If you do have a clan job, you are required to attend Staff Meetings (even if you are only a [TiC-G] Guest). Staff Meetings are were the workers in our Club discuss the needs of our Club and the past month's performance and then plan the next months training classes and events.

See our Event's Calendar for time of the next meetings.

To make sure you stay out of trouble, make sure you read the rule about our servers and the rule about Membership and stating opinions before you comment about issues around our Club.

NEVER SEND A FILE UNLESS THE OTHER PERSON ASKED FOR IT:

The [TiC] Clan -NEVER- distributes unsolicited files, we do -NOT- have the time.

NO one in the [TiC] Clan will ever distribute -ANY- file to another Member, Guest, or Screen Applicant , --UNLESS-- that person specifically requested that specific file to be sent to them.

Only transfer a copy of a file to another [TiC] Member, Guest, or Screened Applicant when there is absolutely no other way to get that file.

Rather then send files, send web "LINKS" (that you know go to "clean" web sites) to download the file, whenever possible.

Files and download sites are only "clean" if YOU have virus scanned and checked them. Pictures ARE files of some type.

If you get any file (from ANY one) you did not specifically request, ALWAYS ASSUME IT IS A VIRUS.

There is a daily threat of being infected by "viruses" (virii), "trojan horses", "worms", malicious programs, malicious scripts, INFECTED FILES, bad code, etc, etc. Viruses can be sent through emails, "ICQ Transfers", web downloads, hackers that bust into internet systems, floppies, networks, internet connections, sometimes CDs, etc, etc. EVERYONE will be on guard for any "strange happenings" on their individual computers that they suspect might be caused by a virus. If you hear of any new viruses, post a message about it on the Forum, if none are posted yet.

IF YOU GET INFECTED:
 

-IF- your email program is INFECTED, do --NOT-- use your email program to contact other people, you will simply SPREAD the virus in your warning email to more people. If you fear that even turning on your computer might spread the virus MORE through your email, use a friend's computer to post a message on our Forum. ISOLATE the infected computer as soon as possible. "Physically disconnect" any cables connecting the infected computer to the internet if possible to keep "auto-mailer" viruses from spreading themselves when you are not here until you clear up the infection.

Anyone that is infected or thinks they are infected by a virus, trojan horse, worm, "internet bug", etc, or any other strange happenings, is required to POST a MESSAGE on the [TiC] Forum as soon as possible alerting us. In your post, include WHEN and WHERE and HOW you think you first got infected and the SYMPTOMS of the virus and WHO ELSE might be effected.

BE SAFE NOT SORRY ABOUT YOUR EMAIL:
 

Emails should be sent as "text" to avoid malicious "javascript" and java applets and image  trackers and other web exploits / hitch-hikers.

It is OK to send simple ICQs and Emails "messages" to advertise [TiC] events or to conduct other Clan activities, just don't include any attached files.

NEVER click on any email attachments without first virus scanning them, no matter what the email message says.

Simply reading some infected emails can infect you with a virus. It is a good tip to turn off "Preview"  and set security settings to their highest and most restrictive settings in Outlook Express.

 Some spam sites send out html emails with images in them, the images are located at the spam emailer's servers that tracks and validates and re-distributes your IP number and your email address, thus by reading the spam you get more spam.

"Clan Meetings" are not the same thing as "Staff Meetings".

A. If at all possible, ALWAYS STAY on (or "TRY" to get EVERYone on) the [TiC] Clan Roger Wilco channel, on the SAME TEAM of the game server (this must be a CONSCIOUS and CONSTANT effort of ANYone on the [TiC] Clan Roger Wilco channel.)


B. IF the teams are "UN-EVEN", everyone should ask people (that are NOT on the [TiC] Clan Roger Wilco channel (by their game name)), to PLEASE SWITCH over to the OTHER team. Please include the word "PLEASE" when you ask.


C. If a "NON-Roger Wilco guy" switches teams to even teams, everyone, should please type a "Thank you" to them afterwards.


D. If SEVERAL people help by asking "NON-Roger Wilco guys" to switch over, 80% of the time, the teams will get evened this way, and everyone on our Roger Wilco channel will be on the same team.

( SWITCHING TEAMS: )

E. IF you absolutely have to go to the other team to even them, DO NOT GET OFF OUR ROGER WILCO CHANNEL. YOU are required to announce that you are going to the other team over the Roger Wilco channel, but STAY on the [TiC] Clan Roger Wilco channel.

Make it clear to everyone on the Roger Wilco channel that you are changing sides  by saying "This is -insert game name-, I am on the xxxxxx team" (remember you're still on the Roger Wilco channel and so can hear and be heard by the 'enemy' team when you switch.

( COMING BACK: )

F. IF YOU are the one that switches to the enemy team, --YOU-- will be RESPONSIBLE for making sure, that AS SOON as possible, YOU come back to the [TiC] Clan team, even if you have to kill yourself to do it. YOU will have to be CONSTANTLY WATCHING the teams for an opportunity to switch back to our team, try to do that -BEFORE- new people completely load on to the server. You might politely ask others to help you too. It may be necessary for a few of our players to temporarily go to the red team for a while until more non-TiC get on the server. If a Senior Member of the Clan tells everyone to re-group to the chosen team at anytime, you should immediately move back over to that team, even if you have to kill yourself to do so.