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Posted: June 2, 2008 09:22 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: [Randy] Group: Raid Leader Posts: 5065 Member No.: 16 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 499 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I previosuly made a suggestion on a new way to manage even attendance. Upon reading the replys, I quote Tmal on this one
When you think about it, he has a point. A lot of people seem to go to events just to increase thier number, instead of going to events because they actually want to. Iv'e noticed several times that people would come to an event the ten minutes later make some kind of excuse to leave. If we were to keep the number secret, somewhere up in level 3, it would still be kept and monitored for activity, but not be giving people the idea they have to constantly increase it. Like I said earlier, I believe that the event leaders have to start being more strict about how long you must stay at an event to recieve attendance. Showing up to an event, staying for 10 minutes, and saying you have to go isn't acceptable. Event leaders should be smart and use good judgement about a specific time based on the event. Example, castle wars 3 or 4 rounds, agility event 15+ laps, etc. Obviously this goes for wars, too, because iv'e certainly witnessed people getting attendance taken then lagging out, which is unpredictable, but should go unrewarded. Before you whine at this comment, I will make clear that this does not go for people who get cut during matched ops (although, I believe that if you're cut you should stay and watch). Since it's the event leader's job to go over the activity of members and see who's fufilling the activity requirements and who's not, it shouldn't have to be up to the members to read thier own number and think to themselves "wow, i'm inactive, I should really start going to events." Instead, just like Tmal said, everyone should be motivated by their own, and not by some silly number. Thanks to all 10 of you that will read this topic because it doesn't have sex in it. -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 2, 2008 09:41 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Mr Glennfase Group: Emeritus Posts: 3064 Member No.: 39 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 220 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Idk. I agree that people shouldn't go strictly for attendance, but it shows how much you are clan active. It's something to be proud of and what not. Anywaws sorry this is a short post I really have to go I'm late for picking up my brother. -------------------- That's Mr. Glennfase to you. Ex-Warlord/Council ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 2, 2008 11:01 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I agree, but it's possible that people are motivated to go by the number. What I mean is that they'd go anyway regardless of the number, but having it kind of gives them a rush. Maybe to incorporate activity and keeping the number alive a competition could be set up or something long those lines, no reward but a big number and the ability to say "I went to X events!" I get what you're saying but in many cases numbers are necessary. Grades operate the same way. You study because you want a good score on the test, and we all know that. Take away the grade, chances are you won't study because there isn't anything to really go with what you've put in. I totally understand what you're saying and on one level agree, but also figure it's not so harmful to have a number. Sure it should be a bit more strict, and people should go unrewarded even for unpredictable cases (says a lot because I get DCed a lot and frequently have no internet connection). I think a lot of it stems from sorry to say, but the Event Leaders themselves. Frequently I hear "Come, you get free attendance!" which sounds harmless but it's encouraging the idea that the number is important, when it's really just a value. The number could also be private, but that would require far to much work. In short, just don't use attendance as an incentive to gain activity, but merely as a means of counting the number of events someone has been to. In all honesty, if they go to events because they want a big number it only makes WG look better, but the morality of it is that they should do it not because they want a big number, but because they want WG to look good, the old invisible hand, he who pursues his desire ends up benefiting the rest as well. -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 2, 2008 11:38 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: bto Group: Emeritus Posts: 3815 Member No.: 196 Joined: February 3, 2008 Total Events Attended: 332 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I dont really care about attendence...If im on, for the most part, I do the event whether I like it or not. Attendence gives a pretty accurate idea of how active a person is, and can give a sence of accomplishment. I dont think anyone in WG honestly intentionally just goes to the event for attendence... No one really cares about it :@ -------------------- bto ![]() Ex-WG Warlord ![]() "It is our direction, not our intentions, that lead us to our destinations." | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 12:03 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Kiwi011 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3052 Member No.: 40 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 21 ![]() ![]() ![]() | ok look at attendance this way. Say we will do council elections again in say.......3 months. Well theres 8 council applicant and they all joined at around the same time. Lets say you know around 5 extremely well from irc and rs convo's and stuff and the other 3 are just random new people that shouldn't have applied. You narrow it down to 3 people. You know they are all extremely forum, and irc active, but what about rs? Are they just going to wars or all events to show their support for all types of events or are they not very clan active at all, just irc and forum? You look at attendance record, weekly/monthly/total(idk if theirs a monthly one i just threw it in their). I want someone as council who has a large attendance, and is active most of the time for all the time they were in wg, not just 1 month, or the week of council apps opening. It basically gives you another chance to see whos active, and whos not. It may be a hassle, and I no Gorgemaster would be happy as can be, but its a great method for those who actually vote on who they think will do a good job rather than how much they are your friends. Not to mention as you said people show to events to get attendance. Its called motivation, motivation is almost never a bad thing, and this is not a bad thing. Seriously, back when I was allowed on rs, i prided myself on how active I was and that I was top10 in activity. It gives you a sense of accomplishment, shows a persons dedication and love of the clan. Thats my take on it. ![]() -------------------- ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 12:13 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: [Randy] Group: Raid Leader Posts: 5065 Member No.: 16 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 499 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Yes Kiwi, of course, being in the top attendance is a wonderful thing to be proud of. But, that's not what this post was aimed for. Obviously attendance matters, what i'm saying is that if the list was to be kept secret, do you think people would go to more or less events? Would they figure ah, ya know what, i'm active enough, I don't have to go to events, or would they think maybe i'm not active enough and I should go to more. -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 01:12 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Kiwi011 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3052 Member No.: 40 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 21 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
