Skeever membership policies between the two guilds are slightly different. This page refers to SCHEMING SKEEVER IMPORTS ONLY.
MEMBERSHIP POLICY
We have always prided ourselves on being a great trading guild for casual players, but we’ve to ask for a nominal contribution per month. We still feel that we are an extremely affordable option for more casual players while still having a great trader! (Nominal contribution = 10k per MONTH)
1) Required Monthly Contribution
Scheming Skeever members have a minimum 10k or more MONTHLY contribution which confers the rank of GOLDEN for the month.
If the contribution is done as gold, it needs to be 10k or more in ONE lump sum deposit (i.e. NOT spread out over the month). A contribution could be any of the following: raffle tickets, gold donation, auction purchase, item donation, or auction donation. (Officers, Fortune 500 or Generous Skeevers are exempt from the monthly contribution requirement.)
2) Maintain Active Membership
In order to be considered active, two of the following three things must be true.
The member:
A) must have been online within the last 14 days
B) must have sales or purchases within the last 14 days
C) must be Golden
New Scheming members need to establish themselves as contributors and be GOLDEN within 7 days.
PROMOTION/DEMOTION PROCESS
Monthly Member Rollover
Member rollover will happen at the end of the month and at that point GOLDEN Skeever members are rolled back to regular Skeever rank UNLESS they don’t have any sales in the last 14 days. Golden Skeevers without sales are moved to the Endangered rank, are sent a reminder message, and then have 7 days to either buy/sell or become Golden again.
Removed members can always request a re-invite to the guild as long as they were removed for inactivity. This is true for members who decide to take a longer break from the game. Members who are removed for violations of the Code of Conduct will not be readmitted into the guild.
Priority guild acceptance is given to previous members, family/friends of members, and members from our sister guild, Scheming Skeever Imports. Please make sure to put in your guild application if any of these are true. There is also a channel in our Discord server for absences and invites. An in-game mail to SaSa also works.
Since we prioritize readmitting returning members, we ask that folks taking lengthy leaves (deployment, vacations, work assignments, etc.) to let us know and to remove themselves from the guild until such time that they return. If you think you will be out of game for less than 30 days but more than 14 days, than it is important for the member to include that information on their guild note.
Promotion/Demotion Policy
All new members get put into a category called “Recruits”. This is so we know who to send a welcome mail to. Once “Recruits” get the welcome mail, they are promoted to Skeeverling. The due date for buying/selling will be posted in the member’s guild note and generally is 7 days from when the welcome mail is sent.
Once a Trusty Skeeverling has bought/sold through the guild store, they are promoted to Skeever. A member keeps the rank of Skeever so long as they buy/sell AND be in the game every 14 days. If a Skeever should become inactive based on sales, they may be demoted to ENDANGERED Skeever for 7 days. Any Skeever who is not in the game for 14 days, may be removed without warning.
Once any member contributes 10k or more in raffle tickets or donations, they will be promoted to GOLDEN Skeever (meaning they are Good as Gold or for folks unfamiliar with that idiom, they are good for the month in which the contribution is made). Membership officers use guild bank data to promote members to GOLDEN, thus the contribution needs to be 10k or more in one lump sum deposited directly into the guild bank. Members can see their deposit history by going into the Guild menu
Fortune 500 & Generous promotions/demotions occur as needed.
Scheming Skeever Ranks
Skeever Queen
There can only be one and it is the person who starts the guild. Has full access to all guild functions.
Cheesy Consorts
In this case, Cheesy Consorts function as a co-guildmasters.
Shastirra’s Eyes (aka Officers)
These are people who take on particular responsibilities in order to help the guild function better.
Founding 50 rank was bestowed on the first 50 people who joined our guild. Yes, we still have original members 13 years later. Why 50? Because that’s how many members you need to bid on a guild trader!
Generous Skeevers are people who significantly impact the guild in terms of donating time, talents, or energy to the guild OR who give items of substance for the weekly guild raffles. It is through the generosity of such members that we can continue to offer cool prizes in order to raise funds for hiring our guild trader. Generous Skeevers are vital to helping the guild stay successful. Donations of 100k grant members generous status for 30 days. (Note: Buying raffle tickets are not considered donations). For each 100k in donations, a member will get 30 days of generous status. We keep track of all of the donations worth more than 1k and will promote/demote as needed. Raffle winners that choose to donate their prizes back to the Skeevers will receive donation credit for that. You also can donate money directly to the guild by making sure that deposited amounts in the guild bank are NOT a multiple of 1000. We keep track of that too!
A major perk for being a Generous Skeever is that anyone holding the Generous rank will receive a +1 Raffle bonus should they happen to win a prize. This means that if you win a Group 4 prize, a Generous Skeever will be bumped up to a Group 3 prize.
Fortune 500 Skeevers are members that have bought/sold in excess of 500k in the previous 30 days. This rank potentially changes every week. If someone loses Fortune 500 Skeever status, they are moved to the rank of Golden Skeever for the remainder of the month. This means that they are exempt from the monthly contribution requirement.
Golden Skeever are members in good standing. In order to stay a member, Skeevers must stay active in game AND contribute every month. This can be done by:
- Buying raffle tickets
- Buying an auction lot
- donating items for raffle prize bank or auction
- donating gold
Endangered (month)
These are Skeevers who need to contribute in the current month. Any member who does not make the monthly contribution each month OR are inactive in game after 14 days may be removed from the guild.
Skeeverlings are new members who still need to contribute 10,000g (through donation or buying raffle tickets) within 7 days of joining or they will be removed from the guild. Once a Skeeverling makes their initial 10k contribution, they will be promoted to Golden Skeever, this initial donation also meeting the monthly requirement.
Recruits are new guild recruits and are automatically put into this category. Recruits are then promoted to Skeeverlings once they have received their welcome mail to the guild.
Hopefully this helps you understand our promotion/demotion system for Scheming Skeevers. We are trying to balance our need to raise more funds with staying a casual trading guild for serious traders. Questions should be forwarded to @SaSa2112.