WLPH forms on Nathrezim during Burning Crusade, giving trade chat a guild name it will never forget.
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The community history records May 25, 2007; guild leadership confirms formation on Nathrezim during Burning Crusade.
Nathrezim → Scilla → Sargeras → everywhere else
Previously, on WLPH…
Realm firsts, questionable decisions, and things nobody let anyone forget.
59 moments, oldest first.
2007
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Burning Crusade stories
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Burning Crusade
Shinji gets a precautionary soulstone on Void Reaver, dies before 90%, and releases himself straight out of the instance.
#Receipts
An undated Burning Crusade story preserved in the March 30, 2009 quote collection; the exact raid date is unknown.
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The Sunwell years
Abec’s Twins countdown ends at “3… oh shit, go” when he jumps off the ledge and pulls the boss early.
#Receipts
An undated Sunwell story preserved in the March 30, 2009 quote collection; the exact raid date is unknown.
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The Sunwell years
Abec calls getting stuck behind Sunwell’s bushes “skateboarding” and needs an Intervene or a summon to get out.
#Receipts
An undated Sunwell story preserved in the March 30, 2009 quote collection; the exact raid date is unknown.
2008
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Grady plays Pinkberry to focus the raid before WLPH’s server-first M’uru kill.
#Receipts
The quote collection records Grady’s Pinkberry song before the kill; the archive dates it September 23, 2008, and guild leadership confirms the server-first status.
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WLPH takes Nathrezim’s server-first Kil’jaeden kill and finishes Sunwell.
#Receipts
The Nathrezim community history records the server-first kill on October 15, 2008.
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WLPH briefly raids as MORGAN FREEMAN, then rebuilds under its original name.
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The December 16 thread includes December 21 updates describing the return to WLPH; this entry covers that week rather than a single day.
2009
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The PUG loot system counts every mistake and every item against you, with off-spec loot mercifully costing half a tally.
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Date of the original public forum post, in UTC.
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WLPH moves to Scilla, and the entire announcement is one word: “transfer!”
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The forum announces the move on January 29, 2009; the older guild wiki says December 2008, so this is the announcement date.
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The first Scilla review is “SUP WINTERGRASP IS PLAYABLE.”
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WLPH reclaims its guild name on Scilla the day after the transfer announcement.
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Mimiron PTR attendance becomes a bargaining chip for how much DKP survives Ulduar.
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Date of the original public forum post, in UTC.
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Abec starts collecting raid quotes for the homepage, ensuring every embarrassing callout gets a second life.
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Abec announces he is done with raiding and WoW, then immediately reveals the April Fools joke.
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Date of the original public forum post, in UTC.
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Peggle faces competition when someone proposes Pictionary during raids.
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The video-game music quiz promises 500 gold to first place and 250 gold plus a personal /spit to second.
#Receipts
Announced May 28 for May 30, 2009; the thread documents the planned contest and prizes, not its result.
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WLPH starts recruiting a DOTA tournament team because one game apparently is not enough.
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Abec’s text-message spam makes a guildmate laugh mid-sale and somehow helps sell a few add-ons.
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The guild’s new music player has exactly one genre: Mega Man.
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Hitshade plans a three-minute guild tribute and threatens to gkick anyone who cannot follow filming directions.
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Someone finally asks why the guild ranks look like “:)” and “^--_^” instead of ranks.
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2010
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A no-show without warning now costs whatever DKP the raid earns, because five seconds of notice beats twenty minutes of hunting you down.
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Mini and Cahn chip in to expand Vent to 80 slots for the growing PUG and main runs.
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Abec promises an “Abecnormous” DKP night and free loot, with a gkick for anyone who misses it.
#Receipts
Date of the original public forum post, in UTC.
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A $22.95 monthly Vent bill inspires a 5,000-gold bounty for a cheaper voice server.
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Date of the original public forum post, in UTC.
2011
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Someone complains the forums have become a “can’t make raid” noticeboard, then uses that very post to say he cannot make raid.
#Receipts
Date of the original public forum post, in UTC.
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Abec declares screenshot week: every boss gets a picture because he has “plenty of funnies.”
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Crucible opens the G-Bank General Store and turns guildmates into suppliers for cauldrons and feasts.
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Mumble gets installed on Abec’s orders, and the setup guide ends with “don’t complain.”
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Mininolan takes movie requests for his late-night streams with Kipp, Cahn, Crazyd, Tay, and Ghost.
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The realm-transfer proposal asks everyone to debate calmly, which is itself a bold WLPH strategy.
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Abec offers no-questions-asked transfer help so everyone who wants to come to Sargeras can come.
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The Sargeras transfer is confirmed with “Get your asses to Sargeras.”
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2012
2013
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Guildmates remember Cahn, and the tributes reach old friends from Nathrezim and Scilla.
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The guild thread was posted June 7, 2013; the linked Reddit tribute contains memories from players on both realms, and this is the remembrance date, not an asserted date of death.
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The resurrection sign-up starts with three tanks and one healer, which feels very WLPH.
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The comeback immediately produces the important question: “WHERE ARE MY GUILD REPAIRS.”
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WLPH reports 39th on Sargeras with an average item level of 525 and keeps catching up.
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Rank and item level are the guild’s own report in the September 17, 2013 post, not independently reconstructed standings.
2014
2015
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Hellfire Citadel tempts another comeback, starting with “me and a couple others.”
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This is a recruitment and interest post, not evidence that the planned raid occurred.
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Discord wins Crazyd over because GIFs make it “10 times better than Mumble.”
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
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One week after praising Discord, Abec tells everyone to go back to Mumble.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2016
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The new-Mumble argument boils down to Mininolan wanting text-to-speech, admin, and a green name.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2017
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Fordelf answers “lol yes” when asked about WLPH, and the next line is “You have been removed from group.”
#Receipts
A guildmate posted this raid-chat exchange in July 2017; it does not establish the raid leader’s reason for removing the player.
2018
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Even on Discord, someone still asks whether this is the “new old new Mumble.”
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2019
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Abec proposes a WLPH guildhouse with mandatory skits, calorie limits, and workouts.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
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“WLPH movie night” returns to chat years after Mininolan’s original forum request thread.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2020
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Abec describes catching up on chat as watching “season 15 WLPH.”
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2021
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WLPH is pronounced dead again, immediately followed by news that some old guildmates are playing TBC Classic on Benediction.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2022
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Abec pitches WLPH:SMP and nominates Crazyd to build the Minecraft server.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2023
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Chat gets an AI songwriter and immediately commissions songs about guildmates.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
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Devastator returns, and Abec immediately tells everyone to use another channel.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2024
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Lawler asks for 39 instances of Devastator, because apparently one is not enough.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2025
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Lawler asks Devastator for a picture of Meowscles wearing bell-bottoms.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
2026
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The guild name becomes a Discord identity: “I am WLPH (literally now).”
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.
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BlizzCon nostalgia immediately turns into a joke about needing a DirecTV ticket.
#Discord receipts
Dated archived WLPH Discord message (UTC); surrounding messages were checked where available, and Discord receipts require access to the server.