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acka-voting-digest        Tuesday, May 19 1998        Volume 03 : Number 076

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:26:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3034 accepted

Results of Proposal 3034

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
12/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Astro
else...if            (Klingon)
H*bert               (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
rufus

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3034 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:40 EDT
> Small Bug Fix
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> {{[ In the Otzma Card of type Shield, I forgot to specify an instance
> limit. This should fix that. ]}}
> 
> Append the following FIX delimited text to the second paragraph of rule
> 1240.50 except that XXX is replaced with the the number 5 or the number of
> Otzma cards of Type Shield in existance at the time this proposal takes
> effect, which ever is greater.
> FIX
> At any time, there can be no more than XXX Otzma Cards of type Shield in
> existance.
> FIX

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:27:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3035 rejected

Results of Proposal 3035

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
7/14 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
saaremaa
Astro
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3035 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:41 EDT
> 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; tawny; ermine;
> ermines; erminois; pean; vair; counter-vair; potent; counter-potent; 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; tawny; orange; murrey; mulberry;
> bleu celeste; sky-blue; sanguine; ermine; ermines; erminois; pean; vair;
> counter-vair; potent; counter-potent;
> 
> 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; tawny;
> orange; murrey; mulberry; bleu celeste; sky-blue; sanguine;
> 
> The following Tinctures are considered to be Heraldic Furs: ermine;
> ermines; erminois; pean; vair; counter-vair; potent; counter-potent;
> 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: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:28:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3036 rejected

Results of Proposal 3036

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
10/19 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Astro
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Tammany                                 [breadbox bribed Tammany A$30]

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3036 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:42 EDT
> Trinket Quirpele
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> 
> Append to Rule 910 (The Ackanomicon):
> The Secret (2 Pages): Within 3 days of reading this page the player may
> publicly announce a desire to defibrillate the Quirpele of
> Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosois and pay the standard harfer
> fee. If they do so the Quirpele of
> Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosois is transferred to em.

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:28:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3037 rejected

Results of Proposal 3037

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
10/20 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Astro
else...if            (Klingon)
H*bert               (SPAM)
rufus
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Tammany                                 [breadbox bribed Tammany A$30]

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3037 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:43 EDT
> Medium Rare
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Create a rule numbered 920, titled "Outcast, and Rightly So!", with the
> text:
> 
> When a streak of nine proposals is followed by a rejected proposal all hell
> will break lose, the sky shall rain fire, and earth shall be rent with
> gigantic chasms.
> 
> Upon this grievous event becoming publicly knowable yet another hearing
> shall be called. Valid responses are "No e's just very very unlucky... No,
> Really." and "E's heinous and righteously frightening". Tammany shall be
> the hearing harfer and is required to either withhold the results or alter
> em at eir whim or both.
> 
> Regardless of the outcome of the Hearing, in fact before the hearing is
> even called, the player who authored the rejected proposal shall be
> punished, and not just a slap on the wrist either. Since that player is now
> exposed as a hideous, anarchistic, reprobate for y'all to see, whose evil
> machinations are intended to destroy the world as we know it, they shall be
> Outcast.
> 
> When a player is Outcast, they are transferred to the Wilds of Ackanomic.
> An Outcast player may not enter any location in which they would be
> sheltered, nor will they ever be considered to be sheltered while Outcast.
> It is Illegal for an outcast player to dance on the Town Hall Steps, and
> the Crime of Repetition for em to submit a proposal. It is permissible to
> hunt an Outcast player like a dog and the B-Ack shall take this to heart.
> While an Outcast player is in the Wilds of Ackanomic the B-Ack shall have a
> 100% chance of chasing that player. This paragraph has precedence over any
> rule which would refute or otherwise impede its natural justice.
> 
> Once Outcast, a player remains in that state until a proposal is rejected
> or for three days, whichever is longer. At that time they shall receive a
> bonus vote, that it may never happen again, and shall cease to be Outcast.
> They shall be considered lucky to have gotten off so lightly.

