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Senate of VillageCraft / Sortition List: Nominations (1st Senate of VC)

« on: 22 November 2020, 04:27:44 AM »

Sortition List for the 1st Senate of VillageCraft
Status: Closed to New Names - Current Sortition List
Senate Session: #1 - Started Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 at Noon

This list will be used to randomly select Senators for the 1st Senate of VillageCraft. Info on the Senate HERE

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Sortition List for the 1st Senate of VillageCraft:
Shensley
Gerrit70
AlliCat_22
TheLegend12369
MutluMali
Air
TheoGreen
Paste
Hobbes13
123NiceGirl4
Ham_And_Eggs
Luisc99
Yvette
Ako
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Sortition 2 December 2020
List Randomizer
There were 14 items in your list. Here they are, randomized with pregenerated randomization based on persistent identifier VC-Senate-1-5ad49277c8425fd4a8af6e49c162facc:

Shensley
TheLegend12369
AlliCat_22
TheoGreen
123NiceGirl4
Ako
Ham_And_Eggs
Paste
Yvette
MutluMali
Hobbes13
Gerrit70
Air
Luisc99

IP: 142.51.213.124
Timestamp: 2020-12-02 19:58:03 UTC

The 4 bolded names will be asked first if they would like to join the Senate and take the Competency Test. If they want to defer their choice, they could still be chosen in a future randomized selection event. They have 5 days and 2 attempts to pass the test.

If your name is bold, please contact Ako.
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Sortition 8 December 2020 | Supplementary sortation to fill a vacancy
List Randomizer
There were 10 items in your list. Here they are, randomized with pregenerated randomization based on persistent identifier VC-Senate-1-e1b76d23747d27a79f587112e21f9202:

MutluMali
Gerrit70
Hobbes13
Luisc99
Yvette
Paste
123NiceGirl4
Ham_And_Eggs
Air
Ako
IP: 109.175.166.50
Timestamp: 2020-12-08 21:06:06 UTC
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Parliament | Suggestions / Proposal: Create the Senate of VillageCraft

« on: 17 November 2020, 02:50:40 PM »

Hi everyone, sorry in advance if this post looks a bit long. I assure you I've tried to cover all the bases, and I've tried to make it easy to read. Enjoy.

Proposal to create the Senate of VillageCraft:
Proposal:
In my ongoing efforts to make VillageCraft more democratic, I have decided to write up this proposal to create the Senate of VillageCraft.
The Senate would become the main body that creates Official Parliament Votes on VC, and it would be filled with Senators.

Becoming a Senator:
The CM would be offered a Senate seat, and all other seats would be filled by sortition (random selection from a list that any MP can put their name on). This gives everyone a chance to be selected to be a Senator if they so choose, and if they want to be part of this process.
This means that the Senate will be occupied by regular people who want to get involved, without needing an election process. To be confirmed to the Senate, there will be a straightforward Competency Test to make sure any person selected is active and able.

Alteration to the CM Guidelines:
The current text of section D of the CM Guidelines (the Parliament Vote Initiative process) would be removed and instead replaced with text reflecting the CM's potential role in the Senate. This alters the process of the community creating Parliament Votes by putting it into the hands of a specific rotating team (the Senate), which the CM always has the option to join.
Lastly, text would be added to clarify the CM's ability to certify Simple Parliament Votes when 3 MPs nominate a proposal (this is currently in the Parliament Guidelines). Simple votes are what I've named votes in Parliament that aren't at the level of Official Parliament Votes. I've tried to write this to reflect the historical precedents and reality of the Parliament into clear words everyone can understand.

I've organized this proposal into 2 major sections below.
Section 1 is creating the Senate, Section 2 is changing the CM Guidelines to sync with the change.

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Proposal Section 1 - Create the Senate of VillageCraft:
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The Senate of VillageCraft:
The Senate is a democratic body, made up of Senators, that creates legislation for the Parliament of VillageCraft to vote on.
Any MP may be selected to join the Senate through sortition (rather than election) if they self-nominate their name to the Sortition List and get randomly selected (rather than elected).
Senators strive to serve in the best interests of VillageCraft, conduct debates and participate in Senate Votes, and may serve until the end of the Session. Senate Sessions last 4 months.

Quick-Read Version:
A - The Senate discusses, debates, and votes on legislation to send to the VC Parliament for Official Parliament Votes. The Senate can also investigate Staff Members of wrongdoing.
B - Senate Sessions last 4 months on a fixed schedule. All Senators are removed at the end of a Session. A new Senate may begin proceedings once 5 Senators are confirmed.
C - New Senate Sessions have 5 seats and can be increased to 7 by vote. Vacant seats can be filled from the Sortition List by the Speaker or by vote. Senators can be removed by Simple Parliament Vote.
D - Senators are selected from the Sortition List. Any MP may self-nominate their name to the Sortition List. The CM can choose to be a Senator. A Competency Test must be passed to be confirmed to the Senate.
E - The Speaker of the Senate runs the Senate proceedings and votes. The Speaker is a Senator who is elected and can be removed by fellow Senators. If there is no Speaker, one must be elected.
F - The Senate Procedure and Senate Votes are how the Senate operates on a day-to-day basis to pass legislation such as Official Parliament Vote Proposals.

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Senate of VillageCraft Official Guidelines:
All Senate participants must be Members of Parliament.

A
The Senate:
1. Roles
i. The Senate of VillageCraft is made up of Senators. The Senate discusses, debates, and votes on proposing legislation to send to the Parliament of VillageCraft for binding Official Parliament Votes.

ii. The Senate may pass Senate internal rules, without needing a Parliament Vote, which are binding on the Senate and remain in force between Senate Sessions. Internal rules cannot conflict with this document.

iii. The Senate can also investigate Staff Members of wrongdoing if there is reasonable suspicion a rule was broken, and without needing a Parliament Vote. The Staff must comply with the investigation. Senators may not participate in Senate Votes that involve investigations into themselves.

