Er, just returning to this thread for the very first time since I replied to it. Not even going to check what happened on the first page based on the replies here.
Feel free to continue your recruitment process as normal, I just wanted to point out that the leaders of this guild aren't exactly mature or polite. Just my opinion. I've literally never said a single word to them and they've went out of their way to harass me numerous times. Not that I care much, I've learned not to acknowledge it, but I just thought to point it out to anyone who might want to avoid that.
If it was the "mediocre-tier sparring" comment that is the cause of your frustrations (again, I didn't read the first page and have no plans to), then you're taking me, and possibly the game, way too seriously. I don't get upset when your members lose and claim that I am using a "longer sword mod" or some other "trainer," so you have no excuse.
No reason to be raging at Rufus, either. If one of my posts came across as disruptive or against the forum rules, click the button to report my post and all of the moderators available will see it. I've done it before and it works. Hope your thread can continue peacefully.