GENERAL NOTES

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Generals:

Communication and Professionalism:
The communication has been great over the past week dealing with current issue of malcontents. There have been several helpful conversations and it has been good to see the pride that everyone takes in our great community. We certainly hope that the communication continues throughout the chain of command, all the time. We must communicate to make sure that everyone has been provided the necessary information and to continue to grow in a positive manner.

Speaking of positive manners, please continue to conduct yourself in professional manner, even when dealing with someone who does not share the same values of the honor, courage, and commitment of XG that we do. XG takes pride in our reputation as the mature gaming community, and stooping down to someone that is twisting the truth to fit their agenda is beneath anyone in our community.

Decision of Promotion:
The decision of who is going to be your Captain is one of the most important decisions that a General makes and has a direct influence of how successful the clan will be. The person that is selected should be someone that has been showing the leadership qualities and doing the responsibilities of their rank without any issues. They should understand and accept the responsibilities of the Captains position. When considering a member for this position, you should be thinking about the long term plans and success of the clan. Meaning is the member someone that would be a good general at some point? If not, then the Captains position may not be a good place for them.

Finally, they must have a replacement for the Lt position trained up and ready to be promoted. As with any rank, no one gets promoted unless the replacement is ready.

Promotion Requirements:
As per the new 2018 Promotion Requirements (posted here), if a Captain is wanting to proceed and move to the rank of General, they are required to take the Captain's Class. Scheduled Captain's Classes can be found here.

Clan Activities:
With the current and ongoing issue of poaching happening within the community, it is important that you are having clan activities with your members to ensure they stay interested and apt to stick around. These activities can be anything from Clan Meetings, Game Nights, Practices, Clan Matches, Forum Parties and just about anything that promotes teamwork and keeps the members active and playing together.

Xiled Gaming Discord Server:
After a lot of feedback, we are pleased to announce our new Xiled Gaming Discord Server. The leaders of XG have used Discord for a while now and we love it.

Discord is an application designed for gaming communities, that specializes in text, video and audio communication between users in a chat channel. Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux, and in web browsers. You can download the app on their website at: https://www.discordapp.com/

 

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Generals:

Lists:

Generals list are to be posted by the 1st and 15th and you should be ensuring your captains are doing so as well. If the 3 days they have to post it isn’t enough time, you as general should be pulling them in lobbies and discussing why. Remember lists are mandatory requirements, not suggestions, you agreed to when taking on your role. Whether you are a captain or general! Remember if your captains won’t be available, you as general should be ensuring it gets done.

Training Leadership:

As a General, it is your responsibility to be ensuring your leadership below you are properly trained, and training others properly. It is also good to get with other members who eventually want to move up, and start training them as well so they will be ready when the next spot is available. Just because you have your Captain and Lieutenant already, doesn't mean you can't start training others for those positions. If someone has to step down, you're on step closer to having the next person ready to roll in that spot. Get with your members and work with the people who want to move up.

Usergroup Removals and Update Clan Requests:

For usergroup removals, there should be two (2) things done first:
1. Use the exact spelling as the usergroup from the User I.D.; and
2. Putting the reasons they are being removed. Essentially, there is no reason why you should not be copying a pasting the username directly from the usergroup.

When doing Update Clan Request, please make it clear as to what it is that is changing in the clan whether it is having the change in a different color or stating the difference in the bottom of the request.

Community Unity:

As everyone already knows, we’ve lost a great many to this newest community SYG. Friends and family. So we, as community, need to come together and make this community the dynasty that it has been and always will be. We’ve all put in way too much work to lose great people that we have put work into to make our community great. But, at the same time, we don’t need to beg or make someone stay in a place that they just don’t feel as home. XG will survive the current turmoil. Communication is key in the survival. We need to make that we as leaders are making sure we touch bases with our people and let them know 1) who we are and 2) that we appreciate them.

 

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Showing Offline:
We all appear offline from time to time. This can be when we have company, spending time with loved ones, etc.. and generally we're not available so we don't want people to think we are when our Xbox is on for whatever reasons. This should not be used to hide from our members or leadership! You should NOT be appearing offline all of the time and expect people to message you if they need you.

Leadership should NOT appear offline all of the time and leave it to your clans to guess if you are online or note. Even clan members should not appear offline all of the time. Part of the reason people join the community is to socialize with members, and if everyone appears offline, the socializing will not happen. If you are online, you should appear online unless it's for a good reason. Do not abuse the appear online function!

Training Replacements:
The most critical responsibility forevery leader to ensure the success of their clan and the community is to train their replacements. The classes in the community are not meant to be the only training done in the community. Talking, gaming and working with your members and passing down knowledge that you know is essential in developing the upcoming and current leaders.

Name Changes:
While Generals cannot approve Gamertag change requests, they can most definitely inform a member what is and is not going to be allowed. Please make sure you are learning from your Section Leader the Name Change request guidelines and process. This will help you tremendously in your growth as a General. No one should be changing their name into an XG tag without their Section Leader's approval!

