Hello ACP,
Sorry to say guys, this post isn’t going to be so happy-go-lucky, so brace yourselves for some good old juicy Capncook rants. Let’s go back, all the way back. Well, not THAT far, but far enough to get into my noobhood here in the ACP. Ever since the first day I joined the ACP (Officially) on April 4, 2009, chat was PACKED. The ACP chat was like a bustling city that almost never slept, and back then we were almost all from the USA. If you don’t believe me, you can ask pretty much anyone from 2009-2011 and you’ll find out that the ACP chat was the most fun place to be when you had free time.
Things change. People come and go and move on to bigger and better things. However, there has always been a new generation to replace the old, and the cycle hasn’t stopped since. However, now we’re starting to see a slight change. People just aren’t coming to Club Penguin army chats anymore. Is it because everyone’s busy? Is it because the ACP chat isn’t a fun environment? Or is it the worst reason: Are there no more people to communicate with anymore?
Let me reiterate something before I move on. From 2009 all the way to somewhere in 2012, words simply could not describe how great it felt to be a moderator on the ACP chat (And owner sometimes) and how liberating it felt that I didn’t need to have a care for the world while I was there. Things were great, there were always people to see and meet and a huge majority were always friendly. Except to me of course who got into a lot of trouble hehe.
There are currently 81 owners and mods ranked in the ACP, and too many members to count. As I understand we are a divided army and everyone tends to be busy (Like myself, we all have something to do right? :D) there really is no excuse for the inattentiveness of people on chat. Out of the over 150 people just ranked in this army, we’re starting to see chat sizes of around 10-25 except on weekends where the chat is bigger. That’s not a good number at all guys. Back in the day (Lol) there was always people on chat, no matter what time of day. They could be owners, they could be mods, and hell, most of the time they were all members!
Look, we have the people all here. Out of the 81 mods and owners, I know just about all of them and have had the pleasure of talking to almost all of them personally on chat. It’s a great thing you know, to always have someone to talk to that you know is there for the same purpose as you, to talk. So why exactly, are people not coming on? I’d expect a low ranking member not to come on because they may just not know the whole idea of Club Penguin armies very well and things look confusing or complicated or even intimidating, but mods. You guys are are supposed to set an example for members, and right now the only thing a lot of you are doing is being LAZY.
Now, I’m not blaming it on you of course. Owners are just as lazy, we’re all penguins. 😀 Owners including myself probably need to motivate you guys better like in the old days. However, you mods and members can’t have a handful of people spoon-feed you everything and do ALL of the work. Club Penguin armies about fun. And I don’t know about you guys, but if my army is a medium army (Coming down from being the ONLY Club Penguin army SUPER POWER), I wouldn’t feel like I’m having so much fun being constantly invaded by some jerks who name themselves after Mexican finger foods, or even worse- the guys who are named after a topping to that Mexican finger food. It’s also not very fun doing all the work, I’m sure Mchappy could tell you all about that one.
Anyway, now let me tell you what happens if more people start coming on chat again:
First, everyone comes on chat and chat becomes the center of the Club Penguin army community.
Second, the ACP becomes the biggest Club Penguin army due to our ability to be anywhere we’re needed at anytime. We’re also now nearly invincible in wars (Like the old days).
Third, MORE PEOPLE EARN MOD ON CHAT AND MOD ON CHAT BECOMES A HUGE HONOR.
Fourth, everyone is happy and we’re all having fun. We enjoy a golden age and can finally balance out armies for the better so we don’t have to worry about constant wars no one likes anymore.
Doesn’t this sound really nice? All you guys have to do is well… A curse for most really, the bane of your very existence. That’s right, you’ll have to… WORK! By work, I mean fun work. 😀 To make the ACP the biggest and best army again, all you need to do is check the site everyday (Even if it’s only for a few minutes) and come on chat/go to battles. It’s not very hard, and although it can be a pain to do sometimes, if you do it the ACP will be the best. I don’t know about you, but I like being number 1…
Don’t miss out on the fun, good times, and glory, come to ACP chat.
-Capncook
(Owner comments)
Shab: If you decrease the amount of mods then modship becomes an even greater honor, just like it used to be
Fold: [edit colors are effort] ^ shab we really do need to sort out the mod problem its been an ongoing one that countless leaders/owners have tried to avoid but it’s got to the point where it does need to be tackled. We also have many other problems that need sorting eg lazyness , owners stepping up when 1/2ics are absent etc. I Propose the idea of a full ownership meeting. This is NOT OPTIONAL at some point in the next few days. I have half term next week [hello usa div long time no see] and will be around most of the time.
Owners, you have a choice between Saturday or Sunday the one with the most possible attending will go ahead, edit bellow with your name and chosen day.
Superoo13- SUNDAY! Honestly, ALL ACP OWNERS, UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL IS SATURDAY, PLEASE FOR GOD’S SAKE DO IT ON SUNDAY!
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