TLK

TLK is a White alliance founded on January 4th, 2009. TLK is not an acronym.

Charter
All members of TLK hereby agree that these are the rules and actions they will follow, in any events necessary. Any member found not following the following rules and descriptions WILL face consequences.

A ) Provisional Membership
In order for a member to receive provisional membership to TLK, they must register on TLK's boards, and then be approved by someone with the power to do so. Provisional Members cannot receive aid, except in the form of tech deals and War aid. Any other attempts at aid requests will be denied. Provisional Members will also only receive a partial mask, allowing them to see only some of the boards.

B ) Full Membership
In order for a member to receive full membership, they must first have provisional membership, (mentioned above) 15 forum posts, made an appearance on IRC, and passed the full membership exam from the educational ministry. Any members found to have not done this will be degraded to a provisional member immediately, awaiting further actions.

A ) Generals
There are 3 Generals at the head of TLK's government structure. They oversee all that happens, and it is their job to be as Omniscient as possible. They appoint Ministers, and oversee each minister's work. If anything goes amiss, the Generals must work as hard as possible to make it right. They are also the final call for any decisions that can not be made at lower levels. Most decisions require a 100% Vote, however exact vote requirement is a decision made on a case-to-case basis.

B ) Ministers
Each minister is in charge of his own ministry. Together, they run the key programs that keep TLK ticking. The ministers also make up the only group within TLK that can help remove a general from power, in extreme cases.

i ) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The minster of foreign affairs looks after any and all matters involving foreign matters. He has a role in all ordeals involving other alliances, which include but are not limited to: embassy requests, treaty signing, rogue nations, and foreign announcements.

ii) Minister of Academic Affairs
The Minister of Academic Affairs is responsible for the education levels of all TLK's nations. The Academy is his responsibility, as well as all of its contents. Should the Minster of Academic Affairs wish to change the academy as a whole, it is asked that he first consults the generals, before beginning his work.

iii) Minister of Economic Affairs
The Minister of Economic Affairs runs the economy of each of TLK's nations, as well as the alliance's economy as a while. The technology center, trade circles, aid requests, and economic section of the Q&A section all fall under the Minister of Economic affairs, and it is his job to make sure all sections are running to maximum efficiency.

iv) Minster of Recruitment
The Minster of Recruitment is the head recruiter for TLK, as well as the organizer of the recruiting methods. He has the right to prevent anyone he chooses from recruiting, as long as sufficient evidence is given to the Generals. Should the Minster decide that TLK cannot handle any more recruits, while maintaining maximum growth, he, along with the Generals, may temporarily close recruiting until such a time that it is judged Recruiting can be continued.

v) Minister of War
The Minister of War position and its responsibilities are outlined in Section 3.

C) Elections
Generals are elected every 3 months, in a rotating order. therefore, each General seat last 9 months. Should someone step down from that position, the remaining 2 Generals will decide who should replace him, and the electing pattern continues.

Minsters on the other hand, have no specific date or time for elections. A minster seat may be challenged at any time by another member of TLK. In order to challenge a Ministry, that member must propose why he is better at the position than the current minister is, and what he promises will happen if he is elected minister. A ministry seat may only be challenged every month, and more than one person can challenge the same ministry at a time.

A) Minister of War
The Minister of War position is one of the most time-consuming position in a time of war. in TLK, the Minster of War can allow raids, demand war aid from the economic department, order nations to attack certain subjects, and change any military alerts issued to the TLK alliance.

B) Wars
TLK recognizes that war is a powerful thing, and also a very fun thing when done correctly. therefore, TLK allows limited tech raiding with permission, and has specific stances when it comes to offensive and defensive wars.

i) Raiding
In order for a member to be able to raid, he must first of passed the Tech Raiding 101 class available in the Ministry of Academic Affairs. Once this course is complete, a nation must then find a target themselves, and request permission from either an available General, or the Minister of War himself. As to the methods used when raiding, they are up to the Minster of War to decide.

ii) Offensive Wars
TLK will not declare war without what it feels is a fair reason. Such reasons include but are not limited to: honouring a treaty, being tech raided, member poaching, and infiltration. In such cases, because TLK is the alliance 'first declaring a state of war' we ask that nuclear warfare be avoided, unless fired upon.

iii) Defensive Wars
In the event of a war launched against TLK, TLK will retaliate with full force. Whether or not the war goes nuclear, is to be decided by the Generals and Minster of War at the time of the Declaration. Because we also know everybody loves a war, any optional defence pacts will be activated, but whether or not an alliance decided to declare is their own choice.

Section 4.) Merges and Disbandment
In the event that TLK can no longer function on its own, a state of emergency will be declared, as a last ditch effort to survive. Should TLK still not be able to sustain itself, The government will begin to look for any other alliances in a similar state, in hopes of a possible merge. If still nothing is available, the alliance will be disbanded, and TLK will be forced to live on in the hearts and minds of people.

Section 5.) Anything Else
If anything not outlined in this document is come across, the decision goes directly to the Generals, and they can decide what to do with it. After the issue is resolved, the charter will be amended to fit this recently found flaw, to prevent it from happening again.

If anything in this document is not made clear, a member may ask a General or Minster for a better explanation. If something is found to be severely poor-worded, it will be edited for the ease of the members.