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locks; strict; comment @# @; 1.818 date 2008.10.01.21.34.42; author xemocne; state Exp; branches; next 1.817; 1.817 date 2008.10.01.21.34.18; author xemocne; state Exp; branches; next 1.816; 1.816 date 2008.10.01.21.22.31; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.815; 1.815 date 2008.09.20.19.09.54; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.814; 1.814 date 2008.09.20.19.08.32; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.813; 1.813 date 2008.09.16.21.33.31; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.812; 1.812 date 2008.09.15.19.55.53; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.811; 1.811 date 2008.09.09.17.10.07; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.810; 1.810 date 2008.09.03.19.39.38; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.809; 1.809 date 2008.09.03.19.38.53; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.808; 1.808 date 2008.09.03.19.38.05; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.807; 1.807 date 2008.09.03.19.37.06; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.806; 1.806 date 2008.09.03.19.36.22; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.805; 1.805 date 2008.09.01.20.13.15; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.804; 1.804 date 2008.08.29.01.42.48; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.803; 1.803 date 2008.08.13.22.00.03; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.802; 1.802 date 2008.08.13.03.59.06; author comex; state Exp; branches; next 1.801; 1.801 date 2008.07.06.18.28.07; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.800; commitid RomO6ig4kHzZZL9t; 1.800 date 2008.07.06.18.26.54; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.799; commitid yVodeO1cTZgzZL9t; 1.799 date 2008.07.02.20.55.45; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.798; commitid BTlvlGZTdScCWg9t; 1.798 date 2008.07.02.20.52.43; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.797; commitid Z1XkX5t3c8gzVg9t; 1.797 date 2008.07.02.20.41.42; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.796; commitid nUy63mXAjLnNRg9t; 1.796 date 2008.07.02.20.40.21; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.795; commitid qDajvay8wljhRg9t; 1.795 date 2008.06.22.13.03.04; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.794; commitid hWWtDHTWeZWmEW7t; 1.794 date 2008.06.22.12.58.59; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.793; commitid roybT3xxBFVYCW7t; 1.793 date 2008.06.22.12.57.06; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.792; commitid bHvIzJTWHQXkCW7t; 1.792 date 2008.06.22.12.54.22; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.791; commitid E5jRekkiK1MoBW7t; 1.791 date 2008.06.22.12.53.14; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.790; commitid EZyki1UxdoA0BW7t; 1.790 date 2008.06.22.12.48.07; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.789; commitid uLhUx3jJnClfzW7t; 1.789 date 2008.06.22.12.38.41; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.788; commitid BRRq07DYF731wW7t; 1.788 date 2008.06.22.12.30.28; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.787; commitid 08jGre8WGCZbtW7t; 1.787 date 2008.06.22.12.29.00; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.786; commitid TsRVakVKi0VGsW7t; 1.786 date 2008.06.14.14.36.24; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.785; commitid 8RbUtN5ERapjqV6t; 1.785 date 2008.06.11.22.48.49; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.784; commitid UbTaqwpFlYqffA6t; 1.784 date 2008.06.11.22.42.14; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.783; commitid jkH2e9hpxllZcA6t; 1.783 date 2008.06.11.22.39.32; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.782; commitid 2lCNVYcRNVY3cA6t; 1.782 date 2008.06.11.22.36.00; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.781; commitid T8JPSltkfQVQaA6t; 1.781 date 2008.06.04.22.54.07; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.780; commitid IJ04pHVEtn21vG5t; 1.780 date 2008.06.04.22.52.55; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.779; commitid f9CY2dtb3pOBuG5t; 1.779 date 2008.06.04.22.51.53; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.778; commitid vIH0FRetGlTfuG5t; 1.778 date 2008.06.04.22.49.39; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.777; commitid DjKlh42EAJbutG5t; 1.777 date 2008.05.30.09.46.17; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.776; commitid 8pxlbg6QpoWHiY4t; 1.776 date 2008.05.30.09.45.14; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.775; commitid Yd4XDUSER6LkiY4t; 1.775 date 2008.05.30.09.44.10; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.774; commitid WQnnSN8bk5eZhY4t; 1.774 date 2008.05.30.09.41.22; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.773; commitid 6XKaRD2X9DKZgY4t; 1.773 date 2008.05.30.09.39.04; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.772; commitid MBDS7nkcvOCegY4t; 1.772 date 2008.05.30.09.37.38; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.771; commitid zrLwppiI01VJfY4t; 1.771 date 2008.05.30.09.36.18; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.770; commitid HFKjeOEbbVxhfY4t; 1.770 date 2008.05.11.18.12.34; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.769; commitid cCiT1X6GekWbIz2t; 1.769 date 2008.05.11.18.10.59; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.768; commitid iyjLnGMZTXYHHz2t; 1.768 date 2008.05.11.18.09.30; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.767; commitid ijnZQlCjRqPcHz2t; 1.767 date 2008.05.11.18.08.11; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.766; commitid XZljWqQd7htKGz2t; 1.766 date 2008.05.11.18.07.11; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.765; commitid hzIZuYYbmdTpGz2t; 1.765 date 2008.05.11.18.04.17; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.764; commitid pph7Gni4s2UpFz2t; 1.764 date 2008.04.27.18.37.21; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.763; commitid hEUxuJzLE7oFiM0t; 1.763 date 2008.04.27.18.35.45; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.762; commitid BprAU5Q2jID6iM0t; 1.762 date 2008.04.27.18.35.28; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.761; commitid lQugFzESb1A1iM0t; 1.761 date 2008.04.27.18.06.34; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.760; commitid LhOOpsU5R9768M0t; 1.760 date 2008.04.27.18.05.02; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.759; commitid gLftWrX5fxVy7M0t; 1.759 date 2008.04.27.18.03.18; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.758; commitid bjfRFe5HK4iZ6M0t; 1.758 date 2008.04.27.18.01.20; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.757; commitid R0m7uidzc36j6M0t; 1.757 date 2008.04.27.17.58.10; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.756; commitid 4wxocUCbP7Kd5M0t; 1.756 date 2008.04.27.17.56.26; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.755; commitid hIyunaL39yKC4M0t; 1.755 date 2008.04.27.17.54.38; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.754; commitid pYVLxHDyFgm04M0t; 1.754 date 2008.04.27.17.53.09; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.753; commitid RpEVTfDhPNMu3M0t; 1.753 date 2008.04.15.15.02.28; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.752; commitid QTPYIlUko4wQudZs; 1.752 date 2008.04.15.14.56.49; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.751; commitid 5PeMW78EoQ0VsdZs; 1.751 date 2008.04.02.09.14.34; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.750; commitid 86cPWrKuLwZpZvXs; 1.750 date 2008.04.02.09.11.32; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.749; commitid qpWOWbrsbXYmYvXs; 1.749 date 2008.04.02.09.10.36; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.748; commitid jMZjNhCXo7A3YvXs; 1.748 date 2008.03.30.22.36.15; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.747; commitid DPjP6BvfC96qwcXs; 1.747 date 2008.03.25.22.23.25; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.746; commitid ruwL6jxYIHTYByWs; 1.746 date 2008.03.25.22.17.18; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.745; commitid 1H6Qtq16UlqSzyWs; 1.745 date 2008.03.25.22.12.29; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.744; commitid mJmMHRfcsuseyyWs; 1.744 date 2008.03.25.22.10.31; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.743; commitid OFG5SdUcATpyxyWs; 1.743 date 2008.03.19.10.00.41; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.742; commitid jHaKQ1JLvup8HIVs; 1.742 date 2008.03.19.09.48.37; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.741; commitid SgU6F2xcbS4ZCIVs; 1.741 date 2008.03.19.09.45.41; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.740; commitid 6jks9BxQHRcZBIVs; 1.740 date 2008.03.19.09.43.55; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.739; commitid ZLC8XdRjkkHnBIVs; 1.739 date 2008.03.19.09.41.30; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.738; commitid THUHWBmwL6GyAIVs; 1.738 date 2008.03.19.09.39.04; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.737; commitid PPYxTSBeDfKIzIVs; 1.737 date 2008.03.12.19.44.16; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.736; commitid DhKy3ysoaoui9SUs; 1.736 date 2008.03.12.19.39.33; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.735; commitid gF1Iyq3Ar4sE7SUs; 1.735 date 2008.03.12.19.33.04; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.734; commitid XgvndlEysyAr5SUs; 1.734 date 2008.03.12.19.20.55; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.733; commitid iY7HFF4y3zze1SUs; 1.733 date 2008.03.12.19.19.29; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.732; commitid J8h1ImSwgZpN0SUs; 1.732 date 2008.03.11.20.49.21; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.731; commitid K3pcIjIr6ZIxxKUs; 1.731 date 2008.03.11.17.15.30; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.730; commitid e7fnMoojZVNcmJUs; 1.730 date 2008.03.05.10.44.53; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.729; commitid MXfumx08YFlcoVTs; 1.729 date 2008.03.05.10.41.27; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.728; commitid t8iaBmYjurl1nVTs; 1.728 date 2008.03.05.10.34.02; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.727; commitid ikxZgGd4bhgtkVTs; 1.727 date 2008.03.05.10.31.38; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.726; commitid tC7f6WnfrkfEjVTs; 1.726 date 2008.02.27.14.57.20; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.725; commitid Zm57tjDImgtL03Ts; 1.725 date 2008.02.25.11.45.16; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.724; commitid nrSf9QbDt4iQ0MSs; 1.724 date 2008.02.25.11.43.17; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.723; commitid dU90CrNqLhc80MSs; 1.723 date 2008.02.25.11.16.56; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.722; commitid MmHXIWA3LgI5RLSs; 1.722 date 2008.02.25.11.06.36; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.721; commitid H6tXE2ELZhjzNLSs; 1.721 date 2008.02.25.10.51.11; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.720; commitid We2BUiJGEIoiILSs; 1.720 date 2008.02.20.11.17.52; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.719; commitid Z5CCBxQoPW6p18Ss; 1.719 date 2008.02.20.11.15.29; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.718; commitid Zh5S0ViT8s8A08Ss; 1.718 date 2008.02.20.11.12.11; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.717; commitid DzokAT4vASfsZ7Ss; 1.717 date 2008.02.20.11.07.53; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.716; commitid AcZmPe47xzSYX7Ss; 1.716 date 2008.02.20.11.00.14; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.715; commitid 44jpq9xz2zBmV7Ss; 1.715 date 2008.02.19.17.29.03; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.714; commitid mFtIS0BzBFEJ62Ss; 1.714 date 2008.02.19.17.28.40; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.713; commitid 3jmGuqUg1Y6C62Ss; 1.713 date 2008.02.19.17.27.13; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.712; commitid bqBMQVikgbc762Ss; 1.712 date 2008.02.19.17.25.19; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.711; commitid Rw2VTztvTxut52Ss; 1.711 date 2008.02.19.17.23.57; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.710; commitid H7ExeN948c2052Ss; 1.710 date 2008.02.07.19.51.25; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.709; commitid u7SrmVgNxLivhvQs; 1.709 date 2008.02.07.19.46.47; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.708; commitid nHxhDhdFjWjUfvQs; 1.708 date 2008.02.06.10.30.51; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.707; commitid Dhw8IUtjAoKbdkQs; 1.707 date 2008.02.06.10.27.34; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.706; commitid jRbS5QxqWWn3ckQs; 1.706 date 2008.02.06.10.20.08; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.705; commitid WOUhQkt5zE0t9kQs; 1.705 date 2008.02.05.16.02.56; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.704; commitid U15asXKBoQM55eQs; 1.704 date 2008.02.05.09.48.05; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.703; commitid YHYpqi9LToBs0cQs; 1.703 date 2008.02.04.18.40.50; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.702; commitid e7HOUEqPo15gZ6Qs; 1.702 date 2008.02.04.18.39.02; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.701; commitid BJvCS3xPE4qEY6Qs; 1.701 date 2008.02.04.14.22.12; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.700; commitid YNvTdUbTzR2xy5Qs; 1.700 date 2008.02.04.12.04.10; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.699; commitid efznKJsRBtAaN4Qs; 1.699 date 2008.02.04.12.03.43; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.698; commitid pqkGVSPZdIv1N4Qs; 1.698 date 2008.02.02.10.04.04; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.697; commitid KBpLyrc5fUIXbOPs; 1.697 date 2008.02.01.11.11.20; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.696; commitid vV5OajjfQS02BGPs; 1.696 date 2008.02.01.11.08.03; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.695; commitid QjrlbciiahEUzGPs; 1.695 date 2008.02.01.11.06.38; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.694; commitid 3MkHgQC7LZEqzGPs; 1.694 date 2008.02.01.11.04.56; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.693; commitid daoQLAduiiKQyGPs; 1.693 date 2008.02.01.10.47.47; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.692; commitid npmscZ4I4q2XsGPs; 1.692 date 2008.01.23.12.14.50; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.691; commitid ElqHL4orND0KexOs; 1.691 date 2008.01.22.10.33.51; author zefram; 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1.325 date 2007.06.18.08.51.29; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.324; 1.324 date 2007.06.18.08.50.12; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.323; 1.323 date 2007.06.18.08.39.45; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.322; 1.322 date 2007.06.18.08.34.10; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.321; 1.321 date 2007.06.13.08.29.08; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.320; 1.320 date 2007.06.13.07.44.48; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.319; 1.319 date 2007.06.12.07.49.31; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.318; 1.318 date 2007.06.12.07.48.13; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.317; 1.317 date 2007.06.12.07.42.06; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.316; 1.316 date 2007.06.08.09.11.46; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.315; 1.315 date 2007.06.08.00.53.47; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.314; 1.314 date 2007.06.08.00.51.49; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.313; 1.313 date 2007.06.08.00.36.01; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.312; 1.312 date 2007.06.08.00.08.40; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.311; 1.311 date 2007.06.06.09.13.04; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.310; 1.310 date 2007.06.06.09.08.50; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.309; 1.309 date 2007.06.06.09.05.46; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.308; 1.308 date 2007.06.06.09.00.44; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.307; 1.307 date 2007.06.06.08.59.15; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.306; 1.306 date 2007.06.06.08.50.23; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.305; 1.305 date 2007.06.06.08.47.21; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.304; 1.304 date 2007.06.06.08.46.13; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.303; 1.303 date 2007.06.04.09.05.34; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.302; 1.302 date 2007.06.04.09.03.50; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.301; 1.301 date 2007.06.04.09.02.49; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.300; 1.300 date 2007.06.04.08.53.20; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.299; 1.299 date 2007.06.04.08.51.57; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.298; 1.298 date 2007.06.04.08.50.04; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.297; 1.297 date 2007.05.31.13.03.58; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.296; 1.296 date 2007.05.31.09.26.44; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.295; 1.295 date 2007.05.31.09.24.22; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.294; 1.294 date 2007.05.31.09.22.06; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.293; 1.293 date 2007.05.31.09.19.19; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.292; 1.292 date 2007.05.31.09.17.46; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.291; 1.291 date 2007.05.26.08.40.37; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.290; 1.290 date 2007.05.26.08.26.38; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.289; 1.289 date 2007.05.24.23.04.52; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.288; 1.288 date 2007.05.23.09.06.44; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.287; 1.287 date 2007.05.23.09.05.42; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.286; 1.286 date 2007.05.23.09.03.23; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.285; 1.285 date 2007.05.23.08.58.19; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.284; 1.284 date 2007.05.19.06.09.02; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.283; 1.283 date 2007.05.18.09.00.03; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.282; 1.282 date 2007.05.14.22.06.21; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.281; 1.281 date 2007.05.14.19.34.56; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.280; 1.280 date 2007.05.11.21.59.16; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.279; 1.279 date 2007.05.11.02.15.28; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.278; 1.278 date 2007.05.07.06.43.30; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.277; 1.277 date 2007.05.07.06.31.59; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.276; 1.276 date 2007.05.07.06.25.19; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.275; 1.275 date 2007.05.07.06.21.57; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.274; 1.274 date 2007.05.03.10.02.32; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.273; 1.273 date 2007.05.03.09.59.28; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.272; 1.272 date 2007.05.03.09.55.27; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.271; 1.271 date 2007.05.03.09.52.52; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.270; 1.270 date 2007.05.01.23.53.19; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.269; 1.269 date 2007.05.01.23.40.56; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.268; 1.268 date 2007.04.30.20.00.42; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.267; 1.267 date 2007.04.29.22.58.52; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.266; 1.266 date 2007.04.29.22.40.00; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.265; 1.265 date 2007.04.29.22.09.38; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.264; 1.264 date 2007.04.29.22.06.39; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.263; 1.263 date 2007.04.29.22.04.50; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.262; 1.262 date 2007.04.29.22.00.25; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.261; 1.261 date 2007.04.29.21.57.46; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.260; 1.260 date 2007.04.29.21.52.30; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.259; 1.259 date 2007.04.23.20.28.25; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.258; 1.258 date 2007.04.20.22.38.34; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.257; 1.257 date 2007.04.19.07.03.23; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.256; 1.256 date 2007.04.19.07.00.59; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.255; 1.255 date 2007.04.16.19.11.11; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.254; 1.254 date 2007.04.12.04.54.27; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.253; 1.253 date 2007.04.11.22.42.22; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.252; 1.252 date 2007.04.11.21.55.57; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.251; 1.251 date 2007.04.11.06.36.28; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.250; 1.250 date 2007.04.10.15.38.44; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.249; 1.249 date 2007.04.10.13.18.51; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.248; 1.248 date 2007.04.06.08.03.37; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.247; 1.247 date 2007.04.02.22.10.43; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.246; 1.246 date 2007.04.02.22.06.33; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.245; 1.245 date 2007.04.02.22.05.26; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.244; 1.244 date 2007.04.02.22.02.28; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.243; 1.243 date 2007.04.02.22.00.39; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.242; 1.242 date 2007.04.01.23.06.55; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.241; 1.241 date 2007.03.31.23.30.41; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.240; 1.240 date 2007.03.31.20.11.45; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.239; 1.239 date 2007.03.30.14.32.47; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.238; 1.238 date 2007.03.30.10.54.17; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.237; 1.237 date 2007.03.28.21.51.35; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.236; 1.236 date 2007.03.27.15.32.48; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.235; 1.235 date 2007.03.27.15.32.27; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.234; 1.234 date 2007.03.23.16.02.36; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.233; 1.233 date 2007.03.23.15.22.54; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.232; 1.232 date 2007.03.23.10.39.20; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.231; 1.231 date 2007.03.22.16.49.55; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.230; 1.230 date 2007.03.22.16.22.26; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.229; 1.229 date 2007.03.22.16.12.41; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.228; 1.228 date 2007.03.22.16.12.07; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.227; 1.227 date 2007.03.22.13.23.34; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.226; 1.226 date 2007.03.22.13.21.53; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.225; 1.225 date 2007.03.22.12.58.29; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.224; 1.224 date 2007.03.22.12.56.25; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.223; 1.223 date 2007.03.22.12.39.58; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.222; 1.222 date 2007.03.22.12.25.36; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.221; 1.221 date 2007.03.22.12.01.37; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.220; 1.220 date 2007.03.22.11.56.59; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.219; 1.219 date 2007.03.22.11.54.01; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.218; 1.218 date 2007.03.22.11.53.07; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.217; 1.217 date 2007.03.22.11.40.00; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.216; 1.216 date 2007.03.22.11.37.32; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.215; 1.215 date 2007.03.22.11.34.48; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.214; 1.214 date 2007.03.22.11.32.12; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.213; 1.213 date 2007.03.22.11.29.10; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.212; 1.212 date 2007.03.22.11.24.32; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.211; 1.211 date 2007.03.22.11.14.56; author zefram; state Exp; branches; next 1.210; 1.210 date 2007.01.07.23.02.46; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.209; 1.209 date 2006.12.06.22.20.28; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.208; 1.208 date 2006.12.03.23.33.28; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.207; 1.207 date 2006.11.27.00.46.51; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.206; 1.206 date 2006.11.26.23.38.17; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.205; 1.205 date 2006.11.09.02.51.39; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.204; 1.204 date 2006.09.19.00.37.34; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.203; 1.203 date 2006.09.18.23.38.56; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.202; 1.202 date 2006.09.11.01.35.12; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.201; 1.201 date 2006.07.17.23.45.40; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.200; 1.200 date 2006.07.17.23.37.57; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.199; 1.199 date 2006.03.21.02.14.34; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.198; 1.198 date 2006.03.21.02.13.24; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.197; 1.197 date 2006.03.07.23.39.38; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.196; 1.196 date 2005.12.12.01.28.00; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.195; 1.195 date 2005.12.04.22.09.44; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.194; 1.194 date 2005.12.04.22.04.54; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.193; 1.193 date 2005.10.17.00.52.52; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.192; 1.192 date 2005.09.01.23.22.38; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.191; 1.191 date 2005.09.01.23.21.53; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.190; 1.190 date 2005.08.07.23.30.41; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.189; 1.189 date 2005.07.25.00.42.16; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.188; 1.188 date 2005.07.25.00.25.58; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.187; 1.187 date 2005.07.25.00.21.15; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.186; 1.186 date 2005.07.25.00.17.49; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.185; 1.185 date 2005.07.25.00.17.12; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.184; 1.184 date 2005.07.10.23.45.20; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.183; 1.183 date 2005.07.04.07.20.23; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.182; 1.182 date 2005.07.04.07.03.22; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.181; 1.181 date 2005.06.28.04.59.36; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.180; 1.180 date 2005.06.28.04.58.21; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.179; 1.179 date 2005.06.28.00.34.24; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.178; 1.178 date 2005.06.24.07.57.41; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.177; 1.177 date 2005.06.24.07.54.38; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.176; 1.176 date 2005.06.24.07.20.24; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.175; 1.175 date 2005.06.24.07.08.13; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.174; 1.174 date 2005.06.06.01.07.09; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.173; 1.173 date 2005.06.06.01.01.34; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.172; 1.172 date 2005.06.06.00.42.44; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.171; 1.171 date 2005.06.06.00.38.02; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.170; 1.170 date 2005.05.30.06.31.04; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.169; 1.169 date 2005.05.20.00.45.57; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.168; 1.168 date 2005.05.19.01.15.47; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.167; 1.167 date 2005.05.19.01.13.00; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.166; 1.166 date 2005.05.16.01.50.07; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.165; 1.165 date 2005.05.13.01.06.23; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.164; 1.164 date 2005.05.09.00.26.29; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.163; 1.163 date 2005.05.09.00.25.27; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.162; 1.162 date 2005.05.06.01.41.33; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.161; 1.161 date 2005.05.06.00.00.04; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.160; 1.160 date 2005.04.14.00.39.17; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.159; 1.159 date 2005.04.14.00.33.57; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.158; 1.158 date 2005.04.14.00.11.52; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.157; 1.157 date 2005.04.08.00.14.55; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.156; 1.156 date 2005.04.04.06.42.29; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.155; 1.155 date 2005.04.04.06.16.44; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.154; 1.154 date 2005.03.17.23.29.25; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.153; 1.153 date 2005.03.14.06.47.02; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.152; 1.152 date 2005.03.14.06.44.38; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.151; 1.151 date 2005.03.14.06.34.15; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.150; 1.150 date 2005.03.14.06.26.02; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.149; 1.149 date 2005.02.07.00.24.11; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.148; 1.148 date 2005.02.07.00.19.31; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.147; 1.147 date 2005.02.07.00.15.38; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.146; 1.146 date 2005.02.06.23.48.10; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.145; 1.145 date 2004.12.03.00.08.30; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.144; 1.144 date 2004.10.08.01.40.18; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.143; 1.143 date 2004.10.08.01.31.14; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.142; 1.142 date 2004.10.08.00.52.33; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.141; 1.141 date 2004.10.08.00.39.48; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.140; 1.140 date 2004.07.26.02.04.10; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.139; 1.139 date 2004.07.26.01.51.42; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.138; 1.138 date 2004.07.26.01.50.45; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.137; 1.137 date 2004.07.26.01.39.33; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.136; 1.136 date 2004.07.26.01.25.06; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.135; 1.135 date 2004.06.28.00.57.16; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.134; 1.134 date 2004.06.01.06.33.56; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.133; 1.133 date 2004.06.01.06.05.46; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.132; 1.132 date 2004.05.11.05.14.17; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.131; 1.131 date 2004.05.11.04.58.55; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.130; 1.130 date 2004.04.27.01.45.48; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.129; 1.129 date 2004.04.27.01.41.41; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.128; 1.128 date 2004.04.21.06.57.49; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.127; 1.127 date 2004.03.24.06.48.21; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.126; 1.126 date 2004.03.24.06.36.57; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.125; 1.125 date 2004.03.24.05.53.54; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.124; 1.124 date 2004.03.03.23.10.16; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.123; 1.123 date 2004.03.02.22.07.03; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.122; 1.122 date 2004.02.11.23.02.44; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.121; 1.121 date 2004.02.03.22.59.45; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.120; 