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A guild is an association of people of the same trade or pursuits (with a similar skill or craft), formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards of morality or conduct. Historically they were formed to benefit societies or small business associations, also referred to as a trade union of sorts, since each crafter was a self-employed individual artisan or part of a small craft shop or co-operative. They exist in modern and medieval incarnations. One's view of guilds tends to be heavily colored by one's view of political economy, since the whole history of trade, technology, intellectual property, regulated professions, social security, and professional ethics are entwined with the history of the guilds in Europe.
Early history
Regulated professions were a feature of the ancient and classical world. The Code of Hammurabi specified a death penalty for builders, or masons, whose buildings fell on the inhabitants. Hammurabi himself had been a stonemason, so this could be considered an early example of self-regulation. The Hippocratic Oath applies to this day as the basis of the modern physicians' ethical code. All known legal codes include some limits on the practices or powers of jurists, e.g. the Rules of Civil Procedure, or politicians, e.g. the rules of parliamentary debate. It has generally been recognized that those in a position of special knowledge or trust were to be held accountable to the public for their advice and services.
Islamic civilization extended this to a degree to the artisan as well — most notably to the warraqeen, "those who work with paper". Early Muslims were heavily engaged in translating and absorbing all ilm ("knowledge") from all other known civilizations, "as far as China". Critically analyzing, accepting, rejecting, improving and codifying knowledge from other cultures became a key activity, and a knowledge industry as presently understood began to evolve. By the beginning of the 9th century, paper had become the standard medium of written communication, and most warraqeen were engaged in paper-making, book-selling, and taking the dictation of authors, to whom they were obliged to pay royalties on works, and who had final discretion on the contents. As the standard means of presentation of a new work was its public dictation in the mosque or madrassah, in front of many scholars and students, a high degree of professional respect was required to ensure that other warraqeen did not simply make and sell copies, or that authors did not lose faith in the warraqeen or this system of publication. This was an early guild.
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Star Wars Galaxies Chapter 8.1: The Nova Orion Crisis
Aelryn Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:09:04 -0500
Yeah, I thought it was an onion crisis at first too. The latest Star Wars Galaxies Chapter is out, titled the Nova Orion Crisis. On Thursday, January 31, at 4:00 AM PST all U.S. and European galaxies will be taken down for server maintenance and a live update. When the update is complete, all galaxies will be live but unavailable while we complete final testing. All galaxies will be made available after that time. 4:00 AM PST (Los Angeles) / 6:00 AM CST (Austin) / 7:00 AM EST (New York) 12:00 PM GMT (London) / 1:00 PM CET (Berlin) / 8:00 PM (Tokyo) Click here for a Time Zone Calculator. Chapter 8.1: The Nova Orion Crisis For more info, hit the SWG community site.
Star Wars Galaxies Team Profile – Lee “Torsion” Nagar
Aelryn Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:07:23 -0500
He builds wookies from code. It's always fun to see who's working on your favorite games, and the people at SOE know that. Join them as they introduce you to one of the programmers on the Star Wars Galaxies team. Want to know a little bit more about the SWG team? Remember, they don't just work on the game… they also enjoy playing it! Get an inside look at how the folks behind the scenes enjoy Star Wars Galaxies. Click here to read this week's profile featuring Lee "Torsion" Nagar, a programmer for Star Wars Galaxies. Keep reading at the SWG community site.
Star Wars Galaxies Developer Chat Transcript Posted
Aelryn Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:39:19 -0500
Doesn't anyone chat over skype? The Star Wars Galaxies team recently had a developer chat with Star Wars Galaxies Stratics, and they've posted the transcript in case you missed it. Hanse: Howdy! I'm Hanse and I'm a system designer. I've worked on all sorts of things (space and gunships, most recently). I'm working on smuggler top issues and fixes, currently. :) DeadMeat: Hi this is DeadMeat. I am the SOE Producer for Star Wars Galaxies. Blixtev: Howdy Everyone! I'm Blixtev Lead Designer for Star Wars Galaxies. Thanks for showing up to hang out with the Dev Team. Read the rest of the chat at Stratics.
