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acka-voting-digest      Saturday, April 25 1998      Volume 03 : Number 053

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 06:55:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2927

Proposal 2927
Recession
K 2 (Kelly Kelly)

This is a Modest Proposal

Append to rule 910 (The Ackanomicon):
Stock Market Crash (1 Page):
Reading this page causes the Orange Menace to temporarily manifest
itself. Wide spread panic ensues, causing the stock market's positivity
index to fall by 10%.

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 06:57:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2928

Proposal 2928
Herd mentality
Pandora (David Kenning)

Amend Rule 106/15 to include the following HERD delimited text as a new
paragraph in between the current first and second paragraphs:

HERD
Upon counting the votes, all BAA! votes shall be converted into either Yes or
No votes as follows: if there are more Yes than No votes, BAA! votes shall be
converted into Yes votes; if there are more No than Yes votes, BAA! votes shall
be converted into No votes. BAA! votes thus converted shall count towards
deciding whether the proposal is accepted or rejected as if they had been
regular Yes or No votes.
HERD

[if I've got this right, it effectively means voting BAA! amounts to saying 'I
think the same as everyone else', which gives what I consider to be an
appropriate significance to BAA! votes]

[I hope my debut proposal has been as much a pleasure for everyone else as it
has for me]

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 06:58:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2929

Proposal 2929
Heresy rules revision
JT (JT Traub)

{{[
   Given the numer of Witchhunts recently, I thought it might be useful to
   clean up the rules for them slightly, and also reorganize them as an
   'official' rule suite as per the rules.  This proposal attempts to do
   this in a clean manner. (As a side note, they were already numbered like
    a rule suite).
]}}

Create a rule 1306 titled Heresy Rule Suite with the following BURN delimited
text

BURN
[Heresy Rule Suite]
This rule suite is intended to simplify and consolidate the various types
of Heresy.

The rules may define a specific act as a type of Heresy.
 
If a player commits an act which is define as Heresy then another player may
start a Witchhunt against that player by sending a public message that names
the alleged Witch, quotes the allegedly heretical message, and calls for a 
Witchhunt provided a Witchhunt is not already in progress against the alleged
Witch and provided that there are less than 5 Witchhunts currently in
progress.

A Witchhunt is a Hearing. It is also a Very Grave Matter. The valid responses
to a Witchhunt are 'No! E's not a witch, e's a duck!' and 'BURN THE WITCH!'.
The Player who called the Witchhunt shall be the Hearing Harfer for it, and
shall be called Witchfinder General while it is in session.

If the verdict is 'BURN THE WITCH!', the alleged witch shall be incinerated
as a heretic, atop a huge bonfire that not only reduces em to eir component
atoms, but also inspires righteous terror in all who see it. The witch shall
then enter the Ackanomic Afterlife, and shall lose 10 points. That player is
then said to be Enlightened. 

If, on the other hand, the verdict is 'No! E's not a witch, e's a duck!',
then the player who started the Witchhunt loses 5 points. Furthermore, if
that player is also Enlightened, said title is immediately stripped from them,
and they will no longer be said to be Enlightened. 

An player who is said to be Enlightened may never have a Witchhunt called
against them, or be burned as a heretic. 

After a Witchhunt has been called on a player, another player who is a member
of a Church may save that player from being burned as a witch, or as a heretic,
provided e posts a public message (before the Witchhunt is resolved) saying
'I am running to the Church', then the name of the Church of which e is a
member, then 'and I hold the Altar by the Horns for' followed by the name of
the player e is saving. This is called granting Sanctuary Of Salvation. 
BURN

{{ renumber rule 1307 to rule 1306.1 }}
{{ Delete all paragraphs of rule 1306.1 except for the first. }}

{{ renumber rule 1307.1 to 1306.2 }}
{{ Remove all sentances except the first.  Remove the world Black from the
   first sentance.
}}

