A Couple of Announce\m/ents

[Guest]

Sup folks,
 

 When we first decided to form \m/ here in Orbis, we set ourselves up with an interim Triumvirate to handle any business while we were getting ourselves settled in. As of two days ago, we have officially established a new charter and government structure. The charter is rather long (although a good read) so you can find it in the spoiler below.
 
 

 

 
 

\m/ CHARTER

 

 
Article I - Preamble
 
\m/ is an alliance of nations who strongly believe in personal freedoms, defense of our sovereignty, security of our brothers in arms, and the well being of fellow members. We understand that during difficult times we will be asked to relieve certain rights, civil liberties and privileges for the good of the alliance and that \m/ will never ask anything of its members without just cause.
 
\m/ > Friends > self
 
Article II - Membership
 
1. Joining \m/
 
All nations wishing to join \m/ must meet the following requirements
 
a. Cannot be considered a rogue, terrorist, or be on a ZI list for another alliance. \m/ is not a safe haven to escape past discrepancies. You must settle any outstanding issues that you may have with another alliance before being considered for membership.
b. Cannot be engaged in war of any kind. If currently at war with another nation, you must declare peace before being accepted as an applicant.
c. Cannot be an asshat, a douchebag, or a chickenshit.
d. Must receive at least 1 vouch from a current \m/ember
 
2. Leaving \m/ & Expulsion
 
a. Nations may leave during peacetime with no consequence provided they have no outstanding debts to its members. Nations are required to post their resignation in the appropriate section on the Forums or by informing a Government member of \m/.
b. Leaving during a declared time of war is considered desertion. Nations may leave \m/ if you choose but this means you're a douchebag and a coward. We don't like those sorts, and we'll take whatever action we feel is necessary to make things a pain in the ass. Exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis.
c. Should any member directly violate this charter with rogue actions, disrespect of government, disrespect of our allies, or general violation of Article II Section 1 Part C, they will be eligible for disciplinary action up to & including expulsion from \m/. Alliance government shall decide if this action is necessary and the method of expulsion based on the severity of the offense. Expulsion may range anywhere from peaceful parting of ways to severe as ZI status enforced by the members you have inconvenienced with your failure to abide by this charter.
 
Article III - Govern\m/ent
 
1. Chain of Command
 
The Chain of Command for \m/ is as follows:
 
Chair\m/an
Vice Chair\m/an
Director of \m/land Security
Director of Econo\m/ics
Director of Diplo\m/acy
 
2. Powers of the Govern\m/ent
 
a. The Chair\m/an
Responsible for alliance oversight, the ultimate Manager within \m/. All major decisions, including war declarations, member erections, ejections, mergers, treaty collaborations, shall be approved or rejected by the Chair\m/an. Should the Chair\m/an resign, the Vice Chair\m/an will assume office. 
 
The Chair\m/an has the right and authority to set forth a code of Conduct not already stated within this document for all members of \m/ including the Government, which is not explicitly written in this charter. He is also tasked with providing for the enforcement of this conduct either directly or indirectly through other Government Officials.
 
b. The Vice Chair\m/an
Second in command in the alliance, answering only to the Chair\m/an. The Vice Chair\m/an is appointed by the Chair\m/an and may not be challenged. The Vice Chair\m/an acts as an executive manager beneath the Chair\m/an. Should the Vice Chair\m/an resign, the Chair\m/an will appoint a replacement.
 
c. Director of \m/land Security
Heads up the alliance military to include the creation of war lists, maintenance of individual enemy lists, the creation and maintenance of war guides, and the creation and maintenance of unit organization. The Director has the authority to command the \m/ilitary how he sees fit and appoint and organize as many staff members as deemed necessary to help oversee and insure effective unit cohesion. The Director is also responsible for creating, enforcing or repealing policy concerning the \m/ilitary. Only the Chair\m/an can repeal policies implemented by the Director of \m/land Security when deemed necessary. 
 
d. Director of Econo\m/ics
Responsible for making it rain, organizing member aid, development projects and writing and maintaining economics guides. All programs and projects undertaken by the Director that involve the \m/embership must be voluntary programs. However, mandatory programs may be approved by the Chair\m/an.
 
e. Director of Diplo\m/acy
Conducts foreign affairs to include embassy creation and inter-alliance coordination. This Director has the power to enlist help from the general \m/embership to aid in these activities. Enlisted Diplo\m/ats can be fired at will by the Director and replaced as deemed necessary. The Director is responsible for insuring that all \m/ Embassies abroad are active and that the Diplomats actively and visibly take part in them. 
 

3. The Mosh Pit
 
The Mosh Pit is system set in place to ensure that the strongest and most competent \m/embers will be our leaders, and the rest of the \m/embers will constantly strive for improvement in order to challenge these leaders. Through the Mosh Pit, any \m/ember may challenge their direct superior for their position. 
 
a. A \m/ember may challenge for any Director position within \m/.
b. A Director or Vice Chair\m/an may challenge for the position of Chair\m/an.
c. The Vice Chair\m/an is solely appointed by the Chair\m/an to serve as his right hand and second-in-command and may not be challenged.
 