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:31:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3038 accepted

Results of Proposal 3038

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
11/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Bonus Vote                              [TGW used a Bonus Vote]
Tammany                                 [TGW bribed Tammany A$30]

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
breadbox
Astro

    BAA!:
IdiotBoy
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3038 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:44 EDT
> Controlling the Weather
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> All party chess pieces of type tornado are moved off board. All swingers
> who control a party chess piece tornado receive A$70. All party chess
> pieces of type tornado are destroyed. Repeal rule 1230.19.

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:31:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3039 accepted

Results of Proposal 3039

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
9/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
rufus
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
saaremaa
breadbox
Astro

    BAA!:
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
H*bert               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3039 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:45 EDT
> Placements and check thingy
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal. [And yes I am running out of fun ideas for
> proposal titles.]
> 
> In rule 1230.2 replace the text:
> 
> "C. Placement - The Swinger places one of eir off-board pieces on an
> unoccupied square on the board. The Swinger may not place the piece in such
> a position that it attacks one or more opposing pieces, unless either
> 
> (a) it is impossible to place the piece without it attacking at least one
> other piece, and the Swinger involved has fewer than five on-board pieces
> and a weight of 0;
> 
> or
> 
> (b) the placement is made in accordance with Rule 1240.10. "
> 
> with the text:
> 
> "C. Placement - The Swinger places one of eir off-board pieces on an
> unoccupied square on the board. The Swinger may not place the piece in such
> a position that it attacks one or more opposing pieces, unless either
> 
> (a) it is impossible to place the piece without it attacking at least one
> other piece, and the Swinger involved has fewer than five on-board pieces
> and a weight of 0;
> 
> or
> 
> (b) the placement is made in accordance with Rule 1240.10.
> 
> No matter what, no piece may be placed in such a way as to cause any
> swinger to be in check. "

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:32:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3040 accepted

Results of Proposal 3040

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
11/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Astro
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
H*bert               (SPAM)
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3040 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:46 EDT
> What's going on!
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> {{[P2952 created an optional office of the AR-F and transferred it to the
> treasury. Since it was unspecified as to what type of office it was to be
> it became political. Thus the office was not tradeable and couldn't be
> auctioned. The wording of rule 534 makes it clear that it should be
> capital. This fixes that so next week I can call an auction those entities
> thingy on it]}}
> 
> Amend the first paragraph of Rule 534 (The Ackan Reserve) to read as
> delimited by MULTITUDES
> 
> MULTITUDES
> 
> There is a named, unownable, unique entity known as The Ackan Reserve.
> i) There is an optional functional office with one seat known as Chair of
> the Ackan Reserve, or AR-C.
> ii) There is an optional political office known as the People's Member of
> the Ackan Reserve, or AR-P.
> iii) There is an capital office known as the Financial Community's Member
> of the Ackan Reserve, or AR-F.
> 
> There are also six Appointed Members of the Ackan Reserve, known to be
> upstanding citizens of Acka, however as they are not players, their votes
> are assumed to be similar to the player members, and can be safely ignored.
> [Presumably this includes Phoebe and so on.] The AR-C, AR-P, and AR-F, are
> collectively known as the Executive Board of the Ackan Reserve, or AREB. If
> a player has two offices which are on the AREB than one will be
> confiscated, either the AR-F, of the AR-P if they do not own the AR-F.
> 
> MULTITUDES

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:33:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3041 accepted

Results of Proposal 3041

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
14/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:

    PRESENT:
saaremaa
breadbox
Astro

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3041 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:47 EDT
> A merciful end
> /dev/joe (Joseph DeVincentis)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[ This is the first in a series of four proposals to modify the game of
> spades. They are in separate proposals because they are separate ideas that
> may stand apart from one another. Now that we have had a long game of
> spades played out over several months, we may more accurately judge whether
> or not we want each of these features. ]}}
> 
> Amend rule 1250.15, Spades, by inserting the text "or one team has a
> Spadescore 500 points more than the other team, " immediately after the
> text "and the teams aren't tied, " in section 5.
> 
> All spades games in progress are changed to follow the modified rule.

