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    Section 3, Article I of the Constitution states:

    Section III - Ostraka and Magistrates
    Article I. Ostraka
    If a citizen receives an infraction the Consul suspends their citizenship until the infraction has expired or is revoked. The suspended member losses the ability to display all rank, including both Citizen and Patrician badges and color.

    I suggest changing it to the following:

    Section III - Ostraka and The Tribunal
    Article I. Ostraka

    If a citizen receives an infraction the Consul suspends their citizenship until the infraction has expired or is revoked. The citizen may request that the suspension be reviewed by the Curia1. Suspended members lose the ability to display all rank, including both Citizen and Patrician badges and color. Infractions under appeal are exempt from further action if the appellant files an appeal within 72 hours.

    1If a Citizen requests a suspension review, the Consul contacts Moderation and requests details of the relevant infraction. The Consul then opens a suspension review thread, posting the details of the relevant infraction for discussion. After three days, the Consul opens a poll in the Curia vote forum, asking “Shall the Suspension be lifted?” with options “Yes”, “No” and “Abstain”. The suspension will be lifted by a simple majority of non-abstaining votes.
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    Whats in footnote 1?

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    Default Re: [Amendment] Section III, Article I

    That's a bit vague, isn't it?

    First, how does the Curia is meant to review the suspension?

    And what do you mean exactly by reviewing a suspension?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gaius Baltar View Post
    Whats in footnote 1?
    Quote Originally Posted by Flinn View Post
    That's a bit vague, isn't it?

    First, how does the Curia is meant to review the suspension?

    And what do you mean exactly by reviewing a suspension?
    1If a Citizen requests a suspension review, the Consul contacts Moderation and requests details of the relevant infraction. The Consul then opens a suspension review thread, posting the details of the relevant infraction for discussion. After three days, the Consul opens a poll in the Curia vote forum, asking “Shall the Suspension be lifted?” with options “Yes”, “No” and “Abstain”. The suspension will be lifted by a simple majority of non-abstaining votes.



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    Wouldn't it be easier to just reinstate staff referrals?
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    ^ What he said.

    This is basically conducting an appeal with peers as 'judges' and a hefty touch of the old staff referral procedure - and seeing how that worked and peer review in general in the curia that will get a fat Opposed from me.

    It's basically avoiding\circumventing the tribunal appeal to get relief on a penalty based on the buddy system.

    Why can't these section 3 amendments simply stick to the 72 hour grace period which takes care of delayed appeals and 'unjust' infractions? Does it always have to come with a highly controversial 'get out of jail free' part so it will not pass?
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    Default Re: [Amendment] Section III, Article I

    Im not sure this belongs in Section III - perhaps better in Section I

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gigantus View Post
    ^ What he said.

    This is basically conducting an appeal with peers as 'judges' and a hefty touch of the old staff referral procedure - and seeing how that worked and peer review in general in the curia that will get a fat Opposed from me.

    It's basically avoiding\circumventing the tribunal appeal to get relief on a penalty based on the buddy system.

    Why can't these section 3 amendments simply stick to the 72 hour grace period which takes care of delayed appeals and 'unjust' infractions? Does it always have to come with a highly controversial 'get out of jail free' part so it will not pass?
    I'd support that proposal too if you were to make it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Gaius Baltar View Post
    Im not sure this belongs in Section III - perhaps better in Section I
    I see where you're coming from, but since the language being changed is currently located in S3 it seems better to keep it in that section for this amendment. It can always be moved to S1 with a separate amendment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gigantus View Post
    ^ What he said.

    This is basically conducting an appeal with peers as 'judges' and a hefty touch of the old staff referral procedure - and seeing how that worked and peer review in general in the curia that will get a fat Opposed from me.

    It's basically avoiding\circumventing the tribunal appeal to get relief on a penalty based on the buddy system.

    Why can't these section 3 amendments simply stick to the 72 hour grace period which takes care of delayed appeals and 'unjust' infractions? Does it always have to come with a highly controversial 'get out of jail free' part so it will not pass?
    This.

    Opposed.

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    I think I tried to ask this question in the previous Section III, Article I discussion and vote but did not receive an adequate answer. Possibly due to me not being a citizen.

