DarthAloha

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial army operations office in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial army operations office in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include Moff Gideon Season 1 in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include Moff Gideon Season 1 in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial enlisted flight suit  in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial army operations office in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial officer flight suit in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial enlisted flight suit  in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial officer flight suit in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial army operations office in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include Moff Gideon Season 1 in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include Moff Gideon Season 1 in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial army operations office in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial enlisted flight suit  in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include Moff Gideon Season 1 in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial officer flight suit in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Hi folks.
 
The LMO received a request from IOC to include the imperial army operations office in the 501st roster of costumes. 
 
If it passes our LMO poll in 7 days time we'll be back here to help with the CRL.
 
Thanks for your patience,
 
-Eric

Bob,
 
Give me a day or two to do some reading on these costumes and then I'll circle the LMO wagons. I'll let you know the day we start a vote so IOC may have the 7 day count down.
 
Many thanks,
 
-Eric
 

Bob,
 
Give me a day or two to do some reading on these costumes and then I'll circle the LMO wagons. I'll let you know the day we start a vote so IOC may have the 7 day count down.
 
Many thanks,
 
-Eric
 

Bob,
 
Give me a day or two to do some reading on these costumes and then I'll circle the LMO wagons. I'll let you know the day we start a vote so IOC may have the 7 day count down.
 
Many thanks,
 
-Eric
 

Hi everyone,
 
Here's to hoping Greene or someone can wrangle a back view of this costume out of LFL. 
 
Bob asked about our process decrying a lack of transparency. There isn't much to it. If we're not already involved on the respective detachment forums, we'll get word from a detachment about a possible inclusion (usually via lmo@501st.com) of a new to the legion costume, we discuss it in the LMO area on the legion forums, and we vote on it. 
 
One improvement we intend to make (as suggested by Rikki today) is to put a time limit on the vote and discussion. It'll be a 7 day period to ensure the detachment isn't waiting on us. 
 
In past years the decision was made unilaterally, usually with input from the team, by the lead LMO. Last year Nathan instituted an all LMO vote for such things which Kris and I continued on. Going even further back in history the LMO made all the decisions with zero transparency often just authoring CRLs himself (when I was DL of FISD the LMO dropped the jes gistang CRL on me without even consulting with the detachment). 
 
I cannot speak for past LMOs, but personally having been around the LMO block a few times, I've been very consistent in requiring front, back and side references. This time the entire team agreed. I have and will continue to apply this standard, even to comics, trading cards, and other non-screen references too. 
 
What’s a little ironic is that you can find threads on the legion forum accusing me of not believing in accuracy. I often take a much softer stance on the need to put every single detail with measurements in our requirements. The Greedo CRL being my very favorite of all of them. Here we are being lambasted on social media and the forums by a campaign against our desire for accuracy. 
 
I do feel terrible for the costumer who made the Sith Eternal Officer. I harbor no small amount of guilt for our decision even if I think it is the right one. 
 
If you look back on the history of new to the legion costumes you will find wild inconsistencies having to do with whatever LMO team was ratified that year. Precedence is often thrown out the window year to year when there is a change in LMO. That is the nature of the LMO office. You'll find this is true with your GCOs too. 
 
The system where the LMO decides if a costume is acceptable for inclusion in the 501st was created when the legion was smaller, and then radically updated by Anderson along the way in 2016. Given our growth, if you feel that there may be a better process I invite you to contact your GCO or DL (both of your reps have access to council) to propose an amendment to the operating protocols. 
 
The question becomes... How do we move forward?
 
My suggestion is to start a thread of all the potential new to the legion costumes or major edits to existing ones and start discussing them as early as possible. I'm happy to start it. I'd prefer a collaboration from the get go to avoid where we are now with this costume. 
 
I totally understand the anger and frustration. It's a crappy situation. Let’s work together to avoid it in the future. 
 
