Membership

What we are not is a "clan" or "guild" or any variation on that theme.

Those type of gaming groups are focused solely on competition, generally for one specific game. There is often a military-based hierarchy to the leadership and new members are taken in entirely based on skill. They also normally require some commitment of time to practice for and participate in matches. Being a member and rising up the ranks of one of these groups also tends to be viewed as a symbol of status in the gaming world. This is not what we are about at all. We are not looking for people who want to be popular or who need an ego boost. If you simply want to make some new friends and play games with them whenever you have free time and motivation, then this is the right place for you. If you have other motives related to the "clan" mentality detailed above, we are not what you are looking for. In terms of competition, it will never be our focus and will never be required here.

What we are is a "community" of friends who enjoy relaxing by playing games together for fun in our free time.

We concentrate on making friends, not fighting against enemies. We are not focused on competition nor will we ever be, there is no time commitment, and we will always try to support more and more games officially by hosting game servers and community nights and will always support all games unofficially. Our criteria for membership is not based on skill. We are not impressed with how "great" someone thinks they might be. They can be the most skilled player in the world, but if they are an arrogant, conceited individual who can't treat others with respect and civility and respect the wishes of the majority, this community wants nothing to do with them. Our focus is solely on a mature, pleasant demeanor and a willingness to work as a team and play fair as well as contribute positively to the community in general. It simply requires having a friendly, easy-going, fun-loving attitude and putting other people's feelings and needs ahead of your own.

What we are not is a democratic entity with elected leaders.

As much as we labor to be as democratic as possible in making many decisions to attempt to make things agreeable to the majority, particularly when it comes to our game servers, we are not a democracy. Those who take the lead here are not elected by the general body of members, and not all topics are open for debate or decided upon by the general body of members. The primary objective here is to play games more and deliberate as little as possible. The framework has been developed out of necessity only for what amounts to nothing more than a hobby. If you are looking for an experiment in government or something grander than a hobby, this is not what we are about. If you are looking for a place to meet new friends with a similar interest in gaming while relaxing and having fun away from the worries of life, this is the place for you.

What we are is a private club with selected management.

There is a small group of original founders who take ownership of things here as the creators as would be the case with a private club. Those needed to help maintain things are selected by this group based on many factors. Although issues such as what game servers to host and what their configuration might be is up for discussion, there are certain issues that will never be discussed or determined by the general body of members including how those who manage things are selected or what the core set of beliefs and philosophies are. Although there is always room for adjustments in some areas, we are and will continue to be what we were created to be, a family-oriented haven for adults to discuss and play video games. If all of what we are is for you, the best way to demonstrate this to us is to play with us as often as possible on our servers and contribute meaningful posts to our forums in an attempt to get to know us better.

Requirements for Applicants

If you meet and agree with these requirements, please continue to the membership tutorial. If you are under the age of 18, do not speak English fluently, and/or can not disconnect yourself from another clan while using our resources, please feel free to play with us on our game servers and frequent our website and forums as much as you like as even though we have requirements for our own members we do still enjoy more diversity on our game servers.

Membership Tutorial

APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO DO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IN THIS EXACT ORDER:

If you do not follow directions and do not complete each of the steps in the exact order listed below, you will not be considered until you follow through with it on your own. You must be at least 18 years of age and speak English fluently for your application to be valid. All applicants must:
Note that there is a six-week waiting period between posting a testimonial and being sent the instructions for the Q&A. This affords an applicant ample opportunity to get to know us and the same opportunity for us to get to know him or her. Take advantage of this time and participate as much as possible! Do not wear our tag until you are officially accepted as a member! If you should be declined the first time you apply, you will be sent a note with constructive criticism on why you were declined, and you may apply one more time at three months past the date of being declined. We take the consideration of new members very seriously and will not rush the process. We do not require any commitment to be a member outside of a maintained interest of some sort and an agreement to abide by our charter and philosophies. For further questions about the membership process, please contact the welcome committee.

