Subject: Ackanomic Digest V1 #26
From: [email-masked] (Ackanomic Digest)
To: ackanomic-digest

Ackanomic Digest         Monday, June 3 1996         Volume 01 : Number 026

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 00:35:35 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Ackanomic:  Official (offices and elections)

> I'm really confused by this as well.  I've gotten votes for a senate seat.
> I've been saving then in a file.  I don't have any idea when the election
> is set to end.  If someone would please enlighten me?

OK, for everyone's benefit, here are some of the appropriate rules:

Rule 611 defines the procedures for Nominations and elections.  In all
places it refers to "the appropriate officer" (with one exception) so it
leaves the assignment of this officer up to other rules.  The Election
Period is defined here as 72 hours.  The exception is that in the case that
a tie must be broken at random, the Speaker will do the random selection.

Rule 504 defines the presidency and a procedure for election.
It also doesn't say who to send votes to, but also says the vote
should last 3 days.

Rule 478 defines the senate and a procedure for election; there seems
to be no nomination involved; simply any player can vote for any eligible
player, although I would expect that a successful candidate would announce
that he is running.  It doesn't specify the length of the voting period,
but it does say to send the votes to the tabulator.

Rule 636 specifies that the standard election period is 5 days.  Rule 611
is worded weirdly, so I'm sure how it interacts with 636.

Rule 414 defines the office of Tabulator.  It specifies that the Tabulator
shall have the duty of counting votes on proposals.  It says nothing about
any other types of votes, although many other rules which define other
types of votes specify that the votes should be sent to the Tabulator.
Among these are 400 Politeness Moon, 629 Constitutional Convention
Procedure, 729 Ackanomic Middle Ages, and 730 Steel Flea.

Since nothing specifies the "appropriate officer" to receive votes for
most elections, I believe the duty falls onto the speaker by rule 490.

Rules 611, 504, 478, 636, 414, and 490 are quoted below:

Rule 611/0 (Mutable)
Offices, Related Definitions
pTang1001001sos (Mark Nau)

(i)  A Nomination is conducted as follows:
      a) The appropriate Officer publicly announces the
         beginning of the Nomination, the reason the
         Nomination is being called, and when the Nomination
         shall end.
      b) If there is no Nomination Period specified for
         the Nomination, the default Period is 48 hours.
      c) During the Nomination Period, volunteers shall
         notify the appropriate Officer of their intent to be
         considered.
      d) At the end of the Nomination Period, the appropriate
         Officer shall publicly report the list of eligible
         volunteers (Nominees).
      e) If there are no eligible volunteers, the Nomination
         Period shall continue until there is an eligible
         volunteer.
      f) If the rules fail to state who is eligible to volunteer,
         then all Players are eligible.

(ii) An Election for Office is conducted as follows:
      a) A Nomination is conducted. Any Player who is eligible
         to hold the Office is eligible to volunteer.
      b) The appropriate Officer publicly announces the start
         of the Election, the Office for which the Election is
         being held, and when the Election will end.
      c) If there is no Election Period specified for the
         Election, the default Period is 72 hours.
      d) During the Election Period, each Player may cast one
         vote for any one of the Nominees by so notifying the
         appropriate Officer.
      e) At the end of the Election Period, the appropriate
         Officer shall publicly announce the vote tallies
         for each Nominee, and which Nominee(s) shall hold
         the Office.
      f) Letting N stand for the number of vacant Seats for the
         Office in question, the top N Nominees, ranked by
         votes received, shall hold the Office.
      g) In the event of a tie for number of votes received,
         the tie can be resolved in one of the following
         manners:
         1) Random: the Speaker shall randomly assign a ranking
            order among any Nominees tied for votes received.
         2) &lt;Officer&gt; Preference: the Officer named shall select
            a ranking order among any Nominees tied for votes.
         3) New Election: the entire Election for Office shall
            start over, with all results of the current Election
            for Office disregarded.
      h) If the Rules fail to specify what method shall be used
         to resolve ties, then the Random method shall be used.

Rule 504/0 (Mutable)
The President of Ackanomia
Calvin N Hobbes (Thierry Joffrain)

A new position will be created called the President of Ackanomia.

The President will be elected by all players for a period of 8 weeks. A
president may re-run for office as many times as desired. The winner is the
person with the most votes after 3 days of voting. A quorum is not required.
If there is a tie, the vote is to be retaken in the same manner until the
deadlock is resolved. Other candidates may join in, current may drop out
every time the election is restarted.

