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JVC3: /* First Presidential Election - Westray Administration */ Edited info for for clarity

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-== First Presidential Election - Westray Administration ==
+== First Presidential Election and Westray Administration ==
-[[Westray]] was initially opposed by Krix, however Krix later withdrew his candidacy. Westray was later confirmed as the President of Democracycraft in an electoral result of 53 Ayes:7 Nays.
+[[Westray]] was initially opposed by [[Krix]] in his bid for the Presidency, however, Krix later withdrew his candidacy leaving Westray to run unopposed. Westray was later confirmed as the President of Redmont in an electoral result of 53 Ayes to 7 Nays.
 == November Congressional Elections ==

JVC3: /* Second Congressional Election */ Added wikilinks

2025-03-16T13:21:08Z

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	In July 2020, during the first congressional election, 9 representatives were elected to a unicameral Congress.		In July 2020, during the first congressional election, 9 representatives were elected to a unicameral Congress.

	* Mhadsher101 (NAP)		* Mhadsher101 ([[National Alliance Party\|NAP]])
	* Simplymadi (DRP)		* Simplymadi ([[Democratic Reformist Party\|DRP]])
	* Krix (DRP)		* Krix (DRP)
	* sthomas04 (DRP)		* sthomas04 (DRP)
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	== Vice President Election ==		== Vice President Election ==

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	== First Congressional Election ==		== First Congressional Election ==

	In May 2020, during the first congressional election, 7 representatives were elected to a unicameral Congress~~. -~~ 1950minecrafter (SPP) ~~- Dopper~~ (SPP)* ~~- Dusty_3~~ (~~NAP~~) ~~- JoanM999~~ (SPP) ~~- Wuutie~~ (~~SPP~~) - 008kevin (NAP) - Superpacman04 (IND)		In May 2020, during the first congressional election, 7 representatives were elected to a unicameral Congress:
			* 1950minecrafter ([[Socialist Party of the People\|SPP]])
	~~<nowiki>*</nowiki> Dopper was removed and replaced by Thundercat.~~		* JoanM999 (SPP)
			* Wuutie (SPP)
			* Dopper (SPP) (later removed and replaced by Thundercat.)
			* Dusty_3 ([[National Alliance Party\|NAP]])
			* 008kevin (NAP)
			* Superpacman04 (IND)

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	In May 2020, during the first congressional election, 7 representatives were elected to a unicameral Congress. - 1950minecrafter (SPP) - Dopper (SPP)* - Dusty_3 (NAP) - JoanM999 (SPP) - Wuutie (SPP) - 008kevin (NAP) - Superpacman04 (IND)		In May 2020, during the first congressional election, 7 representatives were elected to a unicameral Congress. - 1950minecrafter (SPP) - Dopper (SPP)* - Dusty_3 (NAP) - JoanM999 (SPP) - Wuutie (SPP) - 008kevin (NAP) - Superpacman04 (IND)

	*Dopper was removed and replaced by Thundercat.		<nowiki>*</nowiki> Dopper was removed and replaced by Thundercat.

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	== Second Congressional Election ==		== Second Congressional Election ==

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	The server is respected for being a non-toxic haven which is thanks to the work of the Staff team. Staff are leaders within the server and lead by example. They have assisted in shaping the brilliant and accepting culture Democracycraft has.		The server is respected for being a non-toxic haven which is thanks to the work of the Staff team. Staff are leaders within the server and lead by example. They have assisted in shaping the brilliant and accepting culture Democracycraft has.

	~~<details>~~		=== Inaugural Staff ===
	~~<summary>~~
	Inaugural Staff
	~~</summary>~~
	* Owner: Jaynormous		* Owner: Jaynormous
	* Owner: xEndeavour		* Owner: xEndeavour
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	* T/Moderator: Chocolatelactaid		* T/Moderator: Chocolatelactaid

	~~</details>~~		=== Staff during Year 1 ===
	~~<details>~~
	~~<summary>~~
	Staff during Year 1
	~~</summary>~~
	* Jaynormous		* Jaynormous
	* xEndeavour		* xEndeavour
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	* Aladeen22		* Aladeen22

	~~</details>~~
	~~<span id="ownership"></span>~~
	== Ownership ==		== Ownership ==
	xEndeavour started Democracycraft with Jaynormous. When Jaynormous left the server to join another City RP, xEndeavour lead the server for a period with assistance from the administration team. [[Technofied]] took up co-ownership of the server in September 2020 and has been an instrumental driver in optimisation and server progression. Technofied is often regarded as the server’s technical god while Endeavour primarily manages the playerbase and staff team. This symbiotic relationship has served the server well.		xEndeavour started Democracycraft with Jaynormous. When Jaynormous left the server to join another City RP, xEndeavour lead the server for a period with assistance from the administration team. [[Technofied]] took up co-ownership of the server in September 2020 and has been an instrumental driver in optimisation and server progression. Technofied is often regarded as the server’s technical god while Endeavour primarily manages the playerbase and staff team. This symbiotic relationship has served the server well.