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:33:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3042 accepted

Results of Proposal 3042

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
15/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:

    PRESENT:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
breadbox
Astro

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3042 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:48 EDT
> Another merciful end: the rufus amendment
> /dev/joe (Joseph DeVincentis)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 1250.15, Spades, by adding the following text as a new paragraph
> at the end of section 7:
> 
> "If one player misses the time limit on 3 consecutive actions [such as his
> play to three consecutive tricks, or his play to the last trick fully
> played in one hand and his bid and first play to the next hand] eir team
> forfeits. If the players on one team miss the time limit 7 times over the
> course of a match, eir team forfeits."
> 
> All spades games in progress are changed to follow the modified rule.

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:34:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3043 accepted

Results of Proposal 3043

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
10/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
Koxvolio             (Harf)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
saaremaa
breadbox
Astro

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3043 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:49 EDT
> Trump leads
> /dev/joe (Joseph DeVincentis)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[ When I wrote up the game rules, this rule which is usually used slipped
> my mind. ]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 1250.15, Spades, by inserting the sentence "However, e may not
> lead a spade unless a spade has been played to an earlier trick that round,
> or all the cards in eir hand are spades." after the text "playing any card
> from eir hand (called the card led)." in section 3.
> 
> All spades games in progress are changed to follow the modified rule.

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:35:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3044 accepted

Results of Proposal 3044

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
14/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:

    PRESENT:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
Astro

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3044 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:50 EDT
> Blind Nil
> /dev/joe (Joseph DeVincentis)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[ This is a favorite option of many players, and if combined with the
> 500-point-difference option could serve to end lopsided games quicker,
> while giving the far-behind players a better chance to come back. ]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 1250.15, Spades, as follows:
> 
> In section 1, change "(sending each player eir cards by private email)" to
> ", sending each player eir cards by a private message, except that those
> players eligible to bid Blind Nil shall not be sent their cards until they
> ask for them or the bidding is completed."
> 
> At the end of section 2, add as a new paragraph: "Players on a team which
> is behind by 200 or more points at the start of the round are also eligible
> to bid Blind Nil. Such a player will not initially be sent eir cards, and
> when it is eir turn to bid, e may either bid Blind Nil or ask to be shown
> eir cards. If e chooses to be shown eir cards, the referee shall send em
> eir cards and then e shall make one of the other allowed bids besides Blind
> Nil. After the bidding completes, if one player bid Blind Nil, the referee
> shall send em eir cards and e must then choose one card in eir hand to give
> to eir teammate, and send this card privately to the referee and eir
> teammate. The teammate then similarly chooses a card in eir hand to be
> given to the Blind Nil bidder. [This ensures that one out of 4 Blind Nils
> don't automatically fail by having the ace of spades.] If both players on a
> team are daring enough to bid Blind Nil, no such exchange occurs. Once this
> has completed the referee should announce that it is completed and the
> first trick begins, though if the opening lead belongs to a member of the
> Blind Nil team, e need not wait for this signal to begin play."
> 
> Amend section 4 by adding to the end of the next-to-last paragraph: "For
> each player on the team who bid Blind Nil, the team scores 200 if e took no
> tricks, or -200 if e took at least one trick."
> 
> Amend section 7 by inserting the following after the first paragraph: "If
> it occurs when a player is deciding whether or not to bid Blind Nil, e is
> considered to have chosen to look at eir hand."
> 
> All spades games in progress are changed to follow the modified rule.

