Club Penguin Fan Universe:Bylaws

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ARTICLE I  -    RESTATEMENT OF NAME
 * As outlined in the database Constitution, the name of this website is the Club Penguin Fanon Wiki, hereinafter refered to as the CPFW.

ARTICLE II  -    RESTATEMENT OF PURPOSE
 * The purpose of the CPFW is fully outlined in the database Constitution.

ARTICLE III  -   OFFICERS AND GOVERNING BODY SECTION 1. OFFICES OF THE CPFW.
 * A. The CPFW shall be governed by duly elected BOSS and BOSSMASTERS, the Rollback Task Force, Explorer 767, and TurtleShroom.


 * B. Officers shall be elected by a simple majority of "FOR" votes on project:Requests_for_Adminship, henceforth addressed as the RFA. They assume the powers, authority, responsibility, and duties of their office upon their promotion through special:userrights. Members may nominate themselves or others in the RFA. All voting is to last exactly five days from the opening of nomination. The start and end of these five days are to be determined by the Sunrise of the Day following the RFA nomination, and the Sunset of the fifth day, according to the local clocks and times set in Gainesville, Georgia, United States of America. Alternatively, if a simple majority of ten members vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" within these five days, the Nomination is approved or rejected immediantly.

SECTION 2. TERMINATION OF OFFICE.
 * A. Any Officer may, at any time, quit the database or request for their Demotion. The community may set means of termination, automatic or otherwise, as they so feel necessary and proper.


 * B. Termination is immediantly effective upon demotion.


 * C. A BOSSMASTER can only be terminated by petitition to the Staff of Wikia, Inc., but for the sakes and purposes of these Bylaws, the reasons above apply fully to them.


 * D. If limits are set on how many Officers can exist, the termination of one creates a vacancy which can be occupied by a new Member.

SECTION 3. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
 * A. Any Officer except TurtleShroom and Explorer 767 can be automatically removed by inactivtiy motions in methods the Community deems Necessary and Proper, and as they so by law direct. Inactivity demotion mandates do not have to exist, but if they do, they must be added into site legislation through a formal process.


 * B. Anyone in any position of power whatsoever can be manually removed for reasons deemed by the Community as immoral, abusive, indecent, dishonest, or other methods as they informally and/or by law so direct.


 * C. A Petition to Recall<!- example: DEMOTE SHEEPMAN forum --> can be created to begin the demotion request. If the community so agrees to the reasons outlined, the Officer is to be immediantly demoted by his peers.


 * D. BOSSMASTERS, Explorer 767, and TurtleShroom, despite only demotable by Wikia Staff petition, are subject to Subsection B and C as outlined above without any special immunity, like all other Officers.

SECTION 4. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS.
 * A. In the event of a terrible vandal attack, $$#_i_am_the_walrus $$raid, Crisis, or other emergency situations deemed by the Community, temporary Officers may be promoted by quick Shout Box or written decree, to be demoted afterwards, unless the community so requests the emergency promotion to become permanent by a 1:3 ratio of users voting "FOR". For every one "AGAINST", three "FOR" votes must counter the extension of emergency promotions in peacetime.

ARTICLE IV. DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. SECTION 1. ROLLBACK TASK FORCE.
 * Rollbacks are to remain relatively active and are to check :special:recentchanges, looking for vandalism, spam, or nuisance edits, and are to use their Rollback feature to revert these. All rollbacks are bound to the laws and rules of the site just like everyone else.

SECTION 2. THE BOSS.
 * The BOSS are to preside over the day-to-day affairs of the CPFW. They are mandated to enforce the laws of the CPFW as they see fit and proper and to work with other BOSS and BOSSMASTERS to efficiently govern the database. They are to answer to the community at large and to listen to their requests and demands. They are to respect the Community and carry out requests and demand outlined both in Law and informally as it is demed fit. BOSSes are subject to vox populi but are not forced to obey their every command. Common sense is to be utilized by all BOSS at all times when governing and editing. Like all other Members, they are to edit the CPFW and actively participate in the community. BOSS may post unlimited amounts of non-spam blog posts, even in rapid succession. Spam is to be defined by the community as they so informally or by law direct. BOSS can use any function alloted to them by Wikia Inc. . Knowledgable BOSS can act as custodians of the non-core legislation and organize and add to the Code as new amendments and rules are added. They can not, however, add in any ratified amendments to the Bylaws or the Constitution. The phrase BOSS stands for Bureaucrat over the Sysop Senate and is completely synonymous with Wikia, Inc.'s "sysop". All of the BOSS are completely bound to the laws and rules of the site just like everyone else.

