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acka-voting-digest       Monday, August 17 1998       Volume 03 : Number 130

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:50:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3383 accepted

Results of Proposal 3383

22/25 votes: Quorum achieved
11/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Publius
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Mr. Tambourine Man
two-star
Piz

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

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3383 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:41 EDT
> What's in a Name
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{[All this proposal does is replace Inactive with Vacationing, which
> IMIUMO is more poetic :)]}}
> 
> Amend Part a of Section V 'Upon Becoming (and while) Inactive' of Rule 250
> 'Players and Player States' by replacing the following phrase:
> "
> Their expected duration of inactivity is set at 28 days if unspecified
> "
> with:
> "
> The expected duration of their Vacation set at 28 days if unspecified
> "
> 
> Amend Part c of Section V 'Upon Becoming (and while) Inactive' of Rule 250
> 'Players and Player States' by replacing the following sentence:
> "
> Upon being Inactive for a period of time in excess of their expected
> duration of inactivity, their state is changed to On Ice.
> "
> with:
> "
> Upon having been on vacation for a period of time in excess of the expected
> duration of eir vacation, their state is changed to On Ice.
> "
> 
> Amend Section iii of Rule 403 (Functional Offices, Commonalities) to
> replace the following sentence:
> "
> An inactive Functional Officer is considered to have vacated eir Seat for
> the duration of the inactivity, after which he shall hold the Seat once
> again.
> "
> with:
> "
> A Vacationing Functional Officer is considered to have vacated eir Seat for
> the duration of eir vacation, after which he shall hold the Seat once
> again.
> "
> 
> Rename Rule 403 (Functional Offices, Commonalities) to "Functional Offices,
> Commonalties".
> 
> Amend the following phrase from Section XI of Rule 1209 (The Machine That
> Goes *ping*):
> "
> within three days of returning from inactivity.
> "
> by replacing it with:
> "
> within three days of returning from Vacation.
> "
> 
> Amend Section I of Rule 1213 (Grab-a-Donkey) to replace the following
> phrase:
> "
> has not yet returned from inactivity
> "
> with:
> "
> has not yet returned from Vacation
> "
> 
> Amend Part c of Section II (Player-related Definitions) of Rule 250
> (Players and Player States) by replacing 'an "inactive" player' with 'a
> "Vacationing" player'.
> 
> Replace all occurrences of "an inactive" in the rules with "a Vacationing"
> 
> Replace all occurrences of "becomes inactive" with "goes on Vacation"
> 
> Replace all occurrences of "becoming Inactive" and "becoming inactive" with
> "going on Vacation"
> 
> Replace all occurrences of "become Inactive" and "become inactive" with
> "gone on Vacation"
> 
> Replace all occurrences of "inactive" with "vacationing" except in Rule
> 594.24 (Blueprint: Finger of Justice) if it exists.
> 
> Replace all occurrences of "Inactive" with "Vacationing"

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:51:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3384 accepted

Results of Proposal 3384

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
14/20 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2                  (AVPP)
two-star
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
Ethelred             (AVPP)
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    BAA!:
breadbox
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)

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

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3384 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:43 EDT
> And I replied to Thing-a-me-bob, Occasionally
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> Amend Section VIII (Traveling Exhibitions) of Rule 850 (Museum) to read in
> full:
> "
> Players can make temporary donations to the Museum so that objects of great
> historical value that would otherwise not be seen by the public can be put
> on display. Any player can state that they wish to give to the Museum any
> trinket or Majik e owns that was created more than six months previously to
> add to the Private Collection Room. It is good form for the donor to give a
> brief description of the gifts. The Curator can accept or decline such
> gifts. Although the Museum is pleased to be able to display these
> artifacts, the donor's Benefactor Value is not changed. However, the player
> can get back any donation he made to the Private Collection Room by making
> a public request for it.
> "
> 
> {{[Makes the Private Room a little more Select]}}
> 
> {{[Current Text:
> 
> Players can make temporary donations to the Museum so that objects of great
> historical value that would otherwise not be seen by the public can be put
> on display. Any player can state that they wish to give to the Museum a
> trinket or Majik to add to the Private Collection Room. It is good form for
> the donor to give a brief description of the gifts. The Curator can accept
> or decline such gifts. Although the Museum is pleased to be able to display
> these artifacts, the donor's Benefactor Value is not changed. However, the
> player can get back any donation he made to the Private Collection Room by
> making a public request for it.
> ]}}