Usergroup Removal Request:
When posting removal requests, be DETAILED on exact reasons for the removal. "Drama" and "disrespect" are blanket terms and are examples of things that need to be elaborated on. However, when you are adding the information about a member who left for personal reasons, be sure that you don’t elaborate too much into their personal life.

Clan Usergroup:
Does your user group and clan list match? Just like the Clan, it is your responsibility to make sure that all of your members are joining the User Group. It is also your responsibility to get those same members removed from the User Group if they leave, get kicked or transfer out. As many already know, you need to post a request in the Help Desk to get members removed.

Leadership Classes:
These classes are built to have the person in that specific rank to succeed and excel in the positions they are in. With that being said if you have not taken these classes it highly recommended as soon as possible. If you need a class to fit your schedule, you can look and see who teaches these classes in the leadership classes forums and you can message and see if they can get you a class for a time your available.

X-Team:
If there are clans that are wanting to challenge the X-Team to a battle, you are more than welcome to do so. Go to the X-Team forum on the website and submit a challenge. One of the coordinators on the X-Team will contact you to discuss the particulars of the requested battle.

 

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Clan Meetings:
Clan meetings should be held once a week. It is the job of the General to make sure that this is being done, and if the general is unable to run the clan meeting then the Captain should be able to take over for them. A clan meeting is a great time to introduce new members to the rest of the clan, congratulate people on their promotions and share important information with each other. As a General you should also be coming up with your own meeting notes for your clan meetings, they shouldn't be notes copied straight from the General's meeting notes. Not all of these things will be applicable to the rest of the clan and coming up with your own notes is a good time to evaluate how the clan and members are doing. If you have any questions about your clan meetings or how to run one remember that your Section Leader is there to help you, as well as fellow generals too!

Usergroup Removal Requests:
When requesting for a member to be removed, make sure you are checking your clan's user group to:
1: Making sure they are in the user group to begin with; and
2: Copy and paste the user's name so you have correct spelling.
Make sure the information for why the request is being posted is as detailed as possible. (I.E. poaching, leaving for personal reasons, inactivity, left community, etc.)

Recruiting:
Recruiting is EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY. This being said, when recruiting on games such as Fortnite, PUBG and/or Destiny where there are limited spots available per team. When you are out recruiting try to leave 1-2 spots on your team open for new people (potential recruits) to be invited. You may want to start out in the in-game lobby, if it is functioning, to see how the potential member interacts with other gamers. Once you are comfortable that they seem to be someone that you would like to find out more about, create a private party and bring them into your party and game with them. This will give you and others the opportunity to get to know the individual(s) without the clutter of an open, in-game lobby. This gives us the opportunity to filter out the quality people from the rest. This goes for all games as well. Quality over quantity.

This is only one example of many ways to recruit. Use what works for you, but be aware of other options and ways to approach potential members, so that you can use all of them in different situations and games. The most important goal is to always be looking for future members.

Website Activity:
It is important to show members how to post within the forums and Clan Forums and the appropriate areas to post certain information. All information about XG is found on the website such as Game Boards, Rank structure, Honor Code, Xiled Teams (Design Team, News Team, Events Team), etc. This is important that members are trained properly how to find this information should any questions arise.

Communication With Past Members:
Just because members leave XG doesn't mean you can't game or interact with them. However, it is not appropriate to be discussing community matters with them. XG doesn't police your friends list.

 

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Recruiting and Activity:
Recruiting members is fun and the numbers can look good on your clan. However, we do not recruit people just for numbers. It is imperative that we recruit quality members that are going to be beneficial to our clan, and be people who others enjoy gaming with. Also, it is imperative that we are not just recruiting members and never following up with them, bring the members activities and excitement from the community!


Training Leadership:
As a General, it is your responsibility to be ensuring your leadership below you are properly trained, and training others properly. It is also good to get with other members who eventually want to move up, and start training them as well so they will be ready when the next spot is available. Just because you have your Captain and Lieutenant already, doesn't mean you can't start training others for those positions. If someone has to step down, you're one step closer to having the next person in line ready to roll in that spot. Get with your members and work with the people who want to move up. Always remember a promotion is NEVER given they EARN it!



Clan Usergroup:
Does your user group and clan list match? Just like the Clan, it is your responsibility to make sure that all of your members are joining the User Group. It is also your responsibility to get those same members removed from the User Group if they leave, get kicked or transfer out. As many already know, you need to post a request in the Help Desk to get members removed.


XG Clubs:

If you are not aware XG has a Club on the Xbox called Xiled Gaming. This club is good for socializing such as using the chat box, posting in the activity feed such as new promotions or game clips, looking for group posts to game with members and also adding new friends. If you are not apart of the club make sure you ask your leadership to get you into the club an a administrator will accept your invite.

