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acka-voting-digest       Thursday, May 28 1998       Volume 03 : Number 085

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 00:06:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3085 rejected

Results of Proposal 3085

21/26 votes: Quorum achieved
6/13 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Ayla

    BAA!:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Fortunato
Slakko               (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
rufus                (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3085 - Mon 18 May 1998 09:56 EDT
> Something special
> J. M. Bear (Frank Schmidt)
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.5 by removing the string ", provided that the orthogonal
> direction taken is only 45 degrees rotated from the diagonal direction
> taken (e.g. you can move up-left then left, but not up-left then right)".
> [This isn't needed, since the moves excluded are already moves allowed as
> standard or special moves.]
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.6 to read as delimited by CARAVAN.
> 
> CARAVAN
> A Camel is a piece with a material value of 5, represented by the character
> C.
> 
> A Camel's move consists of movement of 3 squares in any orthogonal
> direction, followed by movement of 1 square in a direction perpendicular to
> the other one, skipping over pieces in its path.
> 
> A Camel has a Special Move, consisting of movement of 3*n squares in any
> orthogonal direction, followed by movement of n squares in a direction
> perpendicular to the first one, skipping over pieces in its path, with n
> being an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive. This move may not be used as a
> Capture.
> CARAVAN
> 
> Change the title of Rule 1230.6 to "PartyChessPiece Camel".
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.21 by appending the GHOUL-delimited text as a separate
> paragraph.
> 
> GHOUL
> A Zombie has a Special Move, consisting of a movement of one square in any
> diagonal direction. This move may not be used as a Capture.
> GHOUL
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.22 by appending the JEOPARDY-delimited text as a separate
> paragraph.
> 
> JEOPARDY
> A Gess has a Special Move, consisting of a movement in any direction to
> SQn, n being an integer between 2 and 10, inclusive, if SQ(n-1) is
> occupied. This move may not be used as a Capture.
> JEOPARDY
> 
> [The special moves should be special, but somehow linked to the normal
> ones.]

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 00:07:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3087 accepted

Results of Proposal 3087

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
19/22 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
else...if            (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Ayla
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Vulcan Unity Vote
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
saaremaa
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3087 - Mon 18 May 1998 09:58 EDT
> Sigh
> /dev/joe (Joseph DeVincentis)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 1020, "Dispensations", by adding the following
> double-quote-delimited text at the end of the rule as a new paragraph:
> 
> "The Dispensation list may only be manipulated as specified by the rules.
> {{ If any item appears on the dispensation list which was not added by the
> method specified in this rule, remove it from the list. }}"

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 00:08:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3088 rejected

Results of Proposal 3088

22/26 votes: Quorum achieved
11/21 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Razor Boomerangs Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [JT bribed Tammany A$25]

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato
Slakko               (SPAM)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
rufus                (SPAM)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3088 - Mon 18 May 1998 09:59 EDT
> Majickal Rhapsody
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> Possessing quadruple Majicks bestows Enlightenment; additionally Wierdness.

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:47:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3089 accepted

Results of Proposal 3089

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
15/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
saaremaa

    PRESENT:
breadbox
Ayla

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3089 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:42 EDT
> Infinite Schminfinite
> ThinMan (John Bollinger)
> 
> {{[
> Rule-mandated infinite loops worry me. The following rule does not cover
> all possible such loops, but does address itself to most of those which are
> likely to be created by mistake or mistake-like scam.
> ]}}
> 
> Create a new rule, numbered 110, titled "Infinite Schminfinite", with the
> following THERECANBEONLYONE-delimited text:
> 
> THERECANBEONLYONE
> If the rules are modified so as to specify that an action occurs without
> specifying at what time or under what circumstances that action occurs,
> then the action occurs exactly once, an ininitessimal time after the rules
> are so modified.
> THERECANBEONLYONE

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:47:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3090 accepted

Results of Proposal 3090

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
11/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
breadbox
Slakko               (SPAM)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
saaremaa
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Ayla
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3090 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:43 EDT
> Infinite Schminfinite II
> ThinMan (John Bollinger)
> 
> Create a new rule, numbered 5000, entitled "patch.Acka.0001742", with the
> following text:
> "
> If Alfvaen has more than 1000 points then the following occurs:
> 1) his score is set to the magic number,
> 2) he achieves a winning condition,
> 3) The Gingham Wearer's score is set to zero.
> 
> This rule repeals itself five minutes after it is enacted.
> "
> 
> ThinMan

