Silent Hunter, RTE Administrator, RPG Development Director, CO Argos and SL Covert-81 today left AJJE Games over issues with the leadership.
This is the ninth resignation since the beginning of July.
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Sunday, 11 July 2010
Saturday, 10 July 2010
William Smith appointed as SFHQ vCCP
Effective 5 July, William Smith has become Vice Council Chairperson of SFHQ.
A popular member, he is also Member Support Director for RTE.
A popular member, he is also Member Support Director for RTE.
Friday, 2 July 2010
Breaking News: Key LOTW members go on strike
Angry about the decision to reverse # Resolution 37 and allow Jamie Chamberlain back into the club, several key LOTW members, including newly re-elected Parliament Leader Ashley Leighton Plom, his wife Deborah and former Parliament Leader Topher Miller, have gone on a leave of absence that will last 29 days, just short of the 30 day limit that would see automatic site removals. They are prepared to return earlier if a deal is reached on this and other matters.
They will either go LOA entirely, or just not post on LOTW ships.
Comments from both sides will follow in due course.
They will either go LOA entirely, or just not post on LOTW ships.
Comments from both sides will follow in due course.
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Jamie Chamberlain's ban from LOTW lifted
After a review by President Giesbrecht, the Board of Founders and the Vice Presidents, Resolution #37 has been overturned.
The issue appears to be a dispute over whether emails between members count as TOS violations. The senior leadership is trying to resolve the issue and Administrator Hunter has proposed a resolution in RTE to clarify it in that club.
Ash's announcement
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Resolution #38
Over-ruling of Resolution #37 by AJJE Review Panel struck by President Jeannette Giesbrecht and consisting of the VPs and Board of Founders plus one former member and founder of the site.
I've been ordered to rescind Resolution #37, so I am therefore hereby annulling it in its entirety.
At present, 12 members of LOTW are participating in a 29 day LOA in protest against the over-ruling, and while I can't in good conscience post this Resolution without noting that detail, this Resolution nevertheless is binding.
Jamie Chamberlain is therefore re-admitted to the Club.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
July 5th, 2010
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The issue appears to be a dispute over whether emails between members count as TOS violations. The senior leadership is trying to resolve the issue and Administrator Hunter has proposed a resolution in RTE to clarify it in that club.
Ash's announcement
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Resolution #38
Over-ruling of Resolution #37 by AJJE Review Panel struck by President Jeannette Giesbrecht and consisting of the VPs and Board of Founders plus one former member and founder of the site.
I've been ordered to rescind Resolution #37, so I am therefore hereby annulling it in its entirety.
At present, 12 members of LOTW are participating in a 29 day LOA in protest against the over-ruling, and while I can't in good conscience post this Resolution without noting that detail, this Resolution nevertheless is binding.
Jamie Chamberlain is therefore re-admitted to the Club.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
July 5th, 2010
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Saturday, 26 June 2010
New VP Appointments
New Vice-Presidents Appointed
AJJE Games President Jeannette Giesbrecht is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Euan Reid has been appointed to VP of Development.
Euan has been with AJJE Games since 2008 and is involved in all four clubs. He's served in several positions with different clubs, and brings this experience and perspective to the role of VP of Development.
Kevin Diamond has been appointed to VP of Support.
Kevin has been with AJJE Games since 2009 and currently plays in three of the clubs. During his tenure as Support Services Director, he showed great enthusiasm and dedication, and his promotion to VP of Support is well-deserved.
Please join me in congratulating these members on their new positions.
Welcome to the team, Euan and Kevin!
Jeannette Giesbrecht
President
AJJE Games
AJJE Games President Jeannette Giesbrecht is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Euan Reid has been appointed to VP of Development.
Euan has been with AJJE Games since 2008 and is involved in all four clubs. He's served in several positions with different clubs, and brings this experience and perspective to the role of VP of Development.
Kevin Diamond has been appointed to VP of Support.
Kevin has been with AJJE Games since 2009 and currently plays in three of the clubs. During his tenure as Support Services Director, he showed great enthusiasm and dedication, and his promotion to VP of Support is well-deserved.
Please join me in congratulating these members on their new positions.
Welcome to the team, Euan and Kevin!
