Social Standards

Being that we are primarily a Social Guild, we have developed social standards of conduct based around the principles of positive gameplay. Some of these standards have resulted in some things being considered rude behavior by our members.

When entering into any new society, there are often moments of tension caused when someone says something taboo in that new culture, does something that is meant well yet is taken wrong and so forth.

We have such a wide variety of age ranges, life experiences, cultures and backgrounds among our membership that we have decided to publish an etiquette guide that addresses some of the taboos that exist within the society of Lemming Juice.

These are not rules that have been handed down by the officers in an attempt to control members, these are standards which members have developed over time, on their own.

These guidelines should be observed in guild chat. party chat, raid chat, on the vent server and on the forums.
You are encouraged to get to know each other and may most certainly discuss anything you desire in private whispers, private parties, private Vent channels and email. Once again, this only applies to our Public Communications platforms.

Begging is considered rude.
This includes begging for money, items, runs, quests, help, etc...
There are tactfull and polite ways to ask for any of these. The best practice to observe is to state what you need without belittling, attacking, berating or guilting folks. If you are unsure of how to do this, whisper an officer and let them know what you need. The officer may help you in deciding how to best let others know what you need without coming across as being rude or impolite.

Cussing is not only against Guild Policy, it is Rude (with a capital R).
Our guild is rated G (PG at the very worst). While most of our members are parents, couples, adults and business professionals, many of our members have small children and we also have some members (some are the children of members) who are as young as 8 or 9 years old. While in your own culture it may not be considered bad to cuss, use foul language, etc... it is very offensive in many other cultures which exist within our ranks. Please be considerate of others.

Selling Items or enchants to Guild Members
Why on earth would a guild member not want to buy this item before I put it on the auction house? Insanity I tell ya!

While it sounds like a great idea at first, it is considered rude to advertise items for sale to guild mates. If you are giving an item away, please, ask in guild chat or just put it into the guild bank. Our guild members feel they are being held as a captive audience when you advertise items for sale in our public channels and view attempts to find buyers in these channels much like a pop-up ad at a website. The product may be wonderful, may really help you lose weight and just might be the greatest bargain on the face of the planet... they still don't want to see it. If they *really* need something, they will ask the guild bank is we have it and we will ask the members.

You can most certainly tell a guild member that you need a little gold, mats, etc... for an item or enchant if they come to you.

Basically, don't say, "Hey, I have this [epic widget of Doom], anyone want one?" and then pop off that it's 1,500 gold. If yer giving it away it's fine, if yer selling it, go ahead and just put it on the Auction House, we will not be offended that you didn't ask us first.

*Note*
If you really need mats or a *small* amount of gold for an item, be sure to ask a GM if the Guild Bank can afford to donate towards that goal rather than charging the member. We may have all the mats required just sitting in the bank, we may not; So check with us.

Leet Speek, Gangsta Talk, and Teen Lingo
We haven't the foggiest idea what in the heck you just said. If you are trying to communicate, please do so, we'd love to hear what you have to say! But please, when you do speak in the public channels try and do so with the hope that folks know what you meant.

Remember that we are old people for the most part. Imagine you are talking to your dad or even your grandparents.

Political Debate
No one would want to stifle anyone's opinions - indeed, diversity of opinion is what makes any community great. However, things can often get sticky when discussing politics - specifically in this day and age, the heated politics of such things as military service, the ongoing activities in the Middle East, and so on.

We have among our members both retired and active military personnel. We have members from literally all corners of the world, from a wide variety of countries and cultures. We have people whose opinions on the above mentioned "hot topics" vary widely.

We respect all those opinions. But no one would want to see general guild chat descend, as it sometimes nearly does, into actual heated political debate.

Since people don't come to Azeroth for political debate, bringing it into open guild chat for everyone to see could be considered by some as an unwanted intrusion into their in-game experience - a minor bit of rudeness.

Not that you shouldn't express your opinions - by all means, go for it - but perhaps a different forum is a better choice. If you want to have such a conversation, try a private channel, either in chat or vent. Take it to /tells.

Again: not a rule, just a guideline. Grin

Once again, feel free do discuss these topics, use leet speak, etc... in private channels as long as nobody there minds it. If you see that many people are on who enjoy a specific type of counter-culture, feel free to create a new channel to jump into such as /join BoredLemmings, /join TeenLemmings ir so on. You may then say in the public channel that anyone who is bored, etc... may join your chat channel. The point here is that you should not make folks feel like they either have to turn off guild chat, log out or quit the guild to not have to listen to it.

Guild Statement
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