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:48:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3091 rejected

Results of Proposal 3091

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
8/19 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Attila the Pun
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
saaremaa
Fortunato
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
IdiotBoy

    PRESENT:
breadbox

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3091 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:44 EDT
> This is a boring title
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Append the following text to the end of the first paragraph rule 1140:
> 
> "No player may receive the chocolate frog in two consecutive months."
> 
> Replace the second paragraph of rule 901 [The first Magic Potato will be
> given out on the first Monday following the accepting of this Proposal into
> law. ] with the following text:
> 
> "No player may receive the magic potato in two consecutive weeks."
> 
> Add the following text to rule 836 after the second paragraph:
> 
> "No player may have the great raft or great oars transferred to them in 2
> consecutive fortnights. No player may be selected to have the great raft or
> great oars transferred to them if they currently have the other (i.e. they
> can't get the oars if they have the raft and vice versa)."

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:49:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3092 accepted

Results of Proposal 3092

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
11/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
saaremaa
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
Koxvolio             (Harf)
breadbox

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3092 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:45 EDT
> No-lix
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Repeal Rule 207.5 (Prolix Propositions).

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:50:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3093 accepted

Results of Proposal 3093

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
15/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3093 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:46 EDT
> What about other sorts of bias?
> saaremaa (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> [this rule has been broken many times because of inappropriate scope of the
> last sentence. Also, there are many minor inconsistencies to fix.]
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Amend rule 253, "Mentors", as follows:
> 
> ---
> 
> I. Replace:
> 
> "
> A mentor must always provide information without political or religious
> bias.
> "
> 
> with:
> 
> "
> A Mentor shall provide information to the new player without bias while
> performing the above duties.
> "
> 
> ---
> 
> II. Replace the first occurrance of the article 'a' in sections 2) and 3)
> with the article 'the'. ['a player' is wrong; 'the player' is better and
> consistent, 'eir protege(e)' is correct, but 'the player' is good enough
> for now.]
> 
> ---
> 
> III. Replace 'mentor' with 'Mentor" wherever it appears. [capitalization
> should be consistent within the same rule.]
> 
> ---
> 
> IV. Replace all gender-specific pronouns with their appropriate
> gender-neutral (Spivak) forms. [regardless of how we feel about this (and
> it used to be a holy war), we should at least be consistent within the same
> rule]

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:51:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3094 accepted

Results of Proposal 3094

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
17/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3094 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:47 EDT
> Hmmm
> saaremaa (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Amend rule 410, "Scorekeeper", to replace "winning a cycle" with "achieving
> a Winning Condition"

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:52:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3095 accepted

Results of Proposal 3095

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

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
IdiotBoy
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
JT                   (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
Ayla

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3095 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:48 EDT
> Fasttrack Literature changes
> saaremaa (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> [gist: allow anyone to modify the literature list, allow CSRs to work on
> all documents, reuse the CSR mechanism for the postal code]
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Amend rule 210, "Literature", to remove:
> 
> "
> The Literature list may only be altered through the use of Proposals or the
> Spelling Bee.
> "
> 
> then add the following text as a new section following section IV:
> 
> "
> V. Any player may issue a CSR that consists solely of modifications to the
> Literature list. Otherwise, the Literature list may only be modified by
> Proposals and by the Spelling Bee.
> "
> 
> ---
> 
> Amend rule 421.2, "Common Sense Reports", to replace
> 
> "
> list of suggested changes to the Rules
> "
> 
> with:
> 
> "
> list of suggested changes to the Rules or other document
> "
> 
> ---
> 
> Amend rule 422, "Postmaster", to replace:
> 
> "
> The Postal Code is a document which may be changed by the Postmaster by
> publicly posting the desired changes; if fewer than 2 players publicly
> disagree with the change within 3 days, it is applied to the Postal Code;
> otherwise, the change is ignored.
> "
> 
> with
> 
> "
> It is a privilege of the Postmaster to issue CSRs that consist solely of
> modifications to the Postal Code.
> "

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:52:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3096 accepted

