Adversity makes for Strange Bedfellows: A guild created out of ashes of the Cataclysm to fight for the fate of Azeroth itself. We are two guilds merged into one, out of necessity, to battle the servants of the old gods (The Elemental Lords) and the Aspect of Death himself (Deathwing).
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Our Philosophy:

We maintain our philosophy from our parent guilds (Molten Flan Babies and The Short Yellow Bus) in that we are primarily a social guild that provides the individual freedom for players to choose how they want to experience the game at their discretion. We are very community oriented and choose to create a place that is fun and friendly. The purpose of our merger was to bolster our ranks to allow for a wider range of play-styles within our community and provide a home for progression raiders and non-raiders alike.
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Our Ranks:

Pillow Master - Guild leader. Unique duties include overseeing the Guild's direction and trying to facilitate its goals. Also performs Officer duties where needed.

Blanket Stealer - Co-Guild Leader. Same as above

Snuggle Buddies - Officers. All officers actively police guild policies as set forth by the guild leaders. These duties include dealing with behavior issues appropriately, being available to provide guidance or mediation for other guild members when requested, dealing with recruiting issues when approached, and generally promoting and upholding the guild's motto/philosophy.

Sleep Talkers - Advisors. These are like Snuggle Buddies but do not have to perform the duties of an officer. This rank is for trusted members that may be called upon to advise or help in guild activities when necessary.

The Bedfellows - Members. General rank for active and inactive members that are max level toons.

Pillow Fluffers - Recruits. Any guild member thay has not completed alotted probation period. Probation has a mandatory minimum 30 days but can be extended at Guild management's discretion.

On the Couch - Probation. Demoted again for behavior issues (aka, non-trusted guildies).
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Our Standards:

We expect all our members to give massive CRIT. Likewise, you will get nothing but massive CRIT in return.

Community - This guild is like family. We do not have a guild tithe of any kind, but we do expect that guild members generally put more into the bank than they take out. We expect guild members to give as much or more to their guild mates as they expect to receive. As an example, we expect people who pick herbs to dump some into the GB so other guildies can make flasks for guild raids. We expect guild members to help one another out wherever they are able to. Perhaps you read an interesting theorycraft that could help all of our rogues up their DPS. Sharing with the group so we can all improve is what we're about.

*Our vent server is worth a mention here. We expect that those able to throw a few bucks in the vent server pot will, keeping it up and running for everyone to enjoy without much cost to any one guildie.

Respect - This goes hand in hand with courtesy. While we tend to be crass amongst ourselves, we understand that it is always meant in good nature inside our closed community. We have the highest respect for our fellow guild mates and if ever a line is crossed, please speak up about it. We do not tolerate disrespectful behavior within or outside our guild. When interacting with those outside our guild we expect you to be on your best behavior so to speak as you are representing the awesomeness that is Strange Bedfellows. Basically, don't be a jerk.

To clarify what this means to us, all guild members are expected to conduct themselves in a presentable manner towards whomever they encounter in game. Members who act in reproachable manners towards others will have actions taken against them. Racism, sexism, and any other kind of -isms aren't acceptable. While such things are often overlooked inside a closed environment when used entirely in fun, they are not acceptable in public communications, no matter the context. When interacting with players outside of the guild it is expected that you will show common courtesy's; excessive swearing, name calling and otherwise obnoxious behavior is not acceptable. Of course this doesn't mean you can't be terse or curt in communications with those you have little patience for. It just means you are expected to do so in a mature fashion.

Integrity - This should be self explanatory. We all make mistakes but how we clean them up says a lot about us. In this guild we own up to mistakes when they happen, and do what we can to rectify issues as soon as we are aware of them. We operate as fairly as we can, and we expect our members to follow suit. Following the golden rule of treating others how you wish to be treated pretty much sums this up. We don't ninja. We don't take more than we receive from the guild bank, guild members, or others we play with.

Trust - This is very important to the Strange Bedfellows. We trust that you will do what you commit to. We trust that you will become a productive part of our community. We trust that you will respect other players. We trust that you will function with the utmost integrity. We trust that if ever you have an issue you will share it with someone who can help you resolve it. We trust that you will play to the best of your ability. You can trust us to do the same.