Subject: acka-voting-digest V3 #138
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acka-voting-digest       Monday, August 24 1998       Volume 03 : Number 138

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:46:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3439 accepted

Results of Proposal 3439

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
13/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
MetaMorph Unity Vote

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

    BAA!:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3439 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:50 EDT
> YAEF (Yet another Eleusis Fix)
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> {{[It should have been to begin with truthfully]}}
> Amend rule 1250.23 (Eleusis) as follows.
> Replace section 2a which currently reads 'This game is played with 5-8
> players and one optional Referee.' with 'This game is played by 4-8 players
> and one optional Referee.'
> {{[This is what it was supposed to be initially]}}
> 
> {{
> If there is no game of Eleusis currently in existance known as game 1 that
> has as it's players exactly the entities known as (or formerly known as)
> Mr. Tambourine Man, /dev/joe, 867-5309 and else...if, then this game now
> exists with the state of the game being that declared by the referee, the
> position of which is filled by JT
> }}

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:47:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3440 rejected

Results of Proposal 3440

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
4/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
Piz

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3440 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:51 EDT
> Recess!!!
> Publius (Brandon Ray)
> 
> Create a new Rule with number 120 and named <<Recess>>, and consisting of
> the following PARTYTIME-delimited text:
> 
> PARTYTIME
> 1. Any Active player may move that the game enter a state of Recess.
> 
> 2. To be valid, the player must post a message as a public action. The
> message must contain the following:
> 
> A. The phrase <<I move that the game enter a state of Recess.>>
> 
> B. The date on which Recess is to begin. If no time is specified, Recess
> will begin at 12:01 a.m. on the date specified.
> 
> C. The date on which Recess is to end. If no time is specified, Recess will
> end at 12:01 a.m. on the date specified, or exactly fourteen days after
> Recess began, whichever is sooner.
> 
> D. Optionally, the message may (but is not required) to contain arguments
> as to why the game should enter a state of Recess.
> 
> 3. No state of Recess may last longer than 14 calendar days. A motion
> proposing a Recess longer than 14 calendar days shall be void, and no
> Hearing shall ensue, regardless of how many players have seconded it.
> 
> 4. If at least one other player seconds the motion, by posting as a public
> action the message, <<I second the motion that the game enter a state of
> Recess.>>, then a Hearing is called, and the player who first moved that
> the game enter a state of Recess is the Hearing Harfer. If no second is
> made within 72 hours of the original message which moved that the game
> enter a state of Recess, then the motion shall be void.
> 
> 5. Valid responses to the Hearing shall be <<Play ball!!!>> and <<Get back
> to work!>> If the verdict of the Hearing is <<Play ball!!!>> then Recess
> shall occur as specified in the original motion. If the verdict of the
> Hearing is <<Get back to work!>> then the motion is defeated and there
> shall be no Recess. If the verdict is <<Play Ball!!!>>, but the proposed
> date to begin Recess has already passed, then Recess shall begin at the
> instant the Hearing Harfer declares a verdict of <<Play ball!!!>>.
> 
> 6. A Recess shall have the following effects:
> 
> A. With the exception of paragraph 6B of this Rule, while the game is in a
> state of Recess, no action may occur which affects the state of the game.
> All deadlines are automatically extended by adding a period of time equal
> to the length of the Recess onto the end of the deadline.
> 
> B. A CFJ (including all legal appeals) challenging the validity of a Recess
> or challenging the declared length of a Recess will be processed and
> considered as if there were no Recess in effect.
> 
> (i) If a CFJ challenging the validity of a Recess is successful, then the
> Recess shall immediately end (if it is still in progress). The game shall
> then proceed as if a valid Recess had just occurred; there shall be no
> retroactive adjustments to the state of the game.
> 
> (ii) If a CFJ challenging the declared length of a Recess is successful,
> then the length of the Recess shall be immediately adjusted in accordance
> with the findings of the Judge.
> 
> 7. The game may not enter a state of Recess by any means other than that
> described in this Rule.
> 
> 8. At the end of the Recess, the Speaker shall declare the Recess to be
> over, and the game shall immediately re-commence.
> PARTYTIME

