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{{Year|Year=2005|Image=WG vs Dead on Arrival.jpg|Caption=WG in a [[WG vs Dead on Arrival|war with Dead on Arrival]]|Game=[[RuneScape 2]]|Forum=[[S4]] (up to April)<br>[[S10]] (April onwards)|Pre=[[2004]]|Next=[[2006]]}}
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{{Year|Year=2005|Image=WG vs Dead on Arrival 2.jpg|Caption=[[WG vs Dead on Arrival]]|Game=[[RuneScape 2]]|Forum=[[S4 forums|S4]] (up to April)<br>[[S10 forums|S10]] (April onward)|Pre=[[2004]]|Next=[[2006]]}}
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'''2005''' was the second complete year of the [[Wilderness Guardians]], and the first complete year of [[RuneScape 2]].
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'''2005''' was 2nd second complete year of the [[Wilderness Guardians]], and the first complete year of [[RuneScape 2]].
  
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
  
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<p>In 2005, WG hosted more [[war]]s and started to build their reputation as a warring clan within the [[RuneScape]] clan world. The year began rough with a second [[exodus]] known as [[The Revolution]] causing WG to lose around 80 members in January, thought TR closed shortly after and many returned. WG raised their [[requirements]] to 80+ combat and a [[council]] was elected. In mid-2005 the clan had two major wars: one with [[WG vs The Unbreakables|The Unbreakables]] and one with [[WG vs Dead on Arrival|Dead on Arrival]] - the latter being the first [[RuneScape]] war to make use of Ancient Magicks. [[His Lordship]] also made the infamous [[TeamSpeak Rant]] around this time as a result of a backstabbing incident - though both the video of the DoA war and the TeamSpeak rant served as a boost for WG's popularity and reputation. As a result of their continued progress and success, WG opened a junior clan, the [[Descendant Guardians]].</p>
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<p>WG hosted more [[war]]s and started to build their reputation as a warring clan within the [[RuneScape]] clan world throughout 2005. The year began rough with a second [[exodus]] known as [[The Revolution]], causing WG to lose around 80 members in January - thought TR closed shortly after and many returned. WG raised their [[requirements]] to 80+ combat and a [[council]] was elected. In mid-2005 the clan had two major wars: [[WG vs The Unbreakables]] and [[WG vs Dead on Arrival|WG vs Dead on Arrival]] - the latter being the first [[RuneScape]] war to make use of Ancient Magicks. [[His Lordship]] also made the infamous [[TeamSpeak Rant]] around this time as a result of a backstabbing incident - though both the video of the DoA war and the TeamSpeak Rant served as a boost for WG's popularity and reputation. As a result of their progress, they opened a junior clan: the [[Descendant Guardians]].</p>
  
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==List of Events==
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==Major Events==
  
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===January===
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===January - March===
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[[File:Legends Legion vs Rivendell.jpg|thumb|WG and [[Alliance#Legends_Legion|Legends Legion]] in a war against '''Rivendell''']]
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[[File:Legends Legion vs Rivendell.jpg|thumb|[[Legends Legion vs Rivendell]]]]
  
