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FaDed - Student  |
alrite, with all the discussion about ranks i feel it necessary to explain to the student body what it's really like being a part of the JAK+. this is solely my own point of view and in no way should this statement be used as an official definition of the JAK+ i'll begin with telling you what it's like to go through the process of becoming a JAK. it begins with the very instant that you join the academy and start playing on the game servers or chatting on IRC. you're watched and evaluated, some more than others, depending on how attentive the current JAK+ are and how much you impress them with your attitude. months go by, the typical amount being 5-6. if around that time the academy is in need of more knights, the current JAT+ will begin to toggle (make eligible for knight) a prescribed amount of students using the Knight Recommendation threads located in the Academy Discussion and the private JAK/JAT forums. if toggled, you are allowed to take a written exam. if you pass that and then are nominated by 3 JATs, you are allowed to take the server trial. if you pass that, you are promoted, given the title of Jedi Knight, and are entrusted with the responsibilities that go along with the rank. now that you're a JAK, let's take a look at how you spend your time at the JA. almost everyday you will read up on the forums which now includes the private knight forum. in there you will discuss matters with the other JAK+. you may choose to spend some time mingling with the students on the servers or chatting on IRC as you have always done. only now you have to be on your best behavior at all times because you are now the example, the one that others look up to. you'll also have to be on the lookout for lamers and other rule breakers and have to deal with them accordingly. you'll get countless requests from people asking you to help them, train them, take them as padawans, or they may say nothing and just follow you around. you may choose to take padawans and so then you'll have to take the time to train them, either in a regularly scheduled padawan session or other informal training sessions. also, as a knight, you may have the opportunity to teach and assist classes. lastly, you'll be asked to help out with the other knight trials. eventually you might want to become a trainer, a jedi instructor. you've been teaching your classes and assisting others. you've been doing everything that every JAK should do. so when there is a demand for some new JATs, the current JAT+ will go through a process of recommending who they think will make the best trainers. after the JAT+ have selected whom they want, the knights chosen must go through a series of JAT trials. if passed, the JAK will be promoted, given the title of Jedi Instructor and are then entrusted with all the responsibilities that go along with the rank. as a Jedi Instructor, you do everything that you did as knight, only now more is required of you. you have another forum to keep updated on, the private trainers forum. you now have new admin commands including the student favorite, spawning. so along with the other requests you'll get pleas for you to spawn. you can now create and schedule your own classes (before you had to ask another JAT+ to do it for you.) not only can you create them, but it is required that you teach one class weekly. otherwise, you will return to your rank as a JAK. you do your duties as a JAT and you've been around for a long time. as a gift of gratitude, a sort of thank you for your service, you may be given the title of Jedi Master. that is where the road usually ends for most, but let's say that you are promoted and you join the council. there is no special trial, no official procedure. you are simply given access to everything within the academy and asked to fulfill your responsibilities as a JAC. while on the council you have many new duties to perform, all to make sure that the academy runs properly. depending on what your role is on the council, what you do may differe slightly from the others. but there are some things that all the council members share in doing. student applications, coordinating and discussing with the other JAK+, reading the forums and keeping the content clean and respectful, and administrating to the student body. basically the role of a JAC is mostly administrative. you may, if you wish, teach classes or do anything that the other JAK+ do. you are looked up by all and what you say is law. aside from, but still a part of the JAK+ are the JAStaff. as a staff member you are responsible for one specific area of the academy, i.e. IRC or modding. you are given access to many things that will allow you to fulfill your function. although you are not always directly involved in the enforcing of rules, implementing new ideas, or the aquisition of new knights, you discuss and give input on many of the same things as the rest of the JAK+. on top of everything you do as a JAK+, you still have a real life. you are not paid to be involved in the things that go on here, you freely volunteer your time. and it's a lot of time. being a JAK+ is not for everyone, but if you truly have a desire to serve others, if you feel it is important to give back to the academy, then by all means pursue the goal. it is not my goal to scare people away from wanting to be a JAK+, but i want people to understand the huge time and often emotional committment of being a JAK+. This post was edited by Virtue on Oct 31 2005 04:17am. |
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Fizz of Belouve - Student 
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exactly tarpman THAT was our motivation for revising the rules so the classes server can be used anytime  _______________ One of the Belouve boys, founder of the mighty FiZZsters Midbie council #20 - Fizz - #1933 - Jan '03 - Aug '04 "Renfield, you idiot!" |
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xAnAtOs - Student |
Very nice indeed. _______________ Brother to Luke Skywalker and (SKX) Dark Blade 
Lag Brother to Acey Spadey 
Jools is my best friend. 
