FC leader inactive. Auto transfer leadership...

[Tagihi]

Can't you guys promote a new leader?

[SeraviEdalborez]

Can't you guys promote a new leader?

Issue would be if leader was the only person who had the power to promote/demote, and then suddenly left. Then you would have to wait the 35 days.

[Lithera]

A special status given to the founder that prevents anyone from ousting the character from the FC after autodemotion might not be a bad idea. Perhaps it would also allow the character to retain certain privileges even though leadership was passed on.

[Zourin]

If you and your officer leadership are all inactive, then it's not "your" FC anymore. Whether you continue to support it at that point is up to the loyalty of the people who took over to fill in for the lack of leadership.

It's a very constrained condition. If you are taking an 'extended leave' (aka, RL events), then you should pass leadership on to someone who you trust and plans on being active in your stead. There is nothing worse than a leaderless FC, and rather than disband the group entirely and see you come back to a dead husk, it's an opportunity to keep the FC going in the even something unexpected or irresponsible happens.

[Kelvani]

The thing about a Free Company is.. it evolves. Time doesn't stand still when one person has an extended leave, regardless of if they gad a very good reason for it. By allowing the leadership role to pass to another it gives the Free Company an active participant in their evolving community. This is a good thing IMO, especially if the Free Company invested in a house and/or has funds saved up that are accessible only by the leader. One thing most leaders forget is this.. the Free Company ISNT about YOU. Its about everyone who choses to be in it with you. The only reason you are a leader is because someone CHOSE to follow you. Yes, that means you are in the driver's seat and the ultimate decision maker as you have the power to remove and disband while you are active. However, its my opinion that inactive leaders no longer have the right to expect blind loyalty from those left behind.

I am currently the one most likely to have the leadership role fall to me if our leader goes inactive as I am the highest ranking longest term active member. She and I have already discussed how we will handle this should it happen. I will definitely pass leadership BACK to her should this happen, when she is able to return to active play. I don't see any issue with this, and I am pretty sure any leader can make a similar arrangement with their officers and even create a special rank for determining who gets the lead.

If however, they don't and it passes on, so what? You aren't there, but others are. This gives them a leader to look to, and more importantly, they won't be a dead guild anymore.