Jeannette Giesbrecht
President
AJJE Games
Sunday, 20 June 2010
Ty Shanahan becomes new SFHQ CCP
It was recently agreed that Ty will be the new CCP, ending the crisis there.
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Jamie Chamberlain banned from LOTW
Resolution #39
AJJE's Roles and Responsibilities declares club Administration Directors are "held accountable to the membership" and clause 5 of LOTW's GPs say "The Parliament Leader is responsible for enforcing the TOS guidelines."
The TOS (Terms of Service) are chiefly the rules governing member conduct towards the site and towards other members.
"Ajjegames.com may only be used for lawful purposes. Any use of these services which violates any local, state, federal, or international laws which may apply to Ajjegames.com, your local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction that you or your site may be subject to is strictly prohibited." (TOS preamble)
Term 1A of the TOS states: "[you may not] Restrict or inhibit any other member from using and enjoying the Internet" and 1B states: "[you may not] Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, offensive, indecent, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law."
It has been disclosed to me that multiple members of LOTW are considering taking legal advice regarding the abusive and offensive nature of Jamie Chamberlain's conduct (primarily transmitted via email) and the extent to which this violates any local, state, federal, or international laws which may apply to Ajjegames.com, Jamie's local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction that he or the site may be subject to. The TOS clearly assumes members may take legal action where they feel it is necessary, but fortunately (and after having already attempted mediation, discrete restorative justice, and other approaches) several alternative options are available to us.
One is a Site Level Blacklisting of the offending member.
The AJJE General Policies pertaining to Site Level Blacklisting say this:
"An Administrative Director must make requests for site wide Black Listing to the VP of Anchor Clubs. Site wide shall be defined as the whole of AJJE Games, preventing a member from posting from all current and subsequent new clubs that may join AJJE. Black Listing shall be defined as the complete locking of a user account due to TOS violations. This action should be reserved for only the most serious of offenses such as hacking into the PARS system, actions that could result in legal difficulties for AJJE Games, and the extreme misuse of user email addresses."
However, it is still my hope that Jamie will learn from a more moderate punitive measure: a Club Level Ban. I further hope that the players seeking retribution against Jamie will be satisfied by such a resolution.
In the AJJE General Policies section on Club Level Bans we read, "In the event a Terms of Service (TOS) violation by club member is severe but isn't classified by an Administrative Director to be severe enough to warrant a Black Listing, the option of a Club Level Ban is available. Club member shall be defined as an AJJE Game user that has a rostered character in the club passing the ban. If a club has a clause in their Guiding Principles requiring AJJE level approval for Club Level Bans, AJJE Games hereby waives the right to approve and review."
LOTW's GPs reflect this, for instance clause 5, "If the Parliament Leader feels a TOS violation warrants removal from the site, Ajje Game approval must be obtained. All other methods of handling a TOS violation lay within the power of the Parliament Leader" and clause 6, "The Parliament Leader may pass Resolutions without a vote for the following issues: Take punitive action towards a player for TOS violation..."
The AJJE General Policies continue:
"The Administrative Director is required to enter a Club Level Ban into the record as a Resolution. This Resolution does not require a membership vote per the Guiding Principles and can be enacted/repealed at the current Administrative Director's discretion. A second approval is required by the Member Support Director prior to the posting of a Resolution by the Administrative Director. Once the Resolution for a Club Level ban is entered into the record, the Operations Director of the club is required to remove all characters and instances that the banned club member is involved in from that club alone within a reasonable amount of time. The Administrative Director is required to notify the club member via email of the ban and CC the VP of Anchor Clubs or the VP of Development (if it is a member of Ride the Edge) and the President. The VP will then instruct the Webmaster Director to lock the club member's account so that the user is unable to login to the club for which they are banned. Access to other clubs where the club member is not banned shall remain available."
Having obtained the approval of the Member Support Director and having liaised with the LOTW Administration elected heads, several senior site members, and my Deputy Parliament Leader, I am therefore posting a Resolution banning Jamie Chamberlain from this club. I have advised the Operations Director and asked him to remove all of Jamie's characters etc from the club.
The AJJE General Policies also state, "There is no AJJE level appeal process for Club Level Bans. The club member must file any disputes with the Administrative Director passing the ban, or with future Administrative Directors."
