Proposal 2551 - Mon 29 Dec 1997 23:58 EST
Get in line
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walsmley)
Decision: rejected
Modify rule 340 such that, at the end, preceded by the lowest value Roman numeral not already in use in that rule, the following is added:
"
When a rule calls for something to be a certain number of lines long the
line must be not shorter than 40 characters long and not longer than 80
characters long. For the purposes of this rule space characters count as
characters unless they are at the end of a line in which case they do not.
"
Modify rule 207 so that section V. is changed from
"
If a proposal is accepted which contains less than five lines, none of
which contains more than 80 characters, including space characters, of text
in the body of the proposal (excluding whitespace and furniture), the
player who submitted it is awarded half again as many points as e would
have gained from Section III, above, rounded up.
"
to
"
If a proposal is accepted which contains less than five lines of text in
the body of the proposal (excluding whitespace and furniture), the player
who submitted it is awarded half again as many points as e would have
gained from Section III, above, rounded up.
"
Proposal 2552 - Tue 30 Dec 1997 00:06 EST
John Jacob Unique-identifier Smith
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walsmley)
Decision: rejected
Modify rule 251 such that the sentence:
"
A player may change his Ackanomic name, so long as the new name complies
with all applicable rules.
"
is replaced with:
"
A player may change his Ackanomic name, so long as the new name complies
with all applicable rules and the new name is not identical to a string
already in the rules.
"
Proposal 2553 - Wed 31 Dec 1997 14:50 EST
Possibly Just Catarrh
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
Decision: rejected
This is a Modest proposal.
Amend Rule 1044, "Swingpoints", as follows:
Append the following text(delimited by BONG)to Section 3:
BONG
If a Swingpoint is donated to the Treasury, or should end up there
by any other means, then it is destroyed.
BONG
Proposal 2554 - Wed 31 Dec 1997 16:44 EST
Repeal Voting Proxies
breadbox (Brian Raiter)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal. Delete the second and third paragraphs of Rule 106 ("Voting on Proposals"). [There are more problems with this than what's described in CFJ 504.]
Proposal 2555 - Fri 02 Jan 1998 03:50 EST
Neural Processing Units are Interrupt Driven
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
{{[its much less work (for me anyway) to deal with interrupts rather than sent up a mental crontab. This proposal will make the necessary adjustments to the new batman rule to make my life easier. It also brings 28 days to 30 days, one of our standard times. As this proposal means less work, with no change of functionality, please vote yes :-)
This is why I could never be registrar ;-)
]}}
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Amend rule 705, "The Caped Crusader", to replace:
"
If a four week period passes in which the current Caped
Crusader has not filed at least one CFCJ, then he is immediately
removed from office. If 7 consecutive CFCJs are filed by players
other than the Caped Crusader or the Boy Wonder, the Caped Crusader
is immediately removed from office.
"
with:
"
If 30 days pass without the current Caped Crusader submitting at
least one CFCJ, e is removed from office upon any player pointing
this fact out. If 7 consecutive CFCJs are filed by players
other than the Caped Crusader or the Boy Wonder, the Caped Crusader
is removed from office upon any player pointing this fact out.
"
Proposal 2556 - Fri 02 Jan 1998 03:51 EST
Harfer Fee
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Status: retracted
This is a Modest proposal.
{{[things like names changes can be a real hassle for officers. Prolly most officers use real or mental indexes on player names. Also, things like CFCJs, org creation, etc., can be abused to the hilt. The first org fee proposal was a technical failure, but, IMO, conceptually a good idea.
The idea is to throw a modest harfer fee in front of things that are a real pain in the @$$ or things where legitimate use and abuse can easily be distinguished by quantity. This is already done for CFCJs. I purposely define one fee and reuse it for standardization purposes; this makes it easier to remember.
While it can be legitimately argued that this will create
slightly more work for the financier, it may actually reduce
work in terms of reducing frivolous game actions.
]}}
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Amend rule 505, "Treasury and AckaDollars" to add the following text at the end:
"
{{Harfer Fee, if it exists, is destroyed, unless e is a player,
in which case e is expelled from the game; this sentence has
precedence over all rules.}}
VII. Harfer Fee
The standard Harfer Fee is A$25. Whenever the rules direct
a Harfer Fee to be paid, it is paid to the Treasury.
"
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Amend rule 251, "Player Names", to replace
". The Registrar shall record the change."
with
", at which time the player in question shall pay the standard Harfer Fee."
{{[the business about the registrar recording the change is redundant with the previous sentence in the current rule. This rule needs some other patches, but that is for another proposal]}}
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Amend rule 710, "Criminal Justice", to replace:
"
1) A "court fee" of A$20 will be paid by the player making the
CFCJ, to the Treasury.
"
with:
"
1) The player submitting the CFCJ shall pay the standard Harfer Fee.
"
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Amend rule 1003, "Organizations", to replace:
"
Any Player may form a new Organization by announcing its name publicly
"
with:
"
Any Player may form a new Organization by announcing its name publicly
and paying the standard Harfer Fee
"
Proposal 2557 - Fri 02 Jan 1998 03:51 EST
Harfer Foo
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
{{[
This is the same as 'Harfer Fee', except that
it will work. (I actually think that one will
work too, but one could argue that it will not,
so it will be retracted. Sorry :)
]}}
{{[
things like names changes can be a real hassle
for officers. Prolly most officers use real or
mental indexes on player names. Also, things like
CFCJs, org creation, etc., can be abused to the hilt.
The first org fee proposal was a technical failure,
but, IMO, conceptually a good idea.
The idea is to throw a modest harfer fee in front of things that are a real pain in the @$$ or things where legitimate use and abuse can easily be distinguished by quantity. This is already done for CFCJs. I purposely define one fee and reuse it for standardization purposes; this makes it easier to remember.
While it can be legitimately argued that this will create
slightly more work for the financier, it may actually reduce
work in terms of reducing frivolous game actions.
