Subject: acka-voting-digest V3 #109
From: [email-masked] (acka-voting-digest)
To: [email-masked]

acka-voting-digest       Thursday, July 16 1998       Volume 03 : Number 109

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:40:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3275 accepted

Results of Proposal 3275

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
9/10 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)

    BAA!:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3275 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:50 EDT
> Hacker Crackdown
> saaremaa (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> {{[if this looks familiar, it failed quorum the first time]}}
> 
> {{[gist: expand the scope of the chartreuse goose from PWCFJs to all
> winning CFJs]}}
> 
> -----
> 
> Amend rule 600, "Winning Conditions", to add this text as a new paragraph
> at end of the rule:
> 
> "
> Only Cycle-Win CFJs and Paradox Win CFJs are Winning Condition CFJs.
> "
> 
> -----
> 
> Amend rule 620, "Chartreuse Goose" to replace all instances of "Paradox Win
> CFJ" with "Winning Condition CFJ".

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:40:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3276 accepted

Results of Proposal 3276

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
9/10 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    BAA!:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3276 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:51 EDT
> History Never Repeats
> saaremaa (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> {{[The Vulcan Coup demonstrated what a minority who had the power to change
> the rules could do. Lets provide a general solution for the same problem
> that exists in rule 777. No fair loophole surfing a loophole discovered by
> someone else ;-)]}}
> 
> -----
> 
> Amend rule 360, "Hearings", to add the following texts as two new
> paragraphs directly before the second to last paragraph:
> 
> "
> A Hearing is Serious if and only if there exists one or more verdicts for
> that particular Hearing that would lead to a modification of the ruleset.
> Attempts by entities other than voting players to respond in Serious
> Hearings automatically fail, and if such attempting entity is a mechanical
> Gadget, it breaks.
> 
> If exactly one of the verdicts of a Serious Hearing would lead to a
> modification of the ruleset, that verdict requires at least the same
> percentage of responses cast in its favor as the percentage of YES votes
> needed to accept a proposal as defined in rule 106. In this case, if this
> particular response received less than that percentage, but received the
> most responses, the response that received the second most responses is the
> verdict of the Hearing.
> "
> 
> -----
> 
> Amend rule 362, "Crisis Resolution" to remove the final paragraph.
> 
> [This is the one about the 60% business, taken care of by the above]

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:43:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3277 accepted

Results of Proposal 3277

10/19 votes: Quorum achieved
9/9 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:

    BAA!:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3277 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:52 EDT
> The Year I Went To Camp
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> I was young and foolish then, I feel old and foolish now.
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 1250.18, "Ye Olde Rusty Lantern", as follows:
> 
> In the third paragraph of the section entitled "Plays", replace the text
> "or a card was specified" with "the play was attempted more than three days
> after the beginning of the Bard's turn; or a card was specified".
> 
> {{[ This will allow the Barkeep to reject late plays. ]}}
> 
> {{ Reduce Alfvaen's score by 2 points, and increase Koxvolio's score by 2
> points. }}

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:43:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3278 accepted

Results of Proposal 3278

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
8/11 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3278 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:53 EDT
> Honour Characteristic
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[This basically brings Honour into line as a characteristic, which it
> seems like it should be, and cleans up the wording since characteristics
> already had some of the properties I was assigning to Honour]}}
> Amend rule 550 to read as follows delimited by CHARACTER
> CHARACTER
> [Honour System Rule Suite]
> Every player has an Honour Characteristic with a Default Value of 0 and a
> range of -1000000 to 1000000
> 
> The Honour Characteristic of a player or undead may be referred to as their
> Honour.
> 
> The Honour Characteristic is always an integer.
> 
> The rules in this rules suite take precedence over any other rules which
> deal with when Honour is gained or lost.
> 
> It is a duty of the Herald to track the Honour of each player or undead,
> and make that information publically available to any player upon request.
> 
> The Herald is the Custodian of the Honour System Rule Suite.
> CHARACTER

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:44:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3279 accepted

Results of Proposal 3279

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
8/11 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
breadbox

