Mission Statement
<Snakes in the Grass> is a friendly, family-style guild composed of members who wish to excel in their class, experience endgame content, dominate in PvP combat, assist their fellow guild mates in achieving these goals, and most importantly, HAVE FUN with their friends!

Membership

General
*Membership in Snakes is a privilege. Please treat it as such.

*All new members will undergo a two-week trial period. This is your time to shine, and prove to us that you have what it takes to be a Snake. This is also your time to get to know everyone, familiarize yourself with guild conduct and rules, register and begin posting at the forums, and offer your services to your new guild mates. First impressions go a long way with us, so show us your stuff!.

*Being a family-style guild, we prefer to be on a first-name basis with each other.

*Public Notes in the Guild Interface are maintained by the Officers. If you wish to have your Public Note changed, please contact an officer.

Prerequisites
*Snakes is currently focused on endgame progression and content. In keeping with our helpful-but-focused frame of mind, we are not actively recruiting new members below level 80.

*On the same token, to maintain our atmosphere of friendship, camaraderie, and family, we are always open to friends, family, and alternate characters of our current membership.

Alternate Characters
*We welcome the alternate characters in the guild once the two-week trial period has been completed. Inactive Alts will be removed from the guild after 30 days of inactivity.

Talents/Class Specialization
*General members are not required to have a particular spec. However, if you are interested in raiding, or are on a raiding roster, you may be asked to specialize your character in a way that will be of bigger benefit to the rest of your guild mates.

*We do not discriminate based on race/class with general membership, however raiding teams will be properly balanced and configured to ensure the progress of the guild, and we will fill raid team slots with necessary classes first.

Parting Ways
*If at any time, you decide that life (or WoW, for that matter) has taken its toll on you, please have the courtesy to inform one of your officers

*If you decide at any time that Snakes is no longer contributing to your progress or enjoyment of the game, please please please inform an officer. This will ensure that if there are ways we can improve they will be noted.

Conduct

Conduct with Guild Members
*Treat your guild members, and especially your officers, with respect. Endgame content is hinged upon a team’s ability to function as a team, and any dissent or discord among the membership is a sign of weakness and a precursor to failure.

* As a family-like guild, we encourage members to help each other reach goals and landmarks - this includes, but is not limited to, helping with quests and dungeons, and donating materials for tradeskills, helping others with achievements. Only by helping each other can we truly reach greatness as a guild.

*When asking for help, please have a solid notion of what you are asking, what you are requesting from your guild mates, and what is going on in the guild at the time of your request. Each member’s time and effort is precious; you would not want us to waste your time, please share the same courtesy with your guild mates. Situational awareness will improve everyone’s gameplay experience. A little bit of effort on your part will go a long way towards the progress and happiness of the guild.

*Vulgarity in Guild Chat is not prohibited, but please, if you find the need to express yourself in such base form, use moderation. A general sense of maturity is requested of all members.

*If there arises a problem with another guild member that cannot be handled in private messages, please consult an officer to mediate the issue. NEVER air your issues out in a public setting (ie, Guild chat).

Conduct with Non-Guild Members
*Treat others with the same respect you wish to be treated - this includes in trade/general chat, pick-up-groups, even in the world environments. Every member of Snakes, no matter their rank, is a representative of the guild as a whole. One bad impression is reflected 10 times over.

*This does not mean you are required to tolerate ignorance or lack of skill; however, if you decide someone does not conduct themselves like a Snake, be courteous and kindly remove yourself from their presence.

*If a problem arises with a non-guild member that truly affects your experience or progress, please consult an officer, and appropriate action will be taken.

*If substantial evidence of behavior unbecoming of a Snake is presented to the officers, corrective action will be handled on a case-by-case basis; if deemed necessary, the offending member may be removed from the guild. Petitions may be made directly with the Guild Master after the corrective actions have been carried out.

Ventrilo
*The guild Ventrilo server is provided as a privilege and fun place to gather and talk in real time. Participation on Ventrilo during regular game play is not required, but strongly encouraged. It is a great tool for building friendships, teamwork, and guild relationships.

*Please do not take advantage of the server, and observe the same conduct you would in guild chat.

*If you wish to invite a friend to join the server for a chat, please check with an officer before giving out the information.

*If issues arise on Ventrilo, officers have the same power and privileges as they would in-game.

Website / Forums
*These are provided as a courtesy, and as a service to the guild by your officers. Please take advantage of the website as a portal to everything WoW, and to stay up-to-date on current events.

*Use the forums to discuss upcoming events, tradeskills, PvP, dungeons, even just to have fun in the General Forum.

*Get creative! Create and upload your own signatures and avatars. If you ever have any suggestions, please contact an officer.

Raids / Events

Raiding
*All raids begin at 8:30pm server unless otherwise stated. We ask that you be on-time. If you will be late, you are required to notify the raid leader or you will be replaced. If that means you need our phone numbers to txt us or call us, please ask! Raids (particularly 25’s may start later due to lack of guildies signed up and the need to find pugs. However, if you signed up, you are required to be on-time.)

*Three things are required of all raiding Snakes: Ventrilo (preferably with working microphone), A Threat Meter (such as Omen), and Deadly Boss Mods. If you do not have these, please contact an officer for information on where to find them.

*Raiding members must be logged on and prepared for the raid 15-30 minutes prior to start. Raiding members must be logged on to Ventrilo 10 minutes prior to start. If you are not online within the aforementioned deadlines, you will be considered absent and your slot will be filled with your replacement.

*Raid spots are handed out on according to spec, gear level, and raid needs of the task at hand. If a raid is a progression raid, we will be bringing a highly balanced group made up of our BEST players. Don’t be discouraged if you aren’t a part of this to start. Keep working at your gear, attend raids, and better yourself and you’ll be brought along to these in time.

*Coming prepared means the following: you are fully geared and repaired and you have in your inventory (A) flasks/elixirs [class specific], (B) potions [health/mana - class specific], (C) bandages, (D) food [with stat buffs] and water, and (E) weapon buffs [sharpening stones/mana oils - class specific].

Loot Rules
*10 Man Loot Rules: Snakes does not currently employ a DKP system, as open rolls and master looting has proven efficient. We ask that all snakes be aware and courteous of those competing for the same loot and don’t loot whore.

*25 Man Loot Rules: Click here for loot rules for Snakes 25s.

Events
*Guild events are a fun way to get to know your guild mates, and to have fun as a guild, shedding the woes of leveling, grinding, ganking, etc.

*Ventrilo participation is highly recommended for such events, as it is a great place to share laughter and fun.

*Officers will advise prior to each event if any items or materials are required. Please follow all other raiding guidelines for guild events, as it is essentially a full-guild raid style event.

Intolerable Conduct
While everyone tries to avoid the topic, unfortunately, it happens. Cheating, hacking, botting, RMT (real money trading) with gold/characters in any fashion will not be tolerated. These actions affect everyone around. Spamming, harassment, and ninja-ing loot are also grounds for removal from the guild.