On Getting Down To It
When there is something that needs to be done in WHEN, often the process begins by various people proposing various ideas, others commenting on them, tweaking and refining them until there is some consensus and agreement. This does not mean we all agree with everything that everyone does and very often the views and actions of a particular pilot are hers or his alone and do not reflect the position of the corporation or alliance as a whole. We have always operated on a very anarchi-cratic basis, whereby people are free to move, fly, pursue their own interests. We appreciate teamwork all the more for having been out on our own and knowing that our next flight could be the last.
There are few occasions however when there is an event or purpose that must be completed without discussion or preamble. When this time roles around, there are the WHEN directors who can and do take decisive action. They are invaluable and their hard work makes the corporation [and to a large extent the alliance] just work. I do not want to ever be accused of not giving them enough credit, so I am taking this space to pat them on the back. Mick, Penny, Riyu – keep up the good work and keep flying. WHEN would not be there without you all.
In addition to all of this, WHEN has been growing for the last couple months and is now seeing fairly consistent fleet action through the holes we find. Coordination has improved quite a bit as newer players are brought up to speed, both in skills and skill. While it is good to have a dedicated salvager for speedy clean-up after PVE operations, it is not good to begin to expect one particular person to always fill that role or even to let them do that. They need to grow and experience additional parts of the universe around them. As a personal example, I’m even doing something I thought I could avoid for the longest time – training to fly some battleships. While I am loathe to admit it and abhor the large hulls and their pondering pace, they are an integral part of many operations in New Eden. I much prefer … well anything smaller, but will soon be able to fly some of them and eventually even fit their Tech 2 weapon systems.
Other WHEN pilots have picked up Logistics, Tacklers, HICs & HACs, and Strategic Cruisers on their journeys as well. It is exciting to see new members begin to stretch their pods and slide into new roles that they may not have ever considered before. They have all learned to scan to at least a survival level, even if they are not very fast or good at it. There is a lot of pride in getting back into your ship and finding that the corporation has already scanned all the exits, killed a mining fleet, ambushed a strategic cruiser and ran a null-sec plex all between lunch and supper.
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