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MISSION STATEMENT: Winter`s Legacy is a balanced guild who (while enjoying a famly atmosphere) is primarily focused on progressing through Everquest content. Discipline, maturity and professionalism are demanded at all times. We desire players who: 1) are dedicated to the guild, 2) have the desire within themselves to do the impossible, 3) are willing to make personal sacrifices in order to help advance the guild, and 4) do not complain when things are tough. This is the type of guild we are. RAID TIME: Our raid times are TUESDAYS at 8:00 PM CST and SATURDAYS at 5:00 PM CST. In addition, officers reserve the right to form raids on nights that follow a major game patch. All raiding is mandatory, meaning that if you are online during a designated raid time, you are required to be there. Every raid will utilize the LOOT POINT SYSTEM. In many cases, raid times will extend up to and past 12:00 AM CST. Where raiding is concerned, it comes down to this: We raid certain nights. You need to be there and participlate if you ever expect to earn any loot or flags in this guild. So, it is in your best interest to show up at raids as much as possible. If your attendance is lacking and you have an obvious consistent non-presence and participation at raids, your membership may be revoked at the discretion of the guild officers and leader. VALUES: - we value hard work and the dedication it takes to improve oneself and the guild as a whole. - we value team work and the willingness to help fellow guildmates. - we value our players' dedication, focus, and the ability to perform without supervision. - we value our players' desire to succeed. - we value not only the ability to lead well, but also the ability to follow well. - we value and encourage improvisation and innovated thought. - we value punctuality and good raid attendance. - we value a sense of humor. - we value our ability to succeed. These values make up the core of what Winter`s Legacy is. If you do not share or respect these values, then you do not belong in Winter's Legacy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION: Winter’s Legacy is committed to conducting its affairs in a socially responsible manner consistent with its members policies and expects its members to conduct their affairs in a manner consistent with, and follow guild standards that adhere to, this Code of Conduct (the Code). STATEMENT: In order to maintain its integrity and viability, the guild relies on the voluntary compliance of its members with this code and the penalties prescribed therein. All leadership decisions must be respected and are never to be openly contested, although feedback through appropriate and discreet channels is welcome and encouraged. Violation of any of these guidelines can lead to disciplinary action up to and including immediate removal from the guild. REASONS FOR THE CODE OF CONDUCT: --Being that Winter’s Legacy is made up of many diverse players of different ages, mindsets and customs, there are certain guidelines that need to be in place within the guild to make sure that people are not made to feel uncomfortable in the game. -- Though there are different ranks and responsibilities that characters hold within Winter’s Legacy, a player should never be in a position of being made to feel inferior to another player. --A Code of Conduct promotes trust and unity within a set of people. CODE OF CONDUCT: **Note** The following list is dynamic in nature and should be considered a work in progress at all times. 1) ALL members of the guild must realize that the good of the guild will take precedence over their own desires. Arrogance and Egos have no place in Winter's Legacy. We are a team and function as one. This applies to everyone, from the newest initiate to the Guild Leader. 2) Guild members are expected to treat other members with courtesy and respect. Members shall in all instances refrain from the use of foul language which can be construed as obscene or offensive. Members will be considerate of other peoples feelings in Guild Chat or in tells. (Adult conversation happens, as we are all adults, but when someone shows that they are offended, the activity must stop.) Members will be expected to behave professionally and respectfully at all times to non members alike. (This includes all EverQuest channels and boards.) 3) All members, regardless of rank, will not verbally degrade, abuse, or intimidate any other player in the game (or in open forum) nor ridicule or belittle any other member’s ideas. Disagreements and debates will always occur given the wide variety of views and personalities, but regardless, lack respect for another’s ideas and personal attacks in attempt to win an argument is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. 4) Guild members shall strive to have good personal reputations. Proper care and individual attention to this is a primary concern of this guild. Who we are and what we do as individuals tells the community much about our guild. The leadership of this guild will not harbor a member that harms this guild's reputation. Examples of unacceptable behavior: - looting items that you do not have a right to loot (aka "ninja looting") - engaging in deceitful or unfair trading practices with other players (aka "rooking someone") - giving misleading information in order to cause distress to another (aka "screwing with the newbs") - failing to abide by loot rules agreed upon in advance when grouping with others - acting in an abusive manner towards other players - public or flagrant besmirchment of this guild or its members - acting foolish, immature, or making contemptible remarks in public channels - engaging in any conduct prohibited by this guild or Sony Online Entertainment 5) Animosity and Grudges will not be tolerated between members (and non members alike). If a problem occurs, we encourage our members to try work things out on their own or in a private forum. If a problem persists, we will seek out an Internal Affairs Officer to mediate. Situations will be handled as such:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUILD STRUCTURE: Officer Positions 1 Guild Leader 3 Assistant Guild Leaders* 2 Guild Recruitment Officers* 2 Guild Internal Disciplinary Affair Officers 1 Raid Officer** 1 Raid Points Officer * Some positions may be held by the same individual ** While conducting a guild raid, the Raid Officer's decisions are final and cannot be overturned There shall be no more than 1 Guild Leader(GL) and 3 Assistant Guild Leaders(AGL) at any given time. The 3 AGLs have equal power in the guild structure as it pertains to managing personal, calling and executing raids, policy creation and enforcement, loot decisions, overseeing daily affairs, etc. The officers’ decisions, once announced, are considered law from that moment on and are not to be openly contested. If the decision results in disagreement and dissension in the guild, it still must be followed until: - The Guild Leader (GL) vetoes the decision, or - 2 of the 3 AGLs jointly veto the decision, or - The individual(s) in disagreement with the policy convince both GIDA officers that the decision needs to be overturned. OFFICER REMOVAL AND PROMOTION Guild officers may only be removed by the Guild Leader. Should an officer be removed, a replacement officer will be appointed by the Guild Leader within a month. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP: Recruiting information is detailed at this link: How do I join? If you have any questions, you can contact a recruitment officer at WLrecruiting@hotmail.com or simply find them online. Once you finish the application process, if the guild feels that you will make a fine addition to our ranks, you will move on to the next step of the application process--the wearing of our Winter’s Legacy Tag. This starts your 30 day "unswornship" (probationary period). During your unswornship period, you are expected to attend at least 50 percent of all raids and miss no more than 2 consecutive raid days. After 30 days, your unswornship ends and the officers will review your progress and vote on whether to remove your guild tag (failed) or raise you to full member status (pass). LEAVING AND REJOINING THE GUILD Under no circumstances should a member be made to feel as if they are the property of the guild. However, the guild does value commitment in its members. If you are removed from the guild for a disciplinary reason, you will NEVER be allowed to come back. Members who voluntarily leave our guild will not be allowed to come back for a period of 30 days. After that time, they may come back if a majority of the officers approve it(the guild leader will only act as a SWING VOTE) and there is a class spot available for them to procure. In addition, if a previous member is allowed to rejoin they will be reinstated to full member status and forfeit all raid points that they earned before they left. Readmittance in this manner will be allowed only ONCE; if a member voluntarily removes themself from the guild a second time, regardless of the reason, that person will NEVER be reinstated. Special considerations (such as being allowed back as a full member and retaining your RPs) are a remote possibility, but only if ALL officers and guild leader are in agreement. Usually this will be where the guild leadership, in retrospect, feels it dealt unfairly with that member. This should be considered VERY RARE! If a member's guild tag is removed by an officer for non-disciplinary reasons and are/were still in good standing, they may be reinstated to full member status at their request. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCIPLINARY CONDUCT: There are 3 levels in discipline administration: Level 1 - A verbal warning through the /tell from an officer. First reprimand by an officer: Anyone engaging in the inciteful or malicious act will lose 10% of their total current raid point pool amount or 10 points, whichever is greater. If the individual(s) do not have at least 10 points accumulated, a negative number of points (the difference between 10 and the number they currently have) will be added to their total current raid pool. Level 2 - A second verbal warning through a /tell from an officer. The member will be made aware that this is the SECOND warning issued. Second reprimand by an officer: Anyone engaging in the inciteful or maliciousact will lose 50% of their total current raid point pool amount or 50 points, whichever is greater. If they do not have at least 50 points accumulated, a negative number of points (the difference between 50 and the number they currently have) will be added to their total current raid pool. Level 3 - A suspension or straight out dismissal from the guild. Third reprimand by an officer: Anyone engaging in the inciteful or mailcious act will lose 100% of their total current raid point pool amount or 100 points, whichever is greater. If they do not have at least 100 points accumulated, a negative number of points (the difference between 100 and the number they currently have) will be added to their total current raid pool. If a level 1 or 2 correction is issued to a member, and he/she believes it to be unwarranted, that member may request a LEVEL 1/2 HEARING. Present at this hearing will be 3 people: the member, the issuing officer and a GIDA officer. If a level 3 correction (suspension) is issued to a member, and he/she believes it to be unwarranted, that member may request a LEVEL 3 HEARING. Present at this hearing will be 4 people: the member, the issuing officer, a GIDA officer and either an AGL or GL. Normal progression through the levels of correction will be followed unless the normal sequence of disciplinary action is inadequate to handle the case at hand (see immediate suspension). MISCELLANEA We do NOT allow anonymous unless otherwise instructed by guild leadership. There is NO reason for you to be anonymous other than to hide yourself from your own guild. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. This is an impedement to your guildmates looking for groups, a hinderance to discipline, and a bigger hinderance for raid formation. Use /role if you must hide from the rest of the server. IMMEDIATE
SUSPENSION *edited 04/07/22 - changed raid attendance from 60% to 50% *edited 04/07/22 - corrected some grammatical and spelling errors, re-vamped code of conduct, mission statement, values, structures and guild discipline sections, added officer removal/promotion section *edited 04/07/23 - removed raid attendance % requirement and membership section, added Raid Officer command clause and leaving/rejoining section, respaced document *edited 05/05/19 - Changed the Leaving and Rejoining Policy (multiple changes). *edited 05/05/19 - Changed the raid time on Saturday from 7:00 pm CST to 5:00 pm CST. This time has been in effect for over 1 year now. *edited 05/05/24 - Defined and instituded a more user friendly disciplinary conduct section. Added and tied various levels of action to the offending members raid pool point totals. *edited 06/01/27 No anonymous rule implemented. |