As such, Jamie Chamberlain is banned from LOTW for persistent impenitent breaches of the Terms of Use. He is welcome to appeal this decision through me directly. I will inform him of all this via email forthwith.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
May 31st, 2010
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In response to this, President Giesbrecht posted the following:
AJJE Games General Policies States:
Note, AJJE Games reserves the right to investigate and determine the validity of any club level ban they feel is unwarranted. AJJE Games has 14 days to inform the Administrative Director of the banning club that AJJE Games intends to investigate the validity of a club level ban.
Please consider this notice that AJJE Games will be investigating and determining the validity of this ban. A copy of this notice will be e-mailed to the Administrative Director.
Jeannette Giesbrecht
President
AJJE Games
AJJE's Roles and Responsibilities declares club Administration Directors are "held accountable to the membership" and clause 5 of LOTW's GPs say "The Parliament Leader is responsible for enforcing the TOS guidelines."
The TOS (Terms of Service) are chiefly the rules governing member conduct towards the site and towards other members.
"Ajjegames.com may only be used for lawful purposes. Any use of these services which violates any local, state, federal, or international laws which may apply to Ajjegames.com, your local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction that you or your site may be subject to is strictly prohibited." (TOS preamble)
Term 1A of the TOS states: "[you may not] Restrict or inhibit any other member from using and enjoying the Internet" and 1B states: "[you may not] Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, offensive, indecent, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law."
It has been disclosed to me that multiple members of LOTW are considering taking legal advice regarding the abusive and offensive nature of Jamie Chamberlain's conduct (primarily transmitted via email) and the extent to which this violates any local, state, federal, or international laws which may apply to Ajjegames.com, Jamie's local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction that he or the site may be subject to. The TOS clearly assumes members may take legal action where they feel it is necessary, but fortunately (and after having already attempted mediation, discrete restorative justice, and other approaches) several alternative options are available to us.
One is a Site Level Blacklisting of the offending member.
The AJJE General Policies pertaining to Site Level Blacklisting say this:
"An Administrative Director must make requests for site wide Black Listing to the VP of Anchor Clubs. Site wide shall be defined as the whole of AJJE Games, preventing a member from posting from all current and subsequent new clubs that may join AJJE. Black Listing shall be defined as the complete locking of a user account due to TOS violations. This action should be reserved for only the most serious of offenses such as hacking into the PARS system, actions that could result in legal difficulties for AJJE Games, and the extreme misuse of user email addresses."
However, it is still my hope that Jamie will learn from a more moderate punitive measure: a Club Level Ban. I further hope that the players seeking retribution against Jamie will be satisfied by such a resolution.
In the AJJE General Policies section on Club Level Bans we read, "In the event a Terms of Service (TOS) violation by club member is severe but isn't classified by an Administrative Director to be severe enough to warrant a Black Listing, the option of a Club Level Ban is available. Club member shall be defined as an AJJE Game user that has a rostered character in the club passing the ban. If a club has a clause in their Guiding Principles requiring AJJE level approval for Club Level Bans, AJJE Games hereby waives the right to approve and review."
LOTW's GPs reflect this, for instance clause 5, "If the Parliament Leader feels a TOS violation warrants removal from the site, Ajje Game approval must be obtained. All other methods of handling a TOS violation lay within the power of the Parliament Leader" and clause 6, "The Parliament Leader may pass Resolutions without a vote for the following issues: Take punitive action towards a player for TOS violation..."
The AJJE General Policies continue:
"The Administrative Director is required to enter a Club Level Ban into the record as a Resolution. This Resolution does not require a membership vote per the Guiding Principles and can be enacted/repealed at the current Administrative Director's discretion. A second approval is required by the Member Support Director prior to the posting of a Resolution by the Administrative Director. Once the Resolution for a Club Level ban is entered into the record, the Operations Director of the club is required to remove all characters and instances that the banned club member is involved in from that club alone within a reasonable amount of time. The Administrative Director is required to notify the club member via email of the ban and CC the VP of Anchor Clubs or the VP of Development (if it is a member of Ride the Edge) and the President. The VP will then instruct the Webmaster Director to lock the club member's account so that the user is unable to login to the club for which they are banned. Access to other clubs where the club member is not banned shall remain available."
