The Silver Legion - World of WarCraft Guild

Code of Honor

Written: December 7, 2002
Last Revised: November 21, 2004

Preface
The Code of Honor is the solid document that underlines the theory, basic ideas, and rules for The Silver Legion. It was written in an attempt to address as many problems as possible without destroying the entertainment value of the guild. As a member, following it is mandatory.

Articles:
I. General Theories
II: Rank/Position Structure
III: Cohorts
IV: Senate Rules and Procedures
V: Competition Department
VI: Initiation Department
VII: Justice Department
VIII: Regulation Department
IX: State Department
X: Praetorian Guard
XI: Membership Requirements
XII: Initiation Process
XIII: Accounts
XIV: Member Behavior
XV: Member Recruiting
XVI: Banned Members
XVII: Rights of the Member
XVIII: Foreign Relations
XIX: Blizzard Entertainment
XX: Revisions
XXI: Copyright Notice

Article I: General Theories
The Silver Legion was founded upon the idea of providing a fun environment for individuals to play Blizzard Entertainment Games. Members must be mature, respectful, and considerate. Upon previous attempts this seemed to have failed, and most of the problems rooted upon member behavior, and the theory is that if the general member population is made up of good, honest and respectful people, the guild will be a good place in return. The Silver Legion is not tolerant towards discrimination of any type; including but not limited to discrimination by age, race, gender, or sexuality.

Article II: Rank/Position Structure
A. Preamble Notes

There is a difference between Rank and Position in this guild. All positions require a certain rank to obtain that position, and with that position you usually gain a title. For example, member Doe could be promoted to Prefect and then become a Magistrate. His rank is Prefect, but his title is Magistrate.
B. The leader of the guild is the Legate of the Legion.

He has the ability to veto any Senate decision, or enact any power on his own that is usually reserved explicitly for the Senate.

He has the sole ability to modify the Code of Honor.
C. The leadership body of the guild is the Senate.

The leader of the Senate is the Consul, who is also ranked 2nd in the guild hierarchy.

The rest of the members of the Senate are Senators, who are all the leaders of the 5 major departments within the guild: Competition, Initiation, Justice, Regulation, and State.

One senator, who is not the leader of a department, also fills the roll of Adjunct to the Legate, who is the Personal Advisor to the Legate, Secretary of the Senate, and Consul pro tempore.

The Senate will never consist of more than 7 members.
*See Articles V - IX for more information on Departments, and Article IV for more information on Senate Rules and Procedures.
D. The officers of the guild are known as Prefects.

To be promoted to Prefect, the individual needs to have been a Legionnaire for at least one month, and the Senate must approve their promotion.

Prefects must hold a position in one of the departments in order to maintain their Prefect rank. The most common position is to be Leader of a Cohort, which is in the Regulation Department, though many Prefects also work in the four other departments.

Even if a Prefect is not the Leader of a Cohort, they must still be in a Cohort.

A prefect cannot hold more than one position.
E. The members of the guild are known as Legionnaires.

This is the average member and majority of the guild. They hold no special duty.
F. The initiates of the guild are known as Vigiles.

The singular form of Vigiles is Vigile.

*See Article XII for more information on the Initiation Process.
G. There is an additional rank of Centurion, which is a site only member. This exists explicitly for longtime guild members who do not play World of WarCraft. Centurion status can be granted by the Senator of Initiation.
H. The ranking system, in descending order of hierarchy:

Legate > Consul > Senator > Prefect > Legionnaire & Centurion > Vigile
I. Chain of Command

Members should not just send questions, requests, comments, complaints, etc. to anyone higher up than them in the ranking structure.

Vigiles should consult members of the tribunal (Department of Initiation).

Legionnaire's should consult their Cohort's leader.

Prefect's should consult their department's Senator.

Only if contacting the designated person fails may a member try someone else higher up on the hierarchy.

Article III: Cohorts
A. Basic Structure.

The major divisional group is called a Cohort, which is composed of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 members. A cohort is a small group of members who are close friends and often play together in World of WarCraft.

One member of the Cohort, of rank Prefect, is the Leader of the Cohort. However, there can be other members of the rank of Prefect's in that cohort if they are in another department.

The Prefect has the ability to change whether the Cohort is open or closed. A cohort that is open accepts members willingly, while a Prefect has to invite a member to a closed cohort.
B. Rating System

A Cohort is assigned a numerical rating, with 5 being the highest possible and 1 being the lowest, based on its members demonstrated skill.

A Cohort is assigned this rating by the Senator of Regulation or another member of the Department of Regulation. Each cohort can not be rated more than once a week.

