Posted by Nightmare on October 11, 1998 at 23:10:21:
I was thinking...all these new editors starting out, but none of them have any experience...result, tons of not-so-great levels. Out of all these editor, *some* of them *must* have some promise, but never really get a chance to exploit it. At the same time, all these TC's begging for people with experience...
I was thinking the other day, and I got this idea. I put it out of my mind, but it keep popping up and bugging me. What if there was an editing group for the purpose, not to make levels or anything, but to get lots of new editors, give them some experience, and turn them loose to join other TC's. And they could walk in saying "I worked with the Editor's Academy(or whatever it's called)" instead of "What's Jedi Knight, can I join your TC?" Get a few more experienced editor to 'mentor' all the newer people though some simple projects. You know, have the newbies come up with an idea for a deathmatch, work through it, the 'mentor' giving sage advice and help when needed. That way everyone benefits. The rookies get a chance to "learn the ropes" before going off on their own and being expected to produce quality work, and the TC's would have a better recruiting pool.
What does everyone else think? Good idea/lousy suggestion? Give me some input, this idea is driving me nuts, it just won't go away. I just keep popping into my mind, I try and think of something else, it comes back, I think of something else...maybe now that I've said this I can get some peace...
Nightmare