As we have had some excellent new recruits arrive recently, I think that now would be a good time for me to welcome our new Dambusters to the guild by spelling out exactly what type of guild we are.
Of course, the website provides some good info but the depth of information is primarily found here in the blog. The blog has been running now for over 2 years and it is packed with my own angle on things that have happened, my thoughts on the way I see things going on around the guild and obviously the blog also has a lot of my own blue sky ideas for the way I see the guild developing over any given period of time.
The blog provides our members with a window into my thought process which I think has been an excellent tool that I am able to use to get my points of view across to the guild at large. There may be things happening that a Dambuster only sees a small part of but I can flesh out the necessary information from my own perspectives and offer it here in the blog posts.
As with any community, not every piece of information gets to every member and it’s rare that everyone actually needs every aspect of detail going on behind the scenes within the guild, however I have made a point of ensuring there is maximum clarity regarding guild matters wherever possible. There’s an old saying ‘knowledge is power’ which is a methodology I definitely do not share. I am of the belief that sharing knowledge builds a strong community. If the leadership of a community have things to hide then it can become toxic. I much prefer to be able to give the whole guild information so that anyone with any queries about the guild can arm themselves with as much info as possible and then ask me directly if there’s something they don’t understand.
The core ethics of the guild are set by myself at all times. Wherever we fail, wherever we achieve, all of it comes down to my own leadership because ultimately it’s me who formed the guild, delegated my own tasks out to the officers that I select and it’s my fault if any of it goes badly. I have no problem in holding myself responsible for failings within the guild. There is a caveat in that certain people may feel the guild fails in certain areas whereas my own perception could see things differently. What someone else may feel is a failure, I may not see as such. An example could be the fact that the guild is only 3/14 for heroic raid progression this tier. My answer to that is that this is not a raiding guild so in my own eyes, any raid progression we do make, is a big bonus. Also, there are plenty raiding guilds who are behind us in the progress charts 🙂
That’s not to say that I don’t care about our raid progression because I most certainly do. What it proves is that for me, the guild is much more than just another ‘raiding guild’ and our community is such that there is no persecution or judgment going around because certain guild members are not strong enough, don’t have the time, don’t fancy raiding or any other reason which would otherwise render them totally sidelined in a guild which cares only about it’s raiding. We are not like that at all. If you aren’t into raiding for whatever reason, nobody here will think bad of you and you are welcome to play your own game and aspire to become the level of player you want to be without pressure or demands.
Being part of one of our raid teams however, demands commitment, knowledge and determination on the part of the player just like any other raider but as I have said, outwith that team player commitment to the other members of the group, you are not under any undue pressure to improve your own gameplay unless you personally want to do so.
What you get here is an approachable guild leader who will be your best friend in the game as long as you are respectful and polite, honest and true to your guild. The ruthless side of me comes to the fore only when I witness rude, thoughtless or carefree behaviour which causes distress to my guild. Those circumstances can bring out the flaming monster in your guild leader and there have been times when I have ripped through people in defence of The Dambusters.
It’s really easy to stay on my good side and I’m always up for a laugh. People are welcome to make fun of me and I do the same in return. I would never like to be considered to be someone who can dish out jokes yet be unable to take them myself. As with any community, there must be fun and there must be a sense of belonging. This guild has a kind spirit and a warm heart which loves to welcome new people in. We are proud to be such a welcoming family and we like to show others what we have here.
The guild’s officer team are hard working people who volunteer out of sheer kindness and a sense of duty to this guild. There’s more work going on behind the scenes than some might realise and it’s all because we want to provide the best guild experience we can. Our next monthly guild meeting is this Thursday the 5th at 6pm server time. I hope many of our members can attend our Mumble chat and participate by offering thoughts, sharing ideas and asking questions. I will be there as always and I have plenty of information to discuss with you.
/Salute
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