Behavior
(by Edicomoh, April 13, 2009)

Limiting human behavior is difficult and tedious. Best practice would be to only tolerate those who are able to tolerate each other within the organization. Those beyond the ‘desired’ and ‘acceptable’ for one’s organization shouldn’t be kept around. Human beings won’t change their behavior unless they make the decision to do so internally.

# Membership – It’s a privilege and not a right.
# Cohesiveness – A member must exhibit the ability to play well with others.
# Ventrilo and Chat – A member must exercise common courtesy rules when using either form of communication.
# Behavior – A member must be able to exercise restraint. They are expected to keep an objective point of view when dealing with fellow members and the server community as a whole.
# Assistance – A member should be able to aid other fellow members.
# Real Life & In-Game – A member is expected to balance their priorities based on commitments that are made in real life and in-game.
# Common Sense – A member is expected to have it and use it.
# Griefing – Any form of griefing done to both Factions (Horde/Alliance) will result in your removal.
# Respect – A member should understand that this value is a two-way street.
# Self Sufficiency – A member is expected to be able to act independently if needed to achieve goals.

Conflict Resolution — In any situation where you have different kinds of people together there are bound to be conflicts. Members are strongly encouraged to resolve any conflicts via tells or a private channel in an adult fashion and way that does not disrupt the workings of the guild. Should you be unable to resolve your conflict, the following is an outline of acceptable protocol for conflict resolution.

a.) Send a tell to an officer. If the situation demands immediate attention, alert him/her of the situation, and a time to discuss it will be determined. The officer will (I) Attempt to resolve the situation; (II) Request you speak with another officer online; or (III) Request you PM the officer so it can be given the attention of all officers.

b.) If the officer is unable to resolve the conflict to your satisfaction, you may follow up with a tell or forum PM to the Guild Leader.

c.) If you have spoken with an officer or the Guild Leader for conflict resolution, understand that it will be moved to the officer forum where it will be discussed by all officers. This means that the officers will do everything in their power to make sure a speedy resolution is achieved, however, be aware that it is unrealistic to expect a resolution immediately. This is purely by nature of having more than one voice involved.

Once a conflict has reached the level requiring all officer input into the resolution, the end decision of the officers will be considered final.

d.) All internal matters will be handled internally. If the matter has been elevated to the highest authority (Tell to the Guild Leader for resolution by all officers of the guild) and is still not resolved to your satisfaction, you may decide to petition official WoW customer service personnel. This should be considered as a last resort of unsatisfactory handling by all officers and the Guild Leader. Any guild member who circumvents this chain of command (i.e., guild officers, guild leader, then WoW CS personnel) will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including guild removal.

Understand that you have a choice of how you spend your free time, and that time should be enjoyable, not bogged down with rules. A little common sense, respect, and treating others as you would want to be treated, will generally make your own, as well as everyone else’s membership to the community an enjoyable one.

To sum up:  If you’re pissing people off, you’re doing it wrong.

Recruitment Policy

(by Tikus, Oct, 2006 – Modified by Thar, April 2009)

Class Opening

The Officers will Open and Close recruitment based on the current needs of the guild, to be determined by careful planning, magic 8-ball and/or ouija board.

Announcement
Once the need for a class has been determined, the officers will make an announcement on the internal forums, and then publicly (if needed).

Applicants
When a Class is opened for limited recruitment, players interested in applying to Kinsmen must go through the following vetting process.

1. They must first meet with and get the approval to proceed from an officer.
2. They must meet the minimum class requirements as set by the officers, including availability, level, talent spec etc.
3. They must have a Sponsor in order to proceed and become a Recruit. Sponsor: An active Member or Officer who is willing to act as an Advocate for and Adviser to the recruit from start to finish. Sponsors will be limited to no more then 2 active sponsorships at a time. After they have been approved to proceed, an officer can help them create an account on on www.kinsmenguild.com and facilitate the approval process.

Recruit Status and Evaluation Period
Once approved, the person will be considered a Recruit and begin an Evaluation period of 30 days during which time they will raid with us providing there is room and/or no Members waiting. During this time the officers and Sponsor will work together with the Recruit to get them on board with our program; Help them acclimate and get them invited to groups.

Officer Vote on a Recruit
In order to be eligible for a Vote for membership a recruit must have achieved the following minimum participatory benchmarks:
1) Has been participating as a Recruit for a minimum of 30 days (from the time the Application was approved by the Class Leader).

2) Has satisfied the Officers with their ability to work with our Team and has demonstrated the skill and demeanor necessary to become a valued addition to the Guild.

3) Has participated in at least 50% scheduled raids with our guild as a Recruit.

Once the above requirements have been met the Role Officer will post a vote thread on the Officer Forums. It will stay up for 3 days, and then the Votes tallied. There will be options to vote Yes, No or Extend.

In order to become a member of Kinsmen!

The Recruit must receive a minimum of 85% Yes votes. If there are not enough Yes votes, a decision will be reached by the Officers as to whether or not to extend the evaluation process or deny membership.

Additional specific policies on DKP,  Member ranks and Specs are on the member forum.