JoBildo: Let’s get the courtesies out of the way
first. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview with us. It’s
always great to get to know one of clans a bit more.

THE KINSHIP: Thank you very much for the opportunity to be
interviewed by TenTonHammer.com! We are frequent users of the site and enjoy it
greatly. I am Cole, Guild Leader of the Kinship, and I am with Zodiac who is
our Assistant Guild Leader.

JoBildo: Don’t mention it. I do this every week, and it’s one
of my favorite parts of the job. Tell us, as in the whole world (no pressure),
a little bit about THE KINSHIP.

Cole: Well, at the simplest
level, we are a gaming family made up of brothers and sisters, who believe in
camaraderie, fun, and loyalty. It has been important from the onset that we
label ourselves as a guild who strives to make the game an enjoyable experience
for everyone on our Wicanna Server.

JoBildo: How would you guys classify yourselves? Are you a
tight-knit role-play clan, a PvP clan…?

Zodiac: We are an
"everything" guild basically. We like to stay competitive on the
server through means of PvP, PVE Raiding, City Building (T3 in progress,
coupled with T2 Battlekeep) and Roleplay events. We think of ourselves as a
tight-knit guild who likes to remain personal with our members. A personal touch
and atmosphere is what makes us different than your standard multi-faceted
organization. Our community has grown together very strongly through our
competitive means, similar to how a sports team grows together.

Kinship members DO NOT
get lost in a ‘juggernaut’ type guild where people become ‘numbers’ or ‘bodies’
to fulfill multiple purposes. Our members are all mature, like-minded folks who
really have a genuine love for our organization. Our Ventrilo server can be
very social indeed, which inspires our members to join Ventrilo just to chat or
interact if they so desire, whether they are in game or not. It is a family in
every sense of the word.

Here is a link to our screenshot library.

JoBildo: Well, do you feel like sharing how the Clan’s run?
What’s the leadership like, and how do you guys delegate authority? Basically,
as has become my running joke (though it’s never funny) are you more Hitler or
more Gandhi?

Cole: I am more of a Gandhi-Hitler
so to speak. At least that's what Zodiac thinks. Seriously though, it is a tier
based structure where delegation is received and given. The roles work
backwards as well. I ask my officers and Zodiac for opinions and advice and
most of the time I tend to take it. Half of my officers have in the past been
guild leaders in their own successful guilds, including Zodiac. I am proud of
our organization, and its ability to attract such quality leaders and officers.
I am by no means a Hitler, but structure is important for our members and
officers.

JoBildo: How many members are in The Kinship currently?

Zodiac: We boast a large
number of members from different backgrounds and interests. Our numbers are in
the hundreds, but like I mentioned above, we play and feel like a smaller
tight-knit group.

JoBildo: Now, it’s a pretty popular thing in terms of guilds
and clans to host events on their respective servers. Is that something The
Kinship ever does?

Zodiac: We love events, as
they build strong bonds in the community. In addition, it encourages people to
meet up and to get to know each other. Currently, we are only hosting events
within our own guild, like Scavenger hunts, gold raffles, horse give-aways,
PVE/PVP Raids, etc. We will soon be hosting events for the whole server to take
apart of, as it is one of the things that are on our "to-do" list.

JoBildo: If you guys are recruiting for new members, can you
tell us what exactly it takes to become one of the The Kinship? What’s required
of a prospective member?

Cole: Yes, we are, but we are
close to closing recruitment back down again. We tend to be very selective with
our new members. In the application that is on our website we first find out if
our applicant is mature and willing to help out the guild and the members in
it, to be a team player so to speak. Secondly, they have to go through a
sponsorship process that will ensure that they are a good fit for us. Once they
pass those steps they will be granted full membership.

JoBildo: Alright, that concludes the interview.
Thanks so much guys for taking the time to answer these questions and letting
the community know everything they could want to know about The Kinship. It’s
been a pleasure.

THE KINSHIP: Again, thank you for the opportunity; you help out
the community in a large way.

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Last Updated: Mar 29, 2016

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