Star Wars Galaxies Producer Note
Aelryn Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:11:44 -0500
Hey folks! Producer-man here. How are you all? Good, good. WarCry noticed that SOE Producer Lorin "DeadMeat" Jameson popped into the official Star Wars Galaxies forums to provide a little note on what's up with SWG lately. It has been pretty busy around here lately with the start of the new year and the release of Chapter 8 earlier this week but I have finally had a chance to catch my breath and drop the community a note. We are all very excited about C8 and the great response we have had so far. I think the new space content is a very cool addition to the game and we as a team definitely learned a lot in the process. The space game in SWG is very good and I encourage folks who have not done much adventuring in space to definitely give it a try. The Pilot community in Star Wars Galaxies is great and definitely willing to help out folks who do not have a lot of experience in The Deep...Of course they are also quite willing to blow you into atoms if you would like as well. You can continue reading it at WarCry.
Star Wars Galaxies Dev Diary - Building New Spaceships for Chapter 8
Aelryn Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:52:08 -0500
We can rebuild them. Better, stronger, faster. The latest Star Wars Galaxies developer diary takes a look at the new space ship designs that will be found in chapter 8. The space system introduced with Jump to Lightspeed has been tweaked and fixed in small ways in the last few years. New ships were added to the system later, but the designers who added those ships are no longer with the company and their methods for adding them were not documented. I volunteered to add the new ships as I have fixed space issues previously and had the most experience with the systems involved. Since then, much of the design team has worked on space and many of us are now very knowledgeable of those systems. Keep reading at the SWG players page.
Star Wars Galaxies: Housing Decoration Guide
Aelryn Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:45:08 -0500
With great wealth come great need for proper feng shui. If you're wealthy enough to be a homeowner in Star Wars Galaxies, you're in luck! The community team there has put together a great guide to getting all your furniture placed "just so." Impress all your friends (or maybe just that one special friend) with your sweet pad the next time they come over. Interior decorators can add even more of a personal touch with the new rotation commands in Chapter 8. New commands can be used to make moving furniture easier, and home designers can use new pitch and roll abilities when they complete two new Chapter 8 collections! Read the guide at the SWG Players site.
509th Clan and TGBM Guild - Home of the 509th Clan, a Call of Duty clan, and the TGBM Guild, a Guild Wars guild. Forums, chat room, gallery, and roster.
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - Plays BattleField 1942, Counter-Strike, Diablo II, EverQuest, Ghost Recon, NeverWinter Nights, PlanetSide, Raven Shield, Rocket Arena III, Tactical Ops, Tribes, and Tribes II. Roster, rules, members' area, contact details, and recruitment information.
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Allied Realm Kingdoms Together In Council - Plays Diablo 2, Ultima Online, Quake, and Half-Life.
Ancient Warriors - Plays Battlefield 2, Guild Wars, Halo, Neverwinter Nights, Quake 2, Quake 4, and World of Warcraft. Offers forums, server information and a roster.
Blood Angel Corps - Battlezone 2, Call Of Duty, Command Conquer Generals: Zero Hour, and World Of Warcraft. Features forum, calendar, gallery, downloads, and links.
Meta Description: [ bac-Clan (Blood Angel Corps): A Multi-Player Online Gaming Community; http://www.bac-clan.com ]
Central Outpost - Offers clan directory, resources, forums, and game reviews.
Meta Description: [ The headquarters for gaming clans. ]
Clan Yellow Pages - Directory of resources for clans and prospective members, as well as clan listings by platform and game.
Meta Description: [ ClanYellowPages.com is an online directory specific to eSports and the online gaming community! ]
ClanTools - Provides tools and resources for clan homepages.
Darkbane - Plays Counter-Strike, EverQuest, Planetside, Shadowbane, and World of Warcraft. Includes news, screenshot galleries, membership rosters and forums.
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Death Enforcement Agency - Plays America's Army, Battlefield, Call of Duty, and Guild Wars. Includes news, forums, match results, and roster.
Devil Stomper Battalion - Plays Battlefield 2, Call of Duty 2, Counter-Strike, Medal of Honor, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, World of Warcraft. Features Forum, Roster, and Links.
Electronic Warfare - Plays Call of Duty - United Offensive and Guild Wars. News and forum.
Meta Description: [ a multi gaming clan ]
ExtremeTourttes Syndrome - Plays Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Offers roster, server information, downloads, and forum. Members of CAL.
Final Reich - Plays Battlefield 2, Call of Duty, Half Life, Runespace, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft. Forums with tech support, server and game discussion.
Meta Description: [ In computer and video gaming, a clan or guild is a group of players who ... There are literally hundreds to thousands of these clans or guilds. Free information on Clan and Guild from www.Anarchy-org.com ]
Gamers of Divine Skill - Plays Battlefield, Serious Sam, and MMORPGs. Features Forum, Roster, and Downloads.