{{[ the rest of these are slight changes to make the rules consistant on
   the shape of the earth and on what happens when conditions are achieved.
]}}
{{ Replace the final paragraph of rule 1319 with the following HEMI delimited
   text.
   HEMI
   If the earth should ever become hemisphereical, all occurances of the
   word 'flat' in rule 1306.1 shall be replaced with 'hemispherical'.
   If the earth should ever become spherical, all occurances of the word
   'hemispherical' shall be replaced by the word 'round' and rules 1319,
   1319.1, and 1319.2 shall be repealled.
   HEMI
}}
{{[ the wording of 1319.1 has a few typos in it.  I am tempted to fix them
    here, but doubt that this would pass if I do, so I'll wait on that until
    after seing whether or not this passes or fails
]}}
{{ Append the following FLAT delimited paragraph to the end of rule 1319.1
   FLAT
   If every both hemispheres are severed, all occurances of the words 'round'
   or 'hemispherical' in rule 1306.1 shall be replaces with the word 'flat'
   and rules 1319, 1319.1 and 1319.2 shall be repealled.
   FLAT
}}
{{ Amend rule 1319.2 changing all references of 1307 to 1306.1 }}

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:25:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2887 accepted

Results of Proposal 2887

17/22 votes: Quorum achieved
10/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
Attila the Pun
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
Pandora
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    NO:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star
Astro

> Proposal 2887 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:08 EDT
> Otzma Card of Type Rod & Staff
> IdiotBoy (Matt Miller)
> 
> 1. This rule defines an Otzma Card type called 'Rod & Staff.' 'Rod & Staff'
> Otzma Cards have an F-designation of Normal.
> 
> 2. An Otzma Card of type 'Rod & Staff' can be used only on Proposals. A
> player can use a Rod & Staff card on a Proposal by sending a message to the
> tabulator. This message must unambigiously state on which proposal the card
> is being played.
> 
> When a Rod & Staff Card is used on a Proposal, all scoring effects which
> would have accrued to any players voting "BAA!" on that Proposal are
> instead given to the player who played the Rod & Staff Card. [e.g., if two
> players were to receive 7 points each for their "BAA!" votes, then Rod &
> Staff player would receive 14 points (in addition to any she may have
> received for her vote) and the players voting "BAA!" would receive 0 each.]
> 
> When a Rod & Staff Card has been used on a proposal, the date of the end of
> the Voting on that Proposal is considered to the date it has been used.
> 
> {{[This doesn't make much sense right at the moment, since you can't use
> the "BAA!" vote to get any points. If I have my way, and I rarely do, that
> will all soon change.]}}

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:30:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2888 accepted

Results of Proposal 2888

17/22 votes: Quorum achieved
14/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Ayla
Wild Card            (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Klingon Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [Attila the Pun bribed Tammany A$100]

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
Pandora

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star
Astro

> Proposal 2888 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:09 EDT
> The Bolivian Navy on Maneuvers in the South Pacific
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Bribe: A random trinket whose name contains the string "traffic Warden"
> will be transferred from The Gingham Wearer to each player who voted YES on
> this proposal.
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Create a new rule with the title "Red and Blue Golfing Umbrellas" numbered
> as delimited by IGUANA.
> 
> IGUANA
> {{All trinkets created by The Gingham Wearer on April 15 1998 containing
> the string "traffic Warden" still owned by The Gingham Wearer except one
> are destroyed on the Saturday immediately following the creation of this
> rule at noon.}}
> 
> {{On the Saturday immediately following the creation of this rule all
> active, voting players who do not own a trinket created by The Gingham
> Wearer on April 15 1998 containing the string "traffic Warden" shall gain
> the title "Aardvark" at noon.}}
> 
> {{All trinkets created by The Gingham Wearer on April 15 1998 containing
> the string "traffic Warden" that still exist on the Saturday immediately
> following the creation of this rule have their value changed to A$100 at
> 12:01pm}}
> 
> If ever anyone has the title of Aardvark then their points total is
> immediately set to -1000001. It shall remain that way regardless of any
> other rules that state that the player's score should change (i.e. this
> rule takes precedence over all such rules) until they post a message to the
> main mailing list giving A$25 to the historian and including the phrase "By
> 'eck luv, yer doin' a great job. And we all know it's an apple really." at
> which point they shall lose the title of "Aardvark" and gain the title of
> "Female Aardvark". Their score will remain at -1000001 but will be subject
> to change once again. If ever there is a Sunday where no player has the
> title of "Aardvark" then this rule repeals itself.

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:32:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2889 accepted

Results of Proposal 2889

17/22 votes: Quorum achieved
10/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
Pandora
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    NO:
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star
Astro

> Proposal 2889 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:10 EDT
> Otzma Card of Type Founder's Boon
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This rule defines an Otzma card type called 'Founder's Boon' which have an
> F-designation of Rare.
> 
> At any time, there may be at most 3 Cards of this type in existance.
> 
> An Otzma Card of type Founders Boon allows one of the following actions to
> be taken as a public action.
> a) To make the person playing this card the Founder of a Church or Cult to
> which that player belongs if and only if the original founder of that
> church or cult is no longer a member of the church or cult
> b) To take one single action in a Church or Cult to which they belong as if
> they were the Founder of that Church or Cult.
> 
> There is no Counter-Action defined for this Card type.