Having obtained the approval of the Member Support Director and having liaised with the LOTW Administration elected heads, several senior site members, and my Deputy Parliament Leader, I am therefore posting a Resolution banning Jamie Chamberlain from this club. I have advised the Operations Director and asked him to remove all of Jamie's characters etc from the club.
The AJJE General Policies also state, "There is no AJJE level appeal process for Club Level Bans. The club member must file any disputes with the Administrative Director passing the ban, or with future Administrative Directors."
As such, Jamie Chamberlain is banned from LOTW for persistent impenitent breaches of the Terms of Use. He is welcome to appeal this decision through me directly. I will inform him of all this via email forthwith.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
May 31st, 2010
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In response to this, President Giesbrecht posted the following:
AJJE Games General Policies States:
Note, AJJE Games reserves the right to investigate and determine the validity of any club level ban they feel is unwarranted. AJJE Games has 14 days to inform the Administrative Director of the banning club that AJJE Games intends to investigate the validity of a club level ban.
Please consider this notice that AJJE Games will be investigating and determining the validity of this ban. A copy of this notice will be e-mailed to the Administrative Director.
Jeannette Giesbrecht
President
AJJE Games
Saturday, 22 May 2010
Power Vacuum in SFHQ as CCP Granger resigns
SFHQ is in the midst of a power vacuum.
Following William Smith's discover that the Council Chairperson, Peter Granger, had gone AWOL, Silent Hunter proposed a motion to impeach him.
In the end, it proved unneeded, as Mr. Granger submitted his resignation via email to President Giesbrecht.
Peter never appointed a Vice Council Chairperson. Ty Shanahan, the previous vCCP, has offered to step in, but he was never appointed by this administration- and does not have a character in the club.
Legal clarification is awaited, but it's not good news for the troubled club.
Following William Smith's discover that the Council Chairperson, Peter Granger, had gone AWOL, Silent Hunter proposed a motion to impeach him.
In the end, it proved unneeded, as Mr. Granger submitted his resignation via email to President Giesbrecht.
Peter never appointed a Vice Council Chairperson. Ty Shanahan, the previous vCCP, has offered to step in, but he was never appointed by this administration- and does not have a character in the club.
Legal clarification is awaited, but it's not good news for the troubled club.
Monday, 26 April 2010
LOTW extends terms of Admin Directors
Resolution #38
LOTW voted on the motion to permanently extend the term of office for elected Administration Directors to 12 months. This is subsequent to Resolution #17, February 15th, 2009, which extended the following term (our current term) from 8 months to 12.
It was another exceedingly well-run event thanks to EC Robert, AEC Matt, the COs, and the club's members. Some of the sims which have never previously produced a very high turnout are now climbing the ladder - a sign that more and more members are becoming aware of their right to vote and are putting that right to use!
The results are 38 for, 4 against, and 3 abstained from voting. The resolution is therefore passed.
This produces a 61.6% turnout of the LOTW Membership - roughly a 6% decrease since the last vote, but nevertheless an increase in our turnout at the beginning of this calendar year.
We have Elections coming up in June and this will be everyone's opportunity to have our say and to set the standard for the next year's voter turnouts!
So in gearing up for the Election in two months, I would encourage all of you to become involved in the elections in some way! We are currently looking at ways of improving awareness during the build-up to the elections. As ever, the admin team is open to all your thoughts and suggestions.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
April 25th, 2010
LOTW voted on the motion to permanently extend the term of office for elected Administration Directors to 12 months. This is subsequent to Resolution #17, February 15th, 2009, which extended the following term (our current term) from 8 months to 12.
It was another exceedingly well-run event thanks to EC Robert, AEC Matt, the COs, and the club's members. Some of the sims which have never previously produced a very high turnout are now climbing the ladder - a sign that more and more members are becoming aware of their right to vote and are putting that right to use!
The results are 38 for, 4 against, and 3 abstained from voting. The resolution is therefore passed.
This produces a 61.6% turnout of the LOTW Membership - roughly a 6% decrease since the last vote, but nevertheless an increase in our turnout at the beginning of this calendar year.
We have Elections coming up in June and this will be everyone's opportunity to have our say and to set the standard for the next year's voter turnouts!