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2025-03-14T15:33:58Z

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	Democracycraft was launched on April 12 2020.		Democracycraft was launched on April 12 2020.

	~~<details>~~		=== First 10 Players ===
	~~<summary>~~
	First 10 Players
	~~</summary>~~
	* [[1950minecrafter]]		* [[1950minecrafter]]
	* Temujim		* Temujim
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	* [[_37__]]		* [[_37__]]

	~~</details>~~
	The opening was understandably chaotic. A wave of players joined as the whitelist was lifted. The server was unstable to begin with due to a significant amount of bugs, most notably a bug with the chat plugin which delayed the opening of the server for a number of hours. During the opening, JoanM999 became the first player to be punished on the server after he was wrongfully mistaken for another player in the heat of the moment which has always been a jovial memory for all involved.		The opening was understandably chaotic. A wave of players joined as the whitelist was lifted. The server was unstable to begin with due to a significant amount of bugs, most notably a bug with the chat plugin which delayed the opening of the server for a number of hours. During the opening, JoanM999 became the first player to be punished on the server after he was wrongfully mistaken for another player in the heat of the moment which has always been a jovial memory for all involved.

	~~<span id="early-days"></span>~~
	== Early Days ==		== Early Days ==
	DemocracyCraft opened on April 12 2020, however, remained in Beta up until May 14 2020. Those who were present during this period will remember it to have been a period of significant instability with multiple server crashes daily, poor performance, and multiple host changes. Arguably the server didn’t stabilise until many months later, however many of the issues stemming from plugin configuration and permissions were fixed. Optimisation and up-to-date plugins were what was lacking.		DemocracyCraft opened on April 12 2020, however, remained in Beta up until May 14 2020. Those who were present during this period will remember it to have been a period of significant instability with multiple server crashes daily, poor performance, and multiple host changes. Arguably the server didn’t stabilise until many months later, however many of the issues stemming from plugin configuration and permissions were fixed. Optimisation and up-to-date plugins were what was lacking.

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	Many players assisted with the development. Many were friends, and some were just interested in joining early and getting involved. Some are even still with us today. Development was around 1,000 hours of work and very tedious with configuration, regioning, errors, and building. Velvetkitty regioned a majority of the ~300 initial plots, as well as adding the dashes to the centre of the roads. End lost interest in the project several times, however the COVID restrictions meant that server work continued in peak boredom. Without the support of our pre-release development team, Democracycraft would not have come to fruition.		Many players assisted with the development. Many were friends, and some were just interested in joining early and getting involved. Some are even still with us today. Development was around 1,000 hours of work and very tedious with configuration, regioning, errors, and building. Velvetkitty regioned a majority of the ~300 initial plots, as well as adding the dashes to the centre of the roads. End lost interest in the project several times, however the COVID restrictions meant that server work continued in peak boredom. Without the support of our pre-release development team, Democracycraft would not have come to fruition.

	~~<details>~~		=== Pre-release Players ===
	~~<summary>~~		* [[Jaynormous]]
	Pre-release Players		* [[xEndeavour]]
	~~</summary>~~
	* [[Jaynormous]]~~<br />~~

	* [[xEndeavour]]~~<br />~~

	* [[Velvetkitty]]		* [[Velvetkitty]]
	* Netpex		* Netpex
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	* supersuperking		* supersuperking

	~~</details>~~
	~~<span id="launch"></span>~~
	== Launch ==		== Launch ==

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	== An idea. A new server. ==		== An idea. A new server. ==

	On the 8th March 2020, during a 14-day COVID lockdown, Democracycraft came to life. [[Jaynormous]] and Endeavour founded the server with Jaynormous handling the technical side of things and End managing the building and marketing. Jay had owned servers previously, however End had no experience whatsoever. There was a lot of optimism, but always a shadow of doubt. Had we been told that in 8 months we would outgrow our competitors you would have been laughed out. End and Jay had no real plan as to when the server would be released, instead approaching the server with a "we’ll just ~~[I]~~wing it~~[/I]~~" attitude.		On the 8th March 2020, during a 14-day COVID lockdown, Democracycraft came to life. [[Jaynormous]] and Endeavour founded the server with Jaynormous handling the technical side of things and End managing the building and marketing. Jay had owned servers previously, however End had no experience whatsoever. There was a lot of optimism, but always a shadow of doubt. Had we been told that in 8 months we would outgrow our competitors you would have been laughed out. End and Jay had no real plan as to when the server would be released, instead approaching the server with a "we’ll ''just wing it''" attitude.

	The server logo was commissioned early in the server’s life. Introduced on 21 March 2020, it was the first post made to #server-announcements. It provided a vision and a name for our project. Today we will be updating that logo one year on. Below is an evolution of server icons used by DemocracyCraft. To the left is the temporary server icon used for the first 2-3 weeks before it was replaced by the new branding. Today we will also be updating the server icon to match the new server logo.		The server logo was commissioned early in the server’s life. Introduced on 21 March 2020, it was the first post made to #server-announcements. It provided a vision and a name for our project. Today we will be updating that logo one year on. Below is an evolution of server icons used by DemocracyCraft. To the left is the temporary server icon used for the first 2-3 weeks before it was replaced by the new branding. Today we will also be updating the server icon to match the new server logo.

