Consul Report

2005/06/09, 10:00 PM, Consul - Clan Taldryan

Taldryan Consul Report 6-10-05 Report # 101

Well Im sorry to say that report number 101 probably wont be as exciting as the last reportbut what can I say, you only hit 100 once! If I ever hit 200 even more awesome things will happen, I promise. So you all probably remember I used to write a report every single week, even if nothing of significance happened. Well Im a bit busier than I used to be, so Ive switched to doing them every few weeks. This way there is actually important content in my reports each timewhich means you should ALL READ THEM!! Ok then, report time

Clan Taldryan News

-Big news this week is the start of the Tallys nominations! You all should have received an email from me earlier today outlining the details. Basically you choose 3 members from the Clan for each category, then you send them to me (NOT to the mailing list, or you die!). After theyre all submitted Ill put them together and start the voting process. Remember nominations are due Thursday, June 16th. If you have any questions, just email me and I can help you out.

-If you are signed up for the JO/JA brackets in the IG, play your matches ASAP so we can win those vehicles! The deadline has been extended to Monday.

-We've gotten a TON of new members in the past two weeks, so I'd just like to welcome all of you to Taldryan and encourage you to email me and let me help you become active members of the Clan! My email is always open, just shoot one off to [Log in to view e-mail addresses] and I can help you out!

-Im currently just waiting for one column submission for the Tal Times (coughSHADOWcough) then Ill wrap everything up and it should be out this weekend/early next week. Sorry about the delay on this one, but, ummlets blame Shadow!

-There were some complaints about Spam emails coming from the mailing list, so we took a step to stop some of them this week. We had Jac change the Taldryan mailing list so only members can send messages over it. This means you can only send messages to the mailing list from the email address listed in your dossier on djb.com. If you try to send from a different email address it WILL NOT WORK. So remember if you are going to send to the mailing list, use your official DB address.

-For the above reason, you may notice my official DB address has changed to [Log in to view e-mail addresses]. This is because my [Log in to view e-mail addresses] address was merely a forwarding address; I couldnt send email from it. HOWEVER, you can still send me emails at [Log in to view e-mail addresses] if it is easier for you to remember, I will receive them.

-Ektrosis QUA Dark Sabre is on leave until the 26th of June while he is in Asia. This means Chaosrain is in chargeso mock him as much as possible and cause trouble! Or, ummjust do what you normally do.

-If you havent already, you should take a moment to check out the Clan Values and remember to use/live them in your daily DB lives (http://www.taldryan.org/values.php)

-Pyralis found a Archanis website from 1999, so if any of you want to check that out to see what the DB used to be like way back then, go here: http://www.ppnet.ee/pluty/archanis

-The Whats your story competition has had its deadline pushed back to June 11th (thats tomorrow!) so you all still have time to compete. More details in the competitions section of the Taldryan site.

-Shadow and I are going through the Fun with Geography submissions, and once we choose the names we like the most we will name the winners of that competition, look for that in a week or so.

There is trivia in this weeks report! Just scroll down to the trivia section. REMEMBER TO SEND THE ANSWERS TO [Log in to view e-mail addresses] AND NOT TO THE MAILING LIST, OR I WILL KILL YOU!!!!

-Remember to check the Competitions section of the Taldryan website for things to keep you active (http://www.taldryan.org/competitions.php)

DB News

-Biggest news in the DB is the merger of two Clans this week. Clan Exar Kun and Clan Satel Keto have been merged into one new Clan, named Clan Plagueis. Chi-Long will be Consul of this new clan. (To see full details, read the news post here: http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/comments.asp?ID=N:2959)

-The Envoy section of the Dark Side Compendium has been updated to reflect their actual use in the Brotherhood at this period of time.

-The HM is taking applications to be Instructors of the following SA courses: Sith Core, Sith ESET, Sith ISET, and Sith Tactics. For full details about the application, go here: http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/comments.asp?ID=N:2955

-The Independence Games are still going! You can go here to get going on them: http://www.independencegames.net/independence/ Taldryan views the IGs as just a fun competition for people to do if they want, so do what youd like with it!

-The KHP will give a Dark Cross to anyone who comes up with a format for her reports on djb.com, send ideas to her.

-Be sure to visit http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/news.asp for all the news.

Medals, Promotions, and Transfers

Medals

Kraval Dark Side Scroll, Clusters of Fire, Steel Cross

Shadonyx Dark Side Scroll

Shadow Clusters of Fire

Trazar Clusters of Fire

Jaymz Scroll of Indoctrination

Duga - Clusters of Fire

Chaosrain - Clusters of Fire, Steel Cross

Kir Scroll of Indoctrination

Dark Sabre Scroll of Indoctrination

Benevolent Scroll of Indoctrination

Pyralis Legion of the Scholar, Clusters of Fire

Dalthid - Clusters of Fire

Michael - Clusters of Fire

Tiberius Steel Cross

Vodo Dark Cross

Sithspawn Steel Cross

Promotions

APP Adalyn to NOV

PRT Trazar to GRD

NOV wrethen to ACO

APP Xiroc to NOV

APP Astin to NOV

KAP Dark Sabre to KE

KP Nexusmage to KAP

OP Benevolent to OE

JH Fire Knight to DJK

DJK Duga to OT

GRD Fetainarun to JH

Transfers

OP Destevol to Dinaari

APP Drake to Dinaari

APP Sythadias to Dinaari

APP Amphibias to Dinaari

APP Adalyn to Ektrosis

APP Jordz to Dinaari

APP Yomin to Dinaari

APP Ewok_gone_bad to Dinaari

APP Incendiarious to Dinaari

APP Hatchet to Dinaari

APP Winterhawk to Dinaari

APP Mallikanis to Dinaari

APP Galadron to Dinaari

APP Korjith to Dinaari

APP Sahieja to Dinaari

APP Asuriel to Dinaari

GRD Vicar to Ektrosis

APP Xiroc to Ektrosis

APP Astin to Dinaari

APP Sith Smixex to Dinaari

Trivia!

