acka-voting Digest Monday, December 21 1998 Volume 03 : Issue 236 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Acka: Proposal 3935 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 03:35:11 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3935 ReInstalling the Right to Fair Voting JT Due: Mon Dec 28 03:35:11 1998 This is a modest proposal. {{[I hadn't meant to snag this when I got rid of proposal bribery.]}} Create a rule numbered 313 with the title 'Fair Voting Practices' and the text as delimited by BASIC_FAIRNESS BASIC_FAIRNESS I. Voting Actions The following are voting actions: A. Casting a legal vote as defined by rule 106. B. Being part of a political party that gets a unity vote. II. The Right to Fair Voting A proposal is invalid if it calls for one or more effects that discriminate in any way between players based on their voting actions on that proposal, or any other specific proposal or proposals identified in the proposal. Effects that depend on the way players vote are allowed if they apply to all proposals, or to all proposals in one or more classes previously defined by the rules. III. Effects Triggered on Changing the Triggering Rules If a proposal adds, changes, or repeals rules that generate effects or cause some entity to generate effects (including but not limited to score changes) based on the way players vote, then those rules generate no effects based on the way players vote on that particular proposal. This section of this rule takes precedence over all other rules which generate effects based on the way players vote on proposals. BASIC_FAIRNESS ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3936 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 03:38:17 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3936 can we PLEASE help the map-harfer? Trent Due: Mon Dec 28 03:38:17 1998 this is a modest proposal {{all players go to the Ackanomic Afterlife}} ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3937 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 06:07:07 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3937 we have under 300 rules if i counted right Trent Due: Mon Dec 28 06:07:06 1998 repeal rule 1390.3 [lager redundancy] repeal rule 1390.17 [stupid error of mine] renumber rule 1390.16 to be a member of the Paradigms Rule Suite [duh] repeal rule 451 [i dont use it and it's kind of stupid] repeal rule 503 [sorry, but it's not going to be used] repeal rule 543 [i forget what this is, but i think it's stale] repeal rule 1216 [feuds would be cool if a) orgs worked b) they weren't scammy c) they ever finished] ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3938 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:17:58 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3938 They're gone Jim K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:17:56 1998 I. Replace the following phrase from Rule 667 (Fat Lady): " , a Bonus Vote shall be created and transferred to the player. " with " the player shall receive a Boon of the Ancients. " II. Replace the following phrase from Rule 855 (Monolith): " receives a Bonus Vote, and is granted the title of Monolith Meister. " with " receives a Boon of the Ancients, and is granted the title of Monolith Meister. " III. Replace the following phrase in Rule 975 (Yes Virginia): " receives a Bonus Vote. If this would give the player more Bonus Votes than " with " receives a random otzma card. If this would give the player more otzma cards than " IV. Remove the following text from Rule 1045 (Alternative uses for points): " c. Bonus Vote Conversion (i) A Player may convert 30 points into a Bonus vote. (ii) This type of conversion may only be performed if a conversion of this type has not been performed by the player attempting it during the prior 14 days. " and re-letter the sections in that rule as appropriate. V. Remove the following text from Rule 1211 (Boons of the Ancients) " b) The gods smile upon the player. 1 Bonus Vote is bestowed (10). " and re-letter the list from which it came as appropriate. Replace the following text from Rule 1211 (Boons of the Ancients) " 9) Boon list [weights sum to 50 in this case]: " with " 9) Boon list [weights sum to 40 in this case]: " VI. Replace the following text in Rule 1270 (Puzzle Pieces): " a Bonus Vote, A$250 and an Automatic Sculpture " with: " A$250 " VII. Remove the following sentence from Rule 429 (Treasure-Harfer): " Instead of the normal salary for a Functional Officer, the Treasure-Harfer shall receive an Automatic Sculpture every month. " VIII. Remove the following pieces of text from Rule 1215 (Duels): " A player owning a Highlander's Sword is never untouchable at any other time. " and " A player with a Highlander's Sword may exceed these limits, but only with a single Challenge each calendar week. " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3939 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:18:08 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3939 Automatic Painting K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:18:07 1998 I. Create a new rule as part of the Otzma Cards Rule Suite (rule 1240) with the title "Otzma Card of type Automatic Painting" consisting of the following AMSRWDWHTRT delimited text: AMSRWDWHTRT An Automatic Painting is an unframed piece of blank canvas - its rather depressing to look at, having only a single feature of interest, a rather handy brush someone has attached to it by means of a length of stout chain. Needless to say the