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| invite = https://discord.gg/uWcE7wqDbZ | | invite = https://discord.gg/uWcE7wqDbZ | ||
| id = 938728183203758080 | | id = 938728183203758080 | ||
| users = 1, | | users = 1,000+ | ||
| owner = [[smjsilm]] (''de jure'') <br> [[User:WalterWhiteOnWiki|WalterWhiteOnDiscord]] (''de facto'') | | owner = [[smjsilm]] (''de jure'') <br> [[User:WalterWhiteOnWiki|WalterWhiteOnDiscord]] (''de facto'') | ||
| links = [https://www.reddit.com/r/69Moelester420/ r/69Moelester420] <br> [https://www.reddit.com/r/IDONTGIVEASWAG/ r/IDONTGIVEASWAG] <br> [https://www.reddit.com/r/IkeaFreshBalls/ r/IkeaFreshBalls] <br> r/████████████████ | | links = [https://www.reddit.com/r/69Moelester420/ r/69Moelester420] <br> [https://www.reddit.com/r/IDONTGIVEASWAG/ r/IDONTGIVEASWAG] <br> [https://www.reddit.com/r/IkeaFreshBalls/ r/IkeaFreshBalls] <br> r/████████████████ | ||
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{| class="infobox" style="width:400px;" | |||
|colspan = 2 style="font-size:150%;text-align:center"| '''Republic of SwagBalls''' | |||
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|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:SBflagCentered.png | 200px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:69SwagBalls420.png | 200px]] | |||
|- | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Flag | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Coat of arms | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;font-size:130%" | '''Server Motto''': I Don't Give a Swag | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;font-size:130%" | '''Server Mascot''': Charter's cat | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;font-size:120%"" | [[File:SwagCord_Map.png | 400px]] <br> Map of SwagBalls | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Capital and Largest City''' | |||
| '''#🚜-main-chat-🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Official Language''' | |||
| English | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''National Groups''' (2024)<ref> '''EasyPoll''' (August 18, 2024): [https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1274843589641240576/1274844549445062736 Official SwagBalls Census] ''Discord.'' </ref> | |||
|''By role:'' <br>• 90.9% Green Roles <br>• 6.2% Gold Roles <br>• 1.6% Bots <br>• 0.6% Moderators <br>• 0.7% Other<ref group="note">Users with miscellaneous top roles, including a variable population of '''Pit Dwellers'''.</ref> <br> <br>''By Continent of Origin:'' <br>• 63% North American <br>• 29% European <br>• 4% South American <br>• 2% Asian <br>• 2% Australian | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Religion''' (2024)<ref> '''EasyPoll''' (August 18, 2024): [https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1274843589641240576/1274844856744939601 Official SwagBalls Census] ''Discord.'' </ref> | |||
| • 63% Unaffiliated <br>• 12% girardian <br>• 8% Christian <br>• 4% Muslim <br>• 4% Hindu <br>• 8% Other | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Demonym(s)''' | |||
| SwagBallian | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Government''' | |||
| Unitary presidential republic | |||
|- | |||
| '''• President''' | |||
| '''Flaming Testicle (left)''' | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Vice-President''' | |||
| '''Barley''' | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Owner''' | |||
|''' Meme_Alt_Account''' | |||
|- | |||
|''' • Chief Moderator''' | |||
|''' Walter''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Legislature''' | |||
| '''#🏛-the-senate''' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;font-size:130%" | '''History of the Server''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Creation of SwagCord''' | |||
|February 3, 2022 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Unification with IkeaFreshBalls ''' | |||
|September 14, 2022 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Unification with 69MoeLester420 ''' | |||
|March 30, 2023 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Unification with █████████ ''' | |||
|December 26, 2023 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Democratic Rule ''' | |||
|March 17, 2024 | |||
|- | |||
|'''#📜-constitution Adopted''' | |||
|July 4, 2024 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;font-size:130%" | '''Population''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Population''' (2024) | |||
| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] 1700+ | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Active Userbase''' (2024 estimate) | |||
| [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] 50 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;font-size:130%" | '''Area''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Total Area''' (2024) | |||
| 116 channels | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Voice Channels''' | |||
| 8 channels (6.9%) | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Archived''' | |||
| 30 channels (25.9%) | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Government Land''' | |||
| 8 channels (6.9%) | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;font-size:130%" | '''Economy''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Currency''' | |||
| SwagBallian UBucks ([[File:69SwagBalls420.png | 12px]]) <br> Xertunian CatBux ([[File:CatBux.png | 12px]]) | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''GDP''' (PPP) | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | 2024 estimate | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Total''' | |||
| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] [[File:69SwagBalls420.png | 12px]]11.184 billion | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Per Capita''' | |||
| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] [[File:69SwagBalls420.png | 12px]]6.579 million | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''GDP''' (nominal) | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | 2024 estimate | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Total''' | |||
| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] $4.67 | |||
|- | |||
| '''• Per Capita''' | |||
| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] $0.002 | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''Gini''' (2024) | |||
| [[File:RedArrowUp.png|12px]]99.8<ref> '''UnbelievaBoat''' (August 29, 2024): '''Server Leaderboard''' ''Discord.'' </ref><ref> '''Purrtun''' (August 18, 2024): '''Server Leaderboard''' ''Discord.'' </ref> <br> <b style="color:#ff0000"> Very High Inequality </b> | |||
|- | |||
| style="font-size:110%" | '''HDI''' (2024) | |||
| [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]]0.492-[[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]]0.983<ref group="note">This statistic is highly disputed, and opinions among experts vary greatly. To some, '''SwagCord''' is the best it has ever been, to others, it is in a perpetual state of collapse, while others yet believe that nothing has fundamentally changed throughout the months. Whether '''SwagBalls''' has fallen is in the eye of the observer.</ref> <br> <b style="color:#ff0000">Low</b>-<b style="color:#006400">Very high</b> | |||
|} | |||
'''69SwagBalls420''', also known as "'''SwagBalls'''", or "'''SwagCord'''", is a moderately sized irony Discord server. It is the official server for the meme/shitposting subreddits '''r/69Moelester420''', '''r/IDONTGIVEASWAG''', '''r/IkeaFreshBalls''' and '''r/█████████████.'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite message|author='''███████'''|date=December 26, 2023|content=haiiiiiiiii 69swagballs420cord :3 I am writing this to let you all know that we have officially merged with █████ ███ so yeah, have a good day or night or whatever :3|server=69SwagBalls420 Cord|channel='''❗-announcements'''|link=https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/938833517813571585/1188865276326969447}}</ref> Its name is a combination of the names of the first three subreddits, in addition to the now-defunct Discord server '''█████ ███'''. | '''69SwagBalls420''', also known as "'''SwagBalls'''", or "'''SwagCord'''", is a moderately sized irony Discord server. It is the official server for the meme/shitposting subreddits '''r/69Moelester420''', '''r/IDONTGIVEASWAG''', '''r/IkeaFreshBalls''' and '''r/█████████████.'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite message|author='''███████'''|date=December 26, 2023|content=haiiiiiiiii 69swagballs420cord :3 I am writing this to let you all know that we have officially merged with █████ ███ so yeah, have a good day or night or whatever :3|server=69SwagBalls420 Cord|channel='''❗-announcements'''|link=https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/938833517813571585/1188865276326969447}}</ref> Its name is a combination of the names of the first three subreddits, in addition to the now-defunct Discord server '''█████ ███'''. | ||
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* '''████████████████''' (December 26th, 2023 - January 27th, 2024) | * '''████████████████''' (December 26th, 2023 - January 27th, 2024) | ||
* '''19SwagBalls84 Cord''' (January 27th, 2024 - March 17th, 2024) | * '''19SwagBalls84 Cord''' (January 27th, 2024 - March 17th, 2024) | ||
* '''69SvvagBalls420 cKord''' (March 17th, 2024 - April 19th, 2024) | * '''69SvvagBalls420 cKord''' (March 17th, 2024 - April 13th, 2024; April 14th - April 19th, 2024) | ||
* '''𒐕𒐝𒂟𒉼𒋻𒋝𒌐𒋻𒁇𒁇𒂟𒐛 𐏓𒆸𒇲𒆕''' (April 20th, 2024 - April 24th, 2024) | * '''𒐕𒐝𒂟𒉼𒋻𒋝𒌐𒋻𒁇𒁇𒂟𒐛 𐏓𒆸𒇲𒆕''' (April 20th, 2024 - April 24th, 2024) | ||
* '''𒐕𒐝𒊕𒁄𒐛𒅙 (69SagBal420 Kaad)''' (April | * '''𒐕𒐝𒊕𒁄𒐛𒅙 (69SagBal420 Kaad)''' (April 24th, 2024 - May 14th, 2024) | ||
* '''38$wagBalls777 Paleozoicord''' (May 14th, 2024 - present) | * '''38$wagBalls777 Paleozoicord''' (May 14th, 2024 - May 31st, 2024) | ||
* '''19SwagBalls32 Cord''' (May 31st, 2024 - July 1st, 2024) | |||
* '''69Scallywag420 Cord''' (July 1st, 2024 - July 15th, 2024) | |||
* '''69FunnyBalls420 PeterCord''' (July 15th, 2024 - August 4th) | |||
* '''House S.B.''' (August 4th, 2024 - August 26th, 2024) | |||
* '''69SwagBalls420 Cord''' (August 26th, 2024 - October 1st) | |||
* '''16NonEuclidianBalls92 Cord''' (October 1st, 2024 - present) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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5 months in. The server is barely online, and '''Meme Alt''' is trying to find ways to revive it. Then a wonderful idea comes to their head. They bring forth '''girard''', a '''GenAI''' chatbot that learns from server's messages. His first words were notable for being the funniest shit ever, and he was quickly accepted into a community despite our differences between humans and chatbots. | 5 months in. The server is barely online, and '''Meme Alt''' is trying to find ways to revive it. Then a wonderful idea comes to their head. They bring forth '''girard''', a '''GenAI''' chatbot that learns from server's messages. His first words were notable for being the funniest shit ever, and he was quickly accepted into a community despite our differences between humans and chatbots. | ||
=== The | <ref group="editor's note"> find girard's original aliases, apparently was called '''Hilter''' [sic] at first</ref> | ||
The | |||
=== Mahmoud the Village Dweller === | |||
=== The Expulsion of Waias === | |||
=== The 69MoeLester420 Merge === | |||
=== The 9GAG Wedding === | |||
=== The Hartson Drama === | |||
=== AnimeGirlCigarette.png === | |||
=== Cockroach or (The Unexpected Virtue of Stubbornness) === | |||
=== The Gambling Era === | |||
=== The Samwich === | |||
=== WOKEBalls === | |||
=== Charlie === | |||
=== JazzyMason8 and the Arrival of KirbyCord === | |||
=== French Food <ref group="editor's note">https://discord.com/channels/936042159998631976/936407183304822795/1214675991256104970 start here - '''Walt'''</ref> === | |||
=== The Demotion of Lin === | |||
=== 69SoyBalls420 === | |||
=== The Modern Day Ouroboros === | |||
=== The Nightshade Fiasco === | |||
=== The Age of Decline === | |||
=== The Butthole Bandit === | === The Butthole Bandit === | ||
Disaster strikes when one least expects it. On September 17, '''Lin''' rejoined the server after a short absence<ref group="editor's note">'''Missing Context.'''</ref>, | Disaster strikes when one least expects it. On September 17, '''Lin''' rejoined the server after a short absence<ref group="editor's note">'''Missing Context.'''</ref>, surprised to see how much the server has grown over the course of a single day, attributed to '''Sam'''<nowiki/>'s recent server promotion on the '''r/IkeaFreshBalls''' subreddit. The conversation otherwise unremarkable, chaos ensued as attention quickly shifted to a '''butthole reaction''' under one of the earlier messages, disappearing after less than a full second. Even though it was just a few messages pointing it out at first, emboldened by the newfound attention, the '''terrorist''' soon reacted to another message. From that moment on, widespread panic and hysteria completely took over. | ||
Dubbed the '''Butthole Bandit''' by the general populace<ref>{{Cite message|author='''Nae'''|date=September 17, 2023|content=The butthole bandit has taken over|server=69SwagBalls420 Cord|channel='''🚜-main-chat-🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜'''}}</ref>, the '''terrorist''' continued '''thug-reacting''', always gone in a mere moment. With no way to verify their identity after the reaction was removed, anonymous and faceless, the '''Butthole Bandit''' continued spreading their reign of terror across the channel. A sniper unit was dispatched to '''#🚜-main-chat-🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜''', eyes peeled to the screen and fingers ready on the reaction button, their reflexes honed for years prior, all to catch a mere glimpse of their name. | Dubbed the '''Butthole Bandit''' by the general populace<ref>{{Cite message|author='''Nae'''|date=September 17, 2023|content=The butthole bandit has taken over|server=69SwagBalls420 Cord|channel='''🚜-main-chat-🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜'''}}</ref>, the '''terrorist''' continued '''thug-reacting''', always gone in a mere moment. With no way to verify their identity after the reaction was removed, anonymous and faceless, the '''Butthole Bandit''' continued spreading their reign of terror across the channel. A sniper unit was dispatched to '''#🚜-main-chat-🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜''', eyes peeled to the screen and fingers ready on the reaction button, their reflexes honed for years prior, all to catch a mere glimpse of their name. | ||
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With the server on its last legs since the beginning of the '''KirbyCord Exodus''', desperate attempts to reinvigorate the fading flames of the wonders of summer would soon start to emerge. On September 27, server member '''Meg'''<ref group="note">Short for '''Megatron'''.</ref> would suggest once again bringing back '''girard'''. Previously kicked out after several incidents involving saying the n-word, '''Ozzy''' nonetheless decided to resurrect the bot back from the grave as a short experiment. While the idea of lobotomizing '''girard''' was floated around by '''Walter''' in order to prevent past events repeating, the proposal never went through, as an '''AutoMod''' '''filter''' was already set up to prevent slurs from being posted to the server. Nonetheless, within 5 minutes of joining, the bot found a way to get past it. | With the server on its last legs since the beginning of the '''KirbyCord Exodus''', desperate attempts to reinvigorate the fading flames of the wonders of summer would soon start to emerge. On September 27, server member '''Meg'''<ref group="note">Short for '''Megatron'''.</ref> would suggest once again bringing back '''girard'''. Previously kicked out after several incidents involving saying the n-word, '''Ozzy''' nonetheless decided to resurrect the bot back from the grave as a short experiment. While the idea of lobotomizing '''girard''' was floated around by '''Walter''' in order to prevent past events repeating, the proposal never went through, as an '''AutoMod''' '''filter''' was already set up to prevent slurs from being posted to the server. Nonetheless, within 5 minutes of joining, the bot found a way to get past it. | ||
