From: owner-acka-voting-digest@muppetlabs.com (acka-voting-digest) To: acka-voting-digest@muppetlabs.com Subject: acka-voting-digest V3 #130 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 Monday, August 17 1998 Volume 03 : Number 130 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:50:58 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3383 accepted Results of Proposal 3383 22/25 votes: Quorum achieved 11/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) Vynd (Vulcan) K 2 (AVPP) else...if (SPAM) Rex Mundi (Klingon) rufus (SPAM) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Publius 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Studge Ethelred (AVPP) NO: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Robin Hood (AVPP) breadbox Alfvaen (MetaMorph) JT (Boomerangs) Slakko (SPAM) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) BAA!: IdiotBoy (AVPP) Mr. Tambourine Man two-star Piz ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Ayla Horny Protoceratops Zaknafein Dourden PENDING: Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3383 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:41 EDT > What's in a Name > K 2 (Kelly Kelly) > > This is a Modest Proposal. > > {{[All this proposal does is replace Inactive with Vacationing, which > IMIUMO is more poetic :)]}} > > Amend Part a of Section V 'Upon Becoming (and while) Inactive' of Rule 250 > 'Players and Player States' by replacing the following phrase: > " > Their expected duration of inactivity is set at 28 days if unspecified > " > with: > " > The expected duration of their Vacation set at 28 days if unspecified > " > > Amend Part c of Section V 'Upon Becoming (and while) Inactive' of Rule 250 > 'Players and Player States' by replacing the following sentence: > " > Upon being Inactive for a period of time in excess of their expected > duration of inactivity, their state is changed to On Ice. > " > with: > " > Upon having been on vacation for a period of time in excess of the expected > duration of eir vacation, their state is changed to On Ice. > " > > Amend Section iii of Rule 403 (Functional Offices, Commonalities) to > replace the following sentence: > " > An inactive Functional Officer is considered to have vacated eir Seat for > the duration of the inactivity, after which he shall hold the Seat once > again. > " > with: > " > A Vacationing Functional Officer is considered to have vacated eir Seat for > the duration of eir vacation, after which he shall hold the Seat once > again. > " > > Rename Rule 403 (Functional Offices, Commonalities) to "Functional Offices, > Commonalties". > > Amend the following phrase from Section XI of Rule 1209 (The Machine That > Goes *ping*): > " > within three days of returning from inactivity. > " > by replacing it with: > " > within three days of returning from Vacation. > " > > Amend Section I of Rule 1213 (Grab-a-Donkey) to replace the following > phrase: > " > has not yet returned from inactivity > " > with: > " > has not yet returned from Vacation > " > > Amend Part c of Section II (Player-related Definitions) of Rule 250 > (Players and Player States) by replacing 'an "inactive" player' with 'a > "Vacationing" player'. > > Replace all occurrences of "an inactive" in the rules with "a Vacationing" > > Replace all occurrences of "becomes inactive" with "goes on Vacation" > > Replace all occurrences of "becoming Inactive" and "becoming inactive" with > "going on Vacation" > > Replace all occurrences of "become Inactive" and "become inactive" with > "gone on Vacation" > > Replace all occurrences of "inactive" with "vacationing" except in Rule > 594.24 (Blueprint: Finger of Justice) if it exists. > > Replace all occurrences of "Inactive" with "Vacationing" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:51:28 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3384 accepted Results of Proposal 3384 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 14/20 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) K 2 (AVPP) two-star Alfvaen (MetaMorph) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Piz Ethelred (AVPP) MetaMorph Unity Vote NO: Robin Hood (AVPP) Vynd (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man else...if (SPAM) Rex Mundi (Klingon) Slakko (SPAM) BAA!: breadbox IdiotBoy (AVPP) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) Fortunato Publius INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Ayla Horny Protoceratops Zaknafein Dourden PENDING: Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3384 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:43 EDT > And I replied to Thing-a-me-bob, Occasionally > K 2 (Kelly Kelly) > > This is a Modest Proposal. > Amend Section VIII (Traveling Exhibitions) of Rule 850 (Museum) to read in > full: > " > Players