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=== Proprietary Information ===
=== Proprietary Information ===
The term proprietary information is an overarching term that essentially refers to anything that isn't intended to publication. This also includes information that would be covered under a disclosure agreement, trade secrets, or classified material. In short, its anything we might get sued for or otherwise violates the Discord TOS is flat out prohibited.
The term proprietary information is an overarching term that essentially refers to anything that isn't intended to publication. This also includes information that would be covered under a disclosure agreement, trade secrets, or classified material. The standard line to use here is similar to that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design clean room design] (sometimes known as the Chinese wall technique), where you can discuss things learned, but not directly link to such information.
 
The standard line to use here is similar to that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_room_design clean room design] (sometimes known as the Chinese wall technique), where you can discuss things learned, but not directly link to such information.


Moderators will handle this on a case by case basis.
Moderators will handle this on a case by case basis.

Revision as of 08:46, 27 December 2022

This is an ongoing discussion to create a server overview, and description of all channels, as well as an effort at revising and clarification of the rules.

Server Description

DisNCord is NCommander's personal Discord server, which has taken many forms in the two years it has existed. At the moment, it's a combination of a social group, a center of preservation and retrocomputing, a place of acceptance, healing and understanding, and much more. It's expected that DisNCord will constantly shift and change throughout its existence both as its residents, and its owner changes. This is a living document intended to outline its core tenants and values.

Rules

  1. Treat everyone with respect. Absolutely no harassment, witch hunting, sexism, racism, or hate speech will be tolerated.
  2. No NSFW or obscene content. This includes text, images, or links featuring nudity, sex, hard violence, or other graphically disturbing content.
  3. No spam or self-promotion (server invites, advertisements, etc) without permission from a staff member. This includes DMing fellow members.
  4. This server is focused around retro-technology, and the history of computing but there are no hard and fast rules on topics.
  5. Posting links to proprietary information (such as copyrighted, or classified material) is prohibited.
  6. Excessive negativity, doomsaying, lashing out, and similar behaviors is prohibited.
  7. Venting is fine (we have a dedicated forum), but try to remember the other human.
  8. Violations of the rules may be reported via the ticket reporting system
  9. Transparency and accountability are the keys to a long running server.
  10. Come by and have a good time.

To prevent excessive rule lawyering, a general statement of what each rule means is provided for some of the more open ended ones. Moderators have final authority in determining what is and isn't acceptable, but, at the same time, moderators are humans too, and it should be understood that mistakes can and will happen.

Respecting Others

NSFW and Adult Topics

What Constitutes Spam

Proprietary Information

The term proprietary information is an overarching term that essentially refers to anything that isn't intended to publication. This also includes information that would be covered under a disclosure agreement, trade secrets, or classified material. The standard line to use here is similar to that clean room design (sometimes known as the Chinese wall technique), where you can discuss things learned, but not directly link to such information.

Moderators will handle this on a case by case basis.

Accountability and Transparency

Special: The Discord ToS And Other Unique Circumstances

The Responsibilities of Staff

Staff, which include both moderators, and those who've taken up a volunteer role such as Wiki Editor are responsible for helping create DisNCord (and this wiki) what they are, as well as upholding the server's values and roles.

At the time of writing (2022-12-26), moderators are organized in a flat structure, with NCommander being the final arbitrator.

At the time of writing (2022-12-26), wiki volunteers are organized in a flat structure, with a wiki admin group being created in the near future.

Server moderators have the "Trusted N" role, and a gold name in chat. Moderators uphold the chat rules, and are trusted to timeout, kick, or ban on their own cognition. Server moderators are considered volunteers.

The Importance of Volunteers

Volunteers are recognized with a distinctive purple color and icon in chat representing where they are interested in working. While volunteers are always welcome, by becoming one, you also accept the responsibility of being a representative of the server, and thus should be expected to be held to a higher standard than a normal member might be.

As DisNCord expands, it is important that we always remember the people who make it possible, and more defined benefits and responsibilities will be laid down as we expand further.

Warnings Are Not Threats

Transparency and Accountability

Supporter Roles Are Not Special

This server accepts both NCommander's Patreon, and its own Discord Supporter payments, and collects funds towards both helping its creator, and funding it's own internal projects, such as this wiki, and Mastodon servers. Unfortunately, there are who believe that one can simply buy their way out. As an official policy, supporter status shall not be considered when a moderation decision is made. At NCommander's discretion, Patreon perks may also be blocked for especially egregious conduct.

Discord Nitro Boosters are considered a supporter role, although at this time, they do not gain any access to perks.

Reporting System

Archival Policy

Quotes and Wiki Policy

Channel Descriptions

Announcements

#rules

#role-select

#content

#changelog

Supporters

#the-lounge

#supporter-content

Discussion Tracks

Discussion Track Channels

#off-topic

Voice Channels

#voice-text

Voice Discussion Channels

Breakout Tracks

#amateur-radio

#cursed-computing

#tech-support

#oddware-finds

#photos

Acceptance Corner

#express-yourself

#coming-out

#help-and-venting

#good-vibes

Paint Drying

#paint-drying-competition

#milestone-drips

#wet-paint

Paint Drying Streams

No Place Of Honor

#politics

#no-great-deeds

#blockchains-of-fools

Restless Systems

#fedi-discuss

#wiki-bootstrap

#wiki-changes

Project

#project-monterey

#banyan-resurrection

#osdev

Meta

#welcome

#botworld

#discord-improvements

Staff Lounge

#mod-discussion

#mod-sysadmin

#mod-social

#enforcement-action

#mod-botworld

#mod-voice

The Lost Worlds

#minecraft

Archives

#8086-detector

#game-server-thgouths

#rms-fsf-response

#stuff-youtube-says

#wiki-changelog

A Note On Private Channels

A small number of private channels have been used in the past to hold discussion between server admins, as well as handle time sensitive topics. These are generally all inactive, and only exist for archival purposes.

Server Roles

Administration Roles

Server Administrators

Endless Seeker

Bot Wrestler

Resident Madfolks

Volunteer Roles

Wiki Volunteers

Supporter Roles

Seeker Supporter

Tip Jar Supporter

Discord Nitro (Cool Folks)

Self-Selected Roles

Pronoun Roles

Pronoun roles exist for easy identification of folks. Roles are self-selected through a bot (or for more rarely used roles, filing a a ticket and requesting it). At the moment, roles are colored differently, and ordered in such a way to help increase diversity on the server.

In the past, the pronouns all shared an orange color, which stood out against the white generic color; the diversity in colors also helps allow those who don't have roles selected from not feel forced to take one.

Colors and ordering may change in the future

  • She/Her (Cyan)
  • He/Him (Red)
  • They/Them (Purple)
  • Any/Any (dark gray)
  • It/Its (gray)
  • Fey/Fey (gray)

N's Life

Drip Reports

Other Roles

Minecraft

Bot Roles

Things To Be Written