[AUTOPASS] [BYLAW REVISION] Updating Character Transfer Bylaws

THIS PROPOSAL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AUTOPASS

I, Chase Jelliffe, as Assistant Head Coordinator, hereby propose the following change to Character Bylaw 1.b:

Bylaw 1.b. Before:

2. Changing a PC's home chronicle requires the approval of the Head Storyteller or the majority of the Storytelling Staff of both the chronicle being left and the chronicle being joined.

   1. A PC cannot be transferred to a different home chronicle for the purposes of evading the authority of a storyteller crew or avoiding the consequences of their IC actions.

   2. Players that wish to transfer their characters but are unable to obtain their home chronicle’s approval can ask the OWbN Executive Team to mediate their dispute, should the denial be given in bad faith. To that end, evidence of the unfair treatment needs to be provided to the Executive Team for evaluation, who can refuse any case based on lack of proof.

      1. For the duration of the dispute the Executive Team gains administrative control of the character and the character cannot be played without permission of the Executive Team.

      2. The dispute shall be solved within 30 days of it being accepted by the Executive team.

      3. Any extension of that period must be agreed upon by the player in question or brought before Council.

      4. The Executive Team's decision on the matter will be final and notified to all the involved parties.

Bylaw 1.b After:

2. Changing a PC's home chronicle requires the approval of the Head Storyteller or the majority of the Storytelling Staff of both the chronicle being left and the chronicle being joined.

   1. A PC cannot be transferred to a different home chronicle for the purposes of evading the authority of a Storytelling Staff or avoiding the consequences of their in-character actions.

   2. Players that wish to transfer their characters but are unable to obtain their home chronicle’s approval can ask the OWbN Executive Team to mediate their dispute, should the denial be given in bad faith. To that end, evidence of the unfair treatment needs to be provided to the Executive Team for evaluation, who can refuse any case based on lack of proof.

      1. A lack of response to a character transfer for thirty days by the Storytelling Staff of the home chronicle is considered a denial of the transfer for the purpose of this bylaw. The Storytelling Staff may request the Executive Team for an extension to this time before it is concluded.

      2. For the duration of the dispute the Executive Team gains administrative control of the character and the character cannot be played without permission of the Executive Team.

      3. The dispute shall be solved within 30 days of it being accepted by the Executive team.

      4. Any extension of that period must be agreed upon by the player in question or brought before Council.

      5. The Executive Team's decision on the matter will be final and notified to all the involved parties.

Reasoning: We have run into several situations this term where players request the Executive Team’s aid in a character transfer, but the storytelling staff hasn’t responded to the transfer at all, sometimes for several months. In these situations they didn’t deny the transfer, they simply ignored it. This will allow the Executive Team to step in after a reasonable amount of time has passed so that the player isn’t kept in limbo for a significant amount of time.