2004

2004 was the first full year of the Wilderness Guardians. The year also saw the end of the RuneScape Classic era and the beginning of the RuneScape 2 era.

Events

January

• January 3 - WG allied with The Council of Dragons.
• January 5 - His Lordship's first Flash animation is released.
• January 6 - His Lordship leaves on a holiday to Malaysia.
• January 21 - His Lordship returns from Malaysia.
• January 25 - WG hits the 60 member mark.

February

• February 4 - The original clan Website is released.
• February 20 - WG hits the 100 member mark.

March

• March 10 - A party is held to celebrate reaching 100 members.
• March 15 - Rick Hamm replaces Sum41xx as Co-Leader, and Docster is made 3rd In Command.
• March 29 - RuneScape 2 is released and WG makes the move to this game, marking the end of WG's small RuneScape Classic era.
• Falco307, a clan member, bribed his way up to a high rank and attempted a mutiny in which he tried to convince WG that he was their new leader and throw His Lordship out of leadership. The coup failed and Falco and his accomplice were removed.

April

• April 17 - The clan migrates from the AvidGamers Website to the S7 Forums.
• April 24 - His Lordship writes a clan advert on the Rune Village Fansite and begins construction on a new clan Website.
• April 27 - His Lordship writes the Clan Thesis, and Rick Hamm shares leadership of WG.
• Eragon CD leaves WG to start his own clan The Synergy. Over 30 members follow him and a Rivalry develops.

May

• May 17 - Lord Xin and Rick Hamm's Co-Leaders Ceremony is held.
• May 21 - WG hits the 100 member mark a second time.
• May 29 - The first PK trip with over 25 members present is held.

June

• June 5 - The first Requirements of 60+ Combat are set.
• June 15 - WG holds an inactivity sweep and begins a recruitment campaign.
• June 20 - WG attempts to strengthen the alliance with The Sabres through talks with Cajun Sabre.
• June 21 - The first P2P PK Trips start, and the first clan photo album is published to the clan Website.
• June 23 - WG hits the 100 member mark a third time.

July

• July 3 - A WG PK trip is interrupted by Anarchy.
• July 10 - A second PK trip is ruined by Anarchy; WG and The Sabres declare war, Anarchy declines.
• July 16 - Plans for a new clan Website are drawn up.
• July 20 - The clan migrates from S7 Forums to S4 Forums.
• July 25 - Work on the new clan website begins.
• July 28 - Political talks on the Rune Village fansite are held due to an insultive post by Tibberman.
• July 29 - The first PK trip with over 35 members present is held.

August

• Requirements are raised to level 70 Combat. ^

September

• Requirements are raised again to level 75 Combat. ^
• The clans first ever P2P Raid (PK trip) takes place.

November

• 27 November - WG vs Rune Outlaws takes place. The first ever war WG is involved in.

December

• The first anniversary takes place over seven days.
• Brendan, a clan member of WG, was reported dead due to Leukemia. WG holds a funeral for Brendan over RuneScape, at the Rimmington chapel. It later turned out that Brendan was not dead but he subsequently disappeared and his status is unknown.
• Noricle and Rick Hamm leave WG to form a rival clan called The Revolution. Over 40 members leave WG to join this clan.

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Wilderness Guardians Timeline

Years
2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Forum Eras
AvidGamers (2003-2004) - S7 (2004) - S4 (2004-2005) - S10 (2005-2006) - PHPBB (2006) - Z6 (2006-2008) - IPB1 (2008-2011) - SMF (2011-2017) - IPB4 (2017-Present)
Written History
2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011