Steam Name: Willyworm1
RP Name: Willy
Steam ID (SteamID Finder): STEAM_0:1:88673790
Regiment you are applying for: Senate
How many terms have you held the position?: 2
How do you feel your previous term went?:
I feel that this term went really well in many aspects. I filled almost all the leadership spots in the senate, the numbers have been full almost the whole time, and we had some very interesting new projects accomplished in the senate. On the other hand, I would say that I need to spend more time on senate commandos. Activity was more consistent than my first term, and we all worked hard in the senate to entertain the server with the news. Overall I still think that improvements can be made in the senate.
Why do you wish to remain a Regimental Commander?:
I wish to remain as Mas Amedda because I feel that I can do more good in this position, not only for the senate but for the server. I have been coming up with new ideas regularly and want to keep things going. In addition, I have enjoyed working with other groups at the capacity I have and wish to increase that by being around different battalions more and more so that I can not only get to know all groups on the server better, but also see their day-to-day improvements.
The position of Mas Amedda has certain challenges at certain points, but easier than other High Command positions at other points. I would say with honesty that I have been willing and happy to continue to do the job because I enjoy it so much, I find that it’s important for someone in a leadership position to actually enjoy what they are doing so as to not burn themselves out and continue to help better others. I truly don’t see myself getting bored of making fun news for the server and doing mock political roleplay to keep people entertained.
Lastly, I still think there are ways for me to improve the senate and give more opportunities to players on the server.
Current availability:
My activity has changed quite a bit from my old availability due to classes, so I will try to list it as comprehensibly as possible, these are approximate times that include spare time so I can get on (but if things come up the times will change of course):
Monday: 11:30-12:20 CST + 13:30-18:00 CST
Tuesday: 9:00-12:50 CST + 14:30-18:00 CST
Wednesday: 11:30-12:20 CST + 13:30-15:00 CST
Thursday: 9:00-12:50 CST + 14:30-18:00 CST
Friday: 11:30-12:20 CST + 13:30-(18:00 or 20:00) CST
Saturday: 10:30-17:00 CST
Sunday: Busy 90% of the time
CST is 1 hour difference from EST, so add 1 hour for EST
What have you achieved within your regiment during your past term?:
Republic News
This has been in my opinion the best project during my time as mas amedda. We brought entertaining propaganda to the server to keep everyone included in the activities from day to day, we highlighted groups to make sure people were getting recognition for their work, and we tried to make things lighter and funnier to make sure people had a good time with it.
Auxiliary Senators
I included a job that non-members of the senate can join called Auxiliary Senators. This concept allows players to rp with the senate as senators on event jobs, specifically senator Stonk, Mee Deechi, Halle Burtoni, and Yarua, in addition to C3-P0. This project exists but has not really been used too much.
Logging Changes
Thanks to Jovanovic, we added an improved logging system for check in hours in the senate. This system allows the senators to simply click on a few buttons to check in, then do the same to check out, while notifying us in the senate discord when someone has done either of the two. In addition, it informs each senator via a DM if they have not reached the minimum time requirement per week (but does not send a DM if they have reached it) and how many hours they still need, as well as informs senior senators in the discord who has not met the required hours for the past week every Monday.
Though this may not seem the most interesting thing or seem like there may be flaws, I would say it is a step up from the original system where myself and senior senators would have to manually log each one and senators would have to remember what exact time they got off.
Activity
The senate activity has increased greatly since my first term in many regards. Overall, I have been satisfied with their work. Not only have people been exceeding the required hours, but for the most part, I can see a pattern of when they normally get on, whether they get on towards the beginning of the week on their senators or play more on the weekend.
Outside of the Senate
When I wasn’t busy, I took up odd jobs and make little projects for myself. The main project I worked on was creating an automatic roster for HC that takes the information from all other rosters to show who is in what lore characters as well as regimental positions and command positions (HC of each group and sub unit).
What improvements or changes do you plan on making within your regiment?:
Senate Commandos
I am going to try and give senate commandos more attention this term. This will require cooperation on both sides, but I will encourage people to get on their senate commando for tasks. To do this I will likely be hosting more meetings, interviews, debates, court cases, and small missions that require security for me and other senators.
Jedi Outreach
During my last two terms I created the foundation for a program with jedi which would allow them to fulfil one of their purposes in lore: peacekeeping. This project allows jedi knights and above to work with the senate ethic committee to ensure that individuals of the GAR are not committing ethical crimes (ironic that I’m in charge of this committee). It has not gained any traction so one of my goals this term is to encourage people to partake in this more.
Guild Bounty
I have been and will be working on a semi permanent bounty allowing guild members to be paid for acquiring the senate photos for the news. The plan is to make it worth renown (most likely the lowest amount) and have them be able to be done once a week, once per hunter. At the start I will be approving the photos used and I will confirm to a marshal that they have in fact given me a photo worthy to be on the news. With time I will likely allow all senators to review them, that way the work is shared evenly.
Battalion Relations
I want to get senators more involved with all battalions, my plan is to make it so that senators play with a different battalion each day they are one, trying not to have two senators playing with a battalion at once. The purpose of this is not for the sake of outreach like every other group does, but instead to give battalions the opportunity to RP with the senate more and shake things up. The senators will likely show up for events, trainings, whatever works for everyone. And the present ranking officers of the battalions may have the opportunity to request senators more for things like training.
Open Opinions
I have already been trying to do this, but I may make a fill out form so that people can give more anonymous opinions on it. I believe that for RP to exist, there would be two parties present during it. As well, I believe that for the RP to be done right, both parties must have a vested interest in the situation. For my third term I will try to accommodate more and more reasonable requests from anyone that puts them forward so that senate RP can be more welcoming.
Auxiliary Senators
For those who do not know. This was a project I started in my second term to give more people a chance at senate RP. The premise is that an individual added to the approved list (curated by myself and senior senators) could get on one of the pre-approved jobs and RP as one of the four pre-approved senators whenever an actual senator is on the server. More information is listed on the third page of our rules here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kbUBMOA71c6UmIe7SQ_N9Ze39FyxCHULY-aHRiKt_U4/edit# . The main concept of this job was that it is a mix between the requirements of massifs for trackers, and C3-P0 in the senate. I want to get this going further, so perhaps in the future I may open it up so that Senate Commando Officers can allow the people on the list to get on the job with them to promote RP while an actual senator is not around (this idea is more negotiable and requires more than just a rule to make it work, so stay tuned).
Do you understand that if you go inactive that you will be removed from your position?: Yes
