Subject: acka-voting Digest V4 #118
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acka-voting Digest	Wednesday, June 16 1999	Volume: 04  Issue: 118

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4210
From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 02:31:12 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4210
Old Harf for New
K 2
Due: Wed Jun 23 02:31:11 1999
Sphere: All Canadians're Kind & Amiable

This is a Proposal.

{{[Same comments as before - elements have the potential to go where
Otzma cards fear to tread.]}}

I. {{All Otzma cards are converted into A$10.}}

II. Repeal Rule 7-14 (Definition of Otzma Cards) & all of its
decendents.

III.a Replace "random otzma card. If this would give the player more
otzma cards than than he can legally own" in section VI of Rule 1-2-8-2
(Yes Virginia) with "random chemical, unless he is wearing a Red Nose
and a Big Floppy Hat (which are graments) in which case".

III.b Replace the list of puishments (a-i) in Rule 3-6 (Criminal
Justice) with:
"
a) a PUBLIC APOLOGY of 1 or more lines by Player X.
b) the TRANSFERENCE of 0 or more entities or characteristics accosiated
with Player X to either the Treasury of the initiator of the CFCJ.
c) a SENTENCE in the Gaol of 1 or more days for Player X.
d) the REMOVAL of Player X from one or more Institutions to which e
currently belongs.
e) The IMPEACHMENT of Player X from a single specific office which e
currently holds.
f) the EXPULSION of Player X from the game.
"
{{[Removes the otzma reference by combining the TRANSFERENCE, DEDUCTION
and FINE. Fixes the Organisational reference]}}

III.c Delete items a & c from section 9 of Rule 4-11 (Boons of the
Ancients) and reletter the list. {{[ancient scroll & ancient wisdom]}}

III.d Rule 6-4-11-1 (Common Sense Reports)

III.e Amend Rule 7-4-1 (Convertible Economics) by deleting the list of
possible Time Lismited Conversions (i - iii).

III.f Delete items 8 & 9 from the list in Rule 9-1 (Gaol) and renumber
the list. {{[Skeleton key and puppet heads]}}

III.g.1 Delete the paragraph in Rule 10-1-2-1 (The Ackanomicon) which
starts with "Arcane Lore (6 pages):".

III.g.2 Delete the phrase "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." from the Long lost treasure section in
Rule 10-1-2-1 (The Ackanomicon).

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4211
From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 02:31:40 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4211
Changing the Zenith
K 2
Due: Wed Jun 23 02:31:39 1999
Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance

This is a Modest Proposal.

{{[Boring and near boring voters have less of an effect]}}

Replace the items b & c in the list in Rule 2-1-2 (Mannna from Heaven)
with:
"
b) Players who cast a vote with an absolute value between 40 and 100,
inclusive, gain one third of the difference between the absolute value
of their vote and 100, rounded down, in Mannna.
c) Players who cast a vote with an absolute value less than 40 gain 20
Mannna.
"

Replace section VII of Rule 2-2 (Scoring When A Proposal's Voting
Results are Reported) with the following:
"
VII. Boring Proposals A proposal is Boring if and only if the majority
of votes cast on it, ignoring votes of exactly 40 or -40, were
between -39 and 39 inclusive. The above provisions notwithstanding, no
points are scored by any player as a result of a Boring proposal
being accepted or rejected.
"

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4212
From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 02:32:01 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4212
Despicable Disestablishment
K 2
Due: Wed Jun 23 02:32:00 1999
Sphere: All Canadians're Kind & Amiable

This is a Modest Proposal.

Replace the text "such as creating a Trinket or Organization" in Rule
1-6 (" ") with "such as creating a Trinket".

In each of the following rules, replace all occurrences of the string
"Organization" and "Organisation" with "Institution".
Rule 4 (Players and Player States), section VI.e.
Rule 6-4-14 (Org-Harfer), section b [twice]. Additionally, delete
section c.
Rule 6-5-8-1 (Heraldry) (in the first sentence).
Rule 8-2-4 (Commission d'Arts), section 1 & 2 [thrice].
Rule 10-3 (Buildings), Section VI.iii.
Rule 13-1 "The Evil Overlords of Ackanomic (retired)" [twice in
paragraph 4].

Repeal Rule 9-2 (in Contempt).

Add the text " and fined A$100" after all occurrences of "in Contempt"
in the following rules:
Rule 7-3-1-2 (Auction) in section 6c [twice].
Rule 8-2-4 (Commission d'Arts) in section 4.

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From: Matt Miller <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 4210
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:38:50 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 16 Jun 1999 [email-masked] wrote:

> I. {{All Otzma cards are converted into A$10.}}

You mean each, right?