Leadership for new members:

Over the past couple of months, we have been stressing the importance of having your leadership trained and a plan in place for the up coming new releases. Now that the time is upon us, hopefully everyone is prepared to bring in the new members and insure that the process is smooth for getting them indoctrinated into the community. A few items that should be considered are:

Who can read in new recruits? Does the general and/or captain(s) have to read in every recruit? Hopefully this is not the case for most clans. Anyone that is properly trained and knows the entire process for getting a new member read in is able to do important process. Hopefully the leadership of the clan has been working with the lts and sgts to make this happen. This will prepare them to take on more leadership opportunities in the future.

What is your plan for showing the recruits the ropes regarding XG? You should have a process to where someone shows them the ropes of XG. Whether that is the person that recruited them or one of your senior sgts. They should be invited to as many gaming parties, introduced to the members, and made aware of the meeting times.

What is the plan for getting them in the clan and ranked up? A recruit should only be a recruit for a week in almost all situations. (This timeline can be extended if the recruit is not available during that first week due to work or vacation, etc.) Your leadeship should make an effort to get to know each recruit and be ready to provide feedback on whether or not they would be a fit for the clan and make that decision at the end of the first week. It. Old be that the recruit would be a better fit for a different clan or division, whatever the case, do not prolong the decision. Once they are a member of the clan, the new member should be mentored and trained so that they are ready to become a Sgt once their 14 days as a private is up. As we discuss in the leadership classes, a member is more likely to be more involved and remain in XG once that reach the rank of Sgt., so that is why we need to make sure the process is done correctly and effeciatnly.

 

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Professionalism
Anyone who is in a leadership position needs to understand that you not only represent yourself but you represent everyone else as well.
When you talk people hear it and they are going to make judgements on what you said and how you said it.
Remember that there are times and places for everything.
There are times that we can be the goof ball, and mess around; but there are times like in meetings, or handling issues that we need to put on that straight face and conduct business like a professional.

XG Bible
Remember the XG Bible is a resource that anyone General and higher can utilize to find the answers to a host of different issues that have happened over XG's history.
Remember to check here for answers before we start asking others.
This is not to say that you should not ask someone a question, this is just a reminder that the answer might already be available to you if you just seek the answer.

Update Clans
If your clan decides to change their primary game, please make sure your talking with your Section Leader so they can put in an update clan request so we can keep everything as up to date as possible.

Removal Request
When putting in a removal request if you do not follow the format your request will be denied, if you do not know what the format is, read the description in the help desk!

XG Club
Let’s keep spreading the word about the XG Club!
There has been a lot of new recent activity on the club and the goal is to get each member into the club.

Mixer
With Xiled Gaming mixer account please make sure you have it on your favorites so you know when Xiled gaming is streaming.
Also, Make sure everyone knows they are invited to the big meeting stream!

Team Work
Team work makes the dream work.
If you utilize your peers when handling issues, growing the clan, training them with everything you know only good things come with it you may learn something and they may learn something.

 

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Gamer Tag Requests:

When accepting gamer tag requests, you need to be able to determine what's appropriate and inappropriate. Each member who represent (XGC, SYN or KoG) in their clan tag represents XG as a whole. If you do not understand how the gamer tag process, please get up with a XD with any questions. These changes need to be explained in detail when promoting new SGTS.

Inappropriate Content:

Leaders should be vigilant when it comes to making sure that the members are not be made uncomfortable with inappropriate content or sexually inscensative material when in parties with other members. No one should be made to feel uncomfortable because of the conversations or whatever is going on in a lobby. If you are a leader in a party where this occurs, it is your responsibility to shut down the situation and have a conversation with those involved. This is especially the case when potential recruits for the community are present.

Discord Server:

The XILED Gaming Discord sever now has channels for the mobile games that XG has clubs for (Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, and Clash Royale). If you are members of these clans, you can use the chats and voice chat to communicate about the games. If you play these games and want to join the XG clubs, check out the threads on the website.

-Fire team or squad voice chat channels. There are also voice chats for several games, such as
Destiny 2, R6Seige, Cod BO4, etc..These are useful for when party chats aren't working properly or to have people join who are not on the box at the time.

Finally, please continue to get your members to join the discord server. There is a link to the server on the XG home page of the website.

Update Clan Requests:

All update clan requests should be completed in a timely manner. When changes are made, regardless of leader change, game changes ect...the these requests should be done as soon as these changes are made.

 

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Website Problems:

When having a website issue it is important that you get with your leadership to see if it can be corrected. If leadership can't correct the issue then you should be posting said issue in the Help Desk for more assistance.

Clan Growth:

With the new games out (Black Ops 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, Battlefield V soon, etc), so finding new quality members should be an emphasis for the clans biilding on these games. It is also just important to have your system established for making sure the new recruits are welcomed to the community and taught the basics of the community. It does no one any good to recruit a new member then they are left behind. We don't recuit just to increase numbers, we recruit to grow quality members.


