Administrative Committee Discussion and Debate

The bylaws have two permanent committees. The cartographic committee and the historical committee. We need to decide on the "composition, jurisdiction, number of members, and the chairperson of the Historical Committee and decide on if we want any more committees. I'm going to make another thread for the NPC Committee because we just need to appoint its membership. I'm not going to make another thread for the GAW Committee because it needs to be discussed too with the historical committee So, this thread is for the discussion of the Historical Committee and the GAW Committee, and also for any new committees anyone would like to propose.

Bylaws of the United Sovereign Nations Role-Playing Community wrote:[Section 6]: Furthermore, the Chamber of Members is responsible for maintaining two permanent committees. These committees include the Cartographic Committee and the Historical Committee. The composition, jurisdiction, number of members, and the chairperson of these committees should all be decided on by the Chamber of Members; however, there should be no more than five (5) total members in a committee.
 
[Section 7]: The Chamber of Members also has the right to create new committees as needed. The goals, purposes, jurisdiction, composition, number of members, and the chair person should all be decided upon by the Chamber of members; however, there should be no more than five (5) total members in a committee.
 
[Section 8]: All formerly approved resolutions and amendments that have created committees or altered already created committees are included in these by laws. For example, IAR #031 which altered the Cartographic Committee is considered part of these by laws.

What do you propose as the jurisdiction of the Historical Committee? Would it not only en-globe the now former GAW Committee's duties, but also decide for the history of the whole Adonia besides member states?

I think the Historical Committee should work very cooperatively with the NPC Committee.

Not decide the history, per se. In situations that are worldwide and involve many nations I would propose the Historical Committee would act much like the GAW does, it would coordinate the efforts for the event and ensure that all the separate members' histories work in tandem for that worldwide event. Historical Committee members would obviously have responsibilities that include actually logging history in some form or another and reading over pretty much everyone's histories to ensure there are no discrepancies between nations and if there are they would need to help settle them. The committee wouldn't decide history for people or for nations but would just ensure that all history works together and doesn't contradict.

Sounds great to me, and it would have 3 members or 5 like the GAW committee did?

I believe this committee would need four or five members.

Sounds good to me. Would members have to apply their history to get approved? Otherwise, members might ignore advice given by the committee, thus compromising the entire history.

I wouldn't think that would be necessary. The committee would just oversee posted history, if they deem it unrealistic or contradictory to someone's previously established history they will report it to the administrators to make sure it is handled correctly.

I think the committee could also manage OOC disputes and resolve OOC conflicts related to overlapping histories, anachronisms or contradictions.

I agree with Chip's last post.

Blakeway4 wrote:I think the committee could also manage OOC disputes and resolve OOC conflicts related to overlapping histories, anachronisms or contradictions.

That's what I meant, if someone posts history of their country and it interfers with another that would be the jurisdiction of the History committee.

Sounds good to me!