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 |  Subject: Republic vs. Empire Charter  Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:45 pm | |
| STILL BEING WORKED ON. 11/22/10 - Quote :
- The Charter of Jedi vs. Sith is the primary rule body of the clan, but it is more then just a list of rules, it is a promise to the clan and to ourselves, to do everything we can to, not only keep this clan running, but also to keep all the fun this game is meant to bring and to enable the people who make up this clan rule there destinies within the clan itself. RvE, being a division of JvS, is expected to follow a modified version of this Charter. This rules and amendments beneath are a modified version of the most recent JvS Charter as of 11/21/10.
Principles
JvS is a clan founded on a core principles. RvE will carry this core throughout it's existence. The main one is Democracy. In RvE every senator has a vote, and everyone has the right to put forth any idea. The clan is not ruled by just one person, and it never will be ruled by just one person, no matter what happens this core principle must be upheld. There will be a Council and a Senate. The Council will be the primary body for enacting change, but the Council does not have the only say in any change, it is merely a stepping stone on the way to change. The Senate will be the majority of the clan, but not all of it, and it is responsible the initial screening of all proposed ideas, after which they will bring the idea up for a Council vote. The final approval of any proposed idea will be by popular vote, and will include the votes of all members of the clan. The changes will then be enacted by the Council, acting on the will of the people.
RvE is based on good natured fun and competition, it does not engage in raids, except by vote, and will be treated as any idea brought up for vote. We ask that all members view this as a clan for fun, and not to take anything too seriously. We understand that emotions may flare at times, but we ask that you try not to act out of passion only.
Senate
The Senate is made up of most members in JvS, and is the court of First Instance. What this means is that the Senate reviews all ideas and votes on them with the majority vote deciding on the action. A normal issue voting booth will last no more and no less than a weeks time, while an emergency injunction (said as a raid and can only be set as an emergency vote by a council member) will last no more than 48 hours, and no less than 24 hours. Once a Senator votes they have exactly 48 hours in which to change it before it becomes permanent. The first Senate members will be appointed by the Council until the Senate is on its feet, then the Senate will have control over who is voted in, all votes must pass by two-thirds majority when accepting a new member. New Senate members can only be proposed during the first 7 days of any given month, and on the 8th day the proposed members will be held to a normal voting booth.The Senate also must vote on a Representative to the Council, this Representative will be voted on every three months to decide whether or not he will stay. He may serve indefinite terms so long as he is reelected at the appointed time. The vote must succeed by two-thirds in order for the current Representative or for a new Representative to step in. In the case of a tie the Council will vote, and in the case of a further tie, it will be put to a public majority vote. During a public majority vote, to avoid obvious cases of vote fraud stemming from public polls, a post must be made in the voting booth and only those who voted via a post will be counted. In the case of a Senate Representative is removed from office, it is up to the Senate to choose a new Representative, and the Senate will be given a weeks time to decide on two candidates for voting. If two candidates are not presented in a weeks time, the Chancellor and Prime Minister will each select a candidate to be voted on, and this person will serve only a months time to allow the Senate time to debate on who will run after that period of time. In order to remove a member from the Senate it must be proved misconduct was committed and passed by a two-thirds majority vote of the Senate. In order to remove the Senate Representative it must be proved misconduct was committed, and must be passed by either: a unanimous Senate vote, or a two-third Senate vote and the vote of at least one Council member. Senators can only be elected if they have been in the clan a minimum of two months. A Senate Representative must have been in the clan a minimum of four months.