can make temporary donations to the Museum so that objects of great > historical value that would otherwise not be seen by the public can be put > on display. Any player can state that they wish to give to the Museum any > trinket or Majik e owns that was created more than six months previously to > add to the Private Collection Room. It is good form for the donor to give a > brief description of the gifts. The Curator can accept or decline such > gifts. Although the Museum is pleased to be able to display these > artifacts, the donor's Benefactor Value is not changed. However, the player > can get back any donation he made to the Private Collection Room by making > a public request for it. > " > > {{[Makes the Private Room a little more Select]}} > > {{[Current Text: > > Players can make temporary donations to the Museum so that objects of great > historical value that would otherwise not be seen by the public can be put > on display. Any player can state that they wish to give to the Museum a > trinket or Majik to add to the Private Collection Room. It is good form for > the donor to give a brief description of the gifts. The Curator can accept > or decline such gifts. Although the Museum is pleased to be able to display > these artifacts, the donor's Benefactor Value is not changed. However, the > player can get back any donation he made to the Private Collection Room by > making a public request for it. > ]}} ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:51:59 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3386 accepted Results of Proposal 3386 22/25 votes: Quorum achieved 21/21 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Robin Hood (AVPP) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) Vynd (Vulcan) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) two-star else...if (SPAM) Rex Mundi (Klingon) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Publius 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Slakko (SPAM) Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Piz Ethelred (AVPP) MetaMorph Unity Vote NO: BAA!: breadbox IdiotBoy (AVPP) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Ayla Horny Protoceratops Zaknafein Dourden PENDING: Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3386 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:45 EDT > One > K 2 (Kelly Kelly) > > This is a Modest Proposal > > Append to the following sentence of Section VI. (Bonus Vote) of Rule 850 > (Museum): > " > Each benefactor's probability of receiving this Vote is their BV divided by > the total BV. > " > the following: > " > of all currently active players > " > > {{[Those players who are absent may still have a BV and while they may not > be randomly selected, inclusion of eir BV in the calculation results in > probabilities which don't sum to 1]}} ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:52:27 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3387 rejected Results of Proposal 3387 22/25 votes: Quorum achieved 7/23 YES votes: Proposal rejected YES: Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) IdiotBoy (AVPP) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) else...if (SPAM) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Slakko (SPAM) NO: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Robin Hood (AVPP) breadbox Vynd (Vulcan) two-star Rex Mundi (Klingon) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Publius 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Studge J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Piz Ethelred (AVPP) Tammany [breadbox bribed Tammany A$50] BAA!: ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Ayla Horny Protoceratops Zaknafein Dourden PENDING: Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3387 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:46 EDT > 32 Footsteps (Count 'em to Myself) > K 2 (Kelly Kelly) > > This is a Grandiose Proposal. > > {{[This proposal (if it passes) will gut points from the rules. Almost > without exception the offending points/score references have simply been > removed leaving many etities defined but without function. > > Why? I just want to see what develops if points are repealed. We can always > bring em back, this is nomic after all :) > > The Side effect of this proposal is that the only way to gain points from > it is to vote yes and hope it doesn't pass, 'cause if it does no one will > gain any points. ]}} > > Repeal Rule 205 (When Score Changes Take Effect). > > Amend Rule 206 (Keep 'Em In The Game) to read in full: > "Wobble" > > Amend Rule 207 (Scoring When A Proposal's Voting Results are Reported) by > renaming it "Definite Proposals" and causing it to read in full (GONZO > delimited): > GONZO > I. Effect of Proposals which do not meet Quorum > > If