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acka-voting-digest        Sunday, May 31 1998        Volume 03 : Number 088

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:53:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3125 rejected

Results of Proposal 3125

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
6/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3125 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:00 EDT
> Things can only get better
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Create a new rule numbered 440 [look, I remembered to number it!] titled
> "Campaign Promises" and reading as follows:
> 
> "Any time between the start of a nomination period for a political office
> and the results of the election for the same office being announced is
> known as the campaign period. During the campaign period for an office any
> player may publicly announce what they plan to do if they get into the
> office [for example a would be president claiming e will build a bomb
> shelter, or a would be herald promising to put up a web page containing
> visual representations of all the players' arms]. If this player then gets
> elected to the position and fails to fulfill these promises then the
> chartreuse goose is transferred to the officer. If the player already has
> the goose then e is immediately removed from the relevant office. This rule
> may only be applied once with reference to each campaign promise [so if a
> player breaks two campaign promises then e will get the goose and be
> removed from office]."

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:54:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3126 rejected

Results of Proposal 3126

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
8/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3126 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:01 EDT
> dull name
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Repeal rules 921 and 923 (acid rain dance and amber banana). [I can only
> recall this ever being used once.]

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:56:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3127 accepted

Results of Proposal 3127

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
11/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

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

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

    PRESENT:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3127 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:02 EDT
> Yawn
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Append the following text to the end of rule 1250.6 (Description of an
> Eleusis Deck):
> 
> " Red and blue may be grouped together as sky colours, and black and green
> as earth colours."

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:57:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3129 accepted

Results of Proposal 3129

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
10/12 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Ayla
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3129 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:04 EDT
> Ambassador Changes
> The Gingham Wearer (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Modify rule 419.1 (Ambassador) to read in full:
> 
> "There exists the functional office of Ambassador which has one seat.
> 
> The duties of the office are to keep in touch with what is happening in
> other nomics, namely:
> 
> 1) Providing information about Ackanomic to people holding similar posts in
> other Nomics.
> 2) Requesting similar information about any other nomic at any player's
> request.
> 3) Acting as Ackanomic's liaison to Internomic and performing all the
> duties of the liaison as specified in rule 419.2 (Internomic Interface). If
> such a thing exists the Ambassador must be subscribed to the Internomic
> mailing list [currently [email-masked]]
> 4) Providing general information about Internomic to any player requesting
> it (such as how to subscribe to the mailing list, or what the web site URL
> is), and generally keeping all players up to date on things such as
> Internomic proposals.
> 
> The privileges of the office are:
> 
> 1) To send an Internomic Proposal to the Spelling Exchequer if e believes
> it contains any spelling mistakes.
> 2) To receive the standard salary for a functional office."
> 
> Modify rule 419.3 by replacing "Ambassador" with "Liaison to Internomic
> (usually the Ambassador)".

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:58:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3130 accepted

Results of Proposal 3130

16/25 votes: Quorum achieved
14/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

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

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Fortunato
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3130 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:05 EDT
> Who won the fued?
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Amend rule 1216 (Feuds), section 4, sentance 1 by inserting the word 'more'
> between 'won' and 'Duels' in the phrase 'have won Duels than'.
> 
> {{[ This could possibly have been done by CSR, but I don't have the right
> to issue them ]}}

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:59:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3131 rejected

Results of Proposal 3131

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
7/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Ayla
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Tammany                                 [breadbox bribed Tammany A$42]

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3131 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:06 EDT
> Oldest repeal in the book
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> {{[Alfvaen's current attempt to provide meaning to this rule
> not-withstanding, I think this rule is just useless clutter in the ruleset
> and thus would like to see it go away. ]}}
> 
> Repeal rule 42.

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:00:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3135 accepted

Results of Proposal 3135

15/25 votes: Quorum achieved
9/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
breadbox

    PRESENT:
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3135 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:10 EDT
> Slaying weasels
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> In Rule 205 (When Score Changes Take Effect), Section 1 (Score Changes
> Managed by Officers), part c, replace the sentance 'They must do so in a
> timely manner.' by the words 'They must do so within 3 days.'

