Guild:Through The Eyes Of The Dragon

Through The Eyes Of The Dragon [eyes]
''' ATTENTION: Early Nov. 21 2010, all guilds were kicked from the alliance, officers demoted, and members told that eyes' leader, Moreta, would not be playing any more or reliquishing leadership so they should find another guild.   Changes coming soon. Stay tuned for further details. '''
 *  [DPR] - Many of us have moved there. Please come and join us. Contact Essence Snow, Terminator Ricky, Masta Gold Digga, or Terran Darkovan for an invite. 
 *  [HSTL] - Currently working on their Luxon titles. If you would like to join them contact Sister Hostile or Neekai Mora. 
 *  [WoA] and [LUST] - We have formed a new alliance together and will accept both members and guilds. Anyone wishing to join [WoA], contact Angell Perez. Anyone wishing to join [LUST], contact Gilder Visor.

Through the Eyes of the Dragon alliance goal:

It is our goal to create a gaming community that is active, friendly, mature, and respectful. The better that we treat our fellow allies, the better our gaming experience will be. Instead of my previous goal of trying to have 10 full guilds in the alliance, it is now more important to have quality over quantity. This does not necessarily mean that all of our members need to be extremely experienced in the game, it means that we need good quality people who know how to treat each other, and know how to act in a public situation.

Rules
In an alliance as large as ours it is necessary to have rules in place. Any time a large group of people are together it is close to impossible to get everyone to get along. So rules must be put in place. Over the last 4 years that I have spent leading [eyes], I have spent a large majority of that time leading an alliance as well. With this experience in mind, I have decided to make our rules be as following:

ALLY CHAT RULES: Due to the fact that we have such a large alliance the following ally chat rules are being put in place. When people are playing they do not want their chat log filled up with idle chatter, and they want to be able to see their guild chat and their private messages so these rules are necessary.

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PERMITTED ON ALLIANCE CHAT:

SPAM: Spam is when you say the same message more than once in a short period of time. If you make a statement on ally chat and no one responds you are not being ignored, it's just that no one has a response to what you have said. Spam is also typing a single sentence or thought by typing one word at a time and entering in between each one so that you end up using 6 lines to say your sentence or thought.

Foul Language: Foul language is generally not accepted in regular conversations in public. Since there are so many of us that can use ally chat to speak to each other, it is a public chat and therefore it is against anet's user agreement to use foul language.

Touchy Topics: There are certain topics that are generally avoided in every day public conversations. Why is this? There are topics that tend to generate a strong emotion in someone due to the fact that it is a moral or belief etc. The following topics of discussion are banned from our ally chat in order to help control arguments etc: religion, politics, sex, a person's race, and welfare.

Idle Chatter Spam: The people in our alliance are brought together for a common goal, to play Guild Wars. Since ally chat is used for so many things we need to be mindful of what we are discussing on it. When ally chat is overrun with people talking on it, others tend to turn off their ally chat, and then they miss important information that is shared on ally chat, so it's important that we be respectful and keep ally chat to a minimum.

Selling: Our alliance chat is not trade chat. It gets annoying when people start to think that it is and sometimes people who are selling tend to then break the spam rule. The only acceptable form of selling on alliance chat is if the item is offered at a large discount. There is to be NO wts or wtb format in alliance chat. The items to be sold or bought should be offered in a friendly manner, and not in a trade chat manner. Trade chat is for strangers, and we are allies, not strangers.

THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTABLE TOPICS ON ALLIANCE CHAT:

Welcoming a new member should always be done on ally chat after they have been welcomed on guild chat. It gives the alliance a chance to say hi and it also shows them that we are friendly and active.

Looking for a group for a mission, farm, pvp, etc is always acceptable as long as it is not spammed.

Greeting the alliance when you log on and/or saying bye or good night when you log off are friendly ways of showing that we are active.

Event announcements that are geared for the whole alliance will always be offered on alliance chat. That way everyone will have the chance of knowing what is going on.

Congratulating newly appointed officers on alliance chat is a good way to show that we are active and that we have capable people around to game with.

