Term II City Council
I have put my intent for this thread in a spoiler for now, as it is currently under re-organization.
Current Discussions:
How Best to Use the High Council
City Specialization
Spoiler :
Term 2 High Council
- Thread starter Methos
- Start date
I have put my intent for this thread in a spoiler for now, as it is currently under re-organization.
Current Discussions:
How Best to Use the High Council
City Specialization
Chieftain Methos
My first order of business is to discuss amongst the Elders how best to specialize our cities. My intent is to specialize using these standards:
I realize not all cities can or will fall into the above guidelines, but the above is my preference if at all possible. I would like our current Elders to take a close look at their cities and discuss amongst their citizens what would best fit their city and how that specialization can help or affect their neighboring cities. After you have come to your own opinions, please return here and discuss it with your fellow Elders.
My first order of business is to discuss amongst the Elders how best to specialize our cities. My intent is to specialize using these standards:
- Science/Commerce: This city will allot most of its land to the building of cottages and will focus on their growth. Build queues will consist primarily of those that increase either
or 
. - Production/Military: This city will contain no cottages and irrigate any land capable of irrigation and mine all surrounding hills. Build queues will consist primarily of those that increase
and military units. - GP Farm: This city will consist mostly of farmable land and will contain no cottages. Build queues will consist primarily of those that increase
and :GP:.
I realize not all cities can or will fall into the above guidelines, but the above is my preference if at all possible. I would like our current Elders to take a close look at their cities and discuss amongst their citizens what would best fit their city and how that specialization can help or affect their neighboring cities. After you have come to your own opinions, please return here and discuss it with your fellow Elders.
Lockesdonkey
Liberal Jihadist
This is a good idea.
However, I must ask some questions:
1. Will appointed officials be entitled to speak in this thread?
2. Should we encourage non-officials to read the thread?
3. Will we allow former officials from this DemoGame to speak in this thread? They may have something important to say, especially just after they leave office.
4. Will we be able to invite non-officials to speak in this thread if we want their input? For instance, we might know that Citizen X was an official in a previous DG and have experience with a similar situation. Would we then be able to ask him or her to post and apply this information?
On another note, considering that we're more than one city, I think that "City Council" isn't the right name. Maybe we could try "National Council," "High Council," or "Privy Council." Perhaps even "Cabinet."
All in all though, an excellent idea!
Yours, etc.,
Lockesdonkey, Judge Advocate
However, I must ask some questions:
1. Will appointed officials be entitled to speak in this thread?
2. Should we encourage non-officials to read the thread?
3. Will we allow former officials from this DemoGame to speak in this thread? They may have something important to say, especially just after they leave office.
4. Will we be able to invite non-officials to speak in this thread if we want their input? For instance, we might know that Citizen X was an official in a previous DG and have experience with a similar situation. Would we then be able to ask him or her to post and apply this information?
On another note, considering that we're more than one city, I think that "City Council" isn't the right name. Maybe we could try "National Council," "High Council," or "Privy Council." Perhaps even "Cabinet."
All in all though, an excellent idea!
Yours, etc.,
Lockesdonkey, Judge Advocate
Yes, if it pertains to them, as in an official attempts something outside of their powers or something similar. This thread is meant for official use if possible. Remember, officers and citizens should still maintain their own threads on the subjects we discuss here, but the officers should use this thread to discuss amongst the officers.
Yes. Anyone can read this and I encourage them to do so, as the citizen can than go back to the local thread to discuss it amongst other citizens. Typically citizens seem to stick in discussions that they like, as in those who may prefer city x. They can pay attention to the discussion in the council thread and discuss it with the official in the common thread. The official than makes their decision or opinion known here in the council thread.
I'd prefer that they don't, since after all they have full access to all other threads outside of this one. They can easily discuss in those threads with no limits.
Again, I'd prefer not, but remember there is such things as the quote tags. Quote tags don't have to be used in only that thread. You can quote a poster from one thread in another.
