Post by Deleted on May 31, 2020 11:33:33 GMT
The following act was passed 5 votes to 0 on May 31st, 2020.
To empower the administrators and safeguard our community, we of the Delphinium Council pass the following act.
Section 1 - Definition
1. Individuals with a history of spying and overthrowing established governments will be considered security threats.
2. A single individual having multiple accounts on our forum will be considered a security threat.
3. Individuals who have been declared DoS on the NationStates site shall also be considered security threats, and persona non grata within Kantrias.
4. Regions known to have attempted to undermine other regions, or who sharing members with may tarnish the reputation of Kantrias will be considered a security threat.
Section 2 - Councillor Applications
1. When granting applications, the administrators check the IP address of applicants against lists of known security threats, and for double accounts.
2. The administrators may also reject applications where the applicant has disclosed association with a region considered to be a threat.
3. Approved applications will be reviewed by the other admin within a week of initial approval being granted.
Section 3 - Revealed Threats
1. If an existing Councillor, or nation in the region is discovered to be a security threat they will be moved to the banned group on the forum, banned from the Discord server, and banjected from the region immediately.
2. These bans will be reviewed by the rest of the administration team within 72 hours.
Section 1 - Threats to the Community
1. Trolling, defined as deliberately starting heated arguments to create discord in the community or for their personal amusement, is not tolerated. One official warning is required before removal, however the administrators may issue more warnings at their discretion.
2. Harassment and personal attacks can result in immediate removal from the region. At the discretion of the Administrators, in minor cases this may be reduced to an official warning.
3. Excessive swearing is discouraged, however will only result in removal in the most egregious cases with at least 3 official warnings having been issued.
Section 2 - Terms of Service
1. The admin are required to uphold terms of service (ToS) of ProBoards and Discord, as well as the rules of NationStates. Those found violating these ToS and rules may be banned without notice to ensure our continued use of these platforms.
Section 1 - Banning Process
1. Banned users on the forums will be removed from all groups, and placed into the “Banned” group.
2. Banned users will be banned from our Discord server.
3. Banned users will be banjected from the Kantrias region.
4. An announcement of removal will be posted to the Delphinium Council, stating who was banned and the reason for banning.
Section 2 - Appeals
1. A category called “Hall of Appeals” will be created viewable by the Administrators and Banned users.
2. Banned users may create a single thread to appeal their ban. The abuse of this category will result in a loss of posting privileges and no longer being able to make an appeal.
3. The granting of appeals can only be made by the unanimous agreement of the Administrators.
Security Act
To empower the administrators and safeguard our community, we of the Delphinium Council pass the following act.
Article 1 - Security Threats
Section 1 - Definition
1. Individuals with a history of spying and overthrowing established governments will be considered security threats.
2. A single individual having multiple accounts on our forum will be considered a security threat.
3. Individuals who have been declared DoS on the NationStates site shall also be considered security threats, and persona non grata within Kantrias.
4. Regions known to have attempted to undermine other regions, or who sharing members with may tarnish the reputation of Kantrias will be considered a security threat.
Section 2 - Councillor Applications
1. When granting applications, the administrators check the IP address of applicants against lists of known security threats, and for double accounts.
2. The administrators may also reject applications where the applicant has disclosed association with a region considered to be a threat.
3. Approved applications will be reviewed by the other admin within a week of initial approval being granted.
Section 3 - Revealed Threats
1. If an existing Councillor, or nation in the region is discovered to be a security threat they will be moved to the banned group on the forum, banned from the Discord server, and banjected from the region immediately.
2. These bans will be reviewed by the rest of the administration team within 72 hours.
Article 2 - Other Reasons for Removal
Section 1 - Threats to the Community
1. Trolling, defined as deliberately starting heated arguments to create discord in the community or for their personal amusement, is not tolerated. One official warning is required before removal, however the administrators may issue more warnings at their discretion.
2. Harassment and personal attacks can result in immediate removal from the region. At the discretion of the Administrators, in minor cases this may be reduced to an official warning.
3. Excessive swearing is discouraged, however will only result in removal in the most egregious cases with at least 3 official warnings having been issued.
Section 2 - Terms of Service
1. The admin are required to uphold terms of service (ToS) of ProBoards and Discord, as well as the rules of NationStates. Those found violating these ToS and rules may be banned without notice to ensure our continued use of these platforms.
Article 3 - Banning
Section 1 - Banning Process
1. Banned users on the forums will be removed from all groups, and placed into the “Banned” group.
2. Banned users will be banned from our Discord server.
3. Banned users will be banjected from the Kantrias region.
4. An announcement of removal will be posted to the Delphinium Council, stating who was banned and the reason for banning.
Section 2 - Appeals
1. A category called “Hall of Appeals” will be created viewable by the Administrators and Banned users.
2. Banned users may create a single thread to appeal their ban. The abuse of this category will result in a loss of posting privileges and no longer being able to make an appeal.
3. The granting of appeals can only be made by the unanimous agreement of the Administrators.