Like we should educate people (VOTE GAIUS JULIUS)
Gaius Julius
For some reason there seems to be all of this rush about education and domestic policy within the US. It makes sense the US is transitioning from a full scale war to something similar to what we had before the war. We still have battles to finish countries to kick out of the brolliances regions. However now people are like "hey are we gonna like help the newbs and make people smart?" The answer to that is yes, and if I am re-elected next month you can be for sure that domestic affairs is going to play a major role in everything I do. One of the main causes of our early failures in the war was that people just didn't understand. Parties worked for themselves and people were in an almost comatose state when it came to where they lived, where they fought and where they got their info from. That has changed a great deal during this war, however now we cannot afford to let another generation of citizens fall back to the old ways.
Long before I became President I was an education and domestic affairs guy. I am not a one trick pony, don't believe me? Read these:
Restarting the NAU
New players are the best players
Understanding our economy
The Information War
As you can see I was one of the first players to tote some key ideas and reinvent some old ones. I did not do these things alone. I had help more help than I thought possible from a lot of people and many of the issues I advocated for were brainchildren of people such as Emerick and Tiacha. However I have never wavered from my very solid beliefs about new players and education. I advocated that the old concept of ignoring and bashing newbs was as bad as fighting for the other side. I saw the NAU as the best way to disseminate knowledge for thus thirsty for it. Finally I talked about how the US and its more intelligent citizens had to insure that propaganda such as Zoli's couldn't infiltrate our media and destroy average player morale and understanding. So I have done all of this, but what am I going to do in the future?
Bear with me on this wall of text
The Tier system
So we have dozens of new player and domestic programs. Lets list them as some are neglected by a lot of people a lot of the time.
-Pony Express
-Meals on Wheels
-Mentor Program
-US welcoming committee
-REACH
-Flying Unicorns
-US Dept of Education
-North American University
-US Training Division
That is a lot of programs, and heck I probably forgot a few. So instead of the approach that people normally take which is to simply throw around program names and say they need support. Lets look at it in a different light. How can these programs support each other. In other words what we need is a system by which these groups cooperate and support new players from crib to fully accomplished player. So where does it start.
Tier 0:
The first step along the line is getting new players. One of the US's key strengths is its population and we need to keep that coming. This is where the first program comes in. REACH is a new DoI program focused on using alternative media methods to promote the eUS. Using social outlets such as Twitter and Digg could allow us to reach hundreds of thousand of new players. This brings in the new players, where do they go from there.
Tier 1 (first contact):
This is when a new player first joins. There are two programs that are crucial to this first contact. The Welcoming Committee and Meals on Wheels. People love free stuff and that is what gets people to stat around. MoW's entices people and gives them an initial contact in the form of food paid for by the government. It helps them through the first week of low pay and confused mistakes. The WC does a similar approach, it offers gifting services however it also introduces a new player to the community. This is key to an active citizen as the eUS forums are a major hub of US life.
Tier 2 (the first steps):
So now we have reached week 2 with our newb, they have learned thanks to early sources the basics of eUS life. Now is the time that they start to ask questions like "where do I spend my gold?" or "What is PEACE?". This is where the Mentor program comes in. This ia one on one peer leader who helps new players learn about the world they live in. In the future this could even be improved upon to allow more detail. For example a new player who is interested in starting businesses could be directed towards experienced US GM's who know what they are talking about. Finally the mentors are key as they will help with encouraging new players to join the Training Division and be militarily active. This program insures that new players understand how to fight, where to fight and basic eUS military procedure. A key aspect of this will be the flying unicorns who will insure that new players get a free trip to California or Florida so that they fight at their max potential.
Tier 3 (Becoming a real player):
Education needs to be the cornerstone of our domestic policy. It is why I helped to restart the NAU and why the DoE was always my favorite department. These programs need to make sure that they are directed at the new player. A mentor can only go so far. Too make sure we are turning our citizens into true professionals, they need to be passed of to these two sources of education. The DoE can offer broad topics, such as how to maximize wellness, the basics of running a business and how to get active. Meanwhile the NAU offers courses in specific areas and allows an interested player to get active in what they want to.
Tier 4(get them active while you can):
We have a great number of programs that people can work in. After being berated by various depts and people with info and education we need to capitalize on this and get our new players active. They need to know about getting info through the pony express and that it is easy to become an ambassador. Whats the point of educating someone who will drift back into two clicking?
Tier 5 (activity after newbdom):
So after all that work by the government, individual citizens and outside programs. Where does our new player go from there. Well the sky is the limit and its why new players are awesome. They are the future of our country, after you and I have quit they will be left with our legacy. I want to make it one not of "well I thought that we should do this", but one of "I am glad we did this."
Thanks for reading through my wall of text, I hope it inspires you to get active in education and the domestic policy of our country.
Remember that the Gaius/Jewitt ticket is not just one of what we did. We are a ticket that carries not only the vision to move us into the future but the experience and practice to really make it happen. However we are not the beginning and end of education. We are two young men who can only message and help so much. Sometimes the best solution to a problem is not another program but simply whether YOU get involved and help.
