(chuckle) I wasn't aware it had been tried before! Although as I admitted in my thread, I was surprised to see that there wasn't one already made.
I think because of how easily SG's are formed and how often they are swapped around (like one person can be in 7 different SG's with 7 different characters, etc) that maintaining a list like this could be rather daunting.
Which is also why I think the staff finally decided to add in a searchable SG database IG. I'll be around until that happens though, I can assure you
I think frequent SG turnover is definitely a big part of it. Those former lists became inaccurate almost as quickly as they filled up. I can definitely tell you that I recognize very few of the SGs currently recruiting here as SGs that started with us in beta, or even early access/launch. (If you do a search by views, you'll note that most of the high view SGs haven't had an updated post in them in months.)
The other problem is that those sorts of lists become cumbersome after a while. They have a lot of info, and a lot of SGs, but searching through them is often less fruitful than just skimming the first page or two of this recruitment forum.
In my opinion, that sort of list really only needs three pieces of information: SG name, recruitment link, and a brief summary. Everything else just bogs you down. If a guild can't sell itself and its key "hooks" in 3-4 sentences, then it's probably too complicated to be worth joining.
That's actually how I ended up with the job in the first place.
I like to think that Zandar's succession was serendipity mixed with destiny. My other officers at the time were a bunch of shiftless slackers, and the SG would not have prospered nearly as well in anyone else's hands. (Mine included.)
I mean, hell - Tanuki asked to be put in charge of the EQ2 branch, and like a week after getting the promotion she basically dropped the whole thing back in Spanner's lap and wandered off. She's basically a female, non-vent using version of me. Except that my Britishness was only a temporary malady; hers is a terminal affliction.
That's actually how I ended up with the job in the first place.
I like to think that Zandar's succession was serendipity mixed with destiny. My other officers at the time were a bunch of shiftless slackers, and the SG would not have prospered nearly as well in anyone else's hands. (Mine included.)
I mean, hell - Tanuki asked to be put in charge of the EQ2 branch, and like a week after getting the promotion she basically dropped the whole thing back in Spanner's lap and wandered off. She's basically a female, non-vent using version of me. Except that my Britishness was only a temporary malady; hers is a terminal affliction.
Just think, out there somewhere is an alternate reality where I agreed to take over when you asked one of us to do so! Just try to imagine what state this Earth-2 Wildcards is in now! :eek:
Oh and I'm managing EQ2 just fine! *cough* I mean it hasn't caught fire or gotten itself pregnant or anything! (probably...) I mean sure we have a small enough player base for me to count on my fingers... but Quality > Quantity!
Just think, out there somewhere is an alternate reality where I agreed to take over when you asked one of us to do so! Just try to imagine what state this Earth-2 Wildcards is in now!
I would not want to visit Earth-2. It sounds like a scary place.
Note to self: Never let Tanuki babysit. Or pet-sit. Or house-sit. Or in general, keep charge of anything you don't want to end up pregnant and on fire
PS: Even if said child/pet/house is incapable of getting pregnant or is non-flammable.
PPS: Especially if said child/pet/house/object is incapable of getting pregnant and is supposedly non-flammable. She will find a way.
But if I do get your house pregnant then it would give birth to more property for you! Just think! You could become a housing mogul with dozens of properties all over the place! I bet your house is totally slutty enough to get *****d out like that!
EDIT: Bah! stupid chat filter... Use your imagination to fill the blank in! Its like a game!
I remember you! You're that guy that posts alot of crap on our forums but doesn't bother to play games with us ever, right?
I play the "Forum User MMO". I rolled a Troll.
(I'm also playing in our DDO branch, thank you. And I tried EQ2 but didn't really like it. It's not my fault I don't like any of the MMOs we have branches in!)
(I'm also playing in our DDO branch this week, thank you. And I tried EQ2 but didn't really like it. It's not my fault I have the attention span of a Tanuki on a sugar high!)
