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acka-voting-digest       Saturday, March 7 1998       Volume 03 : Number 027

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 03:49:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2748 accepted

Results of Proposal 2748

16/24 votes: Quorum achieved
9/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Wild Card
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
K 2
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Guy Fawkes
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    NO:
Illusion
Hibert               (SPAM)
breadbox

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    ABSTAINED:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2478 - Wed 10 Dec 1997 14:47 EST
> Pseudo Echo
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> {{All lower-case instances of the word "play" in Rule 1230.10 are replaced
> by the noun phrase "Atomic Play".}}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 03:54:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2748 accepted

[ARGH. Let me try that again....]

Results of Proposal 2748

16/24 votes: Quorum achieved
9/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted

[...]

> Proposal 2748 - Thu 26 Feb 1998 19:41 EST
> Party Chess Piece Loyalist
> Guy Fawkes (Robert Shimmin)
> 
> Create a new rule, a member of the Party Chess Rule Suite, with
> BLIP-delimited text:
> 
> BLIP
> A Loyalist has material value 6, and is represented by the letter L.
> 
> A Loyalist may move one square in any direction.
> 
> If the shortest (Euclidean) path from a Loyalist to the owning Swinger's
> King consists entirely of motion in one of the eight directions in which
> pieces may move, and no friendly pieces occupy squares along that path, and
> the distance between the Loyalist and the owning swinger's King is less
> than or equal to 8, the Loyalist may move to any square along that path. [
> That is, if the Loyalist and its King share a rank, column, or diagonal,
> with no friendly pieces intervening, the Loyalist may move to any square
> between it and the King ]
> BLIP
> 
> Renumber the Rule just created by this proposal to 1230.23, or if Rule
> 1230.23 already exists, to 1230.XX, where XX is the smallest integer
> greater than 23 such that no Rule already has number 1230.XX.

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 03:54:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2749 accepted

Results of Proposal 2749

16/24 votes: Quorum achieved
12/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
K 2
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Guy Fawkes
Hibert               (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
Wild Card
Illusion

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    ABSTAINED:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2749 - Thu 26 Feb 1998 19:42 EST
> 'Twould be an Interesting Scam, but...
> Guy Fawkes (Robert Shimmin)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal. Append the following to the end of the first
> paragraph of Rule 344 "Weasel Words".
> 
> Vanquished weasel words in the list at the end of this Rule have no
> semantic meaning within this Rule, and have no effect on gameplay. [In
> short, they are treated as if they are in notes brackets.]

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 03:59:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2750 rejected

Results of Proposal 2750

16/24 votes: Quorum achieved
8/14 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Guy Fawkes
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Illusion
Hibert               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
Wild Card
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    ABSTAINED:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2750 - Thu 26 Feb 1998 19:44 EST
> The Slakko Effect
> Guy Fawkes (Robert Shimmin)
> 
> {{[ Admittedly, the name's a bit premature, but it could easily become
> appropriate soon. ]}}
> 
> Add the follwing text to the end of Rule 600.
> 
> If Cycle-Win CFJ A, which alleges that Player A has won a cycle, was
> distributed at least 14 days before Cycle-Win CFJ B, which alleges that
> Player B has won a cycle, yet Cycle-Win CFJ B becomes unappealable (with a
> final verdict of TRUE) before Cycle-Win CFJ A becomes unappealable (also
> with a final verdict of TRUE), then Player A has fallen victim to the
> Slakko Effect.
> 
> For seven days following Cycle-Win CFJ A's becoming unappealably TRUE,
> Player A is considered Righteously Indignant, and is encouraged to make
> snide remarks concerning the speed (or lack thereof) of the Ackanomic
> justice system. Righteously Indignant players are Untouchable, and no
> Politeness Moon, Witchhunt, or Bracket Pedantry Hearing may be called
> against them for remarks made while Righteously Indignant. This paragraph
> takes precedence over those Rules describing the various hearing which the
> Righteously Indignant are immune to.
> 
> Snide remarks made by the Righteously Indignant comparing the members of
> the Supreme Court to a marsupial whose name more than three syllables are
> considered Amusing.

