It'd also be a good idea to figure out how many people in our ranks are willing to join in in the adoption process. It certainly can be time consuming, so that alone raises a question of viability. After the system is fleshed out and we have an idea of what it takes to get this sucker moving, we should run a poll to see who is willing to join in.
Then there's the question of adopter qualifications. Some years ago when the idea first came out people had to have a certain number of months/years in order to be an adopter. I think the bar was set quite high and limited the pool to a select number. I think that should either be thrown at the wayside or dumbed down significantly. We have members who have not been here relatively long but have demonstrated that join date matters very little. Our Supreme Leader and the members of this club are proof!It would be wonderful if members who were once adoptees became adopters after "graduating".
It may also be nice to consider another way of partnering people. We may want to make it into something more group oriented as opposed to a one-on-one sort of thing, which may isolate certain people. If all adopters get along relatively well, keep in contact with each other via the TFF Chat/etc., and are active, then there is less need to force each adoptee into their own partition. I think doing it this would also give them the opportunity to meet more people, which is not bad at all.
Heck, you could even make it into a TFF Family thing. Have "parents" (regardless of gender, mind you >_>) and then group adoptees together with them. Anything to get them more involved with more members at TFF. I think it would also take some pressure off of adopters. 2:6 is much, much more manageable on a daily basis than 1:3, since adopters can pick up each other's slack.
Originally Posted by Andromeda
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