Mappercraft Minecraft Server/Administration

This page contains the rules for the moderator election system on Mappercraft Minecraft Server, as well as a list of all players who are or were moderators or [#Admins admins].
==Admins==
Not subjected to the election system since they run the server. Appointed by discretion of other admins. Moderators can not run for admin, but must be chosen by consensus of the admins.
* Monsoonjr99 (Server owner) (Since March 2015 on Monsoonjr's MCS)
* Xenodine (Server Host) (Since July 2016)
* Betamutt (Co-Host of Xenodine's Enjin network; non-obliged) (Since August 2016)
* Bryan (Another friend of Xenodine; non-obliged) (Since October? 2017)
* Batran99 (Since August 2015 on Monsoonjr's MCS) (Console Admin) (Head Admin)
==Current Moderators (Term 7)==
* Kommunist Koala AP (Since April 2016 on Monsoonjr's MCS)
* Danielnik (Since June 2017)
* FedexWI (Since November 2016)
==Election System & Rules==
The rules below are what is current as of the latest term. For older iterations of the rules, click here to access the archive.
* Terms for moderator elections last 2 months.
* Elections will occur from the 8th through 11th (ending on the 12th) days of even numbered months. (Feb., Apr., Jun., etc.)
* The new term will begin on the 12th day of the election month (Inauguration day). Elected moderator candidates will be promoted this day, and booted mods will be demoted.
* The timing of an election and the start of the new term may be delayed by the Mapperdonian Co-Owner or an admin consensus depending on circumstances.
* Current mods do not need to be reelected for a new term unless they are petitioned to be booted, in which people will vote for or against them. Admins can not be petitioned. (Booting rules below)
* To run for moderator, or to petition a moderator to be booted, you must have been playing on the server for at least 2 months, and you must not have been banned during the current term.
** To apply for moderator, or petition a current moderator, message an admin in Discord/Skype or ask in the Server Discussion Thread. This can only be done prior to 0000 UTC on the 7th day of an election month (24 hours before the election begins). Any applications after that time will be for the following election two months later.
*** If you're applying for moderator, the admins and current mods will have to confirm you as a candidate by deciding if you're worthy of being a moderator. If you're not confirmed, you will not become a candidate and won't be in the election polls.
**** For an applicant to be confirmed:
***** Greater than half of all obliged admins/moderators (plus non-obliged who decided to vote) must vote "Yes" rather than "Abstain".
****** An "obliged" admin/moderator excludes "non-obliged" admins Betamutt and Bryan. They are able to vote, but are not obliged to and may abstain without counting against an applicant's confirmation.
***** No admins/moderators vote "No", which is a veto.
***** The above requirements are met prior to 0000 UTC on the 8th day of an election month. (or a different time if the election is delayed)
*** If you're asking to petition a moderator, an admin will have to decide if your request is reasonable before officially petitioning the mod.
** If you are an applicant/candidate, and you get banned from the server, your campaign automatically ends, and you won't be able to be elected moderator until the next election.
* On the 8th day of the election month (unless delayed; usually around 0000 UTC, but may be later), the Google Forms poll for the election will be created by the Mapperdonian Co-Owner. The link to the poll will be posted in a blog post, on this page, on the server's main page, and in #announcements on the server's Discord.
** For each moderator candidate, unless there are none, the poll will have a yes/no question on whether or not to promote them to moderator.
** For each petitioned moderator, unless there are none, the poll will have a yes/no question on whether or not to demote them.
** Once the election ends, all candidates and petitioned moderators with over 60% "yes" votes, given they received at least 20 votes, will be promoted to moderator, or demoted in the case of petitioned moderators, on Inauguration day.
* Around 0000 UTC on the 12th day of an election month (unless delayed), the poll links will be removed and the numbers will be officially set. The promoting/demoting may or may not happen right away, but should happen during the day.
* If a moderator abuses their power and/or breaks the server rules, they may be forcibly demoted before the end of the term. Petitioning and booting is mainly for moderators that don't do their job well or are just plain jerks on the server.
==Term & Election History==
===Term 0 (Rollover of Term 3 from Monsoonjr's Minecraft Server)===
July 24, 2016 - August 12, 2016
====Admin List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Batran99 	July 24, 2016 - August 12, 2016	
MattMapping668 	July 24, 2016 - August 12, 2016	
Kebab Master Lel 	July 24, 2016 - August 12, 2016	
Kommunist Koala AP	July 24, 2016 - August 12, 2016	
===Term 1===
August 12, 2016 - October 13, 2016
====Elections====
Candidates: none
Petitioned:
*Kebab Master Lel
Polls:
Official Poll for Term 1 Demotion of Kebab Master Lel- Yes: 5, No: 6
Results:
Candidates: (20 votes required to pass) - none
Petitioned: (15 votes required to boot)
* Kebab Master Lel - Not Demoted (-1 votes)
====Admin List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Batran99 	August 12, 2016 - October 13, 2016	
MattMapping668 	August 12, 2016 - October 13, 2016	
Kebab Master Lel 	August 12, 2016 - October 4, 2016 	Severely abused admin powers. Got banned for a month after forced demotion.
