Xiled gaming is about playing games and having fun. We have tried to create a fun environment with an area for every type of gamer to find his/her niche, and we have tried to make our honor code and rank structure fair and consistent.
Everything big decision in the community is brought to a vote and majority always rules, however there are instances in which 1 single leader has to make a decision to protect the integrity of the clan. The XI's and XC's have been around long enough to know what values Xiled gaming hold most dear, and we trust that any XI/XC could make a split second decision to benefit/protect the community. Trust me, if one of us makes a bad decision (it happens, we are all human), the other XIs/XCs let us know, and we handle it internally. We try not to air an dirty laundry. We obviously wish that there was no dirty laundry in the first place, but with the number of members in XG, there is bound to be heads butting at some point. It is our job as leaders to minimize this, and reinforce an entertaining environment (I say entertaining, because the environment in each clan is different).
For this specific person/case, I can't speak for everyone, but I have not heard a single concern with this individual leaving. Anyone who is truly his friend, and wants to be with him, should go to be with him. Gaming is about having fun, and you should be where you will enjoy your leisure experience the most.
XG is not for everybody, and sometimes a problem can take other problems away with them. However, the thing that is extremely disappointing, is that an individual can provide false information to persuade others to follow them. Please, do you research, and get both sides of every story before you blindly follow someone/something. This individual was bending the rules in his favor. I'm not around as a leader as much I wish I could be. A lot of our current members/leaders don't even know me very well, due to my inactivity within the community. I provide as much help as I am able, and hopefully at some point, I'll be able to dedicate more of my time to XG, like I used to. But even I could see the manipulation of this individual. Some I'm back to my original point of, please do your research.
XG has been around for years for a reason. This new clan that is being started is yet another in a long line of clans that thought they could do it better than XG. While XG is not perfect, we can always get better, we do know how what has worked over the last 10+ years of gaming community management (most of the XIs/XCs have been doing the whole gaming clan thing since before XG was created).
We are here to have a good time, and provide the best opportunity to our gamers as possible. A lot of our own time and money go into Xiled Gaming (trust me, no money generated from the site, forum, or any other source ever goes to anyone in XG. It goes right back into the website/forum. We hope that XG can be self-sustaining, financially, at some point, but it's a pipe dream to be honest. We do it because we enjoy it.), just to provide a great experience to our fellow gamers.
All in all, I hope that everyone out there has fun gaming. I hope to play with more of our members soon, but I also hope that no one make a brash decision that they will regret.
Happy Gaming!