commit 2b7c4a9c3115a660558d6e5a4cb6bf36eba4ede6
parent e9df6ccd9d06bc85940d970a264f668688e51f96
Author: Jake Bauer <jbauer@paritybit.ca>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 00:56:41 -0400
Add simplified rules section
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1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rules.html b/rules.html
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<h1 id="jade-rune-society-rules">Jade Rune Society Rules</h1>
- <p><b>Last Updated:</b> 2021-01-31</p>
+ <p><b>Last Updated:</b> 2021-04-08</p>
+ <h2>Simplified Rules</h2>
+ <p> Our official rules are written in a way that is more robust than plain English, but which may be harder to understand if you're unfamiliar with that type of language. The rules below are a simplified version which will give you a good overview of the rules of conduct we expect our users to abide by. However, the non-simplified version of these rules is the canonical version and all judgements will be based off of those rules. </p>
+ <p> => The society is governed by a council which has the final say in all matters. Sub-councils will be created if a particular sub-group gets large enough. Also, individual groups (for example, the group for those who enjoy tea) have their own leaders who are responsible for moderating their group. </p>
+ <p> => Membership in the Jade Rune Society is by invitation only. Someone who is invited to join must be invited by someone in an authority position (i.e. anybody described in the paragraph above) and must be a member for at least 30 days before they can vote in society matters or be considered for a leadership position. </p>
+ <p> => Our main driving philosophy is "live and let live." Members are expected to follow the following rules of conduct both inside and outside the society:</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Do not intentionally hurt another person in any way;</li>
+ <li>Do not intentionally harass, stalk, intimidate, or discriminate against anyone in any way;</li>
+ <li>Do not break the laws of your legal jurisdiction;</li>
+ <li>Do not break the laws of Canada or Germany when it comes to content posted on JadeRune.net services (this includes emails to others and private chats done using our infrastructure);</li>
+ <li>Do not actively or passively support any kind of terrorist, hate, alt-right, or neo-nazi groups</li>
+ <li>Do not share information you know about another member of the society without their permission first;</li>
+ <li>Do not post or share any 18+ material on any JadeRune.net service, especially not to any under-aged person. Things such as lewd jokes and discussions about sex and genitalia in an educational manner are okay, but pornography, sexualized fan fiction, and other such material is not;</li>
+ <li>Do not post about drugs or other similar substances on any JadeRune.net service unless it is explicitly allowed in that group, and do not promote its use in front of under-aged persons.</li>
+ </ul>
+ <p> => If any violation of the above rules has occurred, please bring your complaint first to your subgroup leader, and later to the society council if you feel that the subgroup leader did not act justly. Everyone has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a real court of law, and we aim to follow that within our society as well.</p>
+ <p> => If someone has violated the rules, they may be terminated from the society, temporarily suspended, or have some other privileges revoked.</p>
+ <p> => Finally, these rules can change at any time, but we will make a best effort to notify everyone so that the rules don't change out from under someone overnight.</p>
+ <hr>
+ <h2>Full Rules</h2>
<p>The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.</p>
<p><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119">https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119</a></p>
<h2 id="rules-of-structure">1 Rules of Structure</h2>
- <p>The Jade Rune Society is meant to be a distributed, international society capable of accommodating thousands of members. The Society is therefore governed by the following structural hierarchy:</p>
+ <p>The Jade Rune Society is meant to be a distributed, international society capable of accommodating thousands of members. The Society is governed by the following structural hierarchy:</p>
<ol type="1">
<li>The Society Council</li>
<li>Intermediate Topic Councils</li>
@@ -132,7 +152,7 @@ Society Council
<li>Every council member will review the report and the accused member(s) will be contacted to obtain their side of the story. The accused member(s) will be asked to submit evidence defending their position.</li>
<li>The reports from both sides shall be considered by the council and a vote on whether or not a rules violation has occurred will be held.</li>
</ol>
- <p>Should the council determine that a rules violation has occurred, the accused member(s) shall be immediately removed from the Society.</p>
+ <p>Should the council determine that a rules violation has occurred, the accused member(s) shall be immediately removed from the Society, suspended from JadeRune.net services for a period determined by the council, or have any of their granted privileges revoked, at the discretion of the council.</p>
<h2 id="amendments-or-alterations-to-these-rules">6 Amendments or Alterations to These Rules</h2>
<p>The rules laid out in this document are not immutable. They are liable to be changed at any time following a vote by the council. Such decisions by the council will be made public and MAY involve a Society-wide poll. The Society SHALL be clearly notified when these rules are changed.</p>
<p>Furthermore, these rules contain room for interpretation by council members. It is up to the council members to interpret the rules laid out in this document as they see fit, with the stipulation that the interpretations MUST remain consistent and be based on precedent. For decisions in which precedent is considered, whether applied or not, a reference MUST be made to the precedent case in the interest of decision transparency.</p>
