Changes to the Stormrage Guild system

[Roane]

I don't recall ever having disagreed with you before, but I think you are making a big mistake.  Maybe have made a big mistake.
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You've made your disagreement very clear. I, for one, understand that you don't agree with the decision. However, I would encourage you to find a way to constructively reply, perhaps suggesting some sort of middle ground. We all don't have to agree, but it does help when we all get along to some point, and show some respect for each other.

You make me sound like an exclusionist.  The lounge is based on a common interest and on shared values.  Last I checked it was open to all who were able to communicate (in English, of some sort) -- without regard to age, national origin, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.
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Past the first sentence, this paragraph is going completely off point. No one ever said anything, one way or the other, about who the Lounge will or will not accept. Additionally, no one made you sound like anything. Your posts are reading (and perhaps it is not your intent) as antagonism, not discussion. I would suggest that it's this 'tone' that may be inspiring any perceived friction.

We all want people in the guild that will contribute on both the site and in the game. However, an MMO's culture is not the same as the culture following a game like Diablo or NWN or Warcraft. The pool of people playing at any one time on the same server is larger, and interactions have more lasting effects. Social connections are not only important -- they are critical to success.

What we are trying to allow for is the possibilty -- not the surety -- that we will, at various rare points, want to invite my theoretical daughter, or Tal's wife, or that rare truly exceptional player that we (collectively, not individually) run into. My first response, given such a situation, would be to point them to the site, so that they can get a feel for what our little subculture is like, to make sure that they think it's a good fit for them, as I think it may be.

However, as I cannot measure how much someone does or doesn't read the site, and I am not willing to use post count as a measure of contribution, I don't think it's in anyone's best interest to turn someone away because they're not part of what some might perceive as an 'in crowd' here. And even though you've said it's not about post count, I feel like that's what you're asking us to do. I'm not sure how else 'history' would be measured. If I am wrong, then please let me know what standard, in concrete terms, you would like to use as a ticket to guild membership.