Subject: acka-voting Digest V4 #164
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acka-voting Digest	Tuesday, August 10 1999	Volume: 04  Issue: 164

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4301
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:38:31 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4301
Fair voting
else...if
Due: Tue Aug 17 11:38:30 1999
Sphere: Hypnotist of Ladies

	Append to the second paragraph of rule 6-5-1, "These votes will
benefit only the Nominee; if the votes would be moved to another player
by any means then they will not be cast."

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4302
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:38:43 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4302
Count them nominations.  One and rest, and two, and
else...if
Due: Tue Aug 17 11:38:41 1999
Sphere: Hypnotist of Ladies

rest

	{{[It's easier if we just keep a running count of the nominations so
far.  I know I sometimes forget too, but this'll be more reason to
remember.]}}

	In rule 10-1-4 replace "messages to the public forum supporting the
nominee" with "messages to the public forum supporting the nominee and
counting the number of players who have done so so far, emself
included,"

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4290 accepted
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:54:22 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4290

Subcommittee vote for: 121   against:0
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: 121.0
Passed subcommittee
Total vote for: 646   Total vote against:0
Acceptance Index: 646.0: proposal accepted

** This proposal was boring! ** 
4 sub-60 votes out of 7 non-60 votes total.

Votes to accept:
  /dev/joe               60    +20  ==> 3291
  Pregnant Hippo          2    +20  ==> 564
  else...if              60    +20  ==> 1577
  A German Dog           61    +19  ==> 3419
  Alfvaen                73    +13  ==> 713
  Emperor Ai! Pedrito!   61    +19  ==> 662
  Studge                 60    +20  ==> 1473
  ThinMan                60    +20  ==> 1916
  King Felix             30    +20  ==> 2048
  IdiotBoy               60    +20  ==> 577
  Slakko                 60    +20  ==> 666
  K 2                    59    +20  ==> 761

Zero Votes:
  Eggplant Tempura        0    +20  ==> 810

Votes to reject:

Abstainers:
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  Blest Lax Monk Pal   
  404 Not Found        
  Vynd                 
  rufus                
  Kane                 
  Pure Haste           
  and                  
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  Niccolo Flychuck     
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4290
 
 Proposal 4290
 Dungeon Master Tweak
 Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
 Due: Tue Aug 10 11:51:27 1999
 Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance
 Status: accepted

 [zopzop]
 
 Amend Rule 6-4-19 (Dungeon Master) by removing item iii (currently reads:
 '(iii) to assign players to Castes and track the membership of each of the
 Castes [See rule 11-2]. ' [Castes were repealed long ago]
 
 Amend Rule 6-5-8 (Herald) by removing duty 1 (tracking honour) and
 renumbering.
 
 [this will make it so that the DM tracks Honour.  Herald is, or should be,
 an office with nominal duties; all offices with an actual term except
 President are largely nominal.  (As DM, let me assure you, I have little
 enough to do that this is a welcome addition.)]

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4292 accepted
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:30:47 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4292

Subcommittee vote for: 160   against:-60
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: 70.0
Passed subcommittee
Total vote for: 580   Total vote against:-185
Acceptance Index: 302.5: proposal accepted

Votes to accept:
  /dev/joe               70    +15  ==> 3306
  Pregnant Hippo         62    +19  ==> 583
  else...if              60    +20  ==> 1597
  Emperor Ai! Pedrito!   58    +20  ==> 682
  Studge                 60    +20  ==> 1493
  ThinMan                60    +20  ==> 1936
  IdiotBoy              100         ==> 577
  King Felix             30    +20  ==> 2068
  A German Dog           80    +10  ==> 3429

Zero Votes:
  Eggplant Tempura        0    +20  ==> 830
  Slakko                  0    +20  ==> 686

Votes to reject:
  Alfvaen               -53    +20  ==> 733
  Niccolo Flychuck      -60    +20  ==> 40
  K 2                   -72    +14  ==> 775

Abstainers:
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  Blest Lax Monk Pal   
  404 Not Found        
  Vynd                 
  rufus                
  Kane                 
  Pure Haste           
  and                  
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4292
 
 Proposal 4292
 Elemental Fixation
 A German Dog
 Due: Tue Aug 10 12:17:53 1999
 Sphere: Tocpe
 Status: accepted
 