brush is magic, unfortunately it is also chronically unimaginative. Automatic Paintings are always in one of two states, inspired and uninspired. They are created in the uninspired state. When a player other than the player who buried an uninspired Automatic Painting finds the treasure containing it, it becomes inspired. An Otzma Card of this type can only be played in the public forum. When it is played one of the following shall occur depending on its state: i) If it was in the inspired state when it was played the magic brush will flash into action painting the card into a fascinating (though perhaps offensively avant-garde) abstract painting. A random player is selected to publicly describe the masterpiece; when she does so, the Automatic Painting sets its description to that description. If she does not do so within 3 days of being selected the Automatic Sculpture sets its description to "It is X." where X is one of the colours defined in Rule 1155, chosen at random, or green if no such colours exist. When the description of an active Automatic Sculpture is set, it transforms itself into a trinket worth A$123, with the same description the Sculpture had, and the name "Painting X" where X is replaced by the least prime number that would result in a unique name. ii) If the card was in the uninspired state when it was played it shall explode in a cloud of murrey smoke. Cards of this type have an F-designation of Rare. AMSRWDWHTRT II. If the following DIRTYMONEY delimited text appears in Rule 429 (Treasure-Harfer) replace it with the following PAYDIRT delimited text, otherwise insert the PAYDIRT delimited text at the start of the last paragraph in that rule. No text is actually delimited within this paragraph. DIRTYMONEY Instead of the normal salary for a Functional Officer, the Treasure-Harfer shall receive an Automatic Sculpture every month. DIRTYMONEY PAYDIRT Instead of the normal salary for a Functional Officer, the Treasure-Harfer shall receive an Automatic Painting Otzma Card every month. PAYDIRT III. Remove the following text from Rule 1270 (Puzzle Pieces): " and an Automatic Sculpture " and insert the following text after the first occurrence of "A$250" in that rule: " and an Automatic Painting " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3940 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:18:18 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3940 Generic Proposal Title #3940 K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:18:18 1998 Renumber Rule 1390.16 (Paradigm Type Puppet Dictatorship) to 320.7 and retitle it (Paradigm Type: Puppet Dictatorship) ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3941 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:18:28 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3941 Heart Beat K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:18:28 1998 Insert the following ACTIVITY delimited text into Rule 403 (Functional Offices, Commonalties) after "b) At least 2/3 of " [Supreme Court]. ACTIVITY all active justices comprising the ACTIVITY ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3942 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:18:39 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3942 Impeach or be quiet K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:18:38 1998 Delete the final paragraph of Rule 701 (Crime). [Failure of an Officer to perform a Duty of an Office e holds is the Crime of Non-Performance. The act of performing a Duty incorrectly is the Crime of Malpractice.] Replace the following text in Rule 403 (Functional Offices, Commonalties): " (v) Functional Officers may be impeached by the following process: " with: " (v) Functional officers who fail to perform their duties in a timely manner or who wilfully perform those duties incorrectly should be impeached. Functional Officers may be impeached by the following process: " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3943 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:18:49 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3943 Scam of the Day K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:18:49 1998 Create a new rule numbered 606 titled "Scam of the Day" with the text as delimited by SCAMFEST. SCAMFEST After a player has exploited, or attempted to exploit, a loophole in the rules (even if the loophole is later found not to have existed), any other player may call a Scam Hunt against them, provided that the player hasn't had a Scam Hunt called against them in during the past week. A Scam Hunt is a serious hearing. The player who calls the hearing is the hearing harfer for it and the valid responses are: "Wow! She drove a truck through it!" and "I don't think she knows how to drive.". If the result of the hearing is "I don't think she knows how to drive." The player against whom the hearing was called receives a black mark. If the result of the hearing is "Wow! She drove a truck through it!" the player who called for the hearing receives a black mark. When only one player, from amongst all players with an acka age of more than three months who are eligible to win a cycle, does not own a black mark that player gains a winning condition. When the cycle is won by this method each player who owns at least one black back has one destroyed and the winner of the cycle gains one black mark. Black marks are non-tradeable entities. Any players who possesses a black mark is very ashamed of themselves. SCAMFEST ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3944 