(03-11-2015, 06:22 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote:(03-11-2015, 06:14 PM)Lilithium Wrote:(03-11-2015, 05:03 PM)Manasas Reed Wrote: For me personally, anytime I see or hear "sure we'd love to have you, just join our website and apply there" I immediately am peacing outta that joint.As an FC leader I can honestly say the use of a website is for organization purposes. Especially if it's a bigger FC. There's only so much we can cram in the message of the day and being on a site means we can put a calender up for people to check for future events. Sadly you'll be a bit out of luck for a lot of places to join since this is a rather common requirement.
Also with Sastra on keeping an eye on this since it's something I might use
When it comes to joining a group...Hmmm. Not many things will make me shy away. A big thing might be favoritism towards a member or certain members, especially if its someone who is messing up and not answering for it.
It's a requirement that quite frankly, in my opinion needs to go away. I'm all for having to check the website for updates, events etc. Just don't want to have to sign up to apply
I am the opposite. If a guild doesn't have an active guild website then that will turn me away from a guild fast. While it's not always the case, guild applications can go hand and hand into promoting web activity in addition to other benefits. (Such as being able to know who is applying!) I like the community feel of the websites and enjoy checking for posts while at work. It's the same reason I am on this website.
(03-12-2015, 10:34 AM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: As for mandatory use of a guild site? That's rather tricky. On one hand I agree that it's not great but on the other I can see the logic behind it. If someone is truly engaged with a Free Company then they shouldn't have much of an issue posting on a guild forum, especially if the atmosphere is friendly and all sorts of different discussions are taking place. It leads to bonding!
It's one I've thought about as an individual willing to run a guild, but it's ultimately too strict for me to ever put into use. My reasoning is that I like the environment a guild website creates. I feel it promotes activity, getting to know each other, getting to know each other's characters and it's just fun. But if I ever end up leading a guild again I know there are other ways to encourage website activity without requiring it.