    What is the problem that we as a community are trying to fix here? I have not seen citizens behaving in a manner that their citizenship should be suspended (apart from Ostrakon proceedings), and no one produced such a case for review in the last amendment process.

    I am all for leniency and the possibility to appeal, but I just haven't come across an instance in which I or someone else was abused by a TWC citizen. Do we have a problem with citizens getting infractions out of the blue and consequently getting suspended?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gigantus View Post
    ^ What he said.

    This is basically conducting an appeal with peers as 'judges' and a hefty touch of the old staff referral procedure - and seeing how that worked and peer review in general in the curia that will get a fat Opposed from me.

    It's basically avoiding\circumventing the tribunal appeal to get relief on a penalty based on the buddy system.

    Why can't these section 3 amendments simply stick to the 72 hour grace period which takes care of delayed appeals and 'unjust' infractions? Does it always have to come with a highly controversial 'get out of jail free' part so it will not pass?
    This

    Opposed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gigantus View Post
    ^ What he said.

    This is basically conducting an appeal with peers as 'judges' and a hefty touch of the old staff referral procedure - and seeing how that worked and peer review in general in the curia that will get a fat Opposed from me.

    It's basically avoiding\circumventing the tribunal appeal to get relief on a penalty based on the buddy system.
    This is false representation of the proposal. The review process would have no power to rescind the infraction, only to lift the suspension. It would therefore not assume the role of the Tribunal. Nor does the proposal mirror staff referrals, since the review would take place at the request of the "offender".



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    Quote Originally Posted by Septentrionalis View Post
    I think I tried to ask this question in the previous Section III, Article I discussion and vote but did not receive an adequate answer. Possibly due to me not being a citizen.

    What is the problem that we as a community are trying to fix here? I have not seen citizens behaving in a manner that their citizenship should be suspended (apart from Ostrakon proceedings), and no one produced such a case for review in the last amendment process.

    I am all for leniency and the possibility to appeal, but I just haven't come across an instance in which I or someone else was abused by a TWC citizen. Do we have a problem with citizens getting infractions out of the blue and consequently getting suspended?
    The problem is getting automatically suspended from citizenship for x months for the dumbest of reasons. Hypothetical: you got a note for off-topic posting in 2015, notes never expire and therefore if you post off-topic in 2021 you get your citizenship suspended. It's unfair and gives moderation unearned power.


    A much better system would be automatic suspension after 2 points, no suspension for 1 point for the innocuous stuff like off topic or a censor bypass in the YLYL and things like this and a review by the 2 magistrates + tie break by the Curator for more egregious 1 point stuff like insulting others, illegal activities, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Adrian View Post
    The problem is getting automatically suspended from citizenship for x months for the dumbest of reasons. Hypothetical: you got a note for off-topic posting in 2015, notes never expire and therefore if you post off-topic in 2021 you get your citizenship suspended. It's unfair and gives moderation unearned power.

    A much better system would be automatic suspension after 2 points, no suspension for 1 point for the innocuous stuff like off topic or a censor bypass in the YLYL and things like this and a review by the 2 magistrates + tie break by the Curator for more egregious 1 point stuff like insulting others, illegal activities, etc.
    This proposal restores that "unearned power" to the Curia. A points based approach would not. Either would be preferable to the status quo.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Gigantus View Post
    ^ What he said.

    This is basically conducting an appeal with peers as 'judges' and a hefty touch of the old staff referral procedure - and seeing how that worked and peer review in general in the curia that will get a fat Opposed from me.

    It's basically avoiding\circumventing the tribunal appeal to get relief on a penalty based on the buddy system.

    Why can't these section 3 amendments simply stick to the 72 hour grace period which takes care of delayed appeals and 'unjust' infractions? Does it always have to come with a highly controversial 'get out of jail free' part so it will not pass?
    Exactly.

    Opposed.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Adrian View Post
    The problem is getting automatically suspended from citizenship for x months for the dumbest of reasons. Hypothetical: you got a note for off-topic posting in 2015, notes never expire and therefore if you post off-topic in 2021 you get your citizenship suspended. It's unfair and gives moderation unearned power.


