Applying for Membership - DragonClanLands.com

Applying for Membership
In order to apply, we expect you to have a dragon character in mind (how else would you create your account?) and we also expect you to have read the Forum Rules, Site Terms and Conditions, and Member Requirements. As for how you actually become a member, it's a little complicated, I'm afraid. However, we feel this is the best way to ensure that we get some really good members within our walls! All of the following is also mentioned in the Hall of Journeys in our forums. These rules will be more clarified here. :)

As said before, the application is complicated, so it is very important that you read every requirement carefully. Clan applications are viewable to everyone in the Clan - there are no secrets here. That means it's your job to follow the rules and make yourself worthy of membership. Remember - you only get one chance at a first impression. So make yours an awesome one!!

If you need help getting a better visual on a step, click on Spazz: hey that tickles!

. He'll pop up a screenshot for you with the steps highlighted. Pay attention - he's actually a lot smarter than he looks! ;)

Step 1 - The Introduction

The first thing you need to do is to introduce yourself and your Dragon to our members. We'd like to get to know a little about you and your dragon before you officially become a member. After all, with any luck, it won't be long before you're one of us!

Post a new topic as a Guest in the Hall of Journeys.
When starting your post, use your nickname, your username on other sites, or just a random word that popped into your head. Do not post as your Dragon's name or it will not let you register that name later. The forum forbids guests from using names that are already in the system so if you post as your Dragon's future name at any time, it will not let you register it later!

To post as a guest, you only need to supply an email address - you do not need to register yet. Just worry about posting your new topic at this point in time. If we see a Dragon's forum account registered and we can't find an introduction topic to go with it, we will likely delete that account immediately.
You may only register one Dragon to start with! If you choose to register other dragons in the future, there will be more information once you are a member as to how you may aquire more characters :) For now, please only register with your favorite one.
You may title your introduction/application whatever you want. Be creative! As for the content of your post, you may do it any way you like. You may post either in-character (much like in a Roleplay) or out-of-character - just be sure that you fully introduce your Dragon to the Clan. Post about your Dragon's history, their story, their design, their friends, their family, their enemies, their hobbies, their favorite foods - whatever you can think of! You can post pictures, links to webpages, anything else that you can think of that might teach us more about your Dragon. You could also tell us a little about yourself if you'd like - because we'd like to get to know the person behind the Dragon as well!

Remember, your job with an application is to impress us and to introduce us to your Dragon! Each application is as unique as the Dragon it's written for :)

Step 2 - The Egg

Your application here is unique in the way that members will personally approve you by giving you a piece of a Dragons' Egg.

Once your topic is posted, you begin the wait. Your job now is to wait as members reply to your topic - they may ask you question, offer you messages or welcome, or comment on your story. You'll need to keep checking back on your topic to see what members have said to you so that you can reply to them! You will need to wait a minimum of 3 days with an active application topic if you wish to be approved. With luck, some members may even give you something very special: a Dragon Egg Shard. You'll need to collect three of these shards in order to officially apply for membership and register your account! Once three different members have given you a shard (the color or shape does not matter - you'll just need to get them from three different members!) you may proceed to the Registration.

Step 3 - The Registration

Now that your Introduction Thread has been posted and you have received three Dragon Egg Shards, you may move on to the registration. It is very important that you do this correctly; you cannot change your username, email, or password once you have submitted the registration. Make sure that you have entered all of this information correctly!

After your introduction topic has been created, you may register your DC account with your Dragon's name. This may either be your Dragon's full name or your Dragon's nickname - that is up to you. Your account name here will be your Dragon's name, not yours. Your password may be whatever you want it to be. A combination of letters and numbers usually is the safest; just never use something as simple as your birth date or your name spelled backwards. You need to keep your account safe! As always, we remind you that, once you've decided on your password, you'll need to keep it a secret and write it down in some place you can remember it! We also recommend making this password something different from other accounts you may have elsewhere on the internet. As for the email you include when registering, please make sure that it is a valid email address so that we may be able to contact you incase there is a problem with your application. Click here to register your new account!

Step 4 - The Application

Now that you have completed the above steps, you are all ready to officially submit your application. There is only one thing left for you to do; enter the Hall of Journeys once again, and step up to the Council itself!

Now you must return to the Hall of Journeys, and post your hard work in the application Topic itself. You will find this topic at the top of the Hall's forum. Enter it, and read the content and procedure listed inside. The first post is always the most important, but we recommend reading a few other posts as well; then you can see how other people before you went about this.
When you are done reading, select REPLY at the top of the topic.
Remember how you posted as a guest to post your introduction? Use your nickname again, and add your email address. Now, in the text area field, post the form provided, including your Dragon's account name (the one you had registered as), the link to your introduction thread, and the usernames of the three members who gave you egg shards.
Once the Elders are satisfied with your application, you will be approved and will receive an email (on the email account you used when your registered your Dragon's name; this is why it is so important to use a real email address!) to let you know that you have been accepted. If there is a problem with your application or if you forgot a step, we will edit your application post to let you know what you may need to change. If your application has been denied for any reason, we will let you know in the same manner, by editing your post in the Application Thread with a message from us. That way, when you decide to start over from Step 1 again, you will know what to change.
Once you're accepted, all that remains after that is for you to log in, delete your own application thread (unless you are in the middle of conversations with other members!), and establish yourself as a member - Congratulations!

If you are unsure of any of these instructions or have any questions, feel free to ask for help in our Guest Forums; all of our members are be more than qualified to help you out!