Current mood:	jubilant
Entry tags:	guild

Upgrade to Cable Modem & Alliance stuff
Well, I'm finally biting the bullet and crawling out of the Dark Ages. The First of October I'm getting a brand new cable modem to replace my crusty ol' dialup connection. I guess that means I should buy me a wireless router, too. Hehehehe!

On another note, I was at Mentoring Elders Thursday. Discussed Social Capital, Radius of Trust, and suchlike hairy topics related to creating social structures. Afterward, I asked if Volkhvy would think about a starting point for forming the necessary structures for the Guild Alliance.

First, and foremost, he said that tolerance and mutual respect are vital norms for the Alliance.
That means no dissing other All. members behind their backs, and accepting that what works for you may not work for them.

Then we discussed more general topics like building in ways to formally join & learn the norms. I kinda like a great and gruesome oath that everyone has to swear. One that includes EXPLICIT mention of the norms for the All. But that's me. Volkhvy favored passing a test on the All.'s ethics(at 100%!) before allowing someone to join. Then they merely have to swear to abide by the All.'s ethics. The point being, no-one will be able to claim lack of knowledge of the ethics of the Alliance. Other points being preferential use of All. members skills, fair play between All. members(actually to everyone, builds a good reputation), and possibly, a more out membership(needs a lot of input on this). Oh, support for fairly decided Alliance policies - even if your side lost. See, this slides into politics, for good or ill. I have to check out the Coalition site to see if they have some ideas I can swipe,er,ah get inspired by!

BB Valire'brand