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acka-voting-digest     Thursday, February 12 1998     Volume 03 : Number 281

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:09:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2692 accepted

Results of Proposal 2692

18/25 votes: Quorum achieved
13/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slagothor            (Boomerangs)
Malenkai             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Guy Fawkes
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
rufus                (SPAM)
Illusion
Fortunato            (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    NO:
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Hoover 2300

    PRESENT:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
K 2
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)
Red Barn
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Device

> Proposal 2692 - Thu 05 Feb 1998 08:28 EST
> AM tweak
> Vynd (John McCoy)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 597 The Frankenstein Monster(s) by replacing "initially created
> by a Proposal." in section i) with:
> 
> part of the initial Ruleset, or initially created by a Proposal.
> 
> {{[This should cut down on the number of rejections dramatically, without
> increasing the possibility of scams]}}

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:15:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2693 rejected

Results of Proposal 2693

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
8/15 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Slagothor            (Boomerangs)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    NO:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Hoover 2300

    PRESENT:
Malenkai             (Vulcan)
Illusion

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)
Red Barn
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Device

> Proposal 2693 - Thu 05 Feb 1998 08:30 EST
> What On Flat Earth is an Attribute?
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[What is a special attribute associated with a mutation? Does an ability
> count? This probably should be cleared up.]}}
> 
> Replace all instances of "special attributes" in Rule 854, "Ackanomic
> Institute of Genetic Replication" with "special abilities".

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:18:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2695 accepted

Results of Proposal 2695

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
10/13 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Slagothor            (Boomerangs)
Guy Fawkes
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
rufus                (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Illusion

    NO:
Hoover 2300
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox

    PRESENT:
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Malenkai             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato            (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)
Red Barn
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren

    PENDING:
Device

> Proposal 2695 - Thu 05 Feb 1998 08:35 EST
> Chess Changes
> Goldenmean (Joshua Herreshoff)
> 
> {{[This proposal is just a bit of groundwork for some of the other chess
> piece rules being worked on. Even if you don't like those rules I'd
> encourage you not to vote this down, all of these are harmless additions
> that do nothing but make it easier to make more interesting chess pieces]}}
> 
> Add the following MISC delimited text after Rule 1230.1 Section 3G
> MISC
> H. A PartyChessPieceDef rule may define an event that happens upon the
> capture or removal of a piece of that type.
> 
> I. A PartyChessPieceDef rule may define an event that occurs upon the
> placement of a piece of that type.
> 
> J. A PartyChessPieceDef rule may contain additional fees that must be paid,
> or procedures that must be undertaken before a Swinger may purchase a piece
> of that type.
> 
> K. A PartyChessPieceDef rule may contain a special move a piece may perform
> which may or may not have other special requirements {{[allowing for the
> Benefyts rule]}}
> MISC
> 
> {{[Goldenmean loses 3 points, Slakko gains 3 points]}}

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:20:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2712

Proposal 2712
Fire The Low Salesman
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend Rule 595, "Gadgets", as follows:

Append the following text(delimited by BRICK)to section III.(d):

BRICK
After the Auction is concluded, if a player other than the Scientist
who constructed the Gadget bought it, that Scientist shall receive an
amount of A$ from the Treasury equal to 10% of the selling price
(rounded up)as a commission.
BRICK

{{[ 
   Current text:

   (d) Announcing publicly that the new Gadget has been built, and
   initiating a public Auction of the Gadget, as defined by Rule 516. If
   this announcement is not made within 3 days of the completion of the
   Gadget, the Gadget is destroyed instead.
]}}

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:22:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2713

Proposal 2713
Ventilated Slacks
Rex Mundi (Gavin Doig)

Create a new rule numbered 1124 entitled Peachment, with the following
double-quote delimited text:

"{{[This is my Peachment RFC, with the bonus slightly reduced, and the
addition of Giant Peaches, which are permanent reminders of the Peachment.
It also makes Peachment Hearing secret ballots, which addresses Vynd's
concern.]}}

Whenever a player feels that another player who holds an office is doing a
particularly good, accurate, or harfy job [for example keeping track of a
multiple thread split, and other heroic feats] they may author a Peachment
Paper on the holder of that office.

The Peachment Paper should give the name of the office, and the holder of
the office, to which it refers. It may also optionally contain some
reasoning as to why the office holder should be Peached.

A Peachment Hearing will then be called. The author of the Peachment Paper
will be the Hearing Harfer for that hearing. Valid votes are "Peach! Peach!"
and "No! Stone them instead." The Hearing Harfer should not reveal the
details of the voting.

If the verdict of the Peachment Hearing is "No! Stone them instead." then
nothing further will happen. If the verdict is "Peach! Peach!" then the
holder of the office is called upon to make a Peach Speech, and will gain 10
points and a Giant Peach for doing so. Giant Peaches are nameless,
nontradeable entities. A Peach Speech should be a public message in which
the player thanks the people for their support.

A player may author at most one Peachment Paper per week. There may be at
most one Peachment Hearing in progress at any one time."

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:23:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2714

Proposal 2714
Dinosaurs Did a Dance
Rex Mundi (Gavin Doig)

I was young and foolish then, I feel old and foolish now.

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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