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:36:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2890 accepted

Results of Proposal 2890

17/22 votes: Quorum achieved
10/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Ayla
Wild Card            (SPAM)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    NO:
Slakko               (SPAM)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Pandora
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star
Astro

> Proposal 2890 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:11 EDT
> Do the Banna
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> {{[Amber bannas are rarely used and I've never seen the Acid Rain Dance
> performed. This proposal aims to increase the value of owning the ABT and
> thus the frequency of the ARD. Furthermore buying and possessing ABs
> becomes a means to perform the ARD.]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 921 (Acid Rain Dance) as follows:
> 
> Delete the first sentence.
> {[[ The player who most recently submitted a proposal whose number, when
> having its digits added together, equals exactly 28, may perform the Acid
> Rain Dance.]}}
> 
> Insert the following BANNA delimited text before the first paragraph:
> BANNA
> The following players may perform the Acid Rain Dance:
> i) The player who most recently submitted a proposal whose number, when
> having its digits added together, equals exactly 28.
> ii) Any player who possesses at least three Amber Bananas. All amber
> bananas in eir possession are destroyed upon completion of the dance.
> BANNA
> 
> Amend Rule 923 (The Amber Banana) as follows:
> Append to the first sentence :
> capable of casting one vote on each Proposal whose number, when having its
> digits added together, equals exactly 28, 21 or 17.
> 
> Insert between the first and second paragraphs:
> The owner of the Tree may once per calendar month direct the Tree to vote
> on a proposal in the following manner:
> The owner sends a message to the Tabulator that e wishes the Tree to Vote
> on a specific proposal that the tree is capable of voting on, and the legal
> type of Vote that it should cast.
> The Tree shall then vote in the desired manner.

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:41:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2891 accepted

Results of Proposal 2891

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
10/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
else...if            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
J. M. Bear
Pandora
Astro                                   [Astro is no longer pending]

    NO:
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2891 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:12 EDT
> Bungle Bungle
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[making intent, effect for over 30 seconds(tm)]}}
> 
> Amend rule 842 (The Town Hall) by replacing the following sentence (were it
> appears in the rule):
> Engraved on the riser of each step in gold lettering is the name of an
> Elder, starting with the most recently inducted on the top most step.
> 
> with:
> Engraved on the riser of each step in gold lettering is the name of an
> Elder, starting with the most recently inducted on the top most step and
> proceeding in reverse order of induction down the steps.
> 
> {{change the authorship of this proposal to the little lamb}}

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:45:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2892 rejected

Results of Proposal 2892

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
6/14 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
J. M. Bear
Astro
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    NO:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
Attila the Pun
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Pandora
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
IdiotBoy

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2892 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:13 EDT
> *snip*
> Vynd (John McCoy)
> 
> {{[I believe these changes will keep the traditional status of Beldin's
> Pants intact, without allowing for the difficulties it has recently
> inspired.]}}
> 
> Repeal Rule 939.
> 
> Delete the paragraph begining with "The Secret (1 page)" from Rule 910.
> 
> Amend Rule 940 to read in full:
> 
> Beldin's Pants are a Garment, initially Somewhere Else. Beldin's Pants may
> only be transferred as described in the rules. Beldin's Pants are unique.
> 
> The wearer of Beldin's Pants loses their mind every Thursday, at noon.

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:49:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2893 rejected

Results of Proposal 2893

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
10/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Attila the Pun
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
IdiotBoy
Pandora
Astro
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    NO:
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
J. M. Bear
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2893 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:14 EDT
> Tastes Like Wensleydale
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [Getting to the moon is hard. Really hard. You either need Ruby Slippers or
> a Silver Spaceship. Let's have Acka's moons made of cheese.]
> 
> Amend Rule 1350, "La Luna", by appending the following CHEESY-delimited
> text:
> 
> CHEESY
> All of Acka's moons are made of cheese. As a result, each time a player
> successfully lands on one of Acka's moons, they may choose one variety of
> Cheese, which they will be granted one of. The choice is made as a public
> action, and the Cheese is created in the chooser's possession as soon as
> eir choice becomes publicly knowable. If a choice is not made within 3 days
> of arrival at a Moon, then the opportunity to choose is lost and no Cheese
> shall be awarded. No more than one Cheese may be acquired per player per
> trip to the moon. This paragraph takes precedence over Rule 611 where there
> is a conflict.
> CHEESY

