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The Blockfessionals
shamester:
I was thinking about some things, and I thought, why not start a clan?
The clan name is "The Blockfessionals" and it is a clan open those who really enjoy Blockland and what it has to offer, as a professional. Also, as a professional, you are expected to have certain knowledge of different aspects of the game and it is very exclusive.
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Requirements
- passed the tryouts to test your basic Blockland skills (will be held this weekend, times TBA)
- Been playing Blockland for at least 1 year
- Love the Blockland community
- Willing to help those who need help playing certain gamemodes on Blockland
Applications
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z5Q66ZV
OR
1. What is your BLID?
2. How long have you been playing Blockland?
1 year
2 years
3 years
Other (please specify)
3. What is your steam?
4. How have you contributed to the Blockland community?
DISBANDED
5. Do you find yourself helpful when it comes to questions about Blockland?
6. Why do you want to join the Blockfessionals?
7. where do you see this clan in a month? Two months? Three months?
8. What do you think you will bring to the Blockfessionals?
9. If you could change anything about this clan, what would it be?
Members
-- to be updated
Owner: OfficerKenny (37651)
Co-owner: SWAT One
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Tetrahedron:
--- Quote from: shamester on February 24, 2015, 11:04:32 AM ---
- Love the Blockland community
- Willing to help those who need help playing certain gamemodes on Blockland
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lol'd
SWAT One:
Here's some things that personally I would like to see in a clan that labels itself as professionals. You may choose to accept or decline my input, but depending on your response, I will edit stuff from this post.
1. Define what it means to this clan to be a professional.
This clan gives no provision nor any requirements to be recognized as a professional. The OP needs to define what it means in the BL Community. Additionally, there is nothing listed here having to do with proficiency in any BL-related skill—something that should be expected in a clan that labels themselves as professionals.
2. Why require further memberships in other mediums?
Why should an active YouTube account be required for every user who joins. Even in a filming clan to require every user to have a YouTube account is kind of a stretch. Furthermore, what does Twitter have to do with this, and what are you expecting to bring to the clan with it? Unless you can say for certainty that communicating over Twitter will benefit the clan in a significant way, then it is unfair to ask all users to have an active Twitter account, and by extension, I assume, to promote this clan in a frequent manner.
This requirement will only discourage people from joining.
3. What is the significance of one year's involvement with Blockland?
I've played for around 5 years, going on 6 now. In my first 4 years, I played almost every day, and sought to develop my skills since the very beginning, but I was nowhere near proficient at anything until my third year. Sure, some people learn fast, and others slow, but, I think that 1 year's involvement in Blockland is not a proper way to qualify someone as a professional.
4. What do you mean by "Willing to help other players play certain gamemodes?"
I don't know what you mean here? What are you intending to help with?
5. Just a personal question.
Why would you require players to take an off-site survey to apply?
In the end, this clan just seems superficial. It doesn't facilitate mach proficiency, or regard to excellence. It seems to want to easily pass out the title of "professional" like candy, but doesn't push its members to live up to the title.
shamester:
--- Quote from: SWAT One on February 24, 2015, 12:58:27 PM ---1. Define what it means to this clan to be a professional.
This clan gives no provision nor any requirements to be recognized as a professional. The OP needs to define what it means in the BL Community. Additionally, there is nothing listed here having to do with proficiency in any BL-related skill—something that should be expected in a clan that labels themselves as professionals.
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When I put that you needed to have an active YouTube account, or Twitter account, I thought that people that posted videos and tweeted about Blockland, were serious about Blockland, especially if you uploaded videos about servers, etc. as for BL related skill, I will have to make tryouts to see how much someone knows about BL.
--- Quote from: SWAT One on February 24, 2015, 12:58:27 PM ---2. Why require further memberships in other mediums?
Why should an active YouTube account be required for every user who joins. Even in a filming clan to require every user to have a YouTube account is kind of a stretch. Furthermore, what does Twitter have to do with this, and what are you expecting to bring to the clan with it? Unless you can say for certainty that communicating over Twitter will benefit the clan in a significant way, then it is unfair to ask all users to have an active Twitter account, and by extension, I assume, to promote this clan in a frequent manner.
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I am not expecting the clan to have a YouTube channel, Twitter, etc. I thought that having these account meant you were dedicated to Blockland, especially youtube.
--- Quote from: SWAT One on February 24, 2015, 12:58:27 PM ---3. What is the significance of one year's involvement with Blockland?
I've played for around 5 years, going on 6 now. In my first 4 years, I played almost every day, and sought to develop my skills since the very beginning, but I was nowhere near proficient at anything until my third year. Sure, some people learn fast, and others slow, but, I think that 1 year's involvement in Blockland is not a proper way to qualify someone as a professional.
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Again, I will have to run tryouts or something to see in game skills, but as for now, I made it one year because I suspect that after one year, you should have learned to play Blockland and at least be good at it.
--- Quote from: SWAT One on February 24, 2015, 12:58:27 PM ---4. What do you mean by "Willing to help other players play certain gamemodes?"
I don't know what you mean here? What are you intending to help with?
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When new people come into servers, such as prison escape, they always ask "how do you play this gamemode", as a member you should feel obligated to help people in those situations.
--- Quote from: SWAT One on February 24, 2015, 12:58:27 PM ---5. Just a personal question.
Why would you require players to take an off-site survey to apply?
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Ah, I thought it would be professional, and I liked the idea of an out-of-website survey. Also, I guess I could post the questions onto the forum, I just didn't have the time when II made the survey.
--- Quote from: SWAT One on February 24, 2015, 12:58:27 PM ---In the end, this clan just seems superficial. It doesn't facilitate mach proficiency, or regard to excellence. It seems to want to easily pass out the title of "professional" like candy, but doesn't push its members to live up to the title.
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It's not that easy, the questions on the survey, as you may or may not have read aren't that easy to answer, but I will also have to some background to the person that wants to join.
XR-7:
Why did you think a YouTube account signifies dedication? Not everyone makes videos and that's what this seems to imply.