Candidates for the position must either be the official leader of their
political party (if such things exist) by whatever method is used in that
party, or a non-aligned candidate officially supported by at least two other
non-aligned players. If a party has no official leader, they are considered
to independent. If no party leader of a party, or more than one, is
registered with the Speaker, then all members of that party will be
considered non-aligned.

The President can resign from his/her position.

Rule 478/0 (Mutable)
Creation of a Senate
Calvin N Hobbes (Thierry Joffrain)

A new entity will be created called the Senate. Members of the Senate will
be called Senators. Senators are still players. The Speaker (or acting) will
also have the title of ProConsul and will be the head of the Senate. Only
when a Senate vote is tied, the ProConsul will cast his vote to decide on
the outcome.

There will be four Senators. The Senate will only be be in session (exist)
when the number of players in Ackanomic is greater or equal to 10.

When there is an empty seat in the Senate, elections will be held for that
position. All players can vote for anyone they so desire to fill the seat,
except for someone that is already a Senator or Speaker. The votes are to be
sent to the Tabulator, who will report the outcome. The player with the most
votes will be elected Senator. In case of a tie, the ProConsul will randomly
choose one of the tied candidates.

A Senator will keep his/her seat until voted out or he/she resigns. A
Senator can be voted out of office by two thirds of the votes of the Players.

Rule 636/1 (Mutable)
Definitions
Malenkai (Randy Hall)

Let the following definitions exist with the meanings given:

Standard Proposal Voting Period: 7 days
Standard Nomination Period: 3 days
Standard Election Period: 5 days
Standard Impeachment Voting Period: 3 days
Standard CFJ Selection Period: 3 days
Standard CFJ Decision Period: 7 days
Standard Confirmation Period: 5 days

Rule 414/1 (Mutable)
The Office of the Tabulator
Sean Crystal

Let there be an officer called the Tabulator.  If there is no Tabulator,
a Tabulator will be selected on a volunteer basis.  In the case of
multiple volunteers, the Speaker will choose a Tabulator by random
selection.  In the event that there is no Tabulator, the duties of
the Tabulator shall be carried out by the Speaker.

The Tabulator is responsible for counting votes on each proposal, and
reporting the results to the players.  The Tabulator shall be responsible
for maintaining the voting records for each player on each proposal.
When the conditions are met so that a proposal can be decided on, the
Tabulator will report the outcome and how each player voted to all players.

Rule 490/2 (Mutable)
What A Thankless Job
Robert Sevin (Mitchell Harding)

If in any rule an action is required to be carried out, and the rule does
not either specify who is to carry it out or define a mechanism for choosing
someone to do so, the Speaker is required to carry out the task.

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 00:51:06 -0800
From: [email-masked] (Phil Ackley)
Subject: Ackanomic: Candidacy For Senate 

I wish to announce my candidacy for the open senate seat.  If elected, I
will conduct the responsibilties of a senator to the best of my ability.
Furthermore, I promise not to lose my internet access over the summer!

Send your votes to the tabulator at [email-masked]

snowgod
Candidate for Senate!
Ackanomic Ambassador
CSRR
and all around good, rule obeying, guy.

"He belongs to that race of men who are always their adversary's best
champions."

- - Umberto Eco
  The Name of the Rose

Visit http://www.alaska.net/~snowgod for the ultimate source
of Information on Thinumabobs and Whatchamacallits.

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 01:05:21 -0800
From: [email-masked] (Phil Ackley)
Subject: Ackanomic: Need Beta Testers 

I need beta-testers to help me with the Ackanomic Town Hall Mk. II.

Currently, I only have the macintosh version of the software, which is
called co-motion.  Anyone with a macintosh is invited to request a copy, so
that you can help me test this new town hall format.  I have ordered the
browsers for other machines (as well as a liscense to redistribute them)
but unfortunately for god knows what reason they must be sent snail-mail so
I am still waiting on them.  Once I get them, I will post them on a web
site, and anyone interested can download.

But for now, would anyone playing Ackanomic on a Mac please email me, so we
can give this thing a shot?

