Petition
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[edit] MUD Definition
From "help petitions":
The bug, idea, and typo commands are useful commands for giving feedback when adventuring in a game area.
Sometimes, however, a player has an idea for a change to the mud's game system itself: an idea which is not confined to within an area.
It is important that these large changes have the support of other players. For these, we have developed the petitions system.
You must be 5 days of age to file a petition.
How it works: The petitions system can be accessed from the 'petition' command.
The process begins when a player uses the "petition submit" command. After the petition is entered it must be given a title (up to 30 characters long) and it will be assigned a number.
Other players can read the petition and either "petition approve" or "petition reject" it. Additionally there is a comment board interfaced through the 'petition comment' command.
At any time, the petition author can "petition edit" their petition to make changes. Making changes clears any yes/no votes and mails the voters informing them of the change.
After 14 days have passed, the author may "petition tally" the votes. Additionally, the petition will be auto-tallied after 30 days from the last edit.
The petition must meet the following requirements to be sent to Valinor:
A) Minimum approving votes (65 simple yes votes OR 2600 aged yes votes) B) Both normal and aged yes votes must be higher than the no vote count. C) A petition cannot pass by a margin narrower than 20%.
If Valinor approves, the petition will be put on the tomake list and will be implemented as soon as possible. If Valinor rejects the petition, the Power of Administration will update the petition, giving a reason why it was rejected.
Abuses of the Petition system are not to be taken lightly. If your petition is not a reasonable improvement to the game, but rather harassment/lewd or in some other way rule-breaking, expect to be punished. Note that Valinor handles its own staffing and production issues, and the petition system is not the place to report or handle broken rules, nor is it the place to request appeals: see the Power of Law.
From "help petition_guidelines":
- Guideline for Petitions
Petitions have been created by the Administration to let players form, shape, and approve ideas in groups. We have done our best to set the requirements so that it is neither too easy, nor too difficult, to get an idea that many players approve of seen by Valinor.
- Petition Abuse:
Do not abuse Petitions. Do not create Petitions that aren't ideas meant for improvement of the game. Do not create petitions that are harassing, illegal, profane, or otherwise against the rules. Do not create Petitions so you can Get What You want, your enemy slain, your friend pardoned, etc. Petitions are not a place to appeal to the Power of Law, they are not a manner in which to ignore 'help fsi', and they aren't a place to try and direct the production schedule of Valinor.
- Tips for a Successful Petition:
Ensure your Petition is not something already docu- mented in 'help fsi'. Think about your Petition before you submit it: Is this an idea I have to improve T2T? Am I abusing the Petition system?
State your Petition clearly. It may help to state the PROBLEM your Petition aims to address/reverse/ fix/etc. Petitions with a clear problem statement help get everyone on the same page, and make clear what the author is attempting to do.
State your solution clearly. It is vital that other readers, and ultimately Valinor, know what it is you're asking for. There have been numerous Petitions where the requests were unclear, ambiguous, or simply not state. Petitions that only ask for 'more' or 'better' but lack specifics, will not pass. Not only can Valinor not be sure what it is that is being requested, we can't even be sure that the people who voted for it all voted for the same thing!
On a related note, if you are petitioning for a legend to be instated, you need to include the legend text you wish to be used. Valinor will not write the legend for you.
- Petition Feedback:
It is the responsibility of the Power of Administration to append feedback to denied Petitions, summarizing why the Petition was rejected, etc. Take this feedback to heart, it is a time consuming process that can help you pass a revised version of your Petition, or at least help you understand why it was not possible for us to agree with/implement. At a minimum, you will likely be more prepared for your next Petition having read feedback on others.
- My Petition Was Rejected:
Well, this is going to happen, and that's okay. My ideas get rejected too, it's how the free flow of discussion and ideas works ;) That said, it is helpful to remember that sometimes things just can't work the way they do in our dreams, or can't right now. While T2T is a wonderful accomplishment, at times limited only by our imaginations, there are certain realities of code, gaming, theme, and manpower that Valinor must face. If your idea can't be implemented now, perhaps it can be another time. Perhaps your idea has been rejected, but has spawned a corrolary proposal from Valinor itself, that will fix the same problems, address the same needs - you may even like it better than what you came up with!
All in all, we have already experienced this, as some of you will no doubt see things coming in the near future and think: "Hey. That sounds familiar!" At this moment I myself have FIVE proposals I have authored and sponsored for Valinor review based on ideas that came to me from reading Petitions, or changes I made to Petitions we had to reject. The system IS working, and hopefully, by following these guidelines, it can work out even better ;)
From "help petition":
[edit] Public Options
- petition list - list all active (waiting, voting, tovalinor) petitions
- petition all - list all petitions
- petition waiting - list the current petitions
- petition adopted - list the petitions adopted by Valinor
- petition tovalinor - list the petitions on the tovalinor list
- petition approved - list the petitions approved by Valinor
- petition denied - list the denied petitions
- petition withdrawn - list the withdrawn petitions
- petition done - list the implemented petitions
- petition todo - list the petitions you haven't voted on
- petition new - list if any petitions have been updated / new
- petition mine - show waiting and tovalinor petitions submitted by you
- petition mine all - show all petitions submitted by you
- petition mark read - mark all petitions as read
- petition next - read the next unread petition
- petition read # - read the petition
- petition read next - read the next petition submitted after the current
- petition read previous - read the previous petition submitted to the current
- petition read current - read the petition you have just read
- petition approve # - vote your approval for a petition
- petition reject # - vote your rejection of a petition
- petition abstain # - abstain on a petition
- petition feedback - list all petitions with Valinor feedback
- petition feedback next - read the next petition with unread Valinor feedback
- petition announce new - be notified about unread petitions upon login
- petition announce todo - be notified about todo petitions upon login
- petition announce mature - be notified about todo petitions with less than two days until they are tallied. By default, this is on.
- petition announce mature off - no longer be notified about todo petitions with less than two days until they are tallied.
- petition announce off - turn off login alerts for new petitions
- You may also 'approve current' 'reject current' and 'abstain current', which will make you vote on the current petition that you have just read.
[edit] Petition Search Options
- petition search <x> - search for <x> in active petitions
- petition search <state> <x> - search for <x> in all petitions that are in state <state> e.g. 'petition search denied hi' will search all denied petitions for the text 'hi'.
- petition search all <x> - search ALL petitions for <x>
[edit] Petitioner Options
- petition submit - submit a new petition
- petition withdraw # - withdraw a petition you have submitted
- petition edit # - edit a petition you have submitted note this clears all yes/no votes
- petition tally # - end voting; petition goes to valinor or fails petition is auto-tallied after 30 days of no edits
[edit] Feedback options
- petition comment post # - post a comment on a petition
- petition comment read # - list all comments on a specific petition
- petition comment next - read next petition's comments
- petition comment help - display the comment commands
