Subject: acka-voting Digest V4 #134
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acka-voting Digest	Monday, July 05 1999	Volume: 04  Issue: 134

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4231 accepted
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Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 08:50:08 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4231

Subcommittee vote for: 163   against:0
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: 163.0
Passed subcommittee
Total vote for: 646   Total vote against:0
Acceptance Index: 646.0: proposal accepted

** This proposal was boring! ** 
3 sub-60 votes out of 5 non-60 votes total.

Votes to accept:
  /dev/joe               60    +20  ==> 2646
  Laa Laa                80    +10  ==> 366
  Blest Lax Monk Pal     60    +20  ==> 519
  Dragon Mage            60    +20  ==> 3281
  Alfvaen                60    +20  ==> 355
  Emperor Ai! Pedrito!   59    +20  ==> 345
  Studge                 60    +20  ==> 1019
  Sir Galahad            60    +20  ==> 400
  ThinMan                60    +20  ==> 1076
  King Felix             23    +20  ==> 1478
  K 2                    64    +18  ==> 312

Zero Votes:
  rice                    0    +20  ==> 572

Votes to reject:

Abstainers:
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  404 Not Found        
  Taser                
  Vynd                 
  Robin Hood           
  rufus                
  IdiotBoy             
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  Niccolo Flychuck     
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4231
 
 Proposal 4231
 Loud and Clear.
 K 2
 Due: Sun Jul  4 18:04:02 1999
 Sphere: Wombles of Wibbledon
 Status: accepted

 {{[This problem needs a more general solution - for now I'll just step
 on the scam]}}
 
 Replace the phrase "Any player may" in Rule 7-17-3 (lluminatine) with
 "Once a week, any player may".

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4232 rejected
From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 08:50:18 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4232

Subcommittee vote for: 280   against:0
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: 280.0
Passed subcommittee
Total vote for: 480   Total vote against:-559
Acceptance Index: -358.5: proposal rejected

Votes to accept:
  Laa Laa               100         ==> 366
  Alfvaen               100         ==> 355
  ThinMan                60    +20  ==> 1096
  rice                  100         ==> 572
  K 2                   120    -20  ==> 292

Zero Votes:
  King Felix              0    +20  ==> 1498

Votes to reject:
  /dev/joe               -1    +20  ==> 2666
  Blest Lax Monk Pal   -140    -40  ==> 479
  Dragon Mage          -200    -100 ==> 3181
  Emperor Ai! Pedrito!  -59    +20  ==> 365
  Studge                -59    +20  ==> 1039
  Sir Galahad          -100         ==> 400

Abstainers:
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  404 Not Found        
  Taser                
  Vynd                 
  Robin Hood           
  rufus                
  IdiotBoy             
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  Niccolo Flychuck     
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4232
 
 Proposal 4232
 Take a Walk on the Wild Side
 K 2
 Due: Sun Jul  4 18:33:02 1999
 Sphere: All Canadians're Kind & Amiable
 Status: rejected

 {{[
 
 The new improved version :-)
 
 This proposal mainly fixes inconstancies, redundancies and "dangling"
 references to repealed thingies.
 
 In my opinion the main non-trivial amendments made by this proposal are:
 
 #3 dull spellbooks are removed and the rule harfer awards shimmering
 ones (e has to apply most of the stingings anyway)
 #21 Going to gaol becomes repeatably dishonourable.
 #29.b repeal of the Swing Sale Otzma.
 #35 The gaol loses its evidence room.
 #36-38 Buildings no longer dangle - ever.
 
 In order to prevent this proposal from becoming excessively large I
 haven't included any discussion as to why I consider a fix to be trivial
 - if its not evident (or you think I'm wrong :-) feel free to ask - I
 shall naturally rush to the defence of my proposal ;-)
 
 ]}}
 
 1. Amend Rule 1-1 (Resolving Conflicts) by deleting the final paragraph.
 
 2. Amend Rule 1-2-2 (Spelling Bee) by:
 
 a) replacing the text "[sic]" with "(sic)" in section 5.b.e.
 b) deleting the sentence "This clause takes precedence over any rule
 which would require such notation." in section 7.
 