a proposal does not meet quorum, each voting player who abstained on the > proposal shall receive a Puppet Head (a non-tradeable entity), if e does > not already have one. A player with a Puppet Head may get rid of it by > saying "Memo to myself: Do the dumb things I gotta do. Touch the puppet > head." [They Might Be Giants, "Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head", "They > Might Be Giants"] in a public message. After a player has possessed a > Puppet Head for seven consecutive days, e immediately becomes a non-voting > player. The Puppet Head is then destroyed. > > II. Null Proposals > > If an accepted proposal does not become a new rule or generate at least one > valid effect under Rule 104, then it is a "Null Proposal". > > III. Boring Proposals > > A proposal is Boring if and only if at least half of the votes cast on the > proposal were Baa! votes. > GONZO > > Amend Rule 207.1 (That's just silly) to read in full: > --- > The Silly Phrase is "contains monosodium glutamate". > > If an accepted proposal contains the Silly Phrase and the phrase is not > part of a comment, then the player who submitted the proposal is said to be > silly. However, if the proposal was also distributed by the Promoter on > April First (All Fool's Day), the player is instead said to be foolish. > > Any player who scores points in the above manner may publicly announce, in > the seven days following the proposals acceptance, "The new silly phrase is > ****", where **** is a three word phrase. All quoted instance of the phrase > "contains monosodium glutamate" in this rule will be replaced by the three > word phrase chosen by that player. > --- > > Remove from Section c of Rule 207.3 (Foolishness) the following sentence > (if it exists): > " > If the original author is still a player of Ackanomic, it is considered > good form to transfer some of the points gained through the resubmitted > proposal's Foolishness to em. > " > > Remove the following sentence from Rule 207.3 (Foolishness): > " > Whenever a Foolish Proposal is accepted or rejected, all scoring effects > from rule 207 related to its acceptance or rejection shall be doubled. > " > > Delete Section II of Rule 210 (Literature) and renumber the roman-numeral > numbered Sections that follow it. > > Delete the following phrases from Rule 210 (Literature): > " > All players who voted against a Great Work that was accepted will lose 7 > points, for their poor taste, in addition to any other bonuses or penalties > caused by the passage of the proposal. > " > and > "scorekeeper, unless the scorekeeper submitted the proposal, in which case > it should be adjudicated by the" > > Replace the following text from Rule 210 (Literature): > " > If the scorekeeper and president are the same person then it will be > adjudicated by any other random active player (as selected by the OiCoRT). > " > with: > " > If the president submitted the proposal then it will be adjudicated by any > other random active player (as selected by the OiCoRT). > " > > Amend Rule 213 (Delivering Judgement) to remove the phrase "penalized 10 > points, eir name to be". > > Delete Section III of Rule 217 (Overturning Judgements) and renumber the > roman numeral-numbered Sections that follow it. > > Amend part d of Section VI of Rule 250 (Players and Player States) to read: > "d)Players who are On Ice never gain entities." > > Delete Section III of Rule 313 (Proposal Bribery) and renumber the sections > that follow. > > Delete part C of Section V of Rule 313 (Proposal Bribery) and re-letter the > parts that follow it in the same section. > > Amend Rule 319 'Unanimity Is Lovely (although not so lovely as it used to > be)' to delete the following sentences: > " > If more than one player is tied for lowest score, all of their scores > change to 2. If this would cause a player to lose points, that player will > instead have their score increased by 3 points. > " > > Amend Rule 330 (Retractions) to delete the following sentences: > "A player who retracts his own proposal in this manner loses 2 points." > and > "The player retracting the CFJ does not lose any points unless the CFJ was > a paradox win CFJ in which case e loses 3 points." > and > "The player retracting the submission loses 1 point." > and > "Newbies shall not lose points as a result of this rule." > > Delete the following phrase from Rule 344 (Weasel Words): > "gain one extra point and" > > Amend Rule 374 (Politeness Moon) to replace the following text: > " > If the verdict of the Hearing shows that the message was not polite, the > Player who sent it loses 3 points. If it shows that it was polite, its > author gets the nickname Jazz JackRabbit for the next 3 days, and the > player who called the hearing loses 2 points. > " > with > " > If it shows that it