Voting Ended.
All items passed(per Quik).
I-3-C and III-2 will be discussed further here
Proposal I: Proposals and Discussion
Item 1. Discussion Period
a. When a subject comes up that may be a votable issue, a discussion thread must be made for it to proceed.
b. In the case of complete ideas or proposals, a vote thread and a separate discussion thread must be created. Voting will begin immediately.
c. In the case of incomplete ideas or proposals, Staff will have a minimum of 24 hours and a maximum of one week to reach a consensus of what is to be voted on, after which a vote thread must be created whether full consensus has been reached or not.
Item 2. Vote Type Selection
a. An Admin must determine which type of vote an issue is prior to a vote thread being created. This will determine the voting requirements for that issue.
b. Minor changes to official pages can be carried out by any Staff member with an Admin's blessing without a vote or discussion thread being required.
c. Banning of users is to be carried out by the Admin team according to current site policy. If the case of the member in question is unclear, then it may be brought up for a vote.
Item 3. Restrictions
a. Votes must be posted in the topic's vote thread to be counted.
b. Only votes may be posted in a vote thread. Discussion must take place in a separate thread.
c. Votes by Staff members currently under Inactive status will not be counted.
Proposal II: Voting
Item 1. Voting Periods
a. Votes will go for 48 hours or until a supermajority of all current Active Staff members has voted for one option, whichever comes first.
b. If an Admin states that a vote is an emergency, the voting period is dropped to 24 hours.
c. Issues which have received less than the required amount of Staff participation may be extended for 24 hours by an Admin, or longer with the agreement of at least three Admins.
d. Issues which do not receive their minimum level of Staff participation will fail by default. Staff members who do not wish to vote on an item must state that they wish to abstain, this will count as their vote.
Item 2. Voting Requirements
a. Changes to the Charter/Rules require a supermajority of all currently active Mods and Admins to be implemented.
b. Major website ideas/issues/changes require a majority decision of those who vote to be implemented, and a minimum of 50% of active Staff participation.
c. Minor site ideas/issues/changes may be decided by a "Rule of Three" majority(vote of 3-0, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, one of whom must be an Admin). In the case of 10 or more votes, a supermajority of those voting is required for it to pass.
d. Decisions between more than two options on a vote will require a plurality of those who vote in order to pass.
Item 3. Ties and Failure
a. Votes between three or more options that result in a tie require a new vote to be created to choose between those two options.
b. Yes/no votes or votes between two options that result in a tie will be sent back to the discussion stage.
c. Votes that fail may not be raised for vote again without significant changes to the idea in question and the approval of at least three Admins.
Definitions:
A plurality is defined as an item having more votes than any other option.
A majority is defined as anything greater than 50% support.
A supermajority is defined as 2/3rds(66%) support or greater.
A tie is defined as two leading options having the same number of votes.
Proposal III: Staff Rules and Rights
Item 1. Disciplinary Action
a. Staff members who frequently do not vote on issues, violate site rules, or otherwise display behavior unbefitting a Staff member may be called up for review by the Admin team at their discretion.
b. Disciplinary action against a Staff member will be voted on by those of the same rank or above(Admins for Admins, Mods and Admins for Mods, All levels for Senior Staff)
c. Staff members may be demoted one rank at a time(Admin to Mod, Mod to Senior Staff, Senior Staff to non-Staff) unless the Admin team determines by a supermajority that the Staff member's offenses are deserving of a complete removal from Staff.
d. A Staff member may remove themselves from Staff if they wish, but may be reinstated at a later time with the approval of the Admins.
Item 2. Active/Inactive Status
a. If a Staff member is absent or has limited activity for an extended period, the Admins may vote to place them on Inactive status.
b. So long as a Staff member is Inactive, their votes are not counted, nor required for an item to pass or fail, and they may not use the powers of their position.
c. A Staff member that the Admins vote to be Inactive will remain Inactive until the Admins determine that they are Active again.
d. A Staff member who has been Inactive for a period exceeding one year may be voted on by the Admins to be removed from Staff.
Item 3. Absence and Abstinence
a. Staff members may choose to abstain from voting, but must state this in the vote thread. This will count toward active Staff participation requirements.
b. A Staff member who knows they will be gone for an extended period may inform the Staff of this and place themselves on Inactive status. They may also remove themselves from it upon their return.
