The Elder Scrolls Wiki:Moot

A Moot is a weekly meeting between users meant to efficiently discuss and vote on topics of importance. All TESWikians are invited to attend. Don't hesitate to voice your opinion when asked, and if you want to participate, see the page below. If certain areas do not apply to you, skip ahead to the Spectator section.

Every other week a moot with a formal procedural structure occurs, in which presenters sign up to talk about their ideas and as such are obligated to attend the moot. For the remaining weeks, the moot happens as an informal, "open floor"-type event, where anyone can talk about things on their mind.

Participation
The Moot is open to participation from all users!

Our Chat Rules do apply, so interfering with Moot may result in a kick. If you want to bring up a topic, sign your name below. Once you sign your name, though, you're obligated to come to the moot.

If you want to vote on discussions you don't have to sign your name and may join any time. While this is meant to be a fun and informative event, participants are expected to act respectful and be patient. As such, interrupt the Moot Leader or those presenting a topic isn't allowed—your time to speak will come.

Timezones
The Moots are always scheduled for Sunday, at 0:00 UTC, which is Saturday at 8 PM ET in North America. To avoid confusion, the different time zones have been provided.

''Note: UTC does not have Daylight Savings Time so it stays the same all year round. If your country uses Daylight Savings Time the time will be an hour later than it is stated in the timezone slot. So if your country has Daylight Savings Time please add it to the list!''

The Moot Leader

 * 1) Moot leaders sign up for the position just down below for whichever week they are interested in. They have to be an active member of the community and once they have their name down no one else can be Moot Leader for the week. So it is a first come, first served basis we're working with.
 * 2) A Moot Leader is required to speak at the Moot and obviously must be present for the entire meeting. More on the details of their speaking later in PROCEDURE.
 * 3) A Moot Leader who isn't up to par can be removed by a majority vote. Once removed, the responsibility will pass to the Co-Moot Leader, and if the same result occurs, a vote will be taken to decide the new Moot Leader.
 * 4) The Moot Leader can't take sides during a period of voting and must maintain complete neutrality. So for example if you are presenting, you can't be Moot Leader in the same meeting.
 * 5) No user can be the Moot Leader twice within two meetings of their first session.

The Co-Moot Leader

 * 1) Co-Moot Leader—Like the Moot Leader, there are certain responsibilities one must adhere to, but unlike the Moot Leader, they are not required unless special circumstances dictate.
 * 2) Like the Moot Leader, you can just sign up for the position on the Moot page, and you'll be obligated to attend the full length of the meeting.
 * 3) Unlike the Moot Leader, the Co-Moot Leader can weigh in on topics and can even be a Presenter (unless the current Moot Leader has been removed). If this occurs during a decision and the Co-Moot Leader has cast a vote, it will become void when the Moot Leader position passes to them.
 * 4) The Co-Moot Leader again can only hold the position every within two weeks.

Presenter

 * 1) As mentioned earlier, the Presenters are obligated to attend the meeting and will speak in the order for which they are signed up. For example, if there are two spots open and 1) Bob and 2) Jerry—Bob will go first and then Jerry will go after.
 * 2) They are only allowed to present when the Moot Leader says they can. They will provide a relatively brief explanation of their proposal along with any additional information they think is necessary. When they're finished, they will let everyone know, and the Moot Leader will initiate a period of discussion. Once a decision is reached, the Moot Leader will ask that everyone be silent and allow for the next presenter to go.
 * 3) The Presenter should try to be as clear and grammatically correct as possible. Respect for others is extremely important while trying to get their point across. They may argue for or against a point, or maintain neutrality and let others decide. The Presenter may discuss the topic with everyone else and cast a vote when designated by the Moot Leader. If the discussion goes on for too long, the Moot Leader can call for a vote.

Spectator
The regular user watching and/or voting in the Moot.
 * Anyone can attend the Moot WITHOUT signing their name but they have to wait until they are allowed to speak by the Moot Leader. All votes count, as do all opinions. No opinion counts any more than any other opinion. Anyone who creates tension may be kicked.

