Charter modifications/rewrite
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There's nothing on there to say they're not possible...Guido Zambelis wrote:Sorry, why no permabans?
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Andreas the Wise wrote:I know we included Forum Guidelines originally in the Unwritten Rules because there was a post by Pete about them. I'm not sure they need to be in the Charter, however. It would seem better that the charter just included something like:
10)Forum Guidelines:
10a) The Council reserves the right to provide guidelines for appropriate forum etiquette. All individuals are expected to adhere to these guidelines.
10b) If individuals are found to be breaking these guidelines, the Council reserves the right to impose penalties, based on the severity and number of offences (including but not limited to warnings; thread locking; and temporary banning).
10c) No individual will be permanently banned from the MCS forums.
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Touché. Didn't spot that when I scanned over it. Well, that's what it's here for everyone to discuss it for, so you can disagree on some parts.
Maybe ...unless deemed necessary should follow it...
Maybe ...unless deemed necessary should follow it...
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well there might well be some that we don't want back. it's idiotic to rule it out.
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I knew there was a reason why I was a fan of ostracism.dr-spangle wrote:Permanent ban is equivalent to death scentence, you don't give them a hope of being better
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Permanent ban is a bit drastic. I think forty years ought to be enough for anyone.
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Re: Charter modifications/rewrite
Y.A.C. = Yardistani Annexation Corps not Corperation. It's not a company, it's a para-military organization. Though, I would suggest just removing that segment of the charter.
And the bit about only claiming land, should allow for cities like Straylight. It's obvious by now it's not just some ploy or something. It's an established and respected subdivision of Shireroth. It's cities should be recognized.
And the bit about only claiming land, should allow for cities like Straylight. It's obvious by now it's not just some ploy or something. It's an established and respected subdivision of Shireroth. It's cities should be recognized.
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The region is recognised and labelled on the map. That's as good as it's gonna get...Erik Mortis Brookshire wrote:It's an established and respected subdivision of Shireroth. It's cities should be recognized.
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It's not that we're purposely aiming at straylight, but if it's on the map a billion newbs will be claiming all their cities are on the ocean etc.
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Re: Charter modifications/rewrite
We haven't had comments in several months now and those we had before were routine and sorted.1)Council:
1a)A Council Member may not vote on a claim or modification that changes a nation they are citizen of.
1b)A Council Member should base their vote upon whether the overall development of the nation in question merits the addition of the land being claimed. Activity, culture, military, economics, history and use of current land are the main features of development Council Members should base their claim on. Personal bias is not permitted.
1c)A claim is passed when a majority of the votes (of council members able to vote) support the claim. A tie results in a denied claim.
1d)There shall be five full Council Members, with assigned roles, and a Junior Council member. The Junior Council member's vote shall only count when one of the other Council members is unable to vote on a claim (whether disallowed or on LOA).
1e)When a Council Member retires, the Junior Council member shall become a full Council Member, and the Council shall meet to decide the new Junior Council member. Once the Junior Council member is decided by the Council, their name shall be submitted to the organisation for a general vote of confidence.
1f)A Council Member or Junior Council member may be removed by a 75% vote of no confidence by all member states.
1g)The Administrator General is the leader of the Council and one of the full Council Members.
2)Land:
2a)Only land can be claimed on the MCS map. The only exception to this rule is where the claimant claims a small city on ice in reasonable proximity to their land, or can demonstrate the city is on an island too small to be showed on the map (that is, smaller than half a pixel).
3)Cities:
3a)All of a nation's cities must be on land they own.
3b)When a nation is removed, their cities will be left as ruins on the map until another nation claims the land. It is up to that nation whether they retain the ruins in their claim.
3c)City names may not contain offensive words such as swear words.
4)Nations:
4b)The Apollo Foundation will not hold land on the map.
4c)Individuals ruling multiple nations, or nations ran by individuals who already rule nations on the map may be subject to scrutiny when applying for claims.
4d)The MCS will allot land to one-citizen micronations ONLY on the basis that they are starting out and will gain more citizens. This does not apply to micronations which have gone inactive. This is to be applied at the council's discretion.
5)Claims:
5a)The MCS is not obliged to uphold any claims made by any nations, regardless of any past affiliations with the MCS.
5b)Claims submitted less than a month apart may be denied merely on the basis of too many small claims too close to each other.
