From: owner-acka-voting-digest@muppetlabs.com (acka-voting-digest) To: acka-voting-digest@muppetlabs.com Subject: acka-voting-digest V3 #128 Reply-To: acka-voting@muppetlabs.com Sender: owner-acka-voting-digest@muppetlabs.com Errors-To: owner-acka-voting-digest@muppetlabs.com Precedence: bulk acka-voting-digest Thursday, August 13 1998 Volume 03 : Number 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:43:43 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3360 accepted Results of Proposal 3360 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 13/21 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) Rex Mundi (Klingon) else...if (SPAM) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Robin Hood (AVPP) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Publius Slakko (SPAM) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Ethelred (AVPP) NO: rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) breadbox Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) IdiotBoy (AVPP) Piz BAA!: ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3360 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:02 EDT > Grease is the Word > Brie Clump (Tom Walmsley) > > This is a modest proposal. > > {{[Remember me saying I wanted revenge on K 2 and JT for making work for me > when I was acting Speaker? Well here's the start of it.]}} > > The nation of Ackanomia is a cultural wreck. After long research this > researcher has discovered that the best possible cure for this would be for > Ackanomic to have an official word. Unfortunately, it has not been possible > to determine which word would be best suited for this task. Therefore, > within three days of this rule being created the OiCoRT must select a > random word from the official dictionary to be the official word. If > possible this should be done with the dice server. Once this has been done > this rule will amend itself such that it reads in its entirety: > > "The official word of Ackanomic is " > > where is replaced by whatever word the OiCoRT determined. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:44:08 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3361 accepted Results of Proposal 3361 20/25 votes: Quorum achieved 15/21 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Slakko (SPAM) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Ethelred (AVPP) MetaMorph Unity Vote NO: Rex Mundi (Klingon) else...if (SPAM) Robin Hood (AVPP) breadbox IdiotBoy (AVPP) Piz BAA!: ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato Publius INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3361 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:03 EDT > Pages Made From Days of Open Hand > Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey) > > Create a new Rule in the Otzma Card Rule Suite, numbered with the smallest > subrule number not being used in that Rule Suite, named "Otzma Card of Type > Roulette Wheel", with text as follows(delimited by EMPATH): > > EMPATH > A Card of this type may only be played in the public forum. A player who > plays this card must name a Gadget or Otzma Card that is in eir possession. > > If a Gadget is named, then that Gadget is converted to another Qualified > Gadget of a randomly determined type. If the original Gadget is broken, > then if possible, the new Gadget is also broken. If it would be illegal for > that player to own the new Gadget for some reason, then the original gadget > is destroyed instead. > > If an Otzma Card is named, then that Otzma Card is converted to another > Otzma Card of a type determined by the RuneMaker by the Deterministic > Method. If the instance limits for the new type of Otzma Card would be > violated by its creation, or it would be illegal for that player to own the > new Otzma Card for some reason, then the original Otzma Card is destroyed > instead. > > At any time, there may be at most 5 Cards of this type in existence. > 'Roulette Wheel' type Otzma Cards have an F-Designation of Normal. > EMPATH ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:44:44 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3362 accepted Results of Proposal 3362 19/25 votes: Quorum achieved 9/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) K 2 (AVPP) else...if (SPAM) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) JT (Boomerangs) Robin Hood (AVPP) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Slakko (SPAM) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) NO: rufus (SPAM) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Piz BAA!: Vynd (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man Rex Mundi (Klingon) breadbox J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) IdiotBoy (AVPP) Ethelred (AVPP) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato Publius Studge INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3362 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:04 EDT > Eleusis Sudden Death > JT (JT Traub) > > Amend rule 1250.23 (Eleusis) by replacing part 5, sections k) and l) which > currently read as delimited by OLD > OLD > k) If there is no prophet, mark every 10th card played with a '*'. After > forty cards, the round enters 'sudden death'. > > l) If there is a prophet, mark every 10th card since they became the > prophet with a '!'