So it finally happened. In collaboration with the other administrators, I have assembled an official code of conduct for ArtGrounds administrators. It is available here in [url=http://www.artgrounds.com/Code_of_Conduct.pdf]PDF[/url] and [url=http://www.artgrounds.com/Code_of_Conduct.png]PNG[/url] format. It shall apply from this point on. Expect revisions in the future! [b]UPDATE:[/b] Revision 1.1 uploaded. Added passage about rule exceptions.

Hmmm...Good rules. :3

Awsome. :D

They Seen Fine to me, It's good here And I agree I hate people who know admind and bother others about it!

Very nice rules :] I thought that they were strict but not too strict. Easy to follow and easy to cooperate with. I'm very glad that you have made an official Code Of Conduct and I hope everybody on Artgrounds uses and respects it.

It's good for a first draft as it ad hears to the Keep It Short and Sweet principles. Setting the core ground rules but leaving room for expansion as needed in each point of order declared. Hopefully it won't need too many revisions, particularly the part about the administration needing to be in Oasis a bit less and patrol the Generals more often.

Ah, exactly what I wanted to see happen to the admin rules. These rules show a basic yet professional. Gives a good feel. I agree with these and I am very glad/ahppy that you decided to re-do these. CB

I'm surprised you really didn't have any already. They're not the most clean cut, but I'm sure they'll be polished in time. How about a rule about No Favoritism?

I think the rules are good. And I also like Juggernaut's suggestion. ... *doesn't know what else to say*

Thor... This is a very good basic campus for an administrators code of conduct. After close review of them I am very found of the "Do not Intimidate" standard. This is a good basic rule to follow when administrating anything where user contact is constant and a big part of what happens. Too many admins in past experiences have I seen that Like to throw words around and over step the boundaries of an administrator and slip into that dark category of a "griefer" or an abuser of users. Secondarily, I am quite glad that you have asked you administrators to keep a close eye on the general chats. It is rather simple logic of the structure and community of a site such as ArtGrounds that the gathering places of new users are the most common places to see breaches of the rules and CODs. By taking care of these areas, not only do you take care of the problems as they occur, but it also helps new users to learn the behavior that is expected from them as part of the community that has been created here at ArtGrounds. Also, I must say that you created a set of basic believes and guide lines for your administrators that should be easy to follow and easy to maintain. With this COD, you should have a strong and well connected administration staff that will help to keep ArtGrounds running, and its community quite happy. With all that said, I would like to thank you for doing such a great job with the COD, and with all of ArtGrounds as a whole. Raven~~ Ace of Spades

*Assuming we all can comment on this..* Those sound like pretty fair rules. A wee bit strict in some places, but fair none-the-less. *I'm kinda with Juggernaut on the "No Favouritism" thing, though :*

YAY! :3 I like the non-indimidate thing :D

Alright, my turn. "Don't be insecure" When admins first start out, I usually see insecurity and unsureness. I know, I was one of them. That's the perfect confidence booster right there. "Do not Intimidate" This is another one of my favorites, because it follows the same lines. Where as an admin (new or old) shouldn't be unsure of their power, and be hesitant, s/he shouldn't overstep his/her authority either or get power hungry. A healthy middle is perfect, and you putting [i]both[/i] in here was perfect. "Do not break the rules" This is EXTREMELY important. EXTREMELY. I know that sometimes admins forget to follow the rules ('cause we're having too much fun, or something), and, on occasion, purposely don't follow the rules (like leaving drawings behind in the sketcher). I love seeing this in bold text, as a reassurance that it's something we HAVE to do, rather than a fuzzy thing. "Do Not Hide" This is perfect. Some of the admins need back up on the general rooms when there are big problems <3 As for the rest of the rules, I love them all, to be honest. I can't comment on everyone of them, because everything is pretty self explainitory. But the fact that everything's been enforced in huge, bold letters really excites me! As of right now, I can't think of anything to add, but as soon as I do, I will contact you! <3

Hm...quite interesting, this should make order even stronger not only amongst the masses of artgrounds, but of the admin aswell. It marks the day that strength is not upheld by order, but dignity. With this document, I say that the bonds have grown stronger and the souls of all have been tied together. This is fate, true fate for the rise of something new, something better. No matter if it is classified for certain people it shall always aid the masses. Now, as I say this, I show my undying honor to any cause of the admin, hail to the admins! (yeah, me and my Knight's honor self talking, lol. I honesty have to stop that.) Really, I find nothing wrong with this code of conduct, well, nothing I can see right away. It takes time for me to see anything that needs to be added, but I will continue to look if there are any.

It's good to see a set of rules for administrators. Weild that Moral Compass, Thor!

So Thor is going to start bringing some "beat down" with melonior? even tho i cant spell its name...

Mjølnir <3

Awesome, I agree with the favortism thingy. I Like the rules though I think they are perfect. n.n

OKok Im one of the admins who "hides" so I'll stop xD

i like the rules Thor its very clear and to the point THOR RULES!!!!!!!! lol =P

i was in maryland and i saw "camp THOR!" and i was like MOMMM STOP TEH CAR! but she didnt

I think this is very good, and well needed. And I don't think it's "too strict" at all. It's fair and admin should be expected to behave properly and follow the rules just as much as anyone, without getting power hungry. Hopefully this should settle the little bit of 'admin h8' that has been thrown around. There was never much of it, just a few people might say something about one particular admin, but with these rules, then hopefully people will start to understand that admin now have rules as well. (Not that they didn't before, these are just now written down and shown to everyone.) I rambled, but ah.. yes, that's my opinion <:

nice and professional, good work Thor. d(^_^)b

Nice one Thor. These rules should keep the admin system going smoothly.

/back maybe for a little bit :D These are very nice rules, Thor. I don't think anyone could have put it better. And I honestly don't find any of these strict. These are perfect, and anyone who is looking forward to being an administrator in the future days should keep these in mind. The only problem I would ever have, if I were ever to be an administrator(hypothetically speaking), would be that I'm not on any IM programs most of the time. Sometimes I'm on all day, but I occassionally refuse to get on for days, for no reason what-so-ever. lol Either way, excellent in all ways, Thor. You've done well for your web art community! Bravo!

Great rules, but maybe you should add a "Common sense" rule to avoid smartasses with the "It wasn't in the rules" excuse.

BoomSlang, We do not tolerate that excuse as is. We are not lawyers. Braden

Yes! that rule is brillant, I tell you BRILLANT!!! It is also important that the normal users see this as well. It shows that admins have a hard job, and we all should Fully respect them