Constitution
Mission Statement
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2018 RESOLUTION #2
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #10.0 - CC2019-R10.0
The Universal Gaming Alliance, Unigamia, or |UGA| is a non-profit organization whose goal is for each of our members to form lifelong friendships and to always be a place to return to for old members. Unigamia has grown many friend groups, and though most move on from Unigamia, they are always welcome back. We want to be a place for those who are socially awkward, misfits, rebels, or loners, to prevent suicides and school shootings through our efforts. We try to make sure everyone always has a game to play and a group to play it with.
Of utmost importance in Unigamia is Loyalty. Members must be loyal to Unigamia so that we can put aside our personal differences and view each other as members of this Universal Gaming Alliance who will support each other as individuals and each seek to grow both ourselves personally and the organization itself. It is through our loyalty to Unigamia that we can have respect for each other as allies regardless of our differences. In Unigamia, we don't care about your gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age; we care what games you play. All gamers are equal. Everyone will be treated with mutual Respect. Unigamia consists of people with various beliefs, creeds, religions, and political beliefs. Individuals who disagree vastly must agree to disagree, and respect one-another as fellow members of the Universal Gaming Alliance.
However, loyalty to the organization breaks down if we cannot trust each other, and that trust is rooted in Honesty. Our community cannot exist without it. Honesty is more than speaking the truth, it is having the freedom to speak what you believe to be the truth. Maybe you are wrong, maybe you are right; you have to accept the possibility of both outcomes, but you can only know the outcome of your speech if you speak. As such, Freedom of Speech is an integral part of Honesty. You might offend others with your speech, but what matters is intent. If you do not intend to disrespect, then you should be honest. Just as you can be honest while not being disrespectful, you can be honest while being dignified. Dignity is having maturity, patience, and pride in and as a member of Unigamia. You should not be a sore loser or a sore winner. You should not be impatient when waiting for a game or decision. You keep it positive. Talk about the good times in Unigamia, not the bad. There is more than one way to speak, and you can speak honestly while being undignified. Rise above it, and be both honest and dignified.
Just as you must have dignity, Unigamia members must have Discipline both inside and outside of Unigamia. Discipline is following the rules and having self-control. Inside of Unigamia, when members discipline themselves and do not break the rules, there are no arguments, or the arguments can be quickly resolved. Outside of Unigamia, discipline is integral to managing the time you play games, and pursuing your education. Your job and schoolwork come first before anything you have to do for Unigamia. When you do have to do things for Unigamia, it often requires Leadership. We believe in giving all members of Unigamia the chance to become leaders, and to learn leadership experience that they can bring outside of Unigamia into the world. Leaders will be taught how to manage other users, how to resolve conflict, and how to grow the organization.
Last but not least, the Unigamia instills a sense of Camaraderie in every single member. Once a member of Unigamia, you are always a member of Unigamia. Every member will take a break from Unigamia at some point in time, but nearly all of the committed members who take a break come back to Unigamia in the future. Overall, Unigamia seeks to be one thing: a family. Do not do anything to another member that you would not do to your own family. When you join, you become part of a fellowship, a fraternity of brothers and sisters who are all orientated toward the same goal: growth of our organization and the propagation of our Core Values beyond Unigamia: Respect, Loyalty, Honesty, Dignity, Discipline, Leadership, and Camaraderie.
Articles
Article I. Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch of Unigamia, or the Universal Senate, controls the addition and modification of Constitutional Amendments and Moderator Bylaws that Unigamia members and moderators are required to follow, in addition to the Member Rights that each member is entitled to and Member Mores that each member is expected to follow. Here are the ranks that constitute our legislature:
| Name | Age Required | Time Required | Time Since Last Promotion | Tags Required | Is Senator? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Dictator | N/A | N/A | N/A | Always | Yes |
| Supercluster Censor | 18 | 10 years | 1 month | Always | Yes |
| Cluster Consul | 18 | 5 years | 1 month | Always | Yes |
| Galactic Praetor | 18 | 4 years | 1 month | Always | Yes |
| Galactic Questor | 18 | 3.5 years | 1 month | Always | Yes |
| Spur Praetor | 17 | 3 years | 1 month | Must wear for 3 months | Yes |
| Spur Questor | 17 | 2.5 years | 1 month | Must wear for 3 months | Yes |
| Interstellar Commandant | 16 | 2 years | 1 month | Must wear for 1 month | Yes |
| Interstellar Inspector | 16 | 1.5 years | 1 month | Must wear for 1 month | Yes |
| Parsec Prefect | 15 | 1 year | 1 month | Must wear for 7 days | Yes |
| Parsec Observer | 15 | 9 months | 1 month | Must wear for 7 days | Yes |
| Sector Supervisor | 14 | 6 months | 1 month | Must wear for promotion | Yes |
| System Lieutenant | 14 | 3 months | 1 month | Must wear for promotion | Yes |
| Planetary-Ensign | 13 | 1 month | 1 month | Must wear for promotion | No |
| Continental Cadet | 13 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
Article II. Executive Branch
Universal Admiral - Owner
Description
- Powers
- Absolute authority over the community.
