"Constitution" for Gundam Perfect
Written(?) by Aidan Pryde, MSTed by people with actual intelligence
Riikii: *snickering* Oh, you guys gotta see
this...
Seiji-chan: What's "this"? It had better be good.
tiakall: *pops in* I smell an opportunity for a slaying.
Riikii: Okay, this dork is a Mr. Holier-Than-Thou who presents
all his opinions in a derogatory manner, then bitches about
"The System" and every board being a facist
organization when he's told to respect other people's opinions.
Washu: To sum it up?
Riikii: A total moron. Shall we get started?
The following is a list of rules,
Talpa-chan: *as Aidan* Which I am above, but you aren't.
obligations,
Talpa-chan: Which you have to follow and I don't.
and rights
Talpa-chan: Which I'm throwing in to keep myself from looking like a total hypocrite.
of all members of the Gundam Perfect Message Community.
Shin-chan: All eight of them.
Luna-chan: Whoa, I'm feeling so oppressed by the crowds here!
These rules are intended to create a more cohesive community,
Riikii: Newbie. Only someone that hasn't been
on the web that long would think having a democratic board would
actually work.
Luna-chan: Ten bucks says the place goes down after the first
fight.
not to put anyone down
tiakall: Unless you are anyone besides Aidan,
in that case, he'll do the honors of putting you down.
Riikii: Yeah, heaven knows we wouldn't want anyone besides Aidan
to put down other members...
or create problems.
Article I: The Federalist Message Board Model.
Kento: 1/100 or 1/144?
Riikii: *bops him*
The establishment of
Seiji-chan: McDonald's.
Gundam Perfect
Seiji-chan: Close enough.
tiakall: What's so perfect about it?
Riikii: *shrugs* Aidan's a perfect ass?
is established by tacit approval of the posters
Washu: *pulls out dictionary* Meaning he
doesn't actually ask.
Luna-chan: Ph33r his l337 doublespeak skillz!!
to be a member of the community and subject to all rule,
Talpa-chan: *as Aidan* BWAHAHA! I own you, pitiful fools!!!
regulations, and requirements there-of.
tiakall: Look, I'm smart! I can use hyphens!
In addition to being bound
Riikii: Ooh, binding...Where's the rope and
handcuffs?
All: *back away*
tiakall: Cool.
to the legal affects of the board, each member is gauranteed
Washu: Someone needs a spellcheck.
Riikii: Don't worry, I'm sure there's more.
a requisite ammount
Riikii: Damn, can I call 'em!
Washu: Where's Ryo-chan's stamp?
of protection
tiakall: From stupidity?
Riikii: Hardly.
tiakall: Then what good is it?
thus generated by the rule of the
Talpa-chan: Aidan.
law.
Talpa-chan: Same difference.
Power stems from the people: No moderator or administrator
Talpa-chan: Unless you are Aidan.
Luna-chan: With only eight members, are there any besides him?
Riikii: Probably not.
Shin-chan: Dictatorship! Dictatorship!
that does not meet the people's standards for fairness and effeciency
Seiji-chan: How about intelligence or tact?
Riikii: The first would be nice...
will be stripped of rank or probated
tiakall: Is that even a word?
Washu: Yes, but it sure doesn't make sense in this situation.
Riikii: *goes for dictionary* "To establish the validity of
(a will) by probate"? What the hey?
until which time
Kento: As opposed to whose time or where time.
as they have gained the approval of the people
Talpa-chan: All eight of them.
Shin-chan: Oligarchy! Oligarchy!
or demonstrate the ability to be fair.
tiakall: Well, there goes Aidan.
Riikii: C'mon, he's God. As if he can do anything wrong.
Community is established through conscent:
Washu: *stamp* I think he was looking for 'consent'.
All major decisions regarding the site and/or board
tiakall: Will there be any?
Riikii: Probably not.
