I'd never apply to a guild with a gathering profession ever, but if you make clear that you'll replace it right away if you get accepted, fair enough. Applying with unenchanted gear, and then even having the guts to say that you'll keep it unenchanted until you get better when it's pointed out, is just a big fat no. This is just excluding everything else that indicates that he put absolutely no effort into his character (no tot pugging, no cms, no previous experience) nor put any effort at all into his application (it's the bare minimum, which can be okay if everything about his character is stellar/there's logs, otherwise not). I've been the officer in several guilds and I can't think of a single one where we'd accept a player like that unless we had a major crisis.
@Galad. Thanks for the link, this is hilarious
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