Posted by Solstice on November 29, 2010, at 7:27:36
In reply to Re: some kind of Elders Council, posted by Dr. Bob on November 28, 2010, at 23:55:30
I love this (maybe with the exception of posting individual council members' votes).I think Bob's proposal has the potential to address all of the members' concerns. The proposal leans quite a bit in favor of the members. I think this proposal clearly demonstrates that Bob is willing to trust the collective wisdom of the board.
Solstice
> Thanks, everyone, for your input. Here's a proposal:
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> Candidates need to have been registered for 1 year and to have posted 300 times to be eligible. They need to get 5 "signatures" to be nominated. Posters can sign more than 1 "nomination petition". Candidates can sign their own petitions. Candidates nominated by others can decline to "run".
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> There's 1 month to nominate candidates, then 1 month to vote. Each poster gets 1 vote. The 5 candidates with the most votes are elected. Their term is 1 year.
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> The council gets a mailing list to communicate with each other off-board.
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> The council chooses one of themselves to interface with me.
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> The primary task of the council is to decide whether and when to lift blocks. There's a minimum period during which blocks can't be lifted. Blocks can be lifted unconditionally or with conditions like a voluntary civility buddy, a mandatory civility buddy, or delayed posting.
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> It's up to blocked posters to involve the council or not. They can communicate with the council off-board if they want.
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> The council decides by voting. The quorum is 3 members voting or abstaining. A majority (of those voting) determines the decision.
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> For the sake of transparency, the council posts its decisions and how each member votes.
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> A secondary task of the council is to serve as a resource for me.
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> How does that sound?
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> Bob
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