I haven’t posted on this site for quite some time. However, I find it to be my duty to inform people of some things, and perhaps give some advice, supposing you want it.
I’ve been on chat lately, not regularly, but at least a few times a day, and I’m seeing ACP getting humiliated. ACP, is unquestionably the largest army in all of CP armies. Its well known. Size matters. However, it is an open secret that size isn’t always the thing winning wars. Yes, if you outnumber the enemy 5-1, you do have some advantage. I acknowledge that. Yet, the enemy that we are fighting is perhaps 2/3 of our size? Maybe we can outnumber them at 50% of the battles, but that isn’t enough. Having more soldiers gives us a strategic advantage, but only if its used. You can have an infinite number of arrows, yet if you’ve no knowledge of archery, how do you expect to defeat an enemy, who may have a limited amount of arrows, yet knows how to use them? This, is the problem ACP is facing.
ACP has overcome all adversity that has crossed our path. We’ve fought our way through. We made it through The Battle for Mammoth, The UMA vs. ACP war, and most recently, The Great Confusion. We didn’t win all of our battles, but we pushed through. You want to know why we made it through? In TGC, all of ACP banded together. Former leaders, current leaders, old soldiers, veterans, new soldiers. We worked together. We, in general, followed the Leader’s “lead”. However, this time, we have no unity. Maybe on the surface we do, but once you look closer, you find a dismembered body. We, the ACP, are undoubtedly at the acme of our power. We’ve got countless soldiers,a well run site, strong, capable leaders. However, we don’t know how to work together. When fighting a battle, the moderators (Maj. General-up), instead of following whoever is leading, argue about who’s in charge. If a Major General sees the battle, gets troops there, and begins leading, please, (if you’re above or equivilant to our anonymous Major General), don’t try to take charge. This confuses the general population, and merely leads to disray. A common process for ripping something apart, such as an organization is: Disarray, Demoralization, Destruction. The first two can go in any order, either way, they lead to unquestionable destruction.
What I do see on chat, in the instances I am logged on, are the symptoms of this formula. No, I’m not obsessive about armies anymore, (and glad of it), nor do I take this as more than a simple game. No, what I see, are Senior Officers (Major General up) fighting for control, and in the instances when this isn’t happening, soldiers shouting orders in caps, confusing other soldiers, not listening, and in general, being ineffective. ACP, in order to win this tiresome war must work as a well oiled machine. Senior Officers should put the betterment of ACP ahead of their own ambitions. Yes, I understand that everyone is constantly striving to reach a higher rank, more prestige, and perhaps the highest office itself. However, to be noticed, I find that if you focus on the moment, and perform well,and not think just about a promotion, you distinguish yourself more, in both the eyes of your superiors and comrades, but also in the eyes of your subordinates.
For lower ranked soldiers, I understand you are fighting constantly to get a promotion. Many of you are new, and seek respect; in all ways an forms, such as being excepted from the “n00b” title. You believe your suggestions to be good, and while I’m sure most of them are great ones, working together as a team, and following the battle Leader’s ‘lead’ will help you achieve your goals far more quickly than just shouting out suggestions, being a barrier to the sucess of the mission, and hampering ACP. I respect that you want to help, but if you are new, it helps to watch, and follow until you are comfortable with ACP. The senior officers of ACP have been a part of ACP for many months, perhaps years, and have seen more battles. They, being veterans, have more experience, and are better suited to lead. I ask you give them your full support and obedience, and I assure you, if this particular piece of advice is followed, I’m sure you, yourself will be among the moderators sooner than later. If you think this to be propaganda, I know a particular general, who I will call “W.”. “W” joined perhaps in Janruary? He started as a corporal, a rank that many of you consider to be lame, and one that hardly gets its fair amount of recognition. This is not the case. Boomer and I, and the other leaders all noticed “W”‘s high attendance and loyalty. We found him to be a sensible, and dedicated soldier. He quickly rose to Major in a month, the next to Colonel, and so on. . . This continued, and this “W”, found himself to be a Major General in a mere few months of his arrival. In the sad case you do not understand the point of my retelling of this story, I will reiterate it for you. The leaders will notice you, if you do your duty, and serve with distingtion.
Finally, I ask the higher ranking officers and I request the leaders to be patient with newer people. The leaders are doing a wonderful job of it so far, however the same is not the case for the higher ranking, officers. I understand that they are naive, and more often than not, extremely annoying. However, we all were at that stage at one time, and I ask that you be patient, and try to give them a shot before being biased. If they over use caps , for example, ask them to stop, and then proceed to kick, and ban. Explain to them why not to use caps. I do believe that this way is more succesful in getting disorderly conduct to stop.
In summary:
1) Higher ranking officers, work together. Don’t fight over who is leading the battle.
2) Also for HRO’s, try to be patient, and somewhat polite to the newbs.
3) For the lower rankers, respect the leaders of the battle. Avoid using caps, and please don’t shout out suggestions. Follow orders, and in return, get rewarded.
4) Respect your leaders. They work very hard to maintain this army, and I, once being one myself understand. If they don’t respond to your pc’s, be patient. Please, excercise your right to free speech, but avoid being too critical of the leaders when you don’t know all the facts.
ACP Former President (Co-Leader)
~Jedimaster17
Saint: Exactly, thank-you Ankita
