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| ===Awards & Promotions=== | | ===Awards & Promotions=== |
| # While unit leaders are given the authority to award medals and grant promotions, the Master at Arms maintains the authority to approve, remand, or deny requests according to Brotherhood-wide standards that are known to all members and leaders. Any questions regarding a request’s authenticity should be directed to the MAA prior to submitting.
| | * While unit leaders are given the authority to award medals and grant promotions, the Master at Arms maintains the authority to approve, remand, or deny requests according to Brotherhood-wide standards that are known to all members and leaders. Any issues related to the appropriateness of a promotion or award should be directed to the MAA prior to submitting. |
| ## Do not presume Independent Unit institutions confer validity on recommendations. How an Independent Unit is run is determined by the Independent Unit leaders, not the Master At Arms. However, any authority specific leaders and bodies within an Independent Unit may have (other than official Brotherhood positions) does not carry to the awarding of medals or promotions.
| | * Do not presume Independent Unit institutions confer validity on recommendations. How an Independent Unit is run is determined by the Independent Unit leaders, not the Master at Arms. However, any authority specific leaders and bodies within an Independent Unit may have (other than official Brotherhood positions) does not carry to the awarding of medals or promotions. |
| # All recommendations for rewards are required to contain specific, concrete details for activities described. While recommendations should detail a member’s character and personality, factual data should be provided in a contextual manner. Straight lists of activities, however, will not be accepted.
| | * All recommendations for rewards are required to contain specific, concrete details for activities described. While recommendations should detail a member’s character and personality, factual data should be provided in a contextual manner. Straight lists of activities do not give appropriate recognition to the membership, and are frowned upon. |
| ## Summits are encouraged to keep activity trackers of their members, or request members to keep personal trackers, so that medals and promotions may be granted at appropriate times.
| | * Summits are encouraged to keep activity trackers of their members, or request members to keep personal trackers, so that medals and promotions may be granted at appropriate times. |
| # Awards cannot double dip activity. All activity, once recognized by a medal or [[rank|promotion]], cannot be used toward future awards. This does not apply to promotions, which are the sum total of all activity since the member’s last promotion. Where it concerns time-in-rank requirements for a promotion, a demotion is the equivalent of a promotion.
| | * Medals cannot double dip activity. All activity, once recognized by a medal cannot be used toward future medals. This does not does always apply to promotions, which tend to be focused on the sum total of accomplishments since a member’s last promotion. There has been confusion around these subjects, so example situations are listed below to provide further clarification: |
| # All medals and promotions should be directed up and down the chain of command appropriately so each leader knows what is being requested and can avoid instances of denial due to double dipping.
| | ** A member receives an Anteian Cross for participation in a large-scale Clan event. Four months later, that same member is recommended for a Steel Cross for activity in the intervening period, as well as the participation in the large-scale Clan event. That Steel Cross will be rejected. |
| # The Master at Arms maintains authority over all promotions. If you think a member deserves a promotion but does not yet satisfy the stated [[Promotion Requirements|promotion guidelines]], contact the MAA and explain the discrepancy.
| | ** Continuing from the above, if that member is instead recommended for a promotion (and assuming all guidelines and requirements are met), that would be acceptable. |
| ## All promotions have time-in-rank guidelines. At the [[Journeyman]] level, time-in-rank is a hard requirement that can only be bypassed under rare and exceptional circumstances. At the [[Equite]] level, time-in-rank may be bypassed if the MAA agrees the member has accumulated the appropriate activity.
| | ** If a member is promoted appropriately (assuming all guidelines and requirements are met) for work only internal to their Independent Unit, and then is recommended for a sacramental award for the completion of a number of projects for a member of the Dark Council – that award is appropriate. |
| #Medals and promotions, once granted, can only be revoked by the [[Chamber of Justice]]. This includes instances in which new medals may be created, resulting in the conversion of old medals.
