OGF:Regional management notes

For the purposes of territory and user management and coordination, the OGF planet has been divided into 6 regions.

Each region is assigned to a different member of the admin team, and within "their" assigned region, that admin has wide discretion in how to subdivide, manage, grant, and vacate territories.

When users request a territory, their request will go to the regional manager for the region in which the territory they've requested is located.

Each regional manager can set up their own rules. Some regional managers also have the right to delay the start of accepting new users, while they put in place new concepts or work out details of their regional plans.

Regardless of the region in which to apply, to make our life a bit easier, please follow these guidelines whith your message:

• include the ID of the territory in the subject line of your message, for example Territory request: AR000a.
• if you don't know which territory you want, and would like us to make a recommendation, write a subject line Territory request: recommendation wanted, and in the message text, tell us about which kind of country you want to develop (language, climate, culture etc).

Antarephia

The current regional manager is: Thilo (please send queries about territories to the admin inbox, being sure to name the territory by its OGF:id, e.g. AN000a)

Start date

Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting February 19, 2019.

Rules for new users' first territories

New users may request their first territory after 7 days of mapping in one of the free-for-all territories. It will be granted "no questions asked" provided

• the user has no history of rule-breaking (vandalism, sockpuppeting, etc.)
• the territory being requested is classified as "beginner" (see the pop-ups on the OGF:Territories overview map) - these are generally smaller than 10000 sq km in size

For more advanced territories, please write a short text describing your plans.

Rules for exchanging, upsizing, or downsizing territories

There are no special rules for exchanging, upsizing or downsizing territories. Send a request to admin naming your current territory and what you'd like to do. If you want to exchange for a territory in a different admin region, simply apply for the new territory with the other regional manager (at that region's rules, of course). Your ownership of the old territory will happen once that process is completed.

Rules for additional territories

Additional territories are held to strict standard. Currently mapped territory must be at least 40% 'full' and show evidence of verisimilitude, completeness, and creativity. These are admittedly subjective standards. Also, I expect to see a project plan and some sketches of your plans for the new territory.

Rules for purge of owned territories

Users who are inactive for more than 3 months will receive a message asking about their future plans. While waiting for a reply, the territory will be "marked for withdrawal", and a deadline will be specified, after which ownership will be revoked.

Wide latitude will be granted for leaves-of-absence in the event these are negotiated ahead of time.

North Archanta

The current regional manager is: (please send queries about territories to the admin inbox, being sure to name the territory by its OGF:id, e.g. AR000a)

Start date

Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting __

South Archanta

The current regional manager is: Luciano (please send queries about territories to the admin inbox, being sure to name the territory by its OGF:id, e.g. AR000a)

Start date

Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting February 16, 2019.

Rules for new users' first territories

New users may request their first territory immediately, and it will be granted "no questions asked" provided

• a) the user has no history of rule-breaking (vandalism, sockpuppeting, etc.)
• b) the territory being requested is classified as "beginner" (see the pop-ups on the OGF:Territories overview map) - these are generally smaller than 10000 sq km in size
• c) the user is only clearly requesting one (1) territory - this rule exists because there is a frequent problem of users requesting multiple territories before admin has a time to respond. Await your response patiently.

Rules for exchanging, upsizing, or downsizing territories

There are no special rules for exchanging, upsizing or downsizing territories. Send a request to admin naming your current territory and what you'd like to do. If you want to exchange for a different region, you simply abandon your current territory and work out the new territory with the other regional manager.

Rules for additional territories

Additional territories are held to strict standard. Currently mapped territory must be at least 50% 'full' and show evidence of verisimilitude, completeness, and creativity. These are admittedly subjective standards. We can discuss. I expect to see a project plan (at least 1000 words) and some sketches of your plans for the new territory.

Rules for purge of owned territories

Users who are inactive for more than 3 months will be reminded of their possession. Users who are inactive for more than 6 months will be evicted.

If users are not making visible progress on existing territory, and/or cannot provide a long-term plan, they may be asked to downsize, either by subdividing their territory and abandoning part, or by moving to a new, smaller territory.

Wide latitude will be granted for leaves-of-absence in the event these are negotiated ahead of time.

Tarephia

The current regional manager is: (please send queries about territories to the admin inbox, being sure to name the territory by its OGF:id, e.g. TA000a)

Start date

Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting __

East Uletha

The current regional manager is: (please send queries about territories to the admin inbox, being sure to name the territory by its OGF:id, e.g. UL000a)

Start date

Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting __

West Uletha

The current regional manager is: stjur (please send queries about territories to the admin inbox)

Start date

Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting March 7th, 2019.

Rules for requesting territories

Currently new user territory requests in West Uletha are on hold

Users can request territories in West Uletha if they meet the following criteria:

• The user has no history of rule-breaking (vandalism, sockpuppeting, etc.);

• The user plans on basing his mapping on European or Middle Eastern cultures (or, in special cases, has created an isolated culture which would fit into the cultural landscape of Western Uletha);

• For new users: The user has mapped for at least 7 days on a blue territory of his choice to showcase his mapping style and skill.

When requesting a territory, the message should include a short description of language, culture and preferred climate of the territory - optionally OGF codes (e.g. UL000a) of territories which would come under consideration. Based on these informations, you'll be either assigned a territory in West Uletha or redirected to another region of the OGF world.

Rules for additional territories

For additional territory requests, you generally must present a realistic, original and contiguous zone of high detail in each territory you own, covering 10% of your territory's area. For more information see OGF:Requesting more territory.

Rules for exchanging, upsizing, or downsizing territories

If you want to exchange your territory or move it to Western Uletha, as well as within the continent, you need to follow the instructions given in the territory request segment above.

If you want to exchange your territory or move it away from Western Uletha, contact the admin responsible for the area you want to move to. They will provide you with information on how to proceed.

Upsizing territories in Western Uletha generally works under the same rules as additional territory requesting, see the segment above.

Downsizing territories does not have any requirements except the approval of the regional manager.

Rules for purge of owned territories

Users inactive for 5 months will be reminded of their possession. If they remain inactive for one more month, they will be evicted.

Users with territories in very requested or active areas who are not making visible progress might be asked to either downsize their territory or move to a different location.