StormClan Announcement!

[Foxpaw]

So this announcement is about one thing:

Training

With the new rules about ceremonies up, its harder than ever for an apprentice to become a warrior. Now personally, I know I want my cats to be warriors and get tired of waiting around. I have some cats that I created as apprentices when I first started here, and they're still apprentices. And I can't do anything about it, which is pretty frustrating. People just don't seem to think training is important, or perhaps training threads aren't quite as interesting as say, romance threads. None the less, they are necessary.

So, I'd like to encourage you all to do something, whether it be a training session or just asking your apprentice to do a chore, once a week.

If you do not do at least one thing with your apprentice once, just once every two weeks, and I see you online often, I will send you a PM. If you do not create a thread within the next three-four days, and I see you online, as StormClan leader, I will assume that you are "loitering" around camp and ignoring your responsibilities to your apprentice, and they will be assigned a new mentor.

I don't think asking you to start a short little thread with your apprentice once every two weeks is really asking for much. Mid, if you don't approve of this, just tell me, and I'll delete the thread. but hopefully it will make things, at least in StormClan, more organized, boost activity, and solve the overflow of StormClan apprentices.

[Midnight]

Mar 17, 2012 22:20:29 GMT -5 Foxpaw said:

With the new rules about ceremonies up, its harder than ever for an apprentice to become a warrior. Now personally, I know I want my cats to be warriors and get tired of waiting around. I have some cats that I created as apprentices when I first started here, and they're still apprentices. And I can't do anything about it, which is pretty frustrating.

*Didn't see this thread until now* o.o Oops...>.<' Sorry.

On the matter that I quoted, yes, I agree with you.. At the same time, however, the training and such was really unorganized and such in my opinion. Not only that, but in the books, the apprentices really seem to work pretty hard usually- whether they want to or not.

I realize it's a roleplay and is meant to be fun but at the same time, RP isn't really about getting what is wanted whenever it is wanted all of the time (ceremonies). I also know that this means there will be more apprentices than warriors- unless more are created- but at the same time, like I said, I was annoyed with the lack of organization and the lack of effort that was often put into training.


Now that my reasoning has been stated, I agree with this topic and think it makes sense. Alright, I shall now move on to making training topics in all of the Clans for my apprentices.

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As will I. Even though I just got apprentices.

[Foxpaw]

Oh, I understand! I like and agree with the rules for ceremonies. Much nicer and more organized, plus it means people can't just be lazy. This is really just a way to reinforce it I think. I was simply stating that it was a lot to do, and it isn't really fair to the apprentices if their mentors don't attempt to train them. I'm frustrated with lazy mentors, not the rules.

[Midnight]

Mar 26, 2012 17:03:41 GMT -5 Foxpaw said:

Oh, I understand! I like and agree with the rules for ceremonies. Much nicer and more organized, plus it means people can't just be lazy. This is really just a way to reinforce it I think. I was simply stating that it was a lot to do, and it isn't really fair to the apprentices if their mentors don't attempt to train them. I'm frustrated with lazy mentors, not the rules.

Ah, in that case, sorry for misunderstanding.

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