We were talking at IRC about clanning, and I think Tim said it nicely, so maybe we could put this at Rules and Policies page.
The reason we ware talking about is that Wolfang is calling some friends to play with him and some people are saying he is clanning. (Is clanning a a word?)
So, I believe we need to have something more specific about clans at wiki.
Below is what Tim said if someone can or want to put it at wiki.
Basically, the general idea with "clans" and similar social structures is this:
- If it is entirely based on IC criteria, then it's fine.
- If it is based on OOC criteria, and you use its single-mindedness to effectively control a realm, religion, or other in-game structure, that's emphatically not fine.
- If it is based on OOC criteria, and you form a group too small to control the realm you're in, but still exclude anyone not in your OOC circle and attempt to push an agenda shared by your group, that's still not fine.
- There is no problem with *playing with friends*, whether those friends were made in the game or outside, but you *must not* deliberately attempt to play with *only* those friends, especially in ways that exclude others or ruin others' fun.