Thank you,
 
—Eric

Bob,
 
Give me a day or two to do some reading on these costumes and then I'll circle the LMO wagons. I'll let you know the day we start a vote so IOC may have the 7 day count down.
 
Many thanks,
 
-Eric
 

Hi everyone,
 
Here's to hoping Greene or someone can wrangle a back view of this costume out of LFL. 
 
Bob asked about our process decrying a lack of transparency. There isn't much to it. If we're not already involved on the respective detachment forums, we'll get word from a detachment about a possible inclusion (usually via lmo@501st.com) of a new to the legion costume, we discuss it in the LMO area on the legion forums, and we vote on it. 
 
One improvement we intend to make (as suggested by Rikki today) is to put a time limit on the vote and discussion. It'll be a 7 day period to ensure the detachment isn't waiting on us. 
 
In past years the decision was made unilaterally, usually with input from the team, by the lead LMO. Last year Nathan instituted an all LMO vote for such things which Kris and I continued on. Going even further back in history the LMO made all the decisions with zero transparency often just authoring CRLs himself (when I was DL of FISD the LMO dropped the jes gistang CRL on me without even consulting with the detachment). 
 
I cannot speak for past LMOs, but personally having been around the LMO block a few times, I've been very consistent in requiring front, back and side references. This time the entire team agreed. I have and will continue to apply this standard, even to comics, trading cards, and other non-screen references too. 
 
What’s a little ironic is that you can find threads on the legion forum accusing me of not believing in accuracy. I often take a much softer stance on the need to put every single detail with measurements in our requirements. The Greedo CRL being my very favorite of all of them. Here we are being lambasted on social media and the forums by a campaign against our desire for accuracy. 
 
I do feel terrible for the costumer who made the Sith Eternal Officer. I harbor no small amount of guilt for our decision even if I think it is the right one. 
 
If you look back on the history of new to the legion costumes you will find wild inconsistencies having to do with whatever LMO team was ratified that year. Precedence is often thrown out the window year to year when there is a change in LMO. That is the nature of the LMO office. You'll find this is true with your GCOs too. 
 
The system where the LMO decides if a costume is acceptable for inclusion in the 501st was created when the legion was smaller, and then radically updated by Anderson along the way in 2016. Given our growth, if you feel that there may be a better process I invite you to contact your GCO or DL (both of your reps have access to council) to propose an amendment to the operating protocols. 
 
The question becomes... How do we move forward?
 
My suggestion is to start a thread of all the potential new to the legion costumes or major edits to existing ones and start discussing them as early as possible. I'm happy to start it. I'd prefer a collaboration from the get go to avoid where we are now with this costume. 
 
I totally understand the anger and frustration. It's a crappy situation. Let’s work together to avoid it in the future. 
 
Thank you,
 
—Eric

Hi everyone,
 
Here's to hoping Greene or someone can wrangle a back view of this costume out of LFL. 
 
Bob asked about our process decrying a lack of transparency. There isn't much to it. If we're not already involved on the respective detachment forums, we'll get word from a detachment about a possible inclusion (usually via lmo@501st.com) of a new to the legion costume, we discuss it in the LMO area on the legion forums, and we vote on it. 
 
One improvement we intend to make (as suggested by Rikki today) is to put a time limit on the vote and discussion. It'll be a 7 day period to ensure the detachment isn't waiting on us. 
 
In past years the decision was made unilaterally, usually with input from the team, by the lead LMO. Last year Nathan instituted an all LMO vote for such things which Kris and I continued on. Going even further back in history the LMO made all the decisions with zero transparency often just authoring CRLs himself (when I was DL of FISD the LMO dropped the jes gistang CRL on me without even consulting with the detachment). 
 
I cannot speak for past LMOs, but personally having been around the LMO block a few times, I've been very consistent in requiring front, back and side references. This time the entire team agreed. I have and will continue to apply this standard, even to comics, trading cards, and other non-screen references too. 
 