Washu: So what becomes of all those minor decisions?
tiakall: Loophole! Loophole!
will be put before the people in the form of a referendum to gauge the public response to such a change.
Washu: Note that he didn't say the public
response would change anything.
tiakall: More loopholes!
Article II: The Inherent Powers
Talpa-chan: Finally, the good stuff.
and Responsibilities of Administrators and
Moderators
As proprietary entity, my decisions regarding serious issues of
board stability, site integrity, and maintaining existence have
final and complete authority.
tiakall: So what was that about any admin or
moderator that wasn't fair being able to be stripped of power by
the people?
Washu: Told you that the whole 'public response' thing was just
to make the stupid masses happy.
I reserve the right, at any time, to ignore the results of a minor issue referendum.
tiakall: Geez, he pointed out his own loophole. That was smart.
Similarly, other members of the titular and legal status of Administrator may make unilateral decisions regarding incidents and situations (including individuals involved there-in) seriously prejudicial to the site or board.
Riikii: Are there any?
Talpa-chan: Don't be stupid. Who would want to share power that's
this good? All you gotta do is find some poor saps stupid enough
to fall for this and then you own them, baby!
Riikii: Talpa-chan, you disturb me.
Talpa-chan: I try.
Any and all appointments I make will be
Kento: At 3:30 PM on Tuesdays.
declared and rationalized citing the disposition and qualification of said individual.
Luna-chan: Are you arrogant?
Talpa-chan: Yes.
Luna-chan: Do you believe that The System is out to get you and
repress your rights?
Talpa-chan: Yes.
Luna-chan: Do you aim to suppress those rights for anyone that
isn't you?
Talpa-chan: Yes.
Luna-chan: Are you an idiot?
Talpa-chan: HELL YES!
Luna-chan: All right, you're in.
Duties of said appointments will be defined and explained within three days of appointment barring some emergency.
Seiji-chan: Like the server having a meteorite
crash into it, thereby downing the site?
Shin-chan: We can hope.
Riikii: *goes to check the board* 'S funny...it's gone.
tiakall: BWAHAHA! There is a god!
Responsibilities of Administrators: Administrators are primarily responsible for the well-being of
Washu: Aidan's ego.
board members and smooth operation of the board itself.
Washu: You're wrong, I tell you! WRONG!
To this extent, Administrators may close or delete threads, alter content of posts, penalize members, and report on major issues involving the boards and/or site.
Riikii: Sadly, that's what Aidan was bitching about on the other boards...
Powers of Administrators: As mentioned above, the powers of Administrators are directly tied to the maintainance of the board and ensuring cohesive interaction and content.
Shin-chan: Content? What's that?
Seiji-chan: A type of pizza?
Responsibilities of Moderators: Per the definition of their title,
Washu: Their, a possesive pronoun used to refer
to the ones previously mentioned or implied. Title, A descriptive
name; an epithet.
Riikii: Washu, put that dictionary down. ><
Moderators only have the ability to close, delete, alter, or move posts and threads. They may serve to reinforce and interpret rules in situations where they are in question.
Talpa-chan: Reinforce THIS!
Riikii: *prepares for a rude and/or obscene gesture*
Talpa-chan: *flaunting the half-completed MST*
Luna-chan: Someone's a bit jumpy.
Riikii: This is Talpa-chan! I gotta be prepared.
They also may serve as witnesses
Kento: *as prosecutor* Miss tiakall, does the
defendant have a big ego?
tiakall: Duh...
in proceedings regarding content issues or as brokers of information
Shin-chan: Yeah, I got your info...but how much ya gonna pay me for it?
to Administrators regarding issue that will require Administrative decision making.
Talpa-chan: They make decisions?
tiakall: They can think?
Talpa-chan: O_O No way!!
tiakall: You're probably right.
Moderator Powers:
Seiji-chan: To act as flunkies for God, I mean, Aidan.
