Start a WoW Guild or I'm So Fucked

[Shooichi]

This being my first semester in college, I just don't have the time for World of Warcraft that I used to. However, I've noticed many students on campus playing WoW, and I thought I might see if I couldn't arrange a University of Alaska Southeast WoW Guild.

However, I don't really know the first thing about guilds. I've only ever been part of one, and I've certainly never had any position of "power" or "authority."

I plee to the WoW-ites, hand me your wisdom! What goes into creating a succesful guild?

[Daggerstrike]

You are gonna leave our guild already, eh? Well. We can't help you with a successful guild since no one stays around to make it so.

[Ryos]

People want to stick around because it's fun and/or worthwhile.  I used to think it was because the leader's around a lot, but my current guild leader only shows up for raid times and yet we have 20+ people on most hours of the day.  /shrug

[Shooichi]

You are gonna leave our guild already, eh? Well. We can't help you with a successful guild since no one stays around to make it so.

Woah woah woah. I'll simply be rolling an alt for this guild. There is no way in hell I'm leaving Scarlet Veil.

Nice try though ;)

[D-Rider]

Honestly, the only thing you really have to have in a guild is a couple of people who've been around the block once or twice, who know the game pretty well.  After that, it's just a matter of finding people who aren't assholes.  Too bad that's the hard part. :P

[Akanbe-]

This being my first semester in college, I just don't have the time for World of Warcraft that I used to. However, I've noticed many students on campus playing WoW, and I thought I might see if I couldn't arrange a University of Alaska Southeast WoW Guild.

However, I don't really know the first thing about guilds. I've only ever been part of one, and I've certainly never had any position of "power" or "authority."

I plee to the WoW-ites, hand me your wisdom! What goes into creating a succesful guild?

It just needs to be fun.  Don't recruit asshats.  Do try to promote unity (or whatever gets your members helping each other).

This guild I just joined a couple weeks ago is by far the best guild i've ever been in.  I love it.  Just gotta find cool people I guess.  Our guild leader isn't on that often.  IMO for most of us it's not a big deal at all.  (though, recently we've been recruiting more people and the requirements aren't really... strict (seems like they're inviting anyone 50+).  I personally don't like it).

[Daggerstrike]

Honestly, the only thing you really have to have in a guild is a couple of people who've been around the block once or twice, who know the game pretty well.  After that, it's just a matter of finding people who aren't assholes.  Too bad that's the hard part. :P

Especially on our server =P