- Duties
- Duties
- Requirements
- Must be PatPeter.
- Restrictions
- None
Supercluster Commodore - Admin
Description
- Powers
- Powers
- Duties
- Duties
- Requirements
- Requirements
- Restrictions
- Restrictions
Galactic Commander - Head Moderator
Description
- Powers
- Powers
- Duties
- Duties
- Requirements
- Requirements
- Restrictions
- Restrictions
Spur Officer - Senior Moderator
Description
- Powers
- Powers
- Duties
- Duties
- Requirements
- Requirements
- Restrictions
- Restrictions
Interstellar Ranger - Discord Moderator
Description
- Powers
- Powers
- Duties
- Duties
- Requirements
- Requirements
- Restrictions
- Restrictions
Parsec Patrol - Community Moderator
Description
- Powers
- Powers
- Duties
- Duties
- Requirements
- Requirements
- Restrictions
- Restrictions
Article III. Judicial Branch
The Supercluster Council is the Judicial Branch of Unigamia. Members of the Supercluster Council are prohibited from having any Legislative or Executive power whatsoever, with the exception of the Universal Founder. If there is no Supercluster Council appointed, the enumerated powers below are passed on to the Spur Officer Tribunal. The enumerated powers are as follows:
- Deciding if Sovereignty Law is Constitutional
- Deciding if a warning issued to a member is Constitutional
- Deciding if ambiguous action by a moderator is Constitutional
- Deciding to ban a member of the community
- Deciding to unban a member of the community
Universal Founder
The Universal Founder is the Supreme Justice of Unigamia. He holds all the powers of the Supercluster Councilors, in addition to choosing when the Supercluster Council is in session, and what issues the Supercluster Council will hear.
Supercluster Councilor
A Supercluster Councilor is an Associate Justice of Unigamia. These individuals have near verbatim understanding of the Constitution, and can create Rulings on Constitutional issues not covered by the Constitution. These Rulings must be documented on this website for ease of reference.
Spur Officer Tribunal
The Spur Officer Tribunal consists of the Universal Admiral, Supercluster Commodores, Galactic Commanders, and Spur Officers. When a Spur Officer Tribunal is dismissed, the Spur Officer channels are converted to Supercluster Council channels. Decisions on banning non-members remains with the Executive Branch.
Article VI. Member Statuses
A member has one of three statuses at any given time:
- Active
Members are active based on any of the following standards:
- The member regularly joins TeamSpeak 3 or Discord
- The member regularly plays |UGA| games
- Inactive
Members that did not post a hiatus but that are inactive in the community will be marked as inactive, which will result in a removal of certain permissions in the community.
- Hiatus
Members may go on a hiatus if they cannot access their computer or play a game for an extended period of time. This can range from a few days to a few months, and at most a year. To have Hiatus status, a member must post a comment on the |UGA| group's page specifying how long the individual will take off and for what reason, unless the reason has a private connotation in which the individual can simply say 'private'. Failure to do so can flag that member as Retired and removal from the group.
- Retired
Retired members are members that fell off the grid, failed to comply with activity standards, or left |UGA| gracefully.
- Banishment
The |UGA| banishes a member when it evaluates as a whole that the individual in question makes no contributions, negatively affects other members, and degrades the community. This individual will lose membership in the |UGA| group, banned from TeamSpeak, and ostracized.