1.120 date 2004.01.18.22.54.57; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.119; 1.119 date 2003.12.16.22.57.16; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.118; 1.118 date 2003.11.24.00.51.40; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.117; 1.117 date 2003.11.20.00.13.38; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.116; 1.116 date 2003.11.19.23.49.54; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.115; 1.115 date 2003.10.26.23.38.39; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.114; 1.114 date 2003.10.23.00.20.21; author michaeln; state Exp; branches; next 1.113; 1.113 date 2003.10.13.01.07.37; author michaeln; 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1.10 date 2001.06.15.09.14.43; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.9; 1.9 date 2001.06.15.08.07.23; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.8; 1.8 date 2001.06.08.08.51.02; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.7; 1.7 date 2001.06.08.08.49.03; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.6; 1.6 date 2001.06.05.08.32.21; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.5; 1.5 date 2001.06.05.08.31.17; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.4; 1.4 date 2001.05.22.08.32.01; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.3; 1.3 date 2001.05.22.08.21.51; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.2; 1.2 date 2001.05.22.08.14.28; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next 1.1; 1.1 date 2001.05.18.12.21.20; author mn200; state Exp; branches; next ; desc @Full Logical ruleset - will maintain this as long as I am Rulekeepor. @ 1.818 log @effects of proposal 5704 @ text @THE FULL LOGICAL RULESET Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5686 Last change to this ruleset: by proposal 5686 Rule ID numbers: highest orderly: 2211 disorderly: none ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistics Current total number of rules: 116 Power distribution: 1 with Power=4 30 with Power=3 33 with Power=2 5 with Power=1.7 9 with Power=1.5 38 with Power=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Index of Categories * The Game of Agora * Rules * Players * Definitions * Offices * Agoran Decisions * Proposals * Adjudication * Patent Titles and Degrees * Contract Law * Frankenstein's Monster * Foreign Relations * Trophies ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Index of Rules * The Game of Agora Rule 101: Agoran Rights and Privileges Rule 2125: Regulation Regulations Rule 1586: Definition and Continuity of Entities Rule 1688: Power Rule 2140: Power Controls Mutability Rule 2186: Victory Rule 2110: Win by Paradox Rule 2199: Ribbons Rule 2177: The Senate * Rules Rule 2141: Role and Attributes of Rules Rule 217: Interpreting the Rules Rule 1482: Precedence between Rules with Unequal Power Rule 1030: Precedence between Rules with Equal Power Rule 105: Rule Changes Rule 1681: The Logical Rulesets Rule 1051: The Rulekeepor * Players Rule 869: How to Join and Leave Agora Rule 2144: Limited Partnerships Rule 2139: The Registrar Rule 1789: Cantus Cygneus Rule 2130: Activity * Definitions Rule 478: Fora Rule 2170: Who Am I? Rule 754: Definition Definitions Rule 2152: Mother, May I? Rule 1023: Common Definitions Rule 2161: ID Numbers Rule 2146: Indices Rule 2162: Switches Rule 2150: Personhood Rule 2166: Assets Rule 2181: The Accountor Rule 1728: Dependent Actions Rule 2124: Agoran Satisfaction Rule 1769: Holidays Rule 1750: Read the Ruleset Week * Offices Rule 1006: Offices Rule 2154: Replacing Officers Rule 2138: The International Associate Director of Personnel Rule 2143: Official Reports and Duties Rule 1551: Ratification Rule 2202: Ratification Without Objection Rule 2201: Self-Ratification Rule 2160: Deputisation * Agoran Decisions Rule 693: Agoran Decisions Rule 107: Initiating Agoran Decisions Rule 2137: The Assessor Rule 683: Voting on Agoran Decisions Rule 2127: Conditional Votes Rule 2168: Extending the voting period Rule 208: Resolving Agoran decisions Rule 2196: Standard Classes of Agoran Decisions Rule 955: Determining the Will of Agora Rule 879: Quorum Rule 2034: Vote Protection and Cutoff for Challenges * Proposals Rule 106: Adopting Proposals Rule 2153: Interest Index Rule 1607: The Promotor Rule 1450: Separation of Powers Rule 1698: Agora Is a Nomic Rule 1950: Voting on Democratic Decisions Rule 2156: Voting on Ordinary Decisions Rule 2211: The Grand Poobah Rule 2134: Win by Clout Rule 2126: Notes Rule 2142: Support Democracy Rule 2019: Prerogatives Rule 2188: Win by Proposal * Adjudication Rule 991: Judicial Cases Generally Rule 2175: Judicial Retraction and Excess Rule 1868: Judge Assignment Generally Rule 1871: The Standing Court Rule 2204: Linked Assignments Rule 2203: Hawkishness Rule 2157: Judicial Panels Rule 2158: Judicial Questions Rule 2164: Judicial Self-Recusal and Case Transfer Rule 591: Inquiry Cases Rule 1504: Criminal Cases Rule 2190: Crime Doesn't Pay Rule 2169: Equity Cases Rule 911: Appeal Cases Rule 2205: Judicial Arguments and Evidence * Patent Titles and Degrees Rule 649: Patent Titles Rule 1922: Defined Regular Patent Titles Rule 1367: Degrees * Contract Law Rule 1742: Contracts Rule 2197: Defining Contract Changes Rule 2198: Making Contract Changes Rule 2178: Public Contracts Rule 2173: The Notary Rule 2191: Pledges Rule 2145: Partnerships Rule 2209: Agoran Welcoming Committee Rule 2174: Aliens Rule 2136: Contests Rule 2179: Points Rule 2187: Win by High Score * Frankenstein's Monster Rule 2193: The Monster Rule 2192: The Mad Scientist * Foreign Relations Rule 2200: Nomic Definitions Rule 2135: Advertising Rule 402: Identity of the Speaker Rule 103: Role of the Speaker Rule 2184: Foreign communications Rule 2148: The Ambassador Rule 2185: Foreign Relations Rule 2147: Protectorates Rule 2159: Protective Decrees Rule 2206: Foreign Trade Rule 2207: Trade Embargo * Trophies Rule 2105: The Map of Agora Rule 1727: Happy Birthday Rule 104: First Speaker Rule 2151: Agoran Arms Rule 2029: Town Fountain ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Rules are listed as follows. "nnnn" is the rule's ID number, mandated by rule 2141 and governed by rule 2161. "r" is the revision number, which is not defined by the rules. "p" is the rule's power, as defined by rule 1688 and governed by rule 2141. Rule titles are governed by rule 2141.] Rule nnnn/r (Power=p) Title of Rule Text of rule. [Annotations in square brackets are unofficial, added at the rulekeepor's discretion. These annotations have no legal force.] History: Historical annotations required by rule 1681. An ellipsis (...) indicates that the history is incomplete. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Game of Agora A category concerning this nomic generally, constitutional matters, and relationships between the most fundamental nomic entities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 101/7 (Power=3) Agoran Rights and Privileges The rules may define persons as possessing specific rights or privileges. Be it hereby proclaimed that no binding agreement or interpretation of Agoran law may abridge, reduce, limit, or remove a person's defined rights. A person's defined privileges are assumed to exist in the absence of an explicit, binding agreement to the contrary. This rule takes precedence over any rule which would allow restrictions of a person's rights or privileges. i. Every person has the privilege of doing what e wilt. ii. Every player has the right to perform an action which is not regulated. iii. Every person has the right to initiate a formal process to resolve matters of controversy, in the reasonable expectation that the controversy will thereby be resolved. Every person has the right to cause formal reconsideration of any judicial determination that e should be punished. iv. Every person has the right to refuse to become party to a binding agreement. The absence of a person's explicit, willful consent shall be considered a refusal. v. Every person has the right to not be considered bound by an agreement, or an amendment to an agreement, which e has not had the reasonable opportunity to review. vi. Every player has the right of participation in the fora. vii. Every person has the right to not be penalized more than once for any single action or inaction. viii. Every player has the right to deregister rather than continue to play. Please treat Agora right good forever. [CFJ 24: Players must obey the Rules even in out-of-game actions.] [CFJ 825 (called 7 November 1995): Players must obey the Rules even if no Rule says so.] [CFJ 1848 (called 21 December 2007): The game must operate according to the rules that prevail at the time, and not attempt to incorporate any retroactive changes made in the future.] [CFJ 1709 (called 26 July 2007): The rules are binding on all those who play the game in the broader sense, regardless of whether they have the rule-defined status of "player".] [CFJ 1132: A Player failing to perform a duty required by the Rules within a reasonable time may be in violation of the Rules, even if the Rules do not provide a time limit for the performance of that duty.] [CFJ 1488 (called 11 February 2004): Engineering a situation in which other players are unable to follow a particular rule is not in itself a violation of that rule.] [CFJ 1856 (called 29 December 2007): The requirement that "no interpretation of Agoran law may abridge ... a person's defined rights" means that it must be feasible, given the practical limits of Agoran evidence-gathering, to remain reasonably sure that a person's defined rights are not being limited.] [CFJ 1768 (called 22 October 2007): The right of participation in the fora is the right to participate in them for their intended purposes, and is not necessarily infringed by regulations regarding the manner and type of participation.] [CFJ 1738 (called 29 August 2007): An obligation on a player to not publish statements that e believes are true would conflict with the right of participation in the fora.] [CFJ 1753 (called 28 September 2007): The right to cease playing applies only to those who have the rule-defined status of "player", not to those who play the game in the broader sense without having that official status.] History: Initial Immutable Rule 101, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1480, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(4) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(5) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 4944 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5090 (Zefram), 25 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2125/2 (Power=3) Regulation Regulations An action is regulated if: a) It is IMPOSSIBLE. b) It is ILLEGAL. c) The rules explicitly state that it CAN be performed while certain conditions are satisfied. Such an action CANNOT be performed except as allowed by the rules. d) The rules explicitly state that it MAY be performed while certain conditions are satisfied. Such an action MAY NOT be performed except as allowed by the rules. e) It would, as part of its effect, modify information for which some player is required to be a recordkeepor. Such an action CANNOT modify that information except as allowed by the rules. f) A judicial finding has determined that it is regulated, and has not been superseded by subsequent legislation. History: Created by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(1) by Proposal 5235 (Goddess Eris), 3 October 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5536 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1586/3 (Power=2) Definition and Continuity of Entities Two Rule-defined entities CANNOT have the same name or nickname. If the Rules defining an entity are repealed or amended such that they no longer define that entity, then that entity and its properties cease to exist. If the Rules defining an entity are amended such that they still define that entity but with different properties, then that entity and its properties continue to exist to whatever extent is possible under the new definitions. [CFJ 1807 (called 25 November 2007): Rule-defined entities include pending timed events, which can therefore occur under modified rules even if the events that originally triggered them would not trigger them under the new rules.] History: Created by Proposal 2481, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2795 (Andre), Jan. 30 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 5077 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1688/4 (Power=3) Power The power of an entity is a non-negative rational number. An instrument is an entity with positive power. The power of an entity cannot be set or modified except as stipulated by the rules. All entities have power zero except where specifically allowed by the rules. A rule that secures a change (hereafter the securing rule) thereby makes it IMPOSSIBLE to perform that change except as allowed by an instrument with power greater than or equal to the change's power threshold. This threshold defaults to the securing rule's power, but CAN be lowered as allowed by that rule. History: Created by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3994 (harvel), Apr. 20 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4940 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5276 (Murphy, Pavitra, Zefram), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2140/0 (Power=3) Power Controls Mutability No entity with power below the power of this rule can (a) cause an entity to have power greater than its own. (b) adjust the power of an instrument with power greater than its own. (c) modify any other substantive aspect of an instrument with power greater than its own. A "substantive" aspect of an instrument is any aspect that affects the instrument's operation. History: Created by Proposal 4940 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2186/0 (Power=2) Victory Winning Conditions and Losing Conditions exist only as defined by rules. Defining these things is secured. A win announcement is a correct announcement explicitly labeled as a win announcement. When one or more persons satisfy at least one Winning Condition and do not satisfy any Losing Conditions, all such persons win the game. This is the only way to win the game, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. Each Winning Condition should (if needed) specify a cleanup procedure to prevent an arbitrary number of wins arising from essentially the same conditions. When one or more persons win the game, for each Winning Condition satisfied by at least one of those persons, its cleanup procedure occurs. History: Created by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2110/5 (Power=3) Win by Paradox A tortoise is an inquiry case on the possibility or legality of a rule-defined action (actual or hypothetical, but not arising from that case itself, and not occurring after the initiation of that case) for which the question of veracity is UNDECIDABLE. Upon a win announcement that a tortoise has continuously been a tortoise for no greater than four and no less than two weeks, the initiator satisfies the Winning Condition of Paradox. Cleanup procedure: Each winner satisfying this Winning Condition SHALL, as soon as possible, make a reasonable attempt to resolve the paradox. The same person can not satisfy this Winning Condition again for the same tortoise or for any other tortoise that was linked to it in assignment. History: Created by Proposal 4781 (Sherlock), 3 June 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4891 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5195 (Zefram), 6 September 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5297 (Murphy), 22 November 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5451 (root, Murphy, Zefram), 1 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2199/1 (Power=2) Ribbons Ribbons are a class of fixed assets. Changes to Ribbon holdings are secured. Ownership of Ribbons is restricted to players. Each Ribbon has exactly one color. Colors with different names are distinct, regardless of spectral proximity. Each color of Ribbon is a currency. The Tailor is a low-priority office, and the recordkeepor of Ribbons. Ribbons are gained as follows, unless the player already possesses the color of Ribbon to be gained: (+R) When an interested proposal is adopted and changes at least one rule with Power >= 3, its proposer gains a Red Ribbon. (+O) When an interested proposal is adopted by voting with no valid votes AGAINST, its proposer gains an Orange Ribbon. (+G) At the end of each month, each player who held at least one office continuously during that month gains a Green Ribbon, unless e failed to perform an official duty within a time limit during that month. (+C) When a player deputises for an office, e gains a Cyan Ribbon. (+B) When a player assigns a judgement to a judicial question other than a question on sentencing, e gains a Blue Ribbon, unless e violated a requirement to submit that judgement within a time limit. (+K) When a player assigns a judgement to a judicial question on sentencing, e gains a Black Ribbon, unless e violated a requirement to submit that judgement within a time limit. (+W) When a first-class person becomes a player for the first time, e gains a White Ribbon. When a first-class person has been a player continuously for at least three months, was never a player before that period, and names another first-class player as eir mentor (and has not named a mentor in this fashion before), that player gains a White Ribbon. (+M) When, during Agora's birthday, a player publicly acknowledges the occasion, e gains a Magenta Ribbon. (+U) When a player is awarded the Patent Title Champion, e gains an Ultraviolet Ribbon. (+V) When a player is awarded a Patent Title, e gains a Violet Ribbon, unless e gains a different Ribbon for the award. (+I) When a player is awarded a degree, e gains an Indigo Ribbon. (+Y) At the end of each month, for each contest that awarded points to at least three different contestants during that month, the contestmaster gains a Yellow Ribbon. If this rule mentions at least six different specific colors for Ribbons, then a player CAN destroy one Ribbon of each such color in eir possession to satisfy the Winning Condition of Renaissance. [Cross-references (6 February 2008): the Tailor's duties are: * recordkeepor of ribbons (rule 2199)] [Note (30 August 2007): here is a set of colors with convenient abbreviating letters, suggested for future inventions of new types of ribbon: Amber, Blue, Cyan, Denim, Emerald, Fern, Green, Heliotrope, Indigo, Jade, blacK, Lime, Magenta, iNfrared, Orange, Pink, aQuamarine, Red, Silver, Turquoise, Ultraviolet, Violet, White, flaX, Yellow, Zinnwaldite.] History: Created by Proposal 5424 (Zefram; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5485 (root), 9 April 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2177/5 (Power=2) The Senate A Senator is any Player who has been registered continuously for the immediately preceding sixty days. The collection of Senators is the Senate. The Registrar's report includes a list of all Senators. A Senator CAN call an Emergency Session with 2 Senate supporters, provided no other emergency session existed at any time in the preceding 48 hours. An emergency session lasts for 21 days after being called. The Assessor's report includes the most recent date on which an emergency session was called. The roll call of an emergency session is the set of senators at the time the emergency session was called. During emergency session, the previous definition of senator does not apply; instead, any player who is a member of the roll call is a senator. The Assessor's report includes the roll call of the most recent emergency session. During emergency session, any Senator CAN declare a filibuster on a proposal in its voting period, with 2 supporting Senators, provided no filibuster has been declared on that proposal in the past. Any Senator CAN end a filibuster on a proposal with 4 supporting Senators. A proposal that ends its voting period in filibuster has a quorum of the number of eligible voters plus 1, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. When an emergency session begins, all non-Senators' postures become supine, and non-Senators CANNOT flip their posture while the session lasts. History: Created by Proposal 5309 (Goethe), 24 November 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5331 (root), 5 December 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5332 (root), 5 December 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5333 (root), 5 December 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5333 (root), 5 December 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5357 (root; disi.), 16 December 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Rules A category concerning the rules of the game, including the processes of changing the rules. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2141/1 (Power=3) Role and Attributes of Rules A rule is a type of instrument with the capacity to govern the game generally. A rule's content takes the form of a text, and is unlimited in scope. In particular, a rule may define in-game entities and regulate their behaviour, make instantaneous changes to the state of in-game entities, prescribe or proscribe certain player behaviour, modify the rules or the application thereof, or do any of these things in a conditional manner. Every rule has power between one and four inclusive. It is not possible for a rule to have a power outside this range. Rules have ID numbers, to be assigned by the Rulekeepor. Every rule shall have a title to aid in identification. If a rule ever does not have a title, the Rulekeepor shall assign a title to it by announcement as soon as possible. For the purposes of rules governing modification of instruments, the text, power, ID number, and title of a rule are all substantive aspects of the rule. [CFJ 1498 (called 12 April 2004): A rule's title is not strictly a name for the rule, and so rule titles are not subject to the uniqueness requirement on names of rule-defined entities.] History: Created by Proposal 4940 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 217/6 (Power=3) Interpreting the Rules When interpreting and applying the rules, the text of the rules takes precedence. Where the text is silent, inconsistent, or unclear, it is to be augmented by game custom, common sense, past judgements, and consideration of the best interests of the game. [CFJ 1139: Interpretations [judgements at the time of CFJ 1139] need not necessarily accord with the reasoning and arguments of Judges or Justices given in past CFJs.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 217, Jun. 30 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1635, Jul. 25 1995 Infected and amended(2) by Rule 1454, Aug. 7 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2507, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(5) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Retitled by Proposal 5105 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5105 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1482/2 (Power=3) Precedence between Rules with Unequal Power In a conflict between Rules with different Power, the Rule with the higher Power takes precedence over the Rule with the lower Power. No change to the Ruleset can occur that would cause a Rule to stipulate any other means of determining precedence between Rules of unequal Power. This applies to changes by the enactment or amendment of a Rule, or of any other form. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule that would permit such a change to the Ruleset. [CFJ 1103 (called 18 August 1998): In the case of conflict between Rules of unequal Power, the higher Powered Rule cannot defer to the lower Powered Rule, unless the higher Powered Rule takes precedence over Rule 1482.] [CFJ 858 (called 15 February 1996): If a low-Power [low-MI at the time of Judgement of CFJ 858] Rule attempts to define a term used in a Rule of higher Power to mean something other than its ordinary English meaning, that may or may not constitute a conflict; whether it does must be decided on a case-by-case basis.] History: Created by Proposal 1603, Jun. 19 1995 Infected, but not Amended by Rule 1454, Dec. 2 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 4942 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1030/6 (Power=3) Precedence between Rules with Equal Power If two or more Rules with the same Power conflict with one another, then the Rule with the lower ID 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 supercede the numerical method for determining precedence. If all of the Rules in conflict explicitly say that their precedence relations are determined by some other Rule for determining precedence relations, then the determinations of the precedence-determining Rule shall supercede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more Rules claim to take precedence over one another or defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. [CFJ 1104 (called 20 August 1998): The presence in a Rule of deference clause, claiming that the Rule defers to another Rule, does not prevent a conflict with the other Rule arising, but shows only how the Rule says that conflict is to be resolved when it does arise.] [CFJs 1114-1115 (called 27 January 1999): This Rule is to be applied to resolve Rule conflicts on a case-by-case basis; just because a Rule is inapplicable in one situation due to conflict with a Rule of higher precedence does not mean that the Rule is nullified in all cases.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 212, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 1030, Sep. 15 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 15 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1527, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1603, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2520, Mar. 10 1996 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=3 by Proposal 2763 (Steve), Nov. 30 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(5) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 105/3 (Power=3) Rule Changes Where permitted by other rules, an instrument generally can, as part of its effect, (a) enact a rule. The new rule has power equal to the minimum of the power specified by the enacting instrument, defaulting to one if the enacting instrument does not specify, and the maximum power permitted by other rules. The enacting instrument may specify a title for the new rule, which if present shall prevail. The ID number of the new rule cannot be specified by the enacting instrument; any attempt to so specify is null and void. (b) repeal a rule. When a rule is repealed, it ceases to be a rule, and the Rulekeepor need no longer maintain a record of it. (c) amend the text of a rule. (d) retitle a rule. (e) change the power of a rule. A rule change is any effect that falls into the above classes. Rule changes always occur sequentially, never simultaneously. Any ambiguity in the specification of a rule change causes that change to be void and without effect. A variation in whitespace or capitalization in the quotation of an existing rule does not constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any other variation does. This rule provides the only mechanism by which rules can be created, modified, or destroyed, or by which an entity can become a rule or cease to be a rule. [CFJ 1499 (called 20 April 2004), CFJ 1623 (called 1 April 2007): If a low-power rule states that an officer can repeal the rule under certain circumstances, then the rule cannot actually be repealed by this process, because the officer, not being an instrument, is categorically incapable of performing rule changes; this is different from the situation where a rule can be triggered to repeal itself.] [CFJ 708 (called October 1994): An Amendment of a non-existing Rule is not a legal Rule Change.] [CFJ 1625 (called 1 April 2007): Where a proposal specifies a rule to amend by both number and title, and the number and title given identify different rules, this constitutes ambiguity that nullifies the attempted rule change.] [CFJ 1644 (called 29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Change the power of rule NNNN to P and amend it by XXX.", where XXX specifies a text change, this constitutes two attempted rule changes.] [CFJ 1638 (called 29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX. Amend rule NNNN by YYY.", this constitutes two separate attempts at rule changes, even though both attempt to amend the same rule.] [CFJ 1642 (called 29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX. Further amend rule NNNN by YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes two separate attempts at rule changes.] [CFJ 1640 (called 29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX and YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes a single attempt at a rule change, even though it is specified in two parts.] [CFJ 1641 (called 29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX and by YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes a single attempt at a rule change, even though it is specified in two parts.] [CFJ 1643 (called 29 April 2007): Where a proposal specifies a single rule amendment in two parts, and one of the parts is not possible but the other is possible, the possible part is applied alone.] History: Created by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Renumbered from 2131 to 105 by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Retitled by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 4940 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1681/12 (Power=1) The Logical Rulesets There is a format of the ruleset known as the Short Logical Ruleset (SLR). In this format, each rule is assigned to a category, and the rules are grouped according to their category. Rules are assigned to, ordered within, or moved between categories, and categories are added, changed, or empty categories removed, as the Rulekeepor sees fit. The listing of each rule in the SLR must include the rule's ID number, revision number, power, title, and text. The Rulekeepor is strongly encouraged not to include any additional information in the SLR, except that which increases the readability of the SLR. There is a format of the ruleset known as the Full Logical Ruleset (FLR). In this format, rules are assigned to the same category and presented in the same order as in the SLR. The FLR must contain all the information required to be in the SLR, and any historical annotations which the Rulekeepor is required to record. The Rulekeepor is also free to include any other information which e feels may be helpful in the use of the ruleset in the FLR. Whenever a rule is changed in any way, the Rulekeepor shall record a historical annotation to the rule indicating: a) The type of change. b) The date on which the change took effect. c) The mechanism that specified the change. d) If the rule was changed due to a proposal, then that proposal's ID number, author, and co-author(s) (if any). History: Created by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan 15 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3500 (Crito), Jun. 3 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3624 (Chuck), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(3) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4841 (Goethe), 27 October 2005 Amended(8) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5006 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5334 (Murphy), 5 December 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1051/18 (Power=1) The Rulekeepor The Rulekeepor is an office; its holder is responsible for maintaining the text of the rules of Agora. The Rulekeepor's Weekly report includes the Short Logical Ruleset. The Rulekeepor's Monthly report includes the Full Logical Ruleset. [Cross-references (2 August 2007): the Rulekeepor's duties are: * manage ID numbers of rules (rule 2141) * assign title to rule (rule 2141) * report ruleset in two formats (rule 1051) * manage Logical Ruleset categories (rule 1681) * annotate the Full Logical Ruleset (rule 1681) * maintain historical rule annotations (rule 1681)] History: ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1735, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2048, Dec. 19 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(6) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2741 (Zefram), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Infected and Amended(8) by Rule 1454, Nov. 27 1996, substantial (unattributed) Amended(9) by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3675 (Michael), Jan. 30 1998 Amended(12) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3882 (harvel), Jul. 21 1999 Amended(15) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(16) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(17) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 5237 (AFO; disi.), 3 October 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Players A category concerning players, including the processes of becoming and ceasing to be players, and game-relevant aspects of players. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 869/25 (Power=1) How to Join and Leave Agora Citizenship is an entity switch with values Unregistered (default) and Registered, tracked by the registrar. A player is an entity whose citizenship is Registered. The verb "to be registered" means to become a player (i.e., to have one's citizenship changed from Unregistered to Registered), and the verb "to be deregistered" means to cease to be a player (i.e., to have one's citizenship changed from Registered to Unregistered). Where the verb "to register" or "to deregister" is used without an explicit direct object, the action is implicitly reflexive. A person CAN register, unless prevented by the rules, by announcing that e registers, wishes to register, requests registration, or requests permission to register. A player CAN deregister by announcement. E CANNOT register within thirty days after doing so. A player who is not a person and has never been a first-class person CAN be deregistered by any player by announcement. [CFJ 1275 (called 19 February 2001): An entity is a Player if the Rules cannot distinguish that entity from a Player.] [CFJ 1263 (called 5 February 2001): Any message expressing a clear desire or intent to register as a Player counts as a request for registration, whether or not it is explicitly phrased in the manner stipulated by the rules.] History: Created by Proposal 498 (Alexx), Sep. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 869, ca. Apr. 7 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Apr. 7 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1313, Nov. 12 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1437, Feb. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2040, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2599, May 11 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2718, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3475 (Murphy), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3740 (Repeal-O-Matic), May 8 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3923 (harvel), Oct. 10 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4430 (Cecilius), 16 January 2003 Amended(13) by Proposal 4451 (Cecilius), 22 February 2003 Amended(14) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(15) by Proposal 4693 (Maud), 18 April 2005 Amended(16) by Proposal 4802 (Maud), 15 June 2005 Amended(17) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(18) by Proposal 4989 (Zefram), 6 June 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5007 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5011 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5111 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5117 (Zefram; disi.), 8 August 2007 Amended(24) by Proposal 5156 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(25) by Proposal 5271 (Murphy), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2144/8 (Power=1) Limited Partnerships A partnership SHALL NOT register if its basis is the same as that of any player. Whenever a judgement of GUILTY is assigned in a criminal case alleging that a partnership has violated this rule, the judge SHOULD assign an EXILE judgement to the question on sentencing in that case. If a registered partnership has the same basis as another player, any player CAN deregister it with Agoran Consent. History: Created by Proposal 4971 (Human Point Two), 23 May 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5022 (Murphy), 25 June 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5039 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5045 (BobTHJ), 1 July 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5045 (BobTHJ), 1 July 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5061 (Zefram), 9 July 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5375 (root), 1 January 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5380 (Goethe), 1 January 2008 Amended(8) by Proposal 5400 (woggle; disi.), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2139/1 (Power=1) The Registrar The Registrar is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of players. The Registrar's report includes, for each player: a) Information sufficient to identify and contact em. b) The date on which e most recently became a player. [CFJ 1703 (called 13 July 2007): A player cannot change eir nickname by announcement if the new nickname that e specifies is the current nickname of another player.] [CFJ 1361 (called 7 May 2002): Purporting to assign a new nickname, previously unused to refer to any entity, to another player is successful, but does not displace the target's existing name or nickname.] [CFJ 1489 (called 11 February 2004): Watchers are not a rule-defined element of the game.] [CFJ 1420 (called 17 December 2002): The list of watchers, customarily published with the registrar's report, is part of the game state, even though it is not mentioned in the rules and no one is obliged to track or publish it.] [Cross-references (13 February 2008): the Registrar's duties are: * report senators (rule 2177) * track citizenship (rule 869) * report players' identity and contact details (rule 2139) * report registration dates (rule 2139) * report deregistration by Writ of FAGE (rule 1789) * track player activity and report change dates (rule 2130) * track forum publicity (rule 478) * report fora (rule 478) * change the publicity of a forum (rule 478) * award patent title of Left in a Huff (rule 1922)] History: Created by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5172 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1789/3 (Power=1) Cantus Cygneus Whenever a Player feels that e has been treated so egregiously by the Agoran community that e can no longer abide to be a part of it, e may submit a document to the Clerk of the Courts, clearly labeled a Cantus Cygneus, detailing eir grievances and expressing eir reproach for those who e feels have treated em so badly. As soon as possible after receiving a Cantus Cygneus, the Clerk of the Courts shall publish this document along with a Writ of Fugere Agorae Grandissima Exprobratione, commanding the Player to be deregistered and instructing the Registrar to note the method of deregistration for that Player in subsequent Registrar Reports, as long as the Player remains deregistered. The Player is deregistered as of the posting of the Writ, and the notation in the Registrar's Report will ensure that, henceforth, all may know said Player deregistered in a Writ of FAGE. [CFJ 1594 (called 16 December 2006): Players can be deregistered due to this rule even if there is no Registrar.] History: Created by Proposal 3705 (Crito), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2130/9 (Power=1) Activity Activity is a player switch with values Active (default) and Inactive, tracked by the Registrar. The Registrar's report includes the date on which each non-Active player's activity last changed. A player CAN flip eir activity by announcement. "To go on hold" is to become Inactive; "to come off hold" is to become Active. A player CAN flip another player's activity to Inactive without objection. A player who has been continuously Inactive for at least three months CAN be deregistered by any other player without objection. History: Created by Proposal 4893 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 4966 (Zefram), 3 June 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 4967 (Zefram), 3 June 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 4985 (Zefram), 6 June 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 4986 (Zefram), 6 June 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5004 (Zefram), 13 June 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5111 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5111 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5116 (Zefram; disi.), 8 August 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5258 (AFO), 18 October 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5271 (Murphy), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Definitions A category of definitions of terms and procedures that are widely used and do not readily fall into any other category. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 478/25 (Power=3) Fora Freedom of speech being essential for the healthy functioning of any non-Imperial nomic, it is hereby resolved that no Player shall be prohibited from participating in the Fora. Publicity is a forum switch with values Public, Discussion, and Foreign (default), tracked by the Registrar. The Registrar's report includes, for each forum with non-Foreign publicity, sufficient instructions for players to receive messages there. The Registrar may change the publicity of a forum without objection as long as: (a) e sends eir announcement of intent to that forum; and (b) if the forum is to be made public, the announcement by which the Registrar makes that forum public is sent to all existing public fora. Each active player should ensure e can receive messages via each public forum. A message is public if and only if it is sent via a public forum or is sent to all players and contains a clear designation of intent to be public. A person "publishes" or "announces" something by sending a public message. Where the rules define an action that CAN be performed "by announcement", a person performs that action by unambiguously specifying the action and announcing that e performs it. Any action performed by sending a message is performed at the time date-stamped on that message. [CFJs 1451-1452 (called 6 March 2003): A message that is split into multiple email messages can qualify as a single message for game purposes, if it is obvious how to combine the parts to reconstruct the single message.] [CFJ 752 (called 13 March 1995): Something sent to a Player who is obligated to send it to all Players is sufficient for sending something to the PF.] [CFJ 813 (called 22 October 1995): A Player need not prove that e can receive the PF.] [CFJ 831 (called 10 November 1995): The Date: header of a message is not necessarily the time at which the message takes effect.] [CFJ 866 (called 8 April 1996): A message is "received" when the message enters the recipient's normal technical domain of control, whether this be eir private machine or eir private account on a shared machine (but not the shared machine itself, if the recipient does not control it).] [CFJ 1112: In order to submit a Proposal, in the sense of R1865 and elsewhere, it is not sufficient that a collection of text 'with the clear indication that that text is intended to become a Proposal' (R1483) merely be sent to the Public Forum by a Proposing Entity; the collection of text must also be received in the Public Forum.] [CFJ 1314 (called 15 August 2001): If a message sent to a public forum is rejected by the list moderator, it still qualifies as having been sent via a public forum.] [CFJ 1905 (called 7 February 2008): Regardless of CFJ 1314, a message has not been sent via a forum until most persons who have arranged to receive messages via the forum receive it.] [CFJ 1888 (called 31 January 2008): Sending a message to a Discussion Forum, or other mailing list except for a Public Forum, does not qualify as sending it to all players.] [CFJ 1631 (called 29 April 2007): Public announcements must be made in the message body; the subject line is insignificant.] [CFJ 1784 (called 5 November 2007): An undescriptive or misleading subject line does not deprive the message body of effect.] [CFJ 1880 (called 22 January 2008): A phrase that would, in the message body, cancel the effect of the rest of the message, does not have such an effect if it appears in the subject line.] [CFJ 1761 (called 30 September 2007): Publishing part of a message is a different action from publishing the whole message.] [CFJ 1646 (called 30 April 2007): The act of "publishing" or "announcing" is accomplished when the message has left the sender's technical domain of control, indicated by one of the "Received:" headers.] [CFJ 1695 (called 23 June 2007): A partnership, which by its nature can't directly send email, can participate in the fora by means of its members sending messages on its behalf, if its governing agreement says so.] [CFJ 1719 (called 12 August 2007): A player can, if e intends, have public messages sent on eir behalf, including via a web form that allows all-comers to send messages on eir behalf without specific approval.] [CFJs 1833-1834 (called 18 December 2007): A player can, by contractual arrangement, grant another player the capacity to act by announcement on eir behalf.] [CFJ 1893 (called 3 February 2008): A non-consensual non-contractual arrangement cannot grant a player the capacity to act by announcement on behalf of another.] [CFJ 1336 (called 13 December 2001): A public statement that one wishes to perform an action that one can perform by announcement can constitute an announcement that performs that action.] [CFJ 1621 (called 8 February 2007): Where an action can be performed by announcement, announcing that one deems something to be the case that would result from that action does not constitute performing the action.] [CFJ 1584 (called 24 February 2006), CFJ 1728 (called 20 August 2007): Saying "I do X 1000 times", where X is something that can be done by announcement, is an acceptable shorthand for 1000 instances of "I do X", but this shorthand cannot be used with an infinite repeat count, because it is impossible to write out an infinite number of instances of "I do X".] [CFJ 1774 (called 1 November 2007): Saying "I do X 10000 times", where X is something that can be done by announcement, does not necessarily achieve 10000 instances of X, if writing out 10000 instances of "I do X" would be a substantial effort such that using the shorthand is abusive. The presumption is in favour of the shorthand being successful.] [CFJ 1775 (called 1 November 2007): If an announcement of the form "I do X N times" is not be acceptable shorthand for N instances of "I do X", then the announcement is completely nullified, and does not have the effect of M instances of "I do X" for any non-zero repeat count M.] [CFJ 1730 (called 22 August 2007): An appropriate announcement will accomplish an action even if its author believed the action was impossible.] [CFJ 1841 (called 20 December 2007): A message-based action cannot be retroactive.] History: Created by Proposal 478 (Jim Shea), Sep. 20 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1477, Mar. 8 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1576, Apr. 28 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1610, Jul. 10 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1700, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2052, Dec. 19 1995 Amended(6) by Proposal 2400, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2739 (Swann), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 2791 (Andre), Jan. 30 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3521 (Chuck), Jun. 23 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3823 (oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4248 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 Amended(13) by Proposal 4456 (Maud), 22 February 2003 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4690 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4690 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(15) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(16) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(17) by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5014 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5111 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5172 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5272 (Murphy; disi.), 7 November 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5291 (root), 14 November 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5535 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 Amended(24) by Proposal 5613 (Quazie), 29 July 2008 Amended(25) by Proposal 5639 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2170/2 (Power=3) Who Am I? Rules regarding persons pertain to those persons directly, not to rule-defined avatars or other entities representing those persons within Agora. A person SHALL NOT make a public statement intended to mislead others as to the identity of its publisher. A public message's claim as to who published it is self-ratifying, unless the claim is self-contradictory, or a challenge of identity pertaining to the claimed publisher has been issued within one month before its publication. The Executor of a public message is the first-class person who sends it, or who most directly and immediately causes it to be sent. The executor of an action performed by announcement is the executor of the announcement. History: Created by Proposal 5212 (Murphy), 8 September 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5671 (Murphy, Pavrita), 12 August 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 754/7 (Power=3) Definition Definitions Regularity of communication being essential for the healthy function of any nomic, it is hereby resolved: (1) A difference in spelling, grammar, or dialect, or the use of a synonym or abbreviation in place of a word or phrase, is inconsequential in all forms of communication, as long as the difference does not create an ambiguity in meaning. (2) A term explicitly defined by the Rules by default has that meaning, as do its ordinary-language synonyms not explicitly defined by the rules. (3) Any term primarily used in mathematical or legal contexts, and not addressed by previous provisions of this Rule, by default has the meaning it has in those contexts. (4) Any term not addressed by previous provisions of this Rule by default has its ordinary-language meaning. This rule takes precedence over any other rules which dictate terminology or grammar. [CFJ 1439 (called 20 February 2003): A difference in language qualifies as a difference in dialect; it is possible to take game actions by messages in languages other than English.] [CFJ 1460 (called 4 April 2003): If a message is in a language other than English, and its intended audience does not understand the language, this constitutes gross unclarity that makes the message ineffective.] [CFJ 712: Referring to a Player by a method other than eir name or nickname is acceptable, as long as it is unambiguous.] [CFJ 1861 (called 8 January 2008): A player's legal name (legal in eir country of residence) is not necessarily an acceptable way to refer to em.] [CFJ 1782 (called 4 November 2007): Referring to a player by the name of an office that e holds suffices to identify em uniquely as a person, if there is no doubt regarding who holds that office.] [CFJ 1460 (called 4 April 2003): Extremely complex synonyms, requiring extensive effort to interpret correctly, can constitute a sufficient degree of unclarity as to render the message ineffective.] [CFJ 1840 (called 20 December 2007): A proper noun that has not been explicitly defined does not adequately refer to any entity, and is not implicitly defined by the context in which it is used.] [CFJ 1580 (called 12 January 2006): Base64 encoding of (part of) a message, other than in the context of MIME with appropriate headers, can render a message ineffective for unclarity, because the decoding step requires unreasonable effort within the meaning of CFJ 1460.] [CFJ 1741 (called 11 September 2007): HTML encoding (including numerical character entity encoding) does not render a message ineffective for unclarity if a suitable MIME type is indicated by a header.] [CFJ 1741 (called 11 September 2007): An email message does not need the RFC-required "MIME-Version:" header in order for it to be interpreted in the MIME way.] [CFJ 1536 (called 13 March 2005): The phrase "AOL!" is not a sufficiently clear synonym for "Me too!".] [CFJ 1770 (called 23 October 2007): A contract can redefine a rule-defined term in its own way, and the contract's definition will then apply in situations governed by the contract.] [CFJ 1885 (called 26 January 2008): A word or phrase can acquire a meaning by custom, provided that it is a reasonable meaning and does not unreasonably change the meaning of phrases that already have a meaning.] [CFJ 1831 (called 10 December 2007): Mentioning a URI, without surrounding text stating its significance, does not incorporate anything identified by that URI into the message that mentions the URI.] [CFJ 1831 (called 10 December 2007): Character sequences within a URI by default have no significance other than their functional role as part of the URI.] History: Created by Proposal 435 (Alexx), Aug. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 754 (KoJen), Dec. 1 1993 Amended by Rule 750, Dec. 1 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Dec. 17 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4507 (Murphy), 20 June 2003 Amended(5) by Proposal 4507 (Murphy), 20 June 2003 Amended(6) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(7) by Proposal 5038 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2152/4 (Power=3) Mother, May I? The following terms are defined. These definitions are used when a rule includes a term in all caps, and SHOULD be used when a rule includes a term otherwise. Earlier definitions take precedence over later ones. If a rule specifies one or more persons in connection with a term, then the term applies only to the specified person(s). 1. CANNOT, IMPOSSIBLE, INEFFECTIVE, INVALID: Attempts to perform the described action are unsuccessful. 2. MUST NOT, MAY NOT, SHALL NOT, ILLEGAL, PROHIBITED: Performing the described action violates the rule in question. 3. SHOULD NOT, DISCOURAGED, DEPRECATED: Before performing the described action, the full implications of performing it should be understood and carefully weighed. 4. CAN: Attempts to perform the described action are successful. 5. MAY: Performing the described action does not violate the rule in question. 6. MUST, SHALL, REQUIRED, MANDATORY: Failing to perform the described action violates the rule in question. 7. SHOULD, ENCOURAGED, RECOMMENDED: Before failing to perform the described action, the full implications of failing to perform it should be understood and carefully weighed. History: Created by Proposal 5053 (Murphy), 5 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5054 (Murphy), 5 July 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5189 (Levi), 3 September 2007 Power changed from 2 to 3 by Proposal 5247 (AFO), 14 October 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5353 (Murphy; disi.), 16 December 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5354 (Murphy), 16 December 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5535 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1023/23 (Power=2) Common Definitions The following terms are defined: (a) The phrases "in a timely fashion" and "as soon as possible" mean "within seven days". (b) The term "paragraph" means a subset of text determined as follows: (1) Each bulleted or enumerated (hereafter simply "bulleted") section is a unit of text. (2) Any remaining text is divided into units at blank lines. (3) Each unit of a document has a level as follows. All unbulleted units have level 1. Each bulleted unit has level n+2, where n is the number of bulleted units it is nested inside. (4) A barrier between two units is a unit appearing between those units which has level no greater than that of the unit appearing first. (5) The units of a document form an ordered tree, with the hierarchy determined as follows. The root is an empty unit with level zero, which nominally appears at the beginning of the document. One unit is a descendant of another unit if it appears after the latter, has strictly greater level, and is not separated from the latter by a barrier. The tree's ordering follows the order of the units in the document. (6) A "paragraph" identified by partial quotation is determined by the minimum sub-tree containing the entirety of that quotation. (7) A "paragraph" identified by an ordinal n is determined by the nth unbulleted unit and its descendants. (8) A "paragraph" identified by enumerated section labels is determined by the sub-tree arrived at by traversal from the root, using the specified series of labels. (c) Agoran epochs: (1) Agoran days begin at midnight UTC. (2) Agoran weeks begin at midnight UTC on Monday. (3) Agoran months begin at midnight UTC on the first day of each Gregorian month. (4) Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, April, July, and October begin. (5) Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January begins. History: Created by Proposal 805, ca. Jan. or Feb. 1994 Amended by Proposal 907, ca. Apr. or May 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Apr. or May 1994 Amended by Proposal 1023, Sep. 5 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 5 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1413, Feb. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1434, Feb. 14 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1727, Oct. 6 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(6) by Proposal 2489, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2567, Apr. 12 1996 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2602, May 26 1996 Amended(8) by Proposal 2629, Jul. 4 1996 Amended(9) by Proposal 2770 (Steve), Dec. 19 1996 Amended(10) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 4004 (Steve), May 8 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(18) by Proposal 4938 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5005 (root), 18 June 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5077 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5102 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5081 (Zefram; disi.), 1 August 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5408 (root), 22 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2161/2 (Power=2) ID Numbers If a rule defines a type of entity as having ID numbers, then: (a) Whenever an instance of that type does not have an ID number, the player held responsible by that rule SHALL assign an ID number to it by announcement as soon as possible. (b) Such an assignment is INVALID unless the number is a natural number (expressed as a decimal literal with at most 14 digits) distinct from any ID number, and greater than any orderly ID number, previously assigned to an entity of that type. The player SHALL select the smallest number possible, unless e reasonably believes that selecting any smaller number might be invalid or confusing. (c) Each ID number is either orderly (default) or chaotic. Upon a judicial finding that the assignment of an ID number was ILLEGAL, the ID number becomes chaotic. (d) Once assigned, an ID number cannot be changed. (e) If an office is responsible for assigning ID numbers, then that officer's report includes the greatest orderly ID number, and a list of all chaotic ID numbers, previously assigned to the type of entity. History: Created by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5133 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5237 (AFO; disi.), 3 October 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2146/1 (Power=2) Indices Indices are elements of the extended real numbers, which is a total order consisting of the real numbers plus a minimum element, called negative infinity, and a maximum element, called positive infinity or unanimity. The ratio of a positive index to zero is positive infinity. The ratio of a negative index to zero is negative infinity. The ratio of zero to any index is zero. History: Created by Proposal 4979 (Zefram, Maud), 31 May 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2162/1 (Power=2) Switches A type of switch is a property that the rules define as a switch, and specify the following: a) The type(s) of entity possessing an instance of that switch. No other entity possesses an instance of that switch. b) One or more possible values for instances of that switch, exactly one of which is designated as the default. No other values are possible for instances of that switch. c) Exactly one officer who tracks instances of that switch. That officer's report includes the value of each instance of that switch whose value is not its default value. At any given time, each instance of a switch has exactly one possible value for that type of switch. If an instance of a switch comes to have a value, it ceases to have any other value. If an instance of a switch would otherwise fail to have a possible value, it comes to have its default value. "To flip an instance of a switch" is to make it come to have a given value. "To become X" (where X is a possible value of exactly one of the subject's switches) is to flip that switch to X. History: Created by Proposal 5111 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5271 (Murphy), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2150/3 (Power=3) Personhood A person is an entity that has the general capacity to be the subject of rights and obligations under the rules. An entity is a person if and only if it is defined to be so by rules with power 2 or greater. Any biological organism that is capable of communicating by email in English is a person. "First-class person" means a person of a biological nature. "First-class player" means a player who is a first-class person. The basis of a first-class person is the singleton set consisting of that person. [CFJ 1700 (called 10 July 2007): The requirement of capability to communicate by email can be satisfied even if the players of Agora do not know the organism's email address.] [CFJ 1685 (called 31 May 2007): Being in a mindless job (e.g., keyboard, stenographer, spokesman) may create a rebuttable presumption against personhood and against one having spoken on one's own behalf.] History: Created by Proposal 5007 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5061 (Zefram), 9 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5303 (root), 24 November 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5476 (Murphy; disi.), 27 March 2008 Power changed from 2 to 3 by Proposal 5509 (root; disi.), 28 May 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2166/5 (Power=2) Assets An asset is an entity defined as such by an instrument or contract (hereafter its backing document), and existing solely because its backing document defines its existence. Each asset has exactly one owner. If an asset would otherwise lack an owner, it is owned by the Lost and Found Department. If an asset's backing document restricts its ownership to a class of entities, then that asset CANNOT be gained by or transferred to an entity outside that class, and is destroyed if it is owned by an entity outside that class (except for the Lost and Found Department, in which case any player CAN transfer or destroy it without objection). The recordkeepor of a class of assets is the entity defined as such by its backing document. That entity's report includes a list of all instances of that class and their owners. This portion of that entity's report is self-ratifying. An asset whose backing document is not a rule generally CAN be created by its recordkeepor by announcement, subject to modification by its backing document. To "gain" an asset is to have it created in one's possession; to "award" an asset to an entity is to create it in that entity's possession. An asset generally CAN be destroyed by its owner by announcement, and an asset owned by the Lost and Found Department generally CAN be destroyed by its recordkeepor by announcement, subject to modification by its backing document. To "lose" an asset is to have it destroyed from one's possession; to "revoke" an asset from an entity is to destroy it from that entity's possession. An asset generally CAN be transferred by its owner to another entity by announcement, subject to modification by its backing document. A fixed asset is one defined as such by its backing document, and CANNOT be transferred; any other asset is liquid. A currency