i think they would go to less......but meh....w/e. I go to all the events i can so yea, i could care a less really. It lets newbies look at how active they should try to be imo.....and makes them more active. -------------------- ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 05:36 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Group: Guests Posts: Member No.: 0 Joined: January 1, 1970 Total Events Attended: 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Kiwi why should you need a list to tell you who the best candidate is? That's what I'm saying here. The list only facilitates people using it for stupid reasons. "I'm more active than member X" "I'm number 3" "I should be a higher rank because of all the events I go to" "Yeah I'm a good member, look at my attendance" There is far more to being a good member than attendance and I think having a list for it puts it ahead of other things. For that matter why don't we have an IRC attendance list, telling us who is on IRC the most. After all, it is nearly as valuable to the clan as RS events. TS? I'd like to know who logs onto TS the most for fights. So yeah...get rid of the list and get people attending because they want to attend. If they stop attending, then take action and get them out of WG, because we don't need anyone who is here to do nothing. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 01:26 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Zlat Group: Clan Friend Posts: 2781 Member No.: 9 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 60 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I agree with Tmal and also I do not care about attendance number. -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 06:28 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Kiwi011 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3052 Member No.: 40 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 21 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
*The list is just another method of choosing the best candidate. "I'm more active than member X" "I'm number 3" "I should be a higher rank because of all the events I go to" "Yeah I'm a good member, look at my attendance" ^-That, I agree is bad. But you gotta look at it this way. The list is their to show you how everyone is active and what they are putting forth, its a motivation to go to more events. Everyone should go to events because they want too, but thats not realistic. But neither are the examples your giving. If some one is saying that they are a better member of wg b/c they go to events is the wrong way of thinking. The best way you can support wg is by being nice and friendly, and making friends w/ members in wg. If they don't realize that.......even if they are ![]() Can you honestly tell me what clan members think that just attendance gives them the right to be above and beyond everyone else? Because those members already have failed what it means to be in wg, and if they think that way, need to gtfo and go to a clan like df or something. I highly doubt very many members even look at attendance.. Personally I see attendance as a way to be like "cool im active and am being represented as so", not "wow im top 10 activity, everyone else is newb and bad wg member" or "im rank 11 activity, ima go to all events for 2 weeks to become rank 3" who thinks like that? If someone is, they are seeing the wrong side of wg. When i go on the irc and see some1 calling a member an inactive newb b/c they dont have as much attendance, then it needs to go. Now and currently, i am quite sure 90% of wg don't care and find no fault with it. I mean look at robbie ffs, hes nvr on rs, but he is what I would call a great member of wg. He made the forums, he helps ppl w/ pc troubles, and works his hardest to help. The day i hear some1 say dam why is robbie wg, hes inactive as hell, look at his attendance is the day I will ask for attendance to be taken down. -------------------- ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 07:10 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Gorgemaster Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 9840 Member No.: 3 Joined: December 26, 2007 Total Events Attended: 540 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Nah I don't think it should be secret. As I have previously said and if you people actually attend my events you would now this ![]() If they refuse they don't get attendance from me, simple as that. I don't see why we cant make attendance into a sort of "competition", hang on phrased that badly. People don't just attend events for attendance, unless they are inactive and attend one every week to look active. We don't really have these people anymore ^^ Most people attend events for fun now. -------------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 07:16 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Pazenon Group: Emeritus Posts: 1477 Member No.: 33 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 79 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Oh really ![]() --- On topic, I, too, think that members shouldn't be attending events because of a number. But when you come to think about it, the majority don't attend events for the total attendance list. In result, when that list is removed as you are suggesting, something good will be removed just to solve some problem a minority in WG has. Just keep things as they are. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 10:55 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Group: Guests Posts: Member No.: 0 Joined: January 1, 1970 Total Events Attended: 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() | If people don't care about the list anyways as Kiwi and Paz are proposing, then why have it? Extra work for something that no one cares about. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 11:12 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Kiwi011 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3052 Member No.: 40 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 21 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
