We have ascertained the need for FA merch with mottos on:
For newbies : "I pulled the Stage 1 flag too soon"
For archmages: "I forgot to set my FS to all Fellows for Stage 1 of the FA"
Hmm, maybe for the high power players who work nights and got shut out of Stage 1 by the eager mob:
"I survived being shut out of an FA by an early flag" or something to that effect.
Our guy who was in day two in the FS did the early pull this time, communication happened, nobody died, the one person who missed Stage 1 goodies waxed philosophical (there will, in fact, be more FAs), and once we were laughing again, the other folks who have made that oops all commisserated.
I am never going to not set folks to Fellow for at least Stage 1 of an FA again: that alone will save so much grief!