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[LAW-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Caos
Date: September 17, 2015, 1:22 pm
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Acknowledging The powers and responsibilities of the moderators
and administrators of the region to maintain the peace and
order,
Recognizing The authority of such leaders, as well as the rights
of the individual users in the forums,
Realizing That under current law, moderators and administrators
can take any action that they wish, without any sort of
reparation for the actions that they take,
Congress Hereby Mandates The creation of a set of rules and
regulations that govern what actions are deemed illegal and
punishable, the strength of the actions, and the actions that
may be taken upon such illegal activities.
Under the creation of this bill, only certain punishments may be
taken by the Moderator/Administrator team upon an individual at
the immediate moment of the event. Furthermore, this bill shall
give power to the judiciary branch to review the actions of both
the M/A team, as well as the individual, and decide upon more
serious and/or permanent actions. This bill shall also outline
which actions may be taken depending on the offense, and
separates out of character and in character actions and
responses.
Section I No member of the Administraration, Moderator, or
Judiciary team shall commit an out of character punishment upon
a user who has committed an in character offense, and vice
versa, without the review of both the RP committee and the
Judiciary branch.
----------Article I: A player who has committed an out of
character offense, such as flaming, shall not have their nation
or their character punished for such an action. The players
actions, however, shall be further reviewed by the appropriate
members, to make sure that no such traces of illegal actions are
present.
----------Article II: The members of the RP committee shall
review the players In Character actions, to determine if such
actions are fueled by out of character emotions. For example, a
player who constantly insults another's nation in character, may
be warned for baiting because of the intention behind it.
Section II The Judiciary Branch is responsible for reviewing as
well as ruling upon actions both In Character and Out Of
Character, and shall make the appropriate punishment, or lack
thereof, based upon the actions. More serious cases shall
require all three of the judges, and less serious cases may
require only one or two.
----------Article I: Any OOC action that is continuous is to be
characterized as a serious case, and will require the review and
ruling of all three judges. Individual actions brought up by the
player, however, are to be dealt with by the M/A team, and may
consult with the Judiciary for further course of action.
----------Article II: In Character actions and cases are the
only cases that shall be categorized as serious or mild. Cases
involving the Attorney General against the user, regardless of
the action, are always classified as serious, and as such,
require all three judges. Cases brought up by the player’s
nation against other players’ nations, however, are always
mild, and shall be reviewed by one judge.
Section III The following list contains all current illegal
activities, both In Character and Out Of Character. Punishments
for such items are determined as needed, based on the situation
where such items occurred. It should be noted that IC
punishments shall not be automatically committed to Out of
Character actions, and Vice Versa. This list may be amended as
needed to include more.
----------Article I:
- Flaming/OOC: Flaming is where a person intentionally insults
or uses obnoxious swear words, either repeatedly or on its own
(depending upon the word), with the explicit purpose of
upsetting or offending a person or group of persons. The
obnoxious and continuous use of swear words, whether or not with
intent, is categorized as mild Flaming.
- Baiting/OOC/IC: Baiting is the action of intentionally
upsetting a person, and in turn causing him to lash out in an
offensive way. Such actions may be both IC or OOC, depending
upon the context of the action. Such actions may include the
annoyance of another player, the repeated teasing and name
calling, or the subtle insulting of a person with the intent of
upsetting him. Such actions should be differentiated from snark,
sass, or sarcasm.
- Trolling/OOC/IC: Trolling is similar to baiting, but has the
intent of riling up or upsetting a larger group of people, with
no other intention. It is commonly associated with playing dumb,
ie acting like one does not know their action’s affect, or
simply by taking an intentionally unintelligent stance upon a
subject. It can include insults and offensive actions.
Furthermore, the action can be directed against one player, with
the intention of also upsetting people with similarities to the
player.
- Blackmail/OOC: Blackmailing is the intention of threatening a
player with the release of information, or the release of
actions against the player, if he/she does not do as the
blackmailer requests. This is not to be confused with the
threatening of legal action against the player if he continues,
which is considered an order to Cease and Desist.
- Harassment/OOC/IC: Harassment is not necessarily a single
action taken, but rather the continuing of offensive or illegal
activities against a single, or multiple, persons. It includes
the singling out of a person for no reason. It can also be the
action of bullying a person, through any means. This is also the
continuous annoyance of a player, and should not be confused
with Trolling or Baiting, as it may or may not use offensive
language or actions.
- Abuse of Power/OOC/IC: Abuse of Power, or AOP, is where a
person in a position of authority and/or responsibility uses his
powers inappropriately for either personal or irresponsible
intentions. The singling out of a single person, for personal
reasons, is considered an abuse, as well as for means otherwise
not prescribed. This action is also considered if a person
overpunishes, or rather punishes for no reason. This should not
be confused with continuous action against a single person for
real reasons, which will be the perpetrator’s fault.
- Death Threats/OOC: Death Threats are considered the worst
offense a person can take upon another, and is the only offense
that shall warrant the immediate silencing of the person
(removal of the ability to post, send messages, and other
items). The person’s continuation on the forum shall be decided
by the Judiciary and M/A team, with input from the region.
