Resolution 2024-08-12.jln.2: The Mana World rebrand as Manasource

WHEREAS

  1. SPI currently recognizes The Mana World as a SPI associated project (as per 2014-07-07.mzh.1).

  2. The Mana World decided to rename its organization to "Manasource", with no changes to their intents and values, to reduce confusion with their different game projects. A new homepage reflecting these changes is available at https://manasource.org

  3. The administrative team and executive body of the organisation remains unchanged in its sturcture and is now known as Mana Team (formerly TMW Team or TMW Committee).

  4. "The Mana World" brand will continue being used for their oldest game and retain its website at https://themanaworld.org

THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT

  1. SPI recognises the name change of the Manasource project from The Mana World and will update its records accordingly.

  2. SPI recognises the name change of Mana Team from TMW Team/TMW Committee and will endavour to keep references to it consistent on its website and in regards to the 2014 resolution.

  3. William Pine continues to be recognised as the current authoritative decision maker and SPI liaison for Manasource. Future liaisons will be appointed in turn by the sitting project liaison, or by a simple majority of existing Mana Team members, as defined in https://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17166