Subject: Ackanomic Voting Digest V2 #54
From: [email-masked] (Ackanomic Voting Digest)
To: acka-voting-digest

Ackanomic Voting Digest      Friday, May 9 1997      Volume 02 : Number 054

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:44 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1955 rejected (Binary Me)

Proposal 1955
Binary Me
snowgod

Votes cast by active players:  14 / 17 = 82.352941%
Yes:  5    No:  10     Present:  1   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	Narf
	snowgod
	Techno
	Guy Fawkes

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Antimatter
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Malenkai
	Mohammed
	Bascule
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:41 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1944 rejected (Mr. Beale)

Proposal 1944
Mr. Beale
IdiotBoy

Votes cast by active players:  14 / 17 = 82.352941%
Yes:  3    No:  11     Present:  3   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	Narf
	snowgod

NO votes:
	two-star
	Niccolo Flychuck
	mr cwm
	Techno
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	/dev/joe
	Guy Fawkes
	Bascule
	Vynd
	Malenkai

PRESENT votes:
	You can call me Al
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	Mohammed
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:43 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1952 rejected (Spring Cleaning VII)

Proposal 1952
Spring Cleaning VII
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  6    No:  11     Present:  0   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	Narf
	ThinMan
	Guy Fawkes
	Mohammed
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Robert Sevin
	mr cwm
	Bascule
	Antimatter
	Techno
	breadbox
	snowgod
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:41 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1946 rejected (Spring Cleaning I)

Proposal 1946
Spring Cleaning I
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  12 / 17 = 70.588235%
Yes:  7    No:  6     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Narf
	ThinMan
	Mohammed
	Bascule
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	Robert Sevin
	Techno
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	two-star
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	/dev/joe
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:48 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1962 rejected (Making Use of the Gumball)

Proposal 1962
Making Use of the Gumball
Guy Fawkes

Votes cast by active players:  12 / 17 = 70.588235%
Yes:  5    No:  7     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Bascule
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes

NO votes:
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Narf
	Techno
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Malenkai

PRESENT votes:
	Antimatter
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:46 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1959 rejected (Loosing your foolish head)

Proposal 1959
Loosing your foolish head
CarsesraC

Votes cast by active players:  14 / 17 = 82.352941%
Yes:  5    No:  10     Present:  1   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	Niccolo Flychuck
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes
	Vynd

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	/dev/joe
	Narf
	Techno
	Antimatter
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Mohammed
	Bascule
	Malenkai

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:41 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1945 rejected (Proactive Face Salvation)

Proposal 1945
Proactive Face Salvation
ThinMan

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  5    No:  11     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	Narf
	ThinMan
	/dev/joe
	Vynd

NO votes:
	two-star
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Robert Sevin
	mr cwm
	Techno
	Antimatter
	breadbox
	snowgod
	Mohammed
	Guy Fawkes
	Malenkai

PRESENT votes:
	You can call me Al
	Bascule

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:45 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1957 rejected (Give me your head, foolish man.)

Proposal 1957
Give me your head, foolish man.
snowgod

Votes cast by active players:  14 / 17 = 82.352941%
Yes:  8    No:  7     Present:  1   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	snowgod
	Mohammed
	Techno
	Bascule
	Vynd
	Guy Fawkes

NO votes:
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Narf
	Antimatter
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Malenkai

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:42 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1949 rejected (Spring Cleaning IV)

Proposal 1949
Spring Cleaning IV
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  9    No:  9     Present:  1   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	two-star
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Robert Sevin
	ThinMan
	/dev/joe
	Mohammed
	Bascule
	Malenkai
	Vulcan Unity vote

NO votes:
	IdiotBoy
	You can call me Al
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Techno
	breadbox
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:45 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1956 rejected (How can you set a player to 36, anyway?)

