The One @ WoWKindness.com

The One Win Beta Keys

The One entered Blizzard's Cataclysm guild photo contest for a chance to win 10 Cataclysm beta keys and we were successful with the following entry:

]]> A small selection of The One assembled in Hyjal and experimented for ages with getting just the right place and the right poses. I guess it paid off. While Shinytoaster, Foxglove, and I were in Denmark, several One reported they now had Cataclysm beta keys attached to their account.

Popcorn's already been busy posting pictures. It's quite beautiful, especially the new Vashj'ir area, which is all underwater.

The following people were recipients of our first batch of 10 keys:

Elsheindra
Foxglove
Breicor
Derthon
Shinytoaster
Popcorn
Kariandra
Shekin
Sathem
Novadoll

Keep an eye out on the wiki for more postings with the beta label!

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Drachonus Promoted to Officer

I'm pleased to announce that Drachonus has agreed to join The One's officer team. He'll be in charge of 'Knowing Everything' and helping here on the website.

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Dimage - Guild in-game calendar
Kariandra - Mistress of Initiates
Popcorn - Social Activities
Shinytoaster - On the Night Shift and the Guild's Number One

Popcorn and Shinytoaster also double as your local Honourbound Alliance representatives. They're your go-to guys for any questions about Honourbound activities or problems in Honourbound-run events.

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Contact Us

Are you an existing Guild Member with a problem on the web site, accessing WoW, or something else which requires contacting the guild? You have two choices:

Send an in-game message to one of the Guild Officers or to Elsheindra (Guild Mistress)
Send an e-mail to one of the Guild Officers or to Elsheindra. All officers can be e-mailed using their name @WoWKindness.com. For example, OfficerName AT WoWKindness DOT com. Due to spam, Elsheindra's is now just "Elsh" at the same domain.

If you're interested in the Guild and you're not an existing member, please feel free to use one of the above two methods to contact Elsheindra, the Guild Mistress.

The Great One Guild Cataclysm Contest Event

Event: The Great One Guild Cataclysm Event
Date: Monday, July 5th
Time: 20:30 Game Time

As you know, Blizzard has been ramping up, preparing to unleash a Cataclysm upon Azeroth. In both the US and the EU realms, guild leaders can submit a contest entry for their guild to win 10 Cataclysm beta keys. Derthon and I thought it might be cool for The One to enter, mostly because it involves doing things we love to do: being silly and taking pictures of it. How can we lose?

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Guildmasters, it's time to earn you and your guildmates a gaze into the Cataclysm! Gather your friends, head over to your favourite spot and showcase your impressive photography skills. Every week, for five weeks, the 100 most impressive screenshots will earn you and your guild 10 keycodes to access the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Beta!

What are you waiting for? All you need to do is take a screenshot of you and your guild showing off your creativity in terms of breath-taking landscapes, lighting, impressive camera angles and epic poses. The only requirement is that the word "Cataclysm!" is displayed in a chat bubble together with your character and guild names! Please remember that submissions missing the chat bubble and guild name tags will be ineligible to win.

The Guildmaster will then proceed to send us the screenshot and their selection of 10 Battle.net account e-mail addresses using the dedicated webform.

Here is some advice to help you with your submissions:

Use the environment to your advantage! Points of interest, dungeons, even bosses are there to help you.

Pimp your screenshot by setting the in-game graphics settings to the max! There is no need to worry about your frame rate since the submission is a still image.

We strongly encourage you to disable your addons while taking the screenshot. Keep the default interface on and capture your picture of awesomeness!

Don't forget to read the contest rules

Derthon has picked out some awesome location and {person:Popcorn} will be coordinating costumes. All we need is for you to show up and help us be fantastic!

So, please be online Monday! We'll also be pairing it up with some kind of grand Guild Hide-and-Go-Seek with leaderboards that Popcorn is organizing either before or after this. Details on that will follow in a separate message.

See you there!

Elsheindra

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Officer Demotion

I have an unpleasant announcement to make about something that I don't think ever really happened in the guild before. Sonarakbadak, long-time member of The One, was recently demoted from his position as officer (social events) in The One. Sonarakbadak left the guild with his main character, transferring to Horde and another guild, without a word to any of us before or since. While we don't insist that members talk to us before they go, it's nice if you tell us first. As an officer, just transferring or leaving is not acceptable. That's why he was demoted.

