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Definitions:

disputed tag: a tag, usually one that doesn't denote an artist, parody, group or character, which is either currently blacklisted, or which receives objections when suggested as a new tag.

disputed definition: a tag where there is disagreement about the exact circumstances under which a tag should be applied.

supermajority: if a total of n votes are cast, a supermajority would be 2/3 * n, rounded down.

simple majority: if a total of n votes are cast, a simple majority would be 1/2 * n, rounded up.

acceptance vote: a vote for a proposal or alternative indicating whether or not it is acceptable to the voter.

preference vote: an indication for which of several alternative definitions the voter prefers, independent of acceptance.

tag moderator: someone who has been assigned Tag Checking rights

tag vetoer: someone who has been assigned Tag Vetoing rights

active tag vetoer: a tag vetoer who had made at least 50 vigilante posts or started at least 500 valid tags in the previous year at the time of the last active status tally.

active tagger: someone who have an established tag accuracy with both values at 85%, in addition to a minimum of ≥1000 started tags.

active account: an account with a bronze star donation status or any end-of-year toplist trophy; OR
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀an account that is at least 90 days old, and one of the following must be true:
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀■⠀had made at least 10 non-spam forum posts prior to 30 days ago.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀■⠀had made at least 100 valid tag votes prior to 30 days ago.


Voting eligibility and weights

The power of a vote is weighted according to the person's historic interaction with the tagging system;

Votes with an active account count as 1 vote.

Voters who are classed as active taggers count as 2 votes.

Voters who are classed as tag vetoers or tag moderators or who are in the Top 25 of the All-Time Toplist count as 3 votes.

You are not eligible to vote if you do not have an active account or have an active tagging ban.


Circumstances where a vote can be skipped

If there is no dispute on a tag addition or definition change after a minimum required one week time period of open discussion, there is no need to hold a vote. This also applies for re-enabling previously blocked tags. For a dispute to be declared, at least two active taggers must be opposed or back an alternative definition.

Similarly, if a tag addition or definition change does not have the backing of at least two active taggers, no vote will be held. Obviously, in this case, the tag will not be added or changed.


Circumstances where a vote is required

In order for a vote to occur, a tag or tag definition has to remain disputed after a period of at least one week during which the tag or tag definition is discussed openly.

A tag addition is considered disputed and must undergo a vote if it is supported by at least two active taggers, and one of the following is true:

- At least two active taggers have voiced opposition to the tag as a whole at some point in the discussion thread, and has yet to withdraw said opposition. The opposition does not have to be reiterated at any point to remain active.

- There is more than one competing definition, each of which is backed by at least two active taggers.

Similarly, a tag definition is considered disputed if a definition different from the currently established definition is backed by at least two active taggers and said change is also opposed by least two active taggers.

If the dispute cannot be settled by the end of the discussion period, and the conditions are otherwise met, a new voting thread will be created by a tag moderator in the Vigilante Forum.


Adding tags when there is a dispute

To approve a disputed tag, a voting thread is created that includes the tag and definition from the discussion phase. If the community could not agree on a single tag or definition, all alternatives with sufficient backing should be included, denoted as alternative A, B, C and so on. When the proposed definitions have settled for at least 48 hours, a vote will be held as described below. The tag voting period itself will be no less than 72 hours.

Voters must either vote in favor (YEA) or against (NAY) each proposed alternative independently, or vote YEA or NAY on the proposal as a whole, which will be considered YEA or NAY for all alternatives.

For a proposal with multiple competing alternatives, voters may optionally designate one or more alternatives as "preferred". These preference votes are fully independent of the acceptance votes and can be provided regardless of whether they approve or disapprove of any or all alternatives. If no preference vote is designated, or one is assigned to a NAY'ed alternative, all YEA'ed options will automatically receive a preference vote.

Proposals or alternatives can be administratively vetoed, where an administrator can reject the proposal or any alternative outright. They can also be community vetoed if at least five active tag vetoers vote against and no active tag vetoers vote in favor. An active tag vetoer may choose to abstain from exercising their right of community veto by including "veto abstained" right next to the NAY vote.

After the vote has ended, the result is determined as follows:

- If no alternative is voted for by a simple majority or the proposal or all alternatives are vetoed, the vote fails, and the tag is not approved.

- If a single alternative passes the vote, the tag is approved and adopted with the definition in question.

- If multiple alternatives pass the vote, the tag is approved with the alternative that has the highest number of preference votes. In the event of a tie, the tie-breaker goes by the highest number of active tag vetoer preference votes, followed by the preference of the original tag propositioner.


Modifying tags when there is a dispute

To change a disputed definition of an already established tag, a supermajority vote is required due to the often considerable work involved with redoing existing tags. This otherwise follows the same procedures as for adding disputed tags as described above.

If no definition attains the required supermajority, the established definition remains.


Re-evaluations and eligibility for re-running tag approval and modification votes

To avoid having people repeatedly request previously rejected tag approvals or tag definition modifications, some restrictions are placed on how often these can be made:

- Newly approved tags may have its acceptance and definition re-evaluated after one month.

- If a tag addition vote fails, or a tag modification vote is successful, it may not be requested or challenged again for a period of at least six months.

- If a tag modification vote fails, it may not be challenged again.

If there are special circumstances, these restrictions may be vacated by an administrator on a case-by-case basis.



2013-07-07: v1 - first draft.
2013-07-07: v2 - defined simple majority and supermajority.
2013-07-08: v3 - added the option to prefer a tag definition; added specific timing conditions for when a vote should be held; added restrictions on how often a tag can be voted on.
2013-08-01: v4 - allow for multiple options to be preferred.
2014-01-24: v5 - clarification for changing established tag definition.
2014-10-11: v6 - voters with tagging experience get extra votes.
2015-05-11: v7 - added a clarification about disputing tags.
2016-06-02: v8 - clarified that a voting thread should be started by a tag moderator.
2018-01-21: v9 - balanced vote power to account for changes made on the back end systems.
2019-03-04: v10 - added clause detailing how those objecting to a proposal gets their respective votes automatically added at beginning of a vote.
2021-04-25: v11 - changed the definition of "disputed" to require two active taggers, to match the condition for the vote.
2021-11-21: v12 - added the requirement that only active accounts are eligible to vote; clarified that support from two active taggers is needed to initiate a vote.
2022-01-07: v13 - clarified that a minimum of 1000 started tags are needed to be considered as an active tagger.
2022-01-14: v14 - major rule overhaul; changed to simple majority required, added community veto, reworked preference votes, various minor process changes (vote threads created prior to 2022-01-14 use the old rules).
2022-04-19: v15 - added conditions where preference vote(s) will be automatically assigned; clarified that active tag vetoers may abstain from community veto.


This post has been edited by PrincessKaguya: Apr 19 2022, 16:27