Yeah... I'll try and convert it into a forum post now
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Charter of the hub.mn
Purpose
The purpose of the hub.mn is to provide an easy-accessible resource for micronationalists of all shapes and sizes, persuasions and backgrounds. The hub.mn provides services, such as the ForumList; hosting for intermicronational organisations and a discussion forum.
Status
The hub.mn is managed by the administration team. They are appointed by the community to manage the resources of the community. Although the specifics of web hosting mean that, ultimately, one person must be responsible for the webspace and domain name, this does not grant them any additional power, nor should it be taken to imply some form of superiority or seniority. No administrator will ever have the right to remove or restrict access to the hub.mn and its services otherwise than in accordance with this charter.
Community guidelines
The following are guidelines only. Conduct not specifically prohibited here may be subject to other restrictions in the interests of the community. This is not an exhaustive “rule book”.
>The following activities are unacceptable:
>>discriminating against any other member on the grounds of race, gender, age,sexual orientation or religion,
>>disruption to prove a point,
>>repeatedly or consistently posting comments or images that cause harassment or offence,
>>making repeated and deliberate personal attacks,
>>using large, annoying or confusing signatures,
>>using more than one account concurrently (“papelism”).
>Proper spelling and grammar are appreciated.
>Languages other than English are not to be used in posts, as they both prevent other members from participating and hinder the effective moderation of content. If English is not your first language, automatic translation is perfectly acceptable!
Where a member is in breach of these guidelines, staff members may take action (in accordance with the charter) as they see fit, including editing posts, locking threads or the imposition of temporary blocks or long-term bans.
The hub.mn is subject to the laws of the territory in which it is hosted, and consequently staff members may have to, from time to time, take action in addition to or outside these guidelines.
Staff members
It is the duty of staff members and all members of the community to act in a way that is conducive to the good of the community, and this is the overriding principle. Staff members are free to engage in posting and discussion as per any other member of the forum.
If a staff member knows they will be inactive for a long period of time, they are expected to resign their position. If a staff member is inactive for a period longer than thirty days, exhibits obvious bias in a ruling, or is guilty of gross misconduct and/or abuse of privileges, the community may, by consensus, decide that they shall be removed from their position.
There are two types of staff member,
moderators and
administrators.
Moderators
Role
Moderators exist to moderate debate – that is, the content of posts and the conduct of members. They keep the boards clean and well-ordered, and keep the peace (where necessary) between warring parties. They decide which content is appropriate and which is not.
Chosen
New moderators are chosen by the council of moderators. Any member of the council can veto the choice.
Duties
>To remove illegal content.
>To enforce the community guidelines.
>To impose sanctions on unruly members in accordance with guidelines.
Administrators
Role
Administrators exist to maintain the technical elements of the forum, to keep regular backups of the database in case of error, and to conduct maintenance where necessary. Administrators should never get involved with moderating activities, unless to assist with a technical issue or unless a member is in gross violation of the community guidelines and no moderator is available.
Chosen
New administrators are chosen by public consensus.
Duties
>To backup the database at least every two weeks and subsequently leave the confirmation message in the Database backup log.
>To check the forum status and repair any errors.
>To update the forum software when necessary.
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Gosh I hate PDF files. Anyways, other than the cosmetic change of "forum list" to "ForumList" (I like my camelcase.) I only have one question which would be:
How many administrators and moderators are there going to be?