2. Exclusions
i. The Senate cannot not pass binding legislation on VC without Official Parliament Votes, except for internal rules which govern the Senate themselves, starting investigations into Staff Members, filling seat vacancies, or increasing the total seats to 7.

ii. The Senate does not pass or propose legislation regulating the internal rules of the VillageCraft Staff, appoint or remove Staff Members, or participate in Staff Votes.

B
Senate Sessions:

1. Sessions Last 4 Months
i. Senate Sessions last 4 calendar months.

ii. Sessions end and begin at Noon on the first Wednesday of the respective 4th month after the Session began. (Toronto-Montreal-New York Noon is used.)

2. Ends of Sessions
i. Once a Session ends, in-progress proceedings are stopped and removed, and all current Senators are removed. The next Senate Session starts anew. Senate internal rules remain in force.

3. New Sessions
i. Immediately once a Senate Session ends, a new one begins. The CM is offered a seat, followed by Sortition List selection of the remaining seats.

ii. The new Senate may begin proceedings once 5 Senators are confirmed.

C
Senate Seats:

1. New Sessions Have 5 Seats
i. The Senate shall have 5 total seats at the start of a new Senate Session.

2. Increase to 7 Seats
i. The Senate may vote to increase the total seats to 7 for the remainder of the current Session. If this vote fails, it may not occur again for 7 days.

ii. 7 is the maximum possible number of seats.

3. Vacant Seats During a Session
i. The Senate may vote to fill vacant seats via the Current Sortition List at any time. If this vote fails, it may not occur again for 7 days.

ii. The Parliament of VillageCraft may use a Simple Parliament Vote to fill vacant seats via the Current Sortition List at any time. If this vote fails, it may not occur again for 7 days.

iii. The Speaker of the Senate may bypass voting and choose to fill vacant seats via the Current Sortition List at any time.

4. Removal
i. Removed Senators cannot return to the Senate until the next Session. Senators may remove themselves at any time by resigning.

ii. The Parliament of VillageCraft may use a Simple Parliament Vote to remove one or more Senators at any time. If a removal vote fails, another vote to remove the Senator(s) in question may not occur again for 7 days.

iii. All Senators are removed at the end of a Senate Session.

D
Senators:

1. Must Be MPs
i. All Senators must be VillageCraft Members of Parliament.

2. Community Minister Senate Seat
i. At the start of a Senate Session, before Sortition, the Community Minister chooses whether to sit as a Senator for that Session.

ii. The CM can indicate their choice up to 7 days before a new Senate is formed, and up to 24 hours after.

iii. If the CM does not choose, declines the seat, fails the Competency Test, resigns from the Senate, or ceases being CM, the choice is not offered again until the start of the next Senate Session.

iv. If the CM is a Senator and ceases to be the CM, that individual is removed from the Senate, creating a vacant seat.

3. All Other Senators Selected by Sortition
i. After the CM chooses whether to be a Senator, all remaining Senate seats are selected by Sortition from the Current Sortition List and are confirmed upon successful completion of the Competency Test.

4. Sortition List (and Self-Nominations)
i. Each Senate Session has a Current Sortition List attached to it, from which Senators are selected.

ii. Any MP may self-nominate their name to the Upcoming Sortition List for possible selection in the next Senate.

iii. When a Senate Session begins, the "Upcoming Sortition List" becomes the new "Current Sortition List", and is closed to new names being added. A new "Upcoming Sortition List" is opened for self-nominations to the next Senate Session. The Current Sortition List is used to select Senators for the active Session.

5. Competency Test and Confirmation
i. Anyone offered a Senate seat must pass the Competency Test to be confirmed to the Senate. The test must be completed within 5 days and 2 attempts.

ii. The Test includes simple math, assurance the person is active, able to serve, and understands the rules and role of the Senate and Senators. The test will be written and administered by the VC Staff.

E
Speaker of the Senate:

1. Role of the Speaker
i. The Speaker runs the proceedings of the Senate, and conducts Senate Votes.

ii. The Speaker must run proceedings in a timely manner without significant delay.

2. Elected by the Senate
i. The Speaker of the Senate is a fellow Senator who is majority elected by the Senate. Election votes may occur infinitely until a Speaker is chosen.

3. Removal
i. The Speaker may step down at any time. The Speaker may be removed from their role at any time by a majority Senate Vote. If a removal vote fails, another may not occur for 7 days.

ii. If the Speaker breaches procedure and fails to hold a removal vote, they are automatically removed at the request of any Senator.

4. There Must Be a Speaker
i. If there is no Speaker of the Senate at any time, the Senate must elect one. No procedure or votes may occur until there is a Speaker.

F
Senate Procedure and Votes:

1. Discussion
i. Senators shall discuss ideas to bring to a Senate Vote. The Speaker shall moderate the discussion to keep it constructive if needed.

ii. If an idea is decided upon, Senators may write a Draft of the legislation to be debated. “Legislation” can include Senate internal rules, proposals for Official Parliament Votes, Staff Member investigations, removal of the Speaker, filling seat vacancies, increasing to 7 seats, or anything else within the scope of the Senate.

2. Draft
i. Based on Senate discussions, Senators shall write Draft legislation and request a Debate on it.

ii. The Speaker shall make sure the Draft is acceptable within the Role of the Senate, and if it is, hold to a Debate on it.

3. Debate Draft Legislation
i. The Speaker shall hold a Debate on submitted Draft legislation. The Speaker shall respect the chronological order in which Drafts were submitted, including Speaker removal vote requests, holding Debates in the order of their submission.

ii. Debates shall be whether to improve upon the current wording, scrap the idea, or keep the current wording.

iii. Senators shall take these ideas and consider submitting improved Drafts, or Nominating Draft Legislation for a Senate Vote.

4. Nominate Draft Legislation for Senate Vote
i. Based upon the proceedings of a Debate, Drafts may be nominated by 2 or more Senators to proceed to a Senate Vote.

ii. The Speaker shall respect the chronological order in which nominations and Nominated Draft Legislation is submitted, holding Senate Votes in the order of their submission.

