Dead Men Walking

I've drawn up a draft Charter and posted it into the Google Drive SC folder.

It was intended for it to be posted into the 'Charer' section of our Org page on the RSI site, but it got a little out of control and has turned into a rather lengthy (I think) tome!

Anyway, I'd appreciate it if you chaps could give it the once over and let me have your feedback on it.

Cheers,
O

Wow, long post!   I'll read and digest, maybe by the weekend!

Read through and it's looks very good.  The one thing I don't like are the titles 'recruit' and 'intern'. For me they sound too menial. The dMw has always been a welcoming community and I think once we've agreed to take on a new member their title should be more inclusive. I agree there needs to be a distinction between someone who has just joined and a long standing member of the dMw community. It's just the names I'm not sure about.  I did think we could use Japanese titles which would give a name to the management levels but not tag anyone as a newbee. Shacho - Bucho - Jicho - Kacho - Shain I'm not sure if that would just confuse everyone though?

Quote from: smilodon;408530Shacho - Bucho - Jicho - Kacho - Shain I'm not sure if that would just confuse everyone though?

I don't know about everyone else, but they would certainly confuse me! :wacko:

Japanese for President, Vice President, General Manager, Manager, Staff or something.

Seriously though I think we need a name for new members that says 'Welcome and you're now a member of the dMw community'. The rule that anyone who wishes to join the Organisation MUST sign up on the forum applies as usual, so a title needs to suggest the person has been accepted.

I want to be called Chief so can we work that in somehow?

Yeah, I didn't like 'recruit', and as we were going with a corporate theme 'intern' was the closest I could think of as meaning 'somebody who is new here and not yet done their due diligence'.

How about these as options:

Intern
Probationer (Proby?)
New guy
Hireling
Trainee
Tea person
Underling
Gofer
Apprentice
Starter
Greenhorn
Student
Novice
Newcomer
Neophyte
Entrant
Beginner
Freshman
Rookie
Undergraduate
Pupil
Junior
Fledgeling
Selectee
Proselyte
Cadet
Staff

I've looked up positions in consulting firms, and if we rename 'Associate' to 'Consultant' (i.e. a full member of the firm), and recruit/intern to 'Analyst' (typically an 'intern' type of position) and give Affiliates either 'Associate' or simply 'Affiliate'?  On reflection, perhaps 'Specialist' ought to also be renamed to 'Officer'.  This would give us:

5 -Director (i.e. all Board members)
4 - Manager (i.e. Division Heads)
3 - Officer (specialist in an area, e.g. Mining Officer)
2 - Consultant (all other full members)
1 - Analyst (new recruits/probies)
0 - Affiliate/Associate (affiliate members)

Or, based on a mining company:

5 -Director (i.e. all Board members)
4 - Operations Manager (i.e. Division Heads)
3 - Supervisor (specialist in an area, e.g. Mining Officer)
2 - Technician (all other full members)
1 - Trainee (new recruits/probies)
0 - Affiliate/Associate (affiliate members)

Am I overthining this? :blink:

Quote from: Obsydian;408546... Am I overthining this? :blink:

Actually, I'm loving it :D

However, Orgs 2.0 is probably going to completely turn all of this on its head so maybe we should adopt the KISS principle for now ...

5 - Director (i.e. all Board members)
4 - Manager (i.e. Division Heads)
3 - Officer (specialist in an area, e.g. Mining Officer)
2 - Charlie (all other full members)
1 - Bravo (new recruits/probies)
0 - Alpha (affiliate members)

This will ring a few bells :D

I've updated the document to include Rules of Engagement.

Ummm as head of security would like a read of this I know mine a sparko section head has stepped down, but would be good if I can see what is being discussed and maybe throw my 2 cents in :)

Sorry to butt in

Quote from: BrotherTobious;411193Ummm as head of security would like a read of this I know mine a sparko section head has stepped down, but would be good if I can see what is being discussed and maybe throw my 2 cents in :)

Sorry to butt in

Did you ever get to see the Charter document?

Dont think I did mate!

