Membership Requirements for The ~~INN~~ at the ~*Grove*~
Our Community is about Learning and Sharing, so all members, including management, are required to adhere to the following requirements in order to maintain their membership status. This is a private community, so all information you contribute is available to our members only.
Chat Name - Under Member Tools (Manager Tools if you are a Manager), your chat nickname must be used as your membership name. If you applied using your "given" name, this is easily remedied. Go to the Member Tools section. Go to view/edit my profile. Then simply change the name which appears to match the name you use in our chatroom. Proceed to the bottom of the page and click on Save to save your updated name.
Valid Email - All of our members are required to include a valid email address so that we can reach you. This will allow you to receive communications from The ~~INN~~ at the ~*Grove*~ regarding new members, class schedules, changes in any rules, and a variety of other subjects. If for some reason there is a problem with providing a valid email address, you can contact NyWitch, Adshyra Lightweaver or Mistress Dragoness at : ny_witch@frontiernet.net , krystlyn10@hotmail.com or mistressdragoness@msn.com .
Profiles - All members are encouraged to have an MSN profile, which is linked to our community, as this is the best way for our members to learn and share a bit of information about each other. This is not required, but is highly suggested. All members of Management are required to link their profiles to the community, including all temporary and permanent hosts.To link your profile, go to Member Tools. Click on view/edit my profile. There is a box which you can put a self description in. Under this box is a small box which says "Link my profile to my communities". Check this box. Then proceed to the bottom of the page and click Save. Under our Members section, you can also add some personal information about yourself, including your email address, favorite pictures, or photos, and your homepage. This is not required, but is also encouraged.
Opening Room - All members are encouraged to open the chatroom using the procedures noted below. If a member opens a room and shows that they are examplary they will be added upon request to NyWitch or Mistress Dragoness to the permanent host/hostess list.
Hosting Priviledges - Please see opening room above.
*A note on Management Requests*
Our policy is that anyone requesting the status of Assistant Manager must first go through a thirty day trial period as an Acting Manager (without status change within the community) prior to be given the promotion to management. After the trial period, all Inn management will discuss if we feel that making someone a Permanent Host or Assistant Manager would or would not be beneficial to the community. This is done on an individual basis. Please email your community managers Mistress Dragoness, NyWitch or Adshyra LightWeaver @ mistressdragoness@msn.com , ny_witch@frontiernet.net or krystlyn10@hotmail.com with your request for promotion and what you feel you have to offer our community. We are currently always accepting requests for Assistant Managers and Permanent Hosts/Hostesses. Please email your request directly, stating which position you are interested in and what you feel you could do for the community to Nywitch, Adshyra LightWeaver, or MistressDragoness. All requests will be discussed during our management meetings.
Common Courtesy & Inappropriate Behavior - We require all of our members to be kind, respectful and courteous to all management, members, and guests in our community. If you feel there is a problem which needs to be addressed, please speak to management, or contact your community managers directly. All problems should be brought to the attention of management and NOT placed on the Message Board, as we would like to handle problems with as little disturbance as necessary. All members do not need to be aw
are of each and every issue that may arise. So, please contact your Community Managers @ ny_witch@frontiernet.net , mistressdragoness@msn.com , or Additionally, under the Management Information section, there is a listing of Permanent Hosts/Hostesses, Assistant Managers, and Managers with email addresses. You can also contact our management staff directly using this resouce. Improper behavior will not be tolerated in our community and all management will strive to see that any problems are dealt with as swiftly as possible. Behaviors which we feel are not to be tolerated are foul language, preaching, bashing, being argumentative with your Hosts, rudeness, or any type of explicit sexual commentary. Of course, playfulness is permitted at times, but we ask that you keep it clean. Also, please note that anyone who sends email to our community members or posts information on our message board or suggestion box which contains vulgarity or profanity faces indefinite banning from our community. All members should show respect to others. This rule applies to all within our community.
Inviting - We have opened the community to the public as of 2005 and we encourage all members to invite others to join us here at the Inn at the Grove. Members can send invites through the Member Tools section using email addresses or they can give friends the following link so they can access the site directly: http://groups.msn.com/TheINNattheGrove Any questions on membership can be forwarded to Lord Orpheus, the community Membership Director.
Banning Policy - Unfortunately, some people feel that there is a need to be rude and abusive at times. If a member is violating our rules on conduct, it takes three members of management to place the member on our Community Ban List. If 
a member is placed on the community ban list, they are also banned from our chatroom until management decides if and when, they can return. The length of the ban will be determined on an individual basis. We have also experienced some guests being abusive to our members in our chatroom. Any guest or nonmember who is violating our conduct policies will be listed on the ChatRoom Ban List. This is not meant to deter membership, but to protect all members and guest from abuse.
*A Note on Management Demotions & Bans* - It is required that all of our Community Managers agree to demote or ban any member of our management staff for violation of our policies and procedures. The Community Managers will discuss and come to a decision jointly if this situation ever arises.
Whispering - All members and guests are required to ask prior to whispering anyone in our chatroom. This is the most courteous way to request to privately speak with someone. If anyone whispers without consent, please report it to your chat host(s). Dependant on content of whisper or if it is a repeated offense, management reserves the right to boot with a 24 hour ban to those who do not respect this rule.
Suggestions - It is encouraged that all of our members utilize the message board and suggestion box. Additionally, any questions or suggestions for additional pages in our community should go to our Future Page Supervisor, AdshyraLightWeaver.
ClassRoom Hosting - When we began hosting classes in our 
SchoolRoom/Chatroom, we originally felt that only management could handle this task. With the recent outpouring of requests from our members, it has come to our attention that members are also quite capable of hosting certain classes. The policy if you wish to host a class is to first speak to your community managers to determine if the subject matter is agreeable. After approval, you can post the time/date/subject on the Community Calendar. Members are now able to add to the calendar. Then, you would proceed to email all members announcing the class. Please be sure to note the time (and time zone) of the class, as we do have members throughout the United States, Austrailia, New Zealand, and Europe. Be sure to come a bit early to the SchoolRoom/Chatroom, as it is the responsibilty of the host of each class to maintain control over the members during their teachings. Also, it is recommended that you come prepared with notes on the subject matter which is going to be discussed. Be sure to save the entire transcript of the class in the event that a member who was unable to attend requests to be sent the information which was discussed. Anyone who wants to request a transcript should email the instructor of that class directly via their email address in the member list.
Although no one enjoys having rules to abide by, we feel that it is necessary, especially with a growing community, that everyone be aware of the expectations and requirements that will allow us to achieve a comfortable atmosphere which encourages growth, and spirituality. Note that these rules may be amended from time to time, and more rules may be implemented if management feels that it is necessary to do so. We welcome you to our community, and look forward to getting to know each and every one of our members on a personal basis.
©2001NyWitch
Revised 2005 Mistress Dragoness
