Immortal Soulhunters Guild Rules

•    All members - you need to be ON TIME and READY TO GO at the appointed time for whatever function(s) you are attending. (This means you have all your gear repaired, all your potions and buff-food bought, and are ready for the first pull at the scheduled time. So log in early to ensure you're ready at the appropriate time.)
•    If you have signed up for an event, you will be expected to attend the event in its entirety. Do not sign up for an event in another guild at the same time. Do not sign up for an event that that will be taking place during the time you'd normally be doing other things (class, work, family functions, etc.)
•    If our scheduled event runs long, then you may leave to attend another event that was scheduled to begin after the scheduled end of our event.
•    If a NON-SCHEDULED event pops up, you are expected to remain in our SCHEDULED event, even if our event is running long. (Out-of-game emergencies excepted.)
•    If you are in a non-scheduled event with us, you may leave at any time, for any reason. We would, of course, prefer that you stay with us, if at all possible. But it will not be considered a violation of the rules to leave a non-scheduled event. (Non-scheduled means there was no Calendar sign-up available for the event, and it was a spontaneous gathering of guild members.) ***Please note - the present calendar of events does not support a signup feature at this time.

•    When officially in effect, officer meetings will be held the 2nd Wednesday of every month at a time to be determined. Attendance by all officers is MANDATORY. Any officer may call an "urgent" meeting at any time for any reason. Officers will be notified by telephone of these "urgent" meetings, and attendance is NOT mandatory (but highly recommended) due to the un-scheduled nature of such "urgent" meetings. At this time there is no need for monthly meetings.
•     Regular Guild meetings for ALL MEMBERS will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of the every month at a time to be determined. Attendance is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED as this is your guild and your opinions are welcome to help move us in a positive direction. At this time there is no need for monthly meetings.

•     Members will be promoted occasionally, these promotions will be based on longevity and guild participation. All promotions will be discussed by existing officers before execution. Also, all the member's toons will receive promotions simultaneously -- we promote the people who play the toons, not the toons themselves.
•     Officer promotions – As we grow new officers will be needed. Officer candidates will be nominated by an existing officer and voted upon. Officers will be chosen based on Longevity, game knowledge, and guild participation. Officer candidates must have achieved the highest non-officer rank in the guild and be MAX level.

•    All guild invitations will be discussed with the Guild Master or Assistant Guild Master, this includes inviting member alts. Invitations not discussed with the Guild Master or Assistant Guild Master during or after invite are subject to reversal. Please let us know so we can personally welcome the new members.

•     All members will maintain reasonable courtesy when dealing with other members and non guild members.
•     The use of foul language on the TS server and guild chat is highly discouraged. If you would not say it in front of your mother, sister, spouse, child, it is not something that should be said on our public channels. (if you must, whisper or go to a private channel)
•     Public channels (team speak, and guild chat) are to be used for fun related conversations and in game correspondence. We all have our own personal views on topics such as politics, religion,….. these topics are discouraged.

•     It is requested that members when logged in, use the TS server when others are on.
•     When questing in a group with other guild members it is strongly recommended TS be used. Officers will have the TS info and password and can invite non-guild players to use during these quests/instances.
•     Guild runs and instances – All members wanting to participate in a guild instance or run will be required to run TS on their own computer with their own headset. Runs will be getting much harder as we progress into higher level dungeons and raids. Communication is a MUST.

•    Our loot rules are simple: pass on BOP's, greed on BOE's. BOP's will be given to the char with the most need when in as guild run. If two or more toons need the BOP item, they will roll for it. If no one needs the BOP item, it will sold and the proceeds will be placed in the guild bank.

Guild Bank:

•    The guild bank will contain communal property, please feel free to use some items you may find useful. As this is communal property if you are using some items from the bank please share items you may feel will be useful by other members. Please do not use excessive amounts of any one item type as we all may have a use for that item. Excessive withdrawals from the guild bank may be addressed by having your access revoked (demotion). Items in the guild bank will be used to craft items for members if needed.
•    Donations to the guild bank are appreciated, In game money should be donated to the officers tab in the bank. The officers will have access to withdraw for use in WvW for keep upgrades etc.

