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February 20th, 2002  Proposal : Honored Title Revisions

Introduction:

Esteemed Founder, Caretakers and Council of Cybertown:

As a committee formed through Club BYTE THIS! owned by Webbum and SalvationPout, we offer for your consideration a proposal revising the awarding of the designation of Honored Titles, specifically Templar and above.

Many citizens have expressed a desire to have:
1) A more objective procedure
2) A more timely procedure
3) An efficient way of celebrating the Honored Titles and a clear understanding of when they will be
   delivered
4) An exact definition of what constitutes 'valuable contribution'

We appreciate your consideration of our fact gathering and research.  Additionally, we offer these suggestions to you with the complete understanding that you have the freedom to accept and implement any or all of these proposal points at your discretion.

The Proposal:

N.B.:  Elder requirements remain as currently awarded. The following is specific to awarding of the Templar title and higher applications only.

We propose for Templar titles and higher honors that there be:
 

• One central application place for all titles above Elder. The recipient of the Templar and above applications could be the Mayor's Secretary or other Council designated secretary or individual. It would then be up to him/her to delegate assignments to his own committee.  We suggest that committee be made up of two representatives from each colony, approved by the Council.

•  The initial 'legwork' involved in the application process would then be distributed to said committee. We recommend a CD with tools and an Honored Citizen, with Templar or above title (regardless of colony or city job) from each colony, join together to form a committee to deal with applications, security checks, checking immigration dates and experience, and interviewing references and endorsements. The pair from each colony would then submit the names that meet all basic requirements and through interviews have deemed the citizen worthy of the award using established clear-cut guidelines. There could be cross checking of requirements through committee members if and when a personal issue is involved either favorably or unfavorably.

• We submit that said committee be charged with clear, unambiguous rules and regulations, so that the Templar and above titles could then be received on a monthly or bimonthly basis with a twice yearly celebration, honoring title recipients over the last six months.

• We believe this monthly or bi-monthly list should then be sent in to the Mayors secretary or designate and directly to the Founder or designated Caretaker. We understand that the Council may first need to give the lists another review or approval prior to sending to the founder.

•  We feel that recipients of the honored title should receive their honored status purely on merit and exemplary performance within Cybertown utilizing the most objective process possible where human beings are involved. It seems to us by having a committee that is 'city'- based in its understandings and directed by clear guidelines we may be able to achieve this.

• In the event that any application is deemed unsuitable by one pair after the interview, another pair will then also examine the applicants. If there is still disagreement between these two separate evaluation teams, then “a committee of the whole” of both “teams” and the Mayor's Secretary will decide if the application (s) should ultimately be sent to the Founder for a final decision.

The benefits of having a committee of this type are offered in the expectation it will:

1) Free up the CL or designate and Council from a mad rush every six months
2) Stop or reduce incessant questioning of how far the process has gone individually
3) Help create and develop an understanding that titles are not awarded solely for time and points
4) Reduce complaints of prejudicial treatment
5) Reward an honored citizen promptly, rather than delaying recognition 6 months less a day
6) Alleviate the founder from approving over 300 titles at once, by reducing numbers to a more
    manageable monthly amount
7) This committee should be rotated with new members every six months or once a year. ( 9 colonies, 18 members, at present)

Honored Titled Requirements:

Basic requirements consist of those already set out regarding, immigration date, experience points and clean security record.

•  We believe requirements could change consistent with the rewards system as is, i.e. most Templars have close to 15,000 exp points when honored. Therefore, Templar requirement could be two years and 15K, Wizard three years and 20K, etc. increasing each requirement by 5000 exp. points to again alleviate confusion regarding eligibility to apply.

Some indications of this would include but not be limited to:

•  Loyalty to your colony of current employment (longevity in one position with references if promoted elsewhere)

•  Loyalty, efforts, contributions, and recommendations from city and non-political jobs

•  Positive attitude in trying to get things done

•  Dealing with issues in a timely, effective manner.

•  Good management skills.( as referenced by your boss)

• Attending City as well as Colony functions (within reason of course)

• Positive message board posts, offering new ideas and suggestions, efforts to reduce controversy, de-escalation or an attempt to do so on public boards.

• Involvement in clubs or groups that promote positive Cybertown activity, values and growth, help, teach

•  World Builder, or Object Creator

*please note all requirements would NOT be applicable in all cases, but could be especially helpful as indicators for those who no longer hold a city or colony job. The bias of the committee should be to find reasons to MAKE the award.

•  Following the agreement and approval of titles to be given out, The Founder (or Caretaker designate) would return the accepted list to the Mayor's Secretary (or Council designate) for disbursement of titles by the CL or by other designated city individual with appropriate tools.

• We also suggest that when a citizen is rejected that they receive a letter explaining why they were not accepted:  perhaps explaining specific alternative actions, activities or involvement in the city and colonies to establish valuable contribution.  They could re-apply for re-consideration after one to six additional months.  This could be done on a case-by-case basis.

The process for Removal of Titles would remain as already documented.  Additionally, upon designation of new titles, previously conferred honored titles could then be removed with the assumption that in order to reach Templar, Wizard or above, one has already met the challenges of each step in the process. The names could certainly remain on an honored list of Title winners, if that is seen as a benefit to the city, or site usefulness.

Respectfully submitted,
CBT Proposals Committee,
Karyll, CD, Inner Realms
Chairperson

Personal note from WEBBUM, owner of Club BYTE THIS!:

Thank you for your consideration of our committee's proposal to revise the Honored Titles granting and distribution process.  This effort was undertaken with the expressed desire to work with the Founder, City Council, Colony Leadership and Caretakers toward a single common goal:  to continue to make CYBERTOWN the BEST it can possibly be.

On behalf of Club BYTE THIS! and our Proposals Committee I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to all of you for your hard work and dedication in achieving our common goal and again, my humble THANKS! for the consideration you’ve shown in reviewing this proposal.

CBT Proposals Committee Participants:  Chairperson, Karyll
                                                                     CBT members:  salvationpout, seina, kayme, mickeyw

 (NB:  this proposal was submitted without any vote of acceptance or rejection on the part of the entire CBT membership.  Parts of the information presented herein are the result of conversations and discussions within and outside of CBT and is not meant to be a consensus of opinion from any group within or outside of CBT.)