Subject: acka-voting-digest V2 #229
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acka-voting-digest     Tuesday, December 16 1997     Volume 02 : Number 229

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:46:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2471 accepted

Results of Proposal 2471

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
16/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Malenkai            (SPAM)
K 2
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
two-star            (MetaMorph)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Slakko              (SPAM)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
rufus
Vulcan Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
else...if           (SPAM)
Rex Mundi

    PRESENT:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Michael Wren
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach

> Proposal 2471 - Mon 8 Dec 1997 17:28:32
> Is it 3 days or 7 days?
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> {{[I'm not sure the spelling rule can correct this.
> I guess agenda conditions have to be in by 3 days?]}}
> 
> ----
> 
> Amend rule 431, "Office of the Illuminatus." so that its title
> is "Illuminatus and Hidden Agendas", and to replace:
> 
> "
> At the end of the 3 days
> "
> 
> with:
> 
> "
> At the end of the seven days
> "

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:47:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2472 accepted

Results of Proposal 2472

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
16/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Malenkai            (SPAM)
K 2
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
two-star            (MetaMorph)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
breadbox
rufus
Rex Mundi
Vulcan Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
else...if           (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
Slakko              (SPAM)

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Michael Wren
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach

> Proposal 2472 - Mon 8 Dec 1997 17:29:35
> That's the Way the Bee Bumbles
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> {{[it occurs to me that the spelling exchequer cannot do anything
> to a submission to be forwarded, as the spelling bee can only
> touch rules and CFJs, not miscellaneous submissions.  This also
> fixes the potential scam bait I mentioned when that proposal was
> under consideration.  Finally, it occurs to me that the spelling
> bee can do much less than has been claimed by previous spelling
> bee harfers, as very few words if any, by rule, are actually
> misspelled.
> 
> For that matter, the spelling exchequer may not be able to do very
> much now either for the same reason.]}}
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Amend rule 430, "Spelling Exchequer", to replace:
> 
> "
> When the Miscellaneous Submission is a text that is to be privately sent 
> to another Office, the player submitting the text may choose to allow 
> it to be Directly Forwarded. A player doing so must indicate this wish,
> and specify the intended final recipient unambiguously. In this case, 
> if the Spelling Exchequer finds no errors, or finds only errors that 
> the Spelling Bee would be permitted to fix,
> "
> 
> with:
> 
> "
> When the Miscellaneous Submission is a text that is to be privately sent 
> to another Office, the player submitting the text may choose to allow 
> it to be Directly Forwarded, as long as that player is a player other 
> than the Spelling Exchequer. A player doing so must indicate this wish,
> and specify the intended final recipient unambiguously. In this case, 
> if the Spelling Exchequer finds no errors, or finds only errors that 
> the Spelling Bee would be permitted to fix if the text in question were
> a rule,
> "
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Amend rule 340, "Conventions", to replace:
> 
> "
> I. Unambiguous spelling errors shall be treated as if the mispelled word 
> were spelled correctly. 
> "
> 
> with:
> 
> "
> I. Unambiguous spelling errors shall be treated as if the mispelled word 
> were spelled correctly, except during the process of rule-sanctioned
> spelling correction. 
> "

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:48:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2473 accepted

Results of Proposal 2473

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
8/13 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
K 2
two-star            (MetaMorph)
else...if           (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Slakko              (SPAM)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi

    NO:
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
rufus

    PRESENT:
Malenkai            (SPAM)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Michael Wren
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach

> Proposal 2473 - Mon 8 Dec 1997 17:51:03
> Internomic Entityhood
> two-star (Alexandre Muniz)
> 
> This is a modest proposal
> 
> Amend rule 419.2 Internomic Interface by prepending the following quoted
> text.
> 
> "I. Internomic Entityhood
> 
> Internomic is an entity. Member nomics of Internomic excepting Ackanomic
> and Internomic are tradeable entities. Whenever a Nomic joins
> internomic, it is owned by the treasury. Whenever a member nomic,
> (excepting Ackanomic and Internomic,) leaves internomic it is destroyed.
> {{The nomic Agora is transfered to Robert Sevin, and the trinket Agora
> is transfered to the treasury. The nomic Pumpkin Patch Nomic is
> transfered to Red Barn, and the trinket Pumpkin Patch is transfered to
> the Treasury. All other Internomic member nomics are initially owned by
> the treasury.}}"
> 
> Renumber the headers of all following sections in rule 419.2 to the next
> consecutive capital roman numeral.

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:49:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2474 accepted

Results of Proposal 2474

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
11/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Malenkai            (SPAM)
K 2
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
two-star            (MetaMorph)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
else...if           (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
Slakko              (SPAM)
breadbox
rufus

    NO:
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Michael Wren
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach

NOTE: I am exercising my privelege as Tabulator to give the rule
created by this proposal the number 344.