]}}
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Amend rule 505, "Treasury and AckaDollars" to add the following text at the end:
"
{{Harfer Fee, if it exists, is destroyed, unless e is a player,
in which case e is expelled from the game; this sentence has
precedence over all rules.}}
VII. Harfer Fee
The standard Harfer Fee is A$25. Whenever the rules direct
a Harfer Fee to be paid, it is paid to the Treasury.
"
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Amend rule 251, "Player Names", to replace
". The Registrar shall record the change."
with
", at which time the player in question shall pay the standard Harfer Fee."
{{[the business about the registrar recording the change is redundant with the previous sentence in the current rule. This rule needs some other patches, but that is for another proposal]}}
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Amend rule 710, "Criminal Justice", to replace:
"
1) A "court fee" of A$20 will be paid by the player making the
CFCJ, to the Treasury.
"
with:
"
1) The player submitting the CFCJ shall pay the standard Harfer Fee.
"
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Amend rule 1003, "Organizations", to replace:
"
Any Player may form a new Organization by announcing its name publicly
"
with:
"
Any Player may form a new Organization by announcing its name publicly
and paying the standard Harfer Fee
"
Proposal 2558 - Fri 02 Jan 1998 21:23 EST
Down the river
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
Status: retracted
Create a new rule numbered 836 entitled, "Down the river" reading as follows:
"
There exists a unique non-tradable entity known as the Great Raft of
Ackanomic. {{Initially it is Somewhere Else.}} Every other Saturday
{{starting on the first Saturday after this rule is created }} it is
transferred to a random active player.
There exists a unique non-tradable entity known as the Great Oars of Ackanomic. {{Initially it is Somewhere Else.}} Every other Saturday {{starting on the second Saturday after this rule is created }} it is transferred to a random active player.
A white water rafting team (hereafter "team") must consist of exactly four players, all of whom must have expressed their consent to be a member of the team in a public forum.
If any valid white water rafting team expresses a wish to attempt to go white water rafting on the Ackanomian River (this is done by any member of the team expressing the wish) and both the Great Raft of Ackanomic and the Great Oars of Ackanomic are owned by members of the team then the attempt goes ahead. Otherwise the attempt fails.
If the attempt goes ahead then one of the following occurs at random:
1) The members of the team have polluted the river and are judged to have broken conservation laws. They are all place in gaol for one day.
2) The team gets lost in the Wilds of Ackanomia. It takes them a week to find there way home during which time they may not enter any other locations or make another attempt at white water rafting down the Ackanomian River.
3) The team gets part way down the river and then capsizes. They all make it back to the shore but not without loss. Each member of the team loses a random gadget. If any member of the team owns no gadgets, e loses two random trinkets. If e owns no gadgets and fewer than two trinkets e loses all the trinkets e owns. For the purposes of this rule lost trinkets and gadgets are considered to have been destroyed.
4) The team gets part way down the river and then capsize. Two members of the team (picked at random) bang their heads on the bottom of the river, suffer a concussion and are unable to remember who they are for a week. Each of these players believes that e is the other player. For one week each of these players controls all the actions of the other, and have no control over what e eirself does.
5) The team successfully white water rafts down the Ackanomian River and enters a cave at the end. In this cave each member of the team finds one random gadget. All members of the team are given the title of "Daring Adventurer" and keep the title until another teams succeeds in white water rafting down the Ackanomian River. All members of the team also gain 7 points.
Any player can make only one attempt per calendar week at white water
rafting down the Ackanomian River.
"
Modify section 7b) of rule 835 so that instead of reading:
"
This section, including anything in this rule whose section number begins
with 7, takes precedence over all rules regarding land, buildings or
transportation.
"
it reads:
"
This section, including anything in this rule whose section number begins
with 7, takes precedence over all rules regarding land, buildings or
transportation except for rule 836, to which it defers.
"
Proposal 2559 - Sat 03 Jan 1998 05:57 EST
Hanging On A String
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
Amend Rule 1301, "Church", as follows:
Replace the current text of Section 8.b.
{{[
b. The Cult has the same name as the Church and retains ownership of
all the assets and entities of the Church, however it is impermissible
for the Cult to trade, to use any Organizational Powers, and it is not
eligible for a Seat in the Synod. This takes precedence over R1003.
]}}
with the following(delimited by ETXE):
ETXE
b. The Cult has the same name as the Church and retains ownership of
all the assets and entities of the Church; however, it is impermissible
for the Cult to trade or to use any Organizational Powers. This takes
precedence over R1003.
ETXE
{{[ Yeah, it just takes out the Synod bit and repunctuates it correctly. Maybe this isn't even Modest, but at least I didn't make it Short...:-) ]}}
Proposal 2560 - Sat 03 Jan 1998 11:14 EST
Down the river2
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
Decision: accepted
Declared harfy by Vynd (John McCoy) on Tue 06 Jan 1998 15:02 EST.
{{[Same as the first one except for sections 4 and 5]}}
Create a new rule numbered 836 entitled, "Down the river" reading as follows:
"
There exists a unique non-tradable entity known as the Great Raft of
Ackanomic. {{Initially it is Somewhere Else.}} Every other Saturday
{{starting on the first Saturday after this rule is created }} it is
transferred to a random active player.
There exists a unique non-tradable entity known as the Great Oars of Ackanomic. {{Initially it is Somewhere Else.}} Every other Saturday {{starting on the second Saturday after this rule is created }} it is transferred to a random active player.
A white water rafting team (hereafter "team") must consist of exactly four players, all of whom must have expressed their consent to be a member of the team in a public forum.
If any valid white water rafting team expresses a wish to attempt to go white water rafting on the Ackanomian River (this is done by any member of the team expressing the wish) and both the Great Raft of Ackanomic and the Great Oars of Ackanomic are owned by members of the team then the attempt goes ahead. Otherwise the attempt fails.
If the attempt goes ahead then one of the following occurs at random:
1) The members of the team have polluted the river and are judged to have broken conservation laws. They are all place in gaol for one day.
