So I've been unsubscribed for over a year now, but I recently reactivated. Anyway, I was something of an altoholic, and earlier in Cataclysm my characters were frequently getting kicked (presumably) for inactivity, to the point where I pretty much got sick of the whole thing and stopped caring about the perks for being in one.
For an example, I have an 85 Hunter (Horde) on Tichondrius, which I think is still fairly high population. Within 5 minutes of logging in, I had 3 separate tells from people trying to get me to join guilds...and besides the fact that I barely remember how to play this game, I don't really want to deal with the hassle. So I was wondering, exactly how did these people know I was guildless, and is there any way to stop myself showing up on those searches? I've got "Decline Guild Invites" checked, which I guess blocks the blind guild invites, but responding to the tells is going to quickly get tedious for me.
The other option is to start my own guild I guess...but from memory starting it up and getting all my alts into that same guild would be an even bigger hassle, so that's a last resort.