Subject: acka-voting-digest V2 #246
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acka-voting-digest      Tuesday, January 6 1998      Volume 02 : Number 246

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 16:57:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2551 rejected

Results of Proposal 2551

13/19 votes: Quorum achieved
6/12 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Vynd                (Vulcan)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
Slakko              (SPAM)

    NO:
Fortunato           (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
K 2
Rex Mundi
else...if           (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
rufus
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
Red Barn
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
mr cwm              (SPAM)
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Goldenmean

> Proposal 2551 - Mon 29 Dec 1997 23:58 EST
> Get in line
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walsmley)
> 
> 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.
> "

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:00:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2552 rejected

Results of Proposal 2552

13/19 votes: Quorum achieved
6/13 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Fortunato           (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon     (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer  (SPAM)
else...if           (SPAM)
Slakko              (SPAM)
SPAM Unity Vote

    NO:
Alfvaen             (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Malenkai            (Vulcan)
Vynd                (Vulcan)
ThinMan             (Vulcan)
K 2
Rex Mundi

    PRESENT:
/dev/joe            (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
rufus
Niccolo Flychuck    (MetaMorph)
Crackfoo            (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes     (Harf)
Red Barn
two-star            (MetaMorph)

    VACATIONING:
mr cwm              (SPAM)
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Goldenmean

> Proposal 2552 - Tue 30 Dec 1997 00:06 EST
> John Jacob Unique-identifier Smith
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walsmley)
> 
> 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.
> "

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:19:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2563

Proposal 2563
Romulan invasion
Rex Mundi (Gavin Doig)

This is a modest proposal.

Vulcan changes its name to the following double-quote delimited string:
"Rule 1 is repealed. "

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:22:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2564

Proposal 2564
Wonder how we missed this one for so long
Vynd (John McCoy)

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.]]}}

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:24:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2565

Proposal 2565
Appeals too
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)

This is a modest proposal

Amend rule 330 by adding the following text at the end:

"d) An appeal of a CFJ"

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:28:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2566

Proposal 2566
No, You Don't Get A Say Then, Either
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

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."

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:30:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2567

Proposal 2567
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

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]}}

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:33:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2568

Proposal 2568
And Then There Were Three
Rex Mundi (Gavin Doig)

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.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:34:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2569

Proposal 2569
I Guess They Must Inspire Fear
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)

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".

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:37:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2570

Proposal 2570
Codifying This
Malenkai (Randy Hall)

This is a Modest proposal.

- ------------------------------------------------------------

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.  
"

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:41:52 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2571

Proposal 2571
Annoyances
Malenkai (Randy Hall)

This is a Modest proposal.

{{[This can be no worse than Zuriti'ili.  Besides,
isn't dealing with this passe yet :)]}}

- --------------------------------------------------------

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.
"

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:50:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2572

Proposal 2572
Gratuitous Board Game Plagiarism
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

{{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."

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:51:51 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2573

Proposal 2573
Broncos 14, Chiefs 10
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

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

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:57:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2574

Proposal 2574
Pawn Flick
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

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.]}}

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:58:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2575

Proposal 2575
Silly acronyms
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)

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*}}

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:02:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2576

Proposal 2576
Ye Olde Lame Endgame
Malenkai (Randy Hall)

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.
"

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:16:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2577

Proposal 2577
Ad Hoc Repeal
Malenkai (Randy Hall)

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]

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