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:02:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3136 accepted

Results of Proposal 3136

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
8/13 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    PRESENT:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Fortunato
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3136 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:11 EDT
> Arms Reduction
> Koxvolio (Ian Koxvold)
> 
> (([The introduction of so many, and such powerful, new special moves
> suggests that they need to be limitedm against accidental and intended
> abuse - imagine the Kamikaze special move without the word positive - it
> would automatically checkmate everyone...]))
> 
> In Rule 1230.2 Part 6 ("Swingers like to play around II"), replace the
> following TOOEASY-delimited text with the MORELIKEIT-delimited text.
> 
> TOOEASY
> D. Special - The Swinger spends one Benefyt and performs the Special Move
> for one of eir on-board pieces as defined by the PartyChessPieceDef rule
> defining that piece. This Atomic Play cannot be used by a swinger who owns
> no Benefyts.
> TOOEASY
> 
> MORELIKEIT
> D. Special - The Swinger spends one Benefyt and performs the Special Move
> for one of eir on-board pieces as defined by the PartyChessPieceDef rule
> defining that piece. This Atomic Play cannot be used by a swinger who owns
> no Benefyts, nor can it be used to attack or capture a King.
> MORELIKEIT

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:05:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3138 rejected

Results of Proposal 3138

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
10/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Tammany                                 [MTM bribed Tammany A$30]

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
Fortunato
Ayla
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3138 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:13 EDT
> A Really Funny Name so it be accepted and give me a winning condition.
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{Add the phrase "cargo bay doors" to the Ackanomic Lexicon.}}
> 
> {{Reduce the minimum haircut length by an eight of an inch.}}
> 
> {{[Give K 2 a Winning Condition]}}

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:06:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3139 rejected

Results of Proposal 3139

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
10/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
Tammany                                 [Hubert bribed Tammany A$25]

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Fortunato
Ayla
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:
Koxvolio             (Harf)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3139 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:15 EDT
> Surfs Up
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 250 (Registered Players) to replace:
> Players are named, unownable entities.
> with:
> Players are named, tradeable entities.
> 
> {{All Players own themselves}}
> 
> Amend Rule 252 (Joining the Game) in the following two ways:
> Append to the sentence:
> Upon the posting of such an announcement, the person becomes registered as
> a player.
> the following:
> and shall own emself.
> 
> Append to the sentence:
> The Undead with that player's Ackanomic name changes from an Undead to a
> player.
> the following:
> and shall own emself.
> 
> Amend Rule 256 (Leaving the Game) in the following two ways:
> Insert between item 6 and 7:
> 6) If the Player is not owned by emself, e shall involuntarily transfer
> sufficient A$, trinkets and Gadgets with a total Market Value equal to 10%
> more than the eir Market Value to eir owner, avoiding debt if possible.
> 
> Renumber the items appropriately.
> 
> Amend Rule 510 (Voluntary Debt Prohibited) to insert as the second
> paragraph:
> Should a player who owns emself ever go into debt they shall immediately
> put emself up for private auction. The proceeds of the auction shall be
> transferred to the Player who was auctioned. If no qualified bids were
> made, then the treasury shall transfer to the player the minimum of A$100
> and the absolute value of eir debt and the player shall then be owned by
> the treasury.
> 
> Amend the following sentence of section IV (Donation Value) of Rule 850
> (Museum):
> Objects on display are valued by the Museum as follows:
> to read:
> Objects on display are valued by the Museum according to eir Market Value
> which is calculated as follows:
> 
> Create a Rule numbered 517 titled "Serfdom" with the following (SURFSUP
> delimited) text:
> SURFSUP
> For the purposes of this Rule any Player who owns a Player other than
> emself shall be referred to as a Master while the Player who is owned by a
> Master shall be referred to as a serf.
> 
> 1. Duties and Obligations of a serf.
> i) A serf is respectful. A serf shall refer to eir Master as either Master,
> M'Lord or Most Harfy One, or alternately by a title specified by eir
> Master. It is the Crime of Disrespect for a serf to address or refer to eir
> master in any other manner.
> ii) A serf is considerate. A serf may not challenge eir Master to a duel
> nor be a second to a Player who has. Nor may they call a hearing of any
> type against eir Master.
> iii) A serf is compliant. All trinkets and Ackadollars given to a serf, by
> other Players, or from buried Treasure or Fortnightly Dividends, shall be
> taxed by eir Master at a rate of 10%. This amount is transferred from the
> serf to the Master.
> iv) A serf is helpless. If a serf feels they have been unfairly treated by
> any Player other than eir Master they may complain publicly about em. If it
> is legal for the Master to challenge the offending Player to a duel e must
> do so, if e does not e shall lose 6 points and eir serf shall gain 6
> points. This Privilege may be exercised at most once per month.
> 
> 2. Rights and Responsibilities of a Master.
> i) A Master is Generous. Once a month when officer salaries are paid each
> Master shall transfer the Standard Harfer Fee to each of eir serfs for the
> all of the serfy things they did that month.
> ii) A Master is Wise. Four times per calendar month a Master may command
> eir serf (if e is a voting Player) to perform a particular voting action on
> a proposal by privately mailing both the Tabulator and eir serf of the
> required voting strategy. Provided that the serf was not the author of that
> proposal, the serf shall perform the required voting action on the selected
> proposal. A serf cannot be required to be a part of a political party that
> gets a unity vote. Any entities required to perform the voting action must
> be supplied by the Master. Additionally, the Master shall transfer the
> Standard Harfer fee to eir serf the first time this privilege is exercised
> in each calendar month.
> 
> The Market Value of a Player is considered to be equivalent to the smallest
> total Market Value of the entities that have been exchanged for the player
> during any particular trade that occurred since e last owned emself.
> However if a Player owns emself, eir Market Value shall be A$ 0. A Player
> may buy emself out of serfdom by paying 10% more than eir Market Value to
> eir Master if they have not owned emself during the pervious 30 days.
> 
> While an entity may own a Player it shall not be considered to own the
> Player's possessions.
> SURFSUP

