WPG Regulations!

Preamble

In order to create an enjoyable, fair, and well-organized gaming community, World Prodigy Gaming (“WPG”) has adopted the following Regulations (“WPG Regulations”) in addition to the WPG Honor Code, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy. Each member, regardless of Rank or time in WPG, is expected to adhere to the WPG Regulations at all times.

I. Community Structure


1.1 Organizational Structure.
In order to provide a better and more efficient gaming environment, WPG organizes its members into “Companies”,“Platoons," “Battalions," and "Regiment" as follows

(A) Company. Each WPG Company is overseen by one (1) Lieutenant and two (2) master sergeants. A new WPG company is created by a Captain with approval from their Major or a Leader.

(B) Platoon. Each WPG Platoon is comprised of one (1) Captain, and two (2) Lieutenants, and up to two (2) companies one (1) per Lieutenant .

(C) Battalion. Each WPG Battalion includes one (1) to three (3) Platoons. Each WPG Battalion is overseen by One (1) Colonel and (1) to three (3) Majors. A new WPG Battalion is created by a General with approval from a Major General or Leader.

(D) Regiment. Each WPG Regiment includes one (1) to six (6) Battalions. Each WPG Regiment is overseen by one (1) General. New Regiments are created by the Major General(s) with approval from the Leaders.

1.2 Rank Structure.
In order to efficiently handle the needs of a growing community, WPG members are organized into various Ranks, outlined as follows:

(A) Recruit. A gamer wishing to join WPG must initially serve as a Recruit in the community for a minimum of five (5) full days after the date of his or her initial recruitment or have gain a forum rank of Sergeant Two (2). During a gamer’s time as a Recruit, he or she is encouraged to learn about WPG, become familiar with WPG’s Rank Structure, WPG’s Honor Code, and WPG’s Regulations, and decide whether WPG is the right community for him or her. During the same time, members of the Battalion the Recruit joined are to evaluate whether the Recruit would be a good member in WPG.

(B) Private. A private must have been in WPG for a period of five (5) days or gained a forum rank of Sergeant Two (2). They must begin to familiarize themselves with the rank structure and honor code.

(C) Private First Class. A PFC must gain a forum rank of First Sergeant Two (2). A PFC will assit the corporal in the training of the new recuits.

(D) Corporal. A corporal must have gained a forum rank of Commander First Class. They must help with training the recruits, privates and PFCs.

(E) Sergeant. After having successfully served a minimum of five (5) days as a Corporal, a member is eligible for promotion by his or her Captain to the rank of Sergeant. A Sergeant‘s primary responsibilities include recruiting additional members, aiding new Recruits, Privates, PFCs, and Corporals, and assisting the Master Sergeant.

(F) Master Sergeant. A MS is responsible for the training in his/her Company. He/she will also assist the Lieutenant in matters pertaining to his/her Company. They are also responsible for promotions/demotions in his/her Company, with approval from the Lieutenant.

(G) Lieutenant. After having successfully served a minimum of fourteen (14) days as a Master Sergeant, a member is eligible for promotion by his or her Captain to the rank of Lieutenant. A Lieutenant’s primary responsibility is to run his/her company and assist his or her Captain with the day-to-day overseeing and training of his or her platoon.

(H) Captain. After having successfully served as a Lieutenant, a member is eligible for promotion by his or her Colonel to the rank of Captain. A Captain’s primary responsibility is to oversee a Platoon in his or her Battalion. This responsibility includes making sure the members of his or her Platoon adhere to the WPG Honor Code, WPG Regulations, and any other WPG rules. Each Captain has the power to promote or demote the members of his or her Platoon pursuant to the WPG Honor Code and the WPG Regulations.

