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Posted: April 27, 2009 09:14 pm  | |||||||||||
     IRC Nickname: [Randy] Group: Raid Leader Posts: 5065 Member No.: 16 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 499    | Listen. WG needs two people who really think they can change things. This is no joke. Whoever wins these elections is expected to work overtime. The majority of this topic is quoted from Abs, because I could not say it any better myself  We're looking for two General Council members to replace myself and add an extra hand.
So in summary we are looking for:
The importance of the Council Rank
--------------- Ok, if you were not put off by any of the warnings above, and if you think you have the criteria I have provided, you may apply, as long as you have: -Higher Guardian+ -6 Months minimum in Wg (The day since your application got accepted) Below is the Council form, I'll quote what Abs said on the last election:
------------- A few things you have to note: -When you decide to resign from Council, you must give us a two weeks notice, and you cannot leave earlier, you must understand that if you leave earlier, you will be banned and added to the Hall of Shame -The ending date for applications is Monday, 4th May 2009. -You MUST post on this topic, do NOT Pm the application, it'll be ignored. Good Luck to all applications! --------------------   | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:15 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: [JC] Group: Emeritus Posts: 3320 Member No.: 23 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 147 | Hi I will be applying  --------------------  Old awards wat Most Mature & Most Honourable Most Dedicated|IRC Freak|Best Emeritus Placeholder lolz | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:16 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Lefty Group: Emeritus Posts: 3340 Member No.: 1055 Joined: June 30, 2008 Total Events Attended: 211 | Application for Council 1. Have you read and understood the warning? Yes I have. 2. What makes you think you can last a long term in the council? Coming from leading a clan previously to joining WG, I have expectations of what it is like to be one of the back bones. Being in that clan for a year, and leading it for 10 months of that, hopefully shows my dedication. Along with that, I have been in WG for approximately 10 months and have remained quite active within that time. I have been in WG while having a girlfriend, having an outside life, having band one or two nights of each week, and also dealt with school work within all of that. With all of those things on my plate, I kept up with WG and the activities, remaining more active than many other members when I deemed myself inactive. Also, a goal of mine is to not quit something until my job is done, or I feel like I have done the best that I can do. Lately I have done it in real life with a few issues, along with doing it in the previous clan mentioned. My father has always told me to give 110% in everything that I do, and that is something that I do and try to live by. I can feel the drive to continue pushing, and I have felt the dedication to do something for WG. This is what makes me think I can last a long term in council. 3. Is there anything coming up in the next 6 months that could make you highly inactive? Within 6 months I do have a few things going on, but for the most part, they shouldn't really interfere with WG. I have finals for school in mid-May, which will not be that big of a deal to me (all of my exams are going to be easy cumulative review), a 10 day trip to Johns Hopkins University in mid-June, band and percussion camp in late-July and school starting back up in early-August. Through all of that, the only thing that will put me completely away from WG would be the trip in mid-June. The other things mainly take up the day-time hours (8 to 5), so I will be able to get on at night and fulfill any duties that I may have. That means 10 days of high inactivity, and other days that act like school days. 4. Why are you applying for council? The council position is one that has always attracted me. As a person, I am usually always willing to help those that I care for, and I care for WG. My time in-game is not always the most, but what I can put into the forums is a bit different. WG needs a person who can dedicate time, attend everything, and someone who can help stabilize WG and boost WG to a great point. I feel like I have the potential to improve and boost WG if given the chance. I want to give it my all and help the council and the clan members who are in need of anything. 