Hey folks,

Guildchat is now officially back as an In-Character channel.

This means that any text appearing in guildchat should be spoken from the perspective of the character, rather than the player. Out-of-character chat is permissible, but should be designated clearly with a double parenthesis ((like so)).

It is worth noting that we still have some Global chat channels:

Ironsong: Global RP channel, great for group RP involving out-of-guild people.
ironsongOOC: our global channel for OOC chat, no double parenthesis needed.

Enjoy, and spread the word!

Hi folks,

I know that it seems like we've been up one side of this issue and down the other, so I ask you to bear with me while I open up the topic again.

While my online time is not as long as some others, over the past few months I haven't seen much roleplay happening outside of moots. We have gotten a little bit of it in the Ironsong channel, but for the most part, silence.

Spontaneously, a few days ago, I started RPing in guildchat and I got a pretty positive response. I feel like a lot of people have been missing that since it went away. I think that perhaps it's time to bring guildchat back IC.

I don't agree that having OOC guildchat has been good for camaraderie in the tribe. It hasn't been bad, per se, but it hasn't contributed what some people were hoping. Based on conversations I've had with some members (who may speak up and identify themselves if they wish; I won't do so just now), camaraderie and morale are good. So let's see about moving things back IC.

So here's what I'm envisioning: guildchat will be predominantly in-character. OOC chat will be permissible in double-parentheses, just like the old days. The OOC channel can be dragged up from the dirt if people want, and of course Vent is a great place if you just feel like chatting with your buddies.

Meanwhile, we're going to start taking some steps to encourage roleplay and story development. More on this in few days.

Guildchat will not officially revert to IC until I make an announcement saying so, so if anyone has any earth-shattering reason why they think this will kill us all and delete our accounts, speak now.

Yep! Another one.

Submit your poetry entries to this post. No restriction on style or length. Poetry must be your own original work.
Deadline is Monday April 25th.
Awards will be as follows:

1st place.: Supply pack of food and trade goods appropriate to your level and profession. Also a potion of treasure finding.

2nd place.: Half the amount of the 1st place winner for food and trade goods.

3rd place.: A quarter supply pack of food and trade goods.

Winners will be announce the moot following the deadline. (Poetry moot!) Awards will go to the winner within 2 weeks of the Poetry moot.

(Please no vulgarity! The winner will be decided by a panel of judges. If you'd like to be a judge please send Mula an in-game mail with your qualification. Judges cannot vote for themselves!)

Ladiiieees and Gentlemen! And everyone else...

Now announcing the first ever world RP site! Located conveniently next to the portals in Orgrimmar, this site is ideal to get your groove on! Just look for the warm and cozy bonfire! Meet new people! Make friends! Make enemies! It's all good!

Got a long wait on that dungeon queue? Don't waste it away by staring at the clouds! Waiting on your raid to form? Then get to meet the others on your realm!

See ya there!

Yes, that's right! A contest!

Submit your pictures/screenshots of your funniest moment(s) in the world of Azeroth beginning today and ending 6pm server time on Mar. 24th. (Please be sure to alt-z so we can't see chat boxes and that sort of thing.)

Voting will begin on the 24th. The top three with the most votes wins a hilariously fantastic prize! The winners will be awarded on April Fool's eve! (March 31st.)