
Agora Nomic is the longest continuously running Nomic known. Agora started in 1993 and has been going on ever since. For many years, Agora maintained a roster of around 20 players. The number of watchers - people who are observing the game and perhaps participating in discussions - is often even higher than the number of players. In early 2001 Agora was hit by the Slashdot effect, and for a while its population was up to about 30 active players - this seems to have been only a temporary thing. In recent years they generally have around 12 players, but they are always ready to welcome more.
Agorans take their Nomic very seriously. Many regard it as much as exercise in philosophy, political science and group dynamics as a game. But they are not above silliness and having fun.
Since Agora has been running so long, almost everything has already been tried (and repealed) a couple of times. Still, people keep coming up with strange new ideas. You're welcome to start watching or playing if you're interested.
Wiki pages on some historical incidents in Agora:
- WalrusScam (1994-02/1994-03)
- BlackRepeals (1994-04/1994-05)
- MousetrapScam (1995)
- RishoAgoraWar (1997-05)
- AckaAgoraWar (1999-07/1999-08)
- PineapplePartnership (2007-03)
Wiki pages on other aspects of Agora:
Relations to other nomics:
- originated in the collapse of NomicWorld
- had a war against Rishonomic
- was a charter member of InterNomic
- had a war against AckaNomic
- was briefly protector of B Nomic
- officially recognises other nomics
Web pages:
http://www.agoranomic.org official web page
http://www.fysh.org/~zefram/agora/ current and historical rules and proposals
http://www.periware.org/agora/ older historical proposals
http://zenith.homelinux.net/cotc/ judicial reports (
http://cfj.qoid.us/ mirror)
http://zenith.homelinux.net/awj/ Agoran Weekly Journal (historical)
http://zenith.homelinux.net/winners/ List of winners
This web page on the NomicWiki is maintained by the ambassador as required by rule 2135, although until recently, players (such as Zefram) had to deputise to get it done.
Agora is an EmailNomic, presently occupying five mailing lists. Most traffic goes to the three main lists, segregated according to status. In case the main lists break down, as they have in the past, there are two backup lists. To subscribe to the mailing lists:
http://www.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agora-official official reports
http://www.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agora-business general business
http://www.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agora-discussion discussion
http://www.listserver.tue.nl/mailman/listinfo/agora backup
http://yoyo.its.monash.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/nomic backup
Current players (20 January 2008):
- TheAFO? (second class)
- TheLeftHand? (second class; registration status in doubt)
- avpx?
- BobTHJ
- comex?
- Goddess Eris?
- Goethe
- Levi?
- Murphy
- OscarMeyr?
- pikhq
- PineapplePartnership (second class)
- root
- Wooble
- Zefram
Offices (20 January 2007)
- Ambassador - pikhq
- Assessor - Nobody
- Conductor - Murphy
- CotC - Zefram
- Herald - Goethe
- IADoP - Levi?
- Mad Scientist - Nobody
- Notary - Goethe
- Promotor - Zefram
- Registrar - root?
- Rulekeepor - Zefram
- Scorekeepor - pikhq
- Tailor - Nobody
Some former players:
(The official Registrar's report lists over 70 former players of Agora)
- Andre
- Antimatter?
- arkestra?
- Blob
- Cecilius
- Chuck
- Craig
- Crito?
- dcuman?
- elJefe?
- Elysion
- favor
- Goethe
- GreyKnight?
- Harlequin?
- Kelly
- Kolja?
- lee?
- Maud
- Michael
- Morendil
- Oerjan
- Palnatoke
- Peter?
- pTang
- Quazie
- Riail
- Sherlock
- Sir Toby
- sproingie?
- Steve
- Swann
- Syllepsis?
- t
- Vanyel?
- Waggie
- Wes