Moot procedure

 * 1) Opening Time: Moot Leader, Co-Moot Leader, and Presenters should already be within the chat meeting at this time. Around ten minutes should be given to wait for latecomers before the meeting begins.
 * 2) Moot Leader Begins the meeting: Once everyone is satisfied with the number of audience members, the Moot leader will ask everyone to be silent and tells the first Presenter to give their topic.
 * 3) The Presenter goes: The user will give their opening statements, present their case, and then rest their case.
 * 4) The Moot Leader will call for a discussion: Once the Presenter is finished, the Moot Leader will ask those attending to discuss their ideas in a civil manner.
 * 5) Discussion: Everyone will be able to get a say for the topic and if a sufficient number—roughly two thirds—seem to agree, the Moot Leader will call for a vote and tally the results. If the topic is highly controversial, a separate consensus can be created in the forum. To vote, respond with either (yes)—support for the proposal—or (no)—opposing the proposal. One can withdraw their vote if they wish, and remaining neutral is also allowed.
 * 6) Moot Leader ends the Discussion: After a decision is reached, the Moot Leader will call the next Presenter up repeat the same process until they are all finished. Once all discussions have been closed, the Moot Leader can end the meeting.

Attendance
Here is a list of different positions to sign up for. If you want to sign your name down for something, simply edit and sign your signature. We take constant record here, so we will know if a name is where it shouldn't be or isn't there at all.

Moot Leader

 * Meeting 6/27/15: Madman97
 * Meeting 7/4/15: Atvelonis
 * Meeting 7/11/15: Cheatcodechamp
 * Meeting 7/18/15: None
 * Meeting 7/25/15:

Co-Moot Leader

 * Meeting 6/27/15: Emperor Jarjarkine
 * Meeting 7/4/15: Cheatcodechamp
 * Meeting 7/11/15: None
 * Meeting 7/18/15:

Presenter
Those wanting to introduce a topic to the Moot will put do like so: Signature — Topic A new bullet will separate different Presenters from one another. For example:
 * Bob — Moot stuff
 * Jerry — Moot Stuff

There is no limit to the number of people who can sign up. If a meeting is pretty full, it is advisable to just try your luck with the next one. When signing your name, please check to see if someone is already covering the topic you want to introduce to the Moot.
 * Meeting 6/27/15:
 * Emperor Jarjarkine—Update Guilds, Warning Templates, Adding TESWiki Category to Project, Archiving Archives, Report Code Ideas, Archiving Nominations for Articles
 * Atvelonis—Minimum percentages for successful votes & consensuses, Lore Guild & Morrowind Guild collaborative project
 * UAM—Separation of Travels and Shadowkey templates, shortcut to The Elder Scrolls Wiki:Moot page from MOOT, forming of Spin-Off Guild, TES:VI Speculation board.
 * Meeting 7/4/15:
 * Emperor Jarjarkine—Get an Admin Dashboard (may be delayed).
 * Cheatcodechamp—Allowing guest and inactive editors to vote during the Moot., Assisting "ASWiki" by hosting The Elder Scrolls images and allowing use.
 * Timeoin—Lore pages and disambigs.
 * Meeting 7/11/15:
 * Open floor—Guest and editors will go over past decisions and look into ways we can improve them. Members of the Moot will also ask questions and may bring up last minute concerns or ideas.
 * Meeting 7/18/15:
 * Atvelonis—Interwiki user highlight colors, TES template usage.
 * Cheatcodechamp—Adapting Moot policy of weekly meetings, discuss Moot leadership policy, Begin campaign for wiki food truck.
 * SuperSajuuk—Minor maintenance things that I'll bring up at the time.
 * Queen Finelia—Moot accessibility, confusing moot timezones.
 * Meeting 7/25/15:
 * Queen Finelia—Moot Leader stuff


 * Meeting 8/1/15:
 * Meeting 8/8/15:
 * Meeting 8/15/15:
 * Meeting 8/22/15:
 * Meeting 8/29/15:
 * Meeting 9/5/15:

LOG
The Moots will be logged for the sake of convenience. In case the outcome of a previous Moot is disputed, the log will be here to resolve the issue.
 * 1) June 27, 2015 (Text) (Summary)
 * 2) July 4, 2015 (Text) (Summary)
 * 3) July 11, 2015 (Text) (Summary)
 * 4) July 18, 2015 (Text) (Summary)