> Proposal 2474 - Mon 8 Dec 1997 18:34:17
> Weasel Words
> Balsamic Dragon (Vivian Norwood)
> 
> There exist certain words whose meaning is indeterminate in some contexts. 
> Any language containing these words can be considered vague and/or overly
> broad and tends to obfuscate the true interpretation of a rule.  These
> words are known as "weasel words."  Any player who, in the same twenty-four
> hour period, makes a Call for Judgment about the interpretation of a given
> rule which claims that such rule contains "weasel words," and also submits
> a proposal which amends such rule to remove the offending "weasel words"
> and/or replace them with better, more carefully chosen words (in the
> opinion of the player submitting the proposal) shall have his court fee for
> the submission of the CFJ waived.  If that proposal is accepted and the CFJ
> is judged in the player's favor, then that player shall receive the
> honorary title of "Weasel Slayer."  Upon the bestowance of such a title,
> this rule shall be amended to append the the list below the "weasel words"
> which have been vanquished.  However, due to the fact that some weasel
> words are perfectly understandable in the right context, this rule shall
> not be considered binding upon future Weasel Word CJF's.
> 
> Known weasel words include:

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:50:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2475 rejected

Results of Proposal 2475

18/20 votes: Quorum achieved
8/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Malenkai            (SPAM)
K 2
Red Barn
Vynd                (Vulcan)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
breadbox
rufus

    NO:
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
two-star            (MetaMorph)
else...if           (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Slakko              (SPAM)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
Rex Mundi
Tammany                                 [else...if bribed Tammany A$100]
                                        [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$25 (YES)]

    PRESENT:
ThinMan             (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
Michael Wren
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach

> Proposal 2475 - Mon 8 Dec 1997 22:29:37
> Scam or Spam?
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> Create a new rule entitled "Royalties", numbered 207.2,
> with the following text:
> 
> "
> Malenkai's Score doubles every time someone posts a public
> message containing the phrase "Malenkai's Loophole" (with
> any variation in character case).
> "

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:50:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2477 rejected

Results of Proposal 2477

15/20 votes: Quorum achieved
7/15 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
Malenkai            (SPAM)
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi

    NO:
K 2
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
two-star            (MetaMorph)
else...if           (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
mr cwm              (SPAM)
breadbox

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
rufus
Slakko              (SPAM)
Red Barn
Michael Wren
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach

> Proposal 2477 - Tue 9 Dec 1997 01:17:51
> Breaking Judicial Deadlock
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> {{[The question was raised recently as to why there
> are 2 justices.  I think it's good as it forces a
> search for the truth, at least until consensus is 
> reached.  But what if there is a deadlock?  The following
> allows a third justice to be brought in if the 2 justices
> can at least agree that there is deadlock, and agree on
> the player to bring in.]}}
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Amend rule 417, "Justices Rock" to insert the following
> paragraph after the one that begins with "They may nullify
> a previous Supreme Court decision."
> 
> "
> They may appoint a particular player as an additional 
> Acting Justice on a particular CFJ under appeal.  The 
> appointed player is said to be a member of the Supreme
> Court with respect to the specified CFJ only.  The
> appointee may resign.
> "

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 00:53:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2529

Proposal 2529
I'm Batman!
Vynd (John McCoy)

Create a new Rule named The Caped Crusader, numbered 705, with the
following text, delimited by CLARK.

CLARK

There exists a shadowing figure known as the Caped Crusader.  The bane of
criminals everywhere, the Caped Crusader is a hard-hitting vigilante on a
mission to eliminate Crime in Ackanomic.

The Office of the Caped Crusader has one seat.  It is an Optional
Political office.  When a player is elected to this office, the
Chartreuse Cape immediately comes into his possession.  He must then don the
cape and announce to the denizens of Acka his lofty goal of eliminating
Crime, and also announce a nickname that he may be called by.  This must
be a legal name, and must not be the same nickname as any previous Caped
Crusader, it must begin  with the word The.  Examples: The Faceless
Watcher, The Scourge of the Dark Hours, The Guy with the Cape.

It is the sworn duty of the Caped Crusader to fight Crime.  The Caped
Crusader should make every effort to punish those who committed offenses
against Acka, although minor offenders are generally beneath his notice.
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.

It is the privilege of the Caped Crusader to wear (or remove) the
Chartreuse Cape, he is the only player that may do so.  It is also a
privilege of the Caped Crusader that he does not pay the normal fee for
filing a CFCJ, so long as he is wearing the Chartreuse Cape.

The Caped Crusader also has the privilege of appointing another player to
the position of Boy Wonder, so long as that player accepts the
appointment. The Boy Wonder is required to fill the Office of the Caped
Crusader in an Acting capacity if this is ever necessary, and when doing
so he gains the privilege of not having to pay the filing fee for CFCJs.
The Boy Wonder may not wear the Chartreuse Cape.  Whenever the Caped
Crusader who appointed a given Boy Wonder leaves office for any reason,
that Boy Wonder loses his position. The Boy Wonder may step down from his
position, losing his title and all obligations stemming from it, at any
time.