(I) Major. After having successfully served a minimum of fourteen (14) days as a Captain, a member is eligible for promotion by his or her Colonel to the rank of Major. A Major’s primary responsibility is to assist his or her Colonel in all aspects of the running and overseeing of his or her Battalion, including the Colonel responsibilities listed in this document. Each Major is to provide any assistance the Platoons may require. A Major will also take over Colonel responsibilities if the Colonel requires a temporary leave of absence. Command will be restored to the Colonel upon his or her return from the leave of absence.

(J) Colonel. After successfully serving as a Major, a member is eligible for promotion by his or her General to the rank of Colonel. A Colonel’s primary responsibility is to oversee his or her Battalion. This responsibility includes ensuring the members of his or her Battalion adhere to the WPG Honor Code, WPG Regulations, and any other WPG rules. A Colonel must also ensure weekly Battalion meetings take place, a Battalion List is properly and timely submitted for his or her Battalion by Friday of each week, and that his or her Battalion remains active in the online gaming community by registering for and participating in the WPG Leagues and any WPG tournaments. A Colonel is also responsible for reporting the status of his or her Battalion to his or her General weekly. Each Colonel has the power to choose any game-specific identification under Rule 1.6(C) for his or her Battalion. Each Colonel also has the power to demote or remove the members of his or her Battalion pursuant to the WPG Honor Code and this document.

(K) General. After successfully serving as a Colonel, a member is eligible for promotion by vote of the Major General(s) and Leaders to the rank of General. A General oversees all Battalions in his or her Regiment (this can be between one (1) and five (5) Battalions). The primary responsibilities of a General are to guide, assist, and train the Colonels in his or her Section and to ensure that each Colonel’s responsibilities are properly fulfilled. Each General must also hold weekly Regiment meetings, update Battalion Lists submitted by the Colonel in his or her Regiment, and moderate the website forums for the Battalions in his or her Regiment. Each General is also required to report the status of his or her Regiment at the weekly General and Major General meeting. A General has the power to demote or permanently remove the members of his or her Regiment pursuant to the WPG Honor Code and the WPG Regulations. Each General may also request the creation of a new Battalion within his or her Regiment by requesting such from the Major General(s). Each General can be identified by the TAG |G at the end of their name.

(L) Major General. After successfully serving as a General, a member is eligible for promotion by the Leaders to the rank of Major General. A Major General oversees all of WPG and is to provide leadership support to all Regiments. The primary responsibilities of a Major General are to guide, assist, and train the Generals and ensure that General’s responsibilities are properly fulfilled. Collectively, the Major General(s) must also run weekly meetings with the Generals, moderate all community-wide portions of the website, and review, approve, or deny a General’s request for the creation of a new Battalion. Each Major General is also required to report the status of Regiments at the weekly Major General and Leaders meeting. Each Major General has the power to demote or permanently remove members of WPG below the rank of General pursuant to the WPG Honor Code and this document. Each Major General can be identified by the TAG |MG at the end of their name.

(M) Leader. The Leaders oversee all of WPG. The Leaders handle all issues pertaining to the ongoing development, growth, and well-being of WPG. Together, the Leaders run weekly meetings with Major General(s). The Leaders have the power to promote, demote, or permanently remove any member of WPG. New Leaders are promoted by vote of existing Leaders. Each Leader can be identified by the TAGs |L, |*L or |**L at the end of their name.

(N) Specialist. Any gamer who has served a minimum of three (3) days as a Recruit, registered on the WPG Website, and been promoted to a rank as least as high as Private is eligible to become a Specialist. Each Specialist is a full member of WPG who has opted to not participate in the Rank Structure, choosing instead to enjoy WPG as a member “specializing” in gaming. Each Specialist must continue to adhere to the WPG Honor Code, the WPG Regulations, and any other WPG rules.

(O) Staff. Each person designated as Staff represents WPG as a whole by assisting the Leaders in the administration, development, and maintenance of the WPG websites, programs, marketing efforts, and any other WPG-wide infrastructural issues. WPG Staff are required to uphold the WPG Honor Code and WPG Regulations.

