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acka-voting-digest        Monday, May 11 1998        Volume 03 : Number 068

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:22:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2971 accepted

Results of Proposal 2971

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
12/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Astro
H*bert               (SPAM)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
saaremaa                                [saaremaa is no longer pending]
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
UglyBigNose

    BAA!:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Pandora

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2971 - Sat 02 May 1998 20:45 EDT
> Foolish Eleusis
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> I was young and foolish then, I feel old and foolish now.
> Add the following paragraph as the second paragraph for rule 1250.23
> section 9
> The Deus may award a FairPlay point to a player if there is no Referee. For
> purposes of this paragraph, the Deus is treated as if they were the Referee
> of the game and thus are restricted as per rule 1250.1 Section XIII on the
> number of FairPlay Awards they may award. This paragraph takes precedence
> over rule 1250.1 if there is a conflict.

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:27:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2972 accepted

Results of Proposal 2972

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
15/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Astro
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
breadbox
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)
UglyBigNose
rufus

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2972 - Sat 02 May 1998 20:46 EDT
> This is something that has always bugged me
> Vynd (John McCoy)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 251 Player Names, by altering its last paragraph to read in
> full:
> 
> A player may change his Ackanomic name, so long as the new name complies
> with all applicable rules. The Registrar shall record and acknowledge each
> legal name change; a legal name change takes effect at the time of the
> Registrar's acknowledgement, at which time the player in question shall pay
> the standard Harfer Fee. If three days have passed, and the Registrar has
> yet to acknowledge a players attempt to change his name, and the new name
> complies with all applicable rules, then the name change takes effect. The
> Registrar is still required to record and announce that the change
> occurred. If a player attempts to change his name to something not in
> compliance with the rules, that attempt fails. Public notification of this
> failure by the Registrar is encouraged but not required. When a player
> changes their Ackanomic name, all Ackanomic business will be changed to
> follow their new name.
> 
> {{[The same as my RFC, except one still has to pay the harfer fee]}}

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:29:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2973 accepted

Results of Proposal 2973

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
15/22 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Astro
H*bert               (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora
Klingon Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
UglyBigNose
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Ayla

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
rufus

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2973 - Sat 02 May 1998 20:47 EDT
> Treasured Actions
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Warning contains: princely
> 
> {{[this will allow societies and political parties to bury treasure
> composed of items other than what they can otherwise legally own. Otherwise
> only churches could bury anything and political parties only trinkets - and
> the treasure hunting league can't at all. As for finding treasure, any
> organization can do that now but the distribution of the spoils is random.
> This power gives the org a two week window to distribute the goods as per
> its charter.]}}
> 
> Create a rule numbered 1011, or the next highest integer which gives a
> unique rule number, Titled "Excavation Permit" with the following EUREKA
> delimited text:
> 
> EUREKA
> An Excavation Permit is an Organizational Power, it is also Red Tape. An
> Organization may buy an Excavation Permit for the princely sum of the
> Standard Harfer Fee.
> 
> An Organization that is not a VSO and owns an Excavation Permit may:
> i) Accept tradable entities for the purposes of burying em as a treasure.
> If the Organization would otherwise be unable to own a type of entity it
> will be transferred to the treasury after a period of 1 week if it has not
> been buried as a treasure.
> ii) May, as an action, bury any tradable entities that it owns as a
> treasure as described in rule 1217.
> iii) May legally own any entity that has been part of a buried treasure
> during the previous two weeks.
> 
> This rule has precedence over any rule with which it conflicts regarding
> what a particular Organization may own, accept or bury as a treasure.
> EUREKA
> 
> {{[A bit of related tidying]}}
> 
> Amend the first sentence of the second last paragraph of Rule 1217 (Buried
> Treasure!)
> {{[An Organization which is able to transfer Entities (e.g. a Church, or an
> Organization with a Trade License) may bury Treasure as a public
> auction.]}} to read:
> An Organization which is able to transfer Entities (e.g. a Church, or an
> Organization with an Excavation Permit) may bury Treasure as a public
> auction.

