Update to the Syntagma.

[Spiff]

Just a note to say the Syntagma has been updated to reflect the current arrangements within the Staff ranks of the forum.

A few minor changes have also been made, in particular it is noted that elections of moderators may be delegated to the Curia in some circumstances, but the ability to hire and fire is vested within the Senior Staff (Hexagon Council).

Also worth noting is that all Curial ranks should remain intact (including senatorii and Divus), even if they currently do not have a banner assigned to them, this will hopefully be sorted in the near future.


And i think that's it.. a few other lines may have been reworded slightly (Citizens section for example) but nothing else substantive has changed.

[Tom Paine]

Would I be correct in thinking that the substansive changes are in the Hexagon Council (creating it...) and in the Staff Veto (a one-man veto, needing confirmation by the majority of the Increasingly Inaccurately Named Hexagon Council)? Whereas the changes to the Tribounos section seems to be the phrase "should such an election be called", noting the possibility rather than certainty of elections.

[Spiff]

That's right. Remember, moderator elections were never guaranteed, they were always a 'sometimes delegated' power given to the Curia. This revision simply better reflects how the system must run for the effective administration of the forum as a whole - only time will tell how this change effects the reality of elections.

The term 'Hexagon' is not a description of the Council (i.e number of members) its just a name now, regardless of its origins.

[Tom Paine]

I know, I still like my Adamsian formation

So basically, this draft does bugger all except in the staff veto section, in terms of the realities of how the site is run?

[Spiff]

Yes, like i said in the other thread in the Prothalamos it wouldn't have been right for me to force through any other substantive changes which affect the Curia as a whole - if any other changes are to be made they must be enacted via the normal legislative procedure. The aim of these changes is simply to make the operation of Staff ranks current.

[Garbarsardar]

All Citizens are expected to adhere to the rules of the Syntagma and the forums Terms of Service. The Syntagma can be suspended by the Hexagon Council in times of crisis or danger to the community and website as a whole. If the Syntagma is suspended it is the duty of the Hexagon Council to inform the Curia why the action was required, and to estimate how long the Syntagma is to be suspended for.

One minor correction

The Total War Centre is run by a group of Administrators and Senior Staff who form the "Hexagon Council". A majority vote of the Hexagon Council is the supreme authority on the site except for a decision of the Network Administrators.

The Network administrators appear out of the blue. Who are they? What is the relation between 'Administrators" and "Senior Staff"? Are administrators different from Network administrators? Are they Senior Staff?

[Spiff]

Good point - changed now. 'Network Admins' was a reference to Ogres net but has now been removed. Ogres Net representatives count as administrators in the Syntagma and have powers determined by internal Hexagon policy that are not required to be listed here. Staff workings are intentionally dealt with in vague terms as the precise workings may change, but this way at least the Syntagma may remain consistent.