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:55:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2894 accepted

Results of Proposal 2894

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
12/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Ayla
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
Pandora
Astro
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2894 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:16 EDT
> Gone But Not Forgotten
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> [We have entities which outlive their usefulness, but live on. Perhaps we
> could clutter up the entity logs less if they were put somewhere on
> permanent display. I thought about putting them in the Museum, but if they
> aren't any use the Financier shouldn't be given the job of keeping track of
> them. So the Harfonian (:-)) will be created to store such entities. It's
> only a small building anyway.
> 
> Currently the only possession (I don't know whether it qualifies as an
> entity or not, hence the term possession in the rule) which I believe would
> qualify is the Amulet of Yendor. In future, things such as the Little Lamb
> might end up in here.]
> 
> Create a new rule, numbered 851, entitled "The Harfonian Institute" with
> the following ARCHIVE-delimited text:
> 
> ARCHIVE
> The Harfonian Institute is a small Building and a Common Location. It is a
> Duty of the Archivist to maintain a page detailing the exhibits of the
> Harfonian. The Web-Harfer is the Archivist unless there is a consenting
> player currently delegated to fulfil the role of Archivist. Only the
> Web-Harfer may make such a delegation. This delegation may be cancelled at
> any time, and Archivist is not an Office.
> 
> If a non-Trinket possession of a player or Organisation is suspected of
> having outlived its usefulness, and its name currently does not occur in
> the Ruleset, then the Archivist may issue a Preservation Declaration naming
> the possession publicly. If less than two players publicly object to the
> issuance of this Declaration within 3 days of said issuance then the
> following steps occur, in order:
> 
> (a) an Exhibit is created in the Harfonian detailing the history and
> background of that possession, including a picture of the possession if
> possible.
> (b) the possession is destroyed.
> 
> Exhibits are not entities. "Possession" as used in this rule includes
> entities.
> ARCHIVE

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:58:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2895 accepted

Results of Proposal 2895

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
13/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Ayla
Wild Card            (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
Pandora
Astro
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2895 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:17 EDT
> You'd think we'd notice these things...
> Vynd (John McCoy)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> 
> {{[Originaly, I thought that the Nyarlathotep Blueprint was invalid because
> of the errors I have already pointed out in it. A closer reading of the
> Rules reveals there is no such thing as an invalid Blueprint, which this
> change is meant to address.]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 597 Frankenstein Monster(s) in the following ways.
> 
> Replace the text "The Mad Scientist must attach all parts to the Discovery,
> in the order delivered." with the following:
> 
> The Mad Scientist will attach all valid parts to the Discovery, in the
> order delivered, and discard all invalid parts.
> 
> 
> Insert the following text, as a seperate paragraph, between the fourth and
> fifth to last paragraphs:
> 
> If a Mad Scientist ever announces the text of a Discovery that is not
> complete, which contains text that are not valid parts, or contains parts
> which were not properly submited to him, or otherwise was not created in
> accordance with this rule, then that Discovery is false and is rejected.
> Any Blueprints created out of this Discovery, and Monsters created out of
> said Blueprints, are immediately destroyed. The Mad Scientist who posted
> the false Discovery is removed from office if e still holds it.

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:01:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2896 accepted

Results of Proposal 2896

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
12/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Ayla
Wild Card            (SPAM)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
Astro
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Pandora
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2896 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:18 EDT
> Toned Down Ineligibility
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Modify rule 256 by renumbering section 6 to section 7 and inserting the
> following text between section 5 and section 7.
> 
> "6) The player is removed from the CFJ ineligibility and the mentor pool if
> e was in them."
> 
> Also amend section 3 to read:
> 
> "3) If the player was at any time Active, or Non-Voting for a period of at
> least two weeks, the procedure continues."
> 
> Remove all none-players from the CFJ ineligibility list.
> 
> [Basically this makes my job easier since I don't have to track dead
> players on the CFJ ineligibility list. It also makes sure a dead player can
> never be selected as a mentor; I doubt that could happen anyway but you
> can't be too careful in nomic. Finally it makes a slight correction to one
> of my earlier changes (proposal 2597):-)]

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:05:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2897 accepted

Results of Proposal 2897

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
11/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Ayla
Wild Card            (SPAM)
J. M. Bear
Astro
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Pandora
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2897 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:19 EDT
> To Stop Slakko doing it Again
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Modify rule 213 by adding the following text to the end:
> 
> "Any judge may change eir mind on a verdict that e has sent to the Clerk of
> the Court (CotC) but has not yet been distributed by the CotC by mailing
> the CotC informing em of this fact. At this point the initial judgement
> will be considered to have not been posted to the CotC."