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:47:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3441 rejected

Results of Proposal 3441

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
10/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
Tammany                                 [K 2 bribed Tammany A$25]

    NO:
breadbox
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3441 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:53 EDT
> Inflation
> Publius (Brandon Ray)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Rule 505 is amended by adding the following INFLATION-delimited text to the
> end of it:
> 
> INFLATION
> VIII. On the first Monday of each month, the Financier shall use the Random
> Method to select an integer no smaller than negative ten and no larger than
> positive ten, with all included integers being weighted so that they are
> equally likely to occur. Paragraph VII of this rule shall then be
> immediately amended by setting the Standard Harfer Fee equal to the sum of
> the current Standard Harfer Fee and the integer selected by direction of
> this paragraph. The Financier shall post as a public action the new value
> of the Standard Harfer Fee.
> INFLATION

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:48:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3442 accepted

Results of Proposal 3442

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
13/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
MetaMorph Unity Vote
Tammany                                 [Slakko bribed Tammany A$28]

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3442 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:54 EDT
> Firing One At A Time
> Slakko (Duncan Richer)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> [Okay, so people didn't want both the Gaoler and the Historian to go in the
> same proposal. That seems fair. The Historian may have some general
> support, so let's try the Gaoler alone.]
> 
> Repeal Rule 712, "Gaoler".
> 
> Amend Rule 716, "Patent Infringement" to read as delimited by FASTTRACK
> below:
> 
> FASTTRACK
> When a rule change occurs that causes a new named entity or named class of
> entities to exist, and a Player owns an entity with the same name as the
> new entity or class, and said entity was created after the rule change was
> publically declared(i.e. after a Proposal was distributed by the Promoter,
> a CSR was announced by the CSRR, a State of Crisis Resolution Document was
> issued by the President, etc.)but before the rule change took effect, that
> Player shall be Guilty of Patent Infringement.
> 
> When a Player becomes Guilty of Patent Infringement they shall also be held
> in Contempt.
> FASTTRACK
> [This eliminates the Gaoler reference, plus it makes Patent Infringement a
> slightly more serious crime.]
> 
> {{The Office of Gaoler is destroyed.}}
> 
> [And, while we are at it, there are some other Offices whose rules have
> been repealed, but which have not been destroyed. Offices being Entities,
> by Rule 500 they can only be destroyed as described by the Rules, hence
> even when a rule defining an Office is repealed, the Office survives unless
> explicitly destroyed.]
> 
> {{The Offices of Caped Crusader, Chair of the Ackan Reserve, Financial
> Communitie's Member of the Ackan Reserve, Mad Scientist, People's Member of
> the Ackan Reserve and Praetor are all destroyed.}}

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:48:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3443 accepted

Results of Proposal 3443

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
13/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3443 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:55 EDT
> K
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> DEBUNK The blueprint for the Gravitational Monopole (Rule 594.6)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:49:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3444 accepted

Results of Proposal 3444

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
13/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis
Vynd                 (Vulcan)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3444 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:56 EDT
> 2
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> DEBUNK The blueprint for the Jukkasjarvi Mind Control Laser (Rule 594.8)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:49:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3445 accepted

Results of Proposal 3445

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
16/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz
SPAM Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3445 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:57 EDT
> T
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> DEBUNK The blueprint for the Bonus Vote Add-On (Rule 594.11)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:51:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3446 accepted

Results of Proposal 3446

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
15/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
Piz
SPAM Unity Vote
K 2's Amber Banana Tree

    NO:
breadbox
Mr. Tambourine Man
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3446 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:58 EDT
> W
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> DEBUNK The blueprint for the Gimme Shelter (Rule 594.12)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:52:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3447 rejected

Results of Proposal 3447

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
10/18 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Piz

    NO:
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Tammany                                 [Rex Mundi bribed Tammany A$27]

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3447 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 07:59 EDT
> I
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> DEBUNK The blueprint for the Cheez-Whiz (Rule 594.14)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:52:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3448 accepted

Results of Proposal 3448

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
11/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Studge
Piz

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3448 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 08:00 EDT
> T
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> DEBUNK The blueprint for the Pulse Laser (Rule 594.15)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:53:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3449 accepted