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:31:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2974 accepted

Results of Proposal 2974

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
16/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
H*bert               (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora
Klingon Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
saaremaa
breadbox
Ayla

    PRESENT:
Astro
UglyBigNose

    BAA!:
rufus
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2974 - Sat 02 May 1998 20:48 EDT
> Deranged Order
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> 
> {{[The Mad Hatters has no player members, it does not invoke precedence so
> it is a VSO. Therefore it may not own $A and cannot pay for the Hats, or
> accept trades etc. Furthermore, when Rule 1010 came into existence it
> attempted to transfer 1/3 of the Mad Hatter's cash to it members which are
> nameless and may not own anything. Presumably the money ended up unowned
> and in the treasury?]}}
> 
> Amend the second sentence of Rule 1003 (Organizations ) section 9
> {{[
> It is permissible for a ruel defining an Organization to add conditions
> under which an Organization may becoem a VSO, however, it not permissible
> for any other rule to allow an Organization with fewer than three members
> who are players to exist and not be a VSO.
> ]}} to read:
> It is permissible for a rule defining an Organization to add conditions
> under which an Organization may become a VSO, however, it not permissible
> for any other rule to allow an Organization with fewer than three members
> to exist and not be a VSO.
> 
> Remove the first occurrence of the phrase "a Trade Licence and" from Rule
> 675 (Mercury Poisoning )
> Insert the following after the first sentence {{[The Mad Hatters is an
> Organization.]}}:
> It is permitted to own and trade A$ and Agenda Hats.
> 
> {{All AckaDollars owned by Beep, Blip and Bonk are transferred to the
> treasury. $A200 is transferred from the treasury to the Mad Hatter's}}

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:33:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2975 accepted

Results of Proposal 2975

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
15/20 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Astro
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
saaremaa
breadbox
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Pandora

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)
UglyBigNose
rufus

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2975 - Sat 02 May 1998 20:49 EDT
> What's mine...
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[It also steals from the treasury ;) ]}}
> 
> {{[Items owned by an Undead and Organizations thus belonging to no other
> player are also in the treasury. Hopefully this will change that]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 505 (Treasury and AckaDollars) section II to read in full
> (HANDSOFF delimited):
> 
> HANDSOFF
> II. Treasury:
> 
> The Treasury is a named, unownable entity that serves as a storing house
> for entities that belong to no other entity, except for those entities for
> which the rules explicitly state are not in (or considered to be in) the
> Treasury. Items owned by the Treasury are said to be "in the Treasury", and
> they may not be manipulated in any way except as explicitly allowed by the
> Rules.
> HANDSOFF
> 
> {{[Orgs are prolly traditionally entities by game custom, but it can't hurt
> to be explicit]}}
> 
> Insert as the first sentence of section I of Rule 1003 (Organizations) the
> following text:
> An Organization is a named unownable entity.
> 
> Amend Rule 839 (Buildings) to append the following text to the end of the
> rule:
> Regardless of ownership, land and the buildings that reside on it are not
> considered to be in the treasury.
> 
> Amend the first paragraph of Rule 909 (Steel Flea) to read in full:
> Phoebe the Steel Flea lives in a matchbox. Phoebe the Steel Flea looks like
> a flea, feels like a flea and behaves like a flea most of the time. However
> Phoebe is a unique named entity that was created thousands of years ago by
> Acka-scientists who had access to advanced nano-technology that has since
> been lost in the mists of time. Likewise her matchbox is an ownable entity
> of indescribable mechanical complexity. Phoebe owns both herself and her
> matchbox.

