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Let's face it...some of us have the worst guild manners!
I am the owner of a very successful guild called The
Life, and over the time I made my guild, I learned a lot from it. One
thing that I sometime see is members being totally rude and disrespectful.
That's why I have made up these rules, which will come in handy to all
guild members, and especially guild owners, who probably experience the
same problems, but want a set of rules to show their members.
Number 1: Guild Advertising
It happens to every guild, I'll bet. Someone from another guild is sent
to advertise that guild, in another guild message board. This is very
annoying, because not only does it clog and clutter up message boards,
but it is also disrespectful to the guild members and owner. It's a pathetic
way to try to gain new members, so I suggest you not to do it. Another
form of guild advertising is using the guild message board as a means
to get extra visitors to your shop, etc. It can get very annoying.
Number 2: Useless messages
There is no need to use the message board in the guild for useless short
messages like "Hi" or "I am very happy". These messages clog up the guild
message board, and the important messages will be missed as a result.
Try to limit yourself to a few messages with all the necessary information.
Most guilds also feature live chats so that there is no need to post dozens
of messages to try to carry on a conversation.
Number 3: Spamming the guild leader/council members/
or members.
Because I am the owner of a large guild, this happens to me a lot. I keep
my Neomail available for everyone to send messages to me, because a lot
of them are very useful to me. Some of them are just messages that I don't
have time to reply like "How did you get so much NP?" or "How do you put
music in your guild?" I wish I had the time to answer all my Neomails,
but the important ones deserve priority. If you are Neomailing to ask
about HTML help, see Neopets' great HTML help section. If you need help
making NP, look at Neopian Times articles. A lot of them give tips on
making NP
Number 4: Insulting guild members
It is important that all steps are taken to make sure not to get into
confrontations with other guild members. And if you do, do not insult
one another. Not only does it make it dismal for guild members not involved,
but it ruins the fun for everyone. Have the common courtesy to respect
everyone, no matter what they say.
Number 5: Whining
If you don't win a guild contest, or you aren't chosen to be on the guild
council, don't whine and complain, saying that everyone is unfair, and
that the guild stinks. This isn't an effective way of trying to solve
the problem. If you didn't win a guild contest, don't complain. Accept
the fact that you just weren't lucky then. If you don't make it on the
guild council, don't whine either. Maybe you didn't fit the qualifications,
and reason the whoever was chosen must have been a better choice.
I hope that you have learned something from these rules,
and it would be great if everyone agreed to abide by them. I welcome your
comments, but I can't guarantee responses. Make sure to check out my guild
sometime.
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