is a class of asset defined as such by its backing document. Instances of a currency with the same owner are fungible. [CFJs 1790-1791 (called 11 November 2007): The self-ratifying asset report is the complete list of ownerships of assets of that class; a partial list does not self-ratify.] [CFJ 1850 (called 22 December 2007): The general ability of the recordkeepor to create assets does not include an ability to determine who possesses them when created, so they are necessarily owned by the Lost and Found Department [at the time of CFJ 1850, the Bank] upon creation.] [CFJ 1910 (called 10 March 2008): When an existing entity is defined as an asset, the change of its owner from "undefined" to the Lost and Found Department [Bank at the time of CFJ 1910] counts as a transfer, and fails if the Lost and Found Department is outside of the class of objects that can own the entity.] History: Created by Proposal 5173 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5216 (Murphy), 13 September 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5388 (Murphy), 1 January 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5475 (Murphy), 24 March 2008 Amended(4) by Proposal 5476 (Murphy; disi.), 27 March 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5496 (Murphy), 23 April 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2181/5 (Power=1) The Accountor The Accountor is a low-priority office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of miscellaneous assets. The Accountor's report includes a list of all classes of assets, and their backing documents and recordkeepors. The Accountor is the default recordkeepor for all assets whose backing document does not specify a different recordkeepor. [Cross-references (28 May 2008): the Accountor's duties are: * report classes of assets (rule 2181) * default recordkeepor for assets (rule 2181)] History: Created by Proposal 5363 (Murphy; disi.), 20 December 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5482 (Murphy), 2 April 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5508 (Murphy), 28 May 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5527 (Murphy), 2 June 2008 Amended(4) by Proposal 5598 (Wooble; disi.), 29 June 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5600 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1728/19 (Power=2) Dependent Actions A player CAN perform an action dependently (a dependent action) if and only if the Rules explicitly authorize the player to perform the action by one of the following methods: - Without N Objections, where N is a nonnegative integer; - With N Supporters, where N is a nonnegative integer; or - With N Agoran Consent, where N is an integer multiple of 0.1, with a minimum of 1.0. The phrase "Without Objection" is synonymous with "Without 1 Objection"; the phrase "With Support" is synonymous with "With 1 Supporter"; the phrase "With Agoran Consent" is synonymous with "With 1.0 Agoran Consent". A player authorized to perform a dependent action (the initiator) CAN publicly announce eir intent to do so, unambiguously describing both the action and the method, including the required value for N. A player (the performer) CAN perform a previously unambiguously described dependent action by announcement, if and only if all of the following are true: (a) the time elapsed since the announcement of intent is no more than fourteen days, and (if the action is to be performed Without N Objections or With N Agoran Consent) at least four days; (b) either the performer was the initiator, or the action depends on support and the performer has supported the action and the rule allowing the action to be performed dependently does not explicitly prohibit supporters from performing it, or the initiator was authorized to perform the action by virtue of holding a rules-defined position and the performer is the holder of that position when e attempts to perform the action; and (c) At the time the action is attempted, Agora is Satisfied with the announced intent, as described elsewhere. The specification in the rules that an action may be performed dependently does not prohibit performing that action independently if doing so would otherwise be permissible. [CFJ 1722 (called 15 August 2007): The method of dependent action need not be described exactly: an approximate but inexact description suffices, as does the rule-defined term.] [CFJ 1802 (called 19 November 2007): The phrase "by Agoran Support" is not an unambiguous description of a method of dependent action.] History: Created by Proposal 3521 (Chuck), Jun. 23 1997 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Nov. 2 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Rule 1728, Nov. 16 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3812 (Steve), Dec. 21 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3836 (General Chaos), Mar. 2 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3973 (harvel), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 3991 (Steve), Mar. 30 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4121 (Ziggy), Mar. 16 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4121 (Ziggy), Mar. 16 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4279 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4461 (Maud), 17 March 2003 Amended(12) by Proposal 4915 (Murphy), 2 April 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 4981 (Zefram), 31 May 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 4999 (Zefram), 12 June 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5007 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5370 (Zefram), 20 December 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 Amended(19) by Proposal 5543 (Murphy, Pavitra, root), 16 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2124/7 (Power=2) Agoran Satisfaction A Supporter of a dependent action is a first-class player who has publicly posted (and not withdrawn) support for an announcement of intent to perform the action. An Objector to a dependent action is a first-class player (or other person explicitly allowed to object to that action by the rule allowing that action to be performed dependently) who has publicly posted (and not withdrawn) an objection to the announcement of intent to perform the action. The Executor of such an announcement of intent CANNOT support nor object to it. A rule authorizing the performance of a dependent action may further restrict the eligibility of players to support or object to that specific action. Agora is Satisfied with an intent to perform a specific action if and only if: (1) the action is to be performed Without N Objections, and it has fewer than N objectors; (2) the action is to be performed With N supporters, and it has N or more supporters; or (3) the action is to be performed with N Agoran Consent, and the ratio of supporters to objectors is greater than N, or the action has at least one supporter and no objectors. History: Created by Proposal 4853 (Goethe), 18 March 2006 Amended(1) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(2) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 4978 (Murphy), 31 May 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5370 (Zefram), 20 December 2007 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 Retitled by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 Amended(6) by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5504 (Murphy), 10 May 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1769/7 (Power=3) Holidays A Holiday is a period of time designated as such by the Rules. During a Holiday, the Promotor SHALL NOT distribute any proposals, and judges SHALL NOT be assigned to any judicial case, and judges SHALL NOT assign judgement to any judicial question. If some Rule requires that an action be done prior to a given time, and that given time falls during a Holiday, or within the 72-hour period immediately following that Holiday, then that action need not be done until 72 hours after that Holiday ends. If some Rule bases the time of a future event (including the time limit to perform an action) upon the time of another event, and a) that other event occurs during a Holiday, then the time at which that Holiday ends shall be used instead for the purpose of determining the time of the future event. b) the future event would occur during a Holiday, then the future event occurs 72 hours after the end of that Holiday instead. This Rule takes precedence over all Rules pertaining to the timing of events, and over all Rules which require events to be performed before a specified time. The period each year from midnight GMT on the morning of 24 December to the beginning of the first Agoran week to begin after 2 January is a Holiday. [CFJ 1434 (called 24 January 2003): The registration of a player is an event for the purposes of rule 1769.] [CFJ 1434 (called 24 January 2003): The expiration of a rule-defined period is an event for the purposes of rule 1769.] [CFJ 1480 (called 5 January 2004): An automatic event specified to occur at regular calendar intervals, for example quarterly, happens at its specified time even if that is during a holiday.] History: Created by Proposal 3679 (General Chaos), Jan. 30 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4036 (Oerjan), Aug. 7 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 01-003 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(4) by Proposal 5077 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5484 (Murphy; disi.), 2 April 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5535 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 Power changed from 2 to 3 by Proposal 5701 (ais523), 1 October 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1750/1 (Power=1) Read the Ruleset Week The first Agoran week each year which falls entirely in February is Read the Ruleset Week. Agorans are encouraged to read the ruleset during Read the Ruleset Week. History: Created by Proposal 3601 (Chuck), Dec. 9 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Offices A category concerning administrative positions held by persons within the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1006/25 (Power=2) Offices A role is an office if and only if it is so defined by the rules. Each office at any time either is vacant (default) or is filled (held) by exactly one player. The holder of an office is an officer, and may be referred to by the name of the office. An office is imposed if it is so described by the rule defining it; otherwise, it is elected. The holder of an elected office CAN resign it by announcement, causing it to become vacant. As soon as possible after an elected office becomes (or is created) vacant, the IADoP SHALL make at least one nomination for the office; this requirement is waived if another player so makes a nomination. [CFJ 1660 (called 13 May 2007): This rule does not define the meaning of the term "office", in the sense meant by rule 754, but rather references the usual English definition of "office" and governs offices as thus defined.] [CFJ 1702 (called 12 July 2007): A requirement to submit something to an officer is satisfied by publishing it, even if that office is vacant at the time.] History: Created by Proposal 386 (Alexx), Aug. 16 1993 Amended by Proposal 733 (Ronald Kunne), Nov. 24 1993 Amended by Proposal 881, ca. Apr. 13 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Apr. 13 1994 Amended by Proposal 1006, ca. Aug. 25 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Aug. 25 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1336, Nov. 22 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1582, May 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1699, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1763, Oct. 31 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2623, Jun. 19 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(10) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(11) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 4889 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 4956 (Murphy), 7 May 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 4980 (Murphy), 31 May 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5029 (Murphy), 28 June 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5059 (Zefram, Goethe), 9 July 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5070 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5088 (Murphy), 25 July 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5103 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5133 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5133 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5239 (AFO), 3 October 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5407 (root), 22 January 2008 Amended(24) by Proposal 5519 (Murphy), 28 May 2008 Amended(25) by Proposal 5534 (root; disi.), 7 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2154/13 (Power=2) Replacing Officers Any player CAN by announcement nominate one or more active players to be candidate(s) for an elected Office. This begins a nomination period for that office, during which other candidates may be so nominated. The nomination period lasts for four days. Once a nomination period begins, a new one CANNOT begin for the same office until the nomination or resulting election is resolved. A consenting candidate is a player who was nominated during the first half of the nominating period and did not refuse, or who was nominated during the second half and accepted. As soon as possible after the nomination period ends, then: (a) if there is only one consenting candidate, the IADoP SHALL install em in the Office by announcement; (b) if there are two or more consenting candidates, then the IADoP SHALL initiate an Agoran decision to determine the new officeholder; this process is known as an election. In an election, the valid options are the consenting nominees (hereafter the candidates), quorum is the lesser of three and the number of active players (other rules on quorum notwithstanding), the eligible voters are the active players. If a player refuses eir nomination during the election, e ceases to be a valid option. In the notice resolving the decision, the IADoP will select a candidate that received at least as many votes as any other candidate (if any); this candidate thereby becomes the officeholder. Stability is an elected office switch, tracked by the IADoP, with values Temporal (default) and Perpetual. Any player CAN flip an office's stability without 2 objections. A Perpetual office becomes Temporal when its holder leaves office. The IADoP SHALL make at least one attempt to install a player into an office, and SHALL make the change if possible, under the following circumstances: a) During a quarter, if the office was Temporal at the start of that quarter and no such attempt was made during the previous quarter. This requirement is waived if another player makes such a change during the current quarter. b) Within a week (or month, if the office is low-priority) after the office ceases to have an active holder. This requirement is waived if the office comes to have an active holder during that week (month). History: Created by Proposal 5059 (Zefram, Goethe), 9 July 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5096 (Murphy; disi.), 25 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5108 (Zefram; disi.), 2 August 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5133 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5224 (Murphy), 23 September 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5407 (root), 22 January 2008 Amended(6) by Proposal 5452 (Murphy), 1 March 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5453 (Murphy), 1 March 2008 Amended(8) by Proposal 5491 (Murphy), 23 April 2008 Amended(9) by Proposal 5497 (Murphy; disi.), 23 April 2008 Amended(10) by Proposal 5499 (Goethe), 23 April 2008 Amended(11) by Proposal 5503 (root), 1 May 2008 Amended(12) by Proposal 5608 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 Amended(13) by Proposal 5609 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2138/4 (Power=1) The International Associate Director of Personnel The International Associate Director of Personnel is an low-priority office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of officers and reports. The IADoP's report includes the following: a) The holder of each office. b) The date on which each holder last came to hold that office. c) The date when the most recent nomination period for that office began. [CFJ 1672 (called 18 May 2007): The International Associate Director of Personnel is the Director of Personnel.] [Cross-references (1 March 2008): the IADoP's duties are: * hold election for office where contested (rule 2154) * track stability of elected offices (rule 2154) * attempt to change officeholders quarterly (rule 2154) * report officeholding (rule 2138) * award long service patent titles (rule 1922)] History: Created by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 4956 (Murphy), 7 May 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5237 (AFO; disi.), 3 October 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5367 (Levi; disi.), 20 December 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5517 (Wooble; disi.), 28 May 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2143/2 (Power=1) Official Reports and Duties For each office: a) If any task is defined by the rules as part of that office's weekly duties, then the holder of that office SHALL perform it at least once each week. If any information is defined by the rules as part of that office's weekly report, then the holder of that office SHALL maintain all such information, and the publication of all such information is part of that office's weekly duties. b) If any task is defined by the rules as part of that office's monthly duties, then the holder of that office SHALL perform it at least once each month. If any information is defined by the rules as part of that office's monthly report, then the holder of that office SHALL maintain all such information, and the publication of all such information is part of that office's monthly duties. Any information defined by the rules as part of an office's report, without specifying which one, is part of its weekly report (unless the office is defined by the rules as low-priority, in which case it is part of its monthly report). History: Created by Proposal 4970 (Zefram), 23 May 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5239 (AFO), 3 October 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5485 (root), 9 April 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5485 (root), 9 April 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1551/12 (Power=3) Ratification A public document is part (possibly all) of a public message. When a public document is ratified, the gamestate is modified so that the ratified document was completely true and accurate at the time it was published. Nevertheless, the ratification of a public document does not invalidate, reverse, alter, or cancel any messages or actions, even if they were unrecorded or overlooked, or change the legality of any attempted action. Ratifying a public document is secured. History: Created by Proposal 2425, Jan. 30 1996 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Feb. 4 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4832 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4832 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(8) by Proposal 5101 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5212 (Murphy), 8 September 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5275 (Murphy), 7 November 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5315 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5459 (Murphy), 9 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2202/0 (Power=3) Ratification Without Objection An official document is a public document purported to be part (possibly all) of an official report; this part is the document's scope. Any player CAN, without objection, ratify an official document, specifying its scope. The date of this ratification and the scope of the ratified document become part of the official report in question, until the same scope is ratified at a later date. [CFJ 1836 (called 18 December 2007): Ratification of an official document affects only those aspects of gamestate that are defined to be part of the official report, and not aspects that are incidentally reported on; in particular, ratification of an official report on certain parameters pertaining to each player does not ratify the list of players.] History: Created by Proposal 5459 (Murphy), 9 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2201/0 (Power=3) Self-Ratification Any public document defined by the rules as self-ratifying is ratified one week after its publication, unless explicitly and publicly challenged during that period via one of the following methods, explaining the scope and nature of the perceived error: a) An inquiry case, appropriate for questions of legal interpretation. b) A claim of error, appropriate for matters of fact. The publisher of the original document SHALL respond to a claim of error as soon as possible, either publishing a revision or denying the claim. If e denies the claim, then the original document is ratified one week after the denial, unless it is challenged again (subject to the same requirements) during that period. [CFJ 1690 (called 19 June 2007): A challenge to a self-ratifying document [at the time of CFJ 1690, the resolution of an Agoran decision] must explicitly identify the document, either individually or as part of a set, and explicitly contest the accuracy of some aspect of it.] [CFJs 1790-1791 (called 11 November 2007): A challenge to any part of a self-ratifying document prevents ratification of all parts of it.] History: Created by Proposal 5459 (Murphy), 9 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2160/3 (Power=1) Deputisation Any player (a deputy) CAN perform an action as if e held a particular office (deputise for that office) if: (a) the rules require the holder of that office, by virtue of holding that office, to perform the action (or, if the office is vacant, would so require if the office were filled); and (b) a time limit by which the rules require the action to be performed has expired; and (c) the deputy announced between two and fourteen days earlier that e intended to deputise for that office for the purposes of the particular action; and (d) it would be POSSIBLE for the deputy to perform the action, other than by deputisation, if e held the office. [CFJ 1776 (called 1 November 2007): A requirement to perform an action, for the purposes of this rule, can be a logical implication from rules and circumstances, not just directly imposed by the rules.] History: Created by Proposal 5103 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5200 (Zefram; disi.), 8 September 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5414 (Murphy), 26 January 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5454 (Murphy), 9 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Agoran Decisions A category concerning the means by which this nomic makes collective decisions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 693/9 (Power=3) Agoran Decisions When the rules calls for an Agoran decision to be made, the decision-making process takes place in the following three stages, each described elsewhere: (a) Initiation of the decision. (b) Voting of the people. (c) Resolution of the decision. History: Initial Mutable Rule 205, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 693 (Wes), Nov. 12 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1564 (Steve), Apr. 28 1995 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Sep. 14 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(3) by Rule 693, Sep. 28 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3809 (General Chaos), Dec. 7 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3921 (Wes), Oct. 3 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4040 (Oerjan), Aug. 7 2000 Power changed from 2 to 3 by Proposal 4811 (Maud,Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(8) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 107/9 (Power=3) Initiating Agoran Decisions An Agoran decision is initiated when a person authorized to initiate it publishes a valid notice which sets forth the intent to initiate the decision. This notice is invalid if it lacks any of the following information, and the lack is correctly identified within one week after the notice is published: (a) The matter to be decided (for example, "the adoption of proposal 4781"). (b) A description of the class of eligible voters sufficient to enable public agreement on which persons are eligible. In particular, an explicit list of the eligible voters is always sufficient for this purpose. (c) A clear indication of the options available. (d) The identity of the vote collector. (e) Any additional information defined by the rules as essential parameters. The publication of such a valid notice initiates the voting period for the decision. By default, the voting period lasts for seven days. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, the voting period for a decision cannot be shorter than seven days. [CFJ 1650 (called 6 May 2007): The intent to initiate the decision and the information required in the notice need not be explicit.] [CFJ 1743 (called 18 September 2007): If the notice does not mention voter eligibility but the type of Agoran decision is clear and the rule defining the relevant type of Agoran decision fully determines the class of eligible voters, then the notice thereby implicitly describes the class of eligible voters.] [CFJ 1722 (called 15 August 2007): Information that is explicitly presented in the notice takes precedence over any information that would be implicit, even where the explicit information is inaccurate and the implicit information would have been accurate.] [CFJ 1651 (called 6 May 2007): If a R107 notice initiating an Agoran decision does not contain an explicit list of the eligible voters, and there is later a dispute (evidenced by submission of a CFJ) over which voters were eligible at that time, then the notice's description of the class of eligible voters was necessarily insufficient to enable public agreement on which persons are eligible.] [CFJ 1652 (called 6 May 2007): The set of eligible voters on an Agoran decision can change during its voting period.] History: Initial Immutable Rule 107, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1391, Jan. 24 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(4) by Proposal 4964 (Murphy), 3 June 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5229 (root), 27 September 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5413 (root), 26 January 2008 Amended(8) by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 Amended(9) by Proposal 5455 (Murphy), 1 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2137/2 (Power=1) The Assessor The Assessor is an office; its holder is responsible for collecting votes and keeping track of related properties. [CFJs 1758-1759 (called 30 September 2007): If Assessorship changes hands, vote collection duties move with it.] [Cross-references (1 March 2008): the Assessor's duties are: * report date of most recent emergency session (rule 2177) * report roll call of most recent emergency session (rule 2177) * report EVLOD (rule 2156)] History: Created by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5078 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5453 (Murphy), 1 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 683/14 (Power=3) Voting on Agoran Decisions An eligible voter on a particular Agoran decision submits a ballot to the vote collector by publishing a valid notice indicating which one of the available options e selects. To be valid, the ballot must satisfy the following conditions: (a) The ballot is submitted during the voting period for the decision, and the submitter is an eligible voter at the time of submission. (b) The ballot clearly identifies the matter to be decided. (c) The ballot clearly identifies the option selected by the voter. (d) The voter has not publicly retracted the ballot during the voting period. Among the otherwise-valid votes on an Agoran decision, only the first N submitted by each entity are valid, where N is the entity's voting limit on that decision. The voting limit of an entity that is not an eligible voter on an Agoran decision is zero. The voting limit of an eligible voter on an Agoran decision is one, except where rules say otherwise. The strength of an option is the number of valid ballots selecting that option. Other rules may place further constraints on the validity of ballots. This rule takes precedence over any rule that would loosen the constraints specified by this rule. [CFJ 1609 (called 13 January 2007): To "clearly identif[y] the matter to be decided" does not necessarily require specifying it in detail.] [CFJs 1852-1853 (called 23 December 2007): Claiming to submit more votes than ones voting limit on the decision does not constitute the making of a false statement.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 207, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 683 (Jeffrey S.), Nov. 10 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1473, Mar. 8 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1531, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1554, Apr. 17 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1641, Aug. 1 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2590, May 1 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3718 (Steve), Apr. 3 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3937 (Wes), Oct. 31 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4699 (Sherlock), 18 April 2005 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4811 (Maud,Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4964 (Murphy), 3 June 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5078 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2127/2 (Power=1) Conditional Votes A ballot option (vote) on an Agoran decision may be submitted conditionally, and the truth or falsity of the condition and thus the selected option will be determined as it exists at the end of the voting period. The option selected shall be considered to be clearly identified if and only if the truth or falsity of the specified condition(s) can be reasonably determined, without circularity or paradox, from information published within the voting period. Casting a vote endorsing another voter is equivalent to conditionally casting a vote whose value is the same as the most common value (if any) among that voter's valid votes on that decision. Casting a vote denouncing another voter is equivalent to conditionally casting a vote whose value is opposite to the most common value (if any) among that voter's valid votes on that decision. FOR and AGAINST are opposites; PRESENT is its own opposite. History: Created by Proposal 4875 (Goethe), 1 December 2006 Amended(1) by Proposal 5427 (Murphy), 9 February 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5506 (Murphy; disi.), 10 May 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2168/0 (Power=1) Extending the voting period Whenever the voting period of an Agoran decision would end, and the result would be FAILED QUORUM, the length of the voting period for that decision will immediately be doubled, provided this has not already happened for the decision in question. Upon such an occurrence, the vote collector for the decision SHOULD issue a humiliating public reminder to the slackers who have not yet cast any votes on it despite being eligible. History: Created by Proposal 5191 (root), 6 September 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 208/7 (Power=3) Resolving Agoran decisions The vote collector for an unresolved Agoran decision CAN resolve it by announcement, indicating the option selected by Agora. If it was required to be initiated, then e SHALL resolve it as soon as possible after the end of the voting period. To be valid, this announcement must satisfy the following conditions: (a) It is published after the voting period has ended. (b) It clearly identifies the matter to be resolved. (c) It specifies which option was selected by Agora, as described elsewhere, and provides a tally of the voters' valid ballots on the various options. Each Agoran decision has exactly one vote collector, defaulting to the initiator of the decision. If the vote collector is defined by reference to a position (or, in the default case, if the initiator was so defined), then the vote collector is the current holder of that position. This rule takes precedence over any rule that would provide another mechanism by which an Agoran decision may be resolved. [CFJ 1711 (called 1 August 2007): If a purported resolution notice refers via a References: header to a previous notice with an incomplete vote tally and lists additional votes but does not give revised totals, this does not qualify as including a vote tally.] [CFJ 1810 (called 28 November 2007): If a purported resolution notice refers via an approximate date header to a previous notice with an incomplete vote tally and lists additional votes but does not give revised totals, this does qualify as including a vote tally.] [CFJ 1822 (called 4 December 2007): If a purported resolution notice includes invalid votes in its tally of votes, this makes the notice invalid.