Unofficial Poll, Trading between turns

[Aggie]

Trading can be conducted between turnchats or turnthreads(at the discretion of the FAM), if there is a general consenus that such a trade be made.

[The Dark Lord]

Yep. Turnchats take too long already and trades don't really need to be done during them-as long as they have been voted on already.

[Captain]

Aggie, why an "unofficial poll"?

We did everything according to the polling standards, as long as this poll is up for at least 3 days.

[Edrix]

I don't see any reason why trading shouldn't be allowed between turns, provided that it has the proper approval.

[Aggie]

Captain, to be honest I wasn't thinking when I made it unofficial. Though the main purpose was to prove support for the idea so nobody would complain later. In that regard I am very happy so far.
Aggie

[Captain]

oh, ok, well, so far so good anyways...
it's unanimous so far, that's probably as strong as it'll get
so it's effectively official since I expect if we*had* to repoll to make it official, it'd for sure pass, so no need to reinvent the wheel.

[Ninot]

Re: Unofficial Poll, Trading between turns

Originally posted by Aggie
if there is a general consenus that such a trade be made.

I voted no because of this line

no other minister needs a consensus to make a decision like this.

Its the FAM's decision for this kinda thing.. thats what the people elected him for

its not directly the peoples decision, so I vote no.

[civman2000]

whew, good thing it's unofficial, i voted yes before looking closely! my vote should be no because of what Ninot pointed out.

[Jon Shafer]

I would say more than trades, as long as they're clearly announced.

[Aggie]

Ninot, I used the words general concensus, because the words are vague and make varying interpretations possible. Though I would be highly upset and probably not vote for a FAM again if he went against the general will of the people. I agree that the FAM doesn't have to consult on everything, but if the issue is controversial he should consult the people, if only though a forum or chat.
Aggie

[Kuciwalker]

Yes. It will save a lot of time.

[Schee]

Yes, we don't need to slow down turnchats.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by Aggie
Ninot, I used the words general concensus, because the words are vague and make varying interpretations possible. Though I would be highly upset and probably not vote for a FAM again if he went against the general will of the people. I agree that the FAM doesn't have to consult on everything, but if the issue is controversial he should consult the people, if only though a forum or chat.
Aggie

Thankyou for the explanation

I agree that any minister should follow the reasonable wills of the poeple, and I agree its in the FAM's best interests to consult, even if it is threw a question in a chat room. I just hated the idea of putting a minister under the gun because he didnt make a poll on trading.. lets say Philosophy.