 3.a {{ All Dull Spellbooks are transformed into Shimmering Spellbooks.
 }}
 
 3.b Amend Rule 1-2-2-1 (Spellbooks) to read in full:
 "
 Shimmering Spellbooks exist. They are non-tradeable entities. A player
 may not own more than one Shimmering Spellbook, excess books are
 destroyed. Players may destroy any Shimmering Spellbooks in their
 possession as a public action.
 
 Any player with a Shimmering Spellbook is permitted to initiate a flight
 of the Spelling Bee, as in Rule 1-2-2.
 
 Some Offices may include possession of Shimmering Spellbooks among their
 privileges; in this case, if ever the holder of such an Office does not
 possess a Shimmering Spellbook, one is created in their possession.
 "
 
 4. Replace section e under the heading "The Privileges are:" of Rule
 6-4-4 (Rule-Harfer) with:
 "
 e) To own a Shimmering Spellbook.
 
 f) It is a privilege of the Rule Harfer to create Shimmering Spellbooks
 for players, or to destroy them, as a public action.
 "
 
 5. Amend Rule 1-2-8-2 (Yes Virginia) by:
 a) deleting sections V and VII and renumbering section VI to V.
 b) deleting the final paragraph.
 
 6. Amend Rule 1-4 (When Score Changes Take Effect) by:
 a) deleting (in section 1.d) the phrase "This section (1), defers
 precedence to R2-2."
 b) deleting (in section 4) the phrase "it is the duty of the Scorekeeper
 to announce such score changes."
 
 7. Amend Rule 1-6-1 (Player Names) by:
 a) changing the phrase "neither the President" into "the President" in
 the third paragraph.
 
 8. Amend Rule 1-6-2 (Proposal and Rule Titles) by deleting the phrase
 "(This paragraph takes precedence over Rule 1-6-3.)".
 
 9. Amend Rule 1-6-3 (Entity Names) by deleting the phrase:
 "
 If the Rules do not specify any other method for determining its name,
 or if the method specified does not give a legal name, that entity shall
 be considered nameless until a name is legally assigned to it.
 "
 
 10. Amend Rule 1-8 (Retractions) by deleting the phrase "d) Discoveries
 (retracted Discoveries are Debunked)."
 
 11. Amend Rule 2-1-1 (Fair Voting Practices) by:
 a) deleting sub-section B from section I.
 b) changing section III to read in full:
 "
 Entities which generate effects based on the way players vote on a
 proposal, do so prior to the application of that proposal.
 "
 
 12. Amend Rule 2-2 (Scoring When A Proposal's Voting Results are
 Reported) by making section I read in full:
 "
 All the following scoring changes are applied at the time the Proposal's
 tabulated voting results are officially reported, prior to any of the
 proposals effects.
 "
 
 13. Amend Rule 2-2-2 (Literature) by deleting the phrase ", and up to
 any player to find another piece of literature that also contains the
 quote." from the final paragraph of section I.A.
 
 14. Amend Rule 2-2-3 (Ackanomic Unity) by replacing section 1 with:
 "
 1) The day of Ackanomic Unity shall be the date the proposal was
 accepted.
 "
 
 15. Amend Rule 2-2-4 (Parades) by:
 a) deleting the phrase "The Guest of Honour will also recieve a puzzle
 piece of eir choice as long as that piece is not part of a Winnable
 Bag."
 b) replace the final paragraph with:
 "
 Any vacationing player will be represented by a cardboard cut-out on
 wheels, which will lower the whole tone of the occasion, so any points
 they would have received as a result of the Parade will be withheld.
 "
 
 16. Amend Rule 2-2-6 (Let there be Harf!) by replacing the paragraph
 starting with (At most one player is "Funky and Stylish") with the
 following HLOEL delimited text.
 
 HLOEL
 "Funky and Stylish" is a unique title. When a player is designated
 "Funky and Stylish", they gain 5 points. Only one player may be
 designated "Funky and Stylish" per calendar week.
 HLOEL
 
 17. Replace the list of punishments (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 associated
 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.
 "
 
 18. Amend Rule 4 (Players and Player States) by deleting sub-section b
 from section V.
 
 19. Amend Rule 4-1-1 (Mentors) by deleting the phrase: "This
 notification may be done privately." in the second paragraph.
 
