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A little update.
The ETC has fortunately never been the victim of a sabotage, but amazingly we almost were. A young member who joined us, earned her way up to full officer and was very well liked by many of our membership suddenly left us.
Once we found her, members inquired why she departed - and she made a horrible admission. She had been a spy the entire time for another guild. Part of her infiltration was to earn promotion and then sabotage us by purging members.
I'm still not 100% sure I even believe her story.
When she was pressed for an answer, the girl said that she liked us too much to complete her task. No member had been deleted. Instead, she left and never went back to her original guild.
Lessons learned?
1) I sadly learned that anyone could be a potential hazard to your guild.
2) Having a guild family that cares and respects each other could actually warm the heart of a spy and potential saboteur - turning an enemy sympathetic.
3) That there are groups out there who systematically are attacking larger group, either for sport or as a way of promoting themselves. I'd like to think they lost this round.
In the end, we will be more cautious perhaps but our system of promotion is still intact and my faith in the ETC's membership is still strong.
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