Implementing Re-evaluations [OFHC 10/3/22]

[Jayarr]

From the Office of High Command

10/3/2022

From the Office of the Supreme Chancellor - Jayarr

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General Updates

Good day all! As many of you were made aware from the prior office of high command, we have been looking into the concept of re-evaluation for the battalion commander position on the server. After a conclusive few discussions, we have come to a conclusion that should be both simple and satisfying to partake in. These new changes have been made easy to understand, and will be effective in what they are attempting to acheive. 

Here's how it is:

- Battalion commanders are susceptible to a re-eval after three months of holding the position.

- One week before the re-eval, applications for the position will be opened up for anyone willing to apply against/in place of the BCMD

- If the Battalion Commander chooses to re-eval, they will attend an interview with their respective SCMD and MCMD (Directors discretion if they wish to attend), where they will be asked a series of questions pertaining to their current term and possible points of interest they need to improve upon

- High command will have the option to evaluate based on both their own, and public opinion on whether or not the BCMD will be allowed another term 
 

This will accomplish a much more simplistic system that will allow future BCMD terms to flow through in a much smoother, coherent manner. So long as no one else wishes to apply against them, the re-evaluation system should be relatively relaxed, as it is similar in most aspects to prior reapplication systems, minus having to reapply. If this, in the long run, does not work out as expected, we are fully willing and ready to follow through on reorganizing how we've implemented the system. All this falls onto how the community acts/feels about this new system, and we are excited to see where it goes.

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Question for the Community

What are your thoughts on the implementation of the change? It hopefully is not complex in any regard, and is easy enough to understand.

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Clone Updates

Nothing much to say for clones. All I would personally like to say is that we as a community need to be leaving and impressionable impact on new players to the community. Get them in your battalions, show them a great time, take them as a new friend, not a new number, and you may be surprised how much more fun the community can be with new faces.

Navy Updates

Naval has nothing much to say. We are working on revamping our internal trainings to create better naval in the future.

- Dono
 

Jedi Updates

The Order is slowly trying to fill positions as well Yoda is open. We have a couple of people moving up to council this week and are on the lookout for new masters as always. Jedi are now able to be Commanders in battalions which means they can join the command discord and not just be “equivalent”. Got other things in mind like the mission board and revising docs but besides that just hopefully slowly climbing back up.

- Clutch
 

Guild Updates

No updates this week.
 

Senate

The Senate is in the middle of filling its empty positions, Such as Gume Saam and Jedi Diplomats. The Senate remains committed to improving its faction and is open to any suggestions from outside the Faction. Senators are also open to joining in on any entertainment or training that you are doing and happy to try new things. Lastly, if you are interested in something different on the server, The Senate Guard is always looking for people to get WLd for the job, this isnt a job that needs any commitment.

- Gears

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[Misfit]

3 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

public opinion

how will people be able to voice their opinion on current BCMDs

[A-a-ron]

7 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

- One week before the re-eval, applications for the position will be opened up for anyone willing to apply against/in place of the BCMD

So the current BCMD doesnt have to apply again but people wishing to take the spot will? Or if someone decides to apply does the current BCMD also have to apply?

[Jayarr]

5 minutes ago, Misfit said:

how will people be able to voice their opinion on current BCMDs

High command will directly contact officers within the battalion.
This is going to be a mandatory step before the re-eval, otherwise we could still solely go off the word of two or so high command members.
 

2 minutes ago, A-a-ron said:

So the current BCMD doesnt have to apply again but people wishing to take the spot will? Or if someone decides to apply does the current BCMD also have to apply?

If someone decides to apply, the BCMD would still be able to go through re-eval without an app. Now keep in mind, we will already be reaching out to their battalions for a re-eval, as well as using our judgement during their interview.

This means both applicants will be going through an interview of some sort regardless, and it is very very possible for someone applying against a current BCMD to win over them.
 

[A-a-ron]

7 minutes ago, Jayarr said:

If someone decides to apply, the BCMD would still be able to go through re-eval without an app. Now keep in mind, we will already be reaching out to their battalions for a re-eval, as well as using our judgement during their interview.

This means both applicants will be going through an interview of some sort regardless, and it is very very possible for someone applying against a current BCMD to win over them.

I was hoping if someone decides to apply against them they should have to apply so people not in the battalion can voice their opinions of them publicly instead of just going to a regimental

[Guac]

imo, net positive change. As I said on the last post, this will make sure criticism is known to BCMDs far earlier than then re-app process, mitigating the keyboard warriors on here. Moves the focus to the quality of the BCMD, while still allowing for competition. Good stuff all around.

[Brooklyn]

So essentially. It’s the same, but now the BCMD doesn’t have to post a reapp on the forums?

[Jayarr]

1 minute ago, Brooklyn said:

So essentially. It’s the same, but now the BCMD doesn’t have to post a reapp on the forums?

Pretty much, but there's a little more meaning to it then that. I think @Marvelput it well on the previous office of high command

"So I’d first off like to say that this system would not remove the community’s ability to voice their opinions on people in applicable positions. Commander Reporting has always been a thing and will continue to be a thing whether it’s public on the forums or private with HC. Honestly something I hate is how people have qualms with a BCMD but don’t voice their opinions (at least not anywhere where it can be dealt with) until they reapply or hopefully just don’t run again.

Like I also stated above this system isn’t currently entirely fleshed out. Battalions will receive a lot of say on whether or not someone stays in their BCMD position when reevaluations come up and if someone who could potentially run against someone in a BCMD position around when reapps would normally open and when we would now do reevaluations they can request an audience with High Command to request that apps be opened forcing the current BCMD to have to put up a reapp and giving the runner up the opportunity to run against them. These are ideas of how we can flesh out the system to be more efficient and how we can still include the community and keep it fair."

[Marvel]

i said that