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* January 1 - '''[[The Revolution]]''': '''Noricle''' left to found TR after an anti-American post by [[His Lordship]]. The [[exodus]] clan took over 40 members from WG, and had the sole intention of killing WG.
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* January 1 - '''[[The Revolution]]''': WG member '''Noricle''' left to found the [[exodus]] TR after an anti-American post by [[His Lordship]].
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* January 1 - The [[FrontPage website]]'s [[application]] form was fixed after a period of downtime.
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* January 3 - [[His Lordship]] returned to leadership of WG, after the events surrounding the formation of TR.
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* January 2 - [[Rick Hamm]] left WG to join TR.<ref>'''Rick Hamm''' (January 2, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/viewtopic.php?p=8929289 "Problems"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* January 3 - '''[[Legends Legion]]''': WG formed an alliance with LL who had offered their support in the [[Write2brandy#Rune_Outlaws_and_the_War_to_Avenge_Brendan|feud with the Rune Outlaws]].
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* January 2 - Two new member ranks were introduced: "Honoured Member" and "Trusted Member".<ref>'''Myst01''' (January 2, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/new-ranks-t2211.html#p8882893 "New Ranks"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* January 9 - '''[[Write2brandy#Rune_Outlaws_and_the_War_for_Brendan|The War for Brendan]]''': A massive alliance of clans organised to avenge [[Write2brandy]], but RO failed to show - WG claimed a win by default.
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* January 3 - [[His Lordship]] returned to leadership of WG, after the events surrounding the formation of TR.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 3, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/hello-good-times-t2241.html#p8909503 "Hello! Good Times!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* January 16 - '''[[Legends_Legion#Legends_Legion_vs_Rivendell|Legends Legion vs Rivendell]]''': LL and allies including WG defeated '''Rivendell''' in a large-scale [[F2P]] [[war]].
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* January 3 - '''[[Legends Legion]]''': WG formed an alliance with LL who had offered their support in the [[Write2brandy#Rune_Outlaws_and_the_War_to_Avenge_Brendan|feud with the Rune Outlaws]].<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 3, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/new-ally-t2246.html "New Ally!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* January 20 - '''[[Home world]]''': WG's clan home world of 27 was chosen.
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* January 7 - WG's [[2004_Anniversary|1st Anniversary]] celebrations concluded, featuring a 5-clan iron war involving WG, [[The Synergy]], [[Fear]], [[Legends Legion]], and [[The Sabres]], which was crashed by '''ZeonicForce'''. A 3,000,000-coin drop party was held upstairs in Camelot castle afterwards.<ref>[https://wildernessguardians.com/photos/anniversary2004/anniversary2004.htm WildGuard Anniversary 2004], ''The Wilderness Guardians''. Retrieved 19 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 9 - '''[[Write2brandy#Rune_Outlaws_and_the_War_for_Brendan|The War for Brendan]]''': A massive alliance of clans organised to avenge [[Write2brandy]], but RO failed to show - WG claimed a win by default.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 9, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/official-post-war-topic-t2424.html "Official Post-War Topic"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 10 - Concerns about members leaving WG to join TR were made, and His Lordship planned talks with Noricle.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 10, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/a-concern-t2456.html "A Concern"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 10 - [[His Lordship]]'s computer broke, leading to a period where [[application]]s could not be processed for over a week.<ref name="news">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050419071036/http://www.wildernessguardians.com:80/ Clan News], ''The Wilderness Guardians''. Archived from the original on 19 April 2005, retrieved 19 March 2025.</ref>
 
  
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* February 28 - '''[[Council]]''': WG's first council was formed, comprising of His Lordship, '''Palidore''', [[Wildflame110]], '''Oaktownrules''', and '''Anincent''' - all of which were given the rank of "Secondary Leader".
  
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* March 6 - '''[[Emeritus]]''' - WG introduced a new rank for retired players who wanted to remain active within the clan's community.
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* March 24 - '''[[The Revolution]]''': [[Rick Hamm]] closed TR after around 3 months of their existence.
  
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* January 11 - A number of changes are made, including: democratic voting for new orders, members of TR being allowed to return to WG, moving away from world 20, and members being allowed to apply for promotions.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 11, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/revolutionary-ideas-t2499.html#p9123406 "Revolutionary Ideas"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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===April - June===
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* January 12 - The [[Requirements]] are raised to 80+ Combat by January 25<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 12, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/80-combat-t2520.html#p9129657 "80 Combat"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>, and WG and TR agree to distance themselves.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 12, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/noricle-39-s-clan-t2515.html "Noricle's Clan"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 16 - WG and LL are victorious in a large-scale war against '''Rivendell'''.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 16, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/wg-victorious-t2612.html "Wg Victorious!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 20 - The clan's [[P2P]] [[Home world]] of 27 is decided<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 20, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/clan-world-t2749.html "Clan World"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>, and a second clan census is held.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 20, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/clan-census-t2761.html "Clan Census"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 22 - A fun war with '''The Unbreakables''' is organised.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (January 22, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/fun-war-t2821.html#p9199220 "Fun War"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 28 - New [[PK trip]] rules are put into place.
 
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* January 29 - The fun war with '''The Unbreakables''' takes place - TU is cleared, but a draw is agreed due to WG members in improper gear.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (February 6, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/fun-war-and-raid-recap-t3205.html#p9285151 "Fun War And Raid Recap"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* January 31 - [[Write2brandy]] is reported to be alive.<ref>Sainath (January 31, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/oh-my-god-t3069.html "Oh My God!"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
  
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===February===
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* April 9 - '''[[Synergy vs Death Legions]]''': A massive clan war took place, involving [[The Synergy]], WG, and other [[Alliance|allied]] clans - all fighting against DL and several of their own allies.
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[[File:PK Trip February 2005.jpg|thumb|A F2P [[PK trip]] in February]]
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* April 18 - '''[[RuneScape Guardians (2005)]]''': His Lordship's released his second [[Flash movie]] for WG.
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* April 23 - A [[Rune_Outlaws#Third_War|third war]] against the [[Rune Outlaws]] was held, but was crashed by '''Afroclan''' and '''Demonic Legends'''.
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* April 26 - '''[[S10 forums]]''': WG switched from their [[S4 forums]] to S10, in an attempt to thwart a hack threat.
  