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3279 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:54 EDT
> mode (dis)honourable acts
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> I was young and foolish then, I feel old and foolish now.
> Amend rule 550.1 (Honourable Acts) to add the following ACT delimited text
> to the list of repeatably honourable acts.
> ACT
> 1 honour : Winning a Cycle
> ACT
> 
> Amend rule 550.2 (Dishonourable Acts) to add the following ACT delimited
> text to the list of repeatably dishonourable acts
> ACT
> 1 honour : Commiting a Sin
> 1 honour : Bribing players (not Tammany) on a proposal.
> ACT

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:44:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3280 accepted

Results of Proposal 3280

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
7/10 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3280 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:55 EDT
> Removing useless wordage
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> I was young and foolish then, I feel old and foolish now.
> This is a modest proposal.
> Amend rule 854 (Ackanomic Institute of Genetic Replication) to remove the
> following extraneous text which is delimited by EXTRAEXTRA.
> EXTRAEXTRA
> Other mutations may be developed in the future, and if they are, they
> should be added to this rule.
> EXTRAEXTRA

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:45:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3281 accepted

Results of Proposal 3281

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
8/11 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
breadbox

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3281 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:56 EDT
> Out With The Old
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[A proposal to get rid of some of the phrases used when the game was
> young]}}
> 
> Amend rule 712 (Gaoler) to read in full:
> "
> (i) The Office of Gaoler is an optional political office with a Minimum
> Term of Office of 6 Months.
> 
> (ii) The duties are :
> 
> a) To maintain a list of all players currently in the Gaol, and their
> remaining sentence.
> b) To publicly post a description of the cell of any player in the Gaol.
> 
> (iii) The Privileges are:
> 
> a) To accept bribes from a player in the Gaol, providing said player has
> agreed to the bribe.
> b) To release a player from the Gaol before their sentence is up.
> 
> Upon announcing a bribe, the A$ is transferred from the player making the
> bribe to the Gaoler, if and only if the player has sufficient A$.
> 
> The Gaoler is not obligated to release a player from which they have
> received a bribe.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 837 (Nothing Important) to read in full:
> "
> The Ackanomic Afterlife is a Classy building and a common location near the
> Senate. It is also a palace.
> 
> This palace magically heals all burns of players here, and the ashes of
> players have been known to spontaneously "decombust" back into the player
> when put there.
> 
> A player may leave this palace whenever he or she wants.
> "

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:46:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3282 accepted

Results of Proposal 3282

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
10/11 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3282 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:57 EDT
> Frankly
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> Amend Section xi of Rule 597 (The Frankenstein Monster(s)) which currently
> reads:
> "
> xi) The Blueprint is hidden away and may never, ever be used again to
> create another Monster. If the <name> Monster ever ceases to exist, its
> Blueprint instantly crumbles into useless dust.
> "
> to read:
> "
> xi) The Blueprint is hidden away and may never, ever be used again to
> create another Monster. One week after the <name> Monster is created it
> disintegrates and the Blueprint that created it is debunked.
> "
> 
> {{[A certain player recently introduced a certain rule fragment into a
> certain game's rules set. Not only will a certain proposal reduce the
> potential for a certain player to commit a certain scam it will also reduce
> a certain entities long term effects on a certain game while not reducing
> its harfiness too much.]}}

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:46:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3283 accepted

Results of Proposal 3283

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
6/10 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3283 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:58 EDT
> Closed Shop
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> Amend Rule 1240.16 (Otzma Card of type Skeleton Key) to remove the
> following phrase :
> ", or another player,"
> 
> {{[Kinda undermines the Gaolers bribe privilege, e should be allowed to
> operate a closed shop if e wants to...]}}

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:46:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3284 accepted

