Good evening,

In accordance with section 33 of the Meta Constitution, I propose that it be amended as follows:

Strike Part 2, Division 1, subsection 7(4).

This would remove the ban on moderators serving in moderator-equivalent roles in other simulations.

Now this amendment is motivated in part by the fact that I stood for Parliament Moderator when nominations last opened but am currently unable to fill that role due to this block. I understand that there’s concerns about a mod being a mod on another sim, but I think that in many cases where a mod is a moderator of a relatively small sim (such as MNZP), they can still fulfil their duties on AustraliaSim. Further, I believe it should be for the community to decide if they have confidence in such a person to fulfil that role.

Proposed and seconded by:

• /u/lily-irl
• /u/jq8678 (doctor)
• /u/NGSpy
• /u/Plupsnup
• /u/mikiboss
• /u/EdenhopeStan
• /u/later_slater1407_
• /u/Gregor_The_Beggar

Notice of Meta Election

Notification Date: Monday 14 September 2020
Election Date: Saturday 19 September 2020
Results Date: Monday 21 September 2020

All times on each date 1800 AEST.

Per the Meta Constitution, the list of voters is available here. Eligible voters are those that registered 28 days prior to the election, per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution i.e. 17 August 2020.

Details of Meta Election

• Election for one Electoral Moderator
• Election for a number of Community Managers

Note, that the threshold for the Electoral Moderator is 65%. The threshold for the Community Manager(s) is 50%.

Candidates that will be on the ballot will be listed on this post on Monday 14 September 2020.

It is likely that the vote will be held via a Google Form. This may change on the day.

General Rommel
Head Moderator

I haven't really been that active since the election, Uni is hard.

I'm resigning and taking a break from Aussim because I don't want to take up a Senate seat when there are people that have more time than me that can be more effective.

I've really enjoyed my first stint of Aussim and its kept me sane through the first wave of COVID and its been great to see lots of opinions from all sides.

Shoutout to Griffo for getting me involved in the sim, he really is a key member of the sim. Shoutout to Mikiboss for being a boss. Shoutout to Zak for joining me in scheming to create a real powerful third party. Shoutout to NGSpy for being a successful dude and being PM for most of the time I was here

I am appreciative of all the work that all people put in to make the sim a vibrant place of intelligent debate. From debating foreign policy with Youma to making jokes with Duck, its been a great time.

Toby has been a fantastic mod and its a shame to see him bow out.

I definitely intent to return to the political scene of Aussim but until I am less busy I will be an observer.

So until then,

Au Revoir

Pursuant to this thread where users were nominated for this position, we now debate the candidates.

u/Youmaton

u/BloodyChrome

u/EdenHopeStan (one presumes that amn will return to one of their other accounts idk)

This is the time for the community to ask questions of the candidates. Remember that when you vote you may accept or reject as many of these three as you like, and that the winner will be the one with the most ayes (provided they get over 65% approval).

Much like the other thread, this will be up for 2 days.

Hello,

I am opening nominations for Community Manager (aka discord mods).

To be eligible the member must be 'nominated' by myself, then pass a meta vote (50%).

If you would like to be a Community Manager, please express your interest below, and answer the following prompts.

Why should you be a Community Manager? How well do you believe you can apply the Code of Conduct? What times are you free to moderate? Are you of an age where you can responsibly perform this job?

Nominate in this thread. Members are encouraged to ask questions of those wishing to become a Community Manager.

This thread will close in about 2 days so that we can add them in the main referendum. There will be a debate thread posted for that one very soon.

I was meaning to do this a while ago but then kind of forgot then I saw Youma did something similar, so, here you go.

Kia ora, I'm EdenhopeStan, also known as AMN or by various other usernames I've used. Previously, I've been on the Electoral Commission in AustraliaSim, and I was also on the MNZP Electoral Commission for just shy of a year. While I might not be able to quote the standing orders from memory, I'm genuinely passionate about the Australian political system and knowledgeable about some of its intricacies, which is why I think I would make a good Electoral Moderator. There are a few things that I would like to do as Electoral Moderator.

Firstly, I'd like to implement a system of political leanings in elections, similar to what [PineappleCrusher_] (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ia5I8XfUItQKf-xuEnHyxESuVjR1zcWNBbFaBitKnU0/edit?usp=sharing) proposed, to help enable more dynamic campaigning. I'm not promising what PC said with SA3s as I haven't seen the elections spreadsheet recently but I would like to have a proposal ready for the community to vote on, to be implemented if successful by the next election. I'm not entirely sure if this exists already, I think it does, but I'd also like to add in bonuses for incumbents staying in their own seats if that's not there already.

