Multi-clanning Rule and Guidance

**AOD_Archangel** · 07-28-2017, 04:00 PM

ClanAOD is a unique, enduring community of PC gamers who seek a collaborative play experience with others who value honor and respect. ClanAOD has weathered many attempts to fracture our community from abroad and from within our ranks due to our collective determination and consistency with our members. As we are a highly competitive lot and want to safeguard the sense of belonging so greatly valued among our players, multi-clanning is not permitted.

Multi-clanning is defined by our community as a continued affiliation, declared or otherwise, with another gaming community that has not been approved by clan or division leadership for the purpose of benefiting ClanAOD members.

Guidance on multi-clanning:

Members shall not maintain an association with another organization whose interests conflict with those of ClanAOD or cause clan or division leadership to perceive conflicting loyalties.
Members shall not enlist in, or remain a member of, a competitive clan or gaming community that supports games identical to ClanAOD.
Members with established in game character(s) may maintain their associations, ONLY IF: approval is obtained from division leadership, AND moving their character(s) to servers/membership with ClanAOD requires a financial expense, AND the game is not the member’s primary division, AND their characters(s) are not in the same server/realm as ClanAOD.
Members may participate and be a part of social media communities for development and outreach purposes, to promote games, and to represent ClanAOD provided that said communities do not organize themselves so as to otherwise violate these rules. This includes communities that promote streaming, twitter, etc. This rule does not exclude monetization of one’s own activities, however, the interests of ClanAOD must always be promoted.

Regardless of other communities a member is part of, ClanAOD members may not supplant ClanAOD's in-game tags with another community's and are required to maintain allegiance to the clan and our Code of Conduct.

ClanAOD is a community and is only valuable when our members are engaged and have enjoyable shared experiences. That isn't possible if our membership has strong competing interests elsewhere. If you want to invest time with other groups, we respect that, but require that you respect our rules and honorably excuse yourself.