27Jan2021 - ARCHIVE - The Method below is now out of date. It is still visible for transparency. The new method is visible as the first post to this thread, or Here.Quick Info:MPs Self-Nominate their names to the Upcoming Sortition List for the Senate of VC, and names shall be added in the order of nominations. Any "Upcoming Sortition List" shall be closed at noon Toronto-Montreal-New York time on the first Wednesday of the respective month in which Senate Sessions end and begin, at which time it will become the "Current Sortition List". The names on the "Current Sortition List" shall no longer be edited and will be used to select Senators. During any selection event, the names of any removed Senators shall be excluded from the list.
The Senate uses Sortition to select Senators (other than the elected CM's seat), and the following method has been created to be transparent, fair, and auditable by anyone. As such, it actually doesn't require Staff to determine who is selected for a Senate seat, since anyone can replicate this method. Staff, however, will administer the Competency Test required to be confirmed to the Senate.Full info on the Senate here: http://www.villagecraft-server.com/forum/index.php?topic=5224.0Senate Sortition - Method for Randomly Selecting SenatorsSortition of Senators shall occur using the following publicly-auditable method:1. The
MD5 Hash Generator from
https://www.md5hashgenerator.com/ shall be used to generate a unique MD5 hash.
The following shall be
the string:a) The English Dictionary.com Word of the Day text from
https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/ starting with the date, including the word, the pronunciation, the type of word, and ending with the given definition. Followed by;
b) An empty line. Followed by;
c) The text of the respective Sortition List starting with "Sortition List for the Nth Senate of VillageCraft:" and ending with the last name on the list, where "Nth" is the respective number and ordinal indicator (-st -nd -rd -th) of the Senate Session in question.
Example string:SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020
immemorial
[ im-uh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr- ]
adjective
extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge.
Sortition List for the 1st Senate of VillageCraft:
FirstNameOnList
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Loggy321
LastNameOnListExample generated MD5 hash: c8b9d46f3fd6ecb7425382d23d4bcc602. The List Randomizer from
https://www.random.org/lists/?mode=advanced in advanced mode, set to "Use pregenerated randomization based on persistent identifier".
The list shall include the names on the respective Sortition List, excluding the names of any removed Senators.
The persistent identifier shall be:a) "VC-Senate-N-", Where N represents the number of which Senate Session this list is for. Followed by;
b) The MD5 hash generated in part 1.Example persistent identifier: VC-Senate-1-c8b9d46f3fd6ecb7425382d23d4bcc60Example outcome for Senator selection:Second
LastNameOnList
FirstNameOnList
Loggy321
Sixth
Seventh
Third
Fourth
Fifth3. Using the order of the generated list, selected potential Senators shall be contacted by the VC Staff to see
if they want to accept the position and take the Competency Test. If they refuse/want to defer, do not respond in 5 days, or fail to pass the test twice within 5 days, the next available name on the list is selected (but their names can still be used in future selection events).
4. Potential Senators who are selected and pass the Competency Test within 2 attempts and 5 days
are confirmed to the Senate of VillageCraft
and become full Senators. At the start of a new Senate Session, once 5 Senators have been confirmed, proceedings may begin. Competency Tests can be published for public viewing by request of any MP once all Senators have been confirmed in that selection event.