Results of Proposal 3284

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
8/11 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3284 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 06:59 EDT
> SHF II
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[The first change failed in Slakko's original True SHF proposal and the
> second seems appropriate to link into the SHF web]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 620 (Chartreuse Goose) to replace the following phrase: salaries
> are paid, 18 A$ shall be deducted
> with
> salaries are paid, The Standard Harfer Fee shall be deducted
> 
> Amend the following text of Rule 252 (Joining the Game) [Section II.3] :
> "
> 3) The Registrar shall select a Mentor for the new player. If the player
> provided a valid Sponsor, that Sponsor shall be the first choice of Mentor
> for the new player if e is eligible as a Mentor. If the Mentor was chosen
> from the mentor pool, e receives A$25 from the Treasury immediately;
> otherwise, e receives A$25 if and when e accepts the mentorship.
> "
> to read:
> "
> 3) The Registrar shall select a Mentor for the new player. If the player
> provided a valid Sponsor, that Sponsor shall be the first choice of Mentor
> for the new player if e is eligible as a Mentor. If the Mentor was chosen
> from the mentor pool, e receives The Standard Harfer Fee from the Treasury
> immediately; otherwise, e receives The Standard Harfer Fee if and when e
> accepts the mentorship.
> "

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:47:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3285 rejected

Results of Proposal 3285

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
4/10 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Ethelred

    NO:
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
K 2                  (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3285 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:00 EDT
> Hat Attack
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> Amend Rule 666 (End of Cycle) to replace the following text [from section
> b]:
> Agenda Hats that are not being worn are destroyed.
> with:
> Agenda Hats that are not being worn, or who's condition is true, are
> destroyed.
> #End proposal

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:48:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3286 rejected

Results of Proposal 3286

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
6/11 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Attila the Pun
Ethelred

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3286 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:01 EDT
> Goosie
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> Amend Rule 668 (Eggs and Fruit) to append the following to the first
> paragraph:
> Chartreuse Goose Eggs may be purchased by paying A$ 100 to the Treasury.
> When a Player pays the required fee the Chartreuse Goose shall hand deliver
> a Chartreuse Goose Egg to em and return to wherever it was.

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:48:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3287 accepted

Results of Proposal 3287

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
9/11 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
breadbox

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3287 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:02 EDT
> Justice for All.
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[This proposal rearranges the First round Judge Selection rule. Hopefully
> making it more clear. I've added the justice exclusion section since they
> are already excluded by rule 417 - having all selection criteria in one
> place will mean that a CotC or ACotC is less likely to make a mistake.
> Additionally I've made the selection process slightly more deterministic (I
> know its been attempted before), but its kind of ridiculous to have nothing
> for months on end the suddenly three or four at once - without the purple
> robe.]}}
> 
> Amend Rule 212 (Selecting A Judge) to read in full:
> "
> When a Player is to be selected to judge a CFJ the following steps are
> performed in order to determine those Players who are eligible to judge it:
> i) All Active Players are eligible.
> ii) All Players on the CFJ Ineligibility List are excluded.
> ii) The author of the CFJ is excluded.
> iii) If the CFJ is also a CFCJ the Player or Players named in its statement
> are excluded.
> iv) All Justices are excluded.
> v) All Players who have declined to judge the CFJ are excluded, unless this
> would reduce the number of eligible Players to 0.
> vi) All Players who have already been assigned a CFJ and are yet decline or
> return a verdict on it are excluded, unless this would reduce the number of
> eligible Players to less than half the number of Active Players.
> 
> When a CFJ is received by the Clerk of the Court, if no Active Players are
> eligible to judge it, then the CFJ is deemed Invalid, and removed from
> consideration, and no judge is selected. Otherwise, the Clerk of the Court
> randomly selects a Player from those eligible to judge it.
> 
> The selected Judge may decline a particular appointment, as a public action
> or by mailing the Clerk of the Courts, within 3 days of being selected. In
> this case, a new Judge is selected as described above.
> 
> As a public action, an Acvtive Player may remove their name from the CFJ
> Ineligibility List if it is on the List, or add their name to the List if
> it is not there already.
> "

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:48:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3288 accepted

Results of Proposal 3288

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
6/9 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

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

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3288 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:03 EDT
> I Should Be Allowed to Think
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> I was young and foolish then, I feel old and foolish now.
> 
> Repeal rule 1307, "Ackanomic Middle Ages".
> 
> {{/dev/joe's score is increased by 10 points. K 2's Score is reduced by 10
> points.}}

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:49:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3289 accepted

Results of Proposal 3289

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
6/10 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Ethelred