Great recruitment letter...I'm at work right now, so beer is out, but my other hand hasn't missed a stroke....(One handed typing DOES have its' benefits)...
I do like havin fun online...My toon name says as much...
No lie, I do have a beer hat that I sometimes wear to keep both hands free...
I like the scantily clad female toons online...but remember, MMORPG= Mostly Men Online Roleplaying Girls...(Nothing worse than gettin wood over a toon just to find out it's a beerbellied truck driver from Hoboken)...
I like the part about the kids screaming at ya on vent...Hey, dyin in the game is kewl, it gives ya time to get another brew...
Peace...
Hugh
"The main difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it by yourself and no one makes fun of you"
Why do our threads always seem to come back to masturbation at some point?
Because every time I bring up the dichotomy of good versus evil vis-a-vis the application of a strictly Machiavellian worldview versus the Platonic ideal in an imperfect paradigm, Twylight starts thinking about what she's going to do to Dave Grohl's man parts.
Joined the Chat channel last night, not as funny as I would of thought... :P
But, you guys look pretty active though, at least during the time that I generally play (8pm - 10pm EST), and you have the right attitude!
Course, now that means I gotta fill out that application... and be witty or otherwise humourous. Sounds like effort, but I think I can manage... unless... my nemesis Procrastination gets the better of me. Or... well, my other nemesis Writers Block does... or my other other nemesis Beating a Dead Horse makes my app a big flop.
Ahh, must be inside jokes that I don't get. I'll bet stuff like, "Anyone else for SL" probably has all the insiders in stitches, while, I'm the one looking at everyone else faking a laugh, trying not to look totally clueless. Unfortunately, those fake laughs are all too detectable... and everyone eventually stops laughing and stares at me, uncomfortably, until I leave the room, head hung low in shame.
...my next toon will be, a septuagenarian. Clostomy Bagman! Toxic powers, here I come!
Hrmm... Mr. Fiber, the old wind bag. Too bad you can't select bum as an emanation point... although... now that I think of it, that's probably for the best.
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Yeah, we wouldn't want you to strain yourself, dear.
I think because of how easily SG's are formed and how often they are swapped around (like one person can be in 7 different SG's with 7 different characters, etc) that maintaining a list like this could be rather daunting.
Which is also why I think the staff finally decided to add in a searchable SG database IG. I'll be around until that happens though, I can assure you
Just hope I don't run out of room hehe.
Jester.
The other problem is that those sorts of lists become cumbersome after a while. They have a lot of info, and a lot of SGs, but searching through them is often less fruitful than just skimming the first page or two of this recruitment forum.
In my opinion, that sort of list really only needs three pieces of information: SG name, recruitment link, and a brief summary. Everything else just bogs you down. If a guild can't sell itself and its key "hooks" in 3-4 sentences, then it's probably too complicated to be worth joining.
Fixed that for you
That's awesome!
But as Arual fixed for me: Yeah, I know I have a short attention span and tend not to read past the 3rd or 4th syllable
But I only got to Dave Grohl riding... then I used my imagination
Hrmmm..
How do you think i ended up in charge of this mess, anyway?
That's the power of acting.
Noone else wanted the job?
I like to think that Zandar's succession was serendipity mixed with destiny. My other officers at the time were a bunch of shiftless slackers, and the SG would not have prospered nearly as well in anyone else's hands. (Mine included.)
I mean, hell - Tanuki asked to be put in charge of the EQ2 branch, and like a week after getting the promotion she basically dropped the whole thing back in Spanner's lap and wandered off. She's basically a female, non-vent using version of me. Except that my Britishness was only a temporary malady; hers is a terminal affliction.
Just think, out there somewhere is an alternate reality where I agreed to take over when you asked one of us to do so! Just try to imagine what state this Earth-2 Wildcards is in now! :eek:
Oh and I'm managing EQ2 just fine! *cough* I mean it hasn't caught fire or gotten itself pregnant or anything! (probably...) I mean sure we have a small enough player base for me to count on my fingers... but Quality > Quantity!
