Policy Discussion

[singularitymods.livejournal.com]

Some of Singularity's players have questions about the game policies on AU character applications. This post has been put up to allow players to approach the staff to ask questions, offer suggestions, and voice concerns regarding those policies. The moderators are also available via IM/PM [contact information] if any player does not feel comfortable discussing their concerns in public.

As of the end of this application round (August 15th), AU applications will be closed until this matter can be resolved. This ban on AU apps does not apply to the exceptions listed in the AU policies (malleable protagonists and canon AUs).

Comments

[northborn.livejournal.com]

Actually, I should probably explain the app process as it is.

Currently apps are linked in a google doc in which we use for discussion on the particular app. The apps are always handled a 3-like-vote basis, rather than waiting for a majority rule.

[ecto-biologist.livejournal.com]

That seems a little extreme. At least from my standpoint - there are six members of staff who vote on apps, correct? The four mod team members, and the two app team members. I feel like, especially considering the way things are going, responsibilities could be divvied up so that not everyone has to handle every app. Especially since three-like-votes is a majority anyway. If I remember correctly, there needs to be a minimum of three voting on apps regardless. If only three are present to judge an app, and the app needs three to pass, it essentially forces all the members to take a particular side, with the app stonewalled until further notice. A majority system would cut down on this when the staff is busy - if only three are present, they can debate and make their opinion known. That's from my standpoint, at least. With, like I said, rejection being a default in the case of complete disagreements.

[singularitymods.livejournal.com]

The 3-like-vote basis is the basic ground rule, but if things are tight we can work with two so long as it has at least one vote of mod input.

[ecto-biologist.livejournal.com]

That's not quite what I'm looking for. Though having one input of a mod is good What I'm saying is it should be a majority of whoever is looking at potential apps. If four of the team are overseeing an AU app, then the majority would be three. If there are only three people, then two would be the majority. Full staff has to work on an app(Not advisable, obviously.) Four out of six, or in the case of a pseudo-majority rule, whichever got the most out of Rejection, Approval, or Revisions. The process could be made a lot faster this way. Especially if others are abstaining because they don't quite know the canon. If no one knows the canon, obviously a bigger team will be needed totackle that app, but being able to be flexible with votes and how they're carried out might grease the wheels enough to get the system back on track.