Update on behavior guidelines
Hello guild -
I have received many questions about a couple of members that were recently removed from the guild. Please understand that these are never easy decisions to make, and that each of the people disciplined were people I considered my friends. The council received information and complaints, and observes itself, the behavior of these individuals, and decided to remove them from the guild to protect our environment and reputation.
I will not go into details, but I will highlight a couple of key items that were involved.
Please use this as a reminder of our guild charter and guidelines.
1. Spam chat or /YELL chat in Ironforge reflects very badly on the guild and may result in immediate removal
2. Using profanity or racial slurs in guild chat or general chats is highly disrespectful and may result in immediate removal
3. Do not spam the guild chat - meaning nonsense words, ascii art, l33t speak, and other things that could be considered annoying and disruptive - guild chat is a priviledge not a right, and should not be abused. Party chat can easily be established to have casual offline discussions.
4. Please do not go into an instance with other guild members without being able to commit to the full time necessary. All players should communicate which quests they are on and whether or not they can stay for the whole instance. A rule of thumb is that each instance will take at least two hours to complete from start to finish.
And the most important guideline I have to share is - be more ready to help a member who is having problems with one of these rules than to complain about them to the council. We certainly want to enforce proper behavior, but remember this is a game and we are all coming from different places.
If you are looking for promotion, this is a key factor for me and the council. Instead of just complaining about someone, demonstrate leadership and see if you can help them.
As we get larger we need to make sure we are sticking to our guidelines, but I also want to make sure we do not lose sight of what made our guild great in the first place:
LETS HAVE FUN TALONS - AND REMEMBER - ITS JUST A GAME!!!
Thanks,
Mari
I have received many questions about a couple of members that were recently removed from the guild. Please understand that these are never easy decisions to make, and that each of the people disciplined were people I considered my friends. The council received information and complaints, and observes itself, the behavior of these individuals, and decided to remove them from the guild to protect our environment and reputation.
I will not go into details, but I will highlight a couple of key items that were involved.
Please use this as a reminder of our guild charter and guidelines.
1. Spam chat or /YELL chat in Ironforge reflects very badly on the guild and may result in immediate removal
2. Using profanity or racial slurs in guild chat or general chats is highly disrespectful and may result in immediate removal
3. Do not spam the guild chat - meaning nonsense words, ascii art, l33t speak, and other things that could be considered annoying and disruptive - guild chat is a priviledge not a right, and should not be abused. Party chat can easily be established to have casual offline discussions.
4. Please do not go into an instance with other guild members without being able to commit to the full time necessary. All players should communicate which quests they are on and whether or not they can stay for the whole instance. A rule of thumb is that each instance will take at least two hours to complete from start to finish.
And the most important guideline I have to share is - be more ready to help a member who is having problems with one of these rules than to complain about them to the council. We certainly want to enforce proper behavior, but remember this is a game and we are all coming from different places.
If you are looking for promotion, this is a key factor for me and the council. Instead of just complaining about someone, demonstrate leadership and see if you can help them.
As we get larger we need to make sure we are sticking to our guidelines, but I also want to make sure we do not lose sight of what made our guild great in the first place:
LETS HAVE FUN TALONS - AND REMEMBER - ITS JUST A GAME!!!
Thanks,
Mari
posted by Chrysalis at 2:31 PM
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