Leadership Guidelines

Last Update: December 17, 2025

Overview

DUE TO LEADERSHIP ABUSE BEING ALLOWED TO RUN RAMPANT ON SO MANY PROJECTS, WE ARE PUBLICALLY DISPLAYING THE STEPS NECESSARY FOR THE REMOVAL OF LEADERSHIP ON THE GROUNDS OF ABUSE OF POWER, AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AGAINST LEADERSHIP.

The following are specific clauses that leadership are not permitted to do, under any circumstances. Any breaches qualify as Allegations of Misconduct, Abuse, and Corruption, which are:

Approved Leadership Duties

Absolutely, no unauthorized, use of GM Accounts. GM or Leadership Accounts are to be only used for authorized actions. GM or Leadership Accounts are not meant to be "played" on and are deemed as support only. Authorized uses, would include, but are not limited to:

• Working on Tickets for the Forums
• Issues with DM's from Discord or Forums (Stuck Characters, Frozen Characters, etc)
• Player and Leadership Events
• Ingame Moderations (Viewing or Watching Specific Player or Groups for Exploits, Hacks, Etc.).

Unauthorized Leadership Duties

Unauthorized uses include, but are not limited to:

• Spawning Items for Personal or Another's Personal Gain
• PvPing
• PvE Content
• Anything else that would be deemed as playing and not support work

All Leadership must adhere to and uphold the Discord Guidelines, Community Standards Guidelines, Code of Conduct, Character Naming Policy, and all other Legal Guidelines or Policies, just as the player must.

Leadership are not permitted to leak privileged information regarding leadership discussions or topics. Leadership discussions, in any manner, towards content, server, announcements, or the project, are considered privileged and confidential information. Leaking any substance includes, but is not limited to:

• Texts
• Pictures
• Screenshots
• Any and all Records or Transcripts

Any member of Leadership (Even and Especially Administrators) found to be in breach of these guidelines, will be subject to allegations of misconduct, abuse, and corruption, and will be investigated by thoroughly by the Imperial Security Bureau.

Imperial Security Bureau

On the direction of the now defuct Project Administrators, the Imperial Security Bureau has been formed and given the task to root out any and all concurrent Abuse of Power and Corruption within Leadership, as well as to prevent any Abuse of Power and Corruption. The mission of the Imperial Security Bureau is to conduct thorough, timely, and impartial investigations of alleged misconduct and corruption by the members of the SWG Utopia Leadership. These investigations will be appropriately documented in a legal and ethical manner. The foundation of leadership is built upon integrity, nobility, and honor; they are accountable to themselves as well as the community as a whole, that which they are entrusted to serve.

The Imperial Security Bureau's primary function is to receive, process, and investigate reports and complaints against members of the SWG Utopia Leadership. When a complaint or report is received, every effort is made to ensure that a thorough, timely, and impartial investigation of the allegation(s) contained within the complaint or report. The openness of the Imperial Security Bureau in the acceptance of a complaint or report is a principal element of professionalism and community responsiveness. All complaints or reports are processed and reviewed by the Imperial Security Bureau for review and final disposition.

The duties of the Leadership assigned to the Imperial Security Bureau include, but are not limited to:

• Thoroughly and Impartially Investigating all Allegations of Misconduct, Abuse and Corruption of Leadership.
• Investigating all Allegations in a timely manner.
• Record, Register, and Maintain Active Control of all Investigations against Leadership.
• Maintain the Confidentiality of the Imperial Security Bureau Investigations and Archived Records.
• Prepare a Quarterly Report of Incidents Investigated and/or logged by the Imperial Security Bureau.

In the event that members of Leadership are found guilty of misconduct, abuse, or corruption, the Imperial Security Bureau has the authority to fire him or her, without administration review. The results of all complaints and allegations are called findings and are compiled and assigned one of five, possible, classifications:

• Sustained: The allegation is supported by sufficient evidence to conclude the commission of the allegation(s).
• Not Sustained: There is insufficient evidence to either prove or disprove the complaint or allegation(s).
• Unfounded: Proof exists that the accused was not involved in the incident or the incident did not occur.
• Exonerated: The incident occurred, however, the accused action's we were justified, lawful, or in accordance with Standard Operating Procedure.
• Withdrawn: The complainant freely and voluntarily withdraws the complaint or allegation. The matter will be dropped, thereafter.

Leadership Corrective Action

Corrective Action for violations of Leadership Guidelines, are as follows:

• Verbal Warning
• Remedial Training
• Written Reprimand
• Demotion (Applicable to Team Leaders and Project Administrators)
• Suspension from Leadership
• Termination and Removal from Leadership

Conclusion

To report any member of Leadership for Misconduct, Abuse, or Corruption, please send a Direct Message to <a href="mailto:abuse@swgutopia.com">abuse@swgutopia.com</a>.