Subject: Ackanomic Digest V1 #295
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Ackanomic Digest       Monday, October 14 1996       Volume 01 : Number 295

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:04:09 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Official

I shall try to summarize all things that I know about going on in
one message.

1) The Ambassador should initiate a senate vote for Internomic 
proposals 307 thru 312, unless he wants to wait for the senate seat
vacancy to fill.  They can be found at:
 
http://www.itw.com/~malenkai/zprop.htm

2) As I said earlier, I shall be performing the duties of Tabulator
and Promoter, at least for a little while.  P 1319 thru 1326 still
have some time to go.  It makes sense to hold off voting on P 1327+
until a real Tabulator is named.  I will still promote proposals
and G & C submissions that I receive, however.

3) There are 6 offices up for nomination, and alot of other stuff
going on, including 2 Hall of Elder nominations of a couple of great
players.  All of it can be found at:  
http://www.itw.com/~malenkai/ackace.htm, 
and is reproduced below.  Also, get your Grab-a-Donkey moves in :)

4) Please let me know if I missed anything.

Malenkai
Speaker
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

Endorsement of G & C 102 (ends Mon, Oct 21, 00:30) 

Purple Robe Auction (ends Wed, Oct 16, 23:24) 

Witchhunt against Robert Sevin (ends Wed, Oct 16, 22:37) 

Wayne's Hall of Elder's confirmation (ends Wed, Oct 16, 21:55) 

Nomination for Promoter (ends Wed, Oct 16, 21:55) 

Nomination for Tabulator (ends Wed, Oct 16, 21:55) 

tinan's Hall of Elder's confirmation (ends Wed, Oct 16, 13:11) 

Nomination for GamesMaster (ends Wed, Oct 16, 13:11) 

Nomination for Senator (ends Wed, Oct 16, 13:11) 

Nomination for Historian (ends Wed, Oct 16, 13:11) 

Nomination for Appointer (ends Wed, Oct 16, 13:11) 

Brinjal: Acceptance speech for Silver Moon (no due date) 

Round 2 of Grab-a-Donkey (ends Tue, Oct 15, 12:30)

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:15:09 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Duel (Robert Sevin)

Guy Fawkes has challenged Robert Sevin to a Duel.  I have agreed
to be Guy Fawkes's Second.  The reason for the Duel is:

> I challenge Robert Sevin to a welcome-back duel on grounds that
> he not only is a Heretic, but is indeed so vile as to deliberately
> attempt to profit from his Heresy.

Robert Sevin has 4 days to respond in accordance with the procedure
in R 1302.

Malenkai
Second for Guy Fawkes

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:21:49 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <devjoe>
Subject: Acka: Score Report

1. As reported earlier, P1293 was retracted, and P1306 passed due to P1304's
removal of NO unity votes.

2. In addition to the simultaneous scoring for all scores triggered by a
single event, the scorekeeping has been simplified by removing the scoring
for voting NO on a modest proposal that passes.  (This happened in the
previous batch of proposals; I'm just reminding people of it.  This
means that Wayne's scores are even more wrong than just because of
harf/shortness/modesty effects on the author's score.)

3. Techno's quitting message was dated incorrectly.  He actually posted
it after the P1293-1318+ proposal results were posted, but it shows the
wrong time zone.

4. P1294, P1295, P1299 were accepted, and were short and modest.
P1304 and P1310 were accepted and were modest.

5. Misc scoring:
Robin Hood and Wayne each lost 10 points for not responding to CFJ 303
Calvin N Hobbes and Techno each lost a point for having CFJ's overturned.
Proposal results for P1294-1318 were applied.
Niccolo Flychuck lost 3 points for not posting what Phoebe said.

6. Habeous Corpus scored too many points, and thus loses the Great Trombone.
No player's score was exactly 76 during the recent scoring changes.