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:02:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2751 accepted

Results of Proposal 2751

16/24 votes: Quorum achieved
13/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
K 2
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Hibert               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
Illusion
Guy Fawkes

    PRESENT:
Wild Card
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2751 - Thu 26 Feb 1998 19:45 EST
> The Six of Sticks
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 516, "Auction", by appending the following text(delimited by
> PUNG):
> 
> PUNG
> 8) Any unowned entity that is being auctioned is not considered to be in
> the Treasury from the time the Auction is declared until its results are
> announced.
> PUNG
> 
> {{[ After that, it will either be destroyed or in the possession of some
> player. Before that...well, that's a Hubert situation, I suppose. ]}}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:04:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2752 accepted

Results of Proposal 2752

16/24 votes: Quorum achieved
14/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Guy Fawkes
Hibert               (SPAM)
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
K 2
Illusion

    PRESENT:
Wild Card

    ABSTAINED:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2752 - Thu 26 Feb 1998 19:47 EST
> We're Not All Taking the Day Off
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 843 by replacing all instances of "Ackanomic Holiday" with "Day
> of Remembrance".
> 
> {{All Ackanomic Holidays which were created by the entrance of a player
> into the Hall of Elders become Days of Remembrance, and are no longer
> Holidays of any description.}}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:08:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2753 rejected

Results of Proposal 2753

16/24 votes: Quorum achieved
6/15 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Wild Card
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Guy Fawkes
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Tammany                                 [Wild Card bribed Tammany A$29]

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Illusion
Hibert               (SPAM)
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Fortunato            (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2753 - Thu 26 Feb 1998 19:48 EST
> Acka-Dot Trade Organisation.
> Wild Card (Jonathan David Amery)
> 
> This is a Grandiose Proposal.
> 
> Create a new Rule, titled "Acka-Dot Trade Organisation.", which reads as
> follows:
> 
> {{This rule is a member of the Transnomicial Trade Pacts Rule Suite if such
> exists.}}
> 
> The Acka-Dot Trade Organisation is an organisation whose purpose is to
> conduct trade between Ackanomic and .nomic.
> 
> The Acka-Dot Trade Organisation owns a classy building which is nearer to
> the Wilds of Ackanomia than it is to the library. This is known as the
> Acka-Dot Trade Centre.
> 
> {{
> The Acka-Dot Trade Organisation starts with a Trade License.
> 
> Initially the only rules of the Acka-Dot Trade Organisation are:
> 
> 1) Anyone who is a player in both Ackanomic and .nomic or who has at any
> time been a player in both for a period of at least one week may be a
> member of the Acka-Dot Trade Organisation.
> 
> 2) Any changes to these rules are permissable so long as all the members of
> the Acka-Dot Trade Organisation agree.
> }}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:12:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2754 rejected

Results of Proposal 2754

14/24 votes: Quorum achieved
8/14 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
K 2
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Hibert               (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Illusion
Guy Fawkes
breadbox

    PRESENT:

    ABSTAINED:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Wild Card
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2754 - Sat 28 Feb 1998 02:28 EST
> Lon Chaney Jr., Roll Over
> Hubert (Eric Plumb)
> 
> {{ Warning Contains: Werewolf }}
> 
> {{ Add "Artist: Warren Zevon" to the Literature List. }}
> 
> Create a Rule numbered 999, with the title "Ah-ooooooo", and the following
> JAGGER-delimited text:
> 
> JAGGER
> There exists a unique, unownable entity known as the Werewolf of London.
> The Werewolf of London (hereafter Werewolf for purposes of this Rule) is
> initially in his cave, which is located Somewhere Else.
> 
> If the Werewolf of London bites a player, that player becomes Lycanthropic
> in the animal of eir choice. If e has not chosen an animal within three
> days, an animal shall be assigned to em by the Mad Scientist. Players may
> only become Lycanthropic as defined by the Rules.
> 
> The Web-Harfer is encouraged, but not required, to provide an account of
> which players are Lycanthropic, and in which animal.
> 
> During a Full Moon, the Werewolf will leave his cave and stalk the streets
> of Ackanomic. "Hear 'im howling at your kitchen door; better not let 'im
> in." [ "Werewolves of London," Warren Zevon ] If any player attempts to
> change eir Location during a Full Moon, the Werewolf will bite em unless e
> owns Wolfbane. Trinkets have no effect on the behavior of the Werewolf. {{
> [Take that, Annoyers.] }}
> JAGGER
> 
> Amend Rule 593, "Ackanomic Research Guild," by appending the following
> VEGA-delimited text immediately before the section of that Rule beginning
> with Roman numberal II.
> 
> VEGA
> D. Astronomer
> 
> The Office of Astronomer has one seat. It is a Duty of the Astronomer to
> declare a Full Moon lasting from one to six Acka days at least once per
> calendar month. Each time e declares a Full Moon, e must specify which Acka
> moon is Full. No Acka moon may be declared Full more than once per calendar
> month. If it is ever the case that there is no Acka moon, the last three
> sentences of this paragraph shall be repealed.
> 
> The Office of Astronomer can never be held by a player whose Ackanomic name
> is Fortunato, for Fortunato is the Astronomer's mortal enemy.
> VEGA
> 
> {{ Repeal the last sentence of section I, subsection D of Rule 593. [ I
> just couldn't resist. ] }}
> 
> {{ Appoint Hubert to the Office of Astronomer. [If someone else wants it
> I'll step down, but people complained about the 'hold an election' wording
> in the previous version of this.] }}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:15:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2755 rejected