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:06:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3140 rejected

Results of Proposal 3140

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
9/16 YES votes: Proposal rejected

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

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Fortunato
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3140 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:16 EDT
> Myers Stock-take
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[Part I: Creating a Garment Rule Suite]}}
> 
> {{[The Head]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 931 (Garments, Especially Hats) to read in full
> (HEADOFTHEDESPICABLEONE delimited):
> HEADOFTHEDESPICABLEONE
> A class of entity known as a Garment exists. Only those entities explicitly
> designated by the rules as Garments are Garments. Garments are tradeable,
> unless the rules for a particular Garment specify otherwise.
> 
> The owner of a particular garment may as a public action, don that garment
> if he is currently not wearing that garment, or remove it if he is
> currently wearing it. The location of a garment that is being worn is the
> same as that of its wearer. If an entity ceases to be in possession of a
> garment it shall no longer be considered to be wearing that garment.
> 
> The rules may state that a Garment is of a particular class of Garment.
> Only one of each class of garment may be worn by a particular entity at any
> one time. If the rules fail to specify a class for a particular garment
> then it shall be of no class and any number of that garment may be worn.
> This rule defers to any rule describing the the number garments an entity
> may wear.
> 
> [Rule defined Garments and their properties may be found by following this
> link]
> HEADOFTHEDESPICABLEONE
> 
> Rename Rule 931 (Garments, Especially Hats) to "Garment Rule Suite"
> 
> {{[Miscellaneous Garment Collection Service]}}
> 
> Replace the final two paragraphs of Rule 929 (Baaa) with:
> But while a player possesses the Little Lamb, e has three times the normal
> probability of receiving the Magic Potato.
> 
> Remove the following sentence from Rule 975 (Yes Virginia):
> Pairs of dress pants are Garments.
> 
> Remove the following paragraph from Rule 1160 (Heraldry):
> Coats of Arms are not Garments, but for A$10 a player with a Coat of Arms
> may purchase a Surcoat bearing their Coat of Arms. Surcoats are Garments.
> 
> Amend Rule 1230.40 (Winning a Hand) to replace section a) with:
> a) The ChessChamp receives a ChessChamp's Cardigan. If e already has a
> ChessChamp's Cardigan, then it instead instantly transforms into a
> Tarnished Badge of Gluery. The ChessChamp additionally receives 10
> Swingpoints.
> 
> {{[Miscellaneous Garments]}}
> 
> Create a new rule as part of the Garment Rule Suite [931.1] titled "Red
> Light Specials" (ONSPECIAL delimited):
> ONSPECIAL
> i) Hats belong to a class of Garment known as Headwear.
> ii) Pairs of dress pants belong to a class of Garment known as Bottoms.
> iii) Surcoats belong to a class of Garment known as Tops. A Player with a
> Coat of Arms may purchase a Surcoat bearing their Coat of Arms for A$ 10.
> iv) ChessChamp's Cardigan belong to a class of Garment known as Tops.
> Tarnished Badges of Gluery are Garments.
> v) Wool Sweaters belong to a class of Garment known as Tops. They are
> created by the Orkatass Lamb Products Company when purchased. A player who
> is in possession of the Little Lamb may purchase a Wool Sweater from the
> Treasury for A$ 10. A Player who is wearing a Prosthetic Foreheads may not
> put on or remove a Wool Sweater, because Wool Sweaters will not fit over
> Prosthetic Foreheads.
> ONSPECIAL
> 
> {{[Champion's Cloaks and Badges of Glory]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 669 (Marks of the Champion) to read in full (WEARTHECHAMPIONS
> delimited):
