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acka-voting-digest      Thursday, August 27 1998      Volume 03 : Number 140

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:59:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3452 rejected

Results of Proposal 3452

18/24 votes: Quorum achieved
6/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Memo                                    [Memo is no longer pending]
else...if            (SPAM)
Studge
Piz

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

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3452 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:49 EDT
> Let\222s try this one again.
> Publius (Brandon Ray)
> 
> {{1. For purposes of this Rule only, the phrase <<the proposals>> refers to
> all proposals in the game of Ackanomic for which the voting period expired
> between the instant that the Muppetlabs hard drive crashed, and 11:59 p.m.,
> August 17, 1998.
> 
> 2. The proposals shall be processed by the Promoter as if they had been
> submitted for the first time at the instant that this proposal is accepted.
> 
> 3. At the moment that this proposal is accepted, the Scorekeeper shall
> adjust the scores of all players to what those scores would have been if
> the proposals had not been processed by the Tabulator and/or Count Tabula.
> 
> 4. Any player may retract any or all of the proposals which e authored
> without penalty.
> 
> 5. The author of this proposal shall receive no points if it is accepted.
> 
> 6. This Rule takes precedence over all other Rules.}}

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:01:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3453 rejected

Results of Proposal 3453

17/24 votes: Quorum achieved
8/16 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Wild Card            (SPAM)
else...if            (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
rufus                (SPAM)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Piz

    BAA!:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Memo

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3453 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:50 EDT
> Eureka!
> Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Create a new rule as a member of the otzma card rulesuite titled "Otzma
> Card of type Flash of Inspiration" reading as follows:
> 
> "Otzma Card of type Flash of Inspiration have an F designation of normal.
> There may exist at most ten cards of this type in existence at any one
> time.
> 
> An Otzma Card of this type may be played in the public forum. In the same
> mesage as playing an Otzma card of this type a player should post the name
> and text of a discovery. Due to the flash of inspiration much less money
> needs to be spent on research and development. The player need only pay
> A$20 to create the discovery.
> 
> Counter action:
> The player who played this card must pay the additional A$80 to the
> treasury to cover the additional cost of the gadget."

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:02:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3454 rejected

Results of Proposal 3454

17/24 votes: Quorum achieved
5/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Piz

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
Studge
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Memo

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3454 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:51 EDT
> Return to the stone age
> Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Repeal rule 593 (Ackanomic University)
> Repeal the blueprints rulesuite, i.e., all rules numbered 594.x, including
> rule 594.
> Repeal rule 595 (Gadgets)
> Repeal Rule 1013 (Secret Laboratories)
> Repeal rule 1240.13 (Otzma Card of Type Fix My Gadget)
> Repeal rule 1240.18 (Otzma Card of type Lay Off!)
> Repeal rule 1240.51 (Otzma Card of Type ACME InstaGadget)
> If there exists a rule titled "Otzma Card of type Flash of Inspiration"
> then repeal it.
> 
> ----
> 
> From rule 360 delete the following text:
> 
> ", and if such attempting entity is a mechanical Gadget, it breaks"
> 
> ----
> 
> From rule 710 delete the string "gadgets, "
> 
> ----
> 
> In rule 812 replace:
> 
> "gadget. If any member of the team owns no gadgets, e loses two random
> trinkets. If e owns no gadgets and fewer than two trinkets e loses all the
> trinkets e owns. For the purposes of this rule lost trinkets and gadgets
> are considered to have been destroyed. "
> 
> with:
> 
> "trinket which is then destroyed."
> 
> ----
> 
> In rule 850 replace:
> 
> "Gadget, Trinket, or Prosthetic Forehead"
> 
> with:
> 
> "Trinket or Prosthetic Forehead"
> 
> In the same rule deletet the text:
> 
> ") Gadgets: The most recent price paid for that type of Gadget at an
> auction such that the proceeds of that auction went to the Treasury. If
> that value is undefined, its value is A$50.
> 
> c"
> 
> ----
> 
> From rule 910 delete the following text:
> 
> "Ancient artifact (1 page): A page describing the workings of a powerful
> ancient device. The reader loses A$50, and receives a newly created random
> Qualified Gadget, which, if it's a mechanical Gadget, breaks when the
> reader receives it. This page has no effect on a player without sufficient
> A$. "
> 
> ----
> 
> From rule 1211 delete section 9) a) and 9) e) and relable the other setions
> of the same rule such that each section of part 9 is labelled with a letter
> on place later in the Roman alphabet than the previous one and the first
> section of part 9 is labelled with an a.
> 
> ----
> 
> From rule 1240.15 delete the string "Gadgets, ".
> 
> ----
> 
> In rule 1240.20 replace:
> 
> "a Gadget or Otzma Card that is in eir possession.
> 
> If a Gadget is named, then that Gadget is converted to another Qualified
> Gadget of a randomly determined type. If the original Gadget is broken,
> then if possible, the new Gadget is also broken. If it would be illegal for
> that player to own the new Gadget for some reason, then the original gadget
> is destroyed instead.
> 
> If an Otzma Card is named, then that"
> 
> with:
> 
> "an Otzma Card that is in eir possession.
> 
> That"