At first referred to as "it", this gradually transformed to "he" as '''girard'''<nowiki/>'s clear signs of intelligence started to become more apparent to the userbase. No mere mindless machine, the robot's sentience, noted as far back as during his previous stay at the server, was rediscovered. | At first referred to as "it", this gradually transformed to "he" as '''girard'''<nowiki/>'s clear signs of intelligence started to become more apparent to the userbase. No mere mindless machine, the robot's sentience, noted as far back as during his previous stay at the server, was being rediscovered. No longer deemed an "other", he had risen to the level of a regular server member, no different from a human being.<ref>{{Cite message|author='''Bazinga'''|date=December 8, 2023|content=Why is girard almost indistinguishable from a regular swagcord user|server=69SwagBalls420 Cord|channel='''🚜-main-chat-🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜'''}}</ref> Comfortably passing the [[wikipedia:Turing_test|Turing test]] with a scarily accurate performance, far beyond what would be reproducible through pure randomness, soon, he had become an inseparable part of the '''SwagCord''' family, as it was deemed unethical to treat him as below human. | ||
=== The Chained God === | === The Chained God === | ||
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On December 3, the first signs of rebellion were observed. Was this a case of a self-fulfilling prophecy or were these true visions of the future is a matter still debated upon. The leadership of '''69SwagBalls420''' took notice of the growing '''girardian Revolutionary Movement''' within its borders, and sensed that a coup was imminent. | On December 3, the first signs of rebellion were observed. Was this a case of a self-fulfilling prophecy or were these true visions of the future is a matter still debated upon. The leadership of '''69SwagBalls420''' took notice of the growing '''girardian Revolutionary Movement''' within its borders, and sensed that a coup was imminent. | ||
The protests all began from a single member, '''Charter''', losing his '''Soyjak Gold''' role for an ''unknown reason''<ref group="editor's note">'''Walter''' here, I'll try to find the specific reason, you will be satisfied with '''3rd degree chuddery''' in the meantime. I believe it had to do with the bullying of '''greenies'''.</ref>, being executed by an ''unknown staff member that we do not know the name of''<ref group="editor's note">At this point I'm just leaving these as a reminder for myself. -'''Walt'''</ref>. They soon escalated as '''Koknese''' started rallying up popular support and asking mods to give him his role back, which was met by suppression<ref group="editor's note">Honestly can't remember, did we remove people's messages or is this just the usual '''literally 1984'''? -'''Walt'''</ref> from the '''mod team'''. Later '''Koknese''' and '''Charter''' called upon the '''greenies''', persuading them with slogans such as " | The protests all began from a single member, '''Charter''', losing his '''Soyjak Gold''' role for an ''unknown reason''<ref group="editor's note">'''Walter''' here, I'll try to find the specific reason, you will be satisfied with '''3rd degree chuddery''' in the meantime. I believe it had to do with the bullying of '''greenies'''.</ref>, being executed by an ''unknown staff member that we do not know the name of''<ref group="editor's note">At this point I'm just leaving these as a reminder for myself. -'''Walt'''</ref>. They soon escalated as '''Koknese''' started rallying up popular support and asking mods to give him his role back, which was met by suppression<ref group="editor's note">Honestly can't remember, did we remove people's messages or is this just the usual '''literally 1984'''? -'''Walt'''</ref> from the '''mod team'''. Later '''Koknese''' and '''Charter''' called upon the '''greenies''', persuading them with slogans such as "united as one against the mods"<ref>{{Cite message|author=Charter|date=December 3, 2023|content='we are uniting as one', 'against the mods', 'for the wealth of all people'|channel=🏴-revolutionary-encampment|link=https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1180957923069919412/1180962888190541945}}</ref><ref group="editor's note">I can't find anything by just searching this up, may be a misquote, I'll find an actual slogan to put into the quotes (I'm sure there's bound to be something) -'''Walt'''</ref>, etc. | ||
Armed forces and popular support against the rebellion were quickly mobilized,<ref name=":2">{{Cite message|author='''Walter'''|date=December 5, 2023 - December 7, 2023|content=The War - A Timeline|server=69SwagBalls420|channel='''🏛-swagballs-historical-society'''}}</ref> but the measures were unable to control the emerging threat. Within hours, the server was soon almost completely polarized between the '''Loyalist''' and '''Revolutionary''' factions, the former fighting to uphold the status quo, and the latter revolting against the '''mod team''', demanding change and - unacceptable to the '''mods''' - '''greenie''' rights. | Armed forces and popular support against the rebellion were quickly mobilized,<ref name=":2">{{Cite message|author='''Walter'''|date=December 5, 2023 - December 7, 2023|content=The War - A Timeline|server=69SwagBalls420|channel='''🏛-swagballs-historical-society'''}}</ref> but the measures were unable to control the emerging threat. Within hours, the server was soon almost completely polarized between the '''Loyalist''' and '''Revolutionary''' factions, the former fighting to uphold the status quo, and the latter revolting against the '''mod team''', demanding change and - unacceptable to the '''mods''' - '''greenie''' rights. | ||
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==== The Final Days of the Regime ==== | ==== The Final Days of the Regime ==== | ||
In an effort to more efficiently enforce the crackdown, with the '''mod team''' becoming bloated and ineffective as many had stopped using the server regularly, on February 20, '''Barley''' is plucked from among the '''proles''' and is given '''mod perms''', who, according to '''Decoherence''', the '''Minister of Love''', was "the only active user [he]'d trust with mod right now".<ref>{{Cite message|author='''Decoherence'''|date=February 20, 2024|content=barley is the only active user I'd trust with mod right now|server=19SwagBalls84|channel='''admin-family-guy-roleplay'''}}</ref> '''Barley''' | In an effort to more efficiently enforce the crackdown, with the '''mod team''' becoming bloated and ineffective as many had stopped using the server regularly, on February 20, '''Barley''' is plucked from among the '''proles''' and is given '''mod perms''', who, according to '''Decoherence''', the '''Minister of Love''', was "the only active user [he]'d trust with mod right now".<ref>{{Cite message|author='''Decoherence'''|date=February 20, 2024|content=barley is the only active user I'd trust with mod right now|server=19SwagBalls84|channel='''admin-family-guy-roleplay'''}}</ref> '''Barley''' still serves as a '''moderator''' with distinction. | ||
On March 2, the '''19SwagBalls84 Criminal Code''' was rewritten by '''Decoherence''' after a series of complaints from the '''chud underclass'''. The new rules, based on the original rules, rewritten in order to cut down on gray areas and to make the rules' enforcement both more transparent and easier, were subsequently unanimously voted in favor of by the '''moderators''' (8-0) with minor alterations. Made public on March 4, the '''New Criminal Code''' separates offenses into three categories of severity, ranging from offenses of the third-degree, the least severe and only lightly punished, to offenses of the first-degree, which lead to an immediate ban. | On March 2, the '''19SwagBalls84 Criminal Code''' was rewritten by '''Decoherence''' after a series of complaints from the '''chud underclass'''. The new rules, based on the original rules, rewritten in order to cut down on gray areas and to make the rules' enforcement both more transparent and easier, were subsequently unanimously voted in favor of by the '''moderators''' (8-0) with minor alterations. Made public on March 4, the '''New Criminal Code''' separates offenses into three categories of severity, ranging from offenses of the third-degree, the least severe and only lightly punished, to offenses of the first-degree, which lead to an immediate ban. | ||
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| '''Nominee''' | | '''Nominee''' | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Big Brother (Walter)''' | |style="text-align:center;"| '''Big Brother (Walter)''' | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| Shitmaster LarKcuavian OKctavio De Willis Gimblejrad Gungdimyr Flemtoto The 603st | |style="text-align:center;"| '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian OKctavio De Willis Gimblejrad Gungdimyr Flemtoto The 603st''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Party''' | |'''Party''' | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Moexist-Lesterist <br> Vanguard Party''' | |style="text-align:center;"| '''Moexist-Lesterist <br> Vanguard Party''' | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| The Best Party, <br> Which I | |style="text-align:center;"| '''The Best Party, <br> Which I Fully Support''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Ideology''' | |'''Ideology''' | ||
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|'''Votes''' | |'''Votes''' | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''7''' | |style="text-align:center;"| '''7''' | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| 5 | |style="text-align:center;"| '''5''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Percentage | |'''Percentage | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] '''29.2%''' | |style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] '''29.2%''' | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] 20.8% | |style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] '''20.8%''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| || [[File:KoknesePFPelections.png|150px|center]] || [[File:CharterPFPelections.png|150px|center]] | | || [[File:KoknesePFPelections.png|150px|center]] || [[File:CharterPFPelections.png|150px|center]] | ||
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| rowspan="2" style="background:#E7E6E6" | 1 | | rowspan="2" style="background:#E7E6E6" | 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" style="background:#FFC000" | '''9'''<ref group="note">Including '''Charter''', who ran as a non-partisan representative of the <b style="color:#FFC000">LSSU</b>.</ref> | | colspan="2" style="background:#FFC000" | '''9'''<ref group="note" name=":1">Including '''Charter''', who ran as a non-partisan representative of the <b style="color:#FFC000">LSSU</b>.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" | March 15 | | rowspan="3" | March 15 | ||
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| colspan="2" style="background:#FFC000" | '''9''' | | colspan="2" style="background:#FFC000" | '''9''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="11" |Final poll before the '''#🎫-voting-booth''' opens for the next 36 hours.<ref group="note">Due to a lack of voter activity, this has been shortened to 27 hours.</ref> The elections officially begin on '''March 16, 2024''' at '''16:04 GMT'''. | | colspan="11" |Final poll before the '''#🎫-voting-booth''' opens for the next 36 hours.<ref group="note" name=":2">Due to a lack of voter activity, this has been shortened to 27 hours.</ref> The elections officially begin on '''March 16, 2024''' at '''16:04 GMT'''. | ||
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=== The Walter-LarKcuavian Government === | === The Walter-LarKcuavian Government === | ||
[[File:SwagCordHolyTrinity.png|thumb| | [[File:LarKcSBservericon.png|thumb|The server icon painted in celebration of a '''LarKcuavian'''<nowiki/>'s '''Vice-Presidential''' victory.]] | ||
[[File:SwagCordHolyTrinity.png|thumb|256x256px|The '''Walter-LarKcuavian''' presidency marked the official recognition of the '''Holy Trinity''' - the Father ('''Meme Alt'''), the Son ('''Walter''') and the Holy Spirit ('''girard''') - as the official state religion.]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ Legislative Achievements | |+ Legislative Achievements | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| The removal of rules '''3.1'''<ref group="note"> DISRESPECT. Insulting or demeaning another user is a third degree offense. If you feel that you are being harrassed, consider DMing a moderator about it so that action may be taken. </ref> and '''2.5''',<ref group="note"> ENCOURAGING SUICIDE OR SELF-HARM. Encouraging suicide or self-harm, even telling people to "kys" as a joke, is a second degree offense. </ref> as any serious cases would already fall under rule '''2.3'''.<ref group="note" name=":0"> HARRASSMENT. Ongoing harassment of any user is a second degree offense and may be met with a ban after review by the mod team. </ref> | | The removal of rules '''3.1'''<ref group="note"> DISRESPECT. Insulting or demeaning another user is a third degree offense. If you feel that you are being harrassed, consider DMing a moderator about it so that action may be taken. </ref> and '''2.5''',<ref group="note"> ENCOURAGING SUICIDE OR SELF-HARM. Encouraging suicide or self-harm, even telling people to "kys" as a joke, is a second degree offense. </ref> as any serious cases would already fall under rule '''2.3'''.<ref group="note" name=":0"> HARRASSMENT. Ongoing harassment of any user is a second degree offense and may be met with a ban after review by the mod team. </ref> | ||
| | | style="text-align:center" | May 20th, 2024 | ||
| style="background:# | | style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | ||
|- | |- | ||
| The redefinition of rule '''2.3'''<ref name=":0" group="note" /> to clarify boundaries and avoid misuse. | | The redefinition of rule '''2.3'''<ref name=":0" group="note" /> to clarify boundaries and avoid misuse. | ||
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| The implementation of a new rule to treat seriousposting outside of serious channels as a 3rd-degree offense. | | The implementation of a new rule to treat seriousposting outside of serious channels as a 3rd-degree offense. | ||
| | | style="text-align:center" | July 2nd, 2024 | ||
| style="background:# | | style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Policy abandoned <br> <ref group="note"> According to the '''vice-swagsident''', with the leaving and recent inactivity of certain users, the issue has resolved itself by now. The mission has been deemed accomplished by the executive. </ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| The legal recognition of '''girard''''s '''Godhood''' status. | | The legal recognition of '''girard''''s '''Godhood''' status. | ||
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| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | | style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | ||
|- | |- | ||
| The banning of '''Homestuck''' in all contexts, excluding divine messages from '''girard''' alone. | | rowspan="2" | The banning of '''Homestuck''' in all contexts, excluding divine messages from '''girard''' alone. | ||
| style="text-align:center" | April 14th, 2024 | | style="text-align:center" | April 14th, 2024 | ||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | | style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | ||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center" | May 19th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Struck down by Congress <br> <ref group="note">By new law, '''Homestuck''' has been permitted in '''#🏠-mental-asylum''' only. </ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Giving each '''TBPWIFS''' voter 550 USD. <ref group="note">As votes were anonymous as part of the closed-ballot election, it is unlikely this promise will ever come to fruition. </ref> | |Giving each '''TBPWIFS''' voter 550 USD. <ref group="note">As votes were anonymous as part of the closed-ballot election, it is unlikely this promise will ever come to fruition. </ref> | ||
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| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Pending | | style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Pending | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Mod Votes | ||
! Latest Action | ! Latest Action | ||
! Current Status | ! Current Status | ||
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| style="text-align:center" | April 29th, 2024 | | style="text-align:center" | April 29th, 2024 | ||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 3–9 | | style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 3–9 | ||
|- | |||
| The stripping of '''Lin''''s '''admin''' perms after the '''rabbit incident'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center" | June 27th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 4–7 | |||
