Office of the President on Starfleet Command
Posted 30 March 2008 - 2:42pm by Fleet Admiral Daniel Lerner (President) (Daniel Lerner)
Edict #6
“You’re turning into a penguin. Stop it”
Like any community, not everyone in STF is going to get along. People may have disagreements, and people may not even personally like each other. However it’s important that these problems do not cross the line and become disruptive and inappropriate.
STF Command is a place where members are encouraged to work on administrative-related problems in STF. People will have different ideas, and people may disagree with the choices made by the administration. Criticism is encouraged, provided it does not cross the line and become disruptive for the sake of being disruptive, and does not become an excuse for personal attacks.
On March 21, 2008, Andrew Adams posted a message in Command to state that he was resigning from the club. He explained that he was basing his decision on how the current government was running the club, and gave some reasons. I’m sure there are some members that agreed with his sentiment, and that is perfectly acceptable, and even encouraged.
However, it was also felt that Andrew’s post crossed the line. It made a number of personal attacks, made a number of unfounded accusations, and appeared to be provocative just for the sake of being provocative. The personal attacks, especially, angered and upset a number of members.
In the last few days, Andrew has posted in Command, showing an interest in returning back to the club. Considering that feelings were still somewhat heated about his previous post, I emailed Andrew to explain what the concerns were, citing examples from his post and how it may have come across. I concluded by suggesting to Andrew that if he plans on returning, the club would appreciate a response to these concerns.
Andrew’s reply was an unequivocal rejection of my suggestion. Most of his reply just repeated his March 21st post. However, he also made a personal attack against Jack Dipper, and made threats to me if I ever cc’d Jack another email to Andrew. (As many of you know, an email from the President is always cc’d to the Vice-President.)
Jack is a member of this club’s administration, and is required to send emails or be cc’d emails in his job capacity. Club members are required to accept emails from members of the club’s administration. The Terms of Service clearly state:
“By holding a position in STF, you agree to receive messages from other members relating to your position or positions.”
The following part of the Terms of Service are also relevant:
“Transcripts of private chat logs or private emails may be made public on STF and STF controlled resources only if they relate to STF business.”
As I already indicated, people may not get along in this club. But this type of behaviour is not appreciated in STF Command, where legitimate business needs to be conducted. Andrew can still continue role-playing in this club. But he must avoid turning his dislike of certain members into disruptions on the Command ship.
Therefore, Andrew Adams is not allowed to post in Command for thirty days.
-Daniel Lerner