So in gearing up for the Election in two months, I would encourage all of you to become involved in the elections in some way! We are currently looking at ways of improving awareness during the build-up to the elections. As ever, the admin team is open to all your thoughts and suggestions.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
April 25th, 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Daniel Taylor named Public Relations Director
Vice President of Support Chris Wilkinson is pleased to announce the
appointment of Daniel Taylor to the position of PR Director. Dan is replacing
Gemma Holden, who has had to step down due to RL pressures.
Daniel Taylor has been with AJJE Games since 2007. He is very enthusiastic, experienced and I believe he
will be a wonderful addition to the Support team.
Congratulations, Dan!
Chris Wilkinson
Vice President of Support
appointment of Daniel Taylor to the position of PR Director. Dan is replacing
Gemma Holden, who has had to step down due to RL pressures.
Daniel Taylor has been with AJJE Games since 2007. He is very enthusiastic, experienced and I believe he
will be a wonderful addition to the Support team.
Congratulations, Dan!
Chris Wilkinson
Vice President of Support
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Jeannette Giesbrecht becomes SFHQ Member Support Director
Resolution 26
I here by appoint Jeannette Giesbrecht to the position of Member Support Director.
Please welcome and give her your full support.
Peter Granger CCP
I here by appoint Jeannette Giesbrecht to the position of Member Support Director.
Please welcome and give her your full support.
Peter Granger CCP
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Jamie Chamberlain elected to Board of Founders
Over the last few months Board Member Edgar Cramer has led a search for a replacement for the open Board of Founder spot which resulted from Jessica McClary's retirement from AJJE Games. The Board wishes her well in all she does and took the task of replacing her seriously. Almost a dozen potential candidates were reviewed. Of those, a half dozen or so were given a set of questions by the Board of Founders and in some cases asked follow up questions.
We are pleased to announce that Jamie Chamberlain has been elected to the Board of Founders effective immediately. Jamie joined AJJE Games in April of 2006, almost four years ago. Jamie was one of the original players to join his home club, LOTW, when it had its grand opening in March of 2006. Since that time he has served as a CO in LOTW as well as one of the Operational Leaders of the Operations Team in LOTW.
In accordance with the AJJE Guiding Principles, the 20% ownership in AJJE Games that was once held by Jessica McClary shall transfer over to Jamie Chamberlain and he shall have one vote in all situations requiring a Board of Founder vote.
Please join us in welcoming Jamie to the Board of Founders.
Regards,
Alex Verdusco
Edgar Cramer
Jud Bennett
We are pleased to announce that Jamie Chamberlain has been elected to the Board of Founders effective immediately. Jamie joined AJJE Games in April of 2006, almost four years ago. Jamie was one of the original players to join his home club, LOTW, when it had its grand opening in March of 2006. Since that time he has served as a CO in LOTW as well as one of the Operational Leaders of the Operations Team in LOTW.
In accordance with the AJJE Guiding Principles, the 20% ownership in AJJE Games that was once held by Jessica McClary shall transfer over to Jamie Chamberlain and he shall have one vote in all situations requiring a Board of Founder vote.
Please join us in welcoming Jamie to the Board of Founders.
Regards,
Alex Verdusco
Edgar Cramer
Jud Bennett
LOTW votes to update Administration Handbook
Resolution #35
LOTW voted that we update the Administration Handbook, essentially because there are a couple of things that could do with being added (like the job description for the OOC Lounge Moderators and how that department works). The Handbook itself can be found linked from the MOTD here in Parliament.
The vote results are as follows:
For: 44
Against: 1
Abstain: 7
The Resolution has therefore passed!
The total turnout percent was 67.5% (56 out of some 83 members), a significant increase on the 60.27% of our last election (44 voters out of 73 members)!
It may also be worth mentioning that within four days of voting, we had ten of our fourteen sims at over 50% turn-out, and four at over 70%. About half a week later we had our first sim reach 100% turn-out. By the close of voting, some sims had soared up the 'turn-out league', and we had two at 100%, eight at over 75%, and all our sims had reached at least 50% turn-out.
Something Election Coordinator Robert Longtin said during the campaign to publicise the vote really spoke to me. He shared with the COs the turn-out percentages and called it their "personal contribution". I'm so moved by this, it is so true. Our turning out to vote on issues that direct our club is our personal contribution to the growth and success of this awesome community.
