Beastified
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Post by Beastified on Feb 3, 2015 0:48:38 GMT -5
Hey everybody, I would like to say that we can all agree that MarchingOn and Jancey have had their ups and downs as moderators since their induction several years back, but I feel like it is time that the forum as a whole has a say on who they think the moderators here should be. I propose that if the majority are happy with MarchingOn and Jancey as our moderators, then it shall remain the same. But once a year there should be a moderation approval poll. Without Panther or Plax around much anymore to really observe how things are being handled around here, I feel that it is up to us as a community to discuss the current state of the forum and how we would like the future of the forum to unfold.
With that being said, this thread is about voting for two moderators that you want to be the moderators for at least the next year (Feb. 2016), and then we will have another moderation approval poll at that time. I feel that once moderators are elected, that they can only be impeached with a 90% vote. So it would be highly unlikely for moderators to be impeached for small mistakes. Everyone is prone to them.
This first poll you shall select the two people you think would improve this forum most as moderators.
While I do not expect everyone to agree with this instantaneous poll on whether we should even have this poll, we will have another poll afterwards to see if this poll goes into effect. So that means, once we have the two people with the highest number of votes after the poll expires, then we will have another poll to see if we really want to make this change.
Here it is:
If anyone wants to give their pitch on why you should vote for them go ahead. The cutline for the poll options were me, eddie, and mirage. Anyone below us is too inactive, I'm sure everyone would agree with that.
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Post by Juggs on Feb 3, 2015 0:56:23 GMT -5
LOL it's not a vote! You have no rights!
First of all, what you're proposing isn't democracy, it's democratic representation EG democratic republic EG the united states. A democracy would imply that we vote on legislation, in this case, a ban decision or something.
But assuming that you mean a representative poll, that's equally stupid because we are not guaranteed a voting interest in who our representatives are! There is no provision in the forum rules about a poll or elections, and there is no precedent of any sort that suggests there should be any interest in that.
I refuse to vote.
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Beastified
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Post by Beastified on Feb 3, 2015 0:56:56 GMT -5
I voted for myself and Juggs because we would keep each other in check and it would please both sides of this forum. There is clearly a divide and it would be smart to get one person from each side so that things are fair.
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Post by Juggs on Feb 3, 2015 0:58:11 GMT -5
I voted for myself and Juggs because we would keep each other in check and it would please both sides of this forum. There is clearly a divide and it would be smart to get one person from each side so that things are fair. I refuse you nomination under my previous objections.
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Beastified
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Post by Beastified on Feb 3, 2015 0:59:52 GMT -5
LOL it's not a vote! You have no rights! First of all, what you're proposing isn't democracy, it's democratic representation EG democratic republic EG the united states. A democracy would imply that we vote on legislation, in this case, a ban decision or something. But assuming that you mean a representative poll, that's equally stupid because we are not guaranteed a voting interest in who our representatives are! There is no provision in the forum rules about a poll or elections, and there is no precedent of any sort that suggests there should be any interest in that. I refuse to vote. You don't have to vote if you don't want to, because we will be having a vote after this to see if we even want to do this anyway. Like I said, I didn't expect everyone to agree with this instantaneous election.
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Post by Juggs on Feb 3, 2015 1:00:35 GMT -5
I voted for myself and Juggs because we would keep each other in check and it would please both sides of this forum. There is clearly a divide and it would be smart to get one person from each side so that things are fair. Exactly what side am I on? What are the sides even? Politics? Religion? I'm a politically independent christian fundamentalist. I think we're pretty much on the same side!
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Beastified
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Post by Beastified on Feb 3, 2015 1:00:57 GMT -5
I voted for myself and Juggs because we would keep each other in check and it would please both sides of this forum. There is clearly a divide and it would be smart to get one person from each side so that things are fair. I refuse you nomination under my previous objections. Fair enough. You can refuse nominations/votes if you would like. I forgot about that in my OP.
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Post by Juggs on Feb 3, 2015 1:01:27 GMT -5
LOL it's not a vote! You have no rights! First of all, what you're proposing isn't democracy, it's democratic representation EG democratic republic EG the united states. A democracy would imply that we vote on legislation, in this case, a ban decision or something. But assuming that you mean a representative poll, that's equally stupid because we are not guaranteed a voting interest in who our representatives are! There is no provision in the forum rules about a poll or elections, and there is no precedent of any sort that suggests there should be any interest in that. I refuse to vote. You don't have to vote if you don't want to, because we will be having a vote after this to see if we even want to do this anyway. Like I said, I didn't expect everyone to agree with this instantaneous election. I'm not disagreeing with your right to post this, I'm disagreeing with your assertion that a poll conducted afterwards could validate this. It couldn't.
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Beastified
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Post by Beastified on Feb 3, 2015 1:03:22 GMT -5
Alright. My vote has switched from jugs to dive.
Dive is a senior citizen and we need someone intelligent and modest to keep things in order. I can lay down the hammer when things get out of hand while she keep the peace.
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Post by Juggs on Feb 3, 2015 1:04:33 GMT -5
" 5. Moderators and Administrators.
If there is a problem or recommendation that you have concerning the forum, you are urged to discuss it in a group message with yourself and the moderators of the forum via the private message function. Additionally, any member who calls out the decisions made by moderators on this forum, the post(s) will be immediately deleted and you will be urged to discuss what you want to via the personal message function of the forum."
This specifically leaves out any language that would suggest that any addition or change in moderation status is even possible. If you want this to mean anything, you would need to successfully petition an existing moderator to change the rules.
Good luck.
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