Welcome to the Hall of Sitters, which is where the Sitters, the main governing body of the Tower, make important decisions. Each Ajah is represented by three Sitters and its Ajah Head.

 Most of the discussion between the Hall takes place on this message board. You're not allowed to post there if you're not a Sitter or officer, but feel free to go along and see what's happening there right now.

 If you're interested in what's happened at the Hall of Sitters in the past, we have an Archives page which lists past decisions, and the results of votes.

 If you have any questions on how the Hall of Sitters operates, the officers are always willing to help, as are the Sitters themselves.

Duties:

The duties of Sitters and Acting Sitters are:

• To read the OOC Hall of Sitters MB regularly, and express their opinions on issues.
• To discover and express the opinions of other members of their Ajah in relation to topics in the Hall.
• To participate in votes of the Hall.
• To take an active role in the Tower and their Ajah: recruiting; roleplaying; and undertaking Ajah interactions with aspirants.

The duties of Ajah Heads are:

• To read the OOC Hall of Sitters MB regularly, and express their opinions on issues.
• To participate in votes of the Hall.
• To represent the Ajah personally during discussions in the Hall, and if appropriate, to coordinate the voting of the Ajah's Sitters to reflect the view of the Ajah on issues.
• To either keep the Ajah pages updated, or appoint a Webmaster/mistress, and ensure that he/she does so.
• To appoint the most capable members of the Ajah as Sitters to represent the Ajah in the Hall.
• To make sure Aspirants to the Ajah always have somebody to roleplay with for their interaction.
• To make sure there is always someone from the Ajah available to take on the occasional newly joined mentee who expresses a particular interest in that Ajah, even if this means taking on extra mentees him/herself.
• To be available to answer any questions about the Ajah OOC.
• To make sure someone from the Ajah is available to participate in RPs where the Ajah's presence is required.
• To receive requests for and award Ajah Benefit points based on activity of members of his/her Ajah every six months following the census.
• To review Ajah Benefit requests and decide how it should be processed, then inform the Keeper and applicant of the decision.
• To generate, review, approve, and submit revisions to the Ajah's Benefit tier.
• The Indigo Ajah Head is responsible for keeping the Talents and Abilities lists updated.

Information on the duties of the Warder Council (Warder-channeler Representative, Gaidin Captain, Master of Training, Mistress of Arms) can be found in the Warder FAQ.
Information on the duties of Officers can be found Here.

Selection and Removal:

The Hall of Sitters itself has approved the following measures for appointing Sitters:

• The awarding of Sitterships is the choice of the Ajah Head, unless the Ajah should decide on another reasonable method of selection. No more than three Sitters shall be allowed in the Hall from each Ajah. A Sittership is not official until the Ajah Head has informed the M'Hael and Amyrlin, who will list it on the Member Listings and the Hall of Sitters.
• Removal of a Sitter shall be left up to the discretion of the Ajah Head. If a Sitter has not posted in the Hall of Sitters in two months or has not participated in two votes in a row, the Amyrlin and M'Hael should speak to the Ajah Head to see if any action has been taken to determine the Sitter's OOC status. Further action may be taken if no consistent improvement is seen, and no mitigating circumstances apply.
• A Sitter who is removed shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Ajah Head to the Amyrlin and the M'Hael, but must accept their decision as final.

The Hall of Sitters has approved the following measures for appointing Ajah Heads:

• If an Ajah Head leaves of his/her own volition, he/she will consult his/her Ajah members and together, they will decide on a successor in a manner of their choosing. If, however, after this process there are still strong objections to the decided successor from members of the Ajah, those members should contact the M'Hael/Amyrlin, explaining the reasons why they object. If these reasons are found to be serious, the M'Hael and Amyrlin may initiate more discussion of the successor within the Ajah, in light of these objections.

• If the Ajah Head is removed from his/her position by those guidelines listed under 'Regarding the removal of Ajah Heads', the Sitters, Ajah members will discuss and decide on a successor. If no definite successor is decided, if there are problems with the discussions or if their help is requested, the Amyrlin and M'Hael will mediate in the discussion and may decide to hold an Ajah vote to resolve the issue.

• If two or more complaints are received by the Amyrlin and M'Hael from members of the Ajah about the Ajah Head, an investigation of whether these complaints are valid is to be conducted, considering the duties above, and any other considerations. The Amyrlin and M'Hael should discuss the matter with the Ajah Head in question as well as the members of the Ajah and take further action if necessary.

• If the Ajah Head has not posted for 2 months in the Hall of Sitters, the Amyrlin and M'Hael shall discuss the matter with them, and further action may be taken if no improvement is seen.

• If other issues arise regarding the Ajah Head's fitness to maintain their position, the Amyrlin and M'Hael shall discuss the matter with them and the members of the Ajah and further action may be taken if no consistent improvement is seen, and no mitigating circumstances apply.

• If the members of an Ajah decide during discussions to remove an Ajah Head, but the Ajah Head refuses, the Amyrlin and M'Hael shall actively remove them in favour of the Ajah's choice.

Information on the appointment and removal of members of the Warder Council (Warder-channeler Representative, Gaidin Captain, Master of Training, Mistress of Arms) can be found in the Warder FAQ.
Information on the appointment and removal of Officers can be found Here.