Posts from Draft of the Election Regulations for the Arbitration Committee.

Currently, the Draft Regulations for the Election to the Appeals Committee are proposed for discussion in the following form:

Regulations for the Election of the Appeals Committee of HeroesWorld

1. The Appeals Committee is elected for a term of 1 year. If a member of the Appeals Committee resigns, their position is taken by the Player who, according to the results of the Voting, ranked 8th, 9th, etc.
2. The date of the Appeals Committee election is June 1st (tentatively), 2010.
3. A player registered on Volde for at least 3 months and who has completed at least one online (offline) Heroes 3 tournament on Volde is eligible to vote in the election of the Appeals Committee, or a player registered for at least 3 months and who has played 15 online games of Heroes 3 on Volde across all Seasons, or a player registered for at least 3 months and who has organized at least one online (offline) Heroes 3 tournament on Volde.
4. A player registered on Volde is eligible to be a member of the Appeals Committee.
5. A player participating in the voting in the corresponding thread created for the voting indicates the players (up to 7) they would like to see as members of the Appeals Committee.
6. A player participating in the voting is not allowed to vote for themselves.
7. According to the results of the election, 7 players are selected for the Appeals Committee by a simple majority of votes.
8. A second round of elections is held in the event of a tie in votes and a lack of available positions in the Appeals Committee. For example, if the seventh and eighth players on the list receive the same number of votes, then only these players participate in the second round. In the second round, the player(s) who receive a simple majority of votes are selected for the Appeals Committee.
9. Players of Volde can express a vote of no confidence in the Appeals Committee at any time. The Appeals Committee is obliged to resign in its entirety if, as a result of the Voting for the Dismissal of the Appeals Committee, a simple majority of Players meeting the criteria of paragraph 3 of the Regulations express their lack of confidence in the Appeals Committee. In this case, early elections to the Appeals Committee are held.

I believe it is necessary to clarify the following "ambiguous" position in the draft regulations:

Should we establish or not establish any criteria for candidates (as well as for all Heroes players participating in the Voting) for the Appeals Committee, in addition to mandatory registration on the Resource?

Heroes players, please vote.

Not enough. You need to play about 20 more games for rating or in tournaments. IMHO.

Not enough!

I think it's not enough... you need to be a "prominent and respected" player on other portals as well...

I also think that’s not enough, and 5 games might really be too few.

The criterion of allowing everyone who has ever been on Vold's inter-resource battle team to vote will allow such true and active Voldovians as:

Alex_R
ewgeniy
TaKotoraya
vbn
Raper
Decontaminator

and many others to vote (and also be elected to the AC).

For now, to avoid confusion, I believe it is acceptable for everyone who wants to vote, as the Regulations will still "filter" based on Criteria that will be approved (of course, provided that the majority of Heroes players in this Poll establish that, in addition to Registration, another criterion is also necessary).

Not enough.

In my opinion, it's necessary to separate candidates from voters.

A voter is someone who plays online.
1) The most important thing is not to be a clone of another player :-D
2) 5 games per season is too much. I suggest 5 games over 2 seasons leading up to the election (games from the current season are not counted).
3) World ranking should be the main resource for voters. Although it's unlikely that this can be determined formally... maybe it's not necessary.
4) I think the idea about offline players is nonsense.
4.1) 1-2 tournaments... but what if no tournaments were held in the previous season? We only have 3 regular tournaments annually: VK3, VK8, and BB. Summer seasons may not have any tournaments.
4.2) What do offline players have to do with it, if the Arbitration Committee deals with disputes in online games? If a person hardly plays online, then they don't use the services of the Arbitration Committee, so why should they have the right to vote?

A candidate should be a qualified specialist, respected, and morally stable... In general,
1) elected as a result of a vote.
I don't see any other requirements.
It doesn't matter how often they play themselves.

It's all just my opinion.

To avoid clones, we can simplify the process. There are only two criteria to choose from:
1) At least one year must have passed since registration on the forum until the time of voting.
2) At least 5 games must have been played in any season, excluding the current one.

This way, we won't exclude experienced players, and newcomers will also be able to express their opinion.

Not enough.

In my opinion, it's necessary to separate candidates from voters.

I agree that for those who will be elected by the Heroes to the AC, no restrictive barriers should be created, except for registration on the World of Xeen.
The question remains as to the Criteria for those who will have the right to vote.
We can take the number of games as a Criterion:
- either for all Seasons, say 5, 10, 15, 20 games.
- or only for the preceding Season, say 5, 10, 15, 20 games.

I wrote about this before and will repeat now that I see the theoretical danger in the absence of any criteria only in the fact that players for whom World of Xeen is not associated with their native resource may get into the AC.

A little later (on the Weekend), we will hold a vote regarding the selection of a specific criterion (or criteria) for the voting Heroes.

Voted for "sufficient," but it seems it won't pass. Therefore, see below.

To avoid clones, we can make it simpler. There are only 2 criteria to choose from:
1) At least one year must have passed since registration on the forum to the time of voting.
2) 5 games must have been played in any season, except the current one.

This way, we won't exclude regulars, and newcomers can also express their opinion.

To avoid clones, we can simplify the process. There are only 2 criteria to choose from:
1) At least one year must have passed since registration on the forum until the time of voting.
2) At least 5 games must have been played in any season, excluding the current one.

This way, we won't exclude experienced players, and newcomers will be able to express their opinion.

I believe the main criterion should be the length of time spent on the World of Xeen forum, not the number of games played!!!
A person should at least have a general idea of the events on the site over the past six months (i.e., the "circus" in our community)...

To avoid clones, we can make it simpler. There are only 2 criteria to choose from:
1) At least one year must have passed since registration on the forum until the voting.
2) At least 5 games must have been played in any season, except the current one.

This way, we won't exclude experienced players, and newcomers will be able to express their opinion.

Yes, Andrey, I agree with you.
I think that setting the criterion in the form of registration on the forum would be correct. It could even be half a year.

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Request for those Heroes players who believe that the term of office of the AC (Administration Committee) of 1 year is insufficient (excessive) to express their opinion.

Just to understand whether it is worth deciding this by voting, or leaving the current proposal of 1 year.

All members (in the best sense of the word) should be guided primarily by the rules of the World, and not by their own ambitions!!!
That's all I ask, I don't trust AK!!!

As a suggestion, it seems beneficial to establish such a rule in the Regulations.

The Heroes of Might and Magic community on Volde can express a vote of no confidence in the Administration Committee (AK) at any time.
The AK is obligated to resign in its entirety if, as a result of the Vote of No Confidence, a simple majority of Heroes of Might and Magic players registered on Volde for at least six months expresses no confidence in the AK. In this case, early elections for the AK will be held.

All members (in the good sense of the word) should primarily be guided by the rules of the World, and not by their own ambitions!!!
That's all I ask, I don't trust AK!!!

It would be good if some people were primarily guided by their heads, and not by other body parts.
Sam, sometimes you talk such nonsense, it's unbelievable.