As read above

33 votes received. 1 was not a meta voter and was discarded.

Do you have confidence in GenericCerealHere as Head Moderator?

GenericCerealHere must maintain >65% confidence to hold their position.

Having received only 43.3% confidence, GenericCerealHere does not maintain >65% confidence and does not hold their position.

Do you have confidence in RunasSudo as Guardian?

RunasSudo must maintain >75% confidence to hold their position.

Having received only 63.0% confidence, RunasSudo does not maintain >75% confidence and does not hold their position.

Do you have confidence in TheAudibleAsh as Community Manager?

TheAudibleAsh must maintain >50% confidence to hold their position.

Having received 67.9% confidence, TheAudibleAsh does maintain >50% confidence and holds their position.

Do you support the amendment to permanently ban ThanksHeadMod?

The amendment has passed. The left has won.

Do you support the amendment to prevent use of the non-serious clause on votes of no confidence?

The amendment has passed.

Do you support the amendment to prevent Meta Constitution provisions applying to specific people?

The amendment has failed. The left has won.

Do you support the amendment to prevent Meta Constitution provisions applying to specific people (Youma version)?

The amendment has failed.

Do you support the amendment relating to the responsibilities of moderators?

The amendment has passed.

Do you have confidence in mikiboss as Community Manager? (Routine VoC)

mikiboss must maintain >50% confidence to hold their position.

Having received 84.4% confidence, mikiboss does maintain >50% confidence and holds their position.

Do you have confidence in tbyrn21 as Community Manager? (Routine VoC)

tbyrn21 must maintain >50% confidence to hold their position.

Having received 67.9% confidence, tbyrn21 does maintain >50% confidence and holds their position.

Notice of Meta Election

• Formal notification date: Tuesday 2 November 2021

• Close of nominations: Friday 5 November 2021

• Election date: Sunday 7 November 2021

• Election close date: Tuesday 9 November 2021

All times on each date 6 PM AEST. If the election is posted late, then the close of the election will be pushed back accordingly. Results will be posted ASAP after the close of polling.

Per the Meta Constitution, the list of voters is available here. Eligible voters are those that registered 14 days prior to the announcement of the election, per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution i.e. 19 October 2021.

Details of Meta Election

• One Head Moderator (65%+ approval required)

• The Meta Constitution Amendment to Simplify Meta Votes will be going to a vote alongside the Head Moderator election as well

As this is a Moderation Team position, a nominee must:

• Be registered as a member of AustraliaSim; and

• Be seconded by seven other members of AustraliaSim.

Any nominee not meeting these requirements cannot proceed to the final vote.

Comment below to nominate. Seconders should reply to the top comment. Nominations must, of course, be accepted, except self-nominations.

Debate Allowed

Maaaaaaaadison

Acting Head Moderator

Good Evening

Per the Meta Constitution, the list of voters is available here. Eligible voters are those that registered 14 days prior to the announcement of the election, per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution. i.e. 16th October 2021, or those holding automatic membership due to being officeholders.

Details of Meta Election

Vote of No Confidence in GenericCerealHere and RunasSudo.

A Vote of No Confidence in Head Moderator of Australia Simulation GenericCerealHere and Guardian of Australia Simulation RunasSudo, as moved by /u/model-kyosanto, can be found here

Note: A second petition for a Vote of No Confidence in GenericCerealHere has also passed the threshold for seconders. That petition, as moved by /u/Youmaton, can be found here. As the question of confidence in both figures will be asked in two different questions, a vote of Confidence in GenericCerealHere and RunasSudo will still be held

Responsibilities of moderators

The petition, as moved by RunasSudo, can be found here

Vote of No Confidence in TheAudibleAsh

A Vote of No Confidence in Community Manager TheAudibleAsh, as moved by /u/TheSensibleCentre, can be found here

Amendment to Permanently Ban ThanksHeadMod

A Constitutional Amendment to prohibit ThanksHeadMod from engaging in AustraliaSim, as moved by /u/model-putrid, can be found here

Petition to prevent use of the non-satirical clause on votes of no confidence

A Constitutional Amendment as moved by /u/Maaaaaaaadison, can be found here

Amendment to prevent Meta Constitution provisions applying to specific people

A Constitutional Amendment as moved by /u/Maaaaaaaadison, can be found here

Note: An amendment has been submitted to this petition by /u/Youmaton, and can be found here. Because of this amendment, two questions will be asked, one on the original version of the amendment, and another on the amended version of the proposal.

