acka-voting Digest Thursday, January 28 1999 Volume 04 : Issue 026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Acka: Proposal 4022 accepted From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:28:29 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4022 Yes votes: 7/9: proposal accepted Yes: K 2 /dev/joe (Vulcan) Blest Lax Monk Pal (Klingon) else...if Studge (Giant Objectionable Potato) ThinMan (Vulcan) JT (The Razor Boomerangs) No: Danek Eric. (The Razor Boomerangs) Baa: Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) Slakko (SPAM) O Olde Alpha Abstain r-attila the farce (Giant Objectionable Potato) Euphrates IdiotBoy (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) Calvin N Hobbes Laa Laa (The Razor Boomerangs) 404 Not Found Robin Hood (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) rufus Vynd (Vulcan) Wild Card two-star Pending & did not vote: WoHo Vacationing & did not vote: Aunt Froot Subject: Acka: Proposal 4022 Proposal 4022 Winning by points, but not? JT Due: Thu Jan 28 02:58:33 1999 Status: accepted This is a modest proposal. {{[ This fixes up the little loophole left by K 2's amendments, and sets the magic number and the base value of the magic number to be 281, which it would have been, had this rule worked correctly the first time. I also fix the wording about a player recieving a chartreuse Goose in rule 8-2 to give them goose cards. I also fix other references to the Chartreuse Goose to refer to the cards instead. ]}} Amend rule 8-4 to change the base Value of the Magic Number to 281. {{The Magic Number becomes 281}} Amend rule 8-2 (End of Cycle) in the following two ways. I. In section i), remove the text " (i.e. the Winning Condition was due to Rule 8-4)" II. In section l), replace "the Chartreuse Goose" with "a Chartreuse Goose Card". Amend rule 10-1-2-1 (The Ackanomicon), by replacing the following GOOSE delimited text GOOSE 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 transfered 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). GOOSE with the following SWAN(SONG) delimited text SWAN(SONG) Ancient One (1 page): The player warps time and space with a terrifying incantation of power, summoning the Ancient Powers into his presence. A Chartreuse Goose is immediately created in eir possession. SWAN(SONG) ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4042 From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:28:39 -0500 (EST) This proposal is automatically retracted by Rule 2 because its submitter has 5 proposals in the queue and his proposal characteristic is 5. Its submitter gets a day in Gaol as well. Proposal 4042 On prophesies and Harf K 2 Due: Thu Feb 4 09:28:39 1999 This is a Modest Proposal. {{Transfer a randomly determined number of points between 0 and 10 from K 2 to a randomly determined player.}} {{[Its been used once - it was impossible the first time and it was missed the third.. now that Tornadoes are no longer a problem we could prolly afford to have this occur a little more frequently.... Once every three months shouldn't hurt? The next equinox is on: ~ March 20, 14:54 EST ]}} {{[K 2 - Astrologically Confused :-)]}} Insert 'and at the equinox' after 'On Solstice day' in the first sentence of Rule 1006-1 (Prophets and Prophecies). Replace the first paragraph of 6-5-7 (Son I am able though you scare me / Watch beloved / Watch me scare you though / Able am I son) with: " The Office of Scaremonger is an optional, political office. The duties of Scaremonger are to promote panic and foment fear. They should take every opportunity to point out the crashing of the game, officers failing to perform their duties, and the End of the World. While any player may publicly announce the game crashing significance embodied by an encroaching Solstice or Equinox, it is a privilege of the Scaremonger to receive 5 points the first time they do so, 3 to 7 days prior to a particular Solstice or Equinox. If the Scaremonger fails to adequately perform their duties, another player may call a Test of the Emergency Broadcast System. " {{[Half each rolls shod bay oozed off ten.]}} ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4043 From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:59:36 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4043 On prophesies and Harf Wild Card Due: Thu Feb 4 09:59:35 1999 This is a Modest Proposal. {{Transfer a randomly determined number of points between 0 and 10 from K 2 to a randomly determined player.}} {{[Its been used once - it was impossible the first time and it was missed the third.. now that Tornadoes are no longer a problem we could prolly afford to have this occur a little more frequently.... Once every three months shouldn't hurt? The next equinox is on: ~ March 20, 14:54 EST ]}} {{[K 2 - Astrologically Confused :-)]}} Insert 'and at the equinox' after 'On Solstice day' in the first sentence of Rule 1006-1 (Prophets and Prophecies). Replace the first paragraph of 6-5-7 (Son I am able though you scare me / Watch beloved / Watch me scare you though / Able am I son) with: " The Office of Scaremonger is an optional, political office. The duties of Scaremonger are to promote panic and foment fear. They should take every opportunity to point out the crashing of the game, officers failing to perform their duties, and the End of the World. While any player may publicly announce the game crashing significance embodied by an encroaching Solstice or Equinox, it is a privilege of the Scaremonger to receive 5 points the first time they do so, 3 to 7 days prior to a particular Solstice or Equinox. If the Scaremonger fails to adequately perform their duties, another player may call a Test of the Emergency Broadcast System. " {{[Half each rolls shod bay oozed off ten.]