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# Private Guilds - Accepting / Rejecting Applicants

This tutorial is for those who have created Private Guilds. Today, we will show you how to view and manage applicants who are trying to join your Guild.\
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(Public Guilds don't need to go through this process because anyone can join a Public Guild without needing to be approved)

1. Navigate to "GUILDS"

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2. Go to your Guild, that you are managing.

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3. Click "View Applicants", located towards the bottom of your left side menu.

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4. You will be able to see all of the users that have applied to join your Guild.

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5. Click "View Application" to see the message the user has sent along with their application.

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6. You can click "Accept" to accept this user's application. Doing so will allow this user to become a member of your Guild.

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7. If you do not want this user to become a member of your Guild, you can click "Deny".

However, please note that this user will be able to apply to your Guild again later on. (Currently set to 7 days).

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8. If you do not want them to be able to apply to your Guild again, you can click "Ban".

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So easy! This is the end of "Private Guilds - Accepting / Rejecting Applicants" Tutorial

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