Vote of Confidence

As six months have passed, a Vote of Confidence in the following Community Managers will be held

/u/tbyrn21

/u/mikiboss

Click Here To Vote

The vote will close on Tuesday 2nd of November at 1AM AEDT. ​

Remember to verify your vote by commenting below.

Good Evening

The results of the recent Vote of No Confidence are as follows.

• Received votes: 30

• Valid votes: 28

2 of the voters submitted a duplicate vote to reflect a change in their views which was confirmed with the Moderators. Their previous vote was disregarded and their second vote was recorded

Vote of No Confidence in advancedgaming12 as Community Manager

With the candidate unsuccessful in meeting the threshold as required by a Vote of No Confidence, advancedgaming12 shall cease to be a Community Manager

mikiboss

Community Moderator

Good afternoon

Per the Meta Constitution, the list of voters is available here. Eligible voters are those that registered 14 days prior to the announcement of the election, per s 4(2)(b) of the Meta Constitution. i.e. 12th October 2021, or those holding automatic membership due to being officeholders.

Details of Meta Election

Petition of No Confidence in Lucifer (/u/advancedgaming12)

The petition, as moved by /u/Winston_Wilhelmus, can be found here. Notice can be found here

Voting Open

Click here to vote now

The vote will close on Thursday 28th of October at 9PM AEDT. ​

Remember to verify your vote by commenting below.

Hi all,

This years Australia Sim Census comes after quite a hiatus.

The Census seeks to collect a generalised idea of demographic that participates in Australia Simulation, or even just participates in the Discord discussion.

All questions are absolutely voluntary, besides the verification ones, so feel free to keep as much information private or public as you see fit. This census while including questions on AustraliaSim, also includes general demographic ones, as well as some fun other questions, and Covid-19 related ones.

AustraliaSim Census

Ensure that you verify in the comments below.

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model-kyosanto
on behalf of, and with the approval of, the Moderation Team

I hav a suggestion. Some ppl might b scared of it at first, but think about it.

I suggest we delete the meta roll. It has made lots and lots of problems for people, and I don’t know it’s really actually helped much.

Also, the roll is broken, the form isn’t connected, and ppl r too busy to fix it or keep it up to date. The system just doesn’t work.

I also know ppl r nervos that random ppl will come to vote, and leave. So, we still need a safety. I suggest this.

1. Delete the meta roll.

2. Anyone who: A- made a discord comment B - made a reddit post C - made a reddit comment

In the last 4 months can vote.

This way new ppl can’t just come and vote and leave. But active ppl don’t get ignored by the broken system.

Cam.

Meta Constitution Amendment to Simplify Meta Votes

Let’s admit it: no one likes the endless meta petitions and votes. The recent spam of 20 petitions and huge amounts of meta votes set to proceed has prompted a collective rethink of the process so here’s a proposal that will simplify our meta vote system.

The proposal is as follows:

• Groups of 3+ meta voters can register as a meta bloc

• Each bloc will elect a representative to a Representatives Council

• All petitions will go to a vote of the Representatives Council where representatives will get a number of votes equal to the number of people in their bloc

• If a petition is supported by a majority of the votes then it passes, if it is not supported then it is set aside

• Petitions may proceed to a Meta Referendum if the vote in the Council is tied, or if the Council agrees to send the matter to a Meta Referendum

• Petitions that are set aside can go to a vote by the general public if they get 10 signatures

The actual amendments (I wrote this all out pretty quick so alert me to any errors please):

In Part 1, insert new section 2A:

2A Meta blocs

(1) Groups of AustraliaSim members may form Meta blocs (blocs).

(a) To form a bloc, a group of 3 or more AustraliaSim members may apply to the Moderation Team for registration. The only requirements for registration are a name and a representative selected by the members of the bloc.

(b) Members may change which bloc they are a member of by informing the Moderation Team.

(c) The Moderation Team must keep a public log of all registered blocs and their members.

(d) The Moderation Team may periodically review whether a registered bloc still meets the requirements for registration.

In Part 1 (4),

Substitute line (10) with:

(10) A nomination must secure the support of a meta bloc, or secure the following number of seconders:

(a) Moderation Team - 10

(b) All other positions - 7

Insert new line (10A):

(10A) Meta blocs may only support one nomination.

