Whatever way the court goes on the issue of whether this is part of the constitution or not, we should really allow for the Delegte, CLS, PM, Directors, and so on to be able enforce RMB rules, and for bans of non-citizen spammers and trolls.
It shouldn't require a vote of the CLS for banning non-citizen fascists either, and our fellow GCRs (who have the technical ability to) allow bans of obvious fascists without issue, alongside major UCRs as well.
The court may rule that this is already permitted, due to this part in question only applying to citizens. But it couldn't hurt in that case to make the language way easier to understand.
There may also arise a situation in the future where the Assembly might like to put RMB discussion policy into law, which the CLS can then enforce, so it wouldn't hurt to allow for that.
Finally, if the court rules that non-citizens can't be banned except through a vote (under the current reading), then we should make clear the Assembly can pass laws to empower the CLS target groups that we are deeply against in GP and in military actions*1, which would be fascists as mentioned above.
It should also be noted that even under the existing mandate, the Assembly can vote to overturn CLS bans, and the CLS can reverse their ban decisions.
This amendment will make clear the ability of the CLS to enforce RMB policy, regional law, or otherwise enfore on-site rule violations, on non-citizen residents of Lazarus.
Section 2 in the Mandate currently written reads:
II. Delegate of Lazarus
Establishment of the office of Delegate
(1) The Delegate will serve as head of state and lawful WA Delegate of Lazarus.
(2) The Delegate may not serve in any other office while serving as Delegate, except that the Delegate will be suspended from the Council of Lazarene Security if they are already a Councillor, but will automatically resume membership on the Council after their term as Delegate.
(3) The Delegate will serve until resignation, removal from office by the Assembly, or automatic removal from office.
Powers of the Delegate
(4) The Delegate may admit residents of Lazarus to citizenship. Further procedure for citizenship admission, including procedure for appealing rejection of a citizenship application by the Delegate, criteria residents must meet in order to be admitted as citizens as well as criteria for maintenance of citizenship and enforcement of such criteria, may be established by law.
(5) The Delegate may, subject to confirmation by 50%+1 vote of the Council on Lazarene Security, impose revocation of citizenship, ejection and/or ban from Lazarus, or other measures to preserve the security and stability of Lazarus, for whatever duration of time is determined appropriate. The Assembly may overturn such decisions by three-quarters vote.
Section 2 of the Mandate shall be amended to include:
II. Delegate of Lazarus
Establishment of the office of Delegate
(1) The Delegate will serve as head of state and lawful WA Delegate of Lazarus.
(2) The Delegate may not serve in any other office while serving as Delegate, except that the Delegate will be suspended from the Council of Lazarene Security if they are already a Councillor, but will automatically resume membership on the Council after their term as Delegate.
(3) The Delegate will serve until resignation, removal from office by the Assembly, or automatic removal from office.
Powers of the Delegate
(4) The Delegate may admit residents of Lazarus to citizenship. Further procedure for citizenship admission, including procedure for appealing rejection of a citizenship application by the Delegate, criteria residents must meet in order to be admitted as citizens as well as criteria for maintenance of citizenship and enforcement of such criteria, may be established by law.
(5) The Delegate may, in the case of citizens, subject to confirmation by 50%+1 vote of the Council on Lazarene Security, impose revocation of citizenship, ejection and/or ban from Lazarus, or other measures to preserve the security and stability of Lazarus, for whatever duration of time is determined appropriate. Non-citizens may be ejected or banned without a vote if considered in violation of RMB policy, regional law, or on-site rule violation. The Assembly may overturn such decisions by three-quarters vote.
This amendment will make clear the ability of on-site and off-site moderation to enforce RMB policy, regional law, or otherwise enforce on-site rule violations, on non-citizen residents of Lazarus.
Section 8 in the Mandate currently written reads:
VIII. Off-site Property Administration
Composition of off-site property administration
(1) The root administrator of off-site property, which will be the same citizen for all official Lazarene off-site property, will be responsible for the appointment and removal of citizens to serve as off-site property administrators and moderators for each off-site property. Membership in off-site property administration and moderation teams will not be construed to constitute government office.