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:08:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2898 rejected

Results of Proposal 2898

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
9/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Tammany                                 [Alfvaen bribed Tammany A$26]

    NO:
Slakko               (SPAM)
else...if            (Klingon)
Attila the Pun
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
J. M. Bear
Pandora
Astro
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2898 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:20 EDT
> Feuds
> Niccolo Flychuck (Uri Bruck)
> 
> {{[I got the idea when I read the 'This is a Duel, not a Feud' proposal.
> However the concept is quite different, and more of an extensions of
> Duels.]}}
> 
> 
> Create a new rule entitles 'Feuds' which contains the following text:
> 
> "
> 1. An Organization may declare a Feud on another Organization as an
> Organizational Action provided that:
> a. The Similarity between the Organizations is less than 50
> b. Neither Organization is currently engaged in 3 or more Feuds.
> c. The Organizations are not already Feuding each other.
> 
> 2. Once such a Declaration has been made the two Organizations are said to
> be engaged in a Feud with each other, or just Feuding each other.
> 
> 3. A state of Feud is over when on of the following condition have been
> met:
> a. Every member of the two Organizations engaged in a Feud with each other,
> fought a Duel with at least one member of the Organization it is Feuding
> with, since the Feud begun.
> b. For a period of two month no Duel was fought between a member of one
> Organization and a member of the Organization it is Feuding with. In this
> case the Organizations are said to have forgotten the cause of the Duel.
> c. Either Organization has suggested a 'Sulkha' as an Organizational
> Action, and the Organization it is Feuding with has accepted the 'Sulkha'
> as an Organizational Action. In such a case it customary for members of
> both Organizations to have a big celebration together, to which they are
> free to invite other players as well. [Organization should be wary, that
> many a Feud have started over which organization shall have the honor of
> hosting such celebrations]
> 
> 4. If a Feud is over as described in 3a. and members of one Organization
> have won Duels than members of the other Organization it Feuding with. Than
> each member of the former Organization receives 6 points, and each member
> of the latter organization loses 6 points.
> 
> 5. When Organization A is Feuding with Organization B, and a player from
> Organization A is dueling with a player from ORganization B, it is
> considered good form for the each player's Second to be a member of the
> same organization that player is a member of. It is permissible for the
> Second to be a member of neither Organization. It is impermissible for the
> player to have a Second who is a member of the other Organizations.
> However, if a player is a member of both ORganizations A and B, then it is
> permissible for him to have a Second from Organizations A when he is
> Dueling a player from Organization B, and vice versa.
> 
> 6. Any single Duel may count towards more than Feud. No Duel may count
> towards a Feud that started after the Duel ended.
> 
> 7. If a player is a member of two Feuding Organizations A and B, then any
> victory in a duel against a player from Organization A will count as a
> victory by a member of Organization B, and any victory in a duel against a
> player from organization B will count as a victory by a member of
> Organization A.
> "

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:12:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2899 accepted

Results of Proposal 2899

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
12/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Wild Card            (SPAM)
J. M. Bear
Astro
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Pandora

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2899 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:21 EDT
> Admiral Crunch
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 1250.23, "Eleusis", as follows:
> 
> Append to section 1) a) the text "If the deck runs out of cards during a
> round, then the Referee(or Deus if there is none)may add another shuffled
> deck of the same kind."
> 
> {{ Any current games of Eleusis shall use the newly modified Rules from
> here on. }}
> 
> {{[ While I'm here, another thought I had which might make it easier to
> phrase Rules... ]}}
> 
> Rename Rule 1250.6, "Description of a Eleusis Deck" to "Description of an
> Eleusis Deck". Also, append the following text(delimited by CUCKOO):
> 
> CUCKOO
> Blue and green may be grouped together as cool colours, while red and black
> are warm colours. Red and green may be grouped as live colours, and blue
> and black as dead colours.
> CUCKOO
> 
> {{[ If anyone wants to come up with designations for the other possible
> pairing of the four colours, go right ahead. My imagination failed me. ]}}

