The Integration of Various Ideas

I was thinking, since people are trying to get different ideas into RoKK that go beyond simple little suggestions that are instead pieces of lore unto themselves (croms for example), how should we go about this? Honestly, I believe it would be a good idea to limit the fully formed concepts and in a sense... assimilate what we can into the lore of RoKK.

Assimilation involves a butchers knife unfortunately. But for the sake of making things flow it is necessary.

First of all, we need to make sure that the author of such lore for submission gives the Council the right to butcher it as we see fit. We aren't communists after all.

Also if we're to assimilate ANY history we need do a few things:
1) Have a history to assimilate it into. As of now we have my un-approved (and looking unlikely to BE approved) history, some minor area-specific history of the individual countries we've made, and the random gibbering of the logz (which I still can't read)

2) Area-specific history. We don't actually have to do this but we should make public the borders of the countries we have made, and make another number public. i.e. when and how that area became that country. This way we don't get 200 submissions (I wish, I really do)we're forced to disbar because they're all happening at the same time, same place, many of which are mutually exclusive, and none of which can actually happen because the country it happened in hadn't been formed yet.

I was thinking of having a system like that. Selectable starting positions, in a sense.

Well it’s hard for anyone who wants to submit lore because we have no grounds on which to give suggestions. So far we've only had (two?) confirmed countries and considering the size of Ara'niel that’s really nothing at all. I know my opinion means little but unless it is extremely controversial or the council hates it or feels it doesn't belong a first come, first serve precedence should be put into place. Obviously the Council’s ideas usurp that of others but you guys seriously need to show some of your own stuff before you shoot down and butcher other people’s ideas. That being said I’m more then open to having my stuff adapted to the lore as long as I’m involved.

I've been trying....god knows I've been trying...but since we can't seem to get a voting majority, let alone a voting, agreeing majority. It's rather difficult toget anything out...

As it stands
1)MN doesn't vote
2)Aerywyn sometimes votes but I, at least, have never seen him give a clear "Yes" or "no" answer.
3)Chaos votes
4)I vote
5)Once in a blue moon me and chaos do NOT directly oppose each other on the voting matter.

How about you make a rule where you're allowed to vote without Ninja and then that way Aerywyn can be ousted by a majority vote with you and chaos?

I normally am in the mindset that 'hey, I'll post, see if its more appealing when put differently', but I'm rarely countered on that and it's left dormant.

And yes, I have given a straight yes or no, but I rarely do that on first glance. You want me to take a firmer stance, then I will, but at the moment half these posts arent showing up for me... ah, things are tense right now...

And we have 5 confirmed nations I think.

What are these five confirmed nations?

Kailzimoth, Mearcia, Almeoth-Mardeo, MK, Atimar. Don't worry about being left out of the loop, we're not worrying about releasing kingdoms to the public until we have it much more developed.

Also, if anyone wants to go stomping around demanding to know why it's moving slowly, and why activity at least on my part is low, then blame school and HSC. End of 12 years of school is usually a bit hectic, especially when you're trying to salvage marks and lie exhaustedly amongst a pile of disorder.

I'm in charge of a lot of the physical aspects of RoKK, so yah.

I got no problem with the speed. Hell I was completely gone the last five days due to real life stuff.

Heh, well I think you guys did a great job so far, you have my accolades, and applause. A lot of you, write a lot better then I would've thought you do. Congratulations, and a good job.