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[VirianPolicy]:[VirianVoting]:[VirianProceduralVote] !!!Virian Procedural Vote New Doctrine or Policy [WorkInProgress] ---- A Procedural Vote is a [Wiki Vote|WikiVote] to establish a page on the [Virian Wiki|VirianWiki] as authoritive; to obsolete a previously authoritive page; or to replace a previously authoritive page with some other page or pages. All [Virian Votes|VirianVoting] regarding [policy|VirianPolicy] or [doctrine|VirianDoctrine] are [Procedural Votes|VirianProceduralVote] and are subject to the [Wiki Voting|WikiVote] and [Virian Votes|VirianVoting] rules. All [Virian Vectors|VirianVectors] [should|WikiShould] endeavor to vote in all Procedural Votes for which they are qualified by [Meridion]. ---- Parameters reflected here other than the links [must|WikiMust] be changed only by the unanimous consent of those authorised to approve this vote. Numbers, periods and links on this page [may|WikiMay] be altered as required by the [Virian Council|VirianCouncil] without requiring a revote on this procedure. This page template [must|WikiMust] be copied to a new !VirianProcedural<Topic> vote page and completed in order to propose a vote. Optionally, the !VirianProcedural<Topic> vote page [may|WikiMay] contain motivation and explanation about the page being voted on. Vote topics and descriptions [should|WikiShould] not include slanted questions or adjectives, but [should|WikiShould] simply contain the wiki page title. The topic [must|WikiMust] point to the the !VirianProcedural<Topic> establishing the vote, including the version number for the vote to be valid. The [Luminary|VirianLuminary] responsible for establishing the vote is responsible for updating the [WikiPageStatus] to [WorkInVoting] as soon as a vote is established on the [BBS Voting Page|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=54;action=voteIndex]. The [Luminary|VirianLuminary] responsible for establishing the vote is responsible for closing the vote and updating the affected wiki page(s) ([WikiAccepted] or [WikiRejected]) to reflect the results under penalty of [Disciplinary Action|DisciplinaryProcess]. This update [must|WikiMust] include the voting results and [may|WikiMay] include comments on the voting. The [Luminary|VirianLuminary] responsible for establishing the vote is responsible for closing the vote and updating the affected wiki page(s) ([WikiAccepted] or [WikiRejected]) to reflect the results under penalty of [Disciplinary Action|DisciplinaryProcess]. This update [must|WikiMust] include the voting results and [may|WikiMay] include comments on the voting. Advocacy [should|WikiShould] be restricted to the BBS or official (logged) Virian IRC channels. Virians are encouraged to ignore private communications advocating voting in a particular fashion. The original [WikiPage] [must|WikiMust] be updated to reflect [VoteCalledFor] and a link to the !VirianProcedural<Topic>. The link [must|WikiMust] include the version number of the document in question. e.g. [http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/VirianProceduralVoteVirianVoting?version=12]. A vote [must|WikiMust] be announced in the [Announcements section of the BBS|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=2] and [should|WikiShould] be announced upon the [main list of the BBS|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=54]. If a quorum and a majority is not achieved at the time a vote is closed, the vote [must|WikiMust] be regarded as having failed and the document [rejected|WikiRejected]. ---- !!Template - Insert from below this line for a New Document [VirianProceduralVote] *Type: Vote *Category[1]: <Policy:Wiki> <Policy:Virian> <Doctrine> <Doctrine:Illumination> <Doctrine:Best Of Virus> *Restricted[2]: 1 *Visibility[3]: 0 *!CloseQuorum[4]: ( (!AyeEquity + !NayEquity) > (60% * !Quorum) ) && (Equity - (!AyeEquity) < !NayEquity) || ( (Equity - (!NayEquity) ) < !AyeEquity ) *!CloseDuration[5]: 5d *Class: Procedural *Closes: Voting shall remain open until closed by: ** The polling reaching or exceeding the quorum and the decisiveness as determined by [Meridion] exceeding unvoted equity by decisiveness. ** The [Luminary|VirianLuminary] who established the vote closing it. ** The [Virian Council|VirianCouncil] closing the vote. ** A quorum not having been reached within <!CloseDuration> of the vote opening. *Title[6]: <Remove this line and the following section if a multiple vote is called for> *Selection: single *Adjudication[7]: > *Question[8]: This vote is established at <link>. Please select one or more of the following options: *Option 1[9]: I support accepting <link> as an official Document/Policy *Option 2[9]: I reject <link> as an official Document/Policy <Remove this line and the following section if a single vote is called for> *Selection: multiple *Adjudication[7]: > *Question[8]: This vote is established at <link>. Please select one or more of the following options: *Option 1[9]: I support accepting <link> as an official Document/Policy *Option 2[9]: I support accepting <link> as an official Document/Policy *... *Option n: I reject all of the above as official Documents/Policies ---- [1] Category: You [must|WikiMust] select one and only one of the categories shown. Delete all the rest. As additional categories are established, they will be added above. If a new category is contemplated, this [must|WikiMust] be discussed with [DavidLucifer]. [2] Restricted: This reflects the minimum reputation as determined by [Meridion] required to vote. If set to zero, all Vectors may vote whether or not they are members of [Meridion]. [3] Visibility: This reflects the minimum reputation as determined by [Meridion] required to view this vote. If set to zero, all Vectors may view this vote whether or not they are members of [Meridion] [4] !CloseQuorum: This is a single line which determines whether or not to close a vote [5] !CloseDuration: This is a single value (Can take a suffic of hours, days, weeks, months) when the vote will be closed irrespective of the previous line. [6] Title: The title [must|WikiMust] be the same as the [wiki|VirianWiki] page title. [7] Adjudication (Single): This field may contain a number of values: * ">" indicates a simple majority as determined by [Meridion]. * "+ nn" indicates that a certain percentage above a simple majority as determined by [Meridion] is required to pass. * "% nn" indicates that a certain minimum percentage as determined by [Meridion] of the Ayes and Nayes cast is required to pass. [8] Question: The question [must|WikiMust] include a link to the wiki page establishing and possibly motivating the vote and the link must include the version number of the document in question. e.g. [http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/WikiVote?version=12] [9] Option: Each option [must|WikiMust] include a link to the wiki page being voted upon and the link must include the version number of the document in question. e.g. [http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/WikiVote?version=12]
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