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ackanomic digest         Monday, June 29 1998         Volume 03 : Number 214

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 02:26:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Uri Bruck <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Happy Swingpoints

On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > But you made a swingpoint -> point conversion on 13 Jun 1998 22:11:41 so
> > > you'll have to wait 14 days to do this....
> > 
> > I forgot about the two-week limit for similar conversions.  I donate A$1
> > to the Twits, and apparently don't have a Really Big Blue Thing That
> > Doesn't Do Too Much, Really, unless I had one before which I highly doubt.
> 
> What two week limit?  That only applies to conversions other than
> conversions directly into points.
> 
> However, didn't we agree that the Happy Number rule had immediately
> repealed itself upon its enaction, as the simultaneous reaching of the
> Magic Number could lead to it being set to a composite number?
> 

I think the conversion to point should be removed. It was really only put
there so that there will be some sort of conversion until we come up with
other conversion types.

Niccolo Flychuck

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:32:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: AARON KEESLER <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Acka: Replacing Slakko

I'll attempt to fulfill some office(s) as well, but only in the sheerest
desperation should I be selected, because I am pretty busy IRL.

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	John Frederic Mc Coy [SMTP:[email-masked]]
>Sent:	Sunday, June 28, 1998 9:54 AM
>To:	[email-masked]
>Subject:	Re: Acka: Replacing Slakko
>
>
>
>On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, Tom Walmsley wrote:
>
>> > I still need a volunteer to be Acting Chess-Umpire while I am away.
>> > Any takers?
>> 
>> Just when is it that you go away? I would be willing to do the chess
>>umpiring
>> but I am also going away this Saturday for two weeks (anyone want to do my
>> jobs over that period as well?)
>> 
>> MTM.
>> 
>
>Hmph.  This is getting pretty messy.  Assuming that breadbox is gone for
>the time being, and with both of you guys going on vacation for awhile,
>we're running kind of low on active players.  Just what offices do you
>hold, MTM?  I might be able to take over something for a little while, if
>we don't have any more reliable candidates.
>
>                                   - Vynd
>
>[email-masked]
>
>

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:31:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: The election process continues...

For the office of DeeJay nominees are:

Fortunato
JT

For the office of President nominees are:

K 2
Mr. Tambourine Man
And Rex Mundi attempted to nominate eir EBS [spit]

For the office of Senator the following nominated themselves:

Vynd
Niccolo Flychuck
/dev/joe
JM Bear
Rex Mundi

And for Illuminatus we have the following:

Mr. Tambourine Man
Alfvaen
JT

(All of this is assuming that the nominations actually happened.)

You may reply now to vote.

Mr. Tambourine Man.

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:34:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Spelling

The Spelling Bee is flying!

In Rule 611, replace "winning condition" with "Winning Condition".

[After all, it is capitalized in most other situations.  This is a
perfectly legitimate stinging.  Oh dear, JT, looks like one of the
nodes of your Pyraic Frobnotzer just became unattached.  What a shame.]

Yours,
Slakko
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Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc
Acka - Web-Harfer,RuneMaker,ChessUmpire,Map-Harfer - www.ackanomic.org

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:36:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Happy Swingpoints

On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Uri Bruck wrote:

> I think the conversion to point should be removed. It was really only put
> there so that there will be some sort of conversion until we come up with
> other conversion types.

If you remove points, then the choice becomes Bonus Votes or Chess-related
items.  Given the ability of players to earn Swingpoints without being the
least bit involved in Chess, I don't see Bonus Votes alone as a suitable
non-Chess-alternative.

- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc
Acka - Web-Harfer,RuneMaker,ChessUmpire,Map-Harfer - www.ackanomic.org

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:41:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Happy Swingpoints

> > I think the conversion to point should be removed. It was really only put
> > there so that there will be some sort of conversion until we come up with
> > other conversion types.
> 
> If you remove points, then the choice becomes Bonus Votes or Chess-related
> items.  Given the ability of players to earn Swingpoints without being the
> least bit involved in Chess, I don't see Bonus Votes alone as a suitable
> non-Chess-alternative.

My own personal opinion, whilst on this subject, is that the exchange rate to
bonus votes is too low.

MTM

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:14:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Chess: 867-5309's turn to Play

On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, Duncan Richer wrote:

> > P K i14
> 
> Sorry, this is not a legal play.
> It would attack a number of pieces, including two Metamorph Cantors and a
> SPAM Kamikaze.

Rrgh.  Typos.

I donate A$5 to the Twits.

I whack myself over each head with every Trinket designed for such a
purpose.

I resign from the Razor Boomerangs' Swinger office, for this and other
unforgivable offenses.

I apologize to the rest of the Swingers for my recent level of play (if
it can be called such.)

I suggest that the Razor Boomerangs elect JT as Swinger.

- - 867-5309

Televangelists: The Pro Wrestlers of religion. 