5. Senate Votes
i. The Speaker shall hold a Senate Vote for Nominated Draft Legislation, which must include a clear question, clear answers, and the ability to abstain. Votes pass with a majority. The Speaker shall run the Senate Vote for at least 5 days, or until all Senators have voted.

ii. All Senate votes are recorded and made public.

iii. If the Senate Vote is defeated, it cannot be voted on again for 7 days if the text is not meaningfully changed.

6. Successful Senate Votes
i. If a Senate Vote succeeds and creates, amends, or revokes an internal Senate rule, it is effective immediately and becomes Senate internal legislation.

ii. If a Senate Vote succeeds in increasing Senate seats to 7, filling vacant seats, removing the Speaker, or commencing an investigation of a Staff Member, it is effective immediately.

iii. If a Senate Vote succeeds and proposes an Official Parliament Vote, it moves on to the Consent of the Staff stage. A Senator shall deliver the final text of the proposal to the Staff.

7. Consent of the Staff (for Official Parliament Vote Proposals)
i. The final text of the Official Parliament Vote Proposal must be approved by 3 Staff members based solely on feasibility, viability, and ability to implement the proposal if successful. This shall not be based on personal approval or disapproval.

ii. In the case where a System Admin must be involved in the implementation, consent of at least 1 must be gained.

iii. If there is genuine reasonable disapproval from a Staff member, the proposal may be put to Staff vote. If it fails, and/or if needed, Staff may request a rewrite of the Official Parliament Vote Proposal before they give consent, in which case the process returns to Stage "F. 3. i."

iv. If Consent of the Staff has been given, the Staff shall inform the Senate. The initiative can then proceed to an Official Parliament Vote, which shall be initiated by the Speaker of the Senate, the Community Minister, or the Staff, at the request of any Senator.

All Senate participants must be Members of Parliament.

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Proposal Section 2 - Change the CM Guidelines:
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Remove the current text of Section D of the VillageCraft Community Minister Official Guidelines.
Old Text:

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D
Parliament Vote Initiative Process:
The CM is given local moderator status on the VC Forum Parliament Board, and can gather player signatures to trigger Parliament votes. The following process can be followed, in order, to start a Parliament vote.

1. Gather Player Signatures and Staff Sponsorship
i. 5 signatures from players who want to propose a discussion and vote take place on a specific initiative. The players must be MPs, and must not be Staff or the CM.

ii. 1 signature from a member of Staff who is willing to help implement the initiative if successful.

2. Parliament Discussion
i. The CM shall create a Parliament Forum thread, announcing the proposal, the signatures, and the Staff sponsorship. The thread shall include the first draft of the text to be put to vote.

ii. Based on feedback from players and Staff, the text may be updated and improved upon.

iii. Given enough interest, the final version of the text can be clearly written and delivered to the VC Staff.

3. Consent of the Staff
i. The final text of the initiative must be approved by 3 Staff members based solely on feasibility, viability, and ability to implement the initiative if successful. This shall not be based on personal approval or disapproval.

ii. In the case where a System Admin must be involved in the implementation, Consent of at least 1 must be gained.

iii. If there is genuine reasonable disapproval from a Staff member, the proposal may be put to Staff vote. If it fails, and/or if needed, Staff may request a rewrite of the initiative before they give consent, in which case the process returns to Stage "2. ii."

iv. If Consent of the Staff has been given, the Staff shall inform the Parliament in the relevant forum thread. The initiative can then proceed to an official Parliament Vote.

4. CM Initiative Parliament Vote
i. This is an official and binding Parliament Vote. The final text of the initiative shall be displayed for MPs to vote on. The MPs shall be given clear voting choices, as well as the option to abstain.

ii. The vote shall run for an initial 5 days. The vote may be shortened by 2 days if the decision is overwhelmingly one-sided. The vote may be extended several times if there is ongoing discussion or votes are still coming in to allow everyone a chance to participate.

iii. At the conclusion of the vote, the results shall be published. If it was successful, the VC Staff will move to implement it as soon as possible, and will announce when they do.

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Add new text to Section D of the VillageCraft Community Minister Official Guidelines.
New text:

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D
Community Minister Seat in the Senate of VillageCraft:
The CM can join any new Senate Session and become a Senator without needing to be selected through sortition. This allows the CM to represent VC members and participate in the democratic process easily if they choose to do so.

1. Community Minister Senate Seat
i. At the start of a Senate Session, before Sortition, the Community Minister chooses whether to sit as a Senator for that Session.

ii. The CM can indicate their choice up to 7 days before a new Senate is formed, and up to 24 hours after.

iii. If the CM does not choose, declines the seat, fails the Competency Test, resigns from the Senate, or ceases being CM, the choice is not offered again until the start of the next Senate Session.

iv. If the CM is a Senator and ceases to be the CM, that individual is removed from the Senate, creating a vacant seat.

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General Discussion / Server is whitelisted while we update to 1.16.3

« on: 8 October 2020, 01:44:53 PM »

~~Please hold tight as we get everything ready!~~

Welcome to 1.16!

http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=5181.0

Reports & Grievances / MOVED: Ban pardoned from my record please

« on: 29 July 2020, 06:21:24 PM »

This topic has been moved to Ban/Punishment Appeals.

http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=5138.0

General Discussion / VillageCraft Project Tracking (Trello)

« on: 3 July 2020, 03:24:54 PM »

- VillageCraft Project Tracking (on Trello) -
View here: https://trello.com/villagecraftserver

VillageCraft often has several ongoing projects taking place. These are worked on by various Staff members, and occasionally other players as well. We use Trello to organize our projects, as well as plan and discuss various aspects of them. We have dev work, plugin work, building work, and server general management work all listed for all Staff to easily see and work on. There is always something going on in some department.

In an act of transparency, our project organization is now viewable by the public. All players may now view the VC Trello (project organization site) to see what is being worked on, what is planned, and what has recently been completed. We hope you enjoy being able to get direct information about what's going on behind the scenes, as it will also help you participate in giving suggestions, politely reminding us what still needs to get done, and informing your votes in the VC Parliament to help shape the future of the server.

Thank you, and we hope you enjoy!

Off-Topic Discussion / Nerf Luis?

« on: 25 April 2020, 03:43:16 AM »

It has come to the attention of many players on the server that Luis is getting to be a bit OP. Pinging him to ask him a question or tell him a problem often leads to an impressive level of random yet useful knowledge and he often has solutions to common problems.

Is he too good? His stats are kinda rigged if we're being honest. It might be time to do something about it.

Please vote now on this important matter.

Parliament | Suggestions / PARLIAMENT VOTE #20 - New Community Minister Guidelines - VOTE PASSED

« on: 20 April 2020, 12:18:58 AM »

NOTICE: To Register for Parliament, post a reply to the thread in this link: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=22.0

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Parliament Vote #20 - New Community Minister Guidelines

Should we change the Community Minister Guidelines to the text below?

If 'yes' has majority, the guidelines will be updated to the text below.
If 'no' has majority, the text will remain unchanged.

All Members of Parliament may vote.
For the act to pass, a majority of voting MPs must vote in favour.
The poll will run for approximately 4 days, unless there is a clear victor or an ongoing debate, in which case it may be extended or shortened.

If you are indifferent please vote abstain.

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NEW TEXT STARTS HERE:
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Community Minister of VillageCraft:
The Community Minister (CM) is an elected position.
VillageCraft's CM organizes in-game events as well as represents the players by organizing votes for the VC Parliament.
The current Community Minister of VillageCraft is TheLegend12369.

Quick-Read Version:
A - The CM is elected to run Community Events and Parliament Vote Initiatives.
B - Elections occur by request only. Any MP may request a new election at any time. Any MP may nominate candidates and run in the CM election.
C - The CM is given powers to run Events, and may appoint a CM Team to help.
D - CM Parliament Vote Initiatives allow MPs to start Parliament Votes.
E - The CM has server permissions, a tag, and receives compensation.

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VillageCraft Community Minister Official Guidelines:
All nominations, signatures, and elections take place on the Parliament Board of the VC Forums, and all participants must be Members of Parliament.

A
Roles:
1. Event Organizer
The CM serves as a community event organizer on VC. The CM's goal shall be to create and run events to help bring the community together to have fun and make the server a better place to play. This could include building competitions, PVP matches, elytra races, and anything else to get players involved. The CM will run the events, but will work with the Staff to make sure the event is possible before organizing it.

2. Parliament Organizer
The CM will represent the players' interests by organizing votes in the VillageCraft Parliament. The CM can collect signatures from the MPs that can trigger a CM Parliament Vote Initiative to take place. Details below in Section D.

B
Election Process:
CM Elections are triggered by player request. Elections can be requested at any time. CMs serve until a new election occurs.

1. Election Request
i. If a CM has been serving for less than 2 months, an election will be triggered when:
- 5 players who are MPs request a new election, and;
- 1 Staff member requests a new election.

ii. If a CM has been serving for 2 months or more, an election will be triggered when:
- 3 players who are MPs request a new election. This can be done anonymously (method pending).

iii. Election requests during the first 2 months of a term expire once the first 2 months of the term is reached. Each further request expires after 1 month.

2. Candidate Nominations
i. CM candidates will be placed on the election ballot with:
- 3 nominations (including the candidate themselves), and;
- A declaration they want to run.

ii. The nomination process ends and proceeds to an election when there are at least 2 candidates and no more nominations are coming in.

3. Election
i. The CM election between all nominated candidates uses the Approval voting method, where voters approve all candidates they feel would be good in the role. If there is a winner, they are offered to become the new Community Minister.

ii. If there is a tie for winner, a First-Past-The-Post election ballot between the tied winners will determine the final winner, where voters make only 1 choice. Further ties will be resolved with a random number generator.

4. Term Begins
i. The new CM term begins within 15 days of the election result, on a day chosen by the election winner.

ii. The previous CM is removed as the new CM's term begins.

C
Events and CM Team:
The CM organizes and runs community events, and is given permissions to do so. The CM can appoint a CM Team to help.

1. Event Organization
i. The CM runs community events open to VC players. The CM determines prizes, refereeing, and judging of competitions. Some aspects may require Staff approval and assistance. The CM can post a Schedule and coordinate with Staff to advertise events.

ii. The CM can be given server permissions to make their job easier and more efficient. These shall be determined by the Staff.

2. Community Minister Team
i. The CM can appoint a team at their choosing. Up to 3 members of the team can receive extra server permissions to help the CM with their events, pending Staff approval.

ii. CM Team members are not offered compensation or a tag.

D
Parliament Vote Initiative Process:
The CM is given local moderator status on the VC Forum Parliament Board, and can gather player signatures to trigger Parliament votes. The following process can be followed, in order, to start a Parliament vote.

1. Gather Player Signatures and Staff Sponsorship
i. 5 signatures from players who want to propose a discussion and vote take place on a specific initiative. The players must be MPs, and must not be Staff or the CM.

ii. 1 signature from a member of Staff who is willing to help implement the initiative if successful.

2. Parliament Discussion
i. The CM shall create a Parliament Forum thread, announcing the proposal, the signatures, and the Staff sponsorship. The thread shall include the first draft of the text to be put to vote.

ii. Based on feedback from players and Staff, the text may be updated and improved upon.

iii. Given enough interest, the final version of the text can be clearly written and delivered to the VC Staff.

