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Posted: October 11, 2008 05:20 am  | |||||
      IRC Nickname: [JC] Group: Emeritus Posts: 3320 Member No.: 23 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 147    | Once again it is time to recruit another member to join the WG council, this election will be to recruit a General Council. The ideal qualities that we are looking for in a "General Council" are:
As always Eugene has covered the risks of applying for Council:
Once again, do not take applying for this role lightly. If the above has not put you off, please fill out the forum below as long as you meet the criteria of: -Minimum of Elite Guardian. -More than 4 months since you applied to join WG.
As always, if you fail to honour the 2 weeks’ notice when resigning for council you will be banned from Wg and added to the hall of shame. You will have until 12.01am (midnight) Gmt, Friday the 17th (7.01pm EST, Thursday, 9.01am Friday AEST) to post your application on this thread Do not PM applications to myself or any other Council member, they will be disregarded. ed[/i]. --------------------  Old awards wat Most Mature & Most Honourable Most Dedicated|IRC Freak|Best Emeritus Placeholder lolz | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 05:27 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Sativas Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 2255 Member No.: 1305 Joined: August 29, 2008 Total Events Attended: 155 | Good luck to whoever decides to apply. --------------------  The Ultimate Skilling and Combat Badges Updated June 17th, 2011        | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 05:29 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Sithofwookie Group: Ex-Member Posts: 2842 Member No.: 815 Joined: June 11, 2008 Total Events Attended: 48 | Best of luck to all applicants. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 06:12 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Gazza|Pker Group: Ex-Member Posts: 308 Member No.: 159 Joined: January 25, 2008 Total Events Attended: 2 | Good luck to everyone applying  --------------------   | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 06:27 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 | I'd apply again, but I'm not active...and the requirements have been raised... Good luck to those that do apply. --------------------   | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 06:34 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: His Lordship Group: Founder Posts: 6029 Member No.: 1 Joined: December 26, 2007 Total Events Attended: 129 | That was a great post Evil. A very impressive summary of what council means. I'm very pleased with the way you expressed our job. Good luck to anyone who is applying. The words I was quoted to say are quite old now. I think they are more than 6 months old. But they are still mostly true. I have to admit though, it is now a bit easier for the council. We're not making so many changes like we used to. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 07:49 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Havochaha Group: Ex-Member Posts: 2257 Member No.: 106 Joined: January 5, 2008 Total Events Attended: 113 | good luck guys do us proud -------------------- Havochaha Perm Banned Oct 1st 2009 Havochaha Unbanned February 13th 2011  http://www.erepublik.com/en/referrer/Omar+Dandan How to Make 10m an Hour | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 07:50 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: karel Group: Emeritus Posts: 1021 Member No.: 57 Joined: December 31, 2007 Total Events Attended: 89 | It'll be interesting to see who applies -------------------- Sig? | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 08:37 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Zlat Group: Clan Friend Posts: 2781 Member No.: 9 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 60 | Good luck to all applying. --------------------   | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 08:51 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Tttkaab|Brandon Group: Ex-Member Posts: 622 Member No.: 123 Joined: January 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 53 | Good luck to all applicants, I must have said this more than five times now...: You'll need it. Brandon -------------------- Ex-Wilderness Leader of WG. I'll always be here for the people that need me. RS Accounts: Sadcon1, Tttkaab & T Dwag | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 09:09 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Jesseh Group: Guest Posts: 2670 Member No.: 297 Joined: March 8, 2008 Total Events Attended: 222 | Good luck  --------------------   17/6/08--> 12/9/08--> 29/11/08--> 5/1/09--> 2/3/09(Left)--> 19/7/09(Rejoin)--> 2/8/09
