Steadily reviving, though we can still do better
Once this term started, I didn’t really expect to achieve anything meaningful for at least a few months (lmao yes, I was that cynical). It’s really difficult to actually get something on the verge of death to revitalize itself, so even with my efforts I thought we would only get some real activity once enough time had passed…
But surprisingly, activity promptly resumed after just a few weeks.
As soon as I took my oath, I decided to do something different and made every single one of my staffers a de-facto deputy. This effectively meant that all major decisions of the Ministry of Cards were to be decided by the regular staffers alone, which ended up working wonders since staffer activity ended up significantly increasing than what was the case during the previous few terms. Cards staff applications additionally went up, which ensured that we’d always have a new face to eventually take over once people like me end up going poof.
Also, many of TNP’s regulars took great lengths to increase this ministry’s standing. People like Delegate @St George and Justice @Pallaith helped contribute towards the inner workings of Cards whenever it was necessary, and this cooperation between Cards and non-cards TNPers have proven to be just as important as working/communicating with the cards staff.
For what programs we actually introduced (and/or revived), there’s a few we’ve already accomplished:
Some programs also (unfortunately) had to be disabled. I’ve listed them here as followed:
While it's sad to see these programs be placed on the backburner, let's not forget the good times we enjoyed while they were still in effect. Additionally, we ended up saving + introducing more programs than programs we ended up losing. If that's not an achievement then I have no idea what is.
To say the least, it's been a challenging term for me. I knew what sort of crap I was getting into, and sacrifices were made by me IRL (such as allowing some of my grades to fall short) in order to even get us anywhere, but this was not done in vain. Through newfound effort by many of us, I’m slowly seeing Cards returning to its glory days as a Ministry. Activity has been increasing, and we're even getting some new faces that have proven to be invaluable members of TNP's card community. With just the right effort, the flames that have been consuming us will eventually be doused, and once that day comes I’ll be proud to have seen us continue to grow and prosper (despite overwhelming odds).
Yours Truly,
DGES
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