Borrowed Ideas and Quick Resource to Rules and Protocol

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NOTHING is being recommended here. I am just data mining. If you see anything in these posts that might be useful for CCC, put it in a discussion thread. Please only post copies of other forum rules here. This is to be used as a resource only. Discuss elsewhere, please.

Lisa

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OBOB Forum Rules v2.0


OBOB Subforum Rules
Welcome to the One Bread, One Body - Catholic Forum. This is the place to discuss issues and topics related to the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church is comprised of all Christians and churches who are united in full communion with His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.

This forum is open to those who accept the teachings of the Church, for debate, discussion, and fellowship. It should be noted that acceptance is different from agreement. Catholics may not agree with certain teachings, but they assent to those teachings as a lamb would assent to the gentle prodding of the shepherds crook. It is hoped that through dialogue, those who agree and those who struggle can learn from each other and grow to better understand the truths of our beautiful faith.
Non-Catholics are also welcome to join us in fellowship. They are encouraged to ask questions. They are not allowed to give advice, or advocate positions, which run contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Debate among Catholic brothers and sisters is allowed and encouraged as long as it is done respectfully.
Active Promotion of views contrary to the teachings of the Church is prohibited.
Due charity and respect must be shown to those of other faiths. Disagreement with other belief systems is to be expressed in a charitable manner. For instance, posting "I disagree with Protestant doctrines because..." is permitted. Posting "Protestant churches are demonic cults" is not permitted.
There is to be no irrational liturgical prejudice. Whether a person attends the Ordinary or Extraordinary use of the Latin Mass, or an Eastern Rite Divine Liturgy, their liturgy must be acknowledged as fully Catholic and of equal dignity with all other Catholic rites. However, liturgical preferences may be expressed, but only in a charitable manner.
Only Catholics in full communion with the Pope may serve as moderators for OBOB.Administrative Matters
Moderating Duties
Only moderators elected by the OBOB community will be allowed to moderate inside OBOB. Catholic staff, who serve in Administrative and Moderatory positions elsewhere throughout the site cannot moderate inside OBOB unless they have been voted upon.
Moderators serve at the pleasure of the OBOB community. They are elected, and as such should remember that they serve the community. The role of a moderator is first and foremost to help facilitate discussion.Election of Moderators
Election of OBOB Moderators will be done by vote within the OBOB forum.
Voting for OBOB Moderators will occur in 12 month cycles.
In order to ensure that a Moderator election does not cause undue strife amongst the OBOB community, the election must result in the candidate receiving a minimum 80% approval (Aye/Yes) vote. This threshold is set high because a lower approval vote (51% for example) indicates that a large portion of OBOB regulars do not think the candidate is currently ready to moderate.
Elections of OBOB Moderators will be closed. In other words, voting will be done only by Catholic members. Membership to OBOB is indicated by being registered in OBOB's Roll Call.
A candidate must receive a nomination by a current OBOB staff member. This staff member will then construct two threads within OBOB which will both link to each other:
A non-anonymous poll with three options: Yes/Aye, No/Nay, Apply Later.
A thread for Q&A and discussion of the candidate. Both OBOB members and non-member participants may participate in this thread, but only OBOB members may vote.
The poll will not be open for discussion. The only posts that can be made in the poll thread are posts indicating an individuals vote has changed. All other posts will be deleted without discrimination.
Voting will be open for seven days. A minimum of 20 votes must be garnered for the application to be considered. Once the voting is closed, a OBOB moderator who did not nominate the candidate will count the votes. The votes will be checked against the OBOB roll call and the final tally showing whose vote was counted and how they voted, will be posted in the poll thread. This will allow members to check to see if their vote was recorded properly.
A "No/Nay" vote will mean that the candidate cannot come up for revote until a full 12 months have passed (i.e., they must skip a voting cycle). An "Apply Later"or a vote of "Yes/Aye" less than 80% indicates that the candidate may be brought up for vote in the next voting cycle
If the vote is 80% or greater "Yes/Aye" , the moderator who tallied the votes will contact the CF HR officials and have them place the candidate into OBOB for moderator duty.
OBOB Roll Call
The OBOB Roll Call is designed to help OBOB keep a tally of members eligible to vote in OBOB elections. It has no other purpose.
Grandfathering clause: All current Catholic members of OBOB are to be included onto the OBOB Roll Call.
Future additions: New Catholic members wishing to vote in OBOB Moderator elections must be added to the OBOB Roll Call. They can do so by starting a thread indicating that they wish to be added. They then need three current members of the Roll Call to support them. If they receive this support, an OBOB Moderator will add their name to the list.
Non-Catholics who actively participate in OBOB, may apply for eligibility by requesting the sponsorship of three OBOB moderators.
If it is found that a member has more than one account on the OBOB Roll Call and more than one was used in any single election, all accounts shall be removed from the OBOB Roll Call.
To help facilitate checking the Roll Call against a Moderator Application, the OBOB Roll Call will be kept in alphabetical order.

