Thought Id bump this as we are soon to be 4 and soooo many new people

I didn't even know this existed lol. May as well bore some people with my story, im no good at "stories"

I joined in February this year after spending days looking through the RSOF at many, many clans. Something made me keep coming back to the Consentus thread so I thought I'd give it a go. I joined the clan chat to see what was what. Lilly was very welcoming along with a few others. I lingered around as a guest for a while before being directed to the off-site forum, which to this day, is the best clan forum I've seen. I was then invited to the clan by Robert. Back in the clan, everyone seemed to know each other quite well, which is always a bit intimidating for new people. Then there was the Haven event in April, which i was invited to. I had only been in the clan for perhaps 5-6 weeks but i thought "no better way to get to know people than actually meeting them". The nerves of meeting everyone soon died down when i first met Lilly and Ruby outside the bus station and after meeting everyone else, the group just felt "right". I've been stuck here since

I joined the clan back in September 2012 after meeting a few skillers and noticing they all had that Consentus banner on their adventurer's log, but back then on adventurer's log we could only see the clan banner not the name or a link to the clan page, so after some time searching, because i was too shy to ask anyone what the name of the clan was, i finally found it and joined.

At first was hard to try to get involved since there were many groups of friends already, everyone knew each other i was new so only had a chat with a few members nothing much really. For around one year between April 2013 to May 2014 I was away from runescape and from the clan.

Early this year I came back with the will to play and be active in the clan and so far think I'm doing just that, achieved some goals with the help of the support people give on the G&A's thread, finally was able to properly get to know some members of the clan and  talk with everyone more frequently and was with great proud the first Consentus member from aboard to attend a real life event, made some great friends here and hope to continue for as long as the clan lasts (hope the friendships last longer though).

4 years ago I was in a different clan with some of the Consentus oldtimers. I didn't really know anyone and the clan was infected by trolls. Lilly was one of the few individuals who made an effort to keep a sinking ship afloat. Alas, she was fighting a battle that was already lost, but her commitment did not go unnoticed. I was rarely in the CC so I didn't know that she had created a new clan until I was invited a week later. I felt privileged because I knew her words were pure and Consentus' values morally bestowing. At this time, multi-clanning was common and most of us were still in both clans, but it wasn't long until trolls were attacking the new clan and its members. When the old clan's leaders refused to take action against such juvenile behavior, I no longer wished to be associated with them. I rejoice in the spiteful words that were thrown – how Consentus wouldn't last long as a clan etc – because Lilly and the many great staff members proved them wrong and we still keep growing. I personally believe that the trolling attitude caused the old clan's demise and I let that serve as a reminder why one shouldn't condone such behavior. Respect one another and try to be patient if you don't share an opinion

I dont even remember who told me about this clan .I was in a few different clans that seem to end up failing or ended up  accusing me of doing stuff they knew nothing about.  i also got accusing  by a player mod of doing some rude  behavior in her friend chat and when i explained what was happening she told me  she was "not  intitled to babysit her Friends chat". You might even know her. She was 3 and was pure f2p with mad rc level.  Clan hopefull ended up assuming me of the same thing even before i ever set foot in the clan chat.I forget who told me i was banned fro clan hopefull.     I even ended up as a  clan leader for some time. totaling  up  to 5 or 6 clan snice starting  my acc

I'm bumping this as we've turned five years old and have had a lot of new players join. I'd love to hear everyone else's story - I shall post mine later on

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At the time I heard about this clan from a friend, I was in the midst of running a clan myself. Unfortunately, things didn't work out as the owner of the clan decided to take a long break without giving a crap; all structure in the clan was lost - Events were going downhill and there was little to no activity.

Fast forwarding to around November/December, Lilly gave our clan an option, to join consentus or to continue where I was (which was a crappy place), so of course I took the better offer! Myself and a few friends have moved on over to the clan since then, perhaps you know of a few? Mini Mog, Gnome Child, Eisv, etc.
At the start of joining the clan, y'all were so nice by being welcoming and friendly. It of course took me a wee bit of time to remember a few of your IRL names, but I've passed that now

So far, my entire time in Consentus has been a great one and I hope to stay in the clan til' RS ends Or I quit the game, which lets face it, who quits?

Also, not too good at telling stories :-) Enjoy!

You can blame Runar.

I thought it would be a good time to pop this to the top again.

Can we hear some positive stories of how you found us xxx

I learned about Consentus in December 2015 when I was working toward my goal of 99 Woodcutting (by cutting crystal trees). Only Lilly was there and so was the clan vexillum (so, so pretty). I was in a clan that I was in love with at the time, but sometimes clans change.
The person owning the clan was a good kid, but he generally seemed to lose interest in the clan and Runescape as a whole - many members noticed.
Recently due to this, a huge number of members left within ten days. Some of the members formed a new clan. I found this incredibly rude, and refused to join.
I decided to guest in Consentus, because I actually remembered Only Lilly, and I actually really enjoyed my time.
Although I am quite often quiet in the CC, I talk a lot.
So I joined the forums before I was off clan cooldown, and I've been having fun for the past 4-5 days.
I was a little put-off my the closeness of the clanmates at first - I won't lie. Everyone seemed to already know each other even on a first name basis, and I felt like an outcast. But now I know that if you want to be known and included, MAKE yourself known and included.

I'll post my story although I feel like I have in the past.

