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The new breed of JAT is here... -doobie- Nov 13 02:29pm -21 comments- |
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Going along with what I stated in the post from hell (aka, the State of the Academy Address), we've promoted our first two "emergency time" JATs (meaning that they didn't have to go through the normal Knight process, not that they're temporary... I have a feeling these two are permanent). It is a tremendous honor and privilege for me to present to you two of the finest people the Jedi Academy has to offer:
I know everyone here has a tremendous amount of respect for these two, so please, congratulate them, welcome them, and give them slack as they adjust to their new positions. Oh, and in case you were wondering if we are done with the promotions... we're not... Stay tuned, same bat time, same bat channel. NOTE: for those of you who are getting your panties in a bundle about the fact that these two are my friends, you need to get over it. They earned their promotions fairly. So if you have a problem with it, either take it up directly with me (in ENGLISH) or take your complaining elsewhere. |
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Journal of the Local Nutcase -Yun- Nov 11 05:44pm -19 comments- |
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I found a banana today. I was happy about this. Then I found this carrot. This made me angry. I hate carrots. Then I found this magikal land. They call it "The Matrix Room". Very pretty, I like the tile in the 3rd column and 4th row from the left of the entrance... It's special you know... Then there was this bad man who took his lightsaber thingy and cut my banana in half... I was very angry at this. Then again, I still had a carrot... So I tossed it at his head and dissapeared in a flash of green light.. Sucker
Hey y'all... In light of Ulic Belouve's journal, I've decided to start one of my own, Depicting my life(slightly altered) in the Jedi Academy Map.. That was the first entry I just thought I'd leave a note here for all you awesome people... I'm doing fine... Just lurking around in the background, watching silently... I hope your all having a fun time in the academy, and remember... ROCK ON DUDES (Just a note, that was just a joke, I am starting a journal, but it's actually going to be serious  ) |
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State of the Jedi Academy Address -doobie- Nov 09 06:52pm -65 comments- |
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::adjusts microphone and waits for rousing standing ovation to settle::
Ladies and gentleman of the Jedi Academy, it is I, your leader, massadoobie, here to present to you the state of the Academy. Well, the last couple days have been rather interesting, to say the least. Going back to when L-Rod left, there's been a lot of stuff going on, some of it good, some of it bad. On the good side we've had a few promotions in the trainers ranks (Zero to Mentor, Avalon to Council), cHoSeN-oNe becoming Supreme Chancellor (although the dark side clouds his future... , we've launched our learner and journeyman trials (and finally gotten the site updated to match), we've added another Huxley server, and we've taught a lot of good people civility and skill.
On the bad side, there have been entirely too many arguments lately. Students fighting with students, students fighting with trainers, trainers fighting with trainers, all sorts of stupid petty crap. It's time to put a stop to all of this. From now on, if any JACs or JATs see you arguing without even trying to set your egos or whatever aside to settle the argument, you will receive a warning. Yes, that seems strict considering you only get two warnings, but to be honest, all this fighting is over stupid stuff. Also, the Council and the Trainers will be having a meeting tomorrow to discuss, amongst other things, trainer conduct. I know this is a big concern for a lot of you, and it is for us as well. Furthermore (don't you love those connecting words you learned in English class?), we're in the process of analyzing the ranking structure to see if we can improve things. Although sometimes it may not seem like it, we do read almost all of the comments made on newsposts and sent to us via email, and there have been a lot of good ideas tossed about. Our job now is to take those ideas, mold them so that they can apply best to the JA, and implement them (quickly). A few things for everyone to look out for. We're going to be having new JATs very soon. Six JATs just isn't enough. We're also going to be doing the aforementioned ranking structure changes... more details on that when we actually have them. Knight trials will be coming soon as well (although remember that you have to be recommended by a JAC or JAT to receive a knight trial). Someday, eventually, hopefully, Derelict Crusader will finish the Jedi Academy Map, version 2.0. To finish this off, I'd like to make a plea to all of you. One of the main objectives when we started the Academy was to have a place where maturity and respect would reign above all else. For the most part I feel as though we've