Cyc
Looking for the door...
This thread will be an on-going status report of the Official and Non-Official Discussions taking place in this sub-forum about DG6. Links will be provided to each discussion and a very brief summary of its status will follow. I would appreciate it if Mod could sticky this for me for easy accessability. It will take me a while to build this, so have some patience.
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Rules for Ratifying the Rules ~
Discussion ended with a general agreement to Ravensfire's suggested plan.
Final process will include:
-- Post a proposed poll once the issues are decided
-- Wait 24 hours for comment
-- Post poll, formatted as above, public poll, 4 day duration
-- >50% yes means the section is approved.
-- Approved sections may be revisited only for minor changes (clarity, typos) or changes due to later sections.
-- Once all sections approved, entire ruleset goes up for 4 day ratification.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Government Structure, Branches, & Duties ~
Currently this discussion is on hold while a decision is being made about which of the five Government plans to use. They are:
1. The Traditional Plan -Pretty much what we used in prior games
2. DaveShack's Alternative - Strategic and Tactical Planners
3. Ravensfire's Alternative - Planners and Implimenters
4. Provolution's Alternative - An extended Traditional Plan
5. Blackheart's Pure Democracy - Inspired/Organized Anarchy
No Poll yet, no conclusive discussion.
02/02 - Experimental practice game started to monitor problems and game flow.
02/12 - Strider has added another proposal to the mix and CT has closed the thread. She also started a poll on the subject excluding Ravensfire's proposal.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Citizen's Rights ~
Generally bringing forth the DG5 Citizen's rights with Ravensfire's tweaking seems to be accepted, although additional discussions was done. Some involved court procedures such as speedy trials.
No Poll. Discussion fairly conclusive, needs closure.
02/12 - Thread closed. No conclusive discussion. Poll started.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Nominations, Debates, & Elections ~
Bringing forward the Code of Laws Amendment on this seems to be favored, although the main arguement now is how many Offices a single person may run for and/or which branches of Government are eligible.
No Poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Thread closed. There was some discussion on using a mandate of over 50% for a victory in elections, but it was not well accepted. Poll started.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION : Game Save ~
Pretty much the standard, only the DP plays the save, but ongoing discussion about limits on Turn Chats and who choses the DP. Probably contingent on the Alternate Government discussion.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Thread closed. No Conclusive discussion. No poll.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: City Naming Convention ~
The debate about whether to name cities by people who hold Office each Term followed by the Citizen Registry, or just to go off the Citizen Registry. Polling city names is also mentioned.
No poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/02 - Numerous proposals sugessted for CNC
02/12 - Thread closed. No conclusive discussion. Poll started.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Provincial Issues ~
Shold we use large Provinces that adhere to natural land borders, should Domestic/Interior handle cities without Provinces, etc.
No poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Good discussion with varying viewpoints. Thread closed. Poll started.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Polls, Amendments, and Quorums ~
Some agreement on DaveShack's proposed law, disagreemnent on quorum levels, and informal/formal polls.
No poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Thread closed. No conclusive discussion. Possibly a poll started.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Terms of Office ~
General agreement on keeping Terms to a calendar month. Turn-based Terms suggested.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Good additional discussion. Genral consensus. Polls created that don't really reflect all options. Article being drawn up.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Appointments and Absences ~
Who appoints, Deputies, and determing an Absence.
No poll, no conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Lots of discussion. None of it conclusive. Poll started that included to many variances on the subject, to include a premature option on Absences.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Preamble ~
General agreement to bring the DG5 Preamble forward to DG6.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Thread closed. Preamble approved by poll. This is done.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Other Issues ~
General agreement to bring forward "Freedom of Information" Law to Constitution.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Thread still open. No official FoI yet. I imagine this threa thread will be the last to close to catch all the issues that fall between the cracks. No discussion in a week.
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Keep the RPG? ~ It seems the discussion on the RPG garbed a lot of support, but then became overly complex and died almost two weeks ago.
No poll. Discussion died.
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DG6 - Polling 101 ~
Discussion to formulate a Polling Standards Commission for Demogame VI. The first guidelines are being put together.
No poll. Active discussion.
02/12 - No discussion in 9 days.
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Introduction To The Demogame ~
The first post has been done. Active Discussion.
02/02 - Glossary of Terms started in discussion thread.