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* February 5 - [[Flame Reece]] is the [[Member of the Month]].<ref>'''His Lordship''' (February 5, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/member-for-february-t3171.html#p9278542 "Member For February"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* May 28 - '''[[The Federation]]''': The Fed's forums were opened to WG members, and the second iteration of the multi-clan [[ARPK]] alliance began.
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* February 11 - His Lordship compiles one of the first recorded histories of WG.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (February 11, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/clan-history-t3341.html "Clan History"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* February 19 - The second clan census results were published.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (February 19, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/census-results-published-t3539.html "Census Results Published"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* February 22 - WG adopts the Team-17 Cape for [[P2P]] PK trips.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (February 22, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/new-capes-t3607.html "New Capes"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* February 28 - The first [[Council]] is chosen, comprising of His Lordship, '''Palidore''', [[Wildflame110]], '''Oaktownrules''', and '''Anincent''' - all of which took the "Secondary Leader" position.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (February 28, 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/council-members-chosen-t3761.html#p9407322 "Council Members Chosen"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
  
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===March===
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* June 5 - '''[[WG vs The Unbreakables]]''': WG defeated the established and respectable TU after an intense 20-minute war, proving to the clan world that WG was a force to be reckoned with.
  
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* March 5 - The newly-formed [[Council]] puts together their first Council Report.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (5 March 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/council-report-1-t3892.html#p9434812 "Council Report #1"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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===July - September===
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* March 6 - The [[Emeritus]] rank is introduced.
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[[File:WG vs Dead on Arrival.jpg|thumb|[[WG vs Dead on Arrival]]]]
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* March 8 - Plans for a [[Requirements]] raise to 85+ combat, and a junior clan, the [[Descendant Guardians]], were announced.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (8 March 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/85-combat-coming-soon-t3976.html#p9451822 "85 Combat Coming Soon"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* March 20 - The [[Website]] photo galleries were updated to include "Leader's Choice" images.
 
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* March 24 - [[Rick Hamm]] closes [[The Revolution]].<ref>'''Palidore''' (24 March 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/viewtopic.php?p=9536132 "The Revolution Disbanded."], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* March 27 - A second Council Report is published.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (27 March 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/council-report-2-t4559.html#p9548130 "Council Report #2"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
  
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===April===
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* July 9 - '''[[WG vs Dead on Arrival]]''': WG hosted an historic war against DoA - the clan's first [[P2P]] war, and the first [[RuneScape 2]] war which used Ancient Magicks.
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[[File:Syn_vs_DL_2005.jpeg|thumb|[[The Synergy]] and allies (including WG) in a war with the '''Death Legions''' and allies]]
 
  
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* April 3 - His Lordship announces WG will support [[The Synergy]] in a war against the '''Death Legions'''<ref>'''His Lordship''' (3 April 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/official-war-topic-t4822.html "Official War Topic"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>, '''Oaktownrules''' steps down from the [[Council]] and takes the rank of [[Emeritus]], and an election for his replacement begins.<ref>'''His Lordship''', 3 April 2005, [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/new-council-member-t4824.html "New Council Member"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* August - '''[[The TeamSpeak Rant]]''': A backstabbing incident occurrs, and a recording of His Lordship ranting at the players responsible goes viral.
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* April 9 - Syn and allies (including WG) fight DL and allies, in a large-scale and chaotic battle.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (10 April 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/wg-wins-war-t5115.html "Wg Wins War"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* August 1 - '''[[Descendant Guardians]]''': WG opened their junior clan DG for the first time, a month earlier than expected. DG had around 40 active members within the first 24 hours.
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* April 12 - [[Wildflame110]] gives His Lordship a 1-day forum suspension to ensure he enjoys his vacation.<ref>Wildflame110 (12 April 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/should-i-have-made-sure-lordy-took-a-break-t5235.html#p9618050 "Should I Have Made Sure Lordy Took A Break?"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* August 24 - '''[[Hall of Fame]]''': WG's new member award system was added to the clan website (in a partially-completed state), which replaced the old [[Medals]].
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* April 15 - Voting was held for a new [[Council]] member.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (15 Apri 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/the-council-election-t5364.html#p9630534 "The Council Election"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* April 16 - A third war against the [[Rune Outlaws]] is scheduled.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (16 April 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/w-g-vs-r-o-t5451.html "W.g. Vs R.o."], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* April 18 - His Lordship's [[RuneScape_Guardians_(2005_Animation)|second Flash Animation]] for WG is released.<ref>'''His Lordship''' (18 April 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/guardians-unite-t5569.html Guardians Unite!], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* April 23 - The [[Rune_Outlaws#Third_War|third war against the Rune Outlaws]] is held, and is crashed by '''Afroclan''' and '''Demonic Legends'''.
 