2) The team gets lost in the Wilds of Ackanomia. It takes them a week to find there way home during which time they may not enter any other locations or make another attempt at white water rafting down the Ackanomian River.
3) The team gets part way down the river and then capsizes. They all make it back to the shore but not without loss. Each member of the team loses a random gadget. If any member of the team owns no gadgets, e loses two random trinkets. If e owns no gadgets and fewer than two trinkets e loses all the trinkets e owns. For the purposes of this rule lost trinkets and gadgets are considered to have been destroyed.
4) The team gets part way down the river and then capsize. All members of the team bang their heads on the bottom of the river, suffer a concussion and are unable to remember who they are for a week. During this week every member of the team must start every public message e writes with the word "Moo!" and end every public message e writes with the words "Quack, quack?" If e fails to do so e is declared to have "Ignored the laws of nature". Ignoring the laws of nature is a crime.
5) The team successfully white water rafts down the Ackanomian River and enters a cave at the end. In this cave each member of the team receives one random Boon of the Ancients. All members of the team are given the title of "Daring Adventurer" and keep the title until another teams succeeds in white water rafting down the Ackanomian River. All members of the team also gain 7 points.
Any player can make only one attempt per calendar week at white water
rafting down the Ackanomian River.
"
Modify section 7b) of rule 835 so that instead of reading:
"
This section, including anything in this rule whose section number begins
with 7, takes precedence over all rules regarding land, buildings or
transportation.
"
it reads:
"
This section, including anything in this rule whose section number begins
with 7, takes precedence over all rules regarding land, buildings or
transportation except for rule 836, to which it defers.
"
Proposal 2561 - Sun 04 Jan 1998 18:20 EST
More Intolerance
else...if (Henry Towsner)
Decision: rejected
{{[I'm resubmitting this because I didn't get my vote in on time last time,
and it should pass with that.]}}
Amend rule 1307 to read as delimited by FANATICISM
FANATICISM
The President may name one church the State Religion of Ackanomic.
When this happens, all other State Religions lose their status as State
Religions, and any Enforced Beliefs created by a church (as opposed to
those specified in this rule) cease to be Enforced Beliefs. The Founder of
the State Religion may post a public message on behalf of the church
stating a fact about the world and which specifies that fact to be a
"Enforced Belief". The fact in that message shall become a Enforced
Belief, replacing and Enforced Beliefs previously declared by that church.
Should any player post a public message contradicting an Enforced Belief then another player may start a Witchhunt by sending a public message that names the alleged witch, quotes his or her allegedly heretical message, and calls for a Witchhunt, provided a Witchhunt is not already in progress against that player, and provided there are less than 5 Witchhunts in progress.
A Witchhunt is a Hearing. It is also a Very Grave Matter. The valid responses to a Witchhunt are 'No! E's an upstanding member of the community' and 'BURN THE WITCH!'. The Player who tabulates the votes for the hearing shall be called Witchfinder General while it is in session.
If the verdict is 'BURN THE WITCH!' the alleged witch shall be branded a witch and heretic. E shall then be incinerated atop a bonfire large enough that it not only reduces the witch to eir component atoms but also inspires righteous terror in all who see it. When a witch is burned, e shall enter the Ackanomic Afterlife, and shall lose 10 points. Any player who has ever been burned as a heretic is considered Enlightened. An Enlightened player may never have a Witchhunt called against them, or be burned as a heretic.
After a Witchhunt has been called on a player, another player who is a member of a Church may save that player from being burned as a witch, or as a heretic, provided e posts a public message (before the Witchhunt is resolved) saying 'I am running to the Church', then the name of the Church of which e is a member, then 'and I hold the Altar by the Horns for' followed by the name of the player e is saving. This is called granting Sanctuary Of Salvation.
That the Earth is flat is an Enforced Belief.
FANATICISM
If proposal 2538 passed, replace the fourth paragraph of rule 1307 with the
text delimited by HOOK
HOOK
If the verdict is 'BURN THE WITCH!', the alleged witch shall be incinerated
as a heretic, atop a huge bonfire that not only reduces em to eir component
atoms, but also inspires righteous terror in all who see it. The witch
shall then enter the Ackanomic Afterlife, and shall lose 10 points. That
player is then said to be Enlightened.
If, on the other hand, the verdict is 'No! E said the earth is flat', then the player who started the Witchhunt loses 5 points. Furthermore, if that player is also Enlightened, said title is immediately stripped from them, and they will no longer be said to be Enlightened.
An player who is said to be Enlightened may never have a Witchhunt called
against them, or be burned as a heretic.
HOOK
If proposal 2547 passed, amend rule 1307 to replace the third paragraph
with the text delimited by CROOK
CROOK
A Witchhunt is a Hearing. It is also a Very Grave Matter. The valid
responses to a Witchhunt are 'No! E said the Earth is flat' and 'BURN THE
WITCH!'. The Player who called the Witchhunt shall be the Hearing Harfer
for it, and shall be called Witchfinder General while it is in session.
CROOK
Proposal 2562 - Mon 05 Jan 1998 04:52 EST
Please, No More Paradox Win Attempts Over This Silly Rule
breadbox (Brian Raiter)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Amend the final paragraph of Rule 925 ("Newspapers") by replacing the words "an untrue statement" with the words "a clearly false statement".
Proposal 2563 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:19 EST
Romulan invasion
Rex Mundi (Gavin Doig)
Decision: accepted
This is a modest proposal.
Vulcan changes its name to the following double-quote delimited string: "Rule 1 is repealed. "
Proposal 2564 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:22 EST
Wonder how we missed this one for so long
Vynd (John McCoy)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Amend Rule 255 Vacationing by replacing the sentence "Players are allowed to put only themselves on vacation." with the following sentence: No one may place a player other than themself on vacation unless they are specifically permited to do so by the Rules.
