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L=I=N=C=O=L=N Recruiting!
The Town of
LINCOLN
Status: Full
Send your application (can be found at the bottom of the page to either me (Old Man James) or Rose of Alabama, and we will add you to the long-term waiting list =)
We are the first town in The West to adopt a Constitution and a Bill of Rights
But we will not stop on that, and do our best to gather more brilliant ideas and perfect these documents
Lincoln is a new town named after one of our brightest senators, who maybe one day will even become President
Rose of Alabama and me (in-game name: Old Man James) are co-founders of the town. Lincoln’s policies will, I believe, differ from those of most other towns in The West:
The Bill of Rights
Any player in The West is considered a natural person, and when dealing with towns is protected by the First Right, the right to be correctly and fully informed about all policies the town implements.
Anyone accepted into a town automatically becomes a citizen of the town with certain rights that the government of the town cannot take away.
Second Right is the right to citizenship security. Under the Bill, no citizen can be kicked out of the town by higher officials, unless at least 2/3 of all citizens vote him/her out.
Third Right is the right to property. No citizen can be forced by the government to submit or discard of or sell any items they own (including money).
Once again, these are the rights that cannot be taken away once they are given.
The Constitution
Preambule:
Each citizen in a town by default has a right to decide on the town's issues through voting.
In order to let their town grow and expand, the citizens can voluntarily give up their right to property to contribute to the treasury so that new buildings could be built. Citizens do not have to give up their money to the treasury, as stated in the Bill of Rights. If they do, however, they gain more weighted votes (explained below).
I. Popular Vote:
In the popular vote system each citizen in the town, regardless of level, building hours, and money contribution has exactly one popular vote. The proposals that have the most popular votes become the "Popular proposals".
II. Weighted Vote:
Each citizen, nevertheless, contributed differently to the town development. In the weighted vote system, each person has (money contributed)+20X(building hours) weighted votes. The proposals that have the most weighted votes become the "Weighted proposals"
III. Town Mayors
Town Mayors or Town Counselors cannot take action upon any issue that will reflect the life in the town without letting the citizens vote on the issue first.
If there are any disputes between the weighted proposals and the popular proposals, the town mayors have the power to pick the proposal to follow from the disputed ones.
Town Forum
All voting has to be done in a separate town forum called "Voting". Current issues are labeled "Important" until they hit their deadline. No topic in the voting forum should ever be deleted.
Lincoln's Policies:
Lincoln’s First Priority – No Rotation! I have already started a campaign against town mayors tricking new members into the rotation system, and I will keep it up for as long as I can! Once you’re in the town, you MUST be able to stay in it! We will not kick you out because you are broke, nor because there is someone “better” to replace you, nor because of anything else! The Town of Lincoln puts it’s first policy and priority that all citizens of the town MUST have a residence to live in, and when we will have new members to come, these will be built before anything else!
Lincoln’s Second Policy: You have to donate to a town to make it expand, but before you do that, the town has to help you earn as much money as you can! Now, we will accept people into Lincoln that already have profitable jobs. But the town of Lincoln will let you get as much money and experience out of your character as possible by making the town’s second priority a well-built Hotel that will let you work non-stop for many hours every day, and thus make much more money than other towns can offer!
Builders’ Lives Must Be Easier:
I believe that a town’s builders should not be forced to raise their construction skill to an enormous level to add another level to a building. That’s why our third priority would be a strong Town Hall, which would let more lower level builders build the town, and let higher level builders start spending the skill points on something else! My personal belief is that Construction points should NOT have to go beyond a minimum requirement to build a railroad station.
Other Buildings in the Town?
Lincoln is not competing with anyone. Our goal is not to be number one in everything. Our goal is to create a town where everyone knows that it is THEIR town, that they are building it, that they are making it grow, that they are truly a part of it! Other buildings may not come fast. Maybe a week, maybe two! But when they do come, we will already be established, and we will have a lot of money, and we will be able to build faster than anyone! And I believe that Lincoln citizens will take pride in achieving this not through robbery, not through dishonesty, not through kicking people in and out, but through working together as one group with a single goal – to enjoy whatever we do and whatever happens in this game.
Application Form:
Lincoln aims at building a fun community in the town. Here is our application form and I hope you have fun filling it out!
To apply, please send this form via Pony Express to either Rose of Alabama or me (Old Man James)
In-game name:
Forum name (if different):
What level is your character currently at?
What skills/attributes are you most interested in training?
What are your goals in the game?
What are your goals going to be in Lincoln?
How do you want to help the town: by building, donating, or fighting?
What do you expect from the town?
When not playing The West what is your favorite hobby?
What state or country do you live in?
If you had 1 million dollars all of the sudden what would you do with it?
