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- 4/2005
My interest in getting the Ministry more active has been on hyperdrive for a while, probably since the Minister for Magic elections planning began. Unfortunately, some of that interest waned when the elections werent quite as active as I, or any of the staff, would have wanted it to be. 
We are hopeful that this idea that we have been working on will springboard new activity in the Ministry area and throughout the site because it certainly has the potential to do just that. Are you sufficiently curious about it yet? 
We would like to begin the process of developing a Wizengamot on the site. For those of you who dont know or remember what the Wizengamot was from our brief introduction in the books, it is the high court of wizarding law. Trials on the site have largely been run by the Minister of Magic with that individual being the sole voice in determining a persons fate. We are hoping to alleviate this burden from one RPer while also encouraging participation and engagement from other RPers by accepting applications for Interrogators, the members of the Wizengamot.
How will this work?
We are hoping to have enough of a group that we can randomly choose several people to sit in on each trial to ask questions and interrogate each suspect. From canon, it seems the full Wizengamot only come together for HUGE trials (a la the King murder).
The Interrogators will work closely with the Minister of Magic and the admin.
Who can participate?
Heres where things will get a bit tricky, so read on carefully:
1.The Minister of Magic and the Deputy Minister of Magic will have automatic seats on the Wizengamot as will former Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Magic.
2.The current Heads of Ministry Departments will also have a seat.
If you fall into one of these groups, you will have one week from today to PM either Donna or myself to accept your seat. If not, you will have to submit an application. Remember: Were trying to up the activity, after all!
Note: We will be asking the current MoM to hold off on accepting new department heads until the Wizengamot applications close.
If you dont fit either of the conditions listed above, you have one more option:
3. Fill out the Ministry of Magic application! There currently is no option for Wizengamot, so we would like you to leave the section of the Ministry area as it is when you enter the application - - .
When can I apply?
Great question! Unlike other Ministry type applications, we will not be accepting Wizengamot applications on an on-going basis. Applications will only be accepted from today until one week from today. This is a strict deadline, and any applications sent in for the Wizengamot outside of that time will be automatically denied.
Applications will be re-opened periodically. It could be an IC year from now, a RL year from now, etc. Dont miss the opportunity this time!
Speaking of opportunity
Have I mentioned that we hope that this sparks activity?
: We are really serious about that though, so serious that Donna and I have decided that Wizengamot seats wont be permanent. 
You can lose it for IC reasons (committing a crime, dying, demotion, resigning, etc.) and you can lose it for OOC reasons as well. Remember when I mentioned choosing a select group for each trial? If you are continuously unavailable when we offer you the opportunity to participate in a trial, if you are chosen and dont participate in the RP, or if your character goes inactive for a long period of time (over 3 months), we will consider asking/forcing you to step down. Yes, we know this is harsh. But, we also know that in order for site-wide plots to be successful, we need to have active, site-wide participation.
With that said, we hope you are as excited about this new development as we are. It should bring about a lot of new opportunities for people Interrogators and crime-doers alike. We need some people to go on trial, after all.
Who knows? Maybe this will help the push for a new Daily Prophet again. Wouldn't it be great to read articles about trials? (If youre interested, PM me ).
Happy plotting! Get those applications in!
~Cyndi
(On behalf of the site staff)
We are hopeful that this idea that we have been working on will springboard new activity in the Ministry area and throughout the site because it certainly has the potential to do just that. Are you sufficiently curious about it yet? We would like to begin the process of developing a Wizengamot on the site. For those of you who dont know or remember what the Wizengamot was from our brief introduction in the books, it is the high court of wizarding law. Trials on the site have largely been run by the Minister of Magic with that individual being the sole voice in determining a persons fate. We are hoping to alleviate this burden from one RPer while also encouraging participation and engagement from other RPers by accepting applications for Interrogators, the members of the Wizengamot.
How will this work?
We are hoping to have enough of a group that we can randomly choose several people to sit in on each trial to ask questions and interrogate each suspect. From canon, it seems the full Wizengamot only come together for HUGE trials (a la the King murder).
The Interrogators will work closely with the Minister of Magic and the admin.
Who can participate?
Heres where things will get a bit tricky, so read on carefully:
1.The Minister of Magic and the Deputy Minister of Magic will have automatic seats on the Wizengamot as will former Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Magic.
2.The current Heads of Ministry Departments will also have a seat.
If you fall into one of these groups, you will have one week from today to PM either Donna or myself to accept your seat. If not, you will have to submit an application. Remember: Were trying to up the activity, after all!
Note: We will be asking the current MoM to hold off on accepting new department heads until the Wizengamot applications close.
If you dont fit either of the conditions listed above, you have one more option:
3. Fill out the Ministry of Magic application! There currently is no option for Wizengamot, so we would like you to leave the section of the Ministry area as it is when you enter the application - - .
When can I apply?
Great question! Unlike other Ministry type applications, we will not be accepting Wizengamot applications on an on-going basis. Applications will only be accepted from today until one week from today. This is a strict deadline, and any applications sent in for the Wizengamot outside of that time will be automatically denied.
Applications will be re-opened periodically. It could be an IC year from now, a RL year from now, etc. Dont miss the opportunity this time!
Speaking of opportunity
Have I mentioned that we hope that this sparks activity?
: We are really serious about that though, so serious that Donna and I have decided that Wizengamot seats wont be permanent. You can lose it for IC reasons (committing a crime, dying, demotion, resigning, etc.) and you can lose it for OOC reasons as well. Remember when I mentioned choosing a select group for each trial? If you are continuously unavailable when we offer you the opportunity to participate in a trial, if you are chosen and dont participate in the RP, or if your character goes inactive for a long period of time (over 3 months), we will consider asking/forcing you to step down. Yes, we know this is harsh. But, we also know that in order for site-wide plots to be successful, we need to have active, site-wide participation. With that said, we hope you are as excited about this new development as we are. It should bring about a lot of new opportunities for people Interrogators and crime-doers alike. We need some people to go on trial, after all.
Who knows? Maybe this will help the push for a new Daily Prophet again. Wouldn't it be great to read articles about trials? (If youre interested, PM me ).Happy plotting! Get those applications in!
~Cyndi
(On behalf of the site staff)
