(03-20-2015, 10:38 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: So with all of that rambled, I have to decline taking part. I hope good things come out of it, but I'm content to be watching from the sidelines if they do.
Your opinions are valid and noted. The issue I see with the standard suspicion that accompanies large scale events like this, is that is is almost always unfounded. An example of this has been in other large events I have hosted, case in point the First Royal Ball. "No one will show", "You are breaking lore", "You are a terrible RPer and are trying to take over Ul'dah RP" were all things I was told and worse. All I wanted to honestly do was throw a fun party, and I had the faith in people that they would act right and behave.
Despite the positive reaction to this event I have been met with several who are worried. It will be to chaotic..... I trust people can follow instructions and be respectful. This is just for big FCs to dictate to smaller ones...... nonsense, there are no server effecting votes, and even if there were there were, who says you would have to follow them? I feel honestly that a smaller FC may actually benefit from this. Let me explain....
I was going to announce this idea later, but why not now. There will be a planned intermission half way through the event, 10 to 15 minutes. I was going to suggest that during this time, smaller FCs get together and work out airship agreements. Everyone wants airships, but it seems from what we have learned that it will require 4 to 8 parties to build, of crafters. A full cod-dray of crafters may not be available to a FC, I know its not in the Red Wings. So we have made an agreement with another smallish FC to join together and share the work so both FCs can have an airship or two. It was announced that smaller FCs would be allowed to help like this, so I was going to suggest that smaller FCs use the intermission to work out arrangements to do as we do. This is just one way smaller fcs will benefit from this Summit.
Also since each FC is limited to two delegates, it equalizes the size issue. Each fc will have an equal voice. This event, despite peoples reservations, will I think in the long run do two needed things. It will pull rp a bit more from the houses, and second, give voices and networking options to FCs who may never have met. I believe in this community and the idea they can be trusted to gather in large groups and interact.
To future applicants to the Summit, a dissertation is unnecessary if your FC does not wish to attend. Simply do not attend. Such a thing could derail the topic at hand and turn this into a debate over whether or not it should happen, or if its right, or any number of things. If you do not wish to attend, no one is making you. No need to take it off topic I feel.
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