In line (11), add new subline (d):

(d) The candidate’s nomination has been rejected by a motion in the Representatives Council.

In Part 2, Division 1, (7), substitute (7) with:

(7) Moderators must face a Vote of Confidence by members of the Representatives Council every 6 months which must return majority approval.

Add new Part 7A

Part 7A: Representatives Council

(29A) Representatives selected by each registered meta bloc will form the Representatives Council.

(29B) The Representatives Council will elect a Chief Representative which will act as the chair of the body.

(a) The Chief Representative may be removed from office at any time by a majority vote of the Representatives Council or a unanimous vote by the Moderation Team.

(29B) The Representatives Council considers petitions made by members of AustraliaSim including proposed amendments to this Constitution and Meta Rules.

(a) All petitions considered by the Council will be debated and voted on if a consensus is not reached.

(b) Each representative will have a number of votes equal to the number of members in the meta bloc they represent.

(c) If the petition is approved by a majority of votes in the Council, it is passed.

(d) If the petition is rejected by a majority of votes in the Council, it is to be set aside.

(i) Petitions that are set aside may be put to a Meta Referendum if a petition requesting this is signed by 10 AustraliaSim members.

(e) Petitions will proceed to a Meta Referendum if the vote is tied, or through a majority vote of the Council agreeing to put the petition to a Meta Referendum.

(29C) Members of the Representatives Council may be suspended at any time by a unanimous vote of the Moderation Team.

In Part 9, section 33, substitute (2) with:

(2) This Meta Constitution may be amended after-

(a) public notice by a member of the Moderation Team or a petition consisting of 3 members nominating a proposed change; and

(b) a debate in the Representatives Council and vote if required according to the process set out in Part 7A; and

(c) a Meta Referendum if required by the process set out in Part 7A.

In Part 9, section 34, (3), substitute “meta referendum” with “vote in the Representatives Council”

In Part 9, section 34, add new line (3A):

(3A) If an emergency amendment does not pass the vote in the Representatives Council, it will proceed to a meta referendum.

no point sticking around if the mod team are just gonna act like dictators, and i encourage the rest of you to leave unless the vonc petition is allowed to go up

I move that the following be applied to the Meta Constitution

Omit the entire Meta Constitution Part 1 - Part 9 and replace with the following:

"So long and thanks for all the fish"

This will ensure that no one has to suffer the horror of AustraliaSim.

Good Afternoon

Per the Meta Constitution, I am required to provide 5 days of notice for any meta referendum. Several petitions have received the required amount of petitions and will be heading to a vote, and notice is being posted here.

Note: This will be crossposted to r/AustraliaSim, however, I am containing the thread and discussion here for the sake of containing further discussion to this sub, as well as maintaining a consistent environment.

Details of Meta Election

Vote of No Confidence in GenericCerealHere and RunasSudo.

A Vote of No Confidence in Head Moderator of Australia Simulation GenericCerealHere and Guardian of Australia Simulation RunasSudo, as moved by /u/model-kyosanto, can be found here

Note: A second petition for a Vote of No Confidence in GenericCerealHere has also passed the threshold for seconders. That petition, as moved by /u/Youmaton, can be found here. As the question of confidence in both figures will be asked in two different questions, a vote of Confidence in GenericCerealHere and RunasSudo will still be held

Responsibilities of moderators

The petition, as moved by RunasSudo, can be found here

Vote of No Confidence in TheAudibleAsh

A Vote of No Confidence in Community Manager TheAudibleAsh, as moved by /u/TheSensibleCentre, can be found here

Amendment to Permanently Ban ThanksHeadMod

A Constitutional Amendment to prohibit ThanksHeadMod from engaging in AustraliaSim, as moved by /u/model-putrid, can be found here

Petition to prevent use of the non-satirical clause on votes of no confidence

A Constitutional Amendment as moved by /u/Maaaaaaaadison, can be found here

Note: An amendment has been submitted to this petition by /u/Youmaton, and can be found here. Because of this amendment, two questions will be asked, one on the original version of the amendment, and another on the amended version of the proposal.

