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 Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:45 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:27 pm
Places To Explore
The Museum
Check out our original guild. (Inactive, but still interesting to look at.)
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:38 pm
1. Announcements
All announcements may currently be found in the announcement thread. You are required to read each announcement as soon as possible when it is posted.
2. Posting
I have no set required amount of posting, though I do ask that you participate in discussions as often as possible.
Always post in the correct sub forums.
The main forum is for reading and writing topics ONLY.
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:39 pm
Creative Work Room
The creative work room is both the crew (temporary and permanent,) and the captain home for posting, creating, and developing new ideas. Any member is able to view and add their own input in this sub forum. So it is encouraged for you to check it out and participate whether you want to be a part of our team or not.
Events
This is the one place (other than the announcement thread) where you can find out all about the events, where to go to participate in them, and directions for getting there.
Discussions Sub Forums
These sub forums are for all types of discussions, which are described in the sub forum headings.
Special Interest Sub Forums
These sub forums are for all kinds of different interest you might have that aren't reading or writing.
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:42 pm
We have our own hangout! Come join us for special events!
All events will be announced in the announcement thread. This is one reason why you should always read ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS - you don't want to miss out on any of our events!
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Location: Our guild hangout is located at 22 Barton 066430.
Have a suggestion for an event, a theme? Post them all in this thread!
How To Find The Correct Time
Tip: Keep in mind that I live in the eastern time zone. (Ohio)
World Time Zone Map
How To Find Our Hangout: Step By Step
Step 1: Load towns.
Step 2: Go to the directory.
Step 3: Type in the guild's area code (066430)
Step 4: Click enter.
Step 5: Go to the directory again.
Step 6: Search for 22 Barton. (It is in the middle of the top row, second house from the top right.)
Step 7: Click on 22 Barton, click go to ...
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:44 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:45 pm
1. Questions, Comments, & General Feedback
All of the above can be posted in our Member Feedback thread.
2. Suggestions
All suggestions can be posted in the Suggestion Box
3. Reporting Glitches
If you find any glitches in the guild, please report them by PMing me.
4. Creative Work Room
Our creative work room is a place for both members and crew to submit ideas that are related to the improvement of the guild. Becoming an official part of the crew is an option, but not necessary if you just have one or two ideas you'd like to share, and to see happen. Visit our Creative Work Room here!
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:46 pm
Become A Part Of Our Crew!
"We always need new creative minds to help out around the guild. Their are more jobs open then listed. Meaning that if you come up with something you'd like to do, but we don't have a job for it, pm me and we'll talk."
Positions Open For Hiring
Vice President - must personally know meesh_lynn.
Creative Specialist - come up with creative ideas for the guild.
Creative Post-Ers - your job is to make up new discussions and get people talking.
General Crew - random things.
Other - come up with your own job and pm me about it.
Please Fill Out This Form
What Postition Are You Applying For:
How Long Have You Been A Member:
About How Active Are You:
Why Do You Wish To Become Part Of The Crew:
Do You Get Along Well With Others:
Will You Help Our Guild Grow By Participating:
Will You Follow All The Rules And Correct Someone If They Disobey The Rules:
Follow All The "Crew" Rules (which will be listed in the crew workroom):
Tell Us A Little About Yourself:
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:49 pm
Help Our Guild Grow!
First of all, thank you for wanting to help! This is the first step in helping this guild to grow! The more people who want to help out the guild, the better!
Here are some easy things that you can do to help the guild!!
*Post, post, post! Make new topics and get people talking and discussing!
*Make your own contests! I will approve of any contest! I do not have the funds to offer 80 gazillion prizes, though I do what I can, any help with this would be greatly appreciative.
*Post daily...again the posting thing! biggrin
*Throughout the guild, I will be including surveys. These surveys will ask for your opinion on how the guild is doing and any other things you might like to see added to the guild. Please take the time to fill these out: they are very useful! Plus-ya get gold anyway! biggrin
Wanna take that extra step in helping the guild? Here's how you can!
*Advertise! Go to gaia's forum section, and click on gaia guilds, then registered guilds, to advertise! Or post a message about our guild in your signature!
*Donate. You can either donate straight to the guild (which will help develope the guild further) or you can donate to meesh_lynn, who will keep track of gold that will be used for contest prizes.
*Make a creative banner. (see creative banner thread)
*Invite your friends! Tell your friends about the guild by sending them a pm or profile comment!
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:50 pm
When you have read the handbook, explored our guild, and posted a few times, please answer the following questions after finding which survey fits you best, and post them in this thread. Thank you for your time.