As mentioned above,
Luna-chan: I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention, was that part important?
the powers of Moderators are directly tied
tiakall: Yes! More bondage! Bring on the ropes,
chains, and handcuffs, baby?
Luna-chan: You're both disturbing.
Riikii: 'Ey! I didn't say anything!
Luna-chan: But you were thinking it!
Riikii: Eheh... ^^;;
to their positions
Kento: Idiot sighted at twelve o'clock!
Riikii: So what do we do til then?
Kento: ...
as content and rule enforcement mechanisms
Talpa-chan: They're nothing but mechanisms! I like that.
for the individual boards.
Article III: The Expected Behavior of Posters
Talpa-chan: This is the fun part. ^_^
tiakall: Where he declares that he owns your immortal soul?
Talpa-chan: Hell, I'll settle for your mortal soul.
tiakall: Go do something lethal to yourself.
Talpa-chan: Out of ideas?
tiakall: No, out of popcorn.
The rules, as follow, are intended to minimize friction
Talpa-chan: Bring on the lubricants!
Riikii: *blink* Was that obscene?
Luna-chan: Probably.
be it individual to individual, idealogical
Seiji-chan: Does that mean it doesn't exist?
Shin-chan: Here's hoping.
group to idealogical group, political group to political group, sex group to sex group,
Talpa-chan: WHOOHOO! Aidan's got the right
ideas!
Riikii: ~_~ My god, that's just too sick to comprehend.
Talpa-chan: *grinning merrily*
or age group to age group.
No Board Politics:
Kento: Down with the System!
Luna-chan: None of that.
Kento: *sulks and points to Aidan* But he did it...
Conspiracy
tiakall: Big Brother is watching you...
to discredit, ban, or push to a bannable offense of any individual will not be tolerated. Mob mentalities and the baseless support of any particular individual
Talpa-chan: *as Aidan* Unless that's me.
in a conflict will not be tolerated.
Washu: For a board that claims no bigotry as its next item, it sure is intolerant...
Group interaction and cohesiveness
Shin-chan: Resistance is futile.
is encouraged, especially in the case of RPGs, but this is not a liscence
Washu: *stamp!*
tiakall: And who said you could use that?
Riikii: Oh, good, my learner's is expired.
Seiji-chan: Good grief, Riikii, you're nineteen and you still
don't even have a real license?!
Riikii: Shut up.
to victimize unalligned individuals or less cohesive groups.
Washu: Can we please stop using the same five
words over and over again?
tiakall: Not if we don't want to look stupid.
Washu: Too damn late!
No Racism or Bigotry: Essentially, this boils down to a "don't ask" policy.
Talpa-chan: Bwahaha. *perverted grin*
Riikii: >_<
Race is not an issue,
Kento: No, it's a volume.
human races are only seperated by less than .2% of our DNA,
tiakall: He's smart enough to know that and
still can't manage to spell separated right?
Riikii: He's like one of those guys that's a genius but wouldn't
know to sit in a puddle if his butt is on fire.
this is a negligible enough ammount that no stereotype, preconceived notion, or pigeon hole will maintain validity across the entirety of a race. For this purpose, members will be considered as humans
Luna-chan: As opposed to?
tiakall: Aliens?
Riikii: Cows?
and will only have to give racial identification if it becomes absolutely necessary (unlikely) for the staff to know,
Talpa-chan: *pauses* ...We were just kidding
about that "don't ask" thing...
Riikii: So if race is negligible, why will the staff need to
know?
Washu: Just Aidan's way of saying that any rule he makes can be
violated by him, I guess.
or if they volunteer such information. National discrimination is absolutely and positively banned.
tiakall: Damn, there goes my bashing of
Canadians, French, Americans, and the rest of the world...
Riikii: *consolingly* You can still bash Sailor Scouts...
tiakall: HOT DAMN!
No one can help where they are born or who their parents are.
Luna-chan: Or if they were drunk.
