Bunch of crap with my guild today, Glad it's over, though...

I feel better now but earlier this afternoon was horrible. It's the pains of being a guild leader, I guess.

So, I saw a few members talking about selling Smegas to each other and stuff. I noticed this and was really bothered with it. If people knew me well enough, they'd know that I'm against breaking rules in the ToS (excluding Swearing). After talking it over with KC and a few other members, I made it a rule that NX selling/buying for/with mesos would lead to a warn and expulsion from the guild.

The guild went insane.

It started a war in guild chat and I even lost some members (a total of 3-4 left), saying that I was too strict, the guild was too legit (wtf?) and one of them left, thinking that because he sold a Smega, I would have expelled him and even if I didn't, he would have had to live with the guilt. A whole argument broke out and it stressed me out so much, I was a click away from leaving (I'm not official Master, I'm Jr. on rankings). I actually started to cry because of it since it was all going out of control.

On a side-note; Furry, thanks for leaving while I couldn't control myself. I'm not re-inviting you. That really hurt me, I honestly expected better from you.

I revoked the rule out of anger. But before someone who left could tell the one who left out of guilt that it was revoked, he (the guilty one) Smega'd something against the guild. It made me feel even more hated as a leader.

The ones who really cared about the stress I was going through, though, Smega'd some nice things to me, which actually put a smile on my face and helped me feel better (ALTHOUGH HERANTIDRUG AND HIS FREAKING 1-100 SMEGAS DIDN'T EXACTLY HELP). Some of us met in FM, where Flip also showed up to take my side (thanks, Flip) and even argued with one of the people who left, whose opinion never changed and isn't coming back. We then made it an official rule. No ifs, ands or buts.

I felt better knowing how many stayed and how many came back (though it was only one) and also how many thought I was a wonderful leader. The one who came back was the person who Smega'd against us. He Smega'd an entire apology because he felt horrible, especially after hearing that I had revoked the rule, mainly out of anger. (Gravy, if you're reading this, I still think you're a wonderful member. For the sake of the rest of us, don't ever change.) He among others disagree with the rule, but they agree to follow it, since it IS a ToS violation.

This was just something I needed to get off of my chest, even though it's over now, but it was basically my entire afternoon in a nutshell.

I don't care what sort of drama happens, I love my guild and the dedicated members in it. I also love the dedicated staff we have (especially KC, who is the best co-leader ever). Whoever leaves, their problem. I just don't care anymore. http://forums.mapletip.com/index.php?showtopic=118442