Results of Proposal 2755

14/24 votes: Quorum achieved
6/12 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
K 2
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
Guy Fawkes
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Hibert               (SPAM)
breadbox
Fortunato            (SPAM)

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

    ABSTAINED:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Wild Card
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2755 - Thu 26 Feb 1998 02:30 EST
> The Harf is B-Ack!
> Hubert (Eric Plumb)
> 
> {{ [ Provide a way to recognize and reward those players who submit a
> significant proportion of harfy proposals. ] }}
> 
> Create a new Rule, numbered 1113, entitled "Six Degrees of Harf" with the
> following HAIRBALL-delimited text:
> 
> HAIRBALL
> For each active voting player of Ackanomic, let the number of non-retracted
> harfy proposals authored by that player divided by the number of
> non-retracted non-harfy proposals authored by that player be known as that
> player's Ratio of Harf, or RH.
> 
> There exist six Degrees of harfiness a player may achieve based on eir
> Ratio of Harf. For the purposes of this rule, the word Title refers to one
> of these. They are, from lowest rank to highest, and exclusive of all
> parentheses and text contained therein:
> Neophyte of Harf (.25)
> Acolyte of Harf (.5)
> Disciple of Harf (.75)
> Master of Harf (1.0)
> Connoissieur of Harf (1.5)
> Grand Poobah of Harf (2.0)
> 
> A player may hold at most one of these Titles at any time. No player who
> has authored fewer than 10 non-retracted proposals may hold any of these
> titles. Players may only gain and lose these Titles as defined by the
> Rules.
> 
> Any player who has authored at least 10 non-retracted proposals gains the
> Title, if any, from the list above for which eir Ratio of Harf (calculated
> to eir most recently decided Proposal) is greater than the number in
> parentheses following that Title but lower than the number in parentheses
> following the next higher-ranked Title. It is the duty of each player to
> notify the Speaker if e thinks e has gained a Title from the list above. It
> is then the duty of the Speaker to verify this fact and, if true, announce
> it publicly, with much fanfare.
> 
> Each time a player gains a Title from the list above ranked higher than any
> e has held before, e gains a number of points equal to ten times eir Ratio
> of Harf, rounded down. E also loses any Titles from the list above lower
> than the one e just gained.
> 
> If a player's Ratio of Harf falls below the number needed to maintain eir
> Title, e loses that Title. The only exception to this is the Title of Grand
> Poobah of Harf, which can never be removed from a player so entitled; this
> sentence takes precedence over any Rule which states or implies that the
> Title of Grand Poobah of Harf could be removed from a player.
> HAIRBALL

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:19:31 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2756 accepted

Results of Proposal 2756

14/24 votes: Quorum achieved
11/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
K 2
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Guy Fawkes
Hibert               (SPAM)
Fortunato            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    NO:
Illusion

    PRESENT:
breadbox
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    ABSTAINED:
Goldenmean           (Boomerangs)
Wild Card
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hoover 2300
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Enigma
two-star
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Red Barn
Crackfoo             (Harf)

    VACATIONING:
Michael Wren
Bill the pirate king (Boomerangs)

> Proposal 2756 - Sat 28 Feb 1998 02:32 EST
> Slightly Faster Spades
> /dev/joe (Joseph DeVincentis)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Amend rule 1250.15, "Spades", by adding the following as a new paragraph
> after the existing paragraph in section 3:
> 
> Whenever there is no doubt who will win each of the remaining tricks, the
> referee may interrupt play, announcing this fact as well as the remaining
> plays which would have otherwise occurred, in order to speed the game along
> a little faster. [Certainly, he can at least do so for the last trick in
> each hand, and sometimes more, such as if one player has the top three
> spades remaining with three tricks left to play.] Those tricks are treated
> as if they were played as indicated by the referee. {{The current spades
> game(s) are changed to follow the new version of this rule.}}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:25:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2761

Proposal 2761
"Isaiah had it right."
Wild Card (Jonathan David Amery)

Create a new rule, entitled "Isaiah", reading as follows (delimited by
Bible) 

Bible
"Upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall" [The Bible, KJV,
Is2:15] "there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the
heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from" [The Bible, KJV,
Is4:6] "storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire. " [The Bible,
KJV, Is29:6]
Bible

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:26:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2762

Proposal 2762
Rule Suite Preferences Fix
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

This is a Modest Proposal.

