Stalemate

If it hadn't been for those meddling kids...


I mean "generalized Internet failures".

Good going tonight.

Hey Toxic,

I wanted to draw attention to something those of us who benefit from PERC's activities often forget:

You guys rarely get the recognition you deserve.

In fact, for volunteers who give away their time and resources, your efforts go largely unappreciated. Most people who haven't been in PERC will not understand how much of your available game time is devoted to designing activities, coordinating events, and reporting results - all the while keeping a stiff upper lip and acting as PR officials on whatever server you're involved with.

And all this after dealing with work, family, studies, etc.

You're very often criticized for not giving even more of yourself, and that's pretty much the only feedback you get out of all this, since there's no tangible benefits that I know of for volunteering in the first place.

My thanks go out to you, the other server reps, and Protector's own roster of former PERC reps. I may have left PERC since I found it did not mesh well with our server's mindset and became more of a hindrance for what I wanted to do personally, but I still recognize that you guys work hard to better our gaming experience.

Protector is fiercely independent, but it has some of the most knowledgeable and helpful folks it's been given me the privilege to know.

You'll find most of the "in house" event planners are quite successful already at planning, funding, and running their own activities here and that we actually require very little maintenance in that regard.

That doesn't mean we don't appreciate the extra help, and in fact perhaps you might want to consider ways to assist already ongoing server events. No other suggestions to offer (I keep those for my own events ), but again:

Thank you, and good luck.

Want me to add this to the calendar T, or will you?

Added to ProCal.

Hope it's OK that I'm bringing my tanker to this, since he's my badger.

Not taking sides here, and hopefully not adding fuel to any ongoing virtual fires, but...

This event was listed in the Protector Activity Calendar (http://lnk.in/procal) for about 10 days now, with a link to this thread and a brief overview of dates / times / prizes.

There are a half-dozen people involved in trying to keep this tool current and relevant.

I still need to get this done and am not quite moved over to villain side with my badger, so sign me up.

I thought this was tonight?

Details added to PAC.

Added to PAC.

PAC updated with new day/time.

Wow!

Thx for catching that, bud.

I blame lack of caffeine, sunspots, and the letter "R".

I'll fix the original too.

This is a great initiative, Triumphites.

As founder of the Mentor Project, I always get a kick when I see players sharing in the same vision that experienced players looking out for newer players is a great way to retain them.

It also allows us, the "old guard", to experience the game anew through the eyes of someone who's not so jaded - creating a different type of endgame through passing on experience and knowledge.

The Mentor Project has been around since February, so I apologize for missing this thread originally. I would have offered our assistance earlier, had I noticed this thread.

As it stands, if anyone is interested in joining MP, the info can be reached using the link in my sig.

We're 132 registered mentors strong right now and partnered with Paragon Wiki (Players Guide to the Cities). If you're looking for an environment where you can find support for your own mentoring, answers to questions you're not familiar with, or like-minded people who can look after your new players in your absence, hop on in the N P C channel.

It will be an honor to meet you ingame.

Apologies for missing this Sunday - was out sick and slept all afternoon.

Welcome back!

You can keep track of server events using the Protector Calendar (most regular event organizers are its editors and should be updating it).

The link is in my sig below.