MacThorstenson Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 I have a fear that the cookie wars have gone on too long and are wrecking the experience of new comers on the site. The intro threads have turned into a vicious battle field of recruitment, where people are flooded by devious posts to steal breath, have parts of their soul stolen, or fed pieces of investiture. I think that there needs to be a set of rules that the guilds follow in terms of recruitment on the intro threads so that the they can be used to introduce people to the website like they supposed to. People should be able to feel welcome on the site for what they contribute, and not just for their membership to your particular group. After thinking for a while, I though of a few guidelines that guilds could use to help make peoples entrance into the site more enjoyable. Here they are: Giving new people a reputation point if you try to recruit them. Making sure that you ask them a question about them, whether it be about what books they have read, or what their favorite character is, try to make them feel welcome on the site. If someone from at least two more guilds/groups has tried to recruit them, don't also post something trying to recruit them to a third place I would say that warning someone about the dangers of being in a specific group is fine, just don't make you post to their thread solely about how the other group is terrible try to follow the other bullet points above. Also, if your going to warn about how another group is trying to lie to them, don't use that as an opportunity to recruit them into your guild. I.e. Someone offers them a cookie, you reply with saying that they are trying to take your soul and they should try your completely safe investiture as an alternative. These points aren't supposed to be final, if anyone has anything that they want to add or discuss, please post something about it. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Oh my gosh thank you so much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elinox Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Great idea as the few people who commented on my intro confused me with their talk of recruiting. Also, when recruiting, perhaps a brief description on what the group is all about and what they do? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacThorstenson Posted December 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 I like that Idea, but I'm not sure if it could be implemented. Most groups that are active don't actually recruit front up, and rely on stealth and tricking newcomers to join. Giving a background to your group would completely destroy the scheme. In fact, now that I'm Looking at it, I realize that the majority of posts aren't actually meant for recruiting, they just wan't people that they can trick into eating their foods. Personally, when I try to recruit people to the Dark Alley, as opposed to give them a cookie, I try to explain a little bit about what we are and what we are doing. Again though, not many people are actually recruiting these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+gerareg Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Hi, I'm new (obviously). What exactly are these clans? Is this related to your reputation (upvotes)? I don't even know how I became a spren, I thought it was just the default for all new-comers. LOL. Edit: I just noticed it's skaa now. LOL. Edited December 23, 2017 by gerareg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacThorstenson Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) Hi, I'm new (obviously). What exactly are these clans? Is this related to your reputation (upvotes)? I don't even know how I became a spren, I thought it was just the default for all new-comers. LOL. Edit: I just noticed it's skaa now. LOL. The clans in this thread are just fa made groups, The golden name beneath your picture is related to your reputation and has nothing to do with the clans. Edited December 24, 2017 by MacThorstenson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWriter Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Oh, this cleared a lot of things up. Yes, I believe that I felt more welcomed rather than I would have been if someone claimed they were trying to steal a part of my soul. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ElephantEarwax Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Who are you accusing specifically? *funny faced glare* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWriter Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Lol, was I accusing anyone specifically? Not that I'm aware of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ElephantEarwax Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 @RogueWriter The ---7--- in my name is how many people's breath's I have stolen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWriter Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Oh, I see. Let's not let that become eight, then. Seeing as eight is a rather boring number *wry grin* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cognitive Shadow Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 How do I join a guild? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacThorstenson Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 It depends on the guild, some guilds simply require you to post that you want to join. Others require you to swear an oath, similar to the knights radiant oath's. My Guild, people you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley, requires that you offer a new member a cookie in the signup thread before joining. I would suggest reading the original post of the guild, they usually outline what to do. Also, be careful, most guilds are inactive and the guild leaders generally have to accept your post before joining. A lot of times the guild leader won't get the message that you posted on that thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cognitive Shadow Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 How do you start a guild? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacThorstenson Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 All you have to do is make a post in this place. Generally the heading will tell people the name of the guild and its a good Idea to outline the purpose, rules, and how to join the guild in the OP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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