While I'm still not sold on any sort of RMB governance, as I continue to maintain that our goal should be to integrate the RMB community into the forum community given that the off-site forum is a far better arena for all of our regional matters, I concede that I've not been around here long and a significant amount of my experience with RMB governance has been involving a recent controversial proposal by Belschaft. From what I've understood, this is simply a re-clarification of the rules that the in-game arm of the government, and therefore a positive step for it.

As for this:

Quote:Who wants to explain to the 100-plus voting WA members why their legislation was radically altered?

Hell, I'll do it myself if there's such a fit being thrown around. We disagreed with their legislation, and we therefore amended it and sent it back to them. It's the way the world works, and, as Glen points out, actually communicating and cooperating on amendments would go a long way towards that. If the WA members are truly disappointed with this, they are of course always welcome to join the forum and attain Legislator status so they may also debate the topic here and become more involved in our community.

Nonetheless, I'd like to think that's a bridge that we can cross when it happens, and I'd prefer we have actual voices from the in-game community then come forth about it rather than one self-appointed vox populi.