View source for Beginner's Path

== Points to be earned ==
* Basics (4)
** 1 - confirm email address
** 1 - edit profile
** 2 - write biography
* Communication (5)
** 1 - sign up for forums
** 1 - make one forum post
** 1 - send email using rs.org (to [[Primary instructors|instructor/mentor]])
** 1 - sign onto IRC, join #rs_bar_and_grill, and say hello
** 1 - make a comment on a news post
* Education (4)
** 1 - read all 5 bylaws pages
** 1 - read all 13 operations manual pages
** 1 - visit all 7 executive office pages
** 1 - take one [[Academy courses|academy course]]
* Other (3)
** 1 - vote on ten quotes (questionable: are quotes integral part of the RS? perhaps; will a lot of them not make sense to the newcomer? likely)
** 1 - upload one picture to the gallery (if uncomfortable with RL pics, can be of your character)
** 1 - make a "funpoints" submission
* Advanced (9)
** 2 - pass one academy course
** 1 - contribute to the RS wiki
** 2 - 500+ word, quality biography
** 1 - filling out all or nearly all of profile
** 1 - 5 posts on the forums, at least 2 with 100+ words
** 1 - earn 3 funpoints
** 1 - join the RS Myspace group (you can create a new myspace profile for this if you want) (questionable: do we want them to see all the RL pics of our members?  possibly not?)

Total possible points: 25

== Rewards ==
* 5 pts - Beginner's Path Ribbon & promotion to Lt. j.g.
* 15 pts - Beginner's Path Honors Ribbon & promotion to 2nd Lt.
* 25 pts - Beginner's Path Master's Ribbon

== Proposal ==
To [[High Command]]: "BEGINNER'S PATH" PROPOSAL

This proposal is intended to teach new members to use our site, and give them something specific to do immediately.  This is designed to keep more people interested in our club after they have joined.

If passed, this proposal will be put into effect as soon as the Internet Office, i.e. Snap and Licah, can code the system.  A notice about the proposal will be sent to the entire club once it is activated.  Estimated time to code after approving is one week.

The following changes will be made to the [[Bylaws]]:

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== Emails ==
Excerpt from Licah's email to [[High Command]]:

<pre>Beginner's Path - A rather coding-intense project that gives someone who's
just signed up a very specific list of things to do in order to earn his
or her first promotion.  I'm sure I fired off an email or five about this
to various people, and I even started working on it once, but basically,
you get promoted to LJG (or whatever) if you:
- Edit profile
- Sign up for the forums
- Make one forum post
- Send one email using rs.org
- Find the pages listing honorary members (two pages - one for those with
the medal, one for those with the roster status) (exercise in using site,
also a bit of a history lesson)
- whatever else you might care to add
This gives people something to do right at the beginning, there is
absolutely no dead time, you click the "Join!" button, and there's a big
"Welcome!" page, and a big "Next Step -->" link.  This should really cut
down on lost members; it's easy, you get rewarded for it, you learn how to
work the site, and you build a connection with the site.  The main reason
I haven't done it yet is the amount of coding involved.  Snap and I have
discussed this, and I'll bet you it could be all done within 4-6 hours of
coding, but I haven't done it yet.  Also, the specific details, like what
exactly the steps are and OKing a change in the bylaws to allow promotion
to LJG, haven't been finalized.
Needed: IO staff, HC approval of project
</pre>