Post by Lady Krystal on Oct 16, 2008 14:24:35 GMT -5
(Whenever the next uber mod sees this - please lock/stickie it for the rest of the week. I'd be much obliged )
Alright, having seen the last thread turn... subjective, I'm going to clarify this for all Dominion and non-Dominion members.
Sunday, October 19th - there will be a 'vote of confidence' for Lady Mystic. Sir Kaine appointed her to follow him after he stepped down, and the council agreed that we would - instead of making the decision internally - give the Dominion public the opportunity to either state their faith, or lack thereof, in Kaine's decision. Hence, why there is merely one candidate on the 'Vote of Confidence' ballot.
A Vote of Confidence is simple. You can either A) Vote 'Yes', that you are confident in Lady Mystic's ability to lead the realm for the remainder of the term. or B) Vote 'No', that you are NOT confident in Lady Mystic's abilities. At the end of the day, if Lady Mystic gains the majority vote - she will become our new realm leader.
If she does not? Then Dominion will hold an entirely new election on October 26th. Where Lady Mystic will again run on the ballot, along with Sir Gump, and any other members of Dominion council who wish to run for such a position.
Personal feelings on the matter aside (please make these privately! PMs, put it in the Lair for all I care but DO NOT start a campaign war on these forums. Neither Lady Mystic NOR Sir Gump would like to see this erupt in a negative fashion) all we are asking is that if you are an active member of our realm - please do your best to attend. Even if you can't? Check with Nyt. She may be able to take an absentee ballot (for example - I can't be there, I have prior commitments. So while ballots are being counted, she will be calling me on speaker phone with whomever is assisting her in the count so that there are 2 witnesses/(ear-nesses?) to what my final decision was). It's possible you can PM her and she can blot out names on the PMs and just print them and bring them to count to the total.
Bottom line - is this is an important realm decision and as such, we want to encourage our realm members to voice their opinions - because they are important. The realm leader NEEDS to be appointed by the people, so we can maintain this as peacefully as possible.
If anyone wants to speak with me about this - I have a PM box. Lots of you are familiar with it. I also have a cell phone. It's pink - it can text.. it even receives calls (imagine that!) and you can get a hold of me. I'm asking, as the current acting leader of Dominion, as a Lady-in-Waiting of the court, and as a DAGORHIRRIM that we leave the political BS to yourselves, to PMs/IMs, and OFF of this thread. This is a thread to inform the realm that there is a vote impending, NOT a "who you should vote for/this is my opinion/Your opinion sucks" thread.
Thank You.
♥ - Krystal
Alright, having seen the last thread turn... subjective, I'm going to clarify this for all Dominion and non-Dominion members.
Sunday, October 19th - there will be a 'vote of confidence' for Lady Mystic. Sir Kaine appointed her to follow him after he stepped down, and the council agreed that we would - instead of making the decision internally - give the Dominion public the opportunity to either state their faith, or lack thereof, in Kaine's decision. Hence, why there is merely one candidate on the 'Vote of Confidence' ballot.
A Vote of Confidence is simple. You can either A) Vote 'Yes', that you are confident in Lady Mystic's ability to lead the realm for the remainder of the term. or B) Vote 'No', that you are NOT confident in Lady Mystic's abilities. At the end of the day, if Lady Mystic gains the majority vote - she will become our new realm leader.
If she does not? Then Dominion will hold an entirely new election on October 26th. Where Lady Mystic will again run on the ballot, along with Sir Gump, and any other members of Dominion council who wish to run for such a position.
Personal feelings on the matter aside (please make these privately! PMs, put it in the Lair for all I care but DO NOT start a campaign war on these forums. Neither Lady Mystic NOR Sir Gump would like to see this erupt in a negative fashion) all we are asking is that if you are an active member of our realm - please do your best to attend. Even if you can't? Check with Nyt. She may be able to take an absentee ballot (for example - I can't be there, I have prior commitments. So while ballots are being counted, she will be calling me on speaker phone with whomever is assisting her in the count so that there are 2 witnesses/(ear-nesses?) to what my final decision was). It's possible you can PM her and she can blot out names on the PMs and just print them and bring them to count to the total.
Bottom line - is this is an important realm decision and as such, we want to encourage our realm members to voice their opinions - because they are important. The realm leader NEEDS to be appointed by the people, so we can maintain this as peacefully as possible.
If anyone wants to speak with me about this - I have a PM box. Lots of you are familiar with it. I also have a cell phone. It's pink - it can text.. it even receives calls (imagine that!) and you can get a hold of me. I'm asking, as the current acting leader of Dominion, as a Lady-in-Waiting of the court, and as a DAGORHIRRIM that we leave the political BS to yourselves, to PMs/IMs, and OFF of this thread. This is a thread to inform the realm that there is a vote impending, NOT a "who you should vote for/this is my opinion/Your opinion sucks" thread.
Thank You.
♥ - Krystal