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acka-voting-digest       Monday, August 10 1998       Volume 03 : Number 125

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:50:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3390

Proposal 3390
Who cares?
Publius (Brandon Ray)

Rule 214 is modified by striking the following XXX-delimited text

XXX
or (4) Invalid
XXX

and replacing it with the following YYY-delimited text:

YYY
(4) Invalid; or (5) Moot
YYY

Add the following new ZZZ-delimited text to the end of Rule 214:

ZZZ
The original Judge shall not be penalized for an overturned verdict on a
CFJ that e finds to be Moot.

For purposes of this Rule, the term “Moot” means that the Judge finds
there would be no change in the state of play by a verdict of True or
False.
ZZZ

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:51:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3391

Proposal 3391
Harf Extension
Attila the Pun (Micah Smukler)

Amend rule 1112 by appending to it the following HARFALOAF-delimited
text:

HARFALOAF

Any player other than the Harfmeister and the author of a proposal may
praise a proposal's harfiness. If five or more players praise the
harfiness of the same proposal, the Harfmeister does not publically
object to the harfiness of the proposal, and any active player correctly
notes that the above conditions are true, the proposal becomes Harfy.

HARFALOAF

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:52:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3392

Proposal 3392
I Come To Praise Your Berries, Not To Seize Them
Attila the Pun (Micah Smukler)

Create a new rule, numbered 1195 and titled "Honoring The Bard", with
the following TOBE-delimited text:

TOBE

If any public message posted on April 23 is not solely in the form of
blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter), the poster of that message
shall be fined A$3.

TOBE

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:53:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3393

Proposal 3393
Ruby Slippers
Publius (Brandon Ray)

This is a Grandiose Proposal
{{[I don't really expect this to pass, but with all the chaos and
upheaval being proposed, it seems worth a shot.]}}

The Rules of Ackanomic shall immediately revert to their state
immediately prior to the acceptance of the very first proposal ever made
in the game of Ackanomic.

This Rule takes precedence over all other Rules

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:54:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3394

Proposal 3394
Disaster Approacheth
Attila the Pun (Micah Smukler)

Create a new rule, numbered 1389 and titled "Doom 'n Gloom", with the
following HELP!-delimited text:

HELP!

On October 23, 1998, Ackanomia will experience a vast Cataclysm.  The
following events will occur:

a) At 3:28 AM, amazingly high winds will sweep up half of all the A$ owned
by each entity.  16/17 of the A$ swept up in this way will be transferred
to the Treasury; the remaining 1/17 will be buried as a treasure, with the
map "On November 6, 1998, a randomly selected entity eligible to do so
shall find this treasure."

b) At 5:46 AM, the ground shall open.  Five kaas shall be randomly selected
by the Map-Harfer; all buildings wholly or partially on those kaas shall be
destroyed.  If any rule-mandated buildings are destroyed, they shall be
rebuilt at 11:59 PM on October 23, 1998.  Simultaneously, because of the
disturbances, there is a 5% chance that any given treasure which is then
buried shall be found by a randomly selected entity eligible to do so; this
determination is to be made by the Map-Harfer.

c) At 8:27 AM, a fire shall sweep through the Library.  As a result, no
new mundane songs will be able to be played on the ASS for the next week,
all players become nameless [and are then renamed "Nameless Thing #X" for
some X], and one randomly selected rule from the Miscellaneous Rule Suite
will be repealed.

d) At 12:35 PM, there will be a leakage of toxic waste from the sewers
of Ackanomia.  All players of Ackanomic shall gain one randomly selected
mutation which no other rule prevents them from gaining.

e) At 3:49 PM, an asteroid shall strike the Lonely Mountain, sending shock
waves throughout the surrounding area.  As a result of these shock waves,
all trinkets shall be damaged, and their worth shall be only 50% of what
it was previously.

f) At 4:59 PM, the President shall make a speech advising everybody to
remain calm.  The ensuing riot shall cause all players to flee to the
Wilds of Ackanomic.

g) At 8:27 PM, the pressure on the interior of the planet shall cause
the earth to become shaped like a truncated icosahedron.  All previously
defined locations shall be located on a hexagonal side of the earth.

h) At 9:58 PM, the material expelled from the earth when it became a
truncated icosahedron shall coalesce into a moon.  The following LUNA-
delimited text shall become Rule 999 (entitled "Fred"):

LUNA

Fred is a moon of Acka.  It was formed during the Cataclysm on
October 23, 1998.  If any four players publically object to the
name "Fred", while suggesting another name for this moon, and
all four suggest the same name, this rule shall be amended to
read "--name-- is a moon of Acka.  It was formed during the
Cataclysm on October 23, 1998." and renamed to "--name--", where
- --name-- is replaced with the name suggested by the four players
who objected.

