That is true, I suppose. But there really don't appear to be any of the previous diabolical aspects left in Glomdoring, except verbally. What happened to viewing the fae as tools to be used and discarded, rather than revering and respecting them? Or the bloodlust of Crow in making his enemies suffer, as opposed to preferring non-violence, peace and pleasant relations? Where is the scorn with which all non-Wyrded forest/peoples are viewed, as weak and pathetic and in need of the power of Glomdoring? What happened to the willingness to use any and all means to further Glomdoring's aims, including the undead when necessary? Where is the belief that Wyrded nature is the epitome of perfection, and the old, stagnant nature has become irrelevant?

It may all be an act designed to woo Serenwilde into a false crisis of identity, but I doubt it. Always the people of Glomdoring I've spoken with IC and OOC seem to want to be an integral part of Nature to 'balance' Serenwilde and achieve the same aims. As Chron, I really, really, liked the potential for RP possibilities, and the players that have been in Glomdoring so far are absolutely awesome people... I just wish they wouldn't try so hard to muscle into Serenwilde's mindset.

They -are- just like us. And while pure RP-ers are no doubt excited by the chance to have no actual reason other than history to combat an organization, I find it really awful. Celest I don't mind being unreasonable about, there's enough current differences to at least justify a grudge being continued. Glomdoring... bleh. I hate it. It is the worst thing about Lusternia at the moment.

Okay, two things.

First, using real-life beliefs as examples, Bad. It's silly because the parallels and analogies don't hold water. It's two entirely different contexts.

Second, speaking as the only one here who is actually in Magnagora, I can say that Magnagora is militaristic, yes, and while it's not fundamentally evil by itself, it's selfish and has a lot of sadistic and even evil people in it.

Glomdoring was always doomed to not reach its 'sinister' edge.. I mean.. Viravain picked Gwynevere to be the first Queen of the Night. And Daganev to be the first Chieftain, and Bau to be the first Eye. Now, i'm not dissing any of the players.. (well, maybe Bau ) but none of them were exactly Sinister.

Nessa needs to be run over with a truck. Or contested at least. She was a bad admin, and while that log is my only experience with her as GM, I'm guessing she's utterly abominable.

If you feel people are being called in only to vote after months of inactivity - try and ISSUE it. We're not going to look too kindly on people who have not played for three months, at all, and miraculously log in for 5 minutes, their only major action being voting before fading into obscurity again. That is just rigging a vote, plain and simple.

That is true, I suppose. But there really don't appear to be any of the previous diabolical aspects left in Glomdoring, except verbally. What happened to viewing the fae as tools to be used and discarded, rather than revering and respecting them? Or the bloodlust of Crow in making his enemies suffer, as opposed to preferring non-violence, peace and pleasant relations? Where is the scorn with which all non-Wyrded forest/peoples are viewed, as weak and pathetic and in need of the power of Glomdoring? What happened to the willingness to use any and all means to further Glomdoring's aims, including the undead when necessary? Where is the belief that Wyrded nature is the epitome of perfection, and the old, stagnant nature has become irrelevant?

It may all be an act designed to woo Serenwilde into a false crisis of identity, but I doubt it. Always the people of Glomdoring I've spoken with IC and OOC seem to want to be an integral part of Nature to 'balance' Serenwilde and achieve the same aims. As Chron, I really, really, liked the potential for RP possibilities, and the players that have been in Glomdoring so far are absolutely awesome people... I just wish they wouldn't try so hard to muscle into Serenwilde's mindset.

If I was at all certain it was happening, I would, but all I have to go on are rumors. Granted, I heard the rumors from about eight different people, but they are still just rumors. I really shouldn't be spreading them here, but I was half ranting, and half hoping someone would confirm the rumors with some proof.

Do what I tried. List everyone in the guild who can vote, active or not. Track their lastlogin. Have someone contest, and watch what happens. It should work, although it's takes a lot of time. And it helped that I was GM and had all the nifty privs and could have outguilded the buggers if I found them.

I don't know who can check lastlogin, but I'll try to find someone who can to try this. Thanks for the advice. Not to deride Nessa, but I have just heard of this happening from too many sources.

I really wish there was a "must have so many hours of playtime in the N days before the election to vote" thing, so none of this would be necessary.

Stop saying you aren't tainted. You aren't it's just a different flavour. Milk Chocolate and dark chocolate are made from the same bean, Milk just has something added.

Secs and gr10+ I believe.

I actually like the Glomdoring. It's kinda fun being a reclusive, cranky hermit and/or completely batspoor psychotic at times.

But because of people like Shayle and Xenthos, being a hermit is out of the question. In fact, if you don't jump for joy at the chance to influence, or if you don't recite their propoganda ten times daily, they look for ways to kick you out. Being a hermit is not an option, I would know, because I was in my manse 90% of the time when I got kicked out of Glomdoring, they can't let you be, they have to pick, and poke, and remove any goddamn useful people in the commune, until they've crippled themselves.

-That-, is Glomdoring.

You can be a hermit, but you have to be part of the hermitage.