I Promised Myself I Wouldn't...

Promised myself I wouldn't turn this blog into a QQfest, but...Bears and Trees get frustrated sometimes. We need to vent just like the rest of the world.

What do I need to vent about? Guild stuff, raiding...you know...that junk.

Sometimes I wonder why I agreed to the Co-Guild Leader job. Now, first let me say that I adore almost all of my guild members. ADORE them! There's really only two right now that I'm sad with. And no, not angry. Frustrated. Very, very frustrated.

I'm guessing people don't really care or understand what goes into my job. As much as I adore my husband and almighty Guild Master, he gets the glory of calling this guild his while I end stare at this list of duties:

-Stimulate Guild Conversations
-Get to know guild members individually
-Try to schedule raids when most people are able and willing to come
-Try to figure out how to get the shy folks involved
-Try to figure out how to get members geared quickly
-Try to make sure everyone enjoys our guild
-Try to keep the website updated
-Approve Guild Applications
-Enforce Code of Conduct
-Maul my officers for not enforcing the Code of Conduct when I need a break
-Try to make sure we raid "enough" but not too much
-Try to keep the guild drama free
-Be available to help guild members with whatever they need help with
-Be available and able to answer questions
-Try to find decent guides that will help people gear up, learn fights, etc.
-Try to keep up guild morale
-Try not to maul random guild members when I'm having "a day"
-Continue to try to learn about each individual class and spec so that I can assist members who aren't druids with class/gear/spec questions
-Try to promote Guild togetherness and team-work
-Other random duties as assigned by Balz The Guild Master

I'm sure the list could be cut down a bit, but there are more individual duties I have to try to do that I can't even remember off the top of my head. It's tiring. Oh, and somewhere while I'm thinking of ways to accomplish all of this, I have to try and figure out how I'm supposed to enjoy the game.

What I'm trying to say is...I'm doing the best I can.

Give me a break sometimes.

Don't whisper-spam me with nonsense. I don't have the time or patience for unnecessary drama.

If I schedule a raid you don't want to go to, then just decline the invitation. Don't rant about it in guild chat and proclaim yourself to be "better" than the guild so you're going to run off and do something "better" than what we've got planned. Know why you shouldn't do that? Because...

When you do that...I have to try and respond to our other members who are now concerned with the things you just said in guild chat, while I'm being mauled by some random heroic boss...while I'm explaining, I lose agro and some poor, innocent warlock loses his life. Yeah. The poor innocent warlock dies all because you started drama in guild chat.

Poor warlock. *In quiet contemplation, Dest mourns the death of Warlock.*

Know why else you shouldn't do it? Des+Enrage=DOOM. 'Nuff said...

There's a reason we're still smashing our faces against early progression content, and that's because we, as a guild, want and need to become better together. If you're not on board, I don't need you to go off in guild chat about it. Just decline the invitation and be quiet about it. Seriously.

Now that I've ranted about things...let me just applaud all of my fellow guild leaders and officers out there. Keep fighting the good fight, friends!

Thanks for letting me vent. I feel better. Guess I just needed another good cry.

Lubs,
Brewmaster Des