 Amend rule 14-10 (Oxygium and Ni!trogium) in the following ways:
 a) Replace the phrase "All players breathe Oxygium or Ni!trogium."
    with "Oxygium and Ni!trogium are breathable elements.   All players
    breath exactly one breathable element."
 b) Replace the text "A player may create a nose-sack of whichever of these
    elements e breathes as a public action.  If a player ever owns a
    nose-sack of an element e does not breathe" with "A player may create
    a nose-sack of whichever element e breathes as a public action.  If
    a player ever owns a nose-sack of a breathable element which e does
    not breath"
 
 {{[
    This prevents all nose-sacks of everything except Oxygium (currently)
    from being immediately destroyed, and sets up the framework so that
    more breathable elements could be added later in an easy fashion.
 ]}}

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4303
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:32:12 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4303
Some REAL Emergency Powers
Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
Due: Tue Aug 17 14:32:10 1999
Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance

[We were lucky this time.  Next time we might not be as lucky.]

in rule 1-3 (Crisis Resolution):
*replace ', and only the Speaker,' 
 with ' or the Acting Speaker, and no other players'
*replace 'The President may' with 'The President or Acting President may'

[Currently, you can impeach either one of them and stop the process dead.]

in rule 9-1 (Gaol):
add after item 8 the following:
"
9) A voting player may challenge a State of Crisis Resolution Document.

10) If the Speaker is in Gaol, e may declare a State of Crisis.

11) If the President is in Gaol and the game is in a State of Crisis, e may
issue a State of Crisis Resolution Document
"

[I believe Slakko is right, and they may perform these actions anyways, but
explicit allowance can't hurt much.]

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4293 accepted
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:57:38 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4293

Subcommittee vote for: 240   against:0
Subcommittee Acceptance Index: 240.0
Passed subcommittee
Total vote for: 1021   Total vote against:-230
Acceptance Index: 676.0: proposal accepted

Votes to accept:
  /dev/joe              120    -20  ==> 3286
  Pregnant Hippo         70    +15  ==> 598
  else...if             100         ==> 1597
  A German Dog           60    +20  ==> 3449
  Alfvaen               100         ==> 733
  Emperor Ai! Pedrito!   59    +20  ==> 702
  Studge                 60    +20  ==> 1513
  ThinMan                60    +20  ==> 1956
  King Felix            100         ==> 2068
  IdiotBoy              100         ==> 577
  Slakko                 60    +20  ==> 706
  Niccolo Flychuck       60    +20  ==> 60
  K 2                    72    +14  ==> 789

Votes to reject:
  Vynd                  -50    +20  ==> 175
  Eggplant Tempura     -180    -80  ==> 750

Abstainers:
  Calvin N Hobbes      
  404 Not Found        
  Blest Lax Monk Pal   
  rufus                
  Kane                 
  Pure Haste           
  and                  
  danke                
  Burn the Witch       
  two-star             

 Subject: Acka: Proposal 4293
 
 Proposal 4293
 Annoying Obeyance
 K 2
 Due: Tue Aug 10 14:47:22 1999
 Sphere: Hypnotist of Ladies
 Status: accepted
 
 Repeal Rule 2-5 (WITH . . . A HERRING!)
 Repeal Rule 2-2-6-2 (Silly Phrases)

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4304
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:57:50 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4304
A New Player Economy
K 2
Due: Tue Aug 17 14:57:48 1999
Sphere: Wombles of Wibbledon

In section II.4 of Rule 4-1 (Joining the Game), replace the phrase:
"The Sponsor shall likewise receive a Trinket"
with:
"The Sponsor, or the Publicist if no valid Sponsor was provided, shall
receive a Trinket".

[A modified version of P426 follows:]

Create a new rule numbered 6.6 titled "The Publicist" with the following
text:
"
Let there be an optional political office called the Publicist with a
minimum term of office of one month.

The Publicist has the following duties:

     1. Advertising the game of Ackanomic.
     2. Attempting to find new players for Ackanomic.
     3. Directing new players to the Ackanomic web page, and to whoever
is in charge of signing up new players. 

     The Publicist may have other duties as assigned by other rules. 
"

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4305
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:58:00 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4305
Economical New Players
K 2
Due: Tue Aug 17 14:57:59 1999
Sphere: Wombles of Wibbledon

Create a new rule as a decedent of rule 2-4-1 with the text:
"
When a Player receives a Blue Cross the value of any Artificial Trinket
created as a result of them joining the game is increased by a factor of
10.
"

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4306
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:03:03 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4306
Some REAL Emergency Powers
Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
Due: Tue Aug 17 15:03:02 1999
Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance

[We were lucky this time.  Next time we might not be as lucky.]

in rule 1-3 (Crisis Resolution):
*replace ', and only the Speaker,' 
with ' or the Acting Speaker, and no other players'
*replace 'The President may' with 'The President or Acting President may'

[Currently, you can impeach either one of them and stop the process dead.]

in rule 9-1 (Gaol):
add after item 8 the following:
"
9) A voting player may challenge a State of Crisis Resolution Document.