3. Consent of the Staff
i. The final text of the initiative must be approved by 3 Staff members based solely on feasibility, viability, and ability to implement the initiative if successful. This shall not be based on personal approval or disapproval.

ii. In the case where a System Admin must be involved in the implementation, Consent of at least 1 must be gained.

iii. If there is genuine reasonable disapproval from a Staff member, the proposal may be put to Staff vote. If it fails, and/or if needed, Staff may request a rewrite of the initiative before they give consent, in which case the process returns to Stage "2. ii."

iv. If Consent of the Staff has been given, the Staff shall inform the Parliament in the relevant forum thread. The initiative can then proceed to an official Parliament Vote.

4. CM Initiative Parliament Vote
i. This is an official and binding Parliament Vote. The final text of the initiative shall be displayed for MPs to vote on. The MPs shall be given clear voting choices, as well as the option to abstain.

ii. The vote shall run for an initial 5 days. The vote may be shortened by 2 days if the decision is overwhelmingly one-sided. The vote may be extended several times if there is ongoing discussion or votes are still coming in to allow everyone a chance to participate.

iii. At the conclusion of the vote, the results shall be published. If it was successful, the VC Staff will move to implement it as soon as possible, and will announce when they do.

E
Privileges, Compensation, and Emergency Removal:
Privileges:
1. The CM will have the ability to talk directly to Staff about potential community events and CM Parliament Vote Initiatives.
2. The Community Minister will be given server powers to run community events and CM Parliament Vote Initiatives.
3. The CM will be a local Forum Moderator for the Parliament Board.
4. The CM will have an in-game [CM] tag in front of their name.

Compensation:
5. The CM will be paid $250,000 VC Dollars every 2 months if their mandate was met.

Emergency Removal:
6. The CM can be removed at any time by Staff Vote if there is evidence that they have abused their position or privileges.

All nominations, signatures, and elections take place on the Parliament Board of the VC Forums, and all participants must be Members of Parliament.

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PAST CMs
Term 1 - Shensley
Term 2 - Lividup64
Term 3 - Frogster18
Term 4 - Hobbes13
Term 5 - TheLegend12369

CURRENT CM
Term 6 - Namoi

NEW! The election of the 5th CM has finished! Legend is the new CM!
NEW! The election of the 6th CM has finished! Namoi is the new CM!

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Please vote now.
Discuss here or review the discussion threads:
http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=5068.0
http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=5057.0

The old guidelines can be reviewed here:
http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

NOTICE: To Register for Parliament, post a reply to the thread in this link: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=22.0

Parliament | Suggestions / CM Rewrite proposal

« on: 16 April 2020, 08:33:41 PM »

Hey all, based on a bunch of feedback, I've rewritten the CM role to be more clear, more in-line with reality, and I'd like to put it to Parliament for a vote, to make the CM role's new rules officially approved by you all. If you like this, let's do this vote prior to the CM election, so that the next CM is governed by the new approved guidelines.

The old guidelines are here to compare: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

The new guidelines I've written for your approval are here, please let me know if I've messed anything up and if you're interested in pushing this to a vote:

Community Minister of VillageCraft:
The Community Minister (CM) is an elected position.
VillageCraft's CM organizes in-game events as well as represents the players by organizing votes for the VC Parliament.
The current Community Minister of VillageCraft is TheLegend12369.

Quick-Read Version:
A - The CM is elected to run Community Events and Parliament Vote Initiatives.
B - Elections occur by request only. Any MP may request a new election at any time. Any MP may nominate candidates and run in the CM election.
C - The CM is given powers to run Events, and may appoint a CM Team to help.
D - CM Parliament Vote Initiatives allow MPs to start Parliament Votes.
E - The CM has server permissions, a tag, and receives compensation.

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VillageCraft Community Minister Official Guidelines:
All nominations, signatures, and elections take place on the Parliament Board of the VC Forums, and all participants must be Members of Parliament.

A
Roles:
1. Event Organizer
The CM serves as a community event organizer on VC. The CM's goal shall be to create and run events to help bring the community together to have fun and make the server a better place to play. This could include building competitions, PVP matches, elytra races, and anything else to get players involved. The CM will run the events, but will work with the Staff to make sure the event is possible before organizing it.

2. Parliament Organizer
The CM will represent the players' interests by organizing votes in the VillageCraft Parliament. The CM can collect signatures from the MPs that can trigger a CM Parliament Vote Initiative to take place. Details below in Section D.

B
Election Process:
CM Elections are triggered by player request. Elections can be requested at any time. CMs serve until a new election occurs.

1. Election Request
i. If a CM has been serving for less than 2 months, an election will be triggered when:
- 5 players who are MPs request a new election, and;
- 1 Staff member requests a new election.

ii. If a CM has been serving for 2 months or more, an election will be triggered when:
- 3 players who are MPs request a new election. This can be done anonymously (method pending).

iii. Election requests during the first 2 months of a term expire once the first 2 months of the term is reached. Each further request expires after 1 month.

2. Candidate Nominations
i. CM candidates will be placed on the election ballot with:
- 3 nominations (including the candidate themselves), and;
- A declaration they want to run.

ii. The nomination process ends and proceeds to an election when there are at least 2 candidates and no more nominations are coming in.

3. Election
i. The CM election between all nominated candidates uses the Approval voting method, where voters approve all candidates they feel would be good in the role. If there is a winner, they are offered to become the new Community Minister.

ii. If there is a tie for winner, a First-Past-The-Post election ballot between the tied winners will determine the final winner, where voters make only 1 choice. Further ties will be resolved with a random number generator.

4. Term Begins
i. The new CM term begins within 15 days of the election result, on a day chosen by the election winner.

ii. The previous CM is removed as the new CM's term begins.

C
Events and CM Team:
The CM organizes and runs community events, and is given permissions to do so. The CM can appoint a CM Team to help.

1. Event Organization
i. The CM runs community events open to VC players. The CM determines prizes, refereeing, and judging of competitions. Some aspects may require Staff approval and assistance. The CM can post a Schedule and coordinate with Staff to advertise events.

ii. The CM can be given server permissions to make their job easier and more efficient. These shall be determined by the Staff.

