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== Noobs Night in the Hole ==

= Noobs Night in the Hole =

Noobs Night in the Hole is a [[Wormhole Community]] (WHC) tradition that allows people interested in joining WHC a chance to experience wormhole life in a controlled setting. It is both a recruiting event and a tradition that brings in some of the best and brightest WHC has to offer. It's one of the more involved events to plan, but is extremely rewarding and counts towards completing the [[CCI]] requirements. Even for those who don't join WHC, Noobs Night in the Hole acts as a crash course in what it's like to live in wormhole space.

=== Planning and Preparation ===

== Planning and Preparation ==

When planning a Noobs Night in the Hole, there are a number of considerations to factor in.

When planning a Noobs Night in the Hole, there are a number of considerations to factor in. No event goes exactly as planned, but with preparation and planning even the unexpected can become a positive experience for everyone involved. Each time Noobs Night in the Hole is organized, there's usually one or more things that makes it uniquely challenging and that's discussed more at length in the Shenanigans section.

* Time and ~~place~~

* Activity and doctrine

* Getting help

** Community Coordinators

** Quartermaster

** Production

** Concierge

* Shenanigans

** Wormhole Life

** EVE University culture

~~These are just~~ a ~~few things that are consistent across multiple occasions of the event~~. Each time Noobs Night in the Hole is organized, there's usually one or more things that makes it uniquely challenging and that's discussed more at length in the Shenanigans section.

=== Time and Place ===

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Reshipping to address the threat of PVP while krabbing is a skill that requires practice. The guests will not have this skill and therefore reshipping quickly is impossible. Have a plan for what to do in the event that hostiles drop in while krabbing. Will there be PVP ships? Will everybody dock up and wait? The benefit of the NNitH Caracals shown above is that they do not require reshipping for PVP. Swapping out a module is a much more manageable task for guests than completely reshipping.

=== EVE University Culture ===

EVE University fosters experimentation and has safety nets in place so that when people try something and it goes poorly they don't feel too discouraged. While there are some restrictions, there are very few directives about what people should do. People are free to try out whatever playstyle interests them and they don't have to do it in any particular way. That is the culture that EVE University strives for and it works really well in helping people find out what they want to do. WHC is a subculture that has its own informal and formal rules and policies. A big part of becoming a member of WHC is adjusting to the way things are done. Noobs Night in the Hole guests will have no time to acclimate and therefore they do not understand what to do or why. Explaining some of the what, why, and how of it all is part of the experience of the event, but when things go wrong like being dropped on by a hostile fleet there isn't time to explain.

Be prepared for people who will not do what they are told to do. Know when to be flexible, accommodating, and genial and when to be firm. If someone shows up to the travel fleet from Stacmon in a ratting Praxis and they won't reship, they can stay in Stacmon. 99% of the time people who don't do what they're told do so out of ignorance. They are still learning and can't be expected to understand everything that takes WHC folks weeks to grasp.

== Special Surprise ==

In 2019, a little tradition evolved and has been carried on through the years. It is not required, but it is memorable and popular with guests. It is intended to be a surprise for the guests and therefore has been hidden.

''Do not read the text inside if you do not want to be spoiled on the Noobs Night in the Hole surprise.''

{{CollapseBox|Surprise details|Have everyone in the travel fleet from Stacmon to Eggs fly in corvettes. Meanwhile everyone in WHC reships into something equipped with festival launchers. When the travel fleet jumps into Innuendo, bubble the Eggs connection and launch fireworks at the group. It's completely harmless and it looks pretty.|width=50%}}

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-== Noobs Night in the Hole ==
+= Noobs Night in the Hole =
 Noobs Night in the Hole is a [[Wormhole Community]] (WHC) tradition that allows people interested in joining WHC a chance to experience wormhole life in a controlled setting. It is both a recruiting event and a tradition that brings in some of the best and brightest WHC has to offer. It's one of the more involved events to plan, but is extremely rewarding and counts towards completing the [[CCI]] requirements. Even for those who don't join WHC, Noobs Night in the Hole acts as a crash course in what it's like to live in wormhole space.
-=== Planning and Preparation ===
+== Planning and Preparation ==
-When planning a Noobs Night in the Hole, there are a number of considerations to factor in.
+When planning a Noobs Night in the Hole, there are a number of considerations to factor in. No event goes exactly as planned, but with preparation and planning even the unexpected can become a positive experience for everyone involved. Each time Noobs Night in the Hole is organized, there's usually one or more things that makes it uniquely challenging and that's discussed more at length in the Shenanigans section.
-* Time and place
-* Activity and doctrine
-* Getting help
-** Community Coordinators
-** Quartermaster
-** Production
-** Concierge
-* Shenanigans
-** Wormhole Life
-** EVE University culture
-These are just a few things that are consistent across multiple occasions of the event. Each time Noobs Night in the Hole is organized, there's usually one or more things that makes it uniquely challenging and that's discussed more at length in the Shenanigans section.
 === Time and Place ===
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 Reshipping to address the threat of PVP while krabbing is a skill that requires practice. The guests will not have this skill and therefore reshipping quickly is impossible. Have a plan for what to do in the event that hostiles drop in while krabbing. Will there be PVP ships? Will everybody dock up and wait? The benefit of the NNitH Caracals shown above is that they do not require reshipping for PVP. Swapping out a module is a much more manageable task for guests than completely reshipping.
+=== EVE University Culture ===
+EVE University fosters experimentation and has safety nets in place so that when people try something and it goes poorly they don't feel too discouraged. While there are some restrictions, there are very few directives about what people should do. People are free to try out whatever playstyle interests them and they don't have to do it in any particular way. That is the culture that EVE University strives for and it works really well in helping people find out what they want to do. WHC is a subculture that has its own informal and formal rules and policies. A big part of becoming a member of WHC is adjusting to the way things are done. Noobs Night in the Hole guests will have no time to acclimate and therefore they do not understand what to do or why. Explaining some of the what, why, and how of it all is part of the experience of the event, but when things go wrong like being dropped on by a hostile fleet there isn't time to explain.
+Be prepared for people who will not do what they are told to do. Know when to be flexible, accommodating, and genial and when to be firm. If someone shows up to the travel fleet from Stacmon in a ratting Praxis and they won't reship, they can stay in Stacmon. 99% of the time people who don't do what they're told do so out of ignorance. They are still learning and can't be expected to understand everything that takes WHC folks weeks to grasp.
+== Special Surprise ==
+In 2019, a little tradition evolved and has been carried on through the years. It is not required, but it is memorable and popular with guests. It is intended to be a surprise for the guests and therefore has been hidden.
+''Do not read the text inside if you do not want to be spoiled on the Noobs Night in the Hole surprise.''
+{{CollapseBox|Surprise details|Have everyone in the travel fleet from Stacmon to Eggs fly in corvettes. Meanwhile everyone in WHC reships into something equipped with festival launchers. When the travel fleet jumps into Innuendo, bubble the Eggs connection and launch fireworks at the group. It's completely harmless and it looks pretty.|width=50%}}
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