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:19:00 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3944 It's how we want to play K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:18:59 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. Insert the following paragraph after the first paragraph in Rule 101 : " It is acknowledged that the rules of Ackanomic may contain rules which fail to achieve their intent. While it is permissible for players to exploit such loopholes, it is considered Bad From. Players are instead encouraged to fix such flaws. " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3945 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:19:10 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3945 It's we who want to play K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:19:10 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. Insert the following paragraph after the first paragraph in Rule 101 : " It is acknowledged that the rules of Ackanomic may contain rules which fail to achieve their intent. It is considered Good Form for players to exploit such loopholes. " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3946 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:19:20 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3946 PPP K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:19:20 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. Rename rule 603 (Winning by Points) to "The Power of Points is That They Have No Power" and delete all but the first two paragraphs from it. [The winning condition stuff]. ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3947 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:19:31 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3947 Hmmm. K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:19:30 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. Remove the following text from Rule 1045 (Alternative uses for points) " a. Otzma Card Conversion b. (i) A Player may convert 10 points into an Otzma Card randomly selected from those types with an F-Designation of Common. (ii) A Player may convert 15 points into an Otzma Card randomly selected from those types with an F-Designation of Normal or Common. (iii) A Player may convert 20 points into an Otzma Card of a randomly determined type. (iv) This type of conversion may only be performed if a conversion of this type has not been performed by the player attempting it during the prior 14 days. " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3948 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:19:41 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3948 Inappropriate Annoyances K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:19:41 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. Remove the following text from Rule 721 (Annoyances) " III. New Player Embezzlement Intentionally causing a newbie to lose currency, is Annoying. It is also Evil. " and renumber the list from which it came. ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3949 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:19:52 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3949 Inappropriate Annoyances K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:19:51 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. Remove the following text from Rule 721 (Annoyances) " IV. Disrespecting the Harfers Showing a lack of respect to the officers who harf the game when they are acting in their capacity as officers, or refusing to acknowledge the work done by such functional officers is Annoying. It is also very impolite. " and renumber the list from which it came. ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3950 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:20:02 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3950 Criming Shame K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:20:01 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. I. Replace the following text from Rule 825 (Buildings): " Giving a description of the house which is not in accord with the rules is the Crime of Acting Like a Realtor. " with: " If a player gives a house a description which is not in accord, its description becomes "A one room apartment with no window, cinder block walls, a plain wooden bench, and a pile of rags in one corner for a bed". " II. Remove the following text from rule 842 (The Town Hall): " Failure to comply to these requirements constitutes the crime of Rampant Exhibitionism. At all times it is illegal to dance naked on the Town Hall Steps. For the purposes of this rule a player is considered to be naked if e is not wearing a rule defined garment. " III. Replace the following text in Rule 925 (The Press): " To own more than three newspapers at any one time is the Crime of Media Baroncy. " with " It is impossible to own more than three newspapers at any one time. " IV. Replace the following text in Rule 1021 (Political Parties and Rewarding Party Unity): " Being a member of more than one Political Party simultaneously is the Crime of Branch-Stacking. " with: " It its impossible to be a member of more than one Political Party simultaneously. " V. Remove the following text from Rule 1390.16 (Paradigm Type Puppet Dictatorship): "the Crime of " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3951 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:20:12 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3951 Its a Crime Jim, But Who's Going