Dogfish44
You can call me Jiggly
This is the main thread for communication with Council Members outside of IRC. This is the spiritual successor to the old State of the Game, and is accessible to any player.
Ground Rules:
The council is also subject to rules and restrictions, as a part of the ASB Council Constitution. This constitution is prone to amendments, and is stored below.
Now then, as for the actual proposal of ideas. When you have an idea, you'll want to post it. Give it a short name, and describe the proposal concisely. An example could be:
[box]Aqua Ring
I believe that Aqua Ring is underpowered at the moment. I propose that we make the duration infinite.[/box]
That is it. Any user can make a proposal, and the proposal can be either be vague (There is something wrong with X, can we please fix it somehow?), an open discussion (I believe that we can fix Y with either A or B, can we discuss?) or a full proposal (I think that we should implement Z).
Now then, for those who wish to comment on the proposal. If you wish to comment, first quote the suggestion - and put your thoughts below it. Feel free to comment on any proposal that has not been moved to discussion yet - your comments are valuable in helping council members figure out what should move to discussion.
A council member can open discussion on the topic if they feel it is warranted - the council member will post a link to this new discussion in a post in feedback. In addition, a council member can instantly move a proposal to discussion, even if it hasn't been commented upon by any other user. This also means a council member can create a discussion thread without going through feedback, if they so desire.
Please note that when a proposal is moved through, the discussion might not inherently focus on that single proposal, but the entire aspect
If an idea ever has a discussion thread created for it, it will go through the voting process.
If an idea is rejected by the community and fails to attract any support from a council member, then a council member may apply a "Veto" to the proposal - this means the proposal should no longer be discussed in the feedback thread until the end of the council term. A council member's veto can be overturned by another council member.
Current Council Members:
Texas Cloverleaf
Birkal
Pwnemon
Rediamond
Its_A_Random
Dogfish44
zarator
Roleplay Committee:
Engineer Pikachu
Frosty
Rediamond
Gym Committee:
Pwnemon
MK Ultra
Texas Cloverleaf
Previous Threads
ASB Feedback & Game Issues Thread - Mk I
Ground Rules:
- Be respectful. Posts that are found insulting, demeaning, or otherwise fail to contribute to a respectful dialog will be deleted. Repeat offenders WILL be infracted.
- Minimise the amount of time spent off-topic. If there are several active proposals, it would help if those proposals were concluded.
- Before bringing up an issue, please look through the rest of the thread to make sure that your suggestion hasn't been made earlier or your issue has not already been addressed. Also ensure that you are not simply asking a question - we have a Simple Question, Simple Answer thread or the IRC for that.
The council is also subject to rules and restrictions, as a part of the ASB Council Constitution. This constitution is prone to amendments, and is stored below.
The aim of the Anime Style Battling Council is to rationally, quickly and efficiently judge and implement proposed for ASB by the larger ASB Community. It aims to build upon, not revert, the existing spirit of ASB by approving proposals that strengthens the mechanics of the game. The ASB Council recognises that changes are made only to fix an existing flaw in existing mechanics, or to make incremental improvements by way of small inclusions.
CHAPTER I: Selecting the Council
CHAPTER II: System Changes
CHAPTER III: Regarding Other Entities
CHAPTER I: Selecting the Council
- All council members are selected by a vote by the eligible ASB community, and
- The eligible ASB community is defined as the users who have had no less than one month experience in ASB.
- The vote is private, and will be sent to a standing member on the council via PM.
- This voting will take place every six months, which will be the term of a council, and there are no restrictions on any user serving on consecutive councils.
- The seven people who have achieved the most amount of votes from the community will be selected to be seated on the council.
- There will be seven council members elected, and
- They may step down voluntarily at any point during their term.
- If at any time there are less than seven active users in the council, the council will decide among themselves via a vote who the replacement user will be, and the decision will be carried out in an efficient and timely manner.
- Council members have a moderated but public social group that consists of the seven council members.
- At any time, a member of the council may call a vote of no confidence (or of inactivity) regarding a fellow council member, and the active members of the council will engage a private vote regarding the member’s involvement in the council, and if only if there are no votes cast for keeping the council member, that user is ejected from the council. The period of inactivity must be a minimum of 2 weeks without doing anything ASB related.