It's my pleasure to serve you. The best is still ahead.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
March 26th, 2010
LOTW voted that we update the Administration Handbook, essentially because there are a couple of things that could do with being added (like the job description for the OOC Lounge Moderators and how that department works). The Handbook itself can be found linked from the MOTD here in Parliament.
The vote results are as follows:
For: 44
Against: 1
Abstain: 7
The Resolution has therefore passed!
The total turnout percent was 67.5% (56 out of some 83 members), a significant increase on the 60.27% of our last election (44 voters out of 73 members)!
It may also be worth mentioning that within four days of voting, we had ten of our fourteen sims at over 50% turn-out, and four at over 70%. About half a week later we had our first sim reach 100% turn-out. By the close of voting, some sims had soared up the 'turn-out league', and we had two at 100%, eight at over 75%, and all our sims had reached at least 50% turn-out.
Something Election Coordinator Robert Longtin said during the campaign to publicise the vote really spoke to me. He shared with the COs the turn-out percentages and called it their "personal contribution". I'm so moved by this, it is so true. Our turning out to vote on issues that direct our club is our personal contribution to the growth and success of this awesome community.
It's my pleasure to serve you. The best is still ahead.
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
March 26th, 2010
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Peter Granger becomes new CCP of SFHQ
Resolution 26
As of 21:32 PST on 2/Mar/2010, I hereby transfer the position of Council Chair-Person, and all the rights and responsibilities of the position, to my worthy successor Peter Granger.
CCP Catt Bennett
Peter Granger beat William Smith 11-7 in the election.
As of 21:32 PST on 2/Mar/2010, I hereby transfer the position of Council Chair-Person, and all the rights and responsibilities of the position, to my worthy successor Peter Granger.
CCP Catt Bennett
Peter Granger beat William Smith 11-7 in the election.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
LOTW Resolution #32 Passes
Resolution #32
LOTW votes that players not post in RPEs where they are not rostered. Infractions will be investigated by the Parliament Leader.
The results are 31 in favour, 7 opposed, and 6 abstained. The motion is therefore passed.
Out of our 73 members at the closing of the booth, 44 voters is a 60.27% turnout – a great turnout!
We have seen a great rise in number of players voting at the booth over the last year, now topping off at 44 voters between this election and the previous election. I don’t believe this is the end however. With new efforts in place to increase member awareness of the voting booth and with much encouragement from the COs, we may very well see those numbers improve over the next few elections.
This is great news for the club, a good sign of our ongoing commitment to democracy. The COs have been made aware of their RPE’s individual turnouts. My congratulations to the following:
Bill Greene and The Freedom of Wealth for being the first to hit a 100% turnout this election!
James McGuire and The Queen Elissar, as well as Mike Palmer and The Prinz Eugen for also producing a 100% turnout!
In total, 3 ships have made a 100% turnout and 2 ships were exactly 1 vote away from a 100% turnout – this is an indication of progress and to all the COs, you have my sincerest gratitude for your efforts in making this election a true success!
Robert Longtin
Election Coordinator
February 20th, 2010
LOTW votes that players not post in RPEs where they are not rostered. Infractions will be investigated by the Parliament Leader.
The results are 31 in favour, 7 opposed, and 6 abstained. The motion is therefore passed.
Out of our 73 members at the closing of the booth, 44 voters is a 60.27% turnout – a great turnout!
We have seen a great rise in number of players voting at the booth over the last year, now topping off at 44 voters between this election and the previous election. I don’t believe this is the end however. With new efforts in place to increase member awareness of the voting booth and with much encouragement from the COs, we may very well see those numbers improve over the next few elections.
This is great news for the club, a good sign of our ongoing commitment to democracy. The COs have been made aware of their RPE’s individual turnouts. My congratulations to the following:
Bill Greene and The Freedom of Wealth for being the first to hit a 100% turnout this election!
James McGuire and The Queen Elissar, as well as Mike Palmer and The Prinz Eugen for also producing a 100% turnout!
In total, 3 ships have made a 100% turnout and 2 ships were exactly 1 vote away from a 100% turnout – this is an indication of progress and to all the COs, you have my sincerest gratitude for your efforts in making this election a true success!
Robert Longtin
Election Coordinator
February 20th, 2010
Friday, 8 January 2010
Robert Longtin becomes LOTW Election Coordinator.