. After 30 cards (3 '!') the round enters sudden death. > OLD > with the following text as delimited by NEW > NEW > k) If there is no prophet, mark every 10th card played with a '*'. After > forty cards, (4 '*') the round enters 'sudden death'. This count is > suspended while there is a Prophet. > > l) If there is a prophet, mark every 10th card since they became the > prophet with a '!'. After 30 cards (3 '!') the round enters sudden death. > This count is reset whenever a new Scientist becomes Prophet. > NEW ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:46:32 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3363 rejected Results of Proposal 3363 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 10/20 YES votes: Proposal rejected YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) else...if (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Publius Slakko (SPAM) Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Ethelred (AVPP) NO: Rex Mundi (Klingon) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) rufus (SPAM) Robin Hood (AVPP) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) breadbox IdiotBoy (AVPP) Piz BAA!: Vynd (Vulcan) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3363 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:05 EDT > Greater Poobah and Lesser Poobah > Publius (Brandon Ray) > > {{After the following DISTRIBUTE-delimited text in Rule 408: > > DISTRIBUTE > (d) to be the Substitute for the Office of Count Tabula. > DISTRIBUTE > > Add the following NEWDUTY-delimited text: > > NEWDUTY > (e) Proclaim the identities of the Greater Poobah and the Lesser Poobah. > NEWDUTY}} > > {{Create a new rule with the number being the lowest integer greater than > 400 which is not already in use as a rule number in Ackanomi, to read as > follows:}} > > A. There shall be two new Functional optional offices, the Greater Poobah > and the Lesser Poobah. > > B. The Greater Poobah shall be that player, from among those eligible to be > a Poobah, who had the greatest number of proposals accepted during the most > recent calendar week, as determined by the Tabulator. The Lesser Poobah > shall be that player, from among those eligible to be a Poobah, who had the > fewest number of proposals rejected during the most recent calendar week, > as determined by the Tabulator. For purposes of this rule only, the > Tabulator shall count only those proposals for which voting expired during > the most recent calendar week. > > C. The identity of the Greater Poobah and the Lesser Poobah shall be > proclaimed by the Tabulator no more than three days after the end of each > calendar week. Each Poobah shall take office immediately, and shall hold > office for exactly seven days from the moment e is proclaimed > > by the Tabulator, or until a new Poobah is proclaimed, whichever happens > > sooner. The Tabulator may proclaim only one Greater Poobah and one Lesser > Poobah during each calendar week. > > D. A player is not eligible to be proclaimed to be either the Greater > Poobah or the Lesser Poobah if any of the following are true: > > 1. The player was Inactive at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the most recent > calendar week. > > 2. The player was in Gaol at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the most recent > calendar week. > > 3. The player had no proposals acted upon during the most recent calendar > week. > > E. In the event that two or more players shall be equally qualified to be > proclaimed Greater or Lesser Poobah, the Tabulator shall resolve the tie > using the Ackanomic dice, with each player’s chance of selection (among > those qualified) being equally weighted. > > F. In the event that no player shall be qualified to be proclaimed Greater > or Lesser Poobah, the Tabulator shall proclaim that the office for which no > player qualified will remain vacant for that calendar week. The other > office, however, shall be filled in the normal manner. > > G. In the event that one player qualifies for both offices, the player > shall be proclaimed to be the Greater Poobah, and the office of Lesser > Poobah shall be filled from the remaining pool of eligible candidates. > > H. The Greater Poobah shall have the following duties: > > 1. Sign all is posts with the phrase: “So spake the Greater Poobah, may > > his name be revered!” > > 2. To proclaim emself to be co-sponsor of at least one but not more than > three proposals written by other players, and for which voting expires > during the seven days following the moment e was proclaimed to be Greater > Poobah. > > a. If any proposal for which the Greater Poobah is co-sponsor shall be > accepted, e shall receive two points fewer than the number of points > received by the proposer (but not less than zero points). > > b. If any proposal for which the Greater Poobah is co-sponsor shall be > rejected, e shall lose a number of points equal to the number lost by the > proposer. > > 3. In the event that no proposals sponsored by other players shall be > scheduled to expire during the Greater