JVC3: Fixed a lot of grammatical errors, as well as added a lot of wikilinks

2025-03-14T12:21:01Z

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	On the 8th March 2020, during a 14 day COVID lockdown, Democracycraft came to life. Jaynormous and Endeavour founded the server with Jaynormous handling the technical side of things and End managing the building and marketing. Jay had owned servers previously, however End had no experience whatsoever. There was a lot of optimism, but always a shadow of doubt. Had we been told that in 8 months we would outgrow our competitors you would have been laughed out. End and Jay had no real plan as to when the server would be released, instead approaching the server with a we’ll just [I]wing it[/I] attitude.		On the 8th March 2020, during a 14 day COVID lockdown, Democracycraft came to life. Jaynormous and Endeavour founded the server with Jaynormous handling the technical side of things and End managing the building and marketing. Jay had owned servers previously, however End had no experience whatsoever. There was a lot of optimism, but always a shadow of doubt. Had we been told that in 8 months we would outgrow our competitors you would have been laughed out. End and Jay had no real plan as to when the server would be released, instead approaching the server with a we’ll just [I]wing it[/I] attitude.

	~~[[File:https://i.imgur.com/iCfADbH.png\|image]]~~ The server logo was commissioned early in the server’s life. Introduced on 21 March 2020, it was the first post made to #server-announcements. It provided a vision and a name to our project. Today we will be updating that logo one year on. Below is an evolution of server icons used by Democracycraft. To the left is the temporary server icon used for the first 2-3 weeks before it was replaced by the new branding. Today we will also be updating the server icon to match the new server logo.		The server logo was commissioned early in the server’s life. Introduced on 21 March 2020, it was the first post made to #server-announcements. It provided a vision and a name to our project. Today we will be updating that logo one year on. Below is an evolution of server icons used by Democracycraft. To the left is the temporary server icon used for the first 2-3 weeks before it was replaced by the new branding. Today we will also be updating the server icon to match the new server logo.

	~~[[File:https://i.imgur.com/dVmYA7l.png\|image]]~~ Next it was the forums. Someone should have been arrested for the terrible theme we used - anyway, it laid the foundations for what we have today! Forums went live hours before server launch and had more bugs than Cyberpunk2077. Email servers were as temperamental as they still are today, however Jaynormous was able to resolve the issue prior to launch.		Next it was the forums. Someone should have been arrested for the terrible theme we used - anyway, it laid the foundations for what we have today! Forums went live hours before server launch and had more bugs than Cyberpunk2077. Email servers were as temperamental as they still are today, however Jaynormous was able to resolve the issue prior to launch.

	Many players assisted with the development. Many were friends and some were just interested in joining early and getting involved. Some are even still with us today. Development was around 1,000 hours of work and very tedious with configuration, regioning, errors, and building. Velvetkitty regioned a majority of the ~300 initial plots, as well as adding the dashes to the centre of the roads. End lost interest in the project several times, however the COVID restrictions meant that server work continued in peak boredom. Without the support of our pre-release development team, Democracycraft would not have come to fruition.		Many players assisted with the development. Many were friends and some were just interested in joining early and getting involved. Some are even still with us today. Development was around 1,000 hours of work and very tedious with configuration, regioning, errors, and building. Velvetkitty regioned a majority of the ~300 initial plots, as well as adding the dashes to the centre of the roads. End lost interest in the project several times, however the COVID restrictions meant that server work continued in peak boredom. Without the support of our pre-release development team, Democracycraft would not have come to fruition.
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	[~~[File~~:https://www.youtube.com/watch~~?v=QNgYQanbReE&t=734s\|YouTube Video]~~]		[Https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DQNgYQanbReE%26t%3D734s https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DQNgYQanbReE%26t%3D734s]

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	FuseoN, a small-time YouTuber published a video on YouTube that resulted in an explosion of popularity. The server went from 250 unique joins per day to 550-600 in the space of 2 weeks. The player record continually reached records. By the third week the video had accumulated close to 200,000 views, 10,000 likes, and doubled FuseoN’s subscriber base to 5,000.		FuseoN, a small-time YouTuber published a video on YouTube that resulted in an explosion of popularity. The server went from 250 unique joins per day to 550-600 in the space of 2 weeks. The player record continually reached records. By the third week the video had accumulated close to 200,000 views, 10,000 likes, and doubled FuseoN’s subscriber base to 5,000.

	~~<div class="figure">~~

	~~[[File:https://i.imgur.com/n9xWPYw.png\|image]]~~

	~~</div>~~
	DC exceeded 100 players for the first time on 28 March 2021 - 350 Days after the server first opened!		DC exceeded 100 players for the first time on 28 March 2021 - 350 Days after the server first opened!