MRCHI Participation Requirements
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:46 pm
Why do we need activity requirements?
Our presence in the alliance is dependent on contributing to the alliance. The metrics used are “paps”, or records of attendance on strategic ops. This GSF forum thread contains many words and graphs on this topic for the month of May 2017. The core section is the “suck metric”. This metric compares the pap count/member of every corp to the pap count/member of a selected baseline corp. Suck metrics of 5 or greater are unacceptable and will result in expulsion from the alliance if shit is not fixed.
With a few exceptions, Merch Industrial has not had problems meeting participation expectations. The amount people played would vary from person to person and month to month, but, on the balance, the high-activity players in a given month would more than cover the lower-activity players. That still holds true, but now the corp increasingly relies on a small set of high-activity players. In particular, Kachiko accounts for almost one-third of the corporation’s pap links for the month of June. If Kachiko burns out or finally succumbs to alcohol poisoning, we’re in trouble.
Activity requirements
New players to EVE coming via Penny-Arcade get a 3-month acclimation period. Once the 3-months are over, they must meet the non-probationary member requirements listed below.
New to the corp, but not to EVE, players, being sponsored in must go on 2 ops/month for a 3-month probationary period. Failure to meet this requirements will result in expulsion. After the probationary period is over, they must meet the non-probationary member requirements listed below. If you sponsor a player, it is your responsibility to ensure they understand this requirement and integrate into the corp (get on services, etc.).
For non-probationary members, on a rolling 3 month basis, members must go on at least 2 strategic or corporation (op post required and approved by OUR CEO) ops. For example, if you went on two ops in May, you’re covered for May, June, and July. By the end of August, however, you would need to have gone on another 2 ops. Obviously, we would like that you go on more than just those two ops in that time period, but that’s the minimum that will keep you from getting booted. Veteran members who have shown significant activity in the past get more leeway.
That’s it. This is not a strenuous requirement, but it will help ensure that we don’t have people six months in the corp who have done nothing but sit around. Note that strategic ops are not peacetime ops. Each jabber ping will state whether it is a strategic or peacetime op.
People returning to the corp after leaving due to inactivity or being purged for inactivity get one month to go on ops before being purged again.
When does this policy go into place?
As of the November 2017 update, the policies listed above will go into effect in December. Thus, the first purge for sponsored-member inactivity will be at the end of December.
How do I know a fleet is available?
You need to be on jabber. All fleets are pinged on jabber and those pings provide the identity of the FC, the ship doctrine, and the reimbursement status amongst other things. A more detailed explanation can be found in the Newbie Information Thread. Want to run a corporation op for fun? Make a thread on the MRCHI forums with a day, time, and doctrine and ask for someone to ping it on jabber to advertise it. These do not need to be nullsec roams either. Hisec gank ops, for example, were quite popular in the past and would qualify.
I don’t know what to do on a fleet
The only way to learn how to act on a fleet is to go on a fleet. If you’re really worried, get a cheap ewar frigate and go on a fleet without worrying about doing something wrong or committing a large sum of isk. To do some homework ahead of time, you can read this wiki article and this GSF forum thread. Have questions ahead of time or during a fleet? Ask in corp jabber!
My timezone sucks
EVE is unique in that, due to everyone (except the Chinese servers) playing on the same shard, some timezones may have significantly less action than others. The classic example is AUTZ. In situations such as these, you should be aware that there are timezone specific groups for some timezones. For AUTZ, there is Space Ghosts who happen to be partially lead by our very own Vorlayin/Peons.
Mainfleet sucks
There are many SIGs and Squads that do fleet work that are separate from mainfleets. Give them a shot. You should do this anyway because many of them are quite a bit of fun.
Are there other things I can do besides going on fleets?
Ratting extensively does not count. We’ve had members in the past who insisted that their ratting was their contribution to the corporation and the alliance. They, and all their sponsorees, got booted.
Having said that, we may be willing to consider other corp/alliance focused activities, such as industry or running corporation ops, in lieu of fleet participation. Solo/small gang experts, particularly in strategic locales, may get special consideration. However, there are several people in corp who are extensive industrialists, have contributed significantly to the corp in such capacities, and still found time to go on a few fleets. It is not hard to get a line ship, or even an ewar frigate if you’re cheap, and go on two fleets every three months.
What if I’m going to be gone for a while?
Getting married? Going away for a job? Burning out? That’s cool! Drop a director a note in jabber and we’ll avoid purging you until you can come back. EVE mail is not an acceptable way to ask for a reprieve. Note that if you are going to be gone for several months and/or disappear for longer than you state, you’ll probably get purged.
What if I intended to go on some fleets, but suddenly got busy?
That’s fine. You can ask for a 1-month extension by asking a director on jabber. Note that if you abuse this for several months, we’ll just purge you and blacklist you from the corp.
Do I retain GSF services if I get purged?
Yes, you still retain full jabber and GSF forums access. Feel free to keep badposting until you decide to start playing again.
Can I come back if I get purged?
Yes! Simply reapply and send a note to a director in jabber that you reapplied.
Why do you keep bolding and underlining jabber?
