Meeting times:
We meet as a whole every Sunday 5pm ESDT/ 22:00 GMT on AIM for business
followed by Tolkien chat, with a relay
from Battle.net's Clan Vala channel. See our Quick AIM page for how to do
this.
1. All of our members are required to
demonstrate a working knowledge of the books
of JRR Tolkien. These are in general The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings
and if possible the Silmarillion but only
The Lord of the Rings are mandatory. To become a Full Member of the
Valar Guild you will need to take an entry
test. The test is performed by one Vala and, at least, one other Maia
member. The test will consist of five questions
from The Lord of the Ring ( The book, not the movie )
2. New members take a Tolkien character name for the Valar Guild after test. The name cannot be a Vala or Maia name.
3. For new recruits, only the rank of Member is achieable. Valar and Maiar honor and names are reserved for the upper ranks and are gained through comittment to the guild and demonstration of Tolkien lore.
4. Valar is a very unique guild on the net. Unlike most of any
other, we are a sanctuary from the spam, vulgarity,
rudeness, cheating and other forms of discourteous behavior. In fact,
we are more than just a guild, we are club
that serves as a place to: chat Tolkien and other intellectual topics,
play coop games or just escape for a while
in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
Eru founded Valar on these principals and The Council of Mahanaxar in
The Valar Guild has spent much time to preserve
it as such.
Membership in Valar is a privilege one earns every day. It is not a
right. Every member, whether in channel, in
a guild game, in a public game, or in a public channel / chat, as long
as you are recogniceable as a member of
The Valar Guild you are expected to exemplify all that we stand for.
The loss of ones privilege to be a member
does not require blatant disregard for these rules, it requires only to
not continually earn the privilege by maintaining
a high standard in meeting these guidelines. If this seems unfair or
harsh to expect these high standards of you
then maybe you need to find another guild.
We are one of the oldest guilds in the game and on the net because we
hold to these standards, and we will not
lower them.
The following rules of conduct are intended as a guideline to what is
expected of each member.
Code of Conduct.
Members who do not abide by the code may be removed from the guild.
All are expected to be polite and respect each other; there will be
no judging of others, no malicious remarks
allowed, no discrimination whatsoever.
All guests you invite to channel / Guildchat etc. etc. are your
responsibility, they should be informed of our
channel and playing etiquette and will be expected to honor these
rules. Any misconduct by them will reflect on
you, and the Council will hold you accountable.
Coarse language is not acceptable, nor is screaming; ( Caps ) it is
disruptive and rude.
No spamming or flooding (hogging of the channel with irrelevant or
repetitive posts).
When coming into the channel, ( Meetings ) you are expected to be in
your guild character, a mistake is understandable
but it only confuses people as to your identity. If you have other
public characters, please keep them outside.
If you encounter a non-member in Valar ask him/her to state his/her
business. If they are seeking membership refer
them to a Maia or Vala. If they are rude or in any way discourteous ask
them to leave. If necessary ban them from
channel. Only if all of us do this can we maintain Valar as the
sactuary it is intended to be
If you are in possession of the gavel / leadership / preciding, you are
not allowed to kick or ban any members
for "fun". There is no need to pass the gavel to a higher member unless
during an official meeting, if
a stranger comes into the channel, or if you can feel your self-control
slipping.
During guild
meetings:
During meetings please just listen so that we can get through business
quickly. Ideas and suggestions are always
welcome, and will be addressed after the formal business is completed.
Please whisper the meeting chair (usually
Varda) for a chance to address the guild. Please keep all these ideas
to relevant topics.
Varda usually presides over the meetings. It is requested that she be
handed the position. If Varda is unable to
attend the meeting, Eonwë should be given the gavel. If none of
those areable to attend then give the preciding
to the highest ranking member present.
Basic gaming rules
:
1. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CHEATING IN ANY GAME ALLOWED !!!!!!
No duping of equipment, spell books, elixirs. or ANYTHING.
No importing of equipment by any program not specifically ratified by
the developers of the game.
Any members caught cheating will be given a warning and placed on
probation. If you are caught cheating again,
it will result in immediate expulsion from the guild.
2. No taking of itmes from public games unless you find it yourself,
and it is unidentified when you find it.
3. No Killing of other Players. (PKing, or PKKing)
Can not stress it enough, NO CHEATING AT ALL. no exploits of bugs of any kind, no use of third part programs unless :
1. the Council approves it.
2. the Gamedevelopers approves it.