Meals on Wheels: The US government gives newbies free bread. She breaks it.
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by Jack Milligan
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Forewor😛
I have already pledged to donate the proceeds from my media mogul medal to Meals on Wheels, but I wanted to write an article about why I’m so passionate about the project. Please SUBSCRIBE and VOTE this article up so that newbies, subscribers and donors can see it, and if you’d like to donate to Meals on Wheels yourself, keep reading for information on where to donate.
If you’re a citizen that has been in eRepublic for less than a month, please go to
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=r_UGSlANPFL746ppYKje4JA&hl=en
and sign up to receive your free meals.
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Ordinarily I use this newspaper to stick my nose into political or military affairs in eRepublik, but today I’m using the press to promote a program that’s become dear to my heart- Meals on Wheels.
Meals on Wheels is the very definition of a bottom-up social welfare program. The program provides new citizens (younger than one month) with 3 Q1 meals, allowing new citizens to keep their meager (in a wartime economy, excruciatingly meager) paychecks to themselves in the very beginning of their eRepublik lives.
eMerican citizen SirEkim, director of not only Meals on Wheels but MASH, Pony Express, the current Secretary of eMerican Citizen Affairs, and a 2-term senator (an impressive resume, to be sure), tells me that “Meals on Wheels has been one of the most efficient ways to improve citizen retention rate. One recent study found that MoW recipients had a 70% chance of sticking with the game for over a month, compared to 30% or so without MoW.”
We are in desperate need of new citizens, and more importantly, new citizens that stay long enough to level up to fighting status. Other organizations are working on getting citizens to sign up, but Meals on Wheels is working to keep them signed up.
I, as I’ve already stated, will be sending my 5 gold from a Media Mogul medal to MoW. If you’re interested in personally donating gold or U.S currency to MoW, donate at their organization page: http://www.erepublik.com/en/organization/1330363
I’d like as many newbies and potential donors to see this as possible, so please, again, VOTE and SUBSCRIBE!!!
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I imagine you know that first link isn't working.
thats totally what MoW looks like while making food for our newbs, so we should all be extra grateful and donate occasionally to keep them up and running 😃
I have a 50% chance of getting heads on a quarter, compared to 50% chance of not getting heads...
I started this game on 7/25/2009 and had no problems keeping myself in food. If a noob can't manage his wellness through the 1st few days of the game without the help of some sort of social program then what kind of productive citizen is he likely to be? One that is willing to work for what he gets, or is he getting a signal that anytime he needs something he expects a government handout? We are at war for our very existence, cut the social programs and give the money to the military!
I personally am a MoW booster- because when I saw the program, I didn't see it as a social welfare system (even though I agree it is a wealth distribution system towards the newest players) My response was "holy crap, its a politic game that has transcended paper and has people actually serving / creating/ funding/ promoting programs that they made, not some premade option from game creaters. Thats what first got me truly interested in eRep.
In that case Cynic, there's plenty of other programs that were made that could be promoted, such as the entire U.S. Military.
Very true, I am just saying I have a soft spot in my heart for meals on wheels. 😛
I love women who break bread 🙂 Meals on Wheels helped keep me alive when I started! Good visuals.
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i do not believe in this media mogul money. it is peanuts. the best way to make money is to recruit new players. spam everywhere and guide them to stay to play. recruiter makes money, new player gets money, all of that stays in national economy. and, the most important, new players fight for their country. it is better to have recruiters in the country than field marshals. want to beat PEACE GD? -bring 50 000 new players!
MileLican: I'm guessing that you haven't been reading the newspapers you've been posting this message under so many times, but I'd like to say that the irony of posting it here is delicious. (Much like the food that will get donated to new players to keep them playing to level 6.)
As for MoW, the program definitely helped me stick around.
First, Creating a program aimed at new player retention shows incoming citizens that there are those who actually care about their progress.
Second, those of us who joined the game from an advertisement instead of a recommendation don't have the benefit of knowing the "correct" states to live in beforehand. It would have taken me much longer to scrap together enough money to buy a moving ticket out of Massachusetts without those 3 meals on wheels savings days.
Third, also as a result of joining without a mentor, I took a job in building. Once I had worked enough to level up, I looked for a job to suit my new level 2 skill. There were none. Without a higher paying job I couldn't inch my way up the pay scale. I immediately got a job in a sector with potential advancement (although now I'm cursing not going for manufacturing.) Starting over in a new skill insured newbie pay for another three days. Without MoW I would have starved. Simple as that.
I had a rough time starting the game but Meals on Wheels helped me out a lot. I don't expect freebees now, as Custer50 suggests, to the contrary I've signed a friend up and donated food to them to help them level up. I intend on signing up more willing friends and doing the same.
I'm not sure MoW is all that effective. I am getting by buying q2 food each day on my $2.50 salary at level 4, and even though I signed up several days ago I haven't heard a thing from MoW.... come to think of it the only newbie program I heard from at all was the Gift Exchange (God ebless them).
However, perhaps giving more money to MoW could make it more effective, but methinks what they really need is more volunteers.
M Garfield