Post by Caldemar Quilor on Apr 13, 2021 23:22:20 GMT
Passed unanimously by the Delphinium Council on April 3rd, 2021 and passed unaimously by the Quorum of Amaryllis on April 13th, 2021. Revived royal assent on April 13th, 2021 from King Caldemar Fairy Leutria Quilor III.
Flow of Debate Act
An act to ensure the flow of debate is not broken up by meaninglessly long quotations or other filler.
Article 1 - Purview
1. This act only applies to subforums where legislative debate is officially held.
Article 2 - Definitions
1. Extraneous quotes are defined as quotations that:
a. Quote the entire proposal without referring to specific parts of it, or,
b. Quote the entirety of the post above them.
2. A quote is not an extraneous quote if it:
a. Most of it is directly referred to, or,
b. It is quoting a post earlier in the debate.
3. Excessive quotes are defined as quotations that contain a long post but only refer to a portion of it.
4. Filler is defined as 3 or more line breaks in a row.
Article 3 - Actions
1. The administration is empowered to remove extraneous quotes, or prune down excessive quotes on request by the Speaker.
2. The Speaker may request the administration remove extraneous quotes or filler through the Administration Headquarters.
3. The Speaker may request the administration prune excessive quotes through the Administration Headquarters. The request should include what part(s) of the quote should be removed.
An act to ensure the flow of debate is not broken up by meaninglessly long quotations or other filler.
Article 1 - Purview
1. This act only applies to subforums where legislative debate is officially held.
Article 2 - Definitions
1. Extraneous quotes are defined as quotations that:
a. Quote the entire proposal without referring to specific parts of it, or,
b. Quote the entirety of the post above them.
2. A quote is not an extraneous quote if it:
a. Most of it is directly referred to, or,
b. It is quoting a post earlier in the debate.
3. Excessive quotes are defined as quotations that contain a long post but only refer to a portion of it.
4. Filler is defined as 3 or more line breaks in a row.
Article 3 - Actions
1. The administration is empowered to remove extraneous quotes, or prune down excessive quotes on request by the Speaker.
2. The Speaker may request the administration remove extraneous quotes or filler through the Administration Headquarters.
3. The Speaker may request the administration prune excessive quotes through the Administration Headquarters. The request should include what part(s) of the quote should be removed.