Poobah’s term, e shall be excused > from this duty, provided that before es term expires, the Greater Poobah > shall post as a public action a rant of at least 50 and not more than 100 > words complaining of the lack of creativity of the current active players. > > I. The Lesser Poobah shall have the following duties: > > 1. To sign all posts with the phrase, “So spake the Lesser Poobah, legend > in song and story!” > > 2. To proclaim emself to be in Opposition to at least one but not more than > three proposals written by other players, and for which voting expires > during the seven days following the moment e was proclaimed to be Lesser > Poobah. > > a. If any proposal to which the Lesser Poobah is in Opposition shall be > > rejected, e shall receive two points fewer than the number of points the > proposer would have received if it had been accepted (but not less than > zero points). > > b. If any proposal to which the Lesser Poobah is in Opposition shall be > > accepted, e shall lose a number of points equal to the number the proposer > would have lost if it had been rejected. > > 3. In the event that no proposals sponsored by other players shall be > scheduled to expire during the Lesser Poobah’s term, e shall be excused > from this duty, provided that before es term expires, the Lesser Poobah > shall post as a public action a rant of at least 50 and not more than 100 > words complaining of the lack of creativity of the current active players. > > J. Neither the Greater Poobah nor the Lesser Poobah shall receive any > salary solely for serving as a Poobah. This shall not prohibit a player > from receiving salaries, payments, gifts, or any other benefit to which the > Rules may entitle em. > > K. In the event that either the office of the Greater Poobah or the office > of the Lesser Poobah shall become vacant for any reason, it shall remain > vacant until the next regular proclamation by the Tabulator. There shall be > no acting Poobah, and duties described in this Rule shall not devolve on > any other player. This paragraph takes precedence over all other Rules. > > L. The Greater and the Lesser Poobah shall be chosen only by the means > described in this Rule; no other means of selection shall be permitted. > This paragraph takes precedence over all other Rules. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:47:07 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3364 rejected Results of Proposal 3364 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 8/21 YES votes: Proposal rejected YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man Robin Hood (AVPP) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Slakko (SPAM) IdiotBoy (AVPP) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) NO: Vynd (Vulcan) K 2 (AVPP) Rex Mundi (Klingon) else...if (SPAM) rufus (SPAM) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Publius 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) breadbox Studge Ethelred (AVPP) Piz BAA!: ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3364 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:06 EDT > When the Votes Were Cast the Winner Was: Mr. James K. Polk > Brie Clump (Tom Walmsley) > > In rule 313 replace: > > "A. Casting a legal vote as defined by rule 106. > B. Bribing Tammany by rule 315. > C. Being part of a political party that gets a unity vote. > D. Using a Bonus Vote by rule 317. " > > with > > "A. Casting a legal vote as defined by rule 106. > B. Being part of a political party that gets a unity vote." > > ---- > > In rule 667 replace: > > "Upon doing so, a Bonus Vote shall be created and transferred to the > player." > > with: > > "Upon doing so the player shall receive a random boon of the ancients." > > ---- > > In rule 850 replace: > > "VI. Bonus Vote > > On the first day of each month, the Museum throws a party honoring its > benefactors. This is a private gathering. There are door prizes, but as the > Museum is always tight on funds, they are pretty lame. The only one of note > is a Bonus Vote, which is awarded to a random benefactor as determined by > the Financier. Each benefactor's probability of receiving this Vote is > their BV divided by the total BV. If the total BV is zero, however, no > award is bestowed. " > > with: > > "VI. Door Prize > > On the first day of each month, the Museum throws a party honoring its > benefactors. This is a private gathering. There are door prizes, but as the > Museum is always tight on funds, they are pretty lame. The only one of note > is a random Otzma Card, which is awarded to a random benefactor as > determined by the OiCoRT. Each benefactor's probability of receiving this > Card is their BV divided by the total BV. If the total BV is zero, however, > no award is bestowed." > > {{[Changed to OiCoRT since they then have to deterrmine the otzma card.]