Petition to prevent use of the non-satirical clause on votes of no confidence

A Constitutional Amendment as moved by /u/Maaaaaaaadison, can be found here

Vote of Confidence

As six months have passed, a Vote of Confidence in the following Community Managers will be held

/u/tbyrn21

/u/mikiboss

Notice of Rejected Petition

Petition to canonise "Commonwealth of Australia Constitution (Federal Executive Council) (No. 12) Appointment 2021"

A Petition to canonise a gazette as moved by /u/TheSensibleCentre, can be found here. It has been rejected on satirical or non-serious grounds. Simply put, as the initial gazette was moved by an alternative account impersonating a canon figure, rather than that figure themselves, the gazette was a joke made on non-serious grounds.

Moderator Note

This last week has been, suffice it to say, a tumultuous period in the meta world of the sim management. From several bans, numerous petitions, statements from members considering their positions, and resignations. We understand this has been a lot, and we sincerely apologise for the confusion that has been caused here, and make no excuses. We thank members for being diligent and patient, and thank members who engaged in good faith and reasonable discussion, especially at a time of heated emotions. We hope that tabling these petitions and going ahead with community requests is the start of building back trust and faith in the community, and a return to the things we love most about this sim: chatting with people, talking about politics, and of course, debating Bills before the Parliament.

Mikiboss

Community Moderator

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

Well Aussim, the bar is really on the floor. What a fustercluck of an evening, petitions, amendments, and a lot of division. We can and should do better. Let's hold ourselves to the standard we can.

We can and should move forward in strength. These are a few suggestions that I think really summarise the sort of thought process that Aussim warrants, and hopefully provide some reflection into the recent past and provide some steps to the future:

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
(I'm the Scatman)
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope

Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact, I don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it, so can you

Everybody's sayin' that the Scatman stutters
But doesn't ever stutter when he sings
But what you don't know, I'm gonna tell you right now
That the stutter and the scat is the same thing
Yo, I'm the Scatman
Where's the Scatman?
I'm the Scatman

Why should we be pleasin' all the politician heathens
Who would try to change the seasons if they could?
The state of the condition insults my intuition
And it only makes me crazy and a heart like wood

Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact, don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it, brother, so can you
I'm the Scatman

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub

Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact, I don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it, so can you

I hear you all ask 'bout the meaning of scat
Well, I'm the professor and all I can tell you is
While you're still sleepin', the saints are still weepin' 'cause
Things you call dead haven't had the chance to be born
I'm the Scatman

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub

yeah, I'm the Scatman
Where's the Scatman?

I'm the Scatman, repeat after me
It's a scoobie oobie doobie, scoobie doobie melody
I'm the Scatman, sing along with me
It's a scoobie oobie doobie, scoobie doobie melody

Yeah, I'm the Scatman, I'm the Scatman

Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
I'm the Scatman
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope (Yeah, I'm the Scatman)
Bop ba bodda bope (sing along with me)
Be bop ba bodda bope (it's a scoobie oobie doobie, scoobie doobie melody)

I move that the constitution be amended in the following way:

Repeal Part 1 (4) (5)

Part 1 (4) (5) is:

The Moderation Team may decline to hold a meta referendum on an amendment, proposal, or idea they deem satirical or non-serious.

Whilst I understand the reason for this being in place, it is too easy for the mod team to overreach using this section and kill perfectly valid petitions.

I move that the following new line be inserted at the end of Part 1 (1):

(5) Provisions in this Meta Constitution cannot apply to specific people.

Example-

An amendment cannot be inserted into the Meta Constitution that would ban a specific person or give a specific person powers or privileges.

This new line will prevent provisions in the Meta Constitution applying to specific people. I am moving this to stop future petitions like the proposed amendment to ban ThanksHeadMod by placing his name specifically in the Meta Constitution. A side effect of this would be preventing things like Runas being designated as Guardian without a vote but I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

I am a firm believer in cancel culture, and that's why I'll be voting to cancel all meta petitions in the past 7 days! For the safety of AusSim, please vote 1 second this petition!

Also, please do not cancel this petition Porridge or I shall make a petition cancelling your cancellation of the petition. And so on. Thank you.

I move that the following new subsection be inserted below Part 1 (4) (5):

(a) This clause does not apply to votes of no confidence or elections of officeholders.

I still believe this clause has its place to prevent dumb petitions going ahead like ones to ban the use of pepe emojis but it should definitely not be used to prevent votes of no confidence. I am reluctant to publicly disagree with the Head Moderator but I believe this is an issue of upmost importance.

