Order of Exlies Guild Charter:

Recruitment and Advancement:

All new members will go through a two week probationary period as an initiate - this time period is your chance to show the officers and other members that you truly wish to be in OoE. Further advancement is earned by deed and time. Those who are friendly, helpful and who are active get promoted faster.
Initiate - This rank begins with a person's induction into Order of Exiles. For Initiates there is a 2 week probationary period. This will allow them time to get acquainted with other Guild Members, and to decide if Order of Exiles is a place they would like to call home. In some rare situations, Guild Leadership can choose to either extend, or decrease the 2 week probationary period.

Seeker - A Seeker signifies that a person is a respected guild member, but they have yet to take a Main Character to level 60. When their Main Character becomes a seeker, all other guilded alts will receive this rank as well.

Exile - A respected guild member with a Main Character that has reached level 60. All other guilded alts will receive this rank as well.

Warguard - A respected guild member with a Main Character that has reached level 70. All other guilded alts will receive this rank as well.

Veteran - Veterans of Order of Exiles are raid leaders, class leaders, or people who have been recognized for extraordinary contributions to the guild. They are knowledgeable, helpful and generous.

Councilor - Junior officers of the guild. These people are your first point of contact for questions, rank management, issues, or any guild related topic. They are appointed by Guild Leadership based on continual contributions. Traits of a Councilor include Selflessness, Helpfulness and Honor. They try keep a level head when other points of view are heated, and are, in general, cheerful and supportive.

Arbiter - Senior officers of the guild. These people are the decision makers. Any change to guild policy or pursuit is arbitrated through them. They are also available to the guild to supplement the efforts of the Councilors. These people are the team that makes up the core leadership in Order of Exiles.

Warmaster - Terrible Despot and Guild Leader of Order of Exiles.
Invite Exceptions During an Invite Freeze:

During a freeze, the following exceptions can be made to offer an invite to a player:

Endorsement by no less than four officers who have been on at least 1 of the 2 scheduled interview runs with the player, and who all agree that player is a good fit, and the player in question's class fits a guild need, a need agreed upon by the Guild's Senior Officers.

The player was a previous guildie with no disciplinary items in the past, that left the guild on good terms and as a member of good standing.

Immediate family members or significant others of a guild member in good standing.

Players who were extended invites prior to the freeze, but who did not, for one reason or another, choose to accept them at that time.

Other exceptions may be added as the Arbiters and Officers encounter the need for them.

Inactivity Notice:

If for any reason, you become inactive for three or more months, your character will be removed from the guild unless you contact an officer and explain your absence. An Officer will annotate your info tab in game to show that you have been flagged as inactive.

Behavior and Guild Relations:

You will treat each other with respect and kindness, maturity and friendship. If you cannot do this you are in the wrong guild.

While you wear our tabard, you are a representative of Order of Exiles. Please take this responsibility seriously, and behave accordingly. If you are thinking of doing something, ask yourself, how would I feel if it were done to me. Thank you for your support in making Order of Exiles the best guild on Proudmoore.

Your actions reflect upon this guild and its members. You are expected to follow the EULA, the TOS and to be kind, courteous players. Any personal or guild-related issues should be resolved in a satisfactory and timely manner. If you have a problem or conflict you feel you cannot resolve on your own, please contact an officer or arbiter to discuss your situation.

Guild Chat:

We try to keep guild chat clean, but well, it doesn't always work.

We discuss almost anything and everything here; we also respect each other's opinions, but don't hesitate to launch into a heated debate. We do, however, ask that the topic of religion and politics be avoided in guild chat and instead keep these discussions in the proper forum. Offensive terms and inappropriate or excessive language will result in a warning. Further warnings may result in a rank demotion or removal from guild. While most of us are adults here, we do have a few minors in the guild and expect you to respect them as well. We work hard to maintain a fun, friendly atmosphere and ask that you do so as well.

Helping Guild Members:

We try to help those who ask and honestly need it, however we encourage self-sufficiency and independence. Every week, a "Help the Guildies Night" is scheduled to assist those who have difficulties finding groups for low level instances or quests. All assistance is offered to train people how to best play their role in a group rather than to simply complete a quest.

We strongly encourage using the forums to schedule groups for instances, discussing class play style and techniques, and to share and find helpful information.

Beggars:

Although we love to help others, we do not tolerate begging at all. There is a fine line between asking for help and begging. If you find yourself continually asking for help, it may be misconstrued as begging. Again, we support and encourage self-sufficiency but if you are having a difficult time accomplishing quests or goals you may need to consider discussing your play style with a class-leader or determine if you are trying to complete a quest that is too advanced for your level.

Begging for money, items, or special treatment is completely unacceptable and will result in a warning, demotion or removal from the guild.

Disciplinary Issues:

We have a Rank called "Probation". If you violate the charter you will be given a warning. If you do so again within two weeks, you will be put on probation. When in Probation, you will be unable to talk in guildchat, but you will be able to see what is going on. If you violate the charter after being placed on probation within six months, you will again be placed into probation. If you violate policy again, after these measures have been taken, you will be removed from the guild. Please act as responsible adults, and we will never have to use these safeguards.

Looting/Grouping:

We loot differently than most guilds by keeping our WoW family in mind. Although it should not be expected, it is not uncommon for us to pass on rolls so that someone who can better benefit from an item will receive it. If more than one guild member needs an item, we will farm it until everyone has it and then move on. We share everything that drops (mats, skill-ups, BoE's, etc) and send extra mats and BoE items to our guild banks so that other guildies can benefit as well.

Individual groups should discuss loot rules and strategy before an instance/quest begins to avoid any conflict. It is up to each group to determine how looting will be handled whether through a master looter or group loot, however it is encouraged for you to consider your non-attending guild members when beneficial items drop that no one in the group can use. Strategy should also be discussed beforehand to determine the role that each member will be responsible for.

We use Suicide Kings as our loot system in raids. It is a simple loot rotation. Whoever is highest on the list that wants the item gets it and that person then goes to the bottom of the list. Again, although it should not be expected, it is not uncommon for members to pass on an item that will better benefit another player. For complete raid rules and rostering go here.

Crafting/Enchanting:

Most of us have crafters in one form or another and we are always happy to supply crafted items or enchants to our fellow guild members. Some items/enchants are inexpensive to share, however you may need to supply a crafter/enchanter with some harder to find mats. Tips are never expected and instead it is asked that you return any favors without question. Now that the Burning Crusades is here, we have several designated guild crafters who are happy to share their expertise. These people will have the first opportunity to loot new patterns, recipes, schematics and mats in order to advance the guild as a whole.

We trade or give away mats so that others can work on their own crafting and it is not uncommon for us to do mat runs so that our crafters can further their skills. Again, if a recipe, pattern, schematic or mats drop that cannot immediately benefit you or someone in your group, you should send it to the guild bank or to a guild member that can use the item so it can remain within the guild.

Some special mats that drop in raids, like Onyxia scales, automatically go to the bank. It is up to the guild leader to distribute these items as deemed necessary. If you are a crafter that needs a specialty item to proceed, a request can be made via the guild banks.

Above all, be good to one another and maintain a fun atmosphere that everyone can enjoy.

See you in game!
Design elements used from www.forumshelp.com WoW Skin