Yeah, I wasn't too happy with the title, but I didn't have the time to create a better one (I was supposed to be working on my online class homework at the time). I'll ask a mod to switch it to High Council.
Thanks! Hopefully this idea will work out.
The workers are under control of the Chieftain, correct?
I'd like the south one to mine the silver and then mine the plains hills near NotA.
I'd like the other two workers to mine the gold, it should be hooked on automatically.
I'd like the south one to mine the silver and then mine the plains hills near NotA.
I'd like the other two workers to mine the gold, it should be hooked on automatically.
Yes
Currently we have two workers and two cities. I don't see a problem with a worker being allocated to each city for the time being, but that also depends on the Elders needs as well as the Empire's.
@Robboo: Have you and your citizens come up with requests for our workers?
, or are you? 
Nobody
Gangster
What about Tribal Council!?! (sorry for posting in your thread just though tribal council was worth saying)
robboo
Deity
Well I need a worker to mine the gold hills and once we decide on a specialization then we can adjust the rest of the tiles. Let me know when you need my city to build workers or settlers for the good of our nation. I can build chariots or other units if you want more military. Falcons minding the city during unforseen absence for the next 36 hours or so.
I'm concerned that the restrictive nature of this thread will give the impression of eliteism. I'm not prepared (yet) to require a change, but would like to make a suggestion.
It is a very good idea to have a thread of this type to coordinate the aspects of who will post which instructions. However, the policy discussion should (I hesitate to say must without first giving you a chance to consider this) occur in a public thread which is open to comment from all.
It is a very good idea to have a thread of this type to coordinate the aspects of who will post which instructions. However, the policy discussion should (I hesitate to say must without first giving you a chance to consider this) occur in a public thread which is open to comment from all.
The problem I have with allowing everyone access is losing track of the statements made by the officers. Not just myself, but the other officers losing track of each other. After all, how can the officers know what the other officers statements are if they have to go through a couple pages of posts to find them.I understand your point and am willing to compromise. After all, this is an experiment of mine, it is not mandatory.
Instead, what we'll try is this:
Term 2 High Council thread: Anyone is allowed to post in the thread asking for the Chieftain to bring up in council specific topics. If the Chieftain feels it is worth bringing up to the Council, he will create a thread titled:
COUNCIL: The Discussion
All citizens may post in "Council" thread, but all officers who are speaking with official authority should post with their official title at the beginning of their post.
Let's try this and see how it goes. Remember everyone, I'm just experimenting with this and I'm up for suggestions. I won't edit the OP yet, as it still might change. As a matter of fact, I'll bring the discussion of this discussion to the People.
Edit: That's odd. I guess when the title name is changed, you lose your subscription to it.
Sounds good for now. 
See if this triggers your subscription -- edits don't it takes an actual new post. But thread title changes should not affect it since it's a t=threadid link.
See if this triggers your subscription -- edits don't it takes an actual new post. But thread title changes should not affect it since it's a t=threadid link.
That worked, though like you said, I wouldn't think the name change did it. I checked UserCP several times expecting it to pop up, but it didn't.
I have updated the OP to a temporary statement for now, plus I have added a list of current discussions. Hopefully we can come to a more stable council soon.
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@Methos: To make bookmarks ("anchors"), use this where you want to link to:
[set_anchor=anchor1]This is the anchor[/set_anchor]
and this where you want the link:
[anchor=anchor1]Click here to go to anchor 1[/anchor]
example:
Click here to go to anchor 1
The benefit of this is that the page doesn't have to be reloaded. I *think* it only works inside a thread/page though.
[set_anchor=anchor1]This is the anchor[/set_anchor]
and this where you want the link:
[anchor=anchor1]Click here to go to anchor 1[/anchor]
example:
Click here to go to anchor 1
The benefit of this is that the page doesn't have to be reloaded. I *think* it only works inside a thread/page though.
Yeah, I know how to use anchors, as you can see from the FAQ: Welcome to the HoF thread I created. Makes things really nice.
I didn't know this. I thought you could only use anchors inside of a single post. The benefit to using them on the entire page could be really nice! Thanks!