 20. Amend Rule 4 (Far Out) by replacing the phrase:
 "
 If the player does not respond within 3 days, their location is changed
 to Fairy Land.
 "
 with:
 "
 If the player fails to perform a game action within 3 days, their
 location is changed to Fairy Land.
 "
 
 21. Amend Rule 4-4-5-2 (Dishonourable Acts) by:
 a) removing the phrase "1 Honour: going to Gaol" from the list of
 Uniquely Dishonourable Acts and placing it in the list of Repeatably
 Dishonourable Acts.
 b) deleting the phrase "1 honour: Bribing players (not Tammany) on a
 proposal."
 
 22. Amend Rule 4-5 (A Degree Proves You're Educated) by:
 a) replacing "A player may gain the title student" with "A player, who
 is not already a student, may gain the title student" in the first
 paragraph of section 1.
 b) delete the phrase "pretend to" in the second paragraph of section 1.
 [Pretend!!! PRETEND!!!?]
 
 23. Delete sub-section f of section 9 of Rule 4-11 (Boons of the
 Ancients)
 
 24.a Amend Rule 6 (Offices, Commonalities) by deleting the phrase "This
 sub-section takes precedence over section (iv) and R6-4." from section
 viii.a
 
 24.b Amend Rule 6-1 (Acting Officers) by deleting "Evil Math Troll," and
 "General Contractor," from section III.
 
 25. Amend Rule 6-4-13 (Map-Harfer) by:
 a) deleting section 1 [appoint Assistant Map-Harfers - covered by other
 rules]
 b) renumbering section 2 to section 1
 
 26. Amend Rule 6-4-19 (Dungeon Master) by deleting item ii from the list
 of privileges.
 
 27. Amend Rule 6-5-1 (President) by deleting its final sentence.
 
 28. Amend Rule 7-14 (Definition of Otzma Cards) by replacing "R516" with
 "the auction"
 
 29.a {{ Each Otzma card of type Swinging Sale, Founder's Boon and
 Training Regime is converted into A$10. }}
 
 29.b Repeal Rule 7-14-6 (Otzma Card of type Swinging Sale)
 
 29.c Repeal Rule 7-14-13 (Otzma Card of Type Founder's Boon)
 
 29.d Repeal Rule 7-14-15 (Otzma Card of type Training Regime)
 
 30. Append "Frinks are entities." to the end of Rule 7-15 (Royal Frinks)
 
 31. Amend Rule 7-16 (Ackanomic Sound System) by:
 a) replacing the following phrase from section II:
 "
 This action fails if the entity does not own sufficient A$, or has no
 Tokens.
 "
 with:
 "
 This action fails if the song has no cost.
 "
 [rule 7-1 takes care of the situation where a player does not own enough
 A$ or tokens]
 
 b) replacing sub-section e of section IV with:
 "
 e) Cost: The cost of the song. If the Cost is not specified, then the
 song has no cost.
 "
 
 32. Amend Rule 7-17 (Chemicals) by:
 a) deleting the paragraph that starts with "Brain Damage (14)".
 b) deleting the phrase "Eir Fire Characteristic increases by 1, and "
 from the paragraph commencing with "Spontaneous Combustion (1)" and
 capitalise the first letter of its final sentence.
 
 33. Delete the final sentence in Rule 7-17-1 (Ancientium).
 
 34. Amend Rule 8-4 (Winning by Points) by replacing "the Magic Number"
 with "their Magic Number" in the final paragraph.
 
 35. Amend Rule 9-1 (Gaol) by:
 a) deleting the second paragraph.
 b) removing ", or to be Mad Sculptors" from the third [currently fourth]
 paragraph.
 c) deleting item 8.
 
 36. Amend Rule 10-1-7 (Ackanomic Institute of Genetic Replication) by
 replacing the paragraph that starts with "Wings:" with the following:
 "
 Wings: Cost -- 100 A$. Winged players and only winged players, can fly.
 Since extra heads ruin a player's aerodynamics, a player may not have
 both wings and an extra head.
 "
 
 37. Amend Rule 10-3 (Buildings) by:
 a) in section I, deleting sub-sections iv and v.
 b) in section II, replacing "an Attached building" in section iii with
 "a building".
 c) in section III, delete sub-section iii
 
 38. Amend Rule 10-6 (We don't need Gravity) by:
 a) deleting the phrase ", in the case of a building it shall become
 Tethered"
 b) deleting the final paragraph.

