FC Recuiting methods

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Another suggestion that helped me immensely when I was running a League on DCUO is a website listing rules, requirements, and our all important schedule of events for members. We also used a Facebook page just for laughs to share any funny memes or pics or interesting articles we come across.

To expand on this. FCs will a trial period offer keep better quality members. Most people appreciate feeling you take their time seriously and won't just invite anyone, even if you are advertising in shout. That said, limit your adverts to infrequent intervals over a week. Whenever I see the same FC in the chat box multiple times a day, I ignore them on instinct. Like others have suggested, you need some sort of catch. Humour is a great hook if you keep your shouts limited.

[aesteval]

I've never once blacklisted someone for shouting for their FC recruitment

I have... Not very often. I don't mind the sporadic shouts for recruitment (seems like a natural part of the game,) but I get irritable when one thing clogs up the chat log and makes it harder to catch more important things. I get even more irritable when the continual input uses statements that I find disagreeable. But yeah, has not happened too often.

[Miscreant]

Quality > Quantity

Building raid teams usually gets members who will stick around.