Archive:Andrew Hester/Recruiting Challenge

By Andrew Hester , Minor Executive, Head of the Treasury , Senior Executive

May 20, 2013

Andrew.D.Hester (talk) 19:28, May 20, 2013 (UTC)

For too long the Triumvirate has been held back, not by politics or by its enemies... but by its population. Our "active" population according to Major Executive and acting Head of Naturalization Nathan Maine is "22". 21 if you discount the now month and an in-active Executive I will leave nameless. Last trimester we had a net loss of two members, due to so many being listed as 'departed' vs the two less we gained from new members. I say no more!!

Before I became the Minor Executive, before I even became the Head of the Treasury on May 6, 2012 I was the Emperor of The Empire, one of my better experiences in not only my online life but my life period. The Empire was RuneScape based, at its peak it had over 300 members, however over time as Jagex (RuneScape's owning company) released several game updates causing some people to stop playing RuneScape and The Empire entirely, people going in-active or just simply retiring due to college its membership declined. I was its last member to leave, having been in it for almost three years before joining the Triumvirate as its first Head of the Treasury when I heard the Head of Finance position was being split and having been in contact with members such as Ehyta and Arnold and Zerouh for so long. While I dislike being in any form of government other than a monarchy or strong presidential democracy in a way the Triumvirate is better than the Empire and the United States of RuneScape that preceded before The Empire. The Empire didn't fail because of one thing or another but a whole series of things that built on top of each other, chief among those things was a lack of recruiting efforts. The Triumvirate is not immune either.

Therefore I believe this Union and its members should commit themselves, of achieving before this year is out an 'active' population of 100 members in the Triumvirate. This is not an impossible goal; if each person were to recruit a friend or two to join this would boost our 'active' citizen population to 42-63 and if the new comers were to do the same the population would be 63-147. While I understand not everyone can find that one person who enjoys being online for an hour or two, or eight in my case, or politics for that matter, it comes to those who have the persistence and charisma to get the people who do like being online and/or those people who like politics. As Chairman of the Special Committee on Membership I can say that this trimester we'll be busy, while the government can't rely on the people for everything the Department of Naturalization should never stop, never tire in its efforts to gain new citizens!

The potential for this Union is near limitless, the only shackles is the size of its population! A large population offers; new businesses, new ideas, larger community, new friends. The list goes on. I want this to be the last trimester or two that the Special Committee on Membership has to be created! I want this to be the last months we don’t have to worry about the size of our population! I will personally pay the person who recruits the most people within this 100 population goal ∇100! This on top of a recruitment incentives policy that's been in place for some time will make someone with the activity and tenacity will be very wealthy by Triumvirate standards.

We only have to get the ball moving, and once in motion never let it stop.

*Andrew Hester*,
Minor Executive,
Head of the Treasury, Senior Executive