Since the Russian is drunk on vodka, I imagine I'll have to represent him.

I was browsing through some past villager files, and believe Vladamir is upset over the matter concerning Gretta. See In re: Gretta, http://forums.carrionfields.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=4&topic_id=25937&mesg_id=25937&page= ...

I think what some players might have gleaned from that discussion is that Jinroh bears a presumption against inducting newbies. I didn't read it that way, but as we can see, there is now a second player who has given up from discouragement. You certainly took it to Gretta, and perhaps that has set a kind of tone for upcoming applicants.

Jegec pointed out that there is a distinction between a complete newbie, and a newbie to BATTLE. While not a complete newbie, Gretta was apparently a newbie to BATTLE. She probably auto-deleted because she did not meet the requirements for Berserker. I don't blame her. I haven't seen too many neutral fire giant scouts without specs. I also do not think you were given due credit for your time with her, so that is much appreciated.

In Ayran's case, his RP was consistent with a villager and he is far from a complete newbie. I would obviously defer to your judgment as to his quality, however. It is safe to say that he was discouraged by his interaction with Jinroh, and consequently gave up.

The RP and skill requirements for BATTLE are very stiff, and I am very happy that you maintain these standards. It is just a shame to lose perfectly decent characters, if they resign for fear that they may be too newbie-ish. Trying to equal, say, Vlaugniur or Jinroh is a daunting task for most recent BATTLE applicants.

I may be wrong in raising these issues, but I think the standards for berserker are not completely clear. This is not so much a concern with Jinroh, and it may be more of an IC question, or a topic for another forum. To put my observations simply, berserker-seeking players like Ayran and Gretta are being discouraged.

I'll make this post relate to the topic at present, however. Nice job, Ayran. You were doing your job, and just needed to press on. Jinroh's just doing his job as well. He can seem a bit unmoveable, being a pillar and all that.