7. Current Scores:

Score   Ackanomic Name   Status  Real Name
- -----   --------------      ---  -------------
158     Malenkai             A   (Randy Hall)
155     Habeous Corpus       A   (Ed Graham)
109     Guy Fawkes           A   (Robert Shimmin)
83      Niccolo Flychuck     A   (Uri Bruck)
73      mr cwm               A   (Eric Murray)
63      /dev/joe             A   (Joseph DeVincentis)
58      Uncle Sam            A   (Sam Peterson)
57      fnord                A   (Michael Thomas)
55      snowgod              A   (Phil Ackley)
54      Brinjal              A   (Simon Clarke)
54      IdiotBoy             A   (Matt Miller)
47      ThinMan              A   (John Bollinger)
43      Bascule              A   (Matt Black)
34      breadbox             A   (Brian Raiter)
20      Mohammed             A   (Jason Orendorff)
10      Calvin N Hobbes      A   (Thierry Joffrain)
1       Dagny                N   (Wendy Peterson)
1       PapaSmurf            N   (Jacob Kanafoski)
0       fon                  I   (Adrian Smith)
0       Pascal               I   (Jason Reed)
0       Robert Sevin         N   (Mitchell Harding)
45 [%]  Techno               D   (Jerome Herrman)
41 [%]  Wayne                D   (Wayne Sheppard)
39 [%]  Bash                 D   (Erez Bashan)
14 [%]  Robin Hood           D   (R Shaw)
6 [%]   skinny               D   (Shlomi Bernthal)
1 [%]   this is not a name   D   (Mike Epstein)

Status:
A=Active, N=New, V=Vacationing, IV=Involuntary Vacation, I=On Ice, D=Dead

/dev/joe
Scorekeeper

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:53:35 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <devjoe>
Subject: Acka: Elders

I support both Wayne and tinan for the hall of elders.

/dev/joe

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:06:53 -0500
From: [email-masked] (Mitchell Harding)
Subject: Acka: Elders 

I support Wayne and tinan for the Hall of Elders.

Robert Sevin
who may or may not be,
Wearing a Silly Vacation Hat.

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:16:29 -0500
From: T Joffrain <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Duel (Robert Sevin) 

>Guy Fawkes has challenged Robert Sevin to a Duel.  I have agreed
>to be Guy Fawkes's Second.  The reason for the Duel is:
>
>> I challenge Robert Sevin to a welcome-back duel on grounds that
>> he not only is a Heretic, but is indeed so vile as to deliberately
>> attempt to profit from his Heresy.
>
>Robert Sevin has 4 days to respond in accordance with the procedure
>in R 1302.
>
>Malenkai
>Second for Guy Fawkes

Robert Sevin has asked me to be his second in response to the challenge made
on him by Guy Fawkes, seconded by Malenkai. I have accepted.

The Contest Chosen is a Limerick Contest.

Calvin N Hobbes
Second for Robert Sevin

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:20:33 -0500
From: T Joffrain <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Wayne 

Wayne

Your name will live on as one of the greatest of this game.

This is a dark, dark day for Acka. I hope that Ackanomic will live and
survive long enough to see you return one day to reclaim your position.

I am pleased to have gotten to know you and wish you continued success in
your life.

CnH - Thierry Joffrain
this I sign in my own name

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:23:30 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" <devjoe>
Subject: Acka: My Champion's Cloak

My Champion's Cloak is a Cloak of Invisibility (when I took a day off to play
in a Magic tournament a few weeks ago, this was one of the few cards that
really helped me).  When I have not activated its invisibility (by wrapping
it completely around myself), it appears to be a black velvet hooded cloak.
The hood is an extra-large hood to accomodate my Prosthetic Forehead.
Inside of the hood are small speakers mounted near the ears.  The speakers
are connected to the audio output from a laptop computer (with cd-rom drive
and cellular modem -- used for playing Ackanomic), which is stored in a
pocket inside the cloak when I am not using it.  Another pocket contains a
case of CD's to play in the cdrom drive when I am not using it with a cdrom
(which is of course most of the time).  Although the outside appears to be
black velvet, it is actually a solar cell which charges the computer's
battery.  The solar cell does not work when the invisibility is activated.
There are also several other pockets of various sizes; several of them are
just right for holding decks of cards, but only one of these has a deck in
it -- it is a Magic deck.  Equipment for playing several other games is
packed in other pockets.  The cloak has one other magical ability besides
the invisibility -- it is weightless, as is anything in any of its pockets.

I am wearing my Champion's Cloak.

/dev/joe
Champion

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:23:47 -0500
From: T Joffrain <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Elders 

At 01:06 AM 14-10-96 -0500, Mitchell Harding wrote:
>I support Wayne and tinan for the Hall of Elders.

As do I

Calvin N Hobbes

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:26:27 -0500
From: T Joffrain <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Goodbye 

Techno

>With that done, upon acks of the above transactions, I will no longer 
>be a player in this harfiest of games.  The loss of Wayne is just too 
>much for me to bear.  Good luck to you all.
>
>Techno
>The earth is definitly ROUND.

