On behalf of myself and I am sure a number of others, I would like to thank all of the Team members for the work they have done.
Liu Che and Zanz are stepping down. Thanks, guys, for everything you've done.
Kubrick and Polites will be staying on, although they expect to be affected to some extent by time constraints/real-life commitments.
We would like to appoint some new members - hopefully at least one, ideally two and at the absolute maximum three.
This thread has been created in order to give players a chance to nominate the players who they think would make valuable additions to the Team. You can nominate as many players as you want.
We will be watching the discussion closely, and hope to be able to make an announcement on appointments in due course.
For further information on the Global Role-Play Team and its responsibilities, please check out sections 19 and 20 of the Game Rules:
19. Global Role-Play Team.
Moderation may appoint a small number of Global Role-Players, who will collectively comprise the Global Role-Play Team and whose identities will be listed on the Register of Global Role-Players & Nationmasters. Global Role-Players may not generally compel players or nations to role-play, to acknowledge a role-play or to role-play in a particular way, but they do enjoy a special licence to initiate role-play across the game world. They are to put the general interests of the game first and must not pursue any narrow, personal in-game agenda.
The Team takes collective responsibility for its decisions and operates under Moderation's overview. It automatically comes to the end of its term of office at the close of each Cultural Era, when appointments and/or reappointments will be made.
Where appropriate, the Team may delegate role-play and other tasks to players outside of the Team, but it retains overall responsibility.
19.1 The objectives of the Global Role-Play Team are:
- to be an active presence in the game community.
- to promote awareness of and adherence to the Game Rules.
- to liaise with Nationmasters, who they should generally defer to on issues directly affecting a nation the Nationmaster is attached to.
- to supervise the Role-Play Accord (see section 20).
- to lead the role-play of the former colonial territories.
- to lead the role-play of a United Nation-style in-game organisation.
- to initiate and encourage role-play, most especially international role-play and role-play on the forum.
- to encourage discussion on the General Discussion sub-forum about role-play.
- to reach out to players who are new to the game or who have not been extensively involved in role-play before.
- to coach players on the intricacies of the game and on how to improve their role-play.
- to advise Moderation of situations that need attention.
- to advise Moderation of how the rules are working and how they could be improved.
- to recommend new candidates for the Team.
19.2 At Moderation's discretion and with the agreement of the Team as a whole, Team members are permitted to run an authorised second active in-game account in a separate nation, in order to advance the objectives of the Team set out in section 19.1, most particularly with regards to the encouragement of role-play. Where they do this, they should use their party description field in both accounts to explain the situation and provide a link to the other account involved.
20. Role-Play Accord.
Nations which ratify the Role-Play Accord place themselves under the authority of the Global Role-Play Team in terms of economic and military matters. The Team may not impose political decisions upon players, such as to declare war or raise taxes, but they may define the nation's military and economic character.
If the guidance laid down by the Team in this regard is not followed, a report may be submitted on the Role-Play Accord thread. If the report is either instigated by the Team or supported by the Team, then Moderation will make a ruling on the issue.
A nation can ratify the Role-Play Accord by passing a bill supported by a 2/3rds majority of all players with seats (not just those with seats who vote) and over 50% of the seats in the legislature. Also, at least one of the players supporting the ratification must have been currently continuously active in the nation (ie. no inactivations) for at least 1 month. A notification should then be made on the Role-Play Accord thread, so Moderation can update the Role-Play Accord Index.
A nation can withdraw from the Role-Play Accord by passing an appropriate motion with a simple majority of players with seats (ie. more players with seats vote for it than against it). Also, at least one of the players supporting the withdrawal must have been currently continuously active in the nation (ie. no inactivations) for at least 1 month. A notification should then be made on the Role-Play Accord thread, so Moderation can update the Role-Play Accord Index.