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 208, Jun. 30 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1401, Jan. 29 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1531, Mar. 24 1995 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5229 (root), 27 September 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5450 (Murphy), 27 February 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5453 (Murphy), 1 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2196/1 (Power=3) Standard Classes of Agoran Decisions An Agoran decision with an adoption index is either ordinary or democratic. An Agoran decision with an adoption index greater than or equal to 2 is democratic. Any other Agoran decision with an adoption index is ordinary by default. If an Agoran decision has an adoption index, then the following are essential parameters: a) Its adoption index. b) Whether it is ordinary or democratic. For any Agoran decision with an adoption index, the available options are FOR, AGAINST, and PRESENT. History: Created by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5455 (Murphy), 1 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 955/13 (Power=3) Determining the Will of Agora The outcome of an Agoran decision is determined as follows. (a) If there is more than one available option, and the number of distinct voters who submitted valid ballots is less than quorum, then the outcome is FAILED QUORUM, regardless of the remainder of this rule. Otherwise, the decision achieved quorum. (b) If the decision is ordinary or democratic, then the voting index is the ratio of the strength of FOR to the strength of AGAINST. If the voting index is greater than 1, and greater than or equal to the decision's adoption index, then the outcome is ADOPTED; otherwise, the outcome is REJECTED. [CFJs 1673-1675 (called 20 May 2007): Quorum for an Agoran decision is determined at the time the vote collector makes the calculations described in rule 955.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 209, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 396 (KoJen), Aug. 23 1993 Amended by Proposal 658, Oct. 29 1993 Amended by Proposal 761, Dec. 8 1993 Amended by Rule 750, Dec. 8 1993 Amended by Proposal 955, Jul. 25 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Jul. 25 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1279, Oct. 24 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1531, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1723, Oct. 6 1995 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=3 by Proposal 2398, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3721 (Steve), Apr. 16 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3818 (Chuck), Dec. 21 1998 Amended(6) by Proposal 4263 (Steve), 4 March 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4302 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4412 (Steve), 6 November 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(10) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(11) by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(13) by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 879/27 (Power=2) Quorum Quorum for an Agoran decision is N/3 (where N is the number of eligible voters with a positive voting limit on that decision), rounded up, with a minimum of five (unless this is greater than N, in which case quorum is N). [CFJ 1562 (called 3 May 2005): A cancelled vote on a Proposal does not count towards quorum.] [CFJs 1673-1675 (called 20 May 2007): Quorum for an Agoran decision changes as the set of eligible voters changes.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 201, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 879, Apr. 13 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Apr. 13 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1471, Mar. 8 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1554, Apr. 17 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1708, Sep. 4 1995 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Jul. 27 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2786 (Steve), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3643 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(7) by Proposal 3777 (Blob), Aug. 3 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal "A Separation of Powers" (Steve, Without Objection), Apr. 20 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3956 (harvel), Dec. 28 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(12) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4239 (Murphy), 29 January 2002 Amended(15) by Proposal 4276 (Steve), 28 March 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 4311 (root), 28 May 2002 Amended(19) by Proposal 4410 (Steve), 6 November 2002 Amended(20) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(21) by Proposal 4665 (Kolja), 9 April 2005 Amended(22) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(23) by Proposal 4964 (Murphy), 3 June 2007 Amended(24) by Proposal 4997 (Zefram, Goddess Eris), 6 June 2007 Amended(25) by Proposal 5000 (Murphy), 12 June 2007 Amended(26) by Proposal 5113 (Murphy, Maud), 2 August 2007 Amended(27) by Proposal 5445 (Goethe, Murphy), 21 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2034/4 (Power=3) Vote Protection and Cutoff for Challenges Any proposal that would otherwise change the validity of any existing vote on any specific unresolved Agoran decision is wholly without effect, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. This does not prevent amendment of the rules governing the validity of votes on Agoran decisions in general. Once an Agoran decision has been resolved, votes on it CANNOT be validly submitted or retracted, and its outcome CANNOT be changed in any way, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. This does not prevent correcting errors in reporting its resolution. A public document purporting to resolve an Agoran decision is self-ratifying. History: Created by Proposal 4366 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4637 (Murphy), 19 February 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 5212 (Murphy), 8 September 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5275 (Murphy), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Proposals A category concerning the primary and plenipotent system by which changes are made to the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 106/13 (Power=3) Adopting Proposals A proposal is a document outlining changes to be made to Agora, including enacting, repealing, or amending rules, or making other explicit changes to the gamestate. A player submits a proposal by publishing it with a clear indication that it is intended to become a proposal, which places the proposal in the Proposal Pool. That player is its author (syn. proposer). The author of a proposal may remove it from the Pool by announcement. A person is a co-author of a proposal if and only if e is distinct from its author, and unambiguously identified by its author as being its co-author at the time of submission. The adoption index of a proposal is an integral multiple of 0.1 from 1.0 to 9.9. It may be set by the proposer at the time of submission, or otherwise defaults to 1.0. Determining whether to adopt a proposal is an Agoran decision. For this decision, the adoption index is the adoption index of the proposal, and the vote collector is the Assessor. If the option selected by Agora on this decision is ADOPTED, then the proposal is adopted, and unless other rules prevent it from taking effect, its power is set to the minimum of four and its adoption index, and then it takes effect. It does not otherwise take effect. Preventing a proposal from taking effect is a secured change. This rule takes precedence over any rule which would permit a proposal to take effect. [CFJ 1647 (called 30 April 2007): Preceding a proposal-like text with the heading "Proposal:" and a title can be sufficient to clearly indicate that it is intended to become a proposal, but is not if it can be interpreted as quoting an existing proposal.] [CFJ 1717 (called 8 August 2007): Preceding a proposal-like text with the question "What is the title of this proposal?" can be sufficient to clearly indicate that it is intended to become a proposal.] [CFJ 1885 (called 26 January 2008): "AGAINT" is a variant spelling of "AGAINST", not a customary synonym for "FOR", despite its former private usage with the latter meaning.] [CFJ 1639 (called 29 April 2007): Where a proposal attempts two separate amendments of the text of the same rule, if one of the attempted amendments is not possible and the other is then the possible amendment does in fact occur, unless the proposal explicitly requires a different resolution.] [CFJ 1781 (called 4 November 2007): Proposal distribution is not governed by this rule, so for the promotor to distribute a proposal that is not in the proposal pool is not a violation of this rule.] [CFJ 1841 (called 20 December 2007): It is possible for a proposal to have retroactive effect.] History: Initial Immutable Rule 106, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1073, Oct. 4 1994 Amended by Proposal 1278, Oct. 24 1994 Renumbered from 1073 to 106 by Rule 1295, Nov. 1 1994 Infected, but not amended, by Rule 1454, May 7 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3736 (Blob), May 3 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(4) by Proposal 4918 (OscarMeyr), 2 April 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5010 (Levi), 24 June 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5078 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5083 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5334 (Murphy), 5 December 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5356 (root), 16 December 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(12) by Proposal 5453 (Murphy), 1 March 2008 Amended(13) by Proposal 5572 (Murphy), 4 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2153/1 (Power=1) Interest Index The interest index of a proposal is an integer from 0 to 3. It CAN be set by the proposer at the time of submission, or otherwise defaults to 1. A proposal's interest index SHOULD be proportional to its complexity. "Disinterested" is a synonym for "interest index 0". A proposal SHOULD be disinterested if and only if its effects are limited to correcting errors and/or ambiguities. History: Created by Proposal 5056 (Murphy), 5 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5176 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5176 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1607/18 (Power=1) The Promotor The Promotor is an office; its holder is responsible for receiving and distributing proposals. The Promotor MAY distribute a proposal in the Proposal Pool at any time. The Promotor's weekly duties include the distribution of each proposal that has been in the Proposal Pool since the beginning of that week. The Promotor distributes a proposal by publishing it with the clear intent of distributing it. When a proposal is distributed, it is removed from the Proposal Pool. The distribution of a proposal initiates the Agoran decision of whether to adopt the proposal, as described elsewhere. For an Agoran decision of whether to adopt a proposal, the following are essential parameters: a) Its author (and co-authors, if any). b) Its interest index. Distributed proposals have ID numbers, to be assigned by the Promotor. The Promotor's report includes a list of all proposals in the Proposal Pool. [CFJ 1546 (called 14 April 2005), CFJ 1669 (called 16 May 2007): If a proposal is purportedly distributed with a text that differs from the submitted text, this constitutes a legal distribution of the submitted proposal if and only if the difference does not affect the meaning of the proposal.] [CFJ 1655 (called 9 May 2007): Distributing a purported proposal whose text consists of the texts of two submitted proposals and separating matter from the message that submitted them both, if both submitted proposals have non-null effects, does not constitute a legal distribution of either of the submitted proposals.] [CFJ 1656 (called 9 May 2007): If the Promotor purports to distribute a proposal, but the distributed text does not match any proposal in the proposal pool, this constitutes the effective (albeit prohibited) distribution of a new proposal.] [CFJ 1780 (called 4 November 2007): If the Promotor creates a new proposal by distribution, by accidentally mangling the text of a proposal in the pool, and the new proposal is very similar in meaning to the one on which it is based (with only inconsequential differences), then the author of the new proposal is the author of the proposal on which it is based.] [CFJ 1780 (called 4 November 2007): If the Promotor accidentally creates a new proposal by distribution, and the new proposal is seriously different from any proposal in the pool, then the new proposal has no author.] [Cross-references (2 August 2007): the Promotor's duties are: * not distribute proposals during holiday (rule 1769) * distribute proposals (rule 1607) * manage ID numbers of distributed proposals (rule 1607) * report proposal pool (rule 1607)] History: Created by Proposal 2522, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(3) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(12) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(13) by Proposal 5077 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5112 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(17) by Proposal 5457 (Murphy), 9 March 2008 Amended(18) by Proposal 5485 (root), 9 April 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1450/9 (Power=2) Separation of Powers Lest the entire proposal process fall under the control of a single entity, any change that would result in the same entity holding the offices of Promotor and Assessor simultaneously is canceled and does not occur, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. History: Created by Proposal 1547, Apr. 14 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4592 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 Amended(5) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(6) by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5106 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5476 (Murphy; disi.), 27 March 2008 Amended(9) by Proposal 5602 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1698/1 (Power=3) Agora Is a Nomic In the interest of safeguarding Agora's nomic-ness, if a change to the gamestate would otherwise make it IMPOSSIBLE to make arbitrary rule changes and/or adopt arbitrary proposals within a four-week period by any combinations of actions by players, then that change is canceled and does not occur, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding. History: Created by Proposal 3465 (Steve), Apr. 26 1997 Retitled by Proposal 5536 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5536 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1950/20 (Power=3) Voting on Democratic Decisions The eligible voters on a democratic decision are those entities that were active first-class players at the start of its voting period. The voting limit of each eligible voter on a democratic decision is one. History: Created by Proposal 4032 (t), Jul. 24 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4352 (OscarMeyr), 7 August 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4370 (OscarMeyr), 6 September 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(7) by Proposal 4539 (Goethe), 16 November 2003 Amended(8) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(9) by Proposal 4624 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(10) by Proposal 4665 (Kolja), 9 April 2005 Amended(11) by Proposal 4685 (Quazie, Murphy), 18 April 2005 Power changed from 2 to 3 by Proposal 4811 (Maud,Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(14) by Proposal 4972 (Goddess Eris), 23 May 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 4964 (Murphy), 3 June 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5000 (Murphy), 12 June 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5007 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5047 (root), 1 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5078 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5078 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(20) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2156/8 (Power=2) Voting on Ordinary Decisions Caste is a player switch, tracked by the Grand Poobah, with the following values and their numeric equivalents: Alpha - 8 Beta - 5 Gamma - 3 Delta - 2 Epsilon - 1 (default for active first-class players and provinces) Savage - 0 (default for all other players) Changes to caste are secured. The eligible voters on an ordinary decision are those entities that were active players at the start of its voting period. The voting limit of an eligible voter on an ordinary decision is eir caste at the start of its voting period, or half that (rounded up) if the voter was in the chokey at that time. History: Created by Proposal 5078 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5082 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5141 (Zefram), 19 August 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5276 (Murphy, Pavitra, Zefram), 7 November 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5358 (Murphy), 20 December 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(6) by Proposal 5447 (Pavitra), 24 February 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5625 (Murphy, OscarMeyr, Ivan Hope), 29 July 2008 Amended(8) by Proposal 5679 (BobTHJ), 3 September 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2211/2 (Power=2) The Grand Poobah The Grand Poobah is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of castes. The Grand Poobah CAN generally flip a Player's caste by announcement, but SHALL only do so as explicitly described by the Rules. If the result of a claim of error or court case finds that e has flipped a Player's caste illegally (e.g. not as specified by the Rules), e SHALL flip the caste to the appropriate correct value as soon as possible. If a player believes that a caste switch has been flipped illegally, e CAN switch it back with three Support, provided e has first raised a claim of error or court case concerning the matter. However e (and supporters) SHALL defer to the courts and the Grand Poobah's ability to correct the issue, unless they present a good and pressing reason not to do so; abuse of this ability should not be taken lightly by the courts. At the beginning of each month, each Alpha's caste is flipped to eir default value. As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the Grand Poobah SHALL do the following, in order, at each step choosing (if possible) a player who has not yet been chosen during the current procedure: 1) Promotions. At each step, the Grand Poobah SHALL choose a player whose caste is as high as possible without equalling or exceeding the new caste: a) Flip a player's caste to Alpha b) Flip a player's caste to Beta c) Flip a player's caste to Gamma d) Flip a player's caste to Delta 2) Demotions. Each step is repeated as many times as needed. b->c) While there are more than two Betas, flip a Beta's caste to Gamma c->d) While there are more than three Gammas, flip a Gamma's caste to Delta d->e) While there are more than four Deltas, flip a Delta's caste to Epsilon During the seven days immediately prior to the start of a month, the Speaker CAN publish an Honors List, indicating a list of players other than emself for promotion. If such a list is published, the Grand Poobah SHALL, during the Promotions step above, make as many legal promotions from this list as possible before making any other promotions. History: Created by Proposal 5625 (Murphy, OscarMeyr, Ivan Hope), 29 July 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5680 (Goethe), 3 September 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5696 (Goethe), 20 September 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2134/5 (Power=2) Win by Clout Upon a win announcement that a specified player's voting limit on an ordinary decision initiated at that time would exceed the combined voting limits of all other players on that decision, the specified player satisfies the Winning Condition of Clout. Cleanup procedure: Each player's caste is set to its default value, and no player satisfies this Winning Condition again (the remainder of this rule notwithstanding) during the same month. History: Created by Proposal 4930 (Goethe), 29 April 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5222 (root; disi.), 30 September 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5222 (root; disi.), 30 September 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5343 (Murphy), 8 December 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 Amended(4) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5625 (Murphy, OscarMeyr, Ivan Hope), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2126/56 (Power=2) Notes Notes are a class of fixed assets. Ownership of Notes is restricted to players. Changes to Note holdings are secured. Each Note has exactly one pitch from the chromatic scale (ignoring octaves, and treating enharmonics as equivalent). Each pitch of Note is a currency. The Conductor is an office, and the recordkeepor of Notes. Key is a player switch, tracked by the Conductor, with values equal to the pitches that Notes can have, defaulting to C. A player CAN change eir Key to any value by announcement, unless e has already done so during the current month. Notes are gained as follows, except that the pitch actually gained is as many semitones higher than the pitch listed below as the player's Key is higher than C at the time of the gain: (1) At the end of each week, for each player, let X be the number of eir interested proposals that were adopted during that week, and let Y be the number of eir interested quorate proposals that were rejected during that week with VI >= AI/2: (F) If X > Y > 0, then e gains an F Note. (F#) If X > Y = 0, then e gains an F# Note. (G) If X = Y > 0, then e gains a G Note. (Ab) If Y > X = 0, then e gains an Ab Note. (A) If Y > X > 0, then e gains an A Note. (2) (E) At the end of each week, each player who completed the non-empty set of weekly duties of at least one office during that week gains an E Note. (Eb) At the end of each month, each player who completed the non-empty set of monthly duties of at least one office during that month gains an Eb Note. (3) (D) At the end of each week, each player who published at least one on-time judgement during that week gains a D Note. (4) (C) At the end of each week, each player who gained at least one Point during that week gains a C Note. (C#) At the end of each week, each contestmaster who awarded at least one Point during that week gains a C# Note. (5) (B) At the end of each week, each player who authored at least one proposal with an Interest Index of 2 that passed during that week gains a B note. (Bb) At the end of each week, each player who authored at least one proposal with an Interest Index of 3 that passed during that week gains a Bb note. Notes CAN be spent (destroyed) as follows: (1) A player CAN spend three Notes forming a major chord to increase another non-Alpha player's caste by 1 level. (2) A non-Alpha player CAN spend five Notes forming the start of a major scale to increase eir own caste by 1 level. (3) A player CAN spend three Notes forming a minor chord to decrease another non-Savage player's caste by 1 level. (4) A non-Savage player CAN spend five Notes forming the start of a minor scale to decrease eir own caste by 1 level. (5) A player CAN spend two Notes of the same pitch to make another player gain one Note of that pitch. (6) During Agora's Birthday, a player CAN spend Notes forming the melody "Happy Birthday" (GGAGCB GGAGDC GGGECBA FFECDC or a translation thereof) to satisfy the Winning Condition of Musicianship, unless another player has already done so during that Birthday. (7) A player CAN spend one Note to increase another player's voting limit on an ordinary proposal whose voting period is in progress by 1. (8) A player CAN spend two Notes to increase eir voting limit on an ordinary proposal whose voting period is in progress by 1. (9) A player CAN spend three Notes to gain a Note whose pitch is as many semitones distant from one of the Notes spent as the distance between the other two Notes spent. The maximum FINE amount for each pitch of note is 2. [CFJs 1826-1827 (called 6 December 2007): A decrease of VVLOD [VVLOP at the time of these CFJs] cannot be by a negative number.] [Cross-references (6 February 2008): the Conductor's duties are: * recordkeepor of notes (rule 2126)] History: Created by Proposal 4872 (OscarMeyr), 26 October 2006 Amended(1) by Proposal 4884 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 4914 (OscarMeyr), 21 March 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 4914 (OscarMeyr), 21 March 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 4943 (Goethe), 3 May 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 4950 (Zefram), 7 May 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 4961 (Zefram), 3 June 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5031 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5052 (Zefram), 5 July 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5056 (Murphy), 5 July 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5058 (Zefram), 5 July 2007 Power changed from 3 to 2 by Proposal 5076 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5076 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5078 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 5097 (Zefram), 25 July 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5112 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5114 (Zefram), 2 August 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5126 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5128 (Zefram, Murphy), 13 August 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5151 (root), 29 August 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5161 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5163 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5164 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5165 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(24) by Proposal 5166 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(25) by Proposal 5167 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(26) by Proposal 5168 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(27) by Proposal 5169 (Zefram, OscarMeyr, Pavitra), 29 August 2007 Amended(28) by Proposal 5170 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(29) by Proposal 5176 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 Amended(30) by Proposal 5197 (Zefram), 6 September 2007 Amended(31) by Proposal 5202 (Murphy; disi.), 8 September 2007 Amended(32) by Proposal 5205 (Zefram), 8 September 2007 Amended(33) by Proposal 5213 (Murphy), 8 September 2007 Amended(34) by Proposal 5220 (Zefram), 13 September 2007 Amended(35) by Proposal 5256 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(36) by Proposal 5255 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(37) by Proposal 5276 (Murphy, Pavitra, Zefram), 7 November 2007 Amended(38) by Proposal 5288 (Murphy), 14 November 2007 Amended(39) by Proposal 5289 (Murphy), 14 November 2007 Amended(40) by Proposal 5322 (Murphy), 5 December 2007 Amended(41) by Proposal 5325 (Murphy), 5 December 2007 Amended(42) by Proposal 5334 (Murphy), 5 December 2007 Amended(43) by Proposal 5336 (Murphy), 8 December 2007 Amended(44) by Proposal 5340 (BobTHJ; disi.), 8 December 2007 Amended(45) by Proposal 5341 (Goethe), 8 December 2007 Amended(46) by Proposal 5378 (root), 1 January 2008 Amended(47) by Proposal 5379 (root; disi.), 1 January 2008 Amended(48) by Proposal 5385 (Murphy; disi.), 1 January 2008 Retitled by Proposal 5404 (Murphy, pikhq, root), 16 January 2008 Amended(49) by Proposal 5404 (Murphy, pikhq, root), 16 January 2008 Retitled by Proposal 5424 (Zefram; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(50) by Proposal 5424 (Zefram; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(51) by Proposal 5485 (root), 9 April 2008 Amended(52) by Proposal 5510 (Murphy, Zefram), 28 May 2008 Amended(53) by Proposal 5547 (ais523), 21 June 2008 Amended(54) by Proposal 5549 (Wooble), 21 June 2008 Amended(55) by Proposal 5553 (Murphy), 21 June 2008 Amended(56) by Proposal 5625 (Murphy, OscarMeyr, Ivan Hope), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2142/4 (Power=2) Support Democracy A player CAN, with 2 support, change an ordinary decision to be democratic. History: Created by Proposal 4955 (Zefram), 7 May 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5043 (root), 1 July 2007 Power changed from 1.1 to 2 by Proposal 5044 (root), 1 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5044 (root), 1 July 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5210 (Murphy), 8 September 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2019/18 (Power=2) Prerogatives In a timely fashion before the beginning of each month, the Speaker SHALL assign each Player who bears the patent title Minister Without Portfolio a different Prerogative for the upcoming month by announcement. If there are more members in one set than the other, then e SHALL choose which members of the larger set take part in the assignment. The following Prerogatives are defined: a) Default Officeholder. The Default Officeholder CAN become holder of a vacant elected office by announcement, unless e is prevented from holding that office on an ongoing basis. b) Justiciar. Once within three days after an appeal case comes to require a judge, the Justiciar CAN make that case either hot or cold by announcement. If the Justiciar has not done so, then the Clerk of the Courts SHALL NOT assign a panel to that case during this period. If the Justiciar has done so, then the Clerk of the Courts SHALL assign a panel including (if the case is hot) or excluding (if it is cold) the Justiciar, if possible. c) Wielder of Veto. The Wielder of Veto CAN veto an ordinary decision in its voting period by announcement; this increases its Adoption Index by 1. d) Wielder of Rubberstamp. The Wielder of Rubberstamp CAN rubberstamp an ordinary decision in its voting period by announcement; this decreases its quorum to 3, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. e) Wielder of Extra Votes. The Wielder of Extra Votes at the start of an ordinary proposal's voting period has a voting limit on that proposal of 1.4 times what it would be otherwise (rounded using the same method as the weekly update of EVLOD), rules to the contrary notwithstanding. [CFJ 1870 (called 15 January 2008): A prerogative assigned for a particular month is lost at the end of that month.] History: Created by Proposal 4276 (Steve), 28 March 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4717 (Murphy), 25 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4840 (Goethe), 27 October 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4885 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5049 (Zefram), 1 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5049 (Zefram), 1 July 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5138 (Zefram; disi.), 17 August 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5138 (Zefram; disi.), 17 August 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5407 (root), 22 January 2008 Amended(12) by Proposal 5408 (root), 22 January 2008 Amended(13) by Proposal 5418 (root), 2 February 2008 Amended(14) by Proposal 5432 (Goethe), 9 