Quote:The Grumpy Old Fart of South Pacific Belschaft → region: the South Pacific

 

Morning folks,

 

This morning a coup occurred in our region, though you probably won't have realized it. The root admin of our offsite forums - where we base our government - has gone rogue, and removed every other active member of the admin team without consultation, prior notice, or anything even approaching consent. He did this having failed to get his own way in an internal admin matter, when a previous action he had taken was objected to by the rest of the admin team. He is currently in the process of drafting new admins, who he presumably expects to do as he tells them.

 

Right now the region is in a certain amount of chaos; there is no physical way for us to remove the root admin. In practical terms he controls our forums. But he does not control this region. This region is a community. What is more, it is a democracy. Decisions are made collectively, not unilaterally. And no one individual can force their will on the region. At least, not yet.

 

As we speak our root admin - Hileville - is moving to increase his control of the forums, and by extension this region. Our present government has yet to respond. How they do respond will largely be shaped by the reaction of you, the people who make up TSP. The question is simple; are you willing to live in a dictatorship? For that is the logical conclusion we are faced with, unless Hileville is forced to back down by the region. Only you can do that.

 

If you want TSP to remain a free, democratic region, then speak out on the RMB and our forums. Let Hileville know that he does not own this region, as he clearly thinks he does.

 

Yours,

South Pacific Belschaft

Former Delegate

Member of the Committee for State Security

Quote:I don't think a member of the CSS should be stirring up chaos and crap like this -- disagree with Hileville, sure. But accuse of him couping? And sending out telegrams to everyone? Without even more than a few hours of discussion!? I think that's the kind of behavior that the CSS should be concerned about, not.. personally pursuing.

Quote:I'd personally call it a coup of the forums, if not the region;

 

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a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government</ul>

Quote:That being said, if we leapt to the most dramatic headlines, we are delegitimizing our real complaints here. We need a regional discussion on what we want from a forum, and from a root admin. And most importantly, Hileville must be part of this conversation, and bend to whatever the consensus is from this community.

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That being said, if we leapt to the most dramatic headlines, we are delegitimizing our real complaints here. We need a regional discussion on what we want from a forum, and from a root admin. And most importantly, Hileville must be part of this conversation, and bend to whatever the consensus is from this community.

Quote:I find Belschaft's actions to be reprehensible. 

 

Who has been couped?

 

The issue of Hileville and the forums is one I brought up several times with several people attacking me for it vociferously. They said I was attacking veteran players or trying to somehow wrest control. I wanted to discuss the issue but it became too controversial so I stopped.

 

Now that Hileville does something that these particular players don't agree with, suddenly its a coup? He gave reasons including a list of forum actions taken by each person to show that they have been inactive. He gave plenty of reasons. He shouldn't have to tell the admin team what to do every five seconds. They should take the initiative on their own such as DM learning the technical stuff. 

 

My question here is this, does Belschaft deserve his place in the CSS? I already made it clear that I don't feel comfortable with him being on the administrators group because I expect the admins to behave in a more responsible way. It's becoming clear to me that Belschaft does not have the calm rationality that is needed of people who want the responsibility and privilege of being on the CSS or admin team.

 

What next? Another State of Emergency Declaration against me for making this statement?  

Quote:I'm sorry that at no point in the process you felt that a discussion with me was appropriate.


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