EVE Online: Council of Stellar Management Voting Begins Soon
June 17th, 2009EVE Online is proudly pointing to this Associated Press article about the upcoming elections:
NEW YORK – Players of the game “EVE Online” will soon be able to vote for an unusual community council that will present their concerns to the publisher, the company announced Wednesday.
The players, who number more than 220,000 and are spread around the world, will be able to vote in May for a nine-member council of representatives, Iceland-based publisher CCP hf said.
Elements of democracy are not unheard of in online games. “A Tale in the Desert” lets the players write laws and vote on having them applied in the game. But “EVE Online” _ which depicts a cutthroat universe of space traders, miners and pirates _ may be the first to feature a form of representative government.
Elections will occur on May 5, 2008. You can read more in the AP article or the EVE Online links listed above.
Source: eve.warcry.com
Band of Brothers, disbanded.
So much drama in this game, I wish i played it long enough to fully appreciate how big this is.
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Council of Stellar Management: Call for Candidates
Council of Stellar Management: Call for Candidates
EVE Online posted the timeline of events leading up to May’s election of the Council of Stellar Management. Today marks the first “event” on the schedule, a call for candidates.
In November 2007, we approached Fanfest goers with our ideas for a player-elected council, the Council of Stellar Management (CSM). We received variety of comments and suggestions and much discussion was held in the wake of the blog that was published shortly after Fanfest. Now the time of contemplation has passed and the hour of action has come.
Below is the timeline for the next half a year concerning the CSM so you should be able to make preparations in time should you wish to throw your hat in the ring as a candidate. Two additional documents are included that describe the election process: one that details the reasons, background and the intention of the CSM and the second is a brief summary that contains the gut mechanism of the council’s functions.
It cannot be stressed enough that the council will not have any formal power within CCP; it will function solely as an advisory council to CCP by serving as a communication conduit between the playerbase and CCP.
Here is the timeline involving the council and, hopefully, this will provide the opportunity for all those who wish to participate to make the necessary preparations.
- March 18, 2008: Call for candidates
- April 1, 2008: Candidate entries ends
- May 5, 2008: The two-week voting process begins with all candidates that have been verified and approved
- May 19, 2008: Voting ends
- May 21, 2008: Council members announced
- May 24, 2008: The first CSM meeting online
- May 31, 2008: CSM delegates sign Non-Disclosure Agreement
- June 19, 2008: Council members travel to Iceland. Preliminary meeting between the CSM and the CCP Council on first day.
- June 20, 2008: The first CSM and CCP Council meeting
- June 21, 2008: The second meeting
- June 22, 2008: Third meeting, if needed
- June 23, 2008: The council members depart for home
Unique, interesting and worth applying for if you have the right stuff.
Source: eve.warcry.com