To Do It? K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 14:20:12 1998 This is a Modest Proposal. Repeal Rule 1205 (Game Misconduct) ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3952 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:15:08 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3952 Automatic Sculpture... erm Painting. K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 15:15:07 1998 I. Create a new rule as part of the Otzma Cards Rule Suite (rule 1240) with the title "Otzma Card of type Automatic Painting" consisting of the following AMSRWDWHTRT delimited text: AMSRWDWHTRT An Automatic Painting is an unframed piece of blank canvas - its rather depressing to look at, having only a single feature of interest, a rather handy brush someone has attached to it by means of a length of stout chain. Needless to say the brush is magic, unfortunately it is also chronically {{[chromically ;)]}} unimaginative. Automatic Paintings are always in one of two states, inspired and uninspired. They are created in the uninspired state. When a player other than the player who buried an uninspired Automatic Painting finds the treasure containing it, it becomes inspired. An Otzma Card of this type can only be played in the public forum. When it is played one of the following shall occur depending on its state: i) If it was in the inspired state when it was played the magic brush will flash into action painting the card into a fascinating (though perhaps offensively avant-garde) abstract painting. A random player is selected to publicly describe the masterpiece; if a description has not been made public within three days of their selection it defaults to "It is X." where X is one of the colours defined in Rule 1155, chosen at random, or green if no such colours exist. When a description has been arrived at according to the previous paragraph, a trinket with that description, worth A$123, and the name "Painting X" where X is replaced by the least prime number that would result in a unique name. ii) If the card was in the uninspired state when it was played it shall explode in a cloud of murrey smoke. Cards of this type have an F-designation of Rare. AMSRWDWHTRT II. If the following DIRTYMONEY delimited text appears in Rule 429 (Treasure-Harfer) replace it with the following PAYDIRT delimited text, otherwise insert the PAYDIRT delimited text at the start of the last paragraph in that rule. No text is actually delimited within this paragraph. DIRTYMONEY Instead of the normal salary for a Functional Officer, the Treasure-Harfer shall receive an Automatic Sculpture every month. DIRTYMONEY PAYDIRT Instead of the normal salary for a Functional Officer, the Treasure-Harfer shall receive an Automatic Painting Otzma Card every month. PAYDIRT III. Remove the following text from Rule 1270 (Puzzle Pieces): " and an Automatic Sculpture " and insert the following text after the first occurrence of "A$250" in that rule: " and an Automatic Painting " ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3953 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:20:32 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3953 Re: Acka: Proposal 3939 K 2 Due: Mon Dec 28 15:20:31 1998 This is a Modest proposal. {{[There's a glut at the moment thanks to the scam and general under use]}} {{All Otzma Cards are destroyed}} ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3954 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:32:20 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3954 Removing a useless privilege JT Due: Mon Dec 28 15:32:18 1998 Amend rule 406 (Promotor) to delete the following FROBTWEAK delimited text. FROBTWEAK The Privileges of the Promoter are: a) To frob or tweak the proposal queue, as a public action. The proposal queue remains in whichever state (frobbed or tweaked) it was last set to. b) To ignore any proposal submission by a player who already has three or more proposals that are currently being voted on (i.e., in the voting queue). This Privilege may only be exercised when the voting queue is frobbed. [Furthermore, the Promoter shall only use this power for good, and never for evil.] These two privileges may be exercised even by an acting Promoter. FROBTWEAK {{[ In this day an age of automated proposal bots, it's unlikely that this will get used, and thus it's an unneeded priveledge. ]}} ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3955 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 16:32:18 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3955 A few small fixups JT Due: Mon Dec 28 16:32:17 1998 Amend rule 320.6 (Paradigm Type: Police State) by removing items ii) and iii) from the list and by renumbering item iv) to item i). Amend rule 360 (Hearing) by replacing the following SERIOUS delimited text SERIOUS A Hearing is Serious if and only if there exists one or more verdicts for that particular Hearing that would lead to a modification of the ruleset. SERIOUS with the following STILL_SERIOUS delimited text STILL_SERIOUS A Hearing is Serious if there exists one or more verdicts for that particular Hearing that would lead to a modification of the ruleset. Other rules may define other times at which a Hearing is Serious. STILL_SERIOUS {{[ A few other hearings have been defined as serious recently, but really weren't because of the phrasing above. ]}} Amend rule 361 (What's the Will of the People) by removing "It is also a Serious Matter [just to prevent EBSs from skewing the results].". Amend rule 441 (Dungeon Master) by inserting the word 'functional' between the first occurances of 'optional' and 'office', and by removing the text "iii to receive a monthly salary of the Standard Harfer Fee." If P3937 was accepted, repeal rule 501 (the other part of imports) If P3937 was accepted, Amend rule 540.3 to remove the text "Whenever a player who is On Fire extinguishes eirself, eir Fire Skill increases one point." Amend rule 550.1 (honourable acts) by replacing the following SLOPPY delimited text SLOPPY 1 Honour Being elected to a Political Office. 