CHAPTER II: System Changes
- If a proposed change to the ASB system gains considerable support, be it on IRC or the Feedback thread, the council may make a decision on its implementation, under the following guidelines:
- The proposal must be at least a week old before the council begins council discussion and voting on the proposal, so as to give all users a chance to respond to the proposal.
- After the time has passed and the community response to the proposed change is still positive, the council may begin private discussion and voting process.
- If the vote passes, the change is considered implemented in any way the council decrees, so long as there is no veto present from a relevant power.
- Proposals that lie within the council’s control include changes to specific moves, abilities, items, minor changes to game mechanics, and any major change to the game’s mechanics must also obtain a public approval from Deck Knight, such major proposals including but not limited to,
- Changes to how damage is calculated, or to the concept of the battle system as a whole.
- Inclusion of a mechanic that lies outside of the existing spirit and rule-set of ASB.
- In cases where a motion has been passed for a decision that directly alters or amends powers given to the ASB Council, that is to say anything not initially agreed upon as to their role and power, a decision towards the motion regarding the powers granted to the ASB Council must be dictated by Deck Knight, the only authority greater than the ASB Council and thus outside the conflict of interest.
- Voting takes place through the following process:
- Satisfying guidelines for a proposal, a member of the council creates two new threads in the Council Social Group (ASB council plans) for the proposal, one titled DISCUSSION and the other VOTING, outlining the proposal in the Original Post of both threads, in the Council Social Group.
- The council may discuss among themselves on IRC (#ASBCouncil) or on the discussion thread in the Council Social Group, at all times taking into account feedback from non-Council members.
- The council will in due time publicly vote in the voting thread created for that proposal.
- If the proposed change receives a majority vote from the council, it is considered implemented and the change announced in all relevant areas.
CHAPTER III: Regarding Other Entities
- The Gym committee and the Roleplay committee hold complete sovereignty from the ASB Council; however, if either committee is overly inactive or otherwise incompetent, the council may take any actions deemed necessary to expedite the duties of the committee, be it through selecting replacements or by taking charge of the committee entirely.
- Deck Knight holds ultimate veto power over any action that the Council takes, and continues to operate as Word of God.
Now then, as for the actual proposal of ideas. When you have an idea, you'll want to post it. Give it a short name, and describe the proposal concisely. An example could be:
[box]Aqua Ring
I believe that Aqua Ring is underpowered at the moment. I propose that we make the duration infinite.[/box]
That is it. Any user can make a proposal, and the proposal can be either be vague (There is something wrong with X, can we please fix it somehow?), an open discussion (I believe that we can fix Y with either A or B, can we discuss?) or a full proposal (I think that we should implement Z).
Now then, for those who wish to comment on the proposal. If you wish to comment, first quote the suggestion - and put your thoughts below it. Feel free to comment on any proposal that has not been moved to discussion yet - your comments are valuable in helping council members figure out what should move to discussion.
A council member can open discussion on the topic if they feel it is warranted - the council member will post a link to this new discussion in a post in feedback. In addition, a council member can instantly move a proposal to discussion, even if it hasn't been commented upon by any other user. This also means a council member can create a discussion thread without going through feedback, if they so desire.
Please note that when a proposal is moved through, the discussion might not inherently focus on that single proposal, but the entire aspect
If an idea ever has a discussion thread created for it, it will go through the voting process.
If an idea is rejected by the community and fails to attract any support from a council member, then a council member may apply a "Veto" to the proposal - this means the proposal should no longer be discussed in the feedback thread until the end of the council term. A council member's veto can be overturned by another council member.
Current Council Members:
Texas Cloverleaf
Birkal
Pwnemon
Rediamond
Its_A_Random
Dogfish44
zarator
Roleplay Committee:
Engineer Pikachu
Frosty
Rediamond
Gym Committee:
Pwnemon
MK Ultra
Texas Cloverleaf
Previous Threads
ASB Feedback & Game Issues Thread - Mk I
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