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:51:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3386 accepted

Results of Proposal 3386

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

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
two-star
else...if            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Publius
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
Ethelred             (AVPP)
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:

    BAA!:
breadbox
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)

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

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3386 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:45 EDT
> One
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal
> 
> Append to the following sentence of Section VI. (Bonus Vote) of Rule 850
> (Museum):
> "
> Each benefactor's probability of receiving this Vote is their BV divided by
> the total BV.
> "
> the following:
> "
> of all currently active players
> "
> 
> {{[Those players who are absent may still have a BV and while they may not
> be randomly selected, inclusion of eir BV in the calculation results in
> probabilities which don't sum to 1]}}

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:52:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3387 rejected

Results of Proposal 3387

22/25 votes: Quorum achieved
7/23 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
two-star
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Publius
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Tammany                                 [breadbox bribed Tammany A$50]

    BAA!:

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

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3387 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:46 EDT
> 32 Footsteps (Count 'em to Myself)
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Grandiose Proposal.
> 
> {{[This proposal (if it passes) will gut points from the rules. Almost
> without exception the offending points/score references have simply been
> removed leaving many etities defined but without function.
> 
> Why? I just want to see what develops if points are repealed. We can always
> bring em back, this is nomic after all :)
> 
> The Side effect of this proposal is that the only way to gain points from
> it is to vote yes and hope it doesn't pass, 'cause if it does no one will
> gain any points. ]}}
> 
> Repeal Rule 205 (When Score Changes Take Effect).
> 
> Amend Rule 206 (Keep 'Em In The Game) to read in full:
> "Wobble"
> 
> Amend Rule 207 (Scoring When A Proposal's Voting Results are Reported) by
> renaming it "Definite Proposals" and causing it to read in full (GONZO
> delimited):
> GONZO
> I. Effect of Proposals which do not meet Quorum
> 
> If a proposal does not meet quorum, each voting player who abstained on the
> proposal shall receive a Puppet Head (a non-tradeable entity), if e does
> not already have one. A player with a Puppet Head may get rid of it by
> saying "Memo to myself: Do the dumb things I gotta do. Touch the puppet
> head." [They Might Be Giants, "Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head", "They
> Might Be Giants"] in a public message. After a player has possessed a
> Puppet Head for seven consecutive days, e immediately becomes a non-voting
> player. The Puppet Head is then destroyed.
> 
> II. Null Proposals
> 
> If an accepted proposal does not become a new rule or generate at least one
> valid effect under Rule 104, then it is a "Null Proposal".
> 
> III. Boring Proposals
> 
> A proposal is Boring if and only if at least half of the votes cast on the
> proposal were Baa! votes.
> GONZO
> 
> Amend Rule 207.1 (That's just silly) to read in full:
> ---
> The Silly Phrase is "contains monosodium glutamate".
> 
> If an accepted proposal contains the Silly Phrase and the phrase is not
> part of a comment, then the player who submitted the proposal is said to be
> silly. However, if the proposal was also distributed by the Promoter on
> April First (All Fool's Day), the player is instead said to be foolish.
> 
> Any player who scores points in the above manner may publicly announce, in
> the seven days following the proposals acceptance, "The new silly phrase is
> ****", where **** is a three word phrase. All quoted instance of the phrase
> "contains monosodium glutamate" in this rule will be replaced by the three
> word phrase chosen by that player.
> ---
> 