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3289 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:04 EDT
> And Think I Will!
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Repeal Rule 1307.1 (The Color Black)

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:52:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3290 accepted

Results of Proposal 3290

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
7/10 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3290 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:05 EDT
> I'll Do What I Like
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Repeal Rule 1308 (Bracket/Smiley Pedantry)

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:53:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3291 rejected

Results of Proposal 3291

11/19 votes: Quorum achieved
5/10 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
breadbox
Ethelred

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3291 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:06 EDT
> And Do It Any Way I Like.
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> 
> Repeal Rule 1123 (snowgod's Disease)

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:54:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3292 rejected

Results of Proposal 3292

10/19 votes: Quorum achieved
3/9 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
else...if            (Klingon)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)

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

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3292 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:07 EDT
> An Be Who I Want To Be!!!!
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Repeal Rule 1127 (Sanctity of Harf)

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:55:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3293 accepted

Results of Proposal 3293

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

    YES:
else...if            (Klingon)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun
breadbox
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred
K 2                  (MetaMorph)

    NO:

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3293 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:08 EDT
> Eternal Debate
> saaremaa (Randy Hall)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> [This amends quorum to breadbox's definition, adds a definition of pending
> that should have been there, and fixes the collision with the acting
> officers proposal]
> 
> -----
> 
> Amend rule 107, "Quorum and Active Players" so that its title is "Quorum"
> and its text is:
> 
> "
> The head count for a given proposal includes all players who legally cast a
> vote on that proposal and all players who were active at the end of that
> proposal's voting period, but excluding those players who are currently
> defined as Pending.
> 
> 
> Then, quorum is met if and only if at least half of the players in the head
> count have cast a vote.
> 
> {{breadbox gains 3 points; saaremaa loses 3 points.
> [this rule used to define Active player; now the title is a bit out of
> date]}}
> "
> 
> -----
> 
> Amend rule 250, "Players and Player States" to add this as the new final
> subsection of section II:
> 
> "
> f) A "pending" Player is a Voting Player who has not voted on a proposal
> since their most recent registration.
> "
> 
> -----
> 
> Amend rule 401.1, "Acting Officers", as follows:
> 
> a) replace "a Vacationing" with "an inactive" in section I [subsection iv]
> b) replace the third paragraph of section II with this:
> 
> "
> If a player who holds a seat of an Office in an Acting capacity resigns
> from that Office or otherwise becomes ineligible to hold that Office, then
> at that point e is no longer an Acting Officer for that seat. This also
> occurs when there is a holder of that Office in a "normal" capacity, i.e.
> when an Officer is appointed to hold a vacant Office, or when an inactive
> Officer again becomes active.
> "
> 
> c) replace "goes on Vacation" with "becomes inactive" both places it
> appears in the final paragraph.
> 
> -----

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:56:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3294 rejected

Results of Proposal 3294

10/19 votes: Quorum achieved
4/9 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
else...if            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
K 2                  (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
breadbox
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3294 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:09 EDT
> One Ring To Rule Them All
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Create a new Rule, numbered 775, named "Vagueness", with text as
> follows(delimited by SEQ):
> 
> SEQ
> It is a crime to talk in a public dorum about publicly unknowable things.
> SEQ

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:57:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3295 rejected

Results of Proposal 3295

10/19 votes: Quorum achieved
5/11 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
else...if            (Klingon)
Attila the Pun
Ethelred
K 2                  (MetaMorph)
Tammany                                 [K 2 bribed Tammany A$26]

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
breadbox
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
two-star
Fortunato
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    INACTIVE:
Slakko               (SPAM)
Mr. Tambourine Man   (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    NEVER VOTED:
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3295 - Tue 07 Jul 1998 07:10 EDT
> But Fear Itself
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> After the second sentence of Rule 101, insert the sentence "Each player
> may, however, choose one Rule per calendar month, and disobey that Rule
> once in that month, without committing a Crime by doing so."

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:45:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3303

Proposal 3303
Geography
Vynd (John McCoy)

{{[Here it is for real.]}}

Amend Rule 1217 Buried treasure! by adding the following sentence as a
seperate paragraph at the end of the rule:  The word "map" as used in this
rule, refers only to Treasure Maps.