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:36:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2976 accepted

Results of Proposal 2976

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
13/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Astro
H*bert               (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
UglyBigNose
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
rufus
Attila the Pun
Pandora

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2976 - Sat 02 May 1998 20:50 EDT
> Discouraging Negative Play
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [We have lots and lots of Otzma Cards hoarded right now, and there is a
> reason for it. There are currently so many Go Fish cards that most attempts
> to use any other card will be countered. As the net result of a countered
> card is usually a penalty against the initial player, this leads to cards
> being hoarded rather than used. We should restrict the number of Go Fish
> cards, but I don't want to see people forced to give them up. This rule
> sets up an Otzma Amnesty.]
> 
> Create a rule, numbered 1239, entitled "Otzma Go Fish Amnesty", with the
> following BUYBACK-delimited text:
> 
> BUYBACK
> A player in possession of at least one Otzma Card Go Fish may, as a public
> action, convert one of eir Otzma Cards Go Fish into A$50. The act of
> conversion destroys the Otzma Card Go Fish. There is no limit to the number
> of times a player may perform this action, provided each time it is
> performed the player is in possession of at least one Otzma Card Go Fish.
> On Saturday 23rd May 1998, at 11:59 am Acka time, the following
> LIMIT-delimited text is appended to Rule 1240.2, with the exception that
> the instance of "CARDZ" in the text below is replaced by the number of
> Otzma Cards Go Fish in existence at 11:59 am Acka time on Saturday 23rd May
> 1998:
> 
> LIMIT
> 5. There may be at most CARDZ Otzma Cards of type "Go Fish".
> LIMIT
> 
> This rule repeals itself at noon on Saturday 23rd May 1998.
> BUYBACK
> 
> [Part II of the crafty scheme he he :-) - make the creation of Go Fish
> cards less likely.]
> 
> Amend Rule 1240.2, "Otzma Card of Type Go Fish", by replacing all instances
> of the text "F-designation of Common" with "F-designation of Normal"

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:38:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2977 accepted

Results of Proposal 2977

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
17/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Astro
H*bert               (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
UglyBigNose
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
rufus
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
Pandora

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2977 - Sat 02 May 1998 20:51 EDT
> By any means necessary
> J. M. Bear (Frank Schmidt)
> 
> Amend rule 437 in the following way:
> Change the string "only players who do not have puppet heads are not
> counted for Quorum purposes" to "only players who do not have puppet heads
> are counted for Quorum purposes". [I think this was originally meant]

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:40:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2979 accepted

Results of Proposal 2979

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
14/20 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
breadbox
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Astro
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
saaremaa
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Pandora

    PRESENT:
UglyBigNose

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)
rufus

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2979 - Sat 02 May 1998 21:06 EDT
> small otzma reorg
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> Renumber rule 2887 to 1240.X where X is the lowest positive unused integer
> in the otzma card rule suite
> Renumber rule 2888 to 1240.Z where Z is the lowest positive unused integer
> in the otzma card rule suite

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2980 accepted

Results of Proposal 2980

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
14/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Astro
H*bert               (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
UglyBigNose
Pandora

    PRESENT:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Ayla

    BAA!:
rufus
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2980 - Sat 02 May 1998 21:07 EDT
> Otzma card of type shield
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> Create a new rule under the Otzma Card rule suite numbered 1240.50 with the
> following BLOCK delimited text titled 'Otzma Card of type Shield'
> BLOCK
> A card of this type can only be played on another Otzma card of a different
> type.
> 
> Otzma Cards of type Shield have the same F-Designation as Otzma Cards of
> type Go Fish.
> 
> When an Otzma Card of type Shield is played, an Otzma Card of type Go Fish
> may not be played on the card the Shield card was played on.
> 
> If Otzma Cards of type Go Fish are ever renamed, then all occurances of the
> string Go Fish in this rule are replaced with the new type of what used to
> be Go Fish.
> 
> If Otzma Cards of type Go Fish are ever repealed, this rule will repeal
> itself.
> 
> Counter-Action: A Go Fish card may once again be played on the card this
> was played on, and the deadline for playing a Go Fish card is extended by
> the length of time the Shield card was in effect.
> BLOCK
> 
> Amend rule 1240.2 a follows.
> Replace section 4 {{[4. This rule takes precedence over all other rules in
> the Otzma Card Rule suit.]}} with the following SMALL_FIX delimited text
> SMALL_FIX
> 4. This rule takes precedence over all other rules in the Otzma Card Rule
> Suite except rule 1240.50 to which it defers precedence.
> SMALL_FIX