HeavyStorm - Free clan hosting.
Meta Description: [ Private clan sites which include forum and polls for online gamers. ]
Masters of Friggin Ownage - Plays Battlefield 2, City of Heroes, Counter-Strike, Guild Wars, Rainbow Six, Tribes, and World of Warcraft. News, forum, and downloads.
Meta Description: [ The MoFo Clan :: The Master's of Friggin Ownage Gaming Community - Home of Good Games! ]
MC Gamers - Plays America's Army, Battlefiield, Call of Duty, Freelancer, Joint Operations, Medal of Honor, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and MMORPGs. News, discussion forums, maps, screen shots, enlistment form, and downloads.
Meta Description: [ [MC] Gamers ]
Path of Annihilation - Clan playing Diablo II, Counter-Strike and Star Wars Galaxies. Game information, recruitment details, and discussion forums.
Phoenix Avatars - Includes group information, rankings, positions, fan works, and news. Plays Diablo II, Diablo, and Counter-Strike.
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Reign of Shingen - Plays Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, Guild Wars, PlanetSide, World of WarCraft. Includes roster and forum.
Meta Description: [ Nuke-Evolution ]
Roving Guns - Plays America's Army, Battlefield 2, EVE Online, Fighter Ace, Lineage II, MechWarrior, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft. News, command structure, forum, roster, and game information.
Meta Description: [ Roving Guns - Online Multiplayer Gaming Clan , ]
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Sacrificial and Cold Fear - Plays Counter-Strike: Source, Guild Wars, Natural Selection, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, and StarCraft. Discussion forums, enlistment form, and news.
Sol Legion - Features news, gallery, and forum. Plays Star Wars Galaxies, EVE Online, Anarchy Online, Joint Operations, Operation Flashpoint: Resistance, Star Wars Battlefield, Planetside, and Farcry.
Soldiers of Retribution - Plays America's Army, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft. Roster and forums. Members of TWL.
Sturmgrenadier - Plays America's Army, EVE Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars - Galaxies, World of Warcraft, World War II Online. Features game specific sections with news and information about the clan and discussion forums. and .
Meta Description: [ Join Sturmgrenadier an Online Gaming Syndicate playing over 10 online FPS shooter games. With dedicated forums, voice communications, leaders and well over 400 members, we are the best that online gaming has to offer. Come experience the fun! ]
The Black Knights - Clan participates in Mech Warrior, Asherons Call, Dark Age of Camelot, Shadowbane, Anarchy Online, PlanetSide, Battlefield 1942 and Star Wars Galaxies.
Meta Description: [ The Black Knights is an online game clan that plays many role playing games and sim or simulator games such as Mech Warrior, Asherons Call, Dark Age of Camelot, Shadowbane, and Anarchy Online. ]
The Cabal - Plays Ultima Online, Shadowbane, Star Wars Galaxies, Dark Age of Camelot, EverQuest, and Counter-Strike.
Meta Description: [ The Cabal is an online guild focused on player versus player conflict in role playing genres such as World of Warcraft, Dark Age of Camelot, Ultima Online and Shadowbane. ]
The Obsidian Order - Plays PlanetSide, Jedi Academy, Elite Force, Halo, and Unreal Tournament 2003. History, roster, and discussion forums.
Meta Description: [ Your slogan here ]
Unknown1s - Plays Battlefield 1942, Counter-Strike, Final Fantasy 11, Infiltration, and World of WarCraft. News, member roster, matches, general and server information, downloads, and forums.
Warrior Nation - Plays RTS, FPS and MMORPG games. With forums, rosters, news and downloads.
Meta Description: [ Warrior Nation™ is about casual and competitive video game e-Sports expanding upon mind-shattering imagination within a world of virtual game play. Experience It! ]
Xen of Onslaught - Plays Americas Army, Battlefield 2, City Of Heroes, Guild Wars, and World of Warcraft. Includes game information covering armor, equipment, vehicles, and weapons, screenshots, forums, and outfit roster, rules, and joining information.
Meta Description: [ Xen of Onslaught is an online Guild / Clan with active branches in a variety of Online games (MMOG's). Founded in 2003 with the launch of Planetside, XoO has expanded to several new games and continues to develop and organize chapters for upcoming MMOG releases. ]
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