{{[As this stands, I think it actually prevents several common practices from occuring, such as the Postmaster putting players who's email is bouncing on Vacation. If I'm wrong, them this section is simply untrue and may as well be fixed.]]}}
Proposal 2565 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:24 EST
Appeals too
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
Decision: accepted
This is a modest proposal
Amend rule 330 by adding the following text at the end:
"d) An appeal of a CFJ"
Proposal 2566 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:28 EST
No, You Don't Get A Say Then, Either
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Delete the full stop at the end of Rule 1006, and then append the
following "-delimited text to that self-samed rule:
",or 2) was suggested prior to eir most recent acquisition of membership
in that Organization."
Proposal 2567 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:30 EST
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
Append the following "-delimited text to Rule 1250.1:
"XIII. Additional Game Rewards
a. A Referee for a game may, at most once in any calendar week regardless
of how many games they are currently refereeing, specify a player of a
game which they are refereeing to receive a FairPlay Award. FairPlay
Awards are nontradeable entities. Whenever the ChessUmpire awards
Swingpoints, all FairPlay Awards decompose into 2 Swingpoints each.
Specification of a player to receive a FairPlay Award is a public action."
{{[For all of those who think that Swingpoints are a Chess Player's Plot, time to let you in on the fun. The timing concern here is to save on the ChessUmpire's harfing work. The restriction of one per week per player who is a referee should block scams, while still allowing a few Swingpoints to be sent around]}}
Proposal 2568 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:33 EST
And Then There Were Three
Rex Mundi (Gavin Doig)
Decision: rejected
Declared harfy by The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley) on Sun 11 Jan 1998 10:06 EST
Create a new rule, numbered 1308 and entitled "Bracket/Smiley Pedantry", with the following text:
As was well known to the Ancients, the ')' in a smiley (i.e. ;-), or :-)) does not constitute a closing bracket for any pair of brackets it happens to be enclosed in. Using a smiley as a closing bracket is in violation of the ancient Code of Pedantry.
If any player believes any other player to have used a smiley as a closing bracket, the other player may start a Bracket Pedantry Hearing (hereafter referred to as a BPH) by sending a public message naming the alleged violator, quoting his or her message that is allegedly in violation, and calling for a BPH, provided a BPH is not already in progress against that player, and that there are less than 5 such hearings currently in progress.
A Bracket Pedantry Hearing is (of course ;-)) a Hearing. (Note that the previous sentence illustrates the correct use the bracket/smiley pairing). A BPH is also a Very Silly Matter. The valid responses to a BPH are "It seemed perfectly correct to me" and "It was obviously in violation!". The player who called the hearing shall be Hearing Harfer for it, and shall be called Grand High Pedant in Chief while it is in session.
If the verdict is "It was obviously in violation!", then the alleged violator shall have their mistake pointed out by being publicly tarred and feathered, and then sent to the Wilds. They shall lose 5 points, and may not voluntarily go to any other location for at least 3 days (this takes precedence over any rules dealing with movement or location). That player is said to have Learned their Lesson.
However, if the verdict is "It seemed perfectly correct to me" then the Grand High Pedant in Chief shall lose 2 points, and may be mocked by the alleged violator, who shall be immune from the politeness moon while doing so (this takes precedence over rule 374). Also, if the Grand High Pedant in Chief had previously been said to have Learned their Lesson, this shall no longer be the case.
Any player who has Learned their Lesson may never have a Bracket Pedantry Hearing called against them.
Proposal 2569 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:34 EST
I Guess They Must Inspire Fear
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
{{[ Never noticed this until /dev/joe exploited it... ]}}
In Rule 1230.20, "Party Chess Piece Cantor", replace "distance of 1 from a Cantor" with "distance of 1 from a friendly Cantor".
Proposal 2570 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:37 EST
Codifying This
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
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Amend rule 710, "Criminal Justice", to replace:
"
4) Its "reasoning" section shall show how Player X broke the Rules.
"
with:
"
4) Its "reasoning" section shall show how Player X comitted a Crime.
CFCJs shall only be judged TRUE if the Crime described in the
reasoning was comitted by player X. CFCJs which do not detail
exactly one Crime, in the judgement of the judge, shall be judged
INVALID.
"
Proposal 2571 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:41 EST
Annoyances
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
{{[This can be no worse than Zuriti'ili. Besides, isn't dealing with this passe yet :)]}}
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Create rule 721, titled "Annoyances", with the following text:
"
Being Annoying is a Crime. This rule defines the only
ways to be Annoying:
I. Malenkai's Loophole
Exploiting lexical equivalence to alter, or attempt to alter,
the interpretation of a word or phrase in any Ackanomic
document, [in the judgement of a judge], is Annoying.
"
Proposal 2572 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:50 EST
Gratuitous Board Game Plagiarism
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: rejected
{{All Escape From Gaol Gratis Cards are destroyed.}}
{{If Gratis Car Deposit exists, it is destroyed.}}
Insert the following "-delimited text into Rule 709 - Gaol - immediately after the text '3 public messages a day.'
"9) A player in the Gaol may play an Escape From Gaol Gratis Card."
Create a new Rule, numbered 709.1, titled "Escape From Gaol Gratis", with the following "-delimited text:
"When a player who is in Gaol plays an Escape From Gaol Gratis Card, their sentence is reduced to 0 days, and then expires. On release from the Gaol as per Rule 709, a player who played an Escape From Gaol Gratis Card to earn eir release goes to Gratis Car Deposit.
Gratis Car Deposit is a cosy building. It is a Common Location."
Relabel Rule 1044 part 4.d to part 4.e
Insert the following "-delimited text into Rule 1044 immediately before
part 4.e:
"d. A Player may, as a public action, convert 20 Swingpoints into one Escape From Gaol Gratis Card."
Proposal 2573 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:51 EST
Broncos 14, Chiefs 10
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
Create a new Rule, numbered 1350, entitled "La Luna", and with the following TOTO-delimited text:
TOTO
Kansas, and indeed, all moons of Acka, are not part of Acka. However, as
all spaceships come equipped with communications equipment, any player
whose current location is a moon of Acka may perform any public action
that e would otherwise be able to perform, with the exception of the
following:
(1) e may not make trades or give gifts to other players who are not in
the same location.