| | ** If a Consul is promoted for their long-term work for their clan to a high level Equite rank, and then is recommended for a sacramental award for work internal to the clan one month later, that medal will be rejected. |
| | * For the purposes of time-in-rank requirements for a promotion, a demotion is the equivalent of a promotion. |
| | * All medals and promotions should be known and directed through (up and down) the chain of command appropriately so each leader knows what is being requested and can avoid instances of denial due to double dipping. |
| | * The Master at Arms maintains authority over all promotions. If you think a member deserves a promotion but does not yet satisfy the stated promotion guidelines (perhaps due to a database error), contact the MAA and explain the discrepancy. |
| | * All promotions have time-in-rank guidelines. At the [[Journeyman]] level, time-in-rank is a hard requirement that can only be bypassed under rare and exceptional circumstances. At the [[Equite]] level, time-in-rank may be bypassed if the MAA agrees the member has accumulated the appropriate activity – but these circumstances should be rare and applied to only the most exceptional of members. |
| | * Medals and promotions, once granted, can only be revoked by the [[Chamber of Justice]]. This includes instances in which new medals may be created, resulting in the conversion of old medals. This does not apply to obvious administrative or technical errors, which can be administratively (rather than judicially) removed by the Master at Arms or designate. |
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| === Transfers === | | === Transfers === |
| # Transfer requests are not a forum for argument or discussion. Problems with unit superiors should be addressed directly between the relevant members. Transfers that are a result of conflict should be brought to the attention of the Master at Arms prior to submitting, so the MAA may ensure the transfer is a last resort option.
| | * Transfer requests are not a forum for argument or discussion. Problems with unit superiors should be addressed directly between the relevant members. Transfers that are a result of conflict should be brought to the attention of the Master at Arms prior to submitting, so the MAA may ensure the transfer is a last resort option. |
| # Transfers between Independent Units are given a 48-hour cool down period during which time the summit of each unit is contacted to confirm the transfer. Leaders are given the opportunity to contact the member to attempt to maintain their current state.
| | * Transfers between Independent Units may have a 48-hour cool down period applied, during which time the summit of each unit is contacted to confirm the transfer. Leaders are given the opportunity to contact the member to attempt to maintain their current state. |
| ##The direct recruitment of members from one unit to another with promises of medals, promotions, or other entitlements is forbidden and may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the Dark Jedi Brotherhood.
| | * The direct recruitment of members from one unit to another with promises of medals, promotions, or other entitlements is forbidden and may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. This does not include application periods for positions open to the entire Brotherhood. |
| ###This does not include application periods for positions open to the entire Brotherhood.
| | * Rogue hopping, wherein a member transfers to Rogue status before transferring to a new Independent Unit, is forbidden and may result in disciplinary action when discovered. |
| ##Rogue hopping, wherein a member transfers to Rogue status before transferring to a new Independent Unit, is forbidden and may result in disciplinary action when discovered.
| | * Members accepting leadership positions in units to which they do not currently belong should first request a transfer to the appropriate unit with confirmation of the appointment given as reason. |
| #Members accepting leadership positions in units to which they do not currently belong should first request a transfer to the appropriate unit with confirmation of the appointment given as reason.
| | * Independent Unit Summits maintain the authority to decline transfers into their unit by members currently on probation with sufficient reason given to the Master at Arms and [[Justicar]]. |
| #Independent Unit Summits maintain the authority to decline transfers into their unit by members currently on probation with sufficient reason given to the Master at Arms and [[Justicar]].
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| ===Competitions=== | | ===Competitions=== |
| #Members wishing to organize a competition for a unit they are not a member of, including Brotherhood-wide competitions, must get approval from their superiors.
| | * Members wishing to organize a competition for a unit they are not a member of, including Brotherhood-wide competitions, must get approval from their superiors. Currently, this is accomplished through administration on the Brotherhood database. |
| #Regular Competition type is the standard as it allows the submission of documents and text through the website. If a competition requires alternate submission methods, Manual type should be used with appropriate reasoning in the request.