Thanks,

snowgod
Ambassador
CSRR
Candidate for senate
All around innovative guy

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 07:09:02 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: registrar: new observer

Another new observer has joined the game:  Joe Bott ([email-masked])

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Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 16:46:57 +0300
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Ackanomic:  discussion (Wayne:  please read) 

At 08:26 PM 02/06/96 -0500, Jason Orendorff wrote:

>
>This discussion should probably go to acka-research rather than the main 
>discussion channel.
>
>--Mohammed
>
>
Moved to acka-research.
Nicolo Flychuck

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Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 16:46:54 +0300
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Ackanomic:  CFJ 177 

I accept the appointment.
I will weigh all aspects of the question, and after careful consideration
will post my verdict.

Nicolo Flychuck

At 07:56 PM 02/06/96 -0500, Jason Orendorff wrote:
>End of game always makes the Clerk a little annoyed.
>
>Call For Judgement 177
>  Subject:  Constitutional Conventions
>Initiator:  The Great Old One
>    Judge:  Niccolo Flychuck (selected at 1955h CDT on 2 June 1996)
>
>Statement:
>> This rule states that Proposals, in Rule 629, are unlike Proposals
>> mentioned in any other rule.  (b)(2) says that Proposals to hold a CC are
>> to be distributed as the Rules specify.  But since the Proposals in this
>> Rule are unlike any other, there are no rules that specify how Proposals
>> to hold a CC are to be distributed, therefore there can never be a
>> COnstitutional COnvention.
>
>--Mohammed, Clerk of the Courts
>
>
>

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 9:54:31 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Proposal 852

Proposal 852 - Mon Jun 03 09:54:31 EDT 1996
Trashing the welcomer
/dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

1. Amend R424 'Office of Registrar' to read:

   "The Office of the Registrar is a Functional Office.  The Duties of
   the Registrar are:

      "(a) maintaining a list of all registered players and their
           Ackanomic names.
      "(b) furnishing new players with any game information they
           need, including but not limited to:
         (i)   instructions on how to vote and how to submit proposals,
         (ii)  definitions of commonly used acronyms such as CFJ, AOJ,
               RFC, and CSRR,
         (iii) the address of the Ackanomic web page,
         (iv)  the current list of players,
         (v)   the current rules,
         (vi)  the fact that the Registrar is available to answer
               new players' questions
        "(c) to make oneself available for questions from new players.
	"(d) keeping track of all of the titles and offices the
	     players hold, and who holds the Magic Potato."

2. Repeal R792 'Head Start'.

3. Repeal R555 'Welcomer, Creation of'.

   [[This incorporates R792 into the Registrar rule, and also adds the basic
   duties of the Welcomer from R555.  I feel that the welcomer's job
   overlaps too much with the Registrar's, and dropping the welcomer's
   bonus currency also removes one of the confusing references to
   fractional Ackadollars from the rules.  I also dropped ARN from the
   list of abbreviations.

   Rule 792 says:

  "When a new player joins the game of Ackanomic, the Registrar
   should mail her or him the following:

   1. Instructions on how to vote, with a copy of the current
       nomicbot help file, if such a thing exists.

   2. An explanation of how to submit proposals.

   3. A glossary of acronyms and explanations of said acronyms, 
       including but not limited to the following: CFJ, AOJ, ARN,
       RFC, CSRR.

Rule 555 says:

"(i)   The Functional Office of Welcomer is hereby created.
(ii)  There shall be one Seat for this Office.
(iii) The Duties are:
      a) To contact new Players and impart to them the following:
         1) How to connect with the Ackanomic Web page.
         2) A quick overview of the basics of the game.
         3) The fact that the Welcomer is available to answer
            questions from new Players.
         3) Any other information that seems helpful.
      b) To make oneself available for questions from new Players.

(iv)  The Privileges are:
      a) The usual salary for a Functional Officer.
      b) A bonus of .10 units of currency each time the "Gee, Wally"
         condition is met according to section (v) of this Rule.

(v)   The "Gee, Wally" condition is met whenever all of the following
      apply:
      a) A Player sends a message to ONLY the Financier that contains
         the phrase: "Gee, Wally, this sure is a neat game."
      b) The Player sending the message mentioned in section (i) does
         so during a time period running from 28 to 42 days after the
         Player first became a Player.
      c) The Player sending the message mentioned in section (i) has
         never before sent a message that triggered a "Gee, Wally"
         condition.
      d) The message is received on a Tuesday or a Friday, and no
         "Gee, Wally" condition has been triggered yet that day.
      e) The Officer holding the Welcomer Office has made no
         reference to the Player of the "Gee, Wally" condition other
         than the following sentences: "There is a way you can give me
         bonus currency if you think I've done a good job as Welcomer.
         I'm not allowed to tell you anything more about this."