(2) e may not move to a different location, except for the Wilds of
Ackanomia.
A player who moves from a moon to the Wilds of Ackanomia is deemed to have
returned in eir spaceship. The spaceship used to reach the moon from
which the player has returned, if such exists, becomes Decommissioned.
A Decommissioned spaceship does not count as a spaceship for the purpose
of any other rule.
TOTO
Proposal 2574 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:57 EST
Pawn Flick
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Amend Rule 1230.2 by inserting the following DEFN delimited text immediately after the text "6. Playing the game":
DEFN
For the purposes of this section of this Rule, a piece is a Party Chess
Piece whose material value is greater than or equal to two.
DEFN
Replace all instances of the word "five" in section 6 of Rule 1230.2 with the word "four".
{{[If someone has 10 pawns on board, they can't do much, but the current rules hamstring them. I don't see why they should be hamstrung.]}}
Proposal 2575 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:58 EST
Silly acronyms
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
Decision: rejected
Create a new rule numbered 432 and entitled "Acronym Harfer" reading as follows:
"
There exists the optional political office of Acronym Harfer, for which
there is one seat.
The duties of the Acronym Harfer are to maintain a list of all known acronyms and initials used in the game of Ackanomic and to make it available to any player on request. E is encouraged, but not required to maintain a web page listing all this information.
The privileges of the Acronym harfer are to be able to declare an official
acronym, abbreviation or set of initials by which any common Acka phrase
may be known. Once this has been declared, any use of the official acronym,
abbreviation or set of initials is deemed to refer to the phrase in
question.
"
{{else...if is appointed Acronym harfer. MTTP becomes the official abbreviation for The Machine that goes *ping*}}
Proposal 2576 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 21:02 EST
Ye Olde Lame Endgame
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
--------------------------------------------------------
Amend rule 1250.18, "Ye Olde Rusty Lantern", to replace:
"
When a Bard successfully makes a play, with the result
that e no longer has any cards and all Loose Ends are
tied off, that Bard wins.
"
with:
"
A Bard wins when all of the following are true: e has no cards,
e was the last to make a successful play, there are no Loose Ends,
and there are no unprocessed Interrupts.
"
Proposal 2577 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 21:16 EST
Ad Hoc Repeal
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
{{[the recent ad hoc committee has demomstrated the flaws of that structure. More work for the harfers, more complexity, and virtually everyone got a crack at the issue at hand anyway, and there is risk of 3 days in gaol for being selected. Replace ad hoc with hearings, and remove all those problems, PLUS, its replaced with a well-run, reuseable structure, AND the size and complexity of the rules is reduced.]}}
-------------------------------------------------------
Amend rule 1080, "Ad Hoc Committees", to read:
"
{{This rule has precedence over all rules. All ad hoc
committees in progress are cancelled. [this repeals rule
1080]}}
"
{{[these are sucked back into their mother rules]}}
Repeal rule 1081, "Ad Hoc Committee on the matter of Skylines" Repeal rule 1083, "Ad Hoc Committee on the matter of Fine Art"
Renumber Rule 1082, "Committee for the Protection, Preservation, and Integrity of the Arts" to 1125. [this rule is made a hearing]
-----------
Amend rule 841, "Towers", to replace:
"
to an Ad Hoc Committee on the Matter of
Skylines, and that Ad Hoc Committee votes approval
"
with:
"
to the Senate, and the Senate votes approval
"
;
then replace "the Ad Hoc Committee." with "the Senate."
-----------------------------------------------------------
Amend rule 670, "Commission d'Arts", to replace
"
an Ad Hoc Committee on the matter of Fine Art (also referred
to as The "Commission d'Arts", or the Commission) shall be called.
"
with:
"
The "Comission d'Arts" (Commission) shall begin session, which
shall last for 7 days. The Senators shall be the Comissioners,
thus composing this body.
"
---------------------------------------------------------------
Amend Rule 1125, "Committee for the Protection, Preservation, and Integrity of the Arts", as follows:
a) In the second paragraph, replace "An Ad Hoc Committee" with "A Hearing", then replace "This committee" with "This hearing".
b) Amend the third paragraph to read:
"
The valid responses in a CPPIA Hearing are: "this the most inane
thing since the 'whatever it is we're auctioning today'", and
"this is the hottest thing since the 'Hubert Feathers'". [Voters
should consider the artistic merit and usefulness of the Trinket
when making their responses.]
"
c) Replace all occurrances of "If the CPPIA makes" with "If the verdict is" [in the 4th and 5th paragraphs]
Proposal 2578 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 01:37 EST
No Free Rides for Batman Either
Malenkai (Randy Hall)
Decision: rejected
This is a Modest proposal.
Amend Rule 705, "The Caped Crusader" to replace:
"
It is also a privilege of the Caped Crusader that he
does not pay the normal fee for filing a CFCJ,
"
with:
"
It is also a privilege of the Caped Crusader that he
receives a refund of the normal CFCJ filing fee upon
a TRUE verdict being returned on that CFCJ,
"
{{[I don't care about TRUE->appeal->FALSE; rare on
CFCJs and too much to track]}}
Proposal 2579 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 07:09 EST
A Quick Malenkai Buster
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
{{Any player who owns more FairPlay Awards than there are games from the Games & Contests Suite currently running has committed the crime of Abusing A Thoughtful Proposal.}}
{{If any player owns more than 10 FairPlay Awards, all of eir FairPlay Awards are destroyed.}}
{{The author of this proposal loses 5 points.}}
{{[I don't deserve any points for this fix.]}}
Proposal 2580 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 07:14 EST
Quorum Corner Case Fix.
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Status: retracted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Amend Rule 107 by replacing the text "results are posted" with the text
"voting period for that proposal expires".
{{Slakko loses 3 points, breadbox gains 3 points.}}
Proposal 2581 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 07:15 EST
look a gift horse in the mouth
rufus (David Scheidt)
Decision: rejected
This is a modest proposal.
