UNITY Dear Fellow Guild Members,  In the wake of Cannonfodder’s resignation from the guild I must address a particular issue, UNITY. CF left the guild because he objected to my questioning of his leadership style. I am sad that he chose to quit. Although I am disappointed by his choice, I am not angry with him. I encouraged him to rejoin as a non-officer so he wouldn’t be burdened by my supervision, but he refused. My last request of him was to write a letter to the guild explaining his decision. He did not reply to that request. He was a great member and a really nice person who I will always respect. The guild is like a team. We need to stick together. To some of our more sensitive members it is more like a family. Many of us have made friends within the guild and this is a wonderful thing. I hope that none of you forget that in hard times when tension is high and tempers are flaring. We want all members to work together and be friends but now and then people will say the wrong thing or joke in an insensitive manner. Even though this is just a game, the players are real people with feelings. As the guild leader I feel a responsibility to do all I can to prevent members from hurting one another. Some guilds have a very large membership, which grants them some luxuries that we do not have yet. But most such guilds pay little attention to the behavior of their members and are insensitive towards their feelings for each other. Yggdrasil’s Children is going to continue to grow and will become a huge guild, but never at the expense of our comfortable and pleasant atmosphere. I want the guild to have as few rules as possible and allow our members the freedom to play in whichever style suits them. But I will be hard as nails to anyone who threatens the guild’s pleasant personality. No member will be permitted to threaten, intimidate or embarrass another. If this is your idea of fun then leave the guild. If you find yourself in an awkward or distressing conflict with another member. Please remember that you have many friends who will help you resolve that problem. If you quit the guild before trying to find a resolution, then you betray the guild and it hurts people. Even if you have a problem with me, please speak to Magnimar about it. Quitting is a very poor solution and is a disservice to the guild. We are building a really great guild, I hope that all of you will be with us for a long time. Thank you for your loyalty!  Mjolnihr Stormheart Guild Leader