Odan-Urr Communication Channel Policy

Purpose

Clan Odan-Urr provides certain communication channels for the enjoyment of the members of the Clan and guests from outside the Clan. In order to provide a fun and safe environment for the members of Clan Odan-Urr and guests from outside the Clan, the collected leaders of Odan-Urr have developed the follow rules for all Clan communication channels.

The guiding principle of all these rules is “Don’t be a dick.”

Scope

These rules apply to any and all communication channels publicly affiliated with Clan Odan-Urr or its subunits, and/or operated by the Clan Odan-Urr summit for summit-approved business. Current channels covered by this policy include but are not limited to:

• Clan Odan-Urr Telegram channels
• The Clan Odan-Urr mailing list (Google Groups)
• The Clan Odan-Urr message board (Discourse)
• The Clan Odan-Urr Discord server

Guests are permitted in the main clan channel. Any Dark Brotherhood member may petition the Odan-Urr summit for admittance. Members of the Dark Council will be admitted as a matter of course as guests. The petition for admittance may be denied for cause. Any denial may be taken to the Consul for review. The Odan-Urr Consul is the final arbiter for admittance into Odan-Urr channels.

General Rules for Official Odan-Urr Channels

Expected Demeanor of All

• All Odan-Urr channels are strictly “PG-13” meaning that adult content and subject matter are forbidden. The general rule is if a given image or subject matter is more graphic in terms of violence or sexual content than that depicted in official Star Wars media then it should be discussed in private or in smaller channels. The posting of images of a pornographic nature will be referred to the Chamber of Justice.
• Do not overuse gifs, stickers, images, text images (ASCII pictures), sound files or other media. Be respectful of others. The general rule is do not respond to media with other media. Gif/image wars are considered spam and will be deleted and warnings will be given out.
• All members have a right to free speech in Odan-Urr channels, but if a member requests a certain topic not be discussed then drop the subject. Respect all other members of the channel. Consult with a member of the Odan-Urr summit if there is any question.
• Keep personal arguments and fights to private messages. If asked by any leader to take a discussion to PM, do so immediately.
• Do not publicly demean someone for your own benefit.
• Do not swear excessively.
• If someone tells you to stop doing something with good reason, respect their wishes.
• Differences of opinion are allowed but keep things civil. Do not resort to personal attacks. Topics such as religion and politics may be discussed, but only so long as things remain civil.
• Excessive trolling (making controversial statements with the intent of offending / making people upset) is not allowed.

The Dark Brotherhood Chat Policies and the Covenant are incorporated by reference into these rules and are in full force in all Odan-Urr channels. The expected conduct of all members is outlined in section 7.06 of the Covenant, particularly the following:

Crude Behavior – Members must not engage in crude behavior in any mode of communication. Crude behavior includes, but is not limited to: the excessive use of swear words; provocative speech; excessive sexual discussions; use of inappropriate graphics; and unabated insults toward another’s real-life political affiliation, nationality, gender, race, color, age, disability, military service, creed, heritage, or sexual orientation.

Verbal Abuse – Members must not engage in the excessive verbal abuse (or the equivalent text-based abuse) of another, including, but not limited to: insults regarding a member’s real-life political affiliation, gender, race, creed, heritage, military service, nationality or sexual orientation; character assassination; or unjust use of Brotherhood resources to attack another through defamatory statements.

Harassment – Members must not engage in persistent harassment or torment, outrageous attacks on any other member, or actions that are deliberately and maliciously meant to harm other members’ enjoyment of the Brotherhood. This includes statements and actions taken to attack a member’s real-life political affiliation, family or significant other, gender, race, color, age, disability, creed, heritage, military service, nationality or sexual orientation. This article extends to cover harassment through the distribution of personal information, the creation of groups or modes of communication for the purpose of attacking the member, and unwanted contact with the member through non-internet means of communication, whether or not related to official Brotherhood communications. Harassment punished under this article must be to the extent and of the form that would injure a reasonable person of normal sensibilities; mere mocking does not suffice.

Enforcement

• All members of the Odan-Urr summit are empowered to enforce these rules in Odan-Urr channels and issue written warning to offenders.
• Any member who receives three written warnings will be expelled from the channel in question. Members of Clan Odan-Urr will have the right to return to the channel after a period not to exceed 30 days. Guests (non Clan members) in Clan channels who receive 3 warnings will be expelled from all Odan-Urr channels and must petition the summit for re-entry.
• Appeals for expulsion from Odan-Urr channels may be taken to the Chamber of Justice for review / mediation.
• Leaders given admin or moderator privileges are empowered to delete any comment or thread they deem inappropriate after recording the content in question through a screenshot or other means. Leaders should also notify the Consul or acting Consul and provide them with the record of the deleted content.
• Nothing in these rules prevents a leader with appropriate permissions from issuing a temporary restriction of up to one day or deleting content in exigent circumstances. Such a restriction may include muting, kicking, or other options dependent on the platform. Any ban issued without warning will be reviewed by the Consul or acting Consul within 24 hours.

Special Notes

A member who engages in a discussion through email or a chat program implicitly consents to the dissemination of the email or logs by any person who is in the room or who is the recipient of an email through direct mail, carbon copy or blind carbon copy.

History

This policy is promulgated under the authority of the Consul of Odan-Urr.

1.0 (29 October 2016) – Turel Sorenn, Consul

• Initial policy.

1.1 (24 May 2018) – Alethia Archenksova, Consul

• Revised to reflect the updated Covenant.

1.2 (XX December 2018) – Alethia Archenksova, Consul

• Clarifications to the scope and enforcement of this policy.