01-10-2020, 03:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-12-2020, 03:51 PM by JKortesi81.)
Why Twitter Should Be Added to the Rookie Task List
One of the things I value in this league is that there are several ways to make money to further your player and that engagement is well rewarded in many ways, such as simply typing your name in a thread on the forums gets you 2 TPE each week or the ability to record podcasts, write articles such as this one, create stunning graphics, or simply tweet to earn yourself money as a player. The fact that there are so many ways to engage and be rewarded for that engagement is one of the things I have liked best about this league. Reading the articles, seeing the graphics, and enjoying the banter on Twitter and in Discord has made this league incredibly fun and I am truly lucky to have discovered it via one of your Reddit posts in the Cowboys sub. Proof that recruiting actually does work.
The unfortunate fact of the matter, though, is that creating a Twitter account seems to be relatively low on the priority list of things for rookies to do. In fact, I did not know that this was even a method by which players could make money until more than half way through my first season in Myrtle Beach. This is incredibly disappointing, since Twitter is arguably the easiest way for a new player to make money to the tune of $800k per week if they simply tweet once a day and link their Twitter handle to the appropriate thread.
Similar methods of making $800k would involve recording 12 minutes of podcasts, writing a 536 word article, or creating a graphic. It’s true enough that writing articles is not necessarily hard, but some are not necessarily inclined to writing or do not enjoy it, so they don’t wish to spend extra time writing outside of claiming the various point tasks to claim a couple TPE throughout the season. Podcasts add an extra layer of trickery in that one must own devices suitable for recording and be willing to speak and put their voice on the internet for everyone to hear, plus put the time in for recording and editing it. And I’ll not even get started on graphics, which is, in my opinion, by far the toughest media to produce and the most harshly graded. Compared to those metrics, the fact that someone can simply tweet once per day and link their twitter to the appropriate thread can earn $800k is remarkable and it is an incredible misfortune that many rookies do not know that this even exists. And you could argue that rookies missing out on money isn’t even the worst part about this.
The main discords are, unfortunately, rather large which can create difficulty engaging. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but is just the nature of discords for large creations such as this league. Team locker rooms are, I believe, where most of the engagement occurs between players. Outside of locker rooms, I would argue that Twitter is the second best way for players to engage with one another. Many of us are already familiar with websites and services such as Twitter and use them frequently, so we are already comfortable with them. They also allow for easier communication and responses than the online forums and are more friendly to mobile users. Just today, I was able to see the witty side of a player, Chip Otle, that I would not have normally experienced via the forums. Twitter, I believe, is arguably the best way for players to engage with players around the league outside of their own locker rooms. I think we can all agree that though the league and the competition is fun, it’s the other people that keep us around. If we believe this is true, then we can hopefully agree that the league should be doing everything possible to create meaningful interaction between the player. And if we believe this is true, we should hopefully be able to agree that Twitter is a good way to foster this engagement with the added benefit of making some money on the side.
All that considered, I do not believe there is a good reason why Twitter should not be a part of the Rookie Task List. Adding it to the task list would further reward new creates with a slight TPE boost, added income, and more engagement with other players throughout the league with arguably much greater ease than the other methods of engagement. Joining a sim league is daunting at first, as is the idea of publishing articles, graphics, or a podcast to make money that will be seen by people with far more experience in the league than the rookies writing the media. Twitter provides an easy solution to that by allowing them a method to earn money and be introduced to other players without having to publish something noteworthy until they feel ready or the desire to do so, once again with the added benefit of creating more meaningful engagement with other players around the league.
I see no reason why we should not add creating a Twitter to the rookie task list. It would raise awareness of this method of making money, create more engagement, and hopefully further help introduce rookies to the league and provide them more methods to advance themselves and launch their careers in the NSFL.
One of the things I value in this league is that there are several ways to make money to further your player and that engagement is well rewarded in many ways, such as simply typing your name in a thread on the forums gets you 2 TPE each week or the ability to record podcasts, write articles such as this one, create stunning graphics, or simply tweet to earn yourself money as a player. The fact that there are so many ways to engage and be rewarded for that engagement is one of the things I have liked best about this league. Reading the articles, seeing the graphics, and enjoying the banter on Twitter and in Discord has made this league incredibly fun and I am truly lucky to have discovered it via one of your Reddit posts in the Cowboys sub. Proof that recruiting actually does work.
The unfortunate fact of the matter, though, is that creating a Twitter account seems to be relatively low on the priority list of things for rookies to do. In fact, I did not know that this was even a method by which players could make money until more than half way through my first season in Myrtle Beach. This is incredibly disappointing, since Twitter is arguably the easiest way for a new player to make money to the tune of $800k per week if they simply tweet once a day and link their Twitter handle to the appropriate thread.
Similar methods of making $800k would involve recording 12 minutes of podcasts, writing a 536 word article, or creating a graphic. It’s true enough that writing articles is not necessarily hard, but some are not necessarily inclined to writing or do not enjoy it, so they don’t wish to spend extra time writing outside of claiming the various point tasks to claim a couple TPE throughout the season. Podcasts add an extra layer of trickery in that one must own devices suitable for recording and be willing to speak and put their voice on the internet for everyone to hear, plus put the time in for recording and editing it. And I’ll not even get started on graphics, which is, in my opinion, by far the toughest media to produce and the most harshly graded. Compared to those metrics, the fact that someone can simply tweet once per day and link their twitter to the appropriate thread can earn $800k is remarkable and it is an incredible misfortune that many rookies do not know that this even exists. And you could argue that rookies missing out on money isn’t even the worst part about this.
The main discords are, unfortunately, rather large which can create difficulty engaging. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but is just the nature of discords for large creations such as this league. Team locker rooms are, I believe, where most of the engagement occurs between players. Outside of locker rooms, I would argue that Twitter is the second best way for players to engage with one another. Many of us are already familiar with websites and services such as Twitter and use them frequently, so we are already comfortable with them. They also allow for easier communication and responses than the online forums and are more friendly to mobile users. Just today, I was able to see the witty side of a player, Chip Otle, that I would not have normally experienced via the forums. Twitter, I believe, is arguably the best way for players to engage with players around the league outside of their own locker rooms. I think we can all agree that though the league and the competition is fun, it’s the other people that keep us around. If we believe this is true, then we can hopefully agree that the league should be doing everything possible to create meaningful interaction between the player. And if we believe this is true, we should hopefully be able to agree that Twitter is a good way to foster this engagement with the added benefit of making some money on the side.
All that considered, I do not believe there is a good reason why Twitter should not be a part of the Rookie Task List. Adding it to the task list would further reward new creates with a slight TPE boost, added income, and more engagement with other players throughout the league with arguably much greater ease than the other methods of engagement. Joining a sim league is daunting at first, as is the idea of publishing articles, graphics, or a podcast to make money that will be seen by people with far more experience in the league than the rookies writing the media. Twitter provides an easy solution to that by allowing them a method to earn money and be introduced to other players without having to publish something noteworthy until they feel ready or the desire to do so, once again with the added benefit of creating more meaningful engagement with other players around the league.
I see no reason why we should not add creating a Twitter to the rookie task list. It would raise awareness of this method of making money, create more engagement, and hopefully further help introduce rookies to the league and provide them more methods to advance themselves and launch their careers in the NSFL.