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The One's Fifth Birthday Bash

On February 25th, the guild will officially have been 5 years in World of Warcraft. To celebrate, Sonarakbadak, social officer, with his capable committee of 'S'-workers, has been working on a special adventure. Fireworks, squirrels, tonks? What will it entail? Nobody knows for sure, but if you're One, then you're definitely invited to participate.

Event: The One's Fifth Birthday Bash
Date: Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Time: 15:00 Game Time

Sonar tells me that you don't need to do anything or bring anything, but I reckon pirate costumes are always good.

Arrrrr! We're One!

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Once Again Accepting Applicants

The holiday season is now safely passed. We did accept a number of new people recently, but we still have a few spots left over for additional new members before we hit our limit. So… if you're interested in a guild about to celebrate its 5th birthday (and there will be a party!), who love to dance, and who actually talk about things (sometimes strange things, granted) in guild chat from time to time, consider applying now!

Guild Meetings Again On Thursdays

Guild meetings have started again. This week's meeting will be on Thursday at 19:30 Game Time at the Gilded Rose Inn in Stormwind.

I will be unable to attend as I'll be off at an evening workshop, but some of the other officers should be present to hold the meeting.

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Not Accepting Applications During the Holidays

Thanks for your interest in The One. As we're not having any more guild meetings this year and that's when we initiate people, we're not currently accepting applications. We'll re-open applications some time in January.

See you then! In the meantime, Happy Holidays.
Elsheindra,
Guild Mistress

No More Guild Meetings Until 2010

We had our last guild meeting of 2009 last Thursday. Guild meetings will resume on Thursday, January 7th, 2010. I hope to see you there, as it's soon time to start planning for our 5th anniversary!

Happy Holidays (however/whatever you celebrate),
Elsheindra

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Officer Promotion and Changes

I am pleased to announce that the mighty dorf Sonarakbadak has once again joined the officer ranks of The One. After last Sunday's Master of Steam, God of Mortar successful event, he's taken over the position of social events officer. Congratulations, Sonar!

The current guild officers and responsibilities are:

Guild in-game calendar: Dimage
Initiates: Kariandra
Guild bank: Rianna
Night shift: Shinytoaster
Social events: Sonarakbadak

Valetta, our previous sanity officer, and one of the guild's founding members, is away on an extended sabbatical after getting a new, a new baby, a new house, and a new company more or less in one year.

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Real Life THB Meet July 25, 2009

Basil (Roses of Dawn) and Elsheindra (The One) will be hosting this summer's repeat excursion to Bletchley Park on July 25th, with a BBQ to follow at their London home after. See all the event details on the wiki.

Closures Due to Sites Moving During May

The WoWKindness wiki site (http://www.wowkindness.com/confluence) has been running with a message saying it's closed since the end of April. As you probably know, it's been increasingly unreliable, which I've mostly chalked up to the antiquated hardware and operating system we've been running it on (the server's over 8 years old!)

I'm currently in the progress of moving all of my personal sites, which includes WoWKindness, the THB materials, Eingang.org etc to a new machine running a modern version of Linux. However, this isn't commercially managed hosting, so I need to install and configure everything myself. I did most of everything web-related last month, but I'm still finishing off the e-mail bits (the most complicated part!).

In the meantime, no postings or updates can be made on WoWKindness. We're also not accepting applications. Stay tuned for further announcements!

The Wrath Has Come & We're Looking For You

Of course you already knew the Wrath was come. The One is still a happy little place to be and we want more like-minded people who are looking for a friendly guild who loves to dance and play with fireworks. If that's you, have a look at our philosophy and rules, then consider joining us!. Apply online or talk to Elsheindra, Popcorn, or Kari* in game.

Maggie, Gruul, Tempest Keep, O My!

If you haven't visited an Honourbound raid run lately or been paying attention, you might not know that Basil and Cannonfodder have been busy. During our traditionally slow summer months, we've surprisingly been able to field regular 25-person runs to Gruul's Lair and Magtheridon. Both Gruul and Magtheridon are being downed regularly on Sunday evenings, leaving Tempest Keep open for Tuesday's THB run.

Catch some Magtheridon THB action in Phoebus's movie and Gruul's Lair in Jeanda's movie.

Nice work, everyone!