}} {{Any points gained by Wild Card because he submitted this proposal are transfered to K 2}} {{The Authorship of this porposal, any rule it creates and any amendment it creates is changed to K 2.}} ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4023 accepted From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:06:23 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4023 Yes votes: 6/10: proposal accepted Yes: IdiotBoy (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) Slakko (SPAM) else...if Studge (Giant Objectionable Potato) JT (The Razor Boomerangs) Eric. (The Razor Boomerangs) No: K 2 /dev/joe (Vulcan) Danek Blest Lax Monk Pal (Klingon) Baa: Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) ThinMan (Vulcan) O Olde Alpha Abstain r-attila the farce (Giant Objectionable Potato) Euphrates Calvin N Hobbes Laa Laa (The Razor Boomerangs) 404 Not Found Robin Hood (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) rufus Vynd (Vulcan) Wild Card two-star Pending & did not vote: WoHo Vacationing & did not vote: Aunt Froot Subject: Acka: Proposal 4023 Proposal 4023 Voting Variability Slakko Due: Thu Jan 28 11:41:13 1999 Status: accepted [We should at least see if this idea of having restricted voting has support. We can implement IdiotBoy's Vote Counting, or at least propose it, if there is enough support for the idea of different voting strengths.] Replace the second paragraph of Rule 2-1, "Voting on Proposals", with the following MULTICOUNT-delimited text: MULTICOUNT A proposal meets the criteria to be accepted if the sum of the Voting Characteristics of the players who legally voted YES on that proposal exceeds the sum of the Voting Characteristics of the players who legally voted NO on that proposal. MULTICOUNT Amend Rule 2, "Proposals", by replacing the third paragraph with the following MULTICOUNT2-delimited text: MULTICOUNT2 As soon as possible after a proposal's prescribed voting period ends, the votes on that proposal shall be posted publicly. The proposal is then accepted if it meets the criteria specified in Rule 2-1. MULTICOUNT2 Create a new Rule, numbered 4-4-6, titled "Voting Characteristic", with the following MULTI-delimited text: MULTI Each player has a Characteristic called their Voting Characteristic. It has a Default Value of 2. A player may pay A$2500 to raise their Voting Characteristic by 1. A player with Voting Characteristic greater than 1 may lower their Voting Characteristic by 1 as a Public Action, and receive A$2000 for doing so. No player may raise their Voting Characteristic above 50% of the number of Active Players. MULTI ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4024 rejected From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:06:34 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4024 Yes votes: 5/11: proposal rejected Yes: Slakko (SPAM) else...if ThinMan (Vulcan) O Olde Alpha JT (The Razor Boomerangs) No: K 2 /dev/joe (Vulcan) Danek Blest Lax Monk Pal (Klingon) Studge (Giant Objectionable Potato) Eric. (The Razor Boomerangs) Baa: Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) Abstain r-attila the farce (Giant Objectionable Potato) Euphrates IdiotBoy (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) Calvin N Hobbes Laa Laa (The Razor Boomerangs) 404 Not Found Robin Hood (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) rufus Vynd (Vulcan) Wild Card two-star Pending & did not vote: WoHo Vacationing & did not vote: Aunt Froot Subject: Acka: Proposal 4024 Proposal 4024 The Few, The Old, The Winners Slakko Due: Thu Jan 28 11:45:55 1999 Status: rejected [The safeguard suggested for multiple voting strengths. Your call as to whether it is necessary.] Create a new Rule, numabered 2-1-2, entitled "Annoying, Huh?", with the following HUH? delimited text: HUH? Any player who owns a Champion's Cloak, may, as a public action, Annoy any proposal which is currently under voting consideration. If 5 players legally Annoy a single proposal, then that proposal is vetoed, declared invalid and removed from voting consideration. HUH? ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4025 accepted From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:06:44 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4025 Yes votes: 8/10: proposal accepted Yes: IdiotBoy (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) /dev/joe (Vulcan) Danek Blest Lax Monk Pal (Klingon) else...if JT (The Razor Boomerangs) ThinMan (Vulcan) O Olde Alpha No: K 2 Studge (Giant Objectionable Potato) Baa: Niccolo Flychuck (MetaMorph) Slakko (SPAM) Eric. (The Razor Boomerangs) Abstain r-attila the farce (Giant Objectionable Potato) Euphrates Calvin N Hobbes Laa Laa (The Razor Boomerangs) 404 Not Found Robin Hood (Anti-Voting Preservationist Party) rufus Vynd (Vulcan) Wild Card two-star Pending & did not vote: WoHo Vacationing & did not vote: Aunt Froot Subject: Acka: Proposal 4025 Proposal 4025 What me fix things? JT