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:35:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3045 rejected

Results of Proposal 3045

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
9/19 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Astro
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Tammany                                 [Alfvaen bribed Tammany A$26]

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3045 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:41 EDT
> Foreworn
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[The intention of this proposal is to repeal Prosthetic Foreheads. Yes I
> know, they are harfy, but almost no one buys them any more. Those Foreheads
> in existence are converted to trinkets and then destroyed. One is left for
> placement in the Harfonian]}}
> 
> For the purposes of this proposal, forehead shall be interpreted to mean
> Prosthetic Forehead.
> 
> {{
> For each forehead currently in existence:
> 
> Create a trinket valued at A$ 7 called "X's Prosthetic Forehead N" with the
> description ascribed to the forehead, in the possession of the forehead's
> owner, where:
> a) X is replaced with the name of the player who described the forehead
> 
> b) N is removed if the player who described the forehead did not describe
> any other foreheads
> c) otherwise N is replaced with the smallest positive non-zero integer that
> would give the trinket a unique name
> }}
> 
> {{Destroy all prosthetic foreheads except the oldest described forehead.}}
> {{[Have to leave something for the Harfonian :) ]}}
> 
> {{[Tidyup forehead References]}}
> 
> Amend the second list item in Rule 716 (Patent Infringement) to read:
> 2) create a trinket valued at more than A$ 6, containing the phrase
> "Prosthetic Forehead" in its name, and present it to a Scientist as a
> symbolic apology to the intellectual community.
> 
> Amend section III (Donation) of rule Rule 850 (Museum) to read:
> A player may donate any Gadget or Trinket e owns to the Museum. If the
> player attempting it is not at the Museum, e first moves to the Museum, and
> then the donation occurs. If e is unable to move to the Museum, then the
> attempt fails. All newly donated objects (along with the name of the
> associated benefactor) are placed on display in the North Wing. Items on
> display in the Museum are not considered in the Treasury.
> 
> Delete list item a) of section IV (Donation Value) of rule Rule 850
> (Museum) and reletter the list appropriately.
> 
> Amend the [final] paragraph of Rule 929 (Baaa) which currently reads:
> Any number of Wool Sweaters may exist at one time. They are created by the
> Orkatass Lamb Products Company when purchased. A player may put on a Wool
> Sweater if e possesses one. However, players wearing Prosthetic Foreheads
> may not put on a Wool Sweater, because Wool Sweaters will not fit over
> Prosthetic Foreheads. Wool sweaters are tradeable, mimsy garments.
> 
> to read:
> Any number of Wool Sweaters may exist at one time. They are created by the
> Orkatass Lamb Products Company when purchased. A player may put on a Wool
> Sweater if e possesses one. Wool sweaters are tradeable, mimsy garments.
> 
> {{[Well that's it nothing left but to:]}}
> 
> Repeal rule 915 (Prosthetic Foreheads). {{[]}}

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:36:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3046 accepted

Results of Proposal 3046

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
13/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Astro
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
breadbox
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3046 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:52 EDT
> I Don't Want Your Poxy Approval
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend the [final] paragraph of Rule 1005 (Organizational Action) which
> reads:
> A member of an Organization may proxy their approval to that Organization.
> A player whose approval is proxied to an Organization may renounce their
> proxy to that Organization. Whenever an Organizational Action is suggested
> by a member of that Organization, all members of that Organization whose
> approval is proxied automatically approve of the action at the time it is
> suggested.
> 
> to read:
> A member of an Organization may proxy their approval to that Organization,
> or renounce it as a public action. At the time a member proxys their
> approval, they shall automatically aprove of all orgalisational actions
> under consideration for that organisation. Whenever an Organizational
> Action is suggested by a member of that Organization, all members of that
> Organization whose approval is proxied automatically approve of the action
> at the time it is suggested.
> 
> {{[This will allow Non-Player-Members to remove eir proxy and will surmount
> the problem Fortunato ran into]}}

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:37:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3048 accepted