Resolution #32
I am delighted to promote an exceptional Assistant Election Coordinator to the position of Election Coordinator. Robert Longtin's performance has been exemplary not least in the speed and alacrity with which he grasped how the office of the EC functions, but also with his capacity for improving upon how things have previously been done.
So, please join me in congratulating Robert Longtin upon becoming LOTW's Election Coordinator.
Ashley Leighton Plom, Parliament Leader, 6th January 2010
I am delighted to promote an exceptional Assistant Election Coordinator to the position of Election Coordinator. Robert Longtin's performance has been exemplary not least in the speed and alacrity with which he grasped how the office of the EC functions, but also with his capacity for improving upon how things have previously been done.
So, please join me in congratulating Robert Longtin upon becoming LOTW's Election Coordinator.
Ashley Leighton Plom, Parliament Leader, 6th January 2010
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
LOTW requires Parliament Leader to post monthly updates
Resolution #31
LOTW voted on the motion that the Parliament Leader must post monthly updates in Parliament drawn from AJJE figures on the club and site's performance.
The results are 27 in favour, 1 opposed, with 6 abstentions. The motion is therefore passed.
34 voters out of 85 players is a 40% turn-out. This is a bit lower than our last Resolution which saw a record 51 voters (out of 71 players; 65.38%), but the difference can possibly be accounted for by the time year, and possibly by the topic under vote being less directly relevent to many of our players than the issue of character images was. (Few players are as excited about reading the monthly reports in Parliament as they are about uploading a new image for a character!)
Voting opened on the 12th December and closed on the 2nd January.
Ashley Leighton Plom, Parliament Leader, January 4th 2010
LOTW voted on the motion that the Parliament Leader must post monthly updates in Parliament drawn from AJJE figures on the club and site's performance.
The results are 27 in favour, 1 opposed, with 6 abstentions. The motion is therefore passed.
34 voters out of 85 players is a 40% turn-out. This is a bit lower than our last Resolution which saw a record 51 voters (out of 71 players; 65.38%), but the difference can possibly be accounted for by the time year, and possibly by the topic under vote being less directly relevent to many of our players than the issue of character images was. (Few players are as excited about reading the monthly reports in Parliament as they are about uploading a new image for a character!)
Voting opened on the 12th December and closed on the 2nd January.
Ashley Leighton Plom, Parliament Leader, January 4th 2010
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
David Un becomes LOTW Election Coordinator
Resolution 28
I'm really happy to appoint one of LOTW's most exceptional very new members to the position of Election Coordinator, and am excited at what he is bringing to the admin team...
Please welcome David Un with hearty congratulations and applause!
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
September 28th, 2009
I'm really happy to appoint one of LOTW's most exceptional very new members to the position of Election Coordinator, and am excited at what he is bringing to the admin team...
Please welcome David Un with hearty congratulations and applause!
Ashley Leighton Plom
Parliament Leader
September 28th, 2009
Thursday, 24 September 2009
RTE General Meeting
The next RTE General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday 26 September at 12pm West Coast Time (3pm East Coast, 8pm UK) on our Messenger service.
This meeting will not only discuss the new awards system and plans for future RPEs for the club, it will allow you to express your views on any issue to do with Ride The Edge!
Make sure you come and have your say!
Silent Hunter
RTE Administrator
This meeting will not only discuss the new awards system and plans for future RPEs for the club, it will allow you to express your views on any issue to do with Ride The Edge!
Make sure you come and have your say!
Silent Hunter
RTE Administrator
Monday, 14 September 2009
Topher Miller replaces Ed Reeve as LOTW Member Support Director
Resolution 27
With another senior member of the administration team stepping down due to RL constraints, I have the opportunity to promote a truly outstanding Assistant to Department Director.
Ed Reeve will be missed as MSD, but it is my delight to announce Topher Miller as Member Support Director for the remainder of this administration's term in office.
Many congratulations, Topher!
Ash
etc
September 13th, 2009
With another senior member of the administration team stepping down due to RL constraints, I have the opportunity to promote a truly outstanding Assistant to Department Director.
Ed Reeve will be missed as MSD, but it is my delight to announce Topher Miller as Member Support Director for the remainder of this administration's term in office.
Many congratulations, Topher!
Ash
etc
September 13th, 2009
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