Intuitive Design

yer sorry about how long after i posted this im not really used to american dating and everything i just forgot and yes i have IM'd the person and asked if it was recieved and he said yes he got it. I also asked if i should give it to someone else and they said no.

 

Then have patience and give them time to do it right.

 

Actually this is a great way for the ref tester to get annoyed with you and not grade it. If you are gonna poke the tester don't be annoying and don't do it a lot.

 

I am unable to find a nice, clear, thing about amounts of money awarded.

 

We have a section in the rules about it, but I put together a quick summary in the FAQ section in the Getting Started Thread.

 

I was confused about some of the battle info initially, but the way you have it is probably the best way and the issue was resolved after I talked to ST for a few minutes.

 

Can always be improved! I added a little more to the Getting Started Thread about URPG battles. Hopefully that will help.

 

That's much clearer. Thanks.

 

I agree with ace on the overall slowness of things here.

However, I don't thank that the whole or even most of the problem is that you're understaffed (although a good chunk of it is). I think that a good bit of the problem is that refs, graders and all the other appointed titles are almost a higher species than the rest of the oekaki.

This problem is mostly based around the Story section in that most people wait days or even weeks for a response from a Grader! If people could request and check up on their graders to see if they're doing their job and be a ble to request new ones if the grader isn't grading fast enough it would go much quicker.

Also in the battle subforum, i think that a little more fluidity would be better. I know this would create an issue with wages but still, hear me out. If a ref could take over for another one right after he/she signs off, it would be waaaay faster than waiting for that ref to sign back on and then decide that he/she will put in the effort to continue the battle! The requesting thing would also be nice in the battle section too because sometimes refs don't want to pick up a battle (though most of the time its that a ref can't juggle 5 battles at a time and i understand that)

just my 2 or 4 or 20000000 cents

 

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That may be because five of the more active mods quit in the last few months.

Example?

There aren't enough graders. Until more people become one, that's not going to change.

If you want a faster battle, get AIM.

:mail:

 

How about "A Pokemon MORPG with no pixellation"?

 

I don't have an explicit examples for you, Haze but i don't think that it's fair for the trainers when they must wait for a ref to sign back on for a whole week(without warning), before they are allowed to request another ref.

I think that the lack of staff is unfortunate but I don't really see anything done about it (post a link to wherever it is happening and erase whatever I'm about to say if there is). You could start some ad campaigns or give new sign-ups a free TM of their choice (under X$ or from a selected list) upon passing their tests.

As for the computer thing, my computer is extremely slow and old and I'm lucky I can even go on this site. I'm currently working on buying a laptop but until then, my computer will not let me sign up for AIM so that's why I'm restricted to forum battles.

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Well what i meant about ad campaigns is just post some flashy picture saying "Become a Grader Now and Get a Free TM!!!*
blahyougetmoremoneyfasterblah
*from a selected list [link to list]"
The point of giving a free TM away would be an incentive to become a Grader, Ref, etc.

I'm not saying let refs take over other refs' battles like super fast (a day) but just shorten it to like four days. If a ref doesn't know what they'll be doing within the next four days, they shouldn't be a ref. Or at least any thing that happens that they didn't plan should be more important than getting a few thousand pokebucks.

[I'm almost done defending my reputation (opinion?) in this PFW so bear with me]

I'm not blaming it on the leadership that i don't have a good computer, I'm just saying that, yes it could be improved. The thing about less time to change refs up there^. My computer will not let me use the BMGF irc. It is that crappy. (think the old, gigantic macs)

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Tyr- in the future, I'd just edit your first post to include the points from your second post. Unless someone had replied between them and then deleted it, in which case just ignore this.

As far as incentivising signups for the positions, they already have the incentive of wages; throwing another TM or w/e on top of that as a signing bonus, I don't think is a good idea. We want the people in positions of 'authority' (lolol) to be there because they enjoy what they're doing, not simply because they get some money and a TM occasionally.

I enjoy grading, so I became a Grader; I don't have what it takes to be a Ref, and I don't want to be a Judge. Everyone has their own strengths to play to, and until we get more people who enjoy reffing to sign up and be a ref, we'll have to deal with only a few refs doing forum battles.

As to the AIM thing: some people don't have AIM. Sometimes they simply can't run it, no matter how light an interface's footprint may be. Sometimes they aren't allowed to sign up for it, especially if they're younger kids still at home. And sometimes people just don't want to use it, and would rather get their jollies post by post. So simply saying 'get aim ffs' doesn't help, really.

 

The majority of battles take place over AIM, as do almost all of the events. If you don't have AIM, you're not going to get as much out of URPG. That's just the way it is, and there's no getting around it. :mail:

 

I don't dispute that. They're going to miss out heavily, which is unfortunate; but it's the price they pay. I'm simply saying that if it's not an option for them, we still should be able to consider other things for accomodation purposes, instead of saying 'oh well, you're screwed.'

 

I agree, and not just because I don't have AIM. I want to help the list of people that Evan just cited to make their experience better than it is now. And as for the TM thing, it would be a limited time offer and they would only get one (upon passing their test). If URPG is just completely turned off by that idea, at least run some ads for the jobs saying you get more money. I will be glad to make an ad once I have the computer to do it, but i would suggest you ask some better, more experienced artists.

 

might wanna proofread yourself a little better

 

I don't like incentives for becoming a professional simply because we've never done it that way before (so current professionals will feel cheated) and the reward is in the pay and helping the URPG.

What I do think might be useful are incentives for teaching and training people to become professionals.

Having a tutor or a master, works as a method of learning. They are able to give special attention, encourage their apprentices to move forward and overcome adversity, and answer questions that others might not have.

Perhaps we should advance the tutoring program into something in which tutors are rewarded for their efforts in bringing up new professionals.