Weyrling Wing Class Ranking/Grading System
Kadanzer Weyr
by Whitney Ware -- last updated 7/31/04

The performance of weyrling in the Weyrling Wing of the Kadanzer Weyr is determined by the amount of stories, artwork or other submission made in an individual character's name. Stories, poetry, articles and other submissions will be counted on a point-per-page basis; artwork is scaled at ½ point up to 2 points per page basis. Points are tallied on a monthly basis, and cease to be tallied upon the date of a class's graduation. Individual weyrlings with the most points are lauded as the top ranked students in that particularly weyrling class, and all weyrlings who amass more than 10 points are added to the Weyrling Wing Hall of Fame.

A zero score in this performance system does NOT mean that the weyrling in question is considered a poor student; instead, that individual is considered an average student overall. A weyrling persona can safely graduate without the accumulation of any points; a zero or low-point score simply means that the weyrling in question is an average student in the Wing. The students who accumulate a lot of points, however, will be recognized as being exemplary students and as being at the top of their weyrling classes.

Guidelines for the Weyrling Class Ranking system is as follows:

1) Stories, poetry, art, or other submissions written about a character who is currently serving as a weyrling in the Weyrling Wing, or as a Candidate, are counted toward class performance. This includes Search stories.

2) To be counted, submissions must include the active participation of the weyrling persona. Materials concerning other personas will not be counted (although they are considered as applying toward earning a gold firelizard). For example -- a story about a persona who is a combat rider will not apply toward your new weyrling if the weyrling simply makes an appearance. However, if the weyrling has an active role in a story centered around another persona, the weyrling may earn some points at the Weyrlingmaster's discretion.

• The exception to this rule is for artists who create artwork of other members' personas currently in the Weyrling Wings, or who are Candidates or Weyrling Wing staff. Artwork for these individuals will earn additional points for the artist’s own candidate or weyrling of choice.

3) Materials posted to an RP do not count toward Weyrling Wing points. However, if RP material is turned into a story for the 'zine, points can be earned by the collaborating authors.

4) At the Weyrlingmaster's discretion, side projects in support of the Weyrling Class or the Weyr at large may earn Weyrling Wing extra-credits points. The types of projects and the points those projects are worth are at the discretion of the Weyrlingmaster.

5) Materials submitted after graduation will not count toward Weyrling Rank points. Weyrling stories which are not approved within one month of graduation will not apply toward Weyrling Rank point (they will instead be applied toward the wingrider performance rankings).

This grading system is a way to reward those members who actively use and support their weyrling personas. Any questions or concerns about this system can be directed the Weyrlingmaster. Some exceptions may be allowed -- for example, if a member earns points for a weyrling persona but wants to say that this persona performs lower than the rest of the class, this will be allowed, even if the point system contradicts it. However, the reverse -- claiming a weyrling persona is at the top of their class without the points to earn the rank -- will not be allowed.

A single piece of art may take its creator as much time as an author takes to write a story. We recognize that there is no way to faithfully rate artwork in our point-per-page system. The best we can accomplish is the following:

Simple sketch = ½ point

Finished piece (b&w or color) = 1 point

Showcase effort = 2 points

A sketch is an unfinished piece of work or something that is clearly either incomplete or done with a minimum of effort. Two valuable examples of sketches would be:

A piece of finished art can be in black or white or in color; the artist has clearly finished with it. Four excellent examples of a finished piece would be:

In a showcase effort, the artwork is rich in detail beyond the central figure; the background is well developed, or a full story is told within the frame of the picture. Showcase efforts need not be in color, they need to simply be an outstanding example of an individual’s talent.