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I'd like to ask for @TheDude to make a server-wide announcement, visible to all members of this instance, that a binding vote about defederation is currently taking place.

Without knowing what the Lemmy UI allows, I was hoping for a text similar to the one informing new users that email verification is currently enabled. Here is what I would like the announcement to entail:

"A binding vote to defederate from another instance is currently taking place in /c/TheAgora. Should the vote be accepted, no users of sh.itjust.works will be able to access the defederated instance or interact with users of that defederated instance anywhere on Lemmy. Should the vote fail, the instance to be defederated remains federated, its content may still be shown on the home feed of sh.itjust.works and the users of that instance may still participate in discussion on this instance."

I am of the very strong opinion, that no vote should be binding, unless it was announced early enough to all members of this instance! This vote will have instance-wide consequences, the fact that it is taking place needs to be broadcasted beyond this community!

Edit: fix typos (again)

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[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Lower house - comprised of randomly assigned "districts" of active users with a fixed size which reshuffle every so often. The purpose here is largely to create a class of "professional" administrative citizens who are required to register a vote for their district. Not voting would result in an immediate reelection in the district.

Middle house - every local community over some size, or gated by other criteria gets two representatives, plus bonus reps for size/activity/whatever up to some maximum.

Upper house - forum-wide vote by ranked choice. Admin gets some nominating spots, and the other legislative bodies do as well.

[–] Hanabie@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are we, a community or a government simulator?

[–] Revelrous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

😁 ¿por qué no los dos?

[–] Revelrous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Three houses! Interesting. Ok, now I want there to be a civics community to argue this out, lol.

Edit: Also, this instance is billed as bilingual... have we told the francophones about any of this? Je suis un croissant and all that.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

In this case the upper house effectively acts as an executive proxy or "small council" since the admin is functionally a monarch, and always will be.