The following questions are for RETURNING MEMBERS ONLY (members who have been in A Written Word for a while, or who are joining from the original guild)
1. Using your experience with our original guild, please compare the layout, view, and general ease of finding your way around the new guild.
2. Is there anything from the old guild that you would like to see in this new version? Any other ideas?
3. Are you interested in helping out with any ideas?
4. Rate how you feel overall about the new guild from 1 - 10?
5. Do you feel the guild has improved?
6. What are you interested in? What kinds of things, besides reading and writing, do you like to do in your free time? This can be ANYTHING.
7. Do you have any other thoughts, or comments?
The following questions are for BRAND NEW MEMBERS ONLY
1. Do you feel that the layout, view, and general ease of finding your way around the guild is efficient?
2. Is there anything you would like to see added to the guild?
3. Are you interested in helping out with your ideas?
4. Rate this guild 1 - 10?
5. Take a look at our original guild: ORIGINAL GUILD. Do you feel that we have improved?
6. What are you interested in? What kinds of things, besides reading and writing, do you like to do in your free time? This can be ANYTHING.
7. Do you have any other thoughts or comments?
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:51 pm
To See All Our Beautiful Banners (Or To Post Your Own) That You Can Put In Your Signatures...
Please go to The Banner Page
Want to create your own banner? Learn how here!
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:54 pm
Our History
On October 7, 2008 a small guild was started so that people from all over gaia could come together and discuss books. Soon after, the topic of writing was added to the guild. After much organizing and debate, more and more topics, threads, debates, and so on were added, including some of those you see today. We are now a guild that is based on both reading and writing, but also include many other special interests.
By August 1, 2009, it had been said many times that the guild was "unorganized" and that it was "hard to find your way around" and "many members don't participate." Attempts were made to fix this but down the line, it was known that a new guild should be created in order to have an organized, colorful, fun new atmosphere to enjoy. In the hopes that I have overcome those unorganized, beginning days of this guild, I have created a newly improved, well thought out, well organized, brand spanking new guild that has all the old threads that we sill know, love, and remember.
Click here to see The Museum, the site was still kept so that you may see what we once were, and join us in our "new day."
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:35 am
Survey results:
The following questions are for RETURNING MEMBERS ONLY (members who have been in A Written Word for a while, or who are joining from the original guild)
1. Using your experience with our original guild, please compare the layout, view, and general ease of finding your way around the new guild.
I find it slightly easier than the last guild. the sub-forums are catergorised and there are less sticky threads to scroll through which was a little confusing.
2. Is there anything from the old guild that you would like to see in this new version? Any other ideas?
There isn't anything I can think of that isn't already here.
3. Are you interested in helping out with any ideas?
I haven't really got any, but I'm quite occupied with my own guild anyway.
4. Rate how you feel overall about the new guild from 1 - 10?
8/10
5. Do you feel the guild has improved?
A little perhaps..though I'm not really sure..it's pretty much the same.
6. What are you interested in? What kinds of things, besides reading and writing, do you like to do in your free time? This can be ANYTHING.
Photography, art, video games..movies..debating..
7. Do you have any other thoughts, or comments?
not that I can think of right now, other than that I think the guild is really good because of it's discussions and thread topics and diversity.
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:44 pm
Survey Results (Returning Member) 1. Using your experience with our original guild, please compare the layout, view, and general ease of finding your way around the new guild.
I like the new layout, it appears more organized. All the posts by the same people however make the guild appear small and unused at the moment.
2. Is there anything from the old guild that you would like to see in this new version? Any other ideas?
No. We carried basically everything over.
3. Are you interested in helping out with any ideas?
I've never really contibuted any ideas before, and I don't have any now, so I apoligize, but no.
4. Rate how you feel overall about the new guild from 1 - 10?
In comparision to the old guild, 6. By itself, 8.
5. Do you feel the guild has improved?
I do not, personally.
6. What are you interested in? What kinds of things, besides reading and writing, do you like to do in your free time? This can be ANYTHING.
I swim, play basketball, and do homework, but none of these I really find good discussion topics.
7. Do you have any other thoughts, or comments
Only thought I have is that we need to get people posting again. Fast. Activity is slow, especially for summer...
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:01 am
Something I've just thought of:
I miss the sub-forums that were aimed at Authors or particular books...it would be better to have sub-forums dedicated to talking about series of books or authors rather than scrolling through the main forum to find any threads that aren't general.
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