SENATE BILL: Reduction of Registration Requirements Amendment (Pass to Regions)

[Ban my account ffs!]

I will vote aye on this bill.  We should reduce registration requirements.  I can't stand the atmosphere of "we are a club of men" in Atlasia.  If we have a zombie problem, there are other ways to deal with it.. without discouraging interested people from joining.
I'm a little incredulous to the fact that some of you actually treat people joining specifically for being involved in Atlasia as a bad thing.  It's a great thing and many of our oldest members joined just for fantasy politics (verin being a prime example).

[Ban my account ffs!]

Nay

My fellow colleagues supporting more stringent registration requirements would turn this place into a club of a few select people that have satisfied the insane requirements in order to play the game.  Atlasia should be available to any and all who are interested without undue barriers.

If you were really that put off by people like Hamilton, get over it!  You act as if you lost sleep over it, when in fact it probably only increased legitimate interest in the game.  I know I joined because I wanted to get in on the action.  I can't imagine wanting to join now if I were still uninvolved.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I propose the following amendment:

Reduction of Registration Requirements Amendment
Article V, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Atlasian Constitution is hereby amended to read:
1.  A person may become a registered voter once they have been a member of the Atlas forum for no less than fourteen (14) days.  In registration, the person must state their name and State of fantasy residence; In addition, they may optionally state a political affiliation.


I think two weeks is plenty long, and I don't think a posting minimum makes any difference.

[Ban my account ffs!]

A waiting period will be more effective at screening out spam posters who want to jump in the fight.  I think you all overestimate the patience of these types.

Some people want to join Atlas mainly to be involved in Atlasia... which is a GOOD THING!  A two week waiting period where they write only 15 posts should not make them any less qualified to join the ranks of Atlasia.

Please vote yes on the amended bill.  I will gladly write a new bill strengthening requirements should things go south.

[Ban my account ffs!]

A waiting period will be more effective at screening out spam posters who want to jump in the fight.  I think you all overestimate the patience of these types.

Some people want to join Atlas mainly to be involved in Atlasia... which is a GOOD THING!  A two week waiting period where they write only 15 posts should not make them any less qualified to join the ranks of Atlasia.

Please vote yes on the amended bill.  I will gladly write a new bill strengthening requirements should things go south.

I'm sorry the only amendments I see have 50 (mine currently under consideration) and no post requirement (Yours which is next for consideration), what had 15 in it?

[Ban my account ffs!]

Aye

[Ban my account ffs!]

It's pretty apparent that Kalwejt and Antonio would turn Atlasia into a club of a few friends who they deemed worthy of the privilege... and they seem to have some big support behind them.

I guess I agree with Bgwah... having a low posting requirement while getting rid of waiting times is probably the best route.  But at this point I'm not sure if that will even get majority support.

In its current form, I will vote nay on this bill because it does not go far enough in reducing requirements.

I remember this supposed zombie invasion... and again... you'd think the world were ending by the way Antonio and Kalwejt speak of it... but really... we're still here.  I think general forum rules are good enough at this point to prevent another Hamilton style registration binge.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I'm amazed that anyone would think having your account be two weeks old and making 75 posts turns Atlasia into this super exclusive club of a few. That's such a melodramatic way of putting a relatively minor requirement that I doubt you can even seriously believe it.

And Kalwejt and Antonio? Am I invisible?

I'm starting to wonder whether or not you're actually seriously paying attention to this thread at all, considering how many people have started to come around to Junkie's general idea of how we could structure registration and voting eligibility. It's an idea that Antonio is fine with, an idea that Bgwah seems fine with, and an idea that I'm, at least, okay with. But you seem like you haven't even acknowledged that yet which leads me to believe that you're only reading this thread once in awhile, and haphazardly, when you actually do.

Despite the veritable encyclopedia that you have typed up in this thread... there seems to be no consensus between you and yourself as to your actual position on the issue.  You flitter all over the place on it and use 10,000 words to do it.  So excuse me for not excitedly consuming every bit of your prose without abatement.

I've already said I think we should abolish registration requirements.  Setting up a system of registered Atlasians and registered voters and blah blah blah is kinda dumb, considering we've already had this discussion a million times when people propose an "intent to register" list.  The registrar gets his knickers in a twist at the very mention of such a thing and it has been subsequently voted down because of it.

And yes... the "club" comments are melodramatic.  I'm only responding in kind to the melodramatic overblown "ZOMGZ DO YOU REMEMBER THE ZOMBIE INVASION!?  IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD THAT I PRACTICALLY CRAPPED MY PANTS FOR 3 MONTHS STRAIGHT!  WE NEED TO MAKE THE REQUIREMENTS STRICTER!"

That just smacks of "I don't want you in the game.  I had to wait, so you should have to as well!"

I reject such notions out of hand.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I wish it had gone much further.. but.. aye