How to help your friends join SoA

[Psychojonas]

The Process of Recruiting New Members

So here's the scenario - you're chilling out, casually doing some slayer/bossing/skilling/bankstanding and you end up talking to someone. That particular someone is interested in joining Spirits of Arianwyn but they don't know how to. This is where YOU, the wonderful clan member, come into play!

Step 1: Tell them how to find our forums

IMPORTANT: because of Jagex's rule on advertising, do not say "soa-rs.com" when trying to direct a potential new member to our off-site forums. You may get a mute.

A way to work around this would be as follows:

(Examples of search engines: Google, Yahoo, bing, etc)

Step 2: Helping them create a Spirits of Arianwyn forum account

Smooth sailing . The potential member has found the main page - tell them to click on the word "FORUMS". They will then come across this screen and they will need to click on "Sign Up".

Once they click on "Sign Up" they will fill out the details page - anything with the red asterisk (*) must be filled in.
Let them know that their forum name should be their Runescape name - this helps out the Resources team.
For security reasons, their password should be unique - not the same as the Runescape password!
At the bottom of the details page is a security question and a security check.

As you can see, in this example it is a straightforward question. Their question may be different, but it should be as easy as this one.
The security check is a 9 tile puzzle - they only need to put 2 tiles in the correct place to pass the check.

Step 3: Their Introduction Thread

So far so good! The next step in the process is for the potential member to make an introduction thread.
Guide them to "Step 1: Introduction Board".

Once they enter the sub-forum, they will see these 3 threads pinned at the top - they're all self-explanatory, but feel free to mention them in case the potential member does not know what to do next.


Congratulations! You've recruited a new member!

REMINDER: The potential member may not use English as their first language or they may not be very computer literate - patience is key!

[Psychojonas]

Questions you may be asked

Q:Do I need to make a forum account to be invited to the clan chat?
A: Yes - no exceptions

Q: Does my forum name have to be my Runescape name?
A: Yes

Q: What type of events does the clan do?
A: All kinds - mid/high level PVM, skilling/challenge gems, citadel, some spontaneous versions of the types mentioned.
Check out the "Event"/"Event Recap" boards for examples.

Q: Is there anything compulsory in SoA?
A: No, and there never will be.

Q: What requirements are there to join SoA?
A: There are no requirements to be added to the clan chat, however to become a full member (Myrth elf) you will need:
1300+ total level for P2P (member)
1000+ total level for F2P (non-member) or a skiller account.

Q: So I've done my introduction. What happens next?
A: After you've posted the introduction, join the clan chat and ask for an invite.
5 days later, on the forums, someone will post on your introduction thread, giving you some instructions.
Follow the instructions and you will be able to post a Tylar (trialist) Application.
After posting your application, a staff member will have a text-based interview with you in game or on Skype.
A few days later you will find out if your application was successful or not - if it was successful you will commence your Tylar trial.
If you pass the trial you will become a full member of SoA!

Q: What happens if I go inactive?
A: If you have passed your trial and are ranked as a Myrth elf, you will receive the retirement rank - at this point you will not be kicked for inactivity.
If you go inactive during your trial you will be ranked as a Clan Thar - you will have 1 month to restart and pass.
If you have not followed the instructions posted on your introduction thread within 1 month, you will be removed from the clan chat.

Q: Can my alt accounts also be ranked in the clan chat?
A: Once you are a Sadron elf (1 year loyalty) you may have an alt account ranked in the clan chat, however there are requirements for this.

[Erehk]

Referring players from the RuneScape forums 

On the RuneScape forums, there's a section where players can post to say that they're looking for a clan to join.  This section is fairly active and there are always players who are looking around.  Members from all different clans will post messages in reply to these players' threads, referring them to their clans.  Everyone in SoA who is interested in doing this is more than welcome to post replies to threads in the Looking for Clan forums to refer players to SoA.  Some instructions for how to do this are included below:

Here is the link to the Looking for Clan section on the RuneScape forums
The quick find code is: 94-95

The most important part is to read the threads carefully.  The Looking for Clan section isn't tailored to any one kind of clan, so players who are looking for PvM-focused clans will be posting there just like players who are looking for social/community clans (that's us! ) will be posting there.  The goal isn't to spam the word about SoA on each and every thread to recruit as many players as possible; make sure that the player who posted sounds like they would be a good potential SoA member before replying to their thread.

Templates 

Once you've read to find out what the player is looking for and have determined that SoA might be a good fit for them, you're ready to reply and let them know why they should check out SoA!  Most of the time, players from clans who post replies to others' threads are using copy/paste templates, but some clan-searching players don't like these and prefer things to be more personalized.  If someone has requested for no copy/paste responses, it's better not to reply at all than to copy/paste the template anyway - even if you think they'd be a perfect match for SoA.  Of course, if you want you can always write out a personalized message in those cases (which is what they're after).

Posting the template is the easiest part - all you have to do is copy the text and paste it over in a reply to the Looking for Clan thread.  Our recruitment template is below - please make sure only to use this template as opposed to a customized one, so that everything's consistent with anybody who's posting replies to the Looking for Clan threads.

Template copy/paste text (expand spoiler and copy/paste the text for the template):

 

 

[lightgreen]Hey there,
 
Looking for a clan with no squabbles, mature community, happy members and active forums? SoA might be the right clan for you![/lightgreen]
 
[green]`·.[white]¸¸[/white].·´[white]´¯`[/white]··._[white].·[/white]Spirits of Arianwyn`·.[white]¸¸[/white].·´[white]´¯`[/white]··._[white].·[/white][/green]

[darkolivegreen]Respectful, Friendly and Helpful Atmosphere[/darkolivegreen]
(we're not into drama either!)

[darkolivegreen]Clan Loyalty Scheme[/darkolivegreen]
(move up in ranks simply through activity as a full member)
 
[darkolivegreen]Tier 7 Citadel[/darkolivegreen]
(maxed skillplots & Citadel cosmetics. No mandatory citadel work)
 
[darkolivegreen]Frequent, Non Mandatory Events[/darkolivegreen]
(events range from skill 'n chills to PVM)
 
[darkolivegreen]No Kicks for Inactivity[/darkolivegreen]
(full members are guaranteed a spot in the clan chat, even if inactive)
 
[darkolivegreen]Quality Communications[/darkolivegreen]
(professional IPB offsite forums and clan Discord server)
 
[darkolivegreen]International Staff Team[/darkolivegreen]
(there's almost always a member of staff online)
 
[lightgreen]In SoA, we don't believe in strict requirements or hard rules on activity. We offer a variety of activities, but you decide how you want to play.[/lightgreen]
 
[lightgreen]If we've caught your attention, why not check [qfc id=290-291-386-65027707]our official Recruitment Thread[/qfc] out? Or visit our Clan chat anytime! (Spirits of Arianwyn)
 
Quick find code: 290-291-386-65027707

All the best,
SoA[/lightgreen]

Once posted, the template will look like this (expand spoiler):