01-06-2005, 05:10 AM
Hi Pete -
I wish I had an answer for you. My earnest desire throughout all of this was to provide the means for Lurkers, and their friends and family, to play WoW together. The ranks were put in to try to make sure that those folks that were wearing the Lurker tag were not the sort that would do anything that reflected poorly on the site.
I think that you may be reading more into my statements or that I have misunderstood what folks in the Guild desired from their play experience.
I think it is counter-productive to Mongo's vision to require people to be an active particpant on the site. The guild has always been the means for Lurkers to play the game together. If I turn friends and family members away from the guild then I doubt too many Lurkers will stay. If I allow in friends and family as I have, then I have to put in some sort of framework to maintain the reputation of the Lurker Lounge. The proverbial rock and a hard place.
Pete,Jan 5 2005, 07:52 PM Wrote:Since, from where I sit, it is exactly this point that you and Mongo disagree on, I don't see how any progress can be made until that point is resolved. Or even before it is well defined. What does 'being a member of' or 'contributing to' the LL consist of?[right][snapback]64525[/snapback][/right]
I wish I had an answer for you. My earnest desire throughout all of this was to provide the means for Lurkers, and their friends and family, to play WoW together. The ranks were put in to try to make sure that those folks that were wearing the Lurker tag were not the sort that would do anything that reflected poorly on the site.
Pete,Jan 5 2005, 07:52 PM Wrote:The problem may that that while a chat channel is too little, a guild may be too much. Already I'm hearing things like 'guild activity'. My hope had been that the Lurkers would not be that organized. That someone looking for that level of 'guildness' would look to the AB or other more organized organization.[right][snapback]64525[/snapback][/right]
I think that you may be reading more into my statements or that I have misunderstood what folks in the Guild desired from their play experience.
Pete,Jan 5 2005, 07:52 PM Wrote:But all that is an aside. The question that needs resolution is simple: "To be in the Lurker guild, one must be an 'active' participant on the site." Yea or nay? Of course, if the yeas have it, then the non-trivial task of defining 'active participation' stares you in the face. But that bridge does not need to be burned till you come to it.
Looking forward to your ideas.
--Pete
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I think it is counter-productive to Mongo's vision to require people to be an active particpant on the site. The guild has always been the means for Lurkers to play the game together. If I turn friends and family members away from the guild then I doubt too many Lurkers will stay. If I allow in friends and family as I have, then I have to put in some sort of framework to maintain the reputation of the Lurker Lounge. The proverbial rock and a hard place.