OWBN-Wide Code of Conduct
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Proposal Type: Bylaw Revision
Opened: 01-Nov-2014 12:00AM EDT
Closing: 08-Nov-2014 12:00AM EST
I, Jessica Karels, as Head Coordinator, propose the implementation of an OWBN-wide code of conduct.
Here is a copy of the proposed Code of Conduct
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9eh4AQBsES9SmMyUVBOVEJaR2M/view?usp=sh... (pdf format)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19GnBBAGwTDO7M_P4m_wCuP3z4ruTWlt3MU8l... (Google Doc)
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Ballot Options For
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74 out of 155 eligible voters cast their ballot
Against
61% (45 votes)
For
22% (16 votes)
Abstain
18% (13 votes)
| Chronicle/Position | Voted for | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Dubuque, IA - USA, Kingdom of Ashes | Abstain | I do believe that an Org-wide CoC is needed. I am not convinced, however, that this is the right form it should take. |
| St. Petersburg, FL - USA, Faces of Change | Abstain | |
| Los Angeles, CA - USA, La Sangre De Los Angeles | Against | |
| São Paulo, SP - Brazil, São Paulo by Night | For | |
| Rockland, NY - USA, Under The Rock | For | |
| Bloomington, IN - USA, Fallen Idols | Against | |
| Saint Paul, MN - USA, Obsidian Towers | For | |
| Detroit, MI - USA, Motor City Monsters | Against | |
| Curitiba, PR - Brazil, Curitiba By Night | Abstain | |
| La Crosse, WI - USA, The Rivers Edge | For | |
| Iowa City, IA - USA, Fields of Rage | Against | |
| Dois Vizinhos, PR - Brazil, The Kingdom by Night - Immortal Royalty | Abstain | |
| Stockton, CA - USA, Stockton by Night | Against | |
| Peoria, IL - USA, The Shattered Mirror | Against | |
| Martinsburg, WV - USA, Martinsburg by Night | For | |
| Decatur, IL - USA, The Chaos Within | Against | |
| Tampa, FL - USA, Tampa Bay by Night | Abstain | |
| Philadelphia, PA - USA, Honor in the Shadows | Abstain | |
| Evansville, IN - USA, Paradise Lost | Against | This is absolute Council overreach, full of HR jive talk, and wide open to abuse. |
| Cleveland, OH - USA, An Uncertain Destiny | Against | This is a hobby, not a corporation. I'm not subjecting myself, my players, and our personal thoughts/feelings/motivations to the scrutiny of any current or future governing body of this organization. The amount of over-reach here is obscene. |
| Cedar Rapids, IA - USA, Five Nights | For | |
| Sacramento, CA - USA, Sacramento By Night | For | |
| Duluth, MN - USA, Thicker than Blood | Against | Pending Chronicle discussion (votes currently favor against) |
| Chicago, IL - USA, Dark Requiem | Against | |
| Fredericksburg, VA - USA, Caine's Chosen: Liberty in Death | For | |
| Plainfield, IL - USA, Obsidian Shadows | Against | |
| Indianapolis, IN - USA, Stars Never Rise | Against | |
| Sorocaba, SP - Brazil, Sorocaba by Night: The Abyss Within | Against | |
| Auburn, CA - USA, Lux Tenebras | Against | |
| Cedar Falls, IA - USA, Blackhawk Co. by Night | Against | |
| San Francisco, CA - USA, Always Comes Evening | For | May change. |
| Providence, RI - USA, Hidden Flame | Abstain | |
| Atlanta, GA - USA, Whispers of Atlanta | Against | |
| Dayton, OH - USA, Dying Embers | Against | |
| Brasília, DF - Brazil, Pacis Aeternae | Against | |
| Allentown, PA - USA, Steel Valley by Night | Against | Overreach, micromanagement and corporate style governance. New Rochelle, Green Bay, Chicago and Cleveland are right here. To add to it, the best code of conduct we could ever probably use is the base rules in the core MET books, though I think at this point we're mostly adults and can manage the alcohol thing. |
| Macon, GA - USA, Stolen Hours | Against | |
| Cincinnati, OH - USA, Shadows of Cincinnati | Against | As much as I appreciate the work done in an attempt to better the org, we disagree with this proposal. |
| Rochester, NY - USA, Rochester by Night | Against | |
| Cleveland, OH - USA, Heartland Alliance | Against | Our chronicle does not need a Big Brother rule in place. |
| Columbus, OH - USA, Columbus in Darkness | Against | |
| Denver, CO - USA, Front Range Sabbat | Against | No. |
| Vitória, ES - Brazil, Blood and Darkness | Against | |
| Portland, ME - USA, Blackened Veins | Against | |
| Lewiston/Auburn, ME - USA, Shadows and Light | Against | |
| Lexington, KY - USA, Panders Playground | Against | |
| Pittsburgh, PA - USA, Rage Across Three Rivers | Against | |