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* April 26 - The clan migrates from the [[S4 Forums]] to the [[S10 Forums]].<ref>'''His Lordship''' (26 April 2005), [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/wildernessguardians/goodbye-s4-t5918.html "Goodbye S4"], ''S4''. Retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
  
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===May===
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* September 30 - '''[[The Federation]]''': with His Lordship's approval, [[Rick Hamm]] withdrew WG from [[The Federation]] alliance after a heated debate. Other clans would soon follow, leading to the end of the Fed.
  
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* May 9 - New clan photos are released for the WG [[Website]].
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===October - December===
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* May 15 - The reformation of [[The Federation]] begins.<ref>'''Marce''', 15 May 2005, [https://web.archive.org/web/20151106124002/http://z11.invisionfree.com/The_Federation/index.php?showtopic=2 "Profiles"], ''The Federation''. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
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* October 15 - WG and their [[Alliance|ally]] [[Fear]] fought''' 'The' Clan''' in a large-scale [[F2P]] [[war]]. WG and Fear had ~220 members against THE's ~160, but the allies were defeated - nonetheless it was considered an enjoyable and respectable fight by both sides.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051123234759/http://wildernessguardians.com:80/ Recent Clan Details], ''The Wilderness Guardians''. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005, retrieved 20 March 2025.</ref>
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* May 28 - The Federation forums are opened to WG.<ref>'''Anthonysc''', 28 May 2005, [https://web.archive.org/web/20151106124038/http://z11.invisionfree.com/The_Federation/index.php?showtopic=26&st=0&#entry219304 "RE: So um"], ''The Federation''. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
  
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===June===
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* December 22 - The [[WG_vs_Black_Dragons|war against the Black Dragons]] was scheduled for January [[2006]].
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* December 23 - His Lordship's RuneScape account was hacked, and around 60,000,000 coins worth of items (planned to be used for the [[2005 Anniversary]]) were lost.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060104005459/http://s10.invisionfree.com/Wildguard_Forums/index.php?showforum=1 Important Announcements], ''S10''. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006, retrieved 22 March 2025.</ref>
  
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* June 5 - [[WG_vs_The_Unbreakables|WG defeats The Unbreakables]] in an historic battle.
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==References==
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===July===
 
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[[File:WG vs Dead on Arrival 2.jpg|thumb|WG about to [[WG vs Dead on Arrival|fight Dead on Arrival]]]]
 
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* July 9 - [[WG_vs_Dead_on_Arrival|WG fights Dead on Arrival]] in an historic P2P war, using ancient magics for the first time. The war is crashed.
 
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* July 19 - The [[Website]] is restored, and creation of a [[Awards|Hall of Fame]] begins.
 
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* July 20 - The website photo album is restored.
 
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* July 25 - [[His Lordship]] steps back from leadership duties to focus on his studies.
 
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* July 28 - WG enrolls in the ''National Gnomeball League'' held by the [[Fansite]] [[Zybez|RuneScape Community]].
 
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===August===
 
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* August 1 - The [[Descendant Guardians]] opens for the first time, a month earlier than expected.
 
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* August 18 - '''Anincent''' steps down from the [[Council]], and is replaced by [[Jesusislord6]] and '''Jezzamon'''.
 
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* August 24 - The partially-completed [[Awards|Hall of Fame]] is added to the clan [[Website]].
 
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===September===
 
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* September 1 - The [[Website]] receives an update.
 
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* September 17 - WG declares war against '''DE''' (full name not known),
 
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* September 22 - The website receives an update after 3 weeks.
 
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* September 25 - WG takes part in ''The Grand Federation Raid''.<ref>'''Vequor''', 5 September 2005, [https://web.archive.org/web/20151106124039/http://z11.invisionfree.com/The_Federation/index.php?showtopic=1025 "Grand Federation Raid!"], ''The Federation''. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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* September 30 - [[Rick Hamm]] withdraws WG from [[The Federation]].<ref>'''Rick Hamm''', 30 September 2005, [https://web.archive.org/web/20151106124041/http://z11.invisionfree.com/The_Federation/index.php?showtopic=1207 "WG and the Fed"], ''The Federation''. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015, retrieved 3 March 2025.</ref>
 
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[[File:WG and Fear vs The Clan.jpg|thumb|WG and Fear charging ''''The' Clan''']]
 
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* October 1 - ''''The' Clan''' declares war on WG and [[Fear]], and the allies accept.
 