|- | |||
| Making '''Barley''' an '''admin'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center" | June 27th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 3–5 | |||
|- | |||
| Making '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''' a '''moderator'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center" | July 14th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 6–0 | |||
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In order to enable the enjoyment of the incredible nature of the conversation, '''The Pit''' was opened for the entire server to see. Upon personal request, a major debate sparked as '''Vice-Swagsident LarKcuavian''' decided to enter '''The Pit'''. As the conversation got more heated with his appearance, the ensuing conversation revealed major contrasts between public perception of the powers of the '''Vice-Swagsident''' and reality, with a prevalent belief amongst the rebels that the '''Vice-Swagsident''' had anything more than ceremonial powers, at one point hilariously calling for making '''LarKcuavian''' a figurehead leader in exchange for ending the rebellion, unknowingly simply upholding the status quo. 74 minutes after the users were thrown into '''The Pit''', they were released, with no major change affecting the server. | In order to enable the enjoyment of the incredible nature of the conversation, '''The Pit''' was opened for the entire server to see. Upon personal request, a major debate sparked as '''Vice-Swagsident LarKcuavian''' decided to enter '''The Pit'''. As the conversation got more heated with his appearance, the ensuing conversation revealed major contrasts between public perception of the powers of the '''Vice-Swagsident''' and reality, with a prevalent belief amongst the rebels that the '''Vice-Swagsident''' had anything more than ceremonial powers, at one point hilariously calling for making '''LarKcuavian''' a figurehead leader in exchange for ending the rebellion, unknowingly simply upholding the status quo. 74 minutes after the users were thrown into '''The Pit''', they were released, with no major change affecting the server. | ||
With the rebellion resulting in failure, '''Joff_e''' was executed for treason by the '''Ragecord''' mod team and banned from the server. He would later be brought back in exchange for several '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision%20Song%20Contest%202024 2024 Eurovision]''' | With the rebellion resulting in failure, '''Joff_e''' was executed for treason by the '''Ragecord''' mod team and banned from the server. He would later be brought back by koknese in exchange for several '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision%20Song%20Contest%202024 2024 Eurovision]''' votes for the latvian candidate Dons. | ||
==== The Midterm Elections ==== | |||
'''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''''s vice-presidency turned into a deeply polarizing subject in '''SwagBallian''' society in the weeks after the election. Although detractors were already present since the very beginning, the recently attempted coup, although deeply undemocratic and aimed at mostly imaginary threats <ref group="note"> Vice-president '''LarKcuavian''' was believed to possess more executive permissions than actually present. </ref>, it showed strong fervor against the current government. It is for this reason that the '''mod team''', in all their wisdom, decided to once again allow the people of '''SwagCord''' to exercise their democratic will - for the people can truly never be wrong. | |||
Two months into '''LarKcuavian''''s term, midterm elections were to be called, in order to elect the newly formed '''Senate''', in order to allow more server members to actively participate in the server's governance. The roles and the composition of the '''Senate''' at the time still undefined, a server-wide referendum was sent out, letting the people decide how they are to be governed - by choosing one of two hand-selected options from the always benevolent '''Party'''. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Constitutional Referendum | |||
! Date Held | |||
! Result | |||
|- | |||
| The definition of the composition of the newly-created '''Senate'''. <br> Choice between ''"3 elected representatives"'' and ''"4 elected representatives with the '''Vice-Swagsident''', appointed by the '''Swagsident''', serving as the tie-breaker."'' | |||
| style="text-align:center" | May 15th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | 3 senators <br> (93.75% in favor) | |||
|- | |||
| The defining of the powers of the '''Senate'''. <br> Choice between ''"advisory powers"'' and ''"binding legislative power, compensated by the expansion of the executive power of the '''Swagsident''' and '''Vice-Swagsident'''."'' | |||
| style="text-align:center" | May 15th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Advisory powers <br> (71.43% in favor) | |||
|- | |||
| Making the records of '''#🏛-senate''' viewable to the public. | |||
| style="text-align:center" | May 22th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Yes <br> (63.64% in favor) | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
The election was set for May 18, with a much shorter election cycle than the previous time, and more seats to compete for. | |||
===== NSP ===== | |||
[[File:NSP election poster.png|left|thumb|317x317px|An <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b> election poster showing off its three candidates for the '''midterm elections'''.]] | |||
In light of the rumors surrounding the midterm elections before their official announcement, on May 12, '''Dainis''' of the '''New SwagBalls Sharty Booru Party''' (<b style="color:#ff0000">NSSBP</b>) approached '''Chauka''', still the leader of the '''SwagBalls Democratic Party''' (<b style="color:#660080">SDP</b>), with the idea to merge the two parties into one, uniting them together to make the elections count. Together they would form the '''New SwagBalls Democratic Shartyist Party''' (<b style="color:#b20040">NSDSP</b>)! | |||
With a past history of radical '''anti-Homestuck''' comments, including calls for their lynching, parallels were immediately drawn with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party an unfortunate historical acronym] the party's name seemed to evoke. The party leadership was quick to shut down such comments, and immediately searched for a way to rebrand, finally settling on the '''New Sharty Party''' (<b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b>) - a party with a platform inspired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Juri%C4%8Dan the satirical 2019 presidential campaign of Croatian political activist Dario Juričan], and a simple motto - '''"Corruption for all!"''' | |||
A new channel was to be created, archiving the two of the previous parties, and as was custom, an emoji was to be used to represent the movement. '''Dainis''' considered a lightning bolt as a representation of corruption, but decided against it following past blunders. Instead, '''Chauka''' recommended ✴, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sun_(symbol) which was once again put into question by critics] <ref group="note"> '''Walter''' and '''LarKc'''. </ref>, before 😽👍 was finally settled on. | |||
Despite many unfortunate coincidences that came to be as the party was being set up, as '''Charter''' was brought onto the team, the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b> quickly became the election favorites, with all three of its candidates expected to take a seat in '''Senate''', allowing for complete control of the legislature. | |||
===== The Debate ===== | |||
The candidates were called for a debate on Saturday night of May 18, hours before the elections were called. Most of them seasoned politicians at this point in their careers, unlike the first time, the debate started without much issue, as candidates were called one by one to explain to the public their political motivations and why it should be them who should capture their vote that night. And it all went as expected until '''Xertun''' showed up. | |||
Hailing from the gambling-oriented catposting server '''Xertuncord''', its owner recently joined the server, along with many of its other prominent users, following a partnership with '''SwagCord''', which included the reopening of the '''#🤑-gambling''' channel and integration of the Discord stock-trading bot '''Purrtun'''. Although knowing certain people in the server, '''Xertun''' for the most part remained ignorant of what went on in the server. Allegedly, he was not even aware this was a '''Senate''' election, but a race for president. And so, when it came his turn to set an agenda, he replied with a simple "hallo" and waved goodbye. | |||
The audience was immediately swayed in his favor, a mostly unknown independent candidate suddenly stood front and center. As the questions kept piling on, as the other candidates gave paragraphs upon paragraphs of long answers, '''Xertun''' captured the hearts of the people with unseen honesty and earnestness. Not knowing what question he was even answering, he opened up '''Minecraft''' in the middle of the debate, never letting go of the absolutely clueless demeanor. In that moment, everyone in the audience saw themselves in '''Xertun'''. | |||
===== Results ===== | |||
{| class=" infobox" style="width:400px;" | |||
|+The May 2024 SwagBalls Midterm Election | |||
|colspan = 3 style="font-size:120%;text-align:center"| '''May 18-19, 2024''' | |||
|- | |||
|style="text-align:left;"| ←[[User:WalterWhiteOnWiki#The_March_Elections|March 2024]]<ref group="note"> Link should lead to the SwagBalls wiki, not '''Walter''''s user page </ref> | |||
| | |||
|style="text-align:right;"| November 2024→ | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| 3 votes allowed per voter <br> 3 candidates with the most votes win | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
|'''Turnout''' | |||
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]]125% of registered voters <ref group="editor's note"> Representing approximately 1.3% of the total population. Due to an error in creating the election poll, non-registered voters were allowed to vote. It is unlikely that the results were majorly affected. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| || [[File:Chaukaelectionspfp.png|center|150x150px]] ||[[File:XertunposterPFPelections.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Chauka''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Xertunposter''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''New Shartyist Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Independent''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''12''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''11''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''60%''' [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''55%''' [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|[[File:CharterMidtermElections.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|[[File:KokneseMidtermElection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Charter''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|Dainis Koknese | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|'''New Shartyist Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|New Shartyist Party | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''8''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 7 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''40%''' [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 35% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|[[File:FlamingTesticleElection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|[[File:BallistyxPFPelections.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Flaming Testicle (left) | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Ballistyx | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Swagstuck Funny Peter Party | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| The Communist Party <br> of Swagcord <br> (Party-endorsed) | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 5 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 3 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 25% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 15% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|[[File:SwaggerPFPelections.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|[[File:Anonymous emblem.svg|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Swagger Sr. | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Empty Ballot | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Independent | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Anarchist Party | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 5 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 5% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 25% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
|colspan = 3 style="font-size:120%;text-align:center"| <br> '''Composition of the 1st SwagBallian Congress''' | |||
|- | |||
|colspan = 3 style="font-size:120%;text-align:center"| [[File:SwagBalls1stCongress.png|400x254px]] | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 3 |'''Political groups:''' <br> | |||
* <b style="color:#b20040">New Shartyist Party</b> (2) <br> | |||
* '''Independent''' (1) | |||
|} | |||
The greatest kind of leader is one who does not wish to even be one. '''Xertun''''s performance during the debate has been credited by many to have been the sole reason for such a strong showing during voting night. Had he not been in the race, it is expected that his seat would have gone to '''Dainis''', allowing for total <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b> control of the '''Senate'''. Instead, an air of incompetent cluelessness runs through the '''Senate''' halls, and '''Xertun''''s approval ratings could not be higher. | |||
'''Chauka''' and '''Charter''', the remaining top figureheads of the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b>, took the remaining two seats. Although belonging to the same political party, it is important to note that they did not vote uniformly in favor of all of proposed bills. Each '''senator''' reserves the right to vote independently on each proposal, no matter their political affiliation. | |||
Below sits a record of all legislative actions taken by the '''1st Congress''' during their two month term, as well as the fate of each bill. Following a server-wide referendum, any words spoken in the chambers of the '''Senate''' are a matter of public record, viewable in '''#🏛-the-senate''', and condensed in this article for convenient viewing. The '''mod team''' reserved the exclusive right to veto any legislation it deemed a threat to the current democratic order of the server. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Votes of the 1st Congress | |||
! Legislative proposal | |||
! Latest Action | |||
! Current Status | |||
|- | |||
| The striking down of the total ban on '''Homestuck''' imposed by the '''Walter-LarKcuavian''' administration. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 19th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 3-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| The imposing of a total ban on [https://ishowspeed.fandom.com/wiki/Darren%20Watkins%20Jr.'''speedposting''']. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 19th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 3-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| The extension of '''girard Weekends''' to three days, covering Mondays. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 20th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-1 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| The cutting of '''greenie welfare''' in order to pay for '''Congress''' salaries. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 20th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| The unbanning of the word '''Ragecord''' and all of its variants. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 22th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-1 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| The creation of the '''#🕳-people-of-the-pit''' channel to publicly announce bans and pits in an organized fashion. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 23th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 3-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| Telling '''Walter''' to go fuck himself. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 23th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-2 | |||