Otters or sheep?
~Old Man James
LINCOLN
Status: Full
Send your application (can be found at the bottom of the page to either me (Old Man James) or Rose of Alabama, and we will add you to the long-term waiting list =)
We are the first town in The West to adopt a Constitution and a Bill of Rights
But we will not stop on that, and do our best to gather more brilliant ideas and perfect these documents
Lincoln is a new town named after one of our brightest senators, who maybe one day will even become President
Rose of Alabama and me (in-game name: Old Man James) are co-founders of the town. Lincoln’s policies will, I believe, differ from those of most other towns in The West:
The Bill of Rights
Any player in The West is considered a natural person, and when dealing with towns is protected by the First Right, the right to be correctly and fully informed about all policies the town implements.
Anyone accepted into a town automatically becomes a citizen of the town with certain rights that the government of the town cannot take away.
Second Right is the right to citizenship security. Under the Bill, no citizen can be kicked out of the town by higher officials, unless at least 2/3 of all citizens vote him/her out.
Third Right is the right to property. No citizen can be forced by the government to submit or discard of or sell any items they own (including money).
Once again, these are the rights that cannot be taken away once they are given.
The Constitution
Preambule:
Each citizen in a town by default has a right to decide on the town's issues through voting.
In order to let their town grow and expand, the citizens can voluntarily give up their right to property to contribute to the treasury so that new buildings could be built. Citizens do not have to give up their money to the treasury, as stated in the Bill of Rights. If they do, however, they gain more weighted votes (explained below).
I. Popular Vote:
In the popular vote system each citizen in the town, regardless of level, building hours, and money contribution has exactly one popular vote. The proposals that have the most popular votes become the "Popular proposals".
II. Weighted Vote:
Each citizen, nevertheless, contributed differently to the town development. In the weighted vote system, each person has (money contributed)+20X(building hours) weighted votes. The proposals that have the most weighted votes become the "Weighted proposals"
III. Town Mayors
Town Mayors or Town Counselors cannot take action upon any issue that will reflect the life in the town without letting the citizens vote on the issue first.
If there are any disputes between the weighted proposals and the popular proposals, the town mayors have the power to pick the proposal to follow from the disputed ones.
Town Forum
All voting has to be done in a separate town forum called "Voting". Current issues are labeled "Important" until they hit their deadline. No topic in the voting forum should ever be deleted.
Lincoln's Policies:
Lincoln’s First Priority – No Rotation! I have already started a campaign against town mayors tricking new members into the rotation system, and I will keep it up for as long as I can! Once you’re in the town, you MUST be able to stay in it! We will not kick you out because you are broke, nor because there is someone “better” to replace you, nor because of anything else! The Town of Lincoln puts it’s first policy and priority that all citizens of the town MUST have a residence to live in, and when we will have new members to come, these will be built before anything else!
Lincoln’s Second Policy: You have to donate to a town to make it expand, but before you do that, the town has to help you earn as much money as you can! Now, we will accept people into Lincoln that already have profitable jobs. But the town of Lincoln will let you get as much money and experience out of your character as possible by making the town’s second priority a well-built Hotel that will let you work non-stop for many hours every day, and thus make much more money than other towns can offer!
Builders’ Lives Must Be Easier:
I believe that a town’s builders should not be forced to raise their construction skill to an enormous level to add another level to a building. That’s why our third priority would be a strong Town Hall, which would let more lower level builders build the town, and let higher level builders start spending the skill points on something else! My personal belief is that Construction points should NOT have to go beyond a minimum requirement to build a railroad station.
Other Buildings in the Town?
Lincoln is not competing with anyone. Our goal is not to be number one in everything. Our goal is to create a town where everyone knows that it is THEIR town, that they are building it, that they are making it grow, that they are truly a part of it! Other buildings may not come fast. Maybe a week, maybe two! But when they do come, we will already be established, and we will have a lot of money, and we will be able to build faster than anyone! And I believe that Lincoln citizens will take pride in achieving this not through robbery, not through dishonesty, not through kicking people in and out, but through working together as one group with a single goal – to enjoy whatever we do and whatever happens in this game.
Application Form:
Lincoln aims at building a fun community in the town. Here is our application form and I hope you have fun filling it out!
To apply, please send this form via Pony Express to either Rose of Alabama or me (Old Man James)
In-game name:
Forum name (if different):
What level is your character currently at?
What skills/attributes are you most interested in training?
What are your goals in the game?
What are your goals going to be in Lincoln?
How do you want to help the town: by building, donating, or fighting?
What do you expect from the town?
When not playing The West what is your favorite hobby?
What state or country do you live in?
If you had 1 million dollars all of the sudden what would you do with it?
Otters or sheep?
~Old Man James
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