Guildwatch

Guildwatch's writer seems to think guilds have pretty much conquered all the raids and are just waiting for Patch 3.3's Icecrown to move back into raid mode.  Clearly he has never visited The Solo MMO Player's realm where 3-5 guilds raid and everyone else does, well, not much.
http://www.wow.com/2009/11/11/guildwatch-the-waiting-game/

Fortunately, folks being what they are, there is plenty of drama going on.  Let me quote Guildwatch here--
"Tip: anything labeled as 'a serious anaylisis of the Daggerspine server' [sic] is basically like lighting up a pile of oil-soaked rags and standing back to watch the fire. To be fair, Tomax does say that his guild, Imperium, has been a disappointment, but then the blame starts right up, and obviously the other guilds aren't happy to be given his "pep talk." It's weird, right? You'd think that calling other guilds on the server a "cancer" would cheer them up and help them down bosses."

By the way, you can read the "anaylisis" here.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20565930036&sid=1&pageNo=1

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General Macros

The Bear Flank is writing brief articles about the macros he uses.  I've filed the restoration/enhancement shaman and druid and blood death knight macros with previous articles on macros for those classes, but one article talks about general macros useful for almost everyone.
http://thebearflank.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-macros.html

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Outfitter Manages Gear

If blizzard's built in Equipment Manager is driving you nuts, you might want to consider Outfitter (updated to Patch 3.2--we are at Patch 3.2.2 now).
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/outfitter.aspx

Outfitter was used by a great many folks until Blizzard decided to create Equipment Manager.  Outfitter's creator pulled it, then decided to keep it going.
http://www.wow.com/2009/04/14/outfitter-not-discontinued-after-all/

There are also other alternatives to Outfitter and Blizzard's Equipment Manager.
http://www.wow.com/2009/03/24/addon-spotlight-alternatives-to-outfitter/

Apparently you must disable Equipment Manger to use Outfitter.  Do research on this before following the instructions, however.  This is old information!
http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23953

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RAWR Updated Version

RAWR has been updated by its creators.  WOW Insider has the scoop here.
http://www.wow.com/2009/11/11/rawr-updated-to-2-2-25/

The RAWR site.
http://www.codeplex.com/Wikipage?ProjectName=Rawr

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FERAL DRUID GEAR LISTS (Cat and Bear)

Here's the front door for four feral druid gear lists.  You can look at cat DPS, cat "high gear" DPS, bear mitigation, or bear "high gear" mitigation lists.  Each list is broken down into sections such as head, neck, shoulders, etc.  This looks as if it is going to be very useful,  but carefully read the information posted on the front door to know exactly what is going on.  Note:  This is up-to-date as of Patch 3.1.3 except for a few Ulduar hard modes items.  We are currently at Patch 3.2.2
http://www.emmerald.net/

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Rogues and The Agility Equivalence Points System

Shadow Panther explains the Agility Equivalance Points system for rogues and also his refinements to the system.
http://shadowpanther.net/aep.htm

Actually, if you play a rogue, you will enjoy browsing his site.
http://shadowpanther.net/

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