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 04:45:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 2981 accepted

Results of Proposal 2981

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
16/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
breadbox
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Astro
H*bert               (SPAM)
UglyBigNose
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
IdiotBoy
Ayla
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
saaremaa

    BAA!:
rufus
Pandora

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Illusion
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 2981 - Sat 02 May 1998 21:08 EDT
> TAKE TWO!
> breadbox (Brian Raiter)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[Alfvaen's Proposal 2933 didn't *quite* have the intended effect.]}}
> 
> Replace the last three paragraphs of Rule 594.5 ("Blueprint: Automatic
> Sculpture"), which currently read:
> 
> "
> When an Automatic Sculpture transforms itself into a Trinket, The Officer
> in Charge of Random Things shall choose a player at random(who will be
> called the Mad Sculptor). The Mad Sculptor shall be responsible for
> providing a description of the trinket formed by the Automatic Sculpture.
> Should the Mad Sculptor not publicly post such a description within three
> days of being selected, e shall lose one point and the description shall
> become "it is green".
> 
> However, when a Player buries an Automatic Sculpture and then finds it
> himself, he will find that it is a dull, slate gray box with an irregular
> pentagonal metal patch on one side.
> 
> Should the Mad Sculptor not publicly post such a description within three
> days of being selected, e shall lose one point and the description shall
> become "it is X", where X is one of the colours defined in Rule 1155.
> "
> 
> with the following two paragraphs:
> 
> When an Automatic Sculpture transforms itself into a Trinket, The Officer
> in Charge of Random Things shall choose a player at random(who will be
> called the Mad Sculptor). The Mad Sculptor shall be responsible for
> providing a description of the trinket formed by the Automatic Sculpture.
> Should the Mad Sculptor not publicly post such a description within three
> days of being selected, e shall lose one point and the description shall
> become "it is X", where X is one of the colours defined in Rule 1155.
> 
> However, when a Player buries an Automatic Sculpture and then finds it
> himself, he will find that it is a dull, slate gray box with an irregular
> pentagonal metal patch on one side. (It is unchanged.)

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:08:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3025

Proposal 3025
Le traffic warden est encore mort, vive le traffic/
Attila the Pun (Micah Smulker)

warden

Amend rule 313 in the following ways:

1. by inserting the word "non-trinket" after the word "tradeable"
in subsection D of section IV.

2. by replacing the second occurence of the text "C." in section IV
with the text "E."

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:09:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3026

Proposal 3026
Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend Rule 207, "Scoring When A Proposal's Voting Results are Reported",
as follows:

In Section VII., "Boring Proposals", replace "Present" with "Present
or Baa!".

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:10:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3027

Proposal 3027
Anti-vote repeal
JT (JT Traub)

This is a Modest Proposal.
{{[This has been discussed on and off, and I (and some others I've talked
to) really feel that it has lost the fun value it might have once had.
It encourages in some cases good proposals to fail because people feel that
the proposal was a shoe in.  Voting should be based on what is best for
the game, not as a way to increase points and or Ackadollars.  One of the
comments that Slakko made was that removing anti-voting would skew the
economy.  Therefore this proposal does away with anti-voting and replaces
it with an incentive to vote the way you want the proposal to end up
instead.]}}

All of the following changes should be applied to Rule 207 until noted
otherwise.

In Section III paragraph 1, replace the phrase 'and every player who voted
NO on it recieves 1 point' with the phrase 'and every player who voted YES
on it, except for the author, recieves 1 point'.

In Section III paragraph 1, replace the phrase 'and every player who voted
NO on it recieves 5 points' with the phrase 'and every player who voted YES
on it, except for the author, recieves 5 points'.

In Section III paragraph 1, replace the phrase 'and every player who voted
NO on it recieves 3 points' with the phrase 'and every player who voted YES
on it, except for the author, recieves 3 points'.

