Training Announcement

The training session for staff members is about to begin.

Starting on January 31st through February 2nd, each staff member who is going to remain apart of the IRCnewbies team will be required to attend this training. I can do the training individual, however I would like to make this a group training, and more of a meeting. I have a lot of material to go over, below are a list of items that will finally be sorted out.

1. BNC’s – It will be determined which host you’ll be given to use, the usage of BNC’s will be available around February 5th, 2011. We will discuss the security behind the bnc’s, what is expected of you while using the host, etc. Keep in mind, with the allowance of staff members to use a bnc, you’ll all have 24/7 connections, you’ll just detach from your nickname, however remain online.
2. Positions – The official announcement of who will be in what position, this will include your duties, what you’ll need to do in this position, how your email(s) will work, etc.
3. Channels – I will announce what channels will be listed on the IRCnewbies webpage; each channel listed will have a direct link to connect to that particular channel.
4. Bots – There will be 2 eggdrops provided by IRCnewbies, I’ll explain what these bots will do, abuse policies, etc.
5. Email(s) – You’ll learn what your email will officially be; security issues behind the emails, spam abuse, etc.
6. Ads – There will be some advertising on our webpage, this is to hopefully bring in some revenue for the webpage to pay for hosting, bnc’s, etc. Bonuses may be available for top team members &/or users of IRCnewbies.
7. Forums – What the forums will look like, how they will work, etc.
8. Webpage – You’ll learn what is going to be on the webpage before it’s official launch. This is not to be revealed! *** (There will be an additional training on how to walk new users through the site – March 2011) ***
9. Teams – The various teams/divisions on the site.
10. Admins – Administration announcement, who will be an admin, etc. *** (Admins accepted will have an additional training course – March 2011)
11. Newsletter – How the monthly newsletter will work, how you can contribute articles, news, or announcements.
12. Rules – The policies behind the scenes, the policies of our channels, etc.
13. mIRC – A test will be given to each staff member on general IRC/mIRC; you’ll have to achieve a score above 85% before you can start.
14. Promotions – How promotions will work, how we’ll choose new members, etc.
15. Professionalism – How you’re expected to present yourself to our users.
16. Network – The IRCNewbies®© Chat Network.
17. Accounts – How to mark, suspend, create, and manage accounts on the site. Also what all will be available to users when they create an account.
18. Tests – There are a series on 8 tests that staff will take over time, you’ll learn where to go for scores, where to go to take the test(s), the deadlines, etc.

As you can see, there is a lot that needs to be covered. Once officially launched there will be classes for users that run in various channels on many different topics. There will be some live classes, however with the amount of ‘stuff that needs to be done, some of the classes will be done by an IRCNewbies bot that will repeat the classes on a timer, users will be told to join our official help channel if they have question(s) on any of the classes & topics. I know the push of the launch was a major set-back, but I am a profectionist, I won’t release anything until it’s completed. I consider this my first major IRC project. I have served as a CSOp on webchat, taught over 50 classes (with the highest amount of users in turnout in webchat history), served on other networks with various positions, but this is my chance to share my knowledge of IRC to millions, and the best part of all – I’m the boss this time! I look forward to serving those who still love IRC, and those who just find it. Together, we can do great things here – and you won’t go unrewarded. Thanks again everyone!

RELEASE PUSHED

Due to the complex design of the new webpage, the design team has had no option but to push the release date. I didn’t agree with it, however, I don’t want to release something that isn’t going to work to the best of our abilities. The staff will continue to remain the same, if they choose to stay onboard while waiting for the official release. I hope to have the bnc accounts up before the release, as well as the new email system. All staff will have their training done within the next two weeks, and that way when the release is here, we won’t have to wait for staff to finish their training.

Thanks again, and we apologize for the delays.

Keith – CEO/Admin of IRCNewbies