Rules for #Gibraltar25+
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In any society there must be rules and regulations for that society to function in an orderly fashion and to make it function properly for the people in that society. These rules and regulations have to be attested to and supported by the people they govern and for this to occur they must be fair and just. Although many people may say that IRC is nothing like real life, it still requires some degree of order for it to work. The rules set out below are for channel #Gibraltar25+ and must be followed should you wish to remain a user in this channel.
In a perfect world, we would all live in harmony, but alas we are far from it. Because of this, the following rules and regulations must be enforced by the OP's of the channel.
All of the rules below apply to EVERYONE who visits the channel. Failure to comply with any of the rules will result in a kick and repeated failure to comply will result in a ban from the channel.
No swearing is allowed during the day until the watershed at 10pm where moderate swearing will be permitted - but no over doing it
Only English and Llanito is to be spoken in the channel language as it is rude to the other users who may not understand what is being said
Racism will not be tolerated
Minority or individual harassment is not allowed
Abuse to religions is not permitted
No flooding is allowed, well up to a certain extent
No advertising is allowed except for personal web pages, as long as it is done within reason
Idling for excessive amounts of time i.e. greater than 2 hours will result in a kick
Nuking of ANY sort is not tolerated under any circumstances, doing so will result in a PERMANENT ban
To receive OP status, you must be seen as a responsible person who cares about the well being of the channel as seen in the eyes of the management. If you are seen to be one such person, then you may be given OP status depending on the situation of the channel and what impact it may have on the channel.
The OP rules only apply to the OP's in #Gibraltar25+. The duty of a OP is basically to uphold the rules set out herein. Should you fail to abide by these rules or fail to uphold them, then you may very likely be voted out by the other OP's and thus your OP status will be removed. Methods for upholding the rules are set out below:
Voicing
Voicing people is used to show friendship and regularity amongst #Gibraltar25+ users. Because of this, voicing is a very effective way of finding out who are the regulars to the channel and thus who can eventually be put on the official voters list (see Voting) and thus be made representatives of the channel. It is not obligatory that you must be voiced, and under no circumstances is this something that can be enforced. If the OP's in the channel at the time of you being there, feel that you deserve a voicing, then you will get one.
Kicks and Bans
A kick (with reason) should be given for users not abiding by the rules, followed by a ban (again with reason) should the offenders decide to keep repeating the offence
Repeated offences which require bans should always be made through W unless not possible and a descriptive reason given to the ban as this gives others insight to the reason behind the ban, the length of the ban and who put the ban on
Temporary bans of up to one day can be given should an W ban be inconvenient for that moment in time. Anything over this period must be a W ban
IMPORTANT - The following, may result in your OP status being suspended or removed
Personal dispute between two or more OP's. If you have a personal dispute or problem with another OP of the channel, then if it is getting out of hand, then BOTH parties involved will have their OP status suspended until the issue is resolved and both parties are at peace with one another. This is necessary as to not allow any favouritism and to make sure that all OP's can get along with one another. We work as a team to maintain #Gibraltar25+ and disputes or any other problems, bring the rest of the team down and thus will result in suspension. If we want to make #Gibraltar25+ a friendly place for all to visit, then those that run the channel should be setting an example to its use. If the problem cannot be resolved, then the OP status's of the people involved will be removed and you will require a vote to regain your OP status.
Collaborating with nukers or any people involved with anti-#Gibraltar25+ campaigns. This will result is immediate removal of OP's. We cannot have people in places of power in the channel if they are involved is anything that actually works against it.
Consistent failure to uphold the channel rules. This will result in your OP's being suspended at first as a warning, and if this shows no improvement, then will result in removal of your OP's. There is no point having OP status if the only thing it is going to be used for is "for show". There is a certain responsibility that comes with having OP's, and if you cannot pertain to this, then removal of your OP's is imminent as there are many other people willing to take on the responsibility.
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Current OP (200+) Access
Charyou
llanito
Current OP (100+) Access
Silkytoo
Tinkerbel
Vindalooo
RedRat^
11th Dec 2000