Officer Meeting Proposals

The following proposals are up for officer consideration. Officers please reply back to Nistagmus with a "yay", "nay" or "abstain" for each of the following proposals:

(1) Proposed reimbursement of Koalat's expense for reorganizing guild arena team. Koalat bought a 5v5 and 3v3 arena team in Massacre's name. The cost for each of these was 200g and 120g, respectively. Koalat is asking about reimbursement from the guild bank.
Debate points: (Pro) Koalat is the pvp officer and he is trying to encourage arena activity in the guild. (Con) Koalat did ask for reimbursement funds after spending his own money, and we really should ask that people request funding before spending their own money and expecting reimbursement. Please reply to Nistagmus with "yay" we should reimburse Koalat using guild funds, or "nay" we should not. "Abstain" if you choose not to vote.

(2) Proposed change #1 to the loot point system for end-game raiding. I am requesting that we vote on restricting an individual's total rollover points to 30. Currently there are two players who have more than 20 rollover points (Nistagmus with 30 and Berber with 23). These points are the ones you get whenever you attend a raid but do not get any loot. Debate points: (Pro) There is an increasing divide between newer and older players in terms of loot points. Newer players are less likely to buy into our looting system if they see that their looting competition has ten times more points or more. A cap on total rollover points would allow newer players to catch up and would force older players to use their rollover points. (Con) Older players who have helped build the guild would be taxed in a way, and would lose points once their accounts reach 30. Please reply to Nistagmus with "yay" we should cap personal rollover points at 30, or "nay" we should not. "Abstain" if you choose not to vote.

(3) Proposed change #2 to the loot system for end-game raiding. I am requesting that add-on points (also known as "use-or-lose" points), which are points that we award for having Omen, Ventrilo, Guild Calendar, and the tank point, be used only in the case where a tie-breaker is needed. Right now a player may wager the sum of their rollover points (found on the guild website) plus their aforementioned add-on points. If the proposal is accepted then players may only wager their rollover points, and add-on points (as well as the tank point) would only break a tie. Debate points: (Pro) Now that rollover points are posted on the website, people are much more aware of their point situation. However, people get confused easily when thinking about how add-on points (and tank point) come into play. If we were to use add-on points only in the case of a tie it would simplify the loot distribution process greatly and would still give incentives for people to use the standard add-ons and to be a tank spec. (Con) Some will argue that we want people's addons to be updated before each run and that only using add-on and tank points for tie-breaker situations would provide less incentive for people to update their addons. Some feel that the loot system has been changing too much in a short period of time and are resistant to another superficial change. Please reply to Nistagmus with "yay" we should make add-on and tank point apply only for tie-break situations, or "nay" if we should keep the current setup. "Abstain" if you choose not to vote.

(4) Proposed Guild Bank Loan Program. There is a general proposal for a Guild Bank Loan System where guild funds could be loaned to responsible parties with the expectation of being paid back at a future date. The details of such a program are not in debate here and the who, when, where, why, how's are yet to be answered. All I'm asking the officers to do today is answer the question "Should we attempt to develop a Guild Bank Loan Program that would loan money to certain guild members if it is determined that it can be done safely and responsibly?" If the officers say yes, then I will work with guild bankers to try and develop such a program. If officers say no then the proposal dies for now. Debate points: (Pro) There are many long-time guild members who would benefit from such a program (purchasing mounts, recipes, patterns, etc), and currently our guild funds are sitting in the bank doing nothing. (Con) Loaning money to anyone is always a risk and we would could stand to lose money in this program. Please reply to Nistagmus with "yay" if we should explore this program further, or "nay" if we should not even consider it. "Abstain" if you choose not to vote.

Thank you all for your input. I would also like to express how proud I am of this guild. Last night at Gruuls I forgot to set master looter for the first boss and no one illegally looted any of the bosses when they easily could have done it and blamed it on me. I was very encouraged by our classy members.