was polite, its author gets the nickname Jazz > JackRabbit for the next 3 days. > " > > Amend section vi of Rule 404 (Offices, Impeachment) to read: > " > (vi) If the IP is REJECTED, the Player named in the IP is restored to > Office. > " > > Repeal Rule 410 (Scorekeeper). > > Amend Section III of Rule 419.2 (Internomic Interface) by deleting the > following text: > " > If said Proposal is adopted by InterNomic, the player who requested it > receives 7 points upon the Liaison reporting the fact of its adoption to > Ackanomic. > " > > Amend Rule 437 (Providing Meaning Where We Can) by replacing the following > text from Section III: > " > If a majority is against, then the senator who made that call loses 10 > points and may not issue a call for seven days. > " > with: > " > If a majority is against, then the senator who made that call may not issue > a call for seven days. > " > > Amend Rule 431 (Illuminatus) by replacing the following text: > "It is a privilege of the Illuminatus that e achieves a Winning Condition > if it is publicly knowable that e has a score that is greater than 5/6 > times the Magic Number." > with: > "It is a privilege of the Illuminatus to receive the Standard Harfer Fee > upon the completion of step g." > > Repeal Rule 508 (Fortnightly Dividends). > > Amend Rule 540.1 (Characteristic: Harf) by replacing the following text: > " > Whenever a Player gains points from Rule 1112, eir Harf Value goes up by > the number of points e gains thereby. > " > with: > "Whenever a Harfy proposal [See Rule 1112] is accepted, the author's Harf > Value goes up by five." > > Amend Section C of Rule 593 (Ackanomic Research Guild) to read: > "The Office of Archaeologist has one seat which is always vacant." > > Amend Section III of Rule 593 (Ackanomic Research Guild) to read: > " > III. An Impeachment Paper against a Scientist requires no quorum and a > simple majority of votes in favor to be accepted. > " > > Delete the following sentence from Rule 600 (Winning Conditions): > " > A Cycle Win CFJ shall be judged INVALID if the Scorekeeper has judged its > author to have achieved a Winning Condition within the last 3 days, and > no-one has yet objected to the Scorekeeper's announcement. > " > > Amend Rule 603 (Winning by Points) by renaming it "The Magic Number" and > causing it to read in full: > "The base value of the Magic Number is 419." > > Delete the following sentence from Rule 605 'Winning is Inherently Amusing > (or Winning by Palindrome)': > " > This win, if it occurs, shall occur immediately after the score changes as > a result of the Proposal being accepted are applied. > " > > Amend Rule 607 (Winning by Agenda) by deleting the following phrases: > ", and that player's score is greater than or equal to the sum of the > weights of all of the agenda hats e owns," > and > "Additionally, any player who had owned a Nemesis Eggplant that was > destroyed as above has eir score reset to -40 rather than 0 when scores are > reset at the start of the next cycle. [See Rule 666]" > > Replace the following phrase from Rule 620 (Chartreuse Goose): > "single active player with the lowest score." > with: > "newest player." > > Remove the following phrases from Rule 620 (Chartreuse Goose): > "This option is not available if more than one active player has the lowest > score." > and > "If this payment would force a player to go into debt, the Standard Harfer > Fee is not paid, but instead the Goose becomes grumpy and bites its owner, > inflicting a 9-point penalty." > > Delete section d,f,g and i from Rule 666 (End of Cycle) and re-letter the > sections appropriately. > > Remove the following phrase from Rule 668 (Eggs and Fruit): > "A player who owns a Chartreuse Goose Egg may reduce his own score to zero > at any time by informing the Scorekeeper that he is doing so, provided that > his score is greater than zero." > > Amend Rule 670 (Commission d'Arts) by deleting the following sentence from > Section 4: > "All other Commissioners are fined 2 points." > > Amend Rule 670 (Commission d'Arts) by deleting the following phrase from > Section 7: > ", and they will lose 5 points for detracting from the festivities > (although they still receive the above awards, of course)." > > Amend Rule 709 (Gaol) by deleting the following phrase: "gaining points," > > Delete Part a of Section 5 of Rule 710 (Criminal Justice) which reads: > "a) a DEDUCTION of 0 or more points from Player X's score." > > Delete the following sentence from Section 5 of Rule 812 (Down the river): > "All members of the team also gain 7 points." > > Delete the following sentences from Rule 901 (The Magic Potato): > " > The Player that currently holds the Magic Potato will gain three extra > points for each proposal of his that is accepted while he holds the Magic > Potato. > " > and > " > The holder of the Great Tuba scores one extra point whenever one of his > proposals passes. > " > > Remove the following phrases from Rule 909 (Steel Flea): > ", and will gain 6 points for being so generous" > and > ", and e will lose the 6 points awarded previously, and will be fined > another 6 points for selfishly keeping Phoebe's wisdom to emself" > and > "and is fined 3 points for being so careless" > > Replace all text that follows "The Known Pages of The Ackanomicon:" in Rule > 910 (The Ackanomicon) with the following: > " > Arcane Trivia (15 pages): These pages contain many tantalising but > ultimately uneducating bits of information on all manner of things ancient > and occult. They have no effect on the reader. > > Inner workings (5 pages): These pages give glimpses into some of the basic > workings of the universe of mortal men, at a price. The reader gains A$50. > > Arcane Lore (5 pages): These pages describe ceremonies and rites used in > the far distant past to gain special powers. A new Otzma card is created in > the possession of the reader. The type of card shall be determined by the > Speaker using the Probabilistic Method. If the type selected is at or above > its instance limit, the Speaker will select a new type using the > Deterministic method. > > Ancient artefact (1 page): A page describing the workings of a powerful > ancient device. The reader loses A$50, and receives a newly created random > Qualified Gadget, which, if it's a mechanical Gadget, breaks when the > reader receives it. This page has no effect on a player without sufficient > A$. > > Mutation (2 pages): The contents of this page warps the reader's mind and > body. He gains a new Extra head, surly and mean-spirited in temperament. > > Dark Domain (2 pages): Reading these pages opens a portal to a terrible > realm of darkness and nightmare. The reader is treated as if he was in Gaol > for the next 48 hours, except that he may not be released in any fashion > before this period is up. The reader has not, however, actually committed a > Crime, nor is he actually in Gaol. > > Long lost treasure (2 pages): These pages describe the locations of long > lost treasure troves. The reader gains A$250 and an Otzma Card of Type Map > Shard, provided no Otzma limits would be exceeded. This card will be > destroyed within 3 days of receipt if not used. > > Forbidden Fruit (1 page): Knowledge no man was meant to know. The becomes > Enlightened. > > Catastrophe (1 page): Reading this page unleashes a Tornado into Acka, as > described by the Rule Tornado. The reader is considered to be sheltered. > > Not so Forbidden Fruit (4 pages): The player has an out of body experience > in which he is transported to an primordial jungle where he is worshiped as > a god by the natives. Upon waking up, he will find that all he has left to > remember it by is an Amber Banana. > > Ancient One (1 page): The player warps time and space with a terrifying > incantation of power, summoning the Ancient Powers into his presence. The > Chartreuse Goose is immediately transferred into his possession, and it's > not happy. If the reading player was already in possession of the > Chartreuse Goose, then it goes Somewhere Else (and is REALLY not happy). > > Judgement Day (2 pages): These pages relate the days following the end of > the world and impart to the reader the ability to judge eir fellows. The > Purple Robe of Justice is transferred to the reader. > " > > Amend Rule 911 (The Great Trombone of Ackanomia) to read in full: > "The Great Trombone is a unique entity." > > Remove the following phrases from Rule 913 (Parades): > "Failure to comply with this requirement, if and when proved, will result > in ten points being deducted from the score of the Guest of Honour." > and > ", and will receive one point for so doing." > and > ", if such an entity exists," > and > "and receive not one but ten points" > and > ", so any points they would have received as a result of the Parade will be > withheld" > > Delete the following phrase from Rule 915 (Prosthetic Foreheads): > "and the player who described it loses two points" > > Amend Rule 919 (Brass Monkey) to replace: > "shall be awarded 5 bonus points!" > with > "are hoopy froods" > and > "With that, each Player shall receive 5 points for each proposal he or she > submitted that was accepted during the Streak (including those that were > accepted before it was Chrome), up to a maximum of 15 points per Player." > with > "With that, each Player shall receive the title 'Hoopy Frood'". > > Amend Rule 927 (The Chocolate Frog) to remove the following sentence: > " > Any players who vote against a proposal made by the First Citizen will > receive no points for anti-voting. > " > > Replace the following sentence of Rule 933 (Purple Robe of Justice): > " > If the owner of the Robe is ever penalized some number of points for > failing to deliver a verdict on a CFJ, failing to respond to a CFJ, or for > having a CFJ overturned, they immediately lose the priceless Robe, and it > goes Somewhere Else. > " > with > " > If the owner of the Robe ever deadbeats on a CFJ or has verdict on a CFJ > overturned, they immediately lose the priceless Robe, and it goes Somewhere > Else. > " > > Amend Rule 950 (Ackanomic Sound System Rule Suite) by replacing the > following sentence (DING delimited): > DING > [For example, if the Magic Potato were defined in such a Rule, its owner > would no longer get its bonuses once it left, but would keep any points e > had gained from it while the Song ("Don't pick it up, pick it up, pick it > up") was playing.] > DING > with (DONG delimited): > DONG > [For example, if the Magic Potato were defined in such a Rule, its owner > would no longer get its bonuses once it left, but would keep any Brass > Razoos e had gained from it while the Song ("Don't pick it up, pick it up, > pick it up") was playing.] > DONG > > Replace the following sentence of Rule 950 (Ackanomic Sound System Rule > Suite)(BONK delimited): > BONK > [e.g. "Four or more players have a score of above 300."] > BONK > with(BOINK Delimited): > BOINK > [e.g. "Four or more players have a Harf of above 300."] > BOINK > > Amend Rule 961 (Curse of the B-Ack) by deleting the following phrases: > "Posting such a description earns a player 6 points." > and > ", and gain 2 points for doing so," > > Replace both instances of "(d)" in Part e of Section 3 of Rule 1044 > (Swingpoints) with "(c)". > Delete Part a of Section 3 of Rule 1044 (Swingpoints) which reads: > " > a. A Player may, as a public action, convert any positive number of his own > Swingpoints into twice as many points (which are added to his score). > " > and re-letter the alphabetical list in that section. > > Remove the following phrases from Rule 1112 (Let there be Harf!): > ", its author gains 5 points (a score change based on proposal content) > and" > and > "When a player is designated "Funky and Stylish", they gain 5 points." > > Remove the following phrases from Rule 1129 (Crazy French-Scotsmen): > "points or" > and > "If the penalty involved a loss of points, the penalized player's score > (after having the penalty revoked) will be raised to the first prime number > higher than their current score." > > Delete the following paragraph of Rule 1131 (Happiness) > " > If any time it is publically knowable that a player has a score exactly > equal to the Happy Number, that player may point this fact out by > publically stating: "Happy! Happy! Happy!". E then gains a probabilistic > Boon of the Ancients and the Happy Number becomes a random integer between > -60 and the Magic Number. > " > > Delete the following phrase from Rule 1211 (Boons of the Ancients): > "and the player who described it loses 11 points" > > Delete the following phrase from Rule 1213 (Grab-a-Donkey): > " > The Belt Holder shall be awarded 3 Points plus the number of donkeys he > successfully grabbed that game. > " > > Delete the following paragraph from Rule 1215 (Duels): > " > When the Duel is over, the winner of the Duel receives 6 points in addition > to any rewards or penalties he may have received as part of the Contest > itself. The loser of the Duel loses 6 points in addition to any rewards or > penalties he may have received as part of the Contest itself. The winner's > Second receives 3 points, the loser's Second loses 3 points. > " > > Delete Section 3 of Rule 1215 (Duels) and renumber the Sections that follow > it. > > Delete Section 4 of Rule 1216 (Feuds) and renumber the Sections that follow > it. > > Amend Rule 1313 (Tornado) to read in full: > " > A Tornado shall sweep though Acka at the time of the Summer Solstice, > Winter Solstice, Vernal Equinox, and Autumnal Equinox. Tornadoes are > dangerous entities. > > Players in the Ackanomic Afterlife and Gaol are Sheltered. If a Bomb > Shelter exists, all players are Sheltered, regardless of their Location. A > True Prophet and his Location are Sheltered. > > A Bomb Shelter may only be created by methods specified in the Rules. > Players may only become Sheltered by methods specified in the Rules. > > The Rules may specify other ways or times that a Tornado sweeps through > Acka. > > Whenever a Tornado sweeps through Acka, each player's or haunted house that > is dangling from its emergency tether stands a separate 50% chance of > losing its tether and being swept off the face of Acka. The player or > undead shall retain possession or haunt of the land the building was > sitting on. A player so bereaved of shelter may rebuild his house for > A$100, and he must name it upon its