In Section III paragraph 2, replace the phrase 'and every player who voted
YES on it recieves 1 point' with 'and every player who voted NO on it,
except the author, recieves 1 point'.

In Section III paragraph 2, replace the phrase 'and every player who voted
YES on it recieves 5 points' with 'and every player who voted NO on it,
except the author, recieves 5 points'.

In Section III paragraph 2, replace the phrase 'and every player who voted
YES on it recieves 3 points' with 'and every player who voted NO on it,
except the author, recieves 3 points'.

Replace the third paragraph of section III. {{[ current text is: "Voting NO
on a proposal which is accepted or voting YES on a proposal which is
rejected, is called "anti-voting". ]}} with the following FLOW delimited
text.
FLOW
Voting YES on an accepted proposal or NO on a rejected proposal is called
flow-voting.
FLOW

In Section III paragraph 2, replace the word 'anti-voting' with the word
'flow-voting'.

In Section V paragraph 1, replace the 'anti-voting' with the word
'flow-voting'.

In rule 1140, remove the sentance 'Any players who vote against a proposal
made by the First Citizen will recieve no points for anti-voting.'

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:11:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3028

Proposal 3028
Modesty and Hubris
JT (JT Traub)

This is a Modest proposal.

{{[I have submitted a few proposals recently that really were meant to
be modest.  Rather than retract them from the voting queue and resubmit
I'd like a way to make them modest post-fact.  This allows that to
occur in a sensible fashion, but deliberately doesn't allow changing
something away from modest or to grandiose. ]}}

Create rule 209.1 with the following MODESTY delimited text 
MODESTY
The author of a proposal may, by notifying the Tabulator, change any
proposal of his that is currently under voting consideration to be
Modest.

If the proposal is already Modest, then nothing occurs.

When the tabulator recieves such notification, if the proposal has the
furniture 'This is a Grandiose proposal.', then that furniture is
removed.

The proposal shall then have the sentance 'This is a Modest proposal.'
prepended to the front of the proposal text.

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:12:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3029

Proposal 3029
Heraldry modification
JT (JT Traub)

This is a Modest proposal.

{{[I think that the Herald is a cool office and think that it should have
the ability to rotate every now and again.  I also believe that the Herald
will involve some work (at least at the beginning and possibly more later
down the road) which is deserving of a Salary. ]}}

Append the following OFFICER delimited text to paragraph 2 of rule 1160
OFFICER
The Herald has a Minimum Term of Office of 6 months.  The Herald has the
priveledge of recieving a monthly salary of the Standard Harfers Fee less 
A$5.
OFFICER

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:13:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3030

Proposal 3030
A Boon on Thee!
Attila the Pun (Micah Smulker)

{{[If you can recieve a Boon for guessing the Truth of the Machine,
you should be able to recieve one for producing an unguessable Truth,
especially since nobody has yet seemed to be able to do so. This
proposal attempts to cause that to happen, as well as tidying up
just what happens when the Machine goes *ping* for the thirtieth
time.]}}

Replace section VIII of rule 1209 ("The Machine that goes *ping)
with the following BANANA-delimited text:

BANANA
VIII. The Machine shall go *ping* no more than thirty times in the
term of any one Scholar; this paragraph takes precedence over any
clause of this rule which would cause the Machine to go *ping* a
thirty-first time.  If the Machine has gone *ping* thirty times,
and at least three days have passed since the last *ping*, the
Scholar may post the undisguised Truth of the Machine.

When the Scholar posts the undisguised truth as directed by this
section, e recieves a random Boon of the Ancients and the title
"Master of *ping*, and the Machine randomly teleports itself to
another active player's Home.
BANANA

{{[Current wording:

VIII. If the Machine has gone *ping* thirty times during the current
Scholar's term, the Scholar must, within three days of the 30th *ping*,
publically post the Machine's truth in its undisguised form.

