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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 23, 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: wangi (please send queries about territories to the admin inbox, being sure to name the territory by its OGF:id, e.g. AR000a).
North Archanta includes territories with ogf:id of AR001-021, 023-026, 031, 035-038, 047, 052, 052a, 054, 058-059f, 061-062, 064-107, 330-336 and 900-902. All relations also have a property of is_in:continent=North Archanta.
Start date
Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting 21 February 2019.
Rules for new users' first territories
New users may request their first territory after building up experience on OGF, and is subject to the following points:
- No history of rule-breaking
- Users may be asked to undertake a project to demonstrate their readiness to take on the territory
- Outline a plan for the territory, appropriate for the continent (similar to Africa) and neighbouring territories.
- No other territory request in process
For transparency, the status of applications will be tracked on OGF:North Archanta.
Rules for exchanging, upsizing, or downsizing territories
There are no special rules for exchanging, upsizing or downsizing territories. Send a request to admin describing the change you would like and this will be handled on a case by case basis.
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. Likewise there should be a well considered plan for the requested territory.
Rules for purge of owned territories
Users who are inactive for more than 3 months will be reminded, and after 6 months the territory will be made available to other users.
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.
Inactivity and leaves of absence will be tracked on OGF:North Archanta.
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).
Territories included in this region are found by the following overpass query - click the link then "Run" the query to see the territories in question.
Start date
Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting February 28, 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 - picture at right); 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: BMSOUZA (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 February 22, 2019
Rules for new users' first territories
- Have in mind the climate in Tarephia is something like Africa and Latin America. But it does not mean you can create a snowy territory based in snowy Kilimandjaro, hehehe. Sub Tropical, Wet Tropical, Dry Tropical, things like this, only.
- Please, when asking for a territory, explain your ideas: history, culture, language, landcover, as much details as possible. This way, the admins can help you with suggestions where your country can fit well in Tarephia
Rules for exchanging, upsizing, or downsizing territories
- Please, send a message explaining why. The continental coordinator will be happy to talk about it.
Rules for additional territories
- Usually this option is open only to advanced users, but we can talk.
- Your first territory needs at least 50% 'full' mapped and show evidence of verisimilitude, completeness, and creativity.
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.
- Users who are not making visible progress on existing territory, may be asked to downsize, either by subdividing their territory and abandoning part, or by moving to a new, smaller territory.
East Uletha
The current regional manager is: Sarepava
Start date
Territory applications for this region will be accepted starting March 7, 2019.
Rules for new users' first territories
TBD.
Rules for exchanging, upsizing, or downsizing territories
TBD.
Rules for additional territories
TBD.
Rules for purge of owned territories
TBD.
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 7, 2019.
Rules for requesting territories
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 this information, 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.
