From mctupper@h... Fri Jun 16 14:24:43 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17252 invoked from network); 16 Jun 2000 21:24:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 16 Jun 2000 21:24:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 16 Jun 2000 21:24:43 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA22610 for ; Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:24:42 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id PAA19484 for ; Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:24:42 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule Set Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:10:03 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00061615234401.03054@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Voting Mailing List (VML) This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. Examples include, but are not limited to: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(OAML): This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. Examples include, but are not limited to: Announcement or Reminders of Proposals Announcement or Reminders of Accusations Announcements of Adoption Rules Mailing List(RML): This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules. This list represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player A player is someone who is subscribed to the OAML, the VML, RML, and the DML. Active Player: An player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. Stasis Player A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. Rule-Set : The collection of all rules Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. 1. All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the OAML with the subject line "Rule [n]", where n is the assigned number of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n]", the original Rule is not in effect. 2. All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "[playername] - Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [playername] is text identifying the player which posted the Rule- Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the OAML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". 3. All rule-changes proposed in the proper way shall be voted on. If a Rule-Change is adopted, they shall guide play in the form in which they were posted to the VML. 4. Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. Example of a proper vote for a message with the subject line "Xylen - Proposal 1" would be "Re: Xylen - Proposal 1 FOR" 5. Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST 6. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: There are more Votes FOR the rule-change than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: There are more Votes AGAINST the rule change than the number of Active Players divided by Two. 7. When a Rule-Change can be Adopted, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Adopted", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The player who posts that message to the OAML (known as the Adopter) must then take the following steps: For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the OAML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n] Repealed". The body of that message must be blank. For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated, where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. Once a message has been posted to the OAML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. 9. No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. 10. Points are calculated as follows Players who vote AGAINST winning proposals shall receive 10 points each. When a proposed rule-change is Defeated, the player who proposed it loses 10 points. When a proposed rule-change is Adopted, the player who proposed it receives 10 points. 11. If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. 12. If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the OAML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the OAML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. ========================================================= Posted by Xylen -- Email is packaged by intellectual weight, not volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred during transmission. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:02:10 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1752 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:02:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:02:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:02:07 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA24756 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:02:00 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA55352 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:02:00 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 0 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:55:35 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011005900.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be when sanctioned by the Rules Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(OAML or AML): Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the OAML, the VML, RML, and the DML. Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:03:12 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20168 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:03:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:03:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:03:09 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA24780 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:03:00 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA32262 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:02:59 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 1 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:01:05 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011015901.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 1. All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the OAML with the subject line "Rule [n]", where n is the assigned number of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n]", the original Rule is not in effect. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:04:05 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21753 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:04:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:04:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:04:02 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA64304 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:03:53 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA83256 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:03:53 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:02:02 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011025302.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 2. All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "[playername] - Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [playername] is text identifying the player which posted the Rule- Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the OAML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:04:43 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28658 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:04:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:04:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:04:37 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA56606 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:04:27 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA86380 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:04:27 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 3 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:02:55 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011032703.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 3. All rule-changes proposed in the proper way shall be voted on. If a Rule-Change is adopted, they shall guide play in the form in which they were posted to the VML. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:05:22 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12039 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:05:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:05:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:05:21 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA62518 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:05:18 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA69988 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:05:17 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 4 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:03:29 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011041704.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 4. Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. Example of a proper vote for a message with the subject line "Xylen - Proposal 1" would be "Re: Xylen - Proposal 1 FOR" From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:05:49 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28414 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:05:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:05:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:05:49 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA62252 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:05:49 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA82486 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:05:48 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 5 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:04:20 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011044805.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 5. Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:06:39 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30659 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:06:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:06:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:06:38 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA40682 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:06:37 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA37494 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:06:37 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:04:50 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011053706.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 6. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: There are more Votes FOR the rule-change than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: There are more Votes AGAINST the rule change than the number of Active Players divided by Two. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:07:53 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2172 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:07:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:07:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:07:52 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA64316 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:07:52 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA43754 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:07:51 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 7 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:05:48 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011065107.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 7. When a Rule-Change can be Adopted, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Adopted", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The player who posts that message to the OAML (known as the Adopter) must then take the following steps: For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the OAML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n] Repealed". The body of that message must be blank. For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:08:29 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3981 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:08:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:08:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:08:28 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA40236 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:08:28 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA83586 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:08:27 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 8 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:06:54 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011072708.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated, where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. Once a message has been posted to the OAML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:09:02 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22958 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:09:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:09:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:09:02 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA64556 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:09:01 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA10196 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:09:01 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 9 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:07:30 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062011080109.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 9. No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:09:50 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11807 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:09:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:09:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:09:50 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA56032 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:09:49 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA67996 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:09:49 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:08:03 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <0006201108490A.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 10. Points are calculated as follows: Players who vote AGAINST winning proposals shall receive 10 points each. When a proposed rule-change is Defeated, the player who proposed it loses 10 points. When a proposed rule-change is Adopted, the player who proposed it receives 10 points. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:10:25 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10202 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:10:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:10:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:10:25 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA44820 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:10:24 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA83650 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:10:24 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 11 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:08:52 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <0006201109240B.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 11. If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:11:02 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10150 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:11:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:11:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:11:01 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA40538 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:11:01 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA65316 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:11:00 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 12 Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:09:27 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <0006201110000C.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 12. If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the OAML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the OAML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. From mctupper@h... Tue Jun 20 10:14:59 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26376 invoked from network); 20 Jun 2000 17:14:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 20 Jun 2000 17:14:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 20 Jun 2000 17:14:59 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA24658 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:14:57 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA48000 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:14:57 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule Set Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:10:07 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <0006201113570D.28104@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be when sanctioned by the Rules Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(OAML or AML): Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the OAML, the VML, RML, and the DML. Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. ========================================================== 1. All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the OAML with the subject line "Rule [n]", where n is the assigned number of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n]", the original Rule is not in effect. ========================================================== 2. All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "[playername] - Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [playername] is text identifying the player which posted the Rule- Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the OAML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". ========================================================== 3. All rule-changes proposed in the proper way shall be voted on. If a Rule-Change is adopted, they shall guide play in the form in which they were posted to the VML. ========================================================== 4. Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. Example of a proper vote for a message with the subject line "Xylen - Proposal 1" would be "Re: Xylen - Proposal 1 FOR" ========================================================== 5. Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST ========================================================== 6. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: There are more Votes FOR the rule-change than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: There are more Votes AGAINST the rule change than the number of Active Players divided by Two. ========================================================== 7. When a Rule-Change can be Adopted, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Adopted", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The player who posts that message to the OAML (known as the Adopter) must then take the following steps: For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the OAML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n] Repealed". The body of that message must be blank. For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. ========================================================== 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated, where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. Once a message has been posted to the OAML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. ========================================================== 9. No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. ========================================================== 10. Points are calculated as follows Players who vote AGAINST winning proposals shall receive 10 points each. When a proposed rule-change is Defeated, the player who proposed it loses 10 points. When a proposed rule-change is Adopted, the player who proposed it receives 10 points. ========================================================== 11. If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. ========================================================== 12. If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the OAML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the OAML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. ========================================================== From oloros@b... Tue Jun 20 18:10:03 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27013 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 01:10:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hj.egroups.com) (10.1.10.42) by mta2 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:03 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.63] by hj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:02 -0000 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 01:09:52 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 Message-ID: <8ip4l0+n2s8@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 347 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. From oloros@b... Tue Jun 20 18:10:22 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9782 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 01:10:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO cj.egroups.com) (10.1.2.82) by mta3 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:21 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.93] by cj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:21 -0000 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 01:10:15 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 8 Message-ID: <8ip4ln+2j84@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 393 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the OAML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. From oloros@b... Tue Jun 20 18:10:46 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10943 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 01:10:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fh.egroups.com) (10.1.2.135) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:46 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.28] by fh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Jun 2000 01:10:46 -0000 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 01:10:45 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 7 Message-ID: <8ip4ml+p9iv@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1127 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" When a Rule-Change can be Adopted, any player may post a message to the OAML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Adopted", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. The player who posts that message to the OAML (known as the Adopter) must then take the following steps: For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the OAML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n] Repealed". The body of that message must be blank. For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the OAML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. From oloros@b... Tue Jun 20 18:23:02 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30144 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 01:23:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 01:23:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fk.egroups.com) (10.1.10.47) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 01:23:02 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.113] by fk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Jun 2000 01:23:01 -0000 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 01:22:58 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 Message-ID: <8ip5di+ljk6@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 397 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 6 A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 01:10:04 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27319 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 08:10:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 08:10:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 08:10:04 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA45714; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:10:03 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id CAA65406; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:10:02 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com, Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 0 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:06:28 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062102090201.00919@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(OAML or AML): Socialn omic-AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the OAML, the VML, RML, and the DML. Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. -- Email is packaged by intellectual weight, not volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred during transmission. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 01:18:24 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7849 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 08:18:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 08:18:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 08:18:24 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA19056; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:18:23 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id CAA09408; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:18:23 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com Subject: Rule 3 Repealed Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:16:30 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain Cc: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062102172203.00919@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen -- Email is packaged by intellectual weight, not volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred during transmission. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 01:22:12 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10820 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 08:22:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 08:22:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 08:22:12 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA44874; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:22:11 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id CAA08714; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:22:11 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:20:12 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain Cc: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062102211004.00919@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML.Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the OAML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 01:24:14 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13163 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 08:24:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 08:24:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 08:24:13 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA45920; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:24:13 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id CAA52252; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:24:13 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com Subject: Rule 4 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:22:25 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain Cc: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062102231205.00919@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 01:26:03 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18282 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 08:26:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 08:26:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 08:26:03 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA64076; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:26:02 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id CAA56590; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:26:02 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:24:10 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain Cc: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062102250106.00919@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 01:29:58 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20406 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 08:29:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 08:29:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 08:29:58 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA45940; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:29:57 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id CAA52298; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:29:57 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-AML@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:28:14 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain Cc: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062102285608.00919@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. From topheavy@s... Wed Jun 21 10:00:22 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16129 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 17:00:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 17:00:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c3.egroups.com) (10.1.10.50) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 17:00:21 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.113] by c3.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Jun 2000 17:00:21 -0000 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:00:19 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 0 Message-ID: <8iqsb3+b0sn@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 2162 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: topheavy@s... 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(OAML or AML): Socialnomic- AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the OAML, the VML, RML, and the DML and who has posted a message to the OAML stating their name as a Player, and declaring that they will abide by the Rules of Socialnomic Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 11:48:08 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4471 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 18:48:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 18:48:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 18:48:07 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA50616 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:48:07 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA23696 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:48:07 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 7 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:41:04 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062112470602.01829@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 11:50:30 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 31125 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 18:50:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 18:50:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 18:50:30 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA35558 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:50:29 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA47968 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:50:29 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 8 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:48:50 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062112492803.01829@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. From mctupper@h... Wed Jun 21 12:11:44 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1334 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2000 19:11:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jun 2000 19:11:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jun 2000 19:11:44 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA54878 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:11:43 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA34950 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:11:43 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 13 Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:06:54 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062113104207.01829@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the OAML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the OAML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Player who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Player who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Player who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Player may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Player to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Players are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. From oloros@b... Thu Jun 22 11:50:20 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9197 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2000 18:50:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 22 Jun 2000 18:50:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ck.egroups.com) (10.1.2.83) by mta3 with SMTP; 22 Jun 2000 18:50:19 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.68] by ck.egroups.com with NNFMP; 22 Jun 2000 18:50:19 -0000 Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 18:50:09 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Ruleset Message-ID: <8itn51+14ig@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 10945 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(OAML or AML): Socialnomic- AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the OAML, the VML, RML, and the DML and who has posted a message to the OAML stating their name as a Player, and declaring that they will abide by the Rules of Socialnomic Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. ========================================================== Rule 1. All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the OAML with the subject line "Rule [n]", where n is the assigned number of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n]", the original Rule is not in effect. ========================================================== Rule 2. All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML.Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the OAML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. ========================================================== Rule 3. [repealed] ========================================================== Rule 4. Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. ========================================================== Rule 5. Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST ========================================================== Rule 6. If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. ========================================================== Rule 7. When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated ========================================================== Rule 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted ========================================================== Rule 9. No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. ========================================================== Rule 10. Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. ========================================================== Rule 11. If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. ========================================================== Rule 12. If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the OAML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the OAML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the OAML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. ========================================================== Rule 13. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the OAML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the OAML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Player who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Player who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Player who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Player may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Player to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Players are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. From topheavy@s... Thu Jun 22 15:14:21 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27704 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2000 22:14:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 22 Jun 2000 22:14:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mr.egroups.com) (10.1.1.37) by mta2 with SMTP; 22 Jun 2000 22:14:20 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.98] by mr.egroups.com with NNFMP; 22 Jun 2000 22:14:21 -0000 Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:14:15 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 Message-ID: <8iu33n+m27b@e...> In-Reply-To: <00062102285608.00919@X...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 554 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: topheavy@s... Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. From topheavy@s... Thu Jun 22 15:21:09 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15910 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2000 22:21:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 22 Jun 2000 22:21:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mq.egroups.com) (10.1.1.36) by mta1 with SMTP; 22 Jun 2000 22:21:08 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.113] by mq.egroups.com with NNFMP; 22 Jun 2000 22:20:57 -0000 Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:21:05 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 Message-ID: <8iu3gh+qm9p@e...> In-Reply-To: <00062102250106.00919@X...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 607 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: topheavy@s... If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. From topheavy@s... Thu Jun 22 15:25:45 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26664 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2000 22:25:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 22 Jun 2000 22:25:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hj.egroups.com) (10.1.10.42) by mta2 with SMTP; 22 Jun 2000 22:25:45 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.108] by hj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 22 Jun 2000 22:25:45 -0000 Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:25:42 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 Message-ID: <8iu3p6+mbqs@e...> In-Reply-To: <00062102211004.00919@X...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 470 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: topheavy@s... All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. From topheavy@s... Thu Jun 22 15:29:29 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1873 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2000 22:29:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 22 Jun 2000 22:29:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hm.egroups.com) (10.1.10.45) by mta2 with SMTP; 22 Jun 2000 22:29:29 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.127] by hm.egroups.com with NNFMP; 22 Jun 2000 22:29:28 -0000 Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 22:29:23 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 14 Message-ID: <8iu403+m1rs@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 587 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: topheavy@s... Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 Points = 1 Line 3 Lines = 1 Triangle 4 Lines = 1 Quadrangle 5 Lines = 1 Pentagon 6 Lines = 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles = 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles = 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles = 1 Hexagon From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:39:04 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21373 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:39:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:39:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO jk.egroups.com) (10.1.10.92) by mta3 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:39:01 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.30] by jk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:39:00 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:38:50 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Ruleset Message-ID: <8j03qq+9aui@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 12047 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(AML): Socialnomic- AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the AML, the VML, RML, and the DML and who has posted a message to the AML stating their name as a Player, and declaring that they will abide by the Rules of Socialnomic Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. ========================================================== Rule 1. All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the AML with the subject line "Rule [n]", where n is the assigned number of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n]", the original Rule is not in effect. ========================================================== Rule 2. All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. ========================================================== Rule 3. [repealed] ========================================================== Rule 4. Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. ========================================================== Rule 5. Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST ========================================================== Rule 6. If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. ========================================================== Rule 7. When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated ========================================================== Rule 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted ========================================================== Rule 9. No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. ========================================================== Rule 10. Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. ========================================================== Rule 11. If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. ========================================================== Rule 12. If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. ========================================================== Rule 13. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Player who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Player who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Player who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Player may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Player to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Players are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. ========================================================== Rule 14. Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 Points = 1 Line 3 Lines = 1 Triangle 4 Lines = 1 Quadrangle 5 Lines = 1 Pentagon 6 Lines = 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles = 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles = 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles = 1 Hexagon ========================================================== From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:40:15 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27208 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:40:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:40:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hl.egroups.com) (10.1.10.44) by mta3 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:40:15 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.110] by hl.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:40:14 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:40:07 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 0. Message-ID: <8j03t7+c7ba@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 2217 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(AML): Socialnomic- AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the AML, the VML, RML, and the DML and who has posted a message to the AML stating their name as a Player, and declaring that they will abide by the Rules of Socialnomic Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. ========================================================== From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:41:27 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6058 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:41:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:41:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO cj.egroups.com) (10.1.2.82) by mta3 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:41:27 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.96] by cj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:41:26 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:41:24 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 4 Message-ID: <8j03vk+nesn@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 493 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 4. Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:41:46 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6976 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:41:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:41:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ck.egroups.com) (10.1.2.83) by mta3 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:41:46 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.121] by ck.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:41:45 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:41:41 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 5 Message-ID: <8j0405+bc57@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 111 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 5. Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:42:47 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9497 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:42:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:42:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO b05.egroups.com) (10.1.2.184) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:42:43 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.110] by b05.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:42:05 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:42:02 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 Message-ID: <8j040q+6daa@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 618 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 6. If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:42:48 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1904 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:42:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:42:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c3.egroups.com) (10.1.10.50) by mta1 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:42:48 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.64] by c3.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:42:47 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:42:43 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 7 Message-ID: <8j0423+qq2a@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1455 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 7. When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:43:43 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4221 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:43:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:43:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO cj.egroups.com) (10.1.2.82) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:43:18 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.124] by cj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:43:16 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:43:03 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 8 Message-ID: <8j042n+75ct@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 604 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any player may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:44:19 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1346 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:44:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fh.egroups.com) (10.1.2.135) by mta1 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:17 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.123] by fh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:17 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:44:12 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 11 Message-ID: <8j044s+i0om@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 521 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 11. If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:44:40 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6067 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:43:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:43:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fh.egroups.com) (10.1.2.135) by mta1 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:43:37 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.124] by fh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:43:37 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:43:28 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 9 Message-ID: <8j043g+809c@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 180 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 9. No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:44:49 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8282 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:44:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fh.egroups.com) (10.1.2.135) by mta1 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:00 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.68] by fh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:00 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:43:52 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 Message-ID: <8j0448+ttn1@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 567 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 10. Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:44:52 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3117 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:44:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hp.egroups.com) (10.1.2.220) by mta3 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:52 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.113] by hp.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:44:51 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:44:48 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 12 Message-ID: <8j0460+o8hk@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1558 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 12. If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:45:35 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19814 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:45:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:45:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ml.egroups.com) (10.1.1.31) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:45:34 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.125] by ml.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 17:45:35 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:45:32 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 13 Message-ID: <8j047c+7vi5@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1264 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 13. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Player who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Player who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Player who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Player may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Player to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Players are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:46:08 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21728 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:46:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:46:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ch.egroups.com) (10.1.10.51) by mta1 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:46:08 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.93] by ch.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:46:08 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:45:58 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 14 Message-ID: <8j0486+ibtb@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 598 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 14. Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 Points = 1 Line 3 Lines = 1 Triangle 4 Lines = 1 Quadrangle 5 Lines = 1 Pentagon 6 Lines = 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles = 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles = 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles = 1 Hexagon From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:48:17 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15554 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:48:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:48:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mo.egroups.com) (10.1.1.34) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:48:16 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.97] by mo.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:48:11 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:40:36 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 1 Message-ID: <8j03u4+bh2k@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 536 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 1. All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the AML with the subject line "Rule [n]", where n is the assigned number of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n]", the original Rule is not in effect. From oloros@b... Fri Jun 23 09:48:28 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15662 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 16:48:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 16:48:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mo.egroups.com) (10.1.1.34) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 16:48:19 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.97] by mo.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Jun 2000 16:48:12 -0000 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:40:55 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 Message-ID: <8j03un+ei0c@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 480 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 2. All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. From mctupper@h... Fri Jun 23 12:31:24 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5331 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2000 19:31:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Jun 2000 19:31:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Jun 2000 19:31:24 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA23602 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2000 13:31:23 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA81902 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2000 13:31:23 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 13:28:10 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00062313302102.05146@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen Rule 10. Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. Points are temporary, and if not upgraded to a stable currency, fade away seven days after they have been awarded. From s3036845@s... Tue Jun 27 10:20:49 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32257 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2000 15:35:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 27 Jun 2000 15:35:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 27 Jun 2000 15:35:07 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA01711 for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:20:30 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:26:03 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 14 From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 14. Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Points can be exchanged for 1 Triangle 4 Points can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 5 Points can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 6 Points can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon From s3036845@s... Tue Jun 27 10:52:46 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12187 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2000 15:35:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 27 Jun 2000 15:35:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 27 Jun 2000 15:35:11 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA01982 for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:21:48 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 15:27:22 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 15 From: Gallivanting Tripper There exists in Socialnomic a duty that must be performed in order to maintain the economics of the society. This duty, known as Tax Assessment, can only be performed 7 days or more after the last Tax Assessment. Any Active Player, known as the Assessor, may make the Tax Assessment by taking the following steps: 1) A post must be made to the AML with the subject line "The Tax man Cometh". The body of this post must contain a summary of the Points for all Players as of the time of the assessment. 2) Taxes are assessed on each Players, by removing any Points in excess of 10. 3) A Post must then be made to the AML with the subject line "The Populace Rejoices". The body of this post must contain a summary of Points for all Players after taxes were assessed. 4) The Assessor then gains 5 Points for his hard work in assessing the taxes. From s3036845@s... Wed Jun 28 00:30:39 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7262 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2000 07:30:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 28 Jun 2000 07:30:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 28 Jun 2000 07:30:37 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA23736 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2000 17:30:33 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 17:36:08 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 14 From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 14. Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. A Player may convert Points to 2-D coins by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 2-D" and the text of the message describing: * the nature of the Conversion * the updated points and 2-D coins of all Players Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Points can be exchanged for 1 Triangle 4 Points can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 5 Points can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 6 Points can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Whassuuup?! http://click.egroups.com/1/5996/6/_/_/_/962126449/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Socialnomic-RULES-unsubscribe@egroups.com From s3036845@s... Wed Jun 28 00:31:11 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8146 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2000 07:31:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 28 Jun 2000 07:31:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 28 Jun 2000 07:31:10 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA23814 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2000 17:31:06 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 17:36:41 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 16 From: Gallivanting Tripper Any Player (the Merchant) may Offer a Trade to other Players by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Trade Offer [x]" where x is a unique identifier and the text containing the following information * The Players who are permitted to respond to the Offer * The amount offered to Trade * The amount requested for the Trade An example of a Trade Offer would be: "I Offer Oloros 10 Points in Exchange for 4 Squares" Any Player permitted to do so (the Customer) may Take the Offer by replying to the AML with the subject line "Re: Taking Trade Offer [x]" and the text describing the Points and Coins of all Players subsequent to the Trade (the Merchant loses, and the Customer gains, the amount offered and the Merchant gains, and the Customer loses, the amount requested). If Taking an Offer would result in the Merchant or the Customer having a negative amount of either Points or Coins, the Customer may not Take that Offer. Once an Offer has been Taken, it may not be Taken again. From s3036845@s... Wed Jun 28 21:52:22 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25169 invoked from network); 29 Jun 2000 04:52:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 29 Jun 2000 04:52:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 29 Jun 2000 04:52:20 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA09614 for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2000 14:52:15 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 14:57:52 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 17 From: Gallivanting Tripper A Player may designate that a proposed Rule-Change only take effect if a stated other proposed Rule-Change is Adopted or Defeated. Such a proposal is known as a Contingent Proposal. A Contingent Proposal adds its contingencies to the conditions under which it can be adopted, in Rule 6. The following clause must be prepended to the text of a Contingent Proposal: The Adoption of this Proposal is contingent upon the [Adoption|Defeat] of Proposal(s) [x]." From s3036845@s... Wed Jun 28 21:57:16 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26657 invoked from network); 29 Jun 2000 04:57:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 29 Jun 2000 04:57:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 29 Jun 2000 04:57:14 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA10225 for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2000 14:57:11 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 15:02:46 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: [Socialnomic-RULES] Rule 13 From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 13. A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Player who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Player who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Player who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Player may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Player to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Players are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. From s3036845@s... Thu Jun 29 23:00:33 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27774 invoked from network); 30 Jun 2000 06:00:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 30 Jun 2000 06:00:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 30 Jun 2000 06:00:32 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA26507 for ; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:00:28 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:06:05 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 8 From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any Player (known as the Rejecter) may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEALS AND DEALS! Cheapest prices on airfare, new cars, insurance, maids, contractors, collectibles, more. Get exactly what you want at the lowest price. 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Fri Jun 30 00:17:09 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1205 invoked from network); 30 Jun 2000 07:17:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 30 Jun 2000 07:17:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 30 Jun 2000 07:17:08 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA43802 for ; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 01:17:08 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA36878 for ; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 01:17:07 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Ruleset Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 01:00:14 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00063001160000.27894@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen Rule 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(AML): Socialnomic- AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the AML, the VML, RML, and the DML and who has posted a message to the AML stating their name as a Player, and declaring that they will abide by the Rules of Socialnomic Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. ========================================================== Rule 1. All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the AML with the subject line "Rule [n]", where n is the assigned number of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n]", the original Rule is not in effect. ========================================================== Rule 2. All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. ========================================================== Rule 3. [repealed] ========================================================== Rule 4. Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. ========================================================== Rule 5. Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST ========================================================== Rule 6. If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. ========================================================== Rule 7. When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n]" where [n] is the number of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated ========================================================== Rule 8. When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any Player (known as the Rejecter) may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. ========================================================== Rule 9. No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. ========================================================== Rule 10. Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. Points are temporary, and if not upgraded to a stable currency, fade away seven days after they have been awarded. ========================================================== Rule 11. If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. ========================================================== Rule 12. If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. ========================================================== Rule 13. A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Player who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Player who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Player who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Player may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Player to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Players are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. ========================================================== Rule 14. Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. A Player may convert Points to 2-D coins by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 2-D" and the text of the message describing: * the nature of the Conversion * the updated points and 2-D coins of all Players Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Points can be exchanged for 1 Triangle 4 Points can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 5 Points can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 6 Points can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon ========================================================== Rule 15 There exists in Socialnomic a duty that must be performed in order tomaintain the economics of the society. This duty, known as Tax Assessment, can only be performed 7 days or more after the last Tax Assessment. Any Active Player, known as the Assessor, may make the Tax Assessment by taking the following steps: 1) A post must be made to the AML with the subject line "The Tax man Cometh". The body of this post must contain a summary of the Points for all Players as of the time of the assessment. 2) Taxes are assessed on each Players, by removing any Points in excess of 10. 3) A Post must then be made to the AML with the subject line "The Populace Rejoices". The body of this post must contain a summary of Points for all Players after taxes were assessed. 4) The Assessor then gains 5 Points for his hard work in assessing the taxes. ========================================================== Rule 16 Any Player (the Merchant) may Offer a Trade to other Players byposting a message to the AML with the subject line "Trade Offer [x]" where x is a unique identifier and the text containing the following information * The Players who are permitted to respond to the Offer * The amount offered to Trade * The amount requested for the Trade An example of a Trade Offer would be: "I Offer Oloros 10 Points in Exchange for 4 Squares" Any Player permitted to do so (the Customer) may Take the Offer by replying to the AML with the subject line "Re: Taking Trade Offer [x]" and the text describing the Points and Coins of all Players subsequent to the Trade (the Merchant loses, and the Customer gains, the amount offered and the Merchant gains, and the Customer loses, the amount requested). If Taking an Offer would result in the Merchant or the Customer having a negative amount of either Points or Coins, the Customer may not Take that Offer. Once an Offer has been Taken, it may not be Taken again. ========================================================== Rule 17 A Player may designate that a proposed Rule-Change only take effect if a stated other proposed Rule-Change is Adopted or Defeated. Such a proposal is known as a Contingent Proposal. A Contingent Proposal adds its contingencies to the conditions under which it can be adopted, in Rule 6. The following clause must be prepended to the text of a Contingent Proposal: The Adoption of this Proposal is contingent upon the [Adoption|Defeat] of Proposal(s) [x]." From s3036845@s... Sat Jul 01 01:47:08 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29632 invoked from network); 1 Jul 2000 08:47:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 1 Jul 2000 08:47:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 1 Jul 2000 08:47:05 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA28996 for ; Sat, 1 Jul 2000 18:47:01 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 18:52:41 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 13 From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 13. A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Person who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Person who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Person who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Person may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Person to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Persons are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. At any time, any Person may post a message to the AML with the Subject "Social Standing" and the body of the message listing the Social Standing of all Persons, and the reasons for any changes since the previous such message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get Red Herring perspective on the flood of venture capital here and abroad with FREE e-newsletters: Dealflow, Dealflow Europe and VCPS. http://click.egroups.com/1/5015/6/_/_/_/962254635/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Socialnomic-RULES-unsubscribe@egroups.com From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:26:21 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9057 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:26:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:26:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:26:19 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA00533 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:26:16 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:32:01 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 1 - The Rules From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 1. The Rules All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the AML with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", where n is the assigned number of the rule and name$ is the Name of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", the original Rule is not in effect. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:27:46 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23827 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:27:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:27:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:27:44 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA00915 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:27:41 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:33:26 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 - Rule-Changes From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 2. Rule-Changes All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n] - [name$]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [name$] is a Name of up to two words describing the Rule-Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if and only if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:30:52 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18151 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:30:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:30:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:30:50 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02021 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:30:47 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:36:28 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 4 - Eligible Voters From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 4. Eligible Voters Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the deletion of the Rule-Change's Name, and the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n] - [name$]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:31:24 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18096 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:31:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:31:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:31:23 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02077 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:31:19 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:37:05 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 5 - Legal Votes From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 5. Legal Votes Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:32:00 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19494 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:32:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:32:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:31:58 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02199 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:31:54 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:37:40 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 - Adoption/Defeat From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 6. Adoption/Defeat If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:33:42 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23543 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:33:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:33:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:33:40 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02375 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:33:13 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:38:59 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 7 - Adoption Procedure From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 7. Adoption Procedure When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML and [name$] is the Name of the Rule-Change; unless the Rule-Change had no Name, in which case the Adopter may choose a one or two word Name for the Rule; or unless the Rulechange specified a Name for the rule in its text, in which case that Name takes precedence. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]" where [n] is the number and [name$] is the Name of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:36:03 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27993 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:36:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:36:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:36:01 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02693 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:35:57 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:41:43 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 8 - Defeat Procedure From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 8. Defeat Procedure When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any Player (known as the Rejecter) may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEALS AND DEALS! Cheapest prices on airfare, new cars, insurance, maids, contractors, collectibles, more. Get exactly what you want at the lowest price. New FREE service! http://click.egroups.com/1/5746/6/_/_/_/961778623/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Socialnomic-RULES-unsubscribe@egroups.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free @Backup service! 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Tue Jul 04 19:36:40 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8003 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:36:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:36:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:36:39 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02773 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:36:35 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:42:21 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 9 - Retrospection From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 9. Retrospection No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:37:28 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29692 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:37:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:37:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:37:22 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02877 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:37:17 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:43:04 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 - Points From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 10. Points Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. Points are temporary, and if not upgraded to a stable currency, fade away seven days after they have been awarded. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 19:37:47 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30496 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 02:37:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 02:37:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 02:37:45 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA02912 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:37:41 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:43:24 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 11 - Rule Conflict From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 11. Rule Conflict If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accurate impartial advice on everything from laptops to table saws. http://click.egroups.com/1/4634/6/_/_/_/961778659/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Socialnomic-RULES-unsubscribe@egroups.com From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 20:45:31 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7680 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 03:45:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 03:45:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 03:45:30 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA15936 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:45:26 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:51:04 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 12 - Accusations From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 12. Accusations If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 20:46:12 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8942 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 03:46:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 03:46:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 03:46:11 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA17034 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:46:06 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:51:53 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 13 - Social Standing From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 13. Social Standing A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Person who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Person who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Person who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Person may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Person to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Persons are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. At any time, any Person may post a message to the AML with the Subject "Social Standing" and the body of the message listing the Social Standing of all Persons, and the reasons for any changes since the previous such message. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 20:46:38 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9735 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 03:46:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 03:46:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 03:46:37 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA17805 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:46:32 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:52:18 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 14 - Coinage From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 14. Coinage Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. A Player may convert Points to 2-D coins by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 2-D" and the text of the message describing: * the nature of the Conversion * the updated points and 2-D coins of all Players Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Points can be exchanged for 1 Triangle 4 Points can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 5 Points can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 6 Points can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 20:47:27 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25841 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 03:47:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 03:47:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 03:47:25 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA19170 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:47:21 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:52:57 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 15 - The TaxMan From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 15. The TaxMan There exists in Socialnomic a duty that must be performed in order to maintain the economics of the society. This duty, known as Tax Assessment, can only be performed 7 days or more after the last Tax Assessment. Any Active Player, known as the Assessor, may make the Tax Assessment by taking the following steps: 1) A post must be made to the AML with the subject line "The Tax man Cometh". The body of this post must contain a summary of the Points for all Players as of the time of the assessment. 