Proposal 1956
How can you set a player to 36, anyway?
snowgod

Votes cast by active players:  14 / 17 = 82.352941%
Yes:  8    No:  7     Present:  1   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Narf
	snowgod
	Techno
	Bascule
	Vynd
	Guy Fawkes

NO votes:
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Antimatter
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Malenkai
	Mohammed

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:46 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1958 rejected (Yes Phoebe, We are more foolish than Rishonomic)

Proposal 1958
Yes Phoebe, We are more foolish than Rishonomic
snowgod

Votes cast by active players:  14 / 17 = 82.352941%
Yes:  8    No:  7     Present:  1   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Niccolo Flychuck
	snowgod
	Malenkai
	Techno
	Bascule
	Guy Fawkes

NO votes:
	/dev/joe
	Narf
	Antimatter
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Mohammed
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:44 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1953 rejected (Spring Cleaning VIII)

Proposal 1953
Spring Cleaning VIII
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  9    No:  7     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

Niccolo Flychuck bribed Tammany A$ 40 to vote NO.

YES votes:
	Robert Sevin
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Bascule
	Antimatter
	Techno
	ThinMan
	Mohammed
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Niccolo Flychuck
	snowgod
	Tammany
	Guy Fawkes
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	/dev/joe
	breadbox

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:42 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1947 rejected (Spring Cleaning II)

Proposal 1947
Spring Cleaning II
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  7    No:  9     Present:  3   ...Proposal rejected.

Niccolo Flychuck bribed Tammany A$ 40 to vote NO.

YES votes:
	Robert Sevin
	mr cwm
	Narf
	ThinMan
	/dev/joe
	Mohammed
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	two-star
	IdiotBoy
	You can call me Al
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Tammany
	Techno
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	Antimatter
	breadbox
	Bascule

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:44 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1954 accepted (Presumptuous)

Proposal 1954
Presumptuous
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  12    No:  2     Present:  3   ...Proposal accepted.

#award Malenkai: 2 A$ : elec. potato P1954, May 08

YES votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	/dev/joe
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Techno
	ThinMan
	Mohammed
	Guy Fawkes
	Bascule
	Vynd
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	Niccolo Flychuck
	snowgod

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter
	breadbox

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1954
Presumptuous
Malenkai
Distributed at 21:18:09 on Monday, 21 April 1997

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend Rule 843, "Hall of Elders", to replace "one month" with
"30 days", where it appears in section 8.

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:43 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1950 accepted (Spring Cleaning V)

Proposal 1950
Spring Cleaning V
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  14    No:  3     Present:  1   ...Proposal accepted.

#award Malenkai: 2 A$ : elec. potato P1950, May 08

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Robert Sevin
	Narf
	Bascule
	Techno
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Guy Fawkes
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	Malenkai
	Vulcan Unity vote

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	mr cwm
	snowgod

PRESENT votes:
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1950
Spring Cleaning V
Malenkai
Distributed at 18:19:40 on Monday, 21 April 1997

This is a Modest proposal.

Repeal rule 1115, "Fulfilling Campaign Promises" {{[this one is a
bit stale by now (the snacks, I mean ;-))]}}

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:42 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1948 accepted (Spring Cleaning III)

Proposal 1948
Spring Cleaning III
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  15    No:  3     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

#award Malenkai: 2 A$ : elec. potato P1948, May 08

YES votes:
	two-star
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Robert Sevin
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Techno
	ThinMan
	/dev/joe
	snowgod
	Mohammed
	Guy Fawkes
	Bascule
	Malenkai
	Vulcan Unity vote
	(None Yet) Unity vote

NO votes:
	IdiotBoy
	You can call me Al
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	Antimatter
	breadbox

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1948
Spring Cleaning III
Malenkai
Distributed at 18:12:27 on Monday, 21 April 1997

This is a Modest proposal.

Create a new rule which reads:

"{{all extant bond options are destroyed.}}"

Repeal rule 512, "Bond Options" {{[4 months]}}

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:47 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1960 accepted (Foolishness Pointers)

Proposal 1960
Foolishness Pointers
Guy Fawkes

Votes cast by active players:  14 / 17 = 82.352941%
Yes:  15    No:  0     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Narf
	Techno
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	Mohammed
	Guy Fawkes
	Bascule
	Vynd
	Malenkai
	Vulcan Unity vote

NO votes:

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1960
Foolishness Pointers
Guy Fawkes
Distributed at 10:39:22 on Tuesday, 22 April 1997

This is a Modest Proposal.  Amend condition b) in Rule 1906 to read:

"b) The rest of the text of the proposal is a previously submitted and 
rejected proposal, altered in no way from this previously submitted 
proposal except in the updating of numerical rule pointers."

