I thought the essence of a casual guild is that people level in their own pace which was stressed in the beginning. Some will be slower than others...looks like the guild's definition of casual is changing to hardcore....i haven't signed up yet because the line in my area is basically SH(*& and besides I wanted to see whether the guild was casual friendly as promoted.

Is there a maximum limit to how many players can be in a guild? e.g. maximum 200 or 300? If there isnt, then a simple comparison of level distribution between lets say 2-3 months will tell you approximately how many truly casual/slow levelers there are and the proportion of more serious/hard core players. Then to supplement lagging classes start opening memberships in tranches while still allowing the slowpokes to level at their own pace (albeit slowly) Review the class mix each 3 months and Voila! There is no need to kick anybody out..is there?

This is of course dependant on whether there is a limit on members joining the guild and whether the overall "spirit" of LoTH has not changed from a "welcome all" to just another "serious players only" guild.