(vi)  Whenever currency is to be awarded as a consequence of the
      "Gee, Wally" condition, the Financier should report the
      change as a result of "mysterious conditions."

(vii) Any Player who makes any mention of the "Gee, Wally" condition
      except as allowed by this Rule shall be penalized .10 units
      of currency.  This change shall be reported as resulting from
      "bad Juju."

(viii)Whenever this Office is vacant, the Registrar shall be the
      Acting Welcomer."]]

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 9:55:21 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Proposal 853

Proposal 853 - Mon Jun 03 09:55:21 EDT 1996
eliminating all traces of ARN's from the rule set
/dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

1. Amend Rule 422 by changing "ARN 666" to "Rule 666".

2. Amend Rule 691 by changing "ARN 588" to "Rule 588".

3. Amend Rule 709 by changing the acronym "ARN" to "Rule" every time
   it occurs.

[[ We have repealed the ARN rule, but some rules still refer to ARN's. ]]

4. Repeal R794 'Renumbering Proposals'. 

 [[It has done its work, and is now dead weight.  Stupidly I forgot
   the repealing itself part when I rewrote that proposal.  The rule says:

"If there does not exist a rule titled 'No Rule-changing Rules' at the time
that this rule takes effect, then at that time, all rules with numbers
greater than 642, including this rule, shall be renumbered, giving each
rule the number of the proposal that created it.  The ARN for such rules
will be changed similarly.

If there exists a rule titled 'No Rule-changing Rules' at the time that
this rule takes effect, then 3 days after this rule takes effect, all rules
with numbers greater than 642, including this rule, shall be renumbered,
giving each rule the number of the rule that created it.  The ARN for such
rules will be changed similarly.  Any player opposed to this change may
declare their opposition by sending a public message containing the text
'____ thinks the rule numbers should stay screwed up!' where ____ is filled
in with his Official Ackanomic Name.  If at any time within the 3 days after
this rule takes effect, N players have declared this, where N is equal to 1
plus 1/3 the number of active players, rounded down to a whole number, then
the changes described in this rule will not occur, and the rule numbers will
remain screwed up, although new rules will still be numbered properly."]]

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 9:56:20 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Proposal 854

Proposal 854 - Mon Jun 03 09:56:20 EDT 1996
Gross Wickedness is Afoot
Brinjal  (Simon Clarke)

This Proposal is a Resolution

To unilaterally declare another player`s proposal to be a resolution 
is an act of Gross Wickedness. All players who commit, or have 
committed, acts of Gross Wickedness will go to Gaol. They will go 
directly to Gaol, without passing GO and without collecting 200 
ackadollars. The Gaol sentence shall be ten days.

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 9:56:43 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Proposal 855

Proposal 855 - Mon Jun 03 09:56:43 EDT 1996
A grapefruit is a grapefruit is a grapefruit
Brinjal  (Simon Clarke)

Amend rule 666 in the following manner:

Remove the words "should such an entity be defined by the rules"
from section c) of Rule 666 and also from section d) of Rule 666.

[[Rule 666
..
c) The winner is declared winner of the cycle, and given a Right
Handed Grapefruit, should such an entity be defined by the rules.
d) All players who have zero or fewer points are given a Chartreuse
Goose Egg, should such an entity be defined by the rules.
..]]

[[Assuming the recent CFJ result is not overturned, Right-handed
Grapefruit and Chartreuse Goose Eggs cannot be given out until 
definitions have been provided. We may want to debate the definition
and possible powers of these things. In the meantime, this amendment
allows Robert Sevin to receive his well earned Grapefruit.]]