Adding Leadership
Be sure that you and your clans' leadership are adding the appropriate leaders to your friends list. This includes at least a couple of other Generals, Section Leaders, and ALL of the Division leaders of your respective divisions.

 

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Suggestions and Ideas:

If you have a suggestion or a idea for XG please post in the suggestion and ideas forum under General Discussion and post a thread with your idea HERE! We appreciate any ideas that are brought to the table and a member in leadership will get back with you to answer any suggestion or ideas you may have!

Events Team:

The Events Team is looking for good quality people who are interested in hosting game nights for the whole community! HERE is where to fill out a application if you have any questions please hit up XGC TAURUS XD or XGC Buffy XS also click HERE to get to the events team forums! If you would like to request a game night from the events team please click HERE

Leadership Discussions:

When discussing issues within your clan/section you should never have people outside of involvement in the party. Things of that nature should be handled with equal or higher rank. The reason this is a benefit is because it minimizes rumors and drama.


Promotions:

Promotions are earned, NOT promised! Once the individual meets the requirements of promotion it will be given out. Also, don't limit yourself to just one person when promoting new members.


Thanksgiving:

Thanksgiving is next week so there will be no meetings the Sunday after. Of course if someone has something that needs addressed, the ones online will be available, otherwise have a safe and fun holiday weekend with friends and family.

 

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Quality/Quantity:

When recruiting members, remember quality over quantity. We want ideal members, not just numbers. Being selective on who's brought into the clan/community will undoubtedly benefit both. Make sure you're recruiting like minded individuals and gamers.

Training:

When training members at any rank, remember to teach them the proper way. Explain things in detail and always try to set them up for success! Teach them the tools they'll need to be better leaders and support them. Communication is key! Having an open line of communication will and does increase the success of the clan.

Forum Activity:

Activity on the website has been stagnant as of late. Members like to use social media outlets such as discord, voxer and kik for communication. We should be encouraging our members to utilize the website. Also it is a good way for them to become comfortable with the site which will benefit them when entering higher leadership.

 

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Meeting Notes/Attendance:

It is important when having a meeting you have your notes prior to the meeting that you would like to go over with your clans. Also it is important to go over the notes passed down by the Section Leaders. Each general should post their meeting notes and attendance after every meeting that way any members that we unable to attend the meeting can review the information and keep up with what's going on in the clan and community.

For Generals, as per the generals rank requirements, if your Section Leader is not online/available it is YOUR responsibility to out source another Section Leader for meetings. This means to not wait for a Section Leader to reach out to you but being proactive not reactive.

XG Rules and Guidelines:

These are not open to interpretation or modification for creating "new" rules or stances to control a situation within your section or clan. If you are not clear on what the Honor Code, Promotion Requirements, Rank Structure or Clan Structure, or any portion of what those mean, post your question in the XG Bible on what you are unclear on. The XG Bible is the only place where interpretations or amendments are documented. A link to both of those forums are below:

http://www.xiledgaming.com/forumdisp...and-Guidelines
http://www.xiledgaming.com/forumdisp...d-Gaming-Bible

Primary Clan Games:

Generals should diligent about keeping the primary game(s) of the clan up to date. This allows members to see what games each clan is gaming on when reviewing the website. It also helps when someone is looking to transfer a member or place a GWG applicant into a clan. So make sure your primary games updated.

Also clans with one squad and 3-4 primary games tend to be an issue because it spreads the members and there is no growth. The rule of thumb should be that you have one squad dedicated to any game listed as a primary game. It is perfectly fine for members to play as many games as they wish but there should be a focus on the game that the clan is built on.

Squad sizes:

We have a lot of 20+ members squads, which seems like a good "problem" to have but can be detrimental to the clans overall growth. The squads should be growing leadership at the same rate that they are growing members. The goal of the current clan structure, which has been in place almost three years, is "to create smaller, tighter, more personal clans." This obviously correlates to squad sizes as well. As mentioned in last week's notes, identifying and training the future leaders is the key to making the process work. Potential leaders should be discuss each week when you are having your meeting with your clan leadership. So if you get to the point of having 20+ members in a squad and there are no plans for a squad split in the near future, this is an indicator that recruiting members has mistakenly been placed above training members. As mentioned these are both equally as important. Keeping that balance will produce more capts and in the long run more generals and more section leaders.

Transfers:

Remembering that when it comes to transfer's outside of section, it is not the responsibility of the General to get with the XS of the other section. When it comes to outside of section transfers, it is the responsibility of the Section Leaders to get together to make the transfer successful. Remember that their is a chain of command for a reason, this does help to keep order and the success of each clan and member on the right track.