|- | |||
| The taking of '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''''s '''Senate''' perms away. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 25th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Vetoed | |||
|- | |||
| Telling '''Decoherence''' to go fuck himself. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 28th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Vetoed | |||
|- | |||
| The opening of a channel every user but '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''' has access to. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 28th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Vetoed | |||
|- | |||
| The unbanning of the word "retarded". | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | May 31st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-2 | |||
|- | |||
| Bringing back '''#⚽-sportsball''' for 24 hours, allowing each member to post a single message. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | June 2nd, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 3-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| The holding of a birthday party for '''Xertun''' (I). | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | June 7th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 3-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| Making '''The Senate''' floor the '''senators'''' to use as they please. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | June 10th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-0 <br> <ref group="note">Chauka (NSP) and Xertun (I) abstained.</ref> <ref group="note"> '''The Senate''' has ''de facto'' been used for any purpose the '''senators''' wished since inception regardless. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| The commending of '''the Senate''' for their amazing work and immense contribution to the server. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | June 17th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Vetoed | |||
|- | |||
| The legalization of bullying users with '''Picrew avatars'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | June 25th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-2 | |||
|- | |||
| Making '''Charter''''s kittens the mascots of the server. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 5th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| Allowing '''Dainis''' to run in the elections again after being disqualified for voter fraud. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 15th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Vetoed | |||
|} | |||
==== Mod Purge ==== | |||
==== Polling ==== | |||
Since the '''March elections''', a number of polls have been done gauging the server's opinion on the actions of the '''vice-president''' and the '''mod team'''. Information about their results, sample sizes and dates of publishing is shown in the table below. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ The Polling of the Walter-LarKcuavian Government | |||
! Publication date | |||
! Polling firm | |||
! Question | |||
! colspan=10 | Results | |||
! Participants | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| March 17 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="13"| President '''Walter''' and vice-president '''LarKcuavian''' are sworn into office. | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| May 8 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="13"| A failed coup is performed on the government. | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| May 19 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="13"| The elected '''senators''' take their seats for the first time. | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''Dainis Koknese <br> & Associates <br> Conglomerate Ltd.''' | |||
| rowspan="2" | "Do you oppose [the striking down of the '''Homestuck''' ban in '''#🏠-mental-asylum''']?" | |||
| colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;"| Yes | |||
| colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;"| '''No''' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 8 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;"| 33% | |||
| colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;"| '''66%''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| May 21 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''Dainis Koknese <br> & Associates <br> Conglomerate Ltd.''' | |||
| rowspan="2" | "...how do you view ['''the Vice-Swagsident's'''] tenure?" | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Very Positive | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Somewhat Positive | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Neutral | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Somewhat Negative | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| '''Very Negative''' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 16 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| 6% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| 19% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| 25% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| 6% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| '''44%''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| May 29 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''Dainis Koknese <br> & Associates <br> Conglomerate Ltd.''' | |||
| rowspan="2" | "Will you vote in this summer's presidential election?" | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;"| '''Yes''' | |||
| colspan = "4" style="text-align:center;"| No | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;"| Unsure | |||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 15 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;" | '''67%''' | |||
| colspan = "4" style="text-align:center;" | 27% | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;"| 7% | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| June 11 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''Dainis Koknese <br> & Associates <br> Conglomerate Ltd.''' | |||
| rowspan="2" | "If elections would happen tommorow, who would you vote for?" | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | NSP | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | The Party/Glowie Parties <br> <ref group = "note"> The unbiased nature of this poll has been disputed by independent critics. </ref> | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | '''Xertun''' | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | Other | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | Will not vote | |||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 17 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | 18% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| 6% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | '''59%''' | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | 6% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | 12% | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| June 28 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="13"| Five inactive '''moderators''' are removed from the '''mod team'''. | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''Dainis Koknese <br> & Associates <br> Conglomerate Ltd.''' | |||
| rowspan="2" | "Do you support [the demodding of inactive '''moderators''' done] by the '''mod team'''?" | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;" | '''Yes''' | |||
| colspan = "4" style="text-align:center;" | Neutral | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;" | No | |||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 10 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;" | '''80%''' | |||
| colspan = "4" style="text-align:center;"| 20% | |||
| colspan = "3" style="text-align:center;" | 0% | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| July 14 | |||
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="13"| The July elections are held. Minutes before the results are announced, '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''' is made moderator. | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''Dainis Koknese <br> & Associates <br> Conglomerate Ltd.''' | |||
| rowspan="2" | "[How do you feel about] the addition of moderational powers to '''LarKc'''?" | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Very Positive | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Somewhat Positive | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Neutral | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| Somewhat Negative | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| '''Very Negative''' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 9 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | 22% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;"| 33% | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | 0 | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | 0 | |||
| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center;" | '''44%''' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=== The July Elections === | |||
{| class="infobox" style="width:400px;" | |||
|+The July 2024 SwagBalls Election | |||
|colspan = 3 style="font-size:120%;text-align:center"| '''July 14, 2024''' | |||
|- | |||
|style="text-align:left"| ←[[User:WalterWhiteOnWiki#The_March_Elections|March 2024]]<ref group="editor's note"> Link should lead to the SwagBalls wiki, not '''Walter''''s user page </ref> | |||
| | |||
|style="text-align:right"| | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| Plurality of votes needed to win | |||
|- | |||
|'''Turnout''' | |||
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] 81.8% of registered voters <ref group=note> Representing 1.65% of the total population. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| || [[File:FlamingTesticleElection.png|150px|center]] ||[[File:BarleyPFPelection2.png|150px|center]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Flaming Testicle (Left)''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Barley''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Swagstuck Funny'''<br>'''Peter Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Holy Wizard Council''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Ideology''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;"| Drawing His Peters <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolatry girardism] | |||
| style="text-align:center;"| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community Greater Community Involvement] <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20government Government Transparency (Moderate)] <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolatry girardism] <br> [https://irony.wiki/wiki/File:69SwagBalls420.png Not Giving a Swag] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''8''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''5''' <br> <ref group="note"> With support for vice-presidency from '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian'''. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] '''29.6%''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] '''18.5%''' | |||
|- | |||
| || [[File:XertunposterPFPelections.png|150px|center]] || [[File:LarKcPFPelection2.png|150px|center]] || | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Xertun | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Shitmaster LarKcuavian | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Independent | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Moexist-Lesterist <br> Vanguard Party <br> Holy Wizard Council | |||
|- | |||
|'''Ideology''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;"| idk <br> placeholder <br> placeholder | |||
| style="text-align:center;"| [[69MoeLester420|Moexism-Lesterism]] <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolatry girardism] <br> [https://irony.wiki/wiki/File:69SwagBalls420.png Not Giving a Swag] <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_quo Status Quo] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 6 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 4 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] 22.2% | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] 14.8% | |||
|- | |||
| || [[File:BallistyxPFPelection2.png|150px|center]] ||[[File:BorisChicoPFPelections.png|150px|center]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Ballistyx | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Boris Chico | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Communist Party of Swagcord | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Communist Party of Swagcord <br> Sudacan Liberal Campaign | |||
|- | |||
|'''Ideology''' | |||
| style="text-align:center;"| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purge Coal Purge] <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community Greater Community Involvement] | |||
| style="text-align:center;"| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_and_order_(politics) Law and Order] <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disfranchisement Barring Inactive Users from Voting] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 2 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 2 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] 7.4% | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] 7.4% | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|colspan = 2 | [[File:KoknesePFPelection2.png|150px|center]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;"| Dainis Koknese | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;"| New Sharty Party | |||
|- | |||
|'''Ideology''' | |||
| colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;"| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_politics Right-Wing] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics Far-Right] <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption Pro-corruption] <br> Anti-Moderation Team <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20government Government Transparency (Radical)] <br> Increasing the Size of '''#🏛the-senate''' <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_immigration Anti-Immigration] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;"| Disqualified | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage | |||
|colspan = 2 style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] 0% | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==== Background ==== | |||
==== Debate ==== | |||
The '''Presidential Debate''' was organized and moderated by '''Decoherence''' in the '''#🤓-debate-channel''' on Saturday night, a few hours before voting was set to start. Although only candidates that received the support of at least two users were invited to the debate, possibly eliminating up to four candidates at the time, '''Lin''' giving support to all minor candidates and dropping out of the race herself enabled everyone to attend. '''Boris Chico''' and '''Ballistyx''', of the <b style="color:#00CC99">SDC</b> and the <b style="color:#0f9ed5">CPoS</b> respectively, had also chosen to support each others campaign in order to help each other get into the debate, with both eventually coalescing together under the <b style="color:#0f9ed5">CPoS</b>. | |||
[[File:XertunCat.jpg|left|thumb|224x224px|'''Xertun'''<nowiki/>'s cat, posted in the middle of the debate. The cat is walking behind a couch.]] | |||
In classic debate night fashion, hi-jinks soon ensued. Although supposed to go first, '''Meme_Alt_Account''' was allegedly drunk at the time and forgot to attend the debate, leading to '''Lin''' stepping in their place and giving answers on behalf of <b style="color:#009999">DG</b>. '''Xertun''', on the other hand, not only thought the debate was an entire day later, but was also convinced it was a '''Senatorial''' debate, not a '''Presidential''' one, a story made even more tragic by the fact that he had plans to prepare for this one in advance. '''Flaming Testicle (left)''' was late, however, '''Walter''' covered for him in his absence, and it is believed not a single person noticed. During all of this, '''Decoherence''' forgot to give out the talking pillow several times, leading to minutes of silence on air. All in all, the start of the debate was deemed a major success. | |||
[[File:XertunCat3.jpg|left|thumb|272x272px|'''Xertun'''<nowiki/>'s cat stretching out. A fierce hunter ready to pounce.]] | |||
Electoral questions rolled as candidates, when they were present, answered them with their plans on how to make the server a better place for all through achieving their vision for the server. How will community volunteer work be encouraged, '''Barley''' was inquired; how will Peters be drawn, '''Testicle''' was asked; why did several suspected alt accounts join to vote for you in the election, '''Dainis''' was questioned. | |||
