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acka-voting-digest     Wednesday, January 14 1998     Volume 02 : Number 252

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:16:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Malenkai's votes

In the CFJ 513 TRUE thread, Malenkai made the following votes:

Proposal 2555: YES
Proposal 2557: YES
Proposal 2559: YES
Proposal 2560: NO
Proposal 2561: NO
Proposal 2562: NO

Proposal 2560's vote would give Malenkai points for anti-voting. None
of the other votes change his score, and none of these votes alter the
outcome of any proposals. (Phew!)

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 06:40:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Voting Reports

In the upcoming voting reports, I am going to tabulate the results as
for the CFJ 513 FALSE thread, but I will show Malenkai's vote (and its
effect on the Vulcan Unity Vote, if any), and I will specifically
indicate if the proposal's fate would be different for the CFJ 513
TRUE thread.

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your multithreaded Tabulator

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 06:43:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2563 accepted

Results of Proposal 2563

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
14/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
K 2
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
rufus                (SPAM)
SPAM Unity Vote
SPAM Unity Vote

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
breadbox
two-star             (MetaMorph)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2563 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:19 EST
> 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 "Rule 1 is repealed.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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 06:49:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2564 accepted

Results of Proposal 2564

15/20 votes: Quorum achieved
15/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
rufus                (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
K 2
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2564 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:22 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 06:53:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2565 accepted

Results of Proposal 2565

16/20 votes: Quorum achieved
14/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
rufus                (SPAM)
SPAM Unity Vote
SPAM Unity Vote

    NO:
Rex Mundi
K 2
breadbox
two-star             (MetaMorph)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2565 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:24 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 06:56:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2566 accepted

Results of Proposal 2566

16/20 votes: Quorum achieved
12/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
rufus                (SPAM)
SPAM Unity Vote
SPAM Unity Vote

    NO:
Rex Mundi
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
K 2
breadbox
two-star             (MetaMorph)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2566 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:28 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:00:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2567 accepted

Results of Proposal 2567

16/20 votes: Quorum achieved
12/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
rufus                (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
K 2
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
breadbox
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:
Fortunato            (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2567 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:30 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:05:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2568 rejected

Results of Proposal 2568

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
10/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
two-star             (MetaMorph)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2
rufus                (SPAM)
breadbox
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2568 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:33 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:11:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2569 accepted

Results of Proposal 2569

16/20 votes: Quorum achieved
10/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Rex Mundi
Goldenmean
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
two-star             (MetaMorph)
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Slakko               (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
K 2

    PRESENT:
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
breadbox
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2569 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:34 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:18:05 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2570

Results of Proposal 2570

16/20 votes: Quorum achieved
13/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
breadbox
two-star             (MetaMorph)
MetaMorph Unity Vote
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]
[Tammany]                                [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$26]

    NO:
Goldenmean
K 2
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2570 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:37 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:22:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2571 accepted

Results of Proposal 2571

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
11/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Red Barn
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
K 2
rufus                (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
MetaMorph Unity Vote
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]
[Tammany]                                [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$26]

    NO:
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2571 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:41 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:27:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2572 rejected

Results of Proposal 2572

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
8/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
K 2
rufus                (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
breadbox
two-star             (MetaMorph)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2572 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:50 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:31:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2573 accepted

Results of Proposal 2573

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
11/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
two-star             (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2
rufus                (SPAM)
breadbox
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2573 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:51 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:36:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2574 accepted

Results of Proposal 2574

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
8/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
K 2
Bill the pirate king
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2574 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:57 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:41:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2575 rejected

Results of Proposal 2575

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
10/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
K 2
Fortunato            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
breadbox
two-star             (MetaMorph)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2575 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 20:58 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:45:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2576 accepted

Results of Proposal 2576

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
15/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
two-star             (MetaMorph)
MetaMorph Unity Vote
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]
[Tammany]                               [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$26]

    NO:
K 2

    PRESENT:
Fortunato            (SPAM)
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2576 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 21:02 EST
> 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: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:49:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2577 accepted

Results of Proposal 2577

17/20 votes: Quorum achieved
11/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi
Slakko               (SPAM)
Red Barn
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
K 2
rufus                (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]
[Tammany]                               [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$26]