> WEARTHECHAMPIONS
> Champion's Cloaks and Badges of Glory are nontradeable Garments. Champion's
> Cloaks belong to a class of Garment known as Cloak. A Champion's Cloak is a
> regal garment of the colour(s) and design of its owner's choice, while
> Badges of Glory are elaborate medals of various designs. [It is customary,
> though not required, for the owner of either of these entities to describe
> it within 3 days of acquiring it.] A player may request to be called,
> "Exalted One," or the honorific of his choice while he wears any of these
> objects. It is not necessary to honour such requests.
> WEARTHECHAMPIONS
> 
> Renumber Rule 669 (Marks of the Champion) to 931.2 [part of the Garment
> Rule Suite].
> 
> {{[Agenda Hats - Nemesis Eggplants (they'd be orphaned otherwise)]}}
> 
> Replace the following sentence in Rule 671 (Nemesis Eggplants and Agenda
> Hats):
> Agenda Hats are ownable Headwear.
> with:
> Agenda Hats belong to a class of Garment known as Headwear.
> 
> Renumber Rule 671 (Nemesis Eggplants and Agenda Hats) to 931.3 [part of the
> Garment Rule Suite].
> 
> {{[Purple Robe of Justice.]}}
> 
> Replace the following sentence in Rule 933 (Purple Robe of Justice): The
> Robe is a mimsy, non-Tradeable, Garment.
> with:
> The Robe is a non-Tradeable belonging to a class of Garment known as Cloak.
> {{[Its Unique so its automatically mimsy]}}
> 
> Renumber Rule 933 (Purple Robe of Justice) to 931.4 [part of the Garment
> Rule Suite].
> 
> {{[Chartreuse Cape]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 947 (The Chartreuse Cape) to read in full (MURREYVEIL
> delimited):
> MURREYVEIL
> The Chartreuse Cape is a unique, non-tradeable Garment belonging to the
> class of Cloak. More specifically, it is a large, voluminous cape, hanging
> below the knees of its wearer, and it is chartreuse in colour.The
> Chartreuse Cape is always owned by the current holder of the Office of the
> Caped Crusader. If there is no Caped Crusader, it is Somewhere Else.
> Whenever a new Caped Crusader is elected, it comes into his possession.
> 
> A player wearing the Chartreuse Cape has the ability to fly as if he had a
> wings mutation. He also has the strength of ten men, and can see through
> walls. Other rules may describe other effects of wearing the Chartreuse
> Cape.
> MURREYVEIL
> 
> Renumber Rule 947 (The Chartreuse Cape) to 931.5 [part of the Garment Rule
> Suite].
> 
> {{[Gingham Dresses]}}
> 
> Replace the following sentence in Rule 1389 (Quarantine):
> A Gingham Dress is a type of nameless garments.
> with:
> Gingham Dresses belong to a class of garment known as Bottoms.
> 
> Renumber Rule 1389 (Quarantine) to 931.6 [part of the Garment Rule Suite].

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:07:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3141 rejected

Results of Proposal 3141

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
6/16 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Fortunato
Ayla
breadbox

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3141 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:17 EDT
> The Scorekeeper Doesn't Have Enough To Do
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> Amend Rule 1140 (The Chocolate Frog) to read in full:
> 
> There is an unique, named, ownable entity known as the Chocolate Frog. It
> is a small, golden statue in the shape of a lawnmower. It is the most
> valued possession in all Acka. Whoever owns it is known as The First
> Citizen. On the eleventh of each month the Scorekeeper will randomly select
> a player from amongst the active players who gained the least points from
> anti-voting during the pervious seven days and the Chocolate Frog will be
> transferred to that player.
> 
> Any players who vote against a proposal made by the First Citizen will
> receive no points for anti-voting. Any player who publicly insults the
> First Citizen will be guilty of the Crime of Disrespect.