Results of Proposal 3449

18/23 votes: Quorum achieved
14/18 YES votes: Proposal accepted

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

    NO:
breadbox
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Piz

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3449 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 08:01 EDT
> This Has Absolutely Nothing To Do With Pi, I Think
> Attila the Pun (Micah Smukler)
> 
> Create a new rule, numbered 1240.14, entitled "Otzma Card of type Training
> Regime", with the following HEAVEHO-delimited text:
> 
> HEAVEHO
> A card of this type may only be played in the public forum. When it is
> played, its owner must name one of the following Characteristics: Strength,
> Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma. The value of the
> characteristic named may not be more that 23. The Dungeonmaster must then
> randomly determine a second Characteristic from the above list, except that
> the Characteristic named by the player, and any Characteristic with a value
> of 3, shall not be eligible for selection; if no Characteristic is eligible
> for selection, the card is destroyed and has no effect.
> 
> Upon the Dungeonmaster making a random determination as above, the value of
> the Characteristic named by the player is increased by 2, and the value of
> that determined randomly by the Dungeonmaster decreased by 1.
> 
> HEAVEHO

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:53:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3450 rejected

Results of Proposal 3450

17/23 votes: Quorum achieved
8/14 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Slakko               (SPAM)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)

    NO:
breadbox
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Studge

    BAA!:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
K 2                  (AVPP)
Piz

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3450 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 08:02 EDT
> New Clear Child
> Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)
> 
> {{The player currently or formerly known as Mr. Tambourine Man receives the
> title of Vile Prophet.}}

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:54:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3451 accepted

Results of Proposal 3451

17/23 votes: Quorum achieved
16/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
K 2                  (AVPP)
else...if            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
breadbox
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
Piz
SPAM Unity Vote

    NO:
Robin Hood           (AVPP)

    BAA!:
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
Oy, I Bi Bot         (AVPP)
two-star
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Rig R. Mortis