That is a not-so-subtle way to emphasize the importance of jabber. Be on jabber.
Our presence in the alliance is dependent on contributing to the alliance. The metrics used are “paps”, or records of attendance on strategic ops. This GSF forum thread contains many words and graphs on this topic for the month of May 2017. The core section is the “suck metric”. This metric compares the pap count/member of every corp to the pap count/member of a selected baseline corp. Suck metrics of 5 or greater are unacceptable and will result in expulsion from the alliance if shit is not fixed.
With a few exceptions, Merch Industrial has not had problems meeting participation expectations. The amount people played would vary from person to person and month to month, but, on the balance, the high-activity players in a given month would more than cover the lower-activity players. That still holds true, but now the corp increasingly relies on a small set of high-activity players. In particular, Kachiko accounts for almost one-third of the corporation’s pap links for the month of June. If Kachiko burns out or finally succumbs to alcohol poisoning, we’re in trouble.
Activity requirements
New players to EVE coming via Penny-Arcade get a 3-month acclimation period. Once the 3-months are over, they must meet the non-probationary member requirements listed below.
New to the corp, but not to EVE, players, being sponsored in must go on 2 ops/month for a 3-month probationary period. Failure to meet this requirements will result in expulsion. After the probationary period is over, they must meet the non-probationary member requirements listed below. If you sponsor a player, it is your responsibility to ensure they understand this requirement and integrate into the corp (get on services, etc.).
For non-probationary members, on a rolling 3 month basis, members must go on at least 2 strategic or corporation (op post required and approved by OUR CEO) ops. For example, if you went on two ops in May, you’re covered for May, June, and July. By the end of August, however, you would need to have gone on another 2 ops. Obviously, we would like that you go on more than just those two ops in that time period, but that’s the minimum that will keep you from getting booted. Veteran members who have shown significant activity in the past get more leeway.
That’s it. This is not a strenuous requirement, but it will help ensure that we don’t have people six months in the corp who have done nothing but sit around. Note that strategic ops are not peacetime ops. Each jabber ping will state whether it is a strategic or peacetime op.
People returning to the corp after leaving due to inactivity or being purged for inactivity get one month to go on ops before being purged again.
When does this policy go into place?
As of the November 2017 update, the policies listed above will go into effect in December. Thus, the first purge for sponsored-member inactivity will be at the end of December.
How do I know a fleet is available?
You need to be on jabber. All fleets are pinged on jabber and those pings provide the identity of the FC, the ship doctrine, and the reimbursement status amongst other things. A more detailed explanation can be found in the Newbie Information Thread. Want to run a corporation op for fun? Make a thread on the MRCHI forums with a day, time, and doctrine and ask for someone to ping it on jabber to advertise it. These do not need to be nullsec roams either. Hisec gank ops, for example, were quite popular in the past and would qualify.
I don’t know what to do on a fleet
The only way to learn how to act on a fleet is to go on a fleet. If you’re really worried, get a cheap ewar frigate and go on a fleet without worrying about doing something wrong or committing a large sum of isk. To do some homework ahead of time, you can read this wiki article and this GSF forum thread. Have questions ahead of time or during a fleet? Ask in corp jabber!
My timezone sucks
EVE is unique in that, due to everyone (except the Chinese servers) playing on the same shard, some timezones may have significantly less action than others. The classic example is AUTZ. In situations such as these, you should be aware that there are timezone specific groups for some timezones. For AUTZ, there is Space Ghosts who happen to be partially lead by our very own Vorlayin/Peons.
Mainfleet sucks
There are many SIGs and Squads that do fleet work that are separate from mainfleets. Give them a shot. You should do this anyway because many of them are quite a bit of fun.
Are there other things I can do besides going on fleets?
Ratting extensively does not count. We’ve had members in the past who insisted that their ratting was their contribution to the corporation and the alliance. They, and all their sponsorees, got booted.
Having said that, we may be willing to consider other corp/alliance focused activities, such as industry or running corporation ops, in lieu of fleet participation. Solo/small gang experts, particularly in strategic locales, may get special consideration. However, there are several people in corp who are extensive industrialists, have contributed significantly to the corp in such capacities, and still found time to go on a few fleets. It is not hard to get a line ship, or even an ewar frigate if you’re cheap, and go on two fleets every three months.
What if I’m going to be gone for a while?
Getting married? Going away for a job? Burning out? That’s cool! Drop a director a note in jabber and we’ll avoid purging you until you can come back. EVE mail is not an acceptable way to ask for a reprieve. Note that if you are going to be gone for several months and/or disappear for longer than you state, you’ll probably get purged.
What if I intended to go on some fleets, but suddenly got busy?
That’s fine. You can ask for a 1-month extension by asking a director on jabber. Note that if you abuse this for several months, we’ll just purge you and blacklist you from the corp.
Do I retain GSF services if I get purged?
Yes, you still retain full jabber and GSF forums access. Feel free to keep badposting until you decide to start playing again.
Can I come back if I get purged?
Yes! Simply reapply and send a note to a director in jabber that you reapplied.
Why do you keep bolding and underlining jabber?
That is a not-so-subtle way to emphasize the importance of jabber. Be on jabber.
