The strong preference is that members post the MIA notice themselves, that is part of what this forum is for. If anyone has been told of an upcoming MIA issue, I highly recommend that you encourage the member to join the forums and let them know about the MIA thread that I DO check BEFORE clicking "kick", it is the only way to ensure that the info is available to me 1 MONTH after they stop logging in. If absolultly necessary, MIA's can be posted by other guild members --
but please base them only on what you have been told by them directly.
If you look at the MIA thread you will see that twice I have placed MIA notices for people who would be gone. In one case - access to reliable internet was an issue, thus a difficulty in posting on the forum, in the other, the member had intended to do the post after I suggested the MIA thread to them, but RL caused some issues. In both cases the MIA information came to me because the made a point of informing and Officer that they would be MIA.
Thank you for the info regarding Cloaked Ninja and, in this case, feel free to reinvite him. I hope school has been going well for him. Also, let him know about the MIA thread - RL happens - all I need is a bit of info and all will be well 99% of the time. In the case of anyone kicked its best to check be reinviting. Thank you for asking.