02/12 - No discussion since glossary started. I guess no one really wants to help the newbies.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Rules for Ratifying the Rules ~
Discussion ended with a general agreement to Ravensfire's suggested plan.
Final process will include:
-- Post a proposed poll once the issues are decided
-- Wait 24 hours for comment
-- Post poll, formatted as above, public poll, 4 day duration
-- >50% yes means the section is approved.
-- Approved sections may be revisited only for minor changes (clarity, typos) or changes due to later sections.
-- Once all sections approved, entire ruleset goes up for 4 day ratification.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Government Structure, Branches, & Duties ~
Currently this discussion is on hold while a decision is being made about which of the five Government plans to use. They are:
1. The Traditional Plan -Pretty much what we used in prior games
2. DaveShack's Alternative - Strategic and Tactical Planners
3. Ravensfire's Alternative - Planners and Implimenters
4. Provolution's Alternative - An extended Traditional Plan
5. Blackheart's Pure Democracy - Inspired/Organized Anarchy
No Poll yet, no conclusive discussion.
02/02 - Experimental practice game started to monitor problems and game flow.
02/12 - Strider has added another proposal to the mix and CT has closed the thread. She also started a poll on the subject excluding Ravensfire's proposal.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Citizen's Rights ~
Generally bringing forth the DG5 Citizen's rights with Ravensfire's tweaking seems to be accepted, although additional discussions was done. Some involved court procedures such as speedy trials.
No Poll. Discussion fairly conclusive, needs closure.
02/12 - Thread closed. No conclusive discussion. Poll started.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Nominations, Debates, & Elections ~
Bringing forward the Code of Laws Amendment on this seems to be favored, although the main arguement now is how many Offices a single person may run for and/or which branches of Government are eligible.
No Poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Thread closed. There was some discussion on using a mandate of over 50% for a victory in elections, but it was not well accepted. Poll started.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION : Game Save ~
Pretty much the standard, only the DP plays the save, but ongoing discussion about limits on Turn Chats and who choses the DP. Probably contingent on the Alternate Government discussion.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Thread closed. No Conclusive discussion. No poll.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: City Naming Convention ~
The debate about whether to name cities by people who hold Office each Term followed by the Citizen Registry, or just to go off the Citizen Registry. Polling city names is also mentioned.
No poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/02 - Numerous proposals sugessted for CNC
02/12 - Thread closed. No conclusive discussion. Poll started.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Provincial Issues ~
Shold we use large Provinces that adhere to natural land borders, should Domestic/Interior handle cities without Provinces, etc.
No poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Good discussion with varying viewpoints. Thread closed. Poll started.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Polls, Amendments, and Quorums ~
Some agreement on DaveShack's proposed law, disagreemnent on quorum levels, and informal/formal polls.
No poll. No conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Thread closed. No conclusive discussion. Possibly a poll started.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Terms of Office ~
General agreement on keeping Terms to a calendar month. Turn-based Terms suggested.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Good additional discussion. Genral consensus. Polls created that don't really reflect all options. Article being drawn up.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Appointments and Absences ~
Who appoints, Deputies, and determing an Absence.
No poll, no conclusive discussion.
02/12 - Lots of discussion. None of it conclusive. Poll started that included to many variances on the subject, to include a premature option on Absences.
__________________________________________________
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Preamble ~
General agreement to bring the DG5 Preamble forward to DG6.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Thread closed. Preamble approved by poll. This is done.
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OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Other Issues ~
General agreement to bring forward "Freedom of Information" Law to Constitution.
No poll. Needs closure.
02/12 - Thread still open. No official FoI yet. I imagine this threa thread will be the last to close to catch all the issues that fall between the cracks. No discussion in a week.
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Keep the RPG? ~ It seems the discussion on the RPG garbed a lot of support, but then became overly complex and died almost two weeks ago.
No poll. Discussion died.
__________________________________________________
DG6 - Polling 101 ~
Discussion to formulate a Polling Standards Commission for Demogame VI. The first guidelines are being put together.
No poll. Active discussion.
02/12 - No discussion in 9 days.
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Introduction To The Demogame ~
The first post has been done. Active Discussion.
02/02 - Glossary of Terms started in discussion thread.
02/12 - No discussion since glossary started. I guess no one really wants to help the newbies.