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:15:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2900 accepted

Results of Proposal 2900

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
13/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
else...if            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Ayla
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear
Pandora
Astro
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun
Wild Card            (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Illusion

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes
rufus                (SPAM)

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 2900 - Sat 18 Apr 1998 04:22 EDT
> Every Church Must Have a Leader
> Ayla (Raquel Peres da Silva)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> 
> [This proposal is supposed to prevent Churchs from becoming "Founderless",
> and thus not being able to ordain Priests, to defrock Priests and to
> Excommunicate any more.]
> 
> In rule 1301/24, replace the FOUNDERLESS-limited text of iten 8.i:
> 
> FOUNDERLESS
> If a player that is the True Prophet is a member of a Church or Cult where
> the Founder is no longer a member, then that player becomes its new
> Founder.
> FOUNDERLESS
> 
> with the following FOUNDER-limited text:
> 
> FOUNDER
> If the Founder of a Church ever leaves the Church by declaring it publicly
> or by leaving the game, the Church shall be considered "orphan" until it
> achieves the following conditions:
> 
> (1) it has 5 or more members whose game status is Active
> (2) it has 3 or more Priests
> (3) at least one of its Priests has already read, while being a Priest, one
> of the Ackanomicon pages that reffer to any of the following:
> (a) the Arcane Lore
> (b) Ancient Artefact
> (c) The Secret
> (d) Long Lost Treasure
> 
> When it happens all Founder's duties or authorities will be automatically
> transferred to the most Senior Priest, who shall make it public by posting
> a message with the words "Follow me all you members of ! Follow me and you
> will never get lost in the darkness!", where is the name of the Church.
> 
> If the Priest who first read the Ackanomicon pages listed above is not the
> Senior Priest, the Senior Priest the Senior Priest is encouraged to give
> this Priest a gift of eir (the Senior Priest's) choice, like a Trinket, for
> example.
> FOUNDER

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:21:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2930

Proposal 2930
Never mess with the Harf
Ayla (Raquel Peres da Silva)

This is a Modest Proposal

Ammend rule 1136 by replacing the following QUOTE text:

QUOTE
if a player sees a message from their target that contains the associated
target word
QUOTE

with the following MAIN text:

MAIN
if a player sees a message from their target that contains the associated
target word in the main text, not in any quoted text
MAIN

[I don't know if someone has ever done that, but it seems to me that the
current rule allows anyone to find eir target word in the quoted text of a
message.]

Ammend rule 1136/1 by inserting the following CONSEQUENCES text after the
4th paragraph:

CONSEQUENCES
If the President replied "Orange devil, wear sandals!" then that player
will give 5 points, or 1% of eir score (rounded up) at the time e sent eir
message, whichever is less, to eir target player.
CONSEQUENCES

[I sort of stole the formula of Slakko's proposal 2901: I hope e doesn't
mind. :-)]

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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:22:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2931

Proposal 2931
A Preponderance of Hearings.
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

[There are a large number of different Hearings which are designed to be
Harfy.  Each Hearing seems to have its own set of Verdicts.  The crucial
point, however, is that the verdicts are not what really makes the Hearing
harfy - it is the circumstances surrounding the hearing (e.g. a witchhunt,
hogging the harf, etc).  The different verdicts, and the repetition of
other aspects of the Hearing which are common across multiple hearings,
clog up the ruleset with redundant guff.  A single Rule which multiple
Hearings can refer to would be useful.

Besides, most Counts Tabula have trouble keeping track of all the
different possible verdicts.  Here I have replaced 16 verdicts with just 2
- - Harfy and Unharfy.]

Create a new Rule, numbered 361, and entitled "Generic Harfy Hearing",
with the following NEW-delimited text:

NEW
A Harfy Hearing is a type of Hearing.  It may only be called as specified
by the Rules.  The Hearing Harfer for a Harfy Hearing is always the player
who sent the public message instigating the Hearing. Valid verdicts for a
Harfy Hearing are "Harfy" and "Unharfy". The effects of a particular
verdict are those defined by the Rule by which the Harfy Hearing was
called.