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* October 15 - WG and Fear fight 'The' Clan - 'The' wins, and the [[Requirements]] are increased to 95+ Combat.
 
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* October 18 - The [[Website]] receives a major update.
 
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* October 21 - A miniwar against '''nMe''' is held, but no winner is determined.
 
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===November===
 
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* November 24 - A [[F2P]] fun war against an unknown opponent is scheduled.
 
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A majority of December 2005 events are interpreted from a single Internet Archive capture of the [[S10 Forums]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104005459/http://s10.invisionfree.com/Wildguard_Forums/index.php?showforum=1 Important Announcements section].
 
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* December 8 - A war is scheduled against '''Chivalry of Legends'''.
 
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* December 9 - A new [[TeamSpeak]] server is announced.
 
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* December 15 - The war against CL is cancelled due to [[Rivalry#Chivalry_of_Legends|hostilities]].
 
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* December 16 - A miniwar against '''ST''' (full name unknown) is scheduled.
 
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* December 19 - New [[Requirements]] were set.
 
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* December 22 - A [[WG_vs_Black_Dragons|war against the Black Dragons]] is scheduled for January 2006.
 
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* December 23 - His Lordship's RuneScape account is hacked, leading to the loss of 60,000,000 coins worth of items to be used for the Anniversary.
 
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==Notes and References==
 
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20040708062129/http://www.wildernessguardians.com/schedule.htm Wildguard History], ''Wilderness Guardians''. Archived from the original on 8 July 2004, retrieved 3 March 2025.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 1 May 2025

2004 • 2005 • 2006
WG vs Dead on Arrival 2.jpg
WG vs Dead on Arrival
RuneScape EraRuneScape 2
WG Forum EraS4 (up to April)
S10 (April onward)

2005 was 2nd second complete year of the Wilderness Guardians, and the first complete year of RuneScape 2.

Summary

WG hosted more wars and started to build their reputation as a warring clan within the RuneScape clan world throughout 2005. The year began rough with a second exodus known as The Revolution, causing WG to lose around 80 members in January - thought TR closed shortly after and many returned. WG raised their requirements to 80+ combat and a council was elected. In mid-2005 the clan had two major wars: WG vs The Unbreakables and WG vs Dead on Arrival - the latter being the first RuneScape war to make use of Ancient Magicks. His Lordship also made the infamous TeamSpeak Rant around this time as a result of a backstabbing incident - though both the video of the DoA war and the TeamSpeak Rant served as a boost for WG's popularity and reputation. As a result of their progress, they opened a junior clan: the Descendant Guardians.

Major Events

January - March

Legends Legion vs Rivendell
  • February 28 - Council: WG's first council was formed, comprising of His Lordship, Palidore, Wildflame110, Oaktownrules, and Anincent - all of which were given the rank of "Secondary Leader".
  • March 6 - Emeritus - WG introduced a new rank for retired players who wanted to remain active within the clan's community.
  • March 24 - The Revolution: Rick Hamm closed TR after around 3 months of their existence.

April - June

  • May 28 - The Federation: The Fed's forums were opened to WG members, and the second iteration of the multi-clan ARPK alliance began.
  • June 5 - WG vs The Unbreakables: WG defeated the established and respectable TU after an intense 20-minute war, proving to the clan world that WG was a force to be reckoned with.

July - September

WG vs Dead on Arrival
  • August - The TeamSpeak Rant: A backstabbing incident occurrs, and a recording of His Lordship ranting at the players responsible goes viral.
  • August 1 - Descendant Guardians: WG opened their junior clan DG for the first time, a month earlier than expected. DG had around 40 active members within the first 24 hours.
  • August 24 - Hall of Fame: WG's new member award system was added to the clan website (in a partially-completed state), which replaced the old Medals.
  • September 30 - The Federation: with His Lordship's approval, Rick Hamm withdrew WG from The Federation alliance after a heated debate. Other clans would soon follow, leading to the end of the Fed.

October - December

  • October 15 - WG and their ally Fear fought 'The' Clan in a large-scale F2P war. WG and Fear had ~220 members against THE's ~160, but the allies were defeated - nonetheless it was considered an enjoyable and respectable fight by both sides.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Recent Clan Details, The Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005, retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Important Announcements, S10. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006, retrieved 22 March 2025.
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