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4233 rejected
From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 23:05:02 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4233

Subcommittee vote for: 60   against:-59
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: -28.5
Rejected in subcommittee
Total vote for: 462   Total vote against:-161
Acceptance Index: 220.5: proposal rejected

Votes to accept:
  Emperor Ai! Pedrito!   60    +20  ==> 385
  Sir Galahad           100         ==> 400
  ThinMan                20    +20  ==> 1116
  King Felix             60    +20  ==> 1518
  rice                   61    +19  ==> 591
  /dev/joe               60    +20  ==> 2686
  K 2                   101    -1   ==> 291

Votes to reject:
  Laa Laa               -42    +20  ==> 386
  Studge                -59    +20  ==> 1059
  Dragon Mage           -60    +20  ==> 3201

Abstainers:
  Alfvaen              
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  404 Not Found        
  Taser                
  IdiotBoy             
  Blest Lax Monk Pal   
  rufus                
  Vynd                 
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  Niccolo Flychuck     
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4233
 
 Proposal 4233
 Changing the future once more
 Sir Galahad
 Due: Mon Jul  5 16:00:30 1999
 Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance
 Status: rejected
 
 {{[ Ackanomic could use some teeth.  
     Currently, the only action taken against rival nomics
     is to throw their players in Gaol.
     This is not only useless, but backwards.
     In the words of K 2, "There isn't anyone in gaol :-) 
     If they were I think they would get pardoned pretty quick."
 
     This proposal enumerates methods whereby Ackanomic
     may infiltrate and harfiate a rival nomic.
     Nothing is required of anybody until they volunteer, 
     but volunteers have an effective means 
     to manipulate the enemy nomic through its very essence.
 ]}}
 
 Delete the last paragraph of rule 17-2, 
 "A Few of Our Least Favorite Things".
 [Currently reads:
 "While Ackanomic is in a State of War, 
 all players who are registered players of the rival nomic 
 shall be placed in Gaol. 
 They may only be released by Presidential Pardon 
 or the repeal of the Declaration of War. 
 This rule takes such precedance as may be required 
 for this paragraph to do as it claims."
 ]
 
 Renumber rule 17-2-1, "Declaration of War: Agora", to 17-2-4.
 Renumber rule 1-1-1, "Gravity, a reprise", to 17-2-3.

 Create a new rule, numbered 17-2-1, named "Sharing the Harf",
 with the following WAR-delimited text.
 
 WAR
 While Ackanomic is in a State of War with a nomic, 
 herein called the rival nomic, active players of Ackanomic 
 should attempt to humiliate, incorporate, or harfiate the rival nomic.
 To accomplish this, they are encouraged to join the rival nomic.
 
 Any active player of Ackanomic may call a Pep Rally
 on a Strike Action to be taken in the rival nomic.
 A Pep Rally is a Hearing, with valid responses of 
 "This will humiliate the rascals!" and 
 "The implications and probable resolution of the stated strategy 
 are utterly inadequate for rendering the opposition 
 incapacitated with excessive joviality."
 The player who called the Pep Rally is the Hearing Harfer 
 and may be called the Strategist while the Pep Rally is in session.
 
 If the verdict of a Pep Rally is "This will humiliate the rascals!"
 then each active player able to perform the Strike Action 
 in the rival nomic for three days, must do so within those three days.
 Failure to comply with this paragraph is the Crime of Treason,
 with a minimum sentence of three days in Gaol
 and a thirty-line Public Apology.
 
 If the verdict of a Pep Rally is not "This will humiliate the rascals!"
 then the Strategist shall be fined the Standard Harfer Fee
 for disrupting the peace.
 WAR

 Create a new rule, numbered 17-2-2, named "The Dawning of the Age",
 with the following PEACE-delimited text.
 
 PEACE
 When a Declaration of War ceases to exist, 
 1)  the President may award one Purple Heart to each player
     who has significantly contributed to the harf of the rival nomic,
     in the judgement of the President; and
 2)  an Ackanomic Parade shall be held, 
     with the author of the proposal or other action
     repealing the Declaration of War as the Guest of Honour.
 
 Purple Hearts are Medals, and are created or destroyed as necessary
 by the Frobozz Magic Medal Company, Ackanomic Division.
 PEACE

 Add the following HONOUR-delimited text to rule 4-4-5-1, 
 "Honourable Acts", under the line "Repeatably Honourable Acts:".
 
 HONOUR
 2 honour : Receiving a Purple Heart.
 HONOUR

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