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However, hooks are often more specific, such as when the CO orders the Science Officer to scan the planet they are orbiting for any signs of life. This hook is directed solely at the Science Officer and no one else, and also specifies a task to perform. They are not always that specific- a team of 2 or 3 officers may be given a more nebulous task, such as "figure out why we've sustained a 12% power loss"; this supplies a task, but does not hint at a specific cause or give the investigation any real direction- THAT is left up to the team of officers assigned to the task. | However, hooks are often more specific, such as when the CO orders the Science Officer to scan the planet they are orbiting for any signs of life. This hook is directed solely at the Science Officer and no one else, and also specifies a task to perform. They are not always that specific- a team of 2 or 3 officers may be given a more nebulous task, such as "figure out why we've sustained a 12% power loss"; this supplies a task, but does not hint at a specific cause or give the investigation any real direction- THAT is left up to the team of officers assigned to the task. | ||
Your job, in the case of any of the above examples, is to "pick up" the hook | Your job, in the case of any of the above examples, is to "pick up" the hook, to answer it, and write about it in your next post. Or, if you leave a hook for someone else, then it becomes HIS or HER job to pick it up and answer it. | ||
Hooks are one of the two most frequently used methods of getting others involved in the development of a thread. | |||
===Joint Posts=== | ===Joint Posts=== | ||