Kommunist Koala AP	August 12, 2016 - October 13, 2016	
===Term 2===
October 13, 2016 - November 24, 2016
====Elections====
Candidates:
*Mindria
Petitioned: none
Polls:
Official Poll for Term 2 Admin Promotions- Yes: 6, No: 4
Results:
Candidates: (20 votes required to pass)
*Mindria - Not Passed (2 votes)
Petitioned: (15 votes required to boot) - none
====Admin List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Batran99 	October 13, 2016 - November 24, 2016 	
MattMapping668 	October 13, 2016 - November 24, 2016 	Officially resigned when Xenodine took over admin handling. Will not be re-promoted when elections are brought back, nor will be petitioned in the Term 3 vote since he is no longer an official admin.
Kommunist Koala AP	October 13, 2016 - November 24, 2016 	
Tomad 	November 23?, 2016 - November 24, 2016	Promoted without reason/crisis by an unknown admin. The promoter is being investigated and Tomad was demoted with the elected admins when Xenodine's unorganized term began.
===Unorganized Term (Xenodine appoints admins)===
November 24, 2016 - June 19, 2017
====Admin List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	November 24, 2016 - June 19, 2017	
FedexWI 	November ?, 2016 - May 16, 2017 	Promoted by popular vote in emergency elections. Demoted for abuse by Monsoonjr99. Remained a moderator under Xenodine's permissions.
===Unorganized Term (admins become moderators, superadmins become admins)===
June 19, 2017 - June 30, 2017
====Moderator List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	June 19, 2017 - June 30, 2017	
 	June 19, 2017 - June 30, 2017	
===Term 3===
June 30, 2017 - August 12, 2017
====Elections====
Candidates:
* Danielnik
Petitioned: none
Polls:
Official Poll for Term 3 Moderator Promotions- Yes: 38, No: 18
Results:
Candidates: (20 votes required to pass)
*Danielnik - Passed (20 votes)
Petitioned: (15 votes required to boot) - none
====Moderator List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	June 30, 2017 - August 12, 2017	
 	June 30, 2017 - August 12, 2017	
Danielnik 	June 30, 2017 - August 12, 2017	
===Term 4===
August 12, 2017 - October 13, 2017
====Elections====
Candidates: none
Petitioned: none
Polls: none
Results: No election in August 2017.
====Moderator List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	August 12, 2017 - October 13, 2017	
 	August 12, 2017 - October 13, 2017	
Danielnik 	August 12, 2017 - October 13, 2017	
===Term 5===
October 13, 2017 - December 12, 2017
====Elections====
Candidates: none
Petitioned:
*Kommunist Koala AP
Polls:
Official Poll for Term 5 Demotion of Kommunist Koala AP- Yes: 8, No: 17
Results:
Candidates: (20 votes required to pass) - none
Petitioned: (15 votes required to boot)
*Kommunist Koala AP - Not Demoted (-9 votes)
====Moderator List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	October 13, 2017 - December 12, 2017 	
 	October 13, 2017 - December 12, 2017 	
Danielnik 	October 13, 2017 - October 23, 2017October 25, 2017 - December 12, 2017	Demoted briefly by Xenodine due to abuse in the Discord chat, but due to massive drama, was repromoted by Monsoonjr99 to mod despite Xenodine's plan for a two week suspension.
===Term 6===
December 12, 2017 - February 12, 2018
====Elections====
Applicants:
* Cambrian - Denied (A, A, A, N, N, Y, A*, A*)
* Jon521 - Not Confirmed (Y, A, A, A, A, Y, A*, A*)
* MattMapping668 - Denied (A, A, A, Y, A, N, A*, A*)
* Solace - Denied (A, A, A, Y, N, N, A*, A*)
* Zeldstarr0 - Dropped Out
* Jerielrocket1 - Denied (Y, Y, A, A, A, N, A*, A*)
* Fiyu - Denied (A, A, A, A, N, N, A*, A*)
* Multi - Not Confirmed (Y, A, A, A, A, Y, A*, A*)
* Doom_Shroom - Denied (A, A, A, A, N, N, A*, A*)
* Pez - Denied (Y, A, A, A, N, N, A*, A*)
* Freezepond - Not Confirmed (Y, A, A, A, A, A, A*, A*)
* Ohioan - Denied (A, A, A, A, N, A, A*, A*)
* TheOceanKing - Denied (A, A, A, A, N, N, A*, A*)
Candidates: none
Petitioned:
* FedexWI
Polls:
Official Poll for Term 6 Demotion of FedexWI- Yes: 35, No: 19
Results:
Candidates: (20 votes required to pass) - none
Petitioned: (15 votes required to boot)
* FedexWI - Demoted (16 votes)
====Special Election December 2017====
Questions:
# Was the Term 6 Election Strawpoll on FedexWI's Demotion Valid and Legitimate?
# Should the Results of the Term 6 Election to Demote FedexWI be Declared Null and Void, and FedexWI Reinstated as Moderator?
