The Napoleonic Wargame Club is an international club whose goal is to promote the play of the supported games and to help the members get acquainted with the various tools and places that supply information.
But its international!
I wanted to note to new comers and old timers alike some things:
1. Half of our websites or more reside out of the US. The main website is from a Swiss web hosting firm I believe (based on previous posts by Pierre). As to the founders - we are as international as you want to get: Pierre from Canada, Steve is from the US like myself and we had a fellow from the UK that helped get it all started. Dierk, for instance is from Germany, and hosts alot of club websites. Point: we are not a US, French or even British "club" - we are international.
2. While the club is about Napoleon and his wars our club has a full international membership, flavor and design. While English is the usual language used on the forum I have seen posts in French and German on occaision. In a MP game I am in with three other guys they talk to each other in an Eastern European language (Czech I believe) once in awhile. I humorously note that they are talking behind my back which brings some chuckles from them!
3. Politics - its for the Off Topic forum and we try our best to keep our national sentiments out of the club discussions. Once in awhile in the past a guy has made a comment about a country in poor taste but we usually cooperate in keeping politics out of emails with game files unless its by mutual agreement.
4. Outlook - our club doesnt represent a English based population. We cater to every nation under the sun - even North Korea! While we dont have anyone from that country that doesnt mean that they cannot join. We have no country embargo on members.
Thus we are an international club, yes, it sometimes brings up language difficulties but we aim to keep the club as open to all as possible.
This is just a note to remind many that we stand as a Napoleonic club and not the club for the Bush Coalition, Blair re-election committee or Chirac Fan club.
Thus everyone is welcome to participate in the vote! Please get out and vote by Sunday. Get out the word to guys that you think may not have gotten the message.
Your participation in the election shows that you support your right to be counted.
I cant believe that only 30-40 guys will determine our President. We must have at least 100 active members. Why not 70-90 votes at least?
I truly feel that the direction of the club will not be greatly altered by whoever wins the election. I feel that the members by how they promote new games, ideas and how active they are in the club will point us down future paths.
Your participation in the club is really needed. While its not a one man show I dont see the same level of effort that we once had. When we have to close certain portions of an army OB (downsize) it means that we dont have the members to support that organization. Members that are active or who are helping out.
Lets remember that the club was founded by folks from varying countries with a full international flavor developing as we grew.
The club is now fully mature but are we fully developed?
While many folks like to just play games it takes more than this to make the club fun and supportive. It takes communication.
The army I am in communicates with me. Once in awhile I may miss an email but I hear from my commanders.
The clubs that I see that are succeeding are communicating. If your gripe is that you dont hear from HQ then why not step up to the plate and become a Division CO? Dont have much time? All you need to do is send off a monthly note to your guys. Put a note on your calendar and have a template/draft message ready to go. Fill in the blanks with info and fire it off to your officers. Its that easy.
You dont have to be a Corps or Army commander to make a difference in this club. A simple email once a month and perhaps a few extra now and then makes a HUGE difference in a gamer's life.
If you feel that communication is a huge issue then do something about it. Help out your army. And help your club out by voting in this election or contact someone that is a member that may not know about the election.
If any part of this email was not understood by members who dont read English or understand some of my phrasing please respond and I will help you out or find someone that can.
Oberst Wilhelm Peters
2nd Kuirassiers, Reserve Korps, Austrian Army
[url="http://www.acwgc.org/acwgc_members/burr/Austrian%20Army/Bill_Peters.htm"]Officer Battle Dossier[/url]
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