Subject: acka-voting-digest V3 #141
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acka-voting-digest       Friday, August 28 1998       Volume 03 : Number 141

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 06:49:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3463 accepted

Results of Proposal 3463

17/25 votes: Quorum achieved
14/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
Memo
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
Piz

    NO:
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)

    BAA!:
breadbox

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Rig R. Mortis

    VACATIONING:
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3463 - Fri 21 Aug 1998 02:33 EDT
> Damned global changes
> JT (JT Traub)
> 
> This is a modest proposal.
> 
> {{[
> All it does is clean up the wording about leaving the game as I tried to do
> recently. it also fixes the grammatical errors introduced by K 2's global
> change as well as generally tighten up the wording in some cases.
> ]}}
> 
> Amend rule 1250.23 section 8 to read in it's entirety as delimited by FOO
> FOO
> When a player goes on vacation or leaves the game, they may appoint another
> player as their substitute in the game with the substitute's consent. If a
> player goes on vacation or leaves the game without appointing a substitute
> then they will make be replaced by a bot [provided by the Ackanomic
> Institute of Genetic Replication] which will make the default moves as
> defined above [playing a random card and in the case of the prophet calling
> a play correct]. If the player is the Deus and they didn't appoint a
> substitue and there is a Referree then the Referree shall be the substitute
> for the player. If the player going on vacation is the Deus, they must
> notify their substitute of the secret rule before they go on vacation. If
> the Deus fails to notify their substitute of the rule or if there is no
> substitute then the round ends and players will be scored as if the round
> had ended by normal means.
> 
> When a player is being played by a bot, any other active player of
> Ackanomic may take their place within the Eleusis game provided that the
> new player is not already a player in that Eleusis game.
> FOO

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 06:51:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3464 accepted

Results of Proposal 3464

16/25 votes: Quorum achieved
13/16 YES votes: Proposal accepted

    YES:
/dev/joe             (Vulcan)
Robin Hood           (AVPP)
Vynd                 (Vulcan)
Mr. Tambourine Man
else...if            (SPAM)
Alfvaen              (MetaMorph)
rufus                (SPAM)
JT                   (Boomerangs)
Attila the Pun       (AVPP)
Slakko               (SPAM)
Studge
Piz
SPAM Unity Vote

    NO:
breadbox
Rex Mundi            (Klingon)
Wild Card            (SPAM)

    BAA!:
Niccolo Flychuck     (MetaMorph)

    ABSTAINED:
Calvin N Hobbes      (Harf)
ThinMan              (Vulcan)
IdiotBoy             (AVPP)
two-star
K 2                  (AVPP)
J. M. Bear           (MetaMorph)
Ethelred             (AVPP)
Rig R. Mortis
Memo

    VACATIONING:
867-5309             (Boomerangs)
Ayla
Horny Protoceratops
Zaknafein Dourden

> Proposal 3464 - Fri 21 Aug 1998 02:34 EDT
> Noodles
> K 2 (Kelly Kelly)
> 
> This is a Modest Proposal.
> 
> {{All Majiks are converted into trinkets, retaining their current value,
> name and description.}}
> 
> Amend Section III (Hard Currency) of Rule 505 (Treasury and AckaDollars) by
> removing the phrase "and Majiks" both times it appears in the final
> sentance.
> 
> Amend Section VI (Total Wealth) of Rule 505 (Treasury and AckaDollars) by
> deleting the text ", Majiks and stocks".
> 
> Repeal Rule 506.1 (Magik)
> 
> Amend Section e of Rule 666 (End of Cycle) by deleteing the phrase "and
> Majiks" where it appears in the first sentance.
> 
> Amend Section IV (Donation Value), subsection c [Trinkets and Majiks] of
> Rule 850 (Museum) to read in full:
> "
> c) Trinkets: The value the Trinket had when it was donated. If it was once
> part of a Buried Treasure for more than 60 continuous days, it is an
> Antiquity, and its value is increased by 30% (fractions truncated), upon
> donation, and it is no longer considered to have once been part of a Buried
> Treasure for for that length for the purposes of this sub-section, unless
> it again acquires that attribute.
> "
> 
> Amend Section VIII (Traveling Exhibitions) of Rule 850 (Museum) by deleting
> the phrase "or Majik".
> 
> Amend Rule 1240.15 (Otzma Card of type Art Thief) by deleteing from section
> e the phrase "/Majiks".

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 06:57:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3492

Proposal 3492
words, words, there all we have to go on
rufus (David Scheidt)

This is a modest proposal.

In rule 418, "Justices are keeper of the Sacred Laws", replace the string
"the person in charge of CFJs" with the string "the Clerk of the Court"
every time it appears.

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 06:58:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3493

Proposal 3493
Otherwise We'll All End Up There
Slakko (Duncan Richer)

This is a Modest Proposal.

Append to Rule 709, "Gaol", the following BUST-delimited text:

BUST
When a player is released from Gaol, they go to their Home, if it exists.
If a player's Home does not exist, then they go to the Lonely Mountain
instead.
BUST

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 07:00:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3494

Proposal 3494
Someone to Watch Over Us
Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)

This is a modest proposal.

{{A guardian angel is created in the possession of a random active
voting player.}}

{{[I'd like to see one of these get into circulation and can't see that
anyone's going to build one otherwise with it being a once only and then
it's gone type of thing.]}}

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 07:03:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3495

Proposal 3495
I. Am. A. Moron. I. Am. A. Moron.
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".

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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:
" 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

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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 allowed 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 Proportional Representation 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: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 07:04:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: nomicbot <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 3496

Proposal 3496
Gadgets for All!!
Mr. Tambourine Man (Tom Walmsley)

{{Renumber this rule to 595}}

Every week on Saturday the Speaker may choose a gadget and randomly
select an active player to receive it. E may choose any gadget e wishes
but is encouraged to choose those which it is unlikely would be built
otherwise. A gadget of the type chosen will then be created in the
possesion of the chosen player.

{{[This is because of Slakko's repeal ofscientists which means that only
the more powerful gadgets are likely to get built.]}}

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