Consul Report

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Consul Report

Clan Notes

Random Quote

“Well, maybe the police should sell their gas to the people.”

        -crazy customer complaining about gas stations running out, and the fact that the police (and all emergency services, and the military for that matter) have their own fill stations.   

AWOL Check and Roster Flush

Well, due to a mix up on my part, a few people who didn’t need to get cut from the roster did. To those of you who accidentally got moved to Rogues, I apologize. You are certainly more than welcome back in the clan.

However, there was still a large number of members removed from the clan because of inactivity and/or failure to reply to e-mails (specifically Tridens members as Odin conducted the AWOL check). In short, I’ve been saying I was going to do this for awhile now, and after there was plenty of opportunity to do something. So, I hope this proves my point. If you’re not active, you will eventually get sent to the Rogues. And yes, I’ll be a bit more careful in the future.

Super Secret Clan Project

Dranik and I have only one more big part to hammer out before we start “beta testing” it. That is all.

Great Jedi War

We’re 3-4 months out from the next Great Jedi War. There’s going to be at least another decent sized clan competition before then, but exactly what it will be at this time, I don’t know. However, I will try to make it as fun as possible for everyone, both writers and gamers.

However, I want to reiterate something that I’ve been saying since I took over as Consul last December. My goal, and indeed the goal for the clan, is to do better in this Great Jedi War than the previous one. Technically, this means even 3rd place is good, but I don’t want to settle for that. I want us in first or second, with preferences in that order.

Tarentum is a great clan. Some of you have heard me say this before, but I’ll say it again because it still rings true. When I first joined the Brotherhood, I was in Arcona, and I was there for 4 ½ years. At that time, Tarentum was the smallest clan and it routinely finished in last place. Even I laughed at them. However, when I recruited Dranik, and he ended up in Tarentum, I decided to give things a shot. Let me tell you: Tarentum was very different than I expected, and I’ve remained here ever since then, working my hardest to keep the clan moving up. There was a time when Tarentum was kicking ass in every competition; we’ve slipped a little bit as of late, but we haven’t fallen, and nor will we.

Most Important Section

If you read nothing else in this report, please read this section, and respond. I need to know NOW what problems we’ve encountered in the previous Great Jedi Wars (because I was Headmaster at the time, I couldn’t participate in the last two) when it comes to scoring and judging.

I know there are issues about quantity of writing versus quality. I’ve already expressed that concern to Sarin, Muz, and Raken. I’ll reiterate it again if I need to. Here is an example of what I’m looking for:

I’ve heard that members of Taldryan like to challenge people to JO/JA matches using only Bryars. When these matches are refused for this reason, the Taly members claim match dodging, and report it as such.

If stuff like this has happened before, then I need to know about it so I can address it now. If we wait until after the war has started, then we’re going to run into a lot more trouble. Please provide all relevant details to any situation you have encountered.

Now, I’m not talking about complaining about bad judging. There is little we can do about the judges, unless there is sufficient cause and reason to think that someone is unfairly judging events to benefit their own clan.

But, any unclear rules, or underhanded stuff like the purported Taly-reported match dodging, then I want to know about it. I’m not going to whine and complain about Tarentum losing under fair rules, but if we’re getting screwed over, or have, then I will raise all sorts of hell.

Final Words on the GJW, for now…

All that being said, I am confident in the members of this clan, and I’m hoping that we can all pull together and get a nice placing in the GJW (which should also mean more points to spend on ships and stuff).

We’ve shown improvement in our run-ons, which is great, and it was certainly a big area of opportunity from the last GJW. I’ve seen a few other clans’ activity levels, and I know we’re running better than they are right now.

Look, I know GJWs can be tough if you don’t like the plot line, or even if it restricts you too much. But, everyone else works with the same thing, and I know we have many members in this clan who are just as good, if not better, than people in the other clans.

Clan Arrivals

I’d like to publicly welcome Drevan, Bendak Starkiller, Crimsen, Orion the Dark, and Vulcan as the newest arrivals in the clan.

Also, a big welcome to SBL Proton, who has rejoined Tarentum after several years.

Promotions

Brimstone was promoted to Dark Jedi Knight.

Concluding Thoughts

It is interesting how fast time goes by. In one month, I’ll hit my first year as a fully certified co-manager at work, yet it seems like only yesterday that I just started the job. In December, I’ll be hitting my one year mark as Consul and yet, once again, it only seems like yesterday that I started the job.

In both cases, the real life job and the DB job, I’ve learned a lot. In varying degrees, what I knew going into the jobs and what I’ve learned showed me just how much things can change. And things change every day.

Just a month ago, I was ready to get out of my management job, but recently some things have happened to change my mind. I was planning to step down from Consul come December, but now I don’t know when I’ll do it. Both jobs are tough, but I am enjoying them (though if you guys want to match my salary and benefits, I’ll stay Consul forever :P ).

We’re here to have fun. So, I say, let’s have it!

~AK

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DJM Anshar Kahn Tarentae

Consul of Clan Tarentum

"Where ignorance is bliss, knowledge is a curse. For even those who have learned from the past are sometimes doomed to repeat it."

-Preview for Kiddy Grade Episode 10 (Rebirth/Slave)

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