Posted on Jun 27, 2014
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Thanks to the input of several of our Member Administrators we are publishing our first RallyPoint Regulation. We expect this document to be extremely helpful not only to our Member Administrators, but also to anyone who uses the Answers forum and want to see RallyPoint become an increasingly valuable resource for all service members and Veterans.
As always we welcome any and all feedback and suggestions for changes. This is a living document and the latest version will always be available on our share drive.
** Updated 09 December, 2014**
RP 3-1, Proper Participation and Use of the RallyPoint Answers Forum: http://rly.pt/RP3-1v2
As always we welcome any and all feedback and suggestions for changes. This is a living document and the latest version will always be available on our share drive.
** Updated 09 December, 2014**
RP 3-1, Proper Participation and Use of the RallyPoint Answers Forum: http://rly.pt/RP3-1v2
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The document is a little long with no distinction between petty issues and major issues. Maybe a one to three page executive summary hitting the high points would be helpful.
This could be in the form of ten to twelve commandments ". . . thou shalt not . . . ."
It might help to proofread the document - for example: RP RP Reg. 3-1 (27 June 2014) 3-2 " . . . Questions within the same them . . ." maybe meant to use the word "theme" ?
RP Reg. 3-1 (27 June 2014) 7-4(f) "Members will not post links to any illicit material." Question: What kind of illicit material is intended to be covered? The OED defines illicit as "Not authorized or allowed; improper, irregular; esp. not sanctioned by law, rule, or custom; unlawful, forbidden." Maybe use of the word illicit might be a little vague? Some examples?
Maybe there should be some mention of copyrighted material restrictions. Also a definition with examples of what may be considered "fair use" on this website.
Finally if a high ranking (multiple star) administrator edits something - it might be a good idea to note at least the posting was edited and maybe who edited the posting so that the sentiments of high ranking administrators are not mis-attributed to the original user.
The document is a little long with no distinction between petty issues and major issues. Maybe a one to three page executive summary hitting the high points would be helpful.
This could be in the form of ten to twelve commandments ". . . thou shalt not . . . ."
It might help to proofread the document - for example: RP RP Reg. 3-1 (27 June 2014) 3-2 " . . . Questions within the same them . . ." maybe meant to use the word "theme" ?
RP Reg. 3-1 (27 June 2014) 7-4(f) "Members will not post links to any illicit material." Question: What kind of illicit material is intended to be covered? The OED defines illicit as "Not authorized or allowed; improper, irregular; esp. not sanctioned by law, rule, or custom; unlawful, forbidden." Maybe use of the word illicit might be a little vague? Some examples?
Maybe there should be some mention of copyrighted material restrictions. Also a definition with examples of what may be considered "fair use" on this website.
Finally if a high ranking (multiple star) administrator edits something - it might be a good idea to note at least the posting was edited and maybe who edited the posting so that the sentiments of high ranking administrators are not mis-attributed to the original user.
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The typo has already been fixed. The regulation is a little long, but it is meant to be comprehensive, and will likely get longer as we get more feedback and RallyPoint adds features - I'll look into an executive summary or something similar that highlights the major points. I think that would be helpful for everyone!
A couple people have commented regarding the language referencing illicit/vulgar/obscene language etc. so we'll be sure to add some clarity there.
Right now there are no notifications in place when member administrators make changes or remove content, but we already have a solution to that in the works.