Many have expressed the desire to get moving with regards to forming a Guild Structure. However, forming leadership is definitely not something we all agree about, so I've put together this poll to see what we think as a whole. (It's very limited. If you don't like my options say so and I'll change things.)
If you feel strongly about your choice, post here and explain why.. maybe you can convince others. And if you haven't voted yet, read what others have to say about it.
I voted for a "Little" - a leadership by council who is in place simply to choose which projects we spend most of our resources on. The reason I feel this way is that we have some extremely talented modellers and programmers, and we'll want to ask them to work on Ages that are the Guild's top priorities rather than other works. (For instance, once we have a working scheme for the Showcase Age, I'd like to ask Nadnerb and JulyForToday to focus on modelling it, despite the fact that both are currently working on Odema and Yinfara. Not that these Ages shouldn't be completed as well, but in order get our biggest projects done we'll need to pool our talent. Plus I'm hoping if I can work with them, some of their talent will rub off on me ;D)
I don't feel like the council should have any crazy authority over projects.. I just think one needs to be in place to choose which to build and which not to build. People can get ideas and pitch them to the council for priority ranking, for instance. Plus we'll have easy choices of lambs to the slaughter when it comes time to try to establish a working relationship with Cyan. x.x
I think such a council should be elected, but I think they should be mostly chosen out of the site team and the plugin team. These are the people who would have the best perspective as to what we could concievably do and what we fall short of, and I think even if we elect the council in a popular vote, they ought to be involved in some sense.
If you feel it's too early for leadership, remember I'm just trying to gauge opinion here. We don't have to do this now. But I think it's time to move forward and I think this is where we begin.