2023
War Council decisions in 2023
This list includes all changes passed by War Council during the four voting periods of the year (March, June, September & December)
Officer Elections for the Next Year (2024)
- Squire X was elected Vice President
- Sir Hubris was elected Public Relations Coordinator
- Big Badger was elected Webmaster
Realm Status Changes
- Speaking rights were granted for Ancient Wharf, Bethel, Frostwall, Hallowed Marshes, Lake's Edge, Northern Steppes & Oblivion
- Voting rights were granted for Eryndor, Mallenorod, Northlands
Book of War changes in 2023
Addition of 4.9.8.10.1.
- Fletchings must be made of a flexible material and cannot be rigid.
By-Laws changes in 2023
Article 10 re-write
- 10.1 Applicability
- 10.1.1. The rules laid out in this article shall only apply to online War Council (WC) meetings.
- 10.1.2. These rules shall only be enforceable within the private WC forum.
- 10.2 Meeting Periods
- 10.2.1. Meetings shall take place during the months of March, June, September and December. These shall be known as the meeting periods.
- 10.3 Calling to Order
- 10.3.1. The Secretary must notify the WC Representative of every voting realm that the meeting period has started, and again halfway through the meeting period as a reminder.
- 10.3.1.1. If these notifications are not made, a quorum of 2/3 of all voting realms will be required for any vote taking place in that meeting period.
- 10.3.1. The Secretary must notify the WC Representative of every voting realm that the meeting period has started, and again halfway through the meeting period as a reminder.
- 10.4 Attendance
- 10.4.1. Only voting and speaking realms shall be considered members of the WC governing body.
- 10.4.2. So long as 10.4.1. is adhered to, all members are considered to be in attendance during a meeting period.
- 10.5 Calls to Action
- 10.5.1. Only WC representatives of speaking and voting realms may make calls to action; no submissions by proxy will be allowed.
- 10.5.2. All calls to action must take place in the private WC forum. No calls to action by other means, such as by phone or word-of-mouth, will be allowed.
- 10.6 Motions
- 10.6.1. Motions may only be made during a Meeting Period.
- 10.6.2. Only WC representatives of voting realms may make or second motions.
- 10.6.3. Once a motion is made, it must be seconded within seven (7) days. If a motion is not seconded within seven (7) days, it will be automatically withdrawn.
- 10.6.4. After a motion is seconded, a discussion thread will be provided in the private WC forum.
- 10.6.4.1. Discussion will remain open for (7) days after a motion is seconded.
- 10.6.4.2. This will be known as the motion’s “discussion period.”
- 10.6.5. The original proposer of a motion may withdraw their motion at any time prior to the beginning of that motion’s voting period.
- 10.7 Voting
- 10.7.1. At the end of a motion’s discussion period, a voting thread will be provided in the private WC forum.
- 10.7.1.1. Voting will remain open for 21 days, unless extended.
- 10.7.1.2. This shall be known as the motion’s “voting period.”
- 10.7.2. Only WC representatives of voting realms may cast votes.
- 10.7.3. Representatives may vote ‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Abstain’. Colloquial equivalents shall be accepted as appropriate votes, e.g., ‘Aye’ for ‘Yes,’ and ‘Nay’ for ‘No.’
- 10.7.3.1. An abstention will not count as either a vote in support of or against the motion in question.
- 10.7.4. Realms that do not respond to a vote shall be considered to have cast a vote of ‘Abstain,’ for the purpose of tallying votes.
- 10.7.5. A realm may change its vote at any time during a motion’s voting period.
- 10.7.6. At the end of a motion’s voting period, the Chair or their designee will count the vote tally and declare the outcome.
- 10.7.7. Vote Extensions
- 10.7.7.1. Any voting realm may request an extension on a vote on or before the 21st day of voting. They must provide a viable reason for this request.
- 10.7.7.2. It must be seconded on or before the 21st day of voting to take effect.
- 10.7.7.3. If the motion is made and seconded, voting will continue for 7 days past the end of the original voting period, making the voting period a total of 28 days.
- 10.7.7.4. A vote may only be extended once.
- 10.7.1. At the end of a motion’s discussion period, a voting thread will be provided in the private WC forum.
- 10.8 Emergency Votes
- 10.8.1. If a vote has been called on a motion and a quorum has not been reached by the close of voting, an emergency vote may be called at the President's discretion (or Vice President's if and only if the issue is a Vote of No Confidence on the President) within 7 days, so long as it meets the requisite criteria. The President may only call emergency votes for the following reasons:
- 10.8.1.1. Election of Corporate officers
- 10.8.1.2. Votes of No Confidence on Corporate Officers.
- 10.8.1.3. Votes required due to pending or potential litigation
- 10.8.1.4. Changes required to resolve a persistent deadlock situation which has lasted over at least 6 months and 3 votes where no quorum has been reached on any vote, other than previously called emergency votes. This may include votes for the addition of new voting realms or temporary removal of negligent realms from the WC, but under no circumstances may an emergency vote be called for dissolution of the WC.
- 10.8.2. The emergency voting period will last for exactly 28 days.
- 10.8.3. In the event an emergency vote has been called, all realms will be contacted by the Secretary at the beginning of the voting period and approximately 2 weeks into the voting period if they have not yet responded.
- 10.8.3.1. If necessary, alternate methods of contact such as telephone calls will be used.
- 10.8.3.2. So long as these procedures have been followed, all realms will be considered in attendance for the Emergency Vote.
- 10.8.1. If a vote has been called on a motion and a quorum has not been reached by the close of voting, an emergency vote may be called at the President's discretion (or Vice President's if and only if the issue is a Vote of No Confidence on the President) within 7 days, so long as it meets the requisite criteria. The President may only call emergency votes for the following reasons:
Addition to 15.7.4.
- 15.7.4. A realm that does not respond to at least 50% of votes across four consecutive voting periods will be notified by a member of the Board of Directors regarding their low response rate. If the realm does not increase its response rate to above 50% across four consecutive voting periods within two voting periods of the BoD notification, that realm will automatically forfeit its voting rights. To regain its voting rights, it must follow the procedures in sections 15.2, 15.3 and 15.5 of this article.
- 15.7.4.1 The election of officers will not be counted for the purposes of 15.7.4.
National Events of 2023
People who were titled in 2023
- Squire Roland Demox was knighted by Sir Guts
- [[]] was elevated to the rank of Master [[]]