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Government of Taijitu => The Ecclesia => Proposals and Discussion => Topic started by: St Oz on November 26, 2015, 06:27:46 PM

Title: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: St Oz on November 26, 2015, 06:27:46 PM
Considering all the debates and divisions perhaps we should all informally agree to relax for this Thanksgiving weekend and not post in the Ecclesia until Monday. Perhaps we should also consider having a system for Ecclesia holidays/downtime one weekend every month and around Christmas, Easter, etc.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Delfos on November 26, 2015, 06:57:01 PM
Considering all the debates and divisions perhaps we should all informally agree to relax for this Thanksgiving weekend and not post in the Ecclesia until Monday. Perhaps we should also consider having a system for Ecclesia holidays/downtime one weekend every month and around Christmas, Easter, etc.

Or maybe we'd have a month of heated discussions and another month of votes and events where we would be prohibited to discuss the "politics" and would have to drink and be happy all the time. DRUGS ARE FREE!
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Khem on November 26, 2015, 07:00:26 PM
Permanent shut down power to no one!
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Wast on November 26, 2015, 07:39:48 PM
Not a bad idea. During the holidays, when people are busy, it would be best to not have the Ecclesia running so that everyone can have time to participate.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Delfos on November 26, 2015, 07:55:10 PM
Not a bad idea. During the holidays, when people are busy, it would be best to not have the Ecclesia running so that everyone can have time to participate.

There are people that are less busy at holydays.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Sovereign Dixie on November 26, 2015, 08:11:16 PM
Considering all the debates and divisions perhaps we should all informally agree to relax for this Thanksgiving weekend and not post in the Ecclesia until Monday. Perhaps we should also consider having a system for Ecclesia holidays/downtime one weekend every month and around Christmas, Easter, etc.

Or maybe we'd have a month of heated discussions and another month of votes and events where we would be prohibited to discuss the "politics" and would have to drink and be happy all the time. DRUGS ARE FREE!

Nah, all of the time would be spent bitching about what drinks to have.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Wast on November 26, 2015, 08:24:28 PM
Not a bad idea. During the holidays, when people are busy, it would be best to not have the Ecclesia running so that everyone can have time to participate.

There are people that are less busy at holydays.

True. I suppose there isn't a way to schedule recesses convenient for everyone.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Delfos on November 26, 2015, 08:38:31 PM
Not a bad idea. During the holidays, when people are busy, it would be best to not have the Ecclesia running so that everyone can have time to participate.

There are people that are less busy at holydays.

True. I suppose there isn't a way to schedule recesses convenient for everyone.

Well I meant normal people, I'm sure most of us fall into medically insane people.

Maybe we need quotas. This way people would have to use their time in a smart manner, instead of btching they'd probably prefer to discuss the issues at hand. You know, it's a rule in democracy everyone speaks and people don't speak louder or more time than others...oh yeah you guys have filly-busting, it sounds terrible. Let's make quotas on posts inside Ecclesia, freedom of speech but in a civil democratic manner.

Considering all the debates and divisions perhaps we should all informally agree to relax for this Thanksgiving weekend and not post in the Ecclesia until Monday. Perhaps we should also consider having a system for Ecclesia holidays/downtime one weekend every month and around Christmas, Easter, etc.

Or maybe we'd have a month of heated discussions and another month of votes and events where we would be prohibited to discuss the "politics" and would have to drink and be happy all the time. DRUGS ARE FREE!

Nah, all of the time would be spent bitching about what drinks to have.

OK how about 1 issue per week? Citizens can propose an issue to be discussed and voted so it composed a  list of issues and every week we only discuss 1 and vote on it.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: AwesomeSaucer on November 27, 2015, 12:07:07 AM
I'd personally say that we could take a break for no more than one day at a time.  New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.  Not for the whole week, though.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Of The US on November 27, 2015, 12:19:48 AM
We get nothing done anyway.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Sovereign Dixie on November 27, 2015, 01:50:34 AM
I'd personally say that we could take a break for no more than one day at a time.  New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.  Not for the whole week, though.

LOL Because there's soooooo much important shit going on, right?
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Khem on November 27, 2015, 02:15:19 AM
I'd personally say that we could take a break for no more than one day at a time.  New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.  Not for the whole week, though.

LOL Because there's soooooo much important shit going on, right?
Also these holidays have a cultural bias.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Prydania on November 27, 2015, 02:37:54 AM
^what Khem said.

I demand the Ecclesia be suspended for all eight days of Chanukah, the Jewish High Holidays of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana, and Purim.


Also Canadian Thanksgiving.


:P
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Gulliver on November 29, 2015, 05:52:18 AM
I think delaying votes if we expect a large number of members to be absent during the voting period may be prudent, but I'm not so sure about a complete shut down.
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Delfos on November 29, 2015, 01:30:35 PM
You can always try quotas/quorum, How many citizens do we have? How many citizens voted on the last 3 votes? They're probably more than 10%, is it a third?
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Sovereign Dixie on November 29, 2015, 09:48:04 PM
^what Khem said.

I demand the Ecclesia be suspended for all eight days of Chanukah, the Jewish High Holidays of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana, and Purim.


Also Canadian Thanksgiving.


:P

You forgot Kwanzaa. *Stares in a judgmental manner*
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Of The US on November 30, 2015, 05:55:29 AM
^what Khem said.

I demand the Ecclesia be suspended for all eight days of Chanukah, the Jewish High Holidays of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana, and Purim.


Also Canadian Thanksgiving.


:P

You forgot Kwanzaa. *Stares in a judgmental manner*


You forgot Ramadan
Title: Re: Temporary Ecclesia Shutdown
Post by: Lindisfarne on December 05, 2015, 08:01:47 AM
The way this community works, I don't think any shut dowm is advisable. I would instead propose (in view of recent events) that minimum debate time for a proposition in the Ecclesia is extended to seven days.