[The Harfy verdict should be used when the player whose actions are
questioned performed them in a Harfy way, and so they are not penalised.
Examples: The Harfmeister not hogging the harf, a Witchhunt not being
justified.  The Unharfy verdict is the one to penalise the player whose
actions were questioned, e.g. it includes the old BURN THE WITCH!]
NEW

Amend Rule 909, "Steel Flea", by replacing the fourth paragraph with the
following URSULA-delimited text:

URSULA
If any other voting player believes that this message is fake, not clever  
or witty enough for the nanotech Phoebe, e may call a Harfy Hearing to
determine the message's authenticity.  If the verdict is Unharfy, then the
Player did not accurately report what Phoebe said, and e loses 12 points
[the 6 awarded previously and 6 penalty for keeping true wisdom hidden.]
Only one Harfy Hearing can be called per report, and must be called within
3 days of the wisdom being posted.
URSULA

Amend Rule 915, "Prosthetic Foreheads", by amending the third paragraph to
read, in its entirety, as delimited by TOPPY below:

TOPPY
A Forehead Tribunal is a Harfy Hearing.  A "Harfy" verdict results in the
player who called the Hearing forfeiting A$5 to the Treasury.  An
"Unharfy" verdict results in the offending Prosthetic Forehead being
destroyed, and the player who described it losing 2 points.
TOPPY

Amend Rule 1112, "Let there be Harf!" by changing the last paragraph to
read as delimited by HARFHOG below:

HARFHOG
If any voting player feels the Harfmeister is hogging the Harf, either by
not designating proposals Harfy or by not designating players Funky and
Stylish, they may start an Inquisition, which is a Harfy Hearing.
On a verdict of "Unharfy", the Harfmeister must go to eir home if legally
able to.  In such a case, the player who called for the Inquisition
becomes Harfmeister.
HARFHOG

Amend Rule 1123, "snowgod's Disease", to read as delimited by FRINGE
below:

FRINGE
A horrible epidemic, "snowgod's Disease", exists in Acka.  Its sufferers
send private messages to the public forum, usually exposing scams, coups
and loophole surfing.  Action must be taken for Acka's sake!

Whenever a player believes another has snowgod's Disease, e may call a
Public Health Emergency (or PHE) as a public action.  A PHE is a Harfy
Hearing.

If the verdict is Unharfy, then the player the PHE was called against has
snowgod's Disease until the end of that calendar month.  The player
calling the Hearing shall publicly post, within seven days, the treatment
suggested to cure the victim of snowgod's Disease.  This treatment is not
legally binding.

No player may have more than one PHE called against em in a calendar
month. [Just too silly otherwise]
FRINGE

[A concise rewording of snowgod's Disease, maintaining the harfy nature of
the rule while trimming the fat and making it a Harfy Hearing to save on
verdicts.]

Amend Rule 1125 by replacing the first instance of the word "Hearing" with
the noun phrase "Harfy Hearing", by deleting the third paragraph, by
replacing "verdict is the latter ('hottest') decision" with "verdict is
Harfy", and by replacing "verdict is the former ('inane') decision" with
"verdict is Unharfy".

[This makes the CPPIA into a Harfy Hearing - see, we saved a whole
paragraph here! :-)]

[Rule 1211 is not amended because it has a special clause - the player
describing the Boon may not vote in the Hearing.  It would therefore be
a special case - it might be fixed at a later date.]

Amend Rule 1307, "Ackanomic Middle Ages", by amending the third paragraph
to read as delimited by EASTWICK below:

EASTWICK
A Witchhunt is a Harfy Hearing.  The Hearing Harfer for a Witchhunt may be
called Witchfinder General while the Hearing is in session.
EASTWICK

Amend Rule 1307 by replacing all instances of "'BURN THE WITCH!'" with 
"Harfy", and all instances of "'No! E said the earth is flat'" with
"Unharfy".

Amend Rule 1308 by amending the second paragraph to read as delimited by
DELIMIT below:

DELIMIT
A BPH is a Harfy Hearing.  The Hearing Harfer for a BPH may be called
Grand High Pedant in Chief while the Hearing is in session.
DELIMIT

Amend Rule 1317, "Codex of Kra", by replacing the third paragraph with the
following HARFHEAR-delimited text:

HARFHEAR
If any player believes a translation posted by the AckaPhysicist in the
last three days to be a forgery or inaccurate, they may call a Quackery
Investigation, which is a Harfy Hearing, as a public action.  If the
verdict is Unharfy, then the AckaPhysicist is a quack in the case of this
particular translation.
HARFHEAR

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