Terms of Service and Election Eligibility changes to include Breaching Communications and Privileged Information from Private Staff Only Forums

[Janus the Fox]

We as Staff are announcing changes that now cover Breaching Staff only communications and privileged information meant to be staff only.  The following areas to our documents are as follows: -

 

Changes to the The AVEN Terms of Service section 2.7

 

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2.7 Private Message remain private
PMs from one AVEN member to another should not be posted in the public fora. In certain pertinent cases, PM's might be discussed by Admods, especially when the PM itself is a question raised to the Admods outside of the public fora. But sharing PMs or their content on the public fora without permission from the originator and recipient is not permitted.

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2.7 Private and Privileged Communications Remain Private
Sharing PMs, privileged information, and/or their content on a public forum or other social media without permission from the originator(s) and the recipient(s) is not permitted.  In certain pertinent cases, PM's might be discussed by Admods, especially when the PM itself is a question raised to the Admods outside of the public forum/s. If you believe you have been given information from a Mod or another party that looks like it is for Admods, PT, or DT only, or you were given another member's Warning information without consent, please report this content back to an Administrator with all information you have been given, and the names as to who give you that information. Holding onto information and posting it elsewhere is considered Breaching under this rule.

Changes to the Rules and Procedure for Elections document under Who is Eligible

 

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Nominations: who is eligible

Members can run for an elected position if they have been registered on the site for 6 months or more, and have 100 or more posts on the forums, outside of Just For Fun, AVEN Arcade and Welcome Lounge.

 

Members must be 16 years or older for any staff position.

 

Members may only run if they have no active Warnings and/or are not barred from elections for any other reasons communicated by the Admod Team.

 

All candidates must submit a bio to the Election Admin (Kelly) before the voting period starts, otherwise they will be disqualified.

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Nominations: who is eligible

Members can run for an elected position if they have been registered on the site for 6 months or more, and have 100 or more posts on the forums, outside of Just For Fun, AVEN Arcade and Welcome Lounge.

 

Members must be 16 years or older for any staff position.

 

Members may only run if they have no active Warnings and/or are not barred from elections for any other reasons communicated by the Admod Team.

 

All candidates must submit a bio to the Election Admin (Kelly) before the voting period starts, otherwise they will be disqualified.

 

Anybody previously Warned for Breaching Staff Only Content are not eligible to run in any Staff Elections.

We do this to protect the security of members privacy, for any communications breached outside of PM's meant to be private and Staff Only forums are treated as a new Warning that comes with an indefinite election ban.  We have to consider that once the trust is lost by the posting of private information and causing drama from this, there's little to no way of returning to any staff position.  We can go for 1 year long bans, 4 year long bans, like a one that's current with a member, or generally indefinite ones that do stand with some already, there would be longer than the warning given at the least.  Totally dependent on the drama and the breach and any public stink that could cause, up to the Admod teams reporting at the time.

 

What happens in the backroom stays in the backroom until declassified. Admods are held to a higher standard in their public conduct on the board. Moderators have more power than regular users and they need to be dependable and professional. Leaking sensitive information is a serious matter. With great power comes great responsibility.

 

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