Lot 52

"The bee fertilizes the flower it robs."

**Lot 52** began as a small Minmatar-centered corporation for the members of the Lot 52 collective, a micro-group of queer folk in Philadelphia, PA, with an opt-in, freeform way to get into EvE: Online during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. A refocus of ideas was necessary, and the corp has now opened its doors to form a queer partnership of pilots, without overemphasis on skills, clone state, or scheduled playtimes. And so, this is who we are now.

The public chat channel is **L52 Public** and is mainly used for cross-corp communication of our members, and we also welcome any pilot (and potential pilot) to join us in our corporate Discord channel.

Anyone can join to ask questions. It is usually empty, no lie.

## Our Focus

As it currently stands, the primary goal of Lot 52 is to foster connections between queer players of EvE: Online, especially newcomers, casuals, and Alpha pilots, providing a small stock of resources and friends on your journey as a capsuleer. For more information on the kind of pilot we seek, head on over to Lot 52 and You.

### Long-Term Goals

So what is the plan? Lot 52 does not currently hold any structures in space. As a small starter corporation, we are nested in an NPC station, surrounded by structures owned by VSYNC, which kindly provide some public services to our pilots. We do not forsee owning structures at this time, and the long term goals of the corporation are simply to grow and amass a larger stockpile/income, culminating ideally in a rework of the ship system. The purpose of the created infrastructure is semi-autonomous: the corp is designed for all types of involvement, and because of its focus on casual pilots and newcomers, hopes to be a stepping stone for pilots who may then wish to move to a more active corporation later, but may not wish to remain in an NPC corp either. Everyone is busy, and not everyone who joins will stick with it. But we thought it would be a nice place for budding capsuleers to learn with a bit of help from folks with like experiences.

### Activities

We offer basic activities in all security levels of space, though are based in highsec, and are unofficially divided into four branches. A general description of their activities can be read here. Please note that these are subject to change as pilots join with different skills and focuses.

* **Industry** - Lot 52 engages in mining of all the ores, gas, and ice available in New Eden, primarily for the purposes of compression and resale. The corporation also keeps a minor stockpile of minerals and salvaged goods for the purpose of manufacturing our own modules and ships, and as a courtesy to members.
* **Business** - The majority of income for Lot 52 comes from the trade of stolen and salvaged goods. Well-stocked hangars make for an excellent work-flow, and options for communal or individual sales are available.
* **Military** - Though Lot 52 remains neutral in Factional Warfare, a large portion of corporation time is spent either mission-running, or protecting corporate assets during travel. Missions feed the corporate tax coffers, as well as offer a lot of salvage for scrappers and industrialists. Lot 52 is not currently war eligible, nor do we particularly intend to become so in the near future.
* **Exploration** - Another large portion of company time is spent doing solo or small group exploration. Due to current unrest in the regions affected by the current PAPI-TEST wars, large amounts of profit is to be made for wormhole jumpers and deep space explorers, as data sites and relic sites often carry priceless rarities, and large areas of space are empty after spectacular battles.

## Corporate Roles and Structure

Lot 52 is structured in a semi-hierarchical fashion, with roles designated as such:

* **CEO/Founder** - Anirul Rai, Head Babe In Total Control of Herself, fake ethicist, and sole director.
* **Senior Board Member** - Four admin roles that are involved heavily in the growth and advancement of Lot 52. Senior board members have all of the permissions of Board Members, as well as extra insight and roles. Functionally, they are almost like Directors of the corp. Senior Board members are hand chosen by the current CEO, and serve until a new CEO is designated.
* **Board Member** - Board members are the general admins of Lot 52, and are the representatives for the other member. This position is functionally closed until we have more members in the corp.
* **Partner/Partner Alt** - The standard role of pilots joining Lot 52 upon completing their probationary period.
* **Rising Partner/Rising Partner Alt** - All pilots joining Lot 52 begin as Rising Partners for a probationary period of 90 days. After 90 days, these pilots may request to become Members, which gives them an increase in dividend pay, as well as greater assets to corporate goods. Pilots sit with a Board Member to discuss their future in the Corp, and are then promoted shortly thereafter. Pilots are not automatically promoted once the probationary period expires, and instead must ask a Board Member for promotion.

