IP Q and A

Who is handling membership affairs during this interregnum - for people completing their first lesson in the IP looking to gain Novice status?

In the IP intro Br.John is linked for rank changes. Alternatively you can contact JL Spinner
https://www.templeofthejediorder.org/initiateprogramme/1875-following-instructions

Ah awesome. And for new members with questions about the application form, should they be directed to Br. John?

And, might it be nice if there was a forum section for formal council announcements such as "x has changed to y"? I mean, changes to the FAQs don't actually show up anywhere on the forums - at least not for mere mortal novices, I dunno about knighty/apprenticey types... so a lot of us just assume they stay the same as they were when we read them donkeys ago... and because all of your hard work in council is hidden behind a million layers of mystery we can't actually see it, to say "well done" or " Thank You " in any meaningful way.

We all have a lot to be grateful for - and yet it is all so very... vague. I know it is not intended, but the outcome of EVERY council action being hidden, even the completely benign ones, is that I actually have very little grasp on what it is that Councillors do other than knit hats. (Reference: Adhara, Personal communication, AJAX yesterday - I hope it is going well )

Please do not take this as any sort of criticism. It would be hard to find a bigger fan. I am just baffled by why changes like these wouldn't be more widely publicized so we can all help direct newcomers and novices in the right places rather than be feeding them outdated and false information. I think this kind of completely harmless and boring non controversial information should just be put somewhere on a locked thread of unoriginality. These are simple facts being shared after all - and it could help us to help ourselves to help each other. There is nothing to fear.

Arisaig, absolutely. Active apprentices and knights are welcome (*cough* encouraged *cough*) to join!

Twigga, there is the FAQ update thread here: https://www.templeofthejediorder.org/forum/114-Announcements/63897-faq-and-article-updates?start=140#319130
It hasn't been used in a while and we can and should resurrect it.