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 10:09:12 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Prop 811 Fails

Here are the voting results for : 811
  Proposal 811 - Sun May 26 01:45:57 EDT 1996
  Amend Judge selection methods
  Niccolo Flychuck  (Uri Bruck)

Quorum met : 18 eligible voters -- 15 players cast votes

8 YES votes   5 NO votes   2 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

Niccolo Flychuck loses 10 points.  84 -> 74

8 YES votes:  3 points each
  Robin Hood                                  178 -> 181          
  Dr McSpong                                  152 -> 155          
  Brinjal                                     119 -> 122          
  Niccolo Flychuck                             74 -> 77           
  Bascule                                     232 -> 235          
  this is not a name     (None Yet)           157 -> 160          
  Techno                 Underworld           165 -> 168          
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)           137 -> 140          

5 NO votes:  
  ThinMan                                                         
  snowgod                (None Yet)                               
  /dev/joe               Foozball                                 
  SnafuMoose                                                      
  Wayne                  Underworld                               

2 PRESENT votes:
  De'ghew                Underworld          
  Mohammed               (None Yet)          

3 ABSTENTIONS:
  The Great Old One      Underworld           
  Calvin N Hobbes                             
  Merlin the Happy Pig                        

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  Malenkai                                    
  fon                                         
  chess piece face       Foozball             
  Simon Marty Harriman   Foozball             
  Robert Sevin           Foozball             

New players who are not active:

====================================================
Wayne, your friendly Tabulator
====================================================

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 10:09:34 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Prop 812 Fails

Here are the voting results for : 812
  Proposal 812 - Sun May 26 01:46:16 EDT 1996
  Genderless pronouns
  Niccolo Flychuck  (Uri Bruck)

Quorum met : 19 eligible voters -- 16 players cast votes

9 YES votes   6 NO votes   1 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

Niccolo Flychuck loses 10 points.  77 -> 67

9 YES votes:  3 points each
  Dr McSpong                                  155 -> 158          
  Niccolo Flychuck                             67 -> 70           
  Bascule                                     235 -> 238          
  this is not a name     (None Yet)           160 -> 163          
  /dev/joe               Foozball             117 -> 120          
  SnafuMoose                                  126 -> 129          
  Techno                 Underworld           168 -> 171          
  Wayne                  Underworld           182 -> 185          
  Mohammed               (None Yet)           182 -> 185          

6 NO votes:  
  Robin Hood                                                      
  Brinjal                                                         
  ThinMan                                                         
  snowgod                (None Yet)                               
  Tammany                                                         
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)                               

1 PRESENT votes:
  De'ghew                Underworld          

3 ABSTENTIONS:
  The Great Old One      Underworld           
  Calvin N Hobbes                             
  Merlin the Happy Pig                        

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  Malenkai                                    
  fon                                         
  chess piece face       Foozball             
  Simon Marty Harriman   Foozball             
  Robert Sevin           Foozball             

New players who are not active:

====================================================
Wayne, your friendly Tabulator
====================================================

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 10:10:04 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Prop 813 Fails

Here are the voting results for : 813
  Proposal 813 - Sun May 26 01:46:32 EDT 1996
  Recognizing  the Simplified Speling Society and its efforts
  Niccolo Flychuck  (Uri Bruck)

Quorum met : 18 eligible voters -- 14 players cast votes

4 YES votes   8 NO votes   2 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

Niccolo Flychuck loses 10 points.  70 -> 60

4 YES votes:  3 points each
  Dr McSpong                                  158 -> 161          
  Niccolo Flychuck                             60 -> 63           
  SnafuMoose                                  129 -> 132          
  Techno                 Underworld           171 -> 174          

8 NO votes:  
  Robin Hood                                                      
  Brinjal                                                         
  ThinMan                                                         
  Bascule                                                         
  this is not a name     (None Yet)                               
  snowgod                (None Yet)                               
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)                               
  Wayne                  Underworld                               

2 PRESENT votes:
  De'ghew                Underworld          
  /dev/joe               Foozball            

4 ABSTENTIONS:
  The Great Old One      Underworld           
  Calvin N Hobbes                             
  Merlin the Happy Pig                        
  Mohammed               (None Yet)           

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  Malenkai                                    
  fon                                         
  chess piece face       Foozball             
  Simon Marty Harriman   Foozball             
  Robert Sevin           Foozball             

New players who are not active:

====================================================
Wayne, your friendly Tabulator
====================================================

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 10:10:33 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Prop 814 Fails

Here are the voting results for : 814
  Proposal 814 - Sun May 26 01:47:01 EDT 1996
  The Exception
  snowgod  (Phil Ackley)

