Officers: Who Watches the Watchmen?

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” I realize not many readers understand Latin. It basically translates to “Who guards the guards themselves?”. During one of my earlier years in university, we studied up a bit on Plato’s The Republic (ethics and government stuff). Who protects the people against the protectors? Plato responds by saying they have to …

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Officers and Alts and Raiding Oh My!

So very recently one of our Officers has been bringing his alt to our raids, not just farm content but our progression nights. This was obviously given the go ahead by raid leadership but it did stir up interest in a few raiders asking what was going on. As a standing rule my guild has …

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Seven Ways to Your Raid Leader’s Heart

I was having a discussion with a fellow officer last night after our raid. We had just completed ToC 25, Ony 25 and VoA 25, with relatively few speed bumps. My friend and I were talking about what makes me happy from a leadership perspective in a raid. I decided to type out the list …

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What Aldo Raine Can Teach You About Raid Leading

What on earth could you learn about killer raiding and leadership from a ridiculously accented, revenge-based officer coming out of Maynardville, Tennessee? Answer: Quite a bit! If you haven’t watched Inglourious Basterds yet, I’d strongly recommend watching the movie. The Lieutenant puts together a team of eight soldiers to go behind enemy lines and do …

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Friends and Raiders: How Far is Too Far?

I’m back after my vacation and feeling very recharged, with that said I bring you today’s post! This is a question every raid leader has to ask themselves at one point or another. How far can you push your raid before it’s too far? If you push your raiders too far, they drop like flies. …

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