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title: Bylaws
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layout: standard-page
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# Zargon
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## Bylaws
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### [Objectives](#objectives)
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Good humored, cooperative, competitive, consensual torture, for the purposes of
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exploring strategies, design, progress and history of gaming
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### [Code of Conduct](#code-of-conduct)
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#### [Our Pledge](#our-pledge)
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In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we pledge to
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make participation in our community a consent based, harassment-free
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experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity,
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gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal
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appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
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#### [Our Standards](#our-standards)
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Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
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include:
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* Using welcoming and inclusive language
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* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
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* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
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* Focusing on what is best for the community
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* Showing empathy towards other community members
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Examples of unacceptable behavior by members include:
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* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
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advances
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* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
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* Public or private harassment
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* Publishing someones's private information, such as a physical or electronic
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address, without explicit permission
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* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
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professional setting
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Members asked to stop any unacceptable behavior are expected to comply
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immediately.
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## [Membership](#membership)
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There is no single leader of the Zargon community. Zargon is a community run
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effort. All members are encouraged to participate in this effort.
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The following guidelines are intended to allow us to maintain an inclusive
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environment where all members feel comfortable gaming with any other member of
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the group rather than fracturing into cliques. They are enumerated in detail so
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as to mitigate subjectivity in role assignment.
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### [Obligations](#obligations)
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* Members are expected to maintain basic personal hygiene.
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* Members are expected to be gracious and respect additional restrictions of
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venue
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- e.g. no smoking inside; no young children; allergy considerations.
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### [Active Members](#active-members)
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* An active member is one who regularly does one or more of the following:
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- Attends and particpates in scheduled gaming
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- Attends and participates in social events
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- Participates in virtual group conversations (e.g. text, voice, video)
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* Active members are noted by the **Zargonaut** role in the group discord.
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### [Contributing Members](#contributing-members)
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* A contributing member is an active member who also regularly does one or more
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of the following:
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- Schedules game sessions
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- Schedules social events
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- Brings new games for the group to try
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- Teaches games at gaming events
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- Creates content to aid the group (e.g. rules handouts, character
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illustrations, game storage solutions)
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- Contributes to group infrastructure (commits to websites or bots, server
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administration, etc.)
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* An active member who feels they are making sufficient contributions should
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bring this to the attention of one of the contributing members.
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* Contributing members are noted by the **Adept** role in the group discord.
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### [New Members](#new-members)
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* Any active member in good standing may invite a non-member to join social
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or gaming events, but takes responsibility for their behavior.
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- In the case of a virtual event, they will be assigned the **Attendee** role
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in the group discord.
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- The **Attendee** role is temporary and will be removed once the event
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concludes.
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* Any active member in good standing may nominate a previously-introduced
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individual for full membership.
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* A nominated individual will then be considered as follows:
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- Three(3) **Adept** members must vote in the affirmative.
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- A single negative vote will prevent promotion to full membership until it is
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resolved.
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- A member voting in the negative is expected to explain their reasoning to
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the group.
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- If the situation can be resolved to the satisfaction of the voting member,
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they may of course change their vote.
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- **Zargonaut** members are encouraged to give their opinion of the nominee,
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but their vote will not contribute to the three-count. However, a negative
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vote will be strongly considered.
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### [Games](#games)
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* Exhibit good sportsmanship. Be gracious in both victory and defeat.
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* Members shall play to the best of their abilities (and not for the purpose of
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antagonizing or targeting others).
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* Cheating is prohibited and viewed as a grievous violation of the Spirit of
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Zargon.
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* If after a few initial explanations of a game's rule, a member requires
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continual clarification, that member may be expected to abstain from the game
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until they can master the rules outside of a gaming sessions. Watching video
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tutorials, private study, or explicit "learning games" are the onus of the
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individual, not the community.
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* Treat game components with respect and care, especially if it is not your
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game.
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* Members shall not repeatedly gripe, grouse, whinge, or whine about the design
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of a game. Members are expected to have the self-awareness to abstain from
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games that they dislike.
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* Members seeking to make improvements to a game should offer suggestions
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constructively by making concrete proposals for house rules.
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### [Infractions](#infractions)
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It is incumbent on members to bring issues to the attention of the community.
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An issue can't be addressed if no one else is aware it exists. Ideally, members
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should bring up the issue directly with the other member, solving it privately.
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If private resolution is unsuccessful or if members are uncomfortable discussing
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the matter with the other member, the issue should be brought to the attention
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of the [Adepts](#contributing-members) and will move through the conflict
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resolution procedure described below. Note that it is not necessary to relay
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the particulars of a conflict to the Adepts in order to begin conflict
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resolution.
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### [Conflict Resolution](#conflict-resolution)
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#### [Mediation](#mediation)
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Formal conflict resolution will initially begin with mediation. A mediator will
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be selected from the [Adept](#contributing-members) group either by mutual
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agreement between the two conflicting parties or via selection of a
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disinterested party by the Adepts.
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The mediator facilitates a discussion between the two parties, attempting to
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gather facts behind the conflict, and for proposing an amicable solution.
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Mediation is expected to remain a private matter between the two parties and the
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mediator. If the two parties are still unable to reach a solution, the process
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moves to arbitration. Arbitration is considered to be a last resort and all
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effort should be made to resolve the conflict during mediation.
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#### [Arbitration](#arbitration)
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Both parties will write a document outlining their version of events and the
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nature of the conflict. Five disinterested adepts (not including the initial
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mediator) will be selected at random to serve as arbiters. The mediator will
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present any relevant background and should the arbiters have additional
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questions, the mediator may be asked to gather additional information. The
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arbiters will discuss the matter alone and assign sanctions. Sanctions include:
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* A formal warning
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* A temporary ban on gaming
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* A temporary ban from Discord
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* A permanent ban on gaming
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* A permanent ban from Discord
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* A permanent ban from Zargon
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* Other restorative actions that are deemed appropriate: e.g. replacing a
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damaged game
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A simple majority of arbiters must agree on any sanction. The exception to that
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rule is a permanent ban from Zargon. That decision must be unanimous.
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Note that sanctions may be applied to either party as the arbiters see fit.
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Refusal by any party to accept the arbiters' decision gracefully will result in
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further and more severe sanction. The mediator will be responsible for
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overseeing the application of any sanctions, and any sanctions applied will only
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be made known publicly if they are permanent. All participants are expected to
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refrain from gossip.
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#### Thanks
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This code of conduct is adapted from the [Contributor
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Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org/), specifically [version
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1.4](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4).
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## [Discord](#discord)
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Information about our discord server (policy, the Zargon bot) is
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located on the [discord](discord.html) page.
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