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:43 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1951 accepted (Spring Cleaning VI)

Proposal 1951
Spring Cleaning VI
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  15 / 17 = 88.235294%
Yes:  10    No:  5     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

#award Malenkai: 2 A$ : elec. potato P1951, May 08

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Bascule
	Techno
	ThinMan
	Guy Fawkes
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Robert Sevin
	snowgod

PRESENT votes:
	Antimatter
	breadbox

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1951
Spring Cleaning VI
Malenkai
Distributed at 18:24:47 on Monday, 21 April 1997

This is a Modest proposal.

Repeal Rule 1119, "Undead (aka I didn't come back as a bag of groceries)"
Repeal Rule 1121, "This Is Where The Party Ends"

{{[4.5 - 5 months.  These two go together, I guess.  I guess this will be
a vote for if a TMBG reference, and nothing else, is enough for a rule]}}

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 20:20:47 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1961 accepted (A Rather Mediocre Game)

Proposal 1961
A Rather Mediocre Game
Guy Fawkes

Votes cast by active players:  12 / 17 = 70.588235%
Yes:  12    No:  0     Present:  3   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Techno
	Antimatter
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes
	Bascule
	Malenkai
	Vulcan Unity vote

NO votes:

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Narf
	breadbox

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1961
A Rather Mediocre Game
Guy Fawkes
Distributed at 12:58:08 on Tuesday, 22 April 1997

Create a new rule, a member of the Games & Contests Rule Suite, entitled 
"Mediocrity," containing the text below:

[Gist: Mediocrity is a psychological game won by guessing the "middle" 
number -- but not too often!  I've seen variations of it in several 
places, none of which give any indication of who to credit for it.]

General equipment: Gamepoints as needed.

Players: minimum 3, maximum: the number of players in the game of 
Ackanomic at the inception of a game of Mediocrity

Referees: none

The Rules of Mediocrity:

Starting an instance of the game: Via the method described in rule 1250.1, 
section VI a).  Also, the player announcing the beginning of an insance of 
Medicrity shall randomly assign each player a different integer in the 
range of 1 to n, where n is the number of players in the game (of 
Mediocrity).

Mediocrity: For a given set of numbers, the most Medicore one is 
determined as follows:
1) The numbers are listed in increasing order: the first member is the 
smallest number in the set, each succeeding member is equal to or greater 
than the previous one.
2) If the set has an odd number N of members, the (N+1)/2 member is 
near-Mediocre; if the set has an even number of members, the N/2 member 
is near-Mediocre.
3) If the value of the near-Mediocre member is unique in that set, it is
the most Mediocre number in the set.
4) If the value of the near-Mediocre member is not unique in the set, all
instances of the near-Mediocre number are removed from the set, and steps 1-3 
are applied to the remaining members.
5) If no member of the set can be found to be the most Mediocre member, 
then the set has no most Mediocre member.

Play: play consists of rounds -- each round, one of the players shall be
be Moderator.  A round begins when the Moderator announces the beginning
of that round; it ends when the Moderator announces the result of that 
round, or after six days.  A round must last at least three days.

Player 1 is the Moderator at the beginning of the game; thereafter, at the
end of each round, the player whose player number is the smallest player
number greater than that of the current Moderator becomes Moderator.  
(After a round in which the player with the highest player number was 
Moderator, player 1 becomes Moderator again.) If the Moderator fails to 
announce the beginning of the next round within three days of the end of 
the last round, or if player 1 fails to announce the beginning of the 
first round within three days of the beginning of the game, the first 
player to name emself Moderator and announce the beginning
of the next round (in the same message) is Moderator.

During a round, each player other than the Moderator sends the Moderator a
positive einteger in the range of 1 to 2n, where n is the number of
players other than the Moderator in the game.  If any player(s) fail to do
so, the Moderator shall randomly determine which integer in this range
each of these players chose.

