Given we’re an online community, there isn’t much crime to be done.
According to the rules, there is only one cardinal mistake to be made:
- Being an asshole.
Let’s go deeper on what this means, why don’t we?
Examples of being an asshole
- Using racist, sexist or other demeaning slurs in your speech
- Being condescending or belittling others
- Attacking the player instead of the work or the process
- Polluting channels with any of the above, creating a toxic environment
- Ghosting on your responsibilities or things you said you would do
- Doing the opposite of non-violent communication
Ultimate crime
- Demotivating other players & generating bad vibes
Creating an environment where people feel good hanging out, talking to & working with other people is of utmost importance to the success of MetaGame.
This crime can be committed simply by not doing what you said you would, therefore demotivating other players who depended or counted on you.
However, this crime is more often committed by aggressive behavior, attacking other players & especially in using bad words in doing so.
Punishment
The punishment should be progressive, escalating with each repeated offense.
First strike:
- Suspended for 48h & 20% cut of the monthly Seed allocation
Second strike:
- Suspended for 2 weeks & 50% cut of the monthly Seed allocation
Third strike:
- Suspended for a season & all of the Seed allocation forfeited to the Fuck-up Jar
Fourth strike:
- Banned for life & all of the Seed allocation forfeited to the Fuck-up Jar
Seed allocation that has been cut off as punishment will be directed to the “Fuck-up Jar” multisig.
Note: punishment should also depend on the severity of the crime. Eg. if a person tries to scam others or shares child pornography, their punishment should be an immediate banishment from the community forever.
The punishment is determined by the Community Champion unless delegated to somebody else. Upon enacting the punishment, removing the messages & the player in question, the Community Champion needs to past screenshots, write about the punishment enacted in a channel specified for it & the player in question as well as any other member of the community is free to start a discussion or a proposal against the disciplinary measures taken.
If the Champion is unsure about the punishment to be given, they should still remove the messages in question & move the discussion to a closed environment like DMs or #-pvp.
On not being an asshole…
Its really on us to act in best faith with good intentions for the wellbeing of the community.
We all need to be careful not to be assholes ourselves but we also need to stay vigilant so that other players aren’t being assholes either & that assholeish behavior is punished.
To report such behavior, react to the offending messages with the appropriate emoji:
What this proposal does
- Gives the Community Ring champion & their delegates the right to take action when they see someone exhibiting the above mentioned behaviors
- Gives the Community Ring champion & their delegates the right to improve the above guidelines as they see fit, without starting a new proposal for every change
Note: the above are more so guidelines than strict rules, the champion has the right to determine punishment for the crime as they deem fit - insofar as they report the action & their reasoning following the action.