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Chief type ideas Part 2
Next up, idle chiefs. This refers to an idle chief in an active tribe, because if the tribe is inactive, it’s really item 1. So, how do idle chiefs affect me in particular and the MUSH as a whole? So long as each tribe has at least one active chief, whether IC or OOC, then there is someone to look after the tribe. Personally, I’d think each tribe should have at least 2 active chiefs, so that no one person gets burned out too quickly.
For instance, I have an OOC and an IC second in Briarholt, and they can both make decisions if they’re logged on and I’m not, though all three of us make it a habit of informing the other two when we do make decisions. This set up works very well so far as I’m concerned and it keeps any one of us from becoming totally overworked or stressed over things. We also consult on things, if there’s any uncertainty. Now it helps that we are a tight knit chiefing team, admittedly. But I think this is something to strive for, just in general. Communication is a big part of chiefing.
Chiefing does carry with it a great deal of responsibility and should not be undertaken lightly. That said, keep in mind that chiefing is still a voluntary position and chiefs are players too. I do think that chiefs should attend chiefmeets if at all possible, and that might be one mechanism to deal with inactive chiefs, from the wizard’s perspective. From my perspective, as a chief, I am not going to worry about which chiefs outside of my tribe (or those others I play in) are idle. The policy seems to me to be that a tribe can oust a chief who isn’t doing the job. So, if I go idle and am not doing my job, it’s really up to my tribe, including my seconds, to point it out to me, if I’m not noticing myself. I don’t think it’s up to the me, as a chief, to go to any other chief in another tribe and say, “Hey, X, you’re not doing your job.” Though I might if I’ve an alt in that tribe go talk to them as that alt. Or even offer to help, if they need some help. This is not a hard and fast rule, just a generic concept really. Of course, I’ve already come up with exceptions to it. The possibilities will go on forever, really.
I’ve no objection with enforcing stated policies with respect to idle chiefs. None at all. That said, I’m going to consider this discussion done, unless someone has some concrete ideas for policy changes to put on the table. Personally I’m okay with using the current existing methods and just enforcing them, though I’d like to make sure that everyone knows upfront what exactly is going to be enforced. Since I believe that information is already in the news files, this should not be much of an issue, really, except to make sure that people read the news files.
And again, if I’m missing something, I’m open to discussion.
For instance, I have an OOC and an IC second in Briarholt, and they can both make decisions if they’re logged on and I’m not, though all three of us make it a habit of informing the other two when we do make decisions. This set up works very well so far as I’m concerned and it keeps any one of us from becoming totally overworked or stressed over things. We also consult on things, if there’s any uncertainty. Now it helps that we are a tight knit chiefing team, admittedly. But I think this is something to strive for, just in general. Communication is a big part of chiefing.
Chiefing does carry with it a great deal of responsibility and should not be undertaken lightly. That said, keep in mind that chiefing is still a voluntary position and chiefs are players too. I do think that chiefs should attend chiefmeets if at all possible, and that might be one mechanism to deal with inactive chiefs, from the wizard’s perspective. From my perspective, as a chief, I am not going to worry about which chiefs outside of my tribe (or those others I play in) are idle. The policy seems to me to be that a tribe can oust a chief who isn’t doing the job. So, if I go idle and am not doing my job, it’s really up to my tribe, including my seconds, to point it out to me, if I’m not noticing myself. I don’t think it’s up to the me, as a chief, to go to any other chief in another tribe and say, “Hey, X, you’re not doing your job.” Though I might if I’ve an alt in that tribe go talk to them as that alt. Or even offer to help, if they need some help. This is not a hard and fast rule, just a generic concept really. Of course, I’ve already come up with exceptions to it. The possibilities will go on forever, really.
I’ve no objection with enforcing stated policies with respect to idle chiefs. None at all. That said, I’m going to consider this discussion done, unless someone has some concrete ideas for policy changes to put on the table. Personally I’m okay with using the current existing methods and just enforcing them, though I’d like to make sure that everyone knows upfront what exactly is going to be enforced. Since I believe that information is already in the news files, this should not be much of an issue, really, except to make sure that people read the news files.
And again, if I’m missing something, I’m open to discussion.