09-12-2010, 06:39 PM
Well, it's been over a week and we haven't had much discussion, lol.One thing that is beginning to worry me is the following: I don't know where we are as a region right now. We've been in this assembly since mid-July, and have agreed on a few things which I'm quite glad about, but we've hit a snag again. To those who have added their input and helped out with this process, I thank you. But what worries me is that despite this, we've only had about half a dozen folks adding input and working together. It just seems... burned out. Perhaps I'm used to things being more active, and I in no way mean that as a put-down, but it is kind of disappointing. However, on the contrary, I think this can be used as an opportunity. We have a good mix of players here. Different backgrounds, outsiders, insiders, old guard, new folks, userites, feederites, etc. At our core is still a region. And it's a damn good one, one that could stand to have more members, but still, we can build on this. We just need to come to grips that we need some sparks. This is why I suggested delegate elections. Changes bring spark. I know this is not very popular among certain members, but sometimes we need to step out of our respective comfort zones to see what we can do. We've tried a few things, it's still a bit inactive, so let's try some more stuff. This would fit nicely into the more stuff category. That, however, is only a start. Let's see what we can make of it. A few other things we need to do: we need to get the ball rolling with this assembly. I like that we've been patient, and I'd love to hear how more region members think about this, but we need to get going on this. Let's keep up a good discussion and see where it goes then, when it looks like things are finished, we can wrap it up and move on. We should try to win back our RMB. I noticed in TEP that when we started to reclaim our RMB, we began getting members over to our forums. Also, recruitment drives - a telegram would be good. I've started doing this, but with limited success... hopefully that improves. Let's see what we can do as a region.Who is willing to help? We're going to need everyone on this. And by everyone, I mean everyone can do their own part. Let's see what we can do - not just one person or a select group of people, but us all, because we're collectively the region. I'm going to maintain optimism and see where we go with this, but it's my belief that we need some changes in order to get excited, get organized, and get down to doing some pretty awesome things.