Article: Guesting: Eeny Meeny Miney Moe

[Erin al'Denael]

You can view the page at http://www.tarvalon.net/content.php?1764-Guesting-Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe&

 

[Alyssa Letherio]

Just randomly wherever I felt like going next. And then I stayed for at least 4 weeks to get a sense of how the group felt (because if you visit during a more quiet period like the holidays, it may give you a wrong impression).

 

[Ariadne Davion]

I like the idea of the random. Alphabetical is boring and predictable, even if done backwards. Going by the colors as based on the Accepted bands is another, but also predictable. I personally followed invitations. Whoever came to be first with "guest with us" is how I ordered mine back when I was Accepted.

 

[Elanda Tonil]

I wrote down the Ajahs/Companies as they popped into my head, assigning them a number from 1-11. I then used a random number generator to determine the order (duplicates were thrown out...) I aim to be in each one somewhere between 2-3 weeks on my first pass through, then my second pass I'll likely be very flexible with timelines.

 

[Kethaana Nia Khamara]

Sorry to be critical, but discussions like these always make me wonder: is it really neccessary to guest with every group available? Wouldn't it make sense to narrow it down beforehand and then only guest with the 2 or 3 most likely choices for a longer time?

 

[Imzadi Hopewind]

Sephrenia, a reply to you. I never thought that I would be a Gray Sedai, but I guested all of the Ajah and that is where I fitted best. So it shouldn't be just based on what impression you get before, but you should guest all to see if it's something for you or not...

 

[Erin al'Denael]

Critical isn't necessarily bad! No need to apologize, imo. Of the 11 groups, I actually only guested with 8 of them when I demoted. I'm now going back and spending a month on a narrower list. But if I were brand-spanking new to the community, I don't think guesting everywhere would be a bad idea. It's hard to get a feel for a place without actually being in the place for many of our membership groups, and if one's basis for understanding is just the book concepts - TV.Net is a bit different!

 

[Maibella ni Rhoiden t'al'Varrak]

Nia - I get what you're saying, but I tend to agree with both Imzadi and Erin on this. As a new member who didn't know many people before joining the site, I wasn't familiar with any of the site-specific membership groups. It was very beneficial to me to Guest with all the Ajahs. I knew that I didn't want to be a Gaidin, so I chose not to Guest with them (I decided to Aspire a month before Guesting with the Companies would have been available, knowing that I wouldn't go that route). I never thought of myself as being a Gray Ajah and didn't know many Grays on the site so I would likely have not Guested with them if I made a short list in advance. Now that I'm an SM and have been active on the site for a while, I have a much better idea what all the groups are like. If I Demoted (which I'm not planning to do) I would likely only Guest with a portion of the groups.

 

[Ixialdor Lathanril]

I knew exactly where I wanted to guest with. After guesting with them for a short time, I knew it was my home.

 

[Vivianna L'antreau]

I never got to guest :P But! I think it's one of the best changes we ever implemented!