For the reasons noted here: http://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php? ... 970#p11645
I plan to move at our next RA meeting on 19 July to reinstate Alexicon Kurka as Chancellor.
As noted in that post, this is due to fairness, and some badly handled communications, and has nothing to do with legal rules, or views about Alexi's general performance.
1. We should NOT waste our time with a witch-hunt about who knew and didn't know what, when. I'm disappointed that we weren't informed. But we should concentrate on doing the right thing, not chasing blame. CDS as a community MUST reorient itself, to thrive. We eat our young, when we should be encouraging volunteers. Too many in our politics are in love with the game. (Good lord! Look at those forum entries!) There are *multiple* parties at fault here. Encouraging them to keep duelling over who's more to blame is immature and unnecessary. BASTA. Reject cannibalism, in any form. Refuse to support those who practice it. Let's just fix this and move on.
People who use CDS primarily as a forum for back-stabbing, bad-mouthing, or rule-twisting game-playing are hereby respectfully requested to get the hell out of my neighborhood. Go start a Supreme Court of Caledon or something :D
2. The SC appeal was an understandable attempt to respond quickly, but is not a reliable or complete solution.
-- For one thing, the standard of appeal is mushy and unclear. The SC is badly designed -- this is a fault of the rules, not the people serving. They don't even themselves know how much power they're supposed to exercise outside of the written rules ... because our founding documents are a MESS. Even when you can find them.
-- Frankly, I doubt this appeal would hold up, if the SC applies the written rules ... as opposed to being some kind of Philosophical Karma Samurai Cosmic-Justice-Divining thing that uses E.S.P. instead of laws.
-- Even if they act -- they'd just throw it back to the RA for a re-vote anyway.
-- Most importantly, through, we don't NEED any more pogroms. A "hearing" just leads to another cannibalistic festival of blame. Evidence, trials, star chambers. :P I could blame lots of people for us not being sufficiently informed last Saturday. But that will NOT advance our community interest in reconciliation and fairness!
3. The cleanest, fairest thing here is for the RA to accept Pip Torok's resignation as replacement, and then reinstate Alexi. Pip is entirely aware of what I'm suggesting here, is blameless in all this, and is being a perfect gentleman about a tough situation. It's up to him whether to offer that, and he can make his own statements, obviously. RA would need 5 votes to remove him, but if he resigned, only a simple majority to reinstate Alex.
4. In the future, we should have clearer, explicit standards for the Chancellor's approval and policy activities. Then we can enforce them strictly, in complete fairness.
I am going to make those motions at the next RA meeting on 19 July at 9 am SLT. Might or might not pass. We'll see. If it does, it probably moots the SC appeal. Alexi, whatever his successes and failures, did not deserve removal, knowing what we know now. Comments welcome -- this thread is open for replies.
Regards Jamie P