Amend Rule 835 Locations in the following QUADRANGLE delimited manner.

QUADRANGLE

Renumber the Rule to 810.

Delete section 6), 6a) and 6b), replace them with the following: 6) If a
player leaves a Location without specifying a destination, or their
location is otherwise undefined, and they cannot go to their Home, then
they go to The Wilds of Ackanomic.

In section 7a), replace "deep in the wilds" with deep in The Wilds of
Ackanomic.

In section 7b), replace 836 with 812.

QUADRANGLE

Renumber Rule 836 Down the River to 812.

Create a new Rule 801, entitled Geography, with the following MCNALLY
delimited text.

MCNALLY

The geography of Ackanomic is, for the most part, a mystery to its
inhabitants.  Few maps have survived from the time of the Ancients.
Frequent earthquakes and the treacherous Wilds of Ackanomic make
exploration and cartography difficult.  What little is known is described
in this and other Rules.

Ackanomic consists of many regions.  A region is a collection of locations
which are close to each other in Ackanomic.  No single location can be
found in more than one region.  Locations are all assumed to be in the
City, unless specified otherwise.  If it is clear from context that a
location is not in the City, but its exact region is unclear, then it is
in The Outer Territories. Regions are not themselves locations, no region
can be inside, or part of, another region.

The center of Ackanomic is The Lonely Mountain, which is a location that
owns itself.  The Lonely Mountain can be found on a Kaa of land in the
City, which it also owns.  No player may visit, own, or otherwise alter
The Lonely Mountain and its Kaa unless explicitly permited to by the Rules.

If a player or other entity enters, voluntarily or otherwise, a region,
without having a location specified as their destination, then they go to
the default location for that region, or one of them, chosen at random,
if there is more than one. If the region has no default location, then
that attempt to enter it fails.

The City is a region of Ackanomic located the area surrounding The Lonely
Mountain. It is where all  Kaas of Land and all Buildings are located,
unless otherwise specified by the Rules. The default location for the City
is the Library.

The Wilds of Ackanomic are a region which surrounds the City. Full of
strange plants and animals, they can be quite dangerous to visit.
The default location for The Wilds of Ackanomic is the wilds, which is a
very large common location that consists of all the land in The Wilds of
Ackanomic that is not specified to be a location of its own.

Beyond the Wilds of Ackanomic is the region known only as the Outer
Territories.

{{[The basic purpose of this rule would be to establish the locations of
Locations.  I think the three regions I've introduced cover everything we
know about Acka thus far, except perhaps Moons and space, which I'd rather
leave alone simply because this is probably too big of a proposal
already.  For similiar reasons, I've left the definitions of the regions
vague and thus avoided having to rewrite another half dozen rules.]}}

MCNALLY

Create a new Rule 820, entitled Land, with the following
BLAH delimited text.

BLAH
Kaas of Land are tradeable entities.  A Kaa of Land is one Kaa in size.
Kaas of Land are all seperate Locations, located in the City.  Kaas of
Land are Common Locations unless specified otherwise.  Unowned Kaas of
Land are also known as common land.  The exact number of Kaas in the City
varies, as earthquakes and other developments can create and destroy them.
There are never less than 144 Kaas, however.  Kaas are never in the
Treasury, even if unowned.

Kaas of Land have positions relative to each other.  They are square
in shape, and arranged in a grid pattern, which is itself square.  Thus
every Kaa is bordered on all 4 sides by another Kaa of land, or by another
Location specified by the Rules.

Since ancient times, the peoples of Acka have used The Lonely Mountain, at
the center of Ackanomic, as their reference for describing the positions
of Kaas.  Each Kaa can be refered to through the use of a coordinate
system with The Lonely Mountain at the center.  The coordinates of a Kaa
of land are how many kaas to the North, or South, the Kaa is from The
Lonely Mountain, prefaced by an N if it is North or an S if it is South.
This is followed by a second number, the number of kaas to the East or
West the Kaa is from The Lonely Mountain, prefaced by an E for East or W
for West.  Thus a Kaa which is 4 kaas North and 3 kaas West of The Lonely
Mountain has the coordinates of (N4 W3).  If a kaa is directly East or
West of The Lonely Mountain, then the first number of its coordinates is a
zero, prefaced by an N.  If a Kaa of Land is directly North or South of
The Lonely Mountain, then the second number of its coordiantes is zero,
prefaced by a W.  The Lonely Mountain's coordinates are always (N0 W0).

