On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:51 PM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/29/08, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bidding for Judgeship > > So basically this removes the discretionary power of the CotC to > choose good judges and transfers it to the players. > > I don't really like the whole bidding thing, because while it might > make for an interesting minigame, it is undemocratic in the place > where we need democracy the most. (Just ask Goethe. ;)) Besides, > that power is considered (by me, at least) one of the 'perks' of the > job of CotC, so you might face opposition in removing it.
None of the other offices have such powerful 'perks'. I think this is part of what makes CotC elections so hotly contested while other offices struggle to keep officers who can publish a regular report. I personally think that such a system might make the judicial process more streamlined and fair rather than less so. Directly biased players are already barred from judgeship of related cases. Most cases (though less so of late) are so highly contested that players clearly polarize into two opposing factions. This proposal ensures that whoever judges a case is truly interested in that case and therefore has evaluated the arguments carefully which should reduce the number of appeals. > > However, I would vote for a simpler proposal that would allow judges > to be selected by anyone with Agoran Consent. If you could get a > majority, i.e. both sides to agree that a single judge would be good > for this case, then e probably deserves the job. That would work were it not for the time involved. A minimum of 4 days and probably longer while the two sides in an argument haggle out who the best judge is. To be on the safe side you would probably have to add an additional week to each case. Our judicial system is slow enough already...in my opinion the biggest downside to my proposal is the 2-4 day bidding period. > > By the way, why are you obligating players to destroy JPs themselves > rather than just removing them? > Typo. I intended for the CotC to destroy them. Perhaps a better method might be to have a two day window where any potential judge can announce their interest in a case. Then the CotC makes a random selection from among all interested judges? This would ensure fair judge selection while at the same time ensuring that judges who are selected are truly interested and are prepared to make a comprehensive judgment. BobTHJ BobTHJ