The average Cohort ranking for the guild should remain at approximately 3.
C. Creation

When a member gets promoted to Prefect and wants to create a new cohort to lead, he must first request permission from the Senator of Regulation.

If conditions are appropriate, the Senator will allow the cohort to be created, the name of which must be approved by the Senate, usually as part of the same bill promoting the Prefect.

The new leader of the new cohort must then find 4 members for the Cohort within a short period of time, to be determined by the Senator of Regulation.
D. Regarding Ranks

All Legionnaires and Prefects must be in a cohort. Members of the senate are in their own specialized cohort, the Senate, and the Legate does not exist within any cohort organization.

Vigiles cannot be in a cohort until they become Legionnaires.

Article IV: Senate Rules and Procedures
A. System

There is a private forum for Senate members, where bills can be presented through a special post forum, debated, and then voted on.

Bills must be presented (if the Legate does not do it manually) to promote members to Prefect, Senator, and Consul. Bills must also be presented to recommend changes to the Code of Honor, or other systems in the guild. Bills must also be used to override decisions of the Magistrates, presuming the Chief Magistrate does not do so himself.

Bills are passed only if the majority of the current senate votes in favor.

A bill can only remain in voting for a maximum of 7 days.

Article V: Competition Department
A. Purpose

The Competition Department is in charge of running all guild competitions, tournaments, any ladder system, and all other guild activities.
B. Structure

The leader of the Competition Department is the Senator of Competition.

The Senator of Competition may designate any necessary assistants he desires, provided they are of the rank of Prefect and have a job to perform in the Department.

Article VI: Initiation Department
A. Purpose

The Initiation Department is in charge of reviewing Vigiles for their one month initiation process. The Initiation department is also known, less formally, as the Tribunal.

The Chief Tribune is also in charge of maintaining Centurions.
B. Structure

The leader of the Initiation Department is the Senator of Initiation, which is also known as the Chief Tribune.

The Chief Tribune may designate any necessary assistants he desires, provided they are of the rank of Prefect and have a job to perform in the Department. Assistants are called Tribunes.
C. Tribune Duties

Tribunes must meet with Vigiles and report to the Chief Tribune on their opinion of the Vigile.

Article VII: Justice Department
A. Purpose

The Justice Department is in charge of guild discipline. They enforce the rules by warning, demoting, or banning members from the guild.

The Justice Department is also in charge of forum and channel moderation.
B. Structure

The leader of the Justice Department is the Senator of Justice, which is also known as Chief Magistrate.

The Chief Magistrate may appoint other magistrates, of which he holds veto power over.
C. Reporting

Members may report to Magistrates any problem members they see, and the Magistrates will investigate.
D. Limitations

The power of Magistrates is limited to Legionnaires and Prefects. If Senate members are found to be violating the Code of Honor, it is up to the Legate and/or Consul to initiate punishment.

Article VIII: Regulation Department
A. Purpose

The purpose of the Regulation Department is to maintain the Cohorts and rate them in the rating system, as described in Article III Subsection B.
B. Structure

The leader of the Regulation Department is the Senator of Regulation, which is also sometimes called the Leader of the Cohorts.

The Senator of Regulation may designate any necessary assistants he desires, provided they are of the rank of Prefect and have a job to perform in the Department.

Article IX: State Department
A. Purpose

The purpose of the State department is to handle foreign affairs with other guilds. Usually we only have direct relations with large, friendly guilds.
B. Structure

The leader of the State Department is the Senator of State.

The Senator of State may designate any necessary assistants he desires, provided they are of the rank of Prefect and have a job to perform in the Department.

The assistants who serve as a permanent diplomat to another guild are known as Ambassadors. They should familiarize themselves with that guild, its structure, members, and leadership, and serve as a go-between.

Other assistants who serve temporary jobs should be known as Emissarys.

Article X: Praetorian Guard
A. Description

The Praetorian Guard are a selected group of members that are personal guards, fighters, and other specialists for the Legate.
B. Entrance

To become a Praetor a member must be invited into the organization.

They must have been a long-time Legionnaire or a Prefect already to be eligible to join.

They must also be skilled in World of WarCraft and be very active players.

Article XI: Membership Requirements
The following are all mandatory membership requirements:

Members must play World of WarCraft actively, or must hold the rank of Centurion.

Being active is defined as playing at least once every two weeks.

Respect other people and the leaders of the guild.

Follow orders of the leaders.

Follow the entire code of honor.

