@
starkestrel I guess its fair enough, I don't mean any ill will, I just wanted to do something for the community which was of use and this is the first thing I thought of since nobody else seemed to have done anything about it. I mean I could hand it over to an official if you really want, and any of them are actually willing, but yeah as Montoya said, its probably just pointless to do this anyway.
I applaud you for wanting to contribute something to the Squadron and for taking the initiative to do something. Inside of that, I would caution you to not make assumptions about what's been done in the months previous to your arrival. Both Redd Faction and Test Squadron have run Fleet Surveys before. You not seeing one displayed prominently on the forums isn't because no one's thought to do one before, it's because a Fleet Survey is:
a) ultimately of limited utility, because as Montoya pointed out, one pilot with 5 ships is still just one active ship
b) any poll run is not going to be authoritative due to non-participation and inaccuracy of reporting
c) a definitive fleet list is intended to be provided by RSI, within the Organization system
That said, a Fleet Survey is fun and interesting, and leads to conversation and everyone getting to know each other. So, that's cool. No harm done.
~*~
I'm persisting in discussing this because we've a ton of new folks and many of them like you are excited to be here and want to make a contribution. That's awesome, and I have no interest in squelching it. I just hate seeing "wasted" energy because you might lack historical knowledge and are making assumptions about what would be of use to the broader community. The leadership here isn't one that needs to be in charge of everything, and democratic initiatives are quite welcome from what I've seen, but we're going to work better as a group if we harness our efforts in alignment with stated goals.
Montoya/Seung, we might need another person in Flipper-like shoes with our influx of new TESTies, so that all of this enthusiasm for the game gets channeled in ways that move the Squadron forward.
Then again, it's still early days, so maybe I'm just being an organizational hardass.