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  1. FOTK CRL Edit Proposition.

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    Folks,

     

    Cut out the personal attacks and name calling. It's getting a little too adversarial for my tastes.

     

    Imagine you're a new person to FISD reading this thread. What would you think of our community? Keep that in mind when you feel accusatory.

     

    Keep it civil and professional or don't post at all.

     

    Thanks,

     

    -Eric

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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  6. FOTK CRL Edit Proposition.

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

     

    About forbidding to Velcro thighs on the ANH troopers, I have always seen this as a precaution to ensure that 501st troopers won't have their thighs to open during a troop. It's more a "practical" line of CRL rather than a "visual" line. Leaving the seams apparent on the FOTK doesn't imply the risk of the armor opening up during a troop, as long as parts are glued with an inside stripe (actually FOTK biceps should be velcroed on the inside seam).
     

     

    Have you ever noticed that the ANH forearm section says they need to be "closed" not glued. That is a historical artifact to ensure FX folks didn't have their forearms way open looking like crap. BUT the wording was carefully not ever changed to allow velcro. In fact I know of a handful of folks who went EIB with well hidden velcro in their forearms. Some of us have really big hands ya know!

     

    The ANH thighs are worded the same way too and never changed: "Thigh armor shall be closed in the back."

     

    Put velcro on your thighs if you want, it's a very silly thing to do, but not forbidden. Just make sure you buy thin velcro and it isn't seen under your cover strip!

     

    -Eric

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  7. FOTK CRL Edit Proposition.

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    FWIW, there is no requirement that there ever has to be a detachment vote. Mike Harrison re-wrote the MEPD deployed criteria with no vote at all. We do our best to take advisory votes. Realize in the end, L1 is not the detachments call. Detachments can only advise; the final decision is up to the LMO.

     

     

    This is no longer entirely true. In fact it is the other way around thanks to Anderson's Operating Protocol change last year. L1 is up to the det with the LMO advising. 

     

    Here is the relevant section of the OP.

     

    Two things changed last year:

     

    First is that CRLs are the DL or det's responsibility. The CRLs shouldn't change unless both the DL (or CRL liaison) and the LMO agree. That means the LMO can't just drop changes into a det's lap as well. The DL is supposed to "solit feedback" from the membership to decide what to put in the CRLs. This thread counts as such. 

     

    Second is that the LMO cannot add a costume to the roster until the det has finished the CRL. No more white boxes. This is rarely a problem for FISD but a lot of dets have empty CRLs. This is how the Legacy trooper, TFA TK, and Kylo Ren were added. (Because FISD is the model for the way dets should work)

     

    The wording itself... in comic sans...

     

    CRL Development

    Costuming standards are developed by the detachments under the supervision of the LMO. In cases where there is no detachment affiliation, the LMO shall work directly with the member(s) to develop a standard.

     

    By default, the Detachment Leader shall act as the CRL liaison to the LMO. The Detachment Leader may choose to designate one or more detachment members to act as CRL liaisons, if necessary.

    • The detachment CRL liaison(s) shall solicit feedback from the membership and use that feedback to develop a standard that is fair and achievable while still maintaining the level of quality expected of the Legion.
    • The detachment CRL liaison(s) may publish the content as a work in progress directly to 501st.com or submit changes to the LMO team.
    • The LMO will review the CRL entry to ensure that it is accurate and represents an acceptable level of guidance.
    • Completed CRLs will be marked as approved in the Legion membership database by the LMO and locked to prevent further editing. (see "CRL Revisions" below)

     

     

     

    -Eric

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  8. FOTK CRL Edit Proposition.

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    What's really funny about not approving those troopers is that GMLs stop approvals for all sorts of things that are not in the base level CRL. Many either make up stuff because they think they see it on screen or take things from L2/L3 and use them for base approval. But they can't use common sense when reading the words of a CRL. If you're going outside the L1 CRL it should work both ways with a healthy dose of common sense. Those troopers look amazing and that is what should matter, not a silly seam. We as a club should err on the side of inclusion. The culture of GML approvals is broken. 

     

    With that said, I think the bicep seams and other seams should be put in the CRL as an OR for L1. But that is up to Tim what gets voted on later this year. 

     

    -Eric

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    Aloha from Hilo, HI

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted

    Bummer! What was that 1 troop a year on the Big Island? Maybe we need to capture a few hearts and minds and drag them to the dark side.

    Kala

     

    The Onizuka science day at UHH. I'll get you the contact info from the organizers once you're approved. It was my first official troop :)

     

    Actually... I forgot about Hawaii Con... which I don't think anyone has trooped yet from the Pacific Outpost. But I was invited to do so when I lived Waimea and helped them with the video below (for the record I couldn't see the drink she was handing me):

     

    fHawaiiCon.jpg

     

     

    -Eric

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  17. Not getting Email Notifications

    in Forum Help & Support

    Posted

    Yes, i have checked every checkbox there. It also worked when i registered for a week or two. Then it didn't and i haven't changed anything :(

    I also added the domain to my safe senders list so that it would not be marked as spam or something.

     

    Aha. So your email ends in @msn.com. It seems your mail server has our mail server on a block list. Microsoft thinks mail from our server is spam. It isn't even reaching your spam folder but the server is just plain rejecting the connection from FISD from the get go. I'll look into seeing how to get off their block list... wish me luck with that :) 

     

    A quick alternative is to use gmail or something instead. 

     

    -Eric

  18. Not getting Email Notifications

    in Forum Help & Support

    Posted

    Hi. Have you edited your notification options to check the "email" checkbox? That's what I had to do to get an email about your post :)

     

    Click on the little thingy that looks like a person in the top right and you'll see the word "options" That's where you can make sure you're set to receive email to threads you've subscribed to. 

     

    Here is the email I got from your post:

     

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    -Eric

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