Regulations for Fleet HQ

Regulations Governing the Operation of Fleets in Stellar Frontier

I. PURPOSE

To establish regulations and guidelines for fleets in Stellar Frontier ("SF").

II. DEFINITIONS

"Administrative Council" means the group comprised of all Administrators.
"Administrator" means a person with administrative powers at Fleet HQ.
"Executive Council" means the group comprised of SF game leaders who oversee the Administrative Council.
"Fleet" means a defined group of people who play SF together.
"Fleet HQ" means the official SF fleet registry and site.
"Fleet leader(s)" means (a) member(s) of a fleet recognized by the other members of said fleet as the commander(s) in chief of said fleet.
"Fleet representative(s)" means (a) member(s) of a fleet recognized by the other members of said fleet as the spokesperson(s) of said fleet.
"oneSF" means the concept that there is only one SF.
"Treaty" means a defined, mutually recognized agreement between two or more fleets.
"War" means a recognized conflict between two or more fleets.

III. POLICY

For the overall betterment of SF, all fleets in SF shall adhere to the rules and regulations set forth in this document.

IV. RECOGNITION

For a fleet to become recognized as an official SF fleet, the following conditions must be met:

1) The fleet must have a total of at least 5 active individual members, must have been in existence for at least 1 week, and must have a defined name and abbreviation.
2) A fleet leader or representative must register the fleet at Fleet HQ and provide a complete list of the fleet's members.
3) A fleet leader or representative must, on behalf of the fleet, endorse oneSF.

Once a fleet is recognized, said fleet will continue to be recognized as official as long as the following conditions are met:

1) The fleet must maintain a total of at least 3 active individual members.
2) A fleet leader or representative must promptly provide Fleet HQ with official notice of any wars or public treaties entered into by the fleet.
3) A fleet leader or representative must promptly provide Fleet HQ with official notice of any changes to the fleet's membership or leadership.
4) The fleet must continue to abide by its endorsement of oneSF.

V. RULES

All fleets and their members must abide by SF and Fleet HQ rules at all times. All content at Fleet HQ shall be publicly accessible. Fleet HQ shall not be used for private fleet matters. All fleet members are encouraged to wear an appropriate fleet tag at all times in SF.

VI. ADMINISTRATION

Each official fleet shall designate one member to act as an Administrator at Fleet HQ. Collectively, the Administrators shall form the Administrative Council, which shall write and update Fleet HQ rules, manage Fleet HQ, and enforce the provisions of this document. This document may be revised at any time with a majority vote of the Administrative Council.

All actions taken by (an) Administrator(s), and all decisions of the Administrative Council, shall be subject to oversight from the Executive Council. Any player with appropriate standing may appeal actions taken by (an) Administrator(s) to the Administrative Council, and may appeal decisions of the Administrative Council to any single member of the Executive Council. Decisions of an Executive Council member may be appealed to the full Executive Council provided a petition for rehearing en banc is filed and the petition is approved via majority vote of the Executive Council.

VII. AWARDS

The Administrative Council shall, at its discretion, establish rules for the award of fleet prizes.

VIII. SIZE EXEMPTION

The fleet size and activity requirements set forth in Section IV are suspended until SF 2 is officially released.

IX. RATIFICATION

This document shall go into force upon the creation of Fleet HQ.

X. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

The current Executive Council shall be comprised of Chief Councilor NiteHawk and Councilors DarkSun and Mobious. The size or membership of the Council may be changed at the discretion of the Chief Councilor.