5c)Broadly spread-out land claims stretching across the map are subject to re-assessment and possible relocation at the discretion of the MCS. These claims may be subject to rearrangement for geographical realism and for cartographical purposes in maintaining consolidated and streamlined claims.
5d)New nations may request a Council Member to organise their initial claim for them and/or make a claim map for them, as long as they clearly indicate where they would like the land to be placed, and provide several city names.
6)Claim Etiquette:
6a)Only use approved symbols displayed on the key.
6b)You may only have 1 Capital City per nation.
6c)All text should be in Times New Roman, size 8 in MS-Paint and unblurred, other graphics editors may vary, check the size against current text.
6d)Symbols and city names should be red (rgb(255,000,000)/#FF0000). Where this colour is unreadable on your nation, you may use yellow (rgb(255,255,000)/#FFFF00). Exceptions may be made where both are unreadable, in which case you may use another colour but it is at the council's discretion to change it.
6e)Regional names and regional borders should be in black (rgb(000,000,000)/#000000). Ideally, regional borders should be like normal borders, but every second pixel removed.
6f)All borders may only be 1 pixel thick at all points. Where your borders are two pixels thick (corners etc) at any point, the Council reserves the right to thin your borders our when adding your claim to the Claimsmap.
6g)The first post in all claims thread needs to include the announced Claims/Modification form.
6h)All claims (except for new nations claims which have requested a Council Member to do so) should come with an image, of a standard ready to be put on the map, of how your would like your land to look. Claims that are not up to claimsmap standard may be rejected at council discretion.
7)Membership Qualifications:
7a)A new nation should have established an active online presence for at least three months (90 days) before seeking admittance to the MCS. A nation established and populated by experienced micronationalists may lower this period to two months (60 days).
7b)Exceptions to 7a may be granted where the nation can show sufficient evidence that a high degree of development has already occurred within a shorter period of time.
7c)Exceptions to 7a will also be granted if the nation has got a treaty of recognition from 50% of the nations on the MCS claimsmap at the time of the new nation posting their claim.
Removal:
8a)If a nation spends 3 consecutive months with an average of less than 1 post per day each month the Council is at liberty to force a reduction on them. If they continue this for a fourth month, or refuse a reduction, the Council is at liberty to remove them.
8b)If a nation spends 3 consecutive months with 0 posts per day each month the Council is at liberty to remove them.
8c)The land from a micronation that has been removed or reduced by rule 8b will have it's land declared unclaimable for a period of one (1) month. During that time, if the removed nation reconstitutes itself, it may reclaim the lost land. After that time, the nation can be claimed by any new nation seeking admittance to the MCS.
9)Other Maps:
9a)The MCS produces various maps beyond the claimsmap to aid in the common geophysical simulation of members. Where these maps do not include nations (eg Physical, Resource, Ocean) the physical layout of the maps cannot be changed. The only exception is for changes necessary to maintain the integrity and usefulness of the map, and where there is a 75% majority of council members agreeing with the change.
10)Forum Guidelines:
10a)Discrimination againt other members based on such matters as race, gender, age, sexual preferences or religion will not be tolerated.
10b)No annexing stupidly, YAC (Yardistani Annexation Corporation) is for Shireroth, not here.
10c)Try to maintain good spelling.
10d)Please do not post in all caps or with caps lock activated for the duration of the post.
10e)English only or translations.
10f)Try not to double post within 3 days of the last post.
10g)You are not allowed to be consistently offensive towards a person. A civil argument where both parties are happy to argue is allowed, but when one party is unwillingly being repeatedly offended by other parties, it is not allowed.
10h)Posting offensive or distressing images will not be tolerated.
10i)It will be at the staff member's discretion to remove signatures if they are too large/offensive.
10j)1000th post, 10,000th post, 100,000th post etc are significant milestones 53433rd post and 1337th post are not.
11)Amendment:
11a)Reproductions of the MCS maps are allowed but it is requested that you keep a list of all cartographers involved in the creation of that map. These should be provided on the maps on MCS site.
11b)The MCS reserves the right to expand, reduce or amend these policies as it sees fit. If any such changes are made, all parties using MCS services will be notified via the MCS forum.
However, May I propse an ammendment, the third ammendment and hence 11c
11c)Ammendments may be added to the charter by a 50% majority vote of council members or a 75% majority vote of all member states in MCS.
I will now take this into council, any disagreements with 11c here and we'll pull that back here to discuss before taking that back into council while voting on the rest.