Staff Positions

As of currently, April 23, 2013, this page is a work in progress, and does not reflect current policy. Anything written here is subject to change for the time being. This message will be removed when this is no longer the case.

Positions

There are a variety of positions and duties attached to those positions to govern and operate BDI on an ongoing basis. Some will bear visible status in the channel or on the forums, for better recognition by players for support questions, help, or setting expertise.

Volunteer

Volunteers are BDI's weekend warriors; these are players that are generous with their time, and commit to short term projects as is needed. All of their work is done on an at will basis, meaning that a volunteer has no real requirement for continued contribution, or any real responsibilities outside of their current projects. Volunteers are welcomed to come and go with impunity, and can work on their projects when they have time available. If deadlines are required to be met, Operators will make this clear at the outset of a project, and will keep volunteers on whatever schedule was predetermined.

All volunteers are considered equal, unless a leader is needed for a given project.

If a volunteer needs to stop work on a project before completion, they should inform an Op, so that the project can be delegated elsewhere.

Story Teller

Story Tellers are lime game masters for the BDI world. They run plots, organize story lines, and schedule events... etc etc something like that.

Setting Nerd

Setting Nerds are considered the "experts" of the BDI setting. They are folks who have been around for a long time and know the setting very well, and they can be consulted for their opinions and contributions to both historical and new setting elements. Setting Nerds are usually noted by a +voice in the channel, and are expected to contribute their knowledge to the setting by answering questions from veterans and newbies alike... yadda yadda.

Operator

Operators are Margo's bitch-er minions.

Administrator

An Administrator is an Operator who has administrator rights to the various areas of the channel, site, semi-defunct mailing list, and bots. Administrators will be few and far between, and given access to various "back end" areas of the site and channel with the intention of maintenance and ensuring the smooth operation of all parts of BDI. As some of the admin passwords are shared, you must be trusted by the other Administrators and Director, and will need to spend a good deal of time as an Operator before becoming an Administrator. Due to the risk of unintentional corruption or damage by someone unskilled or uneducated in web design coding languages, etc, an Administrator must be knowledgeable in the following:

• Content Management Software we use on the site:
  • MediaWiki
  • Wordpress
  • phpBB
• Basic IRC commands & channel modes
• DarkMyst's services
• Eggdrop commands

Some understanding of web design principles and code will go a long way in tweaking the CSS, PHP, HTML and Javascript used on the site. Administrators should be comfortable working in these environments, or willing to learn and educate themselves. Scripting in Eggdrop TCL is always a massive plus.

Administrators should be able to work autonomously to fix minor or technical problems on the site or channel. Major changes to templates, site design, colour schemes, skins, etc must be decided on as a group, and should not be carried out without a consensus. All custom changes made to the hard code of the site must be documented in the case of an update breaking them. There is a thread on the administrator forums for this, and Administrators are expected to use it.

Director

This position is basically the same as an administrator, and holds all of the same access to all areas of the channel and site as an administrator. However, the Director will be responsible for guiding the growth of the channel, and the organization and delegation of other staff members. Subject to all of the same rules as a regular player and other members of staff, the Director should have leadership and communication skills, and a staunch dedication to the channel and its continuation as a whole. There should ultimately only be one person holding the position of Director at a time, to avoid conflict. It is the Director's responsibility to mediate staff disputes or problems as they arise, and to enforce staff rules when needed.

Common Goals

Being a BDI Operator means you will improve on and uphold the common goals of the channel:

• We will protect the channel and its patrons from attack, be it spammer, troll or malicious player.
• We will strive to provide an environment that is welcoming to everyone who seeks it out, both in the IC and OOC channels, and we will ensure that this environment allows for everyone to have fun while gaming.
• We will strive for a channel where the newbie may feel welcome, comfortable and assisted when learning to be a better roleplayer and we will provide resources for them to learn from.
• We will foster a sense of community within our channel by treating each member with respect.
• We will put our channel's future above pettiness and personal issues, and work together to see the channel and the art of FFRP flourish.
• We will not stymie the setting's growth with over protection, allowing some change to occur and will seek to encourage the development of our evolving world.

Operators who cannot uphold these guiding principles should not bear an @, and will be removed.