Quorum met : 18 eligible voters -- 15 players cast votes

5 YES votes   10 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

snowgod loses 10 points.  103 -> 93

5 YES votes:  3 points each
  Robin Hood                                  181 -> 184          
  Dr McSpong                                  161 -> 164          
  this is not a name     (None Yet)           163 -> 166          
  SnafuMoose                                  132 -> 135          
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)           140 -> 143          

10 NO votes:  
  Brinjal                                                         
  ThinMan                                                         
  Niccolo Flychuck                                                
  De'ghew                Underworld                               
  Bascule                                                         
  snowgod                (None Yet)                               
  /dev/joe               Foozball                                 
  Techno                 Underworld                               
  Wayne                  Underworld                               
  Mohammed               (None Yet)                               

0 PRESENT votes:

3 ABSTENTIONS:
  The Great Old One      Underworld           
  Calvin N Hobbes                             
  Merlin the Happy Pig                        

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  Malenkai                                    
  fon                                         
  chess piece face       Foozball             
  Simon Marty Harriman   Foozball             
  Robert Sevin           Foozball             

New players who are not active:

====================================================
Wayne, your friendly Tabulator
====================================================

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 10:10:58 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Prop 815 Fails

Here are the voting results for : 815
  Proposal 815 - Sun May 26 01:47:27 EDT 1996
  Breach of Contracts
  Mohammed  (Jason Orendorff)

Quorum met : 18 eligible voters -- 15 players cast votes

9 YES votes   6 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

Mohammed loses 10 points.  185 -> 175

9 YES votes:  3 points each
  Dr McSpong                                  164 -> 167          
  ThinMan                                     152 -> 155          
  Niccolo Flychuck                             63 -> 66           
  snowgod                (None Yet)            93 -> 96           
  /dev/joe               Foozball             120 -> 123          
  SnafuMoose                                  135 -> 138          
  Techno                 Underworld           174 -> 177          
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)           143 -> 146          
  Mohammed               (None Yet)           175 -> 178          

6 NO votes:  
  Robin Hood                                                      
  Brinjal                                                         
  De'ghew                Underworld                               
  Bascule                                                         
  this is not a name     (None Yet)                               
  Wayne                  Underworld                               

0 PRESENT votes:

3 ABSTENTIONS:
  The Great Old One      Underworld           
  Calvin N Hobbes                             
  Merlin the Happy Pig                        

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  Malenkai                                    
  fon                                         
  chess piece face       Foozball             
  Simon Marty Harriman   Foozball             
  Robert Sevin           Foozball             

New players who are not active:

====================================================
Wayne, your friendly Tabulator
====================================================

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 11:14:32 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Ackanomic:  Judgement 175

Call For Judgement 175
  Subject:  I Win
Initiator:  The Great Old One
    Judge:  mr cwm (selected at 1939h on 2 June 1996)
Judgement:  False

Statement:
> The game is no longer playable because of Rule 663.  This rule gives
> anyone the power to proclaim a proposal a resolution.  Therefore, no
> proposals could become Rules or change rules, and the game in a stalemate.  

mr cwm's comments:
> Reasoning:  Even if a player has the power to declare proposals to be
> resolutions (a point I am absolutely not judging here), there is no
> requirement that any number or fraction of proposals become Rules or Rule
> Changes for the game to be playable.  There are many ways one can imagine
> no more proposals becoming Rules or Rule Changes:  our creative juices
> could dry up and never cause another proposal to be made, each proposal
> could be withdrawn before coming to a vote, or we could defeat each
> proposal.  In each case the game would still continue.  There is nothing
> in the rule set to support the claim that the game would no longer be
> playable if each proposal failed to become a Rule or a Rule Change because
> it was a resolution. 

- --Mohammed, Clerk of the Courts

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 11:23:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Ackanomic:  Judgement 173

Call For Judgement 173
  Subject:  Blue Cross
Initiator:  /dev/joe
    Judge:  mr cwm (selected at 2215h on 30 May 1996)
Judgement:  True

Statement:
> In rule 549, the phrase "Any player who has more than 20 of his proposals
> become rules" only includes proposals to create new rules, and not proposals
> to amend, repeal, or transmute rules, proposals which make multiple changes
> to the rules, or proposals which do not change the rule set.

