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In general, Order of the
Arrow members may freely reprint material from this website for
their own use, or in local publications as part of the official
program of the OA, as long as proper credit is given as to where
the material came from. (A simple byline of "-from the Section
C-5C website,
www.oa-c5c.com" is fine, or the footer statement that appears on
the bottom of each page can be used.) Please do not copy the
material presented here to a local website. Instead, put a link
to the appropriate page. A basic entry like "The new OA
Strategic Plan [on the Section C-5C web site]" is quite common.
This ensures that local users will always get the most current
copy when the pages here are updated, and it also saves local
webmasters from any need to edit or retype our pages. The only
exception to this policy is the clipart explicitly made
available for use elsewhere
Official OA
Web Site Guidelines
As the proliferation
of chapter, lodge, section, and region Order of the Arrow
Internet web sites continues, the National OA Committee felt it
was appropriate to set forth some policy guidelines for OA web
sites. There are many people who are unsure of what is or is not
appropriate, and what guidance is available to them.
These guidelines were
adapted from the guidelines that the BSA electronic publishing
division has established for council web sites, as laid out in a
October 23, 1998 memo from the Electronic Publishing Division
Director.
The following
guidelines were approved at the May 1999 National OA Committee
meeting, and take effect immediately. They are being publicized
starting at the 1999 National Leadership Summit.
An official Order of the Arrow web site
should follow these guidelines:
- The appropriate OA leadership must have
direct control over the content of its official web site (i.e.
the Key 3 at each level of the organization).
- The content of the OA site must be
appropriate to the Scouting movement and the Order of the
Arrow. Safeguarded information such as ceremony details must
be properly protected.
- The OA site shall not contain any
advertisements or commercial endorsements, except those for
the organization providing the site service if it is provided
for free or at a discount.
- The OA site shall not engage in the
electronic sale of BSA Supply Division merchandise,
merchandise commissioned by the National Order of the Arrow
Committee, or competing products.
- The OA site shall not contain any links
directly to any sites that contain material that is not
appropriate to the Scouting movement.
- The OA site shall not replicate any BSA
publication currently for sale through the Supply Division.
- The OA site must abide by all laws
regarding copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual
property.
- The OA site must consider the safety and
privacy of their participants by obtaining necessary
permissions to release information about or identifying images
of any specific individual.
- The OA site should include an email contact
address for reaching the person managing the site, so visitors
can report any problems
Policy and Guidelines taken from
the National Order of the Arrow website.
The majority of the
information on this site is taken directly from the National
Order of the Arrow website (http://www.oa-bsa.org)
or the Central Region website (http://central.oa-bsa.org).
The majority of the links on this site will also redirect the
viewer to the Central Region website or the National website.
Remember to check these websites often for new updates.
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