History of the Syntagma
The Syntagma is the Constitution of TWC. It details how the forums are run and how the various offices and ranks interact with each other.
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The First Syntagma
This documented was drafted by Boris Pavlov Grozny, and enacted with the support of Siblesz and the grudging acceptance of the Black Prince, who foresaw many of the problems that subsequently haunted the creation of a Curia and a Constitution.
The documented was amended many times before finally being rewritten in whole by Sulla.
Interestingly, the entire idea of "Civitates" was created by Emergency Act which read:
So as to curtail the number of trespasses, spam and intrusions to our government by those not deemed to uphold it, the following emergency act is to be enacted immediately:
The Curators, which include the Triumvirate, Praetors and Quaestors, shall choose a congress of Civitates, a number that is to be determined by them and will hold the votes and represent the members which are not Civitates. This Senatus is to be determined by the Curators and be self inclusive thereof. The election will be based solely on a judgment of the possible Civitates Character, Posting Ability, and Seniority. These will be the Civitates which will vote on matters pertaining to the forum.
The emergency Act was eventually replaced by the Civitates Amendment
This Syntagma was finally suspended by Sulla on the 27th of May 2005
Sulla's Syntagma
This document was written wholly by Sulla and enacted on the 7th June 2005. It can be found here http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=30302
It was subsequently amended and reworked by the Legislative Reforms spearheaded by Profler and the Black Prince
The Decimvirate Syntagma
ON's Syntagma
The Reforms
Syntagma enacted November 15th 2006
The New Syntagma
This is the latest Syntagma that was written after imb39 bought the site. It combines a variety of ideas drawn from proposals by Wild Bill Kelso and Professor420. the Black Prince used the ideas of imb39 in conjunction with these to write this. It came into effect on March 5, 2007.