What race created the clone army?
How many times has a person from Taldryan severed as OHC?
Who is the only Consuls Fist?
What was Lukes' name in the original script of Star Wars?
What two members have been Cohors Praetoria 6 times?
How many people have been Cohors Praetoria?
What was the first position Benevolent Whiner held?
Who plays Mace Windu?
Name the 3 houses/former houses of Taldryan.
Who did the original voice of Darth Vader?
How many Phyles has Ektrosis had?
What member of Taldryan has the most Clusters of Fire?
What show was on before the Star Wars Episode 3 trailer?
How many Envoys does the Brotherhood have?
Who has the longest name in Taldryan?
What movies was the Jedi Temple in? Episodes:
How many Light sabers does Dalthid have?
How many Tal Times issues are on the Taldryan website?
What non-Star War based game has a big following in the DB (flight sim game)?
Who did the voice of the Emperor in Empire Strikes Back?

REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO [Log in to view e-mail addresses] AND NOT TO THE MAILING LIST. IF YOU DO THEN EVERYONES ANSWERS WILL BE VOID AND WE WILL ALL HATE YOU.!

READ THIS if you dont have IRC!!!

This new section of my report is dedicated to providing information about IRC (internet relay chat). If I had to name one thing that makes a successful Taldryan member, I would say IRC useage. It is required for all of the Clans leaders, and all of our most active members can be found there. I have found out that many members read my reports, and some of them dont use IRC, and I am hoping I can change this.

Here are some quick things about IRC:

-It is a free download (it says you have to register it within 30 days, but you never have to)

-Its VERY simple to use

-All the most active people are on it

-There are almost always people around

-Some competitions are only available on IRC

-You get to know people much better

-You get more of the Taldryan team feeling if you are on it

-Being active on IRC can be a reason to get medals/promotions

-Our clan channels get a little crazy sometimes, and its fun!

-You can message individuals like AIM, and talk in chatrooms (multiple rooms at the same time)

How can I get IRC? For Windows users the most popular IRC program is mIRC, which you install on your computer and use just as you would an instant messenger. mIRC is only a free trial, but you may use it as long as you want without penalty (other than a few annoying messages telling you to register). You can find mIRC here:

http://www.mirc.com

If you can't install stuff on your computer or you're constantly switching computers in a lab, you can also use the DB IRC, which is a java applet (to be used through your browser) allowing you to talk in only one channel or room at a time. DB IRC can be found here:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/chat.html

IRC is very popular and therefore has many servers and channels. This makes it hard to find what you want unless you know what you're doing. Therefore make sure to use the following settings when starting up IRC:

Network: Undernet

Brotherhood Channel: #db

Clan Channel: #taldryan

Have IRC but confused on how to get things going? Well you are in luck, the Shadow Academy has several IRC courses, and the first one is very helpful and for new users. Just go to the SA (http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/shadowacademy/sa/index.html) and then click on General Studies, and then the IRC Basics course. It will guide you through how to use IRC. If youre still having trouble or dont like how the SA course is laid out, you can read the IRC guide written by QUA Shadow (http://dinaari.taldryan.org/irc_guide.php). It has images of the menus and everything, and is very helpful!

I hope to see a lot of you on IRC!

Miscellaneous

-If you ever need to see an old Consul report, all of mine are up on djb.org!

Thats all for this week, as always if you have any questions/comments/just want to talk, feel free to email me at [Log in to view e-mail addresses] or just go onto IRC as Im logged on quite often as Kir! Or talk to me on AIM, my screen-name is ConsulKir!

Multiplayer Competitions-

Tuesday 1v1 Night

Multiplayer gaming night that will be held all day Tuesday in #gmrg. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Tuesdays are "solo" nights; meaning only 1 vs. 1 games will be played. Signup bots will not be used; you have to find matches by chatting in #gmrg or messaging people on IRC. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses.

Thursday Team Night

Multiplayer gaming night that will be all day Thursday in #gmrg. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Thursdays are "team" nights, meaning matches can only be played with at least teams of 2 vs. 2. Signup bots will not be used; you have to find matches by chatting in #gmrg or messaging people on IRC. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses.

Interclub Training Event

Multiplayer gaming night that will be held every Saturday evening in #outerrim. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Players come from DB and allied online gaming groups. Signup bots will be used, so use the !signup command on IRC to get matches in #outerrim. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses.

Biweekly Sunday Tournament

Those people who participate in at least one match in the above listed weekly multiplayer competitions will be invited to play every other week in a Tournament on Sunday. There isnt any specific structure, you just play as many matches as you would like and the person with the most wins during the day wins the Tournament. Everyone gets points for wins that they can use to buy personal possessions, and the total of all the points Taldryan members earn the Clan also earns as a whole to buy cool Clan stuff!

_Important Links _

Dark Brotherhood http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/news.asp

Antei Combat Center http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/

Message Boards - http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php

Shadow Academy - http://sa.darkjedibrotherhood.com/

Dark Side Compendium - http://dsc.darkjedibrotherhood.com/

Clan Taldryan - http://www.taldryan.org

House Dinaari - http://www.taldryan.org/dinaari/

House Ektrosis - http://www.taldryan.org/ektrosis/

Taldryan Codex - http://www.taldryan.org/tal_codex/

Competitions Page - http://www.taldryan.org/competitions.php

IRC Guide - http://www.taldryan.org/dinaari/irc_guide.php