Each WPG member is encouraged to represent his or her status as a member of WPG to the rest of the online gaming world. WPG uses and/or encourages the following types of identification:

(A) Names. Once an WPG member reaches the Rank of Corporal or Specialist, that member becomes eligible for an WPG name. A proper WPG name is a name that must begin with |WPG| in all caps (e.g. “|WPG|Sample”). A member seeking to change his or her name to an WPG name must have the desired change approved by that member’s Colonel, unless that member has a Rank of Colonel or higher.

(B) Game-Specific Identification. An WPG member may also be required to use certain emblems, color schemes, acronyms, or armor packages for identification purposes in certain games.

1.4 Meetings.
In order to maintain the communication necessary to provide an enjoyable and professionally-run gaming community, meetings will be regularly and consistently held throughout WPG. Members are strongly encouraged to attend these meetings if applicable. Excessive unexcused absences may result in demotion.

1.5 Transfers.
Any Recruit or member of WPG may seek to transfer from one battalion to another. However, such a transfer must be disclosed to the Colonel(s) and approved by the General(s) overseeing the Battalions involved in the transfer. Transfers within a particular battalion (i.e. from one company to another) need only be approved by the Captains involved in the transfer, a Major from the battalion, or the Colonel over the battalion.

1.6 Voluntary Departure.
Members choosing to voluntarily leave WPG for any reason other than to join another gaming community or clan as outlined in Rule 2.2 are allowed to return to WPG one (1) time after such a departure so long as the voluntary departure was not in conjunction with or somehow related to any violation of the WPG Honor Code, these WPG Regulations, or any other WPG rule. Members who desire to return to WPG after having voluntarily departing no more than one (1) time may do so subject to the following guidelines:

(A) Ranks of Lieutenant or Higher. Any member who left WPG while serving at the rank of Lieutenant or higher is allowed to return to WPG but must start at the rank of Sergeant upon their return unless specific approval has been given by a Major General or Leader.

(B) Ranks of Sergeant or Lower. Any member who left WPG while serving at the rank of Sergeant or below is allowed to return to WPG but must start at the rank of Corporal upon their return unless specific approval has been given by a Major General or Leader.

(C) Recruits. These rules do not apply to Recruits who have voluntarily left WPG while serving as a Recruit. A Recruit is allowed to return to WPG at any time as a Recruit but the minimum five (5) day recruitment period must start over.

II. Discipline

1.7 Retirement conditions.
Any member who retires from the rank structure of WPG will voluntarily surrender their position in the ranks. If that member wishes to return to the rank structure then they will enter back into the structure at two positions lower than the rank they had when they retired. This applies to any retired member who was at the rank of colonel or lower. Any member of leadership (|G or higher) who retires and then returns will be placed at a rank the leadership sees fit. Any returning member who is placed at a rank upon their return from retirement will assume that rank and must re-obtain there previous position. Special exceptions may be made based upon the leaderships decision.

2.1 Disciplinary Sanctions.
Violations of the WPG Honor Code, the WPG Regulations, or any other WPG rule will be handled according to the following:

(A) Discipline. A member found to be in violation of the WPG Honor Code, the WPG Regulations, or any other WPG rule may be subjected to disciplinary sanctions including (1) a warning, (2) demotion, or (3) permanent removal from WPG.

(B) Disciplinary Board. A member disagreeing with a sanction imposed may appeal the sanction to the WPG Disciplinary Board as outlined in Rule 2.3.

2.2 Permanent Ban for Joining another Community.
Any member, other than a Recruit, who leaves WPG in connection with joining, creating, or otherwise aiding another gaming community or clan shall be banned from WPG and the WPG Website. Should any member previously banned under this rule desire to return to WPG, he or she must appeal to the Disciplinary Board as outlined in Rule 2.3. In reviewing whether the banned member should be allowed to return to WPG, the Disciplinary Board is to consider the circumstances surrounding that member’s departure from WPG, including whether the member disparaged WPG, disrespected WPG members, or attempted to poach or recruit WPG members. Any banned member allowed to return to WPG by the Disciplinary Board is to return at the rank they would have held under Rule 1.6 had they voluntarily departed WPG.