It is the best of us that leave us. With you and Wayne gone, the knowledge
of this round earth dies too. But if I alone musy fight, then I will fight
for us all!

Take good care out there in the real world.

Calvin N Hobbes
In Valen's Name

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:49:43 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Hall of Elders - tinan

I support the nomination

Niccolo Flychuck

On Sun, 13 Oct 1996, Malenkai wrote:

> Phillip R. Ackley wrote:
> 
> > this is not a name brought fun to ackanomic, and I am proud to sponser
> > him for enshrinement in the Hall of Elders.
> > 
> > Long live elder tinan!
> 
> I second this nomination.  That makes 2. 
> 
> The nomination period lasts for three days, and tinan is confirmed if
> more than half of the active players support the nomination by
> public post.
> 
> The Hall of Elders is governed by R 1099:
> 
> http://wilma.che.utexas.edu/~devjoe/acka/rule1000.html#R1099
> 
> Malenkai
> 

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:00:27 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Elders (again) - Wayne

I support this nomination
Niccolo Flychuck

On Sun, 13 Oct 1996 [email-masked] wrote:

> It is with a very heavey heart that I second the nomination of Wayne to
> the Hall of Elders.  If there were a greater reward e could carry with
> em,  I would Propose it.
> 
> Habeous Corpus
> 

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:03:50 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: G & C 102

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Malenkai wrote:

> G&C Proposal is hereby distributed.  I endorse it, it therefore needs
> 4 more endorsements to be accepted.
> 
> [I did not invent this.  I do not remember where I learned it to give
> proper acknowledgement.]
> 
> Malenkai
> Acting GamesMaster
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> G&C Proposal 102
> Game of Pure Skill
> Malenkai
> 

I endorse this.

Niccolo Flychuck

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:35:13 -0800 (AKDT)
From: "Phillip R. Ackley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Wayne

> I hereby give snowgod A$75 for ad space in a future edition of the Steel
> Flea Gazzette.

I acknowledge this transaction, and I'm sorry to see you go.  Let's goive 
three cheers for the best damn tabulator ackanomic has ever known!  

snowgod
who is hoping that someone will do half as well as wayne

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:37:17 -0800 (AKDT)
From: "Phillip R. Ackley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Wayne

> First of all, I am nominating Wayne for the Hall of Elders.  I can
> think of no one more deserving, and will personally be disapointed if
> his nomination is not confirmed :).

I second this nomination.  And third it and forth is, etc.. :)

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:40:43 -0800 (AKDT)
From: "Phillip R. Ackley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Goodbye

On Sun, 13 Oct 1996 [email-masked] wrote:

> 
> Next, I transfer A$318 to snowgod so that he may purchase beverages 
> for everyone in the future.

I ackanowledge this transaction, with sadness.  I note that this has been 
a very dark day in acknomic history.  Perhaps a holiday should be 
declared commerating this day?

Techno, I wish you luck with whatever the future holds.  Maybe someday 
you shall choose to return to ackanomic.

snowgod

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:42:16 -0800 (AKDT)
From: "Phillip R. Ackley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Patent Infringement

I accept malenkai's forehead.

snowgod
who suddenly finds himself wealthy

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Malenkai wrote:

> In accordance with R 1300 I am taking the following actions:
> 
> 1) I am delivering my Bronze Torch to the Gaoler to be placed in
> the Gaol's evidence room.
> 
> 2) I am buying the following Prosthetic Forehead, which I shall 
> give the the Inventor:
> 
> It is a non-descript shade of Chartreuse.  In the middle of 
> it is a large Loophole.  The Loophole in encircled by a ring of
> red.  Extending from the upper-left quadrant of the circle
> to the lower-right, along one of the circle's diameters, is a line
> of red.
> 
> 4) In accordance with R 1033, I am giving myself a Bronze Torch.
> 
> Malenkai
> Guilty of Patent Infringement
> 

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:44:25 -0800 (AKDT)
From: "Phillip R. Ackley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: G & C 102

Game of pure skill sounds like fun.

I'll endorse it

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 01:32:54 -0800 (AKDT)
From: "Phillip R. Ackley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Official

> 
> >I hereby donate any other possessions that I may own to the first player
> >that publically agrees with me that the EARTH IS ROUND.
> 
> I hereby publically agree with Wayne that the Earth is round.
> 
> Robert Sevin

This day of sorrow has at least brought some good to Ackanomic.  Robert 
Sevin is back among the living (and wearing a silly vacation hat, I 
should imagine).  However, happy as I am to see Robert Sevin return to 
us, I am sorry that he has choosen to follow the path of heresy.