LUNA

i) At 12:00 AM, October 24, 1998, this rule amends itself to read
"No players may play a new Mundane Song on the ASS.  This rule
repeals itself at 8:27 AM on October 31, 1998."

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:55:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3395

Proposal 3395
Removing the vestiges of anti-voting
JT (JT Traub)

Amend rule 207 (Scoring When A Proposal's Voting Results are Reported) as
follows.
Replace the sentence 'All players who voted on any proposal receive one
point.' in section III with 'Any player who voted YES, NO or BAA on the
proposal recieve 1 point'
{{[This fixes the potential problem that Alfvaen pointed out]}}

Replace Section V (Newbie Author Bonus/Soft Penalty) which currently reads
as delimited by ANTI-REFERENCE
ANTI-REFERENCE
V. Newbie Author Bonus/Soft Penalty

Newbies shall receive a bonus equivalent to the points which would be
gained by anti-voting[one point for Modest proposals, five points for
Grandiose proposals, three points otherwise] whenever one of their
non-Modest proposals is accepted or any one of their proposals is
rejected.
ANTI-REFERENCE
with the following KINDER-GENTLER delimited text
KINDER-GENTLER
V. Newbie Author Bonus/Soft Penalty

Newbies shall receive an additional point whenever a proposal they author
is either accepted or rejected.
KINDER-GENTLER

In rule 927 (The Chocolate Frog)
replace the following ANTI delimited text
ANTI
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.
ANTI
with the following STILL-BAD delimited text
STILL-BAD
Any non-newbie players who vote against a proposal made by the First
Citizen will lose 1 point [countering the point gain for voting].  Any
player who publically insults the First Citizen will be guilty of the
Crime of Disrespect.
STILL-BAD

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:56:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3396

Proposal 3396
Your Powers are Weak Old Man
Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)

Whenever a player wins a cycle by any method other than paradox the rule
that gave em a winning condition shall be repealed.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:57:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3397

Proposal 3397
Weasel Word Slayer Slayer
JT (JT Traub)

Repeal rule 344.  {{[It's been used once, and attempted twice more. It
doesn't seem to serve any real purpose other than to take up space in
the rule set and to cause extra CFJ's and Proposals when it's attempted
and only for 1 extra point.  Be done with it.]}}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:58:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3398

Proposal 3398
Removing extraneous gizz
JT (JT Traub)

This is a modest proposal.

{{[

   In a lot of functional offices it contains words which grant the
   priveledge of recieving a certain salary.  This is already covered in
   the functional office definition, so need not be repeated.  This
   proposal removes this redundancy. 
]}}

In rule 407 (Web-Harfer), remove the text ', in addition to receiving
the customary salary'.

In rule 412 (Financier) remove the text
"
The Privileges of the Financier are:

a) To receive the usual salary for a Functional Officer.
"

In rule 419 (Ambassador) remove the text "2) To receive the standard
salary for a functional office."

In rule 422 (Postmaster) remove the text "The Postmaster shall receive the
usual salary for a Functional Office."

In rule 427 (Org-Harfer) remove the text
"
The Privileges of the Org-Harfer are:

(a) to receive the normal salary for a Functional Office.
"

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 02:59:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3399

Proposal 3399
No more Bombs
JT (JT Traub)

{{[All this proposal does is remove bomb shelters.]}}
In rule 415 (Presidential Decisions) remove section II which currently
reads as delimited by BOMBS
BOMBS
II. Bomb Shelter

The President may build a Bomb Shelter for the community. In addition to
any other requirements of this rule to do so, however, the President must
also pay A$850 in construction costs, or it will not be built. Any Bomb
Shelter is destroyed 7 days after it is built by a rare species of acidic
mold.
BOMBS

In rule 1313 (Tornado) remove the following text delimited by BOMBS
BOMBS
If a Bomb Shelter exists, all players are Sheltered, regardless of their
Location.
BOMBS