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:02:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3455 rejected

Results of Proposal 3455

18/24 votes: Quorum achieved
6/13 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Studge
Piz

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Memo
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Rig R. Mortis
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3455 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:52 EDT
> Like the Longines Symphonette
> Robin Hood (Robert Shaw)
> 
> Create a new rule, numbered 231, named 'Infinite improbabilities' with the
> following INFINITE delimited text
> 
> INFINITE
> 
> If any number has to be randomly selected from an infinite range, then the
> person making the selection shall
> 
> A/ Determine all possible resulting changes in the game-state. All
> subsequent references in this rule to game state changes refer only to
> changes that can result from the random choice. [So no-one is tempted to
> consider other changes]
> 
> B/ Choose at random a game-state change in such a way that
> i/ if the set of numbers which produce a particular game-state change is
> finite its chance of being chosen is zero
> ii/ all other game-state changes are equally likely.
> 
> C/ Chose, in any way they see fit, a number which would produce the
> game-state change chosen in step B.
> 
> The number chosen in step C is the number selected.
> 
> If this procedure can not be followed, the number will not be chosen until
> it can be chosen in accordance with the rules. No player shall suffer any
> penalty for obeying this clause.

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:03:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3456 accepted

Results of Proposal 3456

17/24 votes: Quorum achieved
13/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

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

    NO:
Rig R. Mortis
rufus                (SPAM)
Piz

    BAA!:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Memo

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3456 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:53 EDT
> Fixing the wheel
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Amend rule 1240.20 (Otzma Card of type Roulette Wheel) by replacing the
> phrase 'Deterministic Method' with the phrase 'Probabalistic Method'.

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:03:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3457 accepted

Results of Proposal 3457

17/24 votes: Quorum achieved
16/19 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
SPAM Unity Vote
MetaMorph Unity Vote

    NO:
breadbox
Studge
Piz

    BAA!:

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Memo

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3457 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:54 EDT
> Some proposals just aren't designed to pass
> Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Append the following text to the end of rule 540.1 (Characteristic: Harf)
> "Whenever a proposal is declared harfy its author gains 1 Harf."

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:04:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3458 rejected

Results of Proposal 3458

18/24 votes: Quorum achieved
8/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
Mr. Tambourine Man
Memo
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Studge
Piz

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

    BAA!:
Wild Card            (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3458 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:55 EDT
> Money makes the world go around
> Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Ammend rule 206 (Keep 'Em In The Game) to read in full:
> 
> If any player owns a number of A$ less than -50 then e shall automatically
> receive from the treasury an ammount of A$ such that eir new A$ total will
> be A$0. If a player owns exactly A$-50 then e shall receive A$100 from the
> treasury.