There was a different clan that was a skiller clan that most people in the Consentus beginnings were part of or familiar with. I was a guest in that clan, but I couldn't join because I was an 11/12 year old that had like 60 combat and was 30 levels too high for the clan. I still hung around, but wasn't a huge fan of it because there was a ton of trolling. That's where I met people like Lilly who start CTS. One day, I noticed that all the familiar nice people had left and so I started asking around. No one would respond to me besides telling me to shut up, but luckily a person named Lesiva messaged me and told me to join the new Consentus (I think it was cc cts at the time). After I joined, I noticed that all the people I had thought were nice or cool were in Consentus. I decided to stick around, especially since I could join even with combat. Everyone was very supportive of me working towards to goals even when I would quit an account and make a new one.

After being in CTS for a bit, I started to feel some animosity towards me so I made a new account and told everyone I was William. After the toxic person that was being mean to me left, I came out again and said I was Tim. I actually got banned after coming out as Tim, never really was sure why. It was only for like 2-3 months though. After that I joined Hopefull to wait out my ban and then returned to Consentus once the ban was up.

After being in the clan for some time I was given clan chat moderator (basically green staff now) and did that for a while. After some disagreements and accusations against me, I left and got banned again for another month or two. I obviously came back to Consentus afterwards because it's the best clan in the world.

Then after a few months being back, I became an avatar warden. Then at maybe a year, I was banned yet again because I had sold one of my old accounts to someone. This was the first ban that actually made sense to me, and I was banned permanently for it. After that, I quit Runescape for a long time, because I didn't have a home anymore.

About a year or so after being banned, I came back to Runescape and joined a now defunct clan called 99ftw. After that clan started degrading because the leader left and stuff like that, I decided I really missed CTS and would apply to be unbanned. It had been a year since I was banned, and I hoped that time would heal. Luckily, Lilly and the others decided that I could be given one last shot and I knew I wouldn't blow it.

Now, I've been back for over a year and I'm loving every minute of it. Consentus has been the one clan I've wanted to be in since it was started. I've made a lot of mistakes in the past that I regret, but luckily the family of Consentus is quick to forgive those who're sorry. Lilly has always been very kind to me even when I've not been so kind myself, and she's always willing to listen to music I suggest haha All the old people that used sort of bully me have either left or been banned, and I've been a model member for a while now. I don't even swear in the clan chat since I know that I'll be on thin ice for a while.

That's my story Always love Consentus.

My story is kind of boring, and a little weird. 

I've played RS on and off since about 2005.  One of the main reasons I stop playing is because I don't have anyone to hang out with and do stuff with.  My problem is that communicating with strangers gives me an overwhelming sense of existential horror.  If I already have a reason to associate with someone, I don't have a problem talking and getting to know them.  But just walking up to someone and saying "Hi!  I'm Wrthlss Noob!  Nice to meet you?"  I just can't bring myself to do that.

I've been in clans before (even back before clans were officially a thing), but someone else always recruited me.  The problem was that these clans were always small and imploded easily.  And when they were gone, I would stop playing for a while.  As the years went on, clans didn't recruit as aggressively as they did, so I went without for quite a few years.  So, when I came back this time, my first thought is "I'm going to have to find a clan myself."  But it couldn't just be any random clan.  It had to be big enough to where it wasn't going to fall apart if one or two people quit playing, they had to do things, and the people had to be the "cute and fuzzy" type, or there was no conceivable way I was going to be able to bring myself to ask to join.

So I hit the RS forums and, honestly, your thread was the first one I came across.  150 pages of replies!  All bumps, but still, that means the clan is active.  Good sign.  Reading the thread, it says you started in 2010.  10 years?  That's some serious stability!  Stability is good.  Scrolling down, there were like two pages of events.  I'm like "wow, these guys do stuff!  More stuff than any clan I've ever been in!"  And at the bottom of the page, Only Lilly is like "Yeah, come on into the clan chat, check us out!"  (Not a direct quote; paraphrased for my particular linguistic weirdness)  So I come in and lurk for a bit.  Everyone's all cool, having fun, being nice to each other.  And I'm like "Yeah, I like this!  I'm going to say something!"

And then I don't.  A couple hours later, I'm like "I'm gonna say something now!"  And, of course, I don't again.  This goes on and on every couple hours over the next couple days, with the same result, until I finally type the words. 

And I'm staring at the enter key, thinking "the backspace key is literally right above it."  But then I think "Eh, what's the absolute worst that could happen?"  I imagine several hilariously ridiculous scenarios that may or may not have involved torches and pitchforks before finally hitting the enter key. 

And the rest is history.  Or the present, I guess.  Possibly a bit of the future as well.  Yeah, Ima shut up now.   

@Wrthlss Noob oh my goodness, I'm so glad you were brave and hit that enter! Welcome to the family.  ❤❤

@Wrthlss Noob your story almost brought a tear to my eyes. While on RS I eventually become a chatty person when I’m comfortable, I’m the exact same as you in real life. Looking strangers in the eyes is also part of my anxiety. Maybe that sounds familiar to you too.

It’s so great you’ve joined! You won’t regret it I can highly recommend the clan events. They really help with the initial conversations as it provides you with something to talk about. I look forward to meeting you at one of them.

Its amazing  to read this   That Only Lilly does get around.

Im going to nag you to change your name!  lets have something a LOT more positive xxx

I love my name.  I've had it since day one.  Never changed it even once!  I always wanted a high level character named "noob."   

Plus, it had the added benefit of stealing the thunder of the mean players who wanted to make fun of you for being low leveled, like they used to do back in the day.  When someone calls you a noob and you respond with something along the lines of "Just like it says on the tin!" most people don't know how to respond to that lol.  Now that I'm over 2600 total levels, it's a bit of an ironic joke.  My examine description says "Still a noob, formerly wrthlss."