Dear friends and clan mates,
the last 4 years Chrissie and me have run the clan Fast Effigy according to the classic rs clan model where 1 or 2 owners decide what happens in their clan and have the final word in all matters. Chrissie and me have never been very fond of that clan model and early on tried to involve our deputy owners and higher admins in all major decisions but now the time has come to take this one step further and implement a truly democratic clan model.
Basically, Chrissie and me are turning all of our awesome powers and authority over to the "Clan Council" which then acts like a sort of parliament that is in full control of the clan and makes all decisions. Owners, retired owners and deputy owners have an automatic and permanent seat in that council, similar to the 5 permanent members at the security council of the United Nations. In addition, all coordinators (gold star admins) have a seat there as well, as long as their rank is in good standing and they are considered active in the clan. Furthermore, every clan-member-of-the-month has a temporary seat for 30 days as well. Any member of this council can initiate a vote to invite lower clan members to the council on a temporary basis so we can all observe them to see if they demonstrate leadership qualities and have what it takes to become a coordinator (gold star admin) in the future.
This new 'Clan Council' will be regarded as the new 'owner' of the clan Fast Effigy and it will function according to the democratic principle that King Arthur called 'Roundtable' where the king was 'pares inter pares'.
26-Jul-2015 17:10:22