The staff wanted to give a reminder that STs can claim the same days and overlap, and that for the forseeable future we will not be regulating calendar days as it would be unfeasible with the amount of STs we have, and it would unnecessarily complicate the ST system. That being said, should STs choose to do events on the same day as one another, we encourage everyone to do so thoughtfully and with careful consideration and planning.
For example,
STs who are hosting on the same day can stagger the times to be 2-3 hours earlier or later of eachother, or if they know one is an alliance event and the other may have a horde event they could in theory do it on the same day and time. If a GST knows their event is purely for their guild, and their guild alone and their members dont have interest in the event thats scheduled they could run it at the same time as well.
If you are planning on claiming events in advance do consider staggering event times, or event days. Instead of taking every Wednesday, consider taking two Wednesdays and three Sundays. This is suggested guideline when scheduling, it is difficult with so many STs to maintain a first-come-first-serve policy, so it is important that everyone understands event days that are claimed are not completely blocked out.
Finally, communication with your fellow STs goes a long way. If at all possible, try to communicate and work out with one another if you and another ST are considering running events that is intended to have high traffick on the same day at the same time. But understand that unless for specific reasons underlined with the staff, STs are not inherently required to shift their times and days.
For example,
STs who are hosting on the same day can stagger the times to be 2-3 hours earlier or later of eachother, or if they know one is an alliance event and the other may have a horde event they could in theory do it on the same day and time. If a GST knows their event is purely for their guild, and their guild alone and their members dont have interest in the event thats scheduled they could run it at the same time as well.
If you are planning on claiming events in advance do consider staggering event times, or event days. Instead of taking every Wednesday, consider taking two Wednesdays and three Sundays. This is suggested guideline when scheduling, it is difficult with so many STs to maintain a first-come-first-serve policy, so it is important that everyone understands event days that are claimed are not completely blocked out.
Finally, communication with your fellow STs goes a long way. If at all possible, try to communicate and work out with one another if you and another ST are considering running events that is intended to have high traffick on the same day at the same time. But understand that unless for specific reasons underlined with the staff, STs are not inherently required to shift their times and days.