- Breaking of Laws/OOC/IC: Breaking of the laws both In
Character and Out of Character is an offense, which is
punishable by the court, and only by the court. This is the only
mainly IC illegal action.
----------Article II: Punishments shall be taken by the acting
M/A team on a case by case basis, but shall contain the
following escalation: Warning, Warning, Post Ban, Forum Ban,
Restriction, Delete and Restriction, Post Moderation, and Delete
on Sight. Bans and Restrictions shall never be permanent, and
shall be considered temporary actions against a person, which
times shall be made to coincide with the Judiciary and M/A team.
Post Moderation shall be put in effect upon a person so that
they may not post offensive things until the Judiciary Team has
convened, and conducted a ruling upon the person, as well as his
actions.
--------------------Note I: Such punishments are considered
immediate punishments, given out at the immediate sight of the
actions. Forum Bans and above must be decided and ruled upon by
the Judiciary team, which will take consideration and advice
from the Administrative team.
--------------------Note II: The escalation of punishment is
considered a guideline, and depending on the case in hand, may
be completely ignored. Users, however, are guaranteed chances to
correct themselves, though if such apologies and actions are
frivolous and without meaning, shall not be continued.
--------------------Note III: The Escalation of punishment
guidelines are only applicable upon a set offense, such as
Flaming. A person may receive multiple warnings (up to and
including five) on other offenses before his case is brought to
the Court and further actions decided upon by the M/A and
Judiciary team. Furthermore, his history is to be taken into
complete consideration, and his illegal actions recorded and/or
deleted from the forums.
--------------------Note IV: All punishments and actions taken
by the M/A team must be recorded for all members, as well as
future members, of the M/A team. Furthermore, a clear list of
people considered DOS must be recorded. All items must be
recorded manually in this matter:
--- Code ---
Name:
Name of Infractor:
Infraction (Include evidence):
Date of Infraction:
Punishment Taken:
Date Punishment was Administered:
Expiration of Punishment:
Comments:
--- End Code ---
--------------------Note V: A member of the Judiciary and M/A
team shall not act, rule, or review upon reports made against
that member, nor shall they review, rule, or act upon the appeal
made against their decision. They may, however, give their
reasoning for the punishment or action taken.
Section IV A user may submit an appeal against the punishment
dealt out by the M/A team. The appeal, however, may only be
brought forward by the punished user, and not by a third party.
Cases brought by persons against the M/A team, however, shall
always be reviewed by court, unless the case is considered to be
frivolous, and shall be considered Harassment.
----------Article I: A person shall submit an appeal in this
form:
--- Code ---
Name:
Punishment:
Reason for Punishment:
Who Administrated the Punishment:
Date Administrated:
Reason for Appeal:
Evidence (If any):
--- End Code ---
----------Article II: If an appeal is successful, then the
person who administrated the punishment shall not be punished.
The report and history of the action taken shall be stricken in
the forum, and shall not count against the user.
----------Article III: A user may submit another appeal, which
shall be labeled a Final Appeal, and will be reviewed SOLELY by
three members (usually judges) who were not involved in the
situation. After this, no more appeals may be made.
----------Article IV: The residing President of the NCSA may
pardon a member or members of their infractions. Multiple
pardons shall be reviewed by the Judiciary team, which shall
examine the cause of such pardons, and thereby determine it’s
validity.
Written by, Ascrith Taranis
#Post#: 2456--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Confederacy of Turkducken
Date: September 17, 2015, 1:29 pm
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I support this.
#Post#: 2457--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Columbia
Date: September 17, 2015, 1:36 pm
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I third this.
#Post#: 2489--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Imperial Celestiana
Date: September 17, 2015, 7:26 pm
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"You may begin debate"
#Post#: 2490--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: The Carolina Alliance
Date: September 17, 2015, 7:31 pm
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I think that this is perfect. I don't see why it would need to
be debated.
#Post#: 2499--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Imperial Celestiana
Date: September 17, 2015, 7:58 pm
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--- Quote from: The Carolina Alliance link ---
>
> I think that this is perfect. I don't see why it would need to
be debated.
>
--- End Quote ---
I'm going through the process...
#Post#: 2503--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: The Carolina Alliance
Date: September 17, 2015, 8:10 pm
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Yes I get that. But I'm saying that this bill is pretty much
flawless and unless somebody can find something we don't really
need to discuss it.
#Post#: 2508--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Columbia
Date: September 17, 2015, 8:22 pm
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I'm fully for it through and through, especially with the number
of baiters on this forum.
#Post#: 2540--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Imperial Celestiana
Date: September 18, 2015, 6:35 am
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--- Quote from: The Carolina Alliance link ---
>
> Yes I get that. But I'm saying that this bill is pretty much
flawless and unless somebody can find something we don't really
need to discuss it.
>
--- End Quote ---
OOC: Give it a few hours. Maybe someone has something to say, I
don't know. After that, we can take a vote.
#Post#: 2612--------------------------------------------------
Re: [BILL-IC/OOC] User Protection Act
DIR By: Imperial Celestiana
Date: September 20, 2015, 1:17 am
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"Is the House ready for the Question?"
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