TGB's Member Council!
... Wait, what? What the heckie is that?
Very good question! This is something that we on the mod team have been ready to introduce for a while now. In the past, you can see that we've tried to improve mod/member relations-- but the fact remains that there will always be a subtle chasm between the two, no matter how much we all wish it weren't there. However! That doesn't mean we can't build a bridge to connect us and improve our relationship!
The mods of TGB are proud to introduce the
Member Council!
The Member Council is exactly what it sounds like-- a council of members. The job of these members will be to work as liaisons between the members and the mod team. What makes this different than members just talking to mods, however, is that the Member Council will be a team of
elected members, chosen by majority of the entirety of the member population of the group.
Every three months, we will hold nominations for 24 hours. Members will comment on the journal with which members they would like to elect to be on the Member Council. Members can also second, third, fourth, approve of, agree with, or encourage other nominations. The number of nominations each individual member receives will decide the final pool of nominees after the end of the 24 hour period.
After this, the six members with the most nominations will be announced. From there, members will vote via note on which member they would like to be on the Member Council. After another 24 hours, the three nominees with the most votes will be announced as that term's Member Council!
The purpose of the Member Council
Nominations will be taken via comment - Voting will be done via note.
It is
very important to keep in mind--
This is not a popularity contest!!!
This is about nominating and voting for someone who you trust to communicate your ideas, concerns, and questions to the mod team. Someone who you trust to be objective, fair, and receptive to you and the entire member population. This is not about nominating your friends, or whoever has the best art, or whoever you like the most: the point of this is to give
you, the members, people that you trust to communicate with us when you don't think you can do it yourself. Furthermore, being on the Member Council does not, in any way, put you in better odds for ever, in the future, being promoted in- or out-of-character.
Ground rules:
1) You cannot nominate or vote for yourself!
2) You can only nominate and/or support the nomination of
one member!
3) Nominees (the top six) can vote for other nominees, but not themselves!
4) Members can only be on the Member Council consecutively for two terms. After that, they will not be eligible for nomination until the third term is completed.
5) Nominated members are not obligated to accept their nomination. In this case, the member with the next-highest number of nominations will be chosen.
Once the Member Council is formed, those three members on the council will get to choose which mod they would like to have direct communication with. Council members will also have the option of communicating with more than one mod.
The following mods have volunteered to communicate with the Member Council. Each Member Council will get to choose, among the three of them, which of these mods they would like to communicate with during their term.
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TheRushingWolf-
viovinn-
Zaabu-
Toadfoal-
AngelShadowRena-
PrawesWhen nominating, simply comment with, "I nominate [devusername]!"
If you would like to second a nomination, please simply post the same comment; "I nominate [devusername]!" or "I also nominate [devusername]!" If you reply to the original nomination, it will not appear in our inbox, and therefore it will not count.
Nominations will be tallied at the end of a 24 hour period and the top six nominated members will be announced. After that, votes will be taken for any of the six nominated members. Votes will be cast via note to the
tGBAdminTeam account.