To end a round by announcing its results, the Moderator posts the 
following:  the number selected by each player, the player (if any) who 
selected the most Mediocre number of those selected, and the current 
score of the game.  (Each player's score is the number of Gamepoints e 
currently has for that instance of Mediocrity.  All players 
begin the game with zero Gamepoints; a player gains one 
Gamepoint whenever e selects the most Mediocre number in a round.)

If a round ends because of the expiration of the six-day time limit, the 
Moderator is removed from the list of players (e is deemed to have quit 
the game).  No players score any Gamepoints for that round.  A 
player may also be removed from the player list by announcing eir 
resignation from either the game of Mediocrity or the game of Ackanomic, 
or by being removed involuntarily fromt the game of Ackanomic.

Winning the Game:
If at the end of a round, the sum of the scores of all players is greater 
than or equal to twice the number of players, and there exists a most 
Mediocre score from the set of player scores, the player with the most 
Mediocre score wins, and the game ends.

Trophy: the winner of the game shall receive a standard Trophy, and a 
rather Mediocre example of one at that.  The winner is encouraged to 
complain (albeit it a rather nonplussed manner) about the Medicore nature 
of the Trophy.

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 22:20:44 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1968 failed quorum (Ad Hoc Towers)

Proposal 1968
Ad Hoc Towers
Niccolo Flychuck

Votes cast by active players:  8 / 17 = 47.058824%
Yes:  5    No:  2     Present:  2   ...Proposal failed quorum.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	IdiotBoy
	snowgod
	ThinMan
	Techno

NO votes:
	Malenkai
	You can call me Al

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	Bascule
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	Niccolo Flychuck
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 22:20:43 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1963 rejected (They said it couldn't be done...)

Proposal 1963
They said it couldn't be done...
snowgod

Votes cast by active players:  11 / 17 = 64.705882%
Yes:  3    No:  8     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	/dev/joe
	Techno
	Bascule
	breadbox
	ThinMan
	Mohammed
	Malenkai

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Vynd
	Niccolo Flychuck
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 22:20:44 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1967 accepted (This is a Modest proposal)

Proposal 1967
This is a Modest proposal
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  9 / 17 = 52.941176%
Yes:  8    No:  2     Present:  1   ...Proposal accepted.

#award Malenkai: 2 A$ : elec. potato P1967, May 08

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	/dev/joe
	Guy Fawkes
	Antimatter
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	Bascule
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	Techno

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	Niccolo Flychuck
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1967
This is a Modest proposal
Malenkai
Distributed at 20:51:28 on Friday, 25 April 1997

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend rule 1215, "Duels" to replace:

"
      The Game or Contest (hereafter called Contest) chosen for the Duel
must be one accepted for listing (or listed) on the Games & Contests
web page.
"

with:

"
      The Game or Contest (hereafter called Contest) chosen for the Duel
must be a Game in the Games & Contests Rule Suite.
"

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 22:20:44 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1966 accepted (We like secret organizations)

Proposal 1966
We like secret organizations
Bascule

Votes cast by active players:  10 / 17 = 58.823529%
Yes:  6    No:  4     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	Guy Fawkes
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	Bascule
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Mohammed
	Techno

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	Calvin N Hobbes
	mr cwm
	Narf
	Vynd
	Niccolo Flychuck
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1966
We like secret organizations
Bascule
Distributed at 17:17:15 on Friday, 25 April 1997

