Let's Try This Again, Shall We?

[Captain Del]

Pirates, Guildmasters, Boatswains, lend me your ears!

I'm sure you all remember the little gathering of guilds that this site maintained way back in September. Perhaps a little thing called The Pirate Conclave?

Alright alright alright, enough with the gasps of horror and disgust! I come here on much better terms!

Out of general bickering, confusion, and inactivity, the Conclave was forced to close for the betterment of society as a whole. This came after a very shaky and jumbled start, only followed by a more chaotic and conspiratorial period of anarchy (or Oligarchy, whichever word you prefer.) So, the members of the Conclave came to a decision to shut it down just to make our lives easier. However, one of my final opinions on the subject sits just below me:

Maybe this plan could be revised and recreated in the future, when we have more support and a better pre-plan. But for now, I'm standing my ground when I state that the Conclave will be officially closing, based on a major concensus by the guilds of said Conclave.

And to the most part, there were many people back then who agreed that this could be pulled off very well with enough prior preparation, coupled with plenty of time, and a strong leadership. And as time passed and people began to final forget about the Conclave, I still remember my idea - and with your help, I intend to keep it.

It's in my hopes that with the help of guilds across the Caribbean that I will once again be able to establish this gathering, with a fresher and cleaner face than before. You and I rightfully know that if we put the greatest minds in the Caribbean to work on this matter, then nothing can stop it from becoming a great, great thing.

Of course, you're probably asking, "Why should I join this just so it can fail again?" Well, Debbie Downer, the thing about this is that I'm going to do my best to make sure this doesn't fail, by learning off the past mistakes of the old Conclave. Here are a few changes to the premise.

1. We are actually going to put some thought in to this. The point of this thread is so that you, the potential future members, can have a say in how this will turn out when we go through with this.

2. No dictatorships, oligarchies, monarchies, or regimes - just a simple, concrete leadership. The problem with the old Conclave was that there was a sort of power struggle going on inside of it. And as we all know, when the leaders don't have any room to do anything, nothing gets done.

However, this time around, we're going to go nice and simple - a head leader (myself) who will be advised and supported by the guilds within the group. And no, you don't have to worry about me going on a power trip and controlling everything in sight - because really, what personal gain would I get? A heap-load of problems I don't need nor want? No thanks.

3. We're going to make sure we have dedicated members before we start storming out in to the Caribbean. Last time, we gathered a small group of initial members, hoping they would stay on the ride and follow it - and guess where that got us?

This time around, we're going to make sure we have a large group of already active guilds, so we can make sure we get off the ground, and stay there. Dedication and patience is key, after all.

4. We're doing this not for personal gain, or for power or reputation - we're doing this to unite the Caribbean. Last time, it seemed as though the only thing that was wanted out of the Conclave was being able to say "I'm apart of this lololololol." That's not our goal.

The dream of this gathering is to bring together the guilds of the Caribbean under a single, communicable roof. No cliques, no strictness, and plenty of breathing room - the point of this is to make a guild feel warm amongst their fellow guilds, and that they can have a good time.

And how exactly will you unite the Caribbean? My Little Pony and Buttons?

While I'm not saying that My Little Pony wouldn't unite the Caribbean (Rainbow Dash FTW,) the overall scheme of this will, of course, focus on regular events that MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. However, it will serve, this time around, a bigger purpose than that.

It's in my hopes that this gathering can also be used as a way for guilds who have never met to start communicating, getting to know each other, and perhaps begin pirating about with each other. It's going to be much more involved and helpful as it was before, while at the same time being enjoyable.

Please, discuss. I want to hear a lot of discussion (that hopefully doesn't stray from the site rules) so we can set this up the way YOU, the pirates of the Caribbean, want it.