BLAH

Create a new Rule numbered 821, with the title Real Estate, with the
following $$$ delimited text.

$$$
A player may purchase an empty, unowned Kaa of Land for A$50.  He must 
specify the position of this Kaa, in terms of its coordinates.

A player may purchase an unowned Kaa of land with a building on it only if
that building is not mentioned in the Rules.  The cost of this land is
A$50 plus half the cost of the building (including the cost of any towers)
on that land. If purchasing a Kaa of land would cause the building on it
to be destroyed, then the player must instead pay A$50 plus the cost of
the destruction of the building to purchase the Kaa.

Players may sell Kaas that they own to the Treasury for A$25 each. They
cannot sell a Kaa in this manner that has a building on it, unless they
are selling all of the Kaas on which that building is located.
$$$

{{[This essentially replaces the Land Baroncy rule.  It eliminates Senate
approval of purchases, something I never saw any reason for.  It does
include a number of restrictions, most importantly one preventing people
from buying things like the Senate or the Hall of Elders.  I've
included the ability to sell back unwanted Kaas.]}}

Amend Rule 839 Buildings by applying the following ARGH delimited changes.

ARGH
Renumber the Rule to 825.

Replace "A building is a class of entity in Ackanomic which can be of six
sizes:" with "Buildings are a class of entities, they are also locations.
When created, each building requires a number of Kaas which are not
occupied by another building (empty), and are contiguous, on which the
building is placed.  The number of Kaas depends on the size of the
building.  There are 6 possible sizes for buildings, listed below along
with the number of Kaas of space they take up:"

Insert a new paragraph between the paragraph ending with "extravagant (12
land units)" and the one begining with "A player may own" that reads:
Buildings are attached to the Kaas on which they have been built.  They
cannot be removed from them or otherwise altered except as specified in
the rules.

Delete the last sentence from the paragraph begining with: The Senate

{{[now part of a new rule]}}

Add the following text to the end of paragraph begining with "A player may
change the name":  A player may post a description of a building he owns
at any time.  This then becomes the description of that building, provided
that the description is in accordance with the Rules.  Giving a
description of a building which is not in accordance with the Rules is the
Crime of Acting Like a Realtor.

{{[This doesn't really change anything significant, but it does
consolidate to some extent the Rules on buildings.  The next set of
changes sets up a Rule dealing with building purchases.  I think the
prices should probably be changed, but I'll leave that for another
time.]}}

ARGH

Renumber Rule 846 Constructions and Architectual Aesthetic to 826, and
make the following GRANDE delimited changes to its text.

GRANDE
Delete the last three paragraphs and replace them with the following text:

When purchasing a new building, a player must unambiguously specify a Kaa
or Kaas of land on which the building will be placed.  He must also
specify the size of the building and pay the construction cost for a
building of said size.  Construction of a building is only successful if
the player purchasing the building specifies sufficient contiguous, empty
land, owned by himself, for the new building to fit. If he does not,
construction fails, and his A$ is returned.  If it succeeds, the building
is created in the specified location, owned by the purchasing player.

If a building is destroyed, it and any towers attached to it no longer
exist. If a building is damaged, it can be repaired by paying the
rebuilding cost.  For the cost of an upgrade, a player may increase the
size of a building he owns to the next largest size, provided that he
specifies a sufficient number of empty Kaas which he owns that are
contiguous to the current location of the building for the larger
building, vynd wins the current cycle. Extravagant buildings cannot be
upgraded. No player may destroy, rebuild, or upgrade a building he does
not own, except as described in the rules.