When the Scholar posts the undisguised truth as directed by this
section, the Machine randomly teleports itself to another active
player's Home.]}}

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:13:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3031

Proposal 3031
Heraldic Tinctures
JT (JT Traub)

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend rule 1155 as follows.
Append the following to the list of colors
or; argent; gules; vert; sable; purpure; sanguine; tenne; ermine; ermines;
erminois; pean; vair; bleu celeste; sky-blue; mulberry;

Create a new rule 1160.1 titled 'Heraldic Tinctures' with the following
HERALDRY delimited text
HERALDRY
The Heraldic Tinctures consist of the following Ackanomic colours:
or; gold; yellow; argent; silver; white; purpure; purple; vert; green;
sable; black; gules; red; azure; blue; tenne; orange; murrey; mulberry;
bleu celeste; sky-blue; sanguine; ermine; ermines; erminois; pean; vair;

The following Tinctures are considered to be Heraldic Metals:
or; gold; yellow; argent; silver; white

The following Tinctures are considered to be Heraldic Colors:
purpure; purple; vert; green; sable; black; gules; red; azure; blue; tenne;
orange; murrey; mulberry; bleu celeste; sky-blue; sanguine

The following Tinctures are considered to be Heraldic Furs:
ermine; ermines; erminois; pean; vair
HERALDRY

Amend rule 1160 as follows.  Between the second and third paragraphs insert
the following TINCTURES delimited text as a seperate paragraph
TINCTURES
A Coat of Arms may only be use colours which are defined as Tinctures by
rule 1160.1, and should abide (if possible) by the Heraldic Rule of Tincture
which states that:  Metal may not be placed on Metal nor Color upon Color.
A Fur may take the place of either a Color or Metal and is considered to be
either Color or Metal depending upon it's predominant Tincture.
TINCTURES

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:14:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3032

Proposal 3032
Removing ultra negative scores
JT (JT Traub)

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend rule 206 "Keep 'Em in the game" as follows.
Remove the phrase 'and above -1000000 [negative one million]'.
{{[It seems obvious to me, that the negative one million was a fairly
arbitrary limit.  Let's just remove it.]}}

Amend rule 999 to remove section d) from the first paragraph.
{{[ which currently reads d) Reduce eir score to a number less than
 -1000000.]}}
{{[This section was in there obviously to only circumvent rule 206.]}}

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:15:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3033

Proposal 3033
TAKE TWO!, take two
breadbox (Brian Raiter)

This is a Modest Proposal. {{[What K 2's proposal intended to do.]}}

    Amend Rule 1217 ("Buried Treasure!") by replacing the second to
    last paragraph of section I, which currently reads:

An Organization which is able to transfer Entities (e.g. a Church, or
an Organization with a Trade License) may bury Treasure as a public
auction. Each member at the time the Treasure is buried is considered
a Map Custodian for that Treasure, and therefore must have a copy of
the Map. [The Map itself may be created in any way the members of the
Organization wish among themselves.]  Otherwise, the procedure is
exactly the same as for a player.

    with the following paragraph:

An Organization which is able to transfer Entities (e.g. a Church, or
an Organization with an Excavation Permit) may bury Treasure as a
public action. Each member at the time the Treasure is buried is
considered a Map Custodian for that Treasure, and therefore must have
a copy of the Map. [The Map itself may be created in any way the
members of the Organization wish among themselves.]  Otherwise, the
procedure is exactly the same as for a player.

    and by replacing the second to last paragraph of section IV, which
    currently reads:

An Organization which is able to transfer Entities (e.g. a Church, or
an Organization with an Excavation Permit) may bury Treasure as a
public auction. Each player assigned shall find the Treasure they are
assigned to.

    with the following paragraph:

If, on the other hand, at the time of the Expedition there are more
Expedition members than Historical Artefacts, then the Archaeologist
shall randomly determine one expedition member to be assigned to each
Historical Artefact. Each player assigned shall find the Treasure they
are assigned to.

    {{[I also fixed the old typo in the first replaced paragraph ...
    although I must admit I was tempted to leave it there, if only to
    find out exactly how anyone was going to go about burying treasure
    as a "public auction".]}}

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