The Ildran (spelled this wrong first time) Officiality Index is the wonderful brainchild of GM Ildran from Gemstone. It allows a GM to tell the public exactly which of their posts are them shooting the breeze with the lads, and which ones are them channelling the will of simultronics.Originally posted by HJ-Sisca@May 25 2006, 01:29 PM
I would if I had a clue...obviously my edumacation is lacking
Here is a detailed explanation of the IOI system, as drawn from one of Ildran's own posts:
>The Ildran Officiality Index - The Official Word in Officiality
>The Ildran Officiality Index (IOI) is a tool for determining how much you should really pay attention to my stupid posts. It's a measure of how much a post conveys the Official Word of Simutronics and how much is just so much blather by some guy behind a keyboard. Higher is....umm....better. More official, anyway.
>IOI = 0: These posts really have nothing to do with anything. If you skip them, you'll probably be a better person for it. They'll be mostly found in the Socializing category, because that's the obvious location for discussing nonsense. Examples: Stories of my weekend, discussion of the current contents of my desk drawers, or rants on social values.
>IOI = 1: These posts are entirely opinion, but they're opinion about Gemstone, and simply due to my name showing up in red (dude....it's RED) they carry that little bit of unwarranted officialness. Examples: Mocking the dead resulting from my invasion, whether I think that alteration is ugly, or my favorite race to roleplay.
>IOI = 2: These posts are mostly or entirely opinion, but they're opinion about mechanics not just Gemstoniness. Hence, they carry at least a little weight. Also, they generally will pull on information that is commonly available to players. Examples: Whether boxpicking is a viable method of experience gain, why one would use non-edged weapons in combat, or which critters are easy.
>IOI = 3: These are part official and part opinion. Anything less than this would have looked basically the same as a player, these start to differ. Examples: Personal interpretations of game mechanics and their reasoning, debates on the direction of a profession, or where the game went wrong economically.
>IOI = 4: These are mostly official posts. I'm a GM, speaking as a GM, on GM matters. Examples: Personal interpretations of policy grey areas, discussions or explanations on things I'm actually responsible for, discussions of what should/can/must/may be implemented [next/soon/in a million years/never/RSN].
>IOI = 5: The only thing that would change in these posts if another GM were to have posted in my stead would be the wording. There's no opinion here. These are officially official posts of officiality. Officially. Examples: Announcements. Uhh.....announcement follow-ups. Umm....announcement clarifications? Yeah.
>IOI = -1: These posts are actually the opposite of official. They're about Gemstone, and say things that actually are wrong. If you read these, remember this. I am NOT serious. Examples: Sarcastic remarks. Actually, that's it.
>And we're done! I hope you all took notes, there'll be a quiz on this next period. Ok, time for recess.
>- AGM Ildran
>Here's the method I use when I write a post:
>1. Base IOI: Determine if I'm answering a question, posting an opinion, or starting a thread. Answering a question gives a base IOI of 4, posting an opinion gives a starting 3, and starting a thread gives a starting 3 unless I'm making an announcement, in which case it's a 5.
2. Location modification: Look at what where I'm posting. If it's Socializing, I go back and change it to 0; if it's Rogue's Banter it changes to 0 unless it has to do with GemStone, in which case it usually goes to 1 (though rarely we actually talk about normal stuff on Banter, which means it stays at the base value).
3. Composition: Type out my post.
4. Post-post Reevaluation: Look at the IOI I had previously given the post in light of what I just wrote. If I answered a question but am not completely confident about whether or not I'm correct, I change it to 3. If I see that I posted just player opinions, I change it to 2. If I discover that I posted about GemStone but never really said anything, I change it to 1.
>I've never really taken any data, but I get the general feeling that the most-used IOI is 3 (followed closely by 4), and the least-used is -1 (followed closely by 5). Maybe I should catalogue the posts I make in September and see what the real values are.
>I hope I've satisfied your curiousity!
- Ildran
Seeing as how Ildran is all about Gemstone, you can probably replace any mention of that with Hero's Journey, but other than that, the system is resiously robust, and should be used by every GM on every forum ever.