    A much better system would be automatic suspension after 2 points, no suspension for 1 point for the innocuous stuff like off topic or a censor bypass in the YLYL and things like this and a review by the 2 magistrates + tie break by the Curator for more egregious 1 point stuff like insulting others, illegal activities, etc.
    Are there any real world equivalents of this hypothetical example? Im not sure this legislation would apply to more than just a few members who chronically run afoul of the TOS. The solution to the problem you suggested is simple, dont break the TOS. That sounds like a better plan than the unwarranted change in procedure being suggested.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cope View Post
    This is false representation of the proposal. The review process would have no power to rescind the infraction, only to lift the suspension. It would therefore not assume the role of the Tribunal. Nor does the proposal mirror staff referrals, since the review would take place at the request of the "offender".
    Then you misunderstood my comment: your proposal is about a peer review (how that works out has been amply demonstrated in the last number of ostrakons) of a 'staff referral' (moderator notifies consul), eg the suspension of citizenship based on an infraction. That suspension can be appealed already in the tribunal by appealing the infraction.

    In other words: instead of getting a unbiased review of the penalty in the tribunal to support a reinstatement of citizenship the member can now use the buddy system to overturn the suspension and totally avoid a tribunal appeal.

    And it still involves posting the infraction, making this essentially a rerun of the mod\tribunal commentaries, with a binding vote of peer sentiment at the end where citizenship suspension is concerned.

    Let me repeat: totally opposed because that.


    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Adrian View Post
    The problem is getting automatically suspended from citizenship for x months for the dumbest of reasons. Hypothetical: you got a note for off-topic posting in 2015, notes never expire and therefore if you post off-topic in 2021 you get your citizenship suspended. It's unfair and gives moderation unearned power.
    I have highlighted the real underlying issue in your post - everything else is simply hyperbolic fluff: notes get renewed after 2-3 years as I mentioned in the previous amendment, a short enough time to remember what you did wrong the previous time. Disappointing that the simple solution (the 72hours grace period) has to once again be bundled with a controversial change, the reason why I am opposing this amendment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gigantus View Post
    Then you misunderstood my comment: your proposal is about a peer review (how that works out has been amply demonstrated in the last number of ostrakons) of a 'staff referral' (moderator notifies consul), eg the suspension of citizenship based on an infraction. That suspension can be appealed already in the tribunal by appealing the infraction.

    In other words: instead of getting a unbiased review of the penalty in the tribunal to support a reinstatement of citizenship the member can now use the buddy system to overturn the suspension and totally avoid a tribunal appeal.
    The Tribunal is run by the same members who post here regularly and who vote on Ostrakons. It is functionally a form of "peer review". If there is a suggestion of nepotism/corruption/politicization among the citizenry, then it necessarily applies to the Tribunal and Moderation.

    Further, and as noted above, the Tribunal considers the validity of infractions or notes. The proposed Suspension Review would consider the validity of citizen suspensions. The point of this amendment (and its predecessors) is to address mandatory punishments, not to challenge the issuing of infractions.

    And it still involves posting the infraction, making this essentially a rerun of the mod\tribunal commentaries, with a binding vote of peer sentiment at the end where citizenship suspension is concerned.

    Let me repeat: totally opposed because that.
    It is peculiar to "totally oppose" a proposed review structure for mirroring a review structure which one endorses.

    I have highlighted the real underlying issue in your post - everything else is simply hyperbolic fluff: notes get renewed after 2-3 years as I mentioned in the previous amendment, a short enough time to remember what you did wrong the previous time. Disappointing that the simple solution (the 72hours grace period) has to once again be bundled with a controversial change, the reason why I am opposing this amendment.
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    I support a review system by members that are appointed by, and accountable to, their peers. I totally oppose a review system by peers that are accountable to no-one. Don't see why that would be a conundrum.

    Notes are permanent, they also get renewed after a lengthy time period to refresh an erring member's memory according to what you underlined - what's your point?

    A citizen's suspension is deemed valid because he broke the rules. Either you do or you don't break the rules, no half measures here. If you have an issue with that then appeal in the tribunal instead of trying to talk yourself out of the resulting suspension in front of your buddies. We did have multiple flavors of 'breaking levels' in the referral system - and that totally didn't work out if you remember as it was based on perception and not on fact.
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