Results of Proposal 3096

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
16/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    BAA!:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3096 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:49 EDT
> Dusting the Laboratory
> saaremaa (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> Amend rule 594.18, "Blueprint: Butler", to replace
> 
> "Processing Chip" with "Swingpoint".
> 
> ---
> 
> Destroy all Oscars.
> 
> ---
> 
> Repeal rule 594.13, "Blueprint: Oscar"
> 
> [this manipulates contracts, which do not seem to exist]
> 
> ---
> 
> [how did this escape the cutting room floor :-)]
> 
> Amend rule 841, "Towers", to remove:
> 
> "
> 7) Any tower in the Gaol's evidence room is twisted into a pretzel-shaped
> blob, and will not exceed the height of the Gaol. Towers may not manipulate
> protected entities or perform protected actions except where specified by
> the rules. Towers may only be destroyed as specified in the rules.
> "
> 
> then renumber sections 8 and 9 to 7 and 8, respectively.
> 
> ---
> 
> Amend rule 1004, "Societies", to replace "Organization Powers" with
> "Organizational Powers".
> 
> ---
> 
> Amend rule 1240.1, "Definition of Otzma Cards", to remove the string "any
> Institution," from section III, subsection 2.

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:53:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3097 rejected

Results of Proposal 3097

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
8/15 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:
saaremaa
IdiotBoy
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    BAA!:
Fortunato
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3097 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:50 EDT
> Banzai!
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [A real Kamikaze stunt: it costs you the piece, but eliminates any piece
> "weaker" than a Kamikaze that you want eliminated. It's a great way to kill
> off Checks which rely on a Cantor - material weights are 6 for Z versus 5
> for %.]
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.16 by appending the following CRASH-delimited text:
> 
> CRASH
> 5. The Kamikaze has a Special Move, which consists of moving to any square
> on the board currently occupied by a piece of positive Material weight
> lower than that of the Kamikaze, moving over unoccupied squares in the
> path. The Kamikaze is destroyed after this Special Move has occurred.
> CRASH

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:53:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3098 accepted

Results of Proposal 3098

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

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
breadbox
K 2                  (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Fortunato

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3098 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:51 EDT
> Win, When?
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [Rule 603 never says when a player actually achieves the relevant Winning
> Condition. This amendment should make the timing obvious. Thanks to those
> who pointed out the unintentional flaw in the rewording.]
> 
> Amend Rule 603 by replacing the following UNCLEAR-delimited text:
> 
> UNCLEAR
> If a voting player has a number of points equal to or greater than the
> Magic Number, and that player is the first one to have done so in the
> current Cycle, then that player has achieved a Winning Condition.
> UNCLEAR
> 
> with the following CRYSTAL-delimited text:
> 
> CRYSTAL
> A player achieves a Winning Condition at the instant their number of points
> first reaches or exceeds the Magic Number in any given Cycle, provided that
> no one else has previously had a score reach or exceed the Magic Number
> during that cycle.
> CRYSTAL

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 01:54:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3099 accepted

Results of Proposal 3099

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
12/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
Fortunato
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:
breadbox

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3099 - Tue 19 May 1998 20:52 EDT
> Wibble
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Wibble.

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:27:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3150

Proposal 3150
Third time's a charm :-)
Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)

I was young and foolish then I feel old and foolish now.

Create a new rule numbered 708 entitled "To the Stocks" and reading as
follows delimited by "ROTTEN-EGG"

ROTTEN-EGG
There exists the location of the Ackanomic Town Square (square) It is a
common location, and it occupies four kaas of land. Located in the square are
several sets of stocks. Whenever a player is sentenced to a sentence in the
stocks they are transported to the square and considered to be "in the
stocks" for the duration of the sentence.

Whenever a player is in the stocks they are treated as if they were in gaol
except for the following differences:

1. There is no limit on the number of public messages they may post in a day
due to the greater ease with which someone in the stocks may communicate.

2. A player in the stocks may give any gift entities to another player [not
organisation], provided the other player is in the Ackanomic Town Square.

Any player may release any other player from the stocks providing they are in
the square and not in the stocks. To do so however is the crime of aiding and
abetting [It is considered good form for any CFCJs with a TRUE verdict on
this crime to give as a penalty a time in the stocks]. If a player is
released from the stocks then their sentence is considered to have ended.

There exists a unique unownable entity called "Cut-me-own-Throat Dibbler"
[Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures, page 15] (Dibbler). Entities owned by
Dibbler are not considered to be in the Treasury. Any player who is in the
square but not in he stocks may purchase any of Dibbler's merchandise for the
prices indicated below:

	Miscellaneous Vegetables:		A$3
	Tomato:				A$5
	Rotten Egg:				A$10

Any merchandise purchased from Dibbler must immediately (i.e. in the same
message) be thrown at a player in the stocks, otherwise it will decompose
(due to it's low quality).

