Semi-Finals, Round 1: Twenty's Team

[Jinpo]

Ok. That's understandable. How about this. We, as the staff, throw one word or idea at them (i.e. vengenace or machines or something) Then, they have to come up with a saga about the word. This could happen in Flubbs if all of the sagas have been relatively the same and they need something to shake it up. We should make sure that the saga spans most to all of the planets so that we can assign one or two people to a section of it.

Or, we could have each member create a piece of the storyline of the saga. That way we could see which part is weak and we could know who created that part and eliminate them.

For, the updating/moderating task, I don't know much you can do to make running a forum unique. But, I love the idea of having players from opposite teams run the same forum. It sees if they can work together with someone they don't necessarily get along with. Also, we could have a forum switch half-way through. We could have the people running the forums the best switch with the people who are running the forums the worst. My only concern is that during the time period in which this would happen, the forums could be very inactive. We might need to change or add something to make it better (i.e. updating the techniques, shop, warning system, rules, etc.). That's up to you guys.

For Leadership, I think the idea that Zarbon suggested is pretty unique already. Combining the first and second tasks is a good idea, and which the combinations of the two teams' sagas, it will be a test of leadership, planning, and updating/moderating. However, if there are still 4-6 people in the game, it would be tough to pick a winner from this, unless one person clearly stands out. Either we need to make sure the earlier tasks can eliminate enough people or we need to tweak it a bit to make sure we can see who is the clear winner.
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I'm using Zarbon's writing as a base and adding in my changes.

Task One

For your first task in the competition, you will be given control of one of the forums here at Flubbs. Out of Character, In Character, or forums that lay inbetween, you must manage them all for your time in this competition, as the staff are taking a little vacation. And when I say 'vacation' I mean 'watching your every move like a hound.' If you are able to handle the members, are able to update on time and do a good job, you might just pass this task. However, if you are lazy, unable to do your job, or the whole place is chaos, you will, without second chance, be removed from the competition. Good luck.

List of Assignments:

Team 1 Person 1: OOC Forum
Team 1 Person 2: QSU Forum
Team 1 Person 3: Artist's Forum
Team 1 Person 4: All Planets
Team 1 Person 5: Alliance Forums/Joining Forum
Team 2 Person 1: Alliance Forums/Joining Forum
Team 2 Person 2: All Planets
Team 2 Person 3: Artist's Forum
Team 2 Person 4: QSU Forum
Team 2 Person 5: OOC Forum

You will notice some of you have the same forum. This is normal, as you will both be working on it together.

You will do this for two weeks.

Task Two

You will be divided into two teams, in which you will each work together to create a saga. It can be any saga you like, from tournaments to story, as long as you all plan it out to the point where it is hostable. Try to make it rather complex, we aren't looking for 'big fight.' That is why we have decided to throw some twists your way. First of all, the saga must incorporate Machines (Cargo's note: If you think some other word would be better, tell me.) into the saga. This means it must be centered around some sort of robot, machine, or something mechanical. But wait . . . there's more! Each player will be asked to produce a part of the saga storyline. Once one section is completed, the applicant will PM his submission to me and I will PM it to the next member of the team/post it. Then it is up to the next member to continue the story. Each section should be around 300 words. Once this has been completed, as a team, you will decide the rewards for the saga. This is the order:

Team 1

Team 1 #1
Team 1 #2
Team 1 #3

Team 2
Team 2 #3
Team 2 #2
Team 2 #1

While you are doing this, you will resume your moderating and updating duties. Please note that the people who eliminated last round's work will be divided amongst you. If you do a good job at this, you will proceed. If you fail to contribute to this saga design, or are the weakest link, you will be kicked out the of the competition. Good luck.

Updated List of Assignments:

Team 1:

Random Guy 1: OOC Forum, Joining Forum
Random Guy 2: QSU Forum, Generic Planet 1
Random Girl 1: Artist's Forum, Alliance Forum

Team 2:

Random Guy 3: Artist's Forum, Joining Forum
Random Girl 2: Alliance Forums, OOC Forum
Random Guy 4: Generic Planet 1, QSU Forum

You have a week from this post to plan the saga.

Task Three

Alright, possible staff members, it is time for your final tasks. Each of your groups will actually carry your saga out, with little to no delay. Each of your teams now has a leader, chosen by us, to lead you through this task. You have unlimited time to carry this saga out, and we wish you luck. If you fail to do these things, you're out of the competition.

Updated List of Assignments

For this round, all of your positions will be combined. You will have to handle all forums at once, and work together to maintain them.

The following notice will occur about two weeks into the sagas.

Read this:

There has been a change of plans for this round. You will now have to combine both sagas on the fly. Your groups will be fused together to better your chances of doing so. Remember, you cannot just go with a single saga. Both sagas must meet and the story must flow from there together. Unlike the unlimited time of your saga, you have to make this fusion within the week. Leaders of both groups will be co-leaders from now on. Good luck.
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What do you guys think?