    NO:
Goldenmean
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
breadbox

    PRESENT:
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2577 - Tue 06 Jan 1998 21:16 EST
> 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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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:57:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2578 rejected

Results of Proposal 2578

15/18 votes: Quorum achieved
6/13 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]
[Vulcan Unity Vote]
[Tammany]                               [Malenkai bribed Tammany A$26]

    NO:
Slakko               (SPAM)
else...if            (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
K 2
Bill the pirate king
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Rex Mundi
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Red Barn
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2578 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 01:37 EST
> No Free Rides for Batman Either
> Malenkai (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 705, "The Caped Crusader" to replace:
> 
> "
> It is also a privilege of the Caped Crusader that he does not pay the
> normal fee for filing a CFCJ,
> "
> 
> with:
> 
> "
> It is also a privilege of the Caped Crusader that he receives a refund of
> the normal CFCJ filing fee upon a TRUE verdict being returned on that CFCJ,
> "
> {{[I don't care about TRUE->appeal->FALSE; rare on CFCJs and too much to
> track]}}

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 08:04:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2579 accepted

Results of Proposal 2579

16/19 votes: Quorum achieved
12/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
Vynd                 (Vulcan)

    NO:
K 2
breadbox
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Rex Mundi
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2579 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 07:09 EST
> A Quick Malenkai Buster
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{Any player who owns more FairPlay Awards than there are games from the
> Games & Contests Suite currently running has committed the crime of Abusing
> A Thoughtful Proposal.}}
> 
> {{If any player owns more than 10 FairPlay Awards, all of eir FairPlay
> Awards are destroyed.}}
> 
> {{The author of this proposal loses 5 points.}}
> 
> {{[I don't deserve any points for this fix.]}}

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 08:20:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2581 rejected

Results of Proposal 2581

15/19 votes: Quorum achieved
4/13 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Goldenmean
else...if            (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)

    NO:
Slakko               (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2
Bill the pirate king
breadbox
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]

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

    ABSTAINED:
Red Barn
Rex Mundi
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2581 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 07:15 EST
> look a gift horse in the mouth
> rufus (David Scheidt)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Ammend rule 515 to replace the penultimate paragraph to have the following
> GALVAYNES GROOVE delimited text:
> 
> GALVAYNES GROOVE
> A Player or organization who owns a gift entity may transfer that entity to
> another Player or organization as a public action. The Player or
> orginization that is the recipient of the gift entity may decline the gift
> as a public action.
> GALVAYNES GROOVE

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 08:24:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2582 accepted

Results of Proposal 2582

16/19 votes: Quorum achieved
12/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Goldenmean
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Bill the pirate king
breadbox
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]
[Vulcan Unity Vote]

    NO:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2
rufus                (SPAM)
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Rex Mundi
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2582 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 07:57 EST
> GEEZ! (Or, I know where I'm gonna be next Tuesday)
> breadbox (Brian Raiter)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend rule 406 ("Promoter") by inserting the following text after section
> d):
> 
> The Privileges of the Promoter are:
> 
> a) To frob or tweak the proposal queue, as a public action. The proposal
> queue remains in whichever state (frobbed or tweaked) it was last set to.
> 
> b) To ignore any proposal submission by a player who already has three or
> more proposals that are currently being voted on (i.e., in the voting
> queue). This Privilege may only be exercised when the voting queue is
> frobbed. [Furthermore, the Promoter shall only use this power for good, and
> never for evil.]
> 
> {{The proposal queue is tweaked. breadbox's score is reduced by 2 points.
> Malenkai's score is increased by 2 points.}}
> 
> {{[Sorry to bring this up again, folks, but I need to be able to hit the
> panic button if things get out of hand. I agree that this is really more
> power than one player ought to have, but we put a lot of trust in the
> Promoter and/or Tabulator as it is - both offices are already ripe for
> abuse in the wrong hands. Anyway, this isn't a plea for help - not yet,
> anyway - so I promise not to be upset if it gets voted down again. Vote
> your conscience.]}}

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 09:16:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2583 accepted

Results of Proposal 2583

15/19 votes: Quorum achieved
9/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
else...if            (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
breadbox
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
[Malenkai            (Vulcan)]
[Vulcan Unity Vote]

    NO:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2
rufus                (SPAM)
Goldenmean
Bill the pirate king