GRANDE

Amend Rule 841 Towers by replacing the string "An Ostentatious Tower is a
tower that a player adds to a building they own" in section 1) with: An
Ostentatious Tower is a tower that a player adds to a building they own,
or builds as a stand-alone tower not attached to any building

Amend Rule 841 Towers by deleting the last sentence of section 3) and
replacing it with the following REALTALL delimited text:

REALTALL
Towers that are added to buildings are considered to be attached to those
buildings.  A tower may only be attached to one building.  Towers are
always owned by the owner of the land on which they are built, or the
owner of the building to which they are attached.  Towers cannot be
removed from buildings to which they are attached, or be attached to a
building after they have been built as a stand-alone.  Towers cannot be
attached to other towers.
REALTALL

Amend Rule 841 by adding the following PARROT delimited text to the end
of section 6):

PARROT
A stand-alone tower's size is small if it is less than 70 meters in
height, cosy if it is 140 to 559 meters in height, classy if it is 560 or
more meters in height.  Regardless of their size, stand-alone towers
require only 1 Kaa of land.  Towers attached to buildings do not effect
the size of the building in any way.
PARROT

{{[these two changes give towers a little more connectedness with
buildings, and better defines free-standing towers.]}}

Repeal Rule 844 Land Baroncy {{[My original goal.]}}

Create a new Rule, numbered 843, with the title Maps, and the following
YIPPE delimted text:

YIPPE

Maps are a class of unownable named entities.  Maps are depictions of the
physical layout of places in the Game of Ackanomic.  The rules may call
for certain maps to be publicly displayed.  If this is the case, then the
officer responsible for that map must maintain a WWW page with an copy of
said map.  The recommended medium is HTML with clickable images/cgi, but
any clear representation, including a text description, is acceptable
so long as it is accurate.  If applicable, the map should include links to
other relevant material, such as its contents or other maps. 

YIPPE

Create a new Rule 844 Here There Be Dragons, with the following
XERXES delimited text:

XERXES

The Map of Ackanomic is a map of the earth as it is known [described in
the rules].  It is maintained by the Map-Harfer, who is permitted to
change it as necessary to reflect new discoveries.  The Map of Ackanomic
is not overly detailed, but at a minimum it must depict any regions found
on the surface of the earth.  The Map-Harfer is permitted to fill any
blank areas of the Map of Ackanomic with wild speculations about the
nature of said areas, but these speculations are almost certainly wrong.

XERXES

Rename Rule 845 Map to Map of the City.  Then amend this rule to read in
the following CROUTON delimited manner:

CROUTON

{{The Map of Ackanomia is renamed to The Map of the City.}}

The Map of the City is a map which represents the region of Ackanomic
known as the City.  It should display all locations found within the
City (that are not themselves within another location).  This includes,
but is not limited to, Kaas of land, Buildings, and Towers.  The Map of
the City should also represent in some way whatever lies immediately
outside the bounds of the City, if anything.  The City itself is always
square, and the Lonely Mountain is always as close to the center of the
City as possible, given other limitations.

The Map-harfer is the officer in charge of the Map of the City, and is
responsible for maintaining its accuracy.  If a location is known to be in
the City, but exactly where it is in the city is unknown, then it is
the duty of the Map-harfer to specify a place on the map for that
location.

CROUTON

Create a new Rule 847, entitled Earthquakes, with the following RICHTER
delimited text:

RICHTER

Ackanomic, especially in the region of the City, is distressingly prone to
earthquakes.  These earthquakes are constantly reshaping the land,
requiring constant updating of maps.  Whenever an earthquake occurs, all
hell will break loose, fire shall rain from the sky, and the earth will 
be rent with gigantic chasms.  All players shall scream in terror and run
around like chickens with their heads cut off.

Earthquakes can be triggered by any number of events.  When an
earthquake is triggered, it will occur when it is publicly announced that
an earthquake has hit Ackanomic.  Such announcements may only be made in
accordance with the Rules.  After an earthquake, it is the duty of the
Map-harfer to formulate a new map of the City and place it on display as
described in this rule. The new map must contain all the locations present
on the old map, but their positions may be changed in any way the
Map-harfer sees fit, so long as he obeys the following guidelines:

1) Buildings remain on the same Kaas on which they were built (although
the position of the Kaas may be changed).
2) A set of Kaas with a Building on them must remain contiguous.
3) Locations whose positions are specified in the Rules must remain in
those positions.

