Author Topic: **Official** Newbie Adoptions (includes Training Program) - LATEST UPDATE: 10/11
Skiara 
Title: •WNU Mod
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Registered: Nov '02
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 2:30am Subject: **Official** Newbie Adoptions (includes Training Program) - LATEST UPDATE: 10/11 - Date Edited: 10/11 1:57am (134 edits total) Edited By: Skiara
Hello everyone! happy

This thread is for new members (newbies) to help them to get familiar with the JC and to get more involved in our community.

Newbies - if you feel a bit lost, are overwhelmed by this big forum, want to get used to the forum and its nature quickly, want to avoid common rookie mistakes or just want to make friends, then this is the best place for it. Here you can find a nice adopter/master, who will answer all your questions and help you as much as possible.

If you want to get adopted, just post it in this thread or send a PM to me, Skiara. Then I will put you on the list of free newbies at the next update.

After this you have three options to choose from:
1. Waiting until an oldbie contacts you (this usually takes the longest time),
2. Asking me, Skiara, if I can pair you up with one of the free oldbies (in this case it would be good if you could let me know about your interests, so I can find a good adopter),
3. Sending one of the free oldbies a PM on your own (this is the fastest way).

Oldbies - are you interested in being part of the adoption program and helping a new member? Then there are three things to know about it:
First, you can only become an adopter/master, if you have been registered for at least four months and have at least 400 posts. This should help to keep a certain quality standard. Second, if you adopt an adoptee/padawan, the adoptee/padawan trusts in you and that’s why it would be good if you take care and help your adoptee/padawan as much as possible. Please answer all the questions concerning the boards, and overall stay in contact all the time of your adoption.

And of course the third and last thing is the method of announcing your wish of adopting someone. If you want to adopt someone, just post in this thread or send a PM to me, Skiara, and let me know about up to three of your favourite boards. Then I put you on the list of free oldbies.

After this you have two possibilities:
1. Waiting until a newbie asks you to adopt them (this could take a long time),
2. Going through the list of free newbies on your own (this is the fastest way).



Jedi Training Program:

To give this adoption program a little bit more SW feeling, I created a Jedi & Sith Training Program for all newbies and oldbies who want to go through a Master-Padawan relationship.
If you join the Training Program, there are five task-lists (separated in weeks, concerning the boards), which you have to solve. Your Master is the one who direct the tasks to you and says if you did them right. He/She is asked to give an update after every finished week.
After your Master has posted or pmed me that you have finished the fifth week, you get sent the final tasks by me (Skiara). You have to send your answers/solutions of the final tasks back to me. After solving the final tasks successfully, your Master is free to give you the rank of a Knight.

Don’t forget, in the end you’re always working in a team to solve those tasks. wink

Masters, if you and your Padawan want to participate, all you have to do is sending me a PM and I give you the tasks. Please, make sure to post after finishing all tasks of the weekly tasks at the adoption thread. Then I can change your status about in which week you are right now.

Adopters, if you don’t want to join the Training Program, but still wanting to use parts of the task-lists, then just send me a PM and you’ll get it, too.

Important: Please, don’t give out the task list to anyone else. It belongs to the program and it wouldn’t be nice to see it spreading around so the new people know all tasks before they join this Jedi & Sith Training Program. Thank you!




The adoption-ship ends whenever you both (adopter and adoptee) agrees that your adoptee is ready to discover the boards on her/his own. This can happen after a few weeks, but in some cases this lasts for years. To keep the list clear, I’ll reserve the possibility to delete those pairs who are listed for over a year. This doesn’t mean anything bad and if you like you can stay even longer as a pair. happy

If you, newbies and oldbies, have any questions about the adoption program, feel free to post them in this thread (mostly the fastest way) or send me, Skiara, a PM and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

May the force be with you!





Abbreviations:

Now I just want to list some abbreviations which are used often in this thread.