~Gaius Julius~
President of the eUnited States
Former Official Mentor (Now defacto one)
Former Dean of the NAU.
Comments
First DENIED
Voted!
If I was American, I would vote for you.
first page. Gaius, your not cool enough to be jewitt, dont steal his trademark 😛
With my articles written in the USA, about the USA I have educated more citizens that many previous governments did. I will not stop doing the same in the future.
lulz zoli your such a card
Thank you Zoli for proving his point, now go back to where you came from. I like it better when we thought you were eDead.
ZOLI!!! I miss you buddy!!! Why don't you ever come on #usa-chat? I missed the good ole days of making you look foolish.
my vote goes to zoli, personally.
that is, unless one of you people agrees to free california
VIVA LA REPUBLICA CALIFORNIA
You are campaigning and it is great you can pick on me in your every article but please re-read those articles you label propaganda.
Gaius you know you'd have my vote... if I was born in the eUSA 😃
\o/
Brolliance 4 The Win !!!
thx for the msg on domestic issues. You have my vote.
*salutes*
Ave, Gaius!!!
Strength through education!
Nice Gaius, going after what people question about your presidency the most. Now you made it even harder to choose between you and Woxan since you have given us your Domestic policy :/
Gaius already had my vote before.
But +1 point.
Gaius and everyone else- I need to know what you think: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/basic-economics-or-erepublinomics-vol-1-968344/1/20" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/basi[..]/1/20
Wow, President Gaius, you got trolled by both GLaDOS AND Zoli. If PEACE is THAT afraid of you getting re-elected that they sent in their main propaganda cannon, and his stooge, that allays all worry I may have had about you! Here's to another term! Gaius Julius for President!
hi me nam epic_failure. me am play erepublik sometimes and I think it am okay. well in real life i go to school and i have a pet goldfish. so that all for now about me. oh yeah i was trying to get us citizenship in erepublik but i think they might ban me instead since me posted about 30 requests because the gam not stop me from posting a lot of citizen request. ok now i'm going to go get ice cream with some friends from my neighborhood. bye!!!!!!! oh ya my pet goldfish is named johnathen.
Voted because I love pie. Cherry pie in particular.
Also good article 😃
shorty fire burning on the dance floor
Educationmaxxx
Education has always, repeat always been high on Gaius's list.
Thats why you should vote him back into office this coming election.
Tier 1 : We should offer free tickets to people who start in states with no hospitals so they can move to states with hospitals. Moving tickets are out of reach for noobies.
Check out the 2-clicker Sunday for my introductory mentoring message: http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/2-clicker-morning-coffee-194873/1" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/2-[..]873/1
Gaius, you have my vote. I did just start a little over a week ago in this stuff. And was able to pick up on a ton from your articles. Thanks
26th! D to the NIED!
Gaius"Orange"Juliusmaxxxxx
Vote for Julius/Hewitt
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wtfxepicfailure
All of this is very important. I haven't been playing that long, and I am still learning on my own time. I was alone on an island when I first started, and found myself behind enemy lines when my state was conquered. Wish I could have had some help along these lines.
Dont forget to add somebody needs to review and accept the citizenship request. I have been waiting for a while. Then I canceled to resend it again. I am tired of waiting
great article, i'm going to bookmark this.
President Gaius...
This programs are all great idea and I know that they have been effect for awhile. Unfortunately, they need closer monitoring and more help.
I applied to TD and Mentorship when I joined. I got a mentor when I was Level 13. (my mentor was Level 12 - LOL). I have YET to hear back from the TD.
So how are we going to make that better? Pass by my IRC office at anytime (#Connors-Office) to discuss.
JUDE'S JOURNAL: http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/jude-s-journal-196353/1" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/ju[..]353/1
Good article, Gaius. I've worked with you more closely in the Feds, so I am always surprised when I hear what people complain about with you. They don't seem to have any idea how education and newb-focused you are. I hope this clears things up for them.
Keep up the good work
Education = Awesome
Voted. Gaius/Jewitt Can Do It!
Gaius/Jewitt October!
Way back when I was just starting, I was only contacted by the National Guard. Even when I was of the level to start fighting, I never had the wellness. By supporting programs like this, you not only help the citizens to get started and keep playing, you also help the eUS by getting them up and running into being good 2-clickers and beyond.
Gaius/Jewitt ftw
o7
Trust airborne to fix a country 😃
Good job !
I can't finally decide yet.
I want to vote but I'm not yet a US citizen - looking at the list there are about 15 million people that moved to the US to help it in war, but have not been rewarded.
I missed the ability to vote by a matter of hours, having turned level 6 just after. I would have voted for Woxan, but I still have mad respect for Gaius for yanking our asses out from under PEACE.
Don Keedick for president!
Makin' sure people know: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/do-not-fight-in-por-uk-mexico-france-battles-970896/1/all" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/do-n[..]1/all
This article makes me sad because none of this shit existed when I made my account 3 weeks ago. No education, no free food... no fucking help on what to do at all? Yeah, whatever. I voted for you anyway because Woxan's ads annoyed the crap out of me.
Citizen temporarily suspended for being under investigation for suspicious illegal activities. LOL????????
So you're back? Make an officail statement!