Article VII. Member Punishment
Punishment Types
There are four types of offenses that a user can be held to in Unigamia:
- Offense level: Absolved - If a member has broken a rule and there was a victim, but the victim has forgiven the offender. It still goes on a member's permanent record, but it will not be considered for punishments.
- Offense level: Venial - Most insignificant offense: e.x. posting in the wrong channel, posting a meme in general, derailing a channel, reposting in a channel etc. Official warnings cannot be issued for these. Moderators can only verbally or textually tell a member to cease the offending action.
- Offense level: Low - A small offense against another member or the community: e.x. insulting another member, spamming a channel, etc.
- Offense level: High - A large offense against another member of the community: e.x. bullying another member, flaming another member, etc.
- Offense level: Critical - An offense that triggers an instantaneous ban to review the members' actions: doxxing a member, factioning, etc. The ban will be appealed in a group chat outside of the server.
Punishment Scaling
- A demotion of 1 or more ranks
- A temp mute and a demotion 1 or more ranks
- A temp ban and a demotion of 1 more ranks
- Bans then scale for each successive offense
Article VIII. Member Rights
- (A) Equal Protection No member shall be denied equal protection under the law.
- (B) Due Process No member shall be denied due process under the law.
- (C) Ex Post Facto No member shall be held accountable for something made against the rules after the fact.
- (D) Double Jeopardy No member shall be punished for something that that member was already punished for.
- (E) Right to Face Your Accuser No member shall be denied the right to face his or her accuser.
- (F) No Private or Impromptu Promotion Ceremonies All promotion ceremonies must be open to all members (not held within a locked or private channel), and must be scheduled so that every member has a fair chance to attend. There can be no promotions outside of promotion ceremonies.
- (G) Transferring Points Community points may be transferred between players, and the points of a player who has left the Discord may be transferred to another player. However, the points of a banned member cannot be transferred.
Article IX. Member Mōrēs
On Personal Behavior
- (A) Whistleblowers Individuals who report covert rule-breaking at the level of Offense level: High or Offense level: Critical such as doxxing, factioning, bullying, or other malicious group activities—and provide a source of information to higher-ranked members, will be heralded for their loyalty to Unigamia and potentially rewarded. Leadership will do everything in their power to protect the whistleblower and keep him or her anonymous, such as creation of group chats. You must make a group chat with an alt along with PatPeter to whistle-blow. Do not DM to whistle-blow because DMs can be traced.
- (B) Assume Good Faith All members should assume the good faith of other members. Do not assume that other members are against you unless explicitly stated.
- (C) Only Banter With Your Friends If you want to tell an offensive joke, or banter with someone, only do it with or around your friends who will know that you're joking. If you say it publicly, it will be taken literally by at least one person.
- (D) If you won't have fun, don't play. Don't play a game that you know will anger you or feel pressured into playing a game that you don't want to.
On Moderation
- (E) Passivity Does Not Mean Consent No member shall assume that passivity or a non-answer from another member indicates affirmation of the question.
- (F) Bias and Tunnel Vision No leader shall, as an attempt to change public opinion, state a preferred opinion first or show bias towards a preferred outcome.
- (G) Contemporary Rulings When a member has to be punished, the ruling of the most senior member online at the time will hold true until a response from the higher staff can be given.
- (H) No Powers Without Activity Members shall not hold moderator ranks in Unigamia or constitutent Sovereignties if they are not active in the community or mainly active in another community.
- (I) No Compelled Speech and No Misgendering Members and moderators of Unigamia should not compel speech from another member. This includes usage of specific words such as pronouns, or phrases such as apologies. However, members should not misgender other members. If a member is asked to use preferred pronouns, and that individual refuses, then that individual should use the person's screenname instead
On Communication
- (J) 5 Second Rule If you join a voice channel, wait 5 seconds if people are talking and do not interrupt immediately after joining the channel.
- (K) 5 Minute Rule If you can't resolve a dramatic argument in text chat within 5 minutes, you are required to join a Voice Call and talk it out. Text chat without voice is emotionless and you will assume bad faith in the other person.
On Organization
- (L) Ragequitting Members should not go out of their way to try keeping members in the community who do not want to be in our community. If someone professes a desire to leave Unigamia, the response from all members should be, "Do it, you won't." No member should try to prevent them from leaving, and will not be warned if they tell the member(s) to leave.
