COMM Report # 5 (2022-03-28)

This report was submitted by COMM/FA Jarek La’an/CS-3(a)/SSD Avenger


Communications Officer Report

Communications Officer Report #5
Fleet Admiral La'an, 28 Mar 22
Welcome all to another COMM report, making it the first official communication from me since the update in the New Year. As might be expected the daily business of the EH and SGs has continued to flow, with a pleasing upsurge in communication across multiple ship and squadron channels - however for every active conversation there is another squadron whose membership is far less talkative. Past experience suggests that a squadron or group that fails to communicate ultimately ends up drifting apart or into inactivity, a situation I know we are all keen to avoid.

For this report I have few specific items to comment on, but what I will do is commend the general membership for the support and patience they've displayed over the last few months. The real world is clearly undergoing significant upheaval and your continued acceptance of the EH's stance on removing politics and potential sources of conflict from the servers has been appreciated - the EH has always tried hard to tread a fine line between freedom of expression and views, against the potential perception of any moderation as censorship. I hope we're continuing to tread that line carefully, but I recognise that at times it's difficult to segregate our own thoughts and feelings - my key point will always remain that the EH exists as a Star Wars gaming club and we'll strive to focus our efforts and contributions on that. A multitude of other venues, platforms and corners of the internet are more suitable places to discuss some subjects and I will always look to gently nudge those subjects to those venues, thus far that approach has been successful.

Another general trend I will again highlight is the potential for misuse of the #memes channel on Discord. Please continue to apply common sense and consider the impact of what you're about to post to it - anything deemed 'NSFW' should not be shared, particularly where a user has declared the content as such and chosen to share it anyway. The PG13 guidance identified in the CoC draws clear lines around content where sexual context exists, and/or excessive violence or foul language are present. I've only had to issue a handful of low-level warnings to cease over the last few months, noting that in every case those warnings have been adhered to positively. Where required I continue to prune posts from that channel in particular and maintain records should any negative trends emerge - if any user has an issue regarding this approach, please contact me directly or raise it with the wider Command Staff.

Finally, I'm very pleased to note the recent high profile awards to the IO and TAC for their creation of the new website - I'll add my own thanks to them for their hard work in creating a fantastic looking, functional site that has greatly improved the user experience.
Platforms and Policies
All members are reminded of the importance of following the agreed EH Code of Conduct, an up to date issues of which can be found at the following link - EH CoC

The primary platform for communications within the TC and wider EH remains Discord, with the TC, DB and HF maintaining their own servers. All are official EH channels and per the above all members and guests are expected to maintain the family friendly, positive environment that we've been able to sustain. Any individual wishing to join in with the conversation need only select the link or type 'ehtc.chat' into their browser - use of mailing lists continues to dwindle, so continued failure to use Discord will only limit your ability to understand or take part in the club's activities.
Closing Thoughts

If there are ever issues or concerns, questions or feedback, all are welcome to contact me directly in any of the EH servers or simply DM me. Until then,

End transmission.

FA Jarek La'an
COMM/FA Jarek La’an/CS-3(a)/ARQ Herald


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