Charter

We understand that it is impossible to please everyone constantly. Our Enlightened and Gurus put a lot of work into the guild and often have to play characters that are not their first choice to enable things to run smoothly. For this reason we are not a democratic guild. We aim to be fair and friendly, but we will not ask your opinion on every decision. It simply isn't practical.

Behaviour

Guild first - The way forward as a guild is through its members. This does not mean that we expect you to give up all of your playtime to do things for other people. We do, however, expect you to be prepared to give up time to help others that need it when you can, particularly lower level characters. For lower level characters, this means that you should feel free to ask for help when it is needed, but to not expect to be walked through on easy mode to maximum level; you will not learn how to play your character if someone else always does the work for you. Treat your guild members as you would good friends...join in on guild activities if you are needed, even if you need nothing from that trip. If there is an organised guild event that does not have enough people signed up, please sign up for that instead of running off to join a pick-up group. If everyone strives to be helpful, then everyone will get the help they need.

Be an adult - We do not place an age requirement on this guild, but we expect you to act mature. We will not tolerate harassment, flaming or lying among our guild members. Treat your fellow members as you expect to be treated. If you are wrong, say so and apologise. If you are right, don't gloat. If someone is goading you into an argument, ignore it. There is no reason to sink into a flaming slanging match, on guild channel or in public channels. It makes you look very silly and reflects badly on the guild. If you have an issue with someone that cannot be resolved with a sensible chat then speak to one of the Enlightened so that they can mediate for you. We consider how you behave with people outside of Tranquility as important as how you treat your guild members. If we receive substantiated reports of begging, spamming, inflammatory remarks or grief play about any of our guild members the Enlightened will investigate and follow with disciplinary action if they believe the matter warrants it.

Be considerate - If someone else would benefit more from an item than you, let them have it. For example, if a +agility ranged weapon drops, whilst it is good for a Rogue it is even better for a Hunter. There is plenty of time to discuss whether people mind you rolling on something that you suspect somebody else in the party might want also before the rolling timer ends.

In instances - Be there on time and ready to start at the advertised time. Feel free to log out at the location in advance if necessary. If you are not there and ready to go on time, the group leader is within their rights to ask other people in the guild to join in instead. If you continually arrive late, you may find that you are always given low priority to join groups. If someone makes a mistake in an instance run, don't harass them over it. Similarly if you make a mistake that causes the party/raid to have trouble, apologise. Abuse of the guild looting system is frowned upon heavily and can result in disciplinary action. Wearing a guild tabard is encouraged on both guild outings and in pick-up groups. On guild outings, this is to promote a sense of community. In PUGs, the tabard advertises our guild by your behaviour.

Specific Rules

Do not beg or harass anyone.
Do not spam Trade, LFG or General chat. This includes telling people to shut up for spamming themselves. No one likes to see endless amounts of people repeating the same thing. Be mature, /ignore the culprit. Similarly, do not use /yell even to respond to someone already using it. Yelling tends to upset and annoy players and isn't appropriate behaviour for a Tranquility member.
This is a game. It should be fun. We will not tolerate continual whining or selfishness. If you are not enjoying it, play a different game.
Swearing is considered offensive by many people. Whilst we will not penalise anyone for occasional bad language, we'd rather you used less offensive words. It is far easier to forgive someone who just called you a bit of a numpty, than someone who gave you a stream of abusive four letter words.
Treat everyone with respect. Rudeness is not clever, it is embarrassing.
You are expected to settle any problem you may have with another guild member yourself and in private. If you cannot manage this for whatever reason, then an Enlightened may be asked to mediate. If an Enlightened is called in however, both parties will be expected to abide by their decision.
You are required to use the UI Mods that the guild consider mandatory. These will be presented as a downloadable file from a private source for our guild only. It will be regularly updated. We do not use damage meters in Tranquillity as mandatory. Meters are allowed for personal use, but we do not want to see lists in our chat channels or members using the results as a stick to beat other party members with.
We would prefer that Blue and Purple items are either donated to guild members that can benefit from them, or offered to guild members at a fair price before trying to sell on Auction House. People remember generous acts as well as selfish ones.
Do not flame other guilds or players, even in our guild chat. If someone has caused you a problem, go to an Enlightened and they will try to sort out the situation with the respective guild master.
Our guild chat and forums are private. We want our members to feel that they can trust each other, so any matter discussed in private with the guild should stay there.
Inactive members will be removed from the guild. Removal may not be necessary if you have spoken with an Enlightened to explain your prolonged absence. If you are removed from the guild for this reason, you may whisper any Enlightened to request readmission once you are playing again. We prefer our roster to be made up of active members only, in order to make organisation easier. Please be aware that we do not consider just logging in to check your mail as active. Activity is clarified as actually being online and doing things with the guild. You will be notified by an Enlightened if your level of activity is becoming an issue.
If applying to another guild whilst still in Tranquility, let an Enlightened know. We are happy for you to remain here whilst your application is processed or if your application is unsuccessful. But please be aware that due to the close-knit nature of the guild, other members may feel less inclined to go out of their way to help you, and you will be ineligible for items offered out to the guild. Applying to another guild without letting us know first will result in disciplinary action.
Any other action considered detrimental to the guild will be dealt with as it occurs.

Disciplinary Actions

1st Warning - given by Enlightened, with an explanation of the reason.
2nd Warning - as above.
Demotion - an Enlightened may require the player to redo their initiate period in some circumstances.
Removal - A player may be removed from the guild on a majority decision by the Enlightened.

The above procedures are listed in order of severity, but any of the first three stages may be skipped if the Enlightened feel that the situation warrants it. If a player is disciplined they will receive notice of the details as a private message on the forums. In the case of a guild kick, there will also be a post to briefly explain the situation to the rest of the guild.