Posted 10 November 2008 - 2:15pm by Fleet Admiral Andrew “Wolfe” Robinson (President) (Andrew Robinson)
Edict #14
“Are you so eager to destroy us?”
I hate having to write this kind of edict, but unfortunately, it’s proven necessary.
On the 8th of November, Jon Page sent an email to 24 members advertising an external roleplay group and requesting that these members join said group. That email was brought to my attention by one of those members as an unsolicited breach of the Terms Of Service. In conducting an investigation into the email I spoke to Jon and he admitted that the email was unsolicited advertisement.
The Terms Of Service which each member has to agree to in order to join clearly state that unsolicited email spam is prohibited. Further, advertisements for other roleplay resources, without specific permission from the President or Vice President are prohibited.
I would remind each and every member that email communication to members, where you have obtained email addresses through official STF communication must be either solicited or related to STF or a position within STF. Unsolicited email or email advertising other groups utilising email addresses gathered through STF are prohibited and breach the Terms Of Service.
Penalties for breaching the terms of service can range from official warnings to permanent bans from the club and all resources including the official IRC channel.
I do not believe that Jon acted maliciously, nor do I believe that he intended to deliberately breach the Terms Of Service and that this act was simply made in poor judgement without appropriate forethought.
However, this act does breach the Terms Of Service and that is a serious matter.
This edict constitutes an official warning to Jon Page that any further breach of the Terms Of Service will be treated with immediate punitive action, including but not limited to, demotion, banning (either temporary or permanent) and restriction from STF resources, including the official IRC channel.
I would urge every member to bear this edict in mind when communicating to large groups of members through email. I take complaints about unsolicited email very seriously and will act in the interests of the membership when such complaints are received.
Fleet Admiral Andrew “Wolfe” Robinson
STF President
10th November 2008