Holiday Schedule:

Keeping open lines of communication through out the holiday season with the leadership that is in direct chain of command is important. We all know that the season may side line us with family get togethers but it is your responsibility to let the leadership know if you are not going to be available for a meeting and or a game night.
Having someone that can sit in and uphold while you are unavailable is your responsibility.
These are responsibilities that were agreed upon when you accepted the promotion to the rank that you are currently up holding. Also, keep in mind, alot of members will be getting new games, which is a great recruitment opportunity. Anything that arises, ex: transfers, promotions or changes via help desk, please allow time for these things to happen because leadership in all ranks will be most likely traveling and/or busy with family. There will be no scheduled leadership meetings after next Sunday 12/16/18 until 01/06/19. Please be safe and enjoy this time with family and friends.

 

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Goals-When discussing or establishing goals for the clan or for your leaders, you can talk big picture but when it comes to establishing a plan of action you need to be able to narrow down the expectations to specific goals. For example, if one of your goals is to provide more training during Clan meetings, a narrowed goal could be to cover 2 articles of the Honor Code per week.

Check out out the Contribution page on the website, https://www.xiledgaming.com/vbdonate/index All the funds raised will no back towards website upgrades and/or tournament prizes

 

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Confidence in Leadership:

Self-confidence is one of the most basic fundamentals in being a leader that enables leadership to progress. How can you expect leadership underneath your position to embody your standard if you are unsure, confused or unstable? Ultimately you can have all the ambition, passion and want for change in the world but if you are not confidant in your decision making, then you will struggle to commit to action.

User Group Add/Delete Requests:

When user group add requests are made, the members need to be added to the clan list and be at least the rank of Private before being added to the clan's user group. If an add request is submitted and they are not on the clan list, that request will be DENIED. Also spelling is important with both add requests and removals.

Forward Progress:

Moving forward with leadership requires training. Every member should be trained and aware of their responsibilities at their current rank. Positions are earned, not given out! As leaders, it is our job to teach the member(s) below us how to do our job. This will help future splits, filling positions if needed and the overall productivity of the clan/community. Identifying potential leadership early is important. Some won't want to move higher than they are but some also do, so ask your members if they are interested in leadership. The more leaders we have, the stronger the clan/community.

Leadership Classes:

Leadership classes are back up and running! If any captain or general needs a class, please sign up on the website. If certain classes are needed at "random" times, please let your leadership know so we can work out a date/time to hold said class.

Upcoming Events:

Game with Fame featuring SYN DVS456 is coming up on March 2nd! Ask Him a question and come game with a great leader in the community on BO4! To ask a question, click the link: https://www.xiledgaming.com/forum/g...2-game-with-fame-syn-dvs456-xs-ask-a-question

 

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Fair Play:

All members that participate in any match will display a professional gaming demeanor. All members should observe the rules of Fair Play, Sportsmanship, and Respect. As a member of XG, you not only represent yourself but the community as a whole. At the end of the day this a game that we get on and have fun.

Inactives:

You should be going through your inactive members at least once a month and not wait until you have a lot of inactives to remove. This helps keep your clan list and user group stay up to date, so when it comes down to doing a squad split or clan split there should be no problems.

Training the next set of leadership:

So when looking at the next set of leaders in the community it is wise to take them under your wing and train them as we are progressing in the clan. This should be happening daily whether its pulling them in to help with issues or having them run meetings. You can't move up if they are not ready to move up and you might need to go on vacation or have other personal issues and these people should be ready to watch clans as well.


Clan list and squad list:

Clan list and squad list should be done by 1st and 15th of each month. This is improving a lot through all clans and divisions, one thing that is missing is that generals and captains are just editing old list instead of posting new list when due. This should not be happening. General and captains should post new list every time they are due and only editing in times in between each due date and old clan list and squad lists should be deleted by general or xs as they grow with amount of post in channels.

Help desk processes:

Name changes should be getting done using the name change template, not just posting name changes. There are a lot of requests coming in that we don't know what the users old name or new name is gonna be and requests are getting denied. Add and remove request should have the prefixes being added as well whether they are adds or removals so we know as well as if the people are not on clan list or registered on site we should not be posting the request. This helps so requests are not denied. Update clan requests, please use templates as well. If you can highlight what is changing in the request in a different color so we know what is changing.

Leadership Classes:

Regarding Captain and General's classes, if you require a class at specific times, please message your section leader with the times requested so we can set them up.

 

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Trending:

We would like to remind members who navigate the website, about the trending channel and the way it works. This feature operates based on "likes." We want to encourage members to like posts that are important to them or useful and gain the popularity that they deserve.

Discord Communication:

Discord Gen-XS and Gen-XI chats have been added to the XIled Gaming Leaders server. The purpose of creating these channels is to provide another way for communication throughout XG's leadership. The chats are for you, as the general/XS to use whenever you have a question, suggestion, idea, etc. You are encouraged to bring up and speak freely about any issues or questions presented in said chats. These chats will also provide you with an opportunity to get to know more of your peers and the other leaders in the community, and help you lay the network foundation as you continue to grow in leadership. We strongly encourage ALL generals to join the chats. If they aren't sure how, please hit up your XS or an XD and we will make sure they're added.

