I can't make it to the meeting but something I think should be discussed is quite a few things that used to be heavily enforced and now nobody bats an eye. Few things are:
1. Tags: Constantly it's told everybody needs to be wearing tags, every meeting it's written as a reminder to wear your tags, but not a single day can go by where I cant find half a dozen people not wearing their tags in the members list. Constantly see people in my friends list without tags, people will connect to the server, put on their tags in front of everyone, then take them off right before they are about to leave...pretty sure tags are meant to be worn at ALL times
2. Names: Honestly, I don't even know this expectation anymore because it's been so exploited. I contstantly see people in the clan changing their in game names. From what I understood, your name was supposed to match that of your forum name? There's so many people who's names do not that I don't even know why we have a name change request section or if as a Veteran admin I'm even supposed to do anything about it. People will have three different names for in game, website, and teamspeak and its just confusing.
3. Activity: So I can see from time to time, not often enough in my opinion, Staff+ Remove people not wearing tags...after a 2 week warning. It's been years I think since I've seen people being remotely punished for their activity. The first expectation on joining is being active, well if we cant fulfill the first expectation how can we call ourselves a clan? Some the people in the list haven't been on in years. Same with the name change forum, if this is gunna be allowed then why do we have an LOA section. And this being activity, as from the expectations, on the server, forums, and TS. I keep seeing people getting promoted that I see on TS all the time, and not once on any of the servers, of which I'm on a lot more then I should be. Hate to say it, but didn't think promotions would get to the point where sucking a higher ups dick in TS got you a promotion, and sit and not once post on the forums or play any of the servers
4. Meetings: ok, so we rsvp, try to go, whatever. But what does it mean? Literally nothing. It makes 0 difference whether you go or not. I hear there's an increased chance of promotion if you go, but for vets and half the clan that doesn't care, why go? This isnt even just my opinion...I don't remember who but I heard one of the advisors say it myself. I remember back when I first joined about 2 and half years ago, meetings were required. RSVP actually meant something, people who didn't go and didn't rsvp were punished. "Managers highly encouraged to attend" well nothing happens if they don't and they still keep their server. I used to have to plan ahead, make sure I requested off work, etc, becacuse I felt I HAD to go to these meetings, pretty sure people were demoted if they didn't attend and RSVP
5. Admins: Sure we just had an admin meeting, but half these admins don't know what they are doing. They may now the rules but can't see a rulebreak even if they were the ones freekilled. Ban reports are hardly posted, yea, I know, Bourne is handling that at the current moment. But it just hasn't been enforced. Half the reports that are posted aren't even in the right format or section, and the admins keep posting them that way because they don't know or care that they are wrong. What am I suggesting? Admin school again perhaps. At least, actually do something when you say you are going to remove admin...still waiting to see those who didn't attend the "mandatory" admin meeting to lose their admin...or some feedback or something...
6. Forums: Same shit, different topic honestly, forum rules not being enforced either. Just check the last complaint, guarantee someone who wasn't supposed to post there did.
What am I getting at? I love this clan but these aspects have just been making it go downhill. Hell I don't intend on leaving, but it's just stuff I'd like to see fixed, and help with it if I can. Main thing? Purge honestly is the answer. Meetings need to mean something, yea they give info, but you lose nothing if you don't go. Take attendance or something, check people's activity, constantly check for tags, those who don't care enough to follow the expectations of the clan should be punished as such...it all leads to this next question
Why follow the expectations set forth by EgN if nothing happens if we don't?
Hell, I'm dedicated enough to this clan, I follow the expectations, I'm active, etc, but I can't say the same for 90% of the clan and it goes unnoticed
I would've liked to mention these things personally but there's no point in waiting another month for the next meeting I can attend. I'd love to help but don't know how. Best thing I know what to do about it is call it out.
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