Note to self: Never let Tanuki babysit. Or pet-sit. Or house-sit. Or in general, keep charge of anything you don't want to end up pregnant and on fire
PS: Even if said child/pet/house is incapable of getting pregnant or is non-flammable.
PPS: Especially if said child/pet/house/object is incapable of getting pregnant and is supposedly non-flammable. She will find a way.
But if I do get your house pregnant then it would give birth to more property for you! Just think! You could become a housing mogul with dozens of properties all over the place! I bet your house is totally slutty enough to get *****d out like that!
EDIT: Bah! stupid chat filter... Use your imagination to fill the blank in! Its like a game!
Apparently I'm quite forgettable.
I remember you! You're that guy that posts alot of crap on our forums but doesn't bother to play games with us ever, right?
(I'm also playing in our DDO branch, thank you. And I tried EQ2 but didn't really like it. It's not my fault I don't like any of the MMOs we have branches in!)
Fixed that for you
I've already been banned and yet I'm still here...
Also fixed for you!
Hey hey, Bad Company, i can't dennnnny. .. yea!
BUT You are all enablers!!
I love my vices. I didn't say the enabling was a bad thing
/ Especially the Dave Grohl one.
Hmm... maybe. They are working on an album in Dave's basement slotted for release in 2011, so maybe I'll just let them make it in my basement.
People "making stuff in your basement" is how you got into all this trouble in the first place, dear.
Hmm true. But my basement has a cage! I had to use it!
Great recruitment letter...I'm at work right now, so beer is out, but my other hand hasn't missed a stroke....(One handed typing DOES have its' benefits)...
I do like havin fun online...My toon name says as much...
No lie, I do have a beer hat that I sometimes wear to keep both hands free...
I like the scantily clad female toons online...but remember, MMORPG= Mostly Men Online Roleplaying Girls...(Nothing worse than gettin wood over a toon just to find out it's a beerbellied truck driver from Hoboken)...
I like the part about the kids screaming at ya on vent...Hey, dyin in the game is kewl, it gives ya time to get another brew...
Peace...
Hugh
"The main difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it by yourself and no one makes fun of you"
Woody Allen
Any port in a storm, sailor.
True....but lefty and righty would have to start lookin bad before the truck driver...
Hugh
"The main difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it by yourself and no one makes fun of you"
Woody Allen
It's like our touch stone. Yuk Yuk Yuk
Because every time I bring up the dichotomy of good versus evil vis-a-vis the application of a strictly Machiavellian worldview versus the Platonic ideal in an imperfect paradigm, Twylight starts thinking about what she's going to do to Dave Grohl's man parts.
But you're Canadian! Canadians are supposed to be nice!
I mean you didn't even end that sentance with "Eh"... what sort of Canadian are you? :eek:
I'm a nice Canadian pervert, eh?
But, you guys look pretty active though, at least during the time that I generally play (8pm - 10pm EST), and you have the right attitude!
Course, now that means I gotta fill out that application... and be witty or otherwise humourous. Sounds like effort, but I think I can manage... unless... my nemesis Procrastination gets the better of me. Or... well, my other nemesis Writers Block does... or my other other nemesis Beating a Dead Horse makes my app a big flop.
What were we talking about now? I need a nap.
We have been accused of being the old folks home. . .that's what my next toon will be, a septuagenarian. Clostomy Bagman! Toxic powers, here I come!
No, no more alting till this guy hits 40. . .
Ahh, must be inside jokes that I don't get. I'll bet stuff like, "Anyone else for SL" probably has all the insiders in stitches, while, I'm the one looking at everyone else faking a laugh, trying not to look totally clueless. Unfortunately, those fake laughs are all too detectable... and everyone eventually stops laughing and stares at me, uncomfortably, until I leave the room, head hung low in shame.
Hrmm... Mr. Fiber, the old wind bag. Too bad you can't select bum as an emanation point... although... now that I think of it, that's probably for the best.
Especially with the trebuchets.