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Originally Posted by crimsonDOOM
From Wikipedia:
The keywords are regulate member behavior and exclude non-comforming
individuals. I think every guild will have rules you have to follow. Your actions
could kill someone in the game, or hurt them. It's all structure, and a lot of rules
are actually... good.
It is like making ice cream sundaes. If there are no rules and nobody knows what
they are supposed to be doing, you might just end up with a handfull of cherries.
By filling out an application process, it shows that you want to get into the guild,
care about getting into the guild, and it also shows how dedicated you are. By
proving yourself to get into a guild, the guild members could see how fast you
work, hard you try, and if you should even be in the guild.
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I don't remember saying that rules weren't good. In fact, in my last post I told PiratesAhoy that a lot of his guild requirements were right on, especially in terms of what you just mentioned: regulating member behavior (following capt's orders) and excluding non-comforming individuals (being loyal). I agreed with PiratesAhoy, so I think you mis-construed the first part of my last post.
I agree with you (and Wikipedia, apparently): Guilds need structure, that's what guild ares; structured groups. I appreciate the Wikipedia definition, but I'm sure most knowledgeable online pirates already know what a guild means.
I also agree with what you said about the application process. It definitely demonstrates the dedication of a prospective guildmember. All I said is that it feels like a college application process, and I don't know many people who enjoyed that part of their academic careers.
I'm just saying that guildmembers can prove themselves just as well WITHIN the guild itself. A guild can have an application process, but it isn't necessary and only contributes to the formality of a game, a game that's meant to be light-hearted in nature. By light-hearted, I mean that POTCO wasn't developed for the hard-core gamer. Just look at the cartooney graphics and the demographic it caters to: families, teenagers, and children.
I have nothing against guild application processes. PiratesAhoy and anyone else can require it if thats what they want. Its their choice, because its just a game.