Jo4play - President
I am Jo4play and I am hereby announcing my intent to run for the Office of Pegasus Command President.
If you are wondering why I am doing this, I will give a straight answer. I belive that President is one of 3 pillars of this community, First 2 being the Quorum and the Command Staff and should any of these 3 pillars fall the shockwaves will be felt across the community. This is a crossroads for the Presidency as for the first time the name Aer won't be on the ballot so I took the advice of an old saying:
"If you want it done right, do it yourself"
While this wing may have been started 10 years ago as an effort of one man, it has evolved into an ever growing community of 300+ members. This community is made by the people who are here and who belive in the ideals and traditions that have been created by members for members. I wish to add a fresh perspective and further evolve this community into something that everyone can be proud of.
My one wish is to be here for when this community has it's 50th anniversary.
Thank you for reading this, below you may find some facts if these interest you,
FAQ:
Who am I?
I am known as Jo4play, some of you may know me as the Game Commander of STO, others as that guy that pops into voice channels of all games.
Which games do you play?
Most actively I play Star Trek Online, on occasion I play Star Conflict but I have ventured into all but 1 of the Official Guild games.
How long have you been a member?
I have been a member since 12/09/2018 and became a citizen on 16/12/2018.
What have you done for the community?
One of the first contributions I have made to the community can be traced to the forum posts made in 2018. I went on to make numerous posts inteded on simplifying and explaining Star Trek Online that I have dubbed STO Helpdesk. Then I have (to Aer's occasional annoyance) scoured the website for numerous typos.
Over the course of early 2019 I have undertaken a job as a Quorum member, my main contribution while in position was drafting new rules and helping to effect change in this community, some notable work I did in League of Legends (long story), helping to draft some legislation which resulted in services such as the citizenship forum. Later parts of 2019 have been less productive as the shift from Aer being Supreme Commander and President was made while I undertook a challenge of running STO as well as sitting on the Judicial so less time was available to make proper legislation, in the end of it I got my own taste at the fast paced life a Supreme Commander lives which saw me mostly running around with tape and plugging holes.
2020 saw me returning to the monotony of running a game as a Game Commander which I did dilligently for six months and have led people in accomplishing many things before endevours have dragged me aside but in the later parts of 2021 I was frequently seen playing and helping out Star Conflict by providing expirience as well as serving as an officer.
2021 saw my return to the duties of the Game Commander where I belive I have set a standard for future operations of the STO Fleet. Currently these duties occupy my time as well as continued efforts to assist other members in any way I can.
What are your Qualifications for this job?
While I do not have any expirience in the job, I have done many other services to the community which included being on the Quorum, being a Judge, serving as a Supreme Commander as well as a Game Commander.
Can't find a question you are looking for?
PM me on the website or in the discord are the most reliable ways.
Planned changes for Presidency 2021-2022
Pegasus Command Website:
Official Roster
Complete roster of the community, viewable by all members of Pegasus Command with site, discord and In-game names listed as well as a note should they hold an office, updated by the president. Additional features may be implemented based on feasibility and wishes of other bodies of Pegasus Command as well as general membership.
Site pages reorganization
Doing up the existing site sections for the Office of the President and the Judicial based on the wishes of officeholders.
Splitting the Command structure site page into Office of the Supreme Commander, The Quorum which shall be made according to the wishes of the bodies they pertain to. Under this system the government forums and game forums sites will be superficial.
Adding a Site page for the Head of State and made in accordance with the wishes of the office holder.
Widget management
Guild game widget to be redone with the assistance of the Game Commanders to accurately represent their games and offer all links and data they wish to share.
Game wiki widget to be removed under this system since it will be superficial.
Suggestion box
Making the suggestion box a working staple of the community knowledge and idea pooling. Extensive promotion of the suggestion box will be required beforehand and it shall be promoted by the president on all occasions.
Forum changes
Refreshing the forums in accordance with various bodies, removing unused sections, adding any needed sections and archiving old threads.
Guild FAQ changes
Adding additional information based on needs and requests to accurately represent the needs of members and actual questions being asked. A quiz event on pegasus command rules may be utilized in order to gauge general membership knowledge.
Gallery changes
Working with various bodies on curating these galleries in order to have up to date and a big array of pictures that can be used to promote the guild.
Discord changes:
Proliferation of roles and role tagging
Setting up an immediate guild survey to gauge general opinion on role tagging and setting up rules accordingly to proliferate their use and prevent excess tagging as well as review of roles implemented in games with the Supreme Commander and removal of unused and superficial roles.
Autorolling
A bot to be added only for the purposes of tagging for any Office of the President events. This will be formulated as an Opt-in system for notifications.
Uniformity of discord rolling
Creating a generalized template for role permissions and channel permissions viewable by all officers capable of creating channels and roles with clear instructions in order to simplify and assist officers in creation and management of their respective discord sections.
Changes to current discord state
Moving around channels for convenience, as well as making all necessary changes and adding new features based on feasibility and request by membership.
Guild Video Page:
As the video page primarily serves as the guild's video archive and is a big expense to the guild, it requires clear guidelines in order to ensure the content hosted is needed and relevant.
Guild Twitch:
Working with the Supreme Commander on creating a scheduling for live streams and finding people who will be responsible for streaming for all games in order for them to get their content once a week on the Official Guild Twitch page as required per rule. This schedule shall then be posted on the guild Twitch page in order to promote the activities.
Guild Twitter:
Creating a steady flow of information concerning guild activities and interests as well as maintaining interactions and goodwill garnered over the years.
Office of the President activities:
President's random event night to be established with different activities that can be done as a guild in order to identify potential activities that could be turned into events and people willing to lead them.
Any expenses from this event will be financed by the President.
Current events to be supported by any means by the Office of the President and officers in charge of them to be given full support in continuing activities.
The vice president
An effort will be put into establishing an office of the Vice President of Pegasus Command, duties of this office to be defined based on the extent of work that needs to be done. Should it prove useful as an ad-hoc office it will be recommended to the Quorum as an addition to the rules and a permanent office.
Retired members
As these members are under the jurisdiction of the President a special care will be placed on ensuring that even while retired they are welcomed everywhere as veterans of Pegasus Command. Attempts will also be made to ensure that their voices are heard, especially in areas regarding their rights and expansion to new games in an attempt to bring them back to active membership.