5. What does WG need most and what will you do as a council member? WG needs a few things right now including increased unity, increased recruitment, and improvement in training along with higher priority in activity. Unity: There has always been the divide between skillers and PvP-ers. I feel like I have a few ways of fixing this rift and am willing to put these ideas across to the other council if elected. My goal with this is to get those that are currently on the non-PvP list to feel welcomed to PvP events and to enjoy them. I know that this will not magically happen so I am willing to up in the effort. I have experience of being a skiller (mainly pre-WG) and I also enjoy combat, so I plan on using this to my advantage. A lot of this will be communication with the members of WG. If I get council, I will not feel like I am above the rest, but equal to every other guardian. Many of the members of WG seem to act like they have no communication with the council, that they don’t get feedback from the council, or they don’t have a voice. This is something that I feel like should be fixed. Council are like the clan’s representatives so they should represent the members and accept what the members have said to them. The council is elected by the members, so it should be the council’s duty to perform for the better of the clan, which benefits the members. Complete unity is not in WG at the moment. Recruitment: WG has seen a loss in the amount of members over the past few months and I know that we have tried to recruit. I feel like the methods put in place to try to increase the recruitment have been ignored or forgotten so I plan to bring those back to the original fire that they had, and also to introduce new ideas to the matter - along with hopefully a way to provide incentives. Activity: From what I have heard, WG has always been a clan mainly based on numbers. With our low numbers and low activity now, we are facing problems. This leads me to the point of activity, in which I will notice those who are active, taking names of those that are skipping or leaving early (ie. not returning such as the PKRI vs. 3x). WG needs more people, and those people need to be active in RuneScape and want to come to events. Activity is key. Training: When you hear of training you may think of Omar and his idea of training combat, but that is not what I mean. When I say training, I mean the qualifications of being a valued and great guardian. I feel like the mentor system is not being used to the potential it could be and I believe that we have people that have the ability to be a great member, but are not given the opportunity. Added to that, is a better training of tertiaries and keeping a watchful eye on them to make sure that their duties are getting done. Included in this is the training of warring abilities. There has been an increase in the amount of non-RSC people to join WG and I believe that we need to introduce them to a war setting and what to do a bit better. Overall this could improve the unity, our warring abilities, which could then lead to an improvement in recruitment. 6. What puts you above other people applying for council? As I mentioned before, I have the experience of leading a clan. I basically had to control every aspect of that clan because the other leaders were quite inactive, and I noticed many of the mistakes that had occurred in my leading and problems that were within in the clan. Having to manage the clan, I had to deal with a large amount of AdminCP work along with setting up a new IRC channel. With the interest, I also worked around with IRC scripting and I have also done my time working with PhotoShop. This gives me the ability to understand most of what I may have to without having to be completely trained. This could be a great asset. In real life, I have been nominated multiple times for leadership summits and gatherings around the United States, and my trip to Johns Hopkins is one that I have decided to take part in. My overall maturity and sense of being a professional in my acts makes me seem fit to be in a leadership position. I can handle the pressure of having to lead something, and I deem myself fit to lead many different things. I also feel like I treat others like a person, so I give them the respect that they deserve. As a person, I try to view other people's opinions and understand where they are coming from before attacking them. They are more than just the font and characters that they type into a post, they are real people. 7. What is your greatest weakness in terms of being a leader? From previous experiences as a leader, I notice that I retain my values. Within these values I try to respect everyone as a person, but many times that bites me in the tail because people take advantage of that. While this does not bother me that much, I feel like it could hurt the clan if I let things slide a little, however, I do try to follow the rules as much as I can. I give everyone the chance that I believe they deserve. Added to that is the fact that my time in WG may not be as long as others. This has its benefits and its consequences, whichever you want to look at it. However, I did decide to put it here because it may be a point looked at. Along with my time in WG is my combat level. I may be scrutinized for my combat level, but hey, everyone has to have their “bad” points. 8. Is there anything else you would like to say? I would like to ask that you look at how well you think any applicant will perform the job before you choose your personal favorite. Do the clan justice and pick the best for the clan and not for your friend or yourself. Also I would like to wish everyone else the best of luck and may the best person win. 9. Do you agree to provide the council with two weeks notice if you wish to resign? Yes I do. I have created an under banner for any fans of me to use. Get my name out there if you want me for council! It is obnoxious for a reason.