> Remove from Section c of Rule 207.3 (Foolishness) the following sentence
> (if it exists):
> "
> If the original author is still a player of Ackanomic, it is considered
> good form to transfer some of the points gained through the resubmitted
> proposal's Foolishness to em.
> "
> 
> Remove the following sentence from Rule 207.3 (Foolishness):
> "
> Whenever a Foolish Proposal is accepted or rejected, all scoring effects
> from rule 207 related to its acceptance or rejection shall be doubled.
> "
> 
> Delete Section II of Rule 210 (Literature) and renumber the roman-numeral
> numbered Sections that follow it.
> 
> Delete the following phrases from Rule 210 (Literature):
> "
> All players who voted against a Great Work that was accepted will lose 7
> points, for their poor taste, in addition to any other bonuses or penalties
> caused by the passage of the proposal.
> "
> and
> "scorekeeper, unless the scorekeeper submitted the proposal, in which case
> it should be adjudicated by the"
> 
> Replace the following text from Rule 210 (Literature):
> "
> If the scorekeeper and president are the same person then it will be
> adjudicated by any other random active player (as selected by the OiCoRT).
> "
> with:
> "
> If the president submitted the proposal then it will be adjudicated by any
> other random active player (as selected by the OiCoRT).
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 213 (Delivering Judgement) to remove the phrase "penalized 10
> points, eir name to be".
> 
> Delete Section III of Rule 217 (Overturning Judgements) and renumber the
> roman numeral-numbered Sections that follow it.
> 
> Amend part d of Section VI of Rule 250 (Players and Player States) to read:
> "d)Players who are On Ice never gain entities."
> 
> Delete Section III of Rule 313 (Proposal Bribery) and renumber the sections
> that follow.
> 
> Delete part C of Section V of Rule 313 (Proposal Bribery) and re-letter the
> parts that follow it in the same section.
> 
> Amend Rule 319 'Unanimity Is Lovely (although not so lovely as it used to
> be)' to delete the following sentences:
> "
> If more than one player is tied for lowest score, all of their scores
> change to 2. If this would cause a player to lose points, that player will
> instead have their score increased by 3 points.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 330 (Retractions) to delete the following sentences:
> "A player who retracts his own proposal in this manner loses 2 points."
> and
> "The player retracting the CFJ does not lose any points unless the CFJ was
> a paradox win CFJ in which case e loses 3 points."
> and
> "The player retracting the submission loses 1 point."
> and
> "Newbies shall not lose points as a result of this rule."
> 
> Delete the following phrase from Rule 344 (Weasel Words):
> "gain one extra point and"
> 
> Amend Rule 374 (Politeness Moon) to replace the following text:
> "
> If the verdict of the Hearing shows that the message was not polite, the
> Player who sent it loses 3 points. If it shows that it was polite, its
> author gets the nickname Jazz JackRabbit for the next 3 days, and the
> player who called the hearing loses 2 points.
> "
> with
> "
> If it shows that it was polite, its author gets the nickname Jazz
> JackRabbit for the next 3 days.
> "
> 
> Amend section vi of Rule 404 (Offices, Impeachment) to read:
> "
> (vi) If the IP is REJECTED, the Player named in the IP is restored to
> Office.
> "
> 
> Repeal Rule 410 (Scorekeeper).
> 
> Amend Section III of Rule 419.2 (Internomic Interface) by deleting the
> following text:
> "
> If said Proposal is adopted by InterNomic, the player who requested it
> receives 7 points upon the Liaison reporting the fact of its adoption to
> Ackanomic.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 437 (Providing Meaning Where We Can) by replacing the following
> text from Section III:
> "
> If a majority is against, then the senator who made that call loses 10
> points and may not issue a call for seven days.
> "
> with:
> "
> If a majority is against, then the senator who made that call may not issue
> a call for seven days.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 431 (Illuminatus) by replacing the following text:
> "It is a privilege of the Illuminatus that e achieves a Winning Condition
> if it is publicly knowable that e has a score that is greater than 5/6
> times the Magic Number."
> with:
> "It is a privilege of the Illuminatus to receive the Standard Harfer Fee
> upon the completion of step g."