Due: Thu Jan 28 12:46:07 1999 Status: accepted This is a modest proposal {{[ The thrust of this proposal is to reintroduce the terminology for rule suites so that things that depend on them such as party chess and otzma cards can work again. It also removes any additional references to custodians. Rule suite custodianship was never used, so we might as well get rid of it. I also make one or two more rules unassailable so that things like the entityhood of rules don't get broken by the oh-so-random dragon. ]}} Create a rule numbered 2-3-1 titled 'Rule Suites' with the following text as delimited by SWEET_SUITE SWEET_SUITE A rule is considered to be the head of a Rule Suite if the rule contains the text 'This is the head of the X Rule Suite.' where X is replaced by the name of the Rule Suite as the first sentance of the rule. All descendants of the head of a Rule Suite are members of that Rule Suite. The head of a Rule Suite is also considered to be a member of that Rule Suite. SWEET_SUITE Amend rule 1-7 (Paradigms Rule Suite) by inserting the following text as the first paragraph; "This is the head of the Paradigms Rule Suite." Amend rule 1-7 by deleteing the text '[[Link to the paradigms]'. Amend rule 4-8 (Quests Rule Suite) by replacing '[link to quests]' with "This is the head of the Quests Rule Suite." Amend rule 7-4 (Definition of Otzma Cards) by inserting the following text as the first paragraph; "This is the head of the Otzma Card Rule Suite." Amend rule 12-8 (Party Chess Rule Suite) by inserting the following text as the first paragraph; "This is the head of the Party Chess Rule Suite." Repeal rule 99-1 (Otzma Cards Rule Suite) {{[No longer needed.]}} Repeal rule 99-2 (Miscellaneous Rule Suite) {{[No longer needed.]}} {{[-------------------------------------------]}} {{ Make Rules 2, 2-1, 2-1-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-4-1, 3-4-2, 4, 4-1, 4-1-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-4-1, 6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4-1, 6-4-2, 6-4-7, 6-4-8, 6-4-10, 6-5-2, 7, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, and 7-5 Unassailable. }} ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4044 From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:28:36 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4044 Magic The Plagiarism O Olde Alpha Due: Thu Feb 4 13:28:35 1999 Create a new rule such that it is the next consecutive child of rule 7-14 with the quoted name "Otzma Card of type Blue Elemental Blast" with the following SHIVAN delimited text: SHIVAN A card of this type may only be played in the public forum. It may be countered by a card of type Red Elemental Blast. When it is played, its owner's Water Skill is increased by 1. Counter-Action: The player's Water Skill is decreased by 1. SHIVAN Create a new rule such that it is the next consecutive child of rule 7-14 with the quoted name "Otzma Card of type Red Elemental Blast" with the following LEVIATHAN delimited text: LEVIATHAN A card of this type may only be played in the public forum. It may be countered by a card of type Blue Elemental Blast. When it is played, its owner's Fire Skill is increased by 1. Counter-Action: The player's Fire Skill is decreased by 1. LEVIATHAN ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4045 From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:28:47 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4045 Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat O Olde Alpha Due: Thu Feb 4 13:28:46 1999 Create a new rule such that it is the next consecutive child of rule 7-17 with the quoted name "Mercury" and the following WIBBLE delimited text: WIBBLE Mercury is an poisonous element. It is not a Moon of Acka but it may be a planet. Whenever a player receives a Hat from the Mad Hatters they will find that three of its onomatopoeic members have stuffed a whole nose-sack of Mercury into the lining as part of their ongoing hate campaign against Ackans. (Whether or not Dog-Babies are involved at this time is unknown.) The first symptom of Mercury poisoning is light-headedness. Each nose-sack of Mercury owned by a player lowers the weight of any Agenda Hats they are wearing by 10. If a player has owned a nose-sack of Mercury continually for a week, they become stoned. At this time the player pays the Standard Harfer Fee to the Treasury to pay for medical bills and all Mercury which that player owns is destroyed. WIBBLE ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Proposal 4026 accepted From: ackabot@ackanomic.org Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 23:49:20 -0500 (EST) Proposal 4026 Yes/No vote characteristic totals: 35-20: proposal accepted Yes: Slakko (5) K 2 (5) /dev/joe (5) Blest Lax Monk Pal (5) else...if (5) O Olde Alpha (5) Eric. (5) No: Danek (5) Studge (5) ThinMan (5) JT (5) Baa: Niccolo Flychuck (5) Abstain r-attila the farce (5) Euphrates (5) IdiotBoy (5) Calvin N Hobbes (5) Laa Laa (5) 404 Not Found (5) Robin Hood (5) rufus (5) Vynd (5) Wild Card (5) two-star (5) Pending & did not vote: WoHo (5) Vacationing & did not vote: Aunt Froot (5) Subject: Acka: Proposal 4026 Proposal 4026 You asked for it... Wild Card Due: Thu Jan 28 23:40:15 1999 Status: accepted Repeal Wild Card. ------------------------------ End of acka-voting Digest V4 #26 ********************************