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Please read before posting - Current subforum rules


Here are the current rules as of 7-25-07:
The definition of a Baptist for the Baptist forum is
a) attends a Baptist church
and/or
b) hold to the following truths:

http://www.geocities.com/calvinistic...s_believe.html (http://www.geocities.com/calvinistic/what_do_baptists_believe.html)
Baptists may differ over Calvinism vs. Arminianism, Worship Styles, Bible Translations, etc., but they must adhere to the following to be truly Baptist.

B Biblical Authority.
The Bible is the verbally and plenarily inspired Word of God. II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21 The Bible is without error. “The Bible is our final authority for all matters of faith and practice”, Dr. Jerry Moore. The Word of God is God’s direct revelation to us and thus our supreme authority in all matters.

A Autonomy of the Local Church.
Matthew 18:15-18 Autonomy means self governing. The church governs itself and its members. There are at least 3 main styles of self rule; Shepherd rule, Board rule, and Congregational rule. Shepherd rule is where the Pastor leads the congregation and makes the majority of the decisions. Board rule or Elder rule is where the Deacon board, Elder board, Trustee board, with or sometimes without the Pastor makes the majority of the decisions. The third style is the Congregational rule; the members of the church vote and make the majority of the decisions. Some churches use a combination of these styles or sometimes allow an Administrator to make some decisions. In all cases, the local church governs itself. The local church is not governed by a Convention, Presbytery, Synod, Council, Etc. Some churches voluntarily join a convention that doesn’t rule them, but helps support them such as the Southern Baptist Convention, Conservative Baptist Convention, Etc., while they retain their independence.

P Priesthood of the Believer.
We have access into the throne room of heaven. Our lives are to be our sacrifice. Romans 12:1,2 The priest conducted the sacrifices and made the petitions for the people in the Old Testament. With the covenant of grace, Jesus paid the price for our sins, we are made the priests and our lives are to be a living sacrifice to God. We have direct access into the throne room of heaven! Hebrews 10:19 (side note, this is why we are not Catholic, we can pray to God directly without going to confession)

T Two Ordinances.
1. Baptism (http://www.geocities.com/calvinistic/baptism.htm). Romans 6:1-7 We believe in full immersion Baptism. Since, we are dead to sin, we are to be fully immersed. A burial involves more than sprinkling of a little dirt on the head of the corpse. Even as a dead animal is put completely under the ground, we believe in that full immersion symbolizes our death to sin. (side note, this is what makes the Baptists distinct from the Methodists and Presbyterians who sprinkle). Edit to add: We believe in the baptism of believers only

2. Communion. (http://www.geocities.com/calvinistic/communion.htm) I Corinthians 11:23-34. The Lord’s Supper is a symbol lesson of what Jesus Christ did on the Cross of Calvary.

