I think I'm entitled to some sort of definitive answer given that we're in Site Discussion
what's the story here
(to reiterate: Change the name Basic for skill rank 2/100GP to something else because what even is the difference between the words basic and beginner? I proposed the name be changed to Amateur.)
Last Edit: Dec 26, 2015 3:44:27 GMT -5 by Knowledge
I'm not in a position to give you that definitive answer, just weighing in to say I agree with the change because I get those two confused fucking constantly, and this is an easy, obvious solution for that.
Why does there need to be a Staff discussion about changing the name of a skill rank? This will literally take ten seconds in Word; I see no reason why we cant just change it now. And if people don't like it, we can always change it back.
Why does there need to be a Staff discussion about changing the name of a skill rank? This will literally take ten seconds in Word; I see no reason why we cant just change it now. And if people don't like it, we can always change it back.
In short: Just Do It.
Because I'm not going to fuck with any part of the rules without showing the other members of the team the common courtesy of asking if they care or not first. It would be rude, for one, and for two its simply not my place. I don't run this ship, I just work its engine.
I'm not suggesting three months of debate, I'm suggesting a one minute "hey do you guys care" when the rest of the team wakes up.
Why does there need to be a Staff discussion about changing the name of a skill rank? This will literally take ten seconds in Word; I see no reason why we cant just change it now. And if people don't like it, we can always change it back.
In short: Just Do It.
Because I'm not going to fuck with any part of the rules without showing the other members of the team the common courtesy of asking if they care or not first. It would be rude, for one, and for two its simply not my place. I don't run this ship, I just work its engine.
I'm not suggesting three months of debate, I'm suggesting a one minute "hey do you guys care" when the rest of the team wakes up.
Which I would perfectly understand... If this topic wasn't: A). Already three weeks old and B). Already posted in by almost every Staff member, along with their endorsement of the point of said topic.
At some point, waiting on others stops being a courtesy and starts being lazy.
If every staff member had posted their endorsement I would have done it, but that's not the case. Apart from myself, Shun has posted saying he wanted to do it ages ago but with a completely different word, and Brianna shitposted, which is not endorsement. Their opinions matter and I'm not going to presume them. At this point that's going to take like, maybe 12 hours. You'll live.
I would, but then I'd have to find something else to waste my time on, and that's just a bit too much of a hassle right now. Maybe New Years though, if you're good, I'll pretend to stop for a day or two. Maybe.
Post by Shun Minamoto on Dec 26, 2015 9:24:34 GMT -5
I would change Beginner to Amateur. An Amateur likely doesn't have the basics down, which is what Basic was supposed to represent: That you've got the fundamentals.
Not many other people seem to mind, of course, so this is hardly a rush.
Barring further objections in 24 hours I'll probably buy Brianna some hot chocolate and then tactically ask her to make the changes everywhere.
I'd argue that an amateur has a better grasp of something than a beginner. A beginner is starting out, an amateur has done it for a while but maybe isn't the greatest.