February 2008 Amended(15) by Proposal 5461 (Wooble), 13 March 2008 Amended(16) by Proposal 5606 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 Amended(17) by Proposal 5644 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 Amended(18) by Proposal 5693 (Goethe), 20 September 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2188/0 (Power=2) Win by Proposal Upon the adoption of a proposal awarding a win to one or more persons, all those persons satisfy the Winning Condition of Legislation. History: Created by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Adjudication A category concerning the judicial system by which matters of controversy are resolved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 991/11 (Power=2) Judicial Cases Generally A judicial case, also known as a call for judgement (CFJ), is a procedure to settle a matter of controversy. Each judicial case has exactly one subclass, with particular features as defined by other rules. Subclasses of judicial case exist only as defined by the rules. Defining a subclass of judicial case is secured, with a power threshold of 1.7. A judicial case's subclass CAN be specified by its initiator, or otherwise defaults to inquiry. The Clerk of the Courts (CotC) is an office, responsible for managing judicial activity. The CotC's report includes the status of all judicial cases that either require a judge or have at least one applicable judicial question that has no judgement. Judicial cases (other than appeal cases, which have historically been identified by reference to the prior case) have ID numbers, to be assigned by the Clerk of the Courts. [CFJs 1692-1693 (called 20 June 2007): A CFJ can be unambiguously referenced by using the customarily-assigned sequence numbers, even if the number was not assigned in the public forum, provided that those involved accept it as unambiguous at the time.] [CFJ 1355 (called 28 April 2002): Titles for CFJs are unregulated, so it is possible for a title to be assigned to a CFJ informally.] [Cross-references (28 May 2008): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: * issue Writ of FAGE (rule 1789) * not assign judges during holiday (rule 1769) * prefer judicial panels containing the Default Justice (rule 2019) * report open judicial cases (rule 991) * manage ID numbers of non-appeal judicial cases (rule 991) * refuse excess CFJ (rule 2175) * assign judge to judicial case (rule 1868) * track player posture (rule 1871) * rotate the bench (rule 1871) * push over recused judge (rule 1871) * track player hawkishness (rule 2203) * recuse tardy judge (rule 2158) * inform defendant in criminal case (rule 1504) * report active sentences (rule 1504) * award patent title of Left in a Huff (rule 1922) * report Monster-related cases (rule 2193)] History: Initial Mutable Rule 213, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 407 (Alexx), Sep. 3 1993 Amended by Proposal 991, ca. Aug. 12 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Aug. 12 1994 Infected and amended(1) by Rule 1454, Oct. 23 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2669, Sep. 19 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 4170 (Elysion), 26 June 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(7) by Proposal 5015 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5317 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5464 (Murphy), 13 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2175/2 (Power=1) Judicial Retraction and Excess If a judicial case has not had any judge assigned to it, then: a) Its initiator CAN retract it by announcement, thus causing it to cease to be a judicial case. b) If its initiator previously initiated five or more cases during the same Agoran week as that case, then it is an excess case, and the Clerk of the Courts CAN refuse it by announcement, thus causing it to cease to be a judicial case. History: Created by Proposal 5284 (root, pikhq), 7 November 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5301 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5301 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5384 (Murphy), 1 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1868/12 (Power=2) Judge Assignment Generally At any time, a judicial case either has no judge assigned to it (default) or has exactly one entity assigned to it as judge. This is a persistent status that changes only according to the rules. At any time, a judicial case either does not require a judge (default) or requires a judge. This is not a persistent status, but is evaluated instantaneously. When a judicial case requires a judge and has no judge assigned, the CotC CAN assign a qualified entity to be its judge by announcement, and SHALL do so as soon as possible. The entities qualified to be assigned as judge of a judicial case are the active first-class players, subject to modification by other rules. Being unqualified to be assigned as a judge does not inherently prevent an entity from continuing to be judge of a case to which e is already assigned. When a player is poorly qualified to be assigned as judge of a judicial case, the Clerk of the Courts SHALL not assign em to be the judge of that case; if e has done so, and that player is still the judge of that case, then e CAN recuse that judge from that case by announcement. Making an entity unqualified or poorly qualified to judge is secured, with a power threshold of 1.5. To recuse a judge from a case is to deassign em as its judge. Assigning a judge to a case implicitly recuses its existing judge, if any. A recusal is "with cause" if and only if stated as such by the rules. [CFJ 1186: The Clerk of the Courts is required by Rule 1868 to select a Judge who is qualified ["eligible" at the time of CFJ 1186] at the time that the Judge is selected, regardless of whether that Player was qualified at the time that the CFJ was actually called for or when the identity of that Player is announced.] History: Created by Proposal 3816 (Repeal-O-Matic), Dec. 21 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3962 (Wes), Jan. 20 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4166 (Elysion), 11 June 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(5) by Proposal 5040 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5069 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5151 (root), 29 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5217 (Murphy; disi.), 13 September 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5248 (AFO; disi.), 14 October 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5277 (Murphy, Zefram), 7 November 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5317 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1871/24 (Power=1.5) The Standing Court Posture is a player switch, tracked by the Clerk of the Courts, with the following values: * Standing. Standing players are generally qualified to judge. * Sitting. Sitting players are poorly qualified to judge, but will generally become qualified when the CotC rotates the bench. * Leaning. Leaning players are poorly qualified to judge, but are generally qualified to serve on appeal panels. * Supine (default). Supine players are unqualified to judge. Changes to posture are secured. A player CAN flip eir posture to any non-standing value by announcement. When the CotC assigns a player as judge, that player becomes sitting. The CotC CAN rotate the bench (change all sitting players to standing) by announcement, but SHALL NOT do so unless there is a judicial case to which e is obliged to assign a judge, all entities qualified to be so assigned are poorly qualified, and e immediately afterwards (in the same announcement) assigns a judge to that case. When the CotC recuses a non-supine player with cause, e SHALL flip that player's posture to supine by announcement in a timely fashion. [CFJ 1765 (called 16 October 2007): When the CotC is obliged to change a player's posture due to recusal, this rule makes em capable of doing so.] [CFJ 1766 (called 16 October 2007): When the CotC is obliged to change a player's posture due to recusal, eir capability to do so exists as long as the obligation does, and this obligation does not terminate due to the time limit running out.] History: Created by Proposal 3821 (Blob), Jan. 12 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4342 (root), 8 July 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4563 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 Amended(5) by Proposal 4596 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 Amended(6) by Proposal 4648 (Kolja), 22 March 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4691 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(8) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 4912 (Murphy), 21 March 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 4958 (Murphy), 3 June 2007 Retitled by Proposal 4991 (Murphy), 6 June 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 4991 (Murphy), 6 June 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5069 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5111 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5248 (AFO; disi.), 14 October 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5249 (AFO), 14 October 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5250 (AFO), 14 October 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5251 (Goddess Eris), 14 October 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5259 (Zefram), 27 October 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5261 (root; disi.), 31 October 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5456 (Goddess Eris), 9 March 2008 Amended(22) by Proposal 5468 (Murphy), 13 March 2008 Amended(23) by Proposal 5474 (Murphy), 24 March 2008 Amended(24) by Proposal 5500 (Murphy; disi.), 26 April 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2204/0 (Power=1.5) Linked Assignments When the Clerk of the Courts assigns a player as judge of two or more judicial cases consecutively in the same announcement, that player only becomes sitting upon the last such assignment, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. The CotC SHOULD NOT do this unless those cases are closely related in their subject matter. History: Created by Proposal 5468 (Murphy), 13 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2203/0 (Power=1.5) Hawkishness Hawkishness is a player switch, tracked by the Clerk of the Courts, with the following values: * Hanging. Hanging players are unqualified to be assigned as judge of any inquiry case. * Hugging. Hugging players are unqualified to be assigned as judge of any criminal case, and poorly qualified to be assigned as judge of any equity case. * Hemming-and-Hawing (default). Changes to hawkishness are secured. A player CAN flip eir hawkishness by announcement. History: Created by Proposal 5468 (Murphy), 13 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2157/5 (Power=1.7) Judicial Panels A judicial panel is a structure whereby a group of two or more persons (its members) act together for the purpose of judging judicial cases. A judicial panel's membership cannot change, and if two panels have the same membership then they are the same panel. Judicial panels exist implicitly, without any specific act of formation. A judicial panel CAN send messages by means of any of its members sending a message identified as being from the panel, with the unanimous Support of the panel's other members, or (unless the CotC is a member of the panel, the prior judge, or unqualified to be assigned as judge of the prior case) with the Support of at least half the other members and the Support of the CotC. The CotC SHOULD so Support a majority action if the panel has made a reasonable effort to achieve consensus. By this mechanism a judicial panel can act, in situations where the rules state that an action is performed by sending a message. A judicial panel can incur obligations. The members of a panel SHALL act collectively to ensure that the panel satisfies all of its obligations. [CFJ 1746 (called 21 September 2007): A judicial panel is not a person.] History: Created by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5134 (root), 17 August 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5361 (Goethe), 20 December 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5439 (Murphy), 13 February 2008 Amended(4) by Proposal 5498 (Goethe), 23 April 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5552 (Murphy, root), 21 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2158/5 (Power=2) Judicial Questions A judicial question is a question that arises within a judicial case. Judicial questions arise only as defined by the rules. Defining a judicial question is secured, with a power threshold of 1.7. At any time, each judicial question is either inapplicable (default) or applicable. This is not a persistent status, but is evaluated instantaneously. At any time, each judicial question is either open (default), suspended, or has exactly one judgement. This is a persistent status that changes only according to the rules. The possible types of judgement for a judicial question depend on the type of question. When a judicial question is applicable and open, its case requires a judge. When a judicial question is applicable and open, and its case has a judge assigned to it, the judge CAN assign a valid judgement to it by announcement, and SHALL do so as soon as possible. A judge SHALL NOT assign an inappropriate judgement to any judicial question. A judgement is valid and/or appropriate only as defined by the rules. Defining these things is secured, with a power threshold of 1.7. If more than one judgement is valid and appropriate, then the choice between them is left to the judge's discretion. When a judicial question is applicable and open, and its judge has violated a time limit to assign a judgement to it, the Clerk of the Courts SHALL recuse that judge with cause by announcement as soon as possible; however, this requirement is waived if the judge assigns a judgement to it first. [CFJ 1804 (called 19 November 2007): A judge should give the judgement that e believes is appropriate, and if e does so in good faith then e can be EXCUSED if the judgement is later found to have been inappropriate.] [CFJ 1871 (called 15 January 2008): The appropriateness of a judgement is determined solely by the facts of the case, and is independent of the reasoning used by a judge to decide on the judgement.] History: Created by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5151 (root), 29 August 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5317 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5429 (Zefram), 9 February 2008 Amended(4) by Proposal 5464 (Murphy), 13 March 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5474 (Murphy), 24 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2164/2 (Power=1) Judicial Self-Recusal and Case Transfer The judge of a judicial case CAN recuse emself from it at any time by announcement. If e has been assigned to the case for at least four days, such a recusal is with cause. An entity (the transferee) CAN, with consent from the current judge of a judicial case (the transferor), assign emself as the new judge of that case, provided that e is qualified to be assigned as judge of that case, and e immediately (in the same announcement) assigns a judgement to a judicial question in that case. History: Created by Proposal 5131 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5151 (root), 29 August 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5465 (Murphy), 13 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 591/26 (Power=1.7) Inquiry Cases There is a subclass of judicial case known as an inquiry case. An inquiry case's purpose is to determine the veracity of a particular statement. An inquiry case CAN be initiated by any first-class person, by announcement which includes the statement to be inquired into. (Including a yes/no question is equivalent to including a statement that the answer to that question is yes, and for such a case, YES and NO are synonymous with the judgements TRUE and FALSE respectively.) The initiator is unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case, and in the initiating announcement e CAN disqualify one person from assignment as judge of the case. An inquiry case has a judicial question on veracity, which is always applicable. The valid judgements for this question are: * FALSE, appropriate if the statement was factually and logically false at the time the inquiry case was initiated * TRUE, appropriate if the statement was factually and logically true at the time the inquiry case was initiated * UNDECIDABLE, appropriate if the statement was logically undecidable or otherwise not capable of being accurately described as either false or true, at the time the inquiry case was initiated * IRRELEVANT, appropriate if the veracity of the statement at the time the inquiry case was initiated is not relevant to the game * UNDETERMINED, appropriate if the statement is nonsensical or too vague, or if the information available to the judge is insufficient to determine which of the FALSE, TRUE, and UNDECIDABLE judgements is appropriate; however, uncertainty as to how to interpret or apply the rules cannot constitute insufficiency of information for this purpose The judgement of the question in an inquiry case, and the reasoning by which it was reached, SHOULD guide future play (including future judgements), but do not directly affect the veracity of the statement. The Rulekeepor is ENCOURAGED to annotate rules to draw attention to relevant inquiry case judgements. [CFJ 1835 (called 18 December 2007): A question cannot generally take the place of a statement in initiating an inquiry case.] [CFJ 1903 (called 6 February 2008): The question-statement equivalence established by this rule applies only for the purposes of the subject of an inquiry case, not for acting by announcement.] [CFJ 1671 (called 17 May 2007): The truth or falsity of a statement can be determined as of the initiation of a CFJ even if public knowledge at the time of initiation was not sufficient to determine it.] [CFJ 1482 (called 10 February 2004): If the truth of a CFJ statement logically depends on the truth of statements of a previously-called CFJ which has not yet been judged, the judge is entitled to treat this as a situation of insufficient information being available.] [CFJ 1744 (called 18 September 2007): It is not the job of the judge to hunt down or request the information that would be required to render a substantive judgement.] [CFJ 1771 (called 28 October 2007): If an inquiry case revolves around the interpretation of a specific message, and the initiator does not provide a reasonable reference to that message , the judge is entitled to treat this as a situation of insufficient information being available.] [CFJ 1732 (called 23 August 2007): If a particular player holds a particular office, and an inquiry case on a statement that that player holds that office is judged FALSE, that player still holds that office.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 216, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 409 (Alexx), Aug. 26 1993 Amended by Proposal 591 (KoJen), Oct. 21 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1320, Nov. 21 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1487, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Infected and Amended(6) by Rule 1454, Nov. 27 1996, substantial (unattributed) Amended(7) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(9) by Rule 1454, May 7 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(10) by Rule 591, May 21 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3629 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997, substantial Amended(12) by Proposal 3645 (elJefe), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(13) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(15) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(16) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(17) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(18) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(19) by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.7 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5296 (root), 28 November 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5360 (Murphy), 20 December 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5371 (Zefram), 20 December 2007 Amended(24) by Proposal 5425 (Murphy), 6 February 2008 Amended(25) by Proposal 5470 (Murphy), 24 March 2008 Amended(26) by Proposal 5476 (Murphy; disi.), 27 March 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1504/28 (Power=1.7) Criminal Cases There is a subclass of judicial case known as a criminal case. A criminal case's purpose is to determine the culpability of a particular person, known as the defendant, for an alleged breach of the rules, and to punish the guilty. A criminal case CAN, with 2 Support, be initiated by any first-class person who is a member of the basis of any player, by announcement which clearly specifies all of the following: a) The identity of the defendant. b) Exactly one rule allegedly breached by the defendant. c) A specific action (which may be a failure to perform another action) by which the defendant allegedly breached this rule. d) The messages (if any) in which the action occurred. The initiation of a criminal case begins its pre-trial phase. In the pre-trial phase the CotC SHALL as soon as possible inform the defendant of the case and invite em to rebut the argument for eir guilt. The pre-trial phase ends one week after the defendant has been so informed. At any time during the pre-trial phase, the defendant CAN end the pre-trial phase by announcement. The initiator and each member of the defendant's basis are unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case. During the pre-trial phase, the defendant CAN disqualify one person from assignment as judge of the case, by announcement. If e disqualifies the judge, then the judge is recused. A criminal case has a judicial question on culpability, which is applicable at all times following the pre-trial phase. The valid judgements for this question are: * OVERLOOKED, appropriate if the alleged act allegedly occurred at least 200 days before the case was initiated * ALREADY TRIED, appropriate if judgement has already been reached in another criminal case with the same defendant, the same rule, and substantially the same alleged act * UNIMPUGNED, appropriate if the alleged act would not have violated the specified rule * INNOCENT, appropriate if the defendant did not perform the alleged act * SLIPPERY, appropriate if the information available to the judge is insufficient to determine beyond a reasonable doubt whether or not the defendant performed the alleged act * UNAWARE, appropriate if the defendant reasonably believed that the alleged act did not violate the specified rule * EXCUSED, appropriate if the defendant could not reasonably avoid breaching the rules in a manner at least as serious as that alleged * GUILTY, appropriate if the defendant breached the specified rule via the specified act and none of the above judgements is appropriate A criminal case has a judicial question on sentencing, which is applicable if the question on culpability is applicable and has a judgement of GUILTY. If a criminal case has an applicable question on sentencing which has a judgement, the defendant is hereafter known as the ninny, the judgement in the question on sentencing is known as the sentence, and the sentence is in effect. Some types of sentence include a duration known as the tariff. When a sentence with a tariff is in effect, the sentence is active while all of the following are true, inactive otherwise: 1) It is still in effect. 2) At least one week has elapsed since it first took effect. 3) Sentences of the same type on the same question on sentencing have been active for a total duration less than the tariff. (That is, if an active sentence is suspended and later reinstated or superseded by a similar sentence, then the defendant gets credit for time served prior to the suspension.) The CotC's report includes the status of all active sentences. The valid sentences are: * DISCHARGE, appropriate only in extraordinary circumstances, if any available non-null punishment would be manifestly unjust. Has no effect. * APOLOGY with a set of up to ten words (the prescribed words), appropriate for rule breaches of small consequence. When in effect, the ninny SHALL as soon as possible publish a formal apology of at least 200 words, including all the prescribed words, explaining eir error, shame, remorse, and ardent desire for self-improvement. The ninny is only obliged to publish one apology per question on sentencing, even if sentences of this type are assigned more than once or go into effect more than once. * FINE with an amount of one currency, appropriate for rule breaches of small consequence. An amount is only valid if the currency's backing document binds the ninny or the ninny has this amount of the currency, and the backing document specifies a maximum FINE amount, and the amount is no greater than the maximum. When in effect, the ninny SHALL within 72 hours either destroy this amount of eir currency or transfer it to the Lost and Found Department. The ninny is only obliged to perform one destruction or transfer per question on sentencing, even if sentences of this type are assigned more than once or go into effect more than once. * CHOKEY with a duration (the tariff) up to 60 days multiplied by the power of the highest-power rule allegedly broken, appropriate if the severity of the rule breach is reasonably correlated with the length of the tariff, the middle of the tariff range being appropriate for rule breaches of intermediate severity. While a sentence of this type is active, the ninny is in the chokey. No entity is in the chokey except as required by this rule. * EXILE with a duration (the tariff) up to 60 days multiplied by the power of the highest-power rule allegedly broken, appropriate if the severity of the rule breach is reasonably correlated with the length of the tariff, the middle of the tariff range being appropriate for severe rule breaches amounting to a breach of trust. While a sentence of this type is active, the ninny is exiled. No entity is exiled except as required by this rule. If an exiled entity is ever a player, e is deregistered. An exiled entity CANNOT register. An appeal concerning any assignment of judgement in a criminal case within the past week CAN be initiated by the defendant by announcement. [CFJ 1720 (called 12 August 2007): Where a criminal charge is expressed in the form "violating rule NNNN by XXX", the alleged act for the purposes of the rules is only "XXX".] [CFJ 1845 (called 20 December 2007): Mentioning a rule in a section labelled "arguments" in a message that attempts to initiate a criminal case does not constitute clearly specifying the rule allegedly breached.] [CFJs 1857-1858 (called 31 December 2007): Ignorance of the law is not appropriate grounds for a verdict of UNAWARE.] [CFJ 1804 (called 19 November 2007): A verdict of EXCUSED is appropriate where a person mistakenly, in good faith, believes that eir action is legal when it is not.] [CFJs 1808-1809 (called 28 November 2007): Sentencing a ninny to "APOLOGY" without explicitly giving a set of prescribed words constitutes sentencing the ninny to APOLOGY with the empty set of prescribed words.] [CFJ 1846 (called 20 December 2007): For the purposes of prescribed words, words do not need to be a standard part of the language.] History: Created by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2570, Apr. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2677, Sep. 26 1996 Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Jan. 8 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(4) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.7 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5109 (Zefram; disi.), 2 August 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5132 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 5135 (Wooble), 17 August 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5153 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5155 (root), 29 August 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5223 (root), 30 September 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5294 (Murphy), 22 November 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5349 (Murphy), 13 December 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5371 (Zefram), 20 December 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5386 (Murphy, Zefram), 1 January 2008 Amended(21) by Proposal 5404 (Murphy, pikhq, root), 16 January 2008 Amended(22) by Proposal 5436 (Murphy), 13 February 2008 Amended(23) by Proposal 5493 (Murphy), 23 April 2008 Amended(24) by Proposal 5631 (BobTHJ), 29 July 2008 Amended(25) by Proposal 5634 (Taral), 29 July 2008 Amended(26) by Proposal 5642 (Sgeo, ais523, root, BobTHJ, Wooble, Murphy, Zefram, Goethe, Pavitra), 29 July 2008 Amended(27) by Proposal 5624 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 Amended(28) by Proposal 5650 (Pavrita), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2190/0 (Power=2) Crime Doesn't Pay Being in exile is a Losing Condition. Being in the chokey is a Losing Condition. History: Created by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2169/7 (Power=1.7) Equity Cases There is a subclass of judicial case known as an equity case. An equity case's purpose is to correct a potential injustice in the operation of a particular contract. An equity case CAN be initiated by any party to the contract, by announcement which clearly identifies the contract and a state of affairs whereby events have not proceeded as envisioned by the contract (such as, but not limited to, a party acting in contravention of eir contractual obligations). This announcement SHALL also clearly identify the set of parties to the contract. The initiation of an equity case begins its pre-trial phase. In the pre-trial phase the CotC SHALL in a timely fashion inform all the contracting parties of the case and invite them to submit arguments regarding the equitability of the situation. The pre-trial phase ends one week after the parties have been so informed, or immediately when all parties have announced that they wish to terminate the pre-trial phase. The members of the bases of the parties to the contract are all unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case. An equity case has a judicial question on equation, which is applicable at all times following the pre-trial phase. The valid judgements for this question are the possible agreements that the parties could make that would be governed by the rules. A judgement is appropriate if and only if it is a reasonably equitable resolution of the situation at hand with respect to the matters raised in the initiation of the case and by the parties in the course of the case. When an applicable question on equation in an equity case has a judgement, and has had that judgement continuously for the past week (or all parties to the contract have approved that judgement), the judgement becomes Enforceable as a set of regulated requirements imposed by this Rule. Every party to the contract SHALL act to ensure the terms of an enforceable equity judgement specific to that party are satisfied, though this requirement does not create the ability to perform regulated actions that the party CANNOT otherwise perform. If a party fails to act as specified, e is in violation of this Rule; in such a situation, the judge CAN act on the party's behalf to fulfill said obligations Without 3 Objections, or the party may be subjected to a criminal punishment other than DISCHARGE for violating this Rule, but not both. The judge CAN, Without Objection from the parties, nullify a specified term or terms of the judgement, thereby removing the requirement of parties to act as specified. An appeal concerning any assignment of judgement in an equity case CAN be initiated by any party to the contract in question by announcement. If the judgement is Enforceable when it is appealed, the Appeals Court SHOULD assume that the judgement was fundamentally fair when made, and SHALL restrict its appeals judgement to nullifying terms of the judgement which are no longer applicable due to changed circumstances. [CFJ 1772 (called 28 October 2007): An equity case cannot be initiated with the rules as the subject contract.] History: Created by Proposal 5194 (Zefram), 6 September 