We have yet to develop a protocol for our guild meetings.
All that we have thus far is we want a certain formality,
we will post rules though all in guild know them(no weapons visible, no spells, quiet and order, no matter what the guild leader says do not act till his right hand man tells you to do so, etc).
By the do not be offended by the stern demeanor of the right hand man, he is just trying to give an official aire to the meeting :o) .
We will have official guild meetings four times a month on the weekends, and many informal meetings that will come up as need arises.
Any guild member can call a guild meeting, and any who want to attend may do so at their discretion, it is not required.
You are only required to attend two of the four meetings each month, and exceptions are ok, some due to "real life considerations" can not be "online" that much, so if you can then try to make as many meetings as possible.
You participation in the guild activities will help mold and design our fledgling guild.
More to come on meetings, also we will post a bulletin board where all in our guild may post suggestions, complaints, and requests for help.

Guild members will perform actions for the guild; including attending meetings, recruiting, donating and other actions; which will earn them points to advance in rank and "purchase" items from the vault.

Each action will have a different value, which I list below:

Attending a meeting +25 pts
Not attending 2 meetings in a month -50 pts
Being on-line but not physically at a meeting -100 pts
      (These can be waved by the officer leading the meeting [usually you] if it is believed uncontrollable circumstances were involved. I.E. RL, a special project on-line, etc.)
Recruiting a new member +500 pts
Donations to the guild: These are determined by the current gp/pp value of the item; and can vary (+/-) depending on the need of the guild and the difficulty the member had in retrieving the item(s).       1 gp will = 1 pt 1 pp will = 10 pt       The Master of Arms and/or the Guild High Commander will determine the value of the item.
Running an event +100 pts w/+25 points for every participant
Participating in an event +50 pts
Events can be anything that can involve guild members and even our allies.
      These can include:
      Assisting another member in a quest. Exp. helping me camp/hunt for the Zombie Drocas in the Qeynos Aqueducts.
      A Bear Hunt, where the player who ends the hunt with the most High Quality Bear Pelt will receive extra pts or an item from the vault.
      A Batwing hunt (same as Bear hunt)
      A guild outing in Befallen, where everyone fights in Befallen.
      An arena free for all
      A hunt for Orc Belts (same as Bear hunt)

      And I am sure others can come up with ones of their own.

To "purchase" items from the vault, the member spends points equal to the value of the item. This item then becomes theirs (no longer belongs to the guild) This will not stop people using items from the guild; the person will just be no longer required to return the item to the guild if we ask. Branch leaders can also request special gifts be given from the armory fir exceptional deeds done for the guild and/or members.

To increase in rank, the member must achieve a set amount of points and then they will be awarded the new rank. I have placed a point value for all the ranks that I believe will give the guild members something to strive for.

Squire 0
Guard 1000
Knight 10,000
High Knight 100,000
First Knight 150,000 (This is the rank given to the second in command of a branch)
1 Sword General 200,000
2 Swords General 300,000
3 Swords General 400,000
4 Swords General 500,000
1st Officer 750,000
High Commander 1,000,000