<Henkes> nebody feeling like abusing me with a lightsaber?|+Smilykrazy grabs Gradius, beats the living CRAP out of him, then throws him into a huge vat of ACID |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council 
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New perm thread. Nice one, Faded! _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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Xanatos - Student 
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W00t Faded pwns. hm.. ack, i look forward to getting jkja _______________ |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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With regards to that rules excerpt, it's perfectly acceptable to teach unofficial classes on the Classes server as long as they don't interfere with any official ones. Doing that can be really appreciated, especially when the Home server is kinda full anyway, and the extra chatting just clogs up the screen... _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Kueller - Student 
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Nice one FaDed That will clear things up. Although, what does role-model mean, it's not in my dictionary  J/KGood excerpt Bubu, and as most of the others say: Keep teaching unofficial classes, it does enrichen the environment here. And it relieves some personal training stress from the JAK+ _______________ Personal sleepness-nights-supporter of Virtue. Owner of the 1000th comment of Daidalus and 1943th comment of Gradius! Owner of the 300th comment of Carda! -Taught Gradius all his laming skills
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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/me claps well done faded Also, in light of n00b's question and the following discussion, here is a little quote from the new rules: Quote: The classes servers may be used anytime without special permission. However, if a staff member asks you to leave, please do so without arguing. If a class is in session don't join the server if you do not want to participate in the class. If a ranked member is present on the server, ask for her/his permission. _______________ make install -not war |
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student 
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oh yeah _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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Jake Kainite - Student 
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me too lol, voice of reason in a world of chaos huh ? _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student
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Damn I missed your posts Jake _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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Jake Kainite - Student
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Lot of these threads about, whats the deal ? People getting eggy about the rank stuff again ? I can see on solution which would stop all these arguments forever, answer ? Make EVERYONE a knight Then it ceases to be special and you move on (obviously I'm not serious, but just think about it in theory )I'm not gonna say anything else, as its most likely already been written here, or in another thread about 'its not about skill, but also attitude' and 'you don't choose you're chosen'. Don't tell people not to aim for Knight or whatever, its nice to have goals and it keeps people playing, and hell some people help others just to look good but people are still getting helped, thats the important thing _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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Moridin - Student 
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/me votes this be bumped every few weeks. Just because that seems to be the amount of time before the JAK thing starts getting asked alot. I think Faded gave just about the best description I've ever heard. And Faded...ol' buddy....that picture scares me!  _______________ Bros. with Janus, Leif, Motrec, Aiden, 3th, Zertz, Kenyon, and Vladarion. b00m! Banana Brother to Garos |
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Fizz of Belouve - Student
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no need for your own server. but its ok if u pop on irc or post it on a forum etc that u're gonna do some teaching then and then on that server. can be a JA server as well, BUT you cannot enforce anything, nor can you force students to JOIN your class when they are on the server. just seperate the class from other actions going on the FFA rule applies here. if its ok for everyone on the server/area, its ok  _______________ One of the Belouve boys, founder of the mighty FiZZsters Midbie council #20 - Fizz - #1933 - Jan '03 - Aug '04 "Renfield, you idiot!" |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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You don't have to make your own server, there are more then enough rooms in the Academy map for you to hold a class in |
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n00b - Student 
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Quote: Just one thing (nothing personal n00b, talking generally ): please don't force an unofficial class on other's. I remember a guy who'd annoy the crap out of the rest with his classes... Maybe I'll setup a server on my machine and just make an announcement for people to join when and if someone wants to do this. That way nobody would feel interrupted. Most people want to just play on the main server and hang out, so a class is better run in private. _______________ Gone but hopefully not forgotten... |
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student
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nice faded _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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SS/ph00d - Student 
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Well put. _______________ -ShadowSith: CTF/gunner specialist. |
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Thomasooo - Student 
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Good man, Faded! This is the kind of devotion we like to see from the JATs. _______________ In the navy and LOVING it!
Recipient of comment no. 1000 and heart-warming words from Ataris!
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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Indeed nice FaDed |
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Flash - Student 
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*Cough*Corran*Cough* Anyways, nice post FaDed. How long did it take you to write? |
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Jacen Aratan - Student |
Just one thing (nothing personal n00b, talking generally ): please don't force an unofficial class on other's. I remember a guy who'd annoy the crap out of the rest with his classes... |
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FaDed - Student 
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n00b, you can have all the unofficial classes you want as long as they don't interfere with the other students on the server. teach away! |
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Mookie - Ex-Student 
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Thanks for making the post. It pretty much went with what I thought already, but it's a good read, especially for those people who aren't clear on what the rank really means. |
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n00b - Student 
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Faded, thank you for making this post. This should definitely clear up any questions that people have. I know it answered quite a few of mine. I have a question about teaching. Is it acceptable for anyone to unofficially teach on the main server? I mean, to go beyond a simple private lesson with someone and gather those interested on the server. An unofficial "class" so to say. I did this once, but was unsure if I really was allowed to. It was always my impression that teaching beyond simple one on ones was not allowed because I have never witnessed anyone doing so. From what Acey is saying this is fine. Is it? _______________ Gone but hopefully not forgotten... This comment was edited by n00b on Mar 07 2004 09:29am. |
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Acey Spadey - Student 
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I totally agree.. people will get an idea that you HAVE to be a jak+ to do these things, but that is far from the truth.. being here over a year and a student. I've done many a thing.. personal training. group training. helped with classes. kept an eye on the servers, IRC and the forums. keeping an eye on things and being a little crazy in the process.. (( hehe.. what is life without a little fun )) also with the help of jats they allowed me to run a class.. but it didn't take off so was quickly dropped.. other than that for 4 to 5 months last year. I hosted on the Teamspeak server each week a kind of Radio music show for any and everyone who dropped by to listen. well other than that let me just say... Quote: you don't have to be a jak+ to do these things which faded had specified as the jobs of them. even though your a student. that doesn't mean you can't help any and everyone at any chance you want. nothing is holding you back except your personal inhibitions. also no offence to those that claim they themselves should be jaks. being a JAS doestn' stop you from helping and contribution.. but being a JAs does allow you to be a silly bugger on occasions.. hehe.. it's not like you can be demoted or anything _______________ .Lag Bro to Xanatos. Adopted Twin to Bubu. Big-Brother to SmilyKrazy ---- JATSRAD Guru, JASE Member, JA SP Mod Staff ---- The Order of the Stick -- Big thanks to Mango for my avatar -- Quote: Sometimes you've got to specifically go out of your way to get into trouble. It's called fun.
Quote: (Random hella old quote) <Fizz of Belouve> .. in sovjet russia, cereals spit at YOU!
Quote: whats the point of growing up, if your not allowed to act childish!
Padawan - Henkes
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