ask gorge, hes the one that does it, even he is in favor of it. and as i said, it can be used to see/remove potential choices of who you would vote for to make the best decision possible for ranks such as council, event coord, and so on. -------------------- ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 3, 2008 11:37 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: [Randy] Group: Raid Leader Posts: 5065 Member No.: 16 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 499 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My assumption is that it is used just to see who is becoming inactive, and not following the activity requirements (which we need to start enforcing ![]() -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 4, 2008 12:47 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Karlfischer Group: Ex-Member Posts: 664 Member No.: 124 Joined: January 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 55 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I actually would want us to go the other way and give attendance more importance...we used to have attendance badges, I think we should bring that back. Kiwi has spoken very well on the topic, and I do not want to repeat what he has already said, but put simply I do think people deserve recognition for being active. I also see us as having a hard time at getting people to come to war practice events (that can sometimes we quite boring) without giving them attendance. I also like attendance because it gives credit to those who come to wars even if they get cut. If we get rid of attendance, how else will we reward those who attend wars only to get cut? My other worry is that without the attendance incentive (which is a positive incentive) we with instead be inclined to use negative incentives (kicking people, removing to emeritus, etc..) that are not as effective because they only create an incentive to do the bare minimum and can have damaging conseqences to our community. -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 4, 2008 03:28 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Group: Guests Posts: Member No.: 0 Joined: January 1, 1970 Total Events Attended: 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() | That's why I agree that it should be kept in private, because it should be used as a tool for higher ranks to make decisions about what members are excelling, and not used by members as a means of competition. There has to be a compromise somewhere...a system that encompasses the goods of all ideas. I think we should find out what other clans do, because as it stands now, all I think that our list does is require far too much updating and causes unnecessary worrying. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: June 4, 2008 05:09 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Karlfischer Group: Ex-Member Posts: 664 Member No.: 124 Joined: January 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 55 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I simply do not think that people place as much value on their attendance if they are not able to view it, compare it to others, and maybe even recieve some recognition. I used to have the names of the top 5 in attendance points in my sig, maybe I will do that again. I also worry about accountability. As you know attendance is not perfect, and it helps if people can see their own attendance so they can correct any mistakes. -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 5, 2008 09:09 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Mickey Group: Emeritus Posts: 5305 Member No.: 48 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 282 ![]() ![]() ![]() | It shouldn't realy matter, attendance is what matters. Some events it isn't about wheather you enjoy it. Like wars, it helps your clan. Event attendance motivates people and thats what counts. -------------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 7, 2008 02:15 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: rachellove Group: Council Posts: 6955 Member No.: 173 Joined: January 31, 2008 Total Events Attended: 305 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I personnally dont look at the attendance and I hope I'm active enough. I disagree about the cut members staying to watch. As I have been training alot I'm already leaving my training to come to a war that I know I'm getting cut from. So when I finally get the chance to leave.... guess where I'm heading... back to train combat. It's fun to watch sometimes like when I am one of the first to die, but really the training time is nice too. -------------------- ![]() Thank you Garrett and Dallar. “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.” ~~Colin Powell ~~ ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 7, 2008 06:49 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Zeth Group: Emeritus Posts: 1839 Member No.: 17 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 63 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I agree with Karl tbh. Attendance is important and even though some of the members just come for the attendance it still makes the event better instead of them not comming at all. -------------------- ![]() Joined WG - 24th of June 2007 - Never left. | ||||
Posted: June 8, 2008 02:57 am ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Yingy Group: Clan Friend Posts: 2205 Member No.: 27 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 21 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I have to agree with this point this topic is trying to make, if event attendance is a secret then WG's members become more motivated to come to events just in case it's an off chance that attendance is being taken. Like many others say, going to events just for attendance is not the correct way to do it, you go to have fun. I know some people want to graduate as fast as they can but that is besides the point, atleast if the event attendance is a secret then one of the following will happen: 1. People will be more motivated to come to events 2. People will become less motivated because they don't know when the event attendance will be taken. 3. People will begin to think events are compulsary, i know some are but events like FoG or ToG. -------------------- Friend's Forver The Long Road Ahead - 91/99 Prayer ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 16, 2008 08:10 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Crucio01 Group: Clan Friend Posts: 162 Member No.: 750 Joined: June 2, 2008 Total Events Attended: 0 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Agreed! -------------------- ![]() ![]() | ||||
Posted: June 16, 2008 08:29 pm ![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IRC Nickname: Ty Group: Ex-Member Posts: 369 Member No.: 93 Joined: January 3, 2008 Total Events Attended: 34 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Dunno it doesn't really matter to me. I attend every event I can and I'm decently active but I don't check the attendance very often ![]() -------------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||