Editing Blacksky Raiding (section)

==Rules==

===Preparation===

Players are expected to be online, in their raid, and ready to start by no later than '''15 minutes prior to the start of the run.'''  If you cannot be online until later than this point, be courteous and let the raid leader know ahead of time, and they will hold a spot for you until the beginning of the run.  You are still expected to be online, in the raid, prepared to go, and inside the instance or at the designated meeting point by the start time of the run, or you may be replaced and counted as absent.

If you are signed up for a raid and cannot attend, or will be late, notice should be given to the raid leader either by in-game mail, a private message on RPGnet, or sending an e-mail to the Blacksky officers by e-mailing blackskyofficers at iceshadow dot com.  If less than an hour of notice is given, and you are not ready to go by the raid start time, you may be counted as absent for the raid.

Being prepared to raid is defined as:

* Having all of your gear sets repaired above 90% durability
* Having all of your gear sets in your inventory that you may need to use (resist sets, healing sets, DPS sets, etc.)
* Having all required addons/programs installed, updated, and running
* Having enough reagents for the raid, typically being a stack for buffing materials and 20+ soulshards for warlocks, a full quiver of ammo for hunters, etc.
* Having any raid-specific requirements ready to go (some raids may require items, potions, elixirs, etc.)

===Attendance===

Players are also expected to make every effort to attend the raids they sign up for.  If a player misses three consecutive sign-ups, or two sign-ups in a raid cycle, they will only be allowed to sign up as replacements until the completion of the next full raid cycle, and thus will only get to raid if there are not enough interested other players.  Players who chronically miss raids may be asked to sign up as a replacement only on a longer basis.

Leaving early or coming late will be considered the same as an absense, whether or not the person was able to go to a portion of the raid, as it is important to have a full block of time to dedicate to learning strategies and encounters.  Sometimes several (or all) of the participants on any given raid may choose to raid past the finish time; however, raiders may always leave at the scheduled finish time, or without notice after it, with no negative repercussions.

If this sounds serious, it is, a bit.  Yes, this is only a hobby, but if you do not attend when you have signed up, you are inconveniencing up to twenty-four other players, or even preventing them from raiding.  We understand that real life is more important, and that is why you will always be able to miss a single raid without warning with no negative repercussions, but having a stable and available group of players is the only way to advance in raid content.  In addition, there are ways to sign up as a replacement player that should be utilized if you are unsure if you can attend.