CHAPTER I: THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS (MCA) The Ministry of Civil Affairs is the administrative backbone of the government, responsible for community management, citizen onboarding, and roster maintenance. Article 101: Core Objectives To process, verify, and register all incoming applications for citizenship. To maintain the Grand Civil Roster, ensuring all citizen usernames, ranks, and badges are perfectly archived. To manage the main public studios, ensuring they remain organized, clean, and accessible to all users in a safe, constructive manner. Article 102: Departmental Hierarchy The Grand Chancellor of Civil Affairs: Oversees the entire ministry, manages inter-studio relations, and reports directly to the High Council. Sovereign Registrars: Responsible for reviewing citizenship applications, verifying account standing, and updating the public directories. Studio Ombudsmen: Neutral civil servants tasked with monitoring public studio description updates, checking comment threads for civility, and addressing basic citizen inquiries. Article 103: Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Onboarding Process (SOP-MCA-01): When a user applies for citizenship, a Registrar must verify that their platform account is in good standing before adding them to the Associate tier. The process must follow this flow: Verification -> Oath Administration -> Roster Log Directory Auditing (SOP-MCA-02): Every 30 days, the ministry must run a routine activity check to move inactive accounts to the High Inactive Registry to keep database size optimized and run-time processing efficient. Dispute Filing (SOP-MCA-03): The MCA shall manage the intake of civil mediation requests, formatting files cleanly for review by the Office of Public Mediation.