reconstruction. Until such time, he > shall be issued a small tent for use as his Home. > > If the house belonged to a player who was absent, that player shall be > assumed to be vacationing in a far-off land with a two-letter name. Upon > his return, he may submit a report containing the name of this far-off land > and a summary of his journeys there. > " > > Amend Rule 1350 (La Luna) by deleting the following text: > " > A player in Kansas gains 5 points the first time (on any given trip to > Kansas) that they send a message, describing the moon Kansas and all its > strangeness, containing at least 250 words, none of which are a colour, > except for white, sepia, and black, should black ever be a colour. > " > > {{[Now for the rule suites]}} > Delete the following phrase from Rule 594.1 (Blueprint: Scroll of Crumble): > " > If the gadget was indestructible, three points are deducted from the score > of the Scroll of Crumble's owner. > " > > Debunk Rule 594.3 (Blueprint: Whamiol). > > Delete the following phrase from Rule 594.5 (Blueprint: Automatic > Sculpture): > "e shall lose one point and" > > Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.15 (Blueprint: Pulse Laser): > "The Laser will also deduct 5 points from the author of the Proposal's > score, if the author is a player." > > Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.21 (Blueprint: Good Ballot > Stuffer)(LALA delimited): > LALA > 4. The game state is changed such that any player who posts a public > message in the next week that does not contain the word "harf" (or a > derivative of it) shall lose one point for every such message. > LALA > > Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.23 (Blueprint: Nyarlathotep): > "The Player that currently holds Nyarlathotep will gain three extra points > for each proposal of his that is accepted while he holds Nyarlathotep." > > Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.26 (Blueprint: Saaremaa's Codex > of Wizardry): > "The first Scientist to ridicule an incompetent Novice receives 3 points > (per separate instance of Novice incompetence as described in this > paragraph)." > > Delete the following sentence from Rule 950.1 (ASS Song: Chess Piece Face) > ", and a player shall gain 6 points the first time e publically describes > all four of the above." > > Repeal Rule 1240.5 (Otzma Card of Type Rod & Staff) > > Delete the following phrase from Rule 1240.14 (Otzma Card of type Scientist > for a Day): > ", and its creator loses 10 points. " > > Delete part d of Section VI of Rule 1250.1 (Games & Contests). and > re-letter the parts that come after it in Section VI. > > Delete the following phrase from part s of Section VII of Rule 1250.1 > (Games & Contests): > ", no points". > > Amend Section 5 of Rule 1250.7 (Game of Pure Skill) to read: > " > 5) Upon a winning condition being met and a winner being declared, the > winner receives A$16, and the referee receives A$8. The winner receives a > standard Trophy. > " > > Amend Section 5 of Rule 1250.9 (Ghost) to read: > " > When a winner is found, the referee shall receive 8 A$. If this game took > place as a Duel, the winner shall receive no additional compensation. If it > was not a Duel and fewer than four players began the game, the winner > receives A$ 8. If from four to eight players began the game, the winner > receives A$ equal to the number of players that began the game times two, > up to a maximum of A$ 16. > " > > Replace the following text from Rule 1250.14 (Diplomacy): > "Upon a winning condition being achieved, the game ends. All winners split > 8 points evenly. If the number of winners does not divide evenly into 8, > however, the number of points split is the greatest positive multiple of > the number of winners that is less than 8. If no such number exists, no > points are awarded. The Golden Knife is awarded as a Trophy. If the game > ends without a winner or winners being declared, however, no points are > awarded. > " > with: > "Upon a winning condition being achieved, the game ends. All winners split > A$ 16 evenly. If the number of winners does not divide evenly into 8, > however, the number of A$ split is the greatest positive multiple of the > number of winners that is less than 8. If no such number exists, no points > are awarded. The Golden Knife is awarded as a Trophy. > If the game ends without a winner or winners being declared, however, no A$ > are awarded. > " > > Amend Section 5d of Rule 1250.10 (Fictionary) to read: > "5d) Default: The Speaker or Acting Speaker becomes acting Brainiac to > adjudicate step 5. If there is no such officer, the game ends with no > winner and no payoff. " ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:52:54 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3388 accepted Results of