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Posted: October 11, 2008 09:11 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Rage|Mike Group: Clan Friend Posts: 1948 Member No.: 1238 Joined: July 29, 2008 Total Events Attended: 132 | Good luck guys  --------------------  MSN: [email protected] IRC: Rage|Mike at SwiftIRC and SeersIRC Drop me a comment, click to view my RSC profile! Proud to be ex-Wilderness Guardian. | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 11:56 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: |Tezza| Group: Emeritus Posts: 1430 Member No.: 60 Joined: December 31, 2007 Total Events Attended: 12 | Good luck! We have so many great members, I have no doubt the nominees will do us proud -------------------- Joined Wg - 18th January '05 (s4 vet) Ex-WG Moderator  | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 12:32 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Pazenon Group: Emeritus Posts: 1477 Member No.: 33 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 79 | Good luck to whoever decides to apply. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 12:52 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Cory|Melchior Group: Ex-Member Posts: 240 Member No.: 527 Joined: April 25, 2008 Total Events Attended: 5 | First, I'd like to state the fact that I DID read the first thread to this post. I realize that it "necessary" for a person applying to be Elite Guardian or higher...simply because you want someone here who is devoted to the clan. Elite means you've been here a while, and are seemingly well liked. However, it's still a rank that you don't automatically gain when you reach a certain length of time in the clan, it's random as to what time you get the rank, if you even get it at all. So, I am applying because I think a leader could spawn regardless of what rank; I'm not necessarily saying me, but, anyone who has the will to apply knowing the aforementioned deserves a fair chance. Application for Council 1. Have you read and understood the warning? Yes, Understood completely. 2. What makes you think you can last a long term in the council? I've lead clans before, and they failed because of the lack of caring from members. You guys care, you guys love the clan, and I think that collectively we can regain some of that good ole 'wg glory. I'm not saying I'd be the best council, it would certainly be hard to when I'm still under some of the best councilors now (ie. dale and abs), but, I believe I can get the job done. 3. Is there anything coming up in the next 6 months that could make you highly inactive? Nothing aside from the normal work and school. School ends December 22, so, I'll be working full time, however... I stay up relatively late at times, So I can still devote the time needed to fulfill the position. 4. Why are you applying for council? Multiple reasons. First being; I obviously want to help the clan. I am an EST-er, and I believe strongly that we do need once, for irc reasons, and forums alike. I'm chock full of ideas, some not always the greatest... but I will always have some for me to bounce off of members for feedback. I'm willing to listen to everyone's thoughts in order to come up with one grand idea, then move to the next to keep the new coming in. I think teamed up with the current non-EST council, we could cover most of our bases as far as helping people go as well as making even more time-friendly events. 5. What does WG need most and what will you do as a council member? Personally, I would say more members. I think we just need to find some people to get in here, and I'm hoping pvp worlds will help us with that. If we can get more people, we can spread out events more and be more flexible at the events that could use a bigger outcome to help. Trawler, and Pkri, just to name a skilling event and a pvp event... 6. What puts you above other people applying for council? I am not above anyone. I am equal, and even IF granted council position, I'm not above anyone. I'm hoping that me applying persuades many more to, in order to get a good mix going on. 7. What is your greatest weakness in terms of being a leader? I'm primarily skiller; I would like to war a little more in order to TRY and grasp an understanding on why some of you guys like it so much, but, being that I've skilled for the past 5 years, it's going to be hard to break that. 8. Which place are you mainly applying for? (Secondary Warlord OR General Council) General Council, I think number 7 answers this. 9. Is there anything else you would like to say? As previously mentioned, I don't think it's necessary for someone who is not Elite Guardian rank to be though of as incapable. If you honestly deem my application as unacceptable, then move on. If that's the case, I'll try again assuming I get promoted some time. Not going to stop though; persistence is one of my strengths. Personally, I believe I fit the criteria given in the Qualities at the beginning of the original post. 10. Do you agree to provide the council with two weeks’ notice if you wish to resign? If it ever comes to me resigning, yes, I will post notice. However, I don't believe that it would happen, and if so, not for a long time. -------------------- Kingdom of Edgeville  | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 01:12 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: rachellove Group: Council Posts: 6955 Member No.: 173 Joined: January 31, 2008 Total Events Attended: 305 | Good Luck to all applying. It would be nice to have someone in est time zone and likes skills and willing to be at wars.  --------------------  Thank you Garrett and Dallar. “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.” ~~Colin Powell ~~  | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 01:27 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Mistah_Vince Group: Ex-Member Posts: 2235 Member No.: 233 Joined: February 14, 2008 Total Events Attended: 85 | Well, I was going to be patient and wait to see if the Elite+ thing got changed to Higher+, but what can I say? I'm impatient.  Application for Council 1. Have you read and understood the warning? Yes, and you don't scare me Lordy/Evil. :@ <3 Nah, but seriously. I read it and understand it. 2. What makes you think you can last a long term in the council? I think I'd last a decently long term in Council mainly because of my personality. I'm an honest and caring person. And I'm always here to lend an ear. And if the members don't like a Council Member, then wtf is he doing there anyway? Also, I've never been FULL OUT Clan Leader before, but I've been in a Council-like position before. So I know the ropes for the most part. I also have a great sense of humor. And humor always helps to heal the bad. But I know when it's time to be serious. 3. Is there anything coming up in the next 6 months that could make you highly inactive? Vince? Inactive? Never. Unless my computer explodes, I'll always be here after school. (3PM EST --> 11PM EST) And I'm on like 24/7 on the weekends. (Woo no-lifers) 4. Why are you applying for council? Why else is everybody applying for Council? They want to help the clan and they feel that they can do it. I know a lot of people well in WG, and I'm here to be their helping hand. I want to be able to help people on a full-scale level, more than just what I'm able to do now. Also, like my suggestion that I've brought up a few times, I think an American Council Member is needed. And you can trace me if you want, I live in New York. During school days, the general American timezone slot never has any Council Members on. Yeah, we have a few staff, but they're not COUNCIL. So I want to fill that spot. 5. What does WG need most and what will you do as a council member? Honestly, I think WG needs more of an open-mindedness towards events/members etc. Some people like Wars and some people like Skills. But we can do both. And I do both. That's what I want to do. Show people that it's possible, and even more so, convince them to do it. We also need a few more members so attendance becomes less of an issue. But that can be handled at the same time as other things, so yeah. 6. What puts you above other people applying for council? Really nothing. If WG has taught me anything it's that everybody in this clan is equal. No matter who you are, if you break the rules, you're getting punished. (Thanks Rob56 for doing something recently so I can use you as proof. ) Whether you're a regular member or a member of the Council, you NEVER fuck over the clan. But if I HAD to pick something, I'd say that my willingness to help would put me above people. I always want to help people. That's really my main concern.7. What is your greatest weakness in terms of being a leader? My greatest weakness...hmmm. I'd have to say my impatience. (As stated at the beginning of the post. xD) I TRY to be as patient as possible, but sometimes I just can't help it. I guess it's the fact that I'm an eager young lad? (Yes, that was intended to sound extremely gay.) But the best part about weaknesses is that they can be strengthened, and I will try to improve on this. 8. Which place are you mainly applying for? (Secondary Warlord OR General Council) General Council. 9. Is there anything else you would like to say? Yeah. POWER TO THE VINCE. Nah, that's kinda conceited, isn't it? How about...ANIME RAWKS. Yeah, for all you Anime haters. (Joel) Okay, seriously now. I guess I could say best of luck to all others who are applying, may the best man(or woman) win. 10. Do you agree to provide the council with two weeks’ notice if you wish to resign? I don't see myself resigning anytime soon, but yeah. Of course. When you're in a position of power, just leaving out of nowhere is fucked up. And I would never do that to the people I care about. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 01:29 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Lefty Group: Emeritus Posts: 3340 Member No.: 1055 Joined: June 30, 2008 Total Events Attended: 211 | Good luck to everyone applying. --------------------      | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 01:33 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Jesseh Group: Guest Posts: 2670 Member No.: 297 Joined: March 8, 2008 Total Events Attended: 222 |