This IS a fairly modest proposal, despite what ThinMan says

Amend rule 1060 by replacing the following text 

" 
5. Any member of the Narfalone Family can attempt to overthrow the
Godfather by publicly stating eir intention to do so. This does not
constitute an admittance of membership in the Narfalone Family. If
2/3rds of the members of The Narfalone Family publicly acknowledge
the challenger within one week, e shall become the new Godfather.
Publicly acknowledging the challenger does not entail admittance of
membership in the Narfalone Family. 
" 

with 

"
5. Any member of the Narfalone Family can attempt to overthrow the
Godfather by publicly stating eir intention to do so. This does not
constitute an admittance of membership in the Narfalone Family. If
2/3rds of the members of The Narfalone Family publicly acknowledge
the challenger within one week, e shall become the new Godfather.
Publicly acknowledging the challenger does not entail admittance of
membership in the Narfalone Family. It is the duty of the Godfather
to publically report upon the success or failure of any such
overthrow attempt. If the Godfather fails to do so then it can
safely be assumed that e is on other business and is 'tied up'
elsewhere. Under such circumstances the challenger's overthrow
attempt succeeds. Upon a successful overthrow attempt, the membership
of the Narfalone family shall be taken to consist of those players
who publically acknowledged the challenger [this is so that the new
Godfather knows who the members are]. This rule takes precedence over
rule 408 [normally Count Tabula would count the votes].
" 

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:19:14 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1966 accepted (We like secret organizations)

Proposal 1966
We like secret organizations
Bascule

Votes cast by active players:  11 / 18 = 61.111111%
Yes:  6    No:  4     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	Bascule
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	Guy Fawkes
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	IdiotBoy
	Techno
	Mohammed

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	Calvin N Hobbes
	two-star
	mr cwm
	Vynd
	Niccolo Flychuck
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1966
We like secret organizations
Bascule
Distributed at 17:17:15 on Friday, 25 April 1997

This IS a fairly modest proposal, despite what ThinMan says

Amend rule 1060 by replacing the following text 

" 
5. Any member of the Narfalone Family can attempt to overthrow the
Godfather by publicly stating eir intention to do so. This does not
constitute an admittance of membership in the Narfalone Family. If
2/3rds of the members of The Narfalone Family publicly acknowledge
the challenger within one week, e shall become the new Godfather.
Publicly acknowledging the challenger does not entail admittance of
membership in the Narfalone Family. 
" 

with 

"
5. Any member of the Narfalone Family can attempt to overthrow the
Godfather by publicly stating eir intention to do so. This does not
constitute an admittance of membership in the Narfalone Family. If
2/3rds of the members of The Narfalone Family publicly acknowledge
the challenger within one week, e shall become the new Godfather.
Publicly acknowledging the challenger does not entail admittance of
membership in the Narfalone Family. It is the duty of the Godfather
to publically report upon the success or failure of any such
overthrow attempt. If the Godfather fails to do so then it can
safely be assumed that e is on other business and is 'tied up'
elsewhere. Under such circumstances the challenger's overthrow
attempt succeeds. Upon a successful overthrow attempt, the membership
of the Narfalone family shall be taken to consist of those players
who publically acknowledged the challenger [this is so that the new
Godfather knows who the members are]. This rule takes precedence over
rule 408 [normally Count Tabula would count the votes].
" 

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:19:15 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1967 accepted (This is a Modest proposal)

Proposal 1967
This is a Modest proposal
Malenkai

Votes cast by active players:  10 / 18 = 55.555556%
Yes:  8    No:  2     Present:  1   ...Proposal accepted.

#award Malenkai: 2 A$ : elec. potato P1967, May 08

YES votes:
	IdiotBoy
	/dev/joe
	Guy Fawkes
	Antimatter
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	Bascule
	Malenkai

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	Techno

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	Calvin N Hobbes
	two-star
	mr cwm
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	Niccolo Flychuck
	fnord

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1967
This is a Modest proposal
Malenkai
Distributed at 20:51:28 on Friday, 25 April 1997

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend rule 1215, "Duels" to replace:

"
      The Game or Contest (hereafter called Contest) chosen for the Duel
must be one accepted for listing (or listed) on the Games & Contests
web page.
"

with:

"
      The Game or Contest (hereafter called Contest) chosen for the Duel
must be a Game in the Games & Contests Rule Suite.
"

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:19:15 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1968 failed quorum (Ad Hoc Towers)

Proposal 1968
Ad Hoc Towers
Niccolo Flychuck

Votes cast by active players:  8 / 18 = 44.444444%
Yes:  5    No:  2     Present:  2   ...Proposal failed quorum.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	IdiotBoy
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	Techno