The Map-harfer has 7 days to prepare and publically display this new map.
It is permissible for the new map to be identical with the old map.  Once
the map is on public display, the Map-harfer must announce that Business
as Usual has resumed.  Until he does so, no player may purchase or sell
land or buildings.

There is a special type of earthquake which is called a Really Bad
Earthquake. They are identical to regular earthquakes in most respects,
but they are triggered by slightly different circumstances, and do have
slightly different effects.  Really Bad Earthquakes differ from regular
earthquakes in the following ways: After Really Bad Earthquakes
the Map-harfer has 10 days to prepare the new map rather than 7, but the
new map must not be the same as the old map. Nor may the new map be
such that another Really Bad Earthquake would immediately be triggered
by this Rule. The Map-Harfer may author a CSR within three days of
announcing that a Really Bad Earthquake has occured, he should restrict
this CSR to altering the Rules in regards to Locations.  Really Bad
Earthquakes have the ability to add or remove new unowned Kaas to the
outside edge of the City, so long as the City remains square.

A Really Bad Earthquake is triggered by any of the following events, this
list is not exclusive:

There are fewer then 10 unowned Kaas of land in the City.

There are fewer then 4 contiguous unowned Kaas of land in the City.

Less than half of the Kaas of land in the City are owned.

The Rules call for Kaas to be given to a player or other entity, but there
are insufficient Kaas available on the Map [Such as a new player joining
but there being no empty Kaas available]. If this triggers a Really Bad
Earthquake, then the player or entity will not be given his Kaas until
after Business as Usual has resumed.

The above provisions notwithstanding, a Really Bad Earthquake cannot
remove Kaas of land which have owned buildings on them, or buildings
mentioned in the Rules, or Kaas mentioned in the Rules.  Nor may they
remove so many Kaas of land that the City has fewer less than 144 Kaas of
land within it. Really Bad Earthquakes cannot alter locations in the City
other than Kaas (and the buildings found therein), except by changing
their position on the Map of the City (in the same manner as a normal
earthquake).

This Rule has precedence in matters concerning earthquakes, maps, and
land, over all other rules.

RICHTER

Amend Rule 423 Map-Harfer to have the following MOXIE delimited text:

MOXIE

The Office of Map-Harfer is a Functional Office.

The duties of the Map-Harfer include:

a) To maintain and make publically available a list of the locations of
all entities, including players, for which locations are known or
specified.

b) To maintain the Map of Ackanomic, and the Map of the City, as specified
in the Rules.

c) To maintain any other maps which do not have another Officer assigned
to maintain them.

d) To announce when an earthquake or Really Bad Earthquake has been
triggered, in accordance with the Rules, at which point that Earthquake
occurs, unless the Rules specify another Officer to announce the ocurance
of a particular earthquake [In other words, the Map-harfer announces
earthquakes that no one else announces].

The priviliges of the Map-harfer include the following, they may also be
exercised by Acting Map-Harfers:

1) To appoint Assistant Map-Harfers to assist his in the execution of
duties b) and c) above.

2) The Map-Harfer may, by public announcement, cause an earthquake to
occur, provided he has not exercised this ability within the last 7 days.
This is in addition to announcing the ocurance of earthquakes as per duty
d) above.

A Really Bad Earthquake is triggered when this sentence is added to a
Rule, this sentence then deletes itself.

MOXIE

Amend Rule 975 Yes Virginia by replacing the second paragraph with the
following:

The Voting Gnome has a home.  It is located on a plot of land at the
extreme northern end of Ackanomic called the North Stick.  The home itself
is a cozy building, with a 40 meter tower that looks suspiciously like a
chimney.  It is named The Voting Gnome's Workshop.  The North Stick and
The Voting Gnome's Workshop are both Locations, but they are not common
locations.  They are both owned by the Voting Gnome.  Whenever the Voting
Gnome's location is not otherwise specified, he is in his home.

------------------------------

End of acka-voting-digest V3 #109
*********************************