Curial Decision: Opening of the Curia for a limited period

[Garbarsardar]

Dear friends,

Seeing the lengthy and often circular debate on the merits of Curial participation, I would like to propose a test which may help us draw useful conclusions and certainly will not harm this site:

The Curia shall be opened for a period of three months to all TWC members without warnings and with a post count higher than 50. The members will have the right to debate and propose legislation.


This is simple, easily implemented and will give us an idea of the meaning of any enlargement in Curial participation. After the three months period the Curia will decide if this experiment was successful or not.

[Tom Paine]

I feel that's rather too radical - I might add the other thread has finally come to a compromise solution which is, shall we say, less radical and more controllable while retaining some of the flavour of the present system. You might even like it.

[Garbarsardar]

I feel that's rather too radical - I might add the other thread has finally come to a compromise solution which is, shall we say, less radical and more controllable while retaining some of the flavour of the present system. You might even like it.

Sorry I haven't seen the other thread...stupid me. If the test limit on the other goes to 3 months I am willing to freeze this one...

[Belisarius]

Its a trial? Heck why not! I support. At best we'l get good ideas and at worse we get to throw them all out! :O

[Elrond]

This proposal will destroy the curia - so you have my full support.

[Perikles]

Isn't this exactly what I proposed in the other thread? (actually I said 2 months and you said 3! so not exactly...) Great minds think alike? Anyway, I'd rather we followed the route in the other thread whereby we have a vote in 2 months so we can change it back if we want. If we like it what is the point in having to change more things at the time?

[imb39]

Dear friends,

Seeing the lengthy and often circular debate on the merits of Curial participation, I would like to propose a test which may help us draw useful conclusions and certainly will not harm this site:

The Curia shall be opened for a period of three months to all TWC members without warnings and with a post count higher than 50. The members will have the right to debate and propose legislation.


This is simple, easily implemented and will give us an idea of the meaning of any enlargement in Curial participation. After the three months period the Curia will decide if this experiment was successful or not.

Isn't this exactly what I proposed in the other thread? (actually I said 2 months and you said 3! so not exactly...) Great minds think alike? Anyway, I'd rather we followed the route in the other thread whereby we have a vote in 2 months so we can change it back if we want. If we like it what is the point in having to change more things at the time?

Your best option is, ironically to close the Curia down for a couple of months and move into the Q&S rather than open up the Curia. Removing a privilege, even if it was granted for a specific reason, causes more angst than anything I can think of here. Far better to remove the 50 or so Citizens who regularly visit and vote then the... thousands who would be granted temporary access. Just an observation. I am neither condoning or rejecting the idea...

[Gaius Baltar]

There are good ideas. Basically, the best information that will be garnered is just how many members have any interest in the CVRIA. I suspect that many modders will not have the time or may not even notice. As for the "others", such as those individuals here who actually play games in the TW series, I guess a group of these individuals may inspect the CVRIA.

But how many may actually participate is anyones guess. And it will be imperative at this point to insure that duplicate accounts are not allowed to influence the impact of this proposal.

[the Black Prince]

i echo elronds sentiment,. this proposal will destroy the curia. i do not support.

[Garbarsardar]

Your best option is, ironically to close the Curia down for a couple of months and move into the Q&S rather than open up the Curia. Removing a privilege, even if it was granted for a specific reason, causes more angst than anything I can think of here. Far better to remove the 50 or so Citizens who regularly visit and vote then the... thousands who would be granted temporary access. Just an observation. I am neither condoning or rejecting the idea...

Removing a privilege, even if it was granted for a specific reason, causes more angst than anything I can think of here. As in...closing the Curia?

Well, I am comfortable with both proposals; the reason I proposed this (besides the fact that I did not see the other one -was to avoid rewriting the Constitution once more...)

[Scorch]

Well yeah, do you still want this to go forward Garb?

[Garbarsardar]

Look, I'm willing to try the "other" bill since it has a considerable consensus. I think we can freeze it at the moment and see how things go...