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:25:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Plumb <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Who Scams the Scammers

On Sunday at approximately 7:30 Acka time, the Sin Hearing called by
myself on Thursday came to a close.  The votes were:

Right up there:
else...if & EBS
MTM
867-5309
K 2

Still looking:
JT & EBS
Vynd
/dev/joe

The vote came out 5-4 in favor of "Right up there with Disrespecting the
Harfers," and hence the new Sin of Abusing One's Privileges was
successfully created as (finally) Rule 777.1.  And, if Slakko's stinging
had not already deattached the node of JT's Frobnotzer which was connected
to R611, this has.  Sorry, JT & co.; it was a great scam and I'm sorry to
see it go. (but not sorry enough to not stop it. :-))

- - 867-5309

Televangelists: The Pro Wrestlers of religion. 

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:33:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Chess: 867-5309's turn to Play

On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Eric Plumb wrote:
>I suggest that the Razor Boomerangs elect JT as Swinger.

I approve of this suggestion and so it happens (since Joe Java is still
proxied).  Now I go to read the rules for party chess trusting that the
Chess Umpire will alert me when it is my turn :)

I also note, that I believe this makes 5 offices (since I had Harfmeister
for a while) and thus I have earned a cheese of some sort.

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:33:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Duncan Richer <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: Spelling

The Spelling Bee is flying!

Rule 611, "winning" -> "Winning"
Rule 611, "condition" -> "Condition"

[in case the earlier attempt today failed.]
- -- 
Duncan C. "" Richer aka
Slakko (Lost) Warner - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ - Queens' College
Cambridge, 1st Year PhD(Pure Maths), CUDipSoc, CUSFS, CUSTS, CURS etc
Acka - Web-Harfer,RuneMaker,ChessUmpire,Map-Harfer - www.ackanomic.org

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:45:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: acka: Re: [ackanomic] Acka: Back-up list

> 
> I have hopefully (if you can see this then I almost certainly have) created a
> back-up list for Acka. It can be reached at <[email-masked]>. I think
> we should avoid using it where possible but it will serve quite well as a
> back-up list.
The makelist lists put the list name at the begining of subject lines,
which is handy if you filter by subject.  However, the way it does it is
technically against the postal code.  Since our potsmaster is AWOL, this
isn't likely to be a problem.  The postal code should be modified, prolly.

rufus

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:14:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Randy Hall <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Chess: 867-5309's turn to Play

> I also note, that I believe this makes 5 offices (since I had Harfmeister
> for a while) and thus I have earned a cheese of some sort.

I am certain the Harfmeister is not an office, if that matters.  

saaremaa

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:17:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: Randy Hall <[email-masked]>
Subject: Acka: CRD or CSR

I think its time for a CRD or CSR to get the proposal q going
again.  A CSR would be the fastest, I suppose.  I believe enough
people have volunteered for the key offices; either mechanism
can {{self-delete}} the new officers, the q, and the game back 
on track.

If someone would like me to draft a prototype tonite, I will.

saaremaa

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:21:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: JT <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: Chess: 867-5309's turn to Play

On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Randy Hall wrote:
>> I also note, that I believe this makes 5 offices (since I had Harfmeister
>> for a while) and thus I have earned a cheese of some sort.
>
>I am certain the Harfmeister is not an office, if that matters.  

You are correct.  My goof.
Thus I have 4 offices (5 with the AR-F, but that doesn't count for the
cheese)

- --JT

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:26:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Tom Walmsley" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Acka: CRD or CSR

> I think its time for a CRD or CSR to get the proposal q going
> again.  A CSR would be the fastest, I suppose.  I believe enough
> people have volunteered for the key offices; either mechanism
> can {{self-delete}} the new officers, the q, and the game back 
> on track.
> 
> If someone would like me to draft a prototype tonite, I will.

I would be willing to issue a CSR. For now I'm just going to go to bed though
(it's 11:20 pm here) so I won't be able to do it for a bit (about 5pm GMT
tomorrow). I've just been talking to JT in IRC and we suggested that he take
over promoter/tabulator and I take over rule harfer. If I do that I would
appreciate if someone else took over as CotC (saaremaa perhaps?). If you want
to appoint me to that position then you should be aware that I'll be away for
two weeks starting this Saturday, but after that I should be okay, at least
until the end of my Summer break (September) and may well be able to continue
until after that. Postmaster is the other important position of breadbox's so
we would need someone to go straight into doing that too. Otherwise we should
just be able to hold elections.

MTM.

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 23:32:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email-masked] (Aaron V. Humphrey)
Subject: Acka: Potato

867-5309 has found the Magic Potato this week.

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- --Alfvaen (Web page:http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/)
Current Song--54-40:Love You All
Current Book--David Brin:Heaven's Reach
Darkness has its own charm, as long as one can see well enough to avoid
tripping over furniture.

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