📗 Officer Rules (04272021 Copy)

We all share a common goal to help this Free Company grow and be successful. Below are the rules to help guide you. Officers must follow the rules & regulations of the Free Company. These have been provided below, in an easy to read format. All members are welcome. We need to support them, and expect the best out of them. When we give up on members, we lose the focus of what this Free Company was built for. Everyone deserves a chance to have fun and be successful! For more information regarding Officer Specific Duties and how Officers will be promoted, demoted, and evaluated see the agreements listed at the bottom.

Officer Jobs

No Drama allowed.
1. If conversations are getting out of hand, members will need to stop conversation.
2. Any discussions that are racist or offensive are not allowed, and must stop immediately.
3. If members are arguing, they will need to stop arguing in Free Company chat, and take it to private messages.
4. If members do not stop the conversation/arguing in Free Company chat, an Officer should intervene.
  1. This may consist of a warning, private conversation, probation, or in extreme cases, removing the offender from the Free Company.
  2. Please screenshot any conversations you have in any game chat!
5. If members are disrespectful, or causing troubles in Discord, provide a warning. Pull the offender into a channel to discuss the situation in private. If they don't listen after numerous attempts, kick them from Discord.
Be Respectful of Members. This means a zero tolerance policy for racial slurs and derogatory comments towards homosexuals in our In Game FC Chat and our Discord Text Channels, this includes memes.
1. If Officers violate these rules they will first receive a Warning. If they violate this rule a second time they will be demoted back to a Senior Members. Third violation will warrant being kicked from the Free Company.
Banning Members & Blacklist.
1. If people are banned from Discord, the person who issues the ban must put their "in-game" name and the reason they are banned in Discord.
2. If a member is kicked from our Free Company, they are added to the blacklist in the Google Docs. Please fill out the documentation correctly. If you need assistance, please ask a Senior Officer or the FC Master.
Officer Chat Stays in Officer Chat.
1. No quoting or sharing information from the Officer Linkshell in Free Company chat, personal Linkshells, or other forms of communication.
No Blacklisting Members & Muting Members in Discord.
1. Members in the Free Company are not to be put on Officer's Blacklist, or muted in Discord. Officers need to be able to intervene at any time if needed.
Demerit System
1. If Officers are unable to follow their duties, they will receive an official warning. We will keep tabs of this in the Google Docs under "Officer Demerit Log".
2. When Officers receive a demerit, the date and offense will be placed in the log. After 6 months of upholding Officer responsibilities without any issues, demerits will be dropped.
3. Officers will be demoted if they receive 3 active demerits. Their demotion rank will depend on the severity of the demerits. If an officer is demoted 3 times, than they will not be allowed to reapply for an Officer position.
Free Company Events.
1. Must participate in events if you are not busy in-game, or in real life.
  1. We are running events to help people in the Free Company, and sometimes need an extra hand to complete them in a timely manner.
2. Hosting Events -
  1. Will be as they are meant to be run.
  2. Officers hosting events are not allowed to change these events to benefit themselves.
  3. Please schedule other events at different times than our scheduled events.
  4. Please update your macros and make an effort to notify other Officers of any changes 7 days prior to any event change.
Do not go Rogue.
1. Do not make changes to rules on your own. All rule changes are discussed at Officer meetings.
Officer Meetings.
1. Officer meetings are mandatory, due to changing rules and updates in the Free Company.
2. Officers who have real life events, or are otherwise busy are excused from attending.
3. If you plan to be absent from the meeting, please let someone know.
4. If we see a trend in an Officer not coming to meetings, that particular Officer may have a demerit.
5. Officer Meetings will take place in Discord.
6. Revisiting Topics At Officer Meetings:
  1. 6 months before re-discussing a topic. Unless it is there is an update in the game or a new announcement.
Negotiating with Hostile Free Companies.
1. If possible, leave negotiations to the FC Master. If they are unable to negotiate because of blacklists, the role will fall to the next commanding Officer.
2. When negotiating, please keep all Officers informed of the terms agreed upon in these negotiations.
Do not interfere with other Free Companies outside of the G Alliance.
1. We will not relay messages for other Free Companies, nor will we involve ourselves in their drama. This is regarding free companies outside of G'.
2. Our goal is to not cause more issues, so let them negotiate their problems themselves. What they choose to do in their Free Companies is not our business. This is regarding free companies outside of G'.
Officers who go Missing in Action (MIA).
1. If an officer (Trial Officer, Officer, Auxiliary Officer and Senior Officer) is MIA for 14 days (i.e. not letting someone know they will be gone), they will be demoted to Senior Member.
  1. We have Facebook, this website, and Discord as ways to communicate with the Free Company.
2. If a Trial Officer/Officer does not log on 3 x weekly they will be demoted to senior member. This includes quality time completing their officer job, this does not include logging on for 5 minutes and logging off
3. If a Senior Officer does not log on 4 x weekly they will be demoted to a senior member.
Recruiter.
1. Please talk to members when recruiting them.
2. When recruiting, do not go into Party Finder, or advertise in /shout chat.
3. Emphasize our positive points, such as a 10% EXP Buff at all times, active Discord Server, FC House, etc.
4. Can only be done in 30 minute blocks.
On Leave Status.
1. If Officers go On Leave, their Officer position will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