Council
The Council is a voting body, of highly trusted members, and their votes, while not final, do have a significant impact on any idea put forward to vote. The Council of RvE will be made up of 9 people: The Chancellor, the Prime Minister, the Senate Representative, the Faction Leaders, and their Advisers. The Chancellor will be responsible for day-to-day administration of the Website, Forum, and Server, as well as enacting any changes having to do with such. The Prime Minister will be responsible for Inter-clan relations(such as alliances, clan matches, etc,), and enacting any changes having to do with such. The Senate Representative will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Intra-clan relations(adding people to the Roster, communicating between the Senate and the Council, etc,) and will have the power to call a Vote of No Confidence. In the event of a Council member being found to have misconducted in an area, the Senate Representative will bring forth three options to the Senate for vote: 1. A severe punishment(Minimum step down from office, maximum kick from the clan). 2. A less severe, but still significant punishment(i.e. Step down from office to Senate, Suspension of Administration abilities for a time, etc). 3. A slap on the wrist(i.e. 24 hour server ban, demotion one rank, temporary suspension from office, etc). It will be up to the Senate Representative to choose what specific punishment is available for each of the three options, and then up to the Senate as a whole to decide on which punishment to be administered, via an emergency voting booth. If a Council member steps down, or is voted out, the remaining Council member and both Faction Leaders will present a candidate, each, for vote in the Senate, and the Senate will decide on the next Council member. The Senate Representative does not participate in choosing a candidate for this event.
Faction Leaders
In RvE, Faction Leaders are expected to be skilled warriors, and good judges of character. The Faction Leaders are responsible for leading their respective factions, as well as promoting, demoting, and watching the members of their faction. Faction Leaders, in terms of voting, act as Council members, but their institution and removal is separate. The Republic Supreme Commander must be good in character and skill, while he is not required to be the best in the Republic faction, he should be in the top three. The Grand Lord of the Empire is a fierce warrior, and should be, if not the strongest, in the top three of the clan as a whole. The Republic Supreme Commander is leader of the Jedi until he either: 1. Steps down(in which case he along with the Council will each present a possible successor, for the Council to vote on). 2. Is voted to be removed for misconduct by the Council and Senate. The Grand Lord of the Empire is the leader of the Empire until either: 1. He is beaten and a stronger Warrior takes his place, as per the ranking guidelines. 2. Is voted to be removed for misconduct by the Council and Senate. In times of extreme trouble the Grand Lord and Supreme Commander can be removed by a two-thirds vote by both the Senate, and the Council, and cannot vote in the preceding themselves.
Admins
Administrators are expected to use their powers wisely, and give a report and reason if they find it necessary to kick or ban someone from the Server or Forums (along with screenshot proof of any communication involved). Administration in RvE is controlled by the Council, all members of the Council have Server Rcon and Level Three administration powers, Forum Administration, and Website Administration. This is to ensure that no one council member can attempt a hijacking of the forums or server. Faction Leaders have Level two Server Administration and Moderator power over their Faction Forums. Senators do not automatically gain any Moderation, or Administration power, with the exception of the Senate Representative, but rather is given out by the Council as the need is seen. Any Senator given Server Administration will hold Level two power. All Senators will be given level one admin power on the server. If it is found that a Senator uses this power inappropriately, he may be charged with misconduct and penalties enacted as such.
Amendments
GENERAL
Senate and Council voting act
Part A: Council members are required to pass an idea by a majority vote, 5/9, and is not required to be unanimous, or by two-thirds majority. This is to ensure faster voting, and the ability to get results if one or more Council members are unavailable. Council: Chancellor, Prime Minister, Senate Representative, Dark Lord, Grand Master.
Part B: Senate must pass all ideas by two-thirds majority vote. This is to ensure that there is enough agreement on an idea.
Clan Rules Enactment Act
RvE Members:
You are the image of RvE, whenever you are in the servers you are to show respect at all times to members, no matter what rank, and non-members alike. This includes any non-RvE servers you visit, if you have been disrespecting people outside of our servers you will be dealt with.
Respect:
You are expected to be respectful to everyone in the server or on the forum, and follow the clan rules. Disrespecting the clan holds serious consequences.
Sportsmanship:
Poor sportsmanship is not a good way to show respect. Cursing and moaning about losing is not only a bad sign of respect but it breaks an above rule. We all lose it at one time or another, and it's normal, but do not take it out on other people.
Flaming/Spamming:
Flaming and spamming are not tolerated. They have no positive affect on anyone, and often lead to more trouble then people can handle. We understand teasing someone can be fun, but only if both understand it's not meant harshly. Excessive swearing is counted as flaming.
Advertising:
You are not allowed to advertise other clans or recruit for them in our servers or forums. Doing so will lead to a silence, kick, or ban from the servers and/or forum.