Ammend rule 515 to replace the penultimate paragraph to have the following GALVAYNES GROOVE delimited text:
GALVAYNES GROOVE
A Player or organization who owns a gift entity may transfer that entity
to another Player or
organization as a public action. The Player or orginization that is the
recipient of the gift entity may decline the gift as a public action.
GALVAYNES GROOVE
Proposal 2582 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 07:57 EST
GEEZ! (Or, I know where I'm gonna be next Tuesday)
breadbox (Brian Raiter)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Amend rule 406 ("Promoter") by inserting the following text after section d):
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.]
{{The proposal queue is tweaked. breadbox's score is reduced by 2 points. Malenkai's score is increased by 2 points.}}
{{[Sorry to bring this up again, folks, but I need to be able to hit the panic button if things get out of hand. I agree that this is really more power than one player ought to have, but we put a lot of trust in the Promoter and/or Tabulator as it is - both offices are already ripe for abuse in the wrong hands. Anyway, this isn't a plea for help - not yet, anyway - so I promise not to be upset if it gets voted down again. Vote your conscience.]}}
Proposal 2583 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 12:11 EST
Organizational Name Change
ThinMan (John Bollinger)
Decision: accepted
This is a modest proposal.
{{[ This proposal permits [player-sanctioned] organizations to change their
names. It takes into account the "Harfer Foo" proposal currently in the
queue.
]}}
Renumber rule 1007 (Organizational Powers) to 1008.
Create a new rule, numbered 1007, entitled "Organizational Name Change",
with the following quotation-mark-delimited text:
"
Any player-sanctioned organization is permitted to change its name as an
organizational action. The desired new name of the organization is
necessary to fully specify this action. An attempt to perform this action
fails if, at the time of the attempt, (1) the organization does not own at
least A$ 25, or (2) it is not legal for the organization to have the
specified new name. If the attempt succeeds then A$ 25 are transferred from
the organization to the treasury.
"
If P2557 was accepted, then amend rule 1007 in the following ways:
(1) by replacing the text "at least A$ 25" with the text "at least the standard Harfer Fee"
(2) by replacing the last sentence with "If the attempt succeeds then the Organization shall pay the standard Harfer Fee."
Proposal 2584 - Thu 08 Jan 1998 03:31 EST
No bias, please
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
Decision: accepted
This is a modest proposal.
Modify rule 705 by adding the following to the end:
"The Boy Wonder may not be randomly selected to judge a CFCJ submitted by the Caped Crusader. This rule takes precedence over rule 212"
Proposal 2585 - Thu 08 Jan 1998 03:32 EST
Rummage Sale
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
{{[It clears up some archaic Otzma language, and allows them to be cleared
out of the treasury. Also makes them gift instead of trade, after all,
who would look a gift otzma in the mouth]}}
Replace the text "1. Otzma Cards are Protected" in Rule 1240.1 with the text "1. Otzma Cards are Nameless Gift Entities."
Replace section II part 3 of Rule 1240.1 with the following text:
"3. A player may spend A$10 to acquire one Otzma Card of eir Choice from
the cards in the Treasury, provided there is at least one Otzma Card in
the Treasury."
Proposal 2586 - Thu 08 Jan 1998 03:33 EST
Why is it always my rules that need fixing?
Vynd (John McCoy)
Decision: accepted
Amend Rule 910 by making the following numbered changes:
1) Add the following text to the end of the 6th paragraph: The effects (if any) of reading a page of the Ackanomicon occur as soon as it is publicly knowable which page has been read.
2) Replace the last sentence of the paragraph begining with "Arcane Lore" with: A new Otzma card is created in the possession of the reader. The type of card shall be determined by the Speaker using the Probabalistic Method. If the type selected is at or above its instance limit, the Speaker will select a new type using the Deterministic method. {{[I was going to have the Runemaker do it, but then I realized that is an optional political office and there may not always be one]}}
3) Replace the paragraph begining with "Mutation" with the following:
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 temprament.
{{[Telepathy and Telekinesis are gone]}}
4) Replace the second sentence of the paragraph begining with "The Secret" with the following: The reader of this page may amend the rule Beldin's Pants as if he were Beldin's Tailor. He may only do so once, and he has only 72 hours after it becomes publicly knowable that he has read this page to do so.
5) In the paragraph begining with "Doomsday" replace the second occurance of the word "the" with "They".
Proposal 2587 - Thu 08 Jan 1998 03:34 EST
I Have Seen The Amber Light
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Amend Rule 923, "Amber Banana", by replacing the following text:
"Upon eating the Amber Banana(which destroys it), said player may inform the owner of the Tree how e should vote on a single proposal, which must be in the current queue and whose digits must also sum to 21. (It may be the same proposal as allowed em to buy the Amber Banana in the first place, but it need not be.) This effect takes precedence over any other Rules which may specify how the Tree's owner shall vote on that proposal. A player may only eat one Amber Banana per week. "
with the following NO-PARADOX-delimited text:
NO-PARADOX
Upon eating the Amber Banana(which destroys it), said player may inform
the owner of the Tree how e must vote on a single proposal, which must
be in the current queue and whose digits must also sum to 21. (It may be
the same proposal as allowed em to buy the Amber Banana in the first
place, but it need not be.) This effect takes precedence over any other
Rules which may specify how the Tree's owner shall vote on that proposal.
If two or more players eat Amber Bananas in an attempt to affect the
Tree's owner's vote on a single proposal, then only the first Banana
eating has the desired effect, all other eatings being ineffective. A
player may only eat one Amber Banana per week.
NO-PARADOX
{{[I don't know what would happen if two people tried to eat an Amber Banana on a possible prop. Probably something very nasty involving an immovable object and an irresistible force :-) ]}}
Proposal 2588 - Thu 08 Jan 1998 10:51 EST
Rude Weasels
Balsamic Dragon (Vivian Norwood)
Decision: accepted
Replace the first sentance of Rule 374 with the following NON-WEASEL text:
NON-WEASEL
Any Player sending a public message should avoid deliberate rudeness and/or
ad hominum attacks, where deliberate rudeness is characterized by not
furthering game play or discussion and/or doing so in such a way as to
unecessarily offend or alienate players from the game of Ackanomic.
