Dear Prospective UCN member,

Thanks for showing interest in the new venture we are undertaking, the United Clan Network. Here is a brief overview of what we would like to accomplish through the United Clan Network (UCN). Gaming clans are formed generally by people associating themselves with others who play the same games and also having similar interests. This is sometimes limiting as many clans are single game clans, but not all members play only one game or play all the same games as those in their associated clan. UCN is an attempt to form a larger gaming community yet still have all the affiliated clans keep their own "sovereignty". UCN would not govern individual clans, only inter-clan events and tournaments. Those in UCN would form a "confederacy" (by definition) of clans. It will give individuals an opportunity to find other individuals to game with, form larger leagues and tournaments, and a way for each clan to promote themselves to prospective new members.

While we are still in the early planning stages, here is what we envision. (This is also subject to change after the initial council is appointed, as we in Dark Legacy do not control UCN. We are as much a member as anyone else, we have just brought the idea to fruition.) Each clan will initially appoint 2 members to represent them in the UCN council. These council members will be assigned to committees that will handle the various tasks of UCN. Nothing hard or time consuming; mainly upkeep of web site and member data, organization of leagues and tournaments, etc. We will rotate the tasks around as needed so everyone does their fair share for the community. And the clan representatives will keep their fellow clan members abreast of all happenings throughout the network.

The initial committees will be as follows: Sports, FPS-realism, FPS-fantasy, RPG, Racing, and the Main Council. The Main Council will be the committee responsible for upkeep of main site and all other issues such as new membership, forming of additional needed committees, and promotion of network. Any proposals from the main committee do need to be approved by the majority of the membership. In other words, they can introduce changes but needs to be voted on by entire council before ratified. All the other committees, as you can guess, will deal with each individual genre of game listed. Note that I have separated the FPS into two sections. This is due to the two types of games are generally played much differently and should be treated differently. These committees are responsible for their own genres tournaments, leagues, and promotion. Each committee will have an elected chairman and representatives can serve on more than one committee, but cannot be Chair of more than one committee. Each committee should have no less than 3 members, but no more than 5. (The Main Council is the exception, can have up to 7 members). Also each committee should not have more than one representative from any clan, to prevent favoritism and promote fairness. Committee members should try to meet on a regular basis, either by chat or keep in contact by e-mail to keep abreast of current happenings.

Initially this will be a lot of work, but will be worth it in the long run and won't be so bad once we all pitch in and do our part. This is a great opportunity to expand your gaming community's horizon and interests, whether you play on Xbox, PS2, PC, or Mac. We hope to have you on board for this venture as it is going to be a great ride.

DL Chief58

Dark Legacy Co-Leader

interim UCN coordinator

DL SPORTS commissioner


*Written by DLchief58, edited & posted onto our website by DLbeast*