If a CFCJ naming the Caped Crusader as having committed a Crime comes back
with a TRUE verdict, and it is no longer possible to appeal that CFCJ,
then the Caped Crusader is immediately removed from office.  The Caped
Crusader is penalized 10 points, in addition to any other penalties
imposed by the CFCJ, and is given the title of Super Villain.  A player
with the title of Super Villain may never hold the position of Caped
Crusader, or be appointed Boy Wonder.

CLARK

Create a Rule named The Chartreuse Cape, numbered 947, with the following
text (delimited by $$$).

$$$

The Chartreuse Cape is a unique, non-tradeable Garment.  More
specifically, it is a large, voluminous cape, hanging below the knees of
its wearer, and it is chartreuse in color.  The Chartreuse Cape is always
owned by the current holder of the Office of the Caped Crusader.  If there
is no Caped Crusader, it is Somewhere Else.  Whenever a new Caped Crusader
is elected, it comes into his possession.

It is not possible to wear the Chartreuse Cape at the same time as the
Purple Robe of Justice or a Champion's Cloak.  A player wearing the
Chartreuse Cape has the ability to fly as if he had a wings mutation.  He
also has the strength of ten men, and can see through walls.  Other rules
may describe other effects of wearing the Chartreuse Cape.

$$$

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 03:10:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2530

Proposal 2530
CJ Dennis Was a Legend
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

{{[CJ Dennis was a 19th century Australian poet who wrote a lot of
nonsense poetry for children.  One of his works is the
"Triantiwontigongalope", with the main part of it being devoted to
pronouncing it by syllables, e.g. Trianti, Triantiwonti,
Triantiwontigongalope.]}}

Create a new rule, numbered 208, and titled "Triantivotigongalope", with
the following NASTY delimited text:

NASTY
If a player anti-votes on three consecutive proposals, then any other
player may call a Triantivoti hearing on the first player mentioned in
this rule, provided they do so within 3 days of the release of the voting
results of the third proposal.

A Triantivoti Hearing is strange.  The legitimate verdicts are "Trianti",
"Triantivoti" and "Triantivotigongalope".  A verdict of "Trianti" means
that no penalty is assessed against the player who anti-voted.  A verdict
of "Triantivoti" means that the player who anti-voted becomes Mean and
Vicious for a period of 7 days.  A verdict of "Triantivotigongalope" means
that the player who anti-voted loses as many points as e would gain from
anti-voting on 3 Grandiose proposals, and becomes Mean and Vicious for a
period of 7 days.

A player may only have one Triantivoti hearing out against them at any one
time, and a Triantivoti hearing may not be called on a player who is Mean
and Vicious.
NASTY

Append the following NOLUCK delimited text to Rule 207:

NOLUCK
IX. Mean and Vicious
A player who is Mean and Vicious gains no points as a direct result of
anti-voting on any proposals whose results are released while they are
Mean and Vicious, notwithstanding any other provisions in this rule.
NOLUCK

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 03:13:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2531

Proposal 2531
Name Recovery
rufus (David Sheidt)

If, and only if, there is a rule number 705 with the title "The Caped
Crusader", replace the fifth sentance of the second paragraph with the
text delimited by LEMUR

LEMUR
This must a legal name, begining with the word The;  it must not be a name
used by any previous Caped Crusader.  However, if a player returns to the
office of Caped Crusader, they may use the nickname they had when they
previously held the office.
LEMUR

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 16:42:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2532

Proposal 2532
Clearing Up the Clutter
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

{{[Some treasures will never be found in Acka given that players have
left.  While it is unreasonable to suddenly "find" a long-lost treasure
without due cause, an archaeological expedition or excavation could well
stumble across such long lost Treasure.]}}

Append the following DIG-delimited text to Rule 1217:

DIG
If there currently exist Treasures which have not yet been "found", which
were buried more than 90 days ago, and for which no map custodian or
map writer is a current player, then the Archaeologist has the prerogative
of organizing an Expedition.  They announce an Expedition as a public
action.  Any treasure which meets the three Treasure criteria defined in
the first sentence is known as a Historical Artefact.

The Archaeologist is automatically a member of an expedition.  Any active
player or non-voting player may become a member of an expedition by
stating so as a public action, and paying A$40 to the Treasury.

An Expedition happens 3 days after it is announced, with the proviso that 
if there are fewer than 3 players in the Expedition, it shall not happen
and all monies paid to gain membership in the Expedition shall be
refunded. At the time of the Expedition, if there are at least as many
Historical Artefacts as members of the Expedition, then the Archaeologist
will randomly determine one Treasure to be assigned to each member of the
expedition, including emself.  Each Treasure assigned in this way is  
"found" by the player it is assigned to.

If, on the other hand, at the time of the Expedition there are more
Expedition members than Historical Artefacts, then the Archaeologist shall
randomly determine one expedition member to be assigned to each Treasure.
Each player assigned shall find the Treasure they are assigned to.

Only one Expedition may be announced in any calendar month.
DIG

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:19:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2533

Proposal 2533
Most Illogical
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)

Modify rule 340 such that at the end is added, preceded by the lowest
integer Roman numeral not already in use:

"
For the purposes of rule numbering 2000 is less than 1.
"

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