Constitution

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Prologue

The Universal Gaming Alliance, Unigamia, or |UGA|, aims to unify organizations across different games, mods, and genres, or rather, "gaming universes". In doing this, the Universal Gaming Alliance hopes to bring about a unification of diverse peoples without prejudice. This Constitution will go into full effect as per the Ratification Clause. The |UGA| Constitution will instill its Core Values into its members for the enhancement of not only the organization, but its members as well.

Mission Statement

The Universal Gaming Alliance identifies first and foremost as one thing: a family. The |UGA| consists of a group of friends whom have grown so close to each other that they have stayed together through thick and thin. If anyone can come out of the |UGA| with one thing, it is this: once a member, always a member. If the individual is willing they will be fully welcome back into the |UGA| at any time, unless that individual was Banished. The |UGA|'s overarching goal is to make every individual the best version of him or herself.

The Universal Gaming Alliance respects all forms of life and the necessities that life has thereof. The |UGA| aims to make every member the best version of themselves by instilling in them the Core Vales of the |UGA|: Respect, Loyalty, Selflessness, Discipline, Patience, Honesty, and Dignity. Out of its respect, the |UGA| does not discriminate (i.e. an irrational stance void of objective reasoning) against any culture, ideology, race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, or sexuality. The |UGA| cannot teach even a fraction of the life lessons a member receives from education and the discipline it has with it. Because of this, the |UGA| values education over anything |UGA|-related, and will inspire members to prioritize their schoolwork over everything else.

Core Values

  1. Respect
    The |UGA| holds Respect in highest regard, as without Respect, there can be no friendships and no community.
  2. Loyalty
    The |UGA| asks of Loyalty not to its creators, but to the organization itself over other groups and individuals.
  3. Empathy
    The |UGA| expects that members care for other members as much as they care for themselves.
  4. Discipline
    The |UGA| aims to instill Discipline in every member of the |UGA|. Such Discipline will allow members to prioritize themselves, their time, and their lives.
  5. Patience
    The |UGA| endevors to install Patience in every member of the |UGA|, as that which we most want requires us to wait for it.
  6. Honesty
    The |UGA| considers Honesty an extremely important quality for all members to have for the quick and easy resolution or arguments and the building of a better community.
  7. Dignity
    The |UGA| wants every member to remained Dignified in times of triumph. This means members should show pride in belonging to |UGA| and not to gloat or act foolish while playing.

Laws

  1. |UGA| exists to have fun. If you won't have fun, don't play.
  2. All members must strive to abide by the Mission Statement and the Core Values. This means no discrimination, disrespect, factioning off, not caring about others, bribing, impatience, lying to other members (especially triumvirate members), polluting the tag and/or your name, etc.
  3. No member shall directly cause harm to another member or oneself including but not limited to: sharing personal information, flaming, trolling, baiting, kitding, hazing, griefing, spamming, attacking, harassing, mocking, impersonating, threatening, scapegoating, laughing at that member, etc.
  4. No member shall indirectly cause harm to another member including but not limited to: assuming bad faith, betraying trust, assuming passivity means assent, peer pressure, insulting hobbies/game choice, blackmailing, spreading rumors, talking behind a member's back, labeling, holding grudges, interrupting, blocking or muting in TeamSpeak, blocking in Steam, etc.
  5. No member shall partake in action that disrupts or weakens the community.
  6. No member shall exclude another member from a game or discussion. If not all members will fit into one game, branch off into groups.
  7. Keep it positive. Talk about the good times in |UGA|, not the bad.
  8. All members must join TeamSpeak while online in Steam.
  9. All members will wear |UGA| tags as often as possible.
  10. All members must belong to the |UGA| and |USV| groups. All triumvirate members must have the |UGA| Steam Group as their default Steam Group in order to belong to the triumvirate.
  11. When you wear the |UGA| tags, you represent |UGA|. This means that every Law applies to pubbers as if they are |UGA| members.
  12. As a leader of |UGA|, do not be biased, do not instigate tunnel vision (stating your opinion first to make people agree with you), and do not abuse your powers.
  13. Leave the administrating to the admins. In a legal dispute, the ruling of the most senior (or consensus of the most senior) officer(s) will hold true until an appeal is filed (if filed) with the Supercluster Council. Do not ask for admin, ask for officer, or try to create sovereignties without permission from the Supercluster Council.
  14. Respect the rights of sovereignties. Laws created in sovereignties that do not contradict the Constitution have as much weight as Constitutional law.
  15. Your privileges and status can be suspended or terminated at any time, for any reason (including removal from the group). Appeals in TeamSpeak are allowed.

Structure

The Omniversal Triumvirate consists of (1) the Universal Admiral, (2) the Supercluster Commodores, and (3) the Galactic Commanders. The Omniversal Triumvirate is the administrative and governing body of |UGA|. The Supercluster Council is made up of the Universal Admiral as its head and all Supercluster Commodores. The Galactic Command Center is made up of a Supercluster Commodore as its head and all Galactic Commanders.

Universal Admiral - Tier 1

The Universal Admiral maintains |UGA| alongside the Supercluster Commodores.

Powers
  • Banish a user permanently from TeamSpeak 3, all game servers, and the community.
  • All powers necessary to fulfill the duties of the Universal Admiral that do not conflict with the laws of |UGA|.
  • Those of Supercluster Commodores.
Duties
  • Management of the |UGA| community.
  • Management of |UGA| game servers.
  • Management of |UGA| groups.
  • Those of Supercluster Commodores.
Requirements
  • To be the founder of |UGA|.

Supercluster Commodores - Tier 2

The Supercluster Commodores are the second authoritative group below the Universal Admiral. They are usually sovereignty leaders or judges and command power over all lower members. The Supercluster Council must always consist of an even number so that, in addition to the Universal Admiral, votes are never tied.