[h=2]Article I â€" Behaviour[/h]

• Be Excellent To Each Other:

• dMw strives to create a safe and positive community for all kinds of people and all kinds of playstyles.
• Members shall at all times respect all members and assets of the Organisation.
• If a member is found to be harassing another member, the member will be subject to the Organisation’s disciplinary procedure, which could result in the member being terminated.

• Be An Ambassador:

• Members shall not troll forum posts or other social media sites.  Any member found trolling will be subject to the Organisation’s disciplinary procedure, possibly resulting in termination. dMw does not condone trolling, flaming or smack talking of any kind.
  
• Any member acting in a way that brings the reputation of the Organisation into disrepute will, Alliance rulings withstanding, be subject to the Organisation’s disciplinary procedure, possibly resulting in termination.

• No Piracy

• Members are not to engage in any acts of piracy, nor are they permitted to associate with known pirates.
• Any member suspected of engaging in piracy will be subject to the Organisation’s disciplinary procedure.  The penalty will be termination.
• Any member suspected of associating with known pirates or assisting known pirates will be subject to the Organisation’s disciplinary procedure, possibly resulting in termination.

• No Slavery

• Members are not to engage in any acts relating to slavery, slave trading, people trafficking, etc.
• Any member suspected of engaging in such activities will subject to the Organisation’s disciplinary procedure, possibly resulting in termination.

• Other ‘Illicit’ Activities Are Permitted

• The Organisation understands that the legality of some activities is dependent upon location and/or intent, and while the Organisation would like its members to remain within the law, it also recognises that sometimes a member may have to bend the laws on occasion in order to make a living.  Accordingly, unless expressly communicated by the Senior Management Team, all activities other than those mentioned above are permitted unless it starts to affect the reputation of the Organisation with the UEE authorities.
• Any member causing the reputation of the Organisation to be affected in a negative capacity with the UEE will be subject to the Organisation’s disciplinary procedure, but will not result in termination.
• Changes in this policy will be made here and communicated to all members via the Organisation’s member forum.

• Rules Of Engagement

• dMw are NRDS (Not Red, Don’t Shoot).  This means that members are not permitted to take any form of aggressive action towards any other lifeform or any item belonging to any other lifeform unless one or more of the following conditions is met:

• The target has been declared an enemy of the UEE and an ‘open’ bounty placed upon them.
  
• dMw’s Alliance is ‘at war’ with the target or the target’s organisation, faction or race.
• dMw is ‘at war’ with the target or the target’s organisation, faction or race.
• The target has a bounty on them and the dMw member is acting within the terms of a bounty contract.
  
• The target has aggressed first, has not responded to requests to desist, and the dMw member needs to respond in order to protect themselves.
  

• ‘Aggressive Action’ includes, but is not limited to:

• Firing on
• Ramming

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[h=2]Article II â€" Membership[/h]

• Joining

• Applications will be accepted according to the following criteria:

• Successful registration and introduction on the Organisation’s member forum.
• Full visibility of membership of other organisations.  Applicants with affiliations to other orgs that are hidden will be refused.
• No prior reputation of piracy.
• No affiliation with pirate organisations or organisations with links to known pirates.
• Not currently affiliated with any Enemies of the Organisation.
• An interview with Human Resources and/or two or more of the Senior Management Team.

• Affiliate members will be granted a Rank of ‘Affiliate’ and will never change from that.  Affiliate members will not be granted any Roles within the Organisation whatsoever, under any circumstances.
• Full members will be given a Rank of ‘Intern’ initially, and can achieve promotion at a later date.  Interns will not be permitted to have any Roles within the Organisation whatsoever, under any circumstances.

• Promotion/Demotion/Termination

• Affiliate members will never be promoted in Rank.
• Full members will be promoted from ‘Analyst’ to ‘Consultant’ upon completion of one or more of the following:

• 6 months of service.
• 3 month of active service.