SECTION THREE. BOSSMASTERS.
 * BOSSMASTERS hold all the powers of the BOSS, as stated in Section Two of this article. BOSSMASTERS are also the only Officers capable of declaring a Crisis and promoting other members to an Officer rank. BOSSMASTERS are to answer to the community in the same manner as the BOSS and are officially not higher than their BOSS counterparts, outside of these outlined privelages. Knowledgable BOSS can act as custodians of legislation and can organize and add to the Code as new amendments and rules are added. They can also add in ratified amendments to the Bylaws and Constitution, as TurtleShroom can. The phrase BOSSMASTER stands for Bureaucrat of the Sysop Senate, Man of Allocation of Sysops, and Termination and Enhancement of the Roster, and is completely synonymous with Wikia Inc.'s "bureaucrat". All BOSSMASTERS are completely bound to the laws and rules of the site just like everyone else.

SECTION FOUR. EXPLORER 767.
 * Explorer 767 is to have all the powers of both the BOSS and BOSSMASTERS. Also, Explorer 767 can never be demoted due to inactivity. He is equally and completely subject to all other provisions and mandates of the BOSS. His position is automatically revoked upon the announcement of his death. Until this, he is to remain on the governing roster even if he ceases to edit or appear. Failure to announce the death of Explorer 767 results in an eternal position on the roster, even post-mortum. Explorer 767 is bound to the laws and rules of the site just like everyone else.

SECTION FIVE. TURTLESHROOM.
 * TurtleShroom is to have all the powers of both the BOSS and BOSSMASTERS. Also, TurtleShroom can never be demoted due to inactivity. He is equally and completely subject to all other provisions and mandates of the BOSS. His position is automatically revoked upon the announcement of his death. Until this, he is to remain on the governing roster even if he ceases to edit or appear. TurtleShroom's Will mandates a surviving family member to announce his death on the CPFW. TurtleShroom, further, can be stripped of any power given to the BOSS or to the BOSSMASTERS at the mandate of the community, including and never limited to his right of pardon, block, voting, and any other ability the Community deems him unworthy to have. Any of TurtleShroom's abilities can be revoked by majority vote through formal methods of legislation, be it temporarily or indefinately. TurtleShroom can never promote himself to any rank higher than BOSSMASTER and can never take over solo control or solo veto of the website, nor can he share aboslute veto or absolute control with any small cabal of members. TurtleShroom is the custodian of these Bylaws and the Constituion. He is to make sure they are clear and he is to explain and answer any questions about them to anyone who asks him. TurtleShroom is also the custodian for the organization of non-core legislation. He is to ensure a neat, orderly law organization, and he is to formally amend and add to the existing legislation upon the approval of a new law, or legislation, including non-core and core changes and creations. TurtleShroom is bound to the laws and rules of the site just like everyone else.

SECTION SIX. USERS/MEMBERS.
 * Users, also called Members and the Community, are to have an equal vote to the BOSS and BOSSMASTERS in all affairs calling for democracy. Each User can excercise his vote on any democratic item, and can not be forced to vote against his will, nor can he be blocked simply because his vote is deemed unfavorable. Members can nominate and become Rollbacks, BOSS, or BOSSMASTERS with the community's consensus. Members can propose new legislation, bills, amendments, and other forms of law. Members can create non-complaining and whining-free blogs to declare their opinions and positions on things. Members can edit the database freely, can adopt articles, can petition the BOSS to excercise one of their powers for them, and can criticize the BOSS and BOSSMASTERS, provided the criticism is not hate mail and is constructive. Members can also begin a motion to demote or punish a BOSS, and the BOSS can not delete the petition unless it degrades into a flame war. Members can propose Amendments to the Bylaws and Constitution and can vote therein. Members can discuss topics and write stories. All Users are bound to the laws and rules of the site just like everyone else.

ARTICLE V. PARLIMENTARY PROCEDURE
 * A. As this is a website and not a physical meeting system, no Rules of Order exist.


 * B. All forms of democratic polls and propositions are to follow the Five Day Sunrise Sunset doctrine.


 * C. Any Member or Officer can propose new legislation of any form.

ARTICLE VI. AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS. SECTION 1. PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT. A. An Amendment to change the Bylaws may be proposed at any time by any Member or Officer in the same manner a normal law is. It is to be specifically marked, though, as an Amendment, and it is to clearly state what it is amending.

B. The exact process may be further detailed and mandated by the community as they so by law direct.

SECTION 2. RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT. To Amend this Constitution, a quorum of twelve non-IP members must be present, including the one who proposed the Amendment. These twelve, plus any other voters, must obtain a two-thirds supermajority vote in the FOR section to ratify an Amendment.

SECTION 3. IRREVOCABILITY AND EXEMPTIONS.
 * A. After these Bylaws are completely ratified, they become Irrevocable unless a criteria for Abolition of the Constitution is met.


 * B. Amendments can create, add to, or repeal any part of these Bylaws.


 * C. Sections Four and Five of Article IV can not be altered in any way, unless a criteria for Abolition of the Constitution is met.

So be it,

-- † TurtleShroom™! Jesus Loves You and Died for You!! †    :)  :) GOD BLESS AMERICA! † 13:18, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

SEE ALSO
 * Project:TLDR COC
 * Project:Constitution
 * Project:Club Penguin Fanon Wiki Code