Powers
  • Create a sovereignty with the permission of the Universal Admiral.
  • Ban a user up to a week from TeamSpeak 3.
  • Those of Galactic Commanders.
Duties
  • To judge disputes on |UGA| Constitutional law.
  • To judge appeals on |UGA| Sovereignty law (when the dispute cannot be contained within the sovereignty).
  • Those of Galactic Commanders.
Requirements
  • Belonging to |UGA| for at least two years and showing the capacity to judge disputes amongst both higher and lower members.
  • Recruiting three members (in addition to the previous two).

Galactic Commanders - Tier 3

Galactic Commanders are the third authoritative group below Supercluster Commodores. They are usually recruiters and command power over those lower than them.

Powers
  • Create a sovereignty with the permission of the Supercluster Council.
  • Move users in TeamSpeak 3.
  • Kick low-tier users from TeamSpeak 3.
  • Ban low-tier users for up to an hour from TeamSpeak 3.
  • Those of System Lieutenants.
Duties
  • To lead sovereignties to the best of their abilities.
  • To police TeamSpeak 3 with the powers allotted.
  • Those of System Lieutenants.
Requirements
  • Belonging to |UGA| for at least one year and showing the maturity to handle administrative powers.
  • Recruiting two members.

System Lieutenants - Tier 4

System Lieutenants are normal members of |UGA|.

Powers
  • Extended permissions in game servers (reserved slots, more commands, etc.)
Duties
  • Those of Planetary Ensigns.
Requirements

Planetary Ensigns - Tier 5

Planetary Ensigns are recruits to |UGA|.

Powers
  • No powers.
Duties
  • Wear |UGA| tags.
  • Join TeamSpeak 3 regularly.
  • Participate in |UGA| games.
Requirements
  • Joining the TeamSpeak 3 server.

Policy

Naming

The |UGA| has naming standards for your name. Note that you can change your Steam name and TeamSpeak nickname to whatever you want (so long as it does not break a rule):

  1. Name must be permanent.
  2. Name may not use special characters or punctuation.
  3. Name may not be more than 27 characters long.
  4. Name must have proper capitalization, i.e. PatPeter, not pAtpeTer.
  5. Name cannot have numbers or symbols in place of letters.
  6. Name cannot have ranks; for instance, military or social ranks.
  7. Name cannot break the Mission Statement, Core Values, or Laws.
  8. Name cannot resemble a previous |UGA| member's name.
  9. Name changes must be sanctioned by the Supercluster Council.
  10. Name changes do not guarantee that other members will call that member by the new name.

Statuses

A member has one of three statuses at any given time:

  1. Active
    Members are active based on the following standards:
    • The member regularly wears |UGA| tags.
    • The member regularly joins TeamSpeak 3.
    • The member regularly plays |UGA| games.
  2. Hiatus
    Members may go on a hiatus if they cannot access their computer or play a game for an extended period of time. This can range from a few days to a few months, and at most a year. To have Hiatus status, a member must post a comment on the |UGA| group's page specifying how long the individual will take off and for what reason, unless the reason has a private connotation in which the individual can simply say 'private'. Failure to do so can flag that member as Retired and removal from the group.
  3. Retired
    Retired members are members that fell off the grid, failed to comply with activity standards, or left |UGA| gracefully.
  4. Banishment
    The |UGA| banishes a member when it evaluates as a whole that the individual in question makes no contributions, negatively affects other members, and degrades the community. This individual will lose membership in the |UGA| group, banned from TeamSpeak, and ostracized.

Versioning Clause

The current version can be seen at the bottom of the page in the format version-beta-alpha-fix.

Version

Versions increment the first version identifier by one. New versions include, but are not limited to, complete Constitutional rewrites, entire sectional restructure, removal of whole sections, and changes to the structure of |UGA|. New versions require a re-ratification of the Constitution. Re-ratifications blank all other version counters (Beta, Alpha, and Fixes).

Beta

Beta edits increment the second version identifier by the number of laws added or removed. Beta edits require a vote by the Supercluster Council and the Galactic Command Center made in a |UGA| core group announcement. The vote must have more than a 50% majority to pass, with non-voting Galactic Commanders counting as abstention. After a week the vote will automatically close. Beta edits do not clear Alpha or Fix version counters.

Alpha

Alpha edits increment the third version identifier by the total number of changes made to line items. Alpha edits change the wording of line items or moving line items around. Alpha edits require a comment posted to the |UGA| core group page notifying of the change, though failure to do so does not void the change. Alpha edits do not clear Fix counters.

Fix

Fixes increment the fourth version identifier by the number of fixes applied. The fix cannot contain any semantic changes to the wording that would alter the line item's meaning. Fixes are usually restricted to typos, misspellings, grammatical errors (not violating the previous sentence).

Ratification Clause

The ratification of this Constitution requires a 2/3 majority of the active members present at the time of ratification either by regular attendance in TeamSpeak 3, regular participation in |UGA| games, and/or regular usage of the |UGA| tags. By agreeing to ratify this constitution, the individual agrees to work towards internalizing the Core Values and obeying the Laws of the |UGA|. In addition, the Universal Admiral of the |UGA| agrees that no edits will be made that do not comply with the Versioning Clause. Ratification of a new Constitution voids the previous Constitution and if ratification fails the old Constitution will still be in effect.

Ratifiers

  1. PatPeter
  2. TechPanda
  3. Rezin
  4. Gastrofizzy
  5. Sox207
  6. Fullmetal
  7. H1Z1
  8. Gaz
  9. Squirrel

Vetoers

  1. None.

Abstainers

  1. The Village Idiot


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This Constitution began on 2010/07/13 23:14:00 GMT-06:00. Check the History for the last edit.

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