ZERO TOLERANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Drama: Who wants to log on to a game only to have to deal with drama? No one, that's who! Therefore we have a zero tolerance policy for drama. Anyone who causes drama intentionally will be kicked immediately no matter who they are. Disrespect: There is no reason that anyone in this alliance should be treating any other member of this alliance with any type of disrespect. The same zero tolerance policy that applies to drama also applies to disrespect.

Important Alliance Contact Information
 Through The Eyes Of The Dragon [eyes]

Guild Leader: Moreta Dragonlady(aka: Dragon Queen Orlith, Brekke Wirenth, Tattooed Woman) email: moreta.eyes@gmail.com

Officers: none

Guilds: none

Trivia Nights
Trivia nights are a fun way to meet and greet our friends and allies. We also get to show off our knowledge of GW based lore. Please watch for our trivia nights, and attend when possible!!!

Next Trivia Night: No current Trivia Night

Special Alliance Contest
Please visit the following link to watch a video about our newest contest where you can win!!!

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Happy Festivus!!!
The following text was taken directly from the [eyes] guild portal website forums page. Festivus is a different way to celebrate the winter holidays. Please read the details below and join us in wishing your fellow gamers a very Happy Festivus!

Festivus greetings to all! Gather round my lads, and lasses, and let me wow you with the good ole' story of Festivus. You see one year, as a man was out shopping for the perfect present for his child he discovered it the exact same time that another father did. As the first man was busy raining down blows upon his unfortunate rival, it hit him. There has to be something better than this... the man said to himself. Forget this corporate shame we empower every year, I need need to teach the little ones its not about who has the best gear. As the dust from his skuffle settled the man noticed that the perfect present was ruined, a sign from the universe that he found something worth embracing for once. The world needs to know, I have to spread it far and wide, for Festivus is the celebration for the rest-iv-us, and the best-iv-us.

But how the man thought, shall I spread my holiday cheer, I know we will gather around a tree each year. Ah but the man thought, there is no need for ornaments and other material trinkets, a simple aluminum pole is all we need to wing it. Forget the ornaments, the star, and the music; it only draws us apart from each other and that's no fun, this simple pole just has to be done.

But what other traditions may be used to erase holiday blues? I know a feast thought the man. But not with traditional foods like turkey and ham, although we cant pass on the cranberry jam. This will be a meal that has no set menu, just what every the families stomach is set on. The only thing that must remain is the fruitcake that we don't eat, it will be a center piece that must be preserved.

Now the man thought I know the best idea to bring us closer to the new year, is to bring out the grievances we've held through out the year. That way when the new year comes we all have blank slates with those we hold so dear. I know Ill call it the "Airing of grievances" proclaimed the man. It will happen during the great Festivus feast. We will take turns letting others know are concerns.

But how to end such a great occasion, wonder the man to himself. I know we will use feats of strength to show we care. It gives everyone a chance to clear the air. It may be fits of cunning, endurance, or strength that allows us to compete with those we hold dear, but to end the celebration one thing is clear. The host must be pinned to end the party, after everyone else has had their share of clearing the air!

Now that you know the story of the original Festivus let me share it with you great member of eyes, come partake of my Festivus surprise! For this holiday is meant to relieve the stress from other holidays this time of year. Its a holiday that takes a step back from the notion that to truly show you care you have to stretch your wallets thin and stress about the hot item. This is a day for coming together without religious context, and celebrating the joy in knowing those you hold dear. Most importantly its the chance to relieve stress that builds each time this year. So please come and join me this December 23rd, let us dance around the Festivus Pole, air our grievances (in this case particular game changes we would like to see, not about each other, unity is key), and show the world eyes feats of strength! I will be holding silly contests all night and giving away prizes to all you my friends. They may be great or just wacky, I know its lame, but for you see that is what brings Festivus its fame. To be with your friends, family, and loved ones, without the holiday drama, so let me know if I can reserve you a spot at my Festivus feast, and I look forward to hearing your grievances from greatest to least!

HAPPY FESTIVUS EYES!!!! -->

Tournament Information
[eyes] has hosted an alliance-wide tournament almost every weekend for over three years. Details of each tournament will be posted here, as well as the winners each week.

GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP!! Even if you win, if you are a sore winner, you will not be given prizes. There will be no chastizing or "ragging" permitted. Same goes for sore losers. Anyone breaking this rule will be reported to their guild leader and may be banned from later tournys.

Next Tournament: No current tournament

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