100%, this. There is absolutely nothing wrong with someone prioritizing their real life stuff, even if it comes at the expense of their FR duties.
However, situations like these are completely avoidable with better organization. We simply don't see issues like these in the more Dom-oriented flights like Earth, Water, Plague, etc. I'm sure people on those teams have dealt with crazy IRL stuff that impeded their ability to complete their duties, but there are systems in place that ensure one person isn't responsible for one super important thing.
I do think, despite IRL issues AA members might have dealt with, this could have been avoided with a few things other flights do already, eg: graphics should be due a week before the push so that someone can slap together backup graphics during that week if someone goes AWOL, and thread code should be in a shared file so any team member can jump in and post it. I also don't understand why there wasn't more explicit communication with Embers. Why didn't other AA members offer this information up sooner? If Embers knew that the graphics were going to be delayed, maybe someone who wouldn't normally contribute could have jumped in before the push started.
I completely sympathize with IRL stuff taking away from participation in FR, and I would obviously never suggest anyone prioritize FR over IRL stuff. But volunteer/extracurricular/recreational responsibilities are still responsibilities, and peoples' investment in Dom events isn't less "real" because it's all online.
If I invite a couple friends over for board game night but drop the ball, it's not a big deal—I've just disappointed them and it'll be easy to reschedule. But organizing Dom events is more like a board game convention. A lot of people are depending on you to pull off a larger scale event on a specific date, and it does suck when their expectations are dashed, or the work they put in goes to waste, not because someone had IRL stuff come up but because the organization was poorly managed to begin with.
+1 im retired now, but i've been a dom leader in two different flights, and this situation is EASILY avoided. it's disappointing to see how disorganized fire seems to be as a whole. i'm hoping they learn from this and stop putting all their eggs in one unreliable basket
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Re: FF2023
(Anonymous) 2023-08-21 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)100%, this. There is absolutely nothing wrong with someone prioritizing their real life stuff, even if it comes at the expense of their FR duties.
However, situations like these are completely avoidable with better organization. We simply don't see issues like these in the more Dom-oriented flights like Earth, Water, Plague, etc. I'm sure people on those teams have dealt with crazy IRL stuff that impeded their ability to complete their duties, but there are systems in place that ensure one person isn't responsible for one super important thing.
I do think, despite IRL issues AA members might have dealt with, this could have been avoided with a few things other flights do already, eg: graphics should be due a week before the push so that someone can slap together backup graphics during that week if someone goes AWOL, and thread code should be in a shared file so any team member can jump in and post it. I also don't understand why there wasn't more explicit communication with Embers. Why didn't other AA members offer this information up sooner? If Embers knew that the graphics were going to be delayed, maybe someone who wouldn't normally contribute could have jumped in before the push started.
I completely sympathize with IRL stuff taking away from participation in FR, and I would obviously never suggest anyone prioritize FR over IRL stuff. But volunteer/extracurricular/recreational responsibilities are still responsibilities, and peoples' investment in Dom events isn't less "real" because it's all online.
If I invite a couple friends over for board game night but drop the ball, it's not a big deal—I've just disappointed them and it'll be easy to reschedule. But organizing Dom events is more like a board game convention. A lot of people are depending on you to pull off a larger scale event on a specific date, and it does suck when their expectations are dashed, or the work they put in goes to waste, not because someone had IRL stuff come up but because the organization was poorly managed to begin with.
Re: FF2023
(Anonymous) 2023-08-22 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)im retired now, but i've been a dom leader in two different flights, and this situation is EASILY avoided. it's disappointing to see how disorganized fire seems to be as a whole. i'm hoping they learn from this and stop putting all their eggs in one unreliable basket