Nationalism to the point of vice, however, will be grounds for
Washu: Electricity.
action if it interferes with the activities of other posters.
Talpa-chan: Translation into Aidan Speak: I don't care unless you cross me.
Religion is not to be derided
Luna-chan: *gets off religion* Whoa, boy.
Talpa-chan: Whoohoo! Ride that puppy!
Luna-chan *smacks Talpa-chan with a frying pan*
or critiqued. Religions do not create massacres and failings. . . people, and by association, creeds are what result in atrocity.
Kento: Oh, sure. People are easy targets, why don't you just go ahead and blame them...
Sexual orientation is an issue best left to the poster.
Riikii: How generous of you to let us decide which way we want to swing.
Due to the fact that their is
Washu: A pronoun.
a large potential for a minor audience,
Washu: No it's not...
sexuality and sexual orientation are best kept to private messaging and email.
Talpa-chan: Damn. No cybering on the boards?
Luna-chan: *whaps Talpa-chan again*
tiakall: Help, I'm being repressed!
No Inappropriate Material: Anything that can be considered lewd or mildly pornographic will be immediately removed
Riikii: Better than some large message boards
concerning a popular series of mecha shows that I know...
Kento: Be nice.
and the poster warned, or if recidivist penalized. Swearing is to be kept to the absolute bear
Llama: I'm being discriminated against! ;_;
Riikii: Fine, fine. Swearing is to be kept to the absolute llama...happy?
Llama: n_n
minimum as a result of the minor audience mentioned above.
Shin-chan: As opposed to the major audience.
Seiji-chan: Minorities always ruin everything.
No Flaming: A flame, for the purposes of this board, is a
tiakall: A fireball. WHEE!
direct attack on an individual.
Talpa-chan: Not including Aidan's attacks on everyone.
Attacks on ideology, doctrine, intelligence, and maturity will be considered such if they
Talpa-chan: Are not from Aidan.
Riikii: You're getting repetitive here.
Talpa-chan: What? You saying he wasn't a flamer?
Riikii: *sigh* Fine, you win.
Talpa-chan: Booyah.
do not have an evidincial
Kento: Is that a word?
Washu: *sigh* Let me check...
basis in previous posts. Even then, such posts are subject to intense scrutiny and may result in punitive actions.
Luna-chan: *yawns*
tiakall: *amuses self by setting things on fire*
Riikii: ¬_¬ Stop that.
Washu: *returns, huffing and puffing* I think the word he was
looking for was evidential.
Talpa-chan: *raises eyebrow* My, you were busy while you were
gone.
Washu: *throws dictionary at him* Next time you're looking it up.
No Pointless Posting: This is a very loose rule,
Kento: Seeing as it's the only one he might not break?
if you have the merest of pretense of subject or purpose behind your post, it will be allowed to remain
Seiji-chan: Pssh. Such a light rule will never
hold up.
Riikii: *gestures to hole in the Web where Gundam Perfect used to
be* I'd say you're right.
or will be subject to reposting if closed prematurely. Anything regarded as "spam" (vis-a-vis the definition
tiakall: Stuff Posing As Meat.
Riikii: Shit Posing as Material.
Kento: Snakes, Possums, An' Monkeys.
Medius: Suspiciously Pink and Mushy.
All: ...eh?
Kento: Where did you come from?
Medius: *takes some popcorn and leaves*
Kento: My popcorn! ><
Riikii: Dun mind him.
tiakall: Too late!
attributing pointless advertisement or posts not soliciting a response or some form of consideration are spam) will be deleted. Do not post pointlessly trying to increase post count, try to at least have the pretense
Shin-chan: Meaning you don't have to actually have intelligent conversation? You can just pretend?
of contribution.
Article IV: Rights of the Poster
All: HA!
This is, perhaps, the most important aspect of the idea of the Federalist Board Model.
Washu: Therefore it will have the most loopholes.
