Just yesterday, I created a guild and, to my surprise, despite being the leader, I have absolutely no permissions. I cannot promote people, I cannot queue upgrades, I cannot change the message of the day, I cannot edit rank permissions.. I basically cannot do anything. My guild is called Disciples of Mars [DoM] and we are on Stormbluff Isle.
I am having this exact same issue I made a guild on dragonbrand and even though I am leader I cannot change message of the day promote etc.