- (M) Mission Statement The Mission Statement must be read before every single promotion ceremony.
Article X. Sovereignties
- (A) Sovereignty Law Sovereignty Law has as much weight as Constitutional Law, so long as the Sovereignty Law does not conflict with Constitutional Law.
- (B) Jump Promotions A jump promotion is when a member skips one or more ranks to a rank higher the rank currently held by the member. Jump promotions in Unigamia are only allowed if the rank has been previously held by that individual, after a vote from the Galactic Command Center. Jump promotions in sovereignties are allowed if specified in the bylaws of that sovereignty, and performed with due process (jump promotions are not based on favoritism, quid pro quo, etc.).
- (C) Special Cases TeamSpeak 3 will be considered a Sovereignty of the Universal Gaming Alliance, as any rules enacted pertaining to either of these sovereignties will be considered Sovereignty law.
Amendments
This is a list of amendments to the Constitution, which will include a link to both the changes to the Constitution on the wiki and the Discord message where the amendment vote was held. Constitutional Convention links will not have a link to the wiki revision for each one.
Amendment I. Disloyalty and Factioning
- Definition
- This is an amendment to the Core Value of Loyalty in our Mission Statement. Acts of disloyalty, including but not limited to Factioning and Advertising, are capital crimes in |UGA|. Offense level: Low to Offense level: Critical
- (A) Disloyalty No member shall intentionally show wanton disloyalty to Unigamia. Offense level: Low to Offense level: Critical
- (B) Degrading Unigamia Any individual who denigrates, degrades, slanders, or mocks Unigamia as an organization will be instantly banned from the organization. Offense level: Critical
- (C) Factioning Factioning is defined as individuals who belong to |UGA| and attempt to steal members away from the |UGA| to another organization or prevent users from joining |UGA| servers. Offense level: Critical
- (i) Faction Recruitment No member of the Universal Gaming Alliance shall recruit another member to an organization, Discord, TeamSpeak 3, or any other server not run directly by the |UGA|, unless specified in V. C.
- (ii) Factioning Exceptions The following organizations are exempt from being declared an enemy faction so long as they stay within the restraints listed.
- (a) Sovereignty A sovereignty is a subdivision of the Universal Gaming Alliance, usually for a specific game but it could also be a subdivision of its members for a social purpose. A Sovereignty is bound by the Constitution, and should host links to both the Constitution and an invite link to the Universal Gaming Alliance Discord in their #rules channel or whatever is equivalent.
- (b) Alliance An Alliance is a separate gaming organization to the Universal Gaming Alliance with an agreement to share members based on a specific game. The allied organization would send all of their members to the Universal Gaming Alliance for the games |UGA| plays, while the |UGA| would send all or some of our members to the allied organization for the games they play. Both Discords would host invite links to each other in the channels that represent the games the other organization plays.
- (c) Streamer Discords Streamers run their own Discord servers for the purpose of building their stream and their audience. So long as streamers continue to take part in |UGA| and aren't simply using it to recruit members to their streams.
- (d) Friend Discords Friend groups can create private Discords since |UGA| is so big, as long as the group doesn't pull members away from |UGA|.