I Individual Soul Liberty.
Each one of us will have to give an account of ourselves to God. We need to be the judge of one another. Matthew 7:1 We shouldn’t enforce our rules of legalism on someone else or vice versa. We can and should correct someone if they are in outright sin though. We need to correct our brothers in a loving a manner. We need to speak the truth in love and is best done going to that brother in private. We need to pray first, to make sure that we ourselves aren’t the one in the wrong. Let’s be careful not to judge, but also not to allow sin in the camp either. We need not impede each other’s soul liberty. Some matters like adultery are worth correcting. Some matters like someone who wears a different name brand of jeans than us isn’t.

S Saved Church Membership.
Before anyone can be a member of a Baptist church, they first must be truly saved. We believe in the new birth, the new creation in Christ: simply stated, the saved Christian has been born again through the work of God's grace. 1 Peter 1:23, Acts 2:47 Also, Romans 10:9, i.e., The Romans Road to Salvation

T Two Officers.
Pastor (http://www.geocities.com/calvinistic/pastor.htm), which is the same as the overseer or bishop. He is the elder of the church. In other words, the Pastor is the leader of the church. I Timothy 5:17, I Thessalonians 5:12 A Pastor is worthy of respect and deserves to be paid for the work he does. The Pastor is the servant of God who is entrusted with the awesome responsibility of accurately handling the Word of God. He must have the ability to teach and preach.

Deacons are men who exhibit signs of spiritual leadership. The deacons are servants to the Pastors. Acts 6:1-7 The purpose of a deacon is to relieve the burden on the pastor, so the Pastor can devote his time to prayer and ministry of the word.

S Separation of Church and State.
Matthew 22:21 We believe that church and the government are to be separate entities. We should both pay our tithes and our taxes. God takes precedence over the government.


to this I would add Trinitarian, and believes in the bodily resurrection of our Lord and His future Second Coming.

Rules:

1. All are welcome to come post in the Baptist forum for friendship, fellowship, and conversation, but debate is limited to Baptists only.
Debate is definied as an informal or formal discussion of
opposing viewpoints. "Teaching posts" will be considered debate.

2. New moderators need to be Baptists in belief.

3. Only Baptist members can vote for the moderators of the Baptist forum.

4. NonBaptists can ask question and post fellowship posts in the main forum.

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The Ancient Way Forum Specific Rules


The Ancient Way is a forum for Orthodox Christians and catechumens belonging to a canonical Orthodox Church, which is in communion with one or more of the Patriarchs listed at http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/ (http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/)

Rules For Posting In 'The Ancient Way" Forum:
1.Non-Orthodox are permitted only fellowship and honest, sincere questions. No debating, teaching or preaching will be tolerated.
2.All posters wil treat each other respectfully.
3.Debate between Orthodox allowed as long as the other rules are followed.
4.Active Promotion of views contrary to the established teachings of canonical Orthodox Churches are prohibited.
5.All members claiming to be clergy must be verified with staff
6.Only members belonging to a canonical Orthodox Church (as outlined above), will be considered for Moderators of TAW.
7. Any promotion of schismatic or Old Believer teachings will be considered non-Orthodox and treated as such

[Lisa0315]

Please read - current rules as of 7-25-07


Welcome to the Fundamentalist forum.

A) For the purposes of this sub-forum, we adopt the Definition by the World Congress of Fundamentalists in 1976, to wit:

A born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ who
Maintains an immovable allegiance to the inerrant, infallible, and verbally Inspired Bible;
Believes whatever the Bible says is so;
Judges all things by the Bible, and is judged only by the Bible, aka - "Sola Scriptura";
Affirms the foundational truths of the historic Christian Faith:
The doctrine of the Trinity
The incarnation, virgin birth, substitutionary atonement, bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, and Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
The new birth through regeneration of the Holy Spirit
The resurrection of saints to life eternal
The resurrection of the ungodly to final judgment and eternal death
The fellowship of the saints, who are the body of Christ;
Practices fidelity to that faith, and endeavors to preach it to every creature;
Exposes and separates from all ecclesiastical denial of that Faith, compromise with error, and apostasy from the Truth; and
Earnestly contends for the Faith once delivered.Therefore, Fundamentalism is a militant orthodoxy with a soulwinning zeal. While Fundamentalists may differ on certain interpretations of Scripture, we join in unity of heart and common purpose for the defense of the Faith and the preaching of the Gospel, without compromise or division.