10) If the Speaker is in Gaol, e may declare a State of Crisis.

11) If the President is in Gaol and the game is in a State of Crisis, e may
issue a State of Crisis Resolution Document
"

[I believe Slakko is right, and they may perform these actions anyways, but
explicit allowance can't hurt much.]

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4307
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 20:32:56 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4307
Emperor Ai! Pedrito!'s Massive Entities Re-org
Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
Due: Tue Aug 17 20:32:55 1999
Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance

[Really take a good long look at this before you vote no on it.  I don't
completely like everything it does (for example, I don't think there NEEDS
to be a Silly Vacation Hat Rule); however, it cleans up entities in a way
that should have been done a long time ago.  For example, look at the
current state of rule 2-4.  The poor thing defines BCR, all the awards, how
to get all the awards, and a MOON.  I like all of that.  But not in the
same rule.  I think we should be more careful about where we put these
things.  IMHO, this prop makes entities a lot more logical.  The only real
change I make is to make Medals count as Garments (which only makes sense,
since you wear them).]

The rule-harfer gains 3 points 
[I know, I'm giving myself points, but this is going to be pure hell to
harf.  It's still a good prop.  Don't vote against it, please...]

Remove the first paragraph and the first four sentences of the second
paragraph of Rule 7-1 (Entity Ownership) and append them to Rule 7 (Entities)

Rename Rule 7-1 to "Ownable Entities"

Renumber Rule 7-13 (Garments, Especially Hats) to be a child of Ownable
Entities, and rename it "Garments".  Replace 'at most one hat' in the rule
with 'at most one hat for each head e has'
[*I'm not changing anything -- I paid careful attention to AIGR and Agenda
Hat rules about heads*]

Renumber 1-2-2-1 (Spellbooks) to be a child of Ownable Entities.

In rule 1-2-8-2 (Yes, Virginia):
replace 'non-tradeable entity.  The Voting Gnome owns himself.' with
'unownable entity.'
Move all of item I except the first sentence to a new rule, entitled 'Lumps
of Coal', a child of Ownable Entities. 
In item II, remove all but the first sentence.  [I put this stuff into a
reworded rule below.]
Move the second paragraph of item IV to a new rule, entitled 'The Huge
Gaudily Wrapped Present', a child of Ownable Entities.
Remove the last sentence of the rule [currently says: 'dress pants are
Garments']

Create a rule entitled "Silly Vacation Hats" as a child of Garments, with
the following text:
"Silly Vacation Hats are non-tradeable Hats. An active player who owns a
Silly Vacation Hat without a description has seven days to post a name and
description for eir hat. If e fails to do so, then at the end of the seven
days the Hat in question is destroyed."

Create a rule entitled "Standard Garments" as a child of Garments, with the
following text:
'Dress Pants are Garments.  
Champion's Cloaks are regal non-tradeable Garments of the color(s) and
design of their owner's choice.  It is customary for the owner of a
Champion's Cloak to describe it within 3 days of acquiring it.  A player
wearing a Champion's Cloak may request to be called, "Exalted One," or the
honorific of eir choice.  It is not necessary to honor such requests.'

Create a rule, a child of Garments, entitled "Medals", with the following
text:
"Medals are nameless nontradable Garments.  When needed, they are created
(and destroyed) by the Frobozz Magic Medal Company, Ackanomic Division."

Create a rule, a child of Medals, entitled "BCR Medals" with the text:
"Blue Crosses, Silver Stripes, Gold Stripes, and Ruby Slippers are Medals."

Create a rule, a child of Ownable Entities, entitled Blue Cross Bonus, with
the following text:
"A Blue Cross Bonus is a nontradeable entity." 

[We will add more to these rules presently]

For rule 2-4 or 4-10-1 [depending on the passage of 4299] (Blue Cross):
remove item 2 and append the first two sentences of it to Blue Cross Bonus.
remove items 4, 5, the penultimate paragraph, and the last sentence of the
rule, and append them to BCR Medals (without the numbering 4 and 5 and
without the final sentence of item 5).
remove item 3 and append it to Blue Cross Bonus (without the 3).
Remove the new final sentence [Kansas is a moon] and append it to rule 10
(Geography)
Remove the remaining numbering of the rule.[1 and 6].

