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Cycreim · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:

I don't think I'll be running again but I'll get behind anyone from the GT who does.
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Rils · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:40 am Post subject:

Professor Askew · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:51 am Post subject:

Good question, Rils. Tough call. My main thoughts are...

1) It would be cool to have a GT insider.

2) If someone as well known (by the DRC) as Brian gets elected, it would be interesting to see the chemistry at work. If the DRC even cares, that is.

3) And really, who knows what interesting things may come about? I don't. Part of my interest is to see how it would play out.

Personally, I think we're going to see damn little of the DRC for the next few months anyway. But, it would be great to be part of the transition when the Cavern is re-opened.
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Saxy · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

Well, I could really see Brian, Prof, and Eleri (we know she's good in the position already) being great liaisons. I'm just curious to see how being a GT member/officer and a DRC liaison would work. Don't you think the roles might conflict at times? (You have to represent the explorers at large when you're a liaison and put other agendas aside, methinks.)
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Daedalus · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject:

Well this round should be a lot more interesting, since it will run right into the grand reopening.

I'm gonna guess that the DRC will be back to their usual shenanigans, at least from an involvement perpsective. They're gonna need presence if anyone is to take them seriously again.

Rils · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:39 pm Post subject:

I agree, Daed. And that's what I was wondering - are the Liaisons actually going to be a part of that DRC/Explorer dynamic, or continue as glorified event planners? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate all they've done, and the town halls are just awesome. But beyond facilitating those increasingly less common meetings (for obvious reasons on Cyan's end), I'm wondering how big a role the Liaisons will actually play in the "storyline" aspect...
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Halvor · Explorer Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 29

I haven't been on D'mala for some time (summer and exams and all that) so I'm kinda out of the loop. Are the current liasons generally perceived as doing a good job? Are there any rules that says you can't be a liason twice in a row?

Oh, and are the DRC planning on continuing the liason program in Live? (what is the IC name for Live anyway?)

Professor Askew · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject:

Yes, the general concensus is that the liaisons have been doing a good job.

Yes, the current liaisons can run again. As long as they're nominated and seconded.

Don't know what the future of the liaison program will be in the future.

IC-ly, the DRC has been funded and are re-opening the Cavern to the public.
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Eleri · Great Tree Member Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 819

Cycreim · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject:

Rils · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject:

an increased DRC presence would help with that. It's much easier to get IC if there's a story line to be IC with! I'm sure that once Live is rolling that will sort itself out.

Thanks for the post, Eleri, it's great to hear you guys have been thinking about that too. Guess we'll hafta wait and see... Wink

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brian · Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject:

There is no (read: very little) difference between IC and OOC.

::beats dead horse::

But I agree that there's not much point of interacting with the DRC until they start giving us something to interact with.
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Rils · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:33 am Post subject:

I feel yer dead horse flogging, Brian. Unfortunately, for some folks, there IS a differnce between IC and OOC. Maybe not for most of us, but for some, yes. But that's all I'm gonna say on that.

Back on topic, the Liaison Nominations are open and running through Sept 16. You can self-nominate with a second or get someone else to nominate you and accept. Who's up for it - Brian, Prof, Eleri? Anyone else?
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brian · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:10 am Post subject:

I would love to do it, as long as the term lasts 6 months and doesn't get cut-off when Live launches as originally proposed. There's some debate about this currently, but it looks like they're going to move to keep the term at 6 months.
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