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Posted: April 27, 2009 09:18 pm | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Slayer123121 Group: Ex-Member Posts: 319 Member No.: 1753 Joined: March 6, 2009 Total Events Attended: 12 | Goodluck whoever applies, gonna take ALOT of effort to pull Wg back to what it can and WILL eventually get to. --------------------  | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:23 pm | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 7306 Member No.: 47 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 343 | Good luck to those who apply and lol at this: -When you decide to resign from Council, you must give us a two weeks notice, and you cannot leave earlier, you must understand that if you leave earlier, you will be banned and added to the Hall of Shame P.S. Just post an application instead of spamming this topic with saying that you'll apply, it just annoys me. -------------------- July 5, 2007 - June 27, 2011 | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:38 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Indivi2you Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 5361 Member No.: 43 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 623 | I'm going to pm my application. -------------------- The First, The Last, and the Only ~FLO Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. ~Michael Jordan      | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:52 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: bto Group: Emeritus Posts: 3815 Member No.: 196 Joined: February 3, 2008 Total Events Attended: 332 | Gl to anyone who tries. The next council have a ton on their hands. -------------------- bto  Ex-WG Warlord  "It is our direction, not our intentions, that lead us to our destinations." | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:55 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Wayne|Eregion2 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3087 Member No.: 156 Joined: January 25, 2008 Total Events Attended: 8 | How long will council applications be open? --------------------  | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:56 pm | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Indivi2you Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 5361 Member No.: 43 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 623 |
-------------------- The First, The Last, and the Only ~FLO Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. ~Michael Jordan | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 09:57 pm | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Wayne|Eregion2 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3087 Member No.: 156 Joined: January 25, 2008 Total Events Attended: 8 | Thanks.  Good luck to everyone who applies.  -------------------- | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 10:09 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Mickey Group: Emeritus Posts: 5305 Member No.: 48 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 282 | Good luck to everyone. Being a tertiary can be stressful, but it doesn't even scrape the surface of the work council have to do. --------------------    | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 10:13 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103 | Good luck to everyone who applies, I know of a few people whom I'd love to see be council. --------------------   | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 10:21 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Colin Group: Ex-Member Posts: 2039 Member No.: 68 Joined: December 31, 2007 Total Events Attended: 69 | If I wasn't so busy IRL, I would seriously consider applying for the council position. But I have to buckle down for the end of the school year and my summer is going to be crazy. --------------------   Proud WG member from January 2006 - Fall 2009 | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 11:00 pm | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Mmangler Group: Emeritus Posts: 1595 Member No.: 1580 Joined: December 24, 2008 Total Events Attended: 165 | Rock and Roll, best wishes to those who apply and eventually are selected. -------------------- | ||||||||||
Posted: April 27, 2009 11:34 pm | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Big_Al_002 Group: Guardian Posts: 1102 Member No.: 1777 Joined: March 21, 2009 Total Events Attended: 25 | good luck to everyone -------------------- Guardian from 4/20/09 to 8/4/09, then quit. Back, Trial Guardian 6/12/11.  Proud To Have A Winddancir Original | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 12:12 am | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Darth Group: Ex-Member Posts: 4601 Member No.: 838 Joined: June 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 558 | Application for Council 1.Have you read and understood the warning? I have read, understand, and fully comprehend the responsibilities of being a Council member in WG. 2. What makes you think you can last a long term in the council? I have seen how chaotic the rank is, and I am great with dealing with stress. I am very open about anything to anyone, and I have kept my nose clean since I've joined WG, so I'm really friendly with everyone and I try to work out arguments that people have in the most efficient way possible for both parties. Also, with my experience in WG and being around the "lower" ranked (below Tertiary) members, I know what they want to help them become more successful in their RuneScape career through clan events and more. 3. Is there anything coming up in the next 6 months that could make you highly inactive? Well as my next 6 months are coming up as my summer break and starting my senior year, I see nothing that could possibly hinder my abilities, so no. 4. Why are you applying for council? Change. Everyone's heard this word a lot. Change. The current president of the USA used it. Everyone believes WG needs it. It's