I am calling a conditional witchunt against Robert Sevin.  The condition 
is if Count Tabula feels too overworked to accept votes, then I never 
really called the witchunt.  Is that legal?  Probably not.

I am not calling a witchunt agsint Robert Sevin, after all.  Not until I 
get the green light from Count Tabula, at least.  Malenkai, may I?

snowgod
who would hat to be the speaker right about now.

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:36:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: mr cwm <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Hall of Elders

To:   Ackanomians
From: mr cwm

I, too, second this nomination.

>Phillip R. Ackley wrote:
>
>> this is not a name brought fun to ackanomic, and I am proud to sponser
>> him for enshrinement in the Hall of Elders.
>> 
>> Long live elder tinan!
>

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:53:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: mr cwm <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Wayne

I, too, second this nomination.  It would be unthinkable not to.

- -mr cwm

>> First of all, I am nominating Wayne for the Hall of Elders.  I can
>> think of no one more deserving, and will personally be disapointed if
>> his nomination is not confirmed :).
>

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:42:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: mr cwm <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka:  New Newspaper, Old Forehead

To:   Ackanomians
From: mr cwm

In accord with R891 I hereby register by public announcement a new
newspaper named the.  I acknowledge the A$20 start-up fee transferred from
my account to the Treasury.

I note that R891 prohibits the publication of news articles in my
newspaper, the, without my express permission, and that publication is
defined as a posting (determined CFCJ 115 to include private e-mail) that
quotes the name of the newspaper.  I intend to protect the reputation of
the by prosecuting those who publish in it without my permission to the
fullest extent the Criminal Justice system allows. 

Explicit permission to publish in the is available for A$4.

And I remove the lovely campaign Prosthetic Forehead snowgod gave me, and
store it securely with my others. 

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:47:10 +0200 (EET)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: acka: Official - Magic Potato

Sometime this morning I noticed something falling straight into my hands.
At first I just tried to put it aside, but it started warming up, and by
lunch time I had a real hot potato  in my hands. Have to give it to
someone.  I throw the dice and somebody's number comes up, and that
someone is...

...Bascule

Bascule has been chosen as the bearer of the Magic Potato this week.

Niccolo Flychuck

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:46:20 EDT 
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: Re: G & C 102

I hereby endorse Game of Pure Skill for  Games and Contests.

Habeous Corpus

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:46:20 EDT 
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Acka: Re: Witchhint

I think Robert Sevin chose the wrong time to return from vacation and
declare eir unity with Wayne.  Wayne has left the game,  and departed
prior to R1320's passage. It looks like Wayne left us with one last
legacy of the Underworld:  A$280 = Witchhunt.  

I hereby donate A$15 for the cost of the marshmellows.

Habeous Corpus

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:38:05 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Duel (Robert Sevin)

snowgod is required to take action at this point.  See R 1302.

Malenkai

T Joffrain wrote:
> 
> >Guy Fawkes has challenged Robert Sevin to a Duel.  I have agreed
> >to be Guy Fawkes's Second.  The reason for the Duel is:
> >
> >> I challenge Robert Sevin to a welcome-back duel on grounds that
> >> he not only is a Heretic, but is indeed so vile as to deliberately
> >> attempt to profit from his Heresy.
> >
> >Robert Sevin has 4 days to respond in accordance with the procedure
> >in R 1302.
> >
> >Malenkai
> >Second for Guy Fawkes
> 
> Robert Sevin has asked me to be his second in response to the challenge made
> on him by Guy Fawkes, seconded by Malenkai. I have accepted.
> 
> The Contest Chosen is a Limerick Contest.
> 
> Calvin N Hobbes
> Second for Robert Sevin

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:41:01 -0500 (CDT)
From: Guy Fawkes <[email-masked]>
Subject: [none]

I also endorse G&C 102, and I apologize for not knowing how many that is.

Guy Fawkes

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:58:22 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 307 (fnord)

fnord has been chosen, and has 3 days to accept/decline.

Clerk of the Courts
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call For Judgement 307
  Subject: Newspaper Naming
Initiator: Malenkai
    Judge: fnord (selected Oct 14, 1996, 12:57h EDT)
Judgement:

Statement:

The owner of a Newspaper whose name is an article, such as those listed
in Rule 703, section 2, sub-section b, must change its name as delineated
by Rule 703, section 3.