}} > > ---- > > In rule 855 replace: > > "4) When a player has completed 7 levels of the Monolith, e receives a Boon > of the Ancients, and is granted the title of Assistant Monolith Meister. > This title gives no additional benefits. When a player has completed 10 > levels of the Monolith, e receives a Bonus Vote, and is granted the title > of Monolith Meister. This title gives no additional benefits. " > > with: > > "4) When a player has completed 7 levels of the Monolith, e receives a Boon > of the Ancients, and is granted the title of Assistant Monolith Meister. > This title gives no additional benefits. When a player has completed 10 > levels of the Monolith, e receives ann Otzma Card of eir choice, and is > granted the title of Monolith Meister. This title gives no additional > benefits." > > ---- > > In rule 975 replacce: > > "IV. If a player is in his home, and his home has a tower, he receives a > Bonus Vote. If this would give the player more Bonus Votes than he can > legally own, he instead receives a Blue Cross Bonus." > > with: > > "IV. If a player is in his home, and his home has a tower, he receives a > random Otzma Card. If this would give the player more Otzma Cards than he > can legally own, he instead receives a Blue Cross Bonus." > > ---- > > In rule 1044 remove the text: > > "b. A Player may, as a public action, convert four of his own Swingpoints > into one Bonus Vote. " > > and then replace: > > "c. A Playe" > > with: > > "b. A Playe" > > and then replace: > > "d. A Pl" > > with: > > "c. A Pl" > > and finally replace: > > "e. Actions (a) through (d) fail if the Player owns fewer Swingpoints than > he is attempting to convert. Actions (b) through (d) fail" > > with: > > "d. Actions (a) through (c) fail if the Player owns fewer Swingpoints than > he is attempting to convert. Actions (b) through (c) fail". > > ---- > > In rule 1211 replace: > > "9) Boon list [weights sum to 100 in this case]: > > a) The player has found an ancient artifact. A random Qualified Gadget, > such that no instance limits are exceeded for any particular Gadgets, is > bestowed (45). > > b) The player has found an ancient scroll. A random Otzma Card, all cards > having the same probability, such that no instance limits are exceeded for > any particular Otzma Card, is bestowed (25). > > c) The gods smile upon the player. 1 Bonus Vote is bestowed (10). > > d) An ancient relic. A Trinket of value A$75 which the player Must > Describe. In this case, A$75 in the Treasury is transmuted into the Trinket > when it is bestowed as above (7). > > e) Ancient knowledge. A Discovery is created (not owned by the player, but > said to be created by the player), as named and described by the player > (Must Describe) (5). > > f) Ancient wisdom. An Otzma Card is added to the Otzma Card Rule Suite, > which the player Must Describe (5). > > g) The gods are bored. The player is given pointy ears (2). > > h) The gods are grouchy. The Chartreuse Goose is transferred to the player. > (1). " > > with: > > "9) Boon list [weights sum to 90 in this case]: > > a) The player has found an ancient artifact. A random Qualified Gadget, > such that no instance limits are exceeded for any particular Gadgets, is > bestowed (45). > > b) The player has found an ancient scroll. A random Otzma Card, all cards > having the same probability, such that no instance limits are exceeded for > any particular Otzma Card, is bestowed (25). > > c) An ancient relic. A Trinket of value A$75 which the player Must > Describe. In this case, A$75 in the Treasury is transmuted into the Trinket > when it is bestowed as above (7). > > d) Ancient knowledge. A Discovery is created (not owned by the player, but > said to be created by the player), as named and described by the player > (Must Describe) (5). > > e) Ancient wisdom. An Otzma Card is added to the Otzma Card Rule Suite, > which the player Must Describe (5). > > f) The gods are bored. The player is given pointy ears (2). > > g) The gods are grouchy. The Chartreuse Goose is transferred to the player. > (1)." > > ---- > > In rule 594.15 replace: > > "e) Immediate After effects of the zapping: If the Proposal in question was > Guarded, the Laser will short out and explode, destroying the Tower it is > being aimed from, and then destroying itself in a radioactive fireball. > Otherwise, if the Proposal in question's number was prime, the Laser will > backfire and break. These Ancients, poor quality control, silly design, and > odd choice of component materials :(." > > with: > > "e) Immediate After effects of the zapping: If the Proposal in question's > number was prime, the Laser will backfire and break. These Ancients, poor > quality control, silly design, and odd choice of component materials :(." > > ---- > > In rule 594.21 replace: > > "2. One bonus vote is created in the possession of all current players. " > > with: > > "2. Five Swingpoints are created in the possession of all current players." > > ---- > > Replace the entire text of rule 594.7 with the following: > > "The Evil Ballot Stuffer (EBS) is a mechanical gadget. When created it is > not broken. > > The Evil Ballot Stuffer is green and has a small lever. > > The lever is used to have the EBS cast an extra vote in Hearings and > Elections. Whenever the possessor of an EBS casts a vote in a Hearing or > and Election, they may announce along with that vote that they are flipping > the small of the EBS, and it will cast another vote that is identical to > the vote they made the announcement with. Only one such vote will be cast > per Hearing or Election in this way per EBS. > > The lever may not be used if the EBS is broken, and only the player who > possesses an EBS may use it, the previous provisions of this Blueprint > notwithstanding. A broken EBS may only be fixed as described in the rules > or by another Gadget empowered to do so." > > ---- > > {{All bonus votes are converted into 4 swingpoints.