Posted by The Arcane(VIP) on December 24, 2000 at 20:35:21:
In Reply to: you're arcane, not clairvoyant (or even that correct) posted by not a wannabe rager on December 24, 2000 at 19:38:49:
Not having had time to play in the last month or so, I don't know Trewyn. I can't say whether he's a good leader or a bad leader... my point was more that:
a) This really isn't the place to discuss it... it's essentially character assassination.
b) There will always be people who say EVERY leader is a bad leader. Literally.
> They're right. If he doesn't want to be the primary inductor - and let's face it: on CF leader means inductor and interviewer - then he doesn't want to be leader. He's just being lazy, basically.
Is this possible? Yes. Can you automatically infer it from his policy? No. If he's totally swamped with applicants, is it better for him to interview one a day, in great depth (1-2 hrs, say), or give shorter interviews after having screened the applicant pool, and thus get to more people each day? I went the former route, because a) I really like interviewing, and b) I was on nearly 24/7 at the time... but that's hardly a requirement.
> Remember Milto? Anyone?
Yes, I killed and uninducted him. :P
> Would you believe even he eventually would've had these reqs down? Well, he would've, which proves my point.
Yes, but he never should have been inducted in the first place. He was inducted in the Second Age and no one ever thought to boot him. :P But anyway, maybe you think practicing sucks as a player... maybe I think so too, but IC, it's a valid demand for a leader to make. If an elf leader refused to allow drow into the village under any circumstances, you might think that's horribly unfair as a player who wants to be a drow Rager, but again, that's the leader's prerogative. I'm not defending the player in question, because like I said, maybe he's an idiot... or maybe he's the best leader ever... I don't know him. My points are meant to be considered broadly.
> The only way for a leader to 'go for quality not quantity' (in his own slaphanded, basically ooc words) is to be very personally involved and observe, and not be afraid to uninduct.
I agree that intense personal involvement and willingness to uninduct are excellent traits in a leader. But that's not the "only way to go," nor is it mutually exclusive of setting strict induction requirements.