Subject: Ackanomic Voting Digest V2 #118
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Ackanomic Voting Digest    Wednesday, July 16 1997    Volume 02 : Number 118

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 03:17:01 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  Proposal 2227

Proposal 2227
A Rose by any Other Name
Dread Pirate Roberts

This is a modest proposal

{{I couldn't find this covered anywhere in the rules.  If it is already,
let me know and I will retract it.}}

Change the first two lines of rule 301, which currently read "Each Rule
shall have a Title. Each Proposal shall also have a Title." to "Each Rule
shall have a Unique Title. Each Proposal shall also have a Unique Title."
[This will prevent name collision and reduce possibility of confusion.]

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 03:17:04 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P2214 accepted (The Swings of Indecision)

Proposal 2214
The Swings of Indecision
Alfvaen

Votes cast by active players:  19 / 19 = 100.000000%
Yes:  12    No:  6     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	AZTEC GOD
	/dev/joe
	Niccolo Flychuck
	mr cwm
	Calvin N Hobbes
	Alfvaen
	Rex Mundi
	fnord
	ThinMan
	Guy Fawkes
	Malenkai
	Vulcan Unity vote

NO votes:
	two-star
	Chaos
	Antimatter
	Techno
	Dread Pirate Roberts
	Vynd

PRESENT votes:
	breadbox
	Mr. Lunatic Fringe

Active players who did not vote:
	You can call me Al
	Robert Sevin
	CarsesraC
	Karma

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 2214
The Swings of Indecision
Alfvaen
Distributed at 16:03:02 on Monday, 7 July 1997

This is a modest proposal.

Amend Rule 1118, "Dealing With The Paranormal", as follows:

Replace every occurrence of the text(delimited by '/') /"Not It!"/ with
/"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of
in your philosophy." [William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5]/.
After the first such occurrence, insert the text "and specifies the
particular W-File Case e is exempting emself from".

Replace the text "that Scientist is now the only Scientist" with "that
Scientist, who is designated the Horatio for that W-File, is now the only
Scientist".

Also, to the end of the penultimate paragraph, add the sentence "The
Mad Scientist is not considered a Scientist, for the purposes of this
Rule alone; this takes precedence over any other Rule which may state
or imply that e is."

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 12:37:28 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P2215 rejected (IMHO IAC, OTOH ICBW)

Proposal 2215
IMHO IAC, OTOH ICBW
Mr. Lunatic Fringe

Votes cast by active players:  16 / 19 = 84.210526%
Yes:  9    No:  7     Present:  0   ...Proposal rejected.

YES votes:
	AZTEC GOD
	Niccolo Flychuck
	Calvin N Hobbes
	Alfvaen
	Malenkai
	Guy Fawkes
	Vynd
	Techno
	Mr. Lunatic Fringe

NO votes:
	two-star
	Chaos
	Antimatter
	mr cwm
	Rex Mundi
	ThinMan
	Dread Pirate Roberts

PRESENT votes:

Active players who did not vote:
	breadbox
	You can call me Al
	Robert Sevin
	CarsesraC
	/dev/joe
	fnord
	Karma

Text of rejected proposal:

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 14:11:29 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  Proposal 2228

Proposal 2228
another Contract negotiation
Chaos

This is a Modest Proposal.

[Gist:  Two changes.
	1.  Players should be able to sign contradictory contracts or
	    contracts that violate the rules.  But it should be a
	    Crime.  This proposal does that.
	2.  You shouldn't be able to destroy a buried contract or a
	    contract held by an interested third party. ]

[||
  @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
 @                     @|
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ |
|          |          / |  TTTTT  h      ee
|          |         /| |    T    h     e  e
|          |--------/ | |    T    hhh   eeee
|          |=======/  | |    T    h  h  e
|          |      |   | |    T    h  h   eee
|          |      |   | |
|          |------|   | |
|        o |======|   | |
|          |      |   | |   CCCCC         b     i          ee     t
|          |      |   | |   C   C   aa a  b        n nn   e  e  ttttt
|          |------|o  | |   C      a  aa  bbb   i  nn  n  eeee    t
|          |======|   | |   C      a  aa  b  b  i  n   n  e       t t
|          |      |   | |   CCCCC   aa a  bbb   i  n   n   eee     t
|          |      |   | |
|          |------|   |/
##################|   /
                  |  /
                  | /
                  |/
||]

One point is transferred from Mohammed to ThinMan.

