Re: Ombudsman Elections?
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:03 pm
i only read page 1 to get the jist of it then posted i should of read on.
Tetrismonkey wrote:Good idea Semp, however, im going to disagree with what you said the role of the Ombudsman is. They arnt a channel for complaints, but a gateway for all issues, problems, concerns and ideas that relate to the forums themselves.
Good idea for the voting, ill PM a Admin to ask and see if they will look into our ideas for a new voting system.
Forum wrote:going back to the role descriptions, I will clarify my intent (and reword the descriptions to be more clear) of the ombudsman.
They are there to REPRESENT the users.
They can go directly to the Forum Admin team with issues, for individuals or groups of individuals, or specific issues or larger scale issues. (ie bad rule/bad mod decisions/unfair ban/ban that should have been but was not, etc etc).
It is up to the admin team, though, to make a decision based on the facts/reports of the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman does not make a decision, just a recommendation. Like always, the 2/3 majority in the current admin team should be used when it would normally -the Ombudsman does not add a 'vote' in any way. Think of it like an Ombudsman being a lawyer (or class action lawyer) and the 3 Forum Admins the 'grand court' who collectively makes the final call.....
So - in short- whether an issue is brought by mods, ombudsman, me, or any other means --once in the hands of the forum admin team, the process remains the same.....the 'how' it got to them does not alter their procedure...
Glad some of the users are starting to understand what jason wanted the position for to begin with.
And yes the Admins are working with the standing Oms to hash out not only a better understanding of the position, but also the many possibilities when it comes to the manner of the next elections.
