Lazarus Guild

It has come to my attention that we don’t have a formal set of rules for the guild, although we do have many unwritten. This post is meant to clear up any confusion about anything that isn’t obvious. Some of this stuff shouldn’t even have to be said, and some will make some things clear. I have taken also the various things posted by our members and edited them a bit. Any suggestions are welcome, but the rules are what the officers and I have decided upon and posted formally. Here goes:

General Rules of Conduct:
- Always show respect for other players in the game, guildie or non.
- Do not beg, harass or intimidate other players.
- Do not discuss any political, religious, race or religion issues in public. Im sure we all have our own views on things, but WoW isn’t the place to air them.
- We wear our guild name above our heads, respect it and make sure others respect it by being respectable. Never flame, spam, or curse other players in any chat channel.
- When in groups or dealing with others be polite, don’t demand anything. No one owes you anything. Always be courteous and say "Please" and "Thank you". You can’t imagine how a couple simple words go such a long way to a good reputation.
- Blizzard has given us the ignore list for a reason, if someone is being abusive or intolerable, do not sink to their level, just ignore them. That’s why you are Lazarus and they are not.
- When grouping with others, be sure to follow the norm for loot and need/greed rolls. Never need roll on an item that is not for your class, and always keep it fair. Again - our reputation is at stake here.

Complaints:
From time to time, people will approach an officer or GM of the guild in order to complain about one of us. I wish it never happened, and I’m glad to say I haven’t gotten to many lately, but the reality is that it does happen. This is one of the worst cases. If someone has taken the time out to specially look up one of us to register a complaint, its not good to say the least. Of course, we don’t take for granted what any stranger says, and will always speak to the subject to try and clarify. But anyone who receives more than one complaint will be considered a "red light" and be dealt with appropriately.

Guild Conduct:
- No cursing, spamming or flaming will be tolerated on guild chat. Anyone can slip once, but pay attention please and watch your language. Anyone not following these rules will receive a warning, and if it is not corrected will be moved to "Sin Bin" until further decision by officers or GM.
- We allow selling between guild members, but guild chat is not a trade channel so keep the bargaining and dealing in personal tells. As long as things are kept fair and no problems arise, it will be permitted, but its always better to give a guildie a break when dealing with selling items.

Ranks:
- New members are Initiates. They will remain so for one month and then, if all is ok, will become a member. At this time Alts will be recruited if the member desires. All other ranks are given by specific consideration and decision by the officers. Please do not beg or spam GC about the ranks.
- All guildies are equal no matter what the rank, and all should be treated with the same respect as GM or officers.


Classes:
We have appointed Class Leaders. Their responsibilities include active recruitment and decisions regarding their respective class, together with the other officers. Any question or issue that you have should be first directed to your class leader. If this usually it will be resolved at this level, and if not, CL's will know when to consult and get helped by their peers or officers. Raids will be scheduled and set by class attendance, and each class will decide which members are to attend what raids.

Raids:
- Never sign up for a raid unless you expect to be there 100%. We know there is the real world out there (somewhere) and unexpected things may arise. But be considerate and realize that there is more demand than supply when it comes to raids, and we want to give everyone a fair chance. By signing up to a raid and not showing up, you deny not only 1 player from raiding that night, but possibly the whole raid, because finding a last minute sub can be a problem, and we are usually limited for time.
Unfortunately attendance does tend to pose a problem, and there will be penalties for signing up and not showing up on time.

Recruitment:
- At the moment we have pretty much put a stop to mass recruiting, but as always, if you have a good opinion of someone that can be valuable to the guild, through friendship or chance meeting from pugs or such, the officers are always ready to hear about it, and we will make decisions regarding recruiting players selectively. Everyone’s request will receive due consideration, even though it may take a little bit of time.


We are all here to have a good time with our friends and not deprive anyone else the same. Lets keep it that way and treat each other the same way we would like to be treated.
Anything that hasn’t been clarified here, or any issues that may come up in game, will be directed and solved by the officers in guild.

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