2. Community Minister Team
i. The CM can appoint a team at their choosing. Up to 3 members of the team can receive extra server permissions to help the CM with their events, pending Staff approval.

ii. CM Team members are not offered compensation or a tag.

D
Parliament Vote Initiative Process:
The CM is given local moderator status on the VC Forum Parliament Board, and can gather player signatures to trigger Parliament votes. The following process can be followed, in order, to start a Parliament vote.

1. Gather Player Signatures and Staff Sponsorship
i. 5 signatures from players who want to propose a discussion and vote take place on a specific initiative. The players must be MPs, and must not be Staff or the CM.

ii. 1 signature from a member of Staff who is willing to help implement the initiative if successful.

2. Parliament Discussion
i. The CM shall create a Parliament Forum thread, announcing the proposal, the signatures, and the Staff sponsorship. The thread shall include the first draft of the text to be put to vote.

ii. Based on feedback from players and Staff, the text may be updated and improved upon.

iii. Given enough interest, the final version of the text can be clearly written and delivered to the VC Staff.

3. Consent of the Staff
i. The final text of the initiative must be approved by 3 Staff members based solely on feasibility, viability, and ability to implement the initiative if successful. This shall not be based on personal approval or disapproval.

ii. In the case where a System Admin must be involved in the implementation, Consent of at least 1 must be gained.

iii. If there is genuine reasonable disapproval from a Staff member, the proposal may be put to Staff vote. If it fails, and/or if needed, Staff may request a rewrite of the initiative before they give consent, in which case the process returns to Stage "2. ii."

iv. If Consent of the Staff has been given, the Staff shall inform the Parliament in the relevant forum thread. The initiative can then proceed to an official Parliament Vote.

4. CM Initiative Parliament Vote
i. This is an official and binding Parliament Vote. The final text of the initiative shall be displayed for MPs to vote on. The MPs shall be given clear voting choices, as well as the option to abstain.

ii. The vote shall run for an initial 5 days. The vote may be shortened by 2 days if the decision is overwhelmingly one-sided. The vote may be extended several times if there is ongoing discussion or votes are still coming in to allow everyone a chance to participate.

iii. At the conclusion of the vote, the results shall be published. If it was successful, the VC Staff will move to implement it as soon as possible, and will announce when they do.

E
Privileges, Compensation, and Emergency Removal:
Privileges:
1. The CM will have the ability to talk directly to Staff about potential community events and CM Parliament Vote Initiatives.
2. The Community Minister will be given server powers to run community events and CM Parliament Vote Initiatives.
3. The CM will be a local Forum Moderator for the Parliament Board.
4. The CM will have an in-game [CM] tag in front of their name.

Compensation:
5. The CM will be paid $250,000 VC Dollars every 2 months if their mandate was met.

Emergency Removal:
6. The CM can be removed at any time by Staff Vote if there is evidence that they have abused their position or privileges.

All nominations, signatures, and elections take place on the Parliament Board of the VC Forums, and all participants must be Members of Parliament.

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PAST CMs
Term 1 - Shensley
Term 2 - Lividup64
Term 3 - Frogster18
Term 4 - Hobbes13

CURRENT CM
Term 5 - TheLegend12369

NEW! The election of the 5th CM has finished! Legend is the new CM!

General Discussion / Staff recommendations

« on: 5 March 2020, 11:03:14 PM »

Brothers and sisters, friends, comrades, people of VillageCraft, everyone,

As part of the player-driven Revive VC campaign, we've been informed / it has been requested that we need new staff to help us all get to that goal. New staff that know the players that currently play, and who want to have an integral role in actively improving and helping the server. Many of our current staff are inactive or semi-inactive, and are out of touch with the current active players, so it's time to add some fresh faces. Staff nominate and vote on all Staff additions and removals, so help us out.

We don't normally ask players to recommend themselves or others, but on this rare occasion, please do exactly that. Please suggest a player for Staff. Please add a little line or two as to why it makes sense. Please also state if you are active, semi-active, or inactive. Thanks.

General Discussion / Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus!

« on: 25 December 2019, 11:54:55 PM »

Christmas is a great time for some, and a stressful time for others. Sometimes a bit of both. Either way, I hope you're making the best of it, and Merry Holidays to you all

General Discussion / VillageCraft is 8 years old!

« on: 11 December 2019, 05:48:21 PM »

Each December marks another year of VC. Thanks to all of you who participate in the server; new, old, and returning all alike.

Here's to another year, and building the playerbase once again

Parliament | Suggestions / ELECTION: 5th Community Minister

« on: 6 November 2019, 04:23:42 AM »

Election
of the
5th Community Minister of VillageCraft
Official vote here.

The Community Minister organizes community events to run on the server. The CM can also organize signatures to trigger a VC Parliament vote.

The candidate with the most approval votes wins. You can vote for whoever you like (including more than one). You must be a Member of Parliament on the forum to vote.

Nominations took place here: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4969

Full information on the CM position here: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

Candidates:
TheLegend12369
Saxturian
Hobbes13

Parliament | Suggestions / NOMINATE Players for a new Community Minister Election!

« on: 27 October 2019, 12:46:47 AM »

NOMINATIONS
for the Election of the
5th Community Minister of VillageCraft
Submit all nominations for the 5th CM here.

Nomination and Election:
1. A Community Minister is elected by the VillageCraft Parliament for a two month term. Any active player who is a Member of Parliament and who knows the server well can run for election. This includes Staff or any other VC player.
2. To be on the election ballot, the player must receive 3 nominations and agree to run. This includes nominating yourself, plus two other people nominating you.
More info: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

Please post your nominations as a reply to this thread!

(We may want to extend the term beyond 2 months, but nominate regardless!)