acheived this objective. I have been truly impressed by the maturity level, civility, and respect a majority of our members show towards one another. However of late that has been missing a bit. What I would like is for every member of the Academy, from the Council on down through to the newest Initiate, to take a look at themselves and how they treat the other members. If you see yourself treating others without the respect that they deserve as people (even if you don't personally respect them), then you have two choices. One, you can (and I recommend this) try and fix your attitude towards others and see if you can turn the other cheek and treat everyone with respect. Or two... You can leave the Academy. It's that simple. To be honest, we don't want you here if you're going to be rude, disruptive, ego-driven, or disrespectful to ANYONE (and that includes everyone, including our favorite Scot JumpinJedi... I point out his name only because he seems to be a lightning rod for trouble... some of it deserved, some of it not. But he's a prime example of someone who has turned the other cheek (most of the time) and whom a lot of others must turn the other cheek about). Along the same lines, I must make an apology to anyone I offended with my post about the Knights Council earlier. Although I didn't mean it negatively when I said some people wanted power they didn't deserve, I can see how people could misconstrue that as being a slap in the face. So to those people, I'm sorry. Members of the Academy, we have a great thing going here. Lets try to keep it that way. Feel free, as always, to email the Council email account (fixtheja@hotmail.com) if you need anything. Also, feel free to leave us comments on this news post. See you on the servers! ::walks out quickly before anyone wakes up from trying to read this long post:: |
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Knights Council -doobie- Nov 09 10:55am -10 comments- |
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This post will mean nothing to a lot of you, but it's the only way I can clear up some confusion. The Jedi Academy Knights Council does not exist. Although we gave a preliminary ok for it to be developed, we've decided that it really serves no function other than to give people power that they don't necessarily deserve. The council is working on some adjustments to the rankings that will take the place of this Knights Council, but for now, anyone claiming to be part of the Knights Council is part of something that has nothing to do with the Jedi Academy. Besides, there's only one Knight! (what up Dice) |
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Promotions! -DJ Sith- Nov 09 03:18am -12 comments- |
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We've got 2 new Learners in our midst. Hail's and well met's to:
Again congratulations! |
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Big big site updates -DJ Sith- Nov 09 02:45am -9 comments- |
It's been a busy day. Much of the site has been updated today. I've tested these updates as much as I can, but there's always the case that I've missed something. If you see anything out of the ordinary please let me know and I'll correct it. Here's a list of site changes:
Next on the agenda: forums.  |
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Journeyman and Learner update -doobie- Nov 08 02:59pm -8 comments- |
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We've got two new Journeymen to announce. Preadator Kallata'n and Aayla Secura have both passed their Journeyman trials, congrats!
Also, I'd like to congratulate SaltyDJ (nice name!) and Lord Gav Daragorn on passing their learner trials. Congrats guys! |
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Another Journeyman Promotion. -AvALON D`Kana- Nov 08 12:53pm -4 comments- |
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Lets all salute and give a round of applause to our new Journeyman $hade Nightcrawler
Good Work and May the Force Be With You! |
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Random News -doobie- Nov 08 01:01am -9 comments- |
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A friend of mine sent this to me... it's somewhat naughty, so if you're young, keep reading
Jacen Solo has let me know that he's found an accomplice. Jacen, as you might know, is known as the "Magnificient Lard Ass". Well now he has a sidekick, Andon F'ibri, who will now be known as the "Mediocre Skinny Guy". There are some fun things in the works from the Council coming up soon. Man, I love teasing you guys and gals
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Supreme Chancellor -doobie- Nov 06 10:55pm -21 comments- |
Ladies and Gentleman, the votes are in, and here are the results:
I would like to congratulate our new Jedi Academy Supreme Chancellor... CHOSEN ONE! It was a well-fought race by everyone, but frankly, this result was never in doubt (since cHoSeN came up with the idea). The Council will be in contact with cHoSeN-oNe to sort out the details of his job, but for now, everyone just congratulate him on his victory! |
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