CoS Discussion: Section F - Forum Poll Procedures

[ravensfire]

Thanks to zorven, Furiey and Cyc for the quick catches.

V1.2

F.  Poll Procedures 
  1. Forum Poll
    i. The following criteria are required for a forum poll to be binding: 
      a. Approval levels must be achieved. 
        1. A simple plurality is required. 
        2. If "Abstain" ever holds plurality at the end of a poll, the 
           forum poll is not binding. 
    ii. The following criteria are required for a forum poll to be valid: 
      a. Discussion thread open for 24 hours, minimum. 
      b. Poll type in the header and first post. 
      c. Forum Poll end dates/times noted in the first post. 
        1. End dates/times can be conditional. (Example: poll ends at 
           1 hour prior to the beginning of the next chat turn) 
      d. Participation requirement (quorum needed) noted in the first post. 
      e. Link to relevant discussion threads in the first post. 
      f. Inclusion of an "Abstain" option. 
      g. Link to the poll in the Poll Registry. 
      h. All above criteria must be met within 4 hours of creating poll,
         excepting minor typos and corrections.
    iii. The following criteria are preferred for all forum polls: 
      a. Proposed poll, up for 24 hours minimum. 
      b. Forum poll posted with link from discussion thread. 
      c. Forum poll duration minimum of 24 hours (48 hours plus is preferred). 
        1. If the forum poll runs into the weekend it is advised that the 
           duration be extended by 24 hours for each weekend day. 
           Forum participation is much lower on the weekends. 
      d. Link to the forum poll in the appropriate Department thread. 
      e. Vote options given explanations, if not immediately apparent
        Example:  Yes (I want to build the embassy.)  
                  No (I do not want to build the embassy.)
                  Abstain (I don't care if we build the embassy.)
  2.  Informational polls
    i.  Do not have restrictions and cannot be used to justify policy, 
        plans or actions. 
      a. All polls posted by Leaders are considered Forum Polls unless 
         specifically noted to be informational in the header and first post.
  3.  Refusal Polls
    i.  Any citizen may request a refusal poll to be posted within 24 hours
        of any citizen being appointed to an elected office.
    ii.  The person who appointed the citizen to the office must create a
         poll within 24 hours of the refusal request.
      a.  Failure to post the poll shall result in the appoinment nullified
      b.  Poll shall contain Yes, No and Abstain options.
      c.  Poll shall run for 48 hours.
      d.  Header and body of poll should state that this is a refusal poll
          and the position in question.
      e.  Should there fail to be a majority of votes in support of the 
          appointment, the appointment is immediately nullified upon the 
          poll closing.
    iii.  If the appointment is nullified, the person making the appointment
          must appoint a different citizent to the office.

Changelog
V1.2
* Clarified example in F.1.ii.c.1
* Added requirement to Refusal poll to include type and position in header and body
* Added note in 3.ii.d that appointment is immediately nullified when poll closes.
* Numbering corrected

V1.1
* Removed quorum levels
* Removed two-tiered approval (with 24 hours, after 24 hours)
* Added preference to explain options in plain english: example - Yes - I want to build the embassy. No - I do not want to build the embassy. Abstain - I don't care if we build the embassy.

-- Ravensfire

 

[zorven]

I made a typo in my last post:

F.1.ii.b appears to be unnecessary as Forum polls only require a simple plurality as defined in F.1.i.a

Should read:

F.1.ii.d appears to be ........

Reason: if only a simple plurality [of any votes cast] is needed for the poll to be binding, why would there be quorum requirements for it to be valid?

 

[ravensfire]

Yeeahhhhhhhh, um that would be because I missed that one little part there. Uh huh, now if you'll just pretend that doesn't exist, that would be greaattttttt.

-- Ravensfire

 

[Rik Meleet]

3b: Poll shall onlycontain Yes, No and Abstain options.

 

[ravensfire]

Rik - Yes. Absolutely. Couldn't have said it better!

-- Ravensfire

 

[ravensfire]

Poll will go up tomorrow

V1.3

F.  Poll Procedures 
  1. Forum Poll
    i. The following criteria are required for a forum poll to be binding: 
      a. Approval levels must be achieved. 
        1. A simple plurality is required. 
        2. If "Abstain" ever holds plurality at the end of a poll, the 
           forum poll is not binding. 
    ii. The following criteria are required for a forum poll to be valid: 
      a. Discussion thread open for 24 hours, minimum. 
      b. Poll type in the header and first post. 
      c. Forum Poll end dates/times noted in the first post. 
        1. End dates/times can be conditional. (Example: poll ends at 
           1 hour prior to the beginning of the next chat turn) 
      d. Link to relevant discussion threads in the first post. 
      e. Inclusion of an "Abstain" option. 
      f. Link to the poll in the Poll Registry. 
      g. All above criteria must be met within 4 hours of creating poll,
         excepting minor typos and corrections.
    iii. The following criteria are preferred for all forum polls: 
      a. Proposed poll, up for 24 hours minimum. 
      b. Forum poll posted with link from discussion thread. 
      c. Forum poll duration minimum of 24 hours (48 hours plus is preferred). 
        1. If the forum poll runs into the weekend it is advised that the 
           duration be extended by 24 hours for each weekend day. 
           Forum participation is much lower on the weekends. 
      d. Link to the forum poll in the appropriate Department thread. 
      e. Vote options given explanations, if not immediately apparent
        Example:  Yes (I want to build the embassy.)  
                  No (I do not want to build the embassy.)
                  Abstain (I don't care if we build the embassy.)
  2.  Informational polls
    i.  Do not have restrictions and cannot be used to justify policy, 
        plans or actions. 
      a. All polls posted by Leaders are considered Forum Polls unless 
         specifically noted to be informational in the header and first post.
  3.  Refusal Polls
    i.  Any citizen may request a refusal poll to be posted within 24 hours
        of any citizen being appointed to an elected office.
    ii.  The person who appointed the citizen to the office must create a
         poll within 24 hours of the refusal request.
      a.  Failure to post the poll shall result in the appoinment nullified
      b.  Poll shall only contain Yes, No and Abstain options.
      c.  Poll shall run for 48 hours.
      d.  Header and body of poll should state that this is a refusal poll
          and the position in question.
      e.  Should there fail to be a majority of votes in support of the 
          appointment, the appointment is immediately nullified upon the 
          poll closing.
    iii.  If the appointment is nullified, the person making the appointment
          must appoint a different citizent to the office.

Changelog
V1.3
* Removed participation requirement from forum poll (missed from V1.1)
* Changed 3.ii.b to state "shall only contain" instead of "shall contain"

V1.2
* Clarified example in F.1.ii.c.1
* Added requirement to Refusal poll to include type and position in header and body
* Added note in 3.ii.d that appointment is immediately nullified when poll closes.
* Numbering corrected

V1.1
* Removed quorum levels
* Removed two-tiered approval (with 24 hours, after 24 hours)
* Added preference to explain options in plain english: example - Yes - I want to build the embassy. No - I do not want to build the embassy. Abstain - I don't care if we build the embassy.

-- Ravensfire

 

[ravensfire]

Poll has been posted here.

-- Ravensfire