With the recent events still in mind, I've begun to wonder, perhaps we as a community need to create some sort of document or system wherein we understand the rights and powers afforded to the various members here.
Thoughts?
Take care all.
An EoFF Constitution
With the recent events still in mind, I've begun to wonder, perhaps we as a community need to create some sort of document or system wherein we understand the rights and powers afforded to the various members here.
Thoughts?
Take care all.
Well, there is a set of rules in the FAQ, although I suppose certain rules could do with some revision due to the aforementioned recent events.
While I think the idea of a Constitution is a nice one, what exactly would you put in it besides the rules linked to above?
With the obvious backlash from the "incident", there seemed to be quite a gap between what some of the Staff believed and what many others believed is the way to run the board, as in, if some people are granted immunity from some things and their rights are protected more easily. After reading what Snizz had written in that thread, I began to wonder, if we really want to make changes, we should make them in a clear cut fashion, so that there is no misunderstanding about how choices are made and the like.
Take care all.
The idea of a constitution sounds too american for me
Consider it more a Treaty then, something to fix the rift that has happened, or at least begin to address ways to go about fixing it.
Take care all.
Boo Yanks
Edit: If I refuse to sign it can I post porn?
Edit2: Ok, sorry, sounds like a good idea but finding something EVERYONE can agree on.......impossible.
At another message board, yeah
There's entirely too much forum drama going around here for my taste. It's very mind boggling, and the story keeps getting new twists and turns.
This is my first real taste of drama here on EoFF, and I can't say it's that thrilling. Maybe a clarification of the rules is indeed in order.
This forum is really growing on me, and I wanna be a part of it. But times like these - I just don't get it.
Smile. ^_^
Oh I see, if you don't agree you can't post.....isn't that the terms and conditions is for?Originally Posted by cl_out
At another message board, yeah
Essentially, I figure it can be a way to have a meeting of the minds between everyone, well everyone willing to participate. Of course, unless it also includes the Staff, having it would be moot.
Take care all.
Hopefully it will wind up more like the Vienna council instead of the Versailles council.
Every single MEDC (More Economically Developed Country - thank you Political Correctness and Year 10 Geography lessons) has a constitution, clout. Even Britain, although that one is special because it is uncodified, but it still exists.The idea of a constitution sounds too american for me
A constitution basically describes the powers, limits and the relationships between the main arms of government, (Executive, Legislature and Judiciary), although it seems to me that all three arms of "government" at EoFF are the same thing: The forums staff. So if a EoFF Constitution was to exist, it would therefore have to define the staff's powers over the regular members, which seem to me to be infinite as far as the forums go - currently they can theoretically do anything they want. If you wanted a Constitution then you would actually have to define and decide upon giving them definite powers.
I could propose a number of constitutional reforms for EoFF, such as the separation of powers between the three arms of "government" and elected staff, but I really think those are unnecessary changes and everyone will just say "It's only the internet" (Don't blame me for such craziness, I'm a Politics student who pays attention in class
It's all in the planning. If the planning is flawed, anything that comes afterward will be flawed as well.
Take care all.
Anyone up for a storming of the Bastille, to rescue HOOTERS, Sugpo, PeTeRL90, and HOORJ?
Then lets play tennis.
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