2) Taxes are assessed on each Players, by removing any Points in excess of 10. 3) A Post must then be made to the AML with the subject line "The Populace Rejoices". The body of this post must contain a summary of Points for all Players after taxes were assessed. 4) The Assessor then gains 5 Points for his hard work in assessing the taxes. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 20:49:07 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15094 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 03:49:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 03:49:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 03:49:03 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA22025 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:49:00 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:54:40 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 16 - Free Trade From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 16. Free Trade Any Player (the Merchant) may Offer a Trade to other Players by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Trade Offer [x]" where x is a unique identifier and the text containing the following information * The Players who are permitted to respond to the Offer * The amount offered to Trade * The amount requested for the Trade An example of a Trade Offer would be: "I Offer Oloros 10 Points in Exchange for 4 Squares" Any Player permitted to do so (the Customer) may Take the Offer by replying to the AML with the subject line "Re: Taking Trade Offer [x]" and the text describing the Points and Coins of all Players subsequent to the Trade (the Merchant loses, and the Customer gains, the amount offered and the Merchant gains, and the Customer loses, the amount requested). If Taking an Offer would result in the Merchant or the Customer having a negative amount of either Points or Coins, the Customer may not Take that Offer. Once an Offer has been Taken, it may not be Taken again. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 04 20:50:17 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17612 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2000 03:50:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 5 Jul 2000 03:50:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 5 Jul 2000 03:50:16 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA24076 for ; Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:50:12 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:55:56 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 17 - Contingency Shrubbery From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 17. Contingency Shrubbery A Player may designate that a proposed Rule-Change only take effect if a stated other proposed Rule-Change is Adopted or Defeated. Such a proposal is known as a Contingent Proposal. A Contingent Proposal adds its contingencies to the conditions under which it can be adopted, in Rule 6. The following clause must be prepended to the text of a Contingent Proposal: The Adoption of this Proposal is contingent upon the [Adoption|Defeat] of Proposal(s) [x]." From oloros@b... Thu Jul 06 13:55:50 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14578 invoked from network); 6 Jul 2000 20:54:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 6 Jul 2000 20:54:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mw.egroups.com) (10.1.2.2) by mta1 with SMTP; 6 Jul 2000 20:54:17 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.67] by mw.egroups.com with NNFMP; 06 Jul 2000 20:54:17 -0000 Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 20:54:11 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Ruleset Message-ID: <8k2rlj+bo8h@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 15899 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" ==== Rule 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(AML): Socialnomic- AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the AML, the VML, RML, and the DML and who has posted a message to the AML stating their name as a Player, and declaring that they will abide by the Rules of Socialnomic Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. ==== Rule 1. The Rules All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the AML with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", where n is the assigned number of the rule and name$ is the Name of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", the original Rule is not in effect. ==== Rule 2. Rule-Changes All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n] - [name$]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [name$] is a Name of up to two words describing the Rule-Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if and only if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. ==== Rule 4. Eligible Voters Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the deletion of the Rule- Change's Name, and the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n] - [name$]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. ==== Rule 5. Legal Votes Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST ==== Rule 6. Adoption/Defeat If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. ==== Rule 7. Adoption Procedure When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML and [name$] is the Name of the Rule-Change; unless the Rule-Change had no Name, in which case the Adopter may choose a one or two word Name for the Rule; or unless the Rulechange specified a Name for the rule in its text, in which case that Name takes precedence. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]" where [n] is the number and [name$] is the Name of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated. ==== Rule 8. Defeat Procedure When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any Player (known as the Rejecter) may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. ==== Rule 9. Retrospection No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. ==== Rule 10. Points Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. Points are temporary, and if not upgraded to a stable currency, fade away seven days after they have been awarded. ==== Rule 11. Rule Conflict If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. ==== Rule 12. Accusations If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. ==== Rule 13. Social Standing A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Person who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Person who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Person who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Person may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Person to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Persons are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. At any time, any Person may post a message to the AML with the Subject "Social Standing" and the body of the message listing the Social Standing of all Persons, and the reasons for any changes since the previous such message. ==== Rule 14. Coinage Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. A Player may convert Points to 2-D coins by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 2-D" and the text of the message describing: * the nature of the Conversion * the updated points and 2-D coins of all Players Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Points can be exchanged for 1 Triangle 4 Points can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 5 Points can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 6 Points can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon ==== Rule 15. The TaxMan There exists in Socialnomic a duty that must be performed in order to maintain the economics of the society. This duty, known as Tax Assessment, can only be performed 7 days or more after the last Tax Assessment. Any Active Player, known as the Assessor, may make the Tax Assessment by taking the following steps: 1) A post must be made to the AML with the subject line "The Tax man Cometh". The body of this post must contain a summary of the Points for all Players as of the time of the assessment. 2) Taxes are assessed on each Players, by removing any Points in excess of 10. 3) A Post must then be made to the AML with the subject line "The Populace Rejoices". The body of this post must contain a summary of Points for all Players after taxes were assessed. 4) The Assessor then gains 5 Points for his hard work in assessing the taxes. ==== Rule 16. Free Trade Any Player (the Merchant) may Offer a Trade to other Players by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Trade Offer [x]" where x is a unique identifier and the text containing the following information * The Players who are permitted to respond to the Offer * The amount offered to Trade * The amount requested for the Trade An example of a Trade Offer would be: "I Offer Oloros 10 Points in Exchange for 4 Squares" Any Player permitted to do so (the Customer) may Take the Offer by replying to the AML with the subject line "Re: Taking Trade Offer [x]" and the text describing the Points and Coins of all Players subsequent to the Trade (the Merchant loses, and the Customer gains, the amount offered and the Merchant gains, and the Customer loses, the amount requested). If Taking an Offer would result in the Merchant or the Customer having a negative amount of either Points or Coins, the Customer may not Take that Offer. Once an Offer has been Taken, it may not be Taken again. ==== Rule 17. Contingency Shrubbery A Player may designate that a proposed Rule-Change only take effect if a stated other proposed Rule-Change is Adopted or Defeated. Such a proposal is known as a Contingent Proposal. A Contingent Proposal adds its contingencies to the conditions under which it can be adopted, in Rule 6. The following clause must be prepended to the text of a Contingent Proposal: The Adoption of this Proposal is contingent upon the [Adoption|Defeat] of Proposal(s) [x]. From s3036845@s... Sat Jul 08 19:44:18 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4425 invoked from network); 9 Jul 2000 02:44:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 9 Jul 2000 02:44:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 9 Jul 2000 02:44:17 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA16489 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2000 12:44:14 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 12:50:06 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 12 - Accusations From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 12 - Accusations All messages posted to the VML, AML or RML are Legal if and only if they are posted as explicitly specified in the Rules. All other messages posted to the VML, AML or RML are Illegal. An Action is defined as the posting of a message to, or deletion of a message from, the VML, AML or RML. It is Illegal to post an Illegal message, or to delete a Legal message. If players disagree about the legality of an Action, then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is revoked. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked as above. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contested action is considered legal and binding. When an Action is Revoked, the following events occur: * If the Action was a deletion, the deleted message must be reposted * If the Action was a posting, the message must be deleted * If Gamedata has changed since the Accusation was made, the Player who made the Accusation must post a message to the AML with the subject line "Consequences of Accusation" and with its text describing the Gamedata as if the Revoked action had not occurred. This message then becomes the current state of the Gamedata. From oloros@b... Mon Jul 10 07:48:57 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2007 invoked from network); 10 Jul 2000 14:48:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 10 Jul 2000 14:48:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ch.egroups.com) (10.1.10.51) by mta1 with SMTP; 10 Jul 2000 14:48:24 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@b... Received: from [10.1.10.124] by ch.egroups.com with NNFMP; 10 Jul 2000 14:48:23 -0000 Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:48:13 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 - Points Message-ID: <8kcnnd+n2bs@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 706 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 10. Points Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. From mctupper@h... Tue Jul 11 00:22:58 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 31677 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 07:22:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 07:22:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 07:22:57 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA43814 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:22:57 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA31348 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:22:56 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 18 - Social Engagements Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:11:34 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00071101213603.07822@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen In the highly evolved social milieu that is SocialNomic, there are many opportunities for society gatherings and fetes. While observers may dourly judge such events as exhibits of social privilege, the Attendees treat them with such grace as if they were elaborate affairs of state. Any Player who intends to throw a Party must pay Outlay in the amount required by the type of Party they intend to host, and then post an message to the AML with the Subject Line "Invitation for [date]", where [date] is at least 8 days after the date of posting, and the text includes the type of Party and an updated table of Coinage possessed by each Player. From this time the inviting Player may be referred to as a Host. At any date up to 5 days prior to the Date of the Party, the Host may enhance the Type of Party, or Cancel it entirely. A nervous Host, meddling in the affairs of their caterer and designer, shall only be refunded the amount listed in the description of the Party, approximately half of their initial Outlay. A Host who changes the type of their Party should post a new invitation, as outlined above. Any Person may send a private email to the Host (an RSVP) to the effect that they will be attending the Party. An RSVP may be made up to 3 days prior to the Date of the Party. A Person may withdraw a previously sent RSVP up to the day before the Date of the Party by sending a private email to the Host, or making a public declaration on the DML with subject line "Spurring [host] on [date]", where [host] is the name of the Host and [date] the date of the Party. On the Date of the Party, the Host must post a message to the OAML with the Subject Line "Society Pages", and the text to include the type of Party thrown, the names of all Attendees (including the Host emself), and their updated Social Standing. Social Standing should be updated based on the number of Attendees, as follows: If the number of Attendees is less than the minimum number required by the type of Party, the Host loses Social Standing equal to the amount listed as Advancement. If the number of Attendees is equal to or greater than the minimum required, but not more than the maximum number allowed, the Party was the Place to Be Seen; the Host gains Social Standing equal to double the Advancement, each other Attendee gains the Advancement. If the number of Attendees is greater than the maximum number allowed, the liquor ran out and catering was stingy with the food; the Host gains half the Advancement (round down), each other Attendee gains the Advancement. Additionally: Each Attendee gains 1 Social Standing for each Trendsetter who attended. The Host loses 1 Social Standing for each Pariah who attended. From mctupper@h... Tue Jul 11 00:30:26 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8103 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 07:30:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 07:30:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 07:30:25 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA56788 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:30:24 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA43566 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:30:24 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 19 - Midsummernight's Dream Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:24:46 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00071101290405.07822@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen Socially speaking, summer is that period of time between Memorial Day and Labor Day (for the purposes of SocialNomic, May 25 and September 5). According to the clothing catalogs, the summer season is characterized by timelessly fashionable lightly colored linens and, for gentlemen, a predilection for seersucker suits. Summer socials and their parameters follow: Shave Ice Party - Outlay 1 Triangle (3 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 13 Attendees, Advancement 1. Wienie Roast - Outlay 1 Quadrangle (4 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 3 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 6 Attendees, Advancement 1. Shrimp on the Barbie - Outlay 1 Pentagon (5 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 5 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 8 Attendees, Advancement 2. Cucumber Sandwiches - Outlay 1 Hexagon (6 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 4 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 9 Attendees, Advancement 2. Texas Barbeque - Outlay 2 Triangles (6 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 3. Clambake - Outlay 2 Quadrangles (8 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 10 Attendees, Advancement 4. Swordfish and Grill - Outlay 2 Pentagons (10 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 7 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 14 Attendees, Advancement 5. Six Courses of Insects - Outlay 3 Quadrangles (12 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 4 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 6 Attendees, Advancement 6. Polynesian Luau - Outlay 3 Pentagons (15 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 9 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 16 Attendees, Advancement 8. From mctupper@h... Tue Jul 11 00:37:55 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24071 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 07:37:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 07:37:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 07:37:55 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA56610 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:37:54 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA46690 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:37:53 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 20 - Black Tie Affairs Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:32:19 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00071101363307.07822@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen There are some few social functions that weather the tempests of fashion with such grace that they may be rightly termed eternal. These occasions are known as Black Tie Affairs, and require of their Attendees a concession to formal dress. Each season, each Player must declare themselves "male" or "female", with regards to formal dress. A Declared Male may spend 3 Hexagons to purchase a Tuxedo or White Dinner Jacket. If the Declared Male purchased formal wear in the previous season, "he" may spend 2 Hexagons to let the girth out on the pants and coat. This should be done by posting a message to the AML with the subject line of "Purchasing Formal Wear", with text that describes the item purchased, a listing of other Players who currently possess formal wear and the type, and an updated table of Coinage. A White Dinner Jacket is required for Black Tie Affairs that take place during the summer season, as defined in the Rule "Social Engagements", a Tuxedo must be worn in other seasons. A Declared Female must spend 1 Hexagon prior to each Black Tie Affair to purchase evening wear in the appropriate fashion. This should be done by posting a message to the AML with the subject line of "Purchasing Formal Wear", with text that describes the item purchased, a listing of other Players who currently possess formal wear and the type, and an updated table of Coinage. Any Person who is not a Player may attend any Black Tie Affair, the particular formal wear of their culture adequately, if colorfully, substituting for the dictates of formality. The parameters of Black Tie Affairs follow: Wine & Cheese - Outlay 2 Hexagons (12 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 7. Champagne & Caviar - Outlay 3 Hexagons (18 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 4 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 10. From mctupper@h... Tue Jul 11 00:46:45 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4176 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 07:46:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 07:46:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 07:46:45 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA61492 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:46:44 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA87796 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:46:44 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 21 Just Deserts Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:42:14 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00071101452309.07822@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen A Player may offer that some credit for a proposed Rule-Change be due to the offices of another Entity. Such a proposal is known as an Acknowledged Proposal. The following clause must be prepended to the text of an Acknowledged Proposal: Recognition for the inspiration of this Proposal is due to the following: [who]. where [who] is the name of any Entity, or list of names of Entities. The Adopter of an Acknowledged Proposal is to divide any Points that would be awarded to the Player who proposed it evenly between the Player who proposed it and the acknowledged Entites. From oloros@l... Tue Jul 11 09:39:22 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19666 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 16:23:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 16:23:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hl.egroups.com) (10.1.10.44) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 16:23:04 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.10.124] by hl.egroups.com with NNFMP; 11 Jul 2000 16:22:46 -0000 Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:21:08 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 - Rule-Changes Message-ID: <8kfhhk+eg1c@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 858 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 2. Rule-Changes All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line 'Proposal [n] - [name$]' where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [name$] is a Name of up to two words describing the Rule-Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line 'Proposal [n] Open for Voting'. The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. Any Rule-Change can be Erased by the author of that Rule-change, if the author posts a message to the AML with the subject 'Proposal [n] is Erased'. An identical message must also be posted to the VML as a reply to the Proposal being erased. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if and only if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule and it has not been Erased. From oloros@l... Tue Jul 11 09:39:35 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20147 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 16:23:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 16:23:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mu.egroups.com) (10.1.1.40) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 16:23:14 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.10.109] by mu.egroups.com with NNFMP; 11 Jul 2000 17:23:14 -0000 Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:23:07 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 - Adoption/Defeat Message-ID: <8kfhlb+r63t@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 668 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 6. Adoption/Defeat If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two and the rule-change has not been Erased. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. From oloros@l... Tue Jul 11 09:59:01 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2314 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 16:40:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 16:40:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c3.egroups.com) (10.1.10.50) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 16:40:46 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.10.113] by c3.egroups.com with NNFMP; 11 Jul 2000 16:40:43 -0000 Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:40:33 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 22 - Stairmaster Message-ID: <8kfim1+4pfs@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1770 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 22. Stairmaster The Ministry of Bureaucratic Exercise (Miniburex) is a monstrosity of a building that has a Floor that corresponds to each Rule of the SocialNomic Ruleset by Number. Each Floor has a Supervisor, who is the Player who proposed the most recent RuleChange that modified (or created) the Rule. Stairways connect adjacent Floors. Transport Tubes connect a FLoor to any other Floor explicitly mentioned by Number or Name in the text of the corresponding Rule. The Directory of Miniburex is a listing of each Floor, the Supervisor, and any Occupants, as well as a list of the Players and their Runners. Each Player sponsors and is represented by a Runner, which, if not fancifully named, shall be referred to as "[name]'s Runner", where [name] is the name of the Player. a Player may change their Runner's name no more than once per subgame of Stairmaster. Twice during any Monday-Friday period, a Player may move a Runner by posting to the AML a message with subject line "Moving [who] to Floor [x]", where [who] is the name of the Runner, [x] is the Floor number of the Runner's destination, and the text is an updated Directory of Miniburex. A Player may move their Runner by Stairway to either adjacent Floor. If the Player is the Supervisor of a Floor occupied by a Runner, they may move that Runner by Transport Tube to a connected Floor. If the Player is the Supervisor of the Floor occupied by their Runner, they may move their Runner by Transport Tube to any Floor that connects to their Runner's current Floor (which they own). The repeal of a Rule for the SocialNomic Ruleset leaves the corresponding Floor of Miniburex abandoned without a Supervisor. The subgame of Stairmaster begins with all Runners on Floor 0. From oloros@l... Tue Jul 11 10:00:06 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3642 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 16:41:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 16:41:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO jk.egroups.com) (10.1.10.92) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 16:41:18 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.10.126] by jk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 11 Jul 2000 16:41:17 -0000 Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:41:11 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 23 - Racing Forms Message-ID: <8kfin7+e7pt@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1005 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 23. Racing Forms Wagers may be placed by Players as to whose Runner will be first or second (or not first or not second) to the top of Miniburex in the subgame of Stairmaster. A Wager is a statement in the form "[challenger] wagers [n] [polygons] that [runner] [will|will not] be [first|second]", where [challenger] is the name of the Player proposing the Wager, [n] [polygons] is the amount and denomination of the Wager, [runner] is the name of the Runner, and [will|will not] and [first|second] denote the place of the Runner in the final standings. Wagers should be posted to the AML in a message with subject line "Odds & Bets", with text of all Wagers, Proposed and Accepted. A Wager is offered in the Wagers Proposed section of the "Odds & Bets" message. When accepted by another Player, it should be moved to the Wagers Accepted section of that message, with the phrase "(accepted by [who])" where [who] is the name of the accepting Player, appended. Wagers are GameData. From oloros@l... Tue Jul 11 12:35:55 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2006 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2000 19:29:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Jul 2000 19:29:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mo.egroups.com) (10.1.1.34) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Jul 2000 19:29:59 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.10.28] by mo.egroups.com with NNFMP; 11 Jul 2000 19:29:58 -0000 Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:28:27 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Ruleset Message-ID: <8kfsgr+dr5d@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 26096 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Oloros the Blue" SocialNomic Ruleset at time of posting Rule 0. Definitions Rule-Changes which amend or repeal this rule cannot be adopted unless there are FOR votes equal to the number of Active Players Mailing Lists: There are four Mailing lists that make up the game of Socialnomic. Changes to the Mailing Lists can only be made when sanctioned by the Rules. Voting Mailing List (VML): Socialnomic-VML@egroups.com This list is limited to Actions that require Players to place a Vote. This includes: Proposals Accusations Voting Official Action mailing list(AML): Socialnomic- AML@egroups.com This list is used only for official game actions which do not require Players to place a Vote. This list is limited to: Announcement of Proposals Proposals Announcement of Accusations Accusations Announcements of Adoption GameData Rules Mailing List(RML or RULES):Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com This list is limited to the posting of enacted and amended rules and represents the current Ruleset. Discussion mailing list(DML): Socialnomic-DML@egroups.com This list is used for discussion and game related musings. Nothing posted to the DML has any effect on the game. Examples include, but are not limited to: Discussions on proposals General discussion about the game. Player: A player is someone who is subscribed to the AML, the VML, RML, and the DML and who has posted a message to the AML stating their name as a Player, and declaring that they will abide by the Rules of Socialnomic Active Player: A player is known as active if they have posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. In Stasis Player: A player is known as "In Stasis" if they have not posted to the DML during the previous 14 days. RuleSet or Rule-Set: The collection of all rules RuleChange or Rule-Change: The enactment, repeal, and/or amendment of one or more rules. Escape-Hatch: The Players of Socialnomic reserve the right to, by unanimous or near-unanimous informal decision, amend whatever parts of the ruleset that, for whatever reason, make the Game unplayable. The instant this Definition is repealed or modified, the Game restarts using its starting Ruleset. Rule 1. The Rules All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the AML with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", where n is the assigned number of the rule and name$ is the Name of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", the original Rule is not in effect. Rule 2. Rule-Changes All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line "Proposal [n] - [name$]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [name$] is a Name of up to two words describing the Rule-Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] Open for Voting". The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. Any Rule-Change can be Erased by the author of that Rule-change, if the author posts a message to the AML with the subject 'Proposal [n] is Erased'. An identical message must also be posted to the VML as a reply to the Proposal being erased. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if and only if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule. Rule 4. Eligible Voters Every player is an eligible voter. Each eligible voter may participate in every vote on rule-changes by posting a reply to the applicable message on the VML. The body of the reply should be blank and the Subject line unchanged except for the deletion of the Rule- Change's Name, and the addition of the Vote word, which should be entirely capitalized. An example of a proper Vote for a Proposal with subject line "Proposal [n] - [name$]" would be "Re: Proposal [n] - VOTE", where VOTE is a permissible Vote as described in Rule 5. Rule 5. Legal Votes Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST Rule 6. Adoption/Defeat If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two and the rule-change has not been Erased. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. Rule 7. Adoption Procedure When a RuleChange can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML and [name$] is the Name of the Rule-Change; unless the Rule-Change had no Name, in which case the Adopter may choose a one or two word Name for the Rule; or unless the Rulechange specified a Name for the rule in its text, in which case that Name takes precedence. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]" where [n] is the number and [name$] is the Name of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can never be Defeated. Rule 8. Defeat Procedure When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any Player (known as the Rejecter) may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can never be Adopted. Rule 9. Retrospection No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of adoption, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule- change may have retroactive application. Rule 10. Points Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. Rule 11. Rule Conflict If two or more rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence. If at least one of the rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. Rule 12. Accusations If players disagree about the legality of a move or the interpretation or application of a rule (disputed action), then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken or their interpretation of the rule in question. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant()s may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 points and the disputed action is retracted. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 points. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contest action is considered legal and binding. Rule 13. Social Standing A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Person who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Person who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Person who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Person may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Person to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Persons are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. At any time, any Person may post a message to the AML with the Subject "Social Standing" and the body of the message listing the Social Standing of all Persons, and the reasons for any changes since the previous such message. Rule 14. Coinage Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. A Player may convert Points to 2-D coins by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 2-D" and the text of the message describing: * the nature of the Conversion * the updated points and 2-D coins of all Players Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Points can be exchanged for 1 Triangle 4 Points can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 5 Points can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 6 Points can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon Rule 15. The TaxMan There exists in Socialnomic a duty that must be performed in order to maintain the economics of the society. This duty, known as Tax Assessment, can only be performed 7 days or more after the last Tax Assessment. Any Active Player, known as the Assessor, may make the Tax Assessment by taking the following steps: 1) A post must be made to the AML with the subject line "The Tax man Cometh". The body of this post must contain a summary of the Points for all Players as of the time of the assessment. 2) Taxes are assessed on each Players, by removing any Points in excess of 10. 3) A Post must then be made to the AML with the subject line "The Populace Rejoices". The body of this post must contain a summary of Points for all Players after taxes were assessed. 4) The Assessor then gains 5 Points for his hard work in assessing the taxes. Rule 16. Free Trade Any Player (the Merchant) may Offer a Trade to other Players by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Trade Offer [x]" where x is a unique identifier and the text containing the following information * The Players who are permitted to respond to the Offer * The amount offered to Trade * The amount requested for the Trade An example of a Trade Offer would be: "I Offer Oloros 10 Points in Exchange for 4 Squares" Any Player permitted to do so (the Customer) may Take the Offer by replying to the AML with the subject line "Re: Taking Trade Offer [x]" and the text describing the Points and Coins of all Players subsequent to the Trade (the Merchant loses, and the Customer gains, the amount offered and the Merchant gains, and the Customer loses, the amount requested). If Taking an Offer would result in the Merchant or the Customer having a negative amount of either Points or Coins, the Customer may not Take that Offer. Once an Offer has been Taken, it may not be Taken again. Rule 17. Contingency Shrubbery A Player may designate that a proposed Rule-Change only take effect if a stated other proposed Rule-Change is Adopted or Defeated. Such a proposal is known as a Contingent Proposal. A Contingent Proposal adds its contingencies to the conditions under which it can be adopted, in Rule 6. The following clause must be prepended to the text of a Contingent Proposal: The Adoption of this Proposal is contingent upon the [Adoption|Defeat] of Proposal(s) [x]. Rule 18. Social Engagements In the highly evolved social milieu that is SocialNomic, there are many opportunities for society gatherings and fetes. While observers may dourly judge such events as exhibits of social privilege, the Attendees treat them with such grace as if they were elaborate affairs of state. Any Player who intends to throw a Party must pay Outlay in the amount required by the type of Party they intend to host, and then post an message to the AML with the Subject Line "Invitation for [date]", where [date] is at least 8 days after the date of posting, and the text includes the type of Party and an updated table of Coinage possessed by each Player. From this time the inviting Player may be referred to as a Host. At any date up to 5 days prior to the Date of the Party, the Host may enhance the Type of Party, or Cancel it entirely. A nervous Host, meddling in the affairs of their caterer and designer, shall only be refunded the amount listed in the description of the Party, approximately half of their initial Outlay. A Host who changes the type of their Party should post a new invitation, as outlined above. Any Person may send a private email to the Host (an RSVP) to the effect that they will be attending the Party. An RSVP may be made up to 3 days prior to the Date of the Party. A Person may withdraw a previously sent RSVP up to the day before the Date of the Party by sending a private email to the Host, or making a public declaration on the DML with subject line "Spurring [host] on [date]", where [host] is the name of the Host and [date] the date of the Party. On the Date of the Party, the Host must post a message to the OAML with the Subject Line "Society Pages", and the text to include the type of Party thrown, the names of all Attendees (including the Host emself), and their updated Social Standing. Social Standing should be updated based on the number of Attendees, as follows: If the number of Attendees is less than the minimum number required by the type of Party, the Host loses Social Standing equal to the amount listed as Advancement. If the number of Attendees is equal to or greater than the minimum required, but not more than the maximum number allowed, the Party was the Place to Be Seen; the Host gains Social Standing equal to double the Advancement, each other Attendee gains the Advancement. If the number of Attendees is greater than the maximum number allowed, the liquor ran out and catering was stingy with the food; the Host gains half the Advancement (round down), each other Attendee gains the Advancement. Additionally: Each Attendee gains 1 Social Standing for each Trendsetter who attended. The Host loses 1 Social Standing for each Pariah who attended. Rule 19. Midsummernight's Dream Socially speaking, summer is that period of time between Memorial Day and Labor Day (for the purposes of SocialNomic, May 25 and September 5). According to the clothing catalogs, the summer season is characterized by timelessly fashionable lightly colored linens and, for gentlemen, a predilection for seersucker suits. Summer socials and their parameters follow: Shave Ice Party - Outlay 1 Triangle (3 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 13 Attendees, Advancement 1. Wienie Roast - Outlay 1 Quadrangle (4 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 3 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 6 Attendees, Advancement 1. Shrimp on the Barbie - Outlay 1 Pentagon (5 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 5 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 8 Attendees, Advancement 2. Cucumber Sandwiches - Outlay 1 Hexagon (6 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 4 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 9 Attendees, Advancement 2. Texas Barbeque - Outlay 2 Triangles (6 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 3. Clambake - Outlay 2 Quadrangles (8 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 10 Attendees, Advancement 4. Swordfish and Grill - Outlay 2 Pentagons (10 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 7 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 14 Attendees, Advancement 5. Six Courses of Insects - Outlay 3 Quadrangles (12 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 4 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 6 Attendees, Advancement 6. Polynesian Luau - Outlay 3 Pentagons (15 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 9 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 16 Attendees, Advancement 8. Rule 20. Black Tie Affairs The Adoption of this Proposal is contingent upon the Adoption of Proposal 40. Enact a Rule, titled "Black Tie Affairs", with text as follows: There are some few social functions that weather the tempests of fashion with such grace that they may be rightly termed eternal. These occasions are known as Black Tie Affairs, and require of their Attendees a concession to formal dress. Each season, each Player must declare themselves "male" or "female", with regards to formal dress. A Declared Male may spend 3 Hexagons to purchase a Tuxedo or White Dinner Jacket. If the Declared Male purchased formal wear in the previous season, "he" may spend 2 Hexagons to let the girth out on the pants and coat. This should be done by posting a message to the AML with the subject line of "Purchasing Formal Wear", with text that describes the item purchased, a listing of other Players who currently possess formal wear and the type, and an updated table of Coinage. A White Dinner Jacket is required for Black Tie Affairs that take place during the summer season, as defined in the Rule "Social Engagements", a Tuxedo must be worn in other seasons. A Declared Female must spend 1 Hexagon prior to each Black Tie Affair to purchase evening wear in the appropriate fashion. This should be done by posting a message to the AML with the subject line of "Purchasing Formal Wear", with text that describes the item purchased, a listing of other Players who currently possess formal wear and the type, and an updated table of Coinage. Any Person who is not a Player may attend any Black Tie Affair, the particular formal wear of their culture adequately, if colorfully, substituting for the dictates of formality. The parameters of Black Tie Affairs follow: Wine & Cheese - Outlay 2 Hexagons (12 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 7. Champagne & Caviar - Outlay 3 Hexagons (18 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 4 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 10. Rule 21. Just Deserts A Player may offer that some credit for a proposed Rule-Change be due to the offices of another Entity. Such a proposal is known as an Acknowledged Proposal. The following clause must be prepended to the text of an Acknowledged Proposal: Recognition for the inspiration of this Proposal is due to the following: [who]. where [who] is the name of any Entity, or list of names of Entities. The Adopter of an Acknowledged Proposal is to divide any Points that would be awarded to the Player who proposed it evenly between the Player who proposed it and the acknowledged Entites. Rule 22. Stairmaster The Ministry of Bureaucratic Exercise (Miniburex) is a monstrosity of a building that has a Floor that corresponds to each Rule of the SocialNomic Ruleset by Number. Each Floor has a Supervisor, who is the Player who proposed the most recent RuleChange that modified (or created) the Rule. Stairways connect adjacent Floors. Transport Tubes connect a FLoor to any other Floor explicitly mentioned by Number or Name in the text of the corresponding Rule. The Directory of Miniburex is a listing of each Floor, the Supervisor, and any Occupants, as well as a list of the Players and their Runners. Each Player sponsors and is represented by a Runner, which, if not fancifully named, shall be referred to as "[name]'s Runner", where [name] is the name of the Player. a Player may change their Runner's name no more than once per subgame of Stairmaster. Twice during any Monday-Friday period, a Player may move a Runner by posting to the AML a message with subject line "Moving [who] to Floor [x]", where [who] is the name of the Runner, [x] is the Floor number of the Runner's destination, and the text is an updated Directory of Miniburex. A Player may move their Runner by Stairway to either adjacent Floor. If the Player is the Supervisor of a Floor occupied by a Runner, they may move that Runner by Transport Tube to a connected Floor. If the Player is the Supervisor of the Floor occupied by their Runner, they may move their Runner by Transport Tube to any Floor that connects to their Runner's current Floor (which they own). The repeal of a Rule for the SocialNomic Ruleset leaves the corresponding Floor of Miniburex abandoned without a Supervisor. The subgame of Stairmaster begins with all Runners on Floor 0. Rule 23. Racing Forms Wagers may be placed by Players as to whose Runner will be first or second (or not first or not second) to the top of Miniburex in the subgame of Stairmaster. A Wager is a statement in the form "[challenger] wagers [n] [polygons] that [runner] [will|will not] be [first|second]", where [challenger] is the name of the Player proposing the Wager, [n] [polygons] is the amount and denomination of the Wager, [runner] is the name of the Runner, and [will|will not] and [first|second] denote the place of the Runner in the final standings. Wagers should be posted to the AML in a message with subject line "Odds & Bets", with text of all Wagers, Proposed and Accepted. A Wager is offered in the Wagers Proposed section of the "Odds & Bets" message. When accepted by another Player, it should be moved to the Wagers Accepted section of that message, with the phrase "(accepted by [who])" where [who] is the name of the accepting Player, appended. Wagers are GameData. From s3036845@s... Wed Jul 12 22:06:33 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19174 invoked from network); 13 Jul 2000 05:06:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 13 Jul 2000 05:06:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 13 Jul 2000 05:06:29 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA27838 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:06:25 +1000 (EST) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:06:25 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 15 - The TaxMan From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 15. The TaxMan There exists in Socialnomic a duty that must be performed in order to maintain the economics of the society. This duty, known as Tax and Social Security Assessment (TaSSA), can only be performed 7 days or more after the last TaSSA. Any Active Player, known as the Assessor, may make the TaSSA by taking the following steps: 1) The Assessor must post to the AML with the subject line "The Tax man Cometh". The body of this post must contain a summary of the Game Data for all Players as of the time of the assessment. 2) Taxes are assessed on all Players, by removing any Points in excess of 10. Players who lose Points as a result each gain 1 Social Standing. 3) Social Security is doled out to all Players, by resetting all negative Points to zero. Players who gain Points as a result each lose 1 Social Standing. 4) The Assessor then gains 5 Points for his hard work in assessing the taxes. 5) The Assessor must then post to the AML with the subject line "The Populace Rejoices". The body of this post must contain a summary of Game Data for all Players after taxes were assessed. From s3036845@s... Fri Jul 14 00:17:29 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14153 invoked from network); 14 Jul 2000 07:17:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 14 Jul 2000 07:17:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 14 Jul 2000 07:17:28 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA03977 for ; Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:17:21 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:24:18 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 - Points From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 10. Points Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Player who administers the Defeat may award emself 2 Points. When a proposed RuleChange is Adopted or Defeated, any Player who has not Voted on it shall be fined one Point by the Adopter or Rejecter. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Law.com is the preeminent online destination for legal professionals. 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Mon Jul 17 19:17:13 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3439 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2000 02:17:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 18 Jul 2000 02:17:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Jul 2000 02:17:12 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA19123 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:17:03 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:24:02 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 18 - Social Engagements From: Gallivanting Tripper In the highly evolved social milieu that is SocialNomic, there are many opportunities for society gatherings and fetes. While observers may dourly judge such events as exhibits of social privilege, the Attendees treat them with such grace as if they were elaborate affairs of state. Any Player who intends to throw a Party must pay Outlay in the amount required by the type of Party they intend to host, and then post an message to the AML with the Subject Line "Invitation for [date]", where [date] is at least 8 days after the date of posting, and the text includes the type of Party and an updated table of Coinage possessed by each Player. From this time the inviting Player may be referred to as a Host. At any date up to 5 days prior to the Date of the Party, the Host may enhance the Type of Party, or Cancel it entirely. A nervous Host, meddling in the affairs of their caterer and designer, shall only be refunded the amount listed in the description of the Party, approximately half of their initial Outlay. A Host who changes the type of their Party should post a new invitation, as outlined above. Any Person may send a private email to the Host (an RSVP) to the effect that they will be attending the Party. An RSVP may be made up to 3 days prior to the Date of the Party. A Person may withdraw a previously sent RSVP up to the day before the Date of the Party by sending a private email to the Host, or making a public declaration on the DML with subject line "Spurring [host] on [date]", where [host] is the name of the Host and [date] the date of the Party. On the Date of the Party, the Host must post a message to the OAML with the Subject Line "Society Pages", and the text to include the type of Party thrown, the names of all Attendees (including the Host emself), and their updated Social Standing. Social Standing should be updated based on the number of Attendees, as follows: If the number of Attendees is less than the minimum number required by the type of Party, the Host loses Social Standing equal to the amount listed as Advancement. If the number of Attendees is equal to or greater than the minimum required, but not more than the maximum number allowed, the Party was the Place to Be Seen; the Host gains Social Standing equal to double the Advancement, each other Attendee gains the Advancement. If the number of Attendees is greater than the maximum number allowed, the liquor ran out and catering was stingy with the food; the Host gains half the Advancement (round down), each other Attendee gains the Advancement. Additionally: Each Attendee gains 1 Social Standing for each Trendsetter who attended. The Host loses 1 Social Standing for each Pariah who attended. A Person may only attend one Party on any given Date. If a Person has RSVPed two or more Parties on the same Date, that Person is considered to have Attended none of those Parties. From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 17 23:44:58 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18933 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2000 06:44:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 18 Jul 2000 06:44:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Jul 2000 06:44:50 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA15374 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:44:43 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:51:47 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 24 - Institutions From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 24. Institutions There exist within Socialnomic Institutions necessary for the proper functioning of a highly developed society. These Institutions have the following properties. 