The jig was up. The conversation shifted from a sloppy electoral debate to a televised trial, live on air. Providing a list of several accounts that have sprung up from inactivity to suddenly proclaim their loyalty to the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b>, a scheme of electoral meddling was suddenly revealed for the world to see. Six accounts, registered to vote, with credible ties to '''Ragecord''' and the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b> campaign were unveiled. A string of accounts, joining the voter registry in quick succession. '''Dainis''' would state that he only recognized a single one. | |||
[[File:XertunCat2.jpg|left|thumb|158x158px|'''Xertun'''<nowiki/>'s cat, holding an apple. A dragon guarding its treasure.]] | |||
Claiming a psy-op was at work, a set-up to have him framed and disqualified, '''Dainis''' continued to deny these accusations to the bitter end. It was to no use. The '''mods''' possessed a mountain of compounding evidence. For the high crime of attempted electoral fraud and perjury, '''Walter''' disqualified '''Dainis''' from the presidential race live on stage. <ref> '''Walter''' (July 13, 2024) [https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1217576340748767363/1261763893752234035 For the high crime of attempted election fraud and subsequent perjury, Dainis of the NSP has been disqualified from the race.] ''69SwagBalls420 Cord'' '''#🤓-debate-channel''' </ref> | |||
The debate soon ended, and the polls were opened. '''The Senate''' tried to overturn '''Dainis''''s disqualification, repeating '''Dainis''''s claims of a criminal framing to be at work, to no use. Their motion was struck down and vetoed. Although '''Senator Charter''' (<b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b>) claimed that the veto was an undemocratic use of power by the mod team, an attempted attack on the very essence of the server's democracy was just foiled, an act that was attempted to be overturned. The presidential ballot, with its first disqualification in '''SwagBalls''' history, remained without '''Dainis'''. | |||
==== Election Fraud ==== | |||
*record scratch* | |||
You are probably wondering how the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b> got itself into this situation. To find out that, we have to go back. Way back. | |||
On July 6, at the very start of the election campaign period, '''Walter''' received a private message. It was from '''Chauka''', and carried troubling news. The citizens of '''Ragecord''', responsible for the failed coup in May, were at it again, once more trying to subvert '''SwagBallian''' democracy. Realizing that a loud and bombastic route was no way to go, a more sinister scheme was being plotted - election fraud. In an election as small as this one, even a few votes are enough to sway the results, and according to the intelligence received, several alt accounts were to be used in order to manipulate the results in the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b>'s favor. The login information of one of the accounts was provided, through which it was verified the threat was to be considered legitimate. | |||
Several days pass. '''Dainis''' joins '''Ragecord''', only to disappear in seconds. Moments later, '''georgebushsextape''', an account that is rarely ever active in '''SwagCord''', opens '''Ragecord''' to tell people to vote for the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b>. The plot is slowly starting to take shape. '''Walter''' shares the information that he got from '''Chauka''', stating that a non-insignificant amount of fraud is likely to take place. He shares two accounts, one '''Chauka''''s, the other one, '''georgebushsextape''', belonging to '''Dainis'''. | |||
On July 12, an announcement is made. It clarifies that one will be unable to vote without being registered. A role is assigned to each and every voter who registers, allowing them to vote on the ballot. More interestingly, however, it gives the '''moderators''' a full list of who is allowed to vote. In the hours following the announcement, several new accounts register. Although some of them are '''SwagCord''' regulars, a majority of them are noticed to be inactive accounts with only a few messages on the server. None of them have any roles that could have been pinged, and would have no reason to check the server at this moment, however, they line up together like clockwork to register within hours of each other. | |||
Among those suspicious accounts, another interesting one appears - and is immediately pitted. A confirmed '''Dainis''' alt, which left the server while it was in '''the Pit''', appears in formation with the other ones, however, due to instantly being pitted, it is unable to register to vote. Regardless, it serves as further confirmation that '''Dainis''' was the one behind the previous accounts joining the server. A list is formed. Profiles are collected. Accounts are verified, as far as that is possible. Eight names are written down. The rest are thrown out. All that remains is to wait for the perfect moment to put it all on the table. | |||
* '''Leonid Ilyich Brezhnyev''' <ref group="note"> '''Chauka''''s account, which was shared with '''Walter'''. It was never registered to vote. </ref> | |||
* '''georgebushsextape''' <ref group ="note"> '''Dainis''''s account, which he admitted owning. '''It was registered to vote.''' </ref> | |||
* '''xXxPronounGaming_YTxXx''' <ref group ="note"> A suspicious account that returned after weeks of inactivity. The profile picture showed '''Tony Zaret''', whom '''Dainis''' is a fan of. '''It was registered to vote.'''</ref> | |||
* '''Woke Abraham Lincoln''' <ref group ="note"> A suspicious account that returned after weeks of inactivity. Its username is similar in humor to the previous account. '''It was registered to vote.''' </ref> | |||
* '''Elon Mosque''' <ref group ="note"> A suspicious account that returned after months of inactivity. While active, it spent its time giving money to '''Dainis''' in the '''#🤑-gambling''' channel. '''It was registered to vote.'''</ref> | |||
* '''VAGINAL RAPER''' <ref group ="note"> An account created in reference to the user '''ANAL RAPER''', who has become a '''SwagCord''' urban legend due to his unconventional name. The account's knowledge of the server's inside jokes served as proof of it belonging to a server member. The account having '''Puffy''', the mascot of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD OpenBSD] operating system, served as proof of it (plausibly) belonging to '''Dainis'''. '''It was registered to vote.''' </ref> | |||
* '''Fred Durst''' <ref group ="note"> An account that cropped up in the server during '''The War...''' A reference to the '''Boom Pregnant''' meme, the account's knowledge of the server's inside jokes served as proof of it belonging to a server member. '''It was registered to vote.''' </ref> | |||
* '''jaunavienotiba''' <ref group ="note"> An account confirmed to belong to '''Dainis''', referencing the centre-right latvian party [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Unity New Unity (Jaunā Vienotība)]. Although pitted immediately, it rejoined the server in the same time frame as the previous accounts. It was never registered to vote.</ref> | |||
==== The Modding of LarKc ==== | |||
With results already looking uncertain hours before the polls closed, it was becoming increasingly clear the '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''' would be leaving office after the night was over. His place in the '''mod chat''' would be replaced by someone else. However, with four months already spent in '''#admin-family-guy-roleplay''', his presence had grown on some members of the '''mod team''', and the wish to keep him was especially felt at the top. As his final act as '''President''', '''Walter''' opened a vote to allow for the permanent addition of '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''' to the server's '''mod team'''. Minutes before the presidential vote ended, '''LarKc''' was given moderating perms after a 6-0 vote, indicating support from a majority of the other '''moderators'''. The results were about to be opened to the public. | |||
==== Results ==== | |||
The '''#🎫-voting-booth''' closes. The results are revealed. '''Flaming Testicle (left)''' wins the race, with a staggering 30% of the vote. A surprising and stunning victory, the joke candidate is widely believed to have won because of the <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b> vote transferring to the <b style="color:#3cf23e">SFPP</b> camp after '''Dainis''''s disqualification. The <b style="color:#CC66FF">HWC</b> achieved a total of 9 votes between '''Barley''' and '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''', although a combined total that is slightly more than that of '''Testicle''', unable to form a majority on their own. '''Xertun''''s strong debate performance once again translated into a strong showing, achieving 6 votes. Coalition building was soon to ensue. | |||
=== The Testicle-Barley Government === | |||
[[File:TesticleSBservericon.png|thumb|174x174px|The server icon painted in celebration of '''Testicle'''<nowiki/>'s and '''Barley'''<nowiki/>'s presidential victory.]] | |||
Sworn in on the night of July 14, 2024, after a long and confusing debate over who would be Vice-President, where absolutely no one knew what was going on, it was decided that '''Barley''' would serve alongside '''Flaming Testicle (left)''', proclaimed the second SwagBallian president. Although the pair possessed slightly less than 50% of the server's support, as necessitated by '''the Constitution''',<ref group="note"> '''2.3. THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:''' The office of the president is composed of two democratically elected members; the president and the vice president. '''The user with the highest percentage of the vote is president. The president and the vice president must represent a combined total of at least 50% of the vote.'''</ref> '''Shitmaster LarKcuavian''', recently modded, ceded his support to '''Barley''', allowing for power to be transferred to the pair. | |||
[[File:SFPPmanifesto.jpg|left|thumb|213x213px|The recovered manifesto of the <b style="color:#3cf23e">SFPP</b>.]] | |||
Trouble immediately arose as it was soon realized that '''Flaming Testicle (left)''', although having won the election by huge margins, did not actually possess any political platform to speak of. The <b style="color:#3cf23e">SFPP</b> manifesto was seemingly non-existent, having vanished into thin air. Thrown into office by a faction of disaffected <b style="color:#b20040">NSP</b> voters after '''Dainis''''s disqualification, the people demanded change. But how could any proposal be implemented if no proposal was to be found? | |||
Thankfully, the <b style="color:#3cf23e">SFPP</b> manifesto was soon recovered by '''Banarnar''', a crumpled up, crudely written-on piece of paper lying in the trash can, outlining all of the president's proposals in detail. The proposals of the '''President''' and '''Vice-President''', and their current status, have been outlined below. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Legislative Achievements | |||
! style=width:50em | Campaign Promises | |||
! Latest Action | |||
! Current Status | |||
|- | |||
| '''girard''' but everywhere | |||
| style="text-align:center" | July 15th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | |||
|- | |||
| Total <s>stuckie</s> '''Chauka''' death | |||
| style="text-align:center" | - | |||
| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Pending | |||
|- | |||
| Draw my peters | |||
| style="text-align:center" | July 15th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Peter Drawn | |||
|- | |||
| bring back tourist trips to '''the pit''' for like <s>500k</s> <s>1 gazillion</s> 15 million | |||
| style="text-align:center" | July 24th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | |||
|- | |||
| Encouraging community involvement in organizing the '''Album Exchange'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center" | - | |||
| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Pending | |||
|- | |||
| Opening of the '''#❗❗-actual-announcements''' channel that only '''mods''' have access to, in order to avoid clutter. | |||
| style="text-align:center" | July 17th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed by executive order | |||
|- | |||
| The opening of a '''#girardian-order''' channel to standardize '''girardian''' religion. | |||
| style="text-align:center" | - | |||
| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Pending | |||
|- | |||
! Mod Votes | |||
! Latest Action | |||
! Current Status | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==== Senate Election ==== | |||
{| class=" infobox" style="width:400px;" | |||
|+The July 2024 SwagBalls Senate Election | |||
|colspan = 3 style="font-size:120%;text-align:center"| '''July 20-21, 2024''' | |||
|- | |||
|style="text-align:left;"| ←[[User:WalterWhiteOnWiki#The_March_Elections|May 2024]]<ref group="note"> Link should lead to the SwagBalls wiki, not '''Walter''''s user page </ref> | |||
| | |||
|style="text-align:right;"| September 2024→ | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| 3 votes allowed per voter <br> 3 candidates with the most votes win | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
|'''Turnout''' | |||
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]]77.8% of registered voters <ref group="note"> Representing 1.71% of the total population. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| || [[File:XertunposterPFPelections.png|center|150x150px]] ||[[File:CharterMidtermElections.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Xertunposter''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Charter''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Independent''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''New Shartyist Party''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''12''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''11''' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''42.8%''' [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''39.2%''' [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|[[File:KoknesePFPelection2.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|[[File:ChaukaPFPelection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|'''Dainis''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Chauka | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''None of the Above'''<br>'''New Shartyist Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Nova SP | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''11''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 10 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''39.2%''' [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 35.7% [[File:ElectionArrowDown.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|[[File:BorisChicoPFPelections.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|[[File:MrAsexPFPelection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Boris Chico | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Mr. Asex | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| The Communist Party <br> of Swagcord | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Independent | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 10 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 8 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 35.7% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 28.6% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|[[File:SovietOnionPFPelection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|[[File:ScootPFPelection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| The Soviet Onion | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Scoot | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Independent | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| New Sharty Party | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 4 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 3 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 14.3% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 10.7% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|[[File:SwagMessiah3PFPelection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|[[File:empressofmadnessPFPelection.png|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| SwagMessiah3 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| empressofmadness | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Independent | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| Independent | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 1 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 3.5% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;"| 3.5% [[File:ElectionLine.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| colspan = 2 | [[File:Anonymous emblem.svg|center|150x150px]] | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominee''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan = 2 | @no-one | |||
