Andrew Heath

The Sentinel Moderation System (SMS) is a feature of the POSCON Sentinel Bot. It is a moderation system that allows POSCON Members that have linked their Discord accounts to moderate POSCON affiliated Discord servers without Director/Manager/Moderator intervention. How It Works If a user is violating POSCON User Content policies while in a POSCON affiliated Discord server, then any POSCON Member can vote to mute the user by reacting to the message(s) in question with a (:mute:) emoji. On the other hand, if a POSCON Member feels that a user is being unfairly muted, then they can vote against the mute by reacting to the same message(s) with a (:unmute:) emoji. If the number of mute emoji reactions is greater than the number of unmute emoji reactions by a margin of five, then the offending user will be automatically muted across all POSCON affiliated Discord servers. When this occurs, a notification is instantly sent to our Moderation team and they can take additional actions such as unmuting the user or banning the user at their discretion. Important Notes Regarding SMS Logic This feature only works in POSCON affiliated Discord servers that have the Sentinel Bot. Only messages that are sent in the last 24 hours qualify for SMS moderation. If a user attempts to vote on their own message, the vote will be ignored. Only one vote from a POSCON Member will be counted towards another user within the previous 24 hours. For example, if an offending user posts ten messages and a POSCON Member adds a mute emoji to each message, then the Sentinel Bot will only count one mute vote. POSCON Members can remove or change their votes at any time. Votes are continuously monitored by the Sentinel Bot and thus the outcome can change dynamically. For example, if a member is muted due to the SMS logic and subsequently loses mute votes and/or gains unmute votes so that the margin falls below five, then the member will be automatically unmuted. Votes are counted from all POSCON affiliated Discord servers in the last 24 hours. For example, if some POSCON Members voted to mute a user in the POSCON India Discord server and a different group of POSCON Members voted to mute the same user in POSCON Public Discord, then the votes in both of these servers would count. POSCON Staff are exempt from SMS logic. Abuse of the SMS System Please remember that Sentinel Bot sends a report to the Moderation team each time a user is muted. If the Moderation team discovers that a user is being unfairly targeted, then the reporting user(s) will be punished with POSCON Points being taken away from them OR suspension from the Network for repeat offenses.

The following rules apply to both the voice channels and text channels at all times. Violation of any rule can result in a permanent ban from the Discord and the Network itself. The following is an abbreviated list; additional content rules can be found under User Content > General Guidelines. All policies from the policies index also apply here. Be respectful of one another at all times. No political or religious discussions. No spamming or trolling. Inappropriate language is prohibited. Mentioning the administrators, moderators, or a specific person without proper reason is prohibited. Linking to any harmful or illicit material such as viruses, IP grabbers, malware, copyrighted, or pirated software is strictly prohibited. Keep discussions relevant to the respective channel. You may not promote or advertise personal media content (e.g. streams, YouTube channels, personal Discord servers, etc.) in any affiliated POSCON Discord server unless the media is related to activity on the Positive Control Network. Please limit posts to two times per day. Don't post someone's personal information without their permission. Anything prohibited by the POSCON User Agreement (aka Terms) is also prohibited here. Don't pretend to know everything about aviation or flight sim, because you don't.

The POSCON Policies were designed with user experience as a primary consideration and as such, they evolve based on feedback from the users. If something doesn't work well for you, we want to hear about it! Your input is critical to the success of POSCON so I encourage you to submit your policy suggestions. You can do this publicly or privately at your discretion. For public policy feedback, feel free to use our Feature Requests section of our Forum. For private policy feedback, feel free to email [email protected] Sincerely, Andrew Heath President, POSCON Inc. CEO, Positive Control LLC

The POSCON Policies were designed with user experience as a primary consideration and as such, they evolve based on feedback from the users. If something doesn't work well for you, we want to hear about it! Your input is critical to the success of POSCON so I encourage you to submit your policy suggestions. You can do this publicly or privately at your discretion. For public policy feedback, feel free to use our Feature Requests section of our Forum. For private policy feedback, feel free to email [email protected] Sincerely, Andrew Heath President, POSCON Inc. CEO, Positive Control LLC

Users can only belong to three Divisions as an ATC user at any given time.

Users can only belong to three Divisions as a Pilot user at any given time.

Certificated Virtual Operators are ranked based on the average Quality Points score of their members. This rank is calculated by taking the total Quality Points for all Virtual Operator members on POSCON and dividing by the total Virtual Operator members on POSCON.

Why should a Virtual Operator obtain a POSCON Operating Certificate? Members of a certificated Virtual Operator are permitted to promote their organization and it's events on POSCON venues such as affiliated Discords, websites, etc. POSCON Members who are part of a certificated Virtual Operator and conduct those flights on the POSCON Network will receive additional Quality and Reliability Points as appropriate. (Not implemented yet) Each Ops Spec is assigned a point value. Some Ops Specs are worth more than others due to their complex nature. The more optional Ops Specs a VO has, the more points their users can achieve per flight segment. Preference will be given to a certificated Virtual Operator for slot-driven events. If more than one certificated Virtual Operator is competing for the same slots, then the rank of the Virtual Operator will be considered. (Not implemented yet) Certificated Virtual Operators are permitted to have one member of their organization sit on the Network Board of Quality & Standards. Certificated Virtual Operators have direct access with their members through POSCON ACARS connection to simulate realistic dispatch communications. (Not implemented yet)

Trends in violations and fines over a period of time will result in punitive action taken against the certificated Virtual Operator. These measures include individual Ops Spec revocation or Operating Certificate revocation. Ops Spec Revocation Policy Three or more violations of the same Ops Spec within a period of 90 days or less or more than six within 365 days will result in revocation. Once removed, an Ops Spec can be reapplied for after 30 days. Operating Certificate Revocation Policy Three fines within 365 days will result in revocation. Once removed, an Operating Certificate can be reapplied for after 60 days.