Evening MHoC,

So as you probably know by now, due to inconsistencies with the previous vote, I’m overseeing the restarted Lords reform process. I understand that restarting this may be frustrating to some of you as it has taken a significant amount of time to reach the current stage, however, I am determined to get through this while still ensuring that enough time is given at each stage to ensure the integrity of the process and that all members voices can be heard. Firstly though I need to give you all an overview of what this process will look like.

This post marks the beginning of this process and is for all of you to post your thoughts on what the future of the Lord’s should look like and to debate each other on the pro’s and con’s of each proposal. After sufficient time has passed to fully allow for discussion to take place I will then look through the various proposals on this post and select those that will move onto the voting stage. I do want to make clear now however, that not every proposal will be moving forward. For example, if two proposals are essentially the same, only one will be chosen. Likewise proposals which seek to remove mechanics from other areas of the game will not be chosen, these only serve to weaken other areas of the game and people's enjoyment of those areas. That being said I do hope the majority of proposals will move forward to the voting stage and that it will not be necessary to discard many, or any, proposals from the community. The chosen proposals will then proceed immediately to the voting stage, in that post I will outline the details of each proposal and link to the vote which will be conducted using IRV and will last for 72 hours.

After discussions with /u/Timanfya and /u/model-duck, I have also decided that status quo will not be an option on this ballot. The Lords, one way or another, desperately needs some type of reform. Whether that is drastic or minor is up to you but the current situation is untenable and will therefore not be an option. Proposals which seek to only modify the status quo in minor ways will of course be eligible to be on the ballot. This vote will also be the only vote, there will not be another vote afterwards.

So now that you all have an overview of how this process will work let’s get started. Make sure to outline any and all ideas on how you think the Lord’s should be reformed, major or minor, below, all ideas are welcome. Make sure what you propose is as detailed as possible to both allow others in the community to fully understand your ideas and to make my job easier in selecting which proposals will be moving forward. Hopefully there will be some great ideas from you all and I look forward to reading them over the coming days, and seeing the discussion that takes place.

Joker