Membership Policy

Preface:
Everyone is welcome at Icarus Interstellar Incorporated, whether a hardcore player, casual player, or somewhere in between, and we look forward to many fun and exciting adventures with all of our members. However, for an organization to be successful, there must be an appropriate membership policy governing membership.

Our Membership Policies are designed on the premise that an organization must have members from all levels of commitment to be successful, and therefore it allows flexibility. However, our policies also emphasize commitment, loyalty, participation, and security for our organization.

Current Organization Membership Roles

Administrative Roles:

  • Director – Directors are the top tier leaders with the responsibility run and grow the org. Directors set and evaluate policy, monitor org operations, resolve issues, make sure goals align with the organization’s founding principles, and are responsible for expansion planning.
  • Senior Officer – A Senior Officer works closely with Directors, serving as lieutenants and speaking for Directors when required. They coordinate/monitor/oversee responsibilities given to Officers and monitor org operations and wellbeing.
  • Officer – An Officer works closely with the Senior Officers and Directors, and are given the responsibility of overseeing a group of related game loops, content, or org operations, ensuring smooth org operation.
  • (Future “Assistant Officer” to assist Officers with specific game loops or org operations.)

In-Game Leadership Roles:

  • Team Lead – A Team Lead assists Officers as an expert in a specific game loop or org operation, and may lead teams or operations during missions.
  • Senior Member – A Senior Member is an expert in a specific game loop that can be counted on by Team Leads and Officers to assist them and other members.

General Membership Roles:

  • Member – Members are the backbone of our org, plain and simple. They are why we exist and why the leadership is working hard to create a very successful org.
  • Reservist – A Reservist is a member that is inactive or will be on leave for an extended amount of time, but still considered part of our Org family.
  • Recruit – A Recruit is a new member that is in the evaluation phase and must play on org nights a few times to allow the org leadership to decide on membership approval.

Pre-Recruit Roles:

  • Applicant – A person applying to our org is assigned the Applicant role. They are required to complete a series of onboarding steps to be approved to become a Recruit.
  • Guest – The Guest role is assigned to a person temporarily to play with us. They will either need to complete the onboarding steps to join our org or will automatically be kicked.

Other Roles:

  • Ambassador – An Ambassador is not a member, rather they serve as a direct link to another org we have a relationship or alliance with. They are still required to follow our rules and have very limited access to our Discord

Recruit Expectations:

The Recruit role is a very important step to become a full member and being assigned the Member role. Icarus Interstellar Incorporated is an active org with a goal to remain active and grow. We are specifically looking for active players that are able to join us on our org nights (ideally at least once a month). We are not looking for players to join us and then just disappear. The Recruit role allows our org leadership to evaluate the player, answer their questions, and make sure they are a good fit. It also allows the player to determine if our org is a good fit for them.

  • Recruits are required to join our org nights at least two times over a 30 day period of time so that our org leadership can evaluate them and approve a promotion to the Member role.
  • If a Recruit becomes inactive after joining, prior to reaching the member role, they will be required to update a Director with the reason and discuss options. Failure to update a Director or respond to messages will result in an automatic kick from the org. This is a security issue.

Spectrum Org Page:

All members are required to join our RSI Spectrum org page and set our org as their main org. This will be very important when Orgs 2.0 is released.

  • If an org member of any role (except Ambassador) changes Icarus Interstellar Incorporated to an Affiliate Organization on our RSI Spectrum org page, they will be removed from the organization.

Affiliates

Currently, Icarus Interstellar Incorporated is NOT accepting affiliate members, as our members are expected to commit to our organization as their main organization. The only exception to this is the Ambassador role, which is not a member, but serves as a link to another org.

Current Leadership Team

See Leadership Team Page

Conflict of Interest and Member Behavior

The leadership of Icarus Interstellar Incorporated considers both in-game security and internal security (Discord and member interactions) to be of utmost importance. The organization’s Conflict of Interest and Member Behavior policy is designed to reduce security risks and promote a friendly atmosphere.

  • Members of Icarus Interstellar Incorporated may not hold an officer position, significant rank, or any position requiring a time commitment with any other organization.
  • Members of Icarus Interstellar Incorporated may not be responsible for any action that is not in the best interest of this organization and its reputation. This includes cheating, griefing, ganking, harassment, or any action causing others harm.
  • Members of Icarus Interstellar Incorporated, unless there is a valid reason, should not participate in other organization’s events during an our scheduled organization nights.
  • Members of Icarus Interstellar Incorporated may not introduce or participate in any recruitment activities for another organization.
  • Members of Icarus Interstellar Incorporated may not be a member of or associated with a pirate organization or any organization that participates in griefing, ganking, murderhobo activities or unprovoked attacks on other players.

