Flintlock
Pro Adventurer
First off, allow me to extend a big, warm "hello" to everyone as your new community manager 
"Well, I didn't vote for you!"
I know! That's is why I have to work extra hard to make sure I do a good job for all of you. Otherwise, what's the point of having me?
What exactly is my job? Well, uh, hmm. We - Lex, myself and the rest of the team - haven't exactly pinned down everyone's roles yet, but I can tell you what I think I should be doing, and you can tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree.
I see my role as twofold. First and foremost, I want to make sure that TLS is an enjoyable community to be part of. That means planning, organising and running lots of events, which, as well as being fun, will help us get to know each other better. I'm not going to do everything on my own - sometimes organising events can be half the fun, and I don't want to take that away from you - but I will make sure there is always something either happening or in the works. Second, I will work to get new members to join our community by publicising our events on the front page and beyond. How does that sound?
Before I can really get started, I want to have a look back at the projects and events we've had on TLS in the past. We've had a lot of them, so I'll put them into a separate post immediately after this one. I've split them up into a few categories: active, for events that are happening right now or are currently being planned; ongoing but inactive, for projects which are likely to continue soon or are waiting for participants; finished and can be restarted, for things like community playthroughs which are always worth doing again with a different focus, or simply after enough time has passed; finished and not worth restarting, for projects that took a long time to complete and are still available to view; unknown/unfinished, for projects with unclear status and projects which haven't been finished but could still be continued; abandoned, for things which weren't finished but are probably never going to be; and new ideas, which is self-explanatory.
After each event, I've listed the person who appears/appeared to be running it. I may have made some mistakes, as I've gone for the person who made the event thread in most cases. I'm also pretty sure I've missed some events, as they're scattered all over the forum, and some of them happened before I joined. Feel free to tell me what I've missed and correct me if necessary.
If your name appears on the list, firstly, thank you for contributing to TLS! Secondly, could you tell me which category your project or event should be in? I had to make some assumptions when compiling the list, so don't hold it against me if I put your project in the wrong category. Also, I want to make the "unknown/unfinished" list as small as possible by moving events to other categories, so let me know which ones you still want to work on, and, if necessary, which ones you think should pass under someone else's control. Don't feel under any obligation to say that you will continue something if you don't want to do so, or if you think you won't have time for it. We don't have to finish everything; I already put a couple of my own projects into the "abandoned" category. The point of this exercise is to work out exactly what we are going to do in the future, not to make anyone feel bad about things that were forgotten in the past
Once a project has been declared abandoned we can decide what to do with it.
Whether or not your name appears on the list: what types of event would you like to see or take part in? I'll be delighted if you want to organise something, but you can also put forward ideas for things you don't feel able to run. We now have someone to fall back on when there is demand for an event but nobody to run it - me!
I want TLS to go into 2015 with a clean slate of events and lots of fun things to look forward to. I hope I can work with all of you to achieve that
- Your friendly neighbourhood Flintlock
"Well, I didn't vote for you!"
I know! That's is why I have to work extra hard to make sure I do a good job for all of you. Otherwise, what's the point of having me?
What exactly is my job? Well, uh, hmm. We - Lex, myself and the rest of the team - haven't exactly pinned down everyone's roles yet, but I can tell you what I think I should be doing, and you can tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree.
You said anyone could push "new TLS" forward, so I decided to do my part without waiting for you - I hope that's alright!
I see my role as twofold. First and foremost, I want to make sure that TLS is an enjoyable community to be part of. That means planning, organising and running lots of events, which, as well as being fun, will help us get to know each other better. I'm not going to do everything on my own - sometimes organising events can be half the fun, and I don't want to take that away from you - but I will make sure there is always something either happening or in the works. Second, I will work to get new members to join our community by publicising our events on the front page and beyond. How does that sound?
Before I can really get started, I want to have a look back at the projects and events we've had on TLS in the past. We've had a lot of them, so I'll put them into a separate post immediately after this one. I've split them up into a few categories: active, for events that are happening right now or are currently being planned; ongoing but inactive, for projects which are likely to continue soon or are waiting for participants; finished and can be restarted, for things like community playthroughs which are always worth doing again with a different focus, or simply after enough time has passed; finished and not worth restarting, for projects that took a long time to complete and are still available to view; unknown/unfinished, for projects with unclear status and projects which haven't been finished but could still be continued; abandoned, for things which weren't finished but are probably never going to be; and new ideas, which is self-explanatory.
After each event, I've listed the person who appears/appeared to be running it. I may have made some mistakes, as I've gone for the person who made the event thread in most cases. I'm also pretty sure I've missed some events, as they're scattered all over the forum, and some of them happened before I joined. Feel free to tell me what I've missed and correct me if necessary.
If your name appears on the list, firstly, thank you for contributing to TLS! Secondly, could you tell me which category your project or event should be in? I had to make some assumptions when compiling the list, so don't hold it against me if I put your project in the wrong category. Also, I want to make the "unknown/unfinished" list as small as possible by moving events to other categories, so let me know which ones you still want to work on, and, if necessary, which ones you think should pass under someone else's control. Don't feel under any obligation to say that you will continue something if you don't want to do so, or if you think you won't have time for it. We don't have to finish everything; I already put a couple of my own projects into the "abandoned" category. The point of this exercise is to work out exactly what we are going to do in the future, not to make anyone feel bad about things that were forgotten in the past
Once a project has been declared abandoned we can decide what to do with it.Whether or not your name appears on the list: what types of event would you like to see or take part in? I'll be delighted if you want to organise something, but you can also put forward ideas for things you don't feel able to run. We now have someone to fall back on when there is demand for an event but nobody to run it - me!
I want TLS to go into 2015 with a clean slate of events and lots of fun things to look forward to. I hope I can work with all of you to achieve that
- Your friendly neighbourhood Flintlock
Just answer the two questions in bold!
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