}} > > Repeal any rule with a title "Blueprint: Guardian Angel". > > Repeal rules 315, 594.11 and 317. [Tammany, Bonus Votes, and the bonus vote > add on.] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:47:36 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3365 accepted Results of Proposal 3365 20/25 votes: Quorum achieved 14/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) Rex Mundi (Klingon) else...if (SPAM) Robin Hood (AVPP) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Studge IdiotBoy (AVPP) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) NO: rufus (SPAM) Slakko (SPAM) Piz BAA!: Alfvaen (MetaMorph) breadbox Ethelred (AVPP) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato Publius INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3365 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:08 EDT > specifying a counter action > Brie Clump (Tom Walmsley) > > This is a modest proposal. > > In rule 1240.18 replace: > > "Counter-Action: The Gadget the card was played on is destroyed, unless it > was indestructible in which case nothing happens." > > with: > > "Counter-action: A Scroll of Crumble may once again be used to destroy the > gadget in question." > > [[{I don't like this counter action. It makes the card fairly pointless > since all it does is changes the entity which can destroy the gadget.]}} ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:48:05 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3366 accepted Results of Proposal 3366 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 14/20 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man else...if (SPAM) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Robin Hood (AVPP) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Slakko (SPAM) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Studge IdiotBoy (AVPP) Ethelred (AVPP) NO: K 2 (AVPP) Rex Mundi (Klingon) rufus (SPAM) Publius J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Piz BAA!: breadbox ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3366 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:09 EDT > Ending the Tyranny > Slakko (Duncan Richer) > > This is a Modest Proposal. > > Amend Rule 611, "Le Grand Fromage", by replacing the text > > "A player receives a brie if no CFCJ called against em has returned a final > verdict of TRUE in the last two months. At the instant a verdict of TRUE on > a CFCJ against a player can no longer be legally appealed, any brie they > may have is destroyed. " > > with the following FIGHT-delimited text: > > "A player receives a brie when they win a Duel. If a player owns a brie > when they lose a Duel, that brie is destroyed." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:48:50 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3367 rejected Results of Proposal 3367 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 10/19 YES votes: Proposal rejected YES: Rex Mundi (Klingon) else...if (SPAM) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Publius Slakko (SPAM) Studge IdiotBoy (AVPP) Piz NO: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) rufus (SPAM) Robin Hood (AVPP) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) breadbox J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) BAA!: 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Ethelred (AVPP) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3367 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:10 EDT > An End To Tyranny > Slakko (Duncan Richer) > > Create a new Rule, numbered 705, entitled "A Kinder, Gentler System", with > the following SLAP-delimited text: > > SLAP > Crimes fall into two categories: Whiffles and Felonies. If it is not > explicitly specified which category a Crime falls into, it is a Whiffle. > > It is a privilege of a Justice to issue Whiffle Notices (WN). No player may > issue more than one WN in any one Calendar week. A Whiffle Notice contains > the following items: > > (1) its number, which must be an integer distinct from those used in all > previous Whiffle Notices. > (2) the name of a player who committed a Whiffle in the last week (this > player may be referred to as the transgressor). > (3) the Whiffle they committed. > (4) the punishment for committing that Whiffle. > > Issuing a document which purports to be a WN, but does not satisfy the > above conditions, is the Whiffle of Whiffling. > > A punishment is exactly one of the following: > (1) A public apology of between 1 and 10 lines, to be performed by the > transgressor within 3 days of the issuance of the WN. > (2) An amount of money between A$1 and A$25, to be transferred from the > transgressor to the Treasury. > (3) A deduction of between 0 and 10 points from the score of the > transgressor. > > If a punishment of types (2) or (3) is specified, the transfer or point > loss takes place at the time of issuance of the WN. > > It is good form to impeach Justices who are abusing their privilege of > issuing Whiffle Notices. > SLAP > > Amend Rule 709, "Gaol", by replacing the text "CFJ or CFCJ" in Section 10 > with "CFJ", and by removing Section 2, then renumbering all higher-numbered > sections to eliminate the gap thereby produced. > > Repeal Rule 710, "Criminal Justice". > Repeal Rule 711, "Appeal for Pardon". ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:49:49 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3368 rejected Results of Proposal 3368 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 13/24 YES votes: Proposal rejected YES: Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Robin Hood (AVPP) Slakko (SPAM) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) IdiotBoy (AVPP) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) MetaMorph Unity Vote Bonus Vote [Niccolo Flychuck used a Bonus Vote] Bonus Vote [IdiotBoy used a Bonus Vote] Tammany [Niccolo Flychuck bribed Tammany A$25] NO: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Rex Mundi (Klingon) else...if (SPAM) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Publius breadbox Studge Ethelred (AVPP) Piz BAA!: Attila the Pun (AVPP) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3368 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:11 EDT > ...and the Swingers Shall Lead. > Niccolo Flychuck (Uri Bruck) > > This is a Modest proposal. > > If R411 replace the string "Senators" in the third sentence with the string > "Swingers" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:50:29 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3369 accepted Results of Proposal 3369 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 13/21 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) K 2 (AVPP) Rex Mundi (Klingon) else...if (SPAM) Robin Hood (AVPP) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Publius Slakko (SPAM) IdiotBoy (AVPP) Ethelred (AVPP) Piz AVPP Unity Vote NO: Mr. Tambourine Man rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) breadbox Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) BAA!: Alfvaen (MetaMorph) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3369 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:12 EDT > Scientific Evolution > Slakko (Duncan Richer) > > [Aim: To make Discoveries accessible to anyone. We have too many Officers > as it is - reducing the number of Officers will make the game simpler to > play. The new system allows anyone to define a Discovery for A$100, and > also eliminates the penalties to Churches for using Secret Labs, as the > loss of Scientists makes it harder to create the Gadgets themselves > (although the ACME Insta-Gadget card will now become easier to get).] > > Rename Rule 593 to "Ackanomic University", and amend it to read as > delimited by STAFF below: > > STAFF > The Ackanomic University is the home of the wizardly arts. > The Office of Wizard is a Capital Office with one seat. When the office is > in the Treasury or Somewhere Else, it is auctioned in a public Auction, > with a minimum bid of A$100. > STAFF > > {{The Office of Inventor is destroyed.}} > {{The Office of Archaeologist is destroyed.}} > > {{Each Scientist for a Day Otzma Card is transformed into A$100.}} > > Amend Rule 594 to read as delimited by PUBLIC below: > > PUBLIC > I. Discoveries are unownable entities. Players may create Discoveries by > posting their name and text, and paying A$100 to the Treasury for research > and development. The text must describe the behaviour of exactly one new > type of Gadget, and the name must be legal and unique, or the creation > fails. > > II. A Discovery is said to be made by the player who posted its text. If a > Rule creates a Discovery, authorship credit is given as listed by that > Rule. If that Rule gives no authorship credit, then no authorship credit > shall be given. > > III. A Discovery is Debunked if, within 7 days of its creation, at least 4 > different players have protested its creation in a public forum. Whenever a > Discovery is Debunked, it is destroyed. If a Discovery is not Debunked > after 7 days of its creation, then a new rule is created as a member of > this rule suite, with the title "" where is the name of the Discovery, with > authorship credit as described in section II, and with text identical to > the text of the Discovery. The Discovery is then destroyed. Creation of a > Blueprint does not create any instances of the type of Gadget described by > that Blueprint. > > IV. The term "Blueprint", as used in the rules, means a member of this rule > suite. > > V. The custodian of the Blueprint Rule Suite is the Wizard. > > VI. All Blueprints defer precedence to rules which are not Blueprints. > > [Follow this link for the Blueprints] > PUBLIC > > Amend Rule 595, "Gadgets", to read as delimited by ANYONE below: > > ANYONE > I. A Gadget's Blueprint is the Blueprint that defines the class of Gadget > to which that Gadget belongs. If a Gadget's Blueprint exists, the Gadget > behaves in the manner defined by