Responsibilities of off-site property administration
(2) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of off-site property administration and moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the off-site property or its users.
(3) The root administrator will have final authority on off-site property permissions, and may deny or revoke permissions based on risk to the security or safety of off-site property or its users, or violation of terms of service.
Section 8 of the Mandate shall be amended to include:
VIII. Off-site Property Administration
Composition of off-site property administration
(1) The root administrator of off-site property, which will be the same citizen for all official Lazarene off-site property, will be responsible for the appointment and removal of citizens to serve as off-site property administrators and moderators for each off-site property. Membership in off-site property administration and moderation teams will not be construed to constitute government office.
Responsibilities of off-site property administration
(2) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of off-site property administration and moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the off-site property or its users.
(3) The root administrator will have final authority on off-site property permissions, and may deny or revoke permissions based on risk to the security or safety of off-site property or its users, or violation of terms of service.
Composition and responsibilities of on-site moderation
(4) The Delegate and Regional Border Control or Communications Officers of Lazarus' on-site properties will be responsible for on-site moderation of those properties, subject to the authority of the off-site root administrator.
(5) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of on-site moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the users within the on-site properties of Lazarus.
RMB Rules and Regional Bans Clarification Amendment (February 2022)
Proposed by:
Preamble
This amendment will make clear the ability of the CLS to enforce RMB policy, regional law, or otherwise enforce on-site rule violations, on non-citizen residents of Lazarus.
Section 2 in the Mandate currently reads:
II. Delegate of Lazarus
Establishment of the office of Delegate
(1) The Delegate will serve as head of state and lawful WA Delegate of Lazarus.
(2) The Delegate may not serve in any other office while serving as Delegate, except that the Delegate will be suspended from the Council of Lazarene Security if they are already a Councillor, but will automatically resume membership on the Council after their term as Delegate.
(3) The Delegate will serve until resignation, removal from office by the Assembly, or automatic removal from office.
Powers of the Delegate
(4) The Delegate may admit residents of Lazarus to citizenship. Further procedure for citizenship admission, including procedure for appealing rejection of a citizenship application by the Delegate, criteria residents must meet in order to be admitted as citizens as well as criteria for maintenance of citizenship and enforcement of such criteria, may be established by law.
(5) The Delegate may, subject to confirmation by 50%+1 vote of the Council on Lazarene Security, impose revocation of citizenship, ejection and/or ban from Lazarus, or other measures to preserve the security and stability of Lazarus, for whatever duration of time is determined appropriate. The Assembly may overturn such decisions by three-quarters vote.
Section 2 of the Mandate shall be amended to include:
II. Delegate of Lazarus
Establishment of the office of Delegate
(1) The Delegate will serve as head of state and lawful WA Delegate of Lazarus.
(2) The Delegate may not serve in any other office while serving as Delegate, except that the Delegate will be suspended from the Council of Lazarene Security if they are already a Councillor, but will automatically resume membership on the Council after their term as Delegate.
(3) The Delegate will serve until resignation, removal from office by the Assembly, or automatic removal from office.
Powers of the Delegate
(4) The Delegate may admit residents of Lazarus to citizenship. Further procedure for citizenship admission, including procedure for appealing rejection of a citizenship application by the Delegate, criteria residents must meet in order to be admitted as citizens as well as criteria for maintenance of citizenship and enforcement of such criteria, may be established by law.
(5) The Delegate may, in the case of citizens, after confirmation by a 50%+1 vote of the Council on Lazarene Security, impose revocation of citizenship, ejection and/or ban from Lazarus, or other measures to preserve the security and stability of Lazarus, for whatever duration of time is determined appropriate.
(1) The root administrator of off-site property, which will be the same citizen for all official Lazarene off-site property, will be responsible for the appointment and removal of citizens to serve as off-site property administrators and moderators for each off-site property. Membership in off-site property administration and moderation teams will not be construed to constitute government office.
