Guilds

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Guilds as a term and concept that see distinctive uses in several fandoms:

• As a significant feature in the Discworld novels, the term has been picked up for fandom organizaton. In our world and Discworld a guild is a community of people who share the same profession (i.e. Guild of Thieves, Guild of Bakers, Guild of Engravers). In Discworld fandom the term guild is often used as a way to organize or describe aspects of the fandom and community while referencing the books.
• In video game fandoms, particularly multiplayer games, Guilds are group of fans that organize to play together, often to fight as a team or meet in-game objectives that are impossible to do alone.
• Neopets also has guilds, which are more like social clubs.

Discworld Examples

• The disc(w)or(l)d discord server labels some channels on the server using the Guild style. For example the pet channel is called “guild-of-pets”.

• The Guild of Fans and Disciples is a discworld fan club .

Other Fandoms Examples

• Beginner's Guide to Guilds, ^{Archived version} by Christy Bazell Posted: Aug 21, 2009 -- about Guilds in MMORPGs
• The Neopian Guild HQ [login-locked]
• Neopian Guilds, ^{Archived version} guide by Jellyneo.net