NON-WEASEL
Proposal 2589 - Sat 10 Jan 1998 06:50 EST
Otzma Auction Procedural Fix
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest Proposal.
Replace Rule 1240.1 Section III Subsection 5 Sub-subsection g with the
following text:
"At the end of the Otzma Day the RuneMaker publically posts a list of the
Otzma Cards he created, and initiates an Auction (public or private at eir
discretion) for each set of Otzma Cards, where all Cards of a given type
form one set. The cards within each set are not grouped for the purposes
of R516."
{{[We don't need to know which rule deals with auctions, so the last sentence has been dropped. Further, this change makes the rule's interpretation correspond with what I believe the original intent was. The "grouped" bit affects the nature of the auction under R516, and so the original "group" has been replaced by "set"]}}
Proposal 2590 - Sat 10 Jan 1998 06:51 EST
People are Dictionaries too
else...if (Henry Towsner)
Decision: rejected
This is a modest proposal.
Amend rule 1250.10, section V3 to read "3) Players may not look up
the Ing Word (or any of the definitions), in any dictionary, nor request
another person to do the same, nor in any other way determine the meaning
of the Ing Word or the definitions until its definition is disclosed, or
until adjudication of step 5 is required."
[It previously read: 3) Players may not look up the Ing Word (or
any of the definitions), in any dictionary until its definition is
disclosed, or until adjudication of step 5 is required.]
Proposal 2591 - Sat 10 Jan 1998 06:52 EST
505/20 typo fix.
Bill the pirate king (Aaron Shapiro)
Decision: accepted
This is a modest proposal.
Amend the text of rule 505/20 replacing
"a) If there are no A$ being haunted by Undead, skip to step (d) of this process. "
with
"a) If there are no A$ being haunted by Undead, skip to step (e) of this process. "
[all quotation marks appearing in this proposal are delimiters only]
Proposal 2592 - Sat 10 Jan 1998 06:53 EST
Under A Bridge, by Dick and Harry
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: rejected
This is a Modest Proposal.
Append the following text to Rule 1250.3:
"c) URL: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm"
Remove all instances of ", from the Official Dictionary" from Rule
1250.10.
Remove all instances of "Official Dictionary" from Rule 1250.10.
{{[There are some great words in the lookup dictionaries not in the official dictionaries. Why shouldn't we use them?]}}
{{The current game of Mediocrity now runs according to the updated ruleset.}}
Proposal 2593 - Sat 10 Jan 1998 06:53 EST
Tribute to the Ultimate Champion
Slakko (Duncan Richer)
Decision: rejected
Create a new rule, numbered 672, entitled "Honouring the Great", and with the following GOLD-delimited text:
GOLD
Within 7 days of being declared the Winner of a cycle, the Winner may
deliver an ostentatious speech, declaring any other current player to be
the recipient of a Malenkai and mr cwm Commemorative Award (which may be
referred to as an MMCCA). MMCCAs are medals, and are made of extremely
shiny gold. The obverse is a picture of both Malenkai and mr cwm, while
the reverse has the name of the recipient, the name of the player who made
the speech, and the number of the previous cycle. MMCCAs are created by
the Frobozz Magic Medal Company, Ackanomic Division, as needed.
GOLD
{{[And now for an interesting proposal based trick.]}}
{{If more than 70% of YES and NO votes received on the proposal enacting these rule changes were YES votes, then amend Rule 905, "The Blue Cross", by appending the following VALUE-delimited text after the text "Blue Cross Bonus" in section 1:
VALUE
plus an additional 10 points for each MMCCA that player possesses
VALUE
}}
{{[In other words, this only happens with a supermajority]}}
Proposal 2594 - Wed 14 Jan 1998 13:20 EST
Kicking A Dead Whale Down The Beach
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
Decision: accepted
This is a Modest proposal.
Amend Rule 1215, "Duels", as follows:
Append the following text(delimited by PLAID):
PLAID
k. If either the Challenger or the Challenged player leaves the game
before the original Challenge is answered, the Duel is cancelled.
PLAID
{{[ This will be in Section 4, which includes "unusual forfeit and cancellation conditions"... ]}}
Proposal 2595 - Wed 14 Jan 1998 13:21 EST
Ackanomic's Second Birthday
breadbox (Brian Raiter)
Decision: accepted
{{[It's too bad everything has to be so chaotic right now, but I for one am not going to let that stop us from celebrating our Birthday! This proposal is loosely modeled after Proposal 1630, which was written by snowgod for our first birthday, except that it lacks the timing constraints and extra harfing that made it rather difficult to deal with. (The curious reader is referred to CFJs 333 and 335.) Most of what is in this proposal is intentionally made to be optional, with the exception of the Parade Guest of Honor, so Officers should not have to worry about this proposal making life difficult on our Birthday celebration.]}}
On January 23rd, 1998, Ackanomia will celebrate its second anniversary. A parade will be held (as described in Rule 913), with the exception that the Guest of Honor will selected by the Historian as a public action. (The Guest of Honor would normally be the player who has been in Ackanomic the longest, but the Historian should prefer to choose a player who is not AWOL.)
On January 23rd, 1998, at noon, the Brass Monkey will climb the tallest tower e is permitted to climb and boom out "Happy Birthday, Ackanomia!" The Fat Lady will not sing during the festivities, due to contracting difficulties.
On January 23rd, 1998, it is considered good form, but is not required, for three Officers to each make a speech at some point (e.g., the President, the Speaker, and the Historian would normally be considered good choices). The speeches that are made will, ideally, look back with fondness on the past and with hope for the future. (However, it is also considered good form for one of the speeches to turn sour halfway through, proceed to a rant about how the whole place has been going to the dogs lately, and get cut short just before the player begins rudely swearing at everyone.)