/dev/joe's comments:
> Reasoning:
> A proposal to repeal a rule does not "become" a rule, it just removes a
> rule from the rule set.  Similarly, a proposal to transmute or amend a rule
> only changes an existing rule.  A proposal which creates a rule and also
> repeals, amend, or transmutes one or more rules, or which creates more than
> one new rule, also doesn't "become" a rule -- part of the proposal becomes
> a rule, but the proposal as a whole does not.  And any proposal which doesn't
> change the rule set at all, such as a resolution, clearly does not become
> a rule.
> 
> If my interpretation is correct, then no player is yet eligible to receive
> a Blue Cross by the method described in the first paragraph of rule 549,
> at the time this CFJ is being submitted (although Calvin N Hobbes is close;
> the rule says "more than 20" which means "21 or more", and he is at 20 now).
> 
> I note that the later part of the rule which deals with stripes is worded
> differently, such that it applies to all passed proposals:  "Then for every
> additional 10 proposals that the player makes which pass, he will be awarded
> a silver stripe."

mr cwm's comments:
> Reasoning:  The reasoning of /dev/joe is sound.  The many references to
> "rule changes" in the rule set point to a distinction between a Rule, and
> the "rule change" created by a proposal, which is not necesarily a Rule.

- --Mohammed, Clerk of the Courts

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 11:30:10 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jason Orendorff <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Ackanomic: Proposal 835

(P835 would create Land.)
> e.1: [...]
> announced and take effect immediately upon announcement. [This
> section shall automatically be erased when there exists
> specific rules concerning trading and acquisition of land].
> 
> f: [...]
> player controls. [This section shall automatically be erased
> when the above mentioned entity comes into existence] [[This is
	These sections will not repeal themselves.  Material in brackets 
is not binding law.

- --Mohammed

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 13:08:20 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Prop 816 Passes

Here are the voting results for : 816
  Proposal 816 - Mon May 27 10:43:56 EDT 1996
  Don't leave new players so far behind in A$
  /dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

Quorum met : 18 eligible voters -- 15 players cast votes

14 YES votes   2 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal PASSES

/dev/joe gains 10 points.  123 -> 133

14 YES votes:  
  Dr McSpong                                                      
  Brinjal                                                         
  ThinMan                                                         
  Niccolo Flychuck                                                
  De'ghew                Underworld                               
  Bascule                                                         
  snowgod                (None Yet)                               
  this is not a name     (None Yet)                               
  /dev/joe               Foozball                                 
  SnafuMoose                                                      
  Techno                 Underworld                               
  (None Yet) Unity vote                                            
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)                               
  Mohammed               (None Yet)                               

2 NO votes:  5 points each
  Robin Hood                                  184 -> 189          
  Wayne                  Underworld           185 -> 190          

0 PRESENT votes:

3 ABSTENTIONS:
  The Great Old One      Underworld           
  Calvin N Hobbes                             
  Merlin the Happy Pig                        

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  Malenkai                                    
  fon                                         
  chess piece face       Foozball             
  Simon Marty Harriman   Foozball             
  Robert Sevin           Foozball             

New players who are not active:

====================================================
Wayne, your friendly Tabulator
====================================================
Proposal 816 - Mon May 27 10:43:56 EDT 1996
Don't leave new players so far behind in A$
/dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

Amend rule 480 "Creation of the Ackadollar" from:

     "The AckaDollar (A$) will be the official currency of Ackanomia.

     Current players will receive A$100 ackadollars. New players will
     receive A$100 upon entering the game. AckaDollars cannot be
     traded, exchanged, given, destroyed or in any way acted upon
     except as regulated by other rules dealing with them."

to:

     "The AckaDollar (A$) will be the official currency of Ackanomia.

     New players will receive A$900 from the treasury upon entering the game.
     AckaDollars cannot be traded, exchanged, given, destroyed or in any
     way acted upon except as regulated by other rules dealing with them."

[[When the financial reforms were enacted, all the players were given
an extra A$800, but this rule would still give new players only A$100.]]