Thus a Fundamentalist can be from quite a few Protestant denominations, even nondenominational. Those that defer to a view that sacred tradition is equal to scripture (not sola scriptura) would not.

B) Whilst we welcome non-Fundamentalists (anyone who does not adhere to the above definition) to our forum any questions must be made in the subforum "Ask a Fundamentalist".

C) Guests can debate in the formal inter-denominational debating forum or formal debating area outside the entire congregational fora. To remain this forum the last haven of the fundamentalists, we don't allow guests to debate the fundamentalist doctrines stated here.

D) Guests are not allowed to post or vote in the fundamentalist forum decisions on rules or moderator election.

Questions phrased in a manner deemed offensive by the moderators shall be deleted

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0. PREAMBLE0. PREAMBLE

Foru.ms is an ecumenical, on-line Christian community, which freely welcomes all people, regardless of creed or country to participate in fellowship through its unique medium.

We, the Foru.ms community, extend to all members the hospitality of open, free discussion and interaction through its forums. We expect all members to extend the right hand of fellowship to all other members, always posting in good faith, seeking first to understand before being understood, being slow to take offense, being quick with grace and forgiveness in the desire to maintain the fellowship of open discussion.

This is a Christian community, founded by Christians and influenced primarily by the Christian desire to reach out to all peoples with the good news of Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior. To that end the Christian members of Foru.ms are expected to reflect the light and love of God in all they do and say; all members are always expected to treat each other, as they themselves would expect to be treated.

By becoming a member of this site, you agree to follow the rules of this site. These rules apply to all communications made on this site, including but not excluding: posts in the forums (including automatically generated sections of posts such as signatures, custom user titles, and avatars), reputation comments and blessings, reports, private messages, and posts in the chatbox and IRC. These rules apply to all members of this site, including members of Foru.ms Staff. If you do not follow these rules, your posts may be edited or deleted. Continued rule breaking may result in a suspension or ban. If you are younger than 13, your parent or guardian must provide written consent for you to become a member of this site.

Foru.ms Rules Ver 1.2
28 July 2007
12:30AM CDT

1. Respect one another. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1)1. Respect one another.
In order for Foru.ms to pursue the goal of keeping Christians as one body united in and by God, while at the same time acknowledging that we also have members from other faiths and worldviews, it is important that we treat one another with respect, whether we agree with others' beliefs and stances on certain subjects or not. Hurtful behaviors and words are wrong and reflect poorly on the Gospel message.


1.1 Don't Abuse the Name of God (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_1)
1.2 Sharing one's faith (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_2)
1.4 Forum member restrictions (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_4)
1.5 Forum Autonomy (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_5)
1.8 Flaming or members or groups of members is not allowed. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_8)
1.9 A member must not harass another member (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_9)
1.10 Thread hijacking and derailment (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_10)
1.11 Slander and deliberate misrepresentation (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_11)
1.12 Reasonable Confidentiality (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_12)
1.13 In thread discussion of moderator action (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_13)
1.14 Wiki Intimidation (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_1#faq_rule_1_14)
2. Protect the young members. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_2)2. Protect the young members.
It is our duty to protect our young members.


2.10 Members will not post obscene, vulgar, racist, sexually explicit, (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_2#faq_rule_2_10)
2.11 Age and gender limitations on some forums (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_2#faq_rule_2_11)
2.12 Bypassing the swear filter is not allowed. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_2#faq_rule_2_12)
3. Follow the law and the basics of Netiquette (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_3)3. Follow the law and the basics of Netiquette

Foru.ms is registered in the USA. Therefore the whole site abides by the US laws. We don't allow posts promoting behaviors or actions which are against US laws. Please also follow the basics of good netiquette.


