Message posted on Stardate 07012.3 at 2302 hours
Posted by Fleet Admiral Sarah Hemenway (President).
Edict #21
Non licet
This is not something that I wanted to have to do again during my term, but unfortunately, Aaron Carroll’s recent harassment campaign and poor attitude against members of the club has resulted in a need for yet another one of These Edicts (tm).
Prior to the two complaints that I received a few days ago, Aaron had received the following punitive actions from the Office of the President:
Official Warning: He was warned on 4 August 2006 for harassing behavior in e-mail with Symon Silvester. I noted at the end of that e-mail, “If [your] behavior persists, I will have no choice but to take heavier action.”
Unofficial Warning #1: On 4 September 2006, I e-mailed him regarding his conduct in Command. I noted, “I?m not issuing you another warning as [sic] this time, as that would result in your demotion; however, I would advise that you tread carefully.”
Unofficial Warning #2: On 14 December 2006, Jack Dipper warned him publically regarding his conduct in Command.
The latest two complaints that I have received are for harassment. I?d like to indicate a portion of the Terms of Service: “You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through STF any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, fraudulent, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind.” Also, “We may terminate your access, or suspend or alter your access to all or part of STF and related services such as chat channels, without notice, for any conduct that we, in our sole discretion, believe is harmful to the interests of another user…” The Dictionary.com definition for the word harass is, “to irritate or tormet persistently.” It later notes on the same definition page that, “Harass and harry imply systematic persecution by besieging with repeated annoyances, threats, or demands.”
Complaint #1: Aaron has sent no less than four e-mails to Jack Dipper regarding the management of #star-fleet, all with accusatory and inflammatory tones, despite having been made aware by both Jack and myself that the issue was being addressed. In his most recent e-mail to Jack, he also included a series of threats and demands. Jack and I are here to help STF and answer e-mails; however, I will not tolerate this harmful, threatening, abusive, and harassing behavior.
Complaint #2: This complaint is far more subjective; however, I feel that it is still relevant and important to mention. I recently had a member of the club (who is a channel operator) come to me with concerns regarding Aaron’s behavior in the channel, specifically, that he was requested to stop using a undesired nickname and did not do so. This left the member, a channel operator, extremely frustrated and annoyed with the environment it created in the channel. Unfortunately, this is not the first time I?ve heard this general type of complaint regarding Aaron’s behavior in both IRC and on the WeBB.
Conclusion
Given these two complaints and the three warnings that Aaron has already received, I?m left in a difficult position. As I said in my first unofficial warning to Aaron, if the warning had been official, it would have resulted in his demotion. Ordinarily, this would result in your demotion; however, given that Aaron is not actually a member of the club at the moment (he has neither any government positions nor role-playing positions), it is essentially useless. Therefore, I have decided that a temporary ban is in order to allow Aaron some time to consider how he interacts with other people and just how his behavior is perceived by others. While I hate taking such drastic an action, I cannot allow this pattern of harassment to continue.
This ban will also include the #star-fleet channel. Aaron is free to return to the club on March 25, 2007.
- Sarah