The XG Discord server is the only official XG server, any secondary discord servers such as a section Discord, or a clan specific Discord, are not policed or monitored by leadership other than the owner and moderators in that server. All issues that arise will need to be handled yourself. Additionally, game boards and other channels that already exist within the Xiled Gaming official server should not be duplicated within other servers to encourage all members to utilize the official XG Discord.

Clan/Squad Lists:

Clan and squad list are to be re-posted by the first and fifteenth of each month. Please remember to go through the forums shortly thereafter and delete old posts to keep the forums clean and easier to navigate and read.

Professionalism:

Remember while being a member of Xiled Gaming you are expected to uphold a professional gaming demeanor at all times. There is no reason to be yelling at other members, messaging in all caps or trash talking other members in the community. We are all here for the same reason, to have a group of people that we enjoy gaming with every day. Remember the golden rule: treat others how you want to be treated.

Generals and Squad meetings:

Generals, it is your responsibility to communicate to your Captains that they need to run the Clan meeting if you are unable to, and it is also your responsibility to run a Captain's squad meeting if they are unable to hold it as well. If you cannot make the weekly mandatory Generals meeting you must inform your Captains so that one of them may take your place to receive the notes for the week.

Returning Members:

When anyone approaches you about returning from inactivity, or returning from leaving the community, you must research their story prior to adding them back into a clan usergroup. Check for the removal request to see what was stated, if there isn't a removal request please verify with a higher up on if the member needs to post a Grass Wasn't Greener application or not. Generals, please ensure that members who are still pending in the Grass Wasn't Greener are not being added to your clan list or usergroup until their application is approved.

 

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Generals:

Clan and Squad List Updates:

Generals you must ensure that you are posting your clan list before the 1st and 15th of each month in a timely manner. This must be a reply to the thread, not editing their post. Posting the list up to 3 days prior is acceptable, rather than posting late. If you know you'll be out of town or unavailable when it's due, it is better to be early than late. Also take care to remind your Captain(s) that their Squad lists are also due by these dates as well and that they must update them in a timely manner too, if they do not post their squad list on time it is your responsibility to post the squad list for them.

Recommendations for Promotion:

Although there are requirements that need to be met in order for someone to be considered for promotion, there are other things for you to consider when you are recommending said person for promotion. We're not saying they need to be absolutely perfect, as nothing ever is, but they should be set up for success by you. Do everything you can to ensure their success. Your job does not stop when your prospect has been promoted. Help them, give advice, and train them to be successful! They are the product of your leadership training, and should be treated as such. Also, look for the "it" factor in your leaders. There are people who make their it factor known without even realizing it and there are others who have no idea what their it factor is. Help them find it if this is the case!

Clan Activities

There is nothing worse than a clan that recruits members and then does nothing with them. As the General you run the clan, so it is your responsibility to ensure your clan is active and gaming together. Plan and schedule different events your members can participate in. The more you provide for your clan the better your clan will be.

Clan matches against other clans are another way to have your members participate and meet others throughout the community, as well as matches against the X-Team or the King of the Kill competition hosted by XGC Tantaliz XC.

Making Tough Decisions

If you are in XG leadership, there will come a time when you will have to make a tough decision for the betterment of the clan. That decision could be whether to demote someone, transfer someone, remove someone from the community or various other issues. There are a number of tools to help you with this decision and you should utilize each as the situation warrants. There are the rank structure, promotion requirements, and clan structure that you can use to determine if someone is doing the job that they voluntarily accepted. These should be used in the training of future leadership and also to hold them accountable for the position. You also have your peers and the leadership of XG (use your chain of command first) that you can discuss any issue with to assist you in your decision making, along with the XG Bible. Sometime the toughest decision can be to have that initial conversation when things are not going in the right direction. As the leader of the section/clan, you have to be proactive to make sure that the well being of the other members are not negatively effected due to the actions, or lack thereof, of someone that you need to have a conversation with. Do not let an issue linger until the options are limited to the most extreme choice. Take initiative, have a conversation of what the expectations are, what the job requirements are, and what is expected from that person, and from there, your choices will be greatly improved.

Section Wars:

Clan wars are being discussed going community wide. Hopefully with the relaunch of Pwnzone. A big congratulations to SYN Blurry XS and his section for winning SYN Section Wars this weekend. We want to put some fun competitive games back into what the community started on many years ago. Spoiler alert: clans play clan matches.

