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I posted this previously in my blog on here.
Well, the title means I need no first sentence. So, i'll jump right into this.
How do you judge a guild? Is it by size, guildmaster, age of members, or even member quality. The answer in my opinion, lies in none of these, but a combination of all. All of these play a part, but then again, none of them do. Not to be philosophical, but it's true.
A guild can be 500 members strong and be weak. It's easy to guild 499 people, just stand on Abassa for a few days. But, most of them, won't ever log on again, or they'll log on and sit there. But, you can have 500 members, and be the strongest guild in the game. So, size can be important or nonexistent in making a good guild.
The guildmaster you'd think would be the most important, eh? They have to click the create guild button, make people officers, run the guild. Yea, they do, and most of us a great job. But, on the flip side, if you have good officers, like the did in the TEC, the guild can run without a guildmaster, though for a finite time. Again, both sides show you can be a good guild with or without.
Age is a very very tricky subject. You need adults to run a guild, cause adults are mature and fair. Um... NO. My guild, myself included, is run by almost all teens. And, with 364 members as of 6/26/09, we're doing great. Though, I know guilds with all adults who run great.
Finally, member quality. I could cite reasons why this doesn't matter, but I think all of you who will read this are done hearing my contradictions. Member quality is similar to size. They need to be good people who will get active.
So, think about it. A good guild can meet all of these, none of them, or a few. Guild Quality, much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
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