An Oceanic guild advert can look right until you discover the listed raid night is for Retail, or that nobody has said which timezone they mean. Before committing, check the game and the actual evening you're agreeing to.
Start with a place to look
Blizzard's Oceanic Guild Recruitment forum includes Forever guilds alongside other versions of WoW. Look for Forever in the title, then read the full advert and its latest replies. A recent reply can clarify or change the original plan.
There's also a dedicated WoW Forever Community Connections forum. Blizzard's welcome post explicitly invites players to find communities and old guildmates there.
Check which game each night belongs to
In a player's request for an Oceanic guild, one reply distinguishes Thursday Forever raids from its Retail nights. That's an easy distinction to miss when both games appear in the same advert.
Read each schedule against its game. If an advert says it runs several nights, ask which ones are Forever and which ones you'd be expected to attend. A guild that plays both versions doesn't necessarily expect you to do the same.
Also confirm your faction and exact ruleset. Blizzard's Forever ruleset guide requires matching faction and ruleset for grouping, dungeons and raids. Don't apply Retail cross-faction advice from a general recruitment page to Forever. The friends-planning guide covers the character choices in more detail.
Ask for a date, not just “server time”
The same recruitment conversation includes different times during and outside daylight saving, without naming the timezone. Don't convert those times by guessing where the organiser lives.
Ask for one upcoming session's date, start and finish time, and a named city or timezone. Then ask whether the schedule follows that city's clock when daylight saving changes. “Thursday at 7.30” isn't enough to put into your own calendar.
For example: “Which timezone is the Thursday raid in? Could you give me the date and start and finish times for the first planned session, and say what changes when daylight saving ends?”
An Oceanic label also doesn't explain where every group member will be playing. If that matters to you, ask about the group's usual location. The Oceanic server guide explains the separate hosting question.
Find out what joining commits you to
Before accepting, ask whether you're joining as a social member or applying for a raid place. Check attendance expectations, preparation, how places are allocated and what happens if you need to miss a night. Ask for the loot rules before agreeing to raid.
You don't need to explain your family arrangements or work details. “I can usually play Thursdays, but I can't promise every week” gives an organiser useful information without sharing anything private.
Here's a first message to adapt:
“Hi, I'm looking for an Oceanic Forever guild on [faction and ruleset]. I can usually play [days] between [start and finish, timezone]. I'm interested in [levelling, dungeons, social play or raiding]. Are those times for Forever, and do you have space for someone with that availability? I'd also like to understand the attendance expectations before committing.”