This has been a time of great change and turmoil in the guild.

It saddens me that so many have left so quickly and for so many different reasons.
Unfortunately some of those reasons have to do with how the guild and its members have conducted themselves as of late.
I am glad that a few have managed to rethink things and are giving us a second chance.
In time, I hope that we will earn the trust and respect of the rest so that they too may return to the fold.
Until that time, we as a guild have our work cut out for us.

There are a number of things that need to be addressed, some are of highest priority, others we have a little time to polish things up a bit first.

Top priority at the moment is
A new Second in command
I can not be on enough to catch everything that goes on in the guild [ almost a week sick didn't help ]
Mentors
I am bringing back the mentoring system from when the guild was new and applications were few but enthusiastic
This fell by the wayside with a change in the membership base and the number of applicants overwhelming the mentoring system as it was set up at the time.
I will be revising the application process in due time.
The mentor's rules of conduct, as first formulated by Darke, are well written and may not need much if anything changed.
What I will change is the assignment of mentors to specific members who need assistance in one or more aspects of guild life.
This means teams of 2 or more will assigned to each case until the issue has been resolved to everyones satisfaction.
Mentors can and will be assigned to more than one case since there will always be new members requiring at least an orientation period.

Next level of priority is
Rewriting the rules of conduct, and these will be segregated into two or more sections (to be determined)
Rules of Member conduct
Here is something that was not needed till now
This is conduct of all guild members so that they reflect the goals and aspirations of the guild
This includes interaction between guild members as well as those of other guilds and the player base at large
Role Play Basics
There will just be a set of guidelines for the mechanics of an RP session
There will also be laid out the do's, don'ts and a list of how to compensate when somebody goofs up during a session and breaks a rule of RPB
Role Play Storyline
OK, this one has not been addressed as yet but I feel that with at least a little Guild Master OR Story Moderator oversight, we can keep the confusion level and story telling styles from clashing too often or getting to a Monty Haul level of power or world shattering consequences.
My suggestion here is - lets not have stories which overshadow the main storyline of Mabionogi
Rules of Guild chat use
It has come to this due in no small part to the actions and repercussions of things said in guild chat in the last 24 hours
Guild chat will still be a free and open channel but there will now be limits on what can be discussed and when a topic is CLOSED
As part of those limits there will also be responsibilities
I am planning on the mentors to have the power to censure anyone breaking the rules, including other mentors, since nobody is perfect and everyone can have a bad day

As for the Ban Hammer
It has been used infrequently in the past but with just cause when it was.
As then, it will be now, there are two levels,
1 - kicked until a suitable grace period and mentor team approval based on what was needed to be addressed
2 - Black Listed - they do not exist and will be summarily defended against - there have been only a few and most of those the GMs got latter.

Lastly
The application process
I will be rewriting the application form / page for more clarity and ease of use for new applicants
This last bit is of lowest priority until we get the guild house back into some semblance of order.

I am opening this topic for everyones contributions and will keep a summary up with everyones contributions for each of the relevant sections.