Harribo suggested I post this idea here, so I have done.
After applying for server admin (which I saw as an opportunity to run impromptus when necessary, not manage a server) I was obviously swiftly declined (and to good reason, to prestige's dismay). What did come from my valiant effort however, is a suggestion that there should be some middle form of group member who's been around for a while, that can run impromptus.
Basically, my idea works in a few different ways:
1. The two admin types would be merged from gold star and silver star into both gold stars. You could potentially have a clear marking of who is what, but the silver stars would pretty much be group members with the ability to change maps, set next maps, run votes etc on the server, and post group announcements for impromptus.
I guess this could add the amount of impromptus possible, while not having lunatics such as I in front of a huge panel of buttons, with plans to only use three (It's sad my maturity is often linked to a low-level of brain-power and intellectual power which isn't true, but this thread isn't about that).
2. A bot would be given silver star, or a bot for each 'impromptu planner' as I'll refer to this/these person/s as. Of course groups only allow permissions to be changed for individual ranks as opposed to individual people, so this would be a work-around for that.
Somewhere on the site, or possibly steam-chatting the bot as their assigned user (provided the second method was used, if not just a whitelist of people) would make that bot post a group announcement or event with the listed details.
After applying for server admin (which I saw as an opportunity to run impromptus when necessary, not manage a server) I was obviously swiftly declined (and to good reason, to prestige's dismay). What did come from my valiant effort however, is a suggestion that there should be some middle form of group member who's been around for a while, that can run impromptus.
Basically, my idea works in a few different ways:
1. The two admin types would be merged from gold star and silver star into both gold stars. You could potentially have a clear marking of who is what, but the silver stars would pretty much be group members with the ability to change maps, set next maps, run votes etc on the server, and post group announcements for impromptus.
I guess this could add the amount of impromptus possible, while not having lunatics such as I in front of a huge panel of buttons, with plans to only use three (It's sad my maturity is often linked to a low-level of brain-power and intellectual power which isn't true, but this thread isn't about that).
2. A bot would be given silver star, or a bot for each 'impromptu planner' as I'll refer to this/these person/s as. Of course groups only allow permissions to be changed for individual ranks as opposed to individual people, so this would be a work-around for that.
Somewhere on the site, or possibly steam-chatting the bot as their assigned user (provided the second method was used, if not just a whitelist of people) would make that bot post a group announcement or event with the listed details.