Participation in any of the above actions may result in removal from the organization.

Member Participation / Activity Level

Icarus Interstellar Incorporated is an active org with a goal to remain active and grow. For an organization to become successful and continue to grow, there must be a basic expectation of participation / activity level of its members within reason. With that said, there also must be a balance of that expectation versus real life obligations.

We would love for all members to be as active as they are able to. However, we absolutely understand that real life comes before gaming, and that we’re all here to have fun. For this reason, we will not have any “mandatory” events or expect a specific amount of activity. However, to grow a successful organization, we need to understand the activity level of members and their needs. The following guidelines are in place to ensure that the organization leadership has the information it needs.

Participation Guidelines and Notes

  1. We offer official organization play times each week for members to strive to attend, which will be when larger activities are planned. These times will be updated as required, but will generally be scheduled during the evenings for US time zones.
  1. Additional times may be scheduled depending on member’s desires and available time to play. More regularly scheduled official play times will be added as the organization’s membership increases.
  1. Our organization’s communication is based on a Discord server. Members should use this server to communicate with fellow members and keep up to date on organization plans, events, and news. We ask all members check our Discord server at least a couple times a week (most people probably check Facebook, Twitter, and other media more often then that).
  1. We completely understand that there may be reasons that come up that prevents a member from playing for an extended amount of time or requires a member to take a break. Members are able to do this as long as they remain a member in good standing, keep our org set as main, and remain loyal to our org. (This does not mean the member can take a break from us to play with another org.)

    Recruitment

    Icarus Interstellar Incorporated values quality over quantity. We try to make it easy for those players that might be interested in our organization to find out more about us. We will never resort to spamming invitations. We will only seek out those that have indicated that they are looking for an org.

    Also, we want to make sure that each potential new member is a good fit for us, as well as to allow each potential new member to ask questions and make sure we are a good fit for them. We want each incoming member to be satisfied.

    Age / Maturity Requirement

    We have a minimum age of 18 and a preferred age of 21 and over. A rare exception might be made for minimum age, but only for a special situation.

    Maturity is a consideration for Icarus Interstellar Incorporated. We strive for a mature membership that can encompass our principles and follow our bylaws. As an example, an 18 year old that works well with others and has a love for exploration would be a better fit for us than a 30 year old that just wants to “pew-pew some noobs” while trash talking.

    Membership Requirements to Join

    New members should be able to:
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    ◦ Agree with our principles and be able to follow our bylaws (just like any other group)
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    ◦ Meet the age requirement listed above (easier to keep a maturity level standard)
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    ◦ Be available for at least some of our planned events (isn’t that why we are here?)
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    ◦ Have an appropriate standard of written and spoken English (just makes it easier)——–
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    ◦ Be friendly, courteous, and respectful of others (this is just a given for our atmosphere)
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    ◦ Not be prone to using overly obscene language in a continuous manner (keep it within reason)
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    ◦ Not be prone to rage or anger (we want a friendly and welcoming atmosphere)
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    ◦ Be dependable (if you say you will do something or attend an event, be able to follow through)

    Dependability

    Our current event scheduler used for planning org nights and events has a RSVP function. All members are encouraged to use this feature.

    • For our more casual org nights, we follow a “come when you can and leave when you need” approach. Members are encouraged to still use the RSVP to help plan activities.
    • For our more structured mission nights, we encourage all members to be respectful of their fellow members when signing up. Members should evaluate their real life schedule and obligations before making any commitments, as these nights are participation dependent (teams, roles, required crew, etc.).
      • Being able to depend on fellow members is very important and should not be taken lightly. Planned events or missions may rely on a certain number of players or specific players to be logged in on time and not leaving early.
      • If indicating you will be attending an event, members should avoid not showing up or being late, unless it is a real life urgent matter, which everyone understands.
      • If the event has a specific length of time, members should avoid leaving early.
      • A tentative selection for the RSVP indicates you are unsure of attending.
      • Members that can only attend part of a scheduled event should communicate that ahead of time so arrangements can be made.

    Multi-organization Policy

    Icarus Interstellar Incorporated is NOT an exclusive organization. Members are allowed to affiliate with other organizations as they desire, as long as there is no conflict of interest and organization policies are followed.

    However, it is required that other organizations that a member belongs to be researched thoroughly in order to avoid violation of our organization principles, policies, and bylaws. Members will be held accountable for the actions of other organizations they belong to. Any member that is determined to belong to another organization that is going against the principles of this organization will be subject to removal from this organization.

    General Process to join (for 2024 and beyond):

    • Click on I’M READY TO JOIN on the Home Page.