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====== Harassment and Discrimination Policy ====== | ====== Harassment and Discrimination Policy ====== | ||
- | * The Split World Alliance prides itself on being a friendly, welcoming environment | + | Though we are not a fleet, the Split World Alliance has found it necessary to draft our own harassment and discrimination policy. The Alliance prides itself on being a "safe place" |
+ | ===== Harassment ===== | ||
+ | Harassment is defined as repeated, unwanted advances or attacks against a group or an individual. Because harassment is often in the eye of the beholder, all complaints of harassment will be taken extremely seriously. Guidelines that form the framework of this portion of the policy are as follows. | ||
+ | * Do not continuously bombard anyone with requests to write with you. If you have asked once and the answer has been no, repeated requests will get you nowhere except an airlock. NOTE: A game manager may ask a writer to respond in a mission-essential post, but the same general guideline applies, particularly if a writer has made the game managers aware of any influences or problems that have prevented the writer from participating. | ||
+ | * Do not spam any writer with repeated friend requests or messages, including off site messages such as internet relay chat or an instant messenger. No one is required to be friends with you, nor is anyone required to correspond with you. If you have been asked not to message a certain writer, it is in your best interest to leave them alone. | ||
+ | * During conversations about controversial or heated topics, do not beat people over the head with your opinion or view on the matter. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and beliefs, but it is //not appropriate// | ||
- | * In character | + | ===== Discrimination ===== |
+ | Discrimination | ||
+ | * All people are equal in the eyes of the universe. One gender | ||
+ | * Keep your faith or religion to yourself unless you are able to talk about it while still respecting those of differing faiths and religions. Within | ||
+ | ===== Bullying ===== | ||
+ | Bullying is defined as the unfair treatment of an individual who is viewed as weaker, lesser, or different. This is a targeted form of harassment and discrimination against a single person, and it is extremely frowned upon within the Alliance. As an organization that wishes to be a safe place encompassing as many writers as possible, we find bullying to be extremely distasteful. | ||
- | * There is no tolerance for any writer who bullies or harasses another writer because | + | ===== The Difference Between In-Character and Out-Of-Character ===== |
+ | In-character interactions are not governed by this policy, so long as efforts have been made to ensure | ||
+ | ===== Final Notes ===== | ||
+ | The policy outlined here applies to all Split World Alliance simulations, | ||
- | * A writer may not bully or harass another writer into writing with them. The general rule is that you ask once and then respect whichever answer you are given. Writers do not have to justify | + | This policy |
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- | * Any commanding officer who is aware of unwelcome advances or harassment and does not do anything about it is subject | + | |
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- | * Requests from the commanding officer | + | |
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- | * As a reminder, cyber-stalking and cyber-bullying are considered punishable by law in many municipalities. Please be mindful of how you treat other writers because we don't want to see anyone in trouble with the law! | + | |
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