# [Temporary] Bootstrapping Coming to Agreements

This proposal is **explicitly** temporary, and will be replaced in the future with a more permanent procedure.

#### Provisional Process of Coming to an Agreement *(Drafted by Alyaza, minor edits by Tenna)* Proposals can be drafted by any steward. Proposals will seek to have consensus from those around (or explicit approval from 2/3rds of stewards) before being voted on. Once started, the voting period will last no less than 24 hours, and must receive the support of 2/3rds of stewards (excluding explicit abstentions) in order to go into effect. If a steward expresses they wish to veto a proposal, it immediately fails. In a crisis/emergency situation, procedure is to exercise best judgement in the moment - there will be a time later to talk things over for a better outcome. #### Proposed Principles of the Decision-Making Process *(Drafted by Alyaza, minor edits by Tenna)* The guiding principles for the decision-making process are the Zapatista principles of "good government": - to serve others not oneself; - to represent not supplant; - to build not destroy; - to obey not command; - to propose not impose; - to convince not defeat; - to go below (listen to the people we are building this for) not above (towards the accumulation of our own power as a group). This is with the ultimate goal of working for the survival of the collective Website League, and fulfilling any responsibilities that are defined by the communities in the League. --- *Last modified Friday, November 8th, 2024 03:47:42 UTC* *This proposal was brought to a vote on September 17th, 2024. It passed with 17 votes in favor, 0 against, 0 abstain, 0 no opinion.* *Minor edits were made to the verbiage of the document to reflect the change from "decision-making group" to "stewards", as well as changes to structure. No factual/mechanical changes were made to the proposal in this edit.* Original Document (with discussion): [Google Docs: Proposal 2 (Coming to Agreement, Bootstrap Stage)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wveAqKWz5LmUjGT6uIwqaMo7mfgez4Ur0MmYohe-Aqs/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.o10qpfnmh3w)