3.1 No Spamming (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_3#faq_rule_3_1)
3.10 Members will not bypass a suspension or a ban by creating a new account. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_3#faq_rule_3_10)
3.13 Members will not make posts that violate the copyrights of others. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_3#faq_rule_3_13)
3.14 Members will not post URLs or links in any form until they have a post count of at least 15. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_3#faq_rule3_14)
4. Legal Matters (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_4)4. Legal Matters


4.1 Members may not discuss the contents of Google advertisements in the forums. (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_4#faq_rule_4_1)
4.2 Illegal Activity Forbidden (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=rule_4#faq_rule_4_2)
5. Chat Box Rules5. Chat Box Rules

All Foru.ms rules apply

No debate allowed in the Chat Box


6. IRC Rules6. IRC rules

All Foru.ms rules apply

Debates and more heated discussions will be moved from the main channel to #CF-Debate.

Vulgarity and obscenity will result in being kicked from the channel and banned for 10 minutes, after which you will be able to rejoin.

Trolling is not permitted, and a member who engages in trolling will be permanently banned.

Piracy is not permitted - There will be no sharing of copyrighted files, including documents, graphics, or music on this server.

All channels on the server are subject to Foru.ms Rules and Terms of Use. IRCOps will enforce these rules in all channels regardless of registered owner.


STAFF PROTOCOL (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol)STAFF PROTOCOL (FAQ)

Staff Protocol (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_0)
Location of the Rules (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_location_of_rules)
Breeches of Rules (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_breeches_of_rules)
Trolling (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_trolling)
Thread Closures (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_thread_closures)
Deletion / Edits of Posts (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_posts)
Procedure for Banning Members (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_bans)
On Moderator Action (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_mod_action)
Participation in reports (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_reports)
Off-Topic Posts and Thread Derails (http://foru.ms/faq.php?faq=staff_protocol#faq_staff_protocol_off_topic)
APPEALSAppeals

appealer : the member who filed the appeal
staff party : the staff member(s) whose decision(s) is/are being appealed
appeal panel : the group of administrators that handles a particular appeal

The http://www3.christianforums.com/images/buttons/feedback.gif Feedback button may be used to initiate an appeal on all staff decision that do one or more of the following :
- modify or remove part or whole of a member’s posts or profile
- restrict one or more particular members’ ability to post or send PMs.

Appeals will be heard by a panel of 3 administrators, forming the appeal panel. Members of the staff party cannot reside in the appeal panel. If possible, an administrator of the team to which the staff party belongs should reside in the appeal panel.

Administrators volunteer for appeals. The willingness for an administrator to handle appeals must increase with the time since his/her last appeal. He/She should prefer to complete an existing panel over creating a new panel. Appeal workload must be approximately evenly distributed among all administrators. The leader of an appeal panel is the member of the panel that first joined it.

An administrator can handle only one appeal at a time. If there are insufficient administrators to handle all current appeals, then surplus appeals are put on hold. One or more members of the Review Committee decide which appeals are put on hold. However they cannot decide to put on hold an appeal for which they belong to the staff party. Panel members from an appeal panel that is put on hold may transfer to another appeal panel to complete it.

Both the appealer and the staff party can challenge 1 appeal panel member without explanation. If this leads to a shortage of candidates, then the appeal is put on hold (without requiring a decision from someone from the Review Committee).

The appeal panel leader will acknowledge the appeal and announce the members of the panel within 3 days. The appealer member and the staff party will post the record, consisting of links to the relevant post(s), report(s) and thread(s), as well as any PMs or other communications relevant to the appeal within 7 days of the appeal being filed.

After an appeal on a staff member is initiated, the member and the staff party are both allowed to answer questions and post evidence (including commentary) as necessary to support their sides of the issue.

Unless the appealer or the staff party requests a longer time, the appeal will be decided within 7 days of the record being complete. The appeal panel can grant one or more extensionq of the period in which the appeal is to be handled by in total at most 15 days. Any decision will require agreement of at least two panel members. A panel member who disagrees with the decision may post their dissent, along with their reasoning.