Malenkai's Reasoning:

I direct his Judgeship to Rule 703, section 1, which directs that no
2 names shall be the same.  Then to Rule 703, section 2, which defines
how to determine sameness of two names.

Given Rule 703's name, applying Rule 703, section 2, will yield a 
discovery that Rule 703's name is identical to a Newspaper whose name
is an article.

Given that, a verdict of TRUE is indicated.  Following that, all players
who own such Newspapers shall change their names in accordance with
Rule 703, section 3.

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 13:05:38 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: G & C 102

Guy Fawkes wrote:
> 
> I also endorse G&C 102, and I apologize for not knowing how many that is.
> 
> Guy Fawkes

That makes five, If you overlook the fact that this endorsement was not
in a public message, as its subject line did not conform.

Game custom, however, indicates that your content is in a public message
even if someone else generated the message, such as in this case, or
with proposals, etc.  So this reply constitutes 5 endorsements, and 
G & C 102 is accepted.

Malenkai
Acting GamesMaster
pedantically following the rules (or at least hopelessly trying)

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:11:22 -0500
From: "Bollinger, John C." <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka : Results 1293-1299

>
>Here are the voting results for : 1293
>  Proposal 1293 - Mon Sep 30 11:44:19 EDT 1996
>  Easy Money
>  ThinMan  (John Bollinger)
>
>Quorum met : 17 eligible voters -- 11 players cast votes
>
>8 YES votes   4 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
>Proposal PASSES

As much as I love having my proposals pass, I must
point out that this proposal was retracted in favor of an
improved version.

ThinMan

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:24:01 -0500
From: "Bollinger, John C." <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: Wayne

>
>First of all, I am nominating Wayne for the Hall of Elders.  I can
>think of no one more deserving, and will personally be disapointed if
>his nomination is not confirmed :).
>
I second the nomination.

ThinMan

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:24:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian Raiter <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Goodbye, goodbye

I add my voice to the nomination of Wayne and tinan to the Hall
of Elders. I can only say that I am glad that I got a chance to
see them in action.

b

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:37:18 -0500
From: "Bollinger, John C." <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: Champion's Cloaks

>
>In accordance with R 1314, the following players are awarded
>Champion's Cloaks:
>
>Bascule
>/dev/joe
>Malenkai
>Robert Sevin
>ThinMan

I suddenly have a Queen song running through my head....

ThinMan
Cloak description to follow

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:47:11 -0500
From: "Bollinger, John C." <[email-masked]>
Subject: [none]

I support tinan's nomination to the Hall of Elders.

ThinMan

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:49:47 -0500
From: "Bollinger, John C." <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Forehead

I hereby remove my prosthetic forehead and place it in my living room
display case for possible future use.

ThinMan

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:57:06 -0800
From: "ACKLEY, PHILLIP R." <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Official

A duel will be taking place between Robert Sevin and Guy Fawkes, who will 
be competing against eachother in a Limerick Contest.  The winner of the 
contest will be the winner of the Duel.

May the best man win.

Burn the witch!

snowgod
president

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:06:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: mr cwm <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ 307 (fnord)

To:  Ackanomians
From: mr cwm

In light of this CFJ, which I fully expect to be judged TRUE (and rightly
so), in accord with R703 section 3 sub-section a, I select the name is for
my newspaper that I had intended to name the.  (I still like the better,
though.) 

Explicit permission to publish in is is available for A$4.

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Malenkai wrote:

>fnord has been chosen, and has 3 days to accept/decline.
>
>Clerk of the Courts
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Call For Judgement 307
>  Subject: Newspaper Naming
>Initiator: Malenkai
>    Judge: fnord (selected Oct 14, 1996, 12:57h EDT)
>Judgement:
>
>Statement:
>
>The owner of a Newspaper whose name is an article, such as those listed
>in Rule 703, section 2, sub-section b, must change its name as delineated
>by Rule 703, section 3.
>
>Malenkai's Reasoning:
>
>I direct his Judgeship to Rule 703, section 1, which directs that no
>2 names shall be the same.  Then to Rule 703, section 2, which defines
>how to determine sameness of two names.
>
>Given Rule 703's name, applying Rule 703, section 2, will yield a 
>discovery that Rule 703's name is identical to a Newspaper whose name
>is an article.
>
>Given that, a verdict of TRUE is indicated.  Following that, all players
>who own such Newspapers shall change their names in accordance with
>Rule 703, section 3.
>

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 13:57:02 -0600
From: Uncle Sam <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: I'm leaving 

At this point I leave the game of Ackanomic.  Hopefully I will return.