Results of Proposal 3048

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
14/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Astro
else...if            (Klingon)
H*bert               (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3048 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:54 EDT
> Feuds
> Niccolo Flychuck (Uri Bruck)
> 
> {{[I fixed a couple of things. First the case where two players are both
> members of two Feuding organizations, is not considered to be part of that
> Feud.There was one point where I used Duel instead of Feud in the original
> proposal. and I changed members to player members, so that for now, until
> there is a way for non-human to participate in Duels, non-player members
> are exempt from the Duels. I'd like to allow non-human entities to
> participate in Duels via proxy. That's a matter for a seperate amendment,
> and if it passes, I'll change the 'player members' here to members]}}
> 
> 
> 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 player 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 Feud.
> 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 Organization 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.
> If two Dueling players are both members of Organization A and B while
> Organizations A and B are Feuding, then that specific Duel does not count
> as part of that Feud. "

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:38:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3049 accepted

Results of Proposal 3049

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
11/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
breadbox
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus

    PRESENT:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Astro

    BAA!:
IdiotBoy
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3049 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:55 EDT
> Party Chess Defensive Positions
> Niccolo Flychuck (Uri Bruck)
> 
> [This is a Chess Proposal]
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Append the following text to R1230.1 "Swingers Play Around I - the board
> and the playing pieces" as section 8:
> "
> 8. Defensive Positions
> An on-board piece is in a Defensive Position if the distance between that
> piece a friendly King is equal to or smaller than 4.
> "

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:38:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3050 rejected

Results of Proposal 3050

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
7/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Astro
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3050 - Tue 12 May 1998 18:56 EDT
> ((((((((((:-)))))))))))
> Pandora (David Kenning)
> 
> This is a modest proposal
> 
> Add the following IRRITANT-delimited text to Rule 721 in a suitable place:
> 
> IRRITANT
> IV. Bracket Abuse
> 
> Wilful breaking of the ancient Code of Pedantry by a Player who has Learned
> their Lesson, safe in the knowledge that a Bracket Pedantry hearing may not
> be called against them, is annoying.
> IRRITANT

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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 20:39:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3051 accepted

Results of Proposal 3051

19/27 votes: Quorum achieved
10/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
The Gingham Wearer   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Astro
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
H*bert               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Illusion
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
UglyBigNose

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3051 - Tue 12 May 1998 19:34 EDT
> Archers are defensive pieces
> Niccolo Flychuck (Uri Bruck)
> 
> {{[There were some comments from Swingers that Archers upset game balance
> with their distance capture. I don't want to repeal Archers, and I like to
> think of them as defensive pieces. That's why I submitted the Defensive
> POsition proposal, and also this one. The Defensive Position proposal
> creates a sort of dynamic territory, and might be used by other pieces as
> well. I think this proposal restores some balance, and makes the piece more
> interesting]}}
> 
> 
> Amend R1230.15 "Creation of a PartyChessPiece Archer" to read in full:
> "
> 1. An Archer is represented by the ASCII Character 'A'.
> 
> 2. The Archers move is made up of two parts: In the first part the Archer
> moves either vertically or horizontally a distance of d1 squares, where d1
> is either 1,2,3 or 4. In the second part the Archer moves a distance of
> 4-d1 in a direction perpendicular to the direction he moved in the first
> part (in the second part the distance can be 0).
> 
> 3.
> a. When an Archer is in a Defensive Position it can capture from a
> distance. An Archer can capture any opposing piece that occupies a square
> at a maximum distance of 4, either vertically or horizontally, or a at a
> maximum distance of 3 diagonally, provided that all the squares between the
> Archer and the captured piece are unoccupied.
> 
> The Archer does not replace the captured piece, but remains on the same
> square it occupied when the turn started. An Archer in a Defensive Position
> cannot capture using the move described in section 2 of this rule.
> 
> b. An Archer which is not in a defensive position can only Capture using
> the Move described in section 2 of this rule, provided all the squares it
> passes through are unoccupied.
> 
> 4. An Archer has a material value of 7.

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