Showing posts with label Crew housekeeping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crew housekeeping. Show all posts

2013-09-26

7 Our New Flag

Anonymous | 6:22 PM

Cubelets Needs You!


As you may know we’ve decided to leave Illusion and have been looking at the steps we need to take following this decision.  As for why this has come to pass, this has been posted in our crew issues recently, but it basically boils down to this; the reasons this crew joined Illusion over a year ago now no longer hold. Our crew has always been a little separate from Illusion and so we’ve been looking at all the options available to us. Things have been moving rather quickly and we apologise for this. We’ve come to a decision however and the route we’ve chosen to go forward with is to create our own flag.

This is where this post comes in; we’d like to hear your input on what name this new flag shall have. Silly, funny, sinister, it’s your choice! After we get those names, Squish will handpick the best of the bunch and put those up for us to vote on.  So the short of it is this, reply to this post and get your say! What should our new flag be called?

Happy sails,
Desonn

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2013-08-20

1 Interested in joining us? - Crew FAQ

Squishat | 1:04 AM

What are you guys like?

Our FAQ will hopefully help determine whether Cubelets is for you!

See also Crew Perks and Rules

Q: I've never been in such a structured crew before! Will I fit in? How about stats? Will you find me too noobish?
A: We as a crew are team players. An eagerness to learn, some common courtesy and a desire to have fun as a team player is all that is needed. Plus Menoob once said that no one is a greenie, they are just pros-to-be.

Q: Are you guys a closed group?
A: This is a tricky one to answer. The short version is no. We love new players. However, we have been told that we're not as open as we'd like to be.

Here's the thing.
We have been playing for awhile, we believe in playing as a team, and having crewbies that respect that. If you can't, you're going to find it hard to "fit in".

Q: What is the demographic of your crew? Which time zone is the most active?
A: Most of us are in our 20s and we are spread out over all 6 continents! 
(No, we don't live in Antarctica)
No matter where you live, you'll have buddies that play at around the same time!

Q: I just came back from a break. Are you guys based on Sage or Hunter?
A: Cubelets is a crew created after the merger, so we are a mixed bag. No matter which side you’re from, we’ll not differentiate.

If you really care, you should just stalk our trophy pages.>:)

Pandorica was created and run by a bunch of old-timey Huntards though :P

Q: What if I only log on once or twice a week for a few hours? Will this affect how much I get to rank up?
A: This is a tricky one to answer. It all depends on what you do with those hours that you are on. Are you a team player willing to help crewbies out? Are you constantly trying to improve? Do we get to know you a little bit?

If rank is the only thing you care about, we are not the crew for you anyway.

Q: I was a big deal on another/this ocean. Now I'm starting over. Can I get O immediately?
A: Hey, I'm sure you're sufficiently experienced to be an Officer. But here in Cubelets, we only promote guys we know and trust.

If you were a decent player, then getting the 3 master+ requisite should be a piece of cake for you anyway, and you'll get promoted soon enough after we run you through our O test :)

Q: The O test? That sounds scary! What if I fail it? Do I not get promoted?
A: Bro, this isn't school. It's a game, where we enjoy ourselves.

It's not a test to see whether you know everything. It's a test to see how much you do know, so we can help you fill in the blanks.

Q: How is it that there seems to be a rule for everything? I just want to log on and have fun!
A: You'll never believe it, but that's exactly what we want too! Which is why we have the rules all laid out crystal clear.
Less drama or less potential for drama = more fun!

Q: Wait, so do you guys just pull the rules out of a hat?
A: Not really. Common sense and logic man. We want it to be as simple as it possibly can be, too! It's also based on Squish's experiences of being a SO and running a flag.

Q: How do you guys run Cubelets?
A: We make crew decisions (mainly promotions past O) and discuss problems that arise as a team (i.e. The Captain and the SOs).

If you want to come in as part of the decision-making, that is fine too. As long as you want to get involved or have an idea for an event etc., just get out there and make it happen.

Q: What if I don't actually want to do anything, and just inntart all day?
A: Hey, as long as you're friendly and comply with our rules, you can sit at the spades table all day. (Which some current crewbies already do.) 
We all have different aspects of the game that we enjoy more than others, and no one should be penalized for that, but do help out your crewbies once in a while.

Hope this answers most of your queries!

The Cubelets Team



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2013-06-02

0 Cubelets Recruitment Policy

Squishat | 12:25 AM
Recruitment Policy
Version 2.0

This is an article to explain Cubelets’ Recruitment Policy.

In a nutshell, we have a limited recruitment policy.


What does this mean exactly?

Before anyone joins the crew, someone from within the crew must have already gotten to know the new person, asserting that they are fun, friendly, love to laugh as much as we do, and have the same goals as us.

Why exactly?

Our aim is that we recruit new crewbies carefully so that as a crew, we can get to know, trust, and guide new friends without losing that sense of camaraderie that we love so much about our current pirates.
*not to be confused with cameraderie

How are we planning to achieve this?

We naturally want to invite mates that we enjoy hanging out with, preferably for more than a day or two :D
So if someone you think is cool wishes to join up with Cubelets, just have them read up on crew info/policies and then ask a SO before you invite them :)

Why do we have this?


This is mostly based on our crew’s structure and philosophy. We have been since the start (and aim to remain) a fairly tight-knit group regardless of our size.
We’ve striven for Cubelets to be somewhere you can log on and play with friends you feel comfortable with.

