07-28-2006, 02:12 AM
Zarbon's idea (structurally), is great. I am a little uneasy with the similarity to Apprentice. I would feel better if you dumped the term "fired."
Task One: Like Cargo said, it doesn't test the applicants equally. We all know the hot spots of Flubbs is going to be the OOC Forum, the QSU forum, the Joining forum, and the Artist's forum. There is a need to put people through individual tasks. I thought about some kind of rotation, but with not enough forums and too many people, it would be a hard idea to execute. But then it hit me: in "fix-it contests," each contestant has to fix the same thing, and whoever does it correctly in the fastest times wins. We could set up a "simulation" of the aforementioned forums, making multiple ones on a "tester site" and filling them with the type of posts that would normally go in them. Each person could have a go at moderating them, and whoever does it efficiently in less time would advance to the next round.
Planning: Planning isn't just about a saga. It is also about creating new things. I say that, to up the challenge, that not only do they have to plan a saga and moderate, that they need to come up with other things as well, such as techs, modifying the site, and creating ways to keep the members involved outside of roleplaying. Whatever we do, I think it should be more than just a saga.
Leadership: Good as is. Leadership is also about being able to cooperate with other people.
EDIT: Also, I thought of a wrench. Throughout these three tasks, each and every participant could be given a fake PM, saying something along the lines of: "for this round, we have randomly chosen a single Idol contestant to be given a free immunity. No matter how you do on this task, you will be safe from dismissal." That way, everyone thinks that they're guaranteed another round, so we see who actually works hard and who doesn't based off of this "knowledge."
Task One: Like Cargo said, it doesn't test the applicants equally. We all know the hot spots of Flubbs is going to be the OOC Forum, the QSU forum, the Joining forum, and the Artist's forum. There is a need to put people through individual tasks. I thought about some kind of rotation, but with not enough forums and too many people, it would be a hard idea to execute. But then it hit me: in "fix-it contests," each contestant has to fix the same thing, and whoever does it correctly in the fastest times wins. We could set up a "simulation" of the aforementioned forums, making multiple ones on a "tester site" and filling them with the type of posts that would normally go in them. Each person could have a go at moderating them, and whoever does it efficiently in less time would advance to the next round.
Planning: Planning isn't just about a saga. It is also about creating new things. I say that, to up the challenge, that not only do they have to plan a saga and moderate, that they need to come up with other things as well, such as techs, modifying the site, and creating ways to keep the members involved outside of roleplaying. Whatever we do, I think it should be more than just a saga.
Leadership: Good as is. Leadership is also about being able to cooperate with other people.
EDIT: Also, I thought of a wrench. Throughout these three tasks, each and every participant could be given a fake PM, saying something along the lines of: "for this round, we have randomly chosen a single Idol contestant to be given a free immunity. No matter how you do on this task, you will be safe from dismissal." That way, everyone thinks that they're guaranteed another round, so we see who actually works hard and who doesn't based off of this "knowledge."
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