Heya, Heqet here.
IT TOOK ME MUCH LONGER TO WRITE THIS THAN IT WILL TAKE YOU TO READ, PLEASE DO FIND THE TIME AND THINK AND REACT. IT WILL MEAN A LOT TO ME, THANK YOU.
Later today, I will happily give away the leadership of guild to my follower in office. As I already stated around the time I joined the guild, which was in time it had only few members, I am not the right person to be put to leaderships place. Since I have been there before with my own guild and I realised, I am no longer willing to give my time and nerves to managing a group of people that have no objective reason to listen to me and want just have fun. Which happenes to be my current goal as well
But here I was, at least temporarily and from what I saw, I made conclusions.
I would never thought, the guild will stay so successful after Brothery stopped having time to be online day and night and I could never imagine this shifting leadrship working in practice, but it does. And its truly amazing.
The thing is, the guild grows bigger and in the officers rank are people, that are seriously trying to make it work. But there is no common information basis for them, not even for the new GM.
It doesnt matter, if the guild should work democraticly - every officer has a vote - or autocraticly - GM decides how it will work - neither concept works currently.
From the practice now: I as GM, or some officer, come with some concept and ask officers online, if they thing its good, all agree, maybe with some additional thoughts, I say - so should it be. Than in a few hours we go offline, next day, there are other officers online that know nothing and are surprised, I want them to follow some concepts unknown to them. There are events that force us to put rules down (like GV thefts). But the rule cannt be decided by few and than explained to everyone else one by one in a period of a few weeks.
So finaly, what I propose here: We have forums now. I would like to see it working for us.
Ever officer should check on the forums reguraliry (ideally once a day).
If someone decide, there is a matter, that has to be discussed, he starts a forum topic.
The matter will be decided after every officer stated an oppinion about it on the forums (yes, no, dont care is enough).
That way we ensure, everyone knows, there is something going on and why.
Than the GM will decide, what will happen.
There should be a list of rules for officers, that will than be changed.
If people red the forums, they know already what has changed.
It may happen, someone cannt come online daily, than they voting right can be posponed and when they come online again, they will check the updated list of rules and act accordingly.
There should be one part of forum devoted only to discussing organising matters, so that people dont have to browse through general jabber, when this forum starts to live more, and can skip to what matters. That way, the officers work may be simplified and wont require much time... just to log on once a day and check... Can be minute or two, depending on your connection
That way, being officer and GM will become much easier,because the whole.. "you did it wrong, we already decided to do it other way" "But when? noone told me and last time I checked, other people did it the other way" "bug three days ago, we talked about what happened and we decided to do it this way, dont do it any more" "But I didnt do anything wrong, you are mean to me, I dont like you" ... will vanish for good... and in fact, such conversation in last days are reason why I write this essay.
So this is me, doing my best to improve the guilds work for everyones good. The only thing that I really want from you is to state an oppinion. And if it will be positive or negative - to spread it amongst other officers.
I want us to communicate with each other more effectivelly and I do not want us to argue for no reason... just for things, that really matter.
And now to wait for the right person to come on, so I can happily abdicate
I would update it regularly to our current needs in term of what to, or not to put in there.
