i've been in 3 guild's and now i'm in 2.
i left one guild because it was more of a social group then a quilt group. not that i don't like to chat with people its just i want to learn things too.
very few people in guilds make perfect quilts - the ratio is maybe 50/50.
not to mention, the experienced people like beginner/intermediate because they have people to teach and motivate - otherwise its just a bunch of "know it alls" sitting around with nothing to talk about except gossip.