The verdict of an appeal is final, and the same decision(s) may not be appealed again.

Repeatedly filing unwarranted appeals is harassment of staff by giving them extra work without good cause.

Closing the appeal thread does not close the appeal.

If the appeal is rejected, then the appeal panel makes its decision known in the appeal thread. If the decision(s) being appealed was/were temporarily revoked it/they is/are reinforced.
If the appeal is accepted, then the appeal panel makes its decision known in the appeal thread. The appeal panel must see to it that a convincing public apology is made to the appealer for wrong done to him/her.


Snap shot:
Ver 1.1 9:00PM CDT on 27 August 2007

[Lisa0315]

MNPhysicist Statement regarding Site Wide Rules vs Forum Specific Rules

http://foru.ms/showpost.php?p=38554985&postcount=20

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http://foru.ms/t5672130-wiki-election-protocol.html

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http://foru.ms/showpost.php?p=38565177&postcount=26

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http://foru.ms/t5702921

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I will be publishing this in the faq, and it will be in effect within the next hour.

In the interest of allowing forums and subforums the greatest autonomy, and to head off future conflict between site wide rules, policies, and protocols and forums and subforums needs, the general guideline is the following:

1. This site is based on the 5 Christian Principles so no rules can contradict those 5 Christian Principles. These represent the "Constitution".

2. A good way to think of the way site wide, and forum and subforum rules are related is the following:

Forum-wide Rules are the "Federal Laws".

Forum, and Subforum Rules are the "State Laws".

In general, the rules should all be consistent, but State Laws can refine the Federal Laws a bit further.

Thus, it is important, that forum and subforum rules do not try to control the site wide rules. It is also key, that site wide rules, do not intentionally interfere with forum and subforum rules.

In addition, it should be noted, that forum and subforum rules, policies, and protocol may specifically supercede the site wide rules, policies, and protocols just as state law can supercede federal law. Exceptions are allowable, although ideally, subforum, and forum specific rules, policies, and protocols would just serve as refinements.

3. In the event, that exceptions are necessary and or desired, the following quidelines should be followed:

3A. Forum and Subforum rules are only constrained by the 5 Christian Principles and or specific constraints due to software, Erwin's directive or function.

3B. Forum and Subforum protocols, are only to be constrained by design, software, Erwin directive, and/or specific site wide protocol, specifically internal staff protocol ver 1.0. There may be exceptions for specific forums and sub forums to bypass this initial criteria, through consensual agreement in the general wiki forum. For the most part, this should not be an issue, but this document is for reference should one occur.

3C. Forum and Subforum policies, are only to be constrained by design, software, Erwin directive, and/or specific site wide constraints. There may be exceptions for specific sub forums to bypass this initial criteria, through consensual agreement in the general wiki forum. For the most part, this should not be an issue, but this document is for reference should one occur.

4. It is not necessary for a forum or subforum to have its own rules, policies and or protocols. It is up for them to determine, if they desire something more specific to their needs. In the even that they do, such policies, rules, and or protocols, must be published and stickied to be in effect.


Common questions answered by this policy include the following.

1. May a subforum bypass the elections process?
No, elections are an Erwin mandate.

2. May subforums rename their staff positions?
No, this is a software requirement. However subforums may set aside additional custom subtitles, sigs, or informal titles for their staff if they so desire.

3. May subforums make rules in conflict with the current site wide rules? Yes, this is allowable, provided they do not violate Erwin mandates, the 5 principles, and any other specific criteria or software limitations.

4. May subforums create their own process for elections as well as mod nominations?
Yes, and no. They can determine their own criteria for mods, which includes the nominations and the election process. However, they cannot bypass the election committee review, nor the HR dept.

5. May subforums set up some type of informal tracking system to assist in moderation, and serve as a warning to members, prior to the member being banned?
Yes, they can do so, but only so far as a forum specific ban goes. A site wide ban falls under the site wide protocol for banning members, and as such, is not subject to a specific subforum tracking system.

