14:05: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, let's begin the assembly now, as always, with a /pray :)
14:05: [The Dojo] Chronita: Now for the mandatory “Rules of the Assembly” speech. . . ;)
14:06: [The Dojo] Chronita: I will be moderating this Assembly. This is not to prevent you from expressing yourself, on the contrary, but rather to try to keep it organized. Until I open a topic for discussion, comments in the org channel should be kept at a minimal.
14:06: [The Dojo] Chronita: If I open a discussion, you may freely contribute to the discussion (without standing up), until the discussion is closed. If I ask for any new topics and you have one you would like to raise, please stand and I will recognize you so you can state your topic, then we will have a discussion.
14:06: [The Dojo] Chronita: When discussing, pls respect the others, and stick to the topic currently being discussed. Applicants are requested to limit their posts, and cannot take part in votes.
14:06: [The Dojo] Chronita: If someone from outside the org disturbs our meeting here, the best policy is to just ignore him/her. A council member or myself can tell them the meeting is in progress and ask them to leave, otherwise we should limit our contact with them. In the past it has been proven time and time again that the “zen” approach is best :)
14:06: [The Dojo] Chronita: End of Speech :)
14:07: [The Dojo] Ewall: yay
14:07: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, mainly I want to review topics already in progress :)
14:08: [The Dojo] Chronita: First topic is the org roster clean-up
14:09: [The Dojo] Chronita: After the discussion last saturday, I posted the topic on the general forum for all to vote on the proposition
14:10: [The Dojo] Chronita: There has been a nice turnout of posts, and the thread will be open for a couple more days for those who have not yet expressed their opinions.
14:10: [The Dojo] Chronita: Right now it looks like the motion will pass however
14:11: [The Dojo] Chronita: So, in preparation, I have decided the path we will take. . .
14:11: [The Dojo] Chronita: As I posted a couple days ago, it seems best to limit any removal to applicants only
14:12: [The Dojo] Chronita: This allows those who have been active since we wiped all org ranks several months ago and started over to feel secure about their place in the org.
14:13: [The Dojo] Chronita: For anyone who has not yet completed the application process and received full membership, I will allow a 2-week period to do so.
14:14: [The Dojo] Chronita: After that, I will kick any applicant remaining except those who joined the org during the 2 week period, and certain older members who I feel may return or have served the org in the past and deserve a perpetual spot on the roster.
14:15: [The Dojo] Chronita: Again, this is the plan if it passes, which it looks like it will, but who knows, we might have a flood of "no" votes in the next 2 days ;)
14:15: [The Dojo] Quickshock: So what would the org size be then, after this?
14:15: [The Dojo] Chronita: Right now I just would like to get everyone's feeling on this plan of action - topic is open for comment now :)
14:16: [The Dojo] Ewall: I agree with the plan
14:16: [The Dojo] Najla: Sounds a sensible approach :)
14:16: [The Dojo] Akidoe: i see no problems with it atm
14:16: [The Dojo] Chronita: I counted the current number of unit members or better a few days ago, and it was just over 100
14:16: [The Dojo] Quickshock: That still makes us a sizeable org.
14:16: [The Dojo] Chronita: so it would be those + ppl who complete membership + new applicants + the special cases I described
14:17: [The Dojo] Thaylia: I checked the official listing yesterday. I know most of the unit members with names, but many of the applicants I have never seen or heard
14:17: [The Dojo] Chronita: Because of the rank wipe several months ago, the unit member + is a good judge of those who are still around IMO
14:18: [The Dojo] Chronita: Hopefully this clean-up will help encourage other who have not completed membership to do so as well ;)
14:18: [The Dojo] Najla: I presume the rank wipe explains the large number of applicants ?
14:19: [The Dojo] Quickshock: Moving forward, will there be a time limit for finalizing membership for new applicants?
14:19: [The Dojo] Chronita: Basically yes, though we did have a large % of applicants before then too
14:19: [The Dojo] Chronita: I have considered that Quick - we may do similar cleaning sessions every 6 months or so after this to keep things from getting too cluttered inthe future as well :)
14:20: [The Dojo] Quickshock: That makes sense
14:20: [The Dojo] Chronita: Any other comments on the plan?
14:21: [The Dojo] Ewall: Which brand of bread tastes better?  Colonial or Iron Kids?
14:21: [The Dojo] Ewall: I think Colonial
14:21: [The Dojo] Chronita: :)
14:21: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, next topic then :)
14:22: [The Dojo] Ewall: sry, ws just a little bored
14:22: [The Dojo] Chronita: Council application sign-up is on-going in the forums as well
14:23: [The Dojo] Kidz: woha
14:23: [The Dojo] Chronita: If you are interested, visit the offline assembly forum, read over the council duties description, and post your application in the proper thread
14:23: [The Dojo] Thaylia: talking about council - I haven´t seen Neura for a while
14:24: [The Dojo] Akidoe: long while
14:24: [The Dojo] Chronita: Application thread is open for a couple more days now, then we will discuss the applicant for a week or so before making decisions
14:24: [The Dojo] Chronita: About Neura
14:24: [The Dojo] Chronita: She left me an offline tell last night I guess saying that she will be on another trip for this coming week
14:25: [The Dojo] Chronita: Recently she's not been feeling too well, so that explains her recent absence
14:25: [The Dojo] Chronita: Hopefully by next weekend everything will be back to normal :)
14:26: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, last topic
14:26: [The Dojo] Chronita: As some of you may have read, Toriss and Jeathean's wedding has been postponed, thus the reason we are not in GOmni Forest right now ;)
14:27: [The Dojo] Chronita: No news on the new date, so just keep posted for that in the weeks ahead.
