Dominus Nihil was established on September 5, 2003 in Star Wars Galaxies. The founding members were a small group of casual gamers that sought a relaxed attitude that fed into a very enjoyable gaming experience. All of the founding members were adults that had real-life obligations, that prohibited them from mastering a single profession early on - hence the name Dominus Nihil, Masters of Nothing.
After getting started, the founders discussed ideas on leadership. Everyone agreed that a governing body was better than a single leader; therefore the idea of a Council was adopted. However, to serve as a liaison to guild members and help maintain control, there would be one person that held the title of "Leader" to enact the wishes of the Council as well as carry two votes to break a tie. Today, after expanding into multiple games, we use the new style of leadership known as the Senior/Elder Council, created and implemented by Olicc.
Today, the Guild is run by the Senior Council, long-time members of DN that currently are or have been Guildleaders or Elders at some point. Guildleaders report to the Senior Council for their individual games, and working with the Guildleaders in the six games, are six separate Councils of Elders. Elders are appointed by the Guildleader and the Council of that game. For example, a committed member of our WoW chapter could be nominated by a member of the WoW Council of Elders to join as an Elder, then upon vote, could be accepted.
Elders hold their title no matter what game they are playing. Therefore, if a Elder of SWG changes games and starts playing EVE, then they are also an Elder for that game as well. Elders and Guildleaders work together to manage the individual games that they serve, however as members of Dominus Nihil, you should keep your leaders informed of your wishes so they can keep the ideas of the guild functioning with the decisions of the Council. From a forum standpoint, at least one leader from each game is an Administrator, and all elders hold the title of Moderator.