Lol, Ily Vince, doubt a woman will apply though  Except maybe Tabs. -------------------- 17/6/08--> 12/9/08--> 29/11/08--> 5/1/09--> 2/3/09(Left)--> 19/7/09(Rejoin)--> 2/8/09
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Posted: October 11, 2008 01:36 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mistah_Vince Group: Ex-Member Posts: 2235 Member No.: 233 Joined: February 14, 2008 Total Events Attended: 85 |
Hey, you never know. x.x. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 01:53 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 | No offense to those who've already put up their applications, but I think by blatantly disregarding the Elite Guardian or higher requirement is a very way of showing leadership. I think you guys would actually make GREAT leaders, but that doesn't mean you can just should just toss the rules aside. I guess what I'd hope for is for the Council to just let your applications stand, but pay them no notice. I mean, we've got 100+CB requirements for WG. People with lower CB COULD apply, but they just wouldn't be looked at until they reached the requirements. You guys should have at least waited for the change (if a change will be made). I really don't think tossing the requirements for a powerful position in the clan is a great way of starting off your application. It shows impatience and almost a "I want" kind of attitude. If the change is made, good luck. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 02:11 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Trolls trolling trolls trolling trolls Group: Banned Posts: 2956 Member No.: 422 Joined: April 4, 2008 Total Events Attended: 130 |
Fair point +1 As for those who apply: Very best of luck to you all  -------------------- Mugger84 Member Of WG Since 4th April 2008. WG Raid Leader Since 20th June 2008. WG Council Since 20th November 2008. Banned from WG Since 6th March 2009. DF IG Since 6th March 2009. DF FA Since 15th March 2009. Ex-Member Of WG Since 26th March 2009. Member of DF Since 6th April 2009. Clan Friend of WG Since 4th June 2009. --- ||Ex-WG Warlord || Current Member of DF || Ex-Rampage Leader ||  | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 02:22 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Rai|James Group: Ex-Member Posts: 412 Member No.: 118 Joined: January 11, 2008 Total Events Attended: 0 | Good luck guys and gals... You'll need it. -------------------- The Truth Is – Everyone is going to hurt you. You just have to decide who’s worth the pain.  Ex-Moderator Ex-DG Leader Ex-Council | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 02:27 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: bto Group: Emeritus Posts: 3815 Member No.: 196 Joined: February 3, 2008 Total Events Attended: 332 | Gl to all applicants -------------------- bto  Ex-WG Warlord  "It is our direction, not our intentions, that lead us to our destinations." | ||||
Posted: October 11, 2008 02:52 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Wayne|Eregion2 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3087 Member No.: 156 Joined: January 25, 2008 Total Events Attended: 8 | So these are applications, not nominations? Makes more sense that way. It hasn't come up yet, but there's something I think is worth mentioning for when you're reading people's applications. Most often your first instinct is to immediately evaluate a person's abilities based on what you already know of them (or most often, think you know about them). This is an important stage in clan history, SO DON'T HALF-ASS IT. If you see someone's application, the first thing you should do is IMMEDIATELY act like you've never seen that person before in your life. Read their application, and then click through to their profile and look at recent posts/threads to get an idea of who this person is. THEN you can begin letting past experience influence your decisions, and I guarantee you'll make better decisions because of it. There are many people who believe our council elections are popularity contests, and they will be unless you decide otherwise. You're less likely to vote for someone you're not familiar with, and also you're less likely to vote for someone you know but who you think isn't "serious" enough for the position just because you see them joke around alot. Both these positions are fucked up. Take a step back, just take a minute to make sure you're being unbiased to everyone regardless of how well you THINK you know them. If you do, this could conceivably be the best council we've elected in three years (sorry, but nobody will ever beat the Jenny/Rick/Joe triumvirate IMO). --------------------  | ||||
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