Noted Stale. Luckily we still have Praesidium.
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Awww. I don't think you're in any other channels I'm on. I'll miss ya Stale. 
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Originally Posted by Rastafari_Man
Noted Stale. Luckily we still have Praesidium.
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"Goodbye, Jean-Luc. I'm gonna miss you... you had such potential. But then again, all good things must come to an end..." -- Q
Does anyone even still use the Praesidium channel besides Ice9 and HeroX on occasion?
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I monitor it.
"Goodbye, Jean-Luc. I'm gonna miss you... you had such potential. But then again, all good things must come to an end..." -- Q
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I don't.
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Originally Posted by Stalemate
Does anyone even still use the Praesidium channel besides Ice9 and HeroX on occasion?
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I have it on although I'm too busy button mashing to say much most of the time.
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Originally Posted by Stalemate
Does anyone even still use the Praesidium channel besides Ice9 and HeroX on occasion?
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Huron: "...with Coffee primary / Attitude secondary"
Charnage: "Please. Think of the poor defenseless desks."
"The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. It failed... In the year of the Praetorian War, it became something greater... our last, best hope for victory."
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I think it's one of those 'if you're not a member, you can't use it' type of things.
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Originally Posted by StormVyxen
What /is/ it? I might be persuaded to use it
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It was/is the Praesidium coalition's semi-private channel.
http://www.guildportal.com/Guild.asp...4&TabID=374262
Member SGs were allowed to have 3 OPs to manage their own invites and then keep an eye out for any needs or interventions that might have been needed.
It died pretty much the same way this server's once largest coalition did: through lack of interest.
I was one of the 3 original founders, along with Bionexus and Fire_Spin, way back in 2005. It hosted the Herolympics on this server for 2 years in a row, then the cross-server Superolympics project was launched so I joined that thinking it could replace it. It couldn't, and fell into an endless spiral of red tape and mismanagement (the Superolympics, that is).
I quit being involved in its leadership earlier this year.
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"The more you know..." 
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Which then brings up the big question...
Is there interest in attempting to revive Praesidium?
I'm not even going to try on my own, but if I can get a couple people to help... I'd be willing to try.
It was a noble idea.
You are part of Protector Vigilance right?
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Well, you still have my interest, Sooner.
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Originally Posted by Sooner
Which then brings up the big question...
Is there interest in attempting to revive Praesidium? I'm not even going to try on my own, but if I can get a couple people to help... I'd be willing to try. It was a noble idea. |
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Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
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I think I'm still OP in there too.
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Originally Posted by Blazing_Blue
You are part of Protector Vigilance right?
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Actually, I'm curious as to why it was called the Praesidium.
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Originally Posted by Sooner
Is there interest in attempting to revive Praesidium?
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Originally Posted by M_I_Abrahms
Actually, I'm curious as to why it was called the Praesidium.
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"The presidium or præsidium (from Latin præsidium meaning protection or defense, so plural presidia or præsidia) is the name for the heading organ of various legislative and organizational bodies. The members of the presidium usually sit on the tribune in front of the main members body."
Also, the latin flavor appealed to us and it was only later that we learned it could possibly be a political reference (socialism). We took it for it's meaning of "committee, or commission" as the concept called for those in leadership to serve the constituent members (SGs and individuals)
If I recall correctly, it took weeks of discussions to agree on a name (my suggestion here) originally.
Quite honestly, when our 3 original SGs decided to form a coalition there was no clear objective that it become Protector's largest open coalition. But when it did start expanding we came up with the precepts you find on the website I linked earlier, to try to keep the original concept working with a larger number of SGs.
Bionexus left the game, and then Fire_Spin became less involved as well, so new leadership was voted in by the member SGs, the precepts were adapted again to better suit everyone (allowing for solo SGs, for example), and we continued adding to our numbers. I think I was one of the only ones who tried to actively recruit some more visible SGs that I thought would be a good fit.
Some worked out, very few did not, others left of their own free will.
Despite the server-wide activities, the unofficial coalition nights organized to run TFs and such, SGs and players became less and less interested in organizing things for others and more demanding of activities they could partake in. A vicious circle.
People said they wanted it to work, wanted to get involved, but the reality of it was much different. Expectancies ran high, while involvement was almost nil.
That, and the indifference from some SG members (my own included, truth be told) created an environment where investing more time, more effort seemed futile - especially since the Jello Shooters channel was doing it already.
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Forgive me for the lengthy posts.
I keep getting carried away whenever I talk about this coalition project, since it was one of the better things I participated in on this server, but it had a tendency to operate discreetly so not many people who weren't active in it know what it stood for, what it did, etc.
That, and I'm getting old so all I got left are my stories of "the good ol' days" 
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It may be cliche, but the Praesidium was a bright, shimmering idea resting up on a hill. One that should not fade into the past... we've reshaped it many times already, it can be done again. Those who are interested, member and non-members alike, should head here to discuss the revival of the Praesidium.
I meant to say this, and forgot in all the other activity: Thanks, Ice9.
In other news: I've started exploring another project, but it's still in the brainstorming stage.
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You and me both!
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Originally Posted by Stalemate
I'm getting old so all I got left are my stories of "the good ol' days"
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You and me both!
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I know the the....WS!
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Just to clear this up with those who were curious, I will not mention my reasons here.
Thanks .
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I realized today as Sooner was trying to reach me today that she may have thought I was offline since not visible in the Jello Shooters listing.
So, just to clear that up with anyone else looking for me, I will not be using that channel anymore. I've quit and rejoined on and off, but I'm pretty sure I'm sticking with it this time.
Hopefully this will reach most folks I communicate with regularly.
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