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AthiolesFri 28-Apr-17 08:42 PM
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#67968, "Cabal leadership."


          

This isn't a criticism of the imms but just an honest question: why are there cabals with no leaders for weeks at a time when there's active players?

Appointing anyone is better than no one. It gives the mud a very stagnant feeling and makes the cabal dynamics less interesting.

  

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Reply A keen insight to American Politics, Venara, 29-Apr-17 10:03 AM, #4
Reply So trolling his political affiliation.., Lhydia, 29-Apr-17 10:08 AM, #5
Reply What if I told you..., Venara, 29-Apr-17 10:14 AM, #6
Reply Definitely!, KoeKhaos, 29-Apr-17 11:27 AM, #8
Reply You forgot one part, Venara, 29-Apr-17 11:32 AM, #9
     Reply Well..., Saagkri, 29-Apr-17 11:55 AM, #11
          Reply Absolutely, Venara, 29-Apr-17 12:17 PM, #12
Reply MCFGA n/t, Saagkri, 29-Apr-17 11:53 AM, #10
Reply Trump makes things interesting., Java, 29-Apr-17 01:29 PM, #13
Reply You'll fit in well. n/t, Athioles, 29-Apr-17 07:12 PM, #14
Reply Simply put., Ignolmeer, 29-Apr-17 09:40 AM, #1
     Reply RE: Simply put., Isildur, 29-Apr-17 09:51 AM, #2
          Reply You accidentally posted as Isildur instead of Ignomearl..., Lhydia, 29-Apr-17 10:02 AM, #3
               Reply RE: You accidentally posted as Isildur instead of Ignom..., Isildur, 29-Apr-17 11:23 AM, #7

VenaraSat 29-Apr-17 10:03 AM
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#67980, "A keen insight to American Politics"
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So you would prefer a bunch of cabals run by Trumps. Gotcha.

  

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LhydiaSat 29-Apr-17 10:08 AM
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#67981, "So trolling his political affiliation.."
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..is how you address the issue he presented as an IMM. Cool.

  

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VenaraSat 29-Apr-17 10:14 AM
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#67982, "What if I told you..."
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There was no issue.


I see you're not a fan of Gotcha journalism.


Gotcha.

  

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KoeKhaosSat 29-Apr-17 11:27 AM
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#67985, "Definitely!"
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If they are all aggressive leaders trying to best the other leaders of enemy cabals, I would definitely prefer that over no leaders.

  

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VenaraSat 29-Apr-17 11:32 AM
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#67986, "You forgot one part"
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Where they have no idea what they're doing or are unqualified and don't put in enough hours to be a good leader.

  

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SaagkriSat 29-Apr-17 11:55 AM
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#67988, "Well..."
In response to Reply #9


          

Sometimes people do step up to the plate when given an opportunity like that. That said, there is no shame in giving someone a shot and taking it away a week later if they fail to perform. That's on them.

  

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VenaraSat 29-Apr-17 12:17 PM
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#67989, "Absolutely"
In response to Reply #11


          

And in regards to people who want to be leaders for cabals without leaders, I say go for it.

  

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SaagkriSat 29-Apr-17 11:53 AM
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#67987, "MCFGA n/t"
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JavaSat 29-Apr-17 01:29 PM
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#67991, "Trump makes things interesting."
In response to Reply #4


          

How boring would The Daily Show be if there wasn't a leader to judge and mock?

Cabals without active leaders suck. Anyone that won't actively cause problems (uninducting people needlessly, breaking cabal dogma, etc) is better than an empty slot.

  

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AthiolesSat 29-Apr-17 07:12 PM
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#67997, "You'll fit in well. n/t"
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n/t

  

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IgnolmeerSat 29-Apr-17 09:40 AM
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#67977, "Simply put."
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Lining up the times a potential/selected leader is online at the same time an Imm who can place people in leadership position has not been fortuitous.

  

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IsildurSat 29-Apr-17 09:51 AM
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#67978, "RE: Simply put."
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And you can't grant people when they're offline because they might not want the leadership position. Except maybe for Empire, where you can assume they want it.

  

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LhydiaSat 29-Apr-17 10:02 AM
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#67979, "You accidentally posted as Isildur instead of Ignomearl..."
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Also that isn't really an issue, if they don't want the position its pretty easy to fix. Seems like communication for granting a leader offline could be done via one email or IMM forum post.

  

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IsildurSat 29-Apr-17 11:23 AM
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#67984, "RE: You accidentally posted as Isildur instead of Ignom..."
In response to Reply #3


          

In-game notes would be better, probably.

  

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