I Have a Question

[Roxy Redcrow]

Ahoy thar Captain Foulsteel!

Allow me if I may the chance to answer your question to the best of my ability. You have brought up many valid points, and I am sure, are not the only one in the Court with such concerns.

This project stands for, what it has stood for since the weeks leading up to the conception of TBC. The idea to bring pirates together in a forum of participation and interaction and use those efforts to create and hold player run events.

The meetings up to this point have served mainly as a means to establish The Code of conduct that govern such a vast majority of pirates. They also serve as a way for Guild Masters and Senior Officers to stay informed as to the goings on of the Court, so that they in turn may keep their Guild Mates updated and informed.

The Meetings also give the chance for new guild prospects to introduce themselves to the other members of the court and contribute what they have to offer.

The meetings also offer an In Game forum for members of the court to submit their ideas on events, or ways to help run those events.

Let's face it, Rome was not built in a day, and for a group of Sea Fairing Cutthroats, in the short time we have managed to establish The Code and agree upon 5 Articles of Conduct, so that everybody involved may feel they have had a fair say in the process of creating such an entity.

It was determined that a Steering Committee should be established to help organized the events, that they may be run in a matter deemed fair by all the participants involved. This Committee is one of volunteers, and in its efforts to communicate through forum and in game, the events have been easier to get going once all the other guild mates have gathered.

The meetings are held for the benefit of the Guild Master and their Head Officers. The recent interest TBC has recently attracted has seen an influx of new guilds wanting to participate. We have since implemented a measure to enlist new guild applicants in a manor fair to all, via the Application Forms.

Through the hard work of all those involved, we have been able to secure our own Sub Forum for TBC in only a months time. This has allowed us to expand what was once everything in one post, into a more organized manner of communication of the news, updates, ideas and stories that we so readily encourage.

The momentum has been astounding! In 6 weeks time we have held weekly meetings, and events ( save for one day when the meeting ran 2 & 1/2 hours over a matter concerning The Code and Guilds Behavior related to The Code, thus canceling the event).

A meeting agenda is posted every week in the Court Event section. This Agenda explains the topics before the court , time , location , as well as that days event, and the events TIME.

We have since voted on motions that would expedite court proceedings so that we may stick to the schedule and start the event on time as planned.

These include, limiting the time given for a motion to be discussed. And was implemented for the first time on week 6. It did managed to keep the discussions on the floor to a limit, and the meeting ran an hour 1/2 instead of the planned hour.

All of this activity and the hard work of all the mates of the Court has been paying off in more ways than one.

We are the new kids on the block here people. There are others out there with similar ideas as ours, in gathering pirates and holding group events.

Our actions have gained their attention! Groups such as "The League" have noticed our blip on the radar, and I have since been in contact with the leader/spokesman (my counterpart) for the passed few weeks. A bond of friendship with The League (a year old project btw) will offer us resources and ideas that can help our Court become as great as it can be. Some Day, with a lot of effort and co-operation, it is possible that a co-mingling of ideas and events will be possible.

Achilles of "The Founders Association of The Brethren Court" has also noticed and praised the efforts of this Court for trying to bring pirates together under a united cause of Fun and meeting new people.

Even the Good Captain Walter of the Marceline Guild has taken interest in our efforts, because it is a worthy cause.

Our List of Events grows weekly as more and more ideas are submitted and discussed.

The Events we have accomplished thus far have been with the help and participation of nearly 50 + pirates per event, and in recent events, taxing a server to lag / freeze conditions for some of the players.

Events that have had massive success shall be repeated, events that need help, will get the work required to make it worth while.

Just to name a few recent events, where great screen shots have been taken i might add, are events such as : The Gauntlet, Brethren Court Portrait Day, The Warship Blockade From Tortuga to Cuba and Rumrunner's Rally I .

Our purpose is to get this project to the point where these events can be held at whim or on a nightly routine.

When each mate of each guild knows and understands the rules to each event, more time will be saved, because we wont have to explain what is going on.

Recently, a new event idea was suggested, and discussed in The Court for a Tuesday night SVS Tournament.

The League holds meetings on Monday Nights, Events on Friday and Saturday Nights.

That leaves Thursday and Sunday mates! We are nearing the point where activity and involvement can reach a sustainable level of Game Play every day of the week!

All we need is the support staff to run those events and the mates to play them!

The waters we have sailed thus far have not been easy, but then nothing in life is. Our hard work is giving ground to great possibilities, and through patience and preservierence we can achieve our goals and whatever we put our effort towards.

Far is the day that we give in to defeat, and what with the sweat off our backs and the wind in our sails, the horizon always promising greater plunders!

Then catch the wind , says I! Hoist your colours and hoist them true! For the adventure we have all signed up to embark upon shall be a journey filled with song, plunder, and the right to claim to any that ask...."Aye, i was there when that happened, I was part of History". Stay proud mateys, and keep yer wits about you.

Things will only get better as time goes on, so long as we sail our course and keep it true.

And that is a quick summary of the passed 6 weeks!

Stay Savvy me mateys!