2 Honour Being appointed to a Functional Office. SLOPPY with the following CLEANER delimited text CLEANER 1 Honour: Being elected to a Political Office. 2 Honour: Being appointed to a Functional Office. CLEANER Amend rule 550.2 (Dishonourable Acts) by replacing the following SLOPPY delimited text SLOPPY 1 Honour: going to Gaol 2 Honour gaining the Chartreuse Goose for a failed PWCFJ or CWCFJ. SLOPPY with the following CLEANER delimited text CLEANER 1 Honour: Going to Gaol. 2 Honour: Gaining the Chartreuse Goose for a failed PWCFJ or CWCFJ. CLEANER ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3956 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 16:39:59 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3956 Me... Lear... Speak Swahili? MTM Due: Mon Dec 28 16:39:58 1998 {{ All players who own a The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really become Zzimsy players. All The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Reallys are destroyed. }} There exists a unique entity known as the The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really. The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really shall always have dimensions slightly larger then those of the location in which it's owner is located (which causes horrific problems when transporting The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really). It is initially Baby Blue, though the shade of blue can be changed at the whim of the owner. The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really changes shape. On Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday it is round. On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday it is shaped similarly to a 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback. No matter what shape or size The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really is, it shall always have a button somewhere upon it marked "ENERGIZE." The owner of The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really may use it to change the player name of any active player to another name which is an anagram of the original. This is a public action. In order to fully specify this action, the owner must state that he has pointed The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really at x (where x is the name of the player being renamed) and pressed the ENERGIZE button, and he must give an anagram of the original name. If this action is successful then The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really changes x's name to the specified anagram, and The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really is transferred to the possession of x. The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really runs on rechargeable 9 volt batteries, and may be used no more than once every two weeks, or the batteries will overheat and explode before The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really is able to change a players name (and thus causing The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really to be transferred to a random player for recharging). {{ Renumber this Rule to 999. Change its authorship credit to "snowgod (Phil Ackley)". The Really Big Blue Thing That Doesn't Do Too Much, Really is transferred to the possession of a random active Zzimsy player. All Zzimsy players lose that attribute. }} ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 3957 From: jtraub@dragoncat.net Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 18:17:33 -0500 (EST) Proposal 3957 taking the oomph out of it Trent Due: Mon Dec 28 18:17:32 1998 {{[I highly doubt that this will pass, but I really hope it does. With the repeals of so much going on right now, and the big shifts in emphasis, i thought the time was ripe for a repeal of A$. This first change is not radical, and is very preliminary... it doesn't repeal trinkets, etc... it still probably won't pass, but oh well...]}} in rule 252: remove item II 2 and renumber. replace 'A$10' with '10 points' both times it appears repeal rule 320.4 [Paradigm Type: Inflationary] replace 'A$' with 'points' in rule 401 [salaries] replace 'A$10' with '5 points more' in rule 405 [speaker salary] replace, in rule 422 [hosing]: " transfer A$79 from them to the Treasury, if they have that much. If they don't have that much, a random organization which they are a member that has that sum transfers it to the treasury. If no such organization exists either, the player is " with "lose 15 points, if they have that many. If a player does not, they are" remove item c of rule 427 remove item b of rule 428 rename rule 505 'Treasury' and replace its text with the following: " I. Treasury: The Treasury is a named, unownable entity that serves as a storing house for entities that belong to no other entity, except for those entities for which the rules explicitly state are not in (or considered to be in) the Treasury. Items owned by the Treasury are said to be "in the Treasury", and they