Poll #1

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Created
13.02.2022
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Dye96

Poll: How many votes should senators have in elections?

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Freethinkerland
13.02.2022 21:05:08
Dye96

Hi everyone,
We have a question from the site owner, so we'll have a poll! Everyone above level 10 is free to vote.
Chris thinks we should give senators 5 votes in PB, SM elections. What do you think? Please pick an option :D
Thanks!

13.02.2022 21:05:08
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Secville
13.02.2022 21:09:57
Milkkycathy

I'm unsure about that system.

I do understand where the idea comes from, as its natural to want to give perks to people who help keep the site afloat most directly.
My concern though, is that this method rather does away with the democracy of the website: instead of the people leading, the imbalance of power in the payer's hands compared to the average citizen when it comes to the choice of government leads to an oligarchy of the rich. In that regards, the governments picked wouldn't perfectly represent the needs of the people, but of the richest people of the population.
If giving more power as a perk to senators, I think it should at least be lower than 5 votes, simply because when looking at the userbase size, 5 votes seems enormous compared to the percentage of active players.

13.02.2022 21:09:57
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Freethinkerland
13.02.2022 21:14:42
Sarahxbunny

Agreed, 5 versus 1 is a big disparity especially when there is often a low voting base in elections and potentially could really sway election results and be seen as undemocratic.

Is the proposal open to all all players holding senatorship at the time of voting - i.e. those who paid for it themselves, those who had it gifted to them and those using senator artifacts?

13.02.2022 21:14:42
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Reasonopia
13.02.2022 21:21:29
Bingena

I agree with the above remarks. It's good to be thinking about more perks for senators but this really is too extreme considering the small number of active voters on the site.
I don't believe the democracy of the site should be compromised as a paid perk. If there was to be a perk like this added to the site I think it would be more appropriate to bestow it upon users above a certain level so that the most active users have a more powerful impact on elections since the most active players are the most affected rather than those paying.

13.02.2022 21:21:29
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Freethinkerland
13.02.2022 21:22:50
CinnamonSugar

If there are multiple candidates, hypothetically, can the senator split up their votes? Or would it all go towards 1 candidate, just with more weight?

Sarah also asked a good question. 

13.02.2022 21:22:50
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Freethinkerland
13.02.2022 21:32:54
Dye96

I agree with all of you. If we must have different no. of votes, I'd say max 2 votes for senators, but not 5.
As for the questions: I guess players could pay for be gifted, but not use artifacts to have more votes. The question Cinnamon asked is a good one and we'll take it into consideration if this happens, but I guess all votes would go to one candidate.

13.02.2022 21:32:54
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Freethinkerland
13.02.2022 21:37:08
LillyAnn

Splitting votes sounds cool!

I like the idea of Senators votes having some extra weight mostly because of well-hidden alt accounts, assuming someone won't buy subscription for all alts just to vote and rig elections. Tho 5 could be a bit too much imo.
Also if this suggestion gets votes and become implemented, artifact senators shouldn't count imo because it would defeat the purpose of the change.


13.02.2022 21:37:08

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Freethinkerland
13.02.2022 21:44:51
Crocheting Bimbo

I'm a Senator and I think it should stay at one vote a piece for all.


13.02.2022 21:44:51
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Reasonopia
13.02.2022 21:52:44
Lynn Minmay

Doesn't matter if only one person runs. But I say 3 votes at most and not 5, though senators having a little more makes sense. Is it 1 vote = 5 from a senator or can a senator split votes between different people?

Ah these questions were already answered, thank you <3

Also more importantly, if the PB is going to have to run the whole GD site there should be some better benefits than a couple hundo every 4 months. Nobody wants to do all that work in the first place. Thank you Dye for taking the position, idk why you do. 

13.02.2022 21:52:44

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Reasonopia
13.02.2022 21:58:03
Unwilling Hucowcat

For a place that is all about bimbo democracy, it wouldn't make sense to make some people's votes heavier than others. It shouldn't matter if you pay money towards the site, everyone has an equal voice!

13.02.2022 21:58:03

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