Clan stages (Guild Help)

There are several stages that a clan may go through on its way to becoming a fully fledged guild.

1. forming - This stage is the initial stage, immediately after registering the clan, where the clanmaster recruits people to join the clan to meet the minimum member limit of 5 members in order to become a proposed clan. It costs 1000 gold to register a clan. A clan has five days after initially forming to obtain the minimum membership requirement of 5 members, else it will be disbanded automatically.
2. proposed - Once the forming clan meets the minimum 5 members, the clanmaster upgrades their clan to 'proposed' stage. At this stage, the Guild Liaison looks over the basic idea behind the clan (its description) and judges whether or not such a group could viably exist in the setting of the game. He/she will either approve, deny, or request that the description be changed a little using the 'changedesc' command in the clan room.
3. approved - If the proposed clan is approved, the clan is upgraded to this state automatically, waiting for the clanmaster to upgrade it to full clan status. It costs 10,000 gold to upgrade an approved clan.
4. denied - If the proposed clan is denied, the clan is downgraded to this state automatically, waiting for the clanmaster to disband it. If the clan's leader does not disband it within five days, the clan will be deleted automatically. Once in this stage, there is no way for the clan to continue existing or to redeem itself - it must be deleted one way or another.
5. probation - If a clan does not manage to keep its membership above the minimum level of five members, it will be downgraded to probation stage automatically. Periodic checks are made on clan membership levels. The only way out of probation is to bring the membership level back to five or above. After spending five days in this stage, the clan is automatically deleted. If you enter probation, your clan time will restart when you leave probation.
6. clan - This is the main stage of a clan's life - the actual clan stage. In this stage the clan can enjoy a comm line and use of the 'mailclan' feature in the clan room. The clan must always keep their membership level above 5 members in order to stay out of probation stage. A clan may edit its description at any point in the clan room; however, the clan will be changed back to proposed status and reapproval by the Guild Liaison will be required. Upon reapproval, the clan's existence time will be restarted.
7. awaiting guildap - When the clanmaster uses the 'upgrade' command in the clan room to request a guild application form, the clan is upgraded to this stage. This stage has no special features - it is just the clan stage with a different name so the Guild Liaison can see who is filling out forms. A clan may only upgrade after existing for six months and having at least ten members.
8. guildap submitted - When the clanmaster submits his/her guild application, the clan is upgraded to this stage. The Liaison will now look through the details of the application. Other than checking consistency with the clan's description, the Liaison does not judge the content of the application, only the viability of the data within our system. He/she may offer feedback and suggest revisions.
9. awaiting fixes - If there is something amiss with the guild application, the Liaison will mark it as awaiting fixes, and will mail the details of what needs to be tweaked. Once fixed, the guild application may be re-submitted, and the clan will return to the previous stage.
10. guildap proposed - When the Liaison approves a clan's guild application, it is upgraded to this stage. At this time, the application will be discussed by Valinor as a proposal. Clanmasters may read the discussion and add comments. See 'help guild new' for further information.
11. guildap approved - If Valinor approves a clan's guild application, it is upgraded to this stage. The clanmaster must now use the 'purchase hall' command in the clan room to obtain a basic guildhall. The cost of this is 500,000 gold.
12. guild - Once a guildhall has been purchased, a clan automatically becomes a full-fledged guild. The Gridmaster and Guilds Liaison will install the guildhall at their earliest convenience, and the clanmaster will be made a guildmaster immediately. A guild's vault balance must remain above zero and its membership above ten at all times. If these requirements are not met for three months in a row, it will be automatically demoted to clan status again.