Greetings all,

I thought I would write a note about our community, not only the VC, but all communities. Having been around as long as I have, I've been through many a break up, and restart, and the end of many houses. The main reason always seems the same.

Alot of people will not agree with this article, and that is perfectly alright, this is just a reflection of what I have seen, experienced and the like, so I will not take it offensive if you have a differing opinion.

In my time in VC, we have never once changed our purpose and philosophy, and that is what I believe keeps the Vampire Church running even with the changes in members, council members and general elist members. Through the years that I've been here, and the years before I got here, things have always stood as they are.

This unfortunately is not so in other houses, alot of times (and I've been in over 4 houses that have come and gone and a few that are still here), the purpose changes according to the beliefs of the elder, or the leader. What a leader needs to realize is, the members want to stay with what they signed up for, rather than change to accomodate someone else. Not saying that if the entire house agrees with certain changes that it shouldn't be done, but if its just the opinion of one person, then that needs to be taken into consideration before any decisions are made.

Another problem that arises, is personal problems coming between members of a house, and that as well is pretty bad, letting internal problems poison an entire house is wrong. At VC things that are personal problems are seen as just that, personal problems, if they interfere with what happens in the VC, then things are taken care of in a quick and private manner, rather than dragging the entire house into it.

I guess this is more than a bit of advice for people hoping to start their own houses. Its a difficult and tedious path to take, and its my hope that all of you wishing to start your own groups or houses meet with success. :)

Eternal,
Barbie

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