The new proposal by the Dev team for the community page

[mamarita]

Someone hit the nail on the head when they posted :
"It seems like a guild that is open to everyone to post in and you don't have to commit to it. "

Seems to me that instead of working on Guilds 2.0, the Dev staff is working on ways of shifting the guilds to the Forums. They are taking things that guilds do now and letting forums do them. Some stated that they won't need guilds if they can do the same things on the forums.

Good going Developers. They just found another way to kill guilds!  

[mamarita]

It was said by someone, other than me, that there is a movement to make the forums do what guilds do without any commitment (guild membership). Is this really a movement to do away with guilds. Is the staff trying to undermine us and get out of their promise to give us the new guild system. It sure does sound like a step in that direction. We already know that Forum people don't care for guilds or think that guilds deserve the time needed by the staff to make them better. (see all the past SF threads we have made about upgrades to guilds)

There is a saying, you aren't paranoid if someone really is trying to kill you.

I am not paranoid, I am just questioning the staff's motives. Even our lead developer started hedging on the SF thread about Guilds 2.0 even being done.

Three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics.. I think Guilds 2.0 is going to be a Statistic- Another casualty in 2013...  

[engineer-of-doom]

Yeah, I posted my displeasure on their idea. Honestly, it's like the guilds are invisible.  

[Kenocka]

I made my displeasure known. I got tipped by someone for it.  

[mamarita]

engineer-of-doom

Yeah, I posted my displeasure on their idea. Honestly, it's like the guilds are invisible.

I think they are trying to kill the guilds..  

[mamarita]

Kenocka

I made my displeasure known. I got tipped by someone for it.

Good... As I stated. IMHO, I think there is a concerted effort to kill the guilds. I truly believe the Devs are blowing smoke up our butts again and Guilds 2.0 is just all talk and a way to put us off until they drop the bomb that we are not getting any major updates and we take the guilds as they are or they are going to dismantle guilds altogether and it will just be forums from now on.

If that's the case, I will be leaving Gaia  

[Ayame-Yuura]

mamarita

Kenocka

I made my displeasure known. I got tipped by someone for it.

Good... As I stated. IMHO, I think there is a concerted effort to kill the guilds. I truly believe the Devs are blowing smoke up our butts again and Guilds 2.0 is just all talk and a way to put us off until they drop the bomb that we are not getting any major updates and we take the guilds as they are or they are going to dismantle guilds altogether and it will just be forums from now on.

If that's the case, I will be leaving Gaia

Oh, don't say it like that, Rita~! I (and presumably a lot of other people) would also quit if they did that! I mean... Guilds is my gaia life, basically. I don't go out and show myself in forums because I don't want to. I like the privacy and familiarity guilds offer that the forums can never match up to. :/  

[Miss Esa]

mamarita

Kenocka

I made my displeasure known. I got tipped by someone for it.

Good... As I stated. IMHO, I think there is a concerted effort to kill the guilds. I truly believe the Devs are blowing smoke up our butts again and Guilds 2.0 is just all talk and a way to put us off until they drop the bomb that we are not getting any major updates and we take the guilds as they are or they are going to dismantle guilds altogether and it will just be forums from now on.

If that's the case, I will be leaving Gaia

Agreed. The guilds are the only area that I participate in (other than holiday events) and if the guilds are removed then I see no point in staying on this site anymore.  

[mamarita]

COMMUNITY PAGE = FREE RANGE GUILD  

[mamarita]

After reading all the posts in the SF forum about my complaint I made a decision.

I am backing off the DEV STAFF in the forums. That's right.

I will give them the rope they need to hang themselves.

I won't post even 1 word about them slacking on their promises to give the guilds a single promised upgrade...until the end of December.

If Guilds 2.0 isn't fully implemented by then- IT'S ALL OUT WAR!

Here is my reply to some posters and I will let you read.. I gave in to them... sort of: on page 4
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/site-feedback/developers-are-you-really-trying-to-kills-guilds/t.84915417_46/