2016/2017 GB Season Schedule and Discussion

[NARSES2]

Right we have a winner in the 2016/2017 GB poll.

In The Navy wins with 13 votes, with Frog/Novo old kit based and Soviet GB drawing for 2nd with 11 votes each.

Therefore the proposed schedule is as follows ;

In the Navy to run from 1/6/16 through 31/8/16.
Soviet GB to run 1/10/16 through 31/12/16 - this means we run through the anniversary of the revolution.
Frog/Novo old kit based GB to run 1/2/17 through 30/4/17

The one month gap between GB's allows for the inevitable extension.

We can then run the 2017 One Week GB in May and move on from there. I realise that this means we get "slippage" every year but we will deal with that when necessary, or not as the case may be.

[NARSES2]

Now we need to decide some things.

Initially we need to decide what we mean by In the Navy. My instinct is that it should include ships etc but also naval aircraft (perhaps make it carrier based rather than carrier and land based ?). As for Marines and Naval Infantry I don't have a strong view either way other than to think that any such forces should be an integral part of a Navy rather than a stand alone force ?

The second thing we need to decide is what actually constitutes an old kit. Some are obvious others are not. Do we define by maker/producer, date of original tooling or do we have arbitrary cut off date for the tooling - 1980 say ?

So discuss

[Captain Canada]

Cheers ! I've got a real simple plan this time, to meet at least 1 GB deadline !

[NARSES2]

Now to the thorny (to me anyway) subject of moderation.

My appeals have so far brought forth one volunteer. Thank you Crude but Effective   So if you would like to let me know which GB you'd like to help moderate we can sort it when the time comes.

Now about moderation. It is not difficult and takes as much time as you want to put into it. Some may want to be heavily involved others may just want to keep an eye on things from afar so to speak.

The heaviest involvement comes whilst setting up the GB as rules need to be decided, but in all honesty we use the same basic ones each GB so it is purely the specifics that need to be agreed. Then at the end of the GB you will in all certainty have to agree an extension of two weeks and organise a poll. The latter is not difficult and I am always around to help.

During the GB you may need to answer a couple of questions and chivy, encourage things along a bit but that's all.

The reason I like to have two moderators is so that they can bounce any questions off of each other and come to a conclusion. Two heads are better than one in this case.

So do I have any other volunteers ?

If the answer to that is no then you will still get your GB's as all being well I will moderate them. However that will not necessarily happen next year so please be aware of that.

Chris

[kitbasher]

Happy to mod the old kit GB and to propose some rules if that helps?

[NARSES2]

Happy to mod the old kit GB and to propose some rules if that helps?

Noted.

Cheers mate. I think the only thing we need to decide now is what we mean by an old kit ? I want to get that sorted simply because many may not have a kit in the stash that fits the definition (I'm not sure I do) and I'd like them to have a fair bit of time to sort one out.

[kitbasher]

I like the 1980 cut off idea, although that could preclude a lot of Matchbox.  Let me do some delving and I'll come back with an idea when I'm back in the land of wifi.

[crudebuteffective]

hi

I can do the soviet GB or the old kit GB

See who else comes forward and i can do the gaps

CBE

[JasonW]

Work has been crazy last 4-5 months. It is slowly stabilizing so I should have more time available NOT working on projects involving 1/1 scale steel buildings. Pesky job always getting in the way of things.

I will be more than happy to mod in the Soviet GB. I can do either of the other two as well if need be.

Maybe I'll even be able to finish something this time. Eh, one can dream.

[loupgarou]

Now we need to decide some things.

Initially we need to decide what we mean by In the Navy. My instinct is that it should include ships etc but also naval aircraft (perhaps make it carrier based rather than carrier and land based ?). As for Marines and Naval Infantry I don't have a strong view either way other than to think that any such forces should be an integral part of a Navy rather than a stand alone force ?

The second thing we need to decide is what actually constitutes an old kit. Some are obvious others are not. Do we define by maker/producer, date of original tooling or do we have arbitrary cut off date for the tooling - 1980 say ?

So discuss

I sure hope it will include aircraft! 
And that navies from countries that don't even have a sea will be allowed.   

[Weaver]

I've just finished modding the Cold War GB and I'm currently doing one over on BTS, and honestly folks, if you're hesitating about the 'commitment' relax: it's painless. Just a bit of PM discussion with the other mods about rules questions and polls etc, and a small bit of worjk to implement them.

I'll cheerfully mod anything at the moment, however there are some GBs that I'd like to enter, particularly In The Navy, since it ties in with stuff I was trying to get done anyway. I tend to think that it's a conflict of interest to both mod a GB and take part in it, but what do other people think?

[ysi_maniac]

... I tend to think that it's a conflict of interest to both mod a GB and take part in it, but what do other people think?

IMO, there is no problem as long as you are a little honest. This is about have fun with toys anyway.

BTW, I want to participate in Navy GB too and I do not mind to co-moderate it.

[NARSES2]

Thanks a lot gents your volunteering is much appreciated. I will be in touch in the next couple of days with people.

Weaver. As for a conflict of interest I see none at all. As YSI says it's fun not life or death so taking part in a GB you are moderating is not a problem. To be honest I can't actually think of a conflict of interest that could come up ?

I'll set up a dedicated thread for the In The Navy GB at the end of the week so we can start sorting the rules out. I'll post some draft rules at that time so we can thrash the details out using them as a starting point.

Chris

[Weaver]

Weaver. As for a conflict of interest I see none at all. As YSI says it's fun not life or death so taking part in a GB you are moderating is not a problem. To be honest I can't actually think of a conflict of interest that could come up ?

Well the obvious one is that a mod allows themseves to do something that's right on the edge of the rules that they wouldn't allow someone else to do. How much part-started is too much, for instance. I suppose it's okay as long as there's more than one mod for the GB, so that the two or more mods can check each other.

[NARSES2]

Weaver. As for a conflict of interest I see none at all. As YSI says it's fun not life or death so taking part in a GB you are moderating is not a problem. To be honest I can't actually think of a conflict of interest that could come up ?

Well the obvious one is that a mod allows themseves to do something that's right on the edge of the rules that they wouldn't allow someone else to do. How much part-started is too much, for instance. I suppose it's okay as long as there's more than one mod for the GB, so that the two or more mods can check each other.

Not a problem, after all we trust people only start when the gun goes and not before after all. If we trust the members to play fair there is no reason not to trust the mods. Otherwise we'd need to pay the Mods expenses to go around checking people and they'd need a time machine