> 
> Repeal Rule 508 (Fortnightly Dividends).
> 
> Amend Rule 540.1 (Characteristic: Harf) by replacing the following text:
> "
> Whenever a Player gains points from Rule 1112, eir Harf Value goes up by
> the number of points e gains thereby.
> "
> with:
> "Whenever a Harfy proposal [See Rule 1112] is accepted, the author's Harf
> Value goes up by five."
> 
> Amend Section C of Rule 593 (Ackanomic Research Guild) to read:
> "The Office of Archaeologist has one seat which is always vacant."
> 
> Amend Section III of Rule 593 (Ackanomic Research Guild) to read:
> "
> III. An Impeachment Paper against a Scientist requires no quorum and a
> simple majority of votes in favor to be accepted.
> "
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Rule 600 (Winning Conditions):
> "
> A Cycle Win CFJ shall be judged INVALID if the Scorekeeper has judged its
> author to have achieved a Winning Condition within the last 3 days, and
> no-one has yet objected to the Scorekeeper's announcement.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 603 (Winning by Points) by renaming it "The Magic Number" and
> causing it to read in full:
> "The base value of the Magic Number is 419."
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Rule 605 'Winning is Inherently Amusing
> (or Winning by Palindrome)':
> "
> This win, if it occurs, shall occur immediately after the score changes as
> a result of the Proposal being accepted are applied.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 607 (Winning by Agenda) by deleting the following phrases:
> ", and that player's score is greater than or equal to the sum of the
> weights of all of the agenda hats e owns,"
> and
> "Additionally, any player who had owned a Nemesis Eggplant that was
> destroyed as above has eir score reset to -40 rather than 0 when scores are
> reset at the start of the next cycle. [See Rule 666]"
> 
> Replace the following phrase from Rule 620 (Chartreuse Goose):
> "single active player with the lowest score."
> with:
> "newest player."
> 
> Remove the following phrases from Rule 620 (Chartreuse Goose):
> "This option is not available if more than one active player has the lowest
> score."
> and
> "If this payment would force a player to go into debt, the Standard Harfer
> Fee is not paid, but instead the Goose becomes grumpy and bites its owner,
> inflicting a 9-point penalty."
> 
> Delete section d,f,g and i from Rule 666 (End of Cycle) and re-letter the
> sections appropriately.
> 
> Remove the following phrase from Rule 668 (Eggs and Fruit):
> "A player who owns a Chartreuse Goose Egg may reduce his own score to zero
> at any time by informing the Scorekeeper that he is doing so, provided that
> his score is greater than zero."
> 
> Amend Rule 670 (Commission d'Arts) by deleting the following sentence from
> Section 4:
> "All other Commissioners are fined 2 points."
> 
> Amend Rule 670 (Commission d'Arts) by deleting the following phrase from
> Section 7:
> ", and they will lose 5 points for detracting from the festivities
> (although they still receive the above awards, of course)."
> 
> Amend Rule 709 (Gaol) by deleting the following phrase: "gaining points,"
> 
> Delete Part a of Section 5 of Rule 710 (Criminal Justice) which reads:
> "a) a DEDUCTION of 0 or more points from Player X's score."
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Section 5 of Rule 812 (Down the river):
> "All members of the team also gain 7 points."
> 
> Delete the following sentences from Rule 901 (The Magic Potato):
> "
> The Player that currently holds the Magic Potato will gain three extra
> points for each proposal of his that is accepted while he holds the Magic
> Potato.
> "
> and
> "
> The holder of the Great Tuba scores one extra point whenever one of his
> proposals passes.
> "
> 
> Remove the following phrases from Rule 909 (Steel Flea):
> ", and will gain 6 points for being so generous"
> and
> ", and e will lose the 6 points awarded previously, and will be fined
> another 6 points for selfishly keeping Phoebe's wisdom to emself"
> and
> "and is fined 3 points for being so careless"
> 
> Replace all text that follows "The Known Pages of The Ackanomicon:" in Rule
> 910 (The Ackanomicon) with the following:
> "
> Arcane Trivia (15 pages): These pages contain many tantalising but
> ultimately uneducating bits of information on all manner of things ancient
> and occult. They have no effect on the reader.
> 
> Inner workings (5 pages): These pages give glimpses into some of the basic