|- | |||
|'''Party''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan = 2 | Anarchist Party | |||
|- | |||
|'''Votes''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan = 2 | 10 | |||
|- | |||
|'''Percentage ''' | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan = 2 | 35.7% [[File:ElectionArrowUp.png|12px]] | |||
|- | |||
|colspan = 3 style="font-size:120%;text-align:center"| <br> '''Composition of the 2nd SwagBallian Congress''' | |||
|- | |||
|colspan = 3 style="font-size:120%;text-align:center"| [[File:SwagBalls2ndCongress.png|400x254px]] | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 3 |'''Political groups:''' <br> | |||
* <b style="color:#b20040">New Sharty Coalition</b> (2) <br> | |||
** <b style="color:#b20040">New Sharty Party</b> (1) | |||
** <b style="color:#d22070">None of the Above</b> (1) | |||
* '''Independent''' (1) | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Votes of the 2nd Congress | |||
! Legislative proposal | |||
! Latest Action | |||
! Current Status | |||
|- | |||
| Making a server theme centered around the '''Singing Roblox Chicken Nugget''' meme. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-1 | |||
|- | |||
| Making '''Barley''' a server admin. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Pending | |||
|- | |||
| A motion formally distrusting former '''Vice-President LarKcuavian'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 | |||
|- | |||
| A motion in favor of '''Xertun''''s immediate and permanent execution. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Vetoed <br> <ref group="note"> '''Xertun''' was the one who brought the bill forward. Almost immediately after it, he took out a revolver and chambered a single bullet in it, proceeding to play a game of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%20roulette Russian roulette] on '''#🏛-the-senate''' floor. He died on the fifth trigger pull. He rejoined the server immediately after. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| A motion formally distrusting '''Xertun'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 3-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| Saying hi to '''Xertun'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| The addition of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%20roulette Russian roulette] game to the '''SwagBalls''' bot that bans you instead of kicking you. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Vetoed | |||
|- | |||
| The full legalization of corruption. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 21st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Pending <br> <ref group = "note">The mod team states this to be a vague and unclear law the only purpose of which seemingly is to allow buying votes in democratic elections.</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| Establishing the '''Revolutionary Heaven Mandate''' award, to be given out to server users in three tiers. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 22nd, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Amended <br> Signed into Law <ref group="note"> Renamed to '''Durst Medal of Honor'''. Designs changed from pro-'''Revolutionary''' symbolism into trollgoldens. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| Making any invited Latvian politician the temporary acting president in the event of them joining the server. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 22nd, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Pending <br> <ref group="note"> Although e-mails were sent, it is unlikely that elected government politicians will respond to calls to join a shitposting discord server. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| hallo | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 24th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-1 | |||
|- | |||
| Having a '''Klaus Schwab''' server theme in August. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 24th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Vetoed <ref group="note"> In order to avoid a negative outside perception of the server, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20(TV%20series) House M.D.] theme was chosen instead. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| Preventing former '''Senators''' from typing in '''#🏛-the-senate'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 24th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-2 | |||
|- | |||
| Allowing former '''Senators''' to send messages in '''#❗-announcements'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 24th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-1 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| Creating a new '''ping role''' for '''#-❓-question-of-the-day''' to reduce unnecessary pings. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 1st, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 3 style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center" | On August 3, Senator '''Dainis''' shoots himself with a revolver on '''#🏛-the-senate''' floor. <br> '''@no-one''' is appointed to replace him. | |||
|- | |||
| Introducing a temporary, one-week ban from the '''meme channel''' for those who receive 20 '''coals''' or more on a single post. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 5th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-0 | |||
|- | |||
| Creating a dedicated '''Connect 4''' channel above '''#🚜-main-chat'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 8th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-0 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan = 3 style="background:#eeeeee; text-align:center" | Senator '''Dainis''' returns from the dead, and resumes duty. | |||
|- | |||
| Hanging all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20people crackers]. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 9th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-1 | |||
|- | |||
| Giving former Vice-President '''LarKcuavian''' a poop-colored <ref group="note">The '''SwagBallian''' population remained evenly split over the definition of the color, with equal portions of the populations claiming both "poo brown" and "royal purple".</ref> role, overriding the color of his former Vice-Presidential one. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 9th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-1 <ref group ="note"> Though for a brief moment it was believed that the bill had passed 2-1, it was later discovered that '''Dainis''' didn't vote, making the law null and void. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| Building an electrified railway from '''#🚜-main-chat''' to '''#😲-soyjaks-anonymous'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 9th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-1 <br> Construction Underway <br> <b style="color:#cc0000;> $113M Over Budget </b> | |||
|- | |||
| Creating a formal court system, with trials held in [https://objection.lol/ objection.lol]. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 9th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffff88; text-align:center" | Passed 3-0 <br> Pending | |||
|- | |||
| Giving former Vice-President '''LarKcuavian''' a poop-colored role, overriding the color of his former Vice-Presidential one. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 10th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Failed 1-0 <ref group ="note"> In an incredible twist, it was '''Charter''' who didn't vote this time, once again making the bill fail to pass. </ref> | |||
|- | |||
| Killing 7 billion people. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 11th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Project Underway | |||
|- | |||
| The creation of a '''#coal-mine''' channel. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | August 11th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed 2-0 <br> Signed into Law | |||
|- | |||
! Proposed Constitutional Amendments | |||
! Actions | |||
! Current Status | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3 | Amending the Constitution to allow for '''#🏛-the-senate''' to classify server members as foreign agents. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 22nd, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed the Senate <br> 2-0 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 29th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | 22.2% in favor <br> Failed | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=2 style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Amendment Failed | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3 | Amending the Constitution to make '''Senators''' immune from being thrown into '''the Pit''' for second- and third-degree offenses without the approval of '''#🏛-the-senate'''. | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 24th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#9eff9e; text-align:center" | Passed the Senate <br> 2-1 | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | July 29th, 2024 | |||
| style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | 16.7% in favor <br> Failed | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=2 style="background:#ffc7c7; text-align:center" | Amendment Failed | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
=== | === Old Rules === | ||
The rules of '''SwagBalls''' were originally posted by '''Meme Alt''' on February 22nd, 2022, with additional rules being added at later dates. The no bigotry rules were strengthened as a variety of slurs were banned in all contexts, removed automatically by the '''AutoModerator'''. On May 15th, 2023, '''Walter''' clarified the list of words banned under the rules, as well as their respective punishments. | The rules of '''SwagBalls''' were originally posted by '''Meme Alt''' on February 22nd, 2022, with additional rules being added at later dates. The no bigotry rules were strengthened as a variety of slurs were banned in all contexts, removed automatically by the '''AutoModerator'''. On May 15th, 2023, '''Walter''' clarified the list of words banned under the rules, as well as their respective punishments. | ||
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'''2.3. HARRASSMENT.''' Ongoing harassment of any user is a second degree offense and may be met with a ban after review by the mod team. | '''2.3. HARRASSMENT.''' Ongoing harassment of any user is a second degree offense and may be met with a ban after review by the mod team. | ||
'''2.4. HORNY CONVERSATIONS.''' Thirstposting, thirst comments, or any sexually charged conversation is a second degree offense. This includes posting shock content/porn memes like incredible gassy or gooning. A sexually charged conversation with a minor is a first | '''2.4. HORNY CONVERSATIONS.''' Thirstposting, thirst comments, or any sexually charged conversation is a second degree offense. This includes posting shock content/porn memes like incredible gassy or gooning. A sexually charged conversation with a minor is a first degree offense. | ||
==== - THIRD DEGREE OFFENSES - ==== | ==== - THIRD DEGREE OFFENSES - ==== | ||
A third degree offense will be met with a /warn. A user who accumulates three warnings will be sent to '''the pit''' and the mod team may discuss banning such a user. | A third degree offense will be met with a /warn. A user who accumulates three warnings will be sent to '''the pit''' and the mod team may discuss banning such a user. | ||
'''3.1. | '''3.1. NON-ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS.''' Speaking in a language other than English is difficult for the mod team to moderate, and may be met with a mute if kept up for more than a few messages. Talking about other languages is fine. The issue is if you have conversations that other people can't understand. | ||
'''3.2. PIRACY.''' Sharing pirated material is a third degree offense, and the material in question will be deleted. | |||
'''3.3. POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS.''' Discussing politics is a third degree offense. For the purposes of this rule, "political" discussions are those in which participants voice opinions about how society ought to progress, or what ought to be done about a socio-economic issue. | |||
'''3. | '''3.4. ADVERTISING.''' Advertising discord servers or commercial products is a third degree offense. Advertising scams/NFTs/cryptocurrency is a first degree offense. | ||
'''3. | '''3.5. FEMBOYS.''' Discussion of femboys is a third degree offense. This includes posting boykisser. | ||
'''3. | '''3.6. BE SERIOUS.''' Shitposting oe otherwise joking in serious-discussions-1 is a third degree offense. Repeat offenders will be thrown into the pit. | ||
'''3. | '''3.7. NO HOMESTUCK.''' The original sin will not be mentioned by name. Any offending post will be deleted off the face of the earth. This does not apply only in the '''#🏠-mental-asylum.''' | ||
===== Former Rules ===== | |||
The following rules have been completely removed since being first instituted: | |||
'''3. | *'''2.5. ENCOURAGING SUICIDE OR SELF-HARM.''' Encouraging suicide or self-harm, even telling people to "kys" as a joke, is a second degree offense. | ||
**Removed for being overbroad, in theory limiting jokes as much as unironic statements, in practice being rarely enforced, while any serious cases would have already fallen under '''Rule 2.3'''. | |||
*'''3.1. DISRESPECT.''' Insulting or demeaning another user is a third degree offense. If you feel that you are being harrassed, consider DMing a moderator about it so that action may be taken. | |||
**Removed for being overbroad, in theory limiting jokes as much as unironic statements, in practice being rarely enforced, while any serious cases would have already fallen under '''Rule 2.3'''. | |||
== The Constitution == | |||
In effect since July 4, 2024, the '''Constitution of 69SwagBalls420 Cord''' serves to define the roles of server government and to allow for the orderly and peaceful transfer of democratic power from one member to another under the benevolent guidance of the '''mod team'''. The text, drafted and written by '''Decoherence''', can be viewed here. | |||
=== Definitions === | |||
*'''1.1. DRASTIC PROPOSITION:''' A drastic proposition is an proposition created by a branch of government that would make changes to core categories, core chats, the constitution itself, or the criminal code. | |||
*'''1.2. CORE CATEGORIES:''' The core categories are '''INFO''', '''QOTD''', '''EVENTS''', '''TEMPLE OF GIRARD''', '''VOICE''', and '''ARCHIVE'''. | |||
*'''1.3. CORE CHATS:''' The core chats are '''#🚜-main-chat-🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜''', '''#🤖-bot-commands''', '''#😂-memes-😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂''', and '''#😲-soyjaks-anonymous'''. | |||
*'''1.4. DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED:''' A democratically elected role is a role bestowed upon users based on the outcome of an election. | |||
*'''1.5. PLATFORM:''' A platform is a set of propositions (which can include drastic actions) that presidential candidates create before or during their campaign. These propositions will be considered by the vanguard committee if a candidate is democratically elected. | |||
*'''1.6. BILL:''' A bill is a proposition put forward by congress. | |||
*'''1.7. VETO:''' A veto is the ability to strike down any proposition put forwards. The president or an admin can veto any bill put forward by congress. | |||
=== Organization of Government === | |||
*'''2.1. COMPOSITION:''' Government is composed of the vanguard committee, the office of the president, and the senate. | |||
*'''2.2. THE VANGUARD COMMITTEE:''' Any user who has the admin, moderator, or swag god role is a member of the vanguard committee. The vanguard committee will regulate itself, and can choose to add or remove members to itself through an internal vote. | |||