Multi-clanning:
While a member of RvE, you will not participate as a member of any other JKA clan. RvE is a family. We expect commitment and loyalty to the clan from the moment you hit the apply button. Multi-clanning will not be tolerated, and if you are found to be doing so, you will be removed from the clan.
Threats to leave:
Idle threats of quitting and/or leaving the clan are seen as resignations and will be treated as such. We listen to all our members, but policy will not be changed for just one person.
Admin abuse:
Admin abuse is not tolerated, if you suspect admin abuse, report it to a member of the Senate or Council.
Probation:
Every new recruit with a NM (Neutral Member) tag is on probation. In this time you will be closely watched. You are expected to check in 13-15 days after you are accepted as a recruit.
Leaving:
If you decide to leave the clan for whatever reason you will still be welcome in RvE, including the site, forums and servers.
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The question: You have read, and understand, the following rules: http://www.phpbbcity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=171&mforum=jvs
Recruit Probation Act
A new forum will be created for recruitment. This forum will contain the application and applicants posts. The application will need to be approved by at least two Council members from different factions (Republic, Empire, or Neutrial; such as the Prime Minister).
During the entire first 2 weeks of non-faction probation, the new recruit will NOT use the JVS tag, but will simply wear the FS rank after his name, which stands for "force sensitive" and shows this person has interest in JvS and has posted an application.
Once all 3 approvals are attained, then the probation will start formaly, although days waiting for responses will be credited towards end date. Probation will last 14 days.
Amendment:
When a recruit applies for RvE he must seek out and spend an allocated amount of time on the server for a week, and must also log in an allocated amount of time with a "sponsor". Server and sponsor time stack, so a recruit may play on the server alone and gain server hours, and may also play those hours with a sponsor gaining sponsor hours at the same time. These server hours can be discounted as forum posts. If the applicant makes 10 resourceful/useful/viable posts in the forums, he can be discounted an hour off of the servers.
A sponsor can be any full clan member who has already passed probation and has been in the clan for a full month after probation. Any sponsor may step forward and pledge the time needed for the new recruit to pass his probation. The sponsor will be the primary judge of the new recruits attitude and eligibility to join RvE as a mature and responsible member.
The sponsor must post in the application thread saying that they agree to be his or her sponsor.
If the recruit fails to meet the standards of a RvE member he will be reported either via the recruits thread or a PM to a council member or senator of JvS. If another full member spends time with the new applicant he may also pledge sponsor hours towards the new recruits eligibility, however they do not stack with any other sponsors hours if those hours were spent online at the same time. Once the requirements are met for week 1.
Sponsor hours are to be kept track of in the recruits application thread, and any admin should change the OP to reflect the hours gained. Recruits who do not meet the hourly requirements automatically fail and may reapply after a 2 week waiting period.
Note: It is up to a recruit to seek out sponsors as well, in fact his very eligibility requires it. It also puts a responsibility on all members to seek out these new recruits and judge them while they play on our servers.
Once probation is finished, the recruit will then post an entry request into the faction forum he wishes to join. He will then serve as a Neutral Guest until accepted. Other faction members may give input into the new members attitude as an Imperial or Republic Soldier during this period. The recruit may NOW start using the RvE tag.
Once accepted, it is the Faction leaders responsibility to promote him into the appropriate first tier rank (Tyro, Commander, etc). Once this finally occurs, THEN the new recruit will be added to the roster.
Retired Member Returning Act
This is an act to regulate how we will allow members who retired to return to RvE. We consider all members, once on our roster a permanent part of our family, so if they somehow gain the status of "retired" it is through unusual means. It can be via voluntarily asking to be retired, joining another clan, being discharged, or outside booted on bad terms. Thus I propose the following act be enacted.
Three levels of status will be assigned to all retired members. Left on good terms. Left on normal terms. Left on bad terms. The Council will hold a vote for all retired members, and all future ones to determine the status of how they left the clan. A sticky will be placed in the Council with a list of all retired members and their status.
