Polling Standards Commission

[Almightyjosh]

I have written up a short guide to 'how to post a poll'. It is something that has not quite been covered in these discussions and is more for citizen help then for law!
How to Construct and Analyse a Poll 101

 

[Almightyjosh]

I would add that the standard set out in the COS that you all worked so hard on are not being followed and are in fact not known by the majority of citizens!! We need to educate the people!!

 

[Almightyjosh]

Thats why I think we need to educate people. I suggest that for the next game there be another three sticky threads in the poll sub-forum (total of four with registry).
1. We should have one thread reserved for members of the polling standards commission to set out the guidelines required for a poll. These should not be a cut & paste from the COS, but an easy to understand set of guidelines with examples. We could also include tips on how to run a poll, how to structure it and what sort of options to give (like what I was attempting with polling 101). This thread would NOT be for discussions.
2. We should have the polling standards commission thread, and it's debates, as a sticky thread in the polls sub-forum. This would be the main thread for proposing and discussing how to structure polling and what rules to use (much the same as the PSC has always been)
3. We need a thread reserved for help. Sure, we have the newbies shed, but not all people that might require advice will be newbies and this thread would be specific to the area of polling, which is VERY hard to get right, as we have seen.

This would mean that (apart from polls) there would be four threads, all sticky, in the poll sub-forum:
1. The Registry - for Poll advertising
2. The Commission - for Poll regulations discussions
3. Polling 101 - for rules, guidelines, tips and examples of how to set up a valid and usefull poll
4. The Help Line - where PSC members answer questions on how to poll well

This would mean better polls and better democracy.

 

[Shaitan]

Looks good, except for the polling commission. That should be in the Citizen forum.

 

[Eklektikos]

I think the "Polling 101" thread is definitely a good idea and that that should be made sticky in the poll forum. I'm not in favour of stickying the PCS thread anywhere, since it's a citizen group/discussion thread and I think such threads should be indexed rather than stuck. If there's active discussion of polling it'll float back to the top, if there's not then it'll make room for the more pressing issues of the day. Perhaps just add a link it in the "polling 101" thread. The PCS thread could also double as the polling help thread since questions can often spark debate that would belong here, and it would reduce forum clutter.

 

[Shaitan]

Right, Eklektikos. My reply was too spartan. I meant in the Citizen forum as a citizen group (as it is currently).

 

[chiefpaco]

I'd like to join.

AJ - could 3 and 4 be combined? Maybe even 2 with that?

 

[disorganizer]

I would also prefer 1 thread with all info in it ;-)

Another thing:

Did the poll commission notice we have no real rules for poll-design?

All what is in the ruleset is in "should" format.
We dont even have to comply to anything except the quorum on info polls. And on almost nothing except quorum for binding polls.

Just to get you thinking... ;-)

 

[Shaitan]

Thread moved to G2 forum per founder's request.

 

[Eklektikos]

Merci beaucoup, monsieur Shaitan!

 

[Bill_in_PDX]

Originally posted by Eklektikos
Merci beaucoup, monsieur Shaitan!

Hey!!!

We are a German nation here! Don't forget that we normally like to interact with our French friends in a different way...

Vielen Dank ehrenwert Eklektikos.

 

[Danke]

Originally posted by Bill_in_PDX


Hey!!!

We are a German nation here! Don't forget that we normally like to interact with our French friends in a different way...

Vielen Dank ehrenwert Eklektikos.

Hey!!!

We're actually *not* a German nation, we're Fantikans, ur Fanatikites, um. Fanatiki....

Hmm.

 

[boris7]

I think during wartime polls shouldn't be used because then decisions take too long and nothing would be done and emergency powers given to the goverment so they can act quickly to preseverve our civilization

 

[Cyc]

Very good, boris7. You picked the right thread to post this in and you picked an excellent, timely topic. It's a topic that's difficult to address. I'm sure there's a legal answer that covers the subject, but off hand, I would say that the quick poll was designed to better allow us to move forward in times when speed is required, such as war. Even quick polls have their limitations. These safegaurds were put in place to prevent issues from being "railroaded" through. That's what makes the situation difficult. The safegaurds were put in place to protect you, but in doing so, they also restrict you. In order to get these "safegaurds" changed or removed, you would have to draw up a lengthy proposal and run a very convincing discussion. Good luck.

 

[boris7]

Thankyou, I but I'll have to take some time to prepare for this so for now the quick polls will have to do