IB
crotchety

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4192 rejected
From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:44:06 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4192

Subcommittee vote for: 60   against:-60
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: -30.0
Rejected in subcommittee
Total vote for: 429   Total vote against:-321
Acceptance Index: -52.5: proposal rejected

Votes to accept:
  /dev/joe               60    +20  ==> 2184
  Laa Laa                80    +10  ==> 243
  rufus                   9    +20  ==> 701
  Alfvaen                60    +20  ==> 115
  Studge                 60    +20  ==> 460
  King Felix             60    +20  ==> 838
  K 2                   100         ==> 333

Zero Votes:
  Pure Haste              0    +20  ==> 529

Votes to reject:
  else...if              -1    +20  ==> 253
  ThinMan               -60    +20  ==> 476
  IdiotBoy             -200    -100 ==> 212
  Dragon Mage           -60    +20  ==> 3031

Abstainers:
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  Blest Lax Monk Pal   
  404 Not Found        
  Taser                
  Robin Hood           
  Vynd                 
  Ai! Pedrito!         
  rice                 
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  Slakko               
  Niccolo Flychuck     
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4192
 
 Proposal 4192
 Power to the people
 K 2
 Due: Wed Jun 16 03:48:05 1999
 Sphere: Hypnotist of Ladies
 Status: rejected

 This is a Modest Proposal. [maybe]
 
 {{[Given equal voting:
 At the moment you must have 60% support for your proposal within the
 sphere you submit it in and 60% from Acka as a whole. Which means that a
 proposal with high support in Acka as a whole (~80%) could fail due to
 poor choice of sphere. This proposal aims to permit proposals to pass if
 they meet the 80% criteria regardless of weather they pass in
 sub-committee]}}

 Amend Rule 2-1 (Voting on Proposals) by replacing the paragraph that
 starts with the phrase "A proposal's Acceptance Index" and the paragraph
 that follows it with:
 "
 A proposal's Subcommittee Acceptance Index is the sum of all positive
 votes cast by members of the proposal's subcommittee, plus 1.5
 times the sum of all negative votes cast by the same subcommittee. A
 proposal's Subcommittee Acceptance Threshold is 0, unless changed as
 described in the rules.
 
 If a proposal passes in subcommittee its Acceptance Index is the sum of
 all positive votes, plus 1.5 times the sum of all negative votes. If a
 proposal fails in subcommittee its Acceptance Index is the sum of all
 positive votes, plus 4 times the sum of all negative votes. A proposal's
 Acceptance Threshold is 0, unless changed as described in the rules.
 "

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4194 accepted
From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:51:40 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4194

Subcommittee vote for: 136   against:0
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: 136.0
Passed subcommittee
Total vote for: 730   Total vote against:0
Acceptance Index: 730.0: proposal accepted

Votes to accept:
  /dev/joe               60    +20  ==> 2204
  Laa Laa                76    +12  ==> 255
  else...if              60    +20  ==> 273
  Dragon Mage            60    +20  ==> 3051
  rufus                   1    +20  ==> 721
  Alfvaen                63    +18  ==> 133
  Pure Haste             50    +20  ==> 549
  Studge                 60    +20  ==> 480
  ThinMan                60    +20  ==> 496
  King Felix             60    +20  ==> 858
  IdiotBoy               59    +20  ==> 232
  Slakko                 60    +20  ==> 406
  K 2                    61    +19  ==> 352

Votes to reject:

Abstainers:
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  Blest Lax Monk Pal   
  404 Not Found        
  Taser                
  Robin Hood           
  Vynd                 
  Ai! Pedrito!         
  rice                 
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  Niccolo Flychuck     
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4194
 
 Proposal 4194
 Meet The New Boss
 King Felix
 Due: Wed Jun 16 13:56:18 1999
 Sphere: Wombles of Wibbledon
 Status: accepted
 
 This is a Modesto.
 
 Amend rule 6-20-1 ("SHF") by replacing the quoted text:
 
 "
 Every month on the 24th (or the next three days), the Financier must
 announce the SHF for the next month, which must be a legal value for the
 SHF, as a OD.
 "
 
 with the quoted text:
 
 "
 Every month on the 24th (or the next three days), the Financier may announce
 the SHF for the next month, which must be a legal value for the SHF, as a
 OD. If the Financier does not make this announcement, the new SHF is
 considered to be the same value as it was in the previous month.
 "

 

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4213
From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 17:23:35 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4213
Tweak and Frob
else...if
Due: Wed Jun 23 17:23:34 1999
Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance

	{{[There are too many proposals which do nothing more than tweak a
line or two as a minor fix.  These are a waste of time and points.  CSRs
were supposed to do these, but that's not working.]}}
	Rename rule 6-4-11-1 to "Tweaks" and give it the following FROB
delimited text
FROB
	Any player may attempt a Tweak as a public action.  A tweak is any
single change to the rules, the Ackanomic Lexicon, the Literature List, or
the Postal Code.  If, during the next three days, any two players object to
it as a public action, it is rejected, otherwise it is accepted and the
rule change is made.  If the Tweak changes the rules than the objection of
the Rule-Harfer alone is enough to reject it.  Similar powers are posessed
by the Spelling Exchequer if the Tweak changes the Literature List, the
Postmaster for the Postal Code, and the Poet Laureate for the Literature
List.
FROB

	In rule 1-2-1, replace the first two sentences of the last
paragraph with "The Ackanomic Lexicon may only be modified by Proposals or
CSRs."
	Remove the last sentence of rule 2-2-2.
	Remove section d of rule 6-4-4 and reletter accordingly.
	In rules 6-4-12 and 10-5, remove all sentences containing the
acronym "CSR".

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