The RailRoad is an alliance of guilds with similar beliefs.
Your members stay in your guild and also join the RailRoad for full alliance benefits. The RailRoad has no agenda other then that of its members. You keep your membership roster clean, and your internal communications stay private.
The RailRoad is an alliance of guilds first founded by the 3305 Local & Looking Glass Command and named after the Underground Railroad, a network dedicated to the freedom of slaves. That’s something we all still believe in very strongly.
Having the alliance as a separate entity allows each organization to keep it’s member roster clean and internal communications private. Together we are stronger, through the alliance we all keep our unique identities. We have no fees or hidden agendas, see the Manifesto for joining requirements.
The RailRoad is responsible for organizing of the defense of the alliance, this is similar to NATO. But unlike NATO, it does not have military resources or a battle command authority. This position is responsible for defense readiness, including creating squadron tactics, planning and holding joint military exercises, reports on the state of space and ground combat forces, and provides strategic assessments to the organization leaders. This position works with member organizations Space and Grand force officers, providing monthly reports on military status directly to the organization presidents, and hires staff as needed to perform the duties of the office. The goal is to optimize the organizations to provide both air and ground superiority by leveraging each organizations unique strengths.
This is similar to the G8 function. The position analyzes production resources across the member organizations and ensures that the military forces will be well supplied (includes both production and logistics) and provides guidance to member organizations such that rather than compete with each other, we act as a holistic group to ensure the member organizations financial success. This advisory position reports monthly directly to the Organization presidents and is responsible for hiring staff as needed to complete their assigned duties.
Monitors communication channels and expels anyone participating in hostile drama (e.g., name calling, racism, hate speech, etc.). No warnings, no excuses, no exceptions. Reinstated upon request by an officer from a member organization after restitution has been made (see charter).
Our job is to provide a single communication channel for all member organizations and to provide joint services where it makes sense to do so. For example, a declaration of war from the RailRoad prevents the associated stigma from member guilds and entering into treaties with other organizations can be done as a group rather than multiple single entities.
All decisions and activities in the RailRoad are democratically decided by the organizations that make it up. It does not have any fees or agenda of its own.
To join the RailRoad your organization must meet the requirements listed below and be approved by a majority of the existing organizations.