Personnaly I dont see the problem with how she has advertised her thread, and if I was looking for an alliance and in her vicinity would gladly try and get a place, also in a way kind of glad that im not down there because I am in an alliance and its hard too get all of them too post on the forums and we have less then half of your members kasondra so you must of picked the best from the rest of the normal simcity players around your area
I do not think any of our officers are any different from any other player in Grepolis, but I do think that there are certain things that motivate all of us to be active.
We REQUIRE all members to be on Skype. Each member has to make his/her request directly to our Leader to be added. That personal contact starts a dialog with each member and our Leader who is excellent, by the way.
Our Chat Room is EXTREMELY active on Skype. All conversations are permanently displayed so anyone at any time can come in and scroll up and see exactly what is being discussed and what is going on. No one is ever left "out of the loop". Since everyone is aware and included and up-to-date on what is being discussed, no one feels left out.
Communication is the key to friendships, loyalties and camaraderie. I am not going to misrepresent that we are some kind of "exceptional" alliance. We are not. What I keep saying is that we are a very organized alliance. Because we address our officers individually, because we take the time to ask about their concerns or to ask if they have questions or to ask if they need help, THAT is what brings our officers back to our chat, back to our forum, and keeps them involved in all matters concerning this alliance -- especially war.
We even have officers who translate for other officers. We have at least a dozen countries represented by players in our alliance. Even though some of our officers are not English-speaking, they have learned how to use the translators very well, and they are active in our forum.
The Staff Officers put a lot of hard work into our alliance. Our Leader spends many hours with other Leaders of other alliances. We keep lines of communication open and flowing with our members. We utilize Skype. We encourage and we support each other. I have to give credit where credit is due -- Communication is the key and that is something anyone and everyone can do.
As I stated before, good leadership, good staff officers, excellent communication, obtainable goals and accomplishments for EACH officer in our alliance, and personal and direct contact are what contribute to our success. It is something any other alliance can do. We have just mastered it and take advantage of the benefits we reap from it.