2.3 Disciplinary Board.

(A) Board Members. The Major General appointed to oversee the Disciplinary Board shall select five (5) Colonels to serve on the Disciplinary Board. Each Colonel selected will serve on the Disciplinary Board for a term of two (2) months. In the event a Colonel selected to serve is unavailable, either as a result of promotion, demotion, scheduling conflict, or a conflict of interest, the overseeing Major General can appoint a replacement Colonel for the length of time needed under the circumstances.

(B) Appeal to Disciplinary Board. Any member demoted or permanently removed by someone with the rank of General or below may appeal the sanction to the Disciplinary Board. Sanctions imposed by a Major General or Leader are not appealable to the Disciplinary Board. Major Generals and Leaders may waive the shield for Disciplinary Board review as they may see fit.

(C) Decisions By Disciplinary Board. The Disciplinary Board has the power to affirm, modify, or reverse the sanction given. However, any decision by the Disciplinary Board must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Colonels serving as Board Members. The overseeing Major General is a non-voting member of the Disciplinary Board. Other than the Colonels serving on the Disciplinary Board, the Major General overseeing the Disciplinary Board, the appealing party, and any witnesses to the event(s) at issue, no other WPG members should be present during the Disciplinary Board proceedings.

(D) Appeal from Disciplinary Board. Any member permanently removed may appeal the decision of the Disciplinary Board to the overseeing Major General. If the overseeing Major General is unavailable, the member may appeal directly to the Major Generals as a group.

III. WPG Websites & Online Services

3.1 Forums, Chat Box, & Private Messaging.
The WPG Website uses various forums, chat areas, and private messages designed to enable each member to communicate within the WPG community. When using the forum, chat box, or private messaging features, the following guidelines must be followed:

(A) Content. No Posts or messages containing any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, harassing, racist, sexually-orientated, illegal, or material otherwise prohibited by the TERMS OF SERVICE for the WPG Website are NOT allowed.

(B) “Netiquette”. When posting or messaging, stay within the scope of a certain forum or thread topic, do not spam, do not cross-post, do not post just to increase the total number of your posts, keep the size of personal images down, and do not hijack other members’ posts or messages by attempting to change the topic or focus.

3.2 Avatars & Signatures.
Avatars and Signatures are provided to allow members to add a custom and personal touch to their user accounts on the WPG Website. The following guidelines must be followed when using an avatar or signature:

(A) Content. No nudity, violent, racist, obscene, or illegal images, logos or words may be used. Derogatory or offensive avatars and/or signatures are not allowed. Avatars or Signatures containing references to drugs and/or drug use are not allowed, unless for a legitimate drug awareness purpose.

(B) Size & Usage. Avatars are limited to 125x125 pixels in size with a maximum file size of 102kb. Signatures are limited to 600x200 pixels in size with a maximum file size of 120kb. All members are allowed up to three (3) images and up to five (5) lines of text for signatures. Signatures linking to a business are allowed so long as they comply with all other signature and forum guidelines.

3.3 Moderation.
The WPG Website is run by dedicated volunteers whose goal is to create an online environment for good-natured discussion, friendly debate, and clean fun on the internet. In an effort to keep creating that environment and keep the WPG Website organized, moderators can and will move topics that are posted in the wrong area. Moderators also have the ability to close and/or edit topics that they deem unfit under Rule 3.1.

3.4 Violations.
Members found to be in violation of either Rule 3.1 or Rule 3.2 may be issued a warning and the improper or prohibited material may be removed. Serious or continued violations under Rule 3.1 or Rule 3.2 may result in a temporary or permanent ban from the WPG Website. Violations of Rule 3.1 or 3.2 may also result in disciplinary action outlined in Rule 2.