Cubelets is home to pirates who’ve been around a long time (to say the least), and enjoy helping others with the support of this ever- growing medium of a blog.

So we can all have supa pro skillz togetha. :)

So what do I do exactly? So lost. O.O

Fictional scenario:

Fleet Officer Y runs a pillage.
At the end of the trip, Jobber X asks whether he/she could join as a full time member.

Y should then ask X if they have read the crew page, and also their reason(s) for wanting to join.

If Y feels that this person would be a good fit after the questions are answered, they should bring it up to any Senior Officer(s) detailing the answers, as well as Y’s own views.

If the SO(s) agree then Y can immediately make X a permanent member. An SO should be aware of the new member, and should also record this in the log of ‘new members'.
If no SO(s) or above are online, then Y can make X a permanent member, but Y should still bring it up with a Senior Officer or the Captain after someone of rank logs on, or leave a "welcome X to the crew" crew issue :) 

If we work together on this, Cubelets will remain a fun crew for everyone, Vets and Newbies alike :)



Fair winds,
Desonn + Squishat

and the rest of the Cubelets Team


- Big thanks to Lyl for editing!
- Thanks to Imnotmexican for version 1.0!

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2013-05-31

2 Promotion Logs

Squishat | 5:55 AM
This is where we keep a "log" of sorts of promotions and things!







Arrr! Here be your crew report on Cubelets, mate!
        
ACTIVE MEMBERS: 59
DORMANT MEMBERS: (162)
TOTAL MEMBERS: 221

1 active Captain
8 active Senior Officers
12 active Fleet Officers
14 active Officers
12 active Pirates
5 active Cabin People

(27 August 2013 to 3 September 2013)

RETURNED FROM DORMANCY:
Grenkar (Senior Officer)
Xliberatellx (Senior Officer)
Barbir (Officer)
Mood (Officer)
Tierce (Officer)
Squishbklist (Cabin Person)
Chewbucca (Cabin Person)

PROMOTED: 
Laughable has been promoted from Pirate to Officer
Madchild has been promoted from Officer to Fleet Officer
Srxt has been promoted from Pirate to Officer
Yohojoy has been promoted from Jobbing Pirate to Officer

WENT DORMANT: 
Xliberatellx (Senior Officer)
Xjellybeanx (Fleet Officer)
Azaria (Officer)
Kanami (Officer)
Darksoull (Officer)
Ugotscrewed (Pirate)
Jasmane (Pirate)
Chyron (Pirate)
Whiskeralt (Cabin Person)
Darkskull (Officer)
Breisgauer (Pirate)
Regnant (Pirate)

LEFT THE CREW: 
Scoobydoob (Cabin Person)
Saberspeed (Pirate)



Fair Winds Mateys!!








Most recent promotions! You get a promotion, and you get a promotion! Everyone gets a promotion!

All promotions based on opinions from the Captain and SOs, following the general outlines in the Public Statement 

Leave comments for nominations + reasons!

Guidelines copied from Public Statement:- 
_______________________
/~*//~*/ Cabin Person /~*//~*/
 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
For those that just joined the game or who clearly have no idea what they're doing.
(Or if Mg doesn't like you)
_________________
/~*//~*/ Pirate /~*//~*/
 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
For anyone who understands that they can't just gun when they want to just because they're pirate-ranked.
__________________
/~*//~*/ Officer /~*//~*/
 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
Show us you can manage a ship (through a simple O test) , play some puzzles, (Master+ in 3 of your best) and understand basic game mechanics.
_______________________
/~*//~*/ Fleet Officer /~*//~*/
 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
If we enjoy talking to you and you make an active contribution to the well-being of the crew. Trust and being active are important parts of this.
_______________________
/~*//~*/ Senior Officer /~*//~*/
 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄
Either have a nice personality (mandatory) or great stats (optional) or both xD You also have to be fairly active on the seas.
As SOs have a say in the decisions of the crew, you also need to be liked and trusted by the Captain and other SOs.







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2013-04-08

2 Extended Extended Crew info

Squishat | 3:14 PM

Crewbie Stalls + Shoppees


{{Work in Progress}}

This is where you should take a job if you have a labor badge :P

Remember to send me a /tell if you'd like for your stall/shoppee to be added!

Ironmonger 
  • Xpunisherx's Ironworking Stall on Armstrong Island
  • Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em on Armstrong Island (Xpunisherx)


Shipyard
  • Eazy Dhows It on Armstrong Island (Squish)

Distillery
  • Eagleofdeser's Distilling Stall on Admiral

Pandorica Flag Links

  • coming soon!

Archived Illusion Flag Links

  • Illusion Flag Forums - To be very honest, I don't know if very many people use them at all. Sign-ups needed. 
  • Illusion Facebook Page - At least this one is used. Ask one of us to invite you to the group.
  • Illusion Vent Info (we still have a room here)
    • Host: vent50.light-speed.com
    • Port: 13188
    • Pass: waters1


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2013-04-03

0 For editors - Blog Maintenance

Squishat | 3:30 PM
Everyone is welcome to work on all existing sections, but for now:

Alpha - Extended Extended Crew Info + Promotion Testing/ Status

Pun - About Cubelets

Please also record any changes to the Update page! Ty


Any crewbies that want to help out the blog, please contact any of us :D

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