Remove the first sentence of the second paragraph and the second sentence
of the third paragraph of rule 3-2-1 (Bronze Torch), insert at the
beginning of the rule the sentence: "Bronze Torches are Medals.", and
renumber it to be a child of Medals.

In rule 4-5 (A degree proves you're educated), replace "untradeable" with
"unownable"

In rule 4-8 (Quests) remove the sentence that reads:
"All medals for completed quests are made by the Frobozz Magic Medal
Company, Ackanomic Division."
In the same rule, capitalize the word 'medal' wherever it may appear
(including plurals, etc.)

Renumber Rule 6-5-8-1 (Heraldry) to be a child of Ownable Entities
Renumber Rule 7-11 (Prosthetic Foreheads) to be a child of Ownable Entities
Renumber Rule 7-14 (Definition of Otzma Cards) to be a child of Ownable
Entities
Move the final sentence of rule 7-15 to be the first sentence of 7-15, and
renumber it to be a child of Ownable Entities.
Renumber Rules 7-16 (ASS), 7-18 (RBBT), and 8-2-1 (Fat Lady) to be children
of 7-2 (Entity Uniqueness).

Append to rule 8:
"A player who owns a Goose Card may not win the Cycle except as specified
in this rule."

Append to item b of rule 8-2:
"each player who owns at least one Chartreuse Goose Card has one Chartreuse
Goose Card in eir possession destroyed"

Remove the second and penultimate paragraphs of rule 8-1 (Goose Cards &
other fine pieces of paper) [The two phrases I just appended to rules 8 and
8-2] and renumber it to be a child of Ownable Entities.

Renumber rule 8-2-2 (Eggs and Fruit) to be a child of Ownable Entities.

Amend rule 8-2-3 (Marks of the Champion) to read as follows:
'Badges of Glory are elaborate Medals of various designs.  It is customary
for the owner of a Badge of Glory to describe it within 3 days of acquiring
it.  A player who owns a Badge of Glory may request to be called, "Exalted
One," or the honorific of eir choice.  It is not necessary to honor such
requests.'
and renumber it to be a child of Medals.

Put the second paragraph, the first sentence of the second paragraph, the
fourth paragraph, and the last paragraph of rule 8-6-1 (Nemesis Eggplants
and Agenda Hats) into a new rule called "Agenda Hats", a child of Garments.

Rename rule 8-6-1 (Nemesis Eggplants and Agenda Hats) to "Nemesis
Eggplants" and renumber it to be a child of Ownable Entities.

Renumber rule 8-7 (Le Grand Fromage) to be a child of Ownable Entities.
Create a new rule 8-7, entitled "Winning by Cheese" and move the phrase
"Whenever a voting player owns one of each type of cheese, and has not
achieved a Winning Condition this way since the last time all cheeses were
destroyed by this rule at the end of a cycle, e achieves a Winning
Condition. If anyone wins a Cycle by this method then all cheeses are
destroyed at the end of that Cycle." from Le Grand Fromage to be the text
of this new rule.

Alter Rule 10-1-7 (AIGR) by replacing "A player with an extra head may wear
one more piece of headwear than would otherwise be allowed. [See also rule
7-13]" with "[See also rule XXXX]", where XXXX is replaced with the new
number of the rule "Garments" 
[*I am not changing the meaning here -- I merely put it into the Garments
rule above*]

Renumber rule 12-2 (Trophies) to be a child of Ownable Entities.

Renumber rule 12-6 (MTG*) to be a child of Entity Uniqueness.

Renumber rule 14 (Chemicals) to be a child of Ownable Entities [why was
this changed?]

Remove the final sentence of Rule 17-2-2 (Dawning of the Age)

Update Rule 12-1 (Games & Contests) by replacing "12-2" with the new number
of the rule "Trophies"	

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Subject: Acka: Proposal 4308
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 22:21:58 -0400 (EDT)

Proposal 4308
A tweak or 3
Emperor Ai! Pedrito!
Due: Tue Aug 17 22:21:56 1999
Sphere: Anti-Canada Kamikaze Alliance

repeal Rule 42-43 (Posthumous Degree Awarded)
remove the final paragraph of rule 17-2 (A few of our least favourite things)
[The infamous gaol clause of the War rule]
Amend Rule 1-2-2 (Spelling Bee) to replace
"Upon the flight being announced, the legal changes are applied to the rules."
with
"Upon the flight being announced, the legal changes are applied to the
document(s) stung."

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