| Alto Tietê, SP - Brazil, Sang Royal | For | This Code of Conduct is welcomed and a really necessary action to improve the overall behavior in the org. Although it can be enhanced in the future, it will provide a common ground were people will be able to cultivate a better relationship with other larpers. The discussions in the OWBN administrative field are getting worse day by day, with bad examples of Coordinators and Council Members trying to ridicule/debunk chronicles and individuals who respectfully object to their ideas. The witch hunts are getting way more common too and the censure are of censorship of contradictory ideas seems to have been set as the standard. |
| Vale do Paraíba, SP - Brazil, Vale Sangrento | Against | |
| Washington, DC - USA, Shadows on the Mall | Abstain | Awaiting player feeddback |
| Phoenix, AZ - USA, Secundus Surrectum | For | I would love to see it implemented in an unbiased fashion. |
| Amador, CA - USA, River of Shadows | Against | |
| Kenosha, WI - USA, Memento Mori | For | |
| Los Angeles, CA - USA, Dark Side of the Moon | For | |
| Green Bay, WI - USA, Shattered Dreams | Against | Just my opinion. This is nothing more than a Human Resources ploy/tactic, to control people and organization. Human Resources say that they are there for the employees but in reality they are there for the company. In short, Council is turning into a Human Resource department. We need to stop focusing on more rules and focus more on core issues. IE: What is making players unhappy, what makes players happy and how can we fix that!!! OWBN's back bone is it's strong player base, NOT council. |
| Columbus, OH - USA, Wyld Prophets | Against | |
| Bridgewater, MA - USA, Into The Darkness: Sabbat | Against | More council overreach in this. |
| Athens, GA - USA, Athens After Dark | Against | The wording of this document as well as it intent while coming from a good place goes to far. It reaches out and attempt to define things the law already deals with, while saying the law takes a front seat. It both acknowledges and ignores the dark nature of ic interaction under its harassment policy in a way that while the spirit is good, the wording is dangerous and open to abuse. |
| Gimli, MB - Canada, Sang Nordique | Abstain | |
| Iowa City, IA - USA, L'Ange Noir | Against | |
| St. Augustine, FL - USA, On Haunted Ground | Against | As previously stated, I like the code itself, but there's just too much unnecessary additions in the remaining pages. |
| Rohnert Park, CA - USA, Shadows Crossing | For | |
| Ann Arbor, MI - USA, Tower of Broken Glass | Against | See Athens. |
| Annapolis, MD - USA, Vitae Aeternus | For | |
| Londrina, PR - Brazil, Blood and Vendetta | Abstain | |
| Springfield, OH - USA, Ohio Knights Sabbat | Abstain | |
| Chicago, IL - USA, New Moon Rising | Against | Serious Over-reach, Micromanage of players and their actions inside and outside of Org activities. not to mention being more strict than some jobs my players have had. Not to mention excessively long. Out of every org, I think this as written at minimum doubles any other related/able org's CoC.
This comment has been revised 2 times. Click here to see revision history Version 2 dated: Nov 05 2014, 9:08pm EST Serious Over-reach, Micromanage of players and their actions inside and outside of Org activities. not to mention being more strict than some jobs my players have had. Not to mention excessively long. Out of every org, I think this as written at minimum doubles any other related/able org's CoC. Version 3 dated: Nov 07 2014, 10:20am EST Serious Over-reach, Micromanage of players and their actions inside and outside of Org activities. not to mention being more strict than some jobs my players have had. Not to mention excessively long. Out of every org, I think this as written at minimum doubles any other related/able org's CoC. |
| Lakeland, FL - USA, Lagos de los Muertos | Against | As written |
| Worcester County, MA - USA, Quabbin | Abstain | |
| Hartford, CT - USA, Dark Colony | Against | Code of Conduct should be wheaton's law |
| Vale do Itajaí, SC - Brazil, Fear of the Dark | Abstain | |
| Indianapolis, IN - USA, Past is Prologue | Against | |
| New Rochelle, NY - USA, Seasons of Strange | Against | I have to vote against this because it aims to restrict participation in outside groups that are related to OWBN. In particular it aims to restrict this participation by punishing the participants, which is a wrong and backwards way to go about addressing groups that the administration does not like. |
| Baltimore, MD - USA, Dark Harbor | For |
Serious Over-reach, Micromanage of players and their actions inside and outside of Org activities. not to mention being more strict than some jobs my players have had. Not to mention excessively long. Out of every org, I think this as written at minimum doubles any other related/able org's CoC.