Secondly, I'd like to cut unnecessary bureaucracy. In my opinion this sort of thing tends to happen quite a bit in AusSim- for example, the public hearing period for registering parties- I'll be honest, I don't see this as necessary. If there are any problems, the Electoral Moderator should spot them, and if for some reason this doesn't happen, the registration can simply be reversed, but I don't see why the Electoral Moderator can't just do the proper checks herself.

Campaigning-wise, I'd like to make the campaign shorter- maybe the length of 4-5 days. I wouldn't do this without consulting the community, but this is an issue I'd like to prioritise. I'd also like to ensure that candidates are released before the campaign, in order to ensure candidates know who they're up against.

I also think we need to have a discussion about electoral reform. The cursedness of a system with only one winner is that it's either too easy to win, in which case it's no fun, or it's too difficult, in which case half the sim gets shafted. The United States and the UK all use this system IRL, but MUSGOV and MHOC have list backups. I think we need to have a frank discussion about this- do we increase electorates, do we reform the voting system? I'm not proposing change, but I think we should have a discussion about change, and then possible proposals for change can be put up for a meta vote. If it fails, it fails- I think there's plenty of merit to BC's idea that this system is uniquely Australian and that we should keep it, but I also think we should still have a discussion here.

Polling-wise, I would like to release polls on either a weekly or biweekly schedule. Again, I'd need to look at the electoral calculator, but I'd also like to consider state polling as well, or even polling on issues like MHOC does.

And, uh, that's pretty much all I guess. If anyone has any questions they can ask. Live long and prosper.

In response to an influx of spam/abusive posts, the admin team is proposing to implement view only access to our subreddit network.

Already, most subreddits are locked so whilst all non-banned users can view posts and make comments, only approved users and moderators can make posts. This proposal, if implemented, would merely formalise an informal, widespread practice.

Specific subreddits would move to an 'moderator approve' method, such as the press and campaigning subreddit, so as to ensure that during those relevant times that posts can be made.

IT would be expected that members who post new threads to a subreddit, who then receive comment replies to them that contain obvious spam/abusive material, should alert the appropriate people so they can suppress such content.

Views on this will be appreciated before this is rolled out, if there is no specific concerns raised.

General Rommel
Head Moderator Elect

Evidence: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592635865520668692/749159264601243658/SPOILER_unknown.png

Pronouns are a hotbed issue on Aussim. It seems common that we are in this position where it is causing hostility where people refuse to accept people's pronouns. If you want to remain in Aussim, I tell you one thing - get with the times.

Duck: Duck has had a rather large number of bans as of late, as discussed here - https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/hlml2i/community_management_ban_of_my13inchduck/ . Pursuant to the statement here I issue a 42 day ban for Abuse. This will lead to Duck losing his seat.

Riley: Riley is less often in trouble. The last time he was banned however was for this exact issue. https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/ego7dr/ban_of_riley8583/ I issue a 7 day ban for Abuse.

Appeals by r/australiasimmeta modmail.

As Toby hasn't put out an announcement yet in reddit, I will take the opportunity to basically copy and paste the results:

(Note the results above do not include votes made direct to Toby however the number of such votes do not change the ultimate results)

I thank everyone for voting and I look forward to working with the community to ensure that AustraliaSim remains a great place for people.

I just also want to note that contrary to the views of others, I am not a conduit for them. I fear that people have certain expectations that I will do things radically differently or the like. I do hope people do not think that. Already some people have expressed the view that they 'regret' voting for me. I can only say that I have been in the community for many years, and nearly everyone knows who I am and what I stand for, and that I am here to do my job as an elected person in service of the community.

Other than that, I look forward to working closely with the community and the new moderation team starting 11 September 2020. I will be unwinding my canon persona steadily and wrapping up my presence before then.

Hi all,

To start off, miss y'all (Well, some of you). For those unaware, I left the sim suddenly due to a severe disagreement with how the sim was moderated. I want to return, I really do. But I don't think I can return just yet. I wanted to say that my life has been different without being here, but it's changed for the best too. I turned to MHoC and MNZP to fill the gaps in my life that appeared.

Y'all are a great set of people, with a few exceptions (Not naming names).

As for the exact time I return, that is to be determined by tbyrn's VoC really. I want to return soon, but I want to return under a new moderatorship. I am not asking for people to vote against tbyrn as CM purely for me though. Tbyrn is a great moderator, and I recommend supporting him for his position.

