About the PoFo Member Clubs area. - Politics Forum.org | PoFo

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This part of the forum is for private clubs organised by forum members.

What are these clubs?
PoFo Member Clubs provide a private forum for groups of members to discuss on their own. The choice of how such groups are run, what topics are discussed and who joins are up to the groups themselves.

How do I form a club?
  • To form a private club one must have at least 10 forum members who wish to join.
  • At least 20% of members must be PoFo Supporters.
  • This forum may be used to organise enough people.
  • Once enough members have been established, the group's founder/leader should message Siberian Fox to create a user-group and private forum.
  • The 'group leader' is the person responsible for managing the user-group (adding or removing members). That person must be a PoFo Supporter.

Do the Forum Rules apply?
Yes. However, out of respect for the group's privacy, rules violating posts should not be reported in the Basement, only by using the "Report" post link.

Why do one fifth of members need to be PoFo supporters?
Most forums on the board attract search traffic which can generate the forum advertising revenue. Private forums will not. Having a minimum proportion of members being PoFo Supporters means that even if virtually all news posts ended up being made in private forums, PoFo would remain viable.

What happens if a club no longer has 20% PoFo supporters?
The group membership will be pruned by an administrator to bring it back to at least a 20% ratio. Membership will be pruned by PoFo join date, with newest members being removed first unless the group leader does it themselves first.

Who moderates private clubs?
Unless the club contains an existing forum moderator, and the group wishes that moderator to also moderate the club, private clubs can only be moderated by PoFo administrators.

If a club wishes for an existing PoFo forum moderator who is also a club member to moderate the club's forum, the group leader should PM Siberian Fox to ask for the necessary permissions to be set.

How private are private clubs?
Only club members and PoFo administrators will be able to view the club forum. Members are expected to respect each other's privacy by not posting the clubs content outside of the club forum.

What happens if a group leader abuses their position?
Internal arguments within clubs about who is added or removed are the club's private affair. The only circumstance where a PoFo administrator will intervene is if the group leader is adding too many non-PoFo supporter members. In that case they might be removed from their position, and the group would be forced to ask an administrator every time they wanted a new member added.
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