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Wednesday, March 10 2010 @ 10:05 AM MST
   

Curse is Disbanding

General NewsI don't want to go in-depth behind the making of this decision. I don't want to explain to the members just what they've been seeing themselves. My hope, then, is that there is enough understanding about why this is an appropriate decision. That I've been a member of this guild since the very beginning, and it is a decision not made lightly.

If anyone wishes to talk about it, I am available in-game to discuss it.

CurseChat will be open until the point that no one is in it anymore. This site, under this particular URL, will be going down in a short time.

Gallows is right now discontinued. Tomorrow (8-4) will be the last guild meeting. The next week we will work out the logistics of purging the rest of our assets. I will finish selling off what's in the bank, and distribute the funds to most of our members, or at least the ones that are still active.

For the future:
So it doesn't vanish forever, I'll be keeping the name on an alt of mine, and just removing everyone from the rolls. If the community at large appears capable of supporting the guild, and I find the stability I'm looking for, we may see a return of Curse someday.

We aren't leaving to go anywhere right now. You're still our friends.

As for what I'll do, there could be a new guild constructed, similar to Curse. But this too is a decision I will not make lightly, and so there may be some time to wait first. I do like Hand of the Blightcaller, but I mostly wish to see how the next week or two goes as Curse is dismantled.

I've seen a lot of amazing things within this guild that have made me happy. I'm glad for that.

Comments here.

   

Guild Discussion

General NewsInstead of burdening myself trying to figure everything out by myself, I want to open this into a full, guild discussion.

Basically, most of us seem to have been bogged down by the burden of obligation to Curse. And since our loyalty seems to come from us all being friends, it should be up to all of us to decide how we want to spend our time with each other.

Do we try to keep going? Is it time to try something else? Call it quits? If we assume nothing is going to be decided right away, what are some options or ideas?

It comes down to that I will not be able to coordinate and put together every event, RP or otherwise, myself. Though we have some amazingly dedicated members, there still seem to be too few to support what we do. And without the constant, active recruitment we've done in the past, our numbers wane significantly. How can we address this?

Some options I've considered include re-rolling, or simply renaming the guild, and shifting to a more inclusive -not exclusive as we have been- focus: medium RP, some PvP (starting an arena team maybe?), and some PvE, probably focusing on tight raid alliances. From this we can also start allowing all races and classes to join.

Of course we could just RP. Keeping 5-10 people around who are perfectly happy to just hang out is just as good, if that's something we want to do.

Anyone who has the slightest interest in this guild should reply to this topic. Nothing should be off the table. Silence in this matter will also be given just consideration.

Talk about it here.

   

Another patch day. Another extended maintenance.

General NewsThis is nothing new, but "serious error" seems rather worrying at the moment. So we'll consider this a tentative cancellation of tonight's meeting if nothing more is heard.

As always, keep up on recent server status on the official Realm Status Forum.

   

Welcome to patch 3.1!

General NewsNo meeting tonight.
   

Has the Ice Stone melted?

General NewsJust in case you were wondering.
   

First Curse Naxxramas Run, Friday the 13th!

General NewsSince the interest is greater than I expected, I made a new forum!

If you are interested in running Naxx with Curse, you need to register on this website and post to the forum. (And make it a recognizable name, because I'll kick anyone I don't know.)

   

Curse Leading 10 Man Content in Wrath

General NewsWould you like to know more?
   

Policy Update

General NewsA policy page has finally been added, and updated with all new information on alternate characters, guild ranks, and bank access.

Please make yourself aware of the policies and changes. I will be reposting the policy to the forum shortly so you can add your feedback.

Policy Page

   

No Events, Jan 19-20

General NewsPlagos and Meri will be on vacation at the beginning of next week. As such, there will be no formally held Gallows Monday (though I'm sure some servers and many of our patrons will be there for RP), and no Curse guild meeting Tuesday.

-P
   

Inconvenient Crash: Follow-Up

General NewsI'd just like to thank everybody for sticking things out on Tuesday despite the server issues. I never thought I'd see the day when our members were guilting the leaders into coming to the meeting! I know some people had obligations for later in the evening, so I was thrilled and impressed that so many wanted to carry on with the meeting despite the bad timing. Thank you all!