• Promotion beyond ‘Associate’ will be subject to the member displaying particular service and dedication to the Organisation and excellence within a specific discipline, and will be by invitation only.  Such invitations will be discussed between members of Senior Management before being awarded.
• Any and all members can be subject to demotion and/or termination, regardless of Rank, and all such actions will be taken following a disciplinary process have taken place.  All such decisions will be final and no further discussion into the decision will be made following the application of that decision.

• Disciplinary Procedure

• Any member suspected of an infraction of the rules will have the incident investigated by Human Resources.
• For the duration of the investigation, all Roles will be revoked and all access rights to organisation owned or shared assets will be revoked.
• HR and at least two other members of Senior Management must review the incident and any associated evidence, and will vote on what disciplinary action, if any, should occur.
• If the member is cleared of all allegations:

• All previous Roles and access rights will be restored.

• If the member is deemed to be guilty of the infraction but it does not warrant termination:

• HR will confer with the Senior Managers to decide upon the appropriate penalty.
• The member will be informed of the penalty and their Roles and/or access rights will be restored to a level deemed appropriate.

• If the deemed disciplinary action is termination:

• The member will be given 24 hours notice to remove personal assets from any organisation-owned and/or Alliance-owned installations.
• Access to any private forums within the Organisation’s member forum will be revoked.
• Access to any Organisation out-of game tools will be revoked.
• Access to any Organisation communication tools will be revoked.
• If deemed necessary, the member will be banned from the Organisation’s member forum.
• Upon expiry of the 24 hour notice period:

• All access rights to Organisation-owned installations, including shared hangars, bases, stations etc. will be revoked.
• Any or all member-owned assets still residing within Organisation-owned installations will be forfeit, and will become property of the Organisation to be treated, used or disposed of as the Senior Management Team deems fit.
• The member will be ejected from the Organisation.
• If appropriate, the Alliance will be notified of the member’s termination.

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• Fees and Taxes

• The Organisation reserves the right to levy taxes on all member activities, including but not limited to sales, trades, bounties and other forms of income.
• Taxes will be set as a percentage, which may vary depending upon the type of activity.
• The tax rate for an activity can be varied at any time upon a majority vote of at least 75% of the Senior Management Team, and will not take effect for at least 24 hours following an announcement made on the Organisation’s forum.
• Currently the Organisation has a blanket Tax of 0%.
• The Organisation does not currently charge dMw members fees for any activity, but reserves the right to do so at a later date.

• Intellectual Property Rights

• All rights to intellectual property, information and resources in game will pass immediately to the Organisation with or without the express permission of the member making discoveries.  This includes, but is not limited to, jump points and the systems they lead to, asteroid belts, abandoned ships or wreckage, planets, moons, alien structures etc.
• Under no circumstances should dMw-owned IP or resources be passed to non-dMw members without the express written permission from at least 3 members of the Senior Management Team.
• Coordinates to newly-discovered resources and nav data for newly discovered systems must be passed, via secure means, to a member of the Senior Management Team as soon as possible following discovery.  The Senior Management Team will decide what action to take with the new information including, but not limited to, selling the information on, registering the data with the Trade and Development Division of the UEE, or keeping the data secure for the benefit of the Organisation.
• The right to name a newly discovered system will be given to the dMw member(s) discovering the system.  In this sense, ‘discovering’ is the act of successfully navigating to and from the new system.  Such right is subject to a majority decision of the members involved in the discovery.  The Senior Management Team reserve the right to veto the proposed name.

• Liquidation/Disbanding

• Liquidation or disbanding of the Oganisation will be at the discretion of the CEO.
• Excepting some form of Force Majeure, should there be an intention to disband the Organisation:

• All Roles will be revoked from all members with the exception of the Board of Directors.
• All access rights to Organisation-owned or shared assets will be revoked from all members with the exception of the CEO.
• All members will be given at least 28 days notice of the intention to disband the Organisation.
• All Organisation-owned or shared assets will be disposed of by the CEO in any manner of his choosing including, but not limited to, gifting, selling or destroying.  Any proceeds from sales will be disposed of in a similar manner.