Proposal 3388 22/25 votes: Quorum achieved 12/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Vynd (Vulcan) K 2 (AVPP) else...if (SPAM) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) Publius 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Slakko (SPAM) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Piz NO: Robin Hood (AVPP) breadbox IdiotBoy (AVPP) Mr. Tambourine Man two-star Rex Mundi (Klingon) Studge BAA!: Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Ethelred (AVPP) ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) Fortunato INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Ayla Horny Protoceratops Zaknafein Dourden PENDING: Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3388 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:56 EDT > But was it worth it? > K 2 (Kelly Kelly) > > This is a Modest Proposal. > > Amend Rule 432 (Son I am able though you scare me / Watch beloved / Watch > me scare you though / Able am I son) by replacing "functional" were ever it > appears with "political". ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:55:31 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3389 accepted Results of Proposal 3389 21/25 votes: Quorum achieved 14/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Robin Hood (AVPP) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) Mr. Tambourine Man K 2 (AVPP) else...if (SPAM) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) Attila the Pun (AVPP) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Slakko (SPAM) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Ethelred (AVPP) SPAM Unity Vote NO: breadbox Vynd (Vulcan) two-star Alfvaen (MetaMorph) Studge BAA!: IdiotBoy (AVPP) Rex Mundi (Klingon) Piz ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) Fortunato Publius INACTIVE: Wild Card (SPAM) Ayla Horny Protoceratops Zaknafein Dourden PENDING: Rig R. Mortis > Proposal 3389 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:57 EDT > The Swingers' Duty Roster > Slakko (Duncan Richer) > > This is a Modest Proposal. > > Delete Section 4 of Rule 1044. > [This section makes it the Chess-Ump's duty to track Swingpoints. > Unnecessary, as the Financier must already track these tradeable entities.] > > Replace Section 3a of Rule 1044 with the following OT-delimited text: > > OT > a. Otzma Card Conversions > (i) A Player may convert 10 Swingpoints into any Otzma Card with an > F-Designation of Common. > (ii) A Player may convert 15 Swingpoints into any Otzma Card with an > F-Designation of Normal. > (iii) A Player may convert 20 Swingpoints into any Otzma Card with an > F-Designation of Rare. > The above three conversions may only occur if no Otzma Card instance limits > are violated by the conversion. > OT > > [This replaces the points conversion with another, more intriguing, > conversion type.] > > Replace Section 3c of Rule 1044 with the following OT-delimited text: > > OT > A player may convert N Swingpoints into a Party Chess Piece, provided that > the material value of that Party Chess Piece is no more than (5*N)/7, and > provided no instance limits are violated by the conversion. > OT > > [A simpler way to use Swingpoints to get Pieces, without changing the > "value" of each Swingpoint for that purpose.] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 06:40:43 -0400 (EDT) From: nomicbot Subject: Acka: Proposal 3390 rejected Results of Proposal 3390 20/26 votes: Quorum achieved 11/20 YES votes: Proposal rejected YES: /dev/joe (Vulcan) Robin Hood (AVPP) Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) K 2 (AVPP) two-star else...if Attila the Pun (AVPP) 867-5309 (Boomerangs) Slakko (SPAM) Ethelred (AVPP) Piz NO: breadbox IdiotBoy (AVPP) Mr. Tambourine Man Rex Mundi (Klingon) Alfvaen (MetaMorph) rufus (SPAM) JT (Boomerangs) J. M. Bear (MetaMorph) Tammany [breadbox bribed Tammany A$25] BAA!: Rig R. Mortis [Rig R. Mortis is no longer pending] ABSTAINED: Calvin N Hobbes (Harf) ThinMan (Vulcan) Vynd (Vulcan) Fortunato Publius Studge VACATIONING: Wild Card Ayla Horny Protoceratops Zaknafein Dourden > Proposal 3390 - Mon 10 Aug 1998 02:50 EDT > Who cares? > Publius (Brandon Ray) > > Rule 214 is modified by striking the following XXX-delimited text > > XXX > or (4) Invalid > XXX > > and replacing it with the following YYY-delimited text: > > YYY > (4) Invalid; or (5) Moot > YYY > > Add the following new ZZZ-delimited text to the end of Rule 214: > > ZZZ > The original Judge shall not be penalized for an overturned verdict on a > CFJ that e finds to be Moot. > > For purposes of this Rule, the term “Moot” means that the Judge finds there > would be no change in the state of play by a verdict of True or False. > ZZZ ------------------------------ End of acka-voting-digest V3 #130 *********************************