In Rule 517 (Contracts), the following amendments shall be made.

This:

```
Once a player has signed a contract, that player must obey any
provisions that that contract places on em; to do otherwise is a
crime. However, a contract that either requires a player to break the
Rules, or to disobey a contract created earlier, is invalid and will
be destroyed.
'''

shall be replaced with this:

```
A Player who takes a game action which violates one or more Contracts
that bear his or her signature commits a Crime in doing so.  A Player
who, through inaction, violates one or more Contracts that bear his or
her signature has committed a Crime by allowing this to happen.
'''

and this:

```
1) If the signers of the contract all publicly agree to destroy
it, it will be destroyed. 
'''

shall be replaced with this:

```
1) If the signers of the contract all publicly agree to destroy it,
and it is owned by a player or Organization which also agrees to
destroy it, it will be destroyed.
'''

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 17:14:45 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  Proposal 2229

Proposal 2229
Solemn Frivolity
Alfvaen

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend Rule 217, "Overturning Judgements", as follows:

Replace the text
"If the court agrees with the previous verdict, then the player who
lodged the appeal shall be fined 25 points for frivolously bothering
the judges."
with
"If the court agrees with the previous verdict, then the player who
lodged the appeal shall be fined an amount from 1 to 25 points for
frivolously bothering the judges.  If the Justices fail to specify the
amount of this fine with their verdict, it shall be 25 points."

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:26:17 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P2216 accepted (No More OMCLs/No Last-Minute Scams)

Proposal 2216
No More OMCLs/No Last-Minute Scams
/dev/joe

Votes cast by active players:  23 / 19 = 121.052632%
Yes:  14    No:  8     Present:  2   ...Proposal accepted.

#award /dev/joe: 2 A$ : elec. potato P2216, July 15

/dev/joe bribed Tammany A$ 42 to vote YES.
ThinMan bribed Tammany A$ 25 to vote YES.

YES votes:
	Antimatter
	Tammany
	/dev/joe's Bonus Vote
	Malenkai's Bonus Vote
	fnord
	Karma
	Malenkai
	two-star
	ThinMan
	Calvin N Hobbes
	/dev/joe
	ThinMan's Bonus Vote
	Dread Pirate Roberts
	Vulcan Unity vote

NO votes:
	Alfvaen
	Techno
	Guy Fawkes
	Rex Mundi
	Chaos
	Guy Fawkes's Bonus Vote
	Mr. Lunatic Fringe
	mr cwm

PRESENT votes:
	breadbox
	Vynd

Active players who did not vote:
	You can call me Al
	Robert Sevin
	CarsesraC
	Niccolo Flychuck

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 2216
No More OMCLs/No Last-Minute Scams
/dev/joe
Distributed at 15:15:31 on Tuesday, 8 July 1997

1. Create a new rule, reading:
"
All entities which have been transferred by zapping an Orbital Mind
Control Laser since July 5, 1997, 00:00 EDT, are transferred to the entity
which owned them immediately before the first time since July 5, 1997,
00:00 EDT that an Orbital Mind Control Laser was zapped to transfer that
entity.  Any undeads which own any entities which would have been
transferred by the previous sentence, if the entities had been owned by
players, transfer those entities to the players who would have received
them if the first sentence had succeeded in transferring them.  Then
this rule repeals itself.
"
{{[ The clumsy wording here is to try to prevent scams/paradoxes caused
by an entity being transferred twice by OMCL while this proposal is in the
queue.  Currently the only OMCL is broken but I can't take chances...]}}

2. Amend the Blueprint for the Orbital Mind Control Laser by deleting
this sentence: "Orbital Mind Control Lasers are indestructible."

