How To Create a PROPER Clan Thread Welcome guys, and here I will introduce you to the clan section of the forums. This section is not the most ACTIVE section we have, but that isn't due to lack of people posted, but rather a lack of knowledge on how to run a clan (or enthusiasm to do so). I in no means am a perfect representation of how to run a clan, I have made clans that have become inactive in the past. But that doesn't mean I do not know how to run a clan.
Before you start a clan, there are a few things you should make sure you are willing to do:
Be a LeaderOften times, a person will start a clan, and then they will do nothing, or very little to support and set up the clan itself. If you want to be a clan creator, you have to LEAD your clan. Set up events, builds, chats. Don't be another name on the list of inactive clans. People look to the person who creates the clan for clan actions, and if that person is slacking off, the rest of the clan will as well.
Explain Yourself and Your ClanYou NEED to explain what your clan is about. IN DETAIL. No one will want to join a clan that is just "hey im looking for good builders with mics, join me - here is my GT".
Explain what your clan is looking for in it's members, what you plan to do in the clan (group builds, games, outside things other than total miner itself), and Set. Things. Up. If you cannot set up a simple meet up, then your clan will fail - simple as that.
A good way to moderate clan activity is using the much underused
*Groups* section of the forums. Here you can post when you will doing your clan activities, and feature you clan work (as well as the thread itself).
You should also explain yourself - talk about your experience in TM, and what you will bring to the table as a clan leader. Feature some of your own work if it is a building clan, that way we can see that you're not just looking for "skilled builders"to do your work for you.
If you cannot get pictures, well there are plenty of forum members who have capture cards on the forums, im sure if you ask in the shoutbox, or in the QnA section someone will be more than happy to provide pictures for you.
Overall AppearanceYou want your clan thread to look professional. Use proper grammar and spelling. Don't be afraid to use colours and pictures (just do not go over the top). If your thread is professional, well organized, and described well, people will be attracted to join it!
Activity and MembersI know it can be hard to keep a clan active - there are so many different time zones and schedules - it can be hard to organize group actions, but if you know what you are doing, and get to know the members of your clan, it can become a lot simpler.
Enlist some friends that you know/trust, and have them act as admins for the clan. If you cannot set something up due to your own schedule, perhaps your friend can, and maintain an active clan while you are busy.
Above all else, be mutually inclusive. If you are kind and accepting, your clan experience will be much more fun and enjoyable for not only you, but everyone else as well. Yes, there are always going to be those people who do not fit into a certain clan, but you should always give someone a chance. Even if your clan is for "professional" builders, dont reject someone who is willing to learn from you, sometimes people just want a learning experience from those who "know what they are doing". We were all at that point, none of us were amazing builders from the start.
Hopefully this helps you create and maintain a clan, if you follow the general guidelines, anyone can create a good clan