You Have the Right to Self-Defense: If personally attacked, you are given the right to defend yourself to the extent of discrediting your attacker.
tiakall: An eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth, a life for a life, a flame for a flame...
Luna-chan: I don't recall that last one being in there.
If you retaliate with an attack of your own, subject to review, you may recieve punishment for your actions.
Talpa-chan: Unless-
tiakall: Unless you are Aidan, yes, yes, we know already. Drop
it, hentai.
You Have the Right to Legal Defense:
Kento: Dear god, I dun wanna know what they're
doing here if they'd have to bring the law into it...
Riikii: Which law? The real law, or Aidan's?
Kento: Either. Both. *shudders*
In the event of banning proceedings you have the right to act on your own behalf or have respresentation from a friendly party. This may still result in banning,
Seiji-chan: I am the Aidan. You will be insulted. Resistance is futile.
but it will give you the opportunity to rationalize or defend your actions or simply disclaim them.
Talpa-chan: He loves to hear 'em beg, that's why.
You have the Right to Contest Decisions:
All: HA!
You may, through a formal post of inquiry, question a decision made by a moderator or administrator.
tiakall: Don't mean it'll change a damn thing though.
This, however, does not include incidents that involve a profound and seriously prejudicial event.
Kento: The loopholes are making me dizzy...I
gotta hurl...
Luna-chan: *rubs his back*
Riikii: Maybe he hoped the loopholes would make people dumb
enough to actually read this violently sick so they wouldn't
remember it. Or something.
You have the Right of Opinion: You are fully allowed to state your opinion and views regardless of their popularity.
Shin-chan: Barring all the stuff said that
isn't allowed above.
Seiji-chan: *as Aidan, smacks forehead* I knew I forgot something...
This does not ensure that any idea or opinion post will remaing up,
Luna-chan: *plays with loophole* And a round
and round and a up and down we go again...
George: *walks in and eats loophole* Mmmm, salty! ^___^
All: O_O ...
Riikii: AHH! Kill IT! *hides under Kento*
Kento: o_O
Luna-chan: HEY!
tiakall: *slices George in half and kicks the pieces out the door*
Now, where were we?
All: ...
Kento: I just lost five years of my life...
however, per the descency clause. As long as a post is well worded and not a blatant attempt to insult, deride, or instigate it will be taken as legitimate.
Seiji-chan: Well, there go all Aidan's posts...
Article V: All Issues Not Outlined Above Will Be Subject To Future Codification.
Talpa-chan: It's the mother of all loopholes! :D
Any and all issues that may arrise that
Shin-chan: That I was too high to think of at
the time.
tiakall: Trying to tell us something, fish boy?
Shin-chan: *calmly* It's Mr. Fish Boy to you.
Riikii: I'd watch it, Fish Boy can still kick your ass.
have not been specifically addressed in the above articles can be addressed in an addendum or amendment to the standing rule, right, and obligation structure.
Luna-chan: Blah blah blah, yakety schmakety...
Riikii: Yakety yak, don't talk back.
These rules and rights are intended to create
Seiji-chan: Pumpkin pie.
tiakall: *sniffs* I smell pie...
Riikii: I smell smoke.
Shin-chan: GAH! I forgot! *runs out*
an easier and more coheisive board environment where expectations of all parties are outlined
Talpa-chan: See? Aidan's OBLIGATED to be God!
and not subject to amorphous interpretation as befits the staff or constituents.
Kento: If he'd wanted no 'amorphous
interpretation', he shouldn't have thrown in all the loopholes
and--
tiakall: --and used the same five words over and over again. I
know already. This is getting old.
Riikii: You're telling me, I had this how long? Oh well, it's
done now.
Washu: *runs out screaming*
Riikii: o_O
tiakall: Try not to trip over the corpse on your way out, 'kay?
Washu: *trip, thud, cuss*
tiakall: Warned you!