First off, let me say that I'm quite satisfied with the discussions posted in this forum. It's nice to see that people are willing to go out on a limb for the betterment of the sport and the game around it.
I'm trying to get a guild started, based in Wolfpack, for fire performers and safeties. The general (and please note,
unfinished) outline of the objectives, rules and rankings can be found
at this page on my site. I'd appreciate some feedback, especially since it's not following a lot of the ranking systems outlined in this forum. The focus is centered on the safety of the performers and audience--the goal being to minimize the risk of the grievous injuries that playing with fire can impart.
For all of the guilds, regardless of how or what they represent, I think the important thing is to standardize expectations--not necessarily outcomes. For the fire performers' guild, my goal is to get everyone who plays with fire to abide by a standard set of rules, no matter how they play with fire. I think the same idea can be applied to almost everything--foam smithing, garb, etc.--and still leave plenty of room for creativity. While I'm all for coming up with a unified identification for guild members, I think the focus should be on the infrastructure first.