{{[I also want to repeal the tornados, but that's another proposal :)]}}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:10:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3343 accepted

Results of Proposal 3343

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
16/20 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
two-star
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Publius
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz                                     [Piz is no longer pending]
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)             [Robin Hood is no longer pending]
breadbox
K 2                  (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    BAA!:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3343 - Thu 30 Jul 1998 10:34 EDT
> No Organizational Teleports
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> {{[
> The previous version of the rule La Luna allowed a player on the moon to
> give something to an org which could then give it to a player not on the
> moon. This fixes that loophole.
> ]}}
> 
> Amend rule 1350 (La Luna) by replacing the sentance labeled as (1) with the
> following NO_TELEPORTING_ITEMS delimited text
> NO_TELEPORTING_ITEMS
> (1) e may neither give items to nor recieve items from any entity which is
> not in the same location.
> NO_TELEPORTING_ITEMS
> 
> Remove the following sentance as delimited by TRADE from wherever it
> occurse in rule 1350 (La Luna)
> TRADE
> No entity may give any gift entity to a player who is currently at a Moon
> of Acka, unless that entity is also at the same Moon of Acka.
> TRADE
> {{[This is now covered under the revised section (1)]}}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:13:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3344 rejected

Results of Proposal 3344

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
4/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Publius
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz

    BAA!:
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
two-star

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3344 - Sat 01 Aug 1998 19:52 EDT
> Dr. Dr.
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Create a new rule numbered 22 with the title "Dr. & Dr." with the following
> text:
> "
> This rule takes precedence over all rules.
> The action of running around in circles is a player action which affects
> the game state and is equally legal and illegal.
> "
> 
> Create a new rule numbered 23, titled "Hmmm" with the text:
> "
> This rule takes precedence over all rules.
> The officer in charge of random things shall select a player at random. All
> Paradox Win CFJs submitted by any player other than the one selected
> according to the previous sentence shall be destroyed just prior to
> distribution.
> Three days after this rule is created, rule 22 and 23 shall be repealed.
> 
> "

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:13:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3345 accepted

Results of Proposal 3345

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
14/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Publius
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
two-star
Studge

    BAA!:
breadbox
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Piz

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3345 - Sat 01 Aug 1998 19:53 EDT
> Splat
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> [This is a non-Modest Proposal]
> [This is a Grandiose Proposal]
> 
> Amend Rule 910 (The Ackanomicon) to remove the following text:
> "
> Stock Market Crash (1 Page): Reading this page causes the Orange Menace to
> temporarily manifest itself. Wide spread panic ensues, causing the stock
> market's positivity index to fall by 10%.
> "

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:14:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3346 rejected

Results of Proposal 3346

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
10/20 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Publius
Studge
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
two-star
rufus                (SPAM)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3346 - Sat 01 Aug 1998 19:54 EDT
> Three's A Crowd
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> This is a Grandiose 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

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:15:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3347 accepted

Results of Proposal 3347

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
15/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
two-star
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
breadbox
rufus                (SPAM)
Publius
Piz

    BAA!:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3347 - Sat 01 Aug 1998 19:56 EDT
> Xagyg The Mad God Is An Avatar of Azpiazu
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> {{ If any entity is named Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity,
> Constitution or Charisma, rename it by prepending the string "No ", and if
> necessary appending the lowest positive integer required to generate a
> unique name. }}
> 
> Create a new Rule, numbered 540.2, named "Basic Player Characteristics",
> with text as follows(delimited by GREYHAWK):
> 
> GREYHAWK
> Each Player has the following six Characteristics(as well as others that
> may be defined by other Rules): Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity,
> Constitution, and Charisma. The range of these Characteristics is between 3
> and 25, and their Default Value is 10.
> 
> Initially, all players have the Default Values for each of these
> Characteristics; if a player has not done so, then at any time e may ask
> the Dungeonmaster [see below] to generate eir scores, which the
> Dungeonmaster may do by generating six values from 3 to 18 using three
> six-sided dice(preferably using the Dice Server)for each value. (That is,
> each Characteristic's value shall be the sum of three randomly generated
> numbers from 1 to 6.)
> 
> The Office of Dungeonmaster is an optional office, whose duties are to
> generate Characteristic Values as specified in the previous paragraph when
> required to do so. (The Office has no Privileges as yet.)
> GREYHAWK
> 
> {{[ Where is this going? I don't know. But this is something I've wanted to
> try since I joined... ]}}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:17:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3350 rejected