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[h=2]Article III â€" Alliance Responsibilities[/h]

• Assistance

• Members of dMw are required to come to the aid of fellow Alliance members who are in distress or grave danger, providing that they are able to do so without subjecting themselves to serious injury.
• Members of dMw found to be abusing the above clause, and/or later found to have acted consistently in the wrong, shall be referred to the Senior Management team for investigation and the possible application of sanctions, including termination.

• Dispute Resolution

• Any disputes between dMw members and members of other Alliance organsiations that cannot be immediately resolved by the members involved to the satisfaction of all members concerned, should be referred to the dMw member’s Division Head and/or Director of Operations at the earliest opportunity so that a diplomatic resolution can be worked out through the appropriate channels.

• Conflict

• dMw members are not permitted to take any form of aggressive action towards any member of another Alliance organisation.  This includes, but is not limited to:

• Firing on
• Ramming
• Stealing
• Denial of resources
• Scamming
• Misdirection for harm or profit

• dMw members are not permitted to take part in any operations that are known to be against, or could negatively impact, other Alliance organisations or members.
• Members of dMw who become aware of plans to attack another Alliance organisation are to notify any Diplomats and/or any of the Senior Management team that are available at the soonest opportunity.

• Joint Operations / Call To Arms

• dMw is required to provide manpower and resources towards Alliance-sanctioned Joint Operations.  Accordingly, when such Joint Operations are agreed upon (approved by the dMw CEO), a Call To Arms will be announced to all dMw members, and dMw members will be expected to attend the Joint Operation wherever possible.
• Non-attendance of CTAs by dMw members will not result in any sanctions for dMw members themselves, however it should be noted that a lack of participation by the Organisation as a whole may result in sanctions being taken by the Alliance against the Organisation.

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[h=2]Appendix I â€" Definitions[/h]Organisation
The in-game organisation known as ‘dMw’ and ‘Dead Men Walking’.
Termination / Terminated
The act of expelling a member from the dMw organisation within game.  Termination may also include revoking access to specific forums on the main dMw and, in extreme cases, expulsion from dMw altogether.
NRDS
Not Red, Don’t Shoot â€" the policy of never shooting anything unless it is clearly a deadly enemy.
NBSI
Not Blue: Shoot It â€" the policy of always being permitted to shoot at anything except friendly forces.
[h=2]Appendix II â€" Ranks[/h]dMw follows a corporate hierarchy, consisting of a Board of Directors, which is headed up by a CEO.
The dMw organisation operates across a number of disciplines with operations for each being handled by a specific Division.  Each Division is headed up by a Division Head who, together with the Board of Directors, makes up dMw’s Senior Management team.
The ranks afforded to dMw members are as follows:

• Affiliate â€" An affiliate member that is considered friendly.
• Analyst â€" A new member that has not yet demonstrated full commitment to dMw.
• Consultant â€" A full member of dMw.
• Officer â€" A full member of dMw who has demonstrated specific skill and/or leadership in a particular discipline. They help guide other members and schedule operations pertinent to their Division for the organisation.
• Manager â€" A member of the dMw Senior Management.  They manage the day to day operations of a specific Division, and also help guide other members and schedule operations pertinent to their Division for the organisation.
• Director â€" A member of the Board of Directors.  They govern policy and handle most internal issues within dMw. They ensure that Division Heads have all the tools they need for the job, and will sometimes participate in High Counsel Hearings

Thank you

Quote from: BrotherTobious;411193Ummm as head of security would like a read of this I know mine a sparko section head has stepped down, but would be good if I can see what is being discussed and maybe throw my 2 cents in :)

Sorry to butt in

As Head of Security you would not be able to read this section! :narnar:

Quote from: TeaLeaf;418658As Head of Security you would not be able to read this section! :narnar:

Oh look your name is on the top of my list already!!!

Somewhat embarrassingly we have let this excellent work idle on our forums for a year, so I pulled my thumb out and posted it to the website, edited it to reflect the above posts and formatted it in Textile.  

Posting it was long overdue imo.  Thanks for your work here Paul, much appreciated.

Any comments/edits now need to be posted in here and we can then move them to the live document!

Thanks TL, much appreciated.

