I've been part of a guild merger. 10-man runs were still divided along old allegiance lines more than a year later, to the extent that people will not invite guildies and invite friends instead, or alts of friends. My advice is to be organized with 10-man runs or people will feel left out. Try to mix up the makeup as best you can. With WOTLK 10-mans are more important than before, because you can get experience with the encounters in a much easier setting.
You can treat 10-mans as either completely casual or a step towards 25-man raiding. Both will have unhappy people, but one will benefit the guild and one will not. Pick your poison. If people don't want to take one for the team and 10-man raid with other guildies instead of their friends, tell them they should not have merged.
If you're not organized, here's what will happen:
1) People will bring friends. No benefit to guild. Guildie who needs gear and experience, dies a lot to the red goo on the floor, will continue to need gear and continue to die to red goo because they can't practice.
2) No tanks needed, so warrior_friend_01 will go as dps and gear up a spec they will seldomly raid with. No benefit to guild. Guildie who is main specced to tank gets no gear or experience.
Have a no alt policy for 10-mans is my last suggestion. Don't let the rogue bring his shitty tank when a main spec raider is sitting on his ass.
Ease up when you're in 25-mans consistently. But while you're in "hurry up and get ready" mode, you should do some of the things I've outlined.
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