Results of Proposal 3350

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
3/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
else...if            (SPAM)
Publius
Studge

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
two-star
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Piz
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    BAA!:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3350 - Sat 01 Aug 1998 19:59 EDT
> Slay that weasel!
> Publius (Brandon Ray)
> 
> In Rule 309, strike the phrase “substantially similar” and replace it with
> the phrase “identical”, wherever it occurs.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:22:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3351 accepted

Results of Proposal 3351

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
12/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
two-star
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Publius

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Piz

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3351 - Sun 02 Aug 1998 09:11 EDT
> Eliminating Quorum Paradoxes
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 107, "Quorum", by replacing its last sentence with the following
> TECHIE-delimited text:
> 
> TECHIE
> Then, quorum is met if either (a) at least 60% of the players in the head
> count have cast a vote, or (b) at least 36% of the players in the head
> count have voted YES, or both. In no other circumstances is quorum met.
> TECHIE
> 
> [The reason for this? As things stand, it is possible for the addition of
> one NO vote to the results of a proposal to convert a rejection into an
> acceptance. This is extremely counter-intuitive. The above definition
> avoids this problem, while still requiring a significant quorum.]

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:23:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3352 accepted

Results of Proposal 3352

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
17/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Publius
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
rufus                (SPAM)

    BAA!:
breadbox
Mr. Tambourine Man
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3352 - Sun 02 Aug 1998 09:12 EDT
> 13^2=169
> Publius (Brandon Ray)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Replace the term "144" with the term "169" wherever it may appear in Rule
> 820.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:23:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3353 rejected

Results of Proposal 3353

20/25 votes: Quorum achieved
9/19 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Mr. Tambourine Man
rufus                (SPAM)
Publius
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz

    NO:
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
two-star
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    BAA!:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato
Studge

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3353 - Sun 02 Aug 1998 09:13 EDT
> Getting rid of some stuff
> J. M. Bear (Frank Schmidt)
> 
> Repeal rule 594.7. [Evil Ballot Stuffer]
> Repeal rule 597.19. [Pyraic Frobnotzer]
> Repeal rule 597.21. [Good Ballot Stuffer]

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:24:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3354 accepted

Results of Proposal 3354

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
17/21 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Publius
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
Ethelred             (AVPP)
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
two-star
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    BAA!:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3354 - Sun 02 Aug 1998 09:14 EDT
> Other scientists are mad as well
> J. M. Bear (Frank Schmidt)
> 
> Repeal rule 596. [Mad Scientist]
> Repeal rule 597. [Frankenstein Monsters]
> Repeal rule 594.23. [Nyarlathotep]

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:25:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3358 accepted

Results of Proposal 3358

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
18/22 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
two-star
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Publius
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
Ethelred             (AVPP)
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
breadbox
K 2                  (AVPP)
rufus                (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3358 - Sun 02 Aug 1998 09:18 EDT
> Two small naming fixes
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> {{[This fixes the two errors that Alfvaen spotted in this]}}
> 
> Append the following TIMEOUT delimited text to the end of rule 251 (Player
> Names)
> TIMEOUT
> If a player changes eir Ackanomic name twice and the second change is acked
> by the Registrar while the first one has not been, then the first change
> will not occur.
> TIMEOUT
> {{[
> This fixes the problem where as possibly recently happened, the first name
> change was possibly objected to, (but possibly not), a second one occured
> and now it is unclear what the current Ackanomic name of the two players
> really is.
> ]}}
> 
> Replace the paragraph of rule 251 (Player Names) currently existing as
> delimited by SIMPLE
> SIMPLE
> A player may change eir Ackanomic name, so long as the new name complies
> with all applicable rules. If a player attempts to change eir name to
> something not in compliance with the Rules, that attempt fails. In
> addition, if the name change has not yet been accepted as described in the
> following paragraph, the Registrar may object to the name change if e feels
> that the new name is either a) too close to an existing player name(i.e.
> differs by only one or two characters), or b) is intended only to exploit
> Malenkai's Loophole(see Rule 721).
> SIMPLE
> with the following paragraph as delimited by BETTER
> BETTER
> A player may change eir Ackanomic name, so long as the new name complies
> with all applicable rules. If a player attempts to change eir name to
> something not in compliance with the Rules, that attempt fails. In
> addition, if the name change has not yet been accepted as described in the
> following paragraph, the Registrar may object to the name change if e feels
> that the new name is not within the spirit of the game. When the player
> changing eir name is the Registrar, the President or any Senator can object
> to or ack the name change as if e were the Registrar. The Registar may not
> ack eir own name change.
> BETTER
> {{[
> This change gives the registrar slightly broader authority to object to the
> name change. It also gives someone to check the registrars ability to
> change eir own name.
> ]}}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:26:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3359 accepted