Retired members who wish to return must meet the following criteria based on status:
Good terms: May return at will, no approval needed and keep full rank. These are usually very friendly and helpful members who retired of a good reason (uninstalling the game perhaps, and not planning on returning). These members will retain access to Echo Base.
Normal terms: Members who left for "other" reasons. Such as not wanting to be a part of a clan anymore, or properly informed us of his intentions of joining another clan before he had done so. These members may return, but will receive an automatic rank deduction, as well as a one month probation period before being eligible to receive a trial date. They will NOT retain access to Echo Base.
Bad terms: Members who were removed due to bad behavior, left "violently", or any other dishonorable reason. These members are held to a Senate and Council vote which must pass on a majority in the council, and 2/3rds in the senate of JvS to be eligible for re-entry. If they do pass both votes, they must post a "public" apology in Echo Base to the Faction. If they are removed for a second time from the clan on Bad terms, they are banished forever. They will NOT retain access to Echo Base.
Executive Decision Act
This is an emergency power to cover any situations that may arise due to a loophole in the RvE Charter. During the event of an uncovered scenario the Council will have the option to call an emergency vote to take into consideration every aspect of the scenario, including unique aspects, and cast a decision based on a majority vote of the Councilors. No returned result is to be taken as a precedence because any case needing this emergency vote will involve the unique circumstances as well as the general issue. This emergency vote is only to take place if the question is not covered in the Charter or previous Amendments.
Should the Senate of JvS feel the Council has overstepped their bounds in calling a vote they may call their own vote to countermand the result. If they receive the necessary two-thirds vote to countermand it then the Council and Senate will work to make an amendment to cover the area.
Senator Inactivity Act (Related to JvS)
Should a Senator fail to vote in five or more elections, they will be removed from the Senate for misconduct due to dereliction of duty. If a Senator is going to be inactive he must post a message in the Senate Rotunda stating such. At that time they will be removed from the Senate, until such a time as they can safely resume activity. Should a Senator become inactive without posting such they will be removed from the Senate, and if they wish to return they must run again in the next Senate elections. If a Senator is active, and yet does not wish to vote one way or another on an issue they must post "Undecided," in the vote thread, failure to vote or post in a Senate vote, for a period of five votes, will be removed as inactive.
Public Senate Act (Related to JvS)
The bill will respect the secrecy of the senate, but appease to the public by making some things public. A new forum should be added, similar to the Darth Bar (In the way only JvS members can view it), that will list current Bills and Discussions that are going on in a brief summary. This will keep the Senate Rotunda private for the senators, but allow the public to see what is being voted on. The New Forum will hold current bills being voted on and nominees for senate elections. Emergency voting booths, and disciplinary actions are kept within the Senate until a result is reached and will not be made public until such time.
Complaint Restraint Act
To handle complaints in a more efficient manner, the leadership has decided that it will be done from now on with specific guidelines to be followed. These guidelines will ensure petty complaining and bickering is no more.
Firstly, when a complaint is logged, it should be sent via PM to a member of the Leadership (Council) to be for discussed. If you post a complaint without following this procedure your thread may be deleted without question and infractions given.
Secondly, all complaints must be accompanied by an offered solution to the problem. Any complaint received without a logical, valid solution attached will be disregarded. If this practice continues your account may be dealt with as any other spammer would be dealt with, with a warning and then a ban. If a solution cannot be presented then theres no point in complaining. You may take the time to talk to other Clan members to find a solution if you cannot present a valid one yourself. Note: The solution must be valid, not just one conjured up to comply with these guidelines. Leadership will be the judge of such.
If you cannot find a solution yourself, and your contacts are equally unable to aid you, you may post in the Sarlacc Pit the problem you see and elicit possible solutions. Anything posted in such a thread must be a potential solution, or part of one. Any posts not matching this criteria will be removed and the poster infracted.
FACTION
Faction Revised Rankings Amendment
Should any proposed revised rankings by the faction leaders have parts that affect the Acts in this Charter, concerning the Faction Acts, such parts shall automatically be added in the Charter as well (or substitute the conflicting parts in the Charter), so as to not conflict and rend useless the changes proposed by the Faction Leadership, since the Charter rules overrule any other rules in the clan. | |
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