EU – Expanded Universe
FF – FanForce
JCC or YJCC – Your Jedi Council Community
LACWAC - Live Action, Clone Wars And Classics
PM – Private Message
PT – Prequel Trilogy
RotS – Revenge of the Sith
RPG – Role Playing Game (often used for the RPG Board)
SFF – Science Fiction & Fantasy
SW – Star Wars
WNU – Welcome New Users

If there are any further abbreviations or things you want a longer explanation, please, take a look at the glossary.

(Here's the link to the old adoption thread.)

 

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Skiara 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 2:32am Subject: Newbie Adoptions - Free Oldbies - Date Edited: 10/11 1:55am (157 edits total) Edited By: Skiara
Free Oldies Waiting To Adopt (JC Forums Of Expertise)

Asia & Oceania:
    none at the moment


Europe:
    none at the moment


North America:


Some of the possible adopters above also have shown there interests of the dark and/or light side of the force:

Available Sith Masters:
none

Available Jedi Masters:
None? shock

Available Masters who train non-special force sensitive people:
None right now sad

Available Masters for toast:
Blue_Lieghtsaber42

 

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Skiara 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 2:33am Subject: Newbie Adoptions - Newbies waiting for you, Masters! - Date Edited: 10/11 1:56am (155 edits total) Edited By: Skiara
Free Newbies Waiting To Be Adopted


 

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Skiara 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 2:34am Subject: Newbie Adoptions - Masters and Padawans who have found each other! - Date Edited: 10/11 1:57am (159 edits total) Edited By: Skiara
Current Oldbie/Newbie Pairs

Pairs of 2006:

Master and Padawans, who are going through the training program:


Finished week 1:


Finished week 2:


Finished week 3:


Finished week 4:


Finished week 5:


Solved final tasks:




Adopters and Adoptees:


Pairs of 2007:



Former Pairs, successful released (listed for a short time):
    none right now



 

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MacCaffrey 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 2:39am Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Very good! happy
Congrats! happy

 

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Darth_Gangrenous 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 2:43am Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
A very good job Skiara. happy

 

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DarthUncle 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 3:42am Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Very good! Great work Skiara happy

 

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NARRABIE 
Registered: Dec '05
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 6:03am Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Hi i am new here and know alot about star wars. I really want to be adopted so pleasd PM me and i will accept any offers cause so far i have no friends

 

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Date Posted: 12/10/05 7:26am Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Need a hug? hugs

 

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Odd_Ball13 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 6:14pm Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Don't worry you'll get friends soon. coffee

 

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Eirate_rules 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 6:15pm Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
I have a question.

Can I adopt someone?

 

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TheBoogieMan 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 9:56pm Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Fantastic work, Sabine. I know how hard you worked on this, and it's really turned out brilliantly.

Nice idea with seperating the posts, as well. Great work! grin

 

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MariahJSkywalker 
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Date Posted: 12/10/05 10:33pm Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Very nice, Skiara!

 

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Date Posted: 12/10/05 11:46pm Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
I would be interested in adopting anyone interested in contributing to The Senate Floor Forum.

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Skiara 
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Date Posted: 12/11/05 12:49am Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
Thanks everyone for your kind words! hugs
Yep, it was really much work, but somehow it was nice work. wink happy

And if you have any suggestions how I can improve Adoptions, please, let me know. happy

Thanks again. happy




Narrabie, you should listen to Odd_Ball and Revanlord. You'll get friends very soon and we would be happy if you stay at WNU for a while (for example in the hugging thread or Newbie Welcome Party).
And I have put you on the list of free newbies. If you want to get adopted fast, you should let me know (and maybe about your interests) or send one of the free oldbies above a Private Message (PM). happy


Eirate, as long as you're an adoptee yourself you can't adopt anyone. But after your adoption and after your adopter releases you, I'll be happy to add you to the list. happy


Darth Mischievous, I have put you on the list of free oldbies. I hope you get an adoptee soon. happy

 

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Date Posted: 12/11/05 9:04am Subject: RE: Newbie Adoptions - LATEST UPDATE: 12/10
No one wants me to adopt them... sad

I blame Tracy.

 

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