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 96 13:09:03 EDT 
From: [email-masked] ()
Subject: Ackanomic: Prop 817 Passes

Here are the voting results for : 817
  Proposal 817 - Mon May 27 10:44:14 EDT 1996
  No thanks.
  /dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

Quorum met : 19 eligible voters -- 15 players cast votes

13 YES votes   2 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal PASSES

/dev/joe gains 10 points.  133 -> 143

13 YES votes:  
  Robin Hood                                                      
  Dr McSpong                                                      
  Brinjal                                                         
  ThinMan                                                         
  De'ghew                Underworld                               
  snowgod                (None Yet)                               
  /dev/joe               Foozball                                 
  SnafuMoose                                                      
  Techno                 Underworld                               
  Tammany                                                         
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)                               
  Wayne                  Underworld                               
  Mohammed               (None Yet)                               

2 NO votes:  5 points each
  Bascule                                     238 -> 243          
  this is not a name     (None Yet)           166 -> 171          

0 PRESENT votes:

4 ABSTENTIONS:
  The Great Old One      Underworld           
  Niccolo Flychuck                            
  Calvin N Hobbes                             
  Merlin the Happy Pig                        

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  Malenkai                                    
  fon                                         
  chess piece face       Foozball             
  Simon Marty Harriman   Foozball             
  Robert Sevin           Foozball             

New players who are not active:

====================================================
Wayne, your friendly Tabulator
====================================================
Proposal 817 - Mon May 27 10:44:14 EDT 1996
No thanks.
/dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

Repeal rule 556, "So, you say you want a Revolution?"

[[I never really liked this rule, newer rules have essentially replaced its
function, and it has the problem with the Insurgency Party thing.
Here is its text:
"    (i)   Any three Players may issue a Call for Revolution
           by so indicating in a public message, provided that
           a Call for Revolution is not already in effect.

     (ii)  At the instant of the issuance of a Call for
           Revolution, the following occurs:

           a) The Revolutionary Furor rating is set to zero.

           b) The Revolution Goal is set to the number of
              Players in the game.

           c) Anyone who is currently a Player is an Involved
              Player.  No-one who becomes a Player during a Call
              for Revolution is Involved.

     (iii) A Call for Revolution lasts for 4 days.  During this
           time:

           a)  For each Involved Player who sends a message to
               the Tabulator supporting the Call for Revolution,
               the Revolutionary Furor increases by one, unless
               the Player is a Political Officer, in which case
               it is increased by 3 instead.

           b)  For each Involved Player who sends a message to the
               Tabulator indicating a willingness to give 5 units
               of currency to the cause, the Revolutionary Furor
               is increased by one.  The currency is then deducted
               from the Player's account in the proper manner.  If
               the Player has insufficient currency, his message is
               to be entirely disregarded.

           c)  For each Political Officer who sends a message to
               the Tabulator indicating a willingness to be a
               scapegoat, the Revolutionary Furor is decreased
               by 5.

           d)  The Tabulator will periodically inform all Players
               of all actions that resulted in an adjustment to
               the Revolutionary Furor, as well as the current
               Revolutionary Furor.

           e)  If the Revolutionary Furor ever exceeds or equals
               the Revolution Goal, a Revolution is deemed to have
               occured, and the Call for Revolution ends.

     (iv)  If a Revolution occurs, all Players holding a Political
           Office are removed from such Offices, leaving all Seats
           for Political Office vacant.

     (v)   At the end of a Call for Revolution that does not end in
           a Revolution, the following occurs:

           a)  Any Political Officer who indicated a willingess to
               be a scapegoat is removed from all Political Offices,
               and is not an eligible to hold any Political Office
               for a period of one week.

           b)  A Call for Revolution may not be issued for a period
               of one week.

           c)  The three Players who issued the Call for Revolution
               become members of the Insurgency Party, and must
               remain in this Party for at least one week.  These
               Players may not belong to any other Party during this
               period.

           d)  Any Political Officer who supported the Call for
               Revolution becomes a member of the Insurgency Party,
               and must remain in this Party for at least one week.
               He may not belong to any other Party during this
               period.

     (vi)  Insurgency Party:

           a)  If, on the vote for a given Proposal, the number of
               members of the Insurgency Party who vote for the
               Proposal is greater than the number of members who
               vote against the Proposal, there shall be an extra
               vote cast AGAINST the Proposal.

           b)  If, on the vote for a given Proposal, the number of
               members of the Insurgency Party who vote against the
               Proposal is greater than the number of members who
               vote for the Proposal, there shall be an extra vote
               cast FOR the Proposal.

           c)  The Insurgency Party accepts all Players, and shall
               have no Charter, and no internal rules nor guidelines.

           d)  This section (vi) takes precedence over all mutable
               Rules."]]

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