may not be manipulated in any way except as explicitly allowed by the Rules. The Treasury has a number of branches dedicated to special purposes. Such branches may own entities, but those entities are not counted as being in the Treasury. This paragraph takes precedence over all rules which define what is in the Treasury. II. Donation: A player may donate any non-mimsy Tradeable entity they own to the Treasury. When a Trinket is donated (or otherwise transferred to the Treasury), it is destroyed. III. Harfer Fee The standard Harfer Fee is 10 points. Whenever the rules direct a Harfer Fee to be paid, it is paid to the Treasury. " replace the first three paragraphs of Rule 506 with the following: " A class of gift entities known as Trinkets exist. Trinkets always have a positive, integral value; this takes precedence over all other rules. The value of a Trinket may only be changed as specified by the rules. A player may transform some or all of his points into a Trinket as a public action. In order to fully specify this action, the player must state the name, description, and value(in points) of the Trinket to be created. The creation fails if the player does not have at least as many points as the stated value of the Trinket, and/or if the name specified for the Trinket is not a valid Ackanomic name, or is already the name of a named entity. If the Trinket creation succeeds then the player who created the Trinket is its initial owner. " repeal rule 508 (Fortnightly Dividends) repeal rule 510 (Voluntary Debt Prohibited) repeal rule 516 (Auction) repeal rule 520 (Auction 'em Entities) in rule 607, remove item b and renumber in rule 620, replace 'transfer an A$60 court fee to the Clerk of the Court' with 'lose 20 points' replace 'A$200' with '75 points' replace 'A$75' with '30 points' replace 'A$350' with '125 points' remove item 6 and renumber remove 'to the treasury' and 'from the treasury' where they appear in the rule. in rule 666, remove items e and f (tax and end-of-cycle money) in rule 670, replace 'cash prize of A$75' with 'prize of 25 points' in rule 675, remove 'A$ and' replace 'A$1' with 'nothing' remove the paragraph that begins 'The Mad Hatters are permitted' [it can be fixed better later] in rule 710, remove item 5b, replace ', Otzma Cards, or A$' with 'or Otzma Cards' renumber replace 'A$10 times the amount of the SENTENCE, up to a maximum of A$200.' with '3 times the amount of the SENTENCE in points, up to a maximum of 50 points' in rule 715, replace 'A$100 to the treasury,' with 'twice the Standard Harfer Fee' repeal rule 821 in rule 825, remove section I ii replace section II with 'i) Buildings may only be constructed as defined by the rules' remove section V iii and V iv in rule 827, replace 'A$200' with '70 points' in rule 841, replace 'A$ 3' with '3 points' replace 'A$ 5' with '5 points' replace 'A$' with 'points' in rule 842, remove item i in rule 854, replace 'A$' with 'points' and divide all numbers adjacent to these changes by 2 in rule 855, replace 'A$50' with 'twice the Standard Harfer Fee' in rule 860, replace 'pay the player who wrote the songs A$5 for every song the Hearing was called against.' with 'publicly apologize to the player who wrote the songs' in rule 910, remove Inner Workings remove 'A$250 and' from Long Lost Treasure in rule 915, replace 'A$ to the Treasury' with 'points' in rule 920, replace 'A$48' with '24 points' in rule 929, replace 'A$10' with 'The Standard Harfer Fee' in rule 950, replace 'A$' with 'points' in rule 950.1, replace 'A$150' with '70 points' in rule 950.3, replace 'A$199' with '99 points' in rule 975, remove the second paragraph of item I replace 'A$1' with '1 point' in rule 1007, replace '(1) the organization does not own at least the standard Harfer Fee, or (2) it is not legal for the organization to have the specified new name. If the attempt succeeds then the organization shall pay the standard Harfer Fee.' with 'it is not legal for the organization to have the specified new name.' in rule 1011, replace 'the Standard Harfer Fee' with 'a trinket with a value of at least the Standard Harfer Fee' in rule 1021, remove 'A$' and replace '300' with '50 points' in rule 1023, remove the parenthetical reference in item 6 b in rule 1160, replace 'A$10' with '7 points' in rule 1195, replace 'A$3' with '3 points' in rule 1209, replace 'A$'X with X' points', where X is a number in rule 1211, replace 'A$75' with '75 points' in rule 1230.1, 1230.2, and 1230.40: replace 'A$'X with X' points', where X is a number, replace 'A$' with 'points in rule 1240.1, replace III 5 g with "At the end of the Otzma Day the RuneMaker randomly determines an active player to receive each otzma card created on that day." repeal 1240.6 and 1240.7 in rule 1240.12, replace 'A$' with 'points' replace the third and fourth paragraphs of rule 1240.17 with " Otherwise, if e names any On Ice player (the target) in the same message, then the following will occur: If the target owns any tradeable entities, then one of those entities, selected at random, is transferred to the player of the card. Counter-Action: The card-player's Ice Pick, any entities taken from the target by playing the Card, and one other entity chosen at random are transferred to the possession of the target. " in every member of the Games and Contests Rule Suite, and in rule 1270: replace 'A$'X with X' points', where X is a number, replace 'A$' with 'points' ------------------------------ End of acka-voting Digest V3 #236 *********************************