2. It will not be uncommon for the officer returning to have to work their way up the officer rank system.
3. Officers may or may not be demoted, with the opportunity to rank back up.
Upholding Officer Responsibilities.
1. Players may be demoted if they are deemed unable to uphold all their responsibilities.
Document via Pictures to provide sufficient information to enforce the 4-Stike Rule to remove members.
1. This also applies to members suspected of being bots or gil sellers!
2. Documented strikes must be posted in the appropriate Discord channel.
Do NOT Ditch Events! Do not leave in the middle of an event. We understand if it is an emergency.
1. If this happens multiple times and is becoming a trend you may be blacklisted from participating in weekly events.
2. If you are Blacklisted you will be notified and your name will be placed on the blacklist under the event section.
3. Repeated offenses can also result in a Demotion.
4 Strike Rule:
1. Repeated offenses will result in a Verbal/Written Warning and the warning that the next offense will result in a Strike for our documentation.
2. Strike 1 will result in a 2nd Verbal/Written Warning and the next offense will result in a 2nd Strike for our documentation and they will be placed in the Cabinet x 7 days if they get the 2nd Strike.
3. Strike 2 will result in the person being placed in the Cabinet x 7 days and a verbal warning that if they receive a 3rd strike they will be dismissed from either discord and/or discord/fc.
4. Strikes can result in a person receiving 3 strikes = Ban from discord but they may stay in the FC as long as they have no offenses.
5. 2 Strikes on Discord & 2 Strikes in FC = Banned from both discord/FC.
6. 3 Strikes in the FC = Banned from the FC and Discord.
7. Documented strikes must be posted in the appropriate Discord channel.
Vote Kick:
1. If someone is clearly causing issues and just a general nuisance including "toe the line", they could be Vote Kicked out of the FC.
2. This will depend on Rank for who votes on the person.
  1. Officers and above can vote on members causing issues.
  2. Senior/Auxiliary Officers and above can vote on Officers.
  3. FC Master may get the final say as the Officer rank goes up.
3. Note: This is only used in extreme instances for repeat offenders.
Banning Troublesome Members from Discord:
1. If members are causing issues in the Free Company, if they leave on their own terms but for what ever reason they are not welcome back in the FC; they may be banned from the Discord Server. This will be decided by the Officership when the person leaves the FC.
Shards, Crystals, & Clusters:
1. We would like to keep a max of 6000 Shards and Crystals in the FC Chest's at all times.
  1. These are for our crafter's to use when helping with FC projects.
2. Shards & Crystals may be sold to members for a 1 time sale of 500 Shards/Crystals. It is okay to trade x Shards/Crystals for a different elemental type. (MUST confirm with FC Master first)
3. Do NOT sell or give Clusters away!
Chocobo Dyes:
1. These are given to our members for free when requested.
2. We offer 1 scheme (color) monthly based on availability.
Protocol for Promotions 
1. Member to Trial Officer - Players who have been in the FC for at least 2 weeks are given the opportunity to be a Trial Officer upon request as long as they have not caused major issues and are in good standing with the FC.
2. Trial Officer to Officer - Players may or may not be promoted at an Officer Meeting within the Individual Free Companies. Trial Officers must have spent at least one month as a trial officer. Remember we will take your activity and how well you have been performing your current assigned officer job into account.
3. Officer to Auxiliary Officer - Players must have been an officer for at least 2 months to be considered for a Promotion and in good standing with the FC. Use the application on our G' Website, Please check with the FC Master to make sure that the application was received. Please let us know why you deserve a promotion. Remember we will take your activity and how well you have been performing your current assigned officer job into account.
4. Auxiliary Officer to Senior Officer - Players must have been an Auxiliary Officer for at least 2 months to be considered for a Promotion to Senior Officer. Use the application on our G' Website, Please check with the FC Master to make sure that the application was received. Please let us know why you deserve a promotion. Remember we will take your activity and how well you have been performing your current assigned officer job into account.
5. Expedited Officer Promotions - If the person returns within that month - may retake their position granted no major issues since their return or departure.
  Max Length away from the game/officer core is 3 months to be qualified for a fast track promotion. If returning after 3 months the person will need to wait 1-2 weeks for a promotion. Please remember to educate them as well as all trials for their jobs responsibilities, changes in the fc, and their new role.
  If the person is away from the game or officer core for 6 months, they will need to start the process from the beginning like a new applicant.
G Lottery:
1. G Lottery will be held every 2 Weeks depending on prize and occasion.
2. Main information about G funded activities will be on the discord site. (in this case, #giveaways-and-lotto channel.)
3. Either An Officer will need to collect gil and screen shot all transactions, or participant may put the gil in their respective FC chest and upload screenshot in this channel.
4. Refer to www.geuno.com/raffle for more information.
Following Chain of Command:
1. We ask that all officers follow the chain of command in their FC.
2. Example if someone is having issues, please go to the officer for the FC you are in.
3. Please go to the Senior Officer for the FC that you are in, before going to Nimbus. Unless this is related to an issue with that specific Officer.
Stealing from the FC:
1. This results in an instant ban from the FC, rank does not matter.
All G’s are Created Equal:
1. If officers bash other G’s for being lesser G’ Free Company than they may be asked to step down.