- (E) Advertising No member shall advertise to another community or server without express permission from the Galactic Command Center. This includes sending invites to servers over DMs. Offense level: Critical
- (E) Mob Mentality Mob mentality is a phenomenon wherein members cease acting as individuals, but rather as a collective, overriding individual will. Members of the mob will use friendships and pressure tactics to peer pressure other individuals into joining the mob, and actively resist alternative solutions to a problem, instead choosing the most destructive actions such as doxxing, factioning, or violations of the Constitution. Offense level: High
- (F) Brigading Brigading is a form of mob mentality wherein instead of using friendships and peer pressure, the mob forms by using memes, slogans, or spamming. In other words, spamming as a part of a group. The mob will generally be even harder to communicate with than normal mob mentality because it actively avoids communication with the Supercluster Council or other leaders, instead repeating the same sloganeering, memes, or spamming. Members engaging in brigading must immediately desist and open up a line of communication to air their grievances. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (G) Echo Chambers Echo chambers are a small group of members in a Discord group, external server, or otherwise that participate in group think wherein one user says something and the rest uncritically agree with, or refuse to challenge, those who make such statements. If an echo chamber is reported, those who are found to be making the critical statements will be punished. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
Amendment II. Disrespect and Harm
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #7.0 - CC2019-R7.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2021-014-01
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2021-011-01
- Definition
- This is an amendment to the Core Value of Respect in our Mission Statement. Members must not engage in disrespect towards other members including but not limed to the following. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (A) Disrespect No member shall intentionally disrespect another member. This clause will not be misconstrued to mean that all members must respect each other, as respect must be earned. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (B) Insulting/Flaming No member shall flame other members. Flaming is defined as directing slurs, epithets, or other insults at other members directly. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (C) Discrimination No member shall be treated differently based on ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political orientation, or other personal characteristics. Members can be restricted from positions based on age but cannot be treated differently based on age. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (D) Baiting/Trolling No member shall troll another member with malicious intent, such that it would severely impact another member emotionally, or bait another member into a confrontation. Baiting is a precursor to trolling, goading or provoking a person with seemingly harmless or neutral phrases but with loaded language. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (E) Threatening No member shall direct threats at another member. Offense level: High
- (F) Bullying No member shall engage in bullying another member or incite another member to bully another member. Offense level: High
- (G) Harassment No member shall harass a member with repetitive unwanted contact and messages. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (H) Sexual Harassment No member shall harass a member with repetitive sexual overtures. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (I) Scapegoating and Ostracization No member shall scapegoat or attempt to scapegoat another member for a rules violation not committed, or try to ostracize and exile a member from our community for perceived slights. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (J) Ridicule/Mocking No member shall ridicule, mock, or laugh at another member, as opposed to laughing with another member. If the object of your joke is not laughing with you, then you are laughing at, not with the other person. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (K) Impersonation No member shall seriously impersonate another member. Jokingly impersonating other members in an obvious manner is allowed. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (L) Hazing No member shall engage in hazing of new members or moderators, either of Unigamia or constituent sovereignties. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (M) Griefing No individual shall engage in griefing a |UGA| game, defined as a game with 2 or more |UGA| members in it. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (N) Appeals to Suicide No member shall tell another member to commit suicide, jokingly or seriously. Offense Level: Offense level: Low to Offense level: Critical
Amendment III. Dishonesty and Drama
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2020-003-01
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2020-004-01
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2020-004-02
- Definition
Dishonestly is the telling of lies to or about other members of Unigamia, and drama is defined as the spreading of information meant to damage an individual's reputation or turn others against said individual, instead of reporting concerns up the chain in the respective hierarchy of |UGA|. Both are incredibly detrimental to Unigamia and must be fought at every opportunity. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Critical
- (A) Dishonesty No member shall lie to or about other Unigamia members. Lying to administrators or moderators of Unigamia will be punished more severely. Offense level: High
- (B) Reporting Drama Members must report drama to a member of a higher tier. No member shall be spread drama amongst peers. Offense level: Low
