How to Propose: A Guide to Curial Decisions and Amendments

[Tom Paine]

Proper Proposals Proposal

1. Decide on the general idea or principle behind the Decision.
2. Research details of the system, for instance by going to other (preferably vBulletin) fora and seeing if they have systems in place for such a purpose; if they do, decide on a system which looks good (not necessarily aesthetically in terms of graphics, just in terms of general placement &c) and fits the original concept. If no forum you can find has a system akin to that which you want, ask yourself why not.
3. Once a decision has been reached on a system that looks good and seems to fit the original idea, PM the administrator(s) of that site (once, and politely) to ask how the idea was achieved; also look at vBulletin support forums, using search terms to try to find the precise item being looking for. Collect and collate information that has been gathered.
4. Having worked out the nature of the system and how it can be implemented, word a precise proposal that has efficacy and use in terms of applying the idea, and that won’t be too much of a burden on the Technical staff to research specifics – posting a link to a specific hack, for instance, is preferable to asking for something generally.
5. Post the proposal! If you are unsure of how to word it, ask the Curator or post it and wait for someone to suggest some improvements - this will come quickly and will be useful, generally.

[Ferrets54]

Would would-be proposers please read this before they post anything. It is currently very confusing and very time consuming to see what proposals are ready to go to vote.

If you are the proposer of a decision or amendment or anything it is your responsibility to keep the OP of the thread updated with the most recent version of your proposal and a list of its supporters. This means I can move things to vote a lot easier and it also means your decision can get moving as soon as possible too.

[Soulghast]

Also, when amending the Constitution, be sure to use [ins] tags for added text, and [del] tags for removed text.

Example:

Text added.
Text removed.