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Calico Steelpaw
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Lost in Elona

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Rules of the Guild: Sept 17, 2017 16:20:37 GMT -8

Post by Calico Steelpaw on Sept 17, 2017 16:20:37 GMT -8

As far as the guild has always been, I feel like i'm pretty chill when it comes to our rule system. Many things have changed since we've moved past the days of TPA however, and I want to make things more clear with our fresh new start.

We are a Casual Guild!

This means that we do events on our own time, and nothing is ever mandatory. It also means that we disown any shred of elitism.

I mean, this is a game! Let's have fun together!

Absolutely NO Drama.

Leading many guilds for multiple MMOs in my lifetime, I realize you can't avoid it. Drama happens. You just gotta do your best to avoid it.

I will make this clear though:

Personal disputes will remain as personal disputes! If you for some reason have a personal grievance or hold a grudge against another guildmate, I kindly ask that you block them and move on. I will not interfere on personal matters, and we do NOT want to get involved in it.

That being said, if you are seriously being harassed by another member, please message me privately. If someone is being racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc, towards you or others, then of course come to me or Raven! And if possible, please provide screenshots of these transgressions. The more proof provided, the easier it will be to kick them out and move on.

Absolutely NO political or religious discussions. This kind of talk will almost always lead to arguments and hurt feelings. Not only that, but many of us are playing GW2 as an escape from the problems of reality. Please respect that.

No tolerance for hatred. We are LGBTQ+ friendly, we also welcome anyone who may be disabled, or anyone who may not be neurotypical. I really want this guild to be a safe zone for many!

Consider that this is an 18+ Guild, however... Try to keep NSFW at a minimum. Our jokes may be mature, but don't go /too/ overboard.

I have somewhat of a strike system in place. If you get 3 strikes you're out. These are for smaller things, mostly. All members are subject to being banned though depending on the severity of their actions.

Last Edit: Sept 19, 2017 12:31:25 GMT -8 by Calico Steelpaw

Calico Steelpaw
Administrator

Lost in Elona

Posts: 60

Main Profession: Ranger
Gender Preference: Female

Rules of the Guild: Sept 17, 2017 20:05:55 GMT -8

Post by Calico Steelpaw on Sept 17, 2017 20:05:55 GMT -8

Rules for The Discord: (copypasta'ing once again)

1.) Don't spam @<insert name here> in chat. @everyone tag can only be used by officers (and can only be seen by Peacekeepers), but mentioning certain people can be done by anyone. It works in getting people's attention, but dont spam it like a poke pls.

2.) #general-chat will always be designated as the main "Guild Chat" or discussion channel. VoIP won't always be used by everyone because not everyone's comfortable with it. Of course feel free to use voice if you'd like, but #general-chat will always be default.

3.) #visitors-chat invite link will never expire. If you'd like to invite someone to chat with us or use the Visitor's VoIP channel for pugs and such, feel free to use discord.gg/0O0RRFKno5ab9LZp as the link to share.

4.) Only guild members in game can be a "Trader" here on Discord. If a guild member wants the role, let any of the officers know. Note: You also must be a registered user on Discord to be able to achieve this status.

5.) Please familiarize yourself with the client settings! Set up what kind of notifications you want popping up, visuals, what text channels you'd want to mute and all that jazz; its pretty customizable. Just ask any officer if you need any clarifications.

6.) Announcements will always be in the #announcements channel. Only officers and those with the Announcer role can post here. The @everyone tag will be used all the time for this, so make sure you check this channel regularly if you turned off those notifications. These rules will always be up here as well.

7.) Direct messaging is a thing, but treat them like in-game mail in GW. Online statuses and stuff aren't in the client yet, so please keep in mind that some people would like to be left alone once out of the game.

8.) Regular guild rules apply: don't be a butt, don't post anything shady, respect everyone's privacy and boundaries, etc etc.

Last Edit: Sept 17, 2017 20:11:38 GMT -8 by Calico Steelpaw

Calico Steelpaw
Administrator

Lost in Elona

Posts: 60

Main Profession: Ranger
Gender Preference: Female

Rules of the Guild: Sept 17, 2017 20:27:49 GMT -8

Post by Calico Steelpaw on Sept 17, 2017 20:27:49 GMT -8

Other Things:

After HoT unlocked our new Guild Hall, we set up some rules for the RP side of our guild.

Aside from Recruits, everyone has basic permissions to place and move furniture in the guild hall. Please be respectful and mindful of others' placement of furniture. If you want to move something, contact a Builder or myself, OR Raven, just to make sure its okay first. Sometimes we spend a lot of time arranging things to look pretty, and we'd be sad to see it ruined.

That being said, we'd like to see our members get creative! Please just be mindful when you do so. <3

(Anyone who goes against this may be subject to a warning, so please be careful!)

~~Also consider that "room claiming" is a thing. Check out Tekk's guide on that here~~ Room claiming no longer exists in our new guild hall, but still please don't move objects unless you are given permission. <3

The possibility of starting up raids again:

If we happen to restart Raids once more, we will approach it in a casual manner. Keep in mind though, that raids are pretty intensive. This might be the ONLY event we'll require participants to use Discord VoIP (at least to listen in, mic not required).

Also raids require a balance of being able to listen as well as have fun. You may need to understand that raids require very special builds. The DPS checks are pretty intense. So if others have advice, please don't take offense to it. ^^' Understand that it has to be done.

If you're a raider, be prepared to play as a role you may not want to play as. Some members may want to try tanking, DPSing, or healing, and we should be able to rotate them in to try new strategies.

Recruits may wait 2 weeks until they achieve full member status. During special recruitment periods we may lower the time to 1 week or even less. If you have been waiting a long time for your status, we apologize! ;_; Please message me or any other officer with your concern, and we'll upgrade you ASAP. <3

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Uhhh... I think that's it.

Phew! We'll see you in game, alright!?

Last Edit: Oct 8, 2017 20:27:25 GMT -8 by Calico Steelpaw