Post by Madhouse Admin on Feb 4, 2017 13:43:11 GMT -5
THE MADHOUSE CHARTER
I. Name
The name of this organization shall be Madhouse Productions. The acceptable abbreviations for the organization are "TMP" and "Madhouse".
II. Mission Statement
The mission of Madhouse Productions is to serve as a hub for those who have strong personal interest in creative writing and art, that enjoy roleplay as a means to further develop those talents.
III. Aims
- To foster a passion for creativity within in every writer, artist or roleplayer;
- To help members strengthen skills pertaining to writing, character development, story development;
- To provide connections for members interested in conlang and world building
- To train roleplayers to operate as GMs (OPs, if on a forum) and to assist them with game design and other game mechanics related topics;
- To gather knowledge and serve as a storehouse pertaining to items above;
- To function as a sounding board for players experimenting with ideas;
- To sponsor symposiums, conferences, debates and other events to this purpose.
IV. Location
- Headquarters: the Madhouse Productions forum address is madhouseproductions.boards.net/. These shall (eventually) be merged.
- NationStates: the role play branch (The Madhouse) shall be headquartered on NationStates in a P2TM subforum thread. This shall replace the old "Pædagog Role Player Group" branch thread.
- Region: The IAPA Region will eventually be used as an extension of PMT/FT nation role play however Madhouse Productions sees no need to fashion a region for the organization at this time. It retains all rights to the Pædagog Region on NationStates.
- IRC: #Madhouse is our main Discord channel. It can be accessed via the link on our OSF. #TMP is our main Espernet chat. It can be accessed for free through the app embedded on our OSF.
V. Ownership
Madhouse Productions is a privately owned group. It does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. As a privately owned organization, it does not recognize "free speech" on its forums.
VI. Membership
Membership in the Madhouse is a privilege, not a right.
- Recruitment: New Membership Recruitment is carried out several ways:
1. On NationStates: the Madhouse P2TM Thread; the IAPA or other affiliated nation role play threads (players must still apply on the P2TM thread to join); invitation by existing Members.
2. Through other role play sites: Madhouse does not currently have a presence on other role play sites. Members seeking to join must fill out an application here on our official forum. - Joining: Any interested persons thirteen (13) years of age or older may officially join regardless of skill level provided they meet the following criteria:
1. Nominee has writing proficiency and comprehension of the English language;
2. Nominees coming from NationStates do not have a poor track record in Moderation (unsportsmanlike conduct, harassing, griefing etc);
3. Nominee agrees to abide by Madhouse Basic Rules;
4. Nominee completes the introductory period requirements. - Suspension: Membership can be suspended or revoked by the Founders for:
1. Unsportsmanlike behavior;
2. Theft of intellectual property belonging to other members;
3. Failure to follow guidelines; group disruption. - Tiers: There are three membership tiers.:
1. Founder: Members that either founded the original Madhouse/Pædagog or else helped refound this current incarnation;
2. Member: general membership. General membership includes both experienced RPers and beginners alike;
3. Guest Member: Reserved for those coming from off site to NS specifically for Madhouse event. - Application Process: : In an effort to weed out "sig collectors" or those who sign up for no reason other than boredom, the application process is as follows:
1. Interested persons will submit a formal application on this forum or on the NationStates Madhouse thread in P2TM
2. There will be a brief introductory period. Members will ask questions raging from serious to silly in an effort to get to know the applicant better. The speed in which you are approved depends entirely upon the promptness of your replies and the level of your activity in our organization over the following few days;
3. Founders and Officers will review your application and activity and then make a determination. Official Membership acceptance is posted by the Admin account.
VII. Regions
Madhouse Production regions are opened per need (and by tech level). These are open to all members of the organization that are interested in nation roleplay.
VIII. Events and Activities
Madhouse Productions may occasionally participate in NS-related events or activities. These include:
- The NS World's Fair, either as guest speakers or with a booth;
- Guest speakers on another RP group's threads, IRCs, or OSF;
- Non-Participatory mentors for Members running affiliated games (in other words, behind the scenes assistance;
- Supporting teachers running classroom regions;
- Running organization-sponsored RP games in the Diplomacy or P2TM forums, including nation-based political organizations in the NationStates subforum.
IX. R/D (Gameplay) NationStates
- Madhouse Productions DOES NOT participate in R/D gameplay on NationStates.
- Players that raid or defend are welcome to join our organization provided they join because they are roleplayers.
- We support a player's right to participate in R/D; We recognize that gameplay is one facet of NationStates.
- We ask that raiders please respect our efforts to remain non-participatory in R/D.
In the event of a raid in one of our roleplay-related regions, all Region Members are to go silent. Founders and Officers will declare the RMB as IC-Only. Only Founders and Officers may engage raiders using the RMB during this period. Invaders may voluntarily leave; we will not kick you from the region. Your presence is your agreement to participate as a region member. Invaders automatically become subject to RMB and Regional roleplay when they join our regions and, as characters participating in a Region RP, We the GMs shall paint them in whatever light we so choose, in character, skirting the PG13 line as tightly as possible. We retain the right to sully their organization further by posting portions of RMB IC ROLEPLAY DURING OCCUPATION in our Gameplay thread for educational (critique) purposes. What's more, our natives might gladly embrace the mantle of their raiding organization, and proclaim themselves members of their group - like it or not - because their raid has made them a part of that org. (Do you really want people like us visiting forums as your representatives? No. No you do not.)
X. OSF and IRC, and Their Guidelines
- The OSF shall be located on ProBoards. It shall be maintained by Vorpal Fennec (may her ears never shrink) and moderated by chosen Echelon-level members. Intellectual property contained on the OSF shall not be republished elsewhere without the author's explicit permission. Material posted to the OSF without the author's explicit permission will be removed at author's request.
- IRC. The IRC is owned by Cer (set as administrative OP). Members will not spam the IRC with excessive off-topic posts. Off-topic definition: posts that pertain only to the poster (babble, links to emotive pictures). Posters are encouraged to see if there is a set topic upon arrival. Posters are also asked to gauge the conversation before throwing in a new, unrelated topic. The IRC is on esper.net: #TMP
XI. Terms of Service
All members must abide by the NationStates OSRS when using NS. All members must abide by the ProBoards TOS when using the OSF, to include the host's TOS. You may read a copy here. All members must abide by EsperNet guidelines and by Discord TOS when using the IRC channels.