a tiny word with a huge meaning. Let's face it. WG needs change. We have members that don't go to events, that would rather go do their own thing or not even log onto RS for the clan's biggest moments(The megaraid, PKRIs). What we need to do is not just scream at them to get them active; we need to find a way to interest them into RS. We need more people doing things with each other, whether it be questing, boss fighting, training skills or combat, or even just dancing around with each other being idiots. WG can't force people into activity. We need to get them interested in RuneScape again. Activity. Currently, a huge amount of the members in WG are very inactive. People don't want to get on RS. It's a very boring and repetitive game. Click here, do this. Click here, do that. Eat food. It's a continuing cycle. What we should do is create events that people will want to attend, not just the same old Tears of Guthix and D&D every week.. it gets old. (Not raining on your parade Saad )5. What does WG need most and what will you do as a council member? Right now, WG needs people who will always be open to new ideas. Our current staff is highly overloaded by people ranting about what is wrong with the clan, and people need to offer suggestions to fix the problem instead of just ranting about it. Those people who rant about it and not offer suggestions are just as bad as those that are causing the problem itself. As a Council member, I will strive to achieve:
I'm extremely RS active, so I will always be there if someone needs a council member to talk to about something. Stress is a minor factor because I can deal with it easily, and I can help make the right decisions to get through problems between members and help solve disputes. I have been given important jobs in the clan, so I am able to be responsible when I have the opportunity to have a leadership position, and I'm ready for whatever is thrown at me. I am responsible and mature, even though everyone in WG will probably not agree with me on this. When it gets down to it, I can be a very mature person. Also, I am very responsible with carrying my own load and not expecting others to do my own work. 7. What is your greatest weakness in terms of being a leader? My greatest weakness is that I'm sort of green in the aspect of ACP/Mod CP with forums. I'm a really fast learner though, so anything that I wouldn't know how to do, I can learn really fast. Also, I can't stand people that show little to no caring in their forum posts. Like those who think "Leetspeak" is cool. Really annoying. It was cool like 10 years ago, not anymore. That's only a minor aggravation though. 8. Is there anything else you would like to say? None that I can think of..just. Council would be the most amazing thing in the world. I want nothing but to see WG prosper again. I would do anything in my power just to see us start ascending to the top again. 9. Do you agree to provide the council with two weeks notice if you wish to resign? I agree 100%. if anyone wants to support.. 
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Posted: April 28, 2009 12:20 am | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103 | One appleekayshun so far. DARF MUGLE 4 COUNCIL -------------------- | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 12:39 am | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: DZ Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 2991 Member No.: 18 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 238 | Good luck everyone who decides to apply. Not an easy job at all, hope you know what your applying for. -------------------- Now back to the good part! | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 12:50 am | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: His Lordship Group: Founder Posts: 6029 Member No.: 1 Joined: December 26, 2007 Total Events Attended: 129 | I would much rather have one council spot. Not entirely keen on two because of the high turnover rate and therefore increased vulnerability. I'm frankly not as trustful as I once was. I'm looking for someone that's going to stick it through for years. So don't bother going for it if you plan to be in council for less than a year. --------------------  | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 01:00 am | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 7306 Member No.: 47 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 343 | And the plot thickens... -------------------- July 5, 2007 - June 27, 2011 | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 01:10 am | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: bto Group: Emeritus Posts: 3815 Member No.: 196 Joined: February 3, 2008 Total Events Attended: 332 | INACTIVECOUNCIL I Joke :< -------------------- bto Ex-WG Warlord "It is our direction, not our intentions, that lead us to our destinations." | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 01:17 am | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: [JC] Group: Emeritus Posts: 3320 Member No.: 23 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 147 | Application for Council 1. Have you read and understood the warning? Yes. I wrote part of that warning hash.png 2. What makes you think you can last a long term in the council? This i going to come up allot in this Application, I have a huge amount of experience in clan leadership with over 10 months as a Tertiary Leader and 6 as Council giving me a very good idea of what to expect while being a WG council. I also would like to think that I am fairly easy going, which is always going to make it easier for both myself and the other council members when we need to work together on issues. 3. Is there anything coming up in the next 6 months that could make you highly inactive? Generally no. I have exams at the end of June, however they are preceded by 3 weeks of study leave which should mean I have plenty of time to both play RS and study. I can't see my activity reducing significantly over the next 6 months. 