    PRESENT:
The Gingham Wearer   (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Rex Mundi
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
norpan
Archie Leach
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Murphy

> Proposal 2583 - Wed 07 Jan 1998 12:11 EST
> Organizational Name Change
> ThinMan (John Bollinger)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[ This proposal permits [player-sanctioned] organizations to change their
> names. It takes into account the "Harfer Foo" proposal currently in the
> queue.
> ]}}
> 
> Renumber rule 1007 (Organizational Powers) to 1008.
> 
> Create a new rule, numbered 1007, entitled "Organizational Name Change",
> with the following quotation-mark-delimited text:
> "
> Any player-sanctioned organization is permitted to change its name as an
> organizational action. The desired new name of the organization is
> necessary to fully specify this action. An attempt to perform this action
> fails if, at the time of the attempt, (1) the organization does not own at
> least A$ 25, or (2) it is not legal for the organization to have the
> specified new name. If the attempt succeeds then A$ 25 are transferred from
> the organization to the treasury.
> "
> 
> If P2557 was accepted, then amend rule 1007 in the following ways:
> 
> (1) by replacing the text "at least A$ 25" with the text "at least the
> standard Harfer Fee"
> 
> (2) by replacing the last sentence with "If the attempt succeeds then the
> Organization shall pay the standard Harfer Fee."

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:20:52 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2594

Proposal 2594
Kicking A Dead Whale Down The Beach
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend Rule 1215, "Duels", as follows:

Append the following text(delimited by PLAID):

PLAID
   k. If either the Challenger or the Challenged player leaves the game
   before the original Challenge is answered, the Duel is cancelled.
PLAID

{{[ This will be in Section 4, which includes "unusual forfeit and
cancellation conditions"... ]}}

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:21:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2595

Proposal 2595
Ackanomic's Second Birthday
breadbox (Brian Raiter)

{{[It's too bad everything has to be so chaotic right now, but I for
one am not going to let that stop us from celebrating our Birthday!
This proposal is loosely modeled after Proposal 1630, which was
written by snowgod for our first birthday, except that it lacks the
timing constraints and extra harfing that made it rather difficult to
deal with. (The curious reader is referred to CFJs 333 and 335.) Most
of what is in this proposal is intentionally made to be optional, with
the exception of the Parade Guest of Honor, so Officers should not
have to worry about this proposal making life difficult on our
Birthday celebration.]}}

On January 23rd, 1998, Ackanomia will celebrate its second
anniversary. A parade will be held (as described in Rule 913), with
the exception that the Guest of Honor will selected by the Historian
as a public action. (The Guest of Honor would normally be the player
who has been in Ackanomic the longest, but the Historian should prefer
to choose a player who is not AWOL.)

On January 23rd, 1998, at noon, the Brass Monkey will climb the
tallest tower e is permitted to climb and boom out "Happy Birthday,
Ackanomia!" The Fat Lady will not sing during the festivities, due to
contracting difficulties.

On January 23rd, 1998, it is considered good form, but is not
required, for three Officers to each make a speech at some point
(e.g., the President, the Speaker, and the Historian would normally be
considered good choices). The speeches that are made will, ideally,
look back with fondness on the past and with hope for the future.
(However, it is also considered good form for one of the speeches to
turn sour halfway through, proceed to a rant about how the whole place
has been going to the dogs lately, and get cut short just before the
player begins rudely swearing at everyone.)

Any time between the distribution of the proposal that created this
rule and January 21st, 1998, players may privately send the Historian
a date [ideally one with personal significance unrelated to
Ackanomic]. On January 23rd, 1998, the Historian will, for each date e
receives, give a brief description in the public forum of some of the
events that were happening in Ackanomic on that date of the previous
year and/or the year before that. (The Historian is not required to
perform this duty for any date for which the necessary information is,
for whatever reason, unavailable to em in time.)

It is considered good form for the players to plan ahead such that, on
January 23rd, 1998, the amount of work needing to be done by other
Officers (and themselves, for that matter) is minimized.

It is considered bad form for anyone to insinuate in the public fora
that Ackanomia's birthday is on January 22nd; if anyone does so,
players are permitted to sneer.

At midnight of January 28th, 1998, this rule shall repeal itself.

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