IMPORTANT POST
Pre-Note: When I was on chat Yesterday, a loyal soldier Snaily5 Pc’ed me and talked about what they felt was an urgent problem in ACP. I thought that I couldn’t post about it when they knew so much about it, so I encouraged them to come up with a post, email me it and I will post it on their behalf. This is the result. It may look long and boring, but I would encourage you to read it! Another small thing is the text font in this post, do you like the subtle change or the previous font?
The View of an ACP 1st Lieutenant.
I recently moved my igloo from Mammoth to Breeze (and almost got run over by Kenneth!) to accept my self-proclaimed tenure as Director of ACP Marketing and Recruiting at University of Breeze. Since that move, I have made a shocking discovery. ACP has acquired a negative image and a bad reputation, contrary to what ACP stands for. The future of our army depends on restoring our positive image and reputation.
What does ACP stand for? We stand for many good things: strength, goodness, morals, kid-friendly, acceptance of all, fun, and to protect the penguins of Club Penguin. Our actions must reflect these values, but from the responses I have witnessed from others, we have sadly failed. This will ultimately be the demise of ACP if we do not restore our previous outstanding image. Many before us, and seasoned members among us, have worked very hard to establish our army in structure, size, vision, and image and it’s our responsibility as members of ACP to continue what they established.
So what do we do?
- First, recognise the problem. ACP has gotten a negative image and bad reputation.
- Second, identify the causes as to how ACP’s image got tainted and digressed from the original intent.
- Third, create solutions and implement them for restoring ACP’s image and reputation.
I have observed a few possible causes that need to be addressed. I have seen ACP members during my patrolling, in pre-battle rallies, post-battle events, and in other army chats boasting, bragging, acting disrespectfully, rude, arrogant, and cocky. These actions directly taint the ACP image and word gets around giving us a bad reputation. We should absolutely be proud of our victories and successes and take pride in being members of such an outstanding organization, but we should be careful in how we communicate these feelings to others. Keep in mind, it’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it.
We gratefully accept victory with celebration and we accept defeat with good sportsmanship (penguinship?). If you plan on going into another army’s chat, be strong (as in don’t let them push your around) and remain respectful as we would expect them to behave in our chat. If you have to behave beyond the good expectations of ACP and insult, be disrespectful and whatever else you choose in their chat, then you should take (at least temporarily) the ACP out of your name. What you say and how you behave is a direct reflection on the entire ACP. I truly believe that we all have the freedom to say and act how we please, but we must make good judgments. If our actions hurt ACP’s image, then take ACP out of your name (temporarily).
Next, so often in my daily patrol I see other armies recruiting or other illegal activities on our servers. Do I tell them to get off the server using all sorts of colorful wordage? No. I identify who they are and ask their intentions, if not obvious. Then I inform them that they are on an ACP server and their event is not allowed on here. I then ask them if they received special authorization from ACP leaders for their event. Then I tell them that they must leave the server and redirect them to Klondike, “compliments of ACP.” If they don’t leave, I immediately go into ACP chat and announce the server and room and situation and request back up. I inform the other army that ACP reinforcements are coming and they usually vacate the server.
What about the lies that other armies say about ACP—especially in front of possible recruits and general penguin population? This is a tough one because we must defend ourselves respectfully and CP is censoring out so much that nothing shows anymore. Accusations are worthless without proof so we must present facts. Remember your reaction to their lies in front of others will either prove or disprove those lies. Also, actions speak louder than words. If the other army says lies about us and bystanders see good actions/reactions from us, it makes the other army look bad and untruthful.
On a good note, we have a great army full of fantastic people and good friends. We have active members who enjoy all of ACP’s events and activities and interacting with other penguins and armies. These ACP members give ACP a good image that just needs to be conveyed to others.
It took time to get this negative image and it will take time to reverse it and I’m certain that we can reverse it and prosper. What can we do to restore our good image? Other than what I’ve already mentioned, I would suggest lots of positive ACP exposure. Perhaps we should hold extra activities where we interact with general penguin population. Perhaps we should have fun activities with other armies. Recruiting sessions offer good exposure and information about us to others. I think we should go into 4 and 5 bar servers as a large group and go into the dance club and turn the entire place (lights and all) green colored. This is also a perfect opportunity to promote ACP and recruit. Any suggestions you may have can be given to Flipper or Kenneth.
In conclusion, the future of ACP depends on all of us no matter what the rank. What we do in uniform or through identifying words (like ACP in name in chat) reflects directly on our army as a whole. Remember, as individuals we all represent ACP. Waddle on and make sure to stay out of Kenneth’s path!
-Snaily5
Woah, pretty long post right? If you managed to read all of that I’m sure Snaily and ACP will be very interested to hear your responses, so we both know how to improve.
Comment on your opinion of Snaily’s thoughts, and whether you think they are right.