All requisites are as follows:
 
1. The Challenger must have been a \m/ember for no less than 30 days to challenge for a Director position.
2. The Challenger must have been a Director for no less than 60 days to challenge for the Chair\m/an position.
3. The Challenger must receive at least 3 endorsements from other \m/embers in order to open a membership wide vote.
4. The only exception to the above rules are for the original 12 \m/embers who may at any point challenge for any position of their choice.
 
Once a Challenger has received the required endorsements, a 72 hour alliance wide vote will take place. The \m/ember with the majority vote wins and will immediately assume office.
 
4. Director Resignation
 
Upon resignation of any Director, an open challenge will be issued to all \m/embers. All \m/embers will be given 48 hours to accept the challenge, at which time a 48 hour window will be given for campaigning, followed by a 72 hour alliance wide vote. The \m/ember with the majority vote wins and will immediately assume office.
 
Article IV - War
 
1. Inter-Alliance War
 
a. Inter-alliance war, whether it be aggressive or defensive, is sometimes necessary. Only the Chair\m/an may declare an offensive war.
b. Inter-alliance ceasefires and peace declarations may only be approved by the Chair\m/an.
 
2. Nation-on-Nation War
 
a. \m/ permits and approves of the practice of Nation-on-Nation Wars to gain money/resources within a reasonable set of rules which are provided to all current \m/embers.
 
Article V - Miscellaneous
 
a. Geocaching is the official alliance sport.
b. Dioism is the official alliance religion.
c. Free speech: No one will be ejected, banned, etc., on the basis of speech in our IRC channel or on the forums alone so long as what was said and done falls within the bounds of the Code of Conduct for all members.
d. Marriage is hereby defined as being between 1 dude and 1 chick.
e. If you think it sounds like a bad idea, go with your instinct, don't do it. Ask for help or advice if you are considering some action and you're not sure if it could adversely affect this great alliance.

 

 
Along with the new charter, came a new executive govern\m/ent. 
 
Chair\m/an - Cynic
Vice Chair\m/an - Tournevald

 
Over the course of the next week, the Mosh Pit will begin and we will internally determine which \m/embers will take the 3 Director positions listed in the charter.
 
 

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Now time for some micro drama.

 

On 11/12/2015 12:23 PM - The nation of Dankings from the alliance "the Kingdom of Lords" declared War on \m/ember Witt of Wittland.

 

On 11/13/2015 03:16 AM - New Vice Chair\m/an Tournevald sent a message over to the attackers alliance leader, Vizze, explaining our retaliation and that we would be awaiting a response to hopefully settle things diplomatically.

 

On 11/13/2015 11:07 AM - Vizze attacked \m/ember Sabcat of Sabcat Island. 

 

 
No further discussions needed.

\m/ recognizes a state of war with The Kingdom of Lords.

 

Signed

\m/ >_< \m/

 

[Aksel]

Congrats!

[BeachBunny]

Have fun warring

[Caillou]

That micro messaged me at least 14 times asking for me to give them 10 million. 

[durmij]

They have 6 members, 3 of which are beiged, the other 3 are inactive.

Be careful.

Edit: Okay apparently they are active but haven't figured out how nation colour works. Tough fight ahead.

Edited November 14, 2015 by durmij

[Xenodolf]

Enjoy... o/ \m/

[Pax]

I'd offer some help but it looks like their whole alliance is out of range of most of my members

 

\m/

[Hooves]

Who are these guys you're fighting?

[Ekejen Luish]

Some micro alliance with no forum activity.

[Guest]

Who are these guys you're fighting?

 

Some micro alliance with no forum activity.

 

Pretty much this.

 

The announce\m/ent was more about the new charter/government structure. The RoW was just simply a formality, so when something dumb happens, like the alliance leader who decided to attack us abandons ship and leaves his alliance to be rolled, I have a decent enough claim to discuss with whatever alliance he goes to. 

 

(ps. this just happened)

 

 

edit: keep in mind that we only have 2 members above 250 score and both of those are under 700. So we're also a micro. It's not like we're just rolling an immensely smaller alliance. They're just incompetent. 

Edited November 14, 2015 by Cynic

[Kurdanak]

b. Dioism is the official alliance religion.

o/ Ronnie James Dio, the one true Dio

[Prefonteen]

I see you have given a certain snake more power.

 

The entirety of the Syndicate disapproves.

[Guest]

I see you have given a certain snake more power.

 

The entirety of the Syndicate disapproves.

 

[Franz Von Dietrich]

/o

[Rob Semloh]

Man "the kingdom of lords" disbanded quick. Quick work there.

[Shellhound]

Cynic would remake an awful alliance like \m/