Admin vote on things. Some of the things we vote on:
1. New Admin
2. Banning problem players
3. Lengths of bans
4. Lifting bans
5. Rules changes
6. Policy changes
7. Timeline changes / updates
8. Major code changes
That's not a complete list, but just wanted to let the community as a whole know how major decisions are reached on our end!
-- S
For policy/rules/bans/etc votes, then you get a vote when you reach the second level of admin (support GM do not get votes), and you get a vote if you hold a position like Quartermaster, Lorekeeper, Head GM, Head Builder, etc. You also get a vote for being on staff for a certain length of time. Any ties are decided by the head of the game, which is Johnny.
Votes can be put forth by any staff member, and since opinions change, votes on a specific subject can happen more than once, if it's thought that the outcome might now be different.
There is a minimum 24 hour period after a vote is proposed (to let it cycle through all admin timezones). And we notify other admin via out of game communication as best we can when an important vote is taking place.
I don't know how feasible it would be to do so, so was just tossing that out there. It might cause less anxiety on the part of a player if they knew just how long they might be expected to take a break for. Anyway, you guys are great, looking forward to getting back into the thick of things whenever it expires.