- (C) Procreation and Propagation of Drama No member shall engage in the procreation or propagation of drama across any part of Unigamia. Any member found to be perpetuating drama will be punished within the Sovereignty that the drama occurred, propagating up to Unigamia. This includes, but is not limited to: Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (i) Spreading Rumors Rumors are at the heart of most drama. If you have heard something about someone else, it's best to ask that person directly. Offense level: Low
- (ii) Behind Someone's Back Talking negatively behind someone else's back when the member is not present to defend him or herself is prohibited. Talking about another member in private channels with higher ranks in an official capacity is allowed. Offense level: Low
- (iii) Bandwagoning If a specific member is involved in drama with other members, and that member has done nothing to you, you have no right to bandwagon on the that member and increase the severity of the drama by having more people involved. Report the drama to a higher rank. Offense level: Low
- (iv) Demonstration of Enjoyment No member shall share reactions during an argument or drama that indicates enjoyment in said argument or drama. For instance: eating popcorn or sipping tea. Offense level: Venial
- (v) Leaving Celebration No moderator of Unigamia or its constituent sovereignties (including Discord) shall incite celebration through official channels of a member leaving or being banned from our community under any circumstances. No member shall celebrate a member of Unigamia or its constituent sovereignties (including Discord) leaving our community, but are allowed to celebrate a member officially banned from the community. Offense level: Venial
- (vi) Accusations of Pedophilia Accusing another member of Unigamia of pedophilia, whether seriously or in jest, will result in immediate punishment for that offense. If you believe someone is engaging in pedophilia, bring it up to a Galactic Commander or above. Offense level: High
- (vii) Accusations of Simping Accusing another member of simping over another member (usually a female) is prohibited. Because of the contemporary meaning of the term, this insults not only the individual being called a simp but also the person alleged to be simped after. Offense level: Low
- (D) Past Drama No member shall reiterate past drama. Privately speaking of past drama for the purposes of moderation are allowed. If Past Drama is brought up, it must be synopsized in a way to cease discussion of the drama as quickly as possible. Past Drama includes, but is not limited to: Offense level: High
- (i) Continuing Drama Telling new members about a negative incident involving another member is prohibited. Offense level: High
- (ii) Ragebaiting Bringing up heated arguments or incidents from the past, especially those involving anger or rage, that will once again fan the flames of that anger or rage is prohibited. Offense level: High
- (iii) Compound Offenses In addition to being a violation of Article III. Direct Harm, bringing up Past Drama to mock, ridicule, or laugh at another member is a compound offense and will be treated more severely. Offense level: Low
- (F) Blackmailing No member shall use information that would result in punishment as a means to blackmail another member of the Universal Gaming Alliance. This will result in severe punishment for the blackmailer. Offense level: High to Offense level: Critical
Amendment IV. Undignified Behavior
- Definition
- Dignity is the Core Value of Unigamia that concerns the relation of Unigamia members to others in or outside the community that does not pertain to respect. Members of Unigamia are expected to act with dignity, especially when our tags are being worn. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: High
- (A) Tag Members should wear the tag of Universal Gaming Alliance, |UGA|, prefixed before their Steam name, and with no extra space between tag and name, whenever possible. Offense level: Venial
- (B) Exclusion No member shall exclude another member from a current game or discussion. If not all members will fit into one game, branch off into groups. Exclusions are allowed in sovereignty laws. A Right Not to be Excluded should not be mistaken with a Right to be Included, and you do not have the right to join a game or discussion, especially at the expense of someone else. Offense level: Low
- (C) Bribes No member shall attempt to bribe an administrator or moderator of the Universal Gaming Alliance, and no administrator or moderator will accept bribes. This can include, but is not limited to: money, games, or in-game items. Offense level: High
- (D) Begging No member of the Universal Gaming Alliance shall beg other members for powers, ranks, or gifts. This can include, but is not limited to: admin/moderator on game servers, ranks in game or in Discord, money, games, or in-game items. Offense level: Venial
- (E) Block/Mute Signaling No member shall engage in block or mute signaling, which is blocking or muting a member and then telling everyone that you blocked or muting that member, or saying that those messages are blocked. Block signaling does not mean you are not allowed to block. If you have an issue with another member, you are expected to block that member. If you do not block someone who is starting drama with you, and you continue to argue with that person, then that person will not be punished past the initial confrontation. Offense level: Low
- (F) Interrupting No member shall consistently interrupt another member. If one member has another member muted or blocked and continues to interrupt, that member will be muted by the moderators. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Low
- (G) Bad Sportsmanship No member shall engage in bad sportsmanship that poorly represents |UGA| or its members. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Low
Amendment V. Undisciplined Behavior
- Definition
- Discipline is the Core Value of Unigamia that concerns the personal behavior of members relative to themselves or the community at large, not individuals. Members of Unigamia are expected to act in a disciplined manner both inside and outside of Unigamia. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: High
- (A) Integrity of Community No member shall partake in action that misrepresents, disrupts, weakens, or divides our community, our sovereignties, or the Constitution. Offense level: High