Game Nights:
Grand Theft Auto V
Monday, April 1st @ 9pm EST
Hosts: XGC Keaton & XGC Juic3 XS

Call of Duty: BO4
Thursday, April 4th @ 9pm EST
Hosts: KoG Anastasia & XGC RedneckGurt

Call of Duty: BO4
Friday, April 5th @ 9pm EST
Hosts: SYN x Brave & XGC Mystogan

Leadership Classes:
Captain Classes:
Thursday, April 4th @ 9pm EST
Hosted by: SYN Metal XS

Saturday, April 20th @ 9pm EST
Hosted by: KoG LOTUS XS

Generals Classes:
Intro to Generals
Friday, April 5th @ 9pm EST
Hosted by: XGC Coop XD

 

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• Transfers:
• • Reiterate the guidelines on how they are done and by whom. XS to XS, NOT XS to Gen, Gen to Gen etc. Lack of knowledge or laziness can lead to issues with the leadership both above and below us.
    
    Teamwork and Communication:
    
    We are all supposed to be a team, but teams can't work together if there is no communication. So, if an issue arises between peers and you choose to brush it under the rug but hold on to the resentment then it creates friction. Without communication there is no teamwork. There can't be one without the other, these two things both go hand in hand.
    
    Modding/Manipulation of game play:
    
    Section VIII of the Honor Code goes over manipulation of online play as in gaining an unfair advantage in online play as well as other stuff, please keep your members informed that using a special controllers or XIM adaptor to use mouse and keyboard (on a game that doesn't natively support it, which is damn near every games on Xbox) is against our honor code. They also have mod packs that attach to the back of the controller which allow for rapid fire that they sell at Walmart which isn't allowed either.
    
    Issues:
    
    Once again a reminder that clans need to keep there issues within there clan to themselves. DO NOT take your clans problems to someone else's clan! This only causes extra drama that is not needed.
    
    Building your leadership pipeline
    
    For your clan, and the community as a whole, to be able to have positive growth, we need to have a leadership development plan in place, which we do. Most people probably think that this training starts at the captain level when the first "leadership" class is offered; however, if everyone is following the rank responsibilities, promotion requirements, and clan structure guidelines, you will notice that the leadership development starts from the rank of private. Below are two of the Private's responsibilities from the rank structure:
    
    #2. Learn, understand, and follow the Honor Code.
    #3. Learn, understand, and follow the rank structure and chain of command.
    
    Notice the words learn and understand are used and not just be able to locate and read. So it is more than just knowing where to find the Honor Code and Rank Structure and be able to read them to a new recruit, but there is a responsibility to have knowledge regarding them.
    
    So how are they to get that knowledge? The number one priority of Generals and Captains is to get recruits and privates to the rank of sergeant. That means more than making sure they get promoted after their two weeks at private. It means that leadership development begins at this level by providing the foundation of knowledge that every member needs to understand what sets Xiled Gaming apart from every other gaming community, the Honor Code, and what their responsibilities are to be a part of this community, the Rank Structure. You can accomplish the training during your clan and/or squad meetings. It is as easy as taking one article of the Honor Code or one rank responsibility to discuss at a meeting. Also, make sure that you are going over the rank responsibilities prior to each promotion.
    
    Establishing a system of providing this information will start to establish your leadership pipeline. Members tend to be more active and will want to move up the ranks more once they understand the foundation of our community and what is expected of them. You do not want to have a gap in your pipeline due to no one being prepared or trained, just as you do not want your leadership pipeline to be clogged because someone is promoted to a higher position without having the basic knowledge required for the rank. This is not preparing them for success and will cause harm to the clan.
    
    Being Inspirational:
    
    Over time in leadership, your members should feel comfortable in coming to you for guidance. Consistency and being reliable is vital to helping that guidance and growth. These are fundamentals that will ensure the trust and security of your leaders and their confidence. Inspiring confidence means honoring commitments and doing the things you say you will do. But it's easy to lose that confidence with small actions and decisions that cause people to lose that trust. There are many ways to support you members by being an inspiration to them. Increasing your Generals' morale by showing enthusiasm for success and praising accomplishments are some of the best and easiest things to do that will continue to motivate them to want to strive for success.
    
    Leadership Definition:
    
    The definition of a leader is to first be a follower. You cannot expect someone to follow you, if you do not know what it is to follow yourself.
    
    A leader simply persuades others to follow them.. Having said this, in order for someone to want to follow you, they must see you have empathy for them and their peers. You do not have to buy into the whole of your surroundings, but to share empathy to those who you lead, goes a long way.
    
    Do not lead by the saying: do as I say and not as I do. Take charge and show those who you are leading that you are willing to get your feet wet also. To many leaders/managers fail because they walk one way, yet tell there followers to walk another way. It is up to you as the leader of the team to set the goals, formulate a plan of action, and motivate the team towards that goal. In doing so, you have to be willing to work along side of the team throughout the full process.
    