Results of Proposal 3359

20/25 votes: Quorum achieved
15/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
two-star
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)

    BAA!:
Piz

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Fortunato
Publius

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Joe Java             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops

    PENDING:
Zaknafein Dourden
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3359 - Sun 02 Aug 1998 09:19 EDT
> Don't Think You Can Make Me Nervous
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> This is a Modest proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 909, "Steel Flea", as follows:
> 
> Replace the following text(delimited by GUANTANAMO):
> 
> GUANTANAMO
> If it is ever the case that Phoebe has been on a Leave Of Absence for 30
> days or more, then Phoebe may choose at any time to end her Leave of
> Absence. The Officer in Charge of Random Things shall determine whether or
> not this happens, again using whatever method e chooses. If e determines
> that Phoebe has chosen to end her Leave of Absence, then e must announce
> this fact publicly. Upon doing so, Phoebe and Phoebe's matchbox will no
> longer be Somewhere Else, and Phoebe's matchbox shall immediately be
> missing. [And thus the Officer in Charge of Random Things should then
> determine which player finds Phoebe next....]
> GUANTANAMO
> 
> with the following text(delimited by MONTEGO);
> 
> MONTEGO
> When Phoebe has been on a Leave of Absence for 30 days or more, then Phoebe
> may choose to end her Leave of Absence. The Officer in Charge of Random
> Things shall determine whether or not this happens; this determination
> shall occur not more than once per calendar week. If e determines that
> Phoebe has chosen to end her Leave of Absence, then e must announce this
> fact publicly. Upon doing so, Phoebe and Phoebe's matchbox will no longer
> be Somewhere Else, and Phoebe's matchbox shall immediately be missing. [And
> thus the Officer in Charge of Random Things should then determine which
> player finds Phoebe next....]
> MONTEGO
> 
> Also, delete the text ", using whatever method e chooses" from the previous
> paragraph(where it has no value, being superseded by "Level Playing
> Field").
> 
> {{ If Phoebe is on a Leave of Absence, then her Leave of Absence is ended,
> Phoebe and her matchbox are no longer Somewhere Else, and her matchbox is
> missing. }}
> 
> {{[ It's entirely possible that we can eliminate the leave of absence thing
> completely, but I wanted to fix Phoebe's indeterminate nature first. As I
> read the original version of this Rule, the OICORT should be continually
> determining whether Phoebe returns every moment of every day after the end
> of the Leave of Absence... ]}}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:40:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3400

Proposal 3400
Removing the last vestiges of the undead
JT (JT Traub)

In rule 510 (Voluntary Debt Prohibited), remove the text ', Undead,' from
the first sentence in the rule.

In rule 505 (Treasury and AckaDollars) remove the text ', Undead,' from
the first sentence of section VI.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:41:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3401

Proposal 3401
Removing the last vestiges of the undead
JT (JT Traub)

{{[
   I submitted the previous version of this and missed some instances of
   undead in the rules.  This contains those, so doesn't have exactly the
   same game effect.   If this and the previous are distributed on the
   same day, I will be retracting the first one since I don't want to
   actually use 2 proposals to get all occurances when one will do.
]}}
In rule 431 (Illuminatus) remove the text 'the owner of this hat is
undead,' from the example in d) ii).

In rule 505 (Treasury and AckaDollars) remove the text ', Undead,' from
the first sentence of section VI.

In rule 510 (Voluntary Debt Prohibited), remove the text ', Undead,' from
the first sentence in the rule.

In rule 550 (Honour System Rule Suite) remove any occurances of 'or
undead'.

