The DEPD roster is buggy too. I know i have at least 2 cases in the last week, but I am marked as inactive. This also goes for other people. It seems as if activity is only counted when one writes the case, which doesn’t make sense because there is usually more than one arresting officer. Also, there are people marked as active that I haven’t seen…[Read more]

Hmmm…I do remember recommending people for promotion when I was a sergeant. I have asked for sergeants and lieutenants’ advice on promotions in the past.

As for the task forces, I was thinking that ICly, sergeants can put them together, LTs can offer the direction to them, and OOC help manage the task forces so that the task forces won’t…[Read more]

I agree. I was trying to think of how to restructure the DEPD so that it would work how you pictured it here. I think I sent you the notes/ideas that were compiled as a result of DEPD OOC meetings. If not, I can send them to you. My question is, would it be necessary for sergeants to be able to create task forces? Wouldn’t a lieutenant or captain…[Read more]

Details in reports make or break a case!

Haha! that’s funny. we do a lot of crazy things around camp. So much fun stuff.

Lol! I was a yankee, Dee.

You didn’t know and can’t find me because I am a ninja 😛

Haha! hey Roxy. You apparently live near me then if the pope is in town because he’s in town where I am at too. Good luck with the bedlam and craziness!

Hi Mitt!

The thing about reports is that the lead can only do so much encouraging before one gets worn out trying to make people write better reports. I have used a poorly written report before to let someone go because there wasn’t enough IC evidence to hold them even though Marty was pretty sure a crime was committed by that person. If the…[Read more]

Hiya Jay! Sorry it took me awhile to get back with you on some of your questions. You first question was regarding people who refused IC consequences. In the past we have had a certain number of times one could fudge the system, but a person could only get away with it so many times before enough was enough. I can only remember one time in my…[Read more]

I agree with Tarra on why some players don’t last in the DEPD. I’ve had a few quit because they didn’t want to do any of the paperwork or RP with inmates they had arrested. They just wanted all the perks without putting in the grunt work. Other cases, like she said, players come in expecting to just blatantly use their badge any way they felt…[Read more]

Jamie, I would have a discussion with whoever would be elected to co-lead with me because I don’t feel that there are inherent contradictions between any of our applications. All of us want to see the DEPD grow and be a successful group, so we can base our collaboration on that. From there, we can discuss the finer points of how to mesh our ideas…[Read more]

By the way, the two captain structure has worked well in the past with me and Shade, and I think it would work well again, given the right blend of personalities. I would be willing to give it a shot with almost any of those who have applied.

Kerri, the things I have learned as a person since I was last captain is through the RL experience of being a teacher and a server. I believe this RL experience has given me new insights on how to work with others. I have worked with some pretty nasty people but have managed to get along with them, and ICly that can carry over with Marty being…[Read more]

Tarra hit the nail on the head as to why there is a high turnover rate. There are those that come in just wanting to use the badge to rape and commit crimes, but never really covering their tracks. If cops want to be corrupt, they have to be smart. That is something I’ve emphasized before. If you want to be corrupt, be smart about it.

My personal opinion on why we have a high turnover rate is that DEPD RP is complicated and most people get turned off by the complicated nature of the DEPD. There are so many fine lines and OOC considerations to take into account when RPing as a cop. One thing I will continue to do if I become captain again is to IM new rookies as soon as I see…[Read more]

the idea to make ranks less confusing to is to have a clear reporting structure and better definition of roles. What this might look like is as follows: Rookies are in the learning stage where they would report to a particular corporal who would be in charge of bulk their training, along with the sergeant in charge of the unit the rookie wants to…[Read more]

Sounds like what you’re proposing in regards to a test, Brae, is more of an individual OOC discussion on where rookies would like to take their characters in order to better pair them with a training officer who will fit their character development, rather than an IC development because sometimes IC is messier then and OOC thought. What if IC…[Read more]