(06-10-2014, 02:30 PM)Kris Kringle Wrote: It's not semantics. It is about recognising that nations on the RMB are citizens too. It is much more reasonable to say that you need to be active here to be a registered voter than to tell someone that they can be active in the actual region and not be a citizen at all.

We could call it "ducks" and a "potatoes." It is semantics, because the requirements are the same. It doesn't matter what you call the groups, there are still two and will still always be two distinct communities in all GCRs. Those who only participate on site, and those who participate off site.

This is exactly how that debate went down before.

(06-10-2014, 02:27 PM)Tsunamy Wrote: You had me up until the end. This is not how the government as always worked. TSP historically recognized the various aspects of the the community.

Since the advent of TSP's off-site forum government, has there ever been an election held on the forums and the RMB? How many laws have been passed on the RMB? How many people have held government positions without having a forum account?

Recognizing that our government is based on the forums, and thus requiring forum participation to participate in government, does not mean we don't recognize that the on-site community is still important.