Uncle Sam

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 13:57:28 -0600
From: Uncle Sam <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Dagny 

I believe Dagny has also decided not to play.

Uncle Sam

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 16:16:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: mr cwm <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Dagny

To:   All Ackanomians except the Speaker
From: mr cwm

I believe Dagny is elegible for being declared dead, but I thought it
would be bad form for her former Mentor to be the one who sent a message
to the Speaker.

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Uncle Sam wrote:

>I believe Dagny has also decided not to play.
>

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 15:40:31 -0500
From: "Bollinger, John C." <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: Dagny

mr cwm wrote:

>I believe Dagny is elegible for being declared dead, but I thought it
>would be bad form for her former Mentor to be the one who sent a message
>to the Speaker.

I have sent the required message to the Speaker.

ThinMan

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:59:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: IdiotBoy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Elders

On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, T Joffrain wrote:

> At 01:06 AM 14-10-96 -0500, Mitchell Harding wrote:
> >I support Wayne and tinan for the Hall of Elders.
> 
> As do I
> 
> Calvin N Hobbes
> 
Me, too.

IB
- --
IdiotBoy, as always, dumber than a box of hammers.
[email-masked]

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:09:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: IdiotBoy <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Not Leaving yet.

Almost all of the UW is gone.  I am the lone exception.  I was considering
quitting as little as 2 days ago, but I must carry on our traditions.

Pointing out the obvious-
IB
- --
IdiotBoy, as always, dumber than a box of hammers.
[email-masked]

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 16:29:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: Guy Fawkes <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: RFC -- Robin Hood

RFC 
Robin Hood
Guy Fawkes (Robert Shimmin)

Whenever the Financier submits the biweekly financial report, the 
following shall occur, and be reflected in the report.

Any player whose account contains at least one standard deviation more than 
the mean number of A$ shall lose 10 A$

Any player whose account contains at least one standard deviation fewer 
than the mean number of A$ shall gain 10 A$.

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:15:35 -0500 (CDT)
From: Guy Fawkes <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Duelling Limericks (fwd)

Before the assembled citizens of Acka, I, in keeping with our Code 
Duello, present this Limerick.

Bob Sevin: 'twere bad enough he
Had turned to most vile Heresy,
But worse yet his greed
Was what prompted this deed
So let him ab-ash-ed now be.

Guy Fawkes
Overzelous Avenger of Orthodoxy

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 21:43:38 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: RFC -- Robin Hood

Guy Fawkes wrote:
> 
> RFC
> Robin Hood

What if Robin Hood rejoins the game?

> 
> Whenever the Financier submits the biweekly financial report, the
> following shall occur, and be reflected in the report.
> 
> Any player whose account contains at least one standard deviation more than
> the mean number of A$ shall lose 10 A$
> 
> Any player whose account contains at least one standard deviation fewer
> than the mean number of A$ shall gain 10 A$.

I don't like this part either.  More work for me or ThinMan with no
value added.

Malenkai

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:12:16 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 1336

Proposal 1336 - Mon Oct 14 22:12 EDT 1996
Stopping Newspaper Abuse
/dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)
 
Amend rule 891 by changing its 3rd paragraph as described below:
1. Change "of name of" to "word 'Newspaper' and name of".
2. Change "article." to "article and its subject header."
3. Add to the end: "No newspaper's name may include 'Newspaper'."

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:14:10 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposal 1337

Proposal 1337 - Mon Oct 14 22:14 EDT 1996
It shouldn't be bad to own the PF bonds of a champion
/dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

This is a modest proposal.

Amend rule 666, section j, by changing "0" to
"-15 N, as defined in section i, above,"

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:27:00 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 308 (Mohammed)

Mohammed has been chosen, and has 3 days to accept/decline.

Clerk of the Courts
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call For Judgement 308
  Subject: Quoting the Press
Initiator: ThinMan
    Judge: Mohammed (selected Oct 14, 1996, 22:26h EDT)
Judgement:

Statement:

Simple use of the name of a Newspaper in a public post does not
necessarilly constitute publishing or attempting to publish the text of
the post in the specified Newspaper.