# Should Google Forms Replace Strawpoll as the Official Polling Method for All Mappercraft Mod Elections From Now on?
Polls:
Mappercraft Mod Special Election December 2017 Official Poll
Results: (28 total responses; 1 invalid; 27 counted)
Questions:
# Yes: 9, No: 14, Maybe: 4
# Yes: 17, No: 10
# Yes: 23, No: 4
Regarding Users: (Majority required to pass)
* FedexWI - Passed
====Moderator List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	December 12, 2017 - February 12, 2018	
Danielnik 	December 12, 2017 - February 12, 2018	
 	December 14, 2017 - February 12, 2018	Originally demoted after losing the petition vote in the Term 6 election. Reinstated as moderator after winning special election on the validity of the petition poll.
===Term 7===
February 12, 2018 - April 12, 2018
====Elections====
Applicants:
* Pezminer12 - Denied (Y, Y, A, A, N, N, A*, A*)
* Flaming Arrow - Not Confirmed (A, Y, A, A, Y, Y, A*, A*)
* Multi - Denied (Y, N, A, A, A, A, A*, A*)
* Cambrian - Not Confirmed (A, A, A, A, A, A, A*, A*)
* Jerielrocket1 - Not Confirmed (A, Y, A, A, A, Y, A*, A*)
* Skali - Denied (A, N, A, A, A, A, A*, A*)
* Jon521 - Denied (Y, N, A, A, Y, A, A*, A*)
Candidates: none
Petitioned: none
Poll: none
Results: No election in February 2018.
====Moderator List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	February 12, 2018 - present	
Danielnik 	February 12, 2018 - present	
 	February 12, 2018 - present	
===Term 8===
April 30, 2018 - June 12, 2018
====Elections====
Applicants: 
* Solace - Denied (A, A, N, A, A*)
* Pezminer12 - Denied (A, Y, N, N, A*)
* Flaming Arrow - Accepted (Y, Y, Y, Y, A*)
* Cambrian - Denied (A, Y, Y, Y, N)
* Jerielrocket1 - Accepted (Y, Y, Y, A, Y)
* Jon521 - Denied (A, N?, N, Y, A*)
Candidates: 
*Flaming Arrow - Passed (21 yes of 23 total votes, 91.3%) 
*Jerielrocket1 - Not Passed (7 yes of 21 total votes, 33.3%)
Petitioned: none 
Poll: Voting began April 24.
====Moderator List====
Name 	Dates 	Notes
Kommunist Koala AP	April 30, 2018 - present	
Danielnik 	April 30, 2018 - present	
FedexWI 	April 30, 2018 - present	
FlamingArrow 	April 30, 2018 - present	
== Footnotes ==
 The start of Term 2 was delayed by one day due to a late start on candidate applications and delays on admin voting, including worries about KKAP possibly (but fortunately not) being unavailable due to the effects of Hurricane Matthew.
 A political crisis broke out in the administration Skype chat. Xenodine decided to solve it by demoting all current admins, and hosting an "emergency election". He then appointed new temporary admins. Since then, the elected-admin system was put on hold, and it is planned by Monsoonjr to restore elections on June 25, 2017.
 Bringing back elections were originally planned for June 8, 2017 (and Term 3 on June 12), but Monsoonjr got sidetracked, forgot about it, and no candidates were selected yet as of then. On June 10, Monsoonjr delayed the election by a week to give more time for candidate applications, then another week on June 17, and another 3 days on June 19. Voting then began late on June 25, and Term 3 began on June 30 after a single-day delay.
 Before June 19, 2017, admins were known as "Superadmins," and moderators were elected admins. After a suggestion by , Monsoonjr99 changed the system to reduce abuse.
 Term 5 delayed by one day for admins to finish deciding on candidates.
 Due to controversy over the validity of the Term 6 Election Strawpoll to demote FedexWI, Monsoonjr99 decided to hold a special election regarding the validity of the poll, whether FedexWI should be reinstated as moderator, and whether or not to switch from Strawpoll to Google Forms for all moderator elections from this point on.
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