Subject: acka-voting-digest V3 #18
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acka-voting-digest     Thursday, February 19 1998     Volume 03 : Number 018

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:34:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2712 accepted

Results of Proposal 2712

20/24 votes: Quorum achieved
13/21 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
K 2
Slagothor            (Boomerangs)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Veal Fan             (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
else...if            (Klingon)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
breadbox
Malenkai             (Vulcan)
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)
Illusion

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

    PENDING:
Device

> Proposal 2712 - Thu 12 Feb 1998 11:20 EST
> 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, 19 Feb 1998 13:39:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2713 rejected

Results of Proposal 2713

19/24 votes: Quorum achieved
11/20 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Slagothor            (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Veal Fan             (MetaMorph)
Guy Fawkes
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
K 2
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
breadbox
Malenkai             (Vulcan)
rufus                (SPAM)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Illusion

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

    PENDING:
Device

> Proposal 2713 - Thu 12 Feb 1998 11:22 EST
> 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, 19 Feb 1998 13:40:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2714 accepted

Results of Proposal 2714

19/24 votes: Quorum achieved
14/21 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
K 2
Balsamic Dragon      (SPAM)
Slagothor            (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Guy Fawkes
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
two-star             (MetaMorph)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Tammany                                 [K 2 bribed Tammany A$26]
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Veal Fan             (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Malenkai             (Vulcan)
rufus                (SPAM)
Illusion

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

    PENDING:
Device

> Proposal 2714 - Thu 12 Feb 1998 11:23 EST
> 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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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:42:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2730

Proposal 2730
No CSR's Gonna Pull The Rug Out from Under This One
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

This is a Modest Proposal.

Amend Section 3 of Rule 1044 by relabelling subsection e as d, and
inserting the following text immediately after subsection c:

"d. A player may convert 10 Swingpoints into 1 Benefyt. Benefyts are
tradeable entities."

Amend subsection e of Section 3 of Rule 1044 by replacing all instances
of "(c)" with "(d)".

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:44:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2731

Proposal 2731
Elimination of Quorum
The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)

Amend rule 104 by changing the sentence: 

"The proposal is then accepted if a quorum has been achieved and the
required number of YES votes were cast on the proposal."

to read: 

"The proposal is then accepted if the required number of YES votes were
cast on the proposal."

Repeal rule 107 (Quorum and Active Players).

Amend rule 107 section III by deleting all instances of the phrase:

", but meets quorum,"

also delete all of section IV of this rule and renumber section V to IV
and then VI to V. Delete section VII of the same rule.

Delete the following sentences from rule 709:

"If a player is in the Gaol, they shall not count for the purposes of
determining Quorum."

and:

"9) A player in the Gaol may remove a Puppet Head."

Amend rule 106 by changing:

"Voting Players may vote either YES, NO, or PRESENT on each proposal, by
sending their vote to the Tabulator."

to:

"Voting Players may vote either YES or NO on each proposal, by sending
their vote to the Tabulator."

Modify rule 313, part II, section A to replace:

"YES, NO, or PRESENT"

with:

"YES or NO"

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:45:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2732

Proposal 2732
Otzma for the Greedy
Illusion (Andrew Stefanski)

Create a new rule, numbered 1240.19, with the title "Otzma card of type Gimme 
now!", with the following IWANT-delimited text:
 
IWANT
This card may only be played in the public forum.
 
When this card is played, the card-player names another player, and an Otzma 
card that the other player owns.  The card-player gains possession of that Otzma 
card.
 
Counter-Action:  The card gained by the card player is returned to the player he
took it from, and the other player gains possession of an Otzma card that the 
card-player owns.  If the card-player does not currently own any Otzma cards, 
then the next card he gains possession of goes to the other player.
 
There can only be 10 Otzma cards of this type in existance at any one time.  
"Gimme now!" Otzma cards have an F-designation of normal.
IWANT
 
{{Well, the small response I received on this one seemed good, so I'll give it a 
shot.}}

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