DEA Guidelines - Code of Publicity

The Code of Publicity is an organization of two policies that dictate how the publicity of the department should be handled, as well as the transparency of its work to the general public.

Department Publicity. The set-in-stone guidelines for how members of the department should conduct themselves in the general public, specifically when it comes to public imagery.
Transparency Policy. How the Department of External Affairs wishes to conduct itself in order to increase transparency between the department and the wider foundation.

Department Publicity

This section will cover the set-in-stone guidelines that shall dictate how members of the department should conduct themselves on both platforms-what follows is to be dedicated to general public imagery.

Diplomats, in a public setting must act in an appropriate manner, of which is appropriate for a 13+ audience. It is strictly forbidden for the usage of derogatory and/or sexualized language whilst under the department.

This is most especially applied on Discord, the extent of this is when the lingual is borderline in nature.
- - This does not mean that Diplomats are permitted to bypass slurs or any derogatory language as well as the usage of any suggestive content.
  - What is considered borderline is varied on a case-by-case basis.

Diplomats must utilize grammar when in a public in-game session whilst representing the department.

It’s to be known that Diplomats are not forced to utilize grammar in any Discord setting, unless it is that of a diplomatic one.
- - The only diplomatic scenario that would call for grammar is communication in the communications channel between the foundation and the foreign entity.
  - Grammar should be used in other scenarios if found appropriate, cases vary.
  - Grammar should be used when representing the department both onsite, and on a foreign premise.

Diplomats should conduct themself, whilst in a public setting onsite, in a friendly and outgoing demeanor; often chatting with other personnel and engaging in any activities there are onsite.

While Diplomats should be outgoing, it is expected that their demeanor is not too extensive-such as refraining from interjecting into conversations where they have no business in.
Diplomats may be as social as they wish to be whilst on Discord.

Diplomats should simultaneously maintain a professional and mature personality, whilst still being approachable both on and off site.

This means that Diplomats should be acting professional, though should be approachable in the sense that they don’t seem edgy or gloomy.
- - While they should be professional, they should reflect an attitude that is human in nature.
Diplomats may be immature in any Discord setting that is not reflective of their representation of the department, or in any diplomatic setting.

Diplomats should be making their presence known in any location they are at onsite, but this is not to be mistaken as if they should be seeking attention.

To “make their presence known”, they should be presenting themself in a public location where people typically are-rather than a closed off area where they are contained to themself.

Diplomats are expected to, whenever they are onsite, host and/or participate in any activities there may be on site. This correlates to the expected demeanor that they should have.

For example, they are expected to engage in any activities onsite, whether that be hosted by another department.

Transparency Policy

With the Department of External Affairs’ service in the invaluable field of diplomacy, it is critical that the public image of both the department and foundation is upkept. To do so, the Department of External Affairs ensures that the public is well-informed about what it does.

The power of publicity and transparency is vested into the Public Relations Office-the following are the responsibilities that they are to uphold as well as department command when it comes to transparency.

The Public Relations Office is a selective branch that is led by the Public Relations Liaison.

The Public Relations Office will host monthly public relations conferences that will cover the status of embassies, promotions (if applicable), departmental changes, and changes in foundation relations. Within these events, questions will be answered about each aspect.

Should there be a lack of attendance, the event will be cancelled and the public release will be the sole method of transparency for that month.

Following a monthly conference, the Public Relations Office will create a public release that will be announced in #misc-notices. The report will cover the material covered in the conference.
Department Command will be responsible for announcing the modification of any documentation under the jurisdiction of the Department of External Affairs.

For example, combatives and hostile forces will be notified following the modification of the Global Raid Regulations.
Internal changes will be announced to its members.

Department Command will be transparent with the general department-any changes, additions, or likewise procedures that would be relevant to them will result in the general department being alerted.
On the commissioning of an embassy, it is to be classified until relations are officialized. Once relations have been officialized, it is the responsibility of the department to address the formation of the embassy (and finalization of relations) to the general public. This address may be found in #misc-notices or featured in a public relations conference.

The Department of External Affairs reserves the right to redact any information that is not to be readily available.

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