OFFICER DUTIES & AGREEMENTS

These are the Trial Officer, Officer, Auxiliary Officer and Senior Officer Agreements. All members of the Officer Core agree to listed agreements when becoming an member of the Officer Core. Listed you will find all information on the specific Officer Ranks including Promotions, Demotions, Specific Jobs, and more in detail.

1. Introduction

Thanks for choosing G' (“G'", Geuno”, "Luca", “we”, “us”, “our”). By agreeing to become a trial officer you are entering into a binding agreement with the G' entity.

Your agreement with us includes these Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”). (The Terms, Privacy Policy, and any additional terms that you agree to, as discussed in the Entire Agreement section, are referred to together as the “Agreements”.) If you wish to review the terms of the Agreements, the effective version of the Agreements can be found on Geuno’s website. You acknowledge that you have read and understood the Agreements, accept these Agreements, and agree to be bound by them. If you don’t agree with (or cannot comply with) the Agreements, then you will not be granted a position in G's Officer Core.

Please read the Agreements carefully. They cover important information about Geuno. The Agreements include information about the Changes to the Agreements, Officer Position, Promotions, Demotions, Regulations, Requirements, and more.

2. Changes to the Agreements

Occasionally we may, in our discretion, make changes to the Agreements. When we make material changes to the Agreements, we’ll provide you with prominent notice as appropriate under the circumstances, e.g., by displaying a prominent notice within the Service or by posting in Discord for our officers to view. In some cases, we will notify you in advance, and your continued use of the Service after the changes have been made will constitute your acceptance of the changes. Please therefore make sure you read any such notice carefully. If you do not wish to continue with being a member of the G' Officer core under the new version of the Agreements, you may terminate the Agreements by contacting us through our website, on Discord application, or in Final Fantasy XIV.

3. Rights We Grant You

The G Services and the Content are the property of G. We grant you a limited, revocable licence to make use of the G' Service, and a limited, non-exclusive, revocable licence to make personal, non-commercial, entertainment use of the Content (the “Licence”). This Licence shall remain in effect until and unless terminated by you or G'. You promise and agree that you will abide by the Regulations on the Geuno Website and the terms outlined in this agreement.

You agree to abide by our User guidelines and not to use the G' Officer Service, the Content, or any part thereof in any manner not expressly permitted by the Agreements. Except for the rights expressly granted to you in these Agreements as an officer.

Third party software (Discord Access, Google Docs Access) included in the G' Service are licensed to you either under the Agreements as published in the this section of our our website.

4. Third Party Applications

The G' Service is integrated with third party applications, websites, and services (“Third Party Applications”) to make available content, products, and/or services to you. These Third Party Applications may have their own terms and conditions of use and privacy policies and your use of these Third Party Applications will be governed by and subject to such terms and conditions and privacy policies. You understand and agree that G' does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for the behavior, features, or content of any Third Party Application or for any transaction you may enter into with the provider of any such Third Party Applications.

5. User Generated Content

You promise that, with respect to any User Content you post on in G' Alliance Chat or any Third Party Agreements, (1) you have the right to post such User Content. G' may, but has no obligation to, monitor, review, or edit User Content. In all cases, G' reserves the right to remove or disable access to any User Content for any or no reason, including but not limited to, User Content that, in G’s sole discretion, violates the Agreements. G' may take these actions without prior notification to you. Removal or disabling of access to User Content shall be at our sole discretion, and we do not promise to remove or disable access to any specific User Content.

You are solely responsible for all User Content that you post. You agree that if anyone brings a claim against G' related to user content that you post, then, you may be held accountable.

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