The primary differences between these roles are trust- and responsibility-based. A Board Member may have seniority in the corporation, for example, but might never have been Fleet Commander during our corp operations. Rising in the ranks of the corporation is based upon involvement in furthering Lot 52 as a whole, and not "how good you are." For more details on permissions and hangar logistics, see the Hangar Logistics page.

Lot 52 is multidisciplinary, and all members have access to a variety of fits for all playstyles and activities. Not all pilots will be able to fly all fits, and pilots are encouraged to look at the in-game Fitting Management window, our Fleet Doctrines and Fits, and should consider completing our 30-day plan. Currently, a large amount of our fits are Alpha-compatible, and as our hangars grow, so will our corporate fits.

## Dividends and Payments

There are different ways for corp members to be paid out. The original model of Lot 52 had a heavy communitarian influence, with dividends being paid out more or less equally everywhere, for all activities. These days, the model has slightly shifted, and though dividends are paid to all, members have a greater choice on how much of their labor they wish to contribute to the shared pot, while still having an infrastructure that can support individual pilot and fleet goals.

### Dividends via Shares

At then end of the month, gross profits are used to rebalance corporate wallets, and restock ship hangars as per our Hangar Inventory. Remaining net profits are then split in half, with fifty percent returning to the corporation, and fifty percent being divided amongst all corporation member.

Payout is distributed via shares, as each member of the corporation receives a certain number of them upon joining.

* **CEO/Founder** - 500 shares\*
* **Senior Board Member** - 350 shares
* **Board Member** - 250 shares
* **Partner** - 200 shares
* **Rising Partner** - 100 shares
* **Out of Corp Friends** - 50 shares (these are discretionary gifts handed our by Senior Board Members to corporations or pilots outside of our group who have exhibited particular camaraderie or have aided us in our times of need)

\*Please note that the due to the mechanics that tie shares to both dividends and voting, the corporation has to jump through certain hoops in order to maintain a fair payment scheme without altering the voting mechanic. Although the CEO votes and is paid with 500 shares, the corporation has in holding 200 shares per member. This ensures that individual members of Lot 52 cannot take over the entire thing with a single vote proposal, and that new shares for new members can be created instantaneously. These additional shares are held by shell corporation that cannot vote, and their dividend payment is auto-deposited back into our Main Wallet (and accounts for out net monthly earnings). This information is presented in the spirit of transparency upon which we are founded.

Member are urged to return their shares upon leaving L52 or being demoted in the corporation. Failure to do so will result in corporation-wide blacklisting and dissemination of their name among our contacts until the shares are returned.

### Fleet and Solo Payments

Looking to get paid only for an individual activity amongst fleetmates? Speak to your Fleet Commander about your specific activity, and how you fleet will distribute payments for it. Your FC may also have received an authorization for corporate payment directly to you.

You are not obligated to use corporate loot hangars for your own goods, and are welcome to use (reasonable) corporate resources to achieve your own personal goals. We customarily ask that consider donating a small percentage of your loot or ISK in exchange for use of our corporate ships, as these are not meant to be privately owned fits. Consider tipping what you’d tip if the ship was a dish at a Jita restaurant? We’ll leave it up to you.

### Corporate Resale

Enjoy mining, but don't want to bother hauling the massive amounts to a drop location? Are you amassing too much loot that you wish to unload, but don't want to donate it directly? Our corporate resale program may be of interest! As a whole, Lot 52 will pay 90% of Jita prices to individuals and fleets directly for tradeable goods.

For more information on labeling goods for corporate resale, please see our Operational Procedures or our in-game bulletin!

### Corporate Contracts

Occasionally, Lot 52 will both issue and accept contracts on a Management level. These require specialized pilots, or pilots willing to undertake tasks of either great risk, or tedious work, and are paid privately. See the corporation bulletins to see if any available contracts are up!

## See Also

Fleet Doctrines and Fits

Hangar Logistics

Operational Procedures

Lot 52 and You

Management and Membership