Yesterday was Pirate's Day (with Ninjas)

Due to the time difference, I didn't know that Kirina had updated her article on dressing like a pirate or ninja for 2010.  Sorry!
http://wowrpc.waddellconsulting.com/?p=2861

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Are Bank Withdrawal Limits Broken?

Warcraft Hunters Union reports that despite their guild bank having controls limiting withdrawals to three stacks a day, a hacked guild member's character was able to just about empty the bank.  A problem ticket has been sent to Blizzard about the fact that the controls were bypassed.  I hope if any more information comes out about this that we'll hear about it.
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2010/05/bank-robbery/

If you run a guild, be warned.  Read the Comments for tips.

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Guildwatch: The Ninjia Video Edition

This week's Guildwatch features a ninja.  Let me quote Mike Schramm here, "Over on Dath'remar, Tuffauzy of Heavy Artillery put together a pickup group for the big black dragon, and once the dragon was down, he proceeded to go AFK, with no reason at all given. After about 15 minutes, most of the raiders had split and left the group, but four people hung around, waiting for loot to be distributed. We're told Tuffauzy then re-appeared, grabbed all the loot for himself, hearthed to Dalaran, and logged off. Pretty wild. So not only did you take all of the loot, but you made people sit around for 15 minutes before you did it -- why? Because you thought they would leave and you wouldn't lose your reputation? Interesting procedure there."
http://www.wow.com/2009/12/16/guildwatch-were-over-applications-too/

In honor of ninjas in the new content, here is a slightly raunchy machinima from Nymh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqWyBWM5B64

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How to Handle Ninjas

WOW Insider's morning Breakfast Topic is how to control ninjas, especially with the upcoming random PUG system which will enable ninjas to steal from many realms, not just their own.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/31/breakfast-topic-the-ninja-problem/

Some guild leaders are trying to cut back on the problem by publicizing the ninjas they know about on this site.
http://www.warcraftninjas.com/site/

Personally, I'd like to see Blizzard be more proactive about this problem.

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Should Guild Members Use Authenticators to Access Guild Bank?

The pros and the cons here.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/03/requiring-authenticators-for-guild-bank-access/

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