Genesis Leader - Aurellius

There is only result. "Good" leaders may make mistakes but they do not fail.

This phrase Hisui by no means of blunt assault shows your ignorance of a leadership position.
You deny me the right of being human.
Humans fail, we are not an idol of perfection, being a leader does not somehow lift us above the position of human error.
I've read all that has been posted and it appears to me an image of a leader has been formed to be a supposed perfection.
One who does not falter, who recruits people with the proper scrutiny.
You fail to succumb to the realization that in a guild sacrifice is done not just on the leaders part, but on his members part.

A leader sacrifices his time and his effort for the better of the guild, understanding that what actions are made may not please people but may be best for them.
Sacrifice on the members part is baring with that type of authority.
In your opinion I am a failed leader, simply because I lost a fair amount of members.
That is an ignorant judgmental way of sharing your opinion.
Evidently I have not failed, because even now as we speak Genesis has members coming into our guild, and my most loyal members still remain.
I do see the big picture and do my best to interpret,however, an aspect that many people fail to realize is NEEDS first not WANTS catch my eye in that picture.

I guess you could say I expected something like this from my post.
My post wasnt me coming before perfect world with my tail in between my legs. I wrote what I did with confidence that ya I messed up, but I was going to do better next time. Instead I get people telling me how bad of a leader I am because I didnt live up to their expectations.
That may not of been the most graceful way of saying it, but review all that has been posted on me.
What costed for my members, costed the same for me if not more, call me whatever names you please, but if you glance over the previous posts, look at how far a majority of it was about fake money, and yet we act is if the fake money isnt a big deal.
I think many people dont even realize their own greed towards such a thing, as if I havent spent my own money in territory wars?
The more I see the posts in this forum thread, the more I'm beginning to think that although my decision wasnt the best, it was not a failure.

I also know I use the term greed alot, but do not be mistaken, there is an underlying reason for that greed, and that is power.
You can deny such an accusation or not, but when someones focus in a game based on level is to become a high level, greed can slip in unnoticed.
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with power, just pointing out, that alot of people, not all, that left Genesis had their mindset on power.
Do you all not see a conflicting situation already? Genesis = a guild not made for power + Some members wanting power, predict the outcome.
Wanting power isnt a bad thing in my opinion, what extent you let it go to is however.

You can me a failure, a bad leader or whatever you wish Hisui, but after reviewing your posts, you are more along the lines denying me the right to fall.
With all the stuff that has been set against me... I'm still here, not any less confident than I was the day before, yet the door to leave is no farther away.
I've fallen in the past, and I've picked myself back up, in my opinion a bad leader would of tried to cover up his failure.
Most leaders would of tried to find some other incident to preoccupy everyones eyes with, to take focus off themselves.
The more you accuse me of being a bad leader is just going to make it 10 times harder when you fail, and believe me, you will fail.
People dont learn from their mistakes, they learn from the consequences of them. I am not fleeing from the consequence, I'm welcoming the learning experience with the understanding that it has a cost.

Joining my guild is a choice, just as leaving is a choice, I dont feel it is my responsibility to create fun to an extent for my faction. If people join Genesis to be hand fed then obviously they arent here for the right reasons already.
Most seem to feel that a good guild has to have alot of members, since when in the world does that have to be true? Many things in this world that are good, are a MINORITY(If you cant figure that one out with examples, >.>).

Aurellius failed to retain those players and failed their expectations, thus resulting in their leave

You join a guild not to expect a red carpet rolled out for you. Sacrifice is made on your part when joining a faction that your going to have to submit to the way things are managed(Our code of conduct sheds perfect light on that). This whole, I failed their expectations is something they have to deal with. I dont go to each of my members and say what do you expect of me? I go to my members and present an idea and say, hey what do you think of this, any suggestions? What I do is not done on my say alone, however I sure get the credit for it when things dont go so well. I bet if the opportunity arose in the past, to where some sort of success and great thing happened out of this, the finger wouldnt be pointed to the leader for such an achievement.

To prevent from being anymore verbose I'll end this reply.
The Majority here, my view of success and yours is completely different. Dont go and call me a failed leader because I didnt do what in your opinion thought was better. Leaders come in all different shapes and sizes they share different mindsets, views and goals. This however does not define failure or not, because in some leaders mind, one follower is a success, when in others hundreds are a success. For one proposed leader out of opinion tells another that they failed is simply denying that man the right of being human.
I made a mistake, but I have not lost my dignity or confidence in myself or my members.
I look back on the posts and witness people who defended me and im reminded at the honor it is to have such members.
My focus is on what matters most in this game, and that is the people playing it. All the items and whatever in this game are just additions, they are not the source of the laughs I've shared with my members.
The source is the personality of each member, and the memories made like that effect the character of the person in their real life.
That is what Genesis has built itself into being, and that is what it is.

If I did not have retention there would be no Genesis right now. I do see and understand what you are saying, however the way you conveyed it I feel created a misunderstanding of your emotion when sharing it. I have led groups in real life as well, I've had clans prior to perfect world some still going as far as im informed, and others hit their peak and upon other circumstances not my own, fell.

We can chat back and fourth about this and that, but I can only learn about people by giving them a chance, and by giving them a chance I run the risk of them doing something out of line.
The people I recruited, all made a good first impression, after that they caused no problems, instead it was more along the lines an issue within themselves and they did not express outwardly. I have kicked people for acting completely out of line, some were new recruits others were members who had been present for a fair while. I am a strong believer in the idea that true colors are shown under trials.
What it came down to is, these were good people from the beginning, never seemed to show much in the way of problems.
Then again however, I've expressed numerous times, I can only be so effective by how much information I am given.
Many of my members failed to inform me of situations that time and time again I asked for, and if they dont do that, I cant punish them for that.
So therefore the ticking time bomb was something that I had trouble finding out about until it was too late.

You being a leader Hisui should know from experience that every group/clan/faction has a point of trial. A moment where personalities conflict in a mass number, or situations erupt and spark feuds. Sometimes it takes a short time for that trial, other times its over a long period of time.
This happened to Genesis...

Also on the phrase of you denying me the right to be human, what I was inclining from that was.
You said, leaders do not fail, I consider myself a leader but i also consider myself a human. If humans fail, and leaders do not, then who in the world is a leader so to speak?
I was merely going a bit more indepth on what you shared in that phrase.
So for me to say I'm a leader going by the phrase you said, would be me saying I am above human, therefore above failure.

Also, please dont mistake my words for me getting pissed off, because honestly I'm not. It isnt an easy task to convey emotion through text as you have noticed im sure.
The bottom line I feel from all this is, whats done is done, there is no turning back. I have been working with my members on ways to avoid such a mishap again. Genesis will continue forward however hard the trek may be, but in our own eyes we will do so free of pressure. I think I speak for my members when I say, It is all fun for us in the end, and enjoyment of each others company is a sufficient reward for us.

Last thing,
The difference I speak of Hisui in leadership from other leaderships, is that fact that my past leaderships alot werent online. Online holds the lack of accountability, while in real life, your face to face with the person, there is no running without people knowing who you are or what you have done.

Thanks for enlightening on your words a bit more..