acka-voting Digest Wednesday, November 25 1998 Volume 03 : Issue 204 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JT Subject: Acka: A small list fix Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:02:52 -0500 (EST) I have set the reply-to on this list to acka-research as it used to be on muppetlabs. Sorry for not having done/noticed this sooner. --JT, Postmaster [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: devjoe@wilma.che.utexas.edu Subject: Acka: Proposal 3804 Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 16:57:31 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3804 It's dead Jim... Gromit Due: Wed Dec 2 16:57:30 1998 Repeal rule 419.2 (Internomic Interface) Modify rule 419.1 (Ambassador) to read in full: "There exists the political office of Ambassador which has one seat. The duties of the office are to keep in touch with what is happening in other nomics, namely: 1) Providing information about Ackanomic to people holding similar posts in other Nomics. 2) Requesting similar information about any other nomic at any player's request." Also renumber the rule to 419 Repeal rule 419.3 (How are things out there?) Remove Pumpkin Patch Nomic from the Organization Metamorph. {{[Internomic is dead. Thring died not all that long ago, Agora has withdrawn, the Pumpkin Patch is dead too (hence them being removed from Metamorph) and there was a hideously gaping hole in the rules that made us realise we actually haven't done anything for the past year or so (be glad we have a pragmatism clause... :-)). Effectively this removes all of the Internomic stuff which is now unnecessary. It keeps Ambassador but changes it from functional to political since it really isn't worth a salary any more. I was reluctant to repeal 419.3 but I can't think how it can be done without Internomic liaisons. It was never really very well used though so I don't think it will be terribly missed.]}} ------------------------------ From: devjoe@wilma.che.utexas.edu Subject: Acka: Proposal 3805 Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:32:56 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3805 It takes way too long Pol Pot Due: Wed Dec 2 17:32:55 1998 In rule 1250.22, replace "10" with "5" {{[shorten the length of bacon games]}} {{If any game of bacon has any players with more than 5 points, the game immediately ends and the player with the higher score is the winner.}} ------------------------------ From: devjoe@wilma.che.utexas.edu Subject: Acka: Proposal 3806 Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:44:39 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3806 We All Want To Change the World The Green Ripper Due: Wed Dec 2 23:44:38 1998 In Rule 320, "Governments," delete any sentence with the string "50%" in it. [ There are several Proposals in the works to change this sentence, so I just want to be able to get it no matter what. For those of you who like it, never fear; it comes back farther on. ] In Rule 320, "Governments," replace sections 4 and 5 with the text "4. When the Revolution ends, the Proto-Government shall become Active. If no other Rule specifies a means of ending the Revolution, it shall end exactly one week after it began." [ & while I'm here ] In Rule 320, "Governments," replace "1 and 0 respectively" with "1 and 0 respectively." Create a Rule entitled "ASS Song: Revolution" as a member of the ASS Rule Suite, containing the following GENERATION-delimited text: GENERATION Title: Revolution Artist: The Beatles Trigger: 50% or more of all voting players have a Rebelliousness characteristic of "On" and this fact is pointed out publically. Cost: A$1917 {{ [ Cheap at half the price! ] }} Effect: When this Song begins playing, a Revolution begins as described in Rule 320, "Governments." The Revolution ends only when this Song ceases to play; this sentence takes precedence over Rule 320. Despite the title, when this Song begins playing, it shall sound randomly exactly like one of the Beatles' "Revolution," "Revolution 1," and "Revolution 9." Duration: One Acka week. Explanation: "You say you want a revolution, well, you know we all want to change the world." [The Beatles, "Revolution"] "Shoo bee doo wap, aaah, shoo be doo wap." [The Beatles, "Revolution 1"] "Number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine" [The Beatles, "Revolution 9"] GENERATION If Proposal 3793 was accepted, replace "one week" in section 4 of Rule 320, "Governments," with "three days," and replace "One Acka week" in the Rule entitled "ASS Song: Revolution" with "Three Acka days". Hubert gains a Losing Condition. ------------------------------ From: devjoe@wilma.che.utexas.edu Subject: Acka: Proposal 3807 Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:49:01 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3807 After Us The Deluge The Green Ripper Due: Wed Dec 2 23:49:00 1998 A Party Chess Piece Locust is created in the possession of each Swinger. [ THIS should get the Scaremonger going. ] ------------------------------ End of acka-voting Digest V3 #204 *********************************