Elder Guilds

[Tuxide]

The Syndicated Mercantile, formally founded in Summer 2007 (yet I've been planning it since Summer 2005).

[Farren Kutter]

Well let's try to get some exact dates. Mine was made october 3rd of 2005


So let's start a timeline thing. Dark Empire is still active, and Explorers are semi-active (I see a few of them every so often), I think I may have seen Felines Lair once or twice in the past month or so. My guild has had regular activity from myself and Kaerli at the least, almost every day.

[Prolix]

What is considered active? I think that it cannot generally be considered active if there are less than the number of members needed to create a guild that are regularly in game. If only one active member is being propped up by inactive alts is it really a guild or is it just an echo. Klyros of Fury are still technically around but when was the last time you saw one? I load mine up once in a while just to exchange baggage.

[Farren Kutter]

I also have Taviro, Eliseth, and Zhai, as well as Peeg if he ever decides to get on >.> ralarssenth will be back as soon as she gets a compy that can run PS.

[Prolix]

I was not trying to put anyone down, there is little to tell how many members a guild has in the game. If your guild is a slow recruitment guild for whatever reason (lack of trying or just intentionally)  and has no more than 10 or 20 members at one time then having 2 play regularly with a few more less often really should count as active. Especially so if those two members take part in or host guild type events. I am just sort of wondering what other people think.

[Izzabella]

no one has mentioned the outlaws? we've been around for about 3 years sense the end of April I do believe

and yes the knowledge seekers are still active as well and they've been around for 3 or 4 years  I think..(not really sure) they've had aproximity 10 members log in during the past month.

[Farren Kutter]

the question is, does logging in necessarily mean active?

[Raa]

the question is, does logging in necessarily mean active?

Dur. 

[citizen]

Hail the Dark Empire! 

You seem to hear that faceless whisper

[Farren Kutter]

the question is, does logging in necessarily mean active?

Dur. 

Well technically, for a person to be active they have to do something... Not just log in. That just means they got curious. If the log in, and then log back out, that is not called active, that is called a visit

[Sen]

This starts to get one of the endless discussions

I suggest making a seperate thread for what is needed to be considered active.

Sen

[hitancrias]

Here's a list of what I think are the five oldest active guilds including the dates they are established. The dates are based on my best estimates, feel free to correct if you have more accurate data.

• Dark Empire,  July 18, 2002 (first forum thread)

doesn't appear on server search

• Explorers Guild, May 11, 2003 (mentioned on website)

2005-08-05 06:08:24

• Felines Lair, May 23, 2003 (mentioned by Ayshe in this thread)

2005-08-05 04:14:43

• Knowledge Seekers, November 13, 2004 (mentioned on website)

2005-08-05 04:14:43

• Rangers of Yliakum, October 3, 2005 (mentioned by Farren Kutter in this thread)

2005-09-03 11:02:21

• Outlaws

2006-04-29 02:24:59

Edit: added actual server creation dates[/list]

[Mathy Stockington]

A question though: Can a guild be a guild without a leader? For example the KS, is Arka still the leader even know she no longer plays?

* Mathy Stockington misses my dear friend Arka. She was the first person to greet me in game many years ago and taught me how to role play.

[Zwenze]

Not totally sure, but looking around the oldest post i can find from Apis about the guilöd is from 6th october 2005. And the hammer is pretty active.

[Caarrie]

Not totally sure, but looking around the oldest post i can find from Apis about the guilöd is from 6th october 2005. And the hammer is pretty active.

but the orginal guild was disbanded and recreated in the summer of 2006? or so