| | * Regular competition type is the standard as it allows the submission of documents and text through the website. If a competition requires alternate submission methods, Manual type should be used with appropriate reasoning in the request. |
| #All competitions are expected to be judged and closed within (30) days of the end date. Competitions still open after this time will result in a warning email to the organizers. Competitions that remain open after (45) days without appropriate explanation will be judged and closed by a member of the Master at Arms staff.
| | * All competitions are expected to be judged and closed within (30) days of the end date. Competitions still open after this time will result in a warning email to the organizers. ##Any competition with valid participation is expected to place crescents accordingly. Competitions closed without crescent placement will be re-opened and judged by a member of the Master at Arms staff. |
| ##Any competition with valid participation is expected to place crescents accordingly. Competitions closed without crescent placement will be re-opened and judged by a member of the Master at Arms staff.
| | * For competitions that remain unjudged after 30 days, express explanation must be given for any new competition submitted by an organizer or co-organizer. Without said explanation, new competitions will be denied. |
| #Crescents levels are tiered based on a breakdown explained in [[Awards]] with appropriate upgrades or downgrades.
| | * Competitions that remain open after (45) days without appropriate explanation will be judged by the appropriate member of the Dark Council (say: Voice of the Brotherhood for fiction, Herald for graphics, Fist of the Brotherhood for gaming related, etc.) within (5) days and then closed by the Master at Arms. This process will be coordinated by the Master at Arms staff. |
| ##Flash and mobile games are subject to a one tier downgrade due to low effort required, as determined on a case-by-case basis.
| | * Competitions with valid participation are expected to place crescents accordingly, but there are always situations where no submission has met the subjective criteria for placement. Should this situation arise, the Master at Arms must be notified of the situation and provided with the competition runner’s reasoning. |
| ##All competitions of the “Fiction/Run-on/Poetry” type automatically award [[Cluster of Ice]] based on word count. Competitions which do not award CIs but are still writing-based should be submitted as “Other” type.
| | * Crescents levels are tiered based on a breakdown explained in awards with appropriate upgrades or downgrades. |
| ##In the event of a tie during a non-group competition, the Master at Arms expects the next placement to be one less than the previous. This means that if two members place first, the next placement should be for third, not second.
| | ** Flash and mobile games are subject to a one tier downgrade due to low effort required, as determined on a case-by-case basis. |
| | * All competitions of the “Fiction/Run-on/Poetry” type automatically award Cluster of Ice based on word count. Competitions which do not award CIs but are still writing-based should be submitted as “other” type. |
| | * In the event of a tie during a non-group competition, the Master at Arms expects the next placement to be one less than the previous. This means that if two members place first, the next placement should be for third, not second. |
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| ===Titles and Names=== | | ===Titles and Names=== |
| #Official dossier names are limited to four total words. Hyphenated words are counted as two words, and nicknames or shortened names are counted toward the total.
| | * Official dossier names are limited to four total words. Hyphenated words are counted as two words, and nicknames or shortened names are counted toward the total. |
| # Refer to [[Banned Names]] for a list of names not accepted for members.
| | * Refer to the [[Banned Names]] for a list of names not accepted for members. |
| # Refer to [[Titles|Honorary Clan and Family Name Policy]] for more information about clan titles and Brotherhood families.
| | * Refer to the [[title|titles]] page for more information about clan, legacy and other dossier titles. Refer to [[family|families]] for more information on families in the Brotherhood . |
| # Refer to [[Titles|Titles and Honorifics]] for more information about the granting of honorary, clan, and legacy titles.
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
| * Last updated September 2014 by [[Aabsdu Dupar]] | | * Last updated February 2015 by [[Aabsdu Dupar]] |
| * This document was prepared by [[Howlader]], with editorial assistance from [[Korras]] and [[Kalen Aquillarum]] in December 2013 | | * This document was prepared by [[Howlader]], with editorial assistance from [[Korras]] and [[Kalen Aquillarum]] in December 2013 |
| * Initial document prepared by [[Syn Kaek]] | | * Initial document prepared by [[Syn Kaek]] |
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| [[Category:MAA Policies]] | | [[Category:MAA Policies]] |