ThinMan's Reasoning:

Rule 891 says, in part:
News articles may be posted by the owner of a newspaper, quoting the of
name of the newspaper in the article. Such an article is said to have
been published in that newspaper.

No player may publish articles in a paper she does not own without the
express permission of the owner.

News articles may be published without reference to a specific
newspaper. Such articles are said to be the work of the Underground
Press, or Samizdat organisations.

What is a "news article"?  What does it mean to "quote the name of the
newspaper"?  Does the criterion of quoting the name of the newspaper
apply to everyone, or just to the owner?  The rule is unclear.

R 891 seems to indicate that news articles are distinct from ordinary
messages when it specifies that they may be published without reference
to a specific newspaper.  Players are, and always have been, permitted
to post almost whatever they wish to the public forum; that special
provision has been provided for news articles suggests that these are
distinct from normal
messages.  That whole argument notwithstanding, I think it a very
straightforward interpretation, based on normal English usage, that the
messages we post to the list are not, for the most part, news articles.

As far as "quoting the name of the newspaper" goes, it seems to be
customary that simply including the words "Steel Flea Gazette" in a
public message does not constitute an attempt to publish that material
in that newspaper.  The text of the rule is poor guidance in this case,
but a contrary interpretation, aside from going against custom, could
make things rather difficult for all players.

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:35:42 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CFJ 305 (breadbox)

breadbox has been chosen, and has 3 days to accept/decline.

Clerk of the Courts
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call For Judgement 305
  Subject: Another PartyChess Paradox
Initiator: Mohammed
    Judge: Uncle Sam (left the game)
2nd Judge: breadbox (selected Oct 14, 1996, 22:35h EDT)
Judgement:

Statement:

It is impossible to determine with finality whether, in PartyChess, the
use of a CopyCat to capture an enemy CopyCat is legal.

Mohammed's Reasoning:

        Rule 1085 has this to say on the matter.  "A CopyCat captures a
piece only according to the rules by which the captured piece can
capture."  This is a problem of infinite mirrors.
        I am claiming a Paradox Win in accordance with R219, on a
judgement of True.

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:57:10 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Prop 1319 Passes

Here are the voting results for : 1319
  Proposal 1319 - Mon Oct 07 03:45:34 EDT 1996
  Section-Renumbering Bee
  /dev/joe  (Joseph DeVincentis)

Please ignore the scores on all proposal results distributed.  They
are obviously incorrect.  I am counting Uncle Sam's votes or lack
thereof on all proposals up to Monday 15:57, when he quit.  I do not
believe "publically knowable" applies to that.  Also, I count vacation
status as it was when the voting period ended.  If it matters and you
disagree with that interpretation, CFJ it :)

Malenkai
Acting Tabulator

Quorum met : 17 eligible voters -- 11 players cast votes

13 YES votes   0 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal PASSES

/dev/joe gains 10 points.  47 -> 57

13 YES votes:
  Malenkai               FUN                  =  35
  ThinMan                Vulcan               =  45
  Niccolo Flychuck       Vulcan               =  40
  Bascule                FUN                  =  24
  Habeous Corpus                              =  50
  Vulcan Unity vote                           =   0
  (None Yet) Unity vote                           =   0
  /dev/joe               Vulcan               =  57
  Guy Fawkes             (None Yet)           =  47
  IdiotBoy                                    =   6
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)           =  24
  Mohammed                                    =   0
  snowgod                (None Yet)

0 NO votes:  3 points each

0 PRESENT votes:

6 ABSTENTIONS:
  Calvin N Hobbes        FUN
  fnord
  Brinjal
  Robert Sevin
  breadbox
  Uncle Sam

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  fon
  Pascal

New players who are not active:
  Dagny
  PapaSmurf

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 23:23:25 -0400
From: Malenkai <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Proposals 1320-1323

Please VOTE.  

