Referendums

• gets 100 or more votes
  
• has a 75% majority
  
• adds, removes, or amends a properly formatted rule
  
  
  
  • To add a properly formatted rule, you must write the entire rule as it will appear on the rules page, along with any subclauses. The punishment can also be defined. Example:
    
  
  

Rule 17: No commenting or posting past midnight:

• Commenting between 2 AM - 4 AM UTC -> Delete -> 1 day -> 3 days -> 1 week -> 1 month -> perma
  

• Posting between 2 AM - 4 AM UTC -> Permanent
  

• Exception: Commenting or posting between 2:45 AM - 2:50 AM -> Do nothing
  

• NO retroactive rule applications (i.e a new ban won't let you delete old posts, or ban someone for something they did before the rule)
  
• referendums MUST be anonymous
  
• after a poll reaches 100 votes, it is closed and tallied 24 hours later
  
• polls must NOT have expiry times
  
• if a poll fails, it has a 2 week cooldown period before it can be recreated
  
• if a referendum is edited after being opened, it is disqualified