Everyone I'm sure has witnessed a lot of the drama surrounding the WBR unfold over the past couple weeks. Divergent opinions and perspectives combined to cause a lot of strife within the whole of the room. A lot of people saw that a change was necessary, and while I would have loved to try to head off some of the latest happenings I was unfortunately bound by the need to wait for approval from the proper authorities. The details some of you have gleaned from the parties involved or from reading various posts in this room should suffice; things are about to change in the WBR.
Going forward, I'm planning to more or less reboot the Workshop Back Room. It's going to be what it should have been in the first place, had it not been created as a Brawl+ workroom. There is going to be a purge, and inactive members will be let go. The possibility exists that even current, active members might not integrate well into the room's new direction. That's not to say there won't be any attempts at reconciliation. I won't kick people out "because I say so." Also, inactives wishing to maintain their membership will be allowed to appeal their case for retention, and demonstrate intent to become more active and contributive to the room's new functions and direction.
I'm making this announcement so as to be plain about the scope of all new applicants: The WBR isn't just for people wishing to work on Brawl+ anymore. All coders, project creators, application writers, song and stage tweakers; If you feel you've made a name for yourself in the Workshop community, apply. Of course, even the best code and project designs are nothing without the proper perspective on their applications, and since most of the projects are aimed at the competitive community, tournament players are encouraged to apply as well. The overall idea behind the new WBR hasn't been completely decided on yet. But we're working on it. So the more people that apply, the more we'll see where the interest is and what direction it can take us in.
This time around, I'm going to go with a similar format as the last round of admissions. In your application, please include:
This is going to be a pretty big change, and I have faith it will be for the best for the Workshop community and all of its projects in the long run. I'm looking for a few good people to help me make this transition the best it can be.
We've decided on a small change of procedure. Please PM all applications to Bionic Sonic, and I'll allow this topic to be used for discussing the new WBR. Thunderspam and TSON you don't need to post yours again.
Going forward, I'm planning to more or less reboot the Workshop Back Room. It's going to be what it should have been in the first place, had it not been created as a Brawl+ workroom. There is going to be a purge, and inactive members will be let go. The possibility exists that even current, active members might not integrate well into the room's new direction. That's not to say there won't be any attempts at reconciliation. I won't kick people out "because I say so." Also, inactives wishing to maintain their membership will be allowed to appeal their case for retention, and demonstrate intent to become more active and contributive to the room's new functions and direction.
I'm making this announcement so as to be plain about the scope of all new applicants: The WBR isn't just for people wishing to work on Brawl+ anymore. All coders, project creators, application writers, song and stage tweakers; If you feel you've made a name for yourself in the Workshop community, apply. Of course, even the best code and project designs are nothing without the proper perspective on their applications, and since most of the projects are aimed at the competitive community, tournament players are encouraged to apply as well. The overall idea behind the new WBR hasn't been completely decided on yet. But we're working on it. So the more people that apply, the more we'll see where the interest is and what direction it can take us in.
This time around, I'm going to go with a similar format as the last round of admissions. In your application, please include:
- Your name
- Years active in the community
- Your biggest asset to contribute to the WBR (tournament experience, a particular project you created, game knowledge)
- Any particular code writing specialties (PSA, Brawlbox)
- Any posts that can sufficiently demonstrate any of the above
This is going to be a pretty big change, and I have faith it will be for the best for the Workshop community and all of its projects in the long run. I'm looking for a few good people to help me make this transition the best it can be.
We've decided on a small change of procedure. Please PM all applications to Bionic Sonic, and I'll allow this topic to be used for discussing the new WBR. Thunderspam and TSON you don't need to post yours again.
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