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5355 (Murphy; disi.), 16 December 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5371 (Zefram), 20 December 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5387 (Murphy), 1 January 2008 Amended(4) by Proposal 5436 (Murphy), 13 February 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5507 (root), 10 May 2008 Amended(6) by Proposal 5638 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5675 (Goethe), 3 September 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 911/21 (Power=1.7) Appeal Cases There is a subclass of judicial case known as an appeal case. An appeal case's purpose is to determine the appropriateness of a judgement that has been assigned to a judicial question, and make remedy if the judgement was poorly chosen. The assignment of judgement being questioned (appealed against, or appealed) is referred to as the prior assignment; the word "prior" in this rule is used to refer to the circumstances of the prior assignment. An appeal concerning any assignment of judgement in a non-appeal case within the past two weeks CAN be initiated by any player with 2 support. However, rules to the contrary notwithstanding, an appeal CANNOT be initiated concerning an assignment caused by a judgement in an appeal case, nor an assignment for which an appeal has already been initiated. The entities qualified to be assigned as judge of an appeal case are the judicial panels consisting of three members, where each of the members is qualified to be assigned as judge of the prior case and none of the members is the prior judge. An appeal case has a judicial question on disposition, which is applicable if and only if the prior question is applicable. The valid judgements for the question on disposition, and their effects, are as follows: * AFFIRM, appropriate if the prior judgement was appropriate for the prior question; the prior judgement is assigned to the prior question again * REMAND, appropriate if there is serious doubt about the appropriateness of the prior judgement but the judge believes that the judge of the prior case can make a better judgement if given a new opportunity; the prior question is rendered open again * REASSIGN, appropriate if there is serious doubt about the appropriateness of the prior judgement, or if the prior judge exhibited corruptive self-interest (material, with a specific and obvious impact on eir judgement and arguments, and not arising merely due to a difference of opinion or a wholly incidental material benefit common among many players); the judge of the prior case (if any) is recused, and the prior question is rendered open again * OVERRULE with a valid replacement judgement for the prior question, appropriate if the prior judgement was inappropriate in the prior question and the replacement judgement is appropriate for the prior question; the replacement judgement is assigned to the prior question When an appeal case is initiated, the prior question is suspended, and remains so until the question on disposition in the appeal case is judged. A panel CAN publish a concurring opinion when judging AFFIRM, and SHALL do so if and only if the reasoning by which the prior judge reached eir judgement was incorrect in whole or part. Each concurring opinion SHALL explain the nature of the error(s) in the prior judge's reasoning. Each concurring opinion has an error rating, an integer from 1 to 99; it CAN be specified by the panel when the concurring opinion is published, or else defaults to 50. In the week after the panel publishes a valid judgement, any panel member may publish a formal Dissenting Opinion with Support. This Dissenting Opinion becomes a part of the record of the case, and SHOULD aid in interpreting the decision. [CFJ 1597 (called 22 December 2006): It is possible to appeal a judgement even if it is not certain that the judgement exists.] [CFJ 1800 (called 18 November 2007): An announcement of the form "I call for the appeal of " has the effect of initiating the Agoran decision on whether to approve appealing the cited judgement.] History: Created by Proposal 384 (Alexx), Aug. 16 1993 Amended by Proposal 690 (Ronald Kunne), Nov. 11 1993 Amended by Proposal 911, May 4 1994 Amended by Rule 750, May 4 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1345, Nov. 29 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1487, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1511, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2553, Mar. 22 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2685, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(8) by Proposal 3559 (Murphy), Oct. 24 1997, susbtantial Amended(9) by Proposal 4213 (Taral), 29 September 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4579 (Murphy), 15 June 2004 Amended(13) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(15) by Proposal 5051 (Zefram), 5 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.7 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5359 (Murphy), 20 December 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5361 (Goethe), 20 December 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5436 (Murphy), 13 February 2008 Amended(20) by Proposal 5466 (Murphy), 13 March 2008 Amended(21) by Proposal 5610 (Murphy, Goethe), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2205/1 (Power=1) Judicial Arguments and Evidence Each of the following participants in a judicial case SHOULD present such arguments and/or evidence (explicitly labeled) relevant to that case as e is reasonably able to collect: 1) The initiator, when initiating the case. 2) For a criminal case, the defendant, during the pre-trial phase. 3) For an equity case, the parties to the agreement in question, during the pre-trial phase. 4) The judge, when delivering judgement. Matters of legal interpretation SHOULD be classified as arguments; matters of fact SHOULD be classified as evidence. History: Created by Proposal 5487 (Murphy), 9 April 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5526 (Murphy), 2 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Patent Titles and Degrees A category concerning titles of honor and dishonor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 649/27 (Power=1.5) Patent Titles A Patent Title is a legal item given in recognition of a person's distinction. The herald is a low-priority office; its holder is responsible for tracking patent titles. A Patent Title CAN only be awarded by a proposal, or by the announcement of a person specifically authorized by the Rules to make that award. A person so authorized SHALL make the award as soon as possible as the conditions authorizing em to make the award are posted publicly, unless there is an open judicial question contesting the validity of the conditions. Awarding or revoking a Patent Title by Proposal is a secured change. When a Patent Title is awarded to a person, that person is said to Bear that Patent Title. When a Patent Title is revoked from an entity, that entity ceases to Bear that Patent Title. The status of Bearing a Patent Title can only be changed as explicitly set out in the Rules. The Herald's report includes a list of each Patent Title that at least one entity Bears, with a list of which entities Bear it. As soon as possible after a patent title is awarded or revoked, the herald SHALL announce the award or revocation. When a patent title is used as a noun to refer to bearers of the patent title, it is assumed to refer only to persons who Bear that patent title unless context clearly indicates otherwise. [CFJ 1525 (called 15 November 2004): If a patent title is defined by the rules, and previously the rules defined a patent title with the same spelling but a different award condition, the two are the same patent title.] [CFJ 1592 (called 1 December 2006): A patent title, once borne, is borne until explicitly revoked, even if the rule defining the patent title is repealed or the patent title was never defined by a rule.] [CFJ 1731 (called 23 August 2007): It is possible for an entity [a person at the time of CFJ 1731] to bear more than one instance of a patent title simultaneously.] [CFJ 1591 (called 1 December 2006): Where a person bears the patent title X, and X is not also defined by the rules to have some special meaning, it is correct to say that that person "is an X".] [Cross-references (9 February 2008): the Herald's duties are: * report Patent Titles (rule 649) * announce award or revocation of Patent Title (rule 649) * award patent title of Champion (rule 1922) * report the manner of wins (rule 1922) * report title dates for Ministers Without Portfolio (rule 402)] History: Created by Proposal 649 (Wes), ca. Oct. 22 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1334, Nov. 22 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1681, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2532, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2693, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2807 (Andre), Feb. 8 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(6) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3488 (Zefram), May 19 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(8) by Proposal 3849 (Vlad), Apr. 6 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3860 (Peekee), May 12 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3914 (Elysion), Sep. 19 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3916 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(12) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4497 (Steve), 13 May 2003 Amended(16) by Proposal 4691 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(17) by Proposal 4824 (Maud, Manu), 17 July 2005 Amended(18) by Proposal 4865 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(19) by Proposal 5036 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5084 (Zefram; disi.), 1 August 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5112 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5123 (Zefram; disi.), 13 August 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5237 (AFO; disi.), 3 October 2007 Amended(24) by Proposal 5239 (AFO), 3 October 2007 Amended(25) by Proposal 5341 (Goethe), 8 December 2007 Amended(26) by Proposal 5412 (woggle), 26 January 2008 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5437 (Goethe), 13 February 2008 Amended(27) by Proposal 5437 (Goethe), 13 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1922/25 (Power=1) Defined Regular Patent Titles The following are Patent Titles: (a) Scamster, which may be awarded to any Player who has shown great enthusiasm, persistence, or skill in the perpetrating of scams. This title may not be declined, retracted, or revoked. (b) A Patent Title (non-unique) now will Be known as "Bard", and granted those with wit. In order for the Title to be filled, A level of Support must call for it. Three players to a fourth may grant this name If these three write as one, with two Support. A current Bard may also grant the same, Provided that a second Bard's a sport. And so we don't the name of Bard debase, A Player with three Supporters can conspire To (from a Bard), this Title to erase: Or Bard (plus two Bards) make a Bard retire. But lest we ruin some poor minstrel's fun No bard will be dis-bard for eir bad pun. (c) Three Months Long Service, Six Months Long Service, Nine Months Long Service, Twelve Months Long Service, to be awarded by the IADoP to any player who has held a particular Office continuously for the specified duration. Each of these titles shall be awarded only once per player. (d) Champion, to be awarded by the Herald to any person who wins the game. The Herald's report includes how the player won. (e) Minister Without Portfolio, to be awarded by the Herald to any player who wins the game and does not already bear the title. If the number of persons bearing this title is greater than the number of Prerogatives defined by the rules, then this title is administratively revoked from all non-players; if it is still greater, then this title is administratively revoked from the Speaker. (f) Left in a Huff, to be awarded by the Clerk of the Courts or the Registrar (whichever one gets around to it first) to any player who publishes a Cantus Cygneus. (g) Elder Lurker, to be awarded to Persons who are true legends that were involved in Agora in its early days and now continue to grace us with their presence by lurking on the lists to occasionally add tid-bits of wisdom or insight to discussions. [CFJ 1865 (called 14 January 2008): The Patent Title of Champion CANNOT be awarded by announcement of the Herald to a person who has not won the game.] History: Created by Proposal 3916 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4129 (Goethe), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4204 (Syllepsis), 28 August 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4288 (OscarMeyr), 5 May 2002 Amended(4) by Propsoal 4404 (Steve), 23 October 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 Amended(6) by Proposal 4556 (Goethe), 22 March 2004 Amended(7) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(8) by Proposal 4642 (Murphy), 12 March 2005 Amended(9) by Proposal 4708 (OscarMeyr), 18 April 2005 Amended(10) by Proposal 4865 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(11) by Proposal 4878 (Goethe), 22 January 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 4891 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 4975 (OscarMeyr), 23 May 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5112 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5205 (Zefram), 8 September 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5237 (AFO; disi.), 3 October 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5239 (AFO), 3 October 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5290 (comex), 14 November 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5300 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5341 (Goethe), 8 December 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5389 (Goethe), 1 January 2008 Amended(23) by Proposal 5434 (Murphy), 13 February 2008 Amended(24) by Proposal 5559 (Quazie, BobTHJ), 25 June 2008 Amended(25) by Proposal 5596 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1367/11 (Power=1.5) Degrees Certain patent titles are known as degrees. The degrees are - Associate of Nomic (A.N.) - Bachelor of Nomic (B.N.) - Master of Nomic (M.N.) - Doctor of Nomic History (D.N.Hist.) - Doctor of Nomic Science (D.N.Sci.) - Doctor of Nomic Philosophy (D.N.Phil.) Degrees are ranked in the order they appear in this rule, with degrees listed later being ranked higher. A degree CANNOT be awarded to any person more than once, and CANNOT be revoked once awarded. A degree SHOULD be awarded ONLY IF its new bearer has published a suitable thesis with explicit intent to qualify for a degree (though not necessarily for the specific degree being awarded). A thesis is an essay whose topic is any facet of Agora Nomic or of nomic in general. A thesis's suitability depends on its originality and quality, with regard to the rank of the degree to be awarded. History: Created by Proposal 1367, Jan. 5 1995 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Feb. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3741 (Murphy), May 8 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4865 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(8) by Proposal 5085 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5085 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5243 (root; disi.), 7 October 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5276 (Murphy, Pavitra, Zefram), 7 November 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5437 (Goethe), 13 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Contract Law A category concerning binding agreements that can be adjudicated within this nomic. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1742/16 (Power=2) Contracts Contracts are binding agreements governed by the rules. Each contract requires a certain number of parties (two if not otherwise specified by the rules). Any agreement made by one or more persons, with the intention that it be binding on them and governed by the rules, becomes a contract when it comes to have at least the required number of parties, and terminates when it comes to have less than the required number of parties. Parties to a contract SHALL act in accordance with that contract. This obligation is not impaired by contradiction between the contract and any other contract, or between the contract and the rules. As it is manifestly unjust to bring criminal punishment into a manner of equity, if a player is found GUILTY of violating this Rule by failing to act in accordance with a contract, the only appropriate sentence is DISCHARGE, unless said failure is with respect to a previously-imposed Equity judgement. [CFJ 1892 (called 2 February 2008): An agreement that is not binding is thereby not a contract.] [CFJ 1901 (called 4 February 2008): An agreement that is binding is thereby a contract, even if it doesn't impose any obligations.] [CFJ 1892 (called 2 February 2008): An agreement's text can disclaim contract/binding status, thereby nullifying itself, by explicitly describing itself as a non-contract or as non-binding.] [CFJ 1872 (called 15 January 2008): Being a player is not a prerequisite for becoming party to a contract.] [CFJ 1796 (called 14 November 2007): If a person announces that e agrees to be bound by a particular text as a contract, without saying who this agreement is with, and the contract text does not regulate who can become a party to it, then any person can become a party to the contract by announcement.] [CFJ 1455 (called 14 March 2003): A contract cannot cause an otherwise-insignificant action by a non-party to constitute consent to be bound by the contract.] [CFJ 1856 (called 29 December 2007): A contract is null and void if the courts do not have sufficient evidence that a person's contract-related rights (in rule 101) are not being infringed. This includes evidence that the party to the contract has reviewed the rules and has direct prior knowledge of the fora.] [CFJ 1686 (called 7 June 2007): A person who is not a party to an agreement categorically cannot violate it.] [CFJ 1752 (called 28 September 2007): Deregistration does not implicitly cause the ex-player to leave a contract.] [CFJ 1842 (called 20 December 2007): A contract may use retroactive operations internally for the purposes of determining obligations of the parties, but such legal fictions do not affect Agora as a whole.] [CFJ 1836 (called 18 December 2007): A contract cannot have retroactive effect.] [CFJ 1843 (called 20 December 2007): Becoming a party to a contract cannot occur retroactively, for the purposes of determining justiciability of the contract.] [CFJ 1816 (called 2 December 2007): A contract is not generally able to define terms used by the rules.] [CFJ 1819 (called 3 December 2007): A contract is not able to create new ways of winning the game.] [CFJ 1835 (called 18 December 2007): An authorisation granted by a party in a contract takes precedence over a unilateral statement by that party that purports to cancel that authorisation.] History: Created by Proposal 3558 (General Chaos), Oct. 24 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4533 (Murphy), 26 October 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Retitled by Proposal 4987 (BobTHJ), 6 June 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 4987 (BobTHJ), 6 June 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5009 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5028 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5040 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5254 (AFO), 18 October 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5362 (root), 20 December 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5403 (Murphy, Goethe), 16 January 2008 Amended(13) by Proposal 5420 (Wooble), 2 February 2008 Amended(14) by Proposal 5423 (woggle; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(15) by Proposal 5640 (Goethe), 29 July 2008 Amended(16) by Proposal 5663 (Murphy), 9 August 2008 Power changed from 1.5 to 2 by Proposal 5703 (root; disi.), 1 October 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2197/1 (Power=2) Defining Contract Changes A Contract Change can be one or more of any of the following: (a) a person who intends to be bound by a contract becoming a party to the contract; (b) a person ceasing to be a party to the contract; (c) amending a contract; and (d) terminating a contract If a Contract Change is ambiguous or its permissibility cannot be determined with certainty at the time it is attempted, then that change has no effect. History: Created by Proposal 5423 (woggle; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5502 (Pavitra; disi.), 26 April 2008 Power changed from 1.5 to 2 by Proposal 5704 (root; disi.), 1 October 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2198/3 (Power=2) Making Contract Changes Contract changes are secured. If a contract specifies a mechanism by which Contract Changes to it can be performed, then such changes CAN be performed using that mechanism. If a contract does not purport to regulate becoming a party to it, than any person CAN become a party to it by announcement. If the minimum number of parties for a contract is at least two, then Contract Changes CAN be made to it by agreement between all the parties to the contract. Otherwise, any party to the contract CAN make Contract Changes to that contract without Objection. Any party to the contract CAN object to this dependent action. [CFJ 1876 (called 18 January 2008): "Agreement between all parties" can only exist if there are at least two parties.] [CFJ 1770 (called 23 October 2007): Agreement between all the parties, to modify or terminate a contract, can be manifested by a contract between all the parties, including the contract being modified or terminated.] History: Created by Proposal 5423 (woggle; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5502 (Pavitra; disi.), 26 April 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5677 (ihope; disi.), 3 September 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5686 (Goethe; disi.), 13 September 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2178/2 (Power=1.5) Public Contracts A public contract is a contract that has been identified as such, as specified by this rule. Any other contract is private. A member of a contract CAN identify it as a public contract by publishing its text and membership, provided that at least one of the following is true: (a) The contract contains a clause identifying it as public. (b) The publication is accompanied by a notice, indicating unanimous consent of members, that the contract be public. (c) The publication is accompanied by a notice, published without objection of its members, that the contract be public. A partnership CAN identify its contract as a public contract by publishing its text and membership. If the text of a potential contract is published with a clear indication that the contract will be public when it forms, then it is identified as a public contract when it becomes a contract. Changes in the text or membership of a public contract do not become effective until they are published. History: Created by Proposal 5328 (Goethe), 5 December 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5380 (Goethe), 1 January 2008 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5403 (Murphy, Goethe), 16 January 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5403 (Murphy, Goethe), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2173/3 (Power=2) The Notary The Notary is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of contracts. The parties to a public contract SHALL keep the Notary informed of its text and set of parties. The Notary's weekly report includes a list of all public contracts; the Notary's monthly report includes each public contract's text and set of parties. The parties to a private contract SHOULD keep the Notary informed of its text and set of parties. The Notary SHALL disclose this information (to the extent that e has been informed of it) to the judge of an equity case pertaining to that contract. The Notary SHALL NOT disclose it otherwise, except as explicitly allowed by the contract, or with the explicit consent of all parties. The Notary CAN terminate any contract without objection. [CFJ 1786 (called 6 November 2007): The notary is not prohibited from disclosing eir knowledge or guesses about the historical or current text and parties of a private contract where e has no privileged knowledge.] History: Created by Proposal 5254 (AFO), 18 October 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5551 (BobTHJ), 21 June 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5578 (Murphy), 16 July 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5628 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5703 (root; disi.), 1 October 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2191/3 (Power=2) Pledges A pledge is a contract identifying itself as such. A pledge requires at least one party. An equity case regarding a pledge CAN be initiated by a non-party, provided that all other requirements for initiating an equity case are met. The initiator of such a case is considered to be a party to the pledge for the purpose of that case. If a pledge does not impose any ongoing or unsatisfied obligations on its current parties, and will not do so in the future in its current form, then any person CAN terminate it by announcing that it is obsolete. History: Created by Proposal 5395 (Murphy), 16 January 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5423 (woggle; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5423 (woggle; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5578 (Murphy, comex), 16 July 2008 Power changed from 1.5 to 2 by Proposal 5703 (root; disi.), 1 October 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2145/4 (Power=2) Partnerships A binding agreement governed by the rules which devolves its legal obligations onto a subset of its parties, numbering at least two, collectively, is a partnership. The members of a partnership are those parties onto whom the partnership's legal obligations are collectively devolved. A partnership's identity and partnershiphood are not disrupted by changes to its membership provided that it continues to meet the definition of a partnership. A partnership's basis is the set consisting of the union of the the bases of each of its members. Where circularity occurs in this definition, it is resolved by using the minimum basis sets that provide consistency. A partnership that is a public contract and whose basis contains at least two persons is a person. [CFJ 1701 (called 11 July 2007): To qualify as a member of a partnership it is not necessary to be responsible for all of the partnership's obligations.] [CFJ 1864 (called 12 January 2008): The devolution of a partnership's legal obligations onto its members may be achieved by means of a contract other than the partnership.] [CFJ 1750 (called 24 September 2007): Partnerships can have non-player members and nothing in the rules causes a member to cease being so due to deregistration.] [CFJ 1855 (called 29 December 2007): A person who is not a party to a partnership contract cannot have obligations placed on em by that contract, and so cannot be a member of the partnership.] History: Created by Proposal 4977 (BobTHJ), 31 May 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5041 (BobTHJ), 28 June 2007 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5061 (Zefram), 9 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5061 (Zefram), 9 July 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5303 (root), 24 November 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5381 (Goethe), 1 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2209/0 (Power=1) Agoran Welcoming Committee The Greeter is an imposed office. While a partnership named "Welcoming Committee" exists, and its obligations include all of the following: a) Greet all new players. b) Engage in contact with new players to assist them. c) Engage in contact with new players to ensure a positive experience. then this office is imposed upon that partnership. Otherwise, this office is vacant. History: Created by Proposal 5565 (cdm014, Zefram, avpx, Ivan Hope, root, Murphy), 29 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2174/0 (Power=1) Aliens An alien is a non-player who is a member of the basis of one or more contracts (hereafter eir visas). A resident alien is an alien with one or more registered visas. History: Created by Proposal 5274 (Murphy), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2136/20 (Power=1) Contests Contestmaster is a public contract switch, tracked by the Notary, with a default value of 'none', and a set of possible values which consists of all first-class players and 'none'. A public contract is a contest if and only if it has a contestmaster other than 'none'. The Scorekeepor's report contains the contestmaster of each contest. Any player CAN flip the contestmaster of a public contract without 3 objections, except if doing so would cause a player to be contestmaster of more than one contest, or it would flip the contestmaster of a contract to a player who has not explicitly consented to be contestmaster of that contest. (If a player intends to flip the contestmaster of a contract to emself, this is considered explicit consent to be contestmaster of that contract.) Notwithstanding the rest of this rule, it is IMPOSSIBLE to flip the contestmaster of a contract to a player who is not party to that contract; and if a contract's contestmaster ceases to be party to that contract, that contract's contestmaster is flipped to 'none'. The total number of points a Contest MAY award in a given week is equal to 5 times the number of its members that are first- class players. Points up to this total CAN be awarded by the contestmaster to other members by public announcement, and MUST be awarded as explicitly described in the contract. The total number of points a Contest MAY revoke in a given week is equal to 2 times the number of its members that are first- class players. Points up to this total CAN be revoked by the contestmaster from other members by public announcement, and MUST be revoked as explicitly described in the contract. For each contest, ASAP after the beginning of each month, the Scorekeepor CAN and SHALL by announcement award a number of points, equal to the number of Players who were Contestants in that Contest at any time during the previous month, to the Player (if any) who was its Contestmaster for 16 or more days during the previous month, provided that the Contestmaster performed Contest-related duties in a timely manner during that time. History: Created by Proposal 4935 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 4960 (OscarMeyr), 3 June 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5062 (Zefram; disi.), 11 July 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5063 (Zefram; disi.), 11 July 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5064 (Zefram; disi.), 11 July 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5065 (Zefram; disi.), 11 July 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5076 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5076 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5173 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5192 (root), 6 September 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5234 (Levi, Zefram), 3 October 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5293 (Goethe), 22 November 2007 Amended(12) by Proposal 5304 (root; disi.), 24 November 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 5305 (comex, Goethe), 24 November 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5302 (Zefram), 28 November 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5328 (Goethe), 5 December 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5362 (root), 20 December 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5397 (Murphy), 16 January 2008 Amended(18) by Proposal 5423 (woggle; disi.), 6 February 2008 Amended(19) by Proposal 5511 (Goethe), 28 May 2008 Amended(20) by Proposal 5566 (ais523, root), 29 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2179/1 (Power=1) Points Points are a class of fixed assets. Ownership of points is restricted to players. Points are a currency. The number of points owned by a player is eir score. The Scorekeepor is