November 25, 1998


 * Added to the Friends Zone Web Ring

 * No one's been inducted into the ROT since January. Really, people, someone must have done something ROT-worthy!

The Registry of Outstanding Talent [ROT] was instituted to honor those fellow denizens of the Friends Zone who have enriched our Zone-lives by giving of themselves above and beyond the call of virtual duty, who have devoted their time and effort OTZ[Outside The Zone] to better our existence here ITZ[Inside The Zone]. Those elected to the ROT receive the title of Zoner Emeritus, Registered Order [ZERO]
  • Voting is held at the end of every month in which an eligible candidate has been nominated. In the event that only one candidate stands in a given month, that Zoner will be awarded the ZERO upon receiving a minimum of ten votes.
  • ROT nominations should be made in a timely fashion (i.e. nominate an individual or a team within a four month time frame of the project or when the project becomes public knowledge. Ongoing projects are always open to nomination). However, if a Zoner is nominated but has had to recently leave the Zone for any circumstance, their ZERO, provided they are voted one, will be designated Post Zonem.
  • Nominations are always open (a nomination may be made at any time provided it is within the time frame).
  • Zoners may not be awarded a ZERO more than once for any single project. Zoners may only be nominated for one individual project at a time. A Zoner may be awarded a ZERO for individual projects up to 5 times in one year (12 months). There is no limit on shared ZEROs a Zoner may win as a member of team efforts.
  • Zoners may only be nominated for projects that are considered extra-Zoneicular. This means donating time outside regular posting and MUSHing, and doing so with the intention to benefit the entire Zone. This can include donating time to maintain a document, donating time to HTMLing documents, organizing a Zone-wide event, organizing fund drives, etc.
  • While the existance of sub-lists is important, sub-lists are not created for the purpose of benefiting the entire Zone but a smaller population with common interests. Therefore they are not eligable for ROT nominations. 
  • The Keeper of the ROT maintains the right to consult a ROT Board made up two other Zoners on any issue of concern related to the ROT. Those people are Keeper-appointed.
  • Those nominating a Zoner (or team) for a ROT are required to also submit a few lines as to why they are nominating that person. It is the responsibility of the nominator to be accurate in their nomination (i.e. include all names of those involved), and, in the case the Keeper of the ROT and/or the ROT Board is uncertain the nominee fits the guidelines, be able to provide another person who will support the nomination. (This name does not need to be provided at the time of nomination.)
  • The Keeper of the ROT maintains the right to veto any nomination that does not expressly fit into the guidelines.
  • Nominees will be notified prior to voting of their nomination. Nominees maintain the right to decline a nomination.
  • In the case of a team nomination, all team members must be listed. Those leading the team will be listed as team leaders.
  • So that the ROT homepage doesn't become one lengthy page, the ZEROs are now separated into years.


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