You know things are bad when such a respectful guild is forced to disband due to such a stupid reason. I must admit, mainly to Draklar, that I didn\'t think things could possibly be this bad, but after reading this, I stand corrected.
I wish I could do something about it, but the only ones who can are the very people who own these spy alts. A community shouldn\'t have to guard itself from waves of fake characters created solely to infiltrate guilds and learn their every move.
And that is the real problem here... the sheer
number of them. Davis
alone has three. I know other people also have several alts. Yes, I\'ve checked alot of members out here and it\'s just ridiculous.
I know first hand how alts damage friendships, and even the community as a whole. I found this out the hard way when I nearly forever lost the trust of my best friend here, while under my Adrift alt. But my alt is now retired, since I see the harm that lying and spying inevitably does. I implore everyone else to drop their acts and try to return the community to a safe, pleasant place in which people can run or be a part of their guild in peace, and not have to be paranoid about who they can count as \"friends\". It\'s just not worth it.
Remember, this isn\'t about stupid little guild secrets. They don\'t even exist yet. There\'s no secrets in any guild which would cause it any harm if discovered by a spy. This is solely about the bond of friendship you make when you join a guild, and the deep personal hurt you cause when that bond is broken because they find out their friend didn\'t even exist.
As a side note, due to this situation, Aliathi\'s doors are closed to all except those invited into our church. We are a guild based on friendship and ingame roleplaying, so I\'d rather not risk myself or my members being personally betrayed by a so-called \"friend\".Anyways... Sorry to see SH go. The idea of a secret guild is not as fundamentally flawed as you believe, Yann. It simply can\'t work in this community untill it changes for the better. Keep the guild alive in your heart, and one day, I know you\'ll be able to bring her back.