In rule 843 (Hall of Elders)  remove the following sentence from part 6, 
"Such information should include a replica of any items being haunted by
the enshrinee's undead (except land and the like)."

In rule 1313 (Tornado) remove the words 'or haunted', 'or undead', and 'or
haunt' wherever it occurs.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:42:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3402

Proposal 3402
A crime is a crime
JT (JT Traub)

In rule 710 (Criminal Justice) replace section 10 which currently reads as
delimited by ONE_CRIME
ONE_CRIME
10) No more than one CFCJ may be brought against a single player for a
single instance of allegedly breaking the Rules. No one may be tried more
than once for the same alleged instance of violating the Rules (an appeal
is considered a continuation of the original trial).
ONE_CRIME
with the text as delimited by ALL_CRIMES
ALL_CRIMES
10) No more than one CFCJ may be brought against a single player for a
single instance of committing a given Crime.  No one may be tried more
than once for the same action even if it commits more than one Crime.
ALL_CRIMES

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:43:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3403

Proposal 3403
We're not in Kansas anymore
JT (JT Traub)

Repeal rule 594.22 (Blueprint: Electrolux).  {{[Actually, I think it's
already repealed because a Tornado has in fact occured as recently as
June.  I include it here for completenesses sake]}}

In rule 910 (Ackanomicon) delete the following text as delimited by WINDY
WINDY
Catastrophe (1 page): Reading this page unleashes a Tornado into Acka, as
described by the Rule Tornado. The reader is considered to be sheltered.
WINDY

{{All Otzma Cards of type Summon Tornado are converted into A$5}}
Repeal rule 1240.4 (Otzma Card of type Summon Tornado).

Repeal rule 1313 (Tornado).

{{Any building whose tether has been snapped is given a new tether.}}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:44:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3404

Proposal 3404
Infinity Ain't So Easy
Attila the Pun (Micah Smukler)

This is a Modest proposal.

Amend Rule 230 ("Random Things") by replacing the following {-delimited
text with the following }-delimited text:

{
Whenever the rules call for a random determination to be made,
{

}
Whenever the rules call for a random determination to be made among a
finite number of possibilities,
}

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 03:45:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3405

Proposal 3405
Harf The Mail A Little More Gently, Please
Attila the Pun (Micah Smukler)

Create a rule, numbered 1136 and entitled "Harf the Mail!", with
the following WINTERCAP-delimited text:

WINTERCAP
{{[Personally, I liked the whole harf-the-mail concept, and
just thought the execution a wee bit unbalanced; hence this
proposal.]

If there exists a player legally able to assume the name
Calvin N Hobbes, e gains five points and the author of this
rule loses five points.

If there exists a player legally able to assume the name
Slakko, e gains one point and the author of this rule loses
one point.}}

The President will keep the List-of-Harf. At any time within
the first week of a President's term, all players, excluding
the President, may send a private message to the President with
two things: the name of a player, who is neither emself nor
the President, called their target, and a word with at least 7
letters, called the target word. No player may send more than
one such message to any President during a single term of office
of that President. This target and associated target word will
be recorded under that player's entry in a new List-of-Harf by
the President.

After having sent their entry to the President, if a player sees
a message from their target that contains the associated target
word and was posted more than one week after the most recent
assumption of office by the President, then they can send a public
message claiming this to be the case. They must state the message's
title and when that message was posted, and say "The Harf is back
and I want a winter cap."

The President must then check that the player's claim is correct.
There are 3 possible replies. If the claim is true and that target
word was listed only once in the List-of-Harf, the President must
say "Indeed the Harf is back, here is your cap!" If it is true but
the target word appears on the List-of-Harf more than once, e must
say: "It was Blue, take a straw hat!" If it is false, e must reply:
"Orange devil, wear sandals!"

In all cases, the player's entry is then removed from the current
List-of-Harf. If the President replied "Indeed the Harf is back,
here is your cap!" then that player will gain one-tenth of the points
(rounded down) of their target's score, when that target said the
claimed target word.

Just before the President's term of office ends, the current
List-of-Harf is destroyed.

If a player becomes Active while a player is President but it is
illegal to submit an entry to the List-of-Harf, that player has 3
days from the time at which e becomes active to submit such an
entry. No such player may make a claim as above unless the message
on which e makes the claim was posted after this three-day period has
expired.
WINTERCAP

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