Article XII: Initiation Process
A. Joining Process (numbers denote linear order of steps)
1. The initiate must be invited by someone who is a Legionnaire or above in the guild.
3. The initiate must fill out an application on the website.
4. The inviter must approve the application.
5. A tribune reviews the application within 24 hours, if passed, the process continues.
6. The applicant is now a member, ranked Vigile, and has all the normal rights and privileges of Legionnaires, excluding the ability to invite people to the guild.
7. At the end of 28 days after the application was initially filed, the initiate will either be promoted to Legionnaire or be denied membership.
B. Tribunes

Tribunes, members of the Department of Initiation, must meet the Vigile on World of WarCraft, and file a report with their opinion of the Initiate to the Chief Tribune, also known as the Senator of Initiation.
C. Special Rules

Vigiles are the direct responsibility of the Tribunal. They can be denied membership for offenses that would not always result in banning by the Department of Justice for ordinary members.

Vigiles must highly respect the rules of the Legion and follow the Code of Honor during their initiation process.

Article XIII: Accounts
A. Limitations

A member may have up to eight characters in The Silver Legion, and no more than 1 site account.

A member must enter all of their characters into The Silver Legion website.

A member must not allow other people to use their WoW or Site account.
B. Lost Account

If a member loses their WoW Account or Site Account for any reason they should instantly contact the Regulation Department.

Article XIV: Member Behavior
Members must follow the following membership behavior rules at all times when in the Silver Legion Channel, in a Silver Legion related game, or when talking to people who they only know through The Silver Legion, and are members of The Silver Legion.

Members must treat everyone with respect.

Members must not judge someone because of his or her skill level.

Members do not obsessively swear or spam in the Silver Legion channel.

Members must not trash talk or spread rumors about other members.

Members have friendly attitudes, and try to avoid arguments as well as get along with all other members.

Members do not hack or cheat in any way in both games and out of games on Battle.net. This includes but is not limited to 3rd party hacking/cracking programs, observers who give out or 'hint' out information, or any other malicious unfair method of going beyond the normal rules of the game.

They respect other guild's sovereignty and do not get the guild involved in the affairs of another guild.

Article XV: Member Recruiting
Members should always be on the look out for people who would make good members themselves. When recruiting, they should keep the following things in mind:

Do not recruit by spamming.

Do not recruit old members of the guild.

Do not recruit current members of the guild on a new name.

You are responsible for your recruit's actions to a limited basis. You should help them if they have any questions.

The initiate should demonstrate that they meet the Membership Behavior requirements in Article XIV.
Good places to recruit from are; in real life friends and from public games. Always be wary of people who are trying to get themselves in the guild before they even know anything about it, keep in mind that some people who take that approach can make the worst guild members.
Once you have found someone interested in joining, show them the website. Instruct them to first read the learn page and the Code of Honor; and then fill out an application. Make sure they understand the initiation process.

Article XVI: Banned Members
When a member decides to quit or is kicked out of The Silver Legion, they lose all their rights as members. They may not return at their own will.

Assisting a banned member to contact other members is not allowed.

Assisting a banned member in action that could be considered against the interests of The Silver Legion is not allowed.

Reinviting a banned member to The Silver Legion is not allowed.

A member may only become unbanned with the authorization of the Legate or by a vote of the Senate. No exceptions.
If a former member of The Silver Legion continues to harass the organization or its members, on the website, in World of WarCraft, or on any other form of communication, The Silver Legion reserves the right to take the following action:

Release all information gathered, including the internet providers and possibly locations of all places this former member has ever logged into the website, to the general public. You don't want to be harassed, don't harass us. When you quit or are kicked from The Silver Legion, you need to leave for good.

Article XVII: Rights of the Member
Members have the following predefined rights:

To be treated kindly when they treat others that way.

To not be discriminated against.

To quit at anytime.

Article XVIII: Foreign Relations
The Silver Legion allies itself with other stable and friendly large alliance guilds. We will participate in joint raids, tournaments, and other activities with other guilds.
A. Alliance

In order to ally another guild we must have a formal written agreement between the leadership of both guilds on which the terms of the alliance are written out.

Ambassadors must be exchanged in order to be allied to a guild.
B. Friendly

A friendly guild is an Alliance guild that is friendly with us, but which we have no formal agreement.
C. Enemy

An enemy guild is an guild which has harassed our members or assisted the Horde. All Horde guilds are by default enemy guilds.

Article XIX: Blizzard Entertainment
The Silver Legion is not affiliated or associated with Blizzard Entertainment, which is a division of Vivendi Universal Publishing. Battle.net, WarCraft, StarCraft, Diablo and many other names are all respected trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment. No infringement of any of their copyright polices is ever intended.

Article XX: Revisions
The Code of Honor may be revised at any time, with or without contacting anyone. The Legate (Leader) of the Silver Legion is the sole person with the power to do so.

Article XXI: Copyright Notice
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