Any player in the stocks who has had anything thrown at them may be ridiculed
with immunity to the politeness moon (within reason). In addition, for each
item thrown at a player there is a chance that that player becomes ill. The
odds are 1 in 20 for miscellaneous vegetables, 1 in 10 for tomatoes and 1 in
5 for rotten eggs. If a player becomes ill in this way then upon their
sentence in the stocks ending they are transferred to the hospital where they
must remain for three days.

At the end of every month Dibbler has all his money confiscated for selling
bad quality goods and this is transferred to a random active player "for
bringing this man's dreadful merchandise to the state's attention".
ROTTEN-EGG

Create a new rule called "The Ackanomic Hospital" with the text as delimited
by KING_SYNDROME

KING_SYNDROME
The Ackanomic Hospital is a common location and a cosy building. Whenever a
player is ill and in the hospital they are encouraged to groan in any public
messages .
KING_SYNDROME

Modify rule 1123 by appending the following LUNATIC delimited text to the
end:

LUNATIC
In addition, whenever a player is found to have snowgod's disease they are
transported to the Ackanomic Hospital where they must remain for three days
whilst they are recovering from their illness.
LUNATIC

Modify rule 709 by replacing the following BORING delimited text with the
following BRAND_NEW delimited text:

BORING
If a player has been selected to judge a CFJ and has not yet accepted or
declined the appointment when e enters the Gaol, e is considered to have
declined the appointment as judge. 
BORING

BRAND_NEW
If a player has been selected to judge a CFJ and has not yet delivered the
verdict, e is considered to have declined the appointment as judge and the
Clerk of the Courts must select a new judge. 
BRAND_NEW

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:30:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3151

Proposal 3151
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

This is a Modest Proposal.

[Given that Senatorial and Presidential election times are now linked, we
should prevent a player holding both the Presidency and a Senate seat at
the same time.]

Amend Rule 411, "Senate", by replacing the text

"The Speaker is not eligible to hold this office."

with the text

"The Speaker and the President are both ineligible to hold this office."

Append the following ONEONLY-delimited text to Rule 411 as a new
paragraph:

"If Nominations are being held concurrently for the Office of President
and the Office of Senator, then no player may nominate for both Offices.  
If a player attempts to nominate for both Offices, only the first
nomination received by Count Tabula from that player for either of the
offices shall be legitimate.  This paragraph overrides Rule 402 in the
event of a conflict."

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:31:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3152

Proposal 3152
Changing Locusts Again
Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)

In rule 1230.42 replace the text:

"A Locust is a piece with a Material Value of the smaller of "

with the text:

"A Locust is a piece with a Material Value of the larger of "

In the same rule replace:

"and then N/2 squares"

with

"and then up to N/2 squares".

Also, rename the rule "PartyChessPiece Locust" and renumber it to 1230.24.

Renumber rule 1230.41 (Party Chess Piece Guard) to 1230.25 [whilst I'm at
it].

{{All on board party chess pieces of type locust are moved off board. All
swingers controlling a party chess piece of type locust receive A$1 in
compensation for each locust they own. All party chess pieces of type locust
are destroyed.}}

[I spoke to Hubert about this and he assured me that this was what he
intended (the first bit of it anyway). He also suggested that I destroy all
the locusts that Slakko and myself had bought, which I agree with. The three
middle bits are just my own personal opinions.]

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:34:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3100 accepted

Results of Proposal 3100

18/26 votes: Quorum achieved
17/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
saaremaa
Fortunato
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Klingon Unity Vote

    NO:
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3100 - Thu 21 May 1998 00:14 EDT
> Justiciary Fix
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [Guy Fawkes may be iced for 14 days. At that point, e is no longer a
> Justice, and under Rule 416.1 may not own a Supreme Cortex. However, Rule
> 416.1 does not dictate what actually happens to that cortex. It needs to be
> specified, given standing game custom, that eir ownership of the cortex is
> lost.]
> 
> Amend Rule 416.1 by inserting the following LOSE-delimited text immediately
> after the first sentence of the second paragraph:
> 
> LOSE
> If a player who is not a Justice owns a Cortex, then they lose ownership of
> that Cortex.
> LOSE

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:34:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3101 rejected