1. Lifetime. The Institutions may have a Lifetime of permanent, semi-permanent or temporary. The start and ending date of a temporary Institution must be specified when it is created. A semi-permanent Institutions must have a set of condition(s) that are to be met for the Institution to be abandoned. Permanent Institutions exist until until they fail a Vote of Abandonment (VOA). 2. Economics. All Institutions automatically accept any transference of currency or other holdings to them. The description of each Institution must specify the conditions for any transference of currency or other holdings to Players or to other Institutions. 3. Description. Each Institution must have a lyrical description of it's purpose, activities and actions. Players are encouraged to be creative. 4. Limitations. Each Player may create a permanent Institution. If the Permanent Institution is abandoned, then the Player must wait one month after the abandonenment before creating a new permanent Institution. Each Player may create a semi-permanent Institutions, subject to the limitation that they are the Founder of no more than two unabandoned semi-permanent Institutions. Any Player may create a temporary Institution, so long as there are N or less unabandoned temporary Institutions, where N is the number of Players. 5. Creation When a Player creates an Institution, they are known as the Founder of that Institution. The Founder must post a message to the AML with the subject line "[Founders name] Creates a [lifespan] Institution." For example, "Xylen Creates a temporary Institution". The body of the message must contain a description, subject to point two above. This descriptions must also include conditions for transference of currency or other holdings. Additionally, if the Institution is semi-permanent, or temporary, the conditions or dates of existence must be given. 6. Abandonment For temporary or semi-permanent Institutions, when the conditions given in the description of an Institution are met, the Institution ceases to exist. Any currencies or other holdings held by the Institution at the time it is abandoned disappear. Any Player may post a message to the VML calling for a (VOA) of a Permanent Institution. The subject line of the message shall be "[name of Institution] shall be Abandoned". If the VOA receives a number of votes FOR greater than 66% of Active Players, then the Institution is abandoned. Any currencies or other holdings held by the Institution disappear. From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 17 23:47:45 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24155 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2000 06:47:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 18 Jul 2000 06:47:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Jul 2000 06:47:43 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA15734 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:47:36 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:54:40 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 25 - Welfare State From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 25. Welfare State There exists a Permanent Institution known as The State. If Institutions are not defined, The State may possess Points, and is considered a Player for purposes of publication of Game Data. All Points collected as Taxes are automatically transferred to The State. When a new Player swears Alleigance to SocialNomic, The State shall automatically transfer half (rounded down) of its Points to that Player. From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 17 23:48:31 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32047 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2000 06:48:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 18 Jul 2000 06:48:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Jul 2000 06:48:29 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA15874 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:48:21 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:55:25 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 14 - Coinage From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 14. Coinage Points are the fundamental system of currency in Socialnomic. There exist a form of coins called 2-D. There exists several denominations of 2-D coins. Costs for conversions to other denominations is given in the table below. A Player may convert Points to 2-D coins by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 2-D" and the text of the message describing: * the nature of the Conversion * the updated points and 2-D coins of all Players Once a Point has been converted into a coin, it cannot be converted into a different denomination except as specified by the Rules. 2-D coin cost table ++++++++++++++++++++ 3 Points can be exchanged for 1 Triangle 4 Points can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 5 Points can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 6 Points can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon 2 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Quadrangle 3 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Pentagon 4 Triangles can be exchanged for 1 Hexagon The State imposes a Conversion Tax of 1 Point, levied from the Converting Player after each Conversion. If a Conversion would leave a Player with negative Points (after Tax) that Conversion may not take place. From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 17 23:49:10 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29019 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2000 06:49:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 18 Jul 2000 06:49:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Jul 2000 06:49:08 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA15997 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:49:01 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:56:05 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 16 - Free Trade From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 16. Free Trade Any Player (the Merchant) may Offer a Trade to other Players by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Trade Offer [x]" where x is a unique identifier and the text containing the following information * The Players who are permitted to respond to the Offer * The amount offered to Trade * The amount requested for the Trade An example of a Trade Offer would be: "I Offer Oloros 10 Points in Exchange for 4 Squares" Any Player permitted to do so (the Customer) may Take the Offer by replying to the AML with the subject line "Re: Taking Trade Offer [x]" and the text describing the Points and Coins of all Players subsequent to the Trade (the Merchant loses, and the Customer gains, the amount offered and the Merchant gains, and the Customer loses, the amount requested). If Taking an Offer would result in the Merchant or the Customer having a negative amount of either Points or Coins, the Customer may not Take that Offer. Once an Offer has been Taken, it may not be Taken again. The State imposes a Trade Tax of 1 Point, levied from both the Merchant and the Customer after each Trade. From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 17 23:53:35 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29966 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2000 06:53:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 18 Jul 2000 06:53:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Jul 2000 06:53:29 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA16887 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:53:26 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 17:00:29 +1000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 18 - Social Engagements From: Gallivanting Tripper In the highly evolved social milieu that is SocialNomic, there are many opportunities for society gatherings and fetes. While observers may dourly judge such events as exhibits of social privilege, the Attendees treat them with such grace as if they were elaborate affairs of state. Any Player who intends to throw a Party must pay Outlay in the amount required by the type of Party they intend to host, and then post an message to the AML with the Subject Line "Invitation for [date]", where [date] is at least 8 days after the date of posting, and the text includes the type of Party and an updated table of Coinage possessed by each Player. From this time the inviting Player may be referred to as a Host. At any date up to 5 days prior to the Date of the Party, the Host may enhance the Type of Party, or Cancel it entirely. A nervous Host, meddling in the affairs of their caterer and designer, shall only be refunded the amount listed in the description of the Party, approximately half of their initial Outlay. A Host who changes the type of their Party should post a new invitation, as outlined above. Any Person may send a private email to the Host (an RSVP) to the effect that they will be attending the Party. An RSVP may be made up to 3 days prior to the Date of the Party. A Person may withdraw a previously sent RSVP up to the day before the Date of the Party by sending a private email to the Host, or making a public declaration on the DML with subject line "Spurring [host] on [date]", where [host] is the name of the Host and [date] the date of the Party. On the Date of the Party, the Host must post a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Society Pages", and the text to include the type of Party thrown, the names of all Attendees (including the Host emself), and their updated Social Standing. Social Standing should be updated based on the number of Attendees, as follows: If the number of Attendees is less than the minimum number required by the type of Party, the Host loses Social Standing equal to the amount listed as Advancement. If the number of Attendees is equal to or greater than the minimum required, but not more than the maximum number allowed, the Party was the Place to Be Seen; the Host gains Social Standing equal to double the Advancement, each other Attendee gains the Advancement. If the number of Attendees is greater than the maximum number allowed, the liquor ran out and catering was stingy with the food; the Host gains half the Advancement (round down), each other Attendee gains the Advancement. Additionally: Each Attendee gains 1 Social Standing for each Trendsetter who attended. The Host loses 1 Social Standing for each Pariah who attended. A Person may only attend one Party on any given Date. If a Person has RSVPed two or more Parties on the same Date, that Person is considered to have Attended none of those Parties. From hrholmes@m... Fri Jul 21 08:15:31 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6707 invoked from network); 21 Jul 2000 15:15:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jul 2000 15:15:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hi.egroups.com) (10.1.10.41) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jul 2000 15:15:30 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.63] by hi.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Jul 2000 15:15:29 -0000 Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:15:27 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 17 - Contingent Shrubbery Message-ID: <8l9pef+dkpn@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 495 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Doctroid " Rule 17. Contingent Shrubbery A Player may designate that a proposed Rule-Change only take effect if a stated other proposed Rule-Change is Adopted or Defeated. Such a proposal is known as a Contingent Proposal. A Contingent Proposal adds its contingencies to the conditions under which it can be adopted, in Rule 6. The following clause must be prepended to the text of a Contingent Proposal: The Adoption of this Proposal is contingent upon the [Adoption|Defeat] of Proposal(s) [x]." From hrholmes@m... Fri Jul 21 08:17:39 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12561 invoked from network); 21 Jul 2000 15:17:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 21 Jul 2000 15:17:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hk.egroups.com) (10.1.10.43) by mta1 with SMTP; 21 Jul 2000 15:17:39 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.115] by hk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 21 Jul 2000 15:17:37 -0000 Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:17:38 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 - Rule-Changes Message-ID: <8l9pii+phu1@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 866 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Doctroid " Rule 2. Rule-Changes All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line 'Proposal [n] - [name$]' where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [name$] is a Name of up to two words describing the Rule-Change. Following the post to the VML, A message must be posted to the AML with the subject line 'Proposal [n] Open for Voting'. The body of this message should be identical to the message posted to the VML. Any Rule-Change can be Retracted by the author of that Rule-change, if the author posts a message to the AML with the subject 'Proposal [n] is Retracted'. An identical message must also be posted to the VML as a reply to the Proposal being Retracted. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if and only if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule and it has not been Retracted. From hrholmes@m... Tue Jul 25 10:47:49 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23806 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2000 17:47:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 25 Jul 2000 17:47:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ck.egroups.com) (10.1.2.83) by mta1 with SMTP; 25 Jul 2000 17:47:49 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.125] by ck.egroups.com with NNFMP; 25 Jul 2000 17:47:47 -0000 Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:47:48 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 26 - My Jewels! Message-ID: <8lkjs4+8pjq@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1093 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Doctroid " There exist a form of Coins known as 3-D, or Jewels. A Player may convert 2-D Coins into Jewels by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 3-D" and the text of the message describing: * The nature of the Conversion * The updated Points and Coins of all Players 2-D Coins can be Converted to Jewels according to the following table. Jewels may not be Converted to 2-D Coins. 3-D Coin cost table: ----------------------- 4 Triangles can be Converted to a Tetrahedron 8 Triangles can be Converted to a Octahedron 20 Triangles can be Converted to an Icosahedron 6 Quadrangles can be Converted to a Cube 24 Quadrangles can be Converted to a Tesseract 12 Pentagons can be Converted to a Dodecahedron A Declared Female attending a Black Tie Affair gains additional Social Standing according to the type and number of Jewels she posesses: 1 Social Standing for each Tetrahedron 2 Social Standing for each Octahedron 3 Social Standing for each Cube 8 Social Standing for each Icosahedron 10 Social Standing for each Dodecahedron 15 Social Standing for each Tesseract From hrholmes@m... Tue Jul 25 10:57:06 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32028 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2000 17:57:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 25 Jul 2000 17:57:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fj.egroups.com) (10.1.10.46) by mta1 with SMTP; 25 Jul 2000 17:57:05 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.31] by fj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 25 Jul 2000 17:57:04 -0000 Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:57:02 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 20 - Black Tie Affairs Message-ID: <8lkkde+j8bk@e...> In-Reply-To: <00071101363307.07822@X...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 3082 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Doctroid " There are some few social functions that weather the tempests of fashion with such grace that they may be rightly termed eternal. These occasions are known as Black Tie Affairs, and require of their Attendees a concession to formal dress. Once per Season, each Player must declare themselves "Male" or "Female" with regards to formal dress, before being able to attend Black Tie Affairs. Such a declaration takes the form of a message to the AML with the subject line "Declaring [MALE|FEMALE]" A Declared Male may spend 3 Hexagons to purchase a Tuxedo or White Dinner Jacket. If the Declared Male purchased formal wear in the previous season, "he" may spend 2 Hexagons to let the girth out on the pants and coat. This should be done by posting a message to the AML with the subject line of "Purchasing Formal Wear", with text that describes the item purchased, a listing of other Players who currently possess formal wear and the type, and an updated table of Coinage. A White Dinner Jacket is required for Black Tie Affairs that take place during the summer season, as defined in the Rule "Social Engagements", a Tuxedo must be worn in other seasons. A Declared Female must spend 1 Hexagon prior to each Black Tie Affair to purchase evening wear in the appropriate fashion. This should be done by posting a message to the AML with the subject line of "Purchasing Formal Wear", with text that describes the item purchased, a listing of other Players who currently possess formal wear and the type, and an updated table of Coinage. Any Person who is not a Player may attend any Black Tie Affair, the particular formal wear of their culture adequately, if colorfully, substituting for the dictates of formality. The parameters of Black Tie Affairs follow: Wine & Cheese - Outlay 2 Hexagons (12 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 6 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 7. Champagne & Caviar - Outlay 3 Hexagons (18 Points Refundable), Minimum Number Required 4 Attendees, Maximum Number Allowed 12 Attendees, Advancement 10. A Person may, when RSVPing a Black Tie Affair, specify that they wish to take another Person as their Partner. If the specified Person reciprocates, the two Person are said to be Partners. If the specified Person does not reciprocate, the first Person is said to have been Snubbed. Persons involved in Partnerships gain and lose Social Standing as follows: If a Declared Male is Snubbed, they lose 1 Social Standing If a Declared Female is Snubbed, they lose 2 Social Standing If any other Person is Snubbed, they lose no Social Standing If two non-Player Persons are Partners, they each gain 1 Social Standing If a Player and a non-Player Person are Partners, the Person gains 2 Social Standing If a Declared Male and a Declared Female are Partners, the Female gains 1 Social Standing, and the Male gains 2 Social Standing plus the amount determined by the Female's Jewels, if applicable. If a two Declared Males or two Declared Females are Partners, they each gain 2 Social Standing. From s3036845@s... Tue Jul 25 23:26:56 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27727 invoked from network); 26 Jul 2000 06:26:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 26 Jul 2000 06:26:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 26 Jul 2000 06:26:54 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA29826 for ; Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:26:50 +1000 (EST) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:26:50 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 26 - My Jewels! From: Gallivanting Tripper There exist a form of Coins known as 3-D, or Jewels. A Player may convert 2-D Coins into Jewels by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 3-D" and the text of the message describing: * The nature of the Conversion * The updated Points and Coins of all Players 2-D Coins can be Converted to Jewels according to the following table. Jewels may not be Converted to 2-D Coins. 3-D Coin cost table: ----------------------- 4 Triangles can be Converted to a Tetrahedron 8 Triangles can be Converted to a Octahedron 20 Triangles can be Converted to an Icosahedron 6 Quadrangles can be Converted to a Cube 12 Pentagons can be Converted to a Dodecahedron A Declared Female attending a Black Tie Affair gains additional Social Standing according to the type and number of Jewels she posesses: 1 Social Standing for each Tetrahedron 2 Social Standing for each Octahedron 3 Social Standing for each Cube 8 Social Standing for each Icosahedron 10 Social Standing for each Dodecahedron From s3036845@s... Wed Jul 26 20:21:29 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27454 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2000 03:21:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 27 Jul 2000 03:21:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 27 Jul 2000 03:21:27 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA28018 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:21:22 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:28:40 +1000 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 27 - Behavior From: Gallivanting Tripper Any Person who has RSVP'd for a Party may send the host a private e- mail detailing their actions during the party. This e-mail should be concise, roughly a paragraph in length. The private e-mail should have a subject following this format [playername]'s Actions at [partytype] [partydate] The Host is responsible for pasting the contents of the Behavior email verbatim into the "Society Pages" posting which is detailed in Rule 18. From hrholmes@m... Thu Jul 27 08:56:00 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30235 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2000 15:55:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 27 Jul 2000 15:55:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mu.egroups.com) (10.1.1.40) by mta1 with SMTP; 27 Jul 2000 15:55:56 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.105] by mu.egroups.com with NNFMP; 27 Jul 2000 15:55:56 -0000 Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 15:55:55 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 28 - Admin Rewarded Message-ID: <8lpm2b+uso1@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 631 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster From: "Doctroid " Rule 28. Admin Rewarded The following Administration tasks may be undertaken by any player of SocialNomic. Upon Completion of the task, the player may award themselves one of the following: 5 points increase of 1 to social status The award must be detailed in a message to the AML. A player may collect an award only if they have not collected a reward for that task in the previous 30 days. List of Tasks: Any player may post a compilation of the Rules in effect (as dictated by Rule 1) to the AML. This compilation should have the subject "SocialNomic Rule Compendium [date]" where [date] is the date compiled. From hrholmes@m... Fri Jul 28 12:55:25 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23110 invoked from network); 28 Jul 2000 19:55:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 28 Jul 2000 19:55:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c9.egroups.com) (10.1.2.66) by mta1 with SMTP; 28 Jul 2000 19:55:25 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.107] by c9.egroups.com with NNFMP; 28 Jul 2000 19:55:25 -0000 Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:55:22 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 2 - Rule-Changes Message-ID: <8lsofa+9vio@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 666 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 2. Rule-Changes All players may post a Rule-Change to the VML with the subject line 'Proposal [n] - [name$]' where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule-Change on the VML, and [name$] is a Name of up to two words describing the Rule-Change. Any Rule-Change can be Retracted by the author of that Rule-change, if the author posts a message to the AML with the subject 'Proposal [n] is Retracted'. An identical message must also be posted to the VML as a reply to the Proposal being Retracted. A Rule-Change shall be Voted upon if and only if it was Proposed in the manner described in this Rule and it has not been Retracted. From topheavy@s... Mon Jul 31 16:06:15 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16503 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2000 23:06:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 31 Jul 2000 23:06:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fl.egroups.com) (10.1.10.48) by mta1 with SMTP; 31 Jul 2000 23:06:14 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.95] by fl.egroups.com with NNFMP; 31 Jul 2000 23:06:13 -0000 Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 23:06:09 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 29 - Richer Poorer Message-ID: <8m50p1+uc6o@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 443 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 209.10.58.2 From: topheavy@s... Every player is ranked according to their Wealth, which is an integer. A player's Wealth is equal to the total number of coins that player possess. The type of coin does not matter. Points do not influence a player's Wealth. The Player with the highest Wealth is known as the CEO. The Player with the lowest Wealth is known as the Pauper. A player with a Wealth of Zero is known as a Rebel. All other players are known as Middle Class. From topheavy@s... Mon Jul 31 16:09:54 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22922 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2000 23:09:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 31 Jul 2000 23:09:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ho.egroups.com) (10.1.2.219) by mta1 with SMTP; 31 Jul 2000 23:09:53 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.114] by ho.egroups.com with NNFMP; 31 Jul 2000 23:09:53 -0000 Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 23:09:48 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 29 - Richer Poorer Message-ID: <8m50vs+43vd@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 801 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 209.10.58.2 From: topheavy@s... Every player is ranked according to their Wealth, which is an integer. A player's Wealth is equal to the total number of coins that player possess. The type of coin does not matter. Points do not influence a player's Wealth. The Player with the highest Wealth is known as the CEO. The Player with the lowest Wealth is known as the Pauper. A player with a Wealth of Zero is known as a Rebel. All other players are known as Middle Class. The pauper is considered to have 10 less points than they actually do for the purpose of Rule 15 - The Tax Man. The CEO is considered to have 10 more points than they actually do for the purpose of Rule 15 - The Tax Man. Any Rebels cannot have their total Points altered by Rule 15 - The Tax Man. The CEO counts as two Attendees for Parties (Rule 18) From topheavy@s... Mon Jul 31 16:19:11 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32043 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2000 23:19:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 31 Jul 2000 23:19:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c3.egroups.com) (10.1.10.50) by mta1 with SMTP; 31 Jul 2000 23:19:11 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.64] by c3.egroups.com with NNFMP; 31 Jul 2000 23:19:11 -0000 Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 23:19:10 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 27 - Behavior Message-ID: <8m51he+44rj@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1415 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 209.10.58.2 From: topheavy@s... Any Person who has RSVP'd for a Party may send the host a private e- mail detailing their actions during the party. This e-mail should be concise, roughly a paragraph in length. The private e-mail should have a subject following this format [playername]'s Actions at [partytype] [partydate] The Host is responsible for pasting the contents of the Behavior email verbatim into the "Society Pages" posting which is detailed in Rule 18. Some Actions have Consequences, which can be both good and/or bad. Following an Event, any Player who attended the event may post a message to the VML with the Subject line Consequence [n] - [Partyname] [PartyDate] Where [n] is a number one higher than the last consequence of the party specified. The body of the message should detail the consequences of the Behavior of one or more people at the party specified. The Consequence is then voted on and Adopted or Defeated in a manner identical to Rule-Changes, with the following changes. Players are only Eligible Voters if they attended the Event. Players may gain points for Adopting or Defeating the Consequence, but not for Proposing it, or Voting AGAINST it. When a Consequence is Adopted, a message is posted to the VML as normal, and then a message is posted to the AML detailing the effects of the Consequence Adopted, as well as including the table of Points/Coins. There is no post made to the RML From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 31 22:19:38 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28021 invoked from network); 1 Aug 2000 05:19:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 1 Aug 2000 05:19:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 1 Aug 2000 05:19:36 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA00888 for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:19:32 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:19:32 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 25 - Welfare State From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 25. Welfare State There exists a Permanent Institution known as The State. If Institutions are not defined, The State may possess Points, and is considered a Player for purposes of publication of Game Data. All Points collected as Taxes are automatically transferred to The State. When a new Player swears Allegiance to SocialNomic, The State shall automatically transfer half (rounded down) of its Points to that Player. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR http://click.egroups.com/1/6628/6/_/_/_/963902863/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Socialnomic-RULES-unsubscribe@egroups.com From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 31 22:19:38 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20051 invoked from network); 1 Aug 2000 05:19:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 1 Aug 2000 05:19:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 1 Aug 2000 05:19:36 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA00873 for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:19:24 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:19:24 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 26 - My Jewels! From: Gallivanting Tripper There exist a form of Coins known as 3-D, or Jewels. A Player may convert 2-D Coins into Jewels by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Conversion to 3-D" and the text of the message describing: * The nature of the Conversion * The updated Points and Coins of all Players 2-D Coins can be Converted to Jewels according to the following table. Jewels may not be Converted to 2-D Coins. 3-D Coin cost table: ----------------------- 4 Triangles can be Converted to a Tetrahedron 8 Triangles can be Converted to a Octahedron 20 Triangles can be Converted to an Icosahedron 6 Quadrangles can be Converted to a Cube 12 Pentagons can be Converted to a Dodecahedron A Declared Female attending a Black Tie Affair gains additional Social Standing according to the type and number of Jewels she possesses: 1 Social Standing for each Tetrahedron 2 Social Standing for each Octahedron 3 Social Standing for each Cube 8 Social Standing for each Icosahedron 10 Social Standing for each Dodecahedron To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Socialnomic-RULES-unsubscribe@egroups.com From s3036845@s... Mon Jul 31 22:19:44 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15226 invoked from network); 1 Aug 2000 05:19:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 1 Aug 2000 05:19:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 1 Aug 2000 05:19:39 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA00900 for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:19:35 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:19:35 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 24 - Institutions From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 24. Institutions There exist within Socialnomic Institutions necessary for the proper functioning of a highly developed society. These Institutions have the following properties. 1. Lifetime. The Institutions may have a Lifetime of permanent, semi-permanent or temporary. The start and ending date of a temporary Institution must be specified when it is created. A semi-permanent Institutions must have a set of condition(s) that are to be met for the Institution to be abandoned. Permanent Institutions exist until they fail a Vote of Abandonment (VOA). 2. Economics. All Institutions automatically accept any transference of currency or other holdings to them. The description of each Institution must specify the conditions for any transference of currency or other holdings to Players or to other Institutions. 3. Description. Each Institution must have a lyrical description of it's purpose, activities and actions. Players are encouraged to be creative. 4. Limitations. Each Player may create a permanent Institution. If the Permanent Institution is abandoned, then the Player must wait one month after the abandonment before creating a new permanent Institution. Each Player may create a semi-permanent Institutions, subject to the limitation that they are the Founder of no more than two unabandoned semi-permanent Institutions. Any Player may create a temporary Institution, so long as there are N or less unabandoned temporary Institutions, where N is the number of Players. 5. Creation When a Player creates an Institution, they are known as the Founder of that Institution. The Founder must post a message to the AML with the subject line "[Founders name] Creates a [lifespan] Institution." For example, "Xylen Creates a temporary Institution". The body of the message must contain a description, subject to point two above. This descriptions must also include conditions for transference of currency or other holdings. Additionally, if the Institution is semi-permanent, or temporary, the conditions or dates of existence must be given. 6. Abandonment For temporary or semi-permanent Institutions, when the conditions given in the description of an Institution are met, the Institution ceases to exist. Any currencies or other holdings held by the Institution at the time it is abandoned disappear. Any Player may post a message to the VML calling for a (VOA) of a Permanent Institution. The subject line of the message shall be "[name of Institution] shall be Abandoned". If the VOA receives a number of votes FOR greater than 66% of Active Players, then the Institution is abandoned. Any currencies or other holdings held by the Institution disappear. From topheavy@s... Wed Aug 02 10:01:58 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29388 invoked from network); 2 Aug 2000 17:01:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 2 Aug 2000 17:01:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ef.egroups.com) (10.1.2.111) by mta1 with SMTP; 2 Aug 2000 17:01:57 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: topheavy@s... Received: from [10.1.10.118] by ef.egroups.com with NNFMP; 02 Aug 2000 17:01:57 -0000 Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 17:01:55 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 1 - The Rules Message-ID: <8m9k63+6072@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 589 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 209.10.58.2 From: topheavy@s... Rule 1. The Rules All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect. These rules are found in the archive of messages from the RML with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", where n is the assigned number of the rule and name$ is the Name of the rule. If multiple messages exist with identical Subject lines, the most recent posting (based on the Archive Date) is the rule in effect. If a message with the subject line "Rule [n] Repealed" has an archive date which is more recent than a message with the subject line "Rule [n] [name$]", the original Rule is not in effect. From hrholmes@m... Wed Aug 09 07:21:20 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20600 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2000 14:21:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 9 Aug 2000 14:21:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fj.egroups.com) (10.1.10.46) by mta1 with SMTP; 9 Aug 2000 14:21:19 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.2.43] by fj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 09 Aug 2000 14:21:19 -0000 Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 14:21:13 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 30 - Injunctions Message-ID: <8mrpcp+hen8@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1073 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 30. Injunctions A Player who has made an Accusation against an Action may strengthen that Accusation by the use of an Injunction. An Action that is the subject of an Injuction is considered to not have occurred. To make an injunction, a Player must perform the following actions: * Post a reply to the message in question, with the subject line "Re: INJUNCTION - [subject]" where [subject] is the subject line of the message. * Pledge a Security Deposit of any number of Hexagons (greater than one) * Post a reply to the Accusation with the subject line "Re: INJUNCTION" and text detailing the game data as if the Action under Injunction had not occurred, and listing the amount of the Security Deposit. A Player who is the subject of an Injunction may post the respective Accusation to the VML for voting as described in Rule 12 at any time, even before the week described in Rule 12 has passed. If the Accusation of an Injuction fails, the Accusing Player loses the Hexagons given in the Security Deposit, and all messages of Injunction are to be deleted. From hrholmes@m... Wed Aug 09 07:29:25 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11512 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2000 14:29:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 9 Aug 2000 14:29:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fg.egroups.com) (10.1.2.134) by mta1 with SMTP; 9 Aug 2000 14:29:24 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.64] by fg.egroups.com with NNFMP; 09 Aug 2000 14:28:06 -0000 Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 14:28:00 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 28 - Admin Rewarded Message-ID: <8mrppg+s84p@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 736 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 28. Admin Rewarded The following Administration tasks may be undertaken by any player of SocialNomic. Upon Completion of the task, the player may award themselves one of the following: 5 points increase of 1 to social status The award must be detailed in a message to the AML. A player may collect an award only if they have not collected a reward for that task in the previous 30 days. A player may collect an award only if no one has collected a reward for that task in the previous 6 days List of Tasks: Any player may post a compilation of the Rules in effect (as dictated by Rule 1) to the AML. This compilation should have the subject "SocialNomic Rule Compendium [date]" where [date] is the date compiled. From s3036845@s... Mon Aug 21 23:40:16 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7875 invoked from network); 22 Aug 2000 06:40:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 22 Aug 2000 06:40:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 22 Aug 2000 06:40:14 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA24770 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:40:11 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:40:11 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 16 - Free Trade From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 16. Free Trade Any Player (the Merchant) may Offer a Trade to other Players by posting a message to the AML with the subject line "Trade Offer [x]" where x is a unique identifier and the text containing the following information * The Players who are permitted to respond to the Offer * The amount offered to Trade * The amount requested for the Trade An example of a Trade Offer would be: "I Offer Oloros 10 Points in Exchange for 4 Squares" Any Player permitted to do so (the Customer) may Take the Offer by replying to the AML with the subject line "Re: Taking Trade Offer [x]" and the text describing the Points and Coins of all Players subsequent to the Trade (the Merchant loses, and the Customer gains, the amount offered and the Merchant gains, and the Customer loses, the amount requested). If Taking an Offer would result in the Merchant or the Customer having a negative amount of either Points or Coins, the Customer may not Take that Offer. Once an Offer has been Taken, it may not be Taken again. The State imposes a Trade Tax of 1 Point, levied from both the Merchant and the Customer after each Trade. Trades to, from and between Institutions are exempt from Trade Tax. From hrholmes@m... Wed Aug 23 12:09:50 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28751 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2000 19:07:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Aug 2000 19:07:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c9.egroups.com) (10.1.2.66) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Aug 2000 19:07:41 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.118] by c9.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Aug 2000 19:07:41 -0000 Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:07:31 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 - Adoption/Defeat Message-ID: <8o17dj+q90c@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 670 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 6. Adoption/Defeat If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two and the rule-change has not been Retracted. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST it as there are Votes FOR it. From hrholmes@m... Wed Aug 23 12:10:02 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2319 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2000 19:09:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Aug 2000 19:09:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ho.egroups.com) (10.1.2.219) by mta3 with SMTP; 23 Aug 2000 19:09:24 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.2.43] by ho.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Aug 2000 19:09:24 -0000 Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:09:18 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 - Points Message-ID: <8o17gu+j100@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 821 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 10. Points Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Rejecter may award emself 2 Points. When a proposed RuleChange is Adopted or Defeated, any Player who has not Voted on it shall be fined one Point by the Adopter or Rejecter. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. From hrholmes@m... Wed Aug 23 12:15:27 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17401 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2000 19:15:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Aug 2000 19:15:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hj.egroups.com) (10.1.10.42) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Aug 2000 19:15:25 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.114] by hj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Aug 2000 19:15:25 -0000 Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:15:17 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 31 - Social Seasons Message-ID: <8o17s5+7ihm@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 447 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 31. Social Seasons To preserve the sanity of the Social Milieu of SocialNomic, the various Seasons of social events is delimited as follows. Summer - May 25 to september 5 Fall - September 6 to November 30 Grand Holidays - December 1 to January 31 - All parties are Black Tie Affairs Late Winter - February 1 to March 14 - The first party must be a Black Tie Affair Spring - March 15 to May 24 - No Party may be a Black Tie Affair From hrholmes@m... Thu Aug 24 09:06:46 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16708 invoked from network); 24 Aug 2000 16:06:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 24 Aug 2000 16:06:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ef.egroups.com) (10.1.2.111) by mta3 with SMTP; 24 Aug 2000 16:06:44 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.126] by ef.egroups.com with NNFMP; 24 Aug 2000 16:06:43 -0000 Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:06:37 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 32 - Guillotine Message-ID: <8o3h6d+a1fn@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 847 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 32. Guillotine No more than once every 30 days, any Pariah may call themselves the Executioner and unleash the fury of the Guillotine. The Executioner will post a message to the AML with the subject line of 'The Guillotine Falls'. The body of the message will include the new Social Standing of all Players. This new Social Standing will be calculated in the following order: 1) Any Player with a Social Standing greater than 10, shall have their Social Standing reduced to one tenth of the original Standing with all fractions rounded up to the next nearest integer. (i.e. A Standing of 84 will become 9, and a Standing of 59 will become 6) 2) The Trend setter will gain two points of Social Standing. 3) The Almost Trend setter will gain one point of Social Standing. 4) The Executioner will have their Social Standing set to zero. From hrholmes@m... Thu Aug 24 09:10:55 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16399 invoked from network); 24 Aug 2000 16:10:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 24 Aug 2000 16:10:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hm.egroups.com) (10.1.10.45) by mta3 with SMTP; 24 Aug 2000 16:10:55 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.98] by hm.egroups.com with NNFMP; 24 Aug 2000 16:10:52 -0000 Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:10:51 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 33 - In Words Message-ID: <8o3heb+i98f@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1270 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 33. In Words The Alpha Trendsetter may set the Negative In Word by posting amessage to the AML with the Subject Line "Negative In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. The Almost Trendsetter may set the Positive In Word by posting a message to the AML with the Subject Line "Positive In Word" and text that gives the word and examples of its use. Any Person who posts a comment to the DML that references a Proposal currently Open for Voting must use the appropriate In Word to summarize their opinion. A Person who neglects to use a current In Word loses 1 Social Standing. A Person who instead uses an inappropriate In Word loses and additional 1 Social Standing. An In Word may not be changed until 10 days have passed since it was posted, unless the Trendsetter has changed, in which case the new Trendsetter may immediately post their new appropriate In Word. If 15 days have passed since a new In Word has been posted, the irresponsible Trendsetter loses 2 Social Standing and any Person may post a new appropriate In Word. The first Person to do so gains 3 Social Standing. If two or more Persons are eligible as Trendsetters to set the same In Word, the first one to post the new appropriate In Word gains 1 Social Standing. From hrholmes@m... Thu Aug 24 09:13:05 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16484 invoked from network); 24 Aug 2000 16:13:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 24 Aug 2000 16:13:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ck.egroups.com) (10.1.2.83) by mta2 with SMTP; 24 Aug 2000 16:13:04 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: hrholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.105] by ck.egroups.com with NNFMP; 24 Aug 2000 16:13:02 -0000 Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:13:01 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 13 - Social Standing Message-ID: <8o3hid+ng1l@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1032 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 13. Social Standing A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. At any time, any Person may post a message to the AML with the Subject "Social Standing" and the body of the message listing the Social Standing of all Persons, and the reasons for any changes since the previous such message. From rsholmes@m... Mon Aug 28 07:37:57 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 23463 invoked from network); 28 Aug 2000 14:37:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 28 Aug 2000 14:37:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hj.egroups.com) (10.1.10.42) by mta2 with SMTP; 28 Aug 2000 14:37:56 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: rsholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.2.51] by hj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 28 Aug 2000 14:37:56 -0000 Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:37:54 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 32 - Guillotine Message-ID: <8odtg2+9svj@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 828 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 32. Guillotine No more than once every 30 days, any Pariah may call themselves the Executioner and unleash the fury of the Guillotine. The Executioner will post a message to the AML with the subject line of 'The Guillotine Falls'. The body of the message will include the new Social Standing of all Players. This new Social Standing will be calculated in the following order: 1) Any Player with a Social Standing greater than 10, shall have their Social Standing reduced to one tenth of the original Standing with all fractions rounded up to the next nearest integer. (i.e. A Standing of 84 will become 9, and a Standing of 59 will become 6) 2) The Alpha Trendsetter will gain 2 Social Standing. 3) The Almost Trendsetter will gain 1 Social Standing. 