Hobby, could I ask you to paste this Draft Ballot into the first post? Thank you!
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DRAFT BALLOT #48
Approving the text of Article 8: Policy on Thread Deletions
Question 1: approve opening statement.
“Our policy is to not delete threads for any reason except those stated in this Article.â€
PLEASE SELECT
A. I approve this opening statement
B. I do not approve this opening statement
Approving the text of ¶1: Routine Exceptions, subject to your choices for the text shown in blue (where applicable)
Question 2: approve this routine exception
• Obsolete Announcements, obsolete FAQ threads, and Jury Room threads used by the various committees in their work may be moved to the forum entitled Threads of Historical Interest.
PLEASE SELECT
A. I approve this routine exception
B. I do not approve this routine exception
Question 3: approve this routine exception, subject to Question 4
• Hearing threads that an involved member has asked to be deleted will be moved to Deleted Thread Storage for [ten days/two weeks/one month/?] beyond the expiration of the member's right to appeal under Article 5, ¶8. Then the thread will be deleted permanently. (These threads are not moved or deleted except by member request.)
Note: A5,¶8 is 91 days or the expiry of the penalty, whichever comes first
PLEASE SELECT
A. I approve this routine exception, subject to Question 4
B. I do not approve this routine exception
Question 4: length of time Hearing threads marked for deletion will be held beyond the expiration of right to appeal
A. ten days
B. two weeks
C. one month
PLEASE RANK YOUR CHOICES, with #1 being most preferred
1.
2.
3.
Question 5: approve this routine exception, subject to Question 6
• Threads moved to Deleted Thread Storage by a Ranger because of their objectionable content will be held for [two weeks/one month/three months/?] beyond the period in which a Hearing may be convened under Article 5, ¶4. If a Hearing is convened, the threads will be held throughout the Hearing and [result of Question 4 beyond the expiration of the member's right to appeal under Article 5, ¶8. (These threads can be deleted without member permission because they contain objectionable content and can no longer be used as evidence.)
Note: A5,¶4 is 10 days
PLEASE SELECT
A. I approve this routine exception, subject to Question 6
B. I do not approve this routine exception
Question 6: length of time Objectionable Content threads will be held beyond the Ranger’s right to convene a Hearing
A. ten days
B. two weeks
C. one month
D. three months
PLEASE RANK YOUR CHOICES, with #1 being most preferred
1.
2.
3.
4.
Question 7: approve this routine exception, subject to Question 8
• Threads moved to Deleted Thread Storage because they resulted in an Immediate Ban imposed on the member will be held for [ten days/two weeks/one month/three months/?] beyond the expiration of the member's right to request a reversal of the ban with evidentiary arguments under Article 5, ¶5.
Note: A5,¶5 is 91 days
PLEASE SELECT
A. I approve this routine exception, subject to Question 8
B. I do not approve this routine exception
Question 8: length of time spam/porn/bannable threads will be held beyond the member’s right to request a reversal using the thread as evidence
A. ten days
B. two weeks
C. one month
D. three months
PLEASE RANK YOUR CHOICES, with #1 being most preferred
1.
2.
3.
4.
Question 9: approve the final text of this paragraph
The expiry date of a thread will be noted in the thread when it is moved into Deleted Thread Storage.
PLEASE SELECT
A. I approve this text
B. I do not approve this text
Question 10: Approving the text of ¶2: Other Exceptions
¶2: If it seems necessary to delete a thread in order to preserve the peace, security or continuance of the board, a Binding Vote of the membership must be held to do this.
PLEASE SELECT
A. I approve this text
B. I do not approve this text
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Epigraph on the tombstone of W.C. Fields.