•    All members must be active in the guild. This does not mean participating in a guild function once or twice a month. (Vacations, school schedules, and work schedules excepted -- although you should notify the guild, as a common courtesy.) If you are leveling up a toon, and you do not have an active MAX Level toon in the guild, you must make regular progress on your levels. (Bank-toons excepted) Logging in once a month to play your low-level toon for a couple of hours does not make you an active member. Leaving the guild as soon as you reach MAX level is highly discouraged as well -- you most likely received our help in leveling up to MAX, it's time to give a little back to the guild. We'll never make any progress towards end-game content, if all our MAX level toons leave to join other guilds. If your toon is considered a member of Immortal Soulhunters it is expected you represent the guild on that toon all of the time. Guild sweeps will be done periodically. If you have not notified us of an extended absense and you have not been on in a reasonable amount of time, you may be removed from the roster.

•    Any member may request assistance with any quest, and we will do our best to help you. However, we are unable to power-level your toon for you. If you have tried a quest a few times, and have failed each time, please ask another guild member for help. We simply ask you to realize that the officers and other guild members have their own toons, and they cannot spend all of their time helping you gain levels or get better gear.

Required for all:

•     Team Speak - download the latest client for your OS at http://www.teamspeak.com. This makes talking to your guild mates easier and more fun. (I hate typing while in an instance.)
•     Calendar (Ingame or on web page) - This can be found in the menu above or on the right side of your screen. All guild activities will be placed on the Calendar, so please check it regularly.

Members:

As a full member of Immortal Soulhunters, you are allowed to receive an Immortal Soulhunters e-mail address Yourname@Immortal-Soulhunters.com. This is an e-mail forward only and will be forwarded to an e-mail account of your choosing. If you would like to get your e-mail address send a request to Feathersong@Immortal-Soulhunters.com. Please include the name by which you would like to be known and the e-mail account where it should be forwarded. This forward will be removed if you leave Immortal Soulhunters.

Officers:

•    Officers are held to a slightly higher standard than traditional members. It is expected that officers are on TS when logged into the game (even if they are only on for a few minutes) as questions/invites/disputes can arise at any time which only officers can resolve. It is expected that your attendance consists beyond 2 days per week. Officers should moderate the TS channel of foul language and inappropriate topics. Officers may occasionally switch guild representation for special functions of other guilds and this in encouraged especially when interacting within our guild alliances. You must also understand that you are an authoritative leader and should consider Immortal Soulhunters to be your primary guild of representation. Officers should conduct themselves with dignity, patience, and understanding when dealing with other players and guild members. Negativity when performing runs will not keep the respect you have earned.

Crime and Punishment: :)

•     If any guild member has a complaint about another member, they must discuss it PRIVATELY with an officer. If an officer is not available, please send an in-game e-mail to an officer or the Guild Master. If an officer witnesses an offense, an informal warning may be given (on TeamSpeak in the officers' channel, or via in-game whisper). It is our goal to AVOID public humiliation of an offending member, so all communications of this nature will be handled PRIVATELY. DO NOT make a scene in the guild chat or on TeamSpeak. Doing so will be considered a violation.
•     If, in the opinion of an officer, a serious violation of the rules has occurred, a meeting will be called to decide upon any formal punishments to be delivered. If the regular officers' meeting will suffice, a special meeting needn't be called. A majority of the officers must vote in favor of the punishment before rendering any judgment. A tie vote will be broken by the Guild Master. The vote will NOT be made public.
•     A formal warning will be given to a member for their first violation of the rules. (A simple verbal warning by an officer does NOT count as a formal warning -- all formal warnings/demotions/dismissals can only be issued after a meeting of all the officers, as described in Paragraph B of this section.) A formal warning will NOT be made public.
•     The second (and subsequent) violation(s) will result in demotion of all the member's toons. (There is no way to prevent this from becoming public knowledge -- the other members will see that you've lost your rank, although the reason why will not be made public.) Each subsequent violation will result in another demotion. If the offending member's toons are already the lowest available rank in the guild, the member will be put on probation for one month. Another violation of the rules during the probationary period will result in dismissal from the guild. Probation will be removed automatically after one month, and the member can then begin to regain their rank(s), if any, through continued fair and responsible behavior. There are three exceptions: deliberately (not accidentally) stealing loot from a party, stealing from the guild bank, and any behavior that causes the game manufacturer to suspend your account for more than 24 hours. These will each result in immediate dismissal from the guild.
•     Leaving guild without any penalty requires notifying the Guild Master and/or Assistant Guild Master verbally prior to leaving, e-mails are not appropriate. If you do not notify the Guild Master or Assistant Guild Master prior to leaving, all your toons will be subject to demotion to lost soul and you will have to regain you status with the guild. There will be a 30 waiting period to rejoin the guild and rejoining must be approved by all of the officers.

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