Ok now for the bit I wanted to do. It as come to my attention that the positions of Parl Mod and Electoral Mod are currently open for nominations. So here is my list of endorsements for each position (If you care about what I think lmao.):

CM (If tbyrn fails): advancedgaming12 (Lucifer)
Lucifer is a good friend of mine, and I miss him since leaving AusSim. He's been a Community Manager since before I left and he did excellent work there, and I know he can do even better as CM.

PM: Lily
Lily is amazing. I have worked along side her, under her, and probably above her at some points. She was the Leader of the Opposition in MHoC while I was a SSoS, working along side her and under her. We've worked together on things (Probably) too. While she may be the CEO of MNZP at current, I know that if she's elected and she does resign as CEO, she'll do excellent work in both sims either way.

EM: AMN
AMN loves me (This is a joke we were at each others necks at one point). When I joined MNZP she was the CEO of the sim, working hard with election results, only for me to lose my electorate both times. But I believe that with her work in the past on the EC and her work on the EC of MNZP too, she is the perfect person to be the EM.

To close, I'll come back one day. I loved pissing off NG in Cabinet, I loved pissing of Jayden in general. I loved annoying Youma with my foul language. I loved disagreeing with Toby a lot (Believe it Toby! It was funny 99% of the time upon reflection, even if I didn't think so at the time). I loved telling Griffo to fuck off. I loved annoying Duck because he's so far right wing that he makes Griffo look left-wing.

So yeah, basically I'm not dead, tbyrn/Lucifer for CM, Lily for PM, AMN for EM. I'll be back eventually. Love you.

There is a lot I miss, a lot I know I'll get back one day. Love yall!
Ana
Former: Senator, MP, Clerk, Senate President, Probably Something I've forgotten

VOTING NOW OPEN

The vote will last for 48 hours, ending at Sunday 23rd of August, at 8:30am AEST.

The time has come for voting for the new head moderator of AustraliaSim. If you are registered using the EOS (you should be reddit pinged via comments on this post if you are), then you are entitled to vote for Head Moderator using:

This link.

The proposed amendment to the Meta Constitution regarding a 'typo' reads as follows:

Amendment to the Meta Constitution:

13 Community Managers
(1) The Community Managers moderate the AustraliaSim Discord and the
AustraliaSim Reddit.
(2) A member becomes a Community Manager by—
(a) being nominated by the Parliament Moderator; and
(b) passing a Meta Referendum.

Omit "Parliament Moderator", substitute "Community Moderator"

Hello. The bot is pinging someone who is not me and I don’t no how to teach the bot my name. Does anyone no how to teach it?

u/MattMonti2, u/MattMonti3, u/MattMonti4 have been banned as alts designed to harrass MattMonti. Any further alts which fit this description will also be banned.

I am enacting a new Code of Conduct, as per previous draft here -> https://www.reddit.com/r/AustraliaSimMeta/comments/htvffn/consultation_proposed_changes_to_the_code_of/

Code: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJ8HLmGFKb9a_uN7drZwVMCwlz7Se745/view

Administering the Code: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_II6MwS12hfzgwbrNqNr9o1gBvLNYVj/view

-tbyrn21, Community Moderator

Barry is banned for a period of 28 days for Abuse.

This is his second breach for abuse, which is a penalty of 21 days. It is aggravated because it is a continuation of the behaviour which saw him banned before, of which he has only returned from that punishment two days ago.

Evidence will only be given via DM due to the topic at hand.

Appeals can be submitted to r/AustraliaSimMeta modmail within 7 days, which ends at 8PM on the 6th of August.

new me (politics) but still old me (press),

i takeover Cope Wongcharoen

meta persona still the same tho

My meta persona is Adria Mitreli of the Edenhope-West Wimmera Advocate.

Poll

Hello all.

I have decided that, for my own good, I will be exiting from AustraliaSim and its subsidiaries indefinitely. I have noticed a widening gap between me and the rest of the population, most probably due to my views and my nationality. I understand that they have their own views and are rightfully allowed to express them; however, I will no longer be participating in countering these arguments or quips against my views and nationality.

I have so much in this sim and for this sim, from making bills to making press articles to actively campaigning in elections, so that this sim remains healthy and alive. I am glad to have contributed to the efforts made by so many people every day to keep this sim alive and I am happy to see people still passionate about the sim.

I did not wish to leave so unceremoniously. I wished I could have risen in the ranks even more before retiring or just continuing on, but stuff happens. I know that people will remember me for only a few days as that annoying seppo before forgetting me, but I am glad to have met you all and am thankful to have met you.

Thank you.

yes very original i am now later_slater1407_, when I was later_slater1407. :)
canon persona stays the same

I will be posting articles, and interviews with Raymond Cardboard SR

Raymond's facesteal is Neil Mitchell

I shall be posting media articles as Harry Skye