4) The Executioner will have their Social Standing set to zero. From rsholmes@m... Mon Aug 28 07:51:18 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3683 invoked from network); 28 Aug 2000 14:51:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 28 Aug 2000 14:51:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hk.egroups.com) (10.1.10.43) by mta2 with SMTP; 28 Aug 2000 14:51:17 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: rsholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.133] by hk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 28 Aug 2000 14:51:15 -0000 Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:51:08 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 34 - Eat Your Vegetables Message-ID: <8odu8s+t04r@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 275 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 34. Eat Your Vegetables If any proposed RuleChange containing either the word "gratuitous" or the word "broccoli" is Adopted, the Player who Proposed it shall be rewarded a 5 Point bonus. If it fails, the Player who Proposed it shall be fined 5 additional Points. From s3036845@s... Tue Aug 29 21:11:42 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20660 invoked from network); 30 Aug 2000 04:11:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 30 Aug 2000 04:11:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 30 Aug 2000 04:11:41 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA19088 for ; Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:11:38 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:20:35 +1100 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: [Socialnomic-RULES] Rule 25 - Welfare State From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 25. Welfare State There exists a Permanent Institution known as The State. If Institutions are not defined, The State may possess Points, and is considered a Player for purposes of publication of Game Data. All Points collected as Taxes are automatically transferred to The State. When a new Player swears Allegiance to SocialNomic, The State shall automatically transfer half (rounded down) of its Points to that Player. When a Permanent Institution is created, its Creator may apply for a Start-Up Grant of up to one-quarter (rounded down) of the State's current Points, by stating the amount of the Grant in the message creating the Institution. These Points are transferred from the State to the new Institution. The Creator of an existing Permanent Institution may apply for an Operating Grant to cover the running costs of the Institution. This Grant may be any amount up to 10% (rounded up) of that Institution's Start-Up Grant. To apply for an Operating Grant, a Player must send a message to the AML with the subject line "Operating Grant for [Institution]" and the body detailing the size of the Grant, and updated game data reflecting the transfer of the Grant from the State to the Institution. A Player may only apply for an Operating Grant if they have not done so in the last 7 days. If a Permanent Insitution is Abandoned, its Creator loses an amount of Points equal to the Institution's Start-Up Grant. From oloros@l... Sat Sep 02 11:02:08 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10109 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2000 18:02:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 2 Sep 2000 18:02:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO f19.egroups.com) (10.1.2.136) by mta3 with SMTP; 2 Sep 2000 18:02:08 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.10.121] by f19.egroups.com with NNFMP; 02 Sep 2000 18:02:08 -0000 Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 18:02:06 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 22 - Stairmaster Message-ID: <8orfau+g1fr@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1803 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 12.2.49.147 From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 22. Stairmaster The Ministry of Bureaucratic Exercise (Miniburex) is a monstrosity of a building that has a Floor that corresponds to each Rule of the SocialNomic Ruleset by Number. Each Floor has a Supervisor, who is the Player who proposed the most recent RuleChange that modified (or created) the Rule. Stairways connect adjacent Floors. Transport Tubes connect a FLoor to any other Floor explicitly mentioned by Number or Name in the text of the corresponding Rule. The Directory of Miniburex is a listing of each Floor, the Supervisor, and any Occupants, as well as a list of the Players and their Runners. Each Player sponsors and is represented by a Runner, which, if not fancifully named, shall be referred to as "[name]'s Runner", where [name] is the name of the Player. a Player may change their Runner's name no more than once per subgame of Stairmaster. "Twice during any Monday-Friday period, a Player may move a Runner by posting to the AML a message with subject line "Moving [who] to Floor [x]", where [who] is the name of the Runner, [x] is the Floor number of the Runner's destination, and the text is an updated Directory of Miniburex. A Player may move Runners as follows: - Move that Player's Runner by Stairway to either adjacent Floor. - Move that Player's Runner from a Floor Supervised by that Player to any other Floor, if a Transit Tube connects the two floors in either direction. - Move any Runner from a Floor Supervised by that Player to any other Floor, if a Transit Tube connects the two floors in that direction. The repeal of a Rule for the SocialNomic Ruleset leaves the corresponding Floor of Miniburex abandoned without a Supervisor. The subgame of Stairmaster begins with all Runners on Floor 0. --- End forwarded message --- From oloros@l... Sat Sep 02 11:05:08 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32147 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2000 18:05:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 2 Sep 2000 18:05:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hi.egroups.com) (10.1.10.41) by mta3 with SMTP; 2 Sep 2000 18:05:08 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.2.59] by hi.egroups.com with NNFMP; 02 Sep 2000 18:05:05 -0000 Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 18:05:03 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 10 - Points Message-ID: <8orfgf+bmrq@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1052 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 12.2.49.147 From: "Oloros the Blue" Rule 10. Points Points are Gamedata. When a Player enters the game, they have 0 Points. Points can only be gained or lost as specified in the Ruleset. When a proposed Rule-change is Adopted, the Player who proposed it gains 10 Points, and all Players who voted AGAINST it receive 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-change is Defeated, the Player who proposed it loses 10 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Adopted, the Adopter may award emself 3 Points. When a proposed Rule-Change is Defeated, the Rejecter may award emself 2 Points. When a proposed RuleChange is Adopted or Defeated, any Player who has not Voted on it shall be fined one Point by the Adopter or Rejecter. If a Player would gain more than 13 points for the Defeat or Adoption of a Proposal, the points that player recieves is reduced to 13. When a proposed Rule-Change which has one or more votes AGAINST it is Retracted, the Player who Proposed it loses 5 Points. The body of the message to the AML signifying such a Retraction must list the Points of all Players. From oloros@l... Sat Sep 02 11:07:31 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4553 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2000 18:07:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 2 Sep 2000 18:07:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c9.egroups.com) (10.1.2.66) by mta3 with SMTP; 2 Sep 2000 18:07:31 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.2.208] by c9.egroups.com with NNFMP; 02 Sep 2000 18:07:31 -0000 Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 18:07:23 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 35 - The Razor's Edge Message-ID: <8orfkr+6asu@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 233 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 12.2.49.147 From: "Oloros the Blue" A Player who does not attend any three consecutive Social Engagements in a single Season shall have their Social Standing exchanged with that of the Pariah, or, if there is no current Pariah, have their Social Standing set to -2. From oloros@l... Sat Sep 02 11:09:31 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25913 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2000 18:09:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 2 Sep 2000 18:09:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mq.egroups.com) (10.1.1.36) by mta2 with SMTP; 2 Sep 2000 18:09:31 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.2.43] by mq.egroups.com with NNFMP; 02 Sep 2000 18:09:30 -0000 Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 18:09:30 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Re: Rule 34 - REPEALED Message-ID: <8orfoq+p83t@e...> In-Reply-To: <8odu8s+t04r@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 12.2.49.147 From: "Oloros the Blue" From oloros@l... Sat Sep 02 11:12:44 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14938 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2000 18:12:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 2 Sep 2000 18:12:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hk.egroups.com) (10.1.10.43) by mta2 with SMTP; 2 Sep 2000 18:12:43 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: oloros@l... Received: from [10.1.10.126] by hk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 02 Sep 2000 18:12:41 -0000 Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 18:12:38 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 36 - Recruitment Bonus Message-ID: <8orfum+4io5@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1174 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 12.2.49.147 From: "Oloros the Blue" It being vital to the Health and Development of Everynomic to acquire a sufficiency and activity of Players, and it being recognized that not only the More the Merrier, but also that Misery loves Company (whomever they are), every Active Player of SocialNomic is encouraged to seek out and recruit others who might contribute to the greater divertissement of SocialNomic. A Contact is a Non-Person to whom it has been suggested by an Active Player that he or she consider joining SocialNomic. The Active Player who makes such suggestion shall be known as a Witness. The names of Contacts, and the date of contact, shall be added by the Witness to a message on the AML, with title "Contacts List". Should a new Person join SocialNomic and verify that he or she was previously contacted by a Witness, the Witness may accept an award of 3 Points, and award the new Person 2 Social Standing. Should a new Player join SocialNomic and verify that he or she was previously contacted by a Witness, the Witness may accept an award of 6 Points. A Witness may accept only a single award resulting from the joining of SocialNomic by a particular Person or Player. From mctupper@h... Tue Sep 05 18:26:11 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5389 invoked from network); 6 Sep 2000 01:26:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 6 Sep 2000 01:26:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta2 with SMTP; 6 Sep 2000 01:26:11 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA26922 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:26:10 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA122420 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:26:09 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 5 - Legal Votes Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:22:31 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00090519234302.00879@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen Rule 5. Legal Votes Each player has a maximum of one vote per proposal. Permissible Votes are as follows: FOR AGAINST PASSIVE From mctupper@h... Tue Sep 05 18:28:43 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21117 invoked from network); 6 Sep 2000 01:28:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 6 Sep 2000 01:28:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU) (129.82.100.90) by mta3 with SMTP; 6 Sep 2000 01:28:42 -0000 Received: from holly.ColoState.EDU (holly.acns.colostate.edu [129.82.100.76]) by eagle.acns.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA22830 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:28:41 -0600 Received: from Xylen (res099037.halls.colostate.edu [129.82.99.37]) by holly.ColoState.EDU (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA137680 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:28:40 -0600 Organization: Xylen's Designs To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 - Adoption/Defeat Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:23:50 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.29] Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <00090519261403.00879@X...> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Xylen If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR plus the number of Votes PASSIVE for the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two and the rule-change has not been Retracted. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST plus the number of Votes PASSIVE for the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST as there are Votes FOR it. From s3036845@s... Wed Sep 06 19:00:43 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4321 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2000 02:00:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 7 Sep 2000 02:00:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hp.egroups.com) (10.1.2.220) by mta2 with SMTP; 7 Sep 2000 02:00:41 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: s3036845@s... Received: from [10.1.10.132] by hp.egroups.com with NNFMP; 07 Sep 2000 02:00:40 -0000 Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 02:00:35 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 37 - Centurian of SocialNomic Message-ID: <8p6ss3+q4r9@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 461 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 150.203.245.2 From: "Gallivanting Tripper" Rule 37 - Centurian of SocialNomic The Player who has submitted the most current RuleChange given a Proposal Number evenly divisible by 100 shall be allowed to use the title "Centurian of SocialNomic" in any posting to the mailing lists or correspondence between Players. That Player may also be referred to by that title in any Proposal or Rule. For the purposes of this rule, proposals are considered to have a number 6 less than their actual number. From s3036845@s... Wed Sep 06 19:03:23 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10386 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2000 02:03:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 7 Sep 2000 02:03:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hk.egroups.com) (10.1.10.43) by mta3 with SMTP; 7 Sep 2000 02:03:21 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: s3036845@s... Received: from [10.1.10.117] by hk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 07 Sep 2000 02:03:19 -0000 Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 02:03:19 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 13 - Social Standing Message-ID: <8p6t17+6o2v@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 1274 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 150.203.245.2 From: "Gallivanting Tripper" Rule 13. Social Standing A Person is defined as any entity that is subscribed to the DML, and has posted to the DML. The Social Standing of all Persons is Gamedata. The Person with the highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Alpha Trendsetter. The Person with the second highest Social Standing may be referred to as the Almost Trendsetter. Any Person with negative Social Standing may be referred to as a Pariah. Upon making their first posting to the DML, a Person is referred to as The Debutante, and receives a Social Standing equal to one greater than that of the Person with the highest Social Standing. If, as a result of a Person gaining or losing Social Standing, two Persons would have identical Social Standings, the Social Standings of the Persons are instead interchanged. At any time, any Person may post a message to the AML with the Subject "Social Standing" and the body of the message listing the Social Standing of all Persons, and the reasons for any changes since the previous such message. The Player who is the current Centurian of SocialNomic is given an additional 2 Social Standing beyond that of his or her actual Social Standing. This should be listed as +2 in the table of Social Standing whenever such table is posted. From rsholmes@m... Thu Sep 07 07:41:33 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6121 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2000 14:41:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 7 Sep 2000 14:41:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO jj.egroups.com) (10.1.10.91) by mta1 with SMTP; 7 Sep 2000 14:41:33 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: rsholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.2.208] by jj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 07 Sep 2000 14:41:31 -0000 Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 14:41:25 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 12 - Accusations Message-ID: <8p89el+ekbo@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 2552 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 12. Accusations All messages posted to the VML, AML or RML are Legal if and only if they are posted as explicitly specified in the Rules. All other messages posted to the VML, AML or RML are Illegal. An Action is defined as the posting of a message to, or deletion of a message from, the VML, AML or RML. It is Illegal to post an Illegal message, or to delete a Legal message. If players disagree about the legality of an Action, then any player may make an Accusation by posting a message to the AML with the subject line beginning with "Accusation". The body of this message must specify the accused player(s) and the action under dispute. For the 7 days following this posting, the accused player(s) (Defendant) and the accusing player(s)(Plaintiff) are encouraged to each make statements to the DML regarding the action taken. Other players are encouraged to provide their opinions. During this time, the following things may occur. The Defendant(s) may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Guilty as Charged". The Defendant(s) immediately lose 10 Points and the disputed action is revoked. The body of the "Guilty as Charged" message must list the Total Points of all Players and reflect this penalty. The Plaintiff may post a message to the AML with the subject line "Accusation Retracted". The Plaintiff(s) immediately lose 5 Points. The body of the "Accusation Retracted" message must list the Total Points of all Players and reflect this penalty. 7 days following the posting of the initial message to the AML, the Plaintiff may post the Accusation to the VML with the subject line "Accusation [n]" where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Accusation. For the purpose of voting, an accusation is treated identically to a Rule-Change. If the Accusation is Adopted, then the Defendant loses 25 points, and the contested action taken is revoked as above. If the Accusation is Defeated, then the Plaintiff loses 25 points. The contested action is considered legal and binding. When an Action is Revoked, the following events occur: * If the Action was a deletion, the deleted message must be reposted * If the Action was a posting, the message must be deleted * If Gamedata has changed since the Accusation was made, the Player who made the Accusation must post a message to the AML with the subject line "Consequences of Accusation" and with its text describing the Gamedata as if the Revoked action had not occurred. This message then becomes the current state of the Gamedata. From rsholmes@m... Thu Sep 07 07:58:37 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7735 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2000 14:58:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 7 Sep 2000 14:58:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hm.egroups.com) (10.1.10.45) by mta3 with SMTP; 7 Sep 2000 14:58:37 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: rsholmes@m... Received: from [10.1.10.116] by hm.egroups.com with NNFMP; 07 Sep 2000 14:58:34 -0000 Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 14:58:36 -0000 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 - Adoption/Defeat Message-ID: <8p8aes+clm0@e...> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 900 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 128.230.72.24 From: "Doctroid " Rule 6. Adoption/Defeat If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR plus the number of Votes PASSIVE for the rule- change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two; the number of Votes FOR is greater than the number of Votes AGAINST; and the rule-change has not been Retracted. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST plus the number of Votes PASSIVE for the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two; and the number of votes AGAINST is greater than or equal to the number of Votes FOR. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST as there are Votes FOR it. From s3036845@s... Fri Sep 08 16:59:05 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27992 invoked from network); 8 Sep 2000 23:59:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 8 Sep 2000 23:59:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta2 with SMTP; 8 Sep 2000 23:59:03 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA03008 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2000 09:58:59 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 11:08:56 +1100 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 7 - Adoption Procedure From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 7. Adoption Procedure When a Rule-Change can be Adopted, any player (known as the Adopter) may adopt the proposal by taking the following steps, in order: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- ADOPTED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the subject line "Proposal [n] ADOPTED" where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule-Change in question. The body of this message must list the Total Points of all Players. 3) For each Rule Enacted by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]", where [n] is an integer one greater than the most recently posted Rule on the RML and [name$] is the Name of the Rule-Change; unless the Rule-Change had no Name, in which case the Adopter may choose a one or two word Name for the Rule; or unless the Rulechange specified a Name for the rule in its text, in which case that Name takes precedence. The body of this message must be the text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. 4) For each Rule Repealed by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must Reply to the most recent version of the Rule repealed on the RML add the phrase "REPEALED". The body of that message must be blank. (Example, subject line is "Re: Rule 0 REPEALED") 5) For each Rule Amended by the Rule-Change, the Adopter must post a message to the RML with the subject "Rule [n] - [name$]" where [n] is the number and [name$] is the Name of the Rule amended. The body of this message must be the amended text of the rule as specified by the Rule-Change posted to the VML. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Adopted, that Rule-Change can no longer be Adopted or Defeated. From s3036845@s... Fri Sep 08 16:59:43 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2976 invoked from network); 8 Sep 2000 23:59:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 8 Sep 2000 23:59:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta2 with SMTP; 8 Sep 2000 23:59:42 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA03053 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2000 09:59:39 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 11:09:35 +1100 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 8 - Defeat Procedure From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 8. Defeat Procedure When a Rule-Change can be Defeated, any Player (known as the Rejecter) may defeat the proposal by taking the following steps, in order: 1) Post a Reply to the original RuleChange in the VML adding the phrase "- DEFEATED" to the subject line. The Body of the message should be empty. 2) Post a message to the AML with the Subject line "Proposal [n] Defeated", where [n] is equal to the number assigned to the Rule- Change in question. The body of this message must list the Points of all Players. Once a message has been posted to the VML stating that a Rule-Change has been Defeated, that Rule-Change can no longer be Adopted or Defeated. From s3036845@s... Mon Sep 11 14:35:43 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27329 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2000 21:34:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m3.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Sep 2000 21:34:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Sep 2000 21:34:00 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA11928 for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:33:56 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:44:14 +1100 To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Subject: Rule 6 - Adoption/Defeat From: Gallivanting Tripper Rule 6. Adoption/Defeat If a Rule-Change is adopted, it shall guide play in the form in which it was posted to the VML. A PASSIVE vote counts as a vote FOR if the number of FOR votes is greater than the number of AGAINST votes. A PASSIVE vote counts as a vote AGAINST if the number of AGAINST votes is equal to or greater than the number of FOR votes. A Rule-change can be Adopted if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes FOR for the rule-change is greater than the number of Active Players divided by Two, and the rule-change has not been Retracted. A Rule change can be Defeated if it satisfies one of the following conditions: The number of Votes AGAINST for the rule change is greater than or equal to the number of Active Players divided by Two. The Player who proposed the Rulechange has Voted AGAINST, and there are as many Votes AGAINST as there are Votes FOR it. From s3036845@s... Mon Sep 11 14:45:42 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30935 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2000 21:39:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m4.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 Sep 2000 21:39:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Sep 2000 21:39:00 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.8] (Altin7100.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.8]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA12156 for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:38:57 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:49:14 +1100 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 38 - Justice Department From: Gallivanting Tripper Ruel 38. Justice Department There exists a Permanent Institution known as The Department of Justice (DoJ). The Department of Justice may possess Points, and is considered a Player for purposes of publication of Game Data. All Points lost by Players as a result of Accusations under Rule 12 are automatically transferred to the Department of Justice. From s3036845@s... Mon Oct 02 17:39:52 2000 Return-Path: X-Sender: s3036845@s... X-Apparently-To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-6_0_3); 3 Oct 2000 00:39:52 -0000 Received: (qmail 4028 invoked from network); 3 Oct 2000 00:39:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 3 Oct 2000 00:39:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta2 with SMTP; 3 Oct 2000 00:39:50 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA02323 for ; Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:39:46 +1100 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:51:04 +0100 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 40 - The Last Days From: Gallivanting Tripper In order to prevent Corruption, the following restriction comes into force during the last days. Players may not make transfers of Points or coins to Institutions that are not specifically authorised by the Charter of the Institution, or the Rules if the Institution was created by a Rule. From s3036845@s... Mon Oct 02 17:40:35 2000 Return-Path: X-Sender: s3036845@s... X-Apparently-To: Socialnomic-RULES@egroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-6_0_3); 3 Oct 2000 00:40:35 -0000 Received: (qmail 9311 invoked from network); 3 Oct 2000 00:40:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m2.onelist.org with QMQP; 3 Oct 2000 00:40:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO bohm.anu.edu.au) (150.203.21.88) by mta3 with SMTP; 3 Oct 2000 00:40:33 -0000 Received: from [150.203.41.65] (bambimac55.anu.edu.au [150.203.41.65]) by bohm.anu.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA02468 for ; Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:40:26 +1100 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:51:41 +0100 To: SocialNomic Rules archive Subject: Rule 39 - Judgement Day From: Gallivanting Tripper A great Cataclysm approaches, when all Players and their Worldly Goods are held to reckoning. During the Apocalypse, the following events will occor, in order. * All Institutions that were created by a Player transfers all their Points and Coins to the Player that created them * All Jewels possessed by Players melt down into their component 2-D coins, in the opposite manner to that described in Rule 26 * All 2-D coins possessed by Players melt down into their component Points, in the opposite manner to that described in Rule 14 * The State and the DoJ transfer their Points to Players in the following manner: -> 1/2 of their Points to the Player with the least Points -> 1/2 of the remainder to the Player with the second-lowest Points -> and so on. * At the end of the Judgement, the Player with the highest Points is known as the Alpha, and the Player with the lowest Points is known as the Omega. If two or more Players are tied for either Title, the Player with the most ADOPTED Proposals takes the title. If the tie is not broken, the Player with the longest membership of SocialNomic takes the title. Judgement Day is the 5th of October 2000. At any time after 1200 GMT on that date, one Player may make a post the to AML with the subject line "Judgement Day" and the text describing the effects of the Judgement. * The duties of the Alpha are as follows: -> To compile a History of SocialNomic, and distribute it to as many active Nomics as possible, and the Nomic Bulletin Board -> To interview existing Players of SocialNomic about the pros and cons of this style of Nomic -> To interview Players of other Nomic about the pros and cons of this style of Nomic, and -> Submit a conclusion to the Omega * The priveliges of the Omega are to restart the game as follows: -> After reading the conclusions of the Alpha, to repeal and/or amend as many Rules of SocialNomic as they see fit by making the appropiate posts to the RML -> To amend Game Data as they see fit by making a post to the AML From deya_tripod@y... Wed Jul 04 06:42:44 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: deya_tripod@y... 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