4. Why are you applying for council? I am applying for council for one main reason; WG is not at its best at the moment and I feel I can help out to change this. I have been in WG for nearly 2 years, and as a result of this I have seen both up's and downs, what has worked and what hasn't and I have developed close ties with many WG members both New and Old. I want to help improve WG back to the days when I joined where events were a privilege to be at, and both PvP and Fun events had great attendance because people want to be there. This needs to come as a result of both an increase in activity, an increase in recruitment and an increase in creativity where events are concerned. 5. What does WG need most and what will you do as a council member? At the moment I think WG needs these most: Activity Recruitment Ingenuity/creativity Reliability Greater interaction between the council and members I am not going to write a long list of pie in the sky idea's of how to fix these issues, because in my experience these NEVER actually happen. However I do intend to work with our current systems to improve what we already have before trying to 'reinvent the wheel', we have all the bones there to recruit effectively, so with a bit of work we should be able to see a greater influx of new members. We have a team of event leaders, council and members who all have the ability to be creative with new events if they wish so I aim to try and work with people to get some unusual events underway. I personally am a big opponent of 'weekly events' unless absolutely necessary, so I will work with the event leaders to see if we can reduce these as much as possible. As I mentioned above I feel that being reliable is incredibly important. I know how frustrating it is when there is no-one around to talk to about some issues you have noticed with WG, and I can guarantee that I will do my best to have an open ear for any issues you feel are relevant. As with my previous term in council I will also aim to work more with what we see in the suggestions forum. Hopefully this will all combine together to improve activity. If not it is my goal to work with members to help them improve activity rather than punishing them for inactivity. My aim to increase activity is to make it more appealing for you to be at an event, rather than making it less appealing for you to miss it. 6. What puts you above other people applying for council? Since only one other person has applied thus far it is pretty hard to say, but I think I can confidently say that I will have the most leadership Experience of any of the applicants. I have worked with both Glenn and George at a leadership level, as well as many of the WG admin methods, including ACP/Mod CP on the WG forums. I also worked along with Robbie and George to create and implement the event tracking bar, so if I run an event you know its actually going to get added. I also feel that I can guarantee activity more confidently than most other people. I know exactly what I have coming up over the next 6+ months (I have been at uni for 2 years already, and I know how much time I can commit to WG) wso when I say I can guarantee activity I really do mean it. 7. What is your greatest weakness in terms of being a leader? Probably a relatively low amount of warring experience. I know how to tank, and I have pretty decent stats, however I rarely lead war's back in the CWA days and did not lead many in the old Wildy days either. With our current team of Council and Raid Leaders I do not think this will be too much of an issue as I can always build experience by leading smaller wars/raids. 8. Is there anything else you would like to say? If you've got this far, I hope my app hasn't bored you too much  9. Do you agree to provide the council with two weeks notice if you wish to resign? Of course, I am one of the few council recently that has managed to survive that experience without a ban (along with Abs and Anatcrafter, hai guys  )As some of you may be aware I withdrew this application yesterday, I have reinstated this as I have been informed by council that there IS going to be two council elected now. I stand by my decision to withdraw my App as I have always said that I am only running for council as long as there is TWO spots open. Now that this is the case again my app is back. I hope this doesnt affect you're decision, though it probably will -------------------- Old awards wat Most Mature & Most Honourable Most Dedicated|IRC Freak|Best Emeritus Placeholder lolz | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 01:33 am | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: Group: Ex-Member Posts: 201 Member No.: 1646 Joined: January 18, 2009 Total Events Attended: 6 | What WG needs right now is members who actually play Runescape. It's really tough to succeed when you don't have that. Just thought I'd throw that out there. -------------------- RSC Moderator  Originally Joined WG August 19, 2005 | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 02:05 am | |||||||||||
 IRC Nickname: txtawkin/kathy Group: Ex-Member Posts: 847 Member No.: 1604 Joined: December 31, 2008 Total Events Attended: 45 | wow.....all the applications that I have read so far have been pretty impressive. Thank you guys for caring enough about wee gee to apply knowing how hard the work and high the stress might be. Its too bad that there is only one position to be filled atm. And please don't forget that if someone else is chosen over you, its not because you were any less capable or loved any less. It will be a tough choice for us all. --------------------  | ||||||||||
Posted: April 28, 2009 02:07 am | |||||||||||
| IRC Nickname: Colin Group: Ex-Member Posts: 2039 Member No.: 68 Joined: December 31, 2007 Total Events Attended: 69 |
This. -------------------- Proud WG member from January 2006 - Fall 2009 | ||||||||||
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