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Hi 4LCH
Oh have no fear I have no plans on changing the Achievers into an official clan, but rather have an offshoot sister group for those who aren't in a clan and for others who wish to join.
It'll be a help/support group that is much like my "a kind beginning" that i had created a few years back, who go out into runescape to help newcomers....and even support each other in our own endeavours.
It won't replace Achievers. Achievers will always remain an open group rather than a clan. I agree though, we need to be more open and welcoming to newcomers because if not, the group will never grow and people simply won't come back.
My effort and mission has always been to make a difference, and to encourage others to make a positive difference to those around them by treating them as they want to be treated. If people can't follow the golden rule, they may have to find another chat.
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Stevensumon
Thank you for your comment. That is exactly what I have seen as well, and much of it has been completely unnecessary. For example, people jumping on newcomers who make spelling mistakes. One thing people forget is that not everyone has English as their first language, and some people are still fairly young so their English won't be perfect.
Our current members need to be more welcoming and more accepting of these types of things. It's sad to watch them jump on newcomers when they themselves are good at breaking chat rules. It's become much like a double standard.
Granted, there are some people who purposely come in to cause trouble, but we can't use that to judge them all. Hopefully at this meeting tomorrow, we can sort out the best way to deal with those who purposely disrupt the chat, and those who troll others unnecessarily, even if they are our friends. Problems are coming from both old and new, and it's not fair for the chat to lay these problems solely on the newcomers.
It's embarrassing quite frankly.

22-Jul-2011 07:48:56 - Last edited on 22-Jul-2011 08:11:42 by Accepted3

22-Jul-2011 19:00:19