This guide is for visitors, members and veterans of Starship Avalon. It gives a few tips on how to impress the brass, what not to do and generally what kind of things are acceptable and how to figure out those unwritten taboos.
1) Don't constantly whisper the Council Members or the Rah. Both groups are quite busy and whispering them is not only tiring but also destracting. If you have a question, feel free to ask one of the members in the lobby.
2) Use the Chain of Command. When you have a question ask your -direct- superior. Don't just go right up to the top of the command chain and ask the Captain directly. You might think "But it's just one question," but, unfortunately so does everyone else. So, Marshall Lee or Gerolkae gets a new whisper every 30 seconds it seems. The main key to Starship Avalon is not how much you know, but how quickly you can find it out yourself. Not being able to figure out simple problems on your own will probably prevent you from graduating for a long time.
3) Act Professional, even OOC. It's great to be excited and all, but when you run around the lobby going "Wheee" you're going to find yourself quickly looked down upon and it -will- come back to haunt you when we think of people we want to give more responsibility to. This being said, feel free to be jovial OOC, just use restraint. Don't act like you're 11 years old.
4) Do stuff willingly. Even if you don't want to do something, the best way to go about it is to just get it done; don't gripe and complain- life in Starship Avalon isn't always going to be fun even though most of the time it is.
5) Show up Often. Even when you're not RPing, simply having you in the dream adds to our total number and, like it or not, Furcadians don't go into empty dreams.
6) Bring your Friends. It's fun to RP with friends and you can hang out with them. Remember, however, that they need to become members to go inside.
7) Spread the love. Tell people about Starship Avalon.
8) STUDY STUDY STUDY. Make sure you know your stuff.
9) Roleplay even when there are no official "big picture" RPs going on. Nothing impresses the Senior Staff more than having someone roleplay even when it's just between 2 people in the messhall.
10) Don't ask for tours for you or your friends and -try- to figure out the application on your own. If you're having too much trouble with it, you should probably study up before you try applying.
11) If you're not going to read the instructions don't bother participating. It's doubtful you'll read this but it's the quickest way to not get promoted.
12) Don't stalk Council or the Rah. You don't need to sit beside us at every waking moment. We know you exist and all you do when you do this is make us think you want power. We don't need to see you roleplaying to know you are.. If you're lonely and looking to make a friend don't aim for the senior staff.. they have enough 'friends' and more then likely it'll just make things hard when you can't talk to them ICly.
13) It is better to remain silent and be thought of a fool, than to speak up and remove all doubt. If you aren't sure of something, ask your superior or a fellow crewmate. If you think you've been told before, apologize for forgetting and then ask. Don't expect to get promoted if you're asking questions that have been answered before.
14) Do not invoke the name of (insert council member here). If you so much as THINK about saying that someone on council told you something, you had better make sure you've got evidence to back it up and you're 100% sure you didn't misinterpret their statement... otherwise, you'd be best to start looking for a job as a cargo loader somewhere else.
15) Knowledge is power. Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely. Be careful that you don't come across as snobbish or always correcting people. It's a quick way to turn people against you and it makes you look like a social ladder climber willing to assasinate your 'friends' to get power.