- (B) Rules All members will follow the rules of the Universal Gaming Alliance and its respective Sovereignties. No member will incite other members or non-members to break the rules. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: High
- (C) Spamming No spam perpetuated on our servers, whether it be our forums, TeamSpeak 3, Discord, DDoS attacks on our game servers, or any other sort, is allowed in the |UGA| unless otherwise stated. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Low
- (D) Disruptions Do not engage in behavior that is disruptive towards other members in the community, such as raiding channels or raiding games. Offense level: Venial
- (E) No Joke Hiatuses Members who post a joke hiatus will be warned, and those who leave after posting a joke hiatus will not have their roles restored for a week. Offense level: Low
- (F) No Joke Tickets Members are prohibited from creating Unigamia tickets or tickets of a Unigamia sovereignty in a way that deviates from the purpose outlined in the panel used to create the ticket. Mistakenly creating the wrong ticket is not considered a joke ticket. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Low
Amendment VI. Leadership and Hierarchies
- Definition
- Unigamia aims to teach our members to be good leaders, but in order to lead, one must first learn to obey. Members must not break the rules before they become leaders, and must learn to enforce the rules properly as leaders. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Critical
- (A) Hierarchy Respect No member shall try to denigrate or diminish the ranking structure of |UGA| or its constituent Sovereignties. Member must operate within their rank, and not try to circumvent higher ranks. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (B) No Pretenders Under no circumstances is a member without administrative or moderation powers to act as though he or she has those powers. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (C) Illegal Organizations No member below the rank of Spur Officer will attempt to create an official Unigamia-branded website, organization, or Sovereignty without permission from a Spur Officer or higher. Offense level: High to Offense level: Critical
- (D) Blocking Moderators No member shall block moderators of constituent sovereignties. If a member blocks a moderator in a sovereignty and ignores an order from that moderator, punishment will still apply. Offense level: Low
- (E) Abuse No admin or moderator will abuse one's powers. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: High
- (F) Violation of Rights No admin or moderator will violate the rights of other members. Offense level: High
- (G) Dereliction of Duty If a member of the Universal Gaming Alliance in a Leadership position publicly and profusely steps down or ragequits from a position within Unigamia, then that member will, at the minimum, be permanently restricted from holding any Leadership position within the organization, or at the maximum, immediately be banned from Unigamia. Leadership restriction and an unban must both be appealed with the Galactic Command Center. Offense level: Critical
Amendment VII. Sectarianism
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #9.0 - CC2019-R9.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2021-014-01
- Definition
- All members of Unigamia are expected to have Camaraderie for their fellow members. Members acting in a fashion not in support of their fellow members including but not limited to the following will be punished. Offense level: High
- (A) Sovereignty Rights Any member found to be attacking, demonizing, or deteriorating the stability or reputation of a |UGA| sovereignty, will be punished to the fullest extent as though it were an attack on the main body of |UGA|. Offense level: High
- (B) Sovereignty Conflict Any sovereignty found to be attacking, demonizing, or deteriorating the stability or reputation of another |UGA| sovereignty will have its own sovereignty overruled and be fully investigated, with the staff of the offending sovereignty subject to demotion both in the sovereignty and in |UGA|. Offense level: High
Amendment VIII. Doxxing
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #3.0 - CC2019-R3.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #4.0 - CC2019-R4.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #8.0 - CC2019-R8.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #11.0 - CC2019-R11.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2020-001-01
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2020-001-02
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2020-001-03
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION RESOLUTION #2020-001-04
- Definition
Doxxing Doxxing is the intentional digging and sharing of personal (private or public) information. Doxxing can include but is not limited to: full names (both given name and surname, not just given name), addresses (not region or nearest major city), names/occupations of family members, photos of members, photos of family members, or nudes of the member (pictures of the breasts, penis, or vulva).
- (A) Punishment Scope Doxxing a Unigamia member is punishable whether it is done within Unigamia or outside Unigamia, and whether it is done by a user of Unigamia servers, or a member of Unigamia. Offense level: Critical
- (i) Discovering and Sharing It is possible some users may inadvertently discover the dox of a member of Unigamia. Dox may be reported to Supercluster Council without fear of punishment. If dox are discovered and it is reported, but the dox are not shared with anyone other than the target of the dox, the discovering user will not be punished. The target member will be notified that he or she has dox publicly available and advised on steps to remove them.
- (ii) Honesty Exemption Members are not required to be strictly honest when asked about their personal information, including their name, birth date (it must be accurate on the forums, but you do not have to make it public), and location. Members must be honest about their exact age for purposes of promotions and preventing minors from accessing adult content.