Any time between the distribution of the proposal that created this rule and January 21st, 1998, players may privately send the Historian a date [ideally one with personal significance unrelated to Ackanomic]. On January 23rd, 1998, the Historian will, for each date e receives, give a brief description in the public forum of some of the events that were happening in Ackanomic on that date of the previous year and/or the year before that. (The Historian is not required to perform this duty for any date for which the necessary information is, for whatever reason, unavailable to em in time.)
It is considered good form for the players to plan ahead such that, on January 23rd, 1998, the amount of work needing to be done by other Officers (and themselves, for that matter) is minimized.
It is considered bad form for anyone to insinuate in the public fora that Ackanomia's birthday is on January 22nd; if anyone does so, players are permitted to sneer.
At midnight of January 28th, 1998, this rule shall repeal itself.
Proposal 2596
Due to a Promoter error, there is no proposal 2596.
Proposal 2597 - Thu 15 Jan 1998 08:33 EST
Murphy's Law
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
Decision: accepted
This is a modest proposal.
Modify rule 256 such that section three:
"
If the player was never at any time Active or Non-Voting, all of his A$ are
transferred to the Treasury, every entity remaining in his possession is
destroyed, and then the player is deregistered. In this case, the procedure
ends here.
"
is changed to:
"
If the player was never at any time Active, nor Non-Voting for a period of
at least two weeks, all of his A$ are transferred to the Treasury, every
entity remaining in his possession is destroyed, and then the player is
deregistered. In this case, the procedure ends here.
"
{{Everything owned by the undead "Murphy" is transferred to the treasury. Murphy is destroyed.}}
{{[I noticed that Murphy ought officially to be an undead since he was
non-voting for a short time. This didn't really seem right; hence this]}}
Proposal 2598 - Thu 15 Jan 1998 08:34 EST
Close the Can of Worms
breadbox (Brian Raiter)
Decision: accepted
This is a modest proposal.
Replace section VII of Rule 207 ("Scoring When A Proposal's Voting Results are Reported") with the following text:
VII. 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". No points are scored by any player via the preceding provisions of this rule from the acceptance of a Null Proposal.
Proposal 2599 - Thu 15 Jan 1998 08:35 EST
Take Off To The Great White North
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
Decision: rejected
This is a Modest proposal.
Amend Rule 594.17, "Blueprints: BWG Laser", as follows:
Remove the text "Synod, if such an entity exists, otherwise the trinket will be transfered to the".
{{[ This will leave the sentence reading "If the trinket is not the sort of fuel it takes, the BWG laser will transfer the trinket to the McCumber Annex of the Museum." Since the Synod _does_ no longer exist. ]}}
Remove the text "it will transfer that sum from a random organization which they are a member that has that sum. If no such organization exists either,".
{{[ This will leave a sentence reading "If, however, they do not have that much, the player is deemed Weird, with no further effects, unless they are the Harfmeister, in which case they are deemed Really Weird." As Slakko has demonstrated, if the BWG Laser's money-draining can be avoided by mere trinket creation, why penalize orgs? Especially innocent ones like Odo and SPAM. Hence, the following reparations: ]}}
{{
Transfer A$158 [2*A$79] from the Treasury to the organization known
as SPAM, or the Society for the Prevention of Ackanomic Misdemeanours,
if such an organization exists.
Transfer A$632 [8*A$79] from the Treasury to the organization known
as Odo on the Wormhole, whether it be a Cult or a Church.
}}
Proposal 2600 - Thu 15 Jan 1998 08:36 EST
Anti anti-votes
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
Decision: rejected
Modify rule 207 by replacing this:
"
If a Modest proposal is accepted, the player who proposed it receives 5
points, and every player who voted NO on it receives 1 point. If a
Grandiose proposal is accepted, the player who proposed it receives 16
points, and every player who voted NO on it receives 5 points. If a
proposal which is neither Modest nor Grandiose is accepted, the player who
proposed it receives 10 points, and every player who voted NO on it
receives 3 points.
If a Modest proposal is rejected, but meets quorum, the player who proposed it loses 5 points, and every player who voted YES on it receives 1 point. If a Grandiose proposal is rejected, but meets quorum, the player who proposed it loses 12 points, and every player who voted YES on it receives 5 points. If a proposal which is neither Modest nor Grandiose is rejected, but meets quorum, the player who proposed it loses 7 points, and every player who voted YES on it receives 3 points.
Voting NO on a proposal which is accepted, or voting YES on a proposal
which is rejected, is called "anti-voting".
"
with this:
"
If a Modest proposal is accepted, the player who proposed it receives 5
points. If a Grandiose proposal is accepted, the player who proposed it
receives 16 points. If a proposal which is neither Modest nor Grandiose is
accepted, the player who proposed it receives 10 points.
If a Modest proposal is rejected, but meets quorum, the player who proposed
it loses 5 points. If a Grandiose proposal is rejected, but meets quorum,
the player who proposed it loses 12 points. If a proposal which is neither
Modest nor Grandiose is rejected, but meets quorum, the player who proposed
it loses 7 points.
"
In the same rule replace:
"
For the first three weeks of being a new player (as opposed to a returning
player) in Ackanomic, a player shall receive a bonus equivalent to the
points which would be gained by anti-voting[one point for Modest proposals,
five points for Grandiose proposals, three points otherwise] whenever one
of their non-Modest proposals is accepted or any one of their proposals is
rejected.
"
with:
"
For the first three weeks of being a new player (as opposed to a returning
player) in Ackanomic, whenever one of their non-Modest proposals is
accepted or any one of their proposals is rejected, a player shall receive
the following points bonus:
One point for Modest proposals;
Five points for Grandiose proposals;
Three points otherwise.
"
{{[I noticed that this was one of Malenkai's departing wishes (or maybe just wishes) and I tend to agree with him that anti-voting isn't all that great. I feel that people concentrating on their points as opposed to the actual proposals could result in several proposals passing that are flawed or not wanted or useful, wanted proposals being rejected. I'm not going to go so far as e suggested and remove points all together, however.]}}