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| − | '''Rigellian Compact Charter'''
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| − | The Rigellian Compact is a peaceful Starfleet Commander Alliance formed by a group of committed Commanders to bring unity throughout the vast Galaxies. Kindly take sometime to read through our charter if you really want to join us!
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| − | '''Article 1'''
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| − | The Members undertake, as set forth in the Charter of the Rigellian Compact, to settle any interspacial dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their interspacial relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the Rigellian Compact.
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| − | '''Article 2'''
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| − | The Members will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. Members are also welcome to spread the word of the alliance and help us grow stronger by gaining in number.
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| − | '''Article 3'''
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| − | In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Compact, the Members, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
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| − | '''Article 4'''
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| − | The Members will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Members is threatened. In an urgent circumstance, the Officers and/or Leader of the Compact may need to make decisions without being able to consult with the membership. Whenever possible, policy decisions will be made through a process of discussion and a majority vote of any members wishing to vote on a given decision within a specified time frame. The intent of the Compact is to be as inclusive and welcome participation, but sometimes procedural time limits may have to be imposed to resolve policy issues effectively by the membership. Members are strongly encouraged to participate in any discussions and voting, but not required to do so.
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| − | '''Article 5'''
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| − | The Members agree that an armed attack against one or more of them shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by the Charter of the Rigellian Compact, will assist the Member or Members so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Members, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the Rigellian Compact alliance's membership. (and, at a minimum, shipping resources to the members attacked to aid in their rebuilding)
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| − | '''Article 5A'''
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| − | Members of all rankings are welcome. A member with little or no available forces can fulfill their duty to a member who has been attacked by transporting resources to the injured player in order to help rebuild if committing warships to a group attack is beyond their ability.
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| − | '''Article 5B'''
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| − | The Rigellian Compact may, upon due consideration, decide that a retributive strike is necessary to punish an enemy player for daring to strike at a Member's world. The Compact may also choose to issue a 'Threat" to an enemy. Members with available forces are expected to join in this type of group strike, as this activity, not entered into lightly, makes the Rigellian Compact even more powerful as a deterrent. Our hope would be that if even half or two thirds of the members sent 1-5 or more ships on a group attack, we would quickly be able to garner a huge force by fighting together, side by side, with the forces we can send. Our lesser members can also help again by shipping resources for rebuilding to the Members who lose warships in these type of attacks.
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| − | '''Article 6'''
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| − | Members are prevented from attacking other players with clan affiliations that could foreseeably result in causing a war to begin between the Rigellian Compact and another alliance. If a member is unsure of whether to proceed in their own private attack, that member is encouraged to contact other members of the Compact or its officers to make sure we do not inadvertently have a costly war with another alliance.
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| − | '''Article 6A'''
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| − | Members are certainly not prevented from attacking lesser and inactive unaffiliated worlds(no tag by the world in the alliance column). All situations where a member has attacked another player first, and then gets counter attacked by that enemy will be evaluated on a case by case basis as to whether the enemy counter attack would officially invoke the mutual defense/retribution provisions in the Charter. Members are not prohibited, and actually are welcome (in the spirit of our Compact), to offer military or resource assistance to a member who gets embroiled in such a localized conflict. Use of the nuclear weapons against any member would likely rise to the level of invoking the Compact, regardless of which player initially began the conflict.
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| − | The 'Leader,' 'Council of Officers,' or 'Officers' of the Rigellian Compact are prohibited from declaring war on another alliance without the consent of the membership through a process as described in Article 4. Such a war declaration by the 'Leader' or 'Officers' would not be prohibited if some urgent circumstance is involved, but this Charter for the Rigellian Compact does not foresee any scenario that would necessitate the leadership taking such an action without consent of the membership even though this provision allows it.
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| − | '''Article 7'''
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| − | Any member grossly violating the Compact, or the spirit of mutual defense and cooperation on which the Compact is formed, can be expelled by the Membership by using a similar discussion and voting process as described in Article 4. Only the 'Leader' or 'Officers' will be allowed to put a member up for expulsion, but the member will be allowed to write messages in their defense on the message board or contact other members to aid in defending being expelled. Expulsion would be done to a member after the voting type process in Article 4. Popularity of members would not be grounds for expulsion. Such grounds might include extreme profanity, racist or overtly offensive posts, attacks on fellow members, and behavior inappropriate enough to cast negative light on the Rigellian Compact or its membership. Generally, a member may expect a behavioral warning from an "Officer" if things are getting too out of control before an extreme step such as expulsion.
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| − | '''Article 7B'''
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| − | A member who attacks another member will likely be quickly expelled and suffer a retribution joint attack as discussed earlier. Some members may 'probe' other members to help them point out weaknesses in defense if the members involved are agreeable to this.
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| − | If members have disputes, the Compact hopes these can be settled in a spirit of goodwill and fairness between the aggrieved members themselves without group interference. If not, any member having a grievance against another member should bring this to an "Officer" to have the matter fairly discussed and a settlement arrived at in an equitable manner with input from all parties and any participating members. All members are free to leave the alliance as they see fit, without retribution or ill will, as long as the member leaving does not attack or espionage other members. There are enough enemies all around us without having to worry about our comrades in the Compact.
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| − | If you wish to join our Alliance kindly apply to sign up in-game. Our Admin will contact you ASAP!
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| − | Or you may want to leave an in-game message to ask to join the alliance to any of the following Commanders.
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| − | '''First Rigellian:''' Citi
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| − | '''Deputy Rigellian:''' Tal Khoraash
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| − | '''Fleet Admiral:''' Paul Gibbs
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| − | '''Deputy Fleet Admiral:''' Anthoney Maloney
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| − | '''Dean of Academy:''' Gin Kai Chen
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| − | '''Associate Dean of Academy:''' Novalogix
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| − | '''Secretary of the Alliance:''' Mark Peters
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| − | '''Deputy Secretary of the Alliance:''' Dematao Jenkins
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| − | '''High Commissioner:''' Alex Theo
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