Regulation on Reputational Democracy
(Adopted in accordance with the Interim Basic Regulation of the Virtublican Party)
Section I. General Provisions
1.1. This Regulation establishes the procedure for obtaining managerial rights within the Virtublican Party based on the VIC reputational score.
1.2. The purpose of this Regulation is to ensure systemic resilience against capture, to incentivize high-quality participation, and to uphold the principle of earned democratic access through contribution and reputation.
1.3. The Regulation implements the principles of evolutionary participation and defines the process for the growth of political agency of the citizens of Virtublic.
1.4. The Regulation enters into force upon publication in the Action Ledger and remains valid until the adoption of the Constitution of Virtublic.
Section II. Definitions
2.1. Threshold VIC — the minimum reputational score required to obtain a specific managerial right.
2.2. Evolutionary tenure — the number of full days since the assignment of Virtublican status, provided that no inactivity break exceeds 30 days.
2.3. Net reputation — the current VIC balance minus points annulled due to sanctions or invalidated missions.
Section III. Rights and Access Thresholds
| Managerial Right | Threshold VIC | Additional Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Vote in a cell | 100 | Evolutionary tenure ≥ 14 days |
| Submit proposals at the parallel level | 300 | No active sanctions |
| Participate in global voting | 500 | Evolutionary tenure ≥ 60 days |
| Initiate regulatory amendments | 1,000 | Support of ≥ 3 participants with ≥ 1,000 VIC |
| Be elected to the Council of Guardians | 4,000 | Evolutionary tenure ≥ 180 days |
| Issue a veto on decisions of the Central Administration | 8,000 | Only within 72 hours of publication of the decision |
| Participate in the Constitutional Assembly | 20,000 | Evolutionary tenure ≥ 365 days; no sanctions within the past year |
Section IV. Voting Mechanics
4.1. Any vote affecting the rights of the entire network must be published in the Action Ledger at least seven days before commencement.
4.2. A vote is counted only if the participant’s VIC at the start of voting meets or exceeds the established threshold.
4.3. Quorum consists of at least 40% of the total VIC held by participants eligible to vote on the respective issue.
4.4. A decision is adopted if at least two thirds (≥ ⅔) of eligible participants vote in its favour and quorum is met.
Section V. Protection Against Manipulation and Attacks
5.1. VIC earned for inviting new participants is activated only after the invited person independently accumulates at least 100 VIC.
5.2. Participant groups connected by referral chains may not aggregate VIC to surpass managerial thresholds above 1,000 VIC.
5.3. The system conducts automatic audits of registrations and activity; if anomalies are detected (identical metadata, synchronous actions, spikes in registrations), suspicious points are frozen pending review by the Council of Guardians.
Section VI. Council of Guardians
6.1. Composition: Seven participants selected through a public lottery from among those with ≥ 4,000 VIC and ≥ 180 days of evolutionary tenure.
6.2. Powers of the Council:
— issuing vetoes on decisions of the Central Administration;
— auditing suspicious VIC flows;
— resolving disputes regarding net reputation;
— certifying the results of key votes.
6.3. Term of office: Six months, with no right to immediate re-election.
6.4. Lottery procedure: Conducted publicly using the hash of the latest Bitcoin block as a source of verifiable randomness.
The hash and timestamp are published in the Action Ledger.
Section VII. Revision of Thresholds
7.1. Amendments to the threshold table require:
a) an initiative by at least five participants, each holding ≥ 20,000 VIC;
b) public debates lasting no fewer than 14 days;
c) approval by at least 75% of participants with VIC ≥ 2,000.
7.2. New thresholds may not exceed previous ones by more than 50% in a single revision.
Section VIII. Appeals and Restoration of Rights
8.1. A participant deprived of voting rights due to sanctions may regain them after serving the sanction and independently restoring net VIC to its previous level.
8.2. Appeals concerning reputation and access rights are reviewed by the Council of Guardians within 21 days.
The Council’s decision is final and must be published in the Action Ledger.
Section IX. Final Provisions
9.1. This Regulation enters into force upon approval by the Party Leader and publication in the Action Ledger.
9.2. The Regulation may be reviewed no more than once every 24 months, in accordance with the procedure set out in Section VII.
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