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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:32 pm
Checklist for being a good Captain ► Find a good Crew who can help you out with the guild, just remember that you are the captain, not your crew.
► Make a good/interesting main page for the guild that will attract members.
► Create a good list of rules, and make sure to be specific with the rules so that none of your members get confused.
► Create a place for the Crew to discuss matters in a place where only crew can access the subforum, this will give your crew someone to discuss things that may affect the guild.
► Give more detail to your subroums.
► Create a place for members to introduce themselves, this help everyone get to know each other.
► Start an active Rp to get things moving and this also can help inspire others to join in the Rp.
► Tell your crew what you expect from them so there is no confusion on what you want from them and what they will/can do for you and your guild.
► Keep you guild active, this is the job of the captain, but you cant do it alone, most members will be more active if they see the captain is devoted to the guild.
► Resolve conflicts within your guild best you can without angering others, this can be very hard, but it falls onto the captains shoulder.
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:54 pm
Might I add something to that?
After working management and volunteer work for several years, I've noticed that this is much the same. The crew isn't getting paid (much like the volunteer worker). They really have no reason to stay, except that they want to be there. As a manager (as was mentioned in your first post and several others), the protocol had to be set, and upheld. But there was a fine line between a firm hand and fairness. However, and balance is necessary to run things.
The one thing that I wasn't very good at then, and had to learn lately, is to make sure that the rest of the crew (employees) knew that I appreciated them. I had to learn that with this guild. We try to let each other know that were still there, even when real life gets to busy. The show of appreciation isn't much, but enough to just say that we noticed the work that's put into it. The other thing is to make sure that there's plenty of communication, and we back each other up when something happens and the rest of us aren't there.
We've had that guild for over a year now, and stripped it down twice. But we have the same core crew, and now co-run it (no captain, save for God. lol). And it's doing better than it has since it started. Average of a new member ever couple of days with little or no advertising, just active enough for the type of guild that it is, and still moving.
I know that it takes a little to be able to build that sort of rapport with a crew, but it works.
Thank you,
~MW
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Any Normal Person Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:35 pm
Any Normal Person The one thing that I wasn't very good at then, and had to learn lately, is to make sure that the rest of the crew (employees) knew that I appreciated them. I had to learn that with this guild. We try to let each other know that were still there, even when real life gets to busy. The show of appreciation isn't much, but enough to just say that we noticed the work that's put into it. The other thing is to make sure that there's plenty of communication, and we back each other up when something happens and the rest of us aren't there.
This is really great advice smile I can't count how many times my crew has helped me out greatly. Most of them are pretty close Gaia friends that I've known for over a year now, but even then, I don't always say thank you to them.
Thank you for posting this ^^
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