Current Members

Total Members = 176
Total Active = 97
Nickname Member Since Country
5CMR
January 2002
Canada
6pk
March 1999
United States
Akagi
November 2008
Canada
Akuma Kumori
January 2005
United States
Aoennis
July 2007
Canada
Azzy
April 2008
United States
Benchdog
May 2008
United States
BettysGirl
December 2007
United States
Bonecracker
April 2003
United States
Cokes21
October 2008
Other
ColdBia
July 2004
United States
Cpt-Birdseye
November 2004
United Kingdom
crabbyman
January 2003
United States
Death
September 2001
Canada
Decoy
July 2003
United States
DialupNoob
May 2008
United States
Dienekes
August 2005
United States
dnaak
January 2008
United States
Douglas MacArthur
May 2003
United States
Echoer
August 2008
Canada
EvilBetty
March 2007
United States
firefly
August 2005
United States
Franchise
March 2003
United States
Frankie_Knuckles
November 2004
United Kingdom
Fraud
May 2008
Canada
Gentoo
June 2003
United States
Gon
September 2007
United States
Greginski
December 2007
Canada
hanky
January 2008
United States
harry2110
November 2008
United States
HebrewHammer
September 2005
United States
hungerfan
April 2004
United States
illuminati
May 2007
Netherlands
Ironsight
September 2007
United States
Jacob
July 2004
United States
Jake-44
February 2005
United States
Jerry11thCav
October 2004
United States
Jess
February 2001
United States
JLA
May 2005
United States
Jodo Kast
October 2002
Canada
kevinkitten
March 2006
United Kingdom
Killi_Vanilli
April 2005
United States
Kramerika
March 1999
United States
KyleTheGassMan
October 2008
United States
Leania
March 2004
United States
LIEUTENANT--YO
November 2005
United States
Lost Hope
April 2004
Canada
Mad Cow
June 2001
United States
MadFF
March 2007
United States
Magoo
November 2005
United States
Maximus
June 2000
United States
maxnik
March 2005
United States
MDK
March 1999
United States
NineOfSpades
October 2008
United States
Old Prospector
January 2005
United States
oXide
June 2005
United States
Pale_Rider
June 2004
United States
ParityError
March 2001
Canada
philly
January 2004
United States
powerdemon
September 2004
United States
private_pyle_uk
July 2005
United Kingdom
pushbiscuit
December 2007
United States
pvt_gomer_pyle_usmc
November 2004
United States
Ramza
March 2008
United States
Ratman
November 2002
Canada
RaVeN
April 2004
Canada
ReBooT
December 2005
United States
RobertPaulson
February 2005
Germany
sgt_diamonddog
January 2005
United Kingdom
SilverMachine
June 2008
United States
Sirdiealot
September 2008
United States
smoke
August 2004
United States
Spartan
August 2007
Canada
Special-Forces
July 2007
United States
Spill It
July 2004
United States
Statler
September 2004
United Kingdom
stratos
November 2006
United States
Sven
July 2005
Other
Swine
December 2006
United States
teleios
February 2005
United States
The Curse
July 2002
United States
Threnode
October 2004
United States
TnT_Trash
December 2005
United States
TREE
April 2005
United States
typelt76
December 2007
United States
VariXx
December 2006
United States
Vertigo
February 2003
United States
Viper
December 2003
United States
viper26
September 2004
United States
ViperX1
January 2006
United States
Walter Matthau
July 2008
United States
WarpedCore
March 2003
United States
Wheatkings
February 2008
Canada
Whitefox
December 2002
United States
Xaax
April 2008
United States
Zurk
March 1999
United States
ZZEBRA
November 2008
Canada

Total Inactive Members = 79
Inactive Members
 5 Jump Chump, American Bulldog, Aulonocara, Awhack, BARONvonMUNCHAUSEN, BartBandy, BlackFlagg, BuckWild, Byakhee00, Canadian_Kid, CannonFodder, CAPTAIN_MORGAN, Chaos, ChiefJ, Chipman, Cloudy, Coldcut, Cramoisi, CsvlDaikun, Cyclone, Delta, Drakon, drhood, evilnightmares, Fury, gambit, GoGoGadgetBob, Goober, Guinness18, inebriated master sargeant, JC_Rogue_Spanner, JERKY, jerome, JiveFunk, jodonnell, jrcop, Karida, Kev, Kinase, KnightOfHolyFire, Kodiak27, Legio, likuidlightning, Malone, MartiniSlacker, MegaMang, Meista, Money, Morpheous, mtrmsd, Myste, Navy, Nightfall, Ola, OneBadDad, ORKSTRTDKAOS, PainedFuture, PFC Lone Wolf, Rob, Ron_Burgundy, Saeliel, segdmd, Shellback, Slowhand, Smokejr., SONIC, ssa_emal, Staig, STA_Delta, TDWH,M!, The_Reaper, The_Wolf, Tim the Enchanter, Tirade, uber_soldat, usmcatfish, Wahoo, Will, wu spec 

Dearly Departed
We Will Never Forget
Nickname Period of Membership Memories
Grandpa_Bob
Dec 2003 - Jan 2007
 Grandpa Bob loved his family and friends and enjoyed new challenges, including flying apache helicopters upside down!
UberDave
Oct 2004 - Oct 2006
 UberDave was lost defending his country. We can not possibly thank him enough for his sacrifice in protecting our freedoms and security.

Please be certain to keep your email address up to date in your forum profile to continue to receive community correspondence. If you want to be listed as active above, please contact the webmaster. For those members not listed above, you most likely missed the yearly community consolidation survey in December and have been moved to the missing group on the forums until you respond here with a request to reactivate your membership or a request to resign your membership. For members wishing to resign their membership, please see the charter for the policy.