{{[The point has been made that new rules, when added to a Rule Suite, are
_forced_ to take the next available number, no matter what the person
creating the rule actually wants.  This will reverse that, so that we
don't need to waste time with CSRs to renumber said rules.
However, for simplicity rules created by other rules should default to
being the next rule number anyway.
]}}

Amend Rule 303, "Proposal and Rule Numbering", as follows:

In Section II Subsection 2, replace "Otherwise, if" with "If".
In Section II Subsection 1, replace "If" with "Otherwise, if".
Swap the two above-mentioned subsections and re-number accordingly.

In Section III, replace all instances of "II.1" with "II.2".
{{[Pointer update.]}}

{{[There's no point making this foolish - I don't think I got penalised
when it failed quorum the first time it was submitted.]}}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:28:52 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2763

Proposal 2763
We Have to Wait a Week for Mal & Bal - Never Again
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

This is a Modest Proposal.

{{[Malenkai and Balsamic Dragon both left the game with CFJ decisions
pending.  We have to wait until a week is up before these CFJs can be
reassigned.  I don't see why we should.]}}

Amend Rule 256, "Leaving the Game", as follows:

a) Renumber section 5 to section 6.
b) Insert the following text immediately after section 4:
"5) All CFJs and CFCJs they have been assigned but which they have not
returned a verdict on are reassigned to the player who is currently
performing the duties of the Praetor (if eligible to judge them) or the
Supreme Court (if the player performing the duties of the Praetor is
ineligible to judge them).  The preceding sentence does not apply to CFJs
and CFCJs currently under consideration by the Supreme Court."

{{[If a Justice leaves, another Justice will probably come along quickly.
But first-round judges should be replaced ASAP when they leave.]}}

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 04:30:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2764

Proposal 2764
Six Degrees of Separation
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)

{{[ Since the G&C Submission never got approved, I might as well see if
it can get accepted another way.  Remember, you drove me to this!]}}

Repeal Rule 1250.20.

Amend Rule 1250.3, "General Equipment", as follows:

Append the following text(delimited by FOOTLOOSE):

FOOTLOOSE
V. Movie Database

a) URL: http://www.imdb.com/
FOOTLOOSE

Create a new Rule in the Games & Contests rule suite, titled "Bacon",
with text as follows(delimited by FLATLINER):

FLATLINER
[ Bacon is a game inspired by the book "Seven Steps To Kevin Bacon",
  or a game known as "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon", illustrating the
  ubiquity of the actor Kevin Bacon. Consider it an exercise in graph
  theory. ]

General Equipment: Movie Database, Gamepoints as needed

Number of Participants: 2; Referees: 1

Rules:

The game consists of a series of rounds.  At the start of each round, each
player must name an actor or actress(hereafter referred to as an actron),
who has appeared in at least one movie as specified in the Movie Database.
This naming period is over when both players have named an actron,
or three days have passed since the referee announced the start of the
round, whichever comes first; in the latter case, if one player named
an actron and the other did not, then the first player wins the round,
and if neither named an actron then the round is a draw.

After the actrons have been named for a round, each player must attempt
to construct a "Bacon chain" between the two of them.  A Bacon chain
consists of a series of links; each link must consist of the name of a
movie and the names of two actrons who were in the movie.  For a chain
to be valid, adjacent links must have at least one actron in common.
[Thus, the link "Terminator: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton"
followed by the link "Twins: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito"
would be a valid chain; the first link above followed by the link
"Wayne's World: Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere" would not.]  (If there is
ambiguity between two movies or actrons with identical names, it is
up to the referee to determine which is meant in each case, and to
make this information available to both players.)

Each player has three days from the time the naming period ends to send
such a chain to the referee.  After this period ends or Bacon chains
are received from each player, the referee shall post both chains.

If one player thinks that the other player's chain is invalid, then e may
challenge it up to three days after the chains are posted.  The referee
will check each link in the Movie Database, and determine whether the
chain is valid.  Otherwise, a chain will be assumed to valid if it goes
unchallenged for the three days.  (If a player did not submit a Bacon
chain for that round, then eir chain is considered invalid.)

If one player's chain is valid and the other's is invalid, then the
first player wins the round.  If both chains are valid and one
player's chain is shorter than the other(contains fewer links), then
e wins the round.  If neither chain is valid, or both chains are
valid and of equal length, then neither player wins the round.

The winner of a round receives a Gamepoint.

Winning:  The winner of the game shall be the first player to obtain 5
Gamepoints.  The winner shall receive a standard Trophy.  The referee
shall receive A$8 from the Treasury upon conclusion of the game.  If one
player leaves the game, then the remaining player will win the game
immediately by forfeit.

Cheating:  Players may not consult the Movie Database themselves during
the course of a round.
FLATLINER

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 13:04:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Retracta

I retract proposal 2763.

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Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Yr PhD(PMa) - .Nomic Elector, Frgn Minister, HP(Morpork)
Acka - President "Gumball" Web-Harfer RuneMaker ChessUmpire Map-Harfer

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