Guidelines for becoming a recognized organization
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An organization must have at least and preferably more than 10 active members, 2 of which must be premium account holders. All of the members must be from separate and distinct accounts, played by separate and distinct players, and active within the gameworld, i.e., one player may not have three characters from one account signed up with the guild, or three characters from three different accounts signed up, in an attempt to meet the member requirement.
Documentation, bylaws, charters, list of members, etc. must be submitted to the GMs.
An organization must prove that they are a viable entity for two months (real time), before submitting for observation. This means that they must be active for two months, not in the recruiting stage. In other words, an organization must be able to function without GM support. When the organization is established within the gameworld, when they proceed with requesting recognition.
* They must hold regular meetings and events for their members (1 per week). The announcements for these meetings and events should be submitted for inclusion in the event schedule no later than Monday, 6pm Eastern Time the week prior to the event (event weeks run Tuesday - Monday, so, a Monday event must be submitted the previous Monday). * They must follow game policy. Infractions of game policy will disqualify them. * They must exhibit a *clear goal* within the game world and the ability to fulfill that goal without GM assistance. A prospective group should submit an @request of what their goal is so a GM can approve or suggest a change of the goal, should the goal not meet with current in game guidelines. * Documentation (see B) and a request to be observed should be sent in at the beginning of the two months through @request. Observation will begin when *the organization receives confirmation that a GM is available for sponsorship and ready to begin observation*. This may mean, should a GM not be available, that even though they fulfill other requirements, a group may not be able to be observed for recognition.
When the requirements in C have been met, there will be a 5000 role point cost for officially making the organization recognized. This cost may be split among the organization members with each contributing member donating not less than 500 rps, and each premium member donating at least 750 rps. At this time, the organization will be officially assigned a GM contact and will have access to recognized organization perks.
*Note*: The preceding guidelines are subject to GM availability, please be sure to get confirmation on whether a GM is available to sponsor an organization.