> workings of the universe of mortal men, at a price. The reader gains A$50.
> 
> Arcane Lore (5 pages): These pages describe ceremonies and rites used in
> the far distant past to gain special powers. A new Otzma card is created in
> the possession of the reader. The type of card shall be determined by the
> Speaker using the Probabilistic Method. If the type selected is at or above
> its instance limit, the Speaker will select a new type using the
> Deterministic method.
> 
> Ancient artefact (1 page): A page describing the workings of a powerful
> ancient device. The reader loses A$50, and receives a newly created random
> Qualified Gadget, which, if it's a mechanical Gadget, breaks when the
> reader receives it. This page has no effect on a player without sufficient
> A$.
> 
> Mutation (2 pages): The contents of this page warps the reader's mind and
> body. He gains a new Extra head, surly and mean-spirited in temperament.
> 
> Dark Domain (2 pages): Reading these pages opens a portal to a terrible
> realm of darkness and nightmare. The reader is treated as if he was in Gaol
> for the next 48 hours, except that he may not be released in any fashion
> before this period is up. The reader has not, however, actually committed a
> Crime, nor is he actually in Gaol.
> 
> Long lost treasure (2 pages): These pages describe the locations of long
> lost treasure troves. The reader gains A$250 and an Otzma Card of Type Map
> Shard, provided no Otzma limits would be exceeded. This card will be
> destroyed within 3 days of receipt if not used.
> 
> Forbidden Fruit (1 page): Knowledge no man was meant to know. The becomes
> Enlightened.
> 
> Catastrophe (1 page): Reading this page unleashes a Tornado into Acka, as
> described by the Rule Tornado. The reader is considered to be sheltered.
> 
> Not so Forbidden Fruit (4 pages): The player has an out of body experience
> in which he is transported to an primordial jungle where he is worshiped as
> a god by the natives. Upon waking up, he will find that all he has left to
> remember it by is an Amber Banana.
> 
> Ancient One (1 page): The player warps time and space with a terrifying
> incantation of power, summoning the Ancient Powers into his presence. The
> Chartreuse Goose is immediately transferred into his possession, and it's
> not happy. If the reading player was already in possession of the
> Chartreuse Goose, then it goes Somewhere Else (and is REALLY not happy).
> 
> Judgement Day (2 pages): These pages relate the days following the end of
> the world and impart to the reader the ability to judge eir fellows. The
> Purple Robe of Justice is transferred to the reader.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 911 (The Great Trombone of Ackanomia) to read in full:
> "The Great Trombone is a unique entity."
> 
> Remove the following phrases from Rule 913 (Parades):
> "Failure to comply with this requirement, if and when proved, will result
> in ten points being deducted from the score of the Guest of Honour."
> and
> ", and will receive one point for so doing."
> and
> ", if such an entity exists,"
> and
> "and receive not one but ten points"
> and
> ", so any points they would have received as a result of the Parade will be
> withheld"
> 
> Delete the following phrase from Rule 915 (Prosthetic Foreheads):
> "and the player who described it loses two points"
> 
> Amend Rule 919 (Brass Monkey) to replace:
> "shall be awarded 5 bonus points!"
> with
> "are hoopy froods"
> and
> "With that, each Player shall receive 5 points for each proposal he or she
> submitted that was accepted during the Streak (including those that were
> accepted before it was Chrome), up to a maximum of 15 points per Player."
> with
> "With that, each Player shall receive the title 'Hoopy Frood'".
> 
> Amend Rule 927 (The Chocolate Frog) to remove the following sentence:
> "
> Any players who vote against a proposal made by the First Citizen will
> receive no points for anti-voting.
> "
> 
> Replace the following sentence of Rule 933 (Purple Robe of Justice):
> "
> If the owner of the Robe is ever penalized some number of points for
> failing to deliver a verdict on a CFJ, failing to respond to a CFJ, or for
> having a CFJ overturned, they immediately lose the priceless Robe, and it
> goes Somewhere Else.
> "
> with
> "
> If the owner of the Robe ever deadbeats on a CFJ or has verdict on a CFJ
> overturned, they immediately lose the priceless Robe, and it goes Somewhere