These proposals sqeaked by quorum on some last minute voting in 
response to my message yesterday.  I realise Wayne's bot may
have been on the fritz lately, so some of the abstentions may not
be real.  There is not all that much I can do about that.  P 1323-1326
may be at risk of missing quorum as well (I haven't really checked yet,
but they were close yesterday).
____________________________________________
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Here are the voting results for : 1320
  Proposal 1320 - Mon Oct 07 14:55:01 EDT 1996
  Restoring Righteousness
  Habeous Corpus  (Ed Graham)

Quorum met : 17 eligible voters -- 9 players cast votes

5 YES votes   4 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

5 YES votes:
  Bascule                FUN                  =  24
  Habeous Corpus                              =  60
  Guy Fawkes             (None Yet)           =  47
  IdiotBoy                                    =   6
  snowgod                (None Yet)

4 NO votes:  3 points each
  Malenkai               FUN                   35 -> 38
  ThinMan                Vulcan                45 -> 48
  Niccolo Flychuck       Vulcan                40 -> 43
  /dev/joe               Vulcan               =  47

0 PRESENT votes:

8 ABSTENTIONS:
  Calvin N Hobbes        FUN
  fnord
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)
  Mohammed
  Brinjal
  Robert Sevin
  breadbox
  Uncle Sam

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  fon
  Pascal

New players who are not active:
  Dagny
  PapaSmurf
____________________________________________
============================================

Here are the voting results for : 1321
  Proposal 1321 - Mon Oct 07 14:55:20 EDT 1996
  Fighting Forehead Discrimination
  Habeous Corpus  (Ed Graham)

Quorum met : 17 eligible voters -- 9 players cast votes

6 YES votes   4 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

Habeous Corpus loses 7 points.  50 -> 43

6 YES votes:  3 point each
  ThinMan                Vulcan                45 -> 48
  Niccolo Flychuck       Vulcan                40 -> 43
  Habeous Corpus                               43 -> 46
  Vulcan Unity vote                           =   0
  /dev/joe               Vulcan                47 -> 50
  snowgod                (None Yet)

4 NO votes:
  Malenkai               FUN                  =  35
  Bascule                FUN                  =  24
  Guy Fawkes             (None Yet)           =  47
  IdiotBoy                                    =   6

0 PRESENT votes:

8 ABSTENTIONS:
  Calvin N Hobbes        FUN
  fnord
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)
  Mohammed
  Brinjal
  Robert Sevin
  breadbox
  Uncle Sam

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  fon
  Pascal

New players who are not active:
  Dagny
  PapaSmurf
____________________________________________
============================================

Here are the voting results for : 1322
  Proposal 1322 - Mon Oct 07 14:55:42 EDT 1996
  Model Airplane Kits
  Habeous Corpus  (Ed Graham)

Quorum met : 17 eligible voters -- 10 players cast votes

6 YES votes   4 NO votes   0 PRESENT votes
Proposal FAILS

Habeous Corpus loses 7 points.  50 -> 43

6 YES votes:  3 point each
  Malenkai               FUN                   35 -> 38
  Bascule                FUN                   24 -> 27
  Habeous Corpus                               43 -> 46
  Guy Fawkes             (None Yet)            47 -> 50
  IdiotBoy                                      6 -> 9
  snowgod                (None Yet)

4 NO votes:
  ThinMan                Vulcan               =  45
  Niccolo Flychuck       Vulcan               =  40
  /dev/joe               Vulcan               =  47
  Mohammed                                    =   0

0 PRESENT votes:

7 ABSTENTIONS:
  Calvin N Hobbes        FUN
  fnord
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)
  Brinjal
  Robert Sevin
  breadbox
  Uncle Sam

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  fon
  Pascal

New players who are not active:
  Dagny
  PapaSmurf
____________________________________________
============================================

Here are the voting results for : 1323
  Proposal 1323 - Mon Oct 07 14:55:58 EDT 1996
  Rental
  Guy Fawkes  (Robert Shimmin)

Quorum met : 17 eligible voters -- 10 players cast votes

10 YES votes   0 NO votes   1 PRESENT votes
Proposal PASSES

Guy Fawkes gains 10 points.  47 -> 57

10 YES votes:
  Malenkai               FUN                  =  35
  ThinMan                Vulcan               =  45
  Niccolo Flychuck       Vulcan               =  40
  Bascule                FUN                  =  24
  Habeous Corpus                              =  50
  Vulcan Unity vote                           =   0
  /dev/joe               Vulcan               =  47
  Guy Fawkes             (None Yet)           =  57
  IdiotBoy                                    =   6
  snowgod                (None Yet)

0 NO votes:  3 points each

1 PRESENT votes:
  Mohammed                                     =   0

7 ABSTENTIONS:
  Calvin N Hobbes        FUN
  fnord
  mr cwm                 (None Yet)
  Brinjal
  Robert Sevin
  breadbox
  Uncle Sam

Players on Vacation who did not vote:
  fon
  Pascal

New players who are not active:
  Dagny
  PapaSmurf

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