Candidates with 3 nominations: (

= agreed to run)
TheLegend12369

(TheLegend12369, Saxturian, Light_Blue_Man, Galaxy_cat4)
Saxturian

(TheLegend12369, Saxturian, Light_Blue_Man, Galaxy_cat4)
Hobbes13

(hobbes13, gerrit70, OctoGamer)

Candidates with fewer than 3 nominations: (

= agreed to run)
-

General Discussion / Thank you! - 7 Years of VillageCraft - Since 2011

« on: 8 December 2018, 01:56:00 AM »

It's December, and that means VillageCraft is another year older. This experiment of running an open, relaxed, and free Minecraft server started in December 2011, and we're so damn happy to have met so many cool people through the years. Thank you, truly, for making VC part of your lives. We've met a diverse set of people.

People from every country, ethnicity, sexual belonging, political standpoint, from various points in our lives, depressed, well-off, rich, poor, working, wondering about life, having unique ideas, off to school, off to work, off on a date, off to the military, off on an adventure, artistically creative, socially witty, mathematically and engineeringly inclined, community oriented, lone wolves, grumpy, charming, loving, caring, and just overall fun, interesting, and funny human beings. Thank you all so much for being a part of this.

Whether you're still here, you've gone on to new things, you're just joining, you pop in from time to time, or you're back for a visit; thank you for making VillageCraft one of the best internet communities I have ever had the privilege to call myself a member of. I really hope VC has helped you in some way, big or small. I hope it has been a meaningful and positive place in your life.

Here's to the future! Here's to making the world a better place. Though it's just a game's community carved out from the vast entity that is the internet and the human race, here's to VillageCraft being a positive force in the world, and I sincerely hope, a cool place to hang out and chat and play games together.

Cheers to you all, thank you for 7 years!

Much love and endless, infinite piles of cheese,
~Akofine

Off-Topic Discussion / Free Game - Cortex Command

« on: 3 February 2018, 04:00:28 PM »

No idea what it is, but it's totally free if you install it today, and you keep it forever. Just thought I'd let anyone interested know. Enjoy

http://store.steampowered.com/app/209670/

General Discussion / VillageCraft Lore

« on: 6 January 2018, 05:30:25 PM »

A traveller of both space and time, and also space-time, Akomine was born on Io (Jupiter I) in the year 12,471, and at age 12 moved to the city of Cydonia, Mars. He grew up playing in the rivers near his house, with the occasional trip to the family cottage on Titan. In 12,539 he served alongside his father in the Third Interstellar War. Due to their family business as jetpack manufacturers, they were obviously stationed on 82 G. Eridani III. The war concluded seven years later, and their advanced jetpack systems were often regarded as a key technology in winning hundreds of battles.

Upon returning home to Mars, Akomine often thought back to the different planets and moons he had seen in the universe, and dreamed of terraforming his very own one day. Along with a friend from Io (Kyromine), and a friend he met during the war (Bl4ck_St0ne), they took a starship to the Forbidden Planet (Earth) and abducted a series of animals to assist in colonizing a new planet. Along their trip through space they landed to refuel at a mining colony near the outer edge of the Oort cloud where they met a freelance miner (Soundbyte_mantra) who knew of an uninhabited planet that would fit their desires.

Picking up life forms from a few worlds here and there, the four travellers finally found their planet; Overworld. Several centuries of terraforming later, the planet was ready for life, so they dispersed the many animals they collected among the forests, mountains and lakes of Overworld. In the 18th century of Overworld's history, a group of space pirates landed on the planet and terrorized the native population. By the 1860's the leader of the space pirates, James Qualia, decided to call Overworld their new home. They established a town in 1867 and named it Qualia. Needing more settlers for Overworld, from time to time, the Qualia space pirates kidnap innocent people, wipe their memories, and drop them in Qualia to start anew. Akomine is totally cool with it.

General Discussion / Merry Holidays To All

« on: 24 December 2017, 07:59:26 PM »

Hope it's fun.

And if it's not, you can come over to my place, no problem.

123 Fake Street
Toronto Ontario

let me know i'll pick u up

Parliament | Suggestions / NOMINATIONS: 4th Community Minister

« on: 30 July 2017, 12:17:03 PM »

NOMINATIONS
for the Election of the
4th Community Minister of VillageCraft
Submit all nominations for the 4th CM here.

The Community Minister organizes community events to run on the server. This can include PVP games, Mob Arena, Elytra races, or anything else within the realm of reason and fun. The CM can also organize signatures to trigger a VC Parliament vote.

Full information on the CM position here: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

3 nominations for someone gets their name on the official ballot (you can nominate yourself). The nomination process will end once nominations stop coming in and there are at least 2 candidates.

Candidates with 3 nominations: (

= agreed to run)
Frogster18

RagsDeeboo

hobbes13

iron_shadow_

Rules | Info | Support / AFK Bypassing rule updated to include Alt account AFK farming

« on: 2 May 2017, 04:20:10 PM »

Rule 22 has been updated. All rules available here or in-game with /rules: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gkj5W6BdrLTeYSSK5GF64cd3OU5gyV7U2PRnKOWWPAw/edit#gid=0

New text in bold:
Not Allowed:
- Idling, and using any method to intentionally avoid VillageCraft's 30-minute AFK time limit for idling players.
- Idling on alternate accounts while playing on a main account to make a profit or gain (such as idling at a spawner/autofarm).

Note:
- Staff can destroy AFK machines without notice, and without it being considered grief.
- Staff may punish idling alternate accounts even if the main account is active.
- Staff may kick any idle account at any time.

Staff will give extra warns as people get used to the new rule.

Parliament | Suggestions / NOMINATIONS: 3rd Community Minister

« on: 24 April 2017, 09:27:03 PM »

NOMINATIONS
for the Election of the
3rd Community Minister of VillageCraft
Submit all nominations for the 3rd CM here.

Off-Topic Discussion / Minecraft clunky launcher bullshit

« on: 4 April 2017, 04:31:03 PM »

So 99.999% of the time I open MC Launcher, I ignore literally everything other than the play button, and click play.

And what god damn happens is not only does another window open, but TWO more windows open, and it creates "nativelog.txt" on my desktop.