> Else.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 950 (Ackanomic Sound System Rule Suite) by replacing the
> following sentence (DING delimited):
> DING
> [For example, if the Magic Potato were defined in such a Rule, its owner
> would no longer get its bonuses once it left, but would keep any points e
> had gained from it while the Song ("Don't pick it up, pick it up, pick it
> up") was playing.]
> DING
> with (DONG delimited):
> DONG
> [For example, if the Magic Potato were defined in such a Rule, its owner
> would no longer get its bonuses once it left, but would keep any Brass
> Razoos e had gained from it while the Song ("Don't pick it up, pick it up,
> pick it up") was playing.]
> DONG
> 
> Replace the following sentence of Rule 950 (Ackanomic Sound System Rule
> Suite)(BONK delimited):
> BONK
> [e.g. "Four or more players have a score of above 300."]
> BONK
> with(BOINK Delimited):
> BOINK
> [e.g. "Four or more players have a Harf of above 300."]
> BOINK
> 
> Amend Rule 961 (Curse of the B-Ack) by deleting the following phrases:
> "Posting such a description earns a player 6 points."
> and
> ", and gain 2 points for doing so,"
> 
> Replace both instances of "(d)" in Part e of Section 3 of Rule 1044
> (Swingpoints) with "(c)".
> Delete Part a of Section 3 of Rule 1044 (Swingpoints) which reads:
> "
> a. A Player may, as a public action, convert any positive number of his own
> Swingpoints into twice as many points (which are added to his score).
> "
> and re-letter the alphabetical list in that section.
> 
> Remove the following phrases from Rule 1112 (Let there be Harf!):
> ", its author gains 5 points (a score change based on proposal content)
> and"
> and
> "When a player is designated "Funky and Stylish", they gain 5 points."
> 
> Remove the following phrases from Rule 1129 (Crazy French-Scotsmen):
> "points or"
> and
> "If the penalty involved a loss of points, the penalized player's score
> (after having the penalty revoked) will be raised to the first prime number
> higher than their current score."
> 
> Delete the following paragraph of Rule 1131 (Happiness)
> "
> If any time it is publically knowable that a player has a score exactly
> equal to the Happy Number, that player may point this fact out by
> publically stating: "Happy! Happy! Happy!". E then gains a probabilistic
> Boon of the Ancients and the Happy Number becomes a random integer between
> -60 and the Magic Number.
> "
> 
> Delete the following phrase from Rule 1211 (Boons of the Ancients):
> "and the player who described it loses 11 points"
> 
> Delete the following phrase from Rule 1213 (Grab-a-Donkey):
> "
> The Belt Holder shall be awarded 3 Points plus the number of donkeys he
> successfully grabbed that game.
> "
> 
> Delete the following paragraph from Rule 1215 (Duels):
> "
> When the Duel is over, the winner of the Duel receives 6 points in addition
> to any rewards or penalties he may have received as part of the Contest
> itself. The loser of the Duel loses 6 points in addition to any rewards or
> penalties he may have received as part of the Contest itself. The winner's
> Second receives 3 points, the loser's Second loses 3 points.
> "
> 
> Delete Section 3 of Rule 1215 (Duels) and renumber the Sections that follow
> it.
> 
> Delete Section 4 of Rule 1216 (Feuds) and renumber the Sections that follow
> it.
> 
> Amend Rule 1313 (Tornado) to read in full:
> "
> A Tornado shall sweep though Acka at the time of the Summer Solstice,
> Winter Solstice, Vernal Equinox, and Autumnal Equinox. Tornadoes are
> dangerous entities.
> 
> Players in the Ackanomic Afterlife and Gaol are Sheltered. If a Bomb
> Shelter exists, all players are Sheltered, regardless of their Location. A
> True Prophet and his Location are Sheltered.
> 
> A Bomb Shelter may only be created by methods specified in the Rules.
> Players may only become Sheltered by methods specified in the Rules.
> 
> The Rules may specify other ways or times that a Tornado sweeps through
> Acka.
> 
> Whenever a Tornado sweeps through Acka, each player's or haunted house that
> is dangling from its emergency tether stands a separate 50% chance of
> losing its tether and being swept off the face of Acka. The player or
> undead shall retain possession or haunt of the land the building was
> sitting on. A player so bereaved of shelter may rebuild his house for
> A$100, and he must name it upon its reconstruction. Until such time, he
> shall be issued a small tent for use as his Home.
> 
> If the house belonged to a player who was absent, that player shall be
