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How to request to join this guild

If you would like to request to join this guild, the process is pretty simple.

DO NOT PM ANY OF THE CREW ASKING FOR AN INVITATION. You must perform a "Request to join" on the guild home page. If you do not know how to do this, I suggest you go to the Chatterbox forum and ask.

Read the rules before requesting to join (the rules are here). This is absolutely mandatory. If you don't read and understand the rules, your request will be denied. Note: I said read the rules, not "skim over" or "glance at" the rules. This is a literate guild, we expect our members to be literate - as in, they can read and comprehend.

Let me repeat this again. Go here, read both the Gaia rules and guidelines and the guild rules and guidelines carefully (that's this post and this post - only two posts! Read them both!). YOUR REQUEST WILL BE DENIED IF YOU DO NOT.

After you have read the rules, make a "Request to join" at the guild's homepage. In the box it gives you to give your reason, fill out our join request form and put it in there. This is our join request form and what we want in it:

Username: (We know this is obvious. Still, we'd like to see it there.)
Age: (Your real age. Don't put something stupid like "800 but looks 14".)
Gender: (Your real gender. Be honest, even if you want to roleplay as a girl but are not. And yes, I am aware of the difference between sex and gender, and I have specifically asked for the gender you identify yourself as.)
Roleplaying sample: (Either put a short sample here, or link to a post you have made somewhere in Gaia. All we need is one post, say eight or so sentences or more, that demonstrates how good you are with spelling and grammar, and how descriptive and insightful you are.)

Here's a handy-dandy form you can copy and paste:

Copy and paste that, then fill it out, and put it in the reason box of your "Request to join".

That's it. Send that in, and if you have followed the instructions properly and read the rules, your join request will be considered. If not, it will be denied without even looking at it any further.

Note: If you have lied on your join request, we reserve the right to ban you at anytime we find that out. So don't lie.

Why was my join request denied?

Did you apply to join this guild and get a notice saying your request was denied? The first thing you should do is find out why.

At the moment there are only three real reasons why your join request could have been denied.

arrow You did not read or follow the rules properly.

arrow You did not demonstrate sufficient literacy.

arrow Your entry was offensive in some way (bigoted, rude, or something like that).

As of the current writing (Jul-19) every single join request that was denied was denied because the person had not read or followed the rules properly. EVERY SINGLE GODDAMNED ONE. Take this as a hint. Read the rules carefully, and follow them!

You have a right to know why you were refused. For this you will have to contact a crew member and ask (crew members includes all crew members and the captian - see the first page of the guild members list for who the crew are). When contacting a crew member on guild business, you will have to follow the following rules:

arrow PM your question, concern or complaint to one and only one crew member (crew includes the captain) once.

arrow Never, ever, ever contact or harrass any members of the guild that are not crew. Never. Don't ask them to "put in a good word" for you or "explain" something for you. Never.

arrow Do not contact any crew member by any other means except Gaia PMs. Do not IM them. Do not jump into a conversation or roleplay they are having in some other forum.

arrow Send one PM to one crew member, and wait for a response. Do not send a crew member more than one PM without getting a response from them first.

arrow Do not send the same question, concern or complaint to more than one crew member.

arrow If the crew member you sent a PM to doesn't respond after 48 hours, then you may PM another, and make sure you mention that you already asked another crew and who it was that you asked.

If you fail to follow any of these rules, all communication with you will be terminated, and future requests from you ignored. RESPECT MY CREW and the other members of my guild or go somewhere else.