Results of Proposal 3101

18/26 votes: Quorum achieved
9/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Ayla
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
saaremaa
Fortunato

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3101 - Thu 21 May 1998 00:16 EDT
> Harfhogger Penalty
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [Harfmeisters are under increasing pressure to designate Harf these days,
> what with it affecting possession of Cheddars, Agenda Hats and suchlike.
> Yet there is still no penalty for a Harfmeister (other than having to go to
> eir home) who refuses to give out Harf until e is forced from Office.
> Seeing as 5 points are given per Harfy thing that happens, a commensurate
> penalty (double damages) should be enforced. Not so much to make the office
> untenable, but not so little as to make the penalty ineffective.]
> 
> Amend Rule 1112 by inserting the following PEN-delimited text immediately
> after the final occurrence of the text "guilty of Hogging the Harf":
> 
> PEN
> , loses 10 points at the time the verdict becomes public,
> PEN

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:35:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3102 rejected

Results of Proposal 3102

19/26 votes: Quorum achieved
9/19 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)

    NO:
saaremaa
breadbox
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3102 - Thu 21 May 1998 00:17 EDT
> Grand Repealo
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [Again, the modest declaration serves minimal purpose. There is no point
> anti-voting NO on this proposal, as it amends Rule 207. I feel that
> Grandiose designation of proposals is a pointless endeavour these days.
> Such designations are used so infrequently that their removal would not
> significantly affect game play.]
> 
> Amend Rule 207 by (a) deleting all instances of the following 2 quoted
> sentences:
> 
> "If a Grandiose proposal is accepted, the player who proposed it receives
> 16 points, and every player who voted NO on it receives 5 points."
> 
> "If a Grandiose proposal is rejected, but meets quorum, the player who
> proposed it loses 12 points, and every player who voted YES on it receives
> 5 points."
> 
> and (b) replacing all instances of the text "a proposal which is neither
> Modest nor Grandiose" with "a non-Modest proposal"
> 
> Amend Rule 209 to read as delimited by MODONLY-below:
> 
> MODONLY
> A proposal is considered to be Modest if and only if the author of the
> proposal prefaces the proposal with the words "This is a Modest proposal".
> The sentence that declares a Proposal to be Modest is considered
> "furniture" for the purposes of Rule 207.
> MODONLY

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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:36:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3103 accepted

Results of Proposal 3103

18/26 votes: Quorum achieved
8/13 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
saaremaa

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Fortunato
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
breadbox
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro

    VACATIONING:
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star
Tom Kitten

> Proposal 3103 - Thu 21 May 1998 00:18 EDT
> RoundOutForTheCount
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> This is a Chess Proposal.
> 
> [The RoundCount variable is not very useful right now. It was originally
> introduced to determine when swingpoints were awarded. We've been on
> fortnight Swingpoint awards for months, yet the RoundCount remains. I'm
> sick of tracking it, and would rather see it go.]
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.2, section 4 subsection B item (i) to read as delimited by
> TURNBASED below:
> 
> TURNBASED
> (i) If a Swinger's Office is Warm, and the Swinger is not checked, then:
> (a) If the Office has no on-board pieces, or the previous move made by that
> office was not a Pass, then that Swinger's Office automatically Passes when
> its turn begins, otherwise
> (b) That Swinger's Office automatically Surrenders when its turn begins.
> TURNBASED
> 
> [The above section previously referred to rounds.]
> 
> Delete the following ROUNDY-delimited text from Rule 1230.2:
> 
> ROUNDY
> C. A Round of play is defined as a time period in which each Swinger played
> at least once, at least one Swinger played only once, and no Swinger who
> played more than once played after all Swingers who played exactly once.
> Each time a Round of play is over, RoundCount is incremented by 1. Whenever
> a new game of Party Chess is started, and no other rule specifies what the
> RoundCount shall be, it shall be set to 0.
> ROUNDY
> 
> Delete section 9 subsection A item (i) from Rule 1230.2, and relabel items
> (ii) and (iii) as (i) and (ii) respectively.
> 
> [Deleted text: There has not been a Free For All for at least one Round.
> This refers to restrictions on Free for Alls - section (ii) specifies a
> six-week break. We don't need any additional restrictions to compensate for
> the loss of the round restrictions.]
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.40 by deleting section d), and relabelling sections e) and
> f) to d) and e) respectively.
> [The incrementing of the RoundCount at the end of the game is now
> unnecessary.]

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