> assumed to be vacationing in a far-off land with a two-letter name. Upon
> his return, he may submit a report containing the name of this far-off land
> and a summary of his journeys there.
> "
> 
> Amend Rule 1350 (La Luna) by deleting the following text:
> "
> A player in Kansas gains 5 points the first time (on any given trip to
> Kansas) that they send a message, describing the moon Kansas and all its
> strangeness, containing at least 250 words, none of which are a colour,
> except for white, sepia, and black, should black ever be a colour.
> "
> 
> {{[Now for the rule suites]}}
> Delete the following phrase from Rule 594.1 (Blueprint: Scroll of Crumble):
> "
> If the gadget was indestructible, three points are deducted from the score
> of the Scroll of Crumble's owner.
> "
> 
> Debunk Rule 594.3 (Blueprint: Whamiol).
> 
> Delete the following phrase from Rule 594.5 (Blueprint: Automatic
> Sculpture):
> "e shall lose one point and"
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.15 (Blueprint: Pulse Laser):
> "The Laser will also deduct 5 points from the author of the Proposal's
> score, if the author is a player."
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.21 (Blueprint: Good Ballot
> Stuffer)(LALA delimited):
> LALA
> 4. The game state is changed such that any player who posts a public
> message in the next week that does not contain the word "harf" (or a
> derivative of it) shall lose one point for every such message.
> LALA
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.23 (Blueprint: Nyarlathotep):
> "The Player that currently holds Nyarlathotep will gain three extra points
> for each proposal of his that is accepted while he holds Nyarlathotep."
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Rule 594.26 (Blueprint: Saaremaa's Codex
> of Wizardry):
> "The first Scientist to ridicule an incompetent Novice receives 3 points
> (per separate instance of Novice incompetence as described in this
> paragraph)."
> 
> Delete the following sentence from Rule 950.1 (ASS Song: Chess Piece Face)
> ", and a player shall gain 6 points the first time e publically describes
> all four of the above."
> 
> Repeal Rule 1240.5 (Otzma Card of Type Rod & Staff)
> 
> Delete the following phrase from Rule 1240.14 (Otzma Card of type Scientist
> for a Day):
> ", and its creator loses 10 points. "
> 
> Delete part d of Section VI of Rule 1250.1 (Games & Contests). and
> re-letter the parts that come after it in Section VI.
> 
> Delete the following phrase from part s of Section VII of Rule 1250.1
> (Games & Contests):
> ", no points".
> 
> Amend Section 5 of Rule 1250.7 (Game of Pure Skill) to read:
> "
> 5) Upon a winning condition being met and a winner being declared, the
> winner receives A$16, and the referee receives A$8. The winner receives a
> standard Trophy.
> "
> 
> Amend Section 5 of Rule 1250.9 (Ghost) to read:
> "
> When a winner is found, the referee shall receive 8 A$. If this game took
> place as a Duel, the winner shall receive no additional compensation. If it
> was not a Duel and fewer than four players began the game, the winner
> receives A$ 8. If from four to eight players began the game, the winner
> receives A$ equal to the number of players that began the game times two,
> up to a maximum of A$ 16.
> "
> 
> Replace the following text from Rule 1250.14 (Diplomacy):
> "Upon a winning condition being achieved, the game ends. All winners split
> 8 points evenly. If the number of winners does not divide evenly into 8,
> however, the number of points split is the greatest positive multiple of
> the number of winners that is less than 8. If no such number exists, no
> points are awarded. The Golden Knife is awarded as a Trophy. If the game
> ends without a winner or winners being declared, however, no points are
> awarded.
> "
> with:
> "Upon a winning condition being achieved, the game ends. All winners split
> A$ 16 evenly. If the number of winners does not divide evenly into 8,
> however, the number of A$ split is the greatest positive multiple of the
> number of winners that is less than 8. If no such number exists, no points
> are awarded. The Golden Knife is awarded as a Trophy.
> If the game ends without a winner or winners being declared, however, no A$
> are awarded.
> "
> 
> Amend Section 5d of Rule 1250.10 (Fictionary) to read:
> "5d) Default: The Speaker or Acting Speaker becomes acting Brainiac to
> adjudicate step 5. If there is no such officer, the game ends with no
> winner and no payoff. "

