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The /ggrevolt/ Board Charter

Enacted: (TBD)

(For board guidelines scroll down)

It is for the purpose of civil discourse, liberty, and free speech, naturally, that we find ourselves at a crossroads. For too long, internally we have struggled with incorporating full civil discourse on key issues, and regrettably with internal schism. Today we say no more, and move forward with renewed unity.

 

To this end, the anonymous users of this revolt requested that a charter be drawn up for the founding of this board, one which will both govern it and its staff in order to prevent the mistakes of the past, and provide some middle ground between tolerating poor behaviors, and the agonizing process of using the “last failsafe” of creating a new board in the event of trouble. While this may seem like overkill, considering the events of the last 12 months it is pretty clear something like this is needed to prevent people from doing it for free all the time. To that end we present the following:

 

Article One:

Free speech is paramount and the free discourse and right to free speech of the user-base is to be protected at all costs. Board staff is prohibited from advancing any agendas against this. This is consistent with 8chan’s existing values and structure.

 

Article Two:

Board staff and the board owner can be removed by a super majority of users at any time IF and only if they have been deemed unfit to continue. This is defined as any action that violates these articles, but most importantly any action which strays or goes outside of, or beyond, the agreed upon guidelines, chosen by the userbase, for the board as defined in this document.  Quite simply: if it is not in the rules the community chose for itself, they can’t do anything about it. Board staff shall carry out only janitorial duties necessary to maintain these chosen guidelines and nothing more or above and beyond these at any time. Board staff are defined as stewards of the revolt and the Anons which comprise it, not as leaders, celebrities, or other socialites. Board staff on becoming staff, hereby agree to keep personal feelings, anger, and drama off the board and put the users first. If you don’t like GG anymore to the point you are going to troll the users, leave or take a break.

 

Article Three:

At any time, users may elect to vote on, or induct new rules, or change or remove old rules if they are not working out. This must be done by a super majority demand. Board staff shall facilitate these changes as easily as seamlessly as possible, and shall not attempt to block or derail changes that are requested by users. This means that if the rules/guidelines do not work out, or stop working effectively they can be changed easily, as opposed to not at all as with other boards. Also, users shall try to confine this activity (if needed) or meta/change request to one thread as much as possible or to a sub board (if this was ever needed) in order to allow the board quality to remain high. Also, board staff will follow all guidelines as set down below in the same capacity as users. Being staff does not make you any more or less exempt than anyone else.

 

Article Four:

If any of these articles is fundamentally violated or not respected, it is highly recommended that a new board be made. This again, is a failsafe and last resort. As we have all learned creating successful new boards, especially to replace large existing communities is very difficult and it can cause a lot of damage/frustration to people. Therefore this is a last resort.

 

Board Guidelines/FAQ (user chosen):

1.      Self moderate. For those new here see the directory thread which has some basics regarding this, and read below but for everyone else: we have all been here before. Recognize that outright stupid shit is stupid, and use good common sense when posting, or for that matter when arguing. Remember that while shills are real, often times someone is either trolling, or playing devil’s advocate, and therefore a dissenting opinion is not a shill. Neither is obvious bait or a troll. Keep this in mind, and that you can use post filtering or simply ignore someone. Same goes for content and subject matter. And if you aren’t sure about something, feel free to ask other Anons about it first, or to ask in the feedback threads.  Last but not least, if you get steamed or really angry try taking a break. GamerGate is one of those things that can burn a lot of people out. Try taking short breaks if you need them rather than burning yourself out. http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/sense1.htm

2.      Spam or off topic threads will be bumplocked or deleted. This is to keep the board as free as possible for everyone here and not derail-able. What is defined as spam or off topic? Very simply it has to be blatant, and is not open to interpretation by board staff. Off topic is defined as: a thread dedicated completely to a topic (like furrys) with no clear connection or contributing factors to gamergate. This means things like memes, oc, ect (even some lewds) are allowed in full, but they have to be related to the subject matter directly or contribute something to the discussion. It also means if you are going to do one of these threads and skirt the grey area, make sure you keep it to one thread. Spam is defined as: duplicating the same exact thread or nearly the same exact thread repeatedly if there is already an active thread in the catalog. This also includes things like single post link spam, word spam, or porn spam. Note for board staff: you will stick to these definitions.

3.      NSFW is allowed, but keep it to a minimum. If you post NSFW excessively it can be spoilered. If there is a dedicated thread for NSFW, there can only be one thread at a time. Hardcore porn, gore, crush, pedo, ect are not allowed.

4.      What can I get banned for? Basically nothing except really bad spam/other disruptive stuff (see other guidelines below). But per #1 self-moderate, board staff will be as hands off as humanely possible, so don’t expect a ban unless you were really going hardcore.

5.      Is dox/raiding (of individuals) allowed? No. Please take an op that requires or involves a dox to another board dedicated to anything goes/dox. If you need to post a dox or part of one in relation to a dig, make sure to omit things like personal phone numbers and addresses before posting.

6.      Try to post good content. See #1. Pretty self-explanatory.

7.      What about controversial but GG related topics, like boycotts? These are absolutely allowed, as are other similar things (provided they don’t violate the above, but that’s really hard to do). So in case you were wondering no, we will not be banning unpopular opinions. Ever.

8.      What do I do if I suspect staff is being abusive/suppressing feedback about abuse? There are two things you can do. Number one, this should never ever happen per the above. If it does, email the Board Owner (see the directory thread) and they will handle it. The second thing: If the problem is so acute that the staff are failing to deal with it, or are breaking this charter, post about it on /gg2/ /burgersandfries/ or /meta/ and we will take it up with them or a higher authority if it is bad enough. If it ultimately cannot be resolved (and the board charter is violated acutely, think worst case scenario) see article 4. Who is we? Any of you can be the people to step up if this ever happens, keep that in mind. In this sense, there is some recourse to retain the board and restore it if anything really shit tier happens instead of just making a new one.

9.      Where should I put feedback/meta issues? Please put these in the feedback thread. The directory thread serves as this thread as well. In the event that it is very serious (like a vote is needed to remove staff on an emergency basis) feel free to post it as you see fit. Users drive the board not staff.

10.     Last but not least, enjoy and do your best! Remember this is not a job or a lifestyle, it’s a revolt. We are all doing the best we can to make a difference in our own way. Trying your best is all anyone can ask. Nobody, is perfect.

11.     Board staff are prohibited from “dramatic faggotry” This includes things like flying off the handle at users, rage posting or D&C posting as anon, and using a person post history against them publicly. Board staff also cannot ban someone purely based on post history.