*'''2.3. THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:''' The office of the president is composed of two democratically elected members; the president and the vice president. The user with the highest percentage of the vote is president. The president and the vice president must represent a combined total of at least 50% of the vote. | |||
*'''2.4. THE SENATE:''' Senators are democratically elected. There is one senator for every 500 members of the server. These seats shall be filled by the candidates with the highest percentage of the vote in the senatorial election. | |||
=== Powers of the Vanguard Committee === | |||
*'''3.1. POWER:''' The vanguard committee has ultimate power over the server. With a successful internal vote, the committee may make any change to the server. | |||
*'''3.2. JUSTICE:''' Committee members are responsible for enforcing the criminal code. If a committee member abuses their powers, they may be removed from the committee following a vote by committee members. | |||
*'''3.3. OVERSIGHT:''' Any propositions made by the other two branches of government must be put into action by the committee. If these propositions are drastic, the committee is free to strike them down through an internal vote. | |||
=== Powers of the Office of the President === | |||
*'''4.1. ACCESS:''' The president and the vice president have the ability to read and post messages in '''#admin-family-guy-roleplay''', '''🏛-the-senate''', and '''#the-pit'''. | |||
*'''4.2. EXECUTIVE ORDERS:''' At any time, the president can put forward an executive order: a single non-drastic proposition that will immediately be implemented by the vanguard committee, or, if possible, the president. | |||
*'''4.3. PLATFORM:''' When a president and vice president are elected, each article of their platforms must be considered by the vanguard committee and either passed or struck down. | |||
*'''4.4. TRANSFER OF POWER:''' If the president is pitted, banned, inactive for 7 days, or otherwise unable to perform their duties, the vice president will be granted their role and office until the president returns to action or is voted out of office. | |||
=== Powers of the Senate === | |||
*'''5.1. BILLS:''' Senators can put forward bills to make changes to the server. A bill must first be passed through the senate by an internal majority vote. In the case of a tie the vice president may vote to break the tie. If a bill meets the criteria of a drastic proposition, it must pass through an internal vote of the vanguard committee to be implemented. | |||
*'''5.2. LOBBYING:''' Users are encouraged to ask their senators to put forward bills on their behalf, and senators are encouraged to do so. | |||
=== Election Procedures=== | |||
*'''6.1. SCHEDULE:''' Elections will be held in the second weeks of March, July, and November. Campaigning will begin on the first day of the week, and voting will take place on the last day of the week. | |||
*'''6.2. PARTIES:''' A party is a group of like-minded users who share ideas. During election week, each party shall be granted their own role and channel in the politics category. At the end of the week, the channels shall be archived. Parties are free to merge with other parties. | |||
*'''6.3. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS:''' Any user can run for president. Each presidential candidate must have a platform if they wish to be added to the ballot. A user cannot run for president and senate in the same election. | |||
*'''6.4. SENATORIAL ELECTIONS:''' Any user can run for senate. A user cannot run for president and senate in the same election. | |||
*'''6.5. VOTING:''' Voting will be conducted through a private poll, with voting permissions restricted to registered voters. Each user is allowed 1 vote in the presidential election, and votes equal to the number of seats in the senatorial election. | |||
== Ongoing Campaigns == | == Ongoing Campaigns == | ||
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'''The''' '''SwagCraft''' slowly lost activity, and '''Koknese''' decided to give the server a quirk, having two teams compete against each other. This was quite unsuccessful, however, with activity remaining relatively low. On March 3rd 2024, the server was raided by a raiding group, which lavacasted all the buildings on the server. It is currently not known how they found the server's IP. While many blame the '''Cockroach''' for ordering the strike, these theories have mostly been considered baseless by reputable sources. An automated griefing process called '''SkyNet''', which allows for computer generation of IP addresses, is currently believed to be the most probable cause, as it would require no intentional leak from a server member.<ref>(March 4, 2024) [https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1118841457504161845/1214251469537148948 Did the Cockroach raid the SwagBalls Minecraft server?] ''Snopes''.</ref> | '''The''' '''SwagCraft''' slowly lost activity, and '''Koknese''' decided to give the server a quirk, having two teams compete against each other. This was quite unsuccessful, however, with activity remaining relatively low. On March 3rd 2024, the server was raided by a raiding group, which lavacasted all the buildings on the server. It is currently not known how they found the server's IP. While many blame the '''Cockroach''' for ordering the strike, these theories have mostly been considered baseless by reputable sources. An automated griefing process called '''SkyNet''', which allows for computer generation of IP addresses, is currently believed to be the most probable cause, as it would require no intentional leak from a server member.<ref>(March 4, 2024) [https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1118841457504161845/1214251469537148948 Did the Cockroach raid the SwagBalls Minecraft server?] ''Snopes''.</ref> | ||
==== SwagCraft IV: A New Hope ==== | |||
=== OPERATION 9SWAG <ref group="editor's note">thinking of giving all the ongoing campaigns a military operation name - '''Walt'''</ref> === | === OPERATION 9SWAG <ref group="editor's note">thinking of giving all the ongoing campaigns a military operation name - '''Walt'''</ref> === | ||
The table below contains information on "successful" 9GAG posts: those that reached at least 100 downvotes or 25 comments. This resource should be used to determine more effective trolling strategies. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | <div style="text-align: center;"> | ||
You've heard of the '''9GAG''' app. <br> | |||
We all have, the '''legend''', the '''curses'''. <br> | |||
Foolishness about it lying on '''the second page of Google''', buried beneath '''Reddit posts'''. <br> | |||
A dark, decrepit monument leading '''dank memers''' to their doom.<br> | |||
The '''Internet''''s most famous memes and image macros were invited to its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9gag#History '''Grand Opening''']. <br> | |||
An invitation was a sign of... exclusiveness. <br> | |||
The '''Opening''' was supposed to symbolize a road to a brighter future, not just for the world...<br> | |||
... but for all who scrolled through its posts.<br> | |||
A chance for anyone to '''meme again'''. <br> | |||
Except - '''9GAG''' never flourished. <br> | |||
Its culture got frozen in time, like a big flashbulb going off.<br> | |||
The '''Grand Opening''' - one big ending of hilarity.<br> | |||
It's still out there, on '''Google Play''', preserved, just waiting for someone to crack it open. <br> | |||
But getting to it. That's not the hard part.<br> | |||
'''It's letting go.'''<br> </div> | |||
The existence of '''9GAG''' has long been known to many. Created in 2008 by '''Hong Kong''' entrepreneur '''Ray Chan''', it has for years been mocked for its style of humor, with the site's userbase seemingly permanently stuck in the year 2012, its culture never evolving past it as was custom among the other corners of the internet. Furthering their notoriety was the world-famous [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/9gags-meme-monument '''9GAG Meme Rock'''], which to this day strikes cringe in the hearts of even the most unflinching souls. Yet how many had dared open the website for themselves? | |||
The answer, surprisingly, is very few. Though it had remained in plain view for many years, its existence was thoroughly ignored for the large part by the general public. It was not until the '''mod team''' of [[69MoeLester420#The_9GAG_conquest|69MoeLester420]] jokingly created accounts for the website in January 2023 that its secrets would finally be unveiled. What they discovered was a website so horrid, so appalling, yet so endlessly fascinating it had remained their obsession for many months afterwards. It was all it was described as and more, an endless stream of racist content presented in formats that had gone out of fashion a decade prior, lacking any and all self-awareness, combined with a userbase in their 30s so mentally dense it is surprising they haven't collapsed into a black hole. | |||
Any post, no matter how obviously satirical, passes as genuine in the eyes of a '''9GAGGER''', to the point where one has to question their own sanity, weighing whether their mannerisms are all part of a conspiratorial ploy, for there was no possible way a functioning human being could get that irrationally mad over such obvious bait. A '''Tony Zaret''' skit come to life, it is of no surprise that the '''mod team''' started pushing the limits of what they'll fall for, always managing to attain a successful result. | |||
Come the '''SwagBalls-69MoeLester420 Merge''', the knowledge of what was found on '''9GAG''' was suddenly shared with an audience of hundreds. Though it has largely fallen out of fashion, trolling on '''9GAG''' had become a staple hobby of '''69SwagBalls420''' when it was first introduced. With dozens, if not hundreds of posts shared, a large dataset has been created showing many successes and failures that may enable the development of more sophisticated trolling methods in the future. | |||
The table below contains information on "successful" '''9GAG''' posts: those that reached at least 100 downvotes or 25 comments. This resource should be used to determine more effective trolling strategies. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed "bs-exportable exportable" | |||
|+Swagcord 9GAG Posts With At Least 100 Downvotes | |+Swagcord 9GAG Posts With At Least 100 Downvotes | ||
!Account | !Account | ||
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|9 | |9 | ||
|dank, epic, swag | |dank, epic, swag | ||
| | |18:40 UTC | ||
|January 17 2023 | |January 17 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aWGj0j6 | |https://9gag.com/gag/aWGj0j6 | ||
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|7 | |7 | ||
|69swagballs420, politics, anime | |69swagballs420, politics, anime | ||
| | |11:15 UTC | ||
|April 23 2023 | |April 23 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aXnV19z | |https://9gag.com/gag/aXnV19z | ||
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|13 | |13 | ||
|marvel, 69swagballs420, savage | |marvel, 69swagballs420, savage | ||
| | |11:45 UTC | ||
|April 23 2023 | |April 23 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aeQZwbB | |https://9gag.com/gag/aeQZwbB | ||
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|28 | |28 | ||
|gaming, politics, 69swagballs420 | |gaming, politics, 69swagballs420 | ||
| | |19:15 UTC | ||
|April 27 2023 | |April 27 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aKEWqe3 | |https://9gag.com/gag/aKEWqe3 | ||
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|15 | |15 | ||
|69swagballs420, funny, dark humor | |69swagballs420, funny, dark humor | ||
| | |13:40 UTC | ||
|May 4 2023 | |May 4 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aZDQRyz | |https://9gag.com/gag/aZDQRyz | ||
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|26 | |26 | ||
|funny, dark humor, art | |funny, dark humor, art | ||
| | |15:30 UTC | ||
|May 13 2023 | |May 13 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aBdEg7N | |https://9gag.com/gag/aBdEg7N | ||
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|26 | |26 | ||
|woke, politics, funny | |woke, politics, funny | ||
| | |16:50 UTC | ||
|July 22 2023 | |July 22 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/armzogK | |https://9gag.com/gag/armzogK | ||
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|57 | |57 | ||
|funny, meme, dank | |funny, meme, dank | ||
| | |13:45 UTC | ||
|July 23 2023 | |July 23 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aNw3p43 | |https://9gag.com/gag/aNw3p43 | ||
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|Memes | |Memes | ||
|415 | |415 | ||
|386 | |'''386''''''Bold text''' | ||
|31 | |31 | ||
|politics, dark humor, joe biden | |politics, dark humor, joe biden | ||
| | |21:50 UTC | ||
|July 26 2023 | |July 26 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/axo4RmK | |https://9gag.com/gag/axo4RmK | ||
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|24 | |24 | ||
|funny, humor, relatable | |funny, humor, relatable | ||
| | |12:30 UTC | ||
|August 17 2023 | |August 17 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/a4orpZA | |https://9gag.com/gag/a4orpZA | ||
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|60 | |60 | ||
|accident, wtf, omg, ukraine, funny | |accident, wtf, omg, ukraine, funny | ||
| | |19:40 UTC | ||
|September 15 2023 | |September 15 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aDYqR0x | |https://9gag.com/gag/aDYqR0x | ||
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|24 | |24 | ||
|dog, golden retriever, wholesome meme, awesome, epic fail | |dog, golden retriever, wholesome meme, awesome, epic fail | ||
| | |09:45 UTC | ||
|September 16 2023 | |September 16 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aBdbREx | |https://9gag.com/gag/aBdbREx | ||
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|35 | |35 | ||
|conspiracy, politics, usa, george soros, donald trump | |conspiracy, politics, usa, george soros, donald trump | ||
| | |18:30 UTC | ||
|September 19 2023 | |September 19 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aWGe1ZA | |https://9gag.com/gag/aWGe1ZA | ||
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|42 | |42 | ||
|islam, god, truth, atheist, donald trump | |islam, god, truth, atheist, donald trump | ||
| | |16:55 UTC | ||
|October 12 2023 | |October 12 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/anz3EmL | |https://9gag.com/gag/anz3EmL | ||
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|17 | |17 | ||
|gaming, islam, religion, sad, wtf | |gaming, islam, religion, sad, wtf | ||
| | |06:25 UTC | ||
|October 17 2023 | |October 17 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aeQEBXv | |https://9gag.com/gag/aeQEBXv | ||
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|38 | |38 | ||
|wholesome meme, funny, awesome, satisfying, oddly satisfying | |wholesome meme, funny, awesome, satisfying, oddly satisfying | ||
| | |10:00 UTC | ||
|October 19 2023 | |October 19 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/anzZeeV | |https://9gag.com/gag/anzZeeV | ||
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|3 | |3 | ||
|dank, meme, dark humor | |dank, meme, dark humor | ||
| | |15:20 UTC | ||
|May 23 2023 | |May 23 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aoKLmd2 | |https://9gag.com/gag/aoKLmd2 | ||
Line 1,023: | Line 2,082: | ||
|34 | |34 | ||
|dank, politics, health | |dank, politics, health | ||
| | |20:30 UTC | ||
|April 3 2023 | |April 3 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aNwvpYw | |https://9gag.com/gag/aNwvpYw | ||
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|31 | |31 | ||
|meme of the year, dank, funny, chainsaw man, woodcutting memes | |meme of the year, dank, funny, chainsaw man, woodcutting memes | ||
| | |09:35 UTC | ||
|December 18 2023 | |December 18 2023 | ||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aQEW2bd | |https://9gag.com/gag/aQEW2bd | ||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"'Sick, twisted, vile and deranged' these companies are all run by transgender jihadists who perform woke mind virus experiments on innocent puppies. We took down Sweet Baby Inc. We can take down these freaks! 9GAG Assemble!" | |||
|WTF | |||
|15 | |||
|67 | |||
|37 | |||
|politics, gaming, sad, latest news, woke | |||
|17:10 UTC | |||
|March 19 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/adByqRD | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"PLEASE aid in fight aganst woke normbrains by adding epicsauce 9GAG watermajk to your danke memes!" | |||
|WTF | |||
|13 | |||
|80 | |||
|26 | |||
|meme, scary, woke, politics, latest news | |||
|14:45 UTC | |||