14:27: [The Dojo] Chronita: That's all from me in the official realm today - time for open topics :)
14:28: [The Dojo] Chronita: If you have a topic/question you would like to address, please stand now and be recognized :)
14:28: [The Dojo] Ewall: Just curious, what will all of the money in the org bank be used for?
14:28: [The Dojo] Chronita: Starting to my left as always we have Ewall first - Ewall?
14:29: [The Dojo] Ewall: sry, hand slipped on enter key
14:29: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, the answer is varied
14:30: [The Dojo] Chronita: Currently the money is used for our yalm give-aways, which we will start up again at the end of this assembly ;)
14:30: [The Dojo] Chronita: In the past, we have used the fund to help pay for various events/parties we have held
14:31: [The Dojo] Chronita: And as for the future, the next booster pack FC will release is "Towns of Rubi-Ka"
14:31: [The Dojo] Ewall: how much lamer can the name get
14:31: [The Dojo] Maleene: its only a nick name for the moment Ewall
14:31: [The Dojo] Ewall: good
14:32: [The Dojo] Chronita: It is hoped that it will feature org housing and greater org functionality, so we could possibly need to help pay for such things out of the org bank 
14:32: [The Dojo] Chronita: So that's about it - right now I'm happy to use our fund for minor things and hold onto the bulk of it for the future
14:33: [The Dojo] Kidz: how mutch in bank?
14:33: [The Dojo] Maleene: 102 mill
14:33: [The Dojo] Chronita: ./org bank
14:33: [The Dojo] Kidz: nice
14:33: [The Dojo] Maleene: type ./org bank
14:33: [The Dojo] Chronita: and use /org bank add xxx if you would like to donate ;)
14:33: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, Dalsa, you are next :)
14:34: [The Dojo] Dalsa: First, please excuse my attire, i am a little over euqipped atm, and my question....
14:34: [The Dojo] Dalsa: can i please be promoted to the rank of unit member?
14:34: [The Dojo] Dalsa: i dont wanna get kicked
14:34: [The Dojo] Chronita: yep, I will handle promotions for those needing them after assembly as always :)
14:35: [The Dojo] Dalsa: thank you Sensei
14:35: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, any other questions or topics for today?
14:36: [The Dojo] Chronita: Very well, before I get to the yalm drawing name collection I'd like to make a parting advertisement
14:37: [The Dojo] Ewall: i cant stand hecklers
14:37: [The Dojo] Najla: They're hard ;)
14:37: [The Dojo] Chronita: We have a good number of player-run banks in the org, and judging by the number of requests I have had in recent weeks, I would venture a guess that they are mainly under-utilized :)
14:37: [The Dojo] Kidz: thoose sl mobs?
14:37: [The Dojo] Tastee: amazing there brains can generate enough power to move their fingers
14:38: [The Dojo] Chronita: So, I'd just like to remind everyone that the org banks are typically always updated on the forums, so if you are looking for that certain MA-related item, give them a reas
14:38: [The Dojo] Chronita: read*
14:39: [The Dojo] Chronita: OK, now for the good part ;)
14:39: [The Dojo] Chronita: Yalm contest name collection - here again is how it works :) 
14:40: [The Dojo] Chronita: If you are a full memeber or better and yalm-less, you may enter our bi-monthly yalm drawing.
14:40: [The Dojo] Ewall: guild=EQ org=AO
14:40: [The Dojo] Thaylia: guild = UO too :)
14:40: [The Dojo] Kidz: :(
14:41: [The Dojo] Chronita: All you must do to stay eligible is attend next week's assembly, and all eligible participants we be part of the drawing for 5 mil credits in yalm-shopping money :)
14:42: [The Dojo] Kidz: hope i become member, couse i posted a while back ;)
14:42: [The Dojo] Chronita: So, that being said, is there anyone eligible here today that would like to enter next week's drawing?
14:42: [The Dojo] Najla: hehe .. perhaps Chronita should do the promotions first :)
14:42: [The Dojo] Thaylia: *grins*
14:42: [The Dojo] Chronita: If you need a promotion after assembly, you can be included :)
14:43: [The Dojo] Stoneyfist: I am
14:43: [The Dojo] Chronita: ok, I have Stoneyfist and Kidz, anyone else?
14:44: [The Dojo] Raialibe: me
14:44: [The Dojo] Chronita: ok, and Raialibe :)
14:44: [The Dojo] Kidz: wake up dalsa :)
14:44: [The Dojo] Raialibe: ...if im not too drunk to attend next time ;)
14:44: [The Dojo] Dalsa: :P
14:44: [The Dojo] Chronita: very good, remember to show up for next week's assembly now - you have at least a 33% chance already :)
14:44: [The Dojo] Thaylia: Ewall, no lounging during assembly please :P
14:45: [The Dojo] Ewall: >(
14:45: [The Dojo] Ewall: i wanna take a nap
14:45: [The Dojo] Chronita: Ok, we will end the assembly here now with a /pray :)