I knew I was going to be late to this particular raid, so I sent an ingame mail to Uglutz saying that I would be late and if that was a problem to please replace me.
I caught a little flak ingame because I logged on two hours after the invites started and asked if there was still room in the raid.
Apparently, Uglutz had been eaten by the guild (?) while I was gone and Vrugz didn't make it anyway.
People, don't expect me to magically know where to send my messages about me being late to if the raid leader is listed on the raid signup sheet as 'Uglutz'. Remember, I've been gone for seven months... guild higher-ups being eaten may be common knowledge to most of you, but not I.
So basically, this is me saying I tried to let the raid know I was going to be late. I am usually very prompt, and am a little irked at getting mentally lumped in with all the latecomers because of one incident beyond my control.
yay