6. May subforums set up their own type of team structure.?
Only to some extent. They are constrained by internal staff protocol ver 1.0, as well as software, Erwin mandates, and other criteria. Beyond that, it is indeed possible to vary the responsibility of different team members. For example, a group of subforums under a single team may choose to create an alternative method of training staff to fit their specific needs. That would be allowable, but they should ensure, such staff also are trained in the other aspects of moderation that are covered in the site wide training wikis.

7. May a subforum restrict members from participating?
Yes, this is an Erwin mandate, that subforums can limit participation. It however, is not the prefered approach. In addition, staff acting in an official role, cannot be prohibited from participation.

8. May a subforum restrict members from making a report?
Yes, as they can be autonomous. However, such a policy has substantial secondary consequences, and as such, other avenues should be considered first.

9. May a subforum rewrite the appeals rules?
No, the appeals process is constrained by the software, thus this is a site wide criteria, and it is not subject to subforum autonomy. It may that a subforum may want to create yet another way to review reports, and or request relief apart from the appeals process. This would be ok.

10. May a subforum restrict who can post in a report thread?
Restricting members from posting in a report thread, is outside the domain of a subforum, as the report thread is in the category, not in the subforum. This however, doesn't preclude a category from creating some type of protocol to limit who can post in a report thread.

[Lisa0315]

#1 (http://foru.ms/showpost.php?p=36699951&postcount=1) http://www3.foru.ms/images/buttons/report.gif (http://foru.ms/report.php?p=36699951)
to be deleted,discussed elswhere


[top]Staff applicant requirements


Member of Christian Forums for a period of no less than 6 months
Have no less than 500 posts
Be at least 16 years of age.
Demonstrate involvement and participation in the forums they wish to moderate, so if elected, they can work effectively with the people.
State their commitment to uphold rules and guidelines established by the general membership and the site owner--even if they disagree with portions of said rules and policies.
Affirm a commitment to respect the basic fundamental Christian principles outlined in the Apostles Creed.
Uphold the Confidentiality Agreement regarding member information at all times on and off site. This will remain in effect even if member resigns staff position. Disclosure of Confidential and Personal Information will result in disciplinary action and potential legal action.[top]Things Moderators Should Keep in Mind


Staff members should always keep in mind the qualifications of Christian leadership as outlined in Scripture. While we will often fall short of these qualifications, they are worthy goals toward which to strive. [It should be noted that failure to always live up to these goals is not grounds for removal from Staff. These are goals presented with the idea that they will help moderators to keep their perspectives on how to live their lives and to carry out their duties on this site].
conduct themselves in a manner as to be above reproach (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7)
be living a sexually sound life (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:6.)
be temperate (1 Timothy 3:2)
sober-minded (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8)
of good behavior (1 Timothy 3:2)
hospitable (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8)
a lover of what is good (Titus 1:8)
able to teach (no requirement of a formal education, but rather an able teacher and defender of truth) (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9)
not given to wine (1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7)
not violent (1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7)
gentle (1 Timothy 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:24)
not quick-tempered (Titus 1:7; James 1:19-20)
not quarrelsome (1 Timothy 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:24-26; James 3:13-18)
just (Titus 1:8)
holy (Titus 1:8)
self-controlled (Titus 1:8)
not coveteous (1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 5:2)
one who rules their own house well/as in a good leader and manager (1 Timothy 3:4; Titus 1:6)
having children in submission with all reverence ( 1 Timothy 3:4-5; Titus 1:6)
not a novice (1 Timothy 3:6)
must maintain a good testimony among those who are outside (1 Timothy 3:7)
Must serve willingly and not by complusion (1 Peter 5:2; 1 Timothy 3:10)
Not be self willed, anxious to control others or have their own way (Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 5:3)
and an be example to the flock (1 Peter 5:3; Titus 2:7).Related Wiki's on this topic:
Christian Forums General Wiki (http://www.christianforums.com/f768-christian-forums-general-wiki.html)Main Forum