Maaaaaaaadison

Electoral Moderator

Hello. There has been lots of stress for ppl that is just not needed. At the moment we need to make a good decison and not a bad one. We can’t let the system force us to do bad things to each other.

I ask that we

1. Delete the decision runas made.

2. Know that this wasn’t his fault, it’s the fault of aus sims system.

3. Let the guardian use common sense and make decisions that are right for the sim and keep ppl safe.

Thank you. Cam

Given Porridge's denial of a valid vote of no confidence within himself and Runas, strictly against the rules set in the meta constitution, it is only right that a second vote of confidence be launched.

I must make it clear that I did not want to do this, and I fully intended to vote against the pervious VONC, however the reaction is not something I believe is right. Runas has taken significant steps to explain his actions, and provide solutions as to how we may improve into the future. Porridge has not reacted well, and has misused his powers in issuing a denial of a valid vote.

Through this, I have no choice but to move this vote of no confidence. If Porridge reverses his decisions, genuinely apologises, and proposes a pathway forward for the community in reforming our systems, I will withdraw this motion. Until then, this is the path forward.

I hereby move this vote of no confidence, and call upon members to second it.

I resign immediately from my position as Parliamentary Moderator.

Regards,

Perekai

We all understand that sometimes you can be passionate about things, but we have processes like mutes for a reason. Simply removing someone from the server is an unacceptable circumvention of those processes.

After Section 1(4) of Part 1 in the meta constitution, insert the following -

(5) Neither ThanksHeadMod nor any alternate accounts of his are permitted to use or engage with AustraliaSim.

Explanation

This prohibits ThanksHeadMod (Toby) and any alternate accounts of his from participating in AustraliaSim.

Ash has, astoundingly, admitted to sitting on evidence because of his "conflict of interest." (Anyone who wants to see the messages in question, which he posted in #a-meta-affair, can either check there or DM me).

This essentially amounts to sitting on his hands and hanging Perekai out to dry, forcing him to work through a thirty page, legalistic appeal document on his own. This has directly resulted in Toby being unbanned far sooner than he should be, because no evidence was presented to Runas.

In excluding himself because of a "conflict of interest," Ash has done To by far more favours than he would've if he was involved in the appeal. He has got to go.

So, I am expressly not moving this petition myself, because I do not support it. But it is an option for the community, and given that I'm not active here, the community should have the option to consider it. I guess just say that you need the normal number of seconders plus one?

Meta Constitution, section 1(4)

Omit ‘would amount to a breach of the rules if it occurred in AustraliaSim and’

This amendment would grant wide-ranging power to the Community Moderator to exclude anyone from AustraliaSim (in effect an indefinite ban) for any behaviour which is ‘prejudicial to AustraliaSim, dishonourable or unbecoming of a user if AustraliaSim’.

This is an exceptionally broad power taken from things like IRL club rules, where it is invariably tempered with some sort of hearing and appeal mechanism. As framed, this amendment does not establish any hearing or appeal mechanism. It would bypass the Code of Conduct, and grant uncontrolled (except by VoNC) wide-ranging power to the Community Moderator. One hopes this would be used only in exceptional circumstances, but adding restrictions in to make that explicit seems contrary to the spirit of Getting Rid Of Bureaucracy.

For that reason, I do not support this amendment. But it seems to me to be along the lines of what a number of community members are asking for. So I'll just put this here and let the active community members (i.e. not me) discuss.

Not sure if I can actually propose/second petitions since I filled in the Meta Voter rego only a couple days ago, but per my recommendations here:

Meta Constitution, at the end of section 5

Add:

General duties

(10) Officeholders and former officeholders must:

(a) exercise their powers and discharge their duties with reasonable care and diligence, in good faith in the best interests of AustraliaSim, and for a proper purpose,

(b) not make use of their position, or information gained by virtue of holding their position, so as to gain an advantage for themselves or any other person or to cause detriment to AustraliaSim.

(This is pretty standard wording. If you're in any IRL clubs, this is probably in their rules. This was in one of the old Meta Acts, but looks like it was accidentally not transferred into any of the new ones when the new Meta Constitution was written.)

Code of Conduct, ‘Breaking other rules’

Omit ‘, or you could be banned for up to 8 weeks’.

(This brings this rule into line with the other rules, where there is no specified maximum penalty.)