I notice that the ranks have been amended and no longer match the structure mentioned in the charter.  I was going to revisit the membership and move them around according to the last time they have been 'seen', but I confess that I don't fully understand the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie assignments.

ah ok, I thought that was your final intended!   It's not a problem, we can amend as much as we like.

Alpha, Bravo and Charlie has had some lengthy history within dMw, so there was I thinking it was a very clever use of ranks! It related back to our origins as a CS clan and then our involvement in competitive CS leagues. :thumbsup:  

Quote from: Very old post from our forums, from some time in the noughtiesDead Men Walking

Attitude :: Teamwork :: Fairplay

The 'Dead Men Walking' community aims to provide a home for players who revel in mature gameplay of all kinds. We recognise an individual's mature attitude, teamwork and fairplay above their skill level.  Dead Men Walking offers a multi-tiered approach to membership to match the varying needs of the individual players that make up the Dead Men Walking community.

Dead Men Walking - Alpha Company

Anyone who has successfully applied for access to our forums and servers is automatically a member of the community's Alpha Company.  Alpha Company membership gives you access to the Dead Men Walking servers, the Dead Men Walking area of the forums along with the opportunity to join us at our LAN parties.  Alpha Company members may also apply for Bravo Company membership. Alpha Company membership does NOT entitle you to use the Dead Men Walking gaming tag and you must not use it under any circumstances.

Dead Men Walking - Bravo Company

Alpha Company members who have demonstrated a mature and positive approach to the community (on both the game servers and in the forums) and have been trying to increase their involvement with both the community and TCS style of play may be invited to apply for Bravo Company membership.  If accepted, Bravo Company membership entitles you to use the -=[dMw]=- tag in your player name, wherever you chose to play.  This in turn helps us promote our style of play and further our cause!  Dead Men Walking accepts that Bravo Company members are allowed to be members of other clans/communities as well, but we ask that in such cases you only wear your -=[dMw]=- tag when playing on our servers.  Bravo Company members have access to the private Bravo Company Secure Channel area of the forums, advance booking notice for our LAN parties and can progress to Charlie Company membership if they meet the appropriate criteria.

Dead Men Walking - Charlie Company

Charlie Company members are committed to the continuing success of both the dMw community and its ethos.  Charlie Company members have demonstrated a mature and positive approach to the community and as such are valued by their quality as teamplayers and community members rather than by measuring their personal stats from the game servers.  We expect a mature and exemplary standard of behaviour from Charlie Company members at all times and in all places.  Members of Charlie Company are usually active contributors of quality content to the forums, regulars on our gaming servers and champions of our ethos. Charlie Company members are also eligible to represent dMw in competitive matchplay, however the wish to compete in league, cup or other matches is not a requirement for Charlie Company membership.  Charlie Company members have access to the Charlie Company Secure Channel area of the forums and the dMw private training, tactics and matchplay areas of the forums.  

Membership Criteria:

Alpha Company
Anyone can apply for an account on the forum and by doing so have access to the server passwords.  Registration in the forums automatically makes you a member of the community and the dMw Alpha Company.

Bravo Company
Membership cannot be awarded any earlier than 3 months after playing on the server for the first time.  The player must have consistently demonstrated good teamwork, knowledge of the appropriate rules and an active presence on the forums.  Nominations should be forwarded to the Section Head Admin and must be supported by a Proposer and two Seconders who are current members of dMw's Charlie Company. Such nominations are then considered by the Section Head Admin and decisions are usually given within 7 days.  As successful nominees are entitled to wear the -=[dMw]=- tag on non-dMw servers then members are reminded that the Senior Admins will consider all knowledge of the player including their attitude and conduct on all our gaming sections and on non-dMw servers and forums.

Charlie Company
Membership can only be awarded once Bravo Company membership has been held for at least 3 months. Charlie Company members hold the success of the community in the highest regard and actively promote our style of play wherever and whenever possible. Charlie Company members are expected to make an ongoing and positive contribution to the community. Membership of Charlie Company cannot be applied for: it is awarded to members by the Section Head Admin after consultations with the Senior Admins.