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

    PENDING:
Memo

> Proposal 3451 - Mon 17 Aug 1998 08:03 EDT
> What You'll Find When You Open Up Your Letterbox Tomorrow
> breadbox (Brian Raiter)
> 
> {{[Rules 370 and 422 have become rather haphazard by now. This proposal
> moves all player duties and restrictions into Rule 370, and all Postmaster
> duties and privileges into Rule 422. The definitions regarding the Postal
> Code are placed into a new Rule 370.1.
> 
> In addition, there are three minor changes to the rules here. First, the
> minimum requirements for bouncing email before the Postmaster can exercise
> one of eir privileges has had its language tightened up. Second, the
> Postmaster's privilege of deregistering a player whose email is steadfastly
> bouncing is removed. (It's a little harsh, and we now have better ways of
> clearing out dead wood.) In its place I have supplied a privilege of simply
> unsubscribing players from the lists, which is a more direct solution to
> the problem.]}}
> 
> I. Amend Rule 370 ("No E-mail, No Game") to read as follows:
> 
> All persons participating in Ackanomic must have a valid e-mail address
> reachable from the official mailing list at the time they join, or else
> they may not join or participate.
> 
> An active player who is not subscribed to at least one form of the official
> mailing list is committing the Crime of Disinterest. A voting player who is
> not subscribed to at least one form of the official voting mailing list is
> committing the Crime of the Vermillion Stripe.
> 
> Any person subscribed to any public forum who is not a player is considered
> to be an observer.
> 
> A message is a public message if and only if it is distributed to all
> active Players, or it is sent to any mailing list indicated as a public
> forum and the message obeys all restrictions in the Postal Code for that
> list.
> 
> [It is strongly encouraged that the subject line of public messages contain
> either "Ackanomic:" or "Acka:"; see Rule 422.]
> 
> A private message qualifies as being "from" a certain Player if and only if
> the recipient is satisfied that the sender of the message was in fact the
> Player in question. An officer who receives private messages in the course
> of his Duties may set a reasonable protocol in place for verifying the
> authorship of such messages.
> 
> All participants in Ackanomic should configure their e-mail software to
> correctly report the current time for the time zone specified.
> 
> II. Create Rule 370.1 with the title "Postal Code" and the text:
> 
> The Postal Code is an official document maintained by the Postmaster.
> 
> The Postal Code must always define which mailing list is the official
> mailing list, and which is the official voting mailing list. The Postal
> Code shall also indicate which mailing lists are public fora, and what
> actions, if any, are restricted on each. For the purposes of this rule and
> the restrictions in the Postal Code, an action is a statement that the
> player is doing something regulated by the rules, or a public post required
> by the rules. [Only actions are regulated; discussion can take place
> anywhere, though players should try to post to appropriate lists.]
> 
> There may be multiple forms of a given mailing list (such as a regular list
> and a digest list).
> 
> III. Amend Rule 422 ("Postmaster") to read as follows:
> 
> The Postmaster is an optional functional office with one seat.
> 
> A duty of the Postmaster shall be to create and maintain an official
> mailing list and a separate official voting mailing list for Ackanomic, so
> public messages can be sent to one address and forwarded from there to all
> players and observers automatically. [The official list is intended for
> messages of interest to all Ackanomic, and the official voting list for
> messages of interest only to voting players.] The Postmaster shall create
> additional, optional lists as e deems it appropriate.
> 
> It is a duty of the Postmaster to keep a publicly available record of the
> Postal Code. It is a privilege of the Postmaster to issue CSRs that consist
> solely of modifications to the Postal Code.
> 
> The following is a list of privileges the Postmaster may exercise as public
> actions. In order to full specify the action, the Postmaster must state the
> email address of the person affected and the reason for exercising the
> privilege.
> 
> a) When a person's email [player or observer alike] is bouncing, the
> Postmaster may move that person's subscription from a regular list to the
> digest version of that list, if such exists.
> 
> b) If ten or more of an active player's email messages bounce during a
> period of at least three days, then the Postmaster may change that player's
> state to Vacationing.
> 
> c) If twenty or more of a Vacationing or Non-voting player's email messages
> bounce during a period of at least seven days, then the Postmaster may
> unsubscribe that player from any and all mailing lists.
> 
> It is a privilege of the Postmaster to remove any observer from any list
> provided they are given seven days' notice, and they do not object within
> that time.
> 
> If a player posts a public message with a subject line that does not
> contain either "Ackanomic:" or "Acka:", the Postmaster may declare that
> player to have Gone Postal. A player who has Gone Postal is treated as if e
> is Hosed (as by the BWG Laser) for one day; this period is extended by
> another day for each additional message lacking the aforementioned strings
> that is posted while e has Gone Postal.

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:31:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3484

Proposal 3484
It's Good To Be The King
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)

Amend Rule 342, "Spelling Bee", by replacing the text(delimited by MONET)

MONET
a public message with the term "Spelling" in its subject line
MONET

with the following text(delimited by SPIKE):

SPIKE
a public message with either the word "Spelling" or the word
"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" in its subject line
SPIKE

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:32:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3485

Proposal 3485
Scunthorpe 3, Darlington 1
Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)

This is a modest proposal.

Repeal rule 1340 (The Great Sphere Probe)

{{[I mean, who's oing to spend A$5000 for a boon of the ancients?]}}

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:33:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3486

Proposal 3486
"The citizens of Ackanomic are revolting!" "I know."
Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)

Modify rule 106 by replacing all ocurences of the string "Voting Players"
with the string "Players eligible to vote on proposals".

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In rule 107 replace:

"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."

with:

"The head count for a given proposal includes all players who legally cast
a vote on that proposal and all players who were eligible to cast a vote on
that proposal at the end of that proposal's voting period but did not do so."

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In rule 207 replace "voting player" with "player eligible to vote on it".

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Create a new rule numbered 320 titled "Governments Rule Suite" reading as
follows (delimited by TOLEDO):

TOLEDO
There exists a type of unownable, named entities called Government Types.
All Government Types are either Active or Dormant. At most one government
type may be Active at any one time; if the rules cause one to become Active
and there is already an Active Government Type then the latter will become
Dormant an infinitesimal ammount of time before the former becomes Active.
If no Government Type is Active then the Government Type Anarchy (if it
exists) becomes Active. The Active Government Type is known as The Current
Government of Ackanomia.