NO votes:
	Malenkai
	You can call me Al

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	Bascule
	Calvin N Hobbes
	two-star
	mr cwm
	Guy Fawkes
	Mohammed
	Vynd
	Niccolo Flychuck
	fnord

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:22:22 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1969 rejected (Holding Demns back a bit)

Proposal 1969
Holding Demns back a bit
Niccolo Flychuck

Votes cast by active players:  8 / 8 = 100.000000%
Yes:  2    No:  4     Present:  3   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	ThinMan

NO votes:
	Malenkai
	Techno
	You can call me Al
	snowgod

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	IdiotBoy
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:22:23 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1970 rejected (G&C goes IRC too)

Proposal 1970
G&C goes IRC too
Niccolo Flychuck

Votes cast by active players:  8 / 8 = 100.000000%
Yes:  3    No:  4     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	IdiotBoy
	snowgod

NO votes:
	Malenkai
	ThinMan
	Techno
	You can call me Al

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:22:23 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1971 rejected (Generic Proposal Title #1971)

Proposal 1971
Generic Proposal Title #1971
Niccolo Flychuck

Votes cast by active players:  8 / 8 = 100.000000%
Yes:  2    No:  5     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	/dev/joe
	IdiotBoy

NO votes:
	Malenkai
	ThinMan
	Techno
	You can call me Al
	snowgod

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:22:24 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1972 rejected (Generic Proposal Title #1972)

Proposal 1972
Generic Proposal Title #1972
Niccolo Flychuck

Votes cast by active players:  8 / 8 = 100.000000%
Yes:  2    No:  5     Present:  2   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	Malenkai
	IdiotBoy

NO votes:
	/dev/joe
	ThinMan
	Techno
	You can call me Al
	snowgod

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin
	Antimatter

Active players who did not vote:

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:22:24 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1973 rejected (Something about the Senate)

Proposal 1973
Something about the Senate
Niccolo Flychuck

Votes cast by active players:  6 / 8 = 75.000000%
Yes:  1    No:  5     Present:  1   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	snowgod

NO votes:
	You can call me Al
	Malenkai
	/dev/joe
	ThinMan
	Techno

PRESENT votes:
	Robert Sevin

Active players who did not vote:
	IdiotBoy
	Antimatter

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:22:26 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1975 failed quorum (Is the flea always right?)

Proposal 1975
Is the flea always right?
Techno

Votes cast by active players:  1 / 8 = 12.500000%
Yes:  0    No:  1     Present:  0   ...Proposal failed quorum.

YES votes:

NO votes:
	You can call me Al

PRESENT votes:

Active players who did not vote:
	Robert Sevin
	IdiotBoy
	snowgod
	Techno
	/dev/joe
	ThinMan
	Antimatter

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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 23:22:25 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P1974 accepted (Substitute Players)

Proposal 1974
Substitute Players
Guy Fawkes

Votes cast by active players:  5 / 8 = 62.500000%
Yes:  3    No:  2     Present:  0   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	ThinMan
	snowgod
	/dev/joe

NO votes:
	Techno
	You can call me Al

PRESENT votes:

Active players who did not vote:
	Robert Sevin
	IdiotBoy
	Antimatter

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 1974
Substitute Players
Guy Fawkes
Distributed at 16:03:05 on Sunday, 27 April 1997

This is a Modest Proposal.

Insert the following text into Rule 1250.1 "Games and Contests" 
immediately after section VI (b).

c) Unless the Rules for a game specify otherwise, players going on Vacation 
may name another player (of Ackanomic) to be their Substitute Player (in 
the subgame).  The Substitute Player may not have been a player of the 
instance of the Game or Contest in which e is substituting at any time in the 
past, and e must agree to be a Substitute.  All responsibilities and 
priveleges of the departed player for the Game or Contest fall to the 
Substitute Player [if the Substitute Player wins the subgame, the Trophy goes 
to em].  When the original Player returns from Vacation, e resumes 
playing for emself.  It is considered good form for em to give the 
Substitute Player some recompense for eir services.  Participants in 
Duels may not have Substitute Players for the Duel. 

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