I agree on the DKP being used for scheduled runs.  It may be worth looking at still getting a couple of DKP points if you attend a non-scheduled run but then not use the points to bid on items for that non-scheduled run.  (just need/greed as Bae said)

This would reward people within the DKP system and encourage them to come on scheduled runs as they got a few points to spend later on.  At the same time the non-scheduled run would allow them to have a chance at something they might have to wait a long time to get on a scheduled run.

The spots in our runs is another issue.  I do think that members should have priority but on the other hand I don't want to be crazy fundamentalist spot-nazi and have initiates getting bumped by guild members all the time if we had a hard and fast rule about initiates giving up their spots to members.      It'd be nice if common courtesy could rule supreme but lets not kid ourselves.  Then again, initiate is only 2 weeks...if they really want to be in guild and not just mad lewt ninjaz, then 2 weeks isn't much of a price to pay.

So I'm going to go think on this and change my mind on it some more.  I'm a flip-flopper, what can I say?

Whatever we do we're going to piss a few off but they'll either deal with it and order will rule the kindgom or they'll walk.  But yes, clarity of what we do is going to be important here.