This is a private PM to me from Squonk who is a long standing dMw member and a SoG member under the name Jobok. It worries me a bit and therefore I am copying it to the Officers in confidence. Please do not mention it to anyone.
I have to say that I agree with some of his comments and I would appreciate other Officers thoughts on them.
TL.
QuoteOriginally posted by Jobok
Hi paul
ive had a good look at Sog now and tbh its not for me ive been holding out from leaving as iam owed gold but i will be quiting tomoz when i log on and ill take my chances with what iam owed.
We have owr own little guild with all dmw guys in apart from you and bob and its great fun on chat playing with peeps you know and respect.
I just cant play with imature peeps any longer I dont enjoy all the guild chat and my son sometimes watches as i play and i dont want him to read that crap.
and most of the members look down on people like myself who do not raid and are quiet in chat (i would love too raid but as u know i work nights and it just cant happen)and the structure of sog i will never get to raid anyway,
iam fining it hard to get to know them ive tried but nope not workin.
can you plz remove me from the sog section of the forum
Yeh i agree on guild chat beeing inmature at times, maybe we should set some rules (no cursing, etc)
It disturbs me that it has gotten to a level where ppl actualy leave though.
It looks like we are alienating the non raiding members :(.
At this time i have no idea on a way to fix this though and will put some thought into it.
I think a hard and fast rule would never work with the average age of the current membership (you should note dMw is a mature gaming community with members aged from 16-65), but some moderation might be advisable. I personally sometimes find GC more than a tad immature and I struggle to see why people need to post F this and F that - probably as it requires less brain effort than actually creating a post worth reading :(
TL.
Well we can always add some comon sence rules like exessive cursing / muppeteering gets you a few days in the dungeon. Jobok has a good point that guild chat has been going down over the last several months. Allthough i cant actualy pin it down on anything.
Well I suggest we clean up this furum then, fast. Before it really gets out of hand. And maybe ask some persons in private nicly to lower their rate of spam. I know I'm not currently a prime example, but as this has become a problem, I shall make an effort to put one forward.
Well, maybe take the lead then and all Officers make an effort to clean it up - we can also ALL go in and edit things to clean them up as we see them.
Perhaps a post from Vargen asking for a more maturity in posting? Not only the langauge, but maybe also the type of response - there are way too many 'one word' responses on the SoG forums and it makes reading them real boring :(
I don't want to be a killjoy, but some of the stuff they post we would even stop them from saying on TS and where swearing in the written word exceeds the spoken word then we have a problem.
TL.
Well if youd be so kind as to put up some wording for a post since neither of us is gifted at english spelling and gramatic wise.
QuoteOver recent months the Officers have an increase in the amount of swearing in both the forums and in Guild chat. More worringly we recently lost a member due to the language and behaviour in Guild chat as their son was often present at the computer during his dad's WoW time and the now ex-member could not continue to run the risk of him seeing a lot more than he should.
We all swear now and then, Officers included, but maybe it is time we cleaned our act up a bit and stopped the unnecessary swearing in Guild chat and on the forums. Some of our members are younger, many of our members have children (I got none that I know about yet, but heh, there's time for them to track me down!), so let's try to make an effort to clean up our act, we don't need the persistent swearing - we don't swear that way on TS, so it's certainly not necessary here.
Vargen
Guild Master
SoG Censor
Appointed Killjoy
I am not sure i get:
SoG Censor
Appointed Killjoy
Kinda puzzles me, other then that it has my stamp of aproval
Lol TL, some would actually say that fit me.
QuoteSome of our members are younger, many of our members have children (I got none that I know about yet, but heh, there's time for them to track me down!)
Bastet & Vargen - I tried to make the post slightly funny, more 'in the style of Vargen' than me. hence the reference to Vargen not yet having any children that he is aware about and the comedy titles 'SoG Censor' and 'Appointed Killjoy'. Feel free to edit!
TL.
I'll write something loosly around it, with a bit of added clumsyness :P
Thank you for the effort TL, and might I add, right on the spot ;)
/bows
Glad to be of service :D
TL.