Updating our Core Documentation
The Charter, under "Conduct and Violations" Section 2, states:Reported Violations of the Code of Conduct or Community Guidelines will be investigated and processed by the Officers of SGN to determine their validity, extent and necessary penalty.
What policy will govern complaints or reported violations of the officers themselves?
They should be reported directly to me. I'll handle the issue and include the rest of the Officers when its appropriate.
There are also two Section 3s in this area. The second Section 3 seems redundant.
Section 1 contains an incomplete sentence that sounds important: "All Violations of the Code of Conduct or Community Guidelines"
Thanks for point that out. I thought I had finished that sentence. Its mean to define what a Violation is.
The Community Guidelines document needs to be fleshed out more with additional clarifications, in order to minimize the potential for vague statements to be interpreted in different ways. Consider adding examples (with a "these are just examples" disclaimer) to help members understand what's acceptable and what's not. Consider clarifying the drug and alcohol sentence; I think "casual vs. hard drugs" could be quite controversial. Same for "suitable situations" for profanity and "gratuitous discussion of adult activities." While it might not be possible to exactly nail these down, clarifying statements and examples could go a long way towards helping members understand your intent.
I don't want to get that specific with the guidelines for that very reason. There's too many possibilities and loop holes to draw exact examples. Instead, the next step will be training the leadership on exactly what should and shouldn't be moderated.