3. All Orbital Mind Control Lasers are destroyed.  Each player who owned
an Orbital Mind Control Laser destroyed in this way receives A$100 from
the Treasury.  {{[ some compensation ]}}

4. The blueprint for the Orbital Mind Control Laser is destroyed.

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:26:17 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  Proposal 2230

Proposal 2230
Not A Job For Amateurs
Alfvaen

Create a new rule, numbered 429, named "Treasure-Harfer", with the
following text(delimited by HUBERT):

HUBERT

There exists an optional Functional Office of Treasure-Harfer.

The Duties are:

a) To keep a record of all buried and found treasures -- who buried
them, who found them(if applicable), their map when revealed, and the
entities they contain, as well as any other information, clues, or
riddles provided formally or informally that e feels are relevant.

b) To be the default Map Custodian for any Treasure Map whose Writer
requests it, as in Rule 1217.  The Treasure-Harfer is not excluded from
finding any Treasure for which e is not a Map Custodian.

Instead of the normal salary for a Functional Officer, the Treasure-Harfer
shall receive an Automatic Sculpture every month.  The Treasure-Harfer is
encouraged to bury these for other players to find; if e does not, and lets
them accumulate in eir possession, then other players are permitted to
sneer.

{{
The player that held the name "Malenkai" when the proposal that created
this rule was submitted is appointed to the functional office of
Treasure-Harfer, if said player is eligible for the office.
}}

HUBERT

Also, amend Rule 1217, "Buried Treasure!" by replacing every occurrence
in the third-last paragraph of "Speaker" with "Treasure-Harfer".

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:26:17 -0500
From: Acrobot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  P2217 accepted (Tabulator/Count Tabula fix)

Proposal 2217
Tabulator/Count Tabula fix
Chaos

Votes cast by active players:  20 / 19 = 105.263158%
Yes:  16    No:  1     Present:  4   ...Proposal accepted.

YES votes:
	AZTEC GOD
	two-star
	Chaos
	Antimatter
	/dev/joe
	mr cwm
	Calvin N Hobbes
	Rex Mundi
	Techno
	fnord
	ThinMan
	Dread Pirate Roberts
	Guy Fawkes
	Vynd
	Malenkai
	Vulcan Unity vote

NO votes:
	Niccolo Flychuck

PRESENT votes:
	breadbox
	Alfvaen
	Karma
	Mr. Lunatic Fringe

Active players who did not vote:
	You can call me Al
	Robert Sevin
	CarsesraC

Text of accepted proposal:

Proposal 2217
Tabulator/Count Tabula fix
Mohammed
Distributed at 15:59:45 on Tuesday, 8 July 1997

This is a Modest Proposal.

[It looks like section (b) in the text quoted below sticks to the
Tabulator.  But it should stick to Count Tabula instead; it doesn't
make any sense as is.]

In Rule 408 (Tabulator and Count Tabula), replace this:

```
The privileges of the Tabulator are: 

(a) To appoint someone to the Functional Office of Count Tabula
(created by this rule). This is the only way the office can be filled.

The Duties of Count Tabula are to handle solicitation, tabulation, and
reporting of votes on all Ackanomic matters, excluding Proposals. This
includes, but is not limited to, Hearings [see Rule 360], Impeachment
Papers [Rule 404], and all Elections for Office [Rule 402].

(b) To assume the duties, but not the privileges, of the Tabulator
when the Tabulator is on vacation.
'''

with this:

```
It is the Tabulator's Privilege to appoint a player to the Office of
Count Tabula.  This is the only way that Office can be filled.

The Office of Count Tabula is a Functional Office.  The Duties of the
Office include solicitation, tabulation, and reporting of votes on all
Ackanomic matters, excluding Proposals.  This includes, but is not
limited to, Hearings [see Rule 360], Impeachment Papers [Rule 404],
and all Elections for Office [Rule 402].

When the Tabulator is on vacation, Count Tabula is the Acting
Tabulator, and no other procedure for filling the office shall be
taken unless Count Tabula requests it.  This rule takes precedence
over Rule 403 [Functional Offices, Commonalities].
'''

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