CM_Artasi Wrote:

Hi Maplers!

As some of you may be aware, we have been asking for your nominations of "experts" of certain aspects of the MapleStory community over the past week. Today, I am happy to formally announce a new project that I am hoping to get off the ground this month - the Maple Leaf Council.

This "Council" is a group of players, selected from among the major aspects of the MapleStory community, by which we can facilitate feedback and discuss from the player-base to the MapleStory Development Team. Each appointed player will be responsible for gathering feedback and opinions from the division of the community they represent, to be given voice in concern with future updates, game balancing, suggestions and changes, etc.

We will be letting the nomination period continue through the rest of this week, where we will then decide who be chosen to represent the players in the First Maple Leaf Council.

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Mission Statement
It is the sole mission of the Maple Leaf Council and of each Maple Leaf Councillor to represent, to the best of their ability, the aspect of the MapleStory community to which they have been appointed. It is the responsibility of the Councillor to take note of the interests and opinions of those they represent in a fashion that is unbiased and not at all self-serving, while also pushing the aspect to which they have been appointed in a positive direction by serving as a teacher, leader, and voice for their community, and by advocating for the ultimate gameplay success of the aspect to which they have been appointed.

Appointment and Direction

1. Candidates for the Maple Leaf Council may be nominated by any player in good standing with Nexon America. Please note that self-nominations are taken into consideration as well.

2. The MapleStory community team will hold full responsibility for the appointment of the title of “Maple Leaf Councillor” upon one (1) nominated person per community division.

3. Once appointed to this position, a Maple Leaf Councillor will serve a nine(9)-month-term at which point the position will be open to new appointees for the position. Maple Leaf Councillors can submit to the MapleStory Community Team for re-appointment, no more than 30-days before the expiration of their term of office.

4. Selected members are expected to actively participate in the program for the duration of their term. Please take personal time constraints into consideration carefully when applying. Lack of Council activity will end in impeachment from the office of Councillor.

5. Members of the press, beit professional, individual, or fan-site directed, or those acting in any volunteer capacity at a recognized news, press, or fan site outlet are not eligible to participate on the Maple Leaf Council

6. All members will be asked to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Various aspect of work of the council will be shared with the general public, however, in case of certain upcoming content and dates that is being shared with members, we require that all members sign this agreement so we can still have our surprises.

What We Look For in a Councillor

• Clarity of word, both written and spoken.
  
• Knowledge of appointed aspect, including knowledge of the community.
  
• A determined and exceptionally precise attention to detail.
  
• Weekly availability for Council-related activity.
  
• Influence and good standing within Nexon and the MapleStory community.
  
• Availability for possible travel, if requested by Nexon.
  

What a Councillor Can Do

• Create or otherwise draft Council legislation.
  
• Bring topics of interest to the attention of the Council.
  
• Vote on Council legislation.
  

Council legislation can be crafted for numerous reasons, not necessarily limited to:

• To request a formal redress of grievances/issues from the Development team.
  
• To formally propose, recommend, or push for consideration of ideas or suggestions.
  
• To formally denounce the implementation of upcoming content or features.

What a Councillor Cannot Do

• Propose any removal of past updates through Council legislation.
  
• Ban, threaten, or act as an administrator toward players, both in-game and within the forums.
  
• Delete forums posts, threads, etc.
  

OPEN POSITIONS:

-CLASSES
Explorers

• Beginner
  
• Warrior
  
• Magician
  
• Bowman
  
• Thief
  
• Pirate
  
• Dual Blade
  
• Cannoneer
  
• Jett

Cygnus Knights

• Noblesse
  
• Dawn Warrior (Mihile too!)
  
• Blaze Wizard
  
• Wind Archer
  
• Night Walker
  
• Thunder Breaker

Resistance

• Citizen
  
• Battle Mage
  
• Wild Hunter
  
• Mechanic
  
• Xenon
  
• Demon Slayer
  
• Demon Avenger

Heroes

• Aran
  
• Evan
  
• Mercedes
  
• Phantom
  
• Luminous
  
• Shade

Nova

• Kaiser
  
• Angelic Buster

Sengoku

• Hayato
  
• Kanna

Child of Rhinne

• Zero

Chase

• Beast Tamer

-OTHER

• Player Life
  
• Bug Reporting
  
• Story and Lore
  
• Free Market and Economy
  

Quote:Availability for possible travel, if requested by Nexon.

Quote:Dawn Warrior (Mihile too!)

RayGun Wrote:basically that means LA only, or wherever it is they are located

i think they don't get any pay or compensation even for their expenses in participating. only fanatics who live next door to nex should apply

RayGun Wrote:EDIT:

oh no, are mihiles no longer deserving their own class listing

ShinkuDragon Wrote:warriors not being subdivided and asking for travel time leave me out, my working schedule is retarded

CM_Artasi Wrote:They are only lumped together to save room, as said previously, people can still apply for individual jobs.

CM_Artasi Wrote:those acting in any volunteer capacity at a recognized news, press, or fan site outlet are not eligible to participate on the Maple Leaf Council

Justin Wrote:As much as I hate to say it, I honestly have no hopes whatsoever for this actually doing anything of merit. They already tried having full blown mini-GM players and look where that went. Maybe if they actually used some of those massive funds they've acquired to maintain their games they wouldn't have to keep trying these "volunteer" programs and shutting them down because of 15 year olds completely abusing it. Sorry for being a debby downer.

SaptaZapta Wrote:Travel is a problem, though.

Also


That certainly saves me deliberation.

Quote:1. Candidates for the Maple Leaf Council may be nominated by any player in good standing with Nexon America. Please note that self-nominations are taken into consideration as well.

Terebii Wrote:Looks like I'm immediately taken out of consideration. Got a false perma over the weekend

CM_Artasi Wrote:If it's a false ban and it's been resolved and noted as such, you should be fine.

dowie Wrote:Is this some special case?
Ever since I was released from my false ban I've never been able to touch any contest etc. not to mention they give you the same spiel as if you were guilty from the start regardless of any proven innocence.

dowie Wrote:Is this some special case?
Ever since I was released from my false ban I've never been able to touch any contest etc. not to mention they give you the same spiel as if you were guilty from the start regardless of any proven innocence.