ZOITE STAFF POLICIES 


ADDING A STAFF MEMBER

To add a staff member, all staff members must vote 
yes. This is to ensure that all current staff 
members can work as a team with the new members. For 
admins, it's not as simple as just the vote. The 
server has to meet certain standards, which change 
with time. Any staff member can call a vote to add 
another staff member. Servers with staff 
preselected before linking will not be an 
exception to the voting policy, but a trial period 
can be arranged before the vote.


REMOVING A STAFF MEMBER

To remove a staff member the majority must vote yes 
and this option is only to be considered if that 
staff member is causing problems for the network. 
In the event of a tie the decision is left to the 
network administrators. The person being discussed 
has the right to vote and to be at the vote if it 
takes place in #core. They also are advised to send 
an email to staff in self defense. In an emergency an 
o-line can be temporarily removed before the vote.


VOTES

Votes are to be held in #core or via staff email. 
Any staff member has the right to call a vote. Not 
all members have to be present for a vote unless a 
new staff member is being added. If it can be 
safely assumed that no one will object, the staff 
member can be added without a vote, but an email 
must still be sent to staff announcing this. If an 
objection is made, the new member will be removed 
from staff. It would be better if that never 
happens, so please call a vote when in doubt.


ONCE STAFF ALWAYS STAFF

Once staff, always staff. All past staff members 
unless voted out are always welcome in #core and 
may request an o-line or there former position at 
any time. The request will be granted unless their 
former position is filled, in that case they will 
be given operator status.  We do not delete 
infrequently used o-lines for security purposes 
because this often leads to discontent among staff 
members. No one likes thinking that if they don't 
do enough, they loose their oline. On small 
networks IRC operators just don't have alot to do. 
On large networks they typically ban problematic 
users and keep the peace. If our IRC operators are 
bored, consider it a blessing. Most IRC operators 
eventually become administrators anyway. The only 
time a network has too much staff, is when a 
network has bad staff. Zoite staff members are 
encouraged to be as non-abrasive as possible while 
still keeping the peace. We also encourage honesty 
and openness with all network policies.


STAFF EMAIL

An email is to be sent to staff@zoite.net for
all major network decisions and events such as:

* All staff changes
* Security threats
* Permanent g-lines
* Habitually abusive users

Staff email exists so that everyone is completely 
aware of each individual situation. Good communication
is vital in order for staff to funcion as one unit.
All staff members are expected to read staff email on 
a regular basis. Staff email is archived on my hard 
drive which can be useful as evidence if logs of 
all threats have been emailed to staff as requested. 
Staff@zoite.net must always be open to user 
comments via email. 

tRiNiTy 
Founder and Network Administrator of Zoite IRC Network