Comments on: Wow Forums. http://www.guildmasterpiece.com/wow-forums.html friendly guildmasters here to help you run a fabulous guild Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:13:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cheetara http://www.guildmasterpiece.com/wow-forums.html/comment-page-1#comment-148 Cheetara Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:02:44 +0000 http://www.guildmasterpiece.com/wow-forums.html#comment-148 See, I am a female GM too... now I am probably a little nicer about the whole losing members thing than some people are, I don't like to lose members, and I will bend over to keep them if I need to, but I think I don't have a lot of that disrespectful thing because I am married, and the younger guys don't see me as a "chick" but more of a mom type a lot of times. I am so amazed that people act like that, but even MORE amazed that the girls let it go on... I would rather NOT lead the guild than let that crap happen. See, I am a female GM too… now I am probably a little nicer about the whole losing members thing than some people are, I don’t like to lose members, and I will bend over to keep them if I need to, but I think I don’t have a lot of that disrespectful thing because I am married, and the younger guys don’t see me as a “chick” but more of a mom type a lot of times.

I am so amazed that people act like that, but even MORE amazed that the girls let it go on… I would rather NOT lead the guild than let that crap happen.

]]> By: rusha http://www.guildmasterpiece.com/wow-forums.html/comment-page-1#comment-143 rusha Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:15:43 +0000 http://www.guildmasterpiece.com/wow-forums.html#comment-143 Im a female GM. I read those posts on guild relations and am amazed at the stuff that goes on. If anything i have more respect because im female and leading a guild, looking after 4 kids as well as working however, i like to think that its just cause im a good gm. Im a female GM. I read those posts on guild relations and am amazed at the stuff that goes on. If anything i have more respect because im female and leading a guild, looking after 4 kids as well as working however, i like to think that its just cause im a good gm.

]]> By: Eryn http://www.guildmasterpiece.com/wow-forums.html/comment-page-1#comment-128 Eryn Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:39:44 +0000 http://www.guildmasterpiece.com/wow-forums.html#comment-128 I also know a few GMs that are a little paranoid... When I was GM, we were raiding pretty consistently even though we claimed to be a "casual raiding guild". All the while, I kept going to bed at night thinking I might log in and find an empty guild roster. No reason for the fear, just unfounded paranoia. Not enough to trouble me to the point where I was losing sleep... just a fleeting image as I caved in to the darkness. But to a certain degree, I think that paranoia helped make us successful. Because I feared losing members, I kept talking to them and finding out what would keep them in the guild. And then I would find ways to change the guild to better suit the needs of our best raiders. The moment I stopped fearing, the guild started to fall apart. It was also my chance to get away and hand over Guild Master to someone with more time on their hands. As a guild master, you can't let people walk all over you. But on the same token, you can't walk all over people just because you have the power to. I also know a few GMs that are a little paranoid…

When I was GM, we were raiding pretty consistently even though we claimed to be a “casual raiding guild”. All the while, I kept going to bed at night thinking I might log in and find an empty guild roster. No reason for the fear, just unfounded paranoia. Not enough to trouble me to the point where I was losing sleep… just a fleeting image as I caved in to the darkness.

But to a certain degree, I think that paranoia helped make us successful. Because I feared losing members, I kept talking to them and finding out what would keep them in the guild. And then I would find ways to change the guild to better suit the needs of our best raiders.

The moment I stopped fearing, the guild started to fall apart. It was also my chance to get away and hand over Guild Master to someone with more time on their hands.

As a guild master, you can’t let people walk all over you. But on the same token, you can’t walk all over people just because you have the power to.

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