What’s a little ironic is that you can find threads on the legion forum accusing me of not believing in accuracy. I often take a much softer stance on the need to put every single detail with measurements in our requirements. The Greedo CRL being my very favorite of all of them. Here we are being lambasted on social media and the forums by a campaign against our desire for accuracy. 
 
I do feel terrible for the costumer who made the Sith Eternal Officer. I harbor no small amount of guilt for our decision even if I think it is the right one. 
 
If you look back on the history of new to the legion costumes you will find wild inconsistencies having to do with whatever LMO team was ratified that year. Precedence is often thrown out the window year to year when there is a change in LMO. That is the nature of the LMO office. You'll find this is true with your GCOs too. 
 
The system where the LMO decides if a costume is acceptable for inclusion in the 501st was created when the legion was smaller, and then radically updated by Anderson along the way in 2016. Given our growth, if you feel that there may be a better process I invite you to contact your GCO or DL (both of your reps have access to council) to propose an amendment to the operating protocols. 
 
The question becomes... How do we move forward?
 
My suggestion is to start a thread of all the potential new to the legion costumes or major edits to existing ones and start discussing them as early as possible. I'm happy to start it. I'd prefer a collaboration from the get go to avoid where we are now with this costume. 
 
I totally understand the anger and frustration. It's a crappy situation. Let’s work together to avoid it in the future. 
 
Thank you,
 
—Eric

Hi everyone,
 
Here's to hoping Greene or someone can wrangle a back view of this costume out of LFL. 
 
Bob asked about our process decrying a lack of transparency. There isn't much to it. If we're not already involved on the respective detachment forums, we'll get word from a detachment about a possible inclusion (usually via lmo@501st.com) of a new to the legion costume, we discuss it in the LMO area on the legion forums, and we vote on it. 
 
One improvement we intend to make (as suggested by Rikki today) is to put a time limit on the vote and discussion. It'll be a 7 day period to ensure the detachment isn't waiting on us. 
 
In past years the decision was made unilaterally, usually with input from the team, by the lead LMO. Last year Nathan instituted an all LMO vote for such things which Kris and I continued on. Going even further back in history the LMO made all the decisions with zero transparency often just authoring CRLs himself (when I was DL of FISD the LMO dropped the jes gistang CRL on me without even consulting with the detachment). 
 
I cannot speak for past LMOs, but personally having been around the LMO block a few times, I've been very consistent in requiring front, back and side references. This time the entire team agreed. I have and will continue to apply this standard, even to comics, trading cards, and other non-screen references too. 
 
What’s a little ironic is that you can find threads on the legion forum accusing me of not believing in accuracy. I often take a much softer stance on the need to put every single detail with measurements in our requirements. The Greedo CRL being my very favorite of all of them. Here we are being lambasted on social media and the forums by a campaign against our desire for accuracy. 
 
I do feel terrible for the costumer who made the Sith Eternal Officer. I harbor no small amount of guilt for our decision even if I think it is the right one. 
 
If you look back on the history of new to the legion costumes you will find wild inconsistencies having to do with whatever LMO team was ratified that year. Precedence is often thrown out the window year to year when there is a change in LMO. That is the nature of the LMO office. You'll find this is true with your GCOs too. 
 
The system where the LMO decides if a costume is acceptable for inclusion in the 501st was created when the legion was smaller, and then radically updated by Anderson along the way in 2016. Given our growth, if you feel that there may be a better process I invite you to contact your GCO or DL (both of your reps have access to council) to propose an amendment to the operating protocols. 
 
The question becomes... How do we move forward?
 
My suggestion is to start a thread of all the potential new to the legion costumes or major edits to existing ones and start discussing them as early as possible. I'm happy to start it. I'd prefer a collaboration from the get go to avoid where we are now with this costume. 
 
I totally understand the anger and frustration. It's a crappy situation. Let’s work together to avoid it in the future. 
 
Thank you,
 
—Eric