Wiki: vote on staff applicants (http://www.christianforums.com/t5672130-wiki-vote-on-staff-applicants.html)
Wiki: Staff service interest thread (http://www.christianforums.com/t5672606-wiki-staff-service-interest-thread.html)
Wiki: Mod Applications and Commentary (http://www.christianforums.com/t5690268-wiki-mod-applications-and-commentary.html)

Current discussions
Wiki/Rules Discussion (http://www.christianforums.com/f398) Main forum

Moderator Applications (http://www.christianforums.com/t5690835-moderator-applications.html)
Intimidation in the Moderator Application Threads (http://www.christianforums.com/t5694963-intimidation-in-the-moderator-application-threads.html)


http://foru.ms/t5695243-wiki-staff-applicant-guidelines.html

[Lisa0315]

http://foru.ms/t5669842-wiki-forums-staff-positions-description.html

[Latreia]

Lisa, how is it that you have access to links that are denied access to me?

How much longer are we to have long, exhausting threads about secular management and authoritative power that totally distract, as well as totally undermine, the Christian spirit and heart of CF?

Why does your signature include a critical quote from IIDB about CF? Isn't CF being referred to as FU degrading enough?

Why should Conservative Christians be forced to accept anything from their most vociferous and scathing critics in an atheist forum?

Must Conservative Christian fellowship board now resume to be flooded with more negative, contentious posts from critics, dissenters, and rejectors' of CF rules and staff actions?

More sarcastic, bitter snipes about one small corner of, not only the CF forum, but regardless of numerous other sites with discussion boards aplenty and open to those who are loudly discontent on CCC?

If there is any more effective way to make certain that CCC will never be able to simply exist on CF, I can't think of it.

Please give the less politically militant conservatives Christians their own peaceful little corner of CF?

Remember the position of tiny Israel being attacked by their huge muslim neighbors...that begrudging enemy against a small country because of whom it's citizens are.

It surely is not too much to ask.

Enough is enough.

:sigh:

[MrJim]

:scratch: these are some old post-777 posts when the ccc forum was just starting up...kinda dead thing now with the new management.

[Lisa0315]

Lisa, how is it that you have access to links that are denied access to me?

How much longer are we to have long, exhausting threads about secular management and authoritative power that totally distract, as well as totally undermine, the Christian spirit and heart of CF?

Why does your signature include a critical quote from IIDB about CF? Isn't CF being referred to as FU degrading enough?

Why should Conservative Christians be forced to accept anything from their most vociferous and scathing critics in an atheist forum?

Must Conservative Christian fellowship board now resume to be flooded with more negative, contentious posts from critics, dissenters, and rejectors' of CF rules and staff actions?

More sarcastic, bitter snipes about one small corner of, not only the CF forum, but regardless of numerous other sites with discussion boards aplenty and open to those who are loudly discontent on CCC?

If there is any more effective way to make certain that CCC will never be able to simply exist on CF, I can't think of it.

Please give the less politically militant conservatives Christians their own peaceful little corner of CF?

Remember the position of tiny Israel being attacked by their huge muslim neighbors...that begrudging enemy against a small country because of whom it's citizens are.

It surely is not too much to ask.

Enough is enough.

:sigh:

I have no idea what you are talking about. This is something I created back when I was a mod for reference.

Lisa

[Latreia]

I have no idea what you are talking about. This is something I created back when I was a mod for reference.

Lisa


Yes, I finally realized when this thread was made. Usually, a thread's title only appears in bold when it was one that I had not read. I thought I had read all in this sub-fora. I think that the thread is still in bold even after I have read it.

Just one reason I did not even notice the September dates.

So that was my fault. And that was a lot of work to do, a very lot of work. Lisa still has a lot for the rest of us on CCC to remember and be grateful for.

But I have to remain firm about avoiding any influence passed across to here from ~Elsewhere~

Still hoping to keep power politics out of CCC, so many other places to play those games of influence and supporters.
Good enough.

:sigh: