Talk:Aneph Enterprises Consolidated Fleet/@comment-32153776-20150419012648/@comment-12161342-20150420133944

Yeah, alright sorry about the delay. Just add yourself as commodore, I know you wanted the high rank but it would be odd in RP to just randomly promote a new member to the top, so I'll have to find a way for you or someone else to prove themselves. Just an FYI, rank doesn't REALLY matter too much to me, so long as things get done and noone screws up. There isn't really a chain of command, and people above you really don't bark orders down the line. It's more like orders come from the top(me) and that's the end of it, almost nothing originates below me. If someone above you tries to pull rank and order you around, you don't necessarly have to obey them to the letter, you can use your judgement. If the order is obviously stupid or pointless, you can just ignore it and I don't care too much. I only take issue with occasions where ignoring a superior's orders causes something to go wrong. Also, this rank system isn't one way only. You technically could tell someone "above" you to do something if you have good enough reason to, and if they don't listen to you, responsibility for any resulting screw-ups is on them.

TL;DR: rank isn't very important here. As long as you make a reasonable attempt to follow my directions whenever I send them out(which is rare), you can operate with semi-autonomy. If you can prove to me that an order I send out is unwise, you can even ignore that. As for orders coming from others above you, use your discretion. And if someone above you ignores something you tell them because of rank, and that causes a screwup, its on them. So don't feel too bad about not getting a high rank rather quickly.

To be completely honest, I am considering just doing away with the ranking system entirely and putting in my own custom system where its basically everyone has some autonomy and can operate over their own jurisdictions, with me at the top just making sure everyone plays nicely with each other and things get done.