House Aleema Aedile’s Report # 1

JH Page Meridian sounding off

Hello Aleemans, and welcome to my first report since being appointed as AED of our House. I know there has been much confusion in the past as to exactly what the duties of the AED are/should be. I’ve searched and searched, and found out one thing. There’s not a ton of information out there for an AED to feed off of! So, my solution will be to make up tons of stuff for everyone to do! Fun is the name of the game here.

QUA Shups has been doing his best to keep things in order alone for awhile. He has to keep track of activity, comps, awards, promos, etc. Amidst all of that, I feel that (through no fault of his own) he has been lacking a bit in the “fun comp” arena. I’m going to be changing that. There are a bunch of comps going on at the moment, but not many “five minute, laugh your ass off” ones. I’m going to be running monthly Aedile’s competitions from now on. Without giving much away, these are simply going to be House comps, with fun and quick topics. I’ll be doing at least one per month, but usually two or three. These will not be mandatory (as I don’t believe anything in the DB should be) but will be a little something different and “off the wall”, so I expect there to be a little better turnout than in the immediate past. You’ll be able to distinguish my comps from any other going on by the email subject: “Aedile’s Challenge”. So when you see these in your inbox, go and get yourself a beer or a cocktail, and get ready to do something quick and crazy! After the comps are announced in the previously stated fashion, they will be also posted on the Aleema message boards. Can you guess what the title of the post will be? :P

Now let’s break it down a bit more. You’ve got either KE “Tronsta” of AoD or the newly appointed GRD Dalthid of SotN as your TET. Please use them! It is imperative that you keep in contact with your TET! When I was TET of SotN, I practically begged for a small weekly report from the members of my Phyle, and rarely got 100%. Some folks said “I’m sorry; I’ve just been really busy with RL or ‘another club’ lately”. That’s fine, and I respect the fact that the DB isn’t (and should NOT be) the sole purpose in everyone’s life. However, it would have taken less time for everyone to send a small, one-line mail saying “I’ve done two comps and a couple SA courses this week. Thanks. Cya!” Activity + “letting someone know about it” = awards, promos, and appointments! Please don’t think of it as “tooting your own horn”, but instead as getting what’s deserved for you work and dedication.

Shups told me that I’m “expected” to throw out a weekly report. We discussed the subject and came to a conclusion. There’s no need for me to send out what looks more like a “copy and paste” job of Shups’ QUA report, with things like current comps, awards, promos, and links to parts of the DB site. My reports will be a little different. With Shups reporting regularly and placing all sorts of information on the message boards, coupled with the weekly TET reports containing similar information, I’ll be doing a different style of report. I’ll be including a small piece of (possibly comical) fiction usually, as well as important information regarding activity and overall morale. Do NOT expect me to beat a dead horse! Think of Shups as your employer, and me as your bartender whom you BS with after work!

My door is always open as well as my mind. If anyone needs anything from me, please don’t hesitate to ask. As always, I’m here for the House, not the other way around.

Thanks for lending an ear and a quill.

JH Page Meridian (Krath)/AED/Aleema of Satal Keto