Recruitment Policy

Looking to find a home with Ara Veritas? Well, here's the skinny on how it happens:

New Real Life Friend/Family Recruits:
- Recruitment procedure:
- Recruit must be sponsored by an AV guild member.
- Recruit must post to the "General Board" before being invited in-game.
- The Recruit is on probation for up to 14 days at rank 9 (fledgling).
- After ending the probation, if the Recruit fits in our guild, then the Recruit will be promoted to rank 7 and can proudly wear the Guild colours.

- Sponsor responsibilities:
- Explain, or Show where to find, the recruitment guidelines.
- Introduce the Recruit to the Guild and Officers when invited in-game.
- Monitor Recruit's probation period.
- Point the Recruit to the Guild forums for guild/game info.
- Ensure that basic rules are discussed.

- Recruit responsibilities:
- Check out the Guild forums regularly for Guild/Game info.
- Intermingle with existing guildies.
- Ask questions, join groups, and speak up.
- Uphold Guild Values.

- Officer responsibilities:
- When inviting a new Real Life Friend/Family Recruit to our guild the Sponsor MUST be online.
- Once the invite is done, the "Inviting" Officer starts a thread under the "Guild Invites-Officer level" regarding the probation period.
- This thread must include the time and date of when the invite took place.
- Once the probation has ended and the Recruit is allowed to join our Guild, any Officer can promote the Recruit to rank 7. That same "Promoting" Officer must update the thread.

- Forum Moderator responsibilities:
- Once the "Promoting" Officer posted to the "Guild Invites - Officer level" that the Recruit was promoted to rank 7, the thread must be deleted.

- Guild responsibilities:
- Assist and answer any questions for the Recruit.
- Monitor Recruit's probation period.
- Instil friendship, camaraderie, and uplifting care with Recruit.


New In-Game Recruits:
- Recruitment Procedure:
- Recruit must be sponsored by an AV guild member.
- Recruit must post an introduction to the "General Board" prior to the discussion thread.
- The Sponsor starts a discussion thread under the "General Private Board".
- All the Guild members can participate in the discussion. This thread will be open for 1 week.
- After the discussion, the Sponsor starts a poll under the "General Private Board", all the guild members can vote.
- There will be 2 options in the poll:
- Yes : For guildies that feel this person, through in-game experience, should be in the guild OR trust the judgement of the Sponsor.
- No : For guildies who have a real objection to the person being invited, guildies who vote no are required to post their reason(s) for voting no or the vote does not count.
- The Sponsor informs the Recruit that the poll has been started.
- The poll will run for one week.
- The Sponsor informs the Recruit the outcome and consequences of the poll.
- At the end of the poll if there is at least 1 valid "no vote":
- The poll is closed and the Recruit cannot join our guild.
- At the end of the poll, if there aren't any "no votes":
- The poll is closed and any Officer can invite the Recruit into the Guild.
- The "Inviting" Officer will post in the poll thread when the invite took place, from that point in time the probation starts.
- The Recruit is on probation for 1 month at rank 9 (fledgling).
- After ending the probation, if the Recruit fits in our guild, then the Recruit will be promoted to rank 7 and can proudly wear the Guild colours.

- Sponsor Responsibilities:
- Explain, or Show where to find, the recruitment guidelines.
- Follow the above-mentioned Recruitment Procedure.
- Point the Recruit to the Guild forums for guild/game information.
- Monitor the Recruit's probation period.
- Ensure that basic rules are discussed.

- Recruit Responsibilities:
- Check out the Guild forums regularly regarding guild/game info.
- Intermingle with existing guildies.
- Ask questions, join groups, and speak up.
- Uphold Guild Values.

- Officer Responsibilities:
- Any Officer can invite the Recruit after the poll has been closed if there aren't any "no votes".
- The Officer that invited the Recruit must post in the poll thread when the invite took place, from that point in time the probation starts.
- Once the probation has ended and the Recruit is allowed to join our Guild, any Officer can promote the Recruit to rank 7. That same "Promoting" Officer must update the poll thread.

- Forum Moderator Responsibilities:
- Once the Poll has ended and the Recruit can join our Guild, a Mod must move the poll thread and discussion thread to "Guild invites - Officer level" before giving access to the private guild forums.
- When the probation has ended the "Promoting" Officer will update the poll thread and then the poll thread and discussion thread must be deleted.

- Guild Responsibilities:
- Assist and answer any questions for the Recruit.
- Monitor the Recruit's probation period.
- Vote on the poll.
- Instil friendship, camaraderie, and uplifting care with the Recruit.

[This document last updated on 02/03/2004]