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:52:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3388 accepted

Results of Proposal 3388

22/25 votes: Quorum achieved
12/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Publius
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Mr. Tambourine Man
two-star
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Studge

    BAA!:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

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

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3388 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:56 EDT
> But was it worth it?
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Amend Rule 432 (Son I am able though you scare me / Watch beloved / Watch
> me scare you though / Able am I son) by replacing "functional" were ever it
> appears with "political".

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:55:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3389 accepted

Results of Proposal 3389

21/25 votes: Quorum achieved
14/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

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

    NO:
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
two-star
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Studge

    BAA!:
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Piz

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

    INACTIVE:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Rig R. Mortis

> Proposal 3389 - Fri 07 Aug 1998 02:57 EDT
> The Swingers' Duty Roster
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> Delete Section 4 of Rule 1044.
> [This section makes it the Chess-Ump's duty to track Swingpoints.
> Unnecessary, as the Financier must already track these tradeable entities.]
> 
> Replace Section 3a of Rule 1044 with the following OT-delimited text:
> 
> OT
> a. Otzma Card Conversions
> (i) A Player may convert 10 Swingpoints into any Otzma Card with an
> F-Designation of Common.
> (ii) A Player may convert 15 Swingpoints into any Otzma Card with an
> F-Designation of Normal.
> (iii) A Player may convert 20 Swingpoints into any Otzma Card with an
> F-Designation of Rare.
> The above three conversions may only occur if no Otzma Card instance limits
> are violated by the conversion.
> OT
> 
> [This replaces the points conversion with another, more intriguing,
> conversion type.]
> 
> Replace Section 3c of Rule 1044 with the following OT-delimited text:
> 
> OT
> A player may convert N Swingpoints into a Party Chess Piece, provided that
> the material value of that Party Chess Piece is no more than (5*N)/7, and
> provided no instance limits are violated by the conversion.
> OT
> 
> [A simpler way to use Swingpoints to get Pieces, without changing the
> "value" of each Swingpoint for that purpose.]

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 06:40:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3390 rejected

Results of Proposal 3390

20/26 votes: Quorum achieved
11/20 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2                  (AVPP)
two-star
else...if
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Piz

    NO:
breadbox
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Tammany                                 [breadbox bribed Tammany A$25]

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis                           [Rig R. Mortis is no longer pending]

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Fortunato
Publius
Studge

    VACATIONING:
Wild Card
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3390 - Mon 10 Aug 1998 02:50 EDT
> 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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