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:07:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3142 rejected

Results of Proposal 3142

16/25 votes: Quorum achieved
4/15 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Fortunato
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3142 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:18 EDT
> It Doesn't Need to be Unique
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> Amend the first paragraph of Rule 999 (The Quirpele of
> Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis) to read:
> 
> The Quirpele of Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a unique
> tradeable entity. The owner of the Quirpele of
> Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis may do any of the following,
> as a public action:
> a) Replace the noun phrase "Spelling Bee" in all Rules (including this
> one), and in any Proposals in the voting queue, with any legal Ackanomic
> name.
> b) Cause the Brass Monkey to climb eir house.
> c) Make it a Crime for a post to the public forum over the next 24 hours
> not to hail em as Emperor.
> 
> {{[Replace "Spelling Bee" in rule 999 with "in the rules". Next person
> replaces "in the rules" in rule 101 with "K 2" ;) ]}}

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:08:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3143 accepted

Results of Proposal 3143

16/25 votes: Quorum achieved
10/14 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Attila the Pun
Fortunato
Slakko               (SPAM)
Hubert               (Boomerangs)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Ayla

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3143 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:19 EDT
> Felicitous Populi
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> Create a new Rule, as a member of the Otzma Card Rule Suite titled "Otzma
> Card of Type Felicitous Populi", with the following LUCKY delimited text:
> 
> LUCKY
> This card may only be played in the public forum.
> 
> A player who plays this Card shall unambiguously announce:
> i) an event described in the rules which requires a random determination to
> be made, for which there is more than one possible outcome
> ii) the desired outcome from amongst the possible outcomes for that event
> iii) and an amount of A$ which e is 'betting' (referred to as B).
> 
> Immediately upon playing the card the specified amount of A$ is transferred
> to the treasury from the player. If the player had insufficient A$ the card
> shall have no effect.
> 
> Otherwise, if the named event occurs during the 3 days after the card is
> played, the the probability of the desired outcome is increased in the
> following manner. All outcomes are expressed as fractions using the
> smallest common denominator (referred to as D). The denominator of all the
> possible outcomes and the numerator of the desired outcome are increased by
> X, where X is B*D/200 rounded down.
> 
> {{[Functionally equivalent to assigning an additional X spots on the
> Ackanomic Magic Dice]}}
> 
> At any given time there may be at most 7 Cards of this type. 'Felicitous
> Populi' Otzma Cards have an F-designation of Normal.
> 
> Its Counter-Action:
> If the card is countered prior to the random determination the probability
> of the specified event occurring shall be unaltered form its usual value.
> If the card is countered after the random determination the player who
> played it shall transfer an amount of A$ equal to B to the player who
> countered the card.
> 
> This rule has precedence over any rule that defines probabilities for a
> given event.
> 
> LUCKY
> 
> {{[Turning a one Page Ackanomicon secret into a five page one would cost
> A$12. Increasing the functional F-Designation of an Otzma card from Normal
> to Common, prior to reading from a SBoC, would cost about A$30
> ]}}

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:09:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3144 rejected

Results of Proposal 3144

16/25 votes: Quorum achieved
6/16 YES votes: Proposal rejected

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

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Koxvolio             (Harf)
Fortunato
Ayla
breadbox
Hubert               (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    PRESENT:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Pandora              (MetaMorph)
Astro
The Mu-Cow Hunter

