Tap-dancing back to the topic of my own "Red Flags," I think my perspective may be a bit skewed. I've been the leader of an RP guild for a number of years, and I've screened hundreds of applicants in that time. It's unavoidable that I've noticed certain patterns over this timeframe which invariably lead to members with some bad juju. I'd say my mental list of Red Flags is a bit exhaustive, so I'll just quote a really broad one that I have kind of a chuckle over.
Namely, when someone badmouths their previous guild during the screening process for entry into my guild, that's a Red Flag. I'm not talking about lamenting a poor RP experience -- we all have those, I'd say, and I think it's perfectly understandable to share at times. When I say "badmouthing," I'm mainly talking about taking an active campaign against a former guild over an objectively personal dispute. Calling for boycotts, trashing them on Tumblr, repeatedly bringing up how terrible their former guild is in public chats, that sort of thing. In my view, those antics don't really make one's former guild look bad - it just makes the potential applicant seem kind of unhinged and obsessive. So there's my Red Flag for the Red Flag pile!
Namely, when someone badmouths their previous guild during the screening process for entry into my guild, that's a Red Flag. I'm not talking about lamenting a poor RP experience -- we all have those, I'd say, and I think it's perfectly understandable to share at times. When I say "badmouthing," I'm mainly talking about taking an active campaign against a former guild over an objectively personal dispute. Calling for boycotts, trashing them on Tumblr, repeatedly bringing up how terrible their former guild is in public chats, that sort of thing. In my view, those antics don't really make one's former guild look bad - it just makes the potential applicant seem kind of unhinged and obsessive. So there's my Red Flag for the Red Flag pile!
