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Many World of Warcraft players eventually come to a point in their game play where they feel as if they are ready to create a guild. Creating a guild is not for everyone - it takes a lot of work, structure, organization, and patience in order to establish a productive guild. Here, you will discover some great strategies on how to develop a successful World of Warcraft guild. It is important for you to know and understand that this may take a little bit of time to accomplish. In addition to this, you may not always succeed when you try the first time. If this is the case, do not lose your motivation - there is always a way to turn things around in your favor.

Establishing your own guild is not a difficult task - the creation is the simple part. However, the process behind guild crafting may prove to be a bit challenging. First, you need to ensure that you have a bit of in-game cash that you can dedicate to the task. Once you have a good bit of funding to back you, you will simply want to find a Guild Master in the game. The cities that have these Guild Masters are as follows:

- Thunderbluff

- Darnassus

- Orgrimmar

- Undercity

- Ironforge

- Stormwind

If you are having a difficult time locating these individuals, you will find that there are various guards that are sprinkled throughout the city. Simply click on one of these and then select "Guild Master". The guard will then inform you of where this individual is, and if you look at your map in the upper right hand corner of your game screen, you will see an arrow. This arrow will point you in the right direction. Simply follow this until you reach your destination.

Once you reach the Guild Master, you will want to click on the option that allows you to learn about creating your own guild. All you have to do at this point is select a name that reflects what you want your guild to be called. It is important to create a powerful name if you want a successful guild. Great names like "The Devotees", "The Distinguished Dynasty", and "Heroic Nights" are bound to pull in some interested parties. However, names like "The Chics", "Fighters", and "Demon Hunters" may not pull in a lot of traffic.

Once the name has been chosen, you will be issued a "Guild Charter". This is a list that requires you to obtain at least ten names prior to the official "establishment" of your guild. While it may be tempting to just run around and invite anyone you see, it is important that you are a bit selective in this process. You will want to ensure that you review a character's level, their skills, their knack for team work, and more. When inviting powerful players to sign your guild charter, you may want to offer a token of appreciation in return - like 50 silver pieces, or a gold piece.

Once you have acquired the necessary ten signatures, you will want to return to the Guild Master to officially "register". Once this has been accomplished, the Guild is established on the server that you have selected. You will then want to create a Guild Tabard that your members can wear to display their devotion to the guild, as well as a bank tab that will allow players to deposit and withdraw in-game cash and items. In order to ensure that you are a successful guild, you will want to take few measures like:

- Encouraging members to become active in the guild by helping members complete quests, share items from skills, and place uncommon and rare items in the bank tab

- You will want to ensure that you create a website for your guild at the World of Warcraft website and make participation a stipulation for remaining a guild member

- You will want to encourage promotions in the guild by setting tasks that guild members must accomplish in order to advance in their standing

- You will want to ensure that you take the time to personally offer your assistance to all of the members and offer them incentives for being productive within the guild

If you take these steps, your World of Warcraft guild is sure to be one of the most successful ones on the server that you play on!

Derek Smithson has written articles on World of Warcraft gold and the many World of Warcraft mods which are available, as well as a number of World of Warcraft guides

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Many Xbox 360 owners have heard of the dreaded flashing lights, sometimes known as the red ring of death, that appears when the console is experiencing a hardware failure. However, what you may not be aware of is the fact that not all flashing lights mean the same thing. In fact, some may simply be an incorrectly plugged in AV cable or overheating whereas others can mean that the console has suffered a major error. In this article I am going to concisely and briefly explain what the different flashing lights on the Xbox 360 are and what they really mean.

Before we begin its important to note that the light ring on the front of the Xbox 360 is divided into four sectors. Sector one is the top right hand corner, sector two is the bottom right hand corner, sector three is the bottom left hand corner and sector four is the top left hand corner.

If only sectors two of the flashing light circle is illuminated then the console has overheated. You need to remove any discs from the drive, power down the console and leave it to cool down for a few hours. Overheating is a notorious problem with the Xbox 360 but if this happens there is no need to get the flashing lights confused with a more serious problem. Try moving your 360 to somewhere where it receives better airflow and make sure you don't place it on carpet as this can worsen the problem. Although overheating is annoying it isn't too much to worry about unless your console overheats after very short periods of use (one hour or less)

If all four sector lights are flashing then the problem is even more simple to rectify. All that has happened is that the AV plug has come loose in the back of the 360 console. Power the console down, remove the AV cable and plug it back in (a clicking noise should be heard) Power the console back on and all will have returned to normal.

The real problem starts if light sector three or all light sectors but number one are flashing. This means that the 360 console has suffered a hardware failure and no amount of restarting or cursing will fix the problem. Although the causes of general hardware failures appear to vary the most common seem to be the malfunction of the Nyoko intercooler and micro-fracturing of the lead-free solder used during construction.

To fix the problem you could either -

a) Buy a new Xbox 360 console. This is the best solution if you have the money to do so, just remember to get an extended warranty in case the same thing happens again! However, many people can't afford to buy a new console so this option isn't always open.

b) Get Microsoft to repair the console. This is probably the most common way of fixing a faulty 360 console but it can go wrong! Because some people have to pay for the shipping and handling there have been cases of those who have had to pay over $100 to have the problem fixed. Shipping the console to Microsoft can also be a patience draining affair - it can take weeks to get your 360 back. If you wish to follow this course of action then you need to call 1-800-4MY-XBOX if you are an American gamer or 425-635-7180 if you are an international gamer, between 6am to 10pm Pacific Time.

c) Fix the flashing light problem yourself. Although this may sound ridiculous, it can actually be done at home without special tools or technical expertise. There are instructional guides that feature video, as well as written, instructions for diagnosing and repairing the problem. I personally have repaired a number of consoles and I see know reason why you should be unable to do so too! You can learn more about various Xbox 360 flashing light repair programs on my information website (this can be found at http://www.squidoo.com/xbox-360-central)

In today's article I have explained what the various types of flashing lights on the Xbox 360 really mean. Also, I have covered how you can fix the problems, and the different routes available for repairing your console should it suffer a general hardware failure.

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