- (B) Recording Voice or Video To prevent the rise of deep fakes and out-of-context voice clips, permission must be asked before sharing recordings of the voice or a video of a member(s) of Unigamia. Public streamers must give notice before and during the streaming of content that features others and add "[S]" to their name to indicate streaming. Members are allowed to share recordings of other members without consent up the Chain of Command in Unigamia or respective sovereignties, but not to peers or lower-ranking members, for the purposes of reporting rule-breaking. Users of recording software must indicate when they are saving a recording except in accordance with the previous sentence. Offense level: High
Amendment IX. Private and Group Messages
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #1.0 - CC2019-R1.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #1.1 - CC2019-R1.1
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #2.0 - CC2019-R2.0
- CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 2019 RESOLUTION #2.1 - CC2019-R2.1
- (A) Private and Direct Messages The Universal Gaming Alliance neither holds nor claims to hold authority to demand the release of the PMs (private messages) or DMs (direct messages) of any of its users on any public platform (e.x. Steam, TeamSpeak 3, Discord) not under the complete control of |UGA|. PMs sent on the forums are subject to Constitutional review. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (i) Assurance of the Right to Privacy When not pertaining to official administrative, legal, or sovereignty issues, all members of |UGA| shall assume Two-Party Consent for PMs and DMs. You are not allowed to share the PMs or DMs of other users without the consent of the users whose PMs or DMs you are sharing.
- (ii) Suspension of the Right to Privacy When pertaining to official administrative, legal, or sovereignty issues, DMs or PMs can be volunteered under One-Party-Consent to the Galactic Command Center only. DMs or PMs cannot be shared with members below a Tier of Spur Officer unless the above stipulation is met.
- (iii) Conditional Right to Privacy Users of a public platform not holding a Tier as specified in this Constitution will have no protections from their messages being shared freely without consent. Non-members accused of facilitating a |UGA| platform to harass our members can be freely punished according to the rules set forth on that platform and not those in the Constitution.
- (iv) Context and Contextless PMs or DMs between two individuals can only be submitted in an official |UGA| capacity if they abide by the above provision and are contextless. For instance, if a member shares the dox of another member or explicit images directly to him or her. Any messages requiring context, such as a conversation, are subject to the risk of messages having been edited or deleted and will be considered invalid for |UGA| administrative action. In the case of allegations such as he-said-she-said in PMs or DMs, |UGA| will take absolutely no official action, and suggests that members block each other on that platform.
- (v) Submission of Evidence Because all screenshots can be manipulated, screen-sharing will be required and viewable by no fewer than 2 witnesses in order for evidence to be submitted in any official |UGA| capacity.
- (B) Malicious Group Chats Group chats for the purposes of doxxing, factioning, bullying, or other malicious behavior against an individual in Unigamia or Unigamia itself are not allowed. Screenshots of the group chat are fully admissible punishment. Members who want to report malicious group chats should add PatPeter and an alternate account to a group chat to discuss it. In contrast, group chats about a specific individual or a specific event are legal so long as they have all relevant individuals in the group chat, especially the individual for which the group is about in the case of an interpersonal conflict. If the number of individuals involved in a specific event exceed 10, then a channel will be created to discuss the event within Discord. Offense level: High
Amendment X. Discord
- (A) Server Rules Follow the rules of the Discord server. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Critical
- (B) Channel Rules Follow the rules of every channel in Discord. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: Low
- (C) Pornography and Erotica No pornography or erotica will be transmitted within |UGA| except in places where it is explicitly allowed. Minors will never be given access to areas with pornography or erotica. Offense level: High
- (D) Gore No explicit or implicit gore will be transmitted within |UGA| under any circumstances. Offense level: High
- (E) Exploits Do not upload any content that can cause harm to members, including exploits and epileptic seizures. Offense level: Venial to Offense level: High
- (F) Leaking Text conversations, the contents of voice conversations, or recordings from private sovereignty channels cannot be leaked to lower channels in the hierarchy without permission from sovereignty leaders, or as defined in their respective bylaws. Offense level: Low to Offense level: High
- (G) Disconnecting/Spam Moving Moderators are not allowed to disconnect or spam move other users as a joke. Offense level: Low
Ratification
The members listed below signed to ratify the Constitution on 2022 XXX XXX. This ratification will be active after the last ratifier signs onto the Constitution. No major changes will be made to the Constitution until the next Resolution unless absolutely necessary according to the Galactic Command Center.
- None
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