Clubs Information, Rules, Guidelines and Applications

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What are they?

Clubs are a feature on the forums which allow a group of players to come together in either an open or a closed nature. It allows players to post club related content within them that won’t otherwise be seen on the regular forums. This allows for further expansion on OOC topics such as Video Games or Anime, this gives greater room for concentrated content.

 

There are two types of clubs which will be introduced. These come in the form of open clubs and closed clubs.

 

Open Clubs

Open clubs are for broad topics such as Anime, Video Games, Nation Communities, etc. These groups are open for anyone to join. Therefore, for this reason, they must abide by the general forum and OOC rules on LoTC (link). Open clubs are free to be moderated by both its leaders and general FMs depending on who is available. These clubs should not be used for roleplay purposes as there are sections on the forums already for Forum Roleplay and Nation Roleplay posts.

 

Closed Clubs

Closed clubs are for smaller groups and controversial club topics, these can come in the form of politic related clubs. These are a request to join based club which forces players to opt into viewing them so that no one who isn’t apart of them can see what goes on inside. However, because not everyone can see within these clubs doesn’t make them exempt from moderation or Forum Moderator intervention.

 

However, closed clubs will be able to apply for exemptions in the rules should it apply to their club. In the application or new exemption request they will be able to make clear what they would like to have leniency on and it will be reviewed for acceptance or denial. These exemptions will be clearly outlined in a club via a thread so FM know what is permitted within them, however if there are still posts which break the rules not exempted players can still be punished.

 

Clubs expectations and maintenance

For all clubs, we expect that players keep good behaviour and activity within clubs. The last thing we want are a hundred clubs which never see any action. For this reason, we’re trying to condense them into fewer clubs which have a lot of activity. This way the community can make the most of clubs and what they can offer.

 

Should club leadership fail, the clubs themselves can be subject to deletion or given the importance of the club simply have the leadership removed and replaced. We don’t expect daily activity but if a club goes months without use it can be subject to reviewal. This also goes for clubs that don’t uphold their rules frequently and opt to ignore the rules without exemption.

 

Club Application Format

 

 

 

Name of the club:

 

What type of club is it? (Public, Private):

 

What is the theme of this club? (Politics, group, etc.):

 

Why should this club be created? What is the purpose of this club? Does it add something not already fulfilled by an existing club?:

 

Who will moderate this club?:

 

Do you understand that failure to moderate your own club to their respective rules can result in FM interventions?:

 

Are there any exemptions to the rules that you would like, if so why? (N/A if open club or none needed.):
 

 

 

 

Exemption Application

 

 

 

What exemption to the rules do you require?:


Why do you need said exemption?: