Staff Policy

Affected Groups

Defines those that the Policy affects.

Anyone with the Staff or Trial Staff role.

Preamble and Description

Defines the intent of the policy, provides useful links, and prepares the Reader.

Staff Policy covers all branches of the Staff team. Everyone has the same fundamentals. All Staff have access to the Staff Administrative Center, where the forum and tools reside.

As Staff, our goal is to provide a safe and entertaining environment for our community to enjoy.  This means moderating ourselves just as much as the community we represent.  

The cultivation and growth of our community relies on how we behave and present ourselves.  If we do not facilitate change and improvement within ourselves, it will never happen in others.

Writer Credits and Background

The writer(s) jointly provide a statement on the policy.

Writer 1 - Moonridden

Defines Writer 1's contributions to the page, and how they feel on it. This section is by the Writer.

I have rewritten this from the ground up, using modern standards and preparing to delegate specific role-based policy TO that role. Previous 'Policy' was a bloated document that was equal parts instruction guide to rules and descriptions. This should be a proper de-skyratting. Modern policy should be easy to look at, and supporting information should be presented in a different format. I feel that people might not like having to look at different pages, but they will thank me with remembering what's where later.

Staff Hierarchy

Staff Class (Shorthand)		Role Description
Class 4 (C4)		Overseer In charge of all Server and Community related affairs.   Each Head has a Focus.
Class 3 (C3)	Project Manager Runs Projects within the Community such as Access Requests, Chat Moderation, the Nova Stars program, Chat Moderation, and more.		Staff Manager  Handles day to day   Player / Staff Supervision on a Community level.
Class 2 (C2)		Event Curator Orchestrates Staff response to IC situations. Plans and organizes large scale events with the Event Assistants.	Administrator Staff who are active and familiar with Server culture, policy, and Direction.   Act as the first point of escalation and references for all lower staff. Performs all Assistant duties and have a Specialization.
Class 1 (C1)	Project Assistant Assists with specific facets or features within Nova, such as Access Requests and Chat Moderation, and non-policy related tickets as their skills allow. Project Assistants follow their own unique applications. All PA's are first trained as Game Assistants	Event AssistantHandles IC Interactions between Staff and Crew. Prepares and assists with large scale events.	Game Assistant Enforces Policy and Rules, mentors Players, provides punishment if or when that fails. Game assistants have a resource comprehension, morality, and social skills oriented application.

Policy

Defines the extents of the Policy coverage, using as few descriptive groups as possible.

Staff Core

Support, mentor, and correct the Community.

Assist the Community and Staff Projects with your personal abilities.

Enforce our Rules, or inform someone that will. If you see something, say something.

Use the power afforded to you in a way that benefits the experiences of others.

The privacy and right to consent of other Crew is paramount.

When in doubt, ask a superior for help.

On the Discord, you must have your CKEY presented first before anything else.

Staff Optics

Be mindful of your position, the power of your words, and possible interpretation of your actions.

Be respectful in everything that you do. Remember that anything can be taken out of context.

If you cannot meaningfully handle an issue, document it or inform someone that can.

Avoid official business that you have personal connections with. If you must, disclose your bias.

Staff Class Allowances

Classes inherit all lower allowances. Staff are provided these permissions explicitly as logs are reviewed often and randomly by many parties. We hold our Staff to high standards, and they are rewarded for maintaining our Obligations.

Class 1

Priority claim for slots in Events.

Access to the Aux Cable.

Rights to non-mechanically benefiting IC usage of Spawn panel, Player Panel, and VV.

May request an Antagonist status from Senior Staff.

Access to active Staff channels, including the Staff ERP Channel.

Class 2

Expanded rights to the authorization and execution of large events.

Expanded rights to Threat and CentCom Policy.

May self-bus antagonists, as an Admin Event.

Rights to non-intrusive IC usage of Spawn Panel, Player Panel, or VV in private spaces, at own risk.

Class 3

Blank check on the Game Server. Class 3's answer only to each other and the Overseers on what they can and cannot do with their powers on the Game Server. On Discord or other platforms, they have the right to make necessary calls in times of need. They must otherwise respect each others Role, and particularly the domains of Project Managers.

Class 4

Blank check. Class 4's answer only to each other on what they can and cannot do with their powers, on any platform, except with respects to each of their specific domains.