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On the banning of members. Banning of members are to be discussed amongst the entire staff for a period of 24 hours before action is taken. Exceptions can be made if a) the account in question was created exclusively for trolling or advertising, or b) it is an emergency and a majority of the staff are not immediately available. Additionally, members (barring the above listed exceptions) who have been banned without being given a 24 hour consideration will be unbanned, put under discussion in the staff forum, and the staff member who took the premature action will recieve an official warning for not complying with staff proceedures.
On the subject of drama. Should forum drama arise, staff are not to post 5 paragraph responses defending the staff or themselves. Bring the issue to the staff forum. Half of the problems that arise during forum drama are brought on by the staff not being on the same page and one or two staffers going nuts on the public forums. If said drama is directly connected to a specific staff member, that staff member is prohibited from responding publically for a 24 hour period (this is not meant as a punishment or to stifle them, but rather to prevent them from making an ass of themselves in the heat of the moment). If a member insists on fighting with/attacking staff members, they are to be told to direct their grievences to an admin, and if they carry on after that, they are to be warned.
On the privacy of the staff forum. What happens in the staff forum stays in the staff forum. While some staff may not have a problem with having their opinions aired publically, the staff forum is meant to be a place where we are comfortable speaking our mind. As it was agreed, staff leaking is never condoned and will be warned accordingly. Depending on the degree of leakage, the staff member may find themselves destaffed.
On dissemination of information to regular members. Staff members are not to publically speak for the staff as a whole unless the staff has reached a consensus on an issue... because we just look like 'tards if one staff member says one thing and other staff members say something completely different.
On staff decisions and discussions. Staff decisions are final. Once a decision has been publically made, staff members are not to counter it (even if they disagreed with it). Staff members are urged to tell members to take issues up with an admin. If the staff themselves have an issue with a majority decision, they too are to take it up with ECCENTRICHOCOBO. Otherwise we look like a bunch of soft and indecisive twats. If a large percentage of members request an appeal, it must be reconsidered in the staff forum before any additional action is taken.
On staff behavior. If a staff member has an issue with the way another staff member is conducting themselves either as a staff member or a regular member, the issue is to be taken up with ECCENTRICHOCOBO and not addressed on the either the public forum or the staff forum. Avoiding drama is the name of the game, and this would only provide much public entertainment and drama. People who participate publically will be officially warned.
On public image. Staffers are reminded that their behavior on the forums reflects on the staff as a whole. If one person acts like a ****tard, we all look like ****tards. Have fun, but keep in mind that as staff, whether you like it or not, you ARE held to a higher standard of conduct.
Under no circumstances is a staff member to go to another site's forum and speak on behalf of Final Fantasy Republic. If anyone is to go over for diplomatic reasons, they must have staff permission to do so. Otherwise we run the risk of angering another community, thus bringing the status of Final Fantasy Republic down in the eyes of other communities and possibly creating more senseless drama.