The Bridge System

[TragicAce]

The Bridge System:
(the not-so-complicated-version)

This is a solution me and the gang decided to try out, and frankly I think it's a far better and smarter alternative then getting rid of the chatbox, crossing our fingers, and hoping people post. I call it the Bridge system, because it's kinda based on how scoring is handled in a game of Bridge.

The basic premise of the system is this: let each writer create what their posting schedule a week will be, and then hold them to it. Here's a sample schedule for me:

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ACE:
Holy Blood: 1 Mario RP: 1 Pokemon RP: 1
Week 1: Objectives Met.
Week 2:
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Keep in mind that this should be thought of as a bare minimum. While three posts a week may not seem like a lot, it's certainly more than none and keep in mind (when you create your schedule) that school is starting soon. Everyone will be required to have a schedule (we'll make a thread for it, don't worry) and then mark it off 'Objectives Met' or whatever for when they've finished their 'required' posting for the week. (if you're thinking of trying anything underhanded and we suspect something, we'll just check your posting history)

Of course you can post more if you want! You just can't post less. If you're going on vacation for a week then that's understandable, and if you have any particular scenario-based questions chances are the powers that be will handle them on a case-by-case basis.

Penalties range from a bunch of things, banning from the chatbox is one such example. And if you aren't currently in any RPs and aren't willing to join, then RSGs will work as well. So long as you are doing something. And if you aren't doing anything, then WEE don't exactly need you here, now do WEE?

[Gafe]

Okay, now for the Complicated Version

At the beginning of the week – Sunday – post your goals of what you plan to post that coming week. There will be a thread that will contain the writing plans.
If someone doesn’t keep up with their plan, they start to lose privileges, starting with the chatbox (banning).
The minimum posting required every week per writer equals 2/3 of the number of the RPs they’re in. (If one is in six RPs, the minimum number of posts would be four.)

The mod of each RPG is responsible for PMing an admin [Kyle] with the posts stats they had for each week in their RP. The admin would be in charge of comparing these stats with the writers’ own plan.


Special Circumstances:

• If a person is waiting on someone and is unable to fulfill his plan on X RPG, the mod would have to clarify this in his report so the admin is able to give the necessary permission.
  
• If a person cannot meet his writing plan, the writer may ask for help from his colleagues; this is to say: allow for the godmodding of your characters by others to move the RP along (though no one is forced to godmod another’s character). A successful godmod – even if small – will count to that writer’s writing plan, doing so in excess, however, will give the RP mod grounds for kicking the writer off the RP.
  
• If a person goes on holiday or on a trip, the writing plan may be reduced. This depends on the circumstance (internet availability, etc.)
  
• If a writer is not in an RPG, they can create a new one or opt to keep a writing plan based on an RSG of their own.
  

The creator says what they want post-wise, the writer says what they can do and they come to an agreement in number of posts (number of characters must be taken in consideration).
If several primary characters are made for an RP, the posting requirement goes up as well.


[Writers are responsible for writing, mods are responsible for maintaining their particular areas of the boards, and admins are the overall supervisor.]

[Vale]

Forgive me for voicing my stance on this---but I shall.

I do appreciate the strive for people to post more and more, and I fully support the system that you guys are trying to employ. However it really seems this system is pretty convoluted, might I suggest enforcing a rather trial run, for lack of better words, of this system before immediatly throwing the axe down on people.
i.e. let's give the example of A member of w.e.e. whom isn't generally interested in many rps in this place, for any number of reasons, while they still are an active voice in the W.E.E. community. What would happen to that person when their means of communication is limited due to lack of posting.

Another issue this raises, is the issue that I personally know I'm guilty of---and that's writing shitty posts merely to post. What sort of actions will be done to remedy this.

btw,

bUmP~~~!