Ta'c léehyn (good day), /r/IndianCountry.

After yet another post complaining about the presence of non-Natives and wannabes, the mod team is finally ready to roll out a referendum vote for our community here regarding how to approach the regulation of non-Native users, particularly as it relates to comment sections and question posts.

Please note that this is purely an advisory vote and will not commit the moderators to any action at this time. The potential solutions that you vote on may require us to perform an enormous amount of labor to make happen and we will have to fit that in between our other obligations in life.

Referendum Vote Details

You will be asked to complete a demographic survey to ensure this vote is accurately representing our community. Non-Native users are allowed to vote provided you are a regular member of our community.

In past votes, the mods have allowed users to remain anonymous and we did not require people to have a Google account to access the Google forms we use. However, due to the nature of this vote and its potential impact on our subreddit, we have decided to increase the security around it by requiring usernames so we can conduct a background check on voters to make sure you are indeed a regular member of our community. Additionally, to ensure that people are only voting once on a matter such as this, we are requiring that users have a Google account to access the form (note: your Google account/email will not be recorded by this form, you only need it to access the form to vote). If you do not have a Google account but wish to vote, you will need to create one.

The primary issue before us in this vote is: Should /r/IndianCountry restrict, mitigate, or in other ways change the way we regulate the participation of non-Native users on the subreddit?

If you vote "no" on this, then the referendum will conclude for you. If you vote "yes," you will be presented with a list of potential options on how the issue can be addressed.

Only the moderators will have access to this information. This vote will remain open for a week and then we will close it, analyze the results, and report the findings to the community.

Qe'ci'yew'yew.

Edit: A word.

Referendum Voting Link

To vote, please click the link below:

/r/IndianCountry Advisory Referendum: Non-Native Participation