So now my screen is cluttered, and my desktop has a useless icon of clutter added to it. What the hell is this garbage, honestly? 1 window, just launch the damn game, fuck off. I understand the launcher window being separate for companies that have several games, but this is just a MC launcher.

Why do I have to close 2 windows every time, and delete a stupid desktop icon EVERY TIME? Is there a way to fix this INSANITY? Specifically the nativelog.txt. I was able to disable the window clutter in the launcher settings. I just want the stupid desktop icon to BE GONE.

General Discussion / Die_Endermen (KylizzleJenner) has been permanently banned (PARDONED)

« on: 18 March 2017, 07:18:58 PM »

We don't normally announce these things like this, but because of the unusually large number of complaints against this player, I thought it would be in the interest of many on this server to know that she is banned permanently. Die_Endermen (KylizzleJenner) has been permanently banned.

She, as does anyone, has the opportunity to appeal her ban.

Take care

Parliament | Suggestions / DISCUSS: EggCatcher and Experience Bottles

« on: 11 March 2017, 07:14:06 PM »

The Community Minister has presented signatures to the Staff for these 2 plugins to receive a Parliament vote.
We need to figure out a few things first.

EggCatcher
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/eggcatcher.4038/
This plugin allows for a catch chance, as well as a cost to catch.

Questions:
Which mobs should be catchable?
What should the catch chance be? Should it be different for different mobs?
What should the cost be? Items, money? Should it be different for different mobs?
Anything else?

Should the plugin be functional, the Staff will take ideas into consideration for the upcoming Parliament vote.

EXPBottles
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/expbottles.32516/
This plugin allows a limit of experience per bottle (10 default), and a cost.

What should the limit of experience be per bottle?
Should there be a cost to fill bottles?
Anything else?

Should the plugin be functional, the Staff will take ideas into consideration for the upcoming Parliament vote.

General Discussion / Discord - Free Voice/Text Chat for VillageCraft

« on: 8 March 2017, 03:23:55 AM »

VillageCraft Discord Chat
Discord is a free service that offers voice and text chat.
VillageCraft has an official Discord group here:
https://discord.gg/M9yCUGY

Feel free to join!

You can use discord in a web browser, or download a client. Either way, it's free. Cheers!

General Discussion / MOVED: List of VillageCraft Staff Members

« on: 8 March 2017, 03:21:18 AM »

This topic has been moved to Rules | Info | Support.

http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=212.0

General Discussion / Server stopped to check for errors

« on: 4 March 2017, 08:32:28 PM »

To diagnose the recent lag, our host has stopped the server to make a copy of it.

On the copy they will check for chunk errors that might be contributing to the lag.

The server will be down for a bit while the copy is made.

Parliament | Suggestions / How To Suggest Plugins and Features

« on: 3 March 2017, 02:54:17 AM »

Suggesting Server Changes & Features
You may want to suggest a change to the server, so it's best to do it properly. If you're just casually brainstorming ideas (which is good!), you should post that in General Discussion.

Here, you should post in a way that clearly describes the change to the server so that we can all understand what you're proposing.

Remember, proposing changes can be a good thing, but you are proposing changes that likely to affect everyone on the server. If your proposal gets lots of interest/debate/ideas on it, the more likely it is to get recognized. Offer feature ideas with detail, and if it's a plugin, provide a link.

Suggesting Plugins
Plugins are packages that add features to a server.

1. Find the plugin you're suggesting on the Bukkit or Spigot plugin pages and post a link:
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/categories/bukkit.4/
https://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins

2. Describe what you'd like to see on the server, and especially how it would alter play on the server. What are the benefits? Any concerns? Get a discussion going, get interest in the idea.

3. If there is enough interest, you can contact the Community Minister, who can gather signatures for a Parliament Vote on the idea.
CM: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

Parliament | Suggestions / ELECTION: 2nd Community Minister

« on: 13 February 2017, 04:06:55 PM »

Election
of the
2nd Community Minister of VillageCraft
Official vote here.

The Community Minister organizes community events to run on the server. This can include PVP games, Mob Arena, Elytra races, or anything else within the realm of reason and fun. The CM can also organize signatures to trigger a VC Parliament vote.

The candidate with the most approval votes wins. You can vote for whoever you like (including more than one).

Nominations took place here: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4202.0

Full information on the CM position here: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

RESULTS:

Tsunkiji (Yvette) - 6 (15.4%)
Catgamer4 - 16 (41%)
LividUp64 - 17 (43.6%)

Livid will become the 2nd CM of VC

Parliament | Suggestions / Nominations: 2nd Community Minister

« on: 11 February 2017, 08:32:12 PM »

Edit: Election now underway - http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4206.0

NOMINATIONS
for the Election of the
2nd Community Minister of VillageCraft
Submit all nominations for the 2nd CM here.

General Discussion / Minecraft Forums post - Bumping it brings in new players

« on: 20 January 2017, 06:29:14 PM »

This is a little way to help us advertise. Many people first discovered VC through the MinecraftForum, so we made a new post to attract some new players

Feel free to post a reply on it to help keep it seen!

NEW: https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/servers-java-edition/pc-servers/3007673-villagecraft-est-2011-democratically-run-player

If you'd like to write new information or offer new pictures to be included in the ad, feel free to post them here!
(I won't be insulted, I'm not the best marketer lol)

Old Thread: ~~http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/servers/pc-servers/2786108-villagecraft-unique-survival-village-server-since~~

Parliament | Suggestions / Complete: - 1st Community Minster Election -

« on: 28 October 2016, 06:03:05 PM »

First Community Minister Election, to serve November & December 2016.

Please vote for the best candidate to fill the position as described here:
http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4143.0

Nominations took place, and are still welcome here:
http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=4144.0
You can try to get on the ballot while the vote takes place. Bother a staff member with forum permissions to add you ASAP if you do.

Candidates:
- Shensley
- pegapega_

Feel free to ask them questions so they can earn your vote. Good luck!