the Blueprint, and may be manipulated in > accordance with it. If a Gadget's Blueprint is repealed, the Gadget is > destroyed. > > II. Gadgets are tradeable entities. The owner of a Gadget may destroy it. > > III. Gadgets may be created by rules, provided the rule specifies the > quantity created, the Blueprint which defines its behaviour, and how > ownership is to be determined. If ownership is to be determined by Auction, > The Auction shall be conducted by the process described in Rule 516. > ANYONE > > Amend Rule 1013, "Secret Laboratories", to read as delimited by EASIER > below: > > EASIER > A Secret Laboratory is an Organizational Power. An Organization may buy a > Secret Laboratory for A$ 1000. An Organization may own at most one Secret > Laboratory. > > An Organization may, as an action, use any Secret Laboratory it owns to > build a Gadget from any existing Blueprint. A member of the Organization > must be specified as the recipient of this gadget at the time the action is > declared. Three days after the action is announced, the Gadget is created > in the specified player's possession. Each Secret Laboratory may be used to > build a Gadget at most once each calendar month. > EASIER > > Repeal Rule 1240.14, "Otzma Card of type Scientist for a Day". > > Amend Rule 1240.51, "Otzma Card of type ACME InstaGadget", by replacing all > instances of the word "Rare" with the word "Normal". ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:51:10 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3370 rejected Results of Proposal 3370 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 11/21 YES votes: Proposal rejected YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) else...if (SPAM) rufus (SPAM) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Robin Hood (AVPP) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Slakko (SPAM) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) IdiotBoy (AVPP) Piz NO: Vynd (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) Rex Mundi (Klingon) Publius 867-5309 (Boomerangs) breadbox Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Ethelred (AVPP) BAA!: ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3370 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:13 EDT > Clean Out Your Desks, Please > Slakko (Duncan Richer) > > [We have an awful lot of Offices in this game. The current average is more > than 1 per player. Some of these have very small roles, and are not really > used that much these days. Such offices are to be repealed in this > proposal.] > > Repeal Rule 712, "Gaoler". > > Amend Rule 716, "Patent Infringement" to read as delimited by FASTTRACK > below: > > FASTTRACK > When a rule change occurs that causes a new named entity or named class of > entities to exist, and a Player owns an entity with the same name as the > new entity or class, and said entity was created after the rule change was > publically declared(i.e. after a Proposal was distributed by the Promoter, > a CSR was announced by the CSRR, a State of Crisis Resolution Document was > issued by the President, etc.)but before the rule change took effect, that > Player shall be Guilty of Patent Infringement. > > When a Player becomes Guilty of Patent Infringement they shall also be held > in Contempt. > FASTTRACK > [This eliminates the Gaoler reference, plus it makes Patent Infringement a > slightly more serious crime.] > > Repeal Rule 420, "Historian". > [breadbox has done a great job as the main historian, but I think that the > need for this as a separate office is questionable.] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:52:13 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3371 accepted Results of Proposal 3371 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 21/22 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: Vynd (Vulcan) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) else...if (SPAM) rufus (SPAM) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Robin Hood (AVPP) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Publius Slakko (SPAM) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Studge IdiotBoy (AVPP) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Ethelred (AVPP) Piz MetaMorph Unity Vote AVPP Unity Vote NO: Rex Mundi (Klingon) BAA!: breadbox ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) two-star Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Joe Java (Boomerangs) Ayla Horny Protoceratops PENDING: Zaknafein Dourden Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3371 - Wed 05 Aug 1998 11:15 EDT > A Moment of Silence > else...if (Henry Towsner) > > Create a new rule numbered 399 and titled "Remembrance Day" and give it the > following ALLOVER delimited text > ALLOVER > July 31st is an Ackanomic holiday known as Remembrance Day, commemorating > the day the last unchanged rule from the original ruleset was repealed. > Regardless of bribes, on Remembrance Day Tammany will vote FOR all > proposals which repeal at least one rule. This paragraph takes precedence > over rule 315 > ALLOVER > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of acka-voting-digest V3 #128 *********************************