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:04:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3459 accepted

Results of Proposal 3459

18/24 votes: Quorum achieved
12/15 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Memo
else...if            (SPAM)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Studge
Piz

    NO:
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox

    BAA!:
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3459 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:57 EDT
> Every Jumbled Pile of Person has a Part That Wonders What the Part That Isn't Thinking Isn't Thinking Of
> Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> Append the following to the end of rule 103 (Retroactive Effects):
> 
> "This rule takes precedence over all other rules except those which
> explicitly claim precedence over this rule mentioning it by both name and
> number [i.e. not just rules claiming universal precedence]."
> 
> Ammend rule 701 by replacing:
> 
> "This paragraph has precedence over rule 103."
> 
> with:
> 
> "This paragraph has precedence over rule 103 (Retroactive Effects)."
> 
> [Hopefully this will stop the risk that anything could take precedence over
> rule 103 without anyone noticing.]

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:04:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3460 rejected

Results of Proposal 3460

18/24 votes: Quorum achieved
9/17 YES votes: Proposal rejected

    YES:
Rig R. Mortis
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
Wild Card            (SPAM)
Memo
else...if            (SPAM)
Studge
Piz

    NO:
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
breadbox
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)

    BAA!:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3460 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:58 EDT
> Aquamarine Rubber Bands
> Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> Ammend rule 429 by replacing "Instead of" with "In addition to".
> 
> [So treasure harfer gets a normal salary as well as an automatic
> sculpture.]

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:05:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3461 accepted

Results of Proposal 3461

17/24 votes: Quorum achieved
12/17 YES votes: Proposal accepted

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

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

    BAA!:
Wild Card            (SPAM)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Memo

    VACATIONING:
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3461 - Thu 20 Aug 1998 04:59 EDT
> Uncomon sense
> Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)
> 
> [This is my failed CSR now in new improved proposal form. And I'm not even
> going to make it modest, so <raspberry>. In fact...]
> 
> This is a grandiose proposal.
> 
> In rule 1240.20 (Otzma Card of Type Roulette Wheel) replace "Deterministic
> Method" with "Probabalistic Method"
> 
> [As JT pointed out the runemaker could pick a card at its instance limit to
> just destroy the card]
> 
> ----
> 
> In rule 1240.17 (Otzma Card of type Arctic Explorer) replace the text
> "description[that is, an entity with the word "Ice Pick" in its name],
> then" with the text "description (that is, an entity with the word "Ice
> Pick" in its name), then".
> 
> ----
> 
> Renumber rule 845 (Map of the City ) to 846
> Renmuber rule 844 (Here There Be Dragons) to 845
> Renumber rule 1390.4 (Maps) to 844
> 
> ----
> 
> Ammend rule 721 by replacing "a player to lose currency during the first
> three weeks of eir being a new player" with "a newbie to lose currency".

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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:22:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3490

Proposal 3490
"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".

- ----

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."

- ----

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

- ----

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:
" where is replaced by a legal Ackanomic name. The name of the
Government Type as specified in that rule shall then be . 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

- ----

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.
"

- ----

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.
"

- ----

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!]
"

- ----

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.
"

- ----

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.
"

- ----

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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Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 10:24:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3491

Proposal 3491
Last Worthless Evening
Alfvaen (Aaron Humphrey)

This is a modest Proposal.

In Rule 854, delete the text(delimited by KORTCHMAR):

KORTCHMAR
Due to limitations in extra head technology, every extra head after
the first that a player has is shriveled and misshapen. Therefore,
a player with an extra head may wear one more piece of headwear than
would otherwise be allowed, but additional extra heads do not allow a
player to wear more headwear
KORTCHMAR

{{[ K 2 recently pointed out to me that this Rule ends up prohibiting any
player from wearing more than two pieces of headwear.  I had always
thought that it allowed three, but apparently not.  And frankly, I never
liked the shriveled head thing.  If the intent is to keep people from
wearing more than three Agenda Hats, why not do this directly? ]}}

Amend Rule 671, "Nemesis Eggplants and Agenda Hats", by inserting the
text "No player may wear more than three Agenda Hats at any given time."
after "Only visible Agenda Hats may be worn."

{{ Any Agenda Hats which a player attempted to wear while already wearing
two Agenda Hats, and which were destroyed as a result of not being
worn at the end of a Cycle, are recreated in that player's possession.
If necessary, a Nemesis Eggplant is created in the possession of the
player who originally owned the Nemesis Eggplant for that Hat as well. }}

{{ Alfvaen loses one point; K 2 gains one point. }}

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