    VACATIONING:
saaremaa
Guy Fawkes

    PENDING:
two-star

> Proposal 3144 - Sun 24 May 1998 11:20 EDT
> Quality Merchandise
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[Garments Part II. Gives some minor attributes to some of the
> miscellaneous Garments. Hopefully I've managed to set it up so that the
> effect will be the same regardless of the passage of Part I]}}
> 
> Append to the Rule titled "Quarantine" as a new paragraph the following
> INSANE delimited text:
> INSANE
> Optionally, at the time a Player receives a Gingham Dress after a capsize,
> e may purchase a pair of Army Boots for A$ 10. Army Boots belong to a class
> of Garments known as Footwear. Army Boots may only be worn while wearing a
> Gingham Dress. A player who ceases to wear a Gingham Dress will also cease
> to wear any Army Boots e happens to be wearing. A player who is wearing
> both Army Boots and a Gingham Dress is said to be insane and will receive
> A$ 10 every time a proposal that is authored by em is accepted and is
> either Foolish or contains the silly phrase as defined by Rule 207.1
> (That's just silly).
> INSANE
> 
> If a rule titled "Red Light Specials" exists amend it in the following
> three ways:
> Append the SMART delimited text to section ii).
> SMART
> A Player who is wearing a pair of Dress Pants is said to be well dressed
> and will receive an additional point as a result of a parade.
> SMART
> 
> Append the HERALD delimited text to section iii)
> HERALD
> The score of a Player who is wearing a Surcoat is said to be displaying eir
> colours and eir score will change by an additional two points at the
> conclusion of a duel or if e was a second by an additional point.
> HERALD
> 
> Replace the text in section v) with the following WOOLLY delimited text.
> 
> WOOLLY
> Wool Sweaters belong to a class of Garment known as Tops. They are created
> by the Orkatass Lamb Products Company when purchased. A player who is in
> possession of the Little Lamb may purchase single Wool Sweater from the
> Treasury for A$ 10, provided that e has not previously done so since e last
> took possession of the little lamb. A Player who is wearing a Prosthetic
> Foreheads may not put on or remove a Wool Sweater, because Wool Sweaters
> will not fit over Prosthetic Foreheads. A Player who is wearing a Wool
> Sweater has twice the chance of finding either the Great Oars or Raft of
> Ackanomic. When a Player who owns any Wool Sweaters finds the Great Oars or
> the Great Raft of Ackanomic, one of em will get wet, shrink and be
> destroyed.
> WOOLLY
> 
> In the event a rule titled "Red Light Specials" does not exist perform the
> following three amendments:
> Amend Rule 929 (Baaa) to replace the final paragraph with the above WOOLLY
> delimited text.
> Amend Rule 975 (Yes Virginia) to append the above SMART delimited text to
> the second last paragraph.
> Amend Rule 1160 (Heraldry) to append the above HERALD delimited text to the
> final paragraph.

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:27:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3158

Proposal 3158
No Auto-hunting
JT (JT Traub)

This is a modest proposal.
Repleal rule 1395 'Mu-Cow Hunter'.
{{[Please help make breadbox's life easier.  I voted for the Mu-Cow merely
to prevent that proposal from finding it, and I suspect others did as
well.]}}

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Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:29:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3159

Proposal 3159
And the World Screams "Kiss Me, Son of God"
else...if (Henry Towsner)

	Repeal section VI of rule 419.2
	Renumber rule 419.2 to 419.3
	Create rule 419.2, named "The Foreign Affairs Council", reading as
delimited by CIA
CIA
	The Office of Foreign Affairs has four Seats. The Ambassador is not
eligible to hold this office. The Officers of Foreign Affairs are
collectively a Unique Organization known as the Foreign Affairs Council.
The Ambassador is the titular head of the Senate, with the title of
Director of Foreign Affairs. If a Foreign Affairs Council vote is tied
after all the Officers of Foreign Affairs have voted, then the Director of
Foreign Affairs may cast a tiebreaking vote on the matter in question.
	The Foreign Affairs Council is charged with expanding the influence
of Ackanomic in its dealing with other nomics.  As an organizational
action, the FAC may change the attitude of Ackanomic towards any nomic.  As
an organizational action, the FAC may create a type of CSR known as a
Foreign Aid Request.  A Foreign Aid Request may only involve the transfer
of entities to another nomic by a method specified in the rules.  {{[If
Acka joins the ITA, that would be one.]}}
	The FAC may create a list of nomics which have requested
"Membership Aid".  Members of Ackanomic are encouraged to join these
nomics, and if they join a nomic on that list and remain for three months,
upon pointing this out publicly they will receive A$100.
	The FAC may vote on hearings for Internomic proposals.  If the
proposal in question was made by an ally, then the FAC will vote YES.  If
the proposal was made by an enemy, the FAC will vote NO.
CIA

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