Responsibilities of off-site property administration
(2) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of off-site property administration and moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the off-site property or its users.
(3) The root administrator will have final authority on off-site property permissions, and may deny or revoke permissions based on risk to the security or safety of off-site property or its users, or violation of terms of service.
Section 8 of the Mandate shall be amended to include:
VIII. Off-site Property Administration
Composition of off-site property administration
(1) The root administrator of off-site property, which will be the same citizen for all official Lazarene off-site property, will be responsible for the appointment and removal of citizens to serve as off-site property administrators and moderators for each off-site property. Membership in off-site property administration and moderation teams will not be construed to constitute government office.
Responsibilities of off-site property administration
(2) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of off-site property administration and moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the off-site property or its users.
(3) The root administrator will have final authority on off-site property permissions, and may deny or revoke permissions based on risk to the security or safety of off-site property or its users, or violation of terms of service.
Composition and responsibilities of on-site moderation
(4) The Delegate and Regional Border Control or Communications Officers of Lazarus' on-site properties will be responsible for on-site moderation of those properties, subject to the authority of the off-site root administrator.
(5) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of on-site moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the users within the on-site properties of Lazarus.
Support. Makes sense. Maybe we should have an onsite administrator who can remove citizens without a vote for OOC reasons? Or not. Idc. Seems like something that would be okay. Though.
Support. Makes sense. Maybe we should have an onsite administrator who can remove citizens without a vote for OOC reasons? Or not. Idc. Seems like something that would be okay. Though.
Maybe we should have an onsite administrator who can remove citizens without a vote for OOC reasons? Or not. Idc. Seems like something that would be okay. Though.
That's not something that should have to be legislated. Forum & Discord admins should simply investigate such matters and decide for themselves (collectively.) That's how every other region does it. Having done it myself, I know that is the best way the NS community has at its disposal.
Regardless, I support NR's bill in its current form.
That's not something that should have to be legislated. Forum & Discord admins should simply investigate such matters and decide for themselves (collectively.) That's how every other region does it. Having done it myself, I know that is the best way the NS community has at its disposal.
Regardless, I support NR's bill in its current form.
The amendment as written gives xenophobes on our RMB the right to appeal by the Assembly. If there must be an amendment of the Mandate it should be the section relating to administration to acknowledge that the regional officers are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of its users.
Moderation of the RMB is not an IC duty and should be contained in the section of the Mandate that acknowledges that which it does not control.
The amendment as written gives xenophobes on our RMB the right to appeal by the Assembly. If there must be an amendment of the Mandate it should be the section relating to administration to acknowledge that the regional officers are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of its users.
Moderation of the RMB is not an IC duty and should be contained in the section of the Mandate that acknowledges that which it does not control.
That still doesn't change the fact that the amendment makes these OOC measures repealable by the Assembly, an IC institution. Personally I would rather see this clarification of the administration section to reflect current policy and the "Delegate" section left alone:
VIII. Administration
Composition of off-site property administration
(1) The root administrator of off-site property, which will be the same citizen for all official Lazarene off-site property, will be responsible for the appointment and removal of citizens to serve as off-site property administrators and moderators for each off-site property. Membership in off-site property administration and moderation teams will not be construed to constitute government office.
Responsibilities of off-site property administration
(2) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of off-site property administration and moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the off-site property or its users.
(3) The root administrator will have final authority on off-site property permissions, and may deny or revoke permissions based on risk to the security or safety of off-site property or its users, or violation of terms of service.
Composition and responsibilities of on-site moderation
(4) The Delegate and Regional Border Control or Communications Officers of Lazarus' on-site properties will be responsible for on-site moderation of those properties, subject to the authority of the off-site root administrator.
(5) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of on-site moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the users within the on-site properties of Lazarus.
This would mean that the Mandate describes our extant admin policy relating to the in-game region within the section where it acknowledges that which it does not govern.
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