I enjoy the fact that we are trying to come up with a species name for the Glatorians, but I think we should come up with a name more suiting for a race of warriors such as something derived form the Greek word for Warrior, Polemistus. So I vote Nay to Article 253.

I agree with Article 254, as it adds to our already rich back story.

I like the idea of Article 255, and will vote Aye as it gives me nostalgia to how Matoran revered Mata Nui on the island of his namesake back in the glory days of the series, but I believe they should be less similar to the Elemental lords.

Now this Article I do have a problem with. Whilst the initial idea is okay, I don't like the fact that the name and traditions were taken from the Illuminati organization featured in the movie "Angels & Demons". Believe me, my Epic idea isn't exactly creative, but I didn't call it Night of the Living Dead or 28 Weeks Later, from which I derive the idea from. I even go into such great lengths never to call the antagonists zombies, instead calling them the Undead, or Corpses. I will vote Aye if the name is changed to something more original. Until then I have to give Article 256 a Nay.

Article 257 is another that I view as problematic. First off, how was a secretive war fought that featured powerful alliances between multiple species? I mean sure conflicts can happen under the cover of darkness, I mean look at the combat records for the Cold War, but I believe that this war would've been more public considering the masses endangered by the Illuminati who would've been given the ole' one two anyways considering they were going up against the most militant species in the universe. I have to give this one a Nay as well.

I like the idea behind Article 258, and have to give it an Aye, especially because I love the League of Six Kingdoms lore.

The idea behind this is quite cool if you ask me, and as long as the numbers of these elite warriors is limited, I give a resounding Aye.

Ausar I absolutely love this idea. I've always wanted a Fungi tribe ever since participating in the RPG forum where a fungal jungle underground was featured.

-Zee

I believe this is the sort of Article that should be discussed first before voting on it takes place.

 

What do you guys think?

 

~Zahaku~

The entire point of having an extended period of multiple weeks to vote during is so that members will pay attention to and participate in the discussion of contentious proposals prior to making a decision. That's why we did away with blanket ballots of "I vote such-and-such on all proposals", because members were voting without participating in the discussion, sometimes even supporting articles that the proposer themselves eventually opposed.

Now this Article I do have a problem with. Whilst the initial idea is okay, I don't like the fact that the name and traditions were taken from the Illuminati organization featured in the movie "Angels & Demons". Believe me, my Epic idea isn't exactly creative, but I didn't call it Night of the Living Dead or 28 Weeks Later, from which I derive the idea from. I even go into such great lengths never to call the antagonists zombies, instead calling them the Undead, or Corpses. I will vote Aye if the name is changed to something more original. Until then I have to give Article 256 a Nay.

 

-Zee

Never seen the movie, read the book, nor plan to. I used it as an umbrella name, not taking it from any actual source.

I believe this is the sort of Article that should be discussed first before voting on it takes place.

 

What do you guys think?

 

~Zahaku~

The entire point of having an extended period of multiple weeks to vote during is so that members will pay attention to and participate in the discussion of contentious proposals prior to making a decision. That's why we did away with blanket ballots of "I vote such-and-such on all proposals", because members were voting without participating in the discussion, sometimes even supporting articles that the proposer themselves eventually opposed.

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Åusår

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Kemet Nui Epic

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Review

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Inhabitants

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Terra Nui Short Story

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I know Ausar but it seems to me sometimes that some members just vote Aye without really thinking about the Article itself and how it would fit in with the Canon Story...

But I think thats because a few members dont actualy give reasons for their Aye votes.

~Zahaku~

253rd artilcle: Aye, no objections.

254th article: Aye

255th article: Aye, while it seems a bit odd, it seems necessary for a story.

256th article: Nay, a name change is in order… otherwise, no issues.

257th article: Nay, reasons same as the 256th article.

258th article: Aye

259th article: Aye, aside from the Illuminati part.. still not liking the name.

260th article: Aye, I like it.

I enjoy the fact that we are trying to come up with a species name for the Glatorians, but I think we should come up with a name more suiting for a race of warriors such as something derived form the Greek word for Warrior, Polemistus. So I vote Nay to Article 253.

 

I agree with Article 254, as it adds to our already rich back story.

 

I like the idea of Article 255, and will vote Aye as it gives me nostalgia to how Matoran revered Mata Nui on the island of his namesake back in the glory days of the series, but I believe they should be less similar to the Elemental lords.

 

Now this Article I do have a problem with. Whilst the initial idea is okay, I don't like the fact that the name and traditions were taken from the Illuminati organization featured in the movie "Angels & Demons". Believe me, my Epic idea isn't exactly creative, but I didn't call it Night of the Living Dead or 28 Weeks Later, from which I derive the idea from. I even go into such great lengths never to call the antagonists zombies, instead calling them the Undead, or Corpses. I will vote Aye if the name is changed to something more original. Until then I have to give Article 256 a Nay.

 

Article 257 is another that I view as problematic. First off, how was a secretive war fought that featured powerful alliances between multiple species? I mean sure conflicts can happen under the cover of darkness, I mean look at the combat records for the Cold War, but I believe that this war would've been more public considering the masses endangered by the Illuminati who would've been given the ole' one two anyways considering they were going up against the most militant species in the universe. I have to give this one a Nay as well.

 

I like the idea behind Article 258, and have to give it an Aye, especially because I love the League of Six Kingdoms lore.

 

The idea behind this is quite cool if you ask me, and as long as the numbers of these elite warriors is limited, I give a resounding Aye.

 

Ausar I absolutely love this idea. I've always wanted a Fungi tribe ever since participating in the RPG forum where a fungal jungle underground was featured.

 

-Zee

In response to the bold, not all of them are warriors, just the ten or so we met in 2009. Out of the perhaps hundred plus that could exist, I don't see why they should all be a part of a warrior-sounding species. Plus, we have Skrall for legitmate warrior society.

And again, here I vote:

Article 253: Aye. No problems with this.

Article 254: Aye. No problems with this.

Article 255: Aye. No problems with this.

Article 256: Aye, provided we don't use the Dan Brown version of the Illuminati which would then require a Tom Hanks-esque Toa to try to prove that Mata Nui didn't really father a line of Matoran somewhere. I don't mind the name, though -- after all, Rome had a Coliseum, and so does Metru Nui, and nobody's complaining.

Article 257: Aye. No problems with this.

Article 258: Aye. No problems with this.

Article 259: Aye. No problems with this.

Article 260: Aye! Ausar, you've really come up with a creative element this time, to go alongside Rahi Control and Plant Life. I'm sure a Toa of this element could be a real fungi, although there may not be mushroom for one in anybody's current storyline.

~B~

Now this Article I do have a problem with. Whilst the initial idea is okay, I don't like the fact that the name and traditions were taken from the Illuminati organization featured in the movie "Angels & Demons". Believe me, my Epic idea isn't exactly creative, but I didn't call it Night of the Living Dead or 28 Weeks Later, from which I derive the idea from. I even go into such great lengths never to call the antagonists zombies, instead calling them the Undead, or Corpses. I will vote Aye if the name is changed to something more original. Until then I have to give Article 256 a Nay.

 

-Zee

 

Never seen the movie, read the book, nor plan to. I used it as an umbrella name, not taking it from any actual source.

I also believe it to resembles the original Organization from the 1770's, so my ballad stays the same.

-Zee