The proposed part of the Syntagma to be amended.
Changes to be made-Civitates Class - Curators / Senatorii / Patrician / Civitate
Civitates Class
Civitates are all those who and are contributing members of the forum, that is, have shown themselves to contribute meaningfully to the Forum. They can call into questions any decision by any of the aforementioned officials and can by popular vote have it overturned although an Imperator or the Consuls unanimously can veto this action. They have, and should not be reluctant to use, the power to appeal any decision and have it heard by the members of their class, the Civitates. Civitates also have the following four sub-classes, three of which have the priviledge to Patronise new Civitates:
Civitates - Standard Civitates without the priviledge to Patronise new Civitates.
Patricians - Civitates in good standing who have been civitates three months or longer without receiving an official warning.
Senatorii - Some of the original founding TWC members and subsequent ex-staff members.
Curators - TWC government members. Consuls, Praetors and Quaestors.
Urbanis Legio - TWC frontline moderators. Police force to maintain order in our forums.
Civitates are subject to the following criterion.
Any member (with 100 posts or more and) deemed to be a contributing member in good standing may be nominated and patronized by any Curator, Senatorii or Patrician. Only Civitates of the Patrician, Senatorii or Curator level have the right to patronise. Any members who directly request said status (by posting asking to be nominated) will be denied it outright. The Curators will review the prospective Civitate's posts and vote for their possible ascendancy into Civitate status. The vote will be in the form of a majority, and upon approval the new Civitate will hold all rights as granted by letters patent, a vote in the Curia and a voice in His Forum.
The possible Civitate will then be asked to explain in detail, and in his own words, his duties and privileges as a Civitate in PM form to any Consul or Praetor. Even if the vote passes, if his explanation is not satisfactory he will be denied the post. If within 240 hours of his promotion, said Civitate is found wanting, that is, conducting himself contrary to the principles of his post, he can be immediately demoted.
Basic Civitates are marked as 'TWC Civitates'
Patricians
Any Civitate that remains in good standing with no official warnings (successful appeals to the Trinunal are not considered warnings) after three months active tenure can be be elevated to the level of Patrician by sending a PM to a Consul asking for this change. The Hexagon Council win then review the application and vote on the change to status. Patricians are marked as 'TWC Patricians'
Any Patrician that receives a warning will lose the right to patronise new Civitates for a two month duration, unless the warning is overturned by appealing to the Tribunal. If a Patrician fails to make a worthwhile patronage three times, he can be demoted to basic Civitate status if the Consuls are in agreement.
Senatorii
The Senatorii represent some of the oldest founding members and ex-staff of the TWC community. Any Consul, Praetor or Quaestor who leaves office will join the ranks of the Senatorii.
Patronising new members
Any Patrician, Senatorii or Curator and can patronise new Civitates. No member may have more than six clients directly under them.
- Patrician and Civitates ranks merged into Senator. With so many civitates becoming patricians they will soon outnumber civitates,merging the two into senators simplifies the system.
- Patronage system tuned to include Patron accountability.
- Senatorii rank changed into Honoratus and the rank made attainable by both Imperial and Curial appointment.
- Staff names and terms updated.
- Other minor changes and latin grammar added and corrected.
Proposal:
Senatorial Class
Senator Class
Senatores are all those who are contributing members of the forum. They can call into questions any decision by any of the aforementioned officials and can by popular vote have it overturned (although any Network Administrator or the Imperator acting alone, or the Consuls acting unanimously, can veto any such action). They have, and should not be reluctant to use, the power to appeal any decision and have it heard by the members of their class, the Senatores. Senatores have the following three sub-classes:
Senatores Pedarii (singular Senator Pedarius) – Given the privilege of Senator rank by both Imperial and Curial staff appointment, Senatores Pedarii have the right to vote in the Curia and take part in discussions if they so wish. After a three-month period without warnings, they are awarded the right to patronize new Senatores and recommend them to the Curatores for a vote. Senatorii Pedarii are marked "Senator" or "Pedarius" or "Senator Pedarius” They carry the “Senator” Banner
Honorati (singular Honoratus) - Members of the community who have done substantial service for the community. Senatores can be recommended and voted in as Honorati by the Curia, while former Curatores may be given the rank by the Imperator. Honorati are marked "Honoratus".
Curatores (singular Curator) - TWC staff members: Imperatores, Consules, Praefecti Praetorio, Praetoriani, and Praetores. Curatores are marked according to their rank.
Senator Badge:
Honoratus Badge:
Senators are subject to the following criteria.
Any member (with 100 posts or more and) deemed to be a contributing member in good standing may be nominated and patronized by any Curator or Honoratus who has not received a warning for at least two months, or any Senator Pedarius who has held that rank for at least two months and has not received a warning for at least two months. (Warnings overturned according to Curatorial procedure are disregarded for this purpose and any other.) When a member is patronized, he shall explain in detail and in his own words his duties and privileges as a Senator in PM form to The Common community staff. Both Imperial and Curial staff will review the prospective Senator's posts and explanation and conduct a majority vote to decide whether to grant the member Senator status. Any Senator who is suspended from the forums by a Curator due to misconduct will be stripped of all status unless he passes a revote of the Curatores. Honorati and Senators with patronage rights will have an ostrakon initiated against them, however in extreme cases the Curatores have the right to demote a senator if his crimes were deemed a danger to the forums.
Patronization
Any Senator who is eligible to patronize new Senatores must request the right to patronize from the Syntagma curator and if granted may then nominate a maximum of one Senator every two months. A Senator is not legally bound to his patron, but it is the informal responsibility of the patron to make sure his clients behave in a respectable manner and uphold the rules of the constitution. Clients of a demoted Senator may request another patron or remain the client of the demoted Senator in name only and be independent of patrons in the eyes of the Constitution. A senator who continually nominates bad candidates can have his patronage rights suspended by the syntagma curator.
Written by Jacobus Maximus and Simetrical.
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