Wiki Vote

WikiPolicy:WikiVote

VirianPolicy

Voting to Accept a Wiki Page As Authoritive

VoteCalledFor

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All proposed votes must first be posted on the Wiki in the procedure detailed in VirianVoting

The numbers and periods on this page may be altered as required by the Virian Council.

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First Vote

A vote, may be established by any VirianVector on the Virian Voting Page. A vote may 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

All such votes must offer:

• Single Option
  • An Affirmation Option, e.g. I support accepting this as an official Document/Policy
  • A Rejection Option, e.g. I reject this as an official Document/Policy
• Such Votes will offer a single voting option
• A simple majority shall determine whether the vote is carried.

Or

• Multiple Options
  • One Affirmation Option per page, e.g. I support accepting this as an official Document/Policy
  • A Rejection Option, e.g. I reject the above as an official Document/Policy
• Such Votes will offer multiple voting options
• The option having the highest number of votes will be carried

The quorum for any vote brought in terms of this clause shall be 60% of the total equity.

If a quorum and a majority is not achieved at the time a vote is closed, the vote must be regarded as having failed and the document rejected.

Voting shall remain open until closed by:

• The polling reaching or exceeding 60% and the decisiveness exceeding unvoted equity
• The VirianVector who established the vote closing it.
• The VirianCouncil closing it.
• A quorum not being reached within 5 days of opening.

Vote topics should not include slanted questions or adjectives, but should simply contain the wiki page title. The topic must point to the wiki page title including the version number for the vote to be valid. Advocacy should be restricted to the BBS or official (logged) Virian IRC channels. Virians are encouraged to ignore private communications advocating voting in a particular fashion.

Apathy being regarded as a Senseless Sin all qualified Virians are expected to vote whenever the opportunity arises. It should be noted that all polls provide a button allowing the Voter to abstain if they wish neither to accept nor support a motion. Discussion of the vote on the BBS is strongly recommended.

The VirianVector 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. This update must include the voting results and may include comments on the voting.

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Revoting

Where a VirianVector wishes to revote upon a document that has already been voted upon and where the page was accepted, a new page or pages must be established and a poll offering:

• An Affirmation Option for the Existing Page, e.g. I support retaining <this> Existing Document/Policy
• An Affirmation Option for the Proposed Page, e.g. I support adopting <this> Replacement Document/Policy
• A Rejection Option, e.g. I reject the existing and proposed document(s)/Policy(ies)

Again, all document links must include the version number to be valid.

Multiple voting options will be allowed.

The selection having the greatest total of votes will be carried.

All other conditions will be as above.