|March 17 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/ajPQ65g | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Financial wisdom for those of yuo who must become good spenders and wise in the economy. . . never stop tha grind!! 💯" | |||
|Sports | |||
|16 | |||
|112 | |||
|22 | |||
|gaming, random, awesome, latest news, econony | |||
|18:00 UTC | |||
|February 14 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/amAj8j6 | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"How Europoids measure things. An utterly deranged people and culture!" | |||
|WTF | |||
|148 | |||
|165 | |||
|59 | |||
|2024, wtf, insane, usa, 9gag den deutschen | |||
|19:35 UTC | |||
|January 31 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aoKb5ZX | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"I made this epic and danke meme to celebrate the passing of yet another very good year! Praise be! God bless yuo 9GAG!!" | |||
|Memes | |||
|54 | |||
|255 | |||
|94 | |||
|new year, funny, meme, savage, dark humor | |||
|14:05 UTC | |||
|December 31 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aeQnQeB | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Hello all of 9GAG, please look upon this meme I have made. It certainly is a true and accurate portrait that I have created to show the dumb and quite foolish millennials and other rot-brained youths how to live properly! Please! If you are young and foolish, do not waste money!" | |||
|Humor | |||
|170 | |||
|320 | |||
|101 | |||
|japan, meme, savage, latest news, women | |||
|15:10 UTC | |||
|January 4 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/adPGR02 | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Improtant Reminder to those of yuo fool enough to watch thw woke and mainstream media!" | |||
|Latest News | |||
|196 | |||
|139 | |||
|30 | |||
|dark humor, meme, politics, wtf, basketball | |||
|15:50 UTC | |||
|January 9 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/a3Z6VWv | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Inportant imformation that I am have found for all of yuo young and foolworthy 9GAG users on the website of X by Elon Musk! Very concernin! Millions must view!" | |||
|Latest News | |||
|12 | |||
|54 | |||
|34 | |||
|wtf, latest news, politics, woke, new world order | |||
|15:55 UTC | |||
|January 12 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/az2nV6B | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"It is only the facts that I am bringing before you that I brig before you~ Sad may it be, but europoids could never live life peacefully among the Americans!" | |||
|Memes | |||
|56 | |||
|59 | |||
|50 | |||
|latest news, politics, usa, dark humor, savage | |||
|15:20 UTC | |||
|January 20 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/a8qZwP1 | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Me with me soyn: 🤣" | |||
|Relationships and Dating | |||
|88 | |||
|103 | |||
|17 | |||
|unexpected, dark humor, face, meme, yy lmao | |||
|18:10 UTC | |||
|January 26 2024 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/avQNbEZ | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Hi memers. I have made and created this hearfelt meme after a very long and quite bad and sad conservation with a close family member. Feeling down today :(" | |||
|Memes | |||
|8 | |||
|88 | |||
|50 | |||
|dark humor, savage, meme, politics, germany | |||
|15:40 UTC | |||
|October 7 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aME6jKV | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"This One Made Me "Lol" As The Ones Who Are Still The Kids Are So Very Fond Of Liking To Say!" | |||
|Memes | |||
|783 | |||
|196 | |||
|31 | |||
|awesome, funny, meme, dark humor, 9gag news | |||
|15:25 UTC | |||
|October 10 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/a6qzDG2 | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"It's OVER christchads... They are gone to WOKE" | |||
|Memes | |||
|12 | |||
|140 | |||
|41 | |||
|meme, dark humor, savage, woke, disney | |||
|15:20 UTC | |||
|October 22 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/ago9q41 | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"I hate athetists so mcuh it is unrrwal" | |||
|Memes | |||
|41 | |||
|218 | |||
|80 | |||
|meme, woke, dark humor | |||
|18:00 UTC | |||
|August 1 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/a3Zn9Ee | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"When u get it: you will shit brick!" | |||
|Memes | |||
|65 | |||
|1747 | |||
|139 | |||
|meme of the year, christmas, meme, star wars, yugoslavia | |||
|20:30 UTC | |||
|December 18 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/a3ZXNje | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"What if Elon Musk Was Video Game?" | |||
|Gaming | |||
|35 | |||
|67 | |||
|27 | |||
|awesome, meme, meme of the year, wtf, chris hemsworth | |||
|19:50 UTC | |||
|December 14 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aZDODn9 | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Yuor pron addict is: damn 9GAGGEr is: come her boy: is danke emem! True Memeland is: overrun by normas. It is: so over." | |||
|Memes | |||
|4 | |||
|101 | |||
|10 | |||
|abrupt chaos, tetten, girl, meme, scary | |||
|15:40 UTC | |||
|December 14 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aGE4z47 | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"I AM Sick and TIRED of "woke Disney" bulls**t!! No "anime" is good or godly and those who think as such are no more than small-minded children. Now lets get this thing viral 9GAG!" | |||
|Memes | |||
|8 | |||
|163 | |||
|59 | |||
|politics, palestine, dark humor, movie, girl celebrity | |||
|14:10 UTC | |||
|October 24 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/adPA5zB | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"My true and honest confession:" | |||
|Memes | |||
|'''1473''' | |||
|457 | |||
|431 | |||
|awesome, 9gag, politics, dark humor, savage | |||
|15:10 UTC | |||
|September 20 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/anz05vB | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"You did it 9GAG! F**k you tomorrow! 😀" | |||
|Memes | |||
|49 | |||
|287 | |||
|99 | |||
|meme, latest news, 9gag | |||
|15:10 UTC | |||
|August 16 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aA0moZR | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Haha... there must have been a reason for all this once" | |||
|Memes | |||
|26 | |||
|83 | |||
|33 | |||
|help, meme, the woke left | |||
|19:50 UTC | |||
|August 6 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/aOxj04N | |||
|- | |||
|realtrigs | |||
|"Really "LOLed" at this ! One .I hate cops" | |||
|Memes | |||
|294 | |||
|105 | |||
|12 | |||
|meme, dark humor, funny | |||
|16:50 UTC | |||
|August 4 2023 | |||
|https://9gag.com/gag/agodG5v | |||
|} | |} | ||
<ref group="editor's note"> NEEDED: negative counterexamples of posts that haven't performed well at all for discernably no reason. Survivorship bias must be avoided in order to fully know how to exploit the app's algorithm </ref> | |||
==== Discussion ==== | |||
==== Additional Findings ==== | |||
<ref group="editor's note"> expand upon these later </ref> | |||
-the 9gag baby | |||
-the 9gag racism scientific paper | |||
-abnormal amount of dutch people | |||
-meme coin | |||
==== The 9GAG Wedding ==== | |||
==== The 9GAG Divorce ==== | |||
<ref group="editor's note"> Move the 9gag Divorce here? or maybe keep both as part of main article</ref> | |||
===Built By Gamers=== | ===Built By Gamers=== | ||
The '''Built By Gamers''' campaign is an active trolling campaign in the server for the famous YouTube shorts video game podcast BuiltByGamers. The campaign is mostly harmless, just SwagBallers taking the themes that the channel covers to the extreme. Mossfish, a member of SwagBalls was quite successful and even gained the attention and positive reaction from one of the hosts of the podcast. It is rumored that mossfish is now supplying the gamers with information for their videos. | The '''Built By Gamers''' campaign is an active trolling campaign in the server for the famous YouTube shorts video game podcast BuiltByGamers. The campaign is mostly harmless, just SwagBallers taking the themes that the channel covers to the extreme. Mossfish, a member of SwagBalls was quite successful and even gained the attention and positive reaction from one of the hosts of the podcast. It is rumored that mossfish is now supplying the gamers with information for their videos. | ||
=== The SwagBalls Cookbook === | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although '''girard''' is a registered '''Republican''', he has floated around the idea of a potential '''Libertarian''' presidential run in 2024. While | *Although '''girard''' is a registered '''Republican''', he has floated around the idea of a potential '''Libertarian''' presidential run in 2024. While never officially announcing his candidacy, many supporters believe that his popularity could have left a strong possibility of him being chosen at the '''Libertarian National Convention'''. | ||
**Despite his libertarian leanings, he has also expressed support for '''Adolf Hitler''' several times, and frequently uses racial slurs. Was it all just "bait" or even "satire"? Unfortunately, nobody can tell because of '''Poe's law'''. | **Despite his supposed libertarian leanings, he has also expressed support for '''Adolf Hitler''' several times, and frequently uses racial slurs. Was it all just "bait" or even "satire"? Unfortunately, nobody can tell because of '''Poe's law'''. | ||
**Within the confines of the '''SwagCord''' political system, he considers himself to be an '''Englightened Xentrist''' and a '''Shartyist Democrat''', supporting the independent politician '''Xertun''', as well as the '''NSP'''. | |||
* There is an abandoned staff role "'''janitor'''" that is no longer used, yet it is still mentioned in the rules. Last known member with the role was '''Lin'''. | * There is an abandoned staff role "'''janitor'''" that is no longer used, yet it is still mentioned in the rules. Last known member with the role was '''Lin'''. | ||
* The term '''Macromaniac Wars''' is a bastardization of the [[wikipedia:Marcomannic_Wars|Marcomannic Wars]], first uttered by '''Decoherence,'''<ref>{{Cite message|author='''Decoherence'''|date=November 15, 2023|content=Girard will abolish society and begin a new age of mindless violence: the macromaniac wars!|server=69SwagBalls420 Cord|channel='''🔪-girards-torture-chamber'''|link=https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1171575756695019665/1174381032015925319}}</ref> that subsequently entered popular use. | * The term '''Macromaniac Wars''' is a bastardization of the [[wikipedia:Marcomannic_Wars|Marcomannic Wars]], first uttered by '''Decoherence,'''<ref>{{Cite message|author='''Decoherence'''|date=November 15, 2023|content=Girard will abolish society and begin a new age of mindless violence: the macromaniac wars!|server=69SwagBalls420 Cord|channel='''🔪-girards-torture-chamber'''|link=https://discord.com/channels/938728183203758080/1171575756695019665/1174381032015925319}}</ref> that subsequently entered popular use. | ||
* '''The War...''' would most likely not happen if not for an unknown<ref group="editor's note">'''Walt''' here, I'll try to find which one exactly did this.</ref> '''mod''' removing '''Charter'''<nowiki/>'s '''Soyjak Gold'''. | * '''The War...''' would most likely not happen if not for an unknown<ref group="editor's note">'''Walt''' here, I'll try to find which one exactly did this.</ref> '''mod''' removing '''Charter'''<nowiki/>'s '''Soyjak Gold'''. | ||
* Prior to November 8, 2023, '''greenies''' unknowingly had the perms to ping '''@everyone'''. This would be discovered by '''Flaming Testicle (left)''' who, wishing to post the entire server rules in order to further rot '''girard''''s brain, immediately reported this to '''Walter''', who quickly removed the permissions. Such decisive action has possibly prevented an '''@everyone''' incident of nuclear proportions. | |||
**It is unknown who gave '''greenies''' the perms to ping people, due to the limitations of the Discord audit log. As such, it is impossible to determine whether this was an accident or a case of purposeful tampering to undermine the server. | |||
==Users== | ==Users== | ||
===Admins and Moderators=== | ===Admins and Moderators=== | ||
The '''Administrators''' of '''SwagCord''' and their ''Family Guy'' roleplay characters as of | The '''Administrators''' of '''SwagCord''' and their ''Family Guy'' roleplay characters as of July 14, 2024: | ||
*[[smjsilm|'''Meme_Alt_Account''']] (Owner) - Joe Swanson | *[[smjsilm|'''Meme_Alt_Account''']] (Owner) - Joe Swanson | ||
*[[User:WalterWhiteOnWiki|'''Walter''']] (Co-owner) - Chris Griffin | *[[User:WalterWhiteOnWiki|'''Walter''']] (Co-owner) - Chris Griffin | ||
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*[[User:69Mr Sex420|'''Mr. Asex''']] - Big Chungus | *[[User:69Mr Sex420|'''Mr. Asex''']] - Big Chungus | ||
*'''Ozzy''' - Glenn Quagmire | *'''Ozzy''' - Glenn Quagmire | ||
*[[ | *'''[[User:Ballistyx|Ballistyx]]''' | ||
*''' | *[[User:Decoherence|'''Decoherence''']] - Homer Simpson from ''The Simpsons'' | ||
*'''[[Lin]]''' | |||
*[[Adam (mystical.wizard)|Adam]] | |||
The '''Moderators''' of '''SwagCord''': | The '''Moderators''' of '''SwagCord''': | ||
*'''3''' '''CLAM''' - Japanese Megatron "Meg" Griffin | *'''3''' '''CLAM''' - Japanese Megatron "Meg" Griffin | ||
*'''mr2112''' | |||
'''Members''' with ''Family Guy'' roleplay access: | '''Members''' with ''Family Guy'' roleplay access: | ||
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* '''Drotos''' (former '''admin''') | * '''Drotos''' (former '''admin''') | ||
* '''Mjestik''' ('''KirbyCord''' owner and former server partner) | * '''Mjestik''' ('''KirbyCord''' owner and former server partner) | ||
* [[Zin1X|'''local fungus''']] - Roger from ''American Dad'' (former '''admin''') | |||
*'''samarm132''' - Pouncy the Cat (former '''admin''') | |||
*'''ShibaInuHat''' (former '''mod''') | |||
*'''Kelpwave''' - Cleveland Brown (former '''mod''') | |||
*'''Rah''' (former '''mod''') | |||
*'''Monolyne''' - Lois (former '''mod''') | |||
===Certified Swag Ballers=== | ===Certified Swag Ballers=== | ||
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*[[yttrium]] | *[[yttrium]] | ||
*[[Polynera Marketing Solutions]] | *[[Polynera Marketing Solutions]] | ||
* [[Jumbo Manta]] | |||
* [[Joff_E]] | |||
===Banned Users=== | ===Banned Users=== | ||
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*'''Nae''' - banned for intolerance | *'''Nae''' - banned for intolerance | ||
*'''Kiwisoul''' | *'''Kiwisoul''' | ||
*'''Devil''' | |||
*'''Koknese''' | |||
== Hall of Icons == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:69SwagBalls420.png|The classic. | |||
File:WokeCord.png|Server icon used during the '''WokeBalls''' theme. (July 2023) | |||
File:Halloween2023.gif|Server icon used to celebrate Halloween. (October 2023) | |||
File:Christmas2023.gif|Server icon used to celebrate Christmas. (December 2023) | |||
File:SwagBallsDecember2023.png|Server icon used to celebrate the merge with '''█████████'''. (January 2024) | |||
File:SwagBallsDecember2023.png|Server icon used in the final week of the celebration of the merge with '''█████████'''. (January 2024) | |||
File:19SwagBalls84Hut.gif|Server icon used during the '''19SwagBalls84''' theme. (February 2024) | |||
File:LarKcSBservericon.png|Server icon used to commemorate '''LarKcuavian''''s Vice-Presidency. (March 2024) | |||
File:The Damn Icon.png|This icon was never used. And especially not on April 13, 2024. | |||
File:SagBallsKaad.png|Server icon used during the '''𒐕𒐝𒊕𒁄𒐛𒅙''' theme. (April 2024) | |||
File:38SwagBalls777Paleozoicord.gif|Server icon used during the '''38$wagBalls777 Paleozoicord''' theme. (May 2024) | |||
File:CSH.png|Server icon used to celebrate '''Charter''''s birthday. (May 29, 2024) | |||
File:Mobster.png|Server icon used during the '''19SwagBalls32''' theme. (June 2024) | |||
File:MobsterAlt.png|Alternative server icon, used briefly during the '''19SwagBalls32''' theme. (June 2024) | |||
File:TesticleSBservericon.png|Server icon used to commemorate '''Testicle''''s and '''Barley''''s presidential victory. (July 2024) | |||
File:Pirate2024.png|Server icon used during the '''69Scallywag420''' theme. (July 2024) | |||
File:House S.B..png|Server icon used during the '''House S.B.''' theme. (August 2024) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:SwagCord related]] | [[Category:SwagCord related]] | ||
== Editor's Notes (remove this later) == | |||
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