All existing Government Types are defined by rules within this rule suite,
and then only by rules with a name "Government Type: <name>" where <name>
is replaced by a legal Ackanomic name. The name of the Government Type as
specified in that rule shall then be <name>. Such rules, and only such
rules, are known as Governmental Rules.

Governmental Rules should specify who is eligible to vote on proposals (if
it fails then all active voting players may vote), and may also specify any
deviations from the normal rules. Such deviations apply only when the
Government Type described in the rule is The Current Government of
Ackanomia. [examples would include things like "the Illuminatus receives a
salary as if it were a functional office", "rule 1029 does not apply",
"Senators may not make proposals", etc.]

All players have a rebeliousness characteristic which may either be "on" or
"off" (the default value is off {{all players have their rebeliousness
characteristic set to off}}). A player may freely change the value of this
characteristic by publicly stating that they are doing so, and what they
are changing it too. 

If ever over 50% of all player have a rebeliousnees characteristic of "on"
and any player points this out publicly then a Revolution shall begin.
During a Revolution the folloing events will happen:

1. The Government Type "Anarchy" shall become Active.

2. All players have their rebeliousness characteristic changed to "off".

3. The OiCoRT should pick a Random Government Type other than Anarchy and
the type of Government imediately before the Revolution. If that Government
Type specifies any other random determinations are to be made at this point
then e should do that too. This Government Type then be known as the
Proto-Government.

4. Exactly one week after the Revolution started the Proto-Government shall
become Active.

5. The Revolution shall end.

It is considered good form for the Scare Monger to be particularly active
during a Revolution.

All rules in this rulesuite take precedence over all other rules.
This rule takes precedence over all other rules in this rulesuite.
TOLEDO

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Create a new rule called "Government Type: Anarchy" numbered 320.1 reading
as follows:

"
When The Current Government of Ackanomia is Anarchy all active voting
players are eligible to vote on proposals but no-one is aloud to submit a
proposal.
"

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Create a new rule called "Government Type: Democracy" numbered 320.2
reading as follows:

"
There are no specialrules for when The Current Government of Ackanomia is
Democracy. All active voting players are eligible to vote on proposals.
"

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Create a new rule called "Government Type: Despotism" numbered 320.3
reading as follows:

"
When Despotismis the Proto-Government the OiCoRT should also randomly
select an active voting player. For the whole time The Current Government
of Ackanomia is Despotism this player is known as The Despot and is the
only player eligible to vote on proposals. However The Despot is not
allowed to submit proposals. In addition the Tabulator is free to reveal
any votes cast on any proposal without penalty. [This is to stop any abuse
of power. If The Despot has voted YES on a proposal that would make eir
power permanent then the Tabulator could reveal this fact and  then
everyone would be able to rebel. It shouldn't really be necessary but I
know I wouldn't like, say, Hoover 2300 ruling the game!]
"

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Create a new rule called "Government Type: Fundamentalism" numbered 320.4
reading as follows:

"
When Fundamentalism is the Proto-Government the OiCoRT should also select
one Caste at random. Whilst Fundamentalism remains The Current Government
of Ackanomia only members of this Caste are eligible to vote on proposals.
Additionally, no player may change Caste.
"

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Create a new rule called "Government Type: Elected Assembly" numbered 320.5
reading as follows:

"
When The Current Government of Ackanomia is Elected Assembly only the
Senators, Speaker and President are eligible to vote on proposals. In
addition a proposal will passif it meets quorum and receives a simple
majority of votes.
"

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Create a new rule called "Government Type: Proportional Representation"
numbered 320.5 reading as follows:

"
When Fundamentalism is the Proto-Government the OiCoRT should also select
one active voting member of each political party for every two members that
party has (rounded down). If a party has insufficient active voting players
then all such members are selected instead. These players are knownas
Members of Parliament for the duration of time that Proportional
Representation is The Current Government of Ackanomia and are the only
players eligible to vote on proposals when this is the case.
"

{{The Current Government of Ackanomia is set to Democracy.}}

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