The Elite Roleplaying Charter

The Elite Roleplaying Charter governs what ERP stands for, the way by which all divisions (Star Trek, Star Wars, and Stargate) are run and the expectations of its members. A division can receive special dispensation from ERP Central Command (see Article 3) to run with a different procedures to the charter.

Article 1 - The Experience

Elite Roleplaying (ERP) was created to provide the best roleplaying experience possible. We simulate, as realistically as possible, the day-to-day operations in each universe. Most of what you see on television, in the movies or in computer games is the most exciting stuff that happens. For these events to happen to everyone all the time is just unrealistic, and necessitates a lot of rules to ensure that doesn't happen. You will come to know that not every scenario following this principle is a boring one. It just generally means not to do extraordinary things all the time. Naturally, it is acceptable for such things to happen once in a while, but not often. More than 99% of the universe consists of normal, average people. Heroes make up less than 1%.

Article 2 - Membership

ERP Membership is open to anyone, but access to the member server is restricted to only those officers above a certain rank. A public server may be set up so that the Administrators have a place to observe non-members and low-ranking officers in action, and determine if they are eligible for advancement in rank before giving them the precious member server password. If you roleplay well, you will advance in ERP. Please be aware that ranks do not have a set evaluation timeframe; asking admins to review you may actually lower your chances of advancing, so please do not ask us to review you.

Article 3 - Government

The government of ERP consists of multiple administrative bodies:

• ERP Central Command (ECC): This is the upper house of government in ERP, similar to the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Their primary task is to govern items of concern to the entire group, including, but not limited to: legal issues, public relations, and long-term planning. Their secondary task is to assist the division leaders as needed, fill-in for division leaders while they are away, and act as division leaders temporarily while one is not appointed for a particular division. ERP Central Command does not have any limits on the number of members it consists of. The members of ECC are appointed from within for an indefinite period of time. Their term ends when they step down or become inactive for a period of 3 Months.
• Division Leaders: Each division is led by an appointed official whose task is to keep the division running smoothly and represent their division in the Conference Room. Division leaders are appointed by ERP Central Command, for an indefinite period of time, based on their contributions towards and level of activity in a particular division. Their terms ends when they step down or become inactive for a period of 3 Months.
• Conference Room: The Conference Room is a joint-council consisting of the division leaders, and a number of elected members which is preferably greater than the number of division leaders. The elected members represent the membership of ERP and together with the division leaders their task is to discuss and vote on suggestions from the membership for improving the activities of the organization. Elections take place at the beginning of February, June and October each Year, except in special circumstances where it is necessary to lengthen or shorten the term. Elected members may run for re-election an indefinite number of times. Members who are inactive for a period of 3 Weeks, more than 5 Weeks before the next election, may be replaced in a by-election. It is preferred that the sum of the number of division leaders and elected members equal an odd number.

Proposals will come into effect after they have been passed by a majority vote by both the Conference Room and ERP Central Command. If either body consists of an even number of members, majority is considered to be 50% plus 1.

Votes regarding alliances or treaties are handled within ERP Central Command and require 2/3 majority vote to pass.

No secret organizations, sects or subdivisions may be created without knowledge and approval from ERP Central Command. Any member(s) involved in such an action will be subject to disciplinary action.

Article 4 - Server Administration

To help combat behavioural problems on the servers, the Division Administrators may appoint trustworthy people at their discretion to assist them with enforcing the server rules. These members may be designated as “Server Admins”.

No member of ERP is permitted to disrupt other RPG group servers regardless of what they are doing. In the event of other groups disrupting the ERP server, do not retaliate, but report this to a server administrator so they can deal with the situation. If there has been a report of ERP members disrupting other RPG servers, with evidence, they will be disciplined by the appropriate authority.

Article 5 - Rank and Behaviour

Promotions and demotions are based on either a vote in both the Division Administration and Council, or by a 'Commanding Officer' whose direct command you are serving under. Good roleplayers will be put up for promotion, while, if the responsible party/parties feel(s) that you are not performing to the expectation of that rank by your attitude and performance, you may be demoted and notified of your demotion. Members who have decided to quit or resign from ERP will not automatically get their rank back if they return. Retired members, however, can - in special circumstances – be allowed to retain rank. If you wish to start your ERP career again, the Division Administration (and Council, if applicable) may vote on the issue of returning rank. Members can ask to have an extended leave of absence, during which their rank will not be removed. Members which do not received a rank high enough to warrant access to a member server, should one exist, may be removed from a division without question if they are inactive for a long period of time.

On the forums, Members and Non-Members who have broken the rules will be subject to disciplinary action by the admins, which may include an official warning. Any person ignoring the warnings, or anyone who has caused serious harm to this organization, will be kicked from ERP and banned from any or all forums. Usage of non-member facilities of ERP (for instance: public servers) will be evaluated by the designated administrative authority.

Once you are banned, and the reasons for your ban are clear, you are banned. You will not get a chance to get back into the server or forums - no sorry notes or any other methods of getting in. If you have family members who are registered on the forums as well, but one of you is banned, the other will be affected. If you cannot control family members, we have no choice but to ban the IP of that user. Please be careful about the actions of your siblings and yourself. ERP will not tolerate bad behaviour. Should there be any mistake made, and any ban imposed was not justified, ERP may remove the ban at its discretion.

Article 6 - Member Server Password

The member server passwords are quite possibly the most closely guarded secrets in ERP. The member server passwords can only be given out by the admin. If somebody asks you for the member server password, do NOT tell it to them. Anyone who gives out the member server password without authorization will face disciplinary action.

Article 7 - Respect for Others

Impersonation of other members, or infringement of member privacy is a serious offence and any offender will face disciplinary action. ERP is based on honesty and trust. Those who are dishonest and can't be trusted have no place in ERP.

In general, ERP members should treat each other, as well as non-members, with the respect they deserve, regardless of rank. Members of ERP are viewed as such by both their fellow members as well as non-members, and should exhibit appropriate behaviour.