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Xanya's Guide to Organizations

In this guide I will tell you a bit about organizations, what they are, tips on how to join them or even some tips on how to start one yourself.

What are organizations?

Organizations are a part of the universe and often provide the public with different services. Some are production companies and provide the public with products. Other organizations have grown and become empires providing people a place to live.

Joining an existing organization

If you want to become part of one such organization then here are some tips for you.

First I'd say try to do some research and find out what kind of organizations there are and what they do. One of the places where you can find this info in on the wiki pages, although the forums might help out as well. Asking people in-game is also a good way to find out what organizations are in play these days and also how active they are.

When you have this info you can contact the leaders or anyone else of one or more of those organizations and ask them any questions you might still have. One of those questions can be: Do you need people to help you out? or ...Do you require my services?

Useful commands

Below is a list of command s taken from the +org/help menu known as the 'Org System General Help'.

General commands

+org/list [<type>] +org/list by itself will bring up a list of existing organizations on the MUSH. +org/list <type> will bring up all the organizations on the MUSH of type <type>. Available types: BUS, GOV, MIL, ORG, OOC.

+org/apply <org> Submits an application to be a member of organization <org>. It is the responsibility of the organization's leaders to accept or deny your application.

+org/memberships Lists all the organizations that you are a member of. Will also indicate which ones you are a leader in and which is set as your default org.

+org/default <org> Sets the organization <org> to be your default organization. If you execute a command that does not explicitly require you to name an org, but which acts upon specific org information, this is the organization which it will act upon. You need to be a member of the organization you're trying to set as your default.

+org/deposit <org>=<amount> Deposits <amount> of Credits into the organization <org>'s treasury.

+org/info [<org>] Provides general information (org's full name, contact, description, and MOTD) about either your default organization, or an organization that you specify. (For org leaders and admin; you will see additional information.)

Members Commands

+org/roster [<org>] Lists all members of either your default org or the organization that you indicate.

+org/quit [<org>] Allows you to quit your default organization or the organization that you indicate. If you quit your default organization, the command will issue you a warning message reminding you to set another organization as your default org.

+org/paycheck [<org>] Allows you to collect your daily paycheck. You may only collect it once each day. In some cases this can also be once a week.

+org/ranks [<org>] Lists the ranks and pay levels of your default organization or the organization that you indicate.

+org/who [<org>] Lists all online members of either your default org or the organization that you indicate.

Starting one yourself

Sometimes you rather start one yourself. when you want to go this way then I have some thoughts that might help you out.

Before you actually start an organization I'd say you need to do some things in preparation of this. First thing I did was think about what I wanted to do with my organization and how it could help the public. I asked myself questions like: What service do I want to provide to the public? How many people would I need to help me with that? What do those people need to be able to do to successfully help me out?

There are probably more questions you can think of but let's start with these ones.

What service do I want to provide to the public?

This question was the first one I asked myself. I knew quickly it was to provide a range of products to the people. But in your case it could be something else. Like starting an empire to go with the planet you just found. In either case think of how the services of your organization might affect the public. Like do people need this service? Is there really a market for it?

How many people would I need to help me with that?

This question is directly tied to the amount of people that eventually start working for you. It is also an important question since I believe you need at least 3 people in any organization before it will be accepted in-game.

What do those people need to be able to do to successfully help me out?

You can also ask yourself the question: What jobs do I need to make my organization work? This can be answered with jobs like Security and/or Medical personnel, Engineers, Pilots, and so on. When you know what jobs you need to also know how many people you need in your organization.

Once you have asked yourself these and probably more questions write them down so you won't forget what you came up with. When you have your idea of what kind of how many people you need and what they should be able to provide your organization, go out and ask around if people wish to help you out with your organization.

When you have your group of people to help you out you can ask your organization to be a proved. You can do this by either making a +str or send an @mail to brody. In this message you should provide at least the number of people that will help you out and possibly there names to. and what your organization will be doing or what services they will provide.

OH, I forgot the most important thing of creating your organization. NAME it.

Naming your organization

When naming your organization you should follow some basic rules. The most important rule I can think of is that you should not give your organization a name that will or might offend people. Be careful with this part. You don't want to end up having to rename your organization do you?

Second I believe you should name the organization in a way you like but also In a way that will or can provide the public with an insight of what your organization does or stands for. You can also just name it a way you like without it telling people what it is your organization does. Thought I think it can help your organization if people know what you do and a name can greatly help with that.

More useful commands

The below list is is taken from the +org/help leader menu which is titled as the 'Org System Help: Leader Commands' As a leader or admin of an organization these commands will be most usefull.

Application Commands

+org/waiting [<org>] Leaders only. Lists any applicants who wish to join your default organization or the organization that you indicate.

+org/accept <player> Leaders only. Accepts an applicant <player> from the waiting list of your default organization into the organization. No information is set for the player yet; you will need to go through the necessary commands to set them up.

+org/reject <player> Leaders only. Rejects an applicant <player> from the waiting list of your default organization.

Org Info Commands

+org/setdesc <desc> Leaders only. Sets the description for your default organization.

+org/setmotd <motd> Leaders only. Sets the MOTD (Message of the Day) for your default organization.

+org/addrank <rank>=<amount> Leaders only. Adds a rank of <rank> to your default organization's rank tables with the default pay of <amount> Credits. If you set a member of the organization to the rank, their paycheck will be automatically set to the amount specified here.

+org/delrank <rank> Leaders only. Deletes the rank of <rank> from your default organization's rank tables.

Roster Management Commands

+org/boot <player> Leaders only. Removes <player> from your default organization.

+org/cleanup [<org>] Leaders only. When a player is nuked, their dbref is retained in the org system, so that sometimes you will get weird objects such as "Garbage" or other objects listed in the rosters if the dbref is recycled. This command will clean them out. +org/contact <player> Leaders only. Sets the player who should be contacted for information on your default organization.

+org/setleader <player> Leaders only. Adds <player> as a leader of your default organization. The player must be a member of the organization first.

+org/retire [<org>] Leaders only. Retires you as a leader of an organization. Note, this is not the same as +org/quit. You will still remain a member of the organization though you will no longer be a leader.

Member Setup Commands

+org/rank <player>=<rank> Leaders only. This gives the rank <rank> to player <player>

+org/assign <player>=<assignment> Leaders only. Sets the player's assignment in your default organization.

+org/division <player>=<division> Leaders only. Sets the player's division in your default organization.

+org/setpay <player>=<amount> Leaders only. Manually sets the paycheck of a player within your default organization.

Org Treasury Commands

+org/withdraw <org>=<amount> Leaders only. Withdraws <amount> from the organization's treasury. A record will be made in the organization's ledger.

+org/balance Leaders only. Reports the current balance of your default organization's treasury.

+org/payroll Leaders only. Lists your default organization's roster, each member's paycheck amount, and the last time they collected it.

+org/ledger [<org>] Leaders only. Display's the organization's ledger - all of the transactions that have taken place since the last wipe - as well as the last time the ledger was wiped and who performed the wiping.

+org/ledger wipe Leaders only. Wipes your default organization's ledger clean of all past transactions.

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