    DNR LIST
    
    Only members that are removed for serious breaches of the Honor Code or are a threat to the community need to be put on this list. It is the general and section leader’s responsibility to make sure that names are added to the list when needed (make sure to spell the name correctly). You also need to put the reason why they are being added to the DNR List. If someone leaves for a personal reason, they are not put on this list and you should not spam out a message stating why they left. These are not threats to the community but they will still need to post an application in the Grass Wasn’t Greener forum if they wish to return. If possible, we should try to get people to step down from their leadership position if they hold one rather than leaving the community altogether. Bottom line: life happens and people need a break sometimes. No one should ever feel like they have to leave due to their position in the community being too stressful or taking up 100% of their online time. We PAY TO PLAY!

 

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Generals

Pending Help Desk Requests

If you or your Generals help desk request is marked as pending, please complete corrections as soon as possible and message who picked up the request to get it resolved. Pending requests only remain pending for 7 days, then they will be denied.

Sunday Meetings

Generals, if your Section Leader is not online for General's Meeting, it is your responsibility to make it into a meeting with another XS. Please start messaging other Section Leaders 10-15 minutes before 9pm EST in order to make sure you get into a meeting. If you need help, please contact any online XD for assistance.

Availability to Your Members

Section Leaders and Generals, please do not continually stay in a locked party unless you are dealing with an issue or talking about sensitive information. That way, your members are able to join your party to game with you or just chat even if they aren't playing the same game as you.

Signatures/Banners:

When getting signatures and banners done by the Design Team, please make sure that you a copying and pasting the link given to you by the designer themselves into the help desk. This keeps the quality of the Design intact, along with the measurements and file sizes appropriate. Not to mention, designers put a lot of time and effort into their work, seeing it distorted takes away from that. If you have questions, feel free to hit up anyone on the Design Team.

Gaining Knowledge

The XG bible is for anyone seeking knowledge regarding rules or ideas in the community. If you have a question, check the bible to see if it's already been answered. Furthermore if you have ideas or have questions regarding things in the community don't be afraid to ask. Remember there are no stupid questions so ask away.

Clan Members

Your clan members should be people who believe in the same honor code and are people you enjoy gaming with. That being said, someone who enjoys trash talking will probably fit in better in SYN, as opposed to KoG or XGC, and someone who wants to game with 18+ would fit in better to XGC, and so on and so forth. Make sure you get to know your recruits so they are in a place that is appropriate for them and they are happy with their squad and clan, and if they aren't that's what the transfer process is for.

Password Reset

Please remember to change your password every 90 days, currently the website is not telling you that a password change is required and you may get an error when trying to log in, if you have any issues please use your chain of command if you need assistance or any admin for a password reset.

No meetings next Sunday 5/12 due to Mother's Day.

Upcoming Leadership Classes

Captain Class
Saturday, May 18th @ 9pm EST hosted by KoG LOTUS XS

Advanced General Class
Tuesday, May 7th @ 9pm EST hosted by XGC Fliggy XD

 

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Generals

Transfers:

Generals, when you get a transfer request, there is a timeline for when it should be done. (48 - 72 hours). Make sure you inform your section leader if it's a cross section transfer so it can get done quickly and efficiently. Also remember, when that person is transferring out of your clan to put a removal request in.

Clan Battles:

All Generals of clans are encouraged to schedule time to game with other clans within the community. Having clan battles provides several benefits to the clan members: 1) they give the clan activities and goals to look forward to, 2) they build teamwork in preparing for the event, 3) it introduces the members to other "like-minded" gamers in the community to mention a few. However, for the events to be successful, there must be some guidelines to ensure a successful event and this begins in the initial conversation between the Generals.

The conversation about what's going to go on regarding a clan battle, what the rules are, what the maps and modes are,etc...need to be discussed between the Generals. Not a General and Section Leader, or the Section Leaders. General to General. If something can't be agreed upon then Section Leaders should be involved to resolve the issue as quickly and smoothly as possible.

Furthermore, if a Section Leader contacts a General for a clan battle or vice versa, then the Section Leader should direct the challenged General to their respective General.

Finally, remembering the purpose of the event is to provide the members opportunities to have fun, make sure that good sportsmanship and fair play are paramount before, during, and after the event.

Leadership Classes:

Captain's Classes
Monday, June 3rd @ 9:30pm EST hosted by SYN LadyRebl XS
Wednesday, June 5th @ 4pm EST hosted by SYN Ribon XS

General's Classes
Intro to General's Class - Wednesday, June 12th @ 9pm EST hosted by XGC Fliggy XD

Community Events:

Black Ops 4 - Blackout Game Night - Saturday, June 8th @ 9pm EST hosted by XGC Buffy XD & XGC RedneckGurt

Black Ops 4 - Fight Club - Monday, June 10th @ 9pm EST hosted by SYN x Brave & XGC Keaton

Black Ops 4 - Demolition Derby - Tuesday, June 11th @ 9pm EST hosted by SYN Grimster & XGC DAJI