a high-priority office, and the recordkeepor of points. [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Scorekeepor's duties are: * recordkeepor of points (rule 2179)] History: Created by Proposal 5328 (Goethe), 5 December 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2187/3 (Power=2) Win by High Score Upon a win announcement that one or more players have a score of at least 100 (specifying all such players), all those players satisfy the Winning Condition of High Score. Cleanup procedure: All those players have eir scores set to 0. All other players have eir scores set to floor(N*S/10), where N is eir previous score and S is the Score Index. The Score Index is an integer from 0 to 5, and part of the Scorekeepor's report. The Scorekeepor CAN change the Score Index with Agoran consent. If no players have won by High Score in the past four months, then any Player may place Agora into Overtime with 3 Support. When Agora is in overtime, any announcement awarding or revoking points that is authorized by another Rule awards or revokes double the amount of the announcement. Agora ceases being in overtime when someone wins by High Score. History: Created by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5525 (Murphy), 2 June 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5558 (root; disi.), 25 June 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5585 (Goethe), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Frankenstein's Monster A category concerning a monstrous subgame ragarding the cobbling together of a rule from salvaged parts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2193/14 (Power=1) The Monster Raaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! A public Monster purporting to resolve an Agoran decision is self-ratifying. There is a format of the Monsterset known as the Short Logical Monsterset (SLM). In this format, each Monster is assigned to a category, and the Monsters are grouped according to their category. Monsters are assigned to, ordered within, or moved between categories, and categories are added, changed, or empty categories removed, as the Monsterkeepor sees fit. When the rules calls for an Agoran Monster to be made, the Monster-making process takes place in the following three stages, each described elsewhere: (a) Initiation of the Monster. (b) Voting of the people. (c) Resolution of the Monster. Upon the adoption of a proposal awarding a win to one or more Monsters, all those Monsters satisfy the Winning Condition of Legislation. The CotC's report includes the status of all Monster-related cases that either require a Monster or have at least one applicable Monster-related question that has no judgement. "First-class Monster" means a Monster of a biological nature. The Monster's adopted motto is "Le monstre n'est pas une fontaine." The initiation of a Monstrous decree is a secured change. The initiating instrument must specify the target Monster and the changes to be made to it. Any ambiguity in the specification of a Monstrous decree causes it to be void and without effect. This is the only mechanism by which a Monstrous decree can be initiated. If an instance of a switch comes to have a Monster, it ceases to have any other Monster. A player MAY perform an action on behalf of The Monster with Monstrous Consent. The holder of a Monster is a Monsterholdor, and may be referred to by the name of the Monster. A Monster is imposed if it is so described by the rule defining it; otherwise, it is elected. Whenever a Monsteredict of GUILTY is assigned in a criminal case alleging that a partnership has violated this rule, the Monster SHOULD assign an EXILE Monsteredict to the question on sentencing in that case. Any Monster (a deputy) CAN perform an action as if e held a particular office (deputise for that office) if: (a) the rules require the holder of that office, by virtue of holding that office, to perform the action (or, if the office is vacant, would so require if the office were filled History: Created by Proposal 5396 (Murphy), 16 January 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5435 (avpx; disi.), 13 February 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5444 (avpx; disi.), 21 February 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5460 (avpx), 13 March 2008 Amended(4) by Proposal 5501 (avpx; disi.), 26 April 2008 Amended(5) by Proposal 5514 (avpx; disi.), 28 May 2008 Amended(6) by Proposal 5540 (ais523; disi.), 13 June 2008 Amended(7) by Proposal 5541 (ais523; disi.), 16 June 2008 Amended(8) by Proposal 5546 (ais523; disi.), 20 June 2008 Amended(9) by Proposal 5569 (ais523; disi.), 4 July 2008 Amended(10) by Proposal 5589 (ais523; disi.), 29 July 2008 Amended(11) by Proposal 5836 (ais523; disi.), 29 July 2008 Amended(12) by Proposal 5647 (ais523; disi.), 29 July 2008 Amended(13) by Proposal 5654 (ais523; disi.), 9 August 2008 Amended(14) by Proposal 5674 (ais523; disi.), 3 September 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2192/3 (Power=1) The Mad Scientist The Mad Scientist is an office; its holder is responsible for building the Monster. The Mad Scientist CAN act on behalf of the Monster to take any action that the Monster may take, and SHALL act on behalf of the Monster to ensure that the Monster fulfills all of its duties. The Mad Scientist's weekly duties include the performance of the following tasks, in order: a) Randomly select exactly one rule. If the selected rule is either this rule or the rule "The Monster", then the villagers have shown up with torches and pitchforks; skip directly to proposal submission. b) Select one or more contiguous sentences from the selected rule. c) Select exactly one noun from the selected text, and replace each instance of that noun with "Monster" (including grammatical variations, e.g. replacing "'s" with "Monster's"). d) Submit a proposal, with adoption index equal to the Power of the selected rule, and interest index 0, to append the modified text to the rule "The Monster" (or, if the villagers have shown up with torches and pitchforks, to repeal both that rule and this one). This proposal counts as the Mad Scientist's weekly report if/when it is adopted. [Cross-references (23 April 2008): the Mad Scientist's duties are: * act on behalf of the monster to fulfill its duties (rule 2192) * propose mutation of the monster (rule 2192)] History: Created by Proposal 5396 (Murphy), 16 January 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5483 (Murphy), 2 April 2008 Amended(2) by Proposal 5485 (root), 9 April 2008 Amended(3) by Proposal 5494 (OscarMeyr, Pavitra), 23 April 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Foreign Relations A category concerning interaction with outside forces, including other nomics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2200/1 (Power=1) Nomic Definitions A nomic ruleset is a set of explicit rules that provides means for itself to be altered arbitrarily, including changes to those rules that govern rule changes. Not all rule changes need be possible in one step; an arbitrarily complex combination of actions (possibly including intermediate rule changes) can be required, so long as any rule change is theoretically achievable in finite time. A nomic is the single entity defined by a nomic ruleset as a whole. Each nomic ruleset defines exactly one nomic, and each nomic is defined by exactly one nomic ruleset. A foreign nomic is a nomic that is not Agora. Adopting the name of "Agora" does not disqualify a nomic from being foreign; any nomic that is not the One True Agora is a foreign nomic. A province is a protectorate that is a player. History: Created by Proposal 5446 (Pavitra, Zefram), 24 February 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5523 (Pavitra; disi.), 2 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2135/2 (Power=1) Advertising Every month the ambassador shall update the page about Agora on the NomicWiki at nomic.net, provided that that wiki is operational. This page, when updated, is to include a list of the current players. In updating the page the ambassador shall ensure that information that is currently incorrect is either corrected or removed, and that all links on the page point to extant pages that are correctly described. The ambassador may add new correct information to the page at eir discretion. The ambassador is encouraged to also advertise Agora in other suitable locations. History: Created by Proposal 4931 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5035 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5122 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5122 (Zefram), 13 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 402/25 (Power=1) Identity of the Speaker The Speaker is the active player who has borne the Patent Title of Minister Without Portfolio the longest, with ties broken in favor of the player who has been registered the longest. The Herald's report includes the date on which each Minister Without Portfolio most recently was awarded the title. [Cross-references (27 October 2007): the Speaker's duties are: * assign prerogatives to Ministers Without Portfolio (rule 2019) * figurehead (rule 103) The other provisions governing the Speakership are: * identity of the Speaker (rule 402) * initial Speaker (rule 104) (provision spent)] History: Created by Proposal 402 (Alexx), ca. Sep. 3 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1421, Feb. 7 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1700, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Feb. 23 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(5) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3703 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3974 (Elysion), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(11) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4853 (Goethe), 18 March 2006 Amended(15) by Proposal 4861 (Goethe), 30 May 2006 Amended(16) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(17) by Proposal 4878 (Goethe), 22 January 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5070 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5070 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5144 (Zefram), 19 August 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5182 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(23) by Proposal 5270 (Murphy; disi.), 7 November 2007 Amended(24) by Proposal 5430 (Goethe), 9 February 2008 Amended(25) by Proposal 5593 (Goethe), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 103/4 (Power=3) Role of the Speaker The Speaker is an imposed office. The Speaker is the figurehead of Agora, embodying its spirit. Diplomatic missions from Agora to foreign nomics operate on the Speaker's behalf. History: Initial Immutable Rule 103, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1481, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3829 (Steve), Feb. 8 1999 Retitled by Proposal 4944 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 4944 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5407 (root), 22 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2184/0 (Power=1) Foreign communications When the Ambassador informs a foreign nomic of an event, e SHALL use the forum (if any) specified by that nomic for announcing that type of event. History: Created by Proposal 5390 (Murphy), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2148/2 (Power=2) The Ambassador The ambassador is a low-priority office, responsible for relations with foreign nomics. A foreign nomic may grant certain powers and privileges to Agora's ambassador. If so, the ambassador shall generally exercise such powers in such manner as e sees fit, subject to other rules and orders. All players are prohibited from falsely claiming, to any nomic, to be the ambassador. [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Ambassador's duties are: * advertise Agora (rule 2135) * use appropriate forum when notifying foreign nomic (rule 2184) * exercise diplomatic privileges in foreign nomics (rule 2148) * track recognition (rule 2185) * flip recognition (rule 2185) * make foreign nomic a protectorate (rule 2147) * check that protectorates still meet the criteria (rule 2147) * report on protectorates (rule 2147) * proclaim protective decree to target nomic (rule 2159)] History: Created by Proposal 4988 (BobTHJ), 6 June 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5091 (Zefram), 25 July 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5112 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5239 (AFO), 3 October 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2185/0 (Power=1) Foreign Relations Recognition is a foreign nomic switch, tracked by the Ambassador, with values Unknown (default), Protected, Friendly, Neutral, Sanctioned, Hostile, and Abandoned. When a foreign nomic becomes a Protectorate, its Recognition becomes Protected. When a foreign nomic ceases to be a Protectorate, its Recognition becomes Unknown. A foreign nomic's Recognition CANNOT change to or from Protected in any other way. The Ambassador CAN, without objection, flip a foreign nomic's Recognition to any value (subject to the above restriction). E SHALL inform that nomic of the change as soon as possible. History: Created by Proposal 5392 (Murphy), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2147/5 (Power=2) Protectorates Whereas Agora, being the superpower of nomics, has an inherent responsibility to lead the nomic world; and whereas Agora desires to encourage growth and promotion of the nomic community, be it hereby known that Agora shall serve as benevolent protector to any nomic which requests such status (hereafter referred to as the protectorate). In order to become a protectorate, a nomic must specify in its ruleset that it submits to Agora as its benevolent protector. It must also have rules or other gamestate arranged such that any protective decree proclaimed by the ambassador will take full effect upon proclamation. Any restriction whatsoever on the content of a protective decree disqualifies the nomic from being a protectorate. If the criteria specified in the preceding paragraph are met, the ambassador may make the nomic a protectorate with Agoran Consent. If a protectorate ever does not meet these criteria, it ceases to be a protectorate. The ambassador shall check every month whether each protectorate continues to meet the criteria, and shall announce whenever a protectorate has ceased to be a protectorate. The ambassador's report includes a list of all protectorates, with contact details for each, and for each the forum in which it is most appropriate to proclaim protective decrees that target that protectorate. [Note (25 July 2007): Suggested wording for a protectorate's ruleset: "Any protective decree of Agora that targets this nomic takes effect as specified by the rules of Agora.".] [CFJ 1707 (called 20 July 2007): If a nomic's ruleset contains a statement similar to "This nomic allows Agora unrestricted access to make changes to its ruleset.", this can be interpreted as "This nomic's rules change whenever the rules of Agora say they do.", thus satisfying the requirement to make protective decrees effective [at the time of CFJ 1707, the vaguer requirement to allow Agora to change its ruleset].] History: Created by Proposal 4988 (BobTHJ), 6 June 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5091 (Zefram), 25 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5127 (Zefram; disi.), 13 August 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5237 (AFO; disi.), 3 October 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5239 (AFO), 3 October 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5391 (Murphy; disi.), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2159/2 (Power=2) Protective Decrees A protective decree is an act of Agora the intended effect of which is to make explicit changes to the state of a protectorate nomic. The changes may include enacting, repealing, or amending rules of the protectorate, changing the set of players of the protectorate, or any other instantaneous changes to the protectorate's gamestate. The initiation of a protective decree is a secured change. The initiating instrument must specify the target protectorate and the changes to be made to it. Any ambiguity in the specification of a protective decree causes it to be void and without effect. This is the only mechanism by which a protective decree can be initiated. As soon as possible after a protective decree has been initiated, the ambassador SHALL proclaim it to the target nomic. The decree takes effect upon this proclamation. Protective decrees should be initiated only for the purpose of assisting the protectorate in its growth and enabling its longevity. Protective decrees should always be benevolent. All players are prohibited from falsely claiming, to any nomic, that a document is a protective decree. [CFJ 1860 (called 8 January 2008): Falsely claiming, to an entity that is neither a nomic nor a means of contacting a nomic, that a document is a protective decree is not a violation of rule 2159.] History: Created by Proposal 5091 (Zefram), 25 July 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5276 (Murphy, Pavitra, Zefram), 7 November 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5391 (Murphy; disi.), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2206/0 (Power=1) Foreign Trade A player CAN spend some of eir assets to export them to a foreign nomic; e SHALL inform that nomic of the export as soon as possible, preferably by simultaneously sending the announcement to an appropriate foreign forum. The Ambassador SHOULD encourage foreign nomics to adopt legislation recognizing Agoran exports by creating comparable foreign assets. Players are encouraged to adopt legislation recognizing foreign exports by creating comparable Agoran assets. History: Created by Proposal 5537 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2207/0 (Power=1) Trade Embargo A player SHALL NOT export assets to a foreign nomic unless its Recognition is Protected, Friendly, or Neutral. History: Created by Proposal 5537 (Murphy), 7 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Trophies A category concerning commemoration and symbolism. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2105/3 (Power=1) The Map of Agora ____ _ /| DARWIN -> \_ |/ | / \ __/ / | | <- DSV / / | \ _ \ \_ | \ MORNINGTON CRESCENT -> / | <- GOETHE BARRIER _ _/ | \_/\_/ \ REEF / \\ <- SHARK BAY | | / | | \ <- TOWNSVILLE ___/ | | \_ __/ | | .___o ) | / | | ~~vv ===~~~ <-OSCAR'S MIRE / O <- SHERLOCK NESS | |/\ | | | |_ | | | EMERALD -> \ \ |__________=_____, \ BRISBANE / | | | <-' \ O <- LT. ANNE MOORE | __ _\ \ | |_______/ \/ | LORD | __/\ <- TARCOOLA / HOWE -> \ PERTH __/ \_ / / | <-' _ __/ | /| IVANHOE -> | <-. / _/ \/ \ / / | / WOLLONGONG |_ / <- ESPERANTO v /__ |_ / <- CANBERRA \_/ \ | \_ _| __ __ | | \__/ __ \ / __ \___=_ ___| / \ | / \ MANUBOURNE -> \/ \|/ _,.---v---._ /\__ /\__/\ / \ | | \_ _/ / \ | / \ \_| @@ __| \_/ <- HOBART \ \_ \ ,__/ / ~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~ History: Created by Proposal 4735 (Maud), 5 May 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4807 (Sherlock), 15 June 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 4946 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1727/17 (Power=1) Happy Birthday WHEREAS, in June 1993, the world's only MUD-based nomic, Nomic World, had recently collapsed; yet, many of its players enjoyed nomic and did not wish to forego such a noble pursuit; And WHEREAS, Originator Chuck Carroll therefore composed an Initial Ruleset for an email nomic, based on the Initial Rulesets of Peter Suber, inventor of Nomic, and on the Rulesets of Nomic World and other nomics, And WHEREAS, a nomic thus rose like a phoenix from the ashes of Nomic World, played on the mailing list originally set up for discussion of Nomic World, and coming into existence at June 30, 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200, with a message sent by FIRST SPEAKER Michael Norrish, which read, in part, "I see no reason to let this get bogged down; there are no precedents or rules that cover this situation, so I think we may as well begin directly.... Proposals for new rules are invited. In accordance with the rules, these will be published, numbered and distributed by me at my earliest convenience." And WHEREAS, this nomic began as a humble and nameless nomic, known unofficially as yoyo, after the mailing list it was played on, until its Players, much later, gave it its OFFICIAL NAME of Agora, And WHEREAS, Agora has now become the wisest, noblest, eldest, and most interesting of all active email nomics, due to the hard work and diligence of Agorans as well as the frequent advice of Agoraphobes, And WHEREAS, Agorans desire to joyously commemorate Agora's founding, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that Agora's Birthday is defined to be the entire day of June 30, GMT +1200, of each year. BE IT FURTHERMORE RESOLVED that Agora's Unbirthday is defined to be the entire day of December 30, GMT +1200, of each year; but, since that falls within a Holiday, is observed during the entire days of January 12 through 14, GMT +1200, of each year. History: Created by Proposal 3513 (Chuck), Jun. 16 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3530 (Chuck), Jun. 30 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3543 (Harlequin), Aug. 17 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), 5 June 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4367 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4376 (Steve), 6 September 2002 Amended(13) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(14) by Proposal 4743 (Manu), 5 May 2005 Amended(???) by Proposal 4839 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(???) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(15) by Proposal 4880 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5364 (Murphy), 20 December 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 104/0 (Power=3) First Speaker The Speaker for the first game shall be Michael Norrish. [CFJ 1534 (called 8 March 2005): This does not mean that Michael Norrish necessarily fills the position of Speaker at the present time.] History: Initial Immutable Rule 104, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1482, Mar. 15 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2151/1 (Power=1) Agoran Arms The escutcheon of Agora is defined by the following blazon: Tierced palewise sable, argent, and sable, charged with a quill and an axe in saltire, proper, and in the chief a capital letter A, gules. Agora's adopted motto is "Agora n'est pas une fontaine." [Note (28 June 2007): A rendering of the escutcheon of Agora is at .] History: Created by Proposal 5037 (Zefram, GreyKnight), 28 June 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5285 (Goethe), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2029/0 (Power=4) Town Fountain /\ /\ / \ / \ T his Power-4 Rule (the first ever) was placed to honor The Agoran Spirit Of The Game by Goethe, Steve, Murphy, root and OscarMeyr, Scamsters. Look on our works, ye Marvy, but do always Dance a Powerful Dance. Hail Eris! [CFJ 1881 (called 25 January 2008): This rule does not impose an obilgation to always Dance a Powerful Dance, because "Marvy" is currently undefined.] [CFJ 1736 (called 23 August 2007): Failing to hail Eris does not necessarily constitute a violation of this rule.] History: Created by Proposal 4329 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- END OF THE FULL LOGICAL RULESET @ 1.817 log @effects of proposal 5703 @ text @d4712 1 a4712 1 Rule 2197/1 (Power=1.5) d4733 1 @ 1.816 log @effects of proposal 5701 @ text @a0 1 d4608 1 a4608 1 Rule 1742/16 (Power=1.5) d4708 1 d4808 1 a4808 1 Rule 2173/3 (Power=1) d4839 1 d4843 1 a4843 1 Rule 2191/3 (Power=1.5) d4865 1 @ 1.815 log @effects of proposal 5696 @ text @d1 1 d1949 1 a1949 1 Rule 1769/7 (Power=2) d2003 1 @ 1.814 log @effects of proposal 5693 @ text @d3084 1 a3084 1 Rule 2211/1 (Power=2) d3129 7 d3139 1 @ 1.813 log @CFJs 1905, 1910, 1914 @ text @d3345 1 a3345 1 Rule 2019/17 (Power=2) d3349 2 a3350 2 Speaker SHALL randomly assign each Player who bears the patent title Minister Without Portfolio a different Prerogative for the d3352 2 a3353 2 one set than the other, then e SHALL randomly choose which members of the larger set take part in the assignment. d3410 1 @ 1.812 log @effects of proposal 5686 @ text @d1228 4 d1782 5 a1786 2 [Note (11 March 2008): The existence of this rule is in question due to a scam. See CFJ 1914.] @ 1.811 log @Fixed a typo; Rule 2210 repealed itself. @ text @d3 2 a4 2 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5671 Last change to this ruleset: by proposal 5671 d19 1 a19 1 32 with Power=2 d21 1 a21 1 10 with Power=1.5 d4718 1 a4718 1 Rule 2198/2 (Power=1.5) d4721 3 a4723 3 If a contract specifies a mechanism by which Contract Changes to it can be performed, then such changes CAN be performed using that mechanism. d4747 1 @ 1.810 log @effects of proposal 5680 @ text @d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 117 d19 1 a19 1 33 with Power=2 a120 1 Rule 2210: Caste Bootstrapping a3076 14 Rule 2210/0 (Power=2) Caste Bootstrapping Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, the voting limit of an eligible voter on an ordinary decision whose voting period started (time T_s) before castes were defined (time T_c) is based on T_c rather than T_s. This rule repeals itself once the voting periods of all such decisions have ended. History: Created by Proposal 5625 (Murphy, OscarMeyr, Ivan Hope), 29 July 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.809 log @effects of proposal 5679 @ text @d3092 1 a3092 1 Rule 2211/0 (Power=2) d3098 15 d3139 1 @ 1.808 log @effects of proposal 5677 @ text @d3042 1 a3042 1 Rule 2156/7 (Power=2) d3052 2 a3053 1 Epsilon - 1 (default for first-class players and provinces) d3074 1 @ 1.807 log @effects of proposal 5675 @ text @d4715 1 a4715 1 Rule 2198/1 (Power=1.5) d4729 2 a4730 2 Objection if, before the dependent action is resolved, no party blocks the change by announcement. d4743 1 @ 1.806 log @effects of proposal 5674 @ text @d4138 1 a4138 1 Rule 2169/6 (Power=1.7) d4171 29 a4199 11 When an applicable question on equation in an equity case has a judgement, and has had that judgement continuously for the past week (or all parties to the contract have approved that judgement), the judgement is in effect as a binding agreement between the parties. In this role it is subject to modification or termination by the usual processes governing binding agreements. An appeal concerning any assignment of judgement in an equity case within the past week CAN be initiated by any party to the contract in question by announcement. d4212 1 @ 1.805 log @Fixed errata @ text @d5038 1 a5038 1 Rule 2193/13 (Power=1) d5097 7 a5103 1 Agoran Monsters begin at midnight UTC on Monday. d5120 1 @ 1.804 log @fixed the (lack of) effects from P5669 @ text @d3076 1 a3076 1 Rule 2210/1 (Power=2) d3090 1 a3090 1 Rule 2211/1 (Power=2) d3369 6 d3398 2 a3399 1 Amended(16) by Proposal 5644 (Murphy), 29 July 2008 d4590 1 a4590 1 respect to a previously- imposed Equity judgement. a4786 5 If a pledge does not impose any ongoing or unsatisfied obligations on its current parties, and will not do so in the future in its current form, then any person CAN terminate it by announcing that it is obsolete. d4800 1 a4800 1 Rule 2191/2 (Power=1.5) d4812 5 d4821 1 d5016 7 d5028 1 d5038 1 a5038 1 Rule 2193/12 (Power=1) a5095 11 A player MAY perform an action on behalf of The Monster with Monstrous Consent. The holder of a Monster is a Monsterholdor, and may be referred to by the name of the Monster. A Monster is imposed if it is so described by the rule defining it; otherwise, it is elected. Whenever a Monsteredict of GUILTY is assigned in a criminal case alleging that a partnership has violated this rule, the Monster SHOULD assign an EXILE Monsteredict to the question on sentencing in that case. @ 1.803 log @Fixed formatting error @ text @d3921 2 a3922 2 2 Support, be initiated by any first-class person who is a member of the basis of any player, by announcement which clearly specifies d4190 1 a4190 1 Rule 911/22 (Power=1.7) d4224 4 a4227 4 appropriateness of the prior judgement; the prior question is rendered open again; this judgement SHOULD be assigned if the judge believes that the judge of the prior case will make a better judgement if given a new opportunity d4230 8 a4237 6 appropriateness of the prior judgement; the judge of the prior case (if any) is recused, and the prior question is rendered open again; this judgement SHOULD be assigned if the judge believes that the judge of the prior case will not make a better judgement if given a new opportunity a4297 1 Amended(22) by Proposal 5659 (Murphy), 12 August 2008 @ 1.802 log @effects of proposals up to 5671 @ text @a3078 1 @ 1.801 log @effects of proposal 5572 @ text @d3 2 a4 2 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5572 Last change to this ruleset: by proposal d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2209 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 118 d18 2 a19 2 31 with Power=3 32 with Power=2 d22 1 a22 1 40 with Power=1 a51 1 Rule 2149: Truthfulness a74 1 Rule 2208: Clarity of Announcements d121 2 d176 1 a176 2 Rule 2172: Acting on Behalf of Agora Rule 2189: Win by Extortion a418 39 Rule 2149/8 (Power=1) Truthfulness A person SHALL NOT make a public statement unless e believes that in doing so e is telling the truth. Merely quoting a false statement does not constitute making it for the purposes of this rule. Any disclaimer, conditional clause, or other qualifier attached to a statement constitutes part of the statement for the purposes of this rule; the truth or falsity of the whole is what is significant. [CFJ 1739 (called 29 August 2007): A quotation can result in a violation of rule 2149, depending on the context of the rest of the message.] [CFJ 1849 (called 21 December 2007): Violation of rule 2149 can occur without any intent to misdirect.] [CFJ 1887 (called 30 January 2008): Publicly making the statement "This statement is a lie." would most likely be a violation of rule 2149, because it is logically indeterminate and so making it would not be telling the truth, and its logical indeterminacy would be understood by any reasonable player.] History: Created by Proposal 4990 (Zefram), 6 June 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5075 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5129 (Zefram; disi.), 13 August 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5140 (Murphy), 19 August 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5140 (Murphy), 19 August 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5147 (comex), 29 August 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5179 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5180 (Zefram), 29 August 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5257 (AFO), 27 October 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5280 (Zefram, Murphy), 7 November 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5280 (Zefram, Murphy), 7 November 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1161 1 a1161 1 Rule 478/23 (Power=3) d1165 1 a1165 1 any non-Imperial nomic, it is hereby resolved that No Player d1193 4 a1196 3 announcement", a person performs that action by announcing that e performs it. Any action performed by sending a message is performed at the time date-stamped on that message. d1331 2 d1336 2 a1337 2 Rule 2208/0 (Power=3) Clarity of Announcements d1339 3 a1341 4 All attempts to perform an action by announcement fail if the action is not unambiguously specified. This rule takes precedence over all rules that allow performance of an action by announcement. d1343 2 a1344 7 History: Created by Proposal 5555 (ais523), 21 June 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2170/1 (Power=3) Who Am I? d1359 1 d1792 1 a1792 1 Rule 2181/3 (Power=1) d1798 2 a1799 4 The Accountor is the default recordkeepor for all assets that do not specify a different recordkeepor. If any such assets exist, then the Accountor's report includes a list of their backing documents; otherwise, the Accountor has no report. d1813 2 d2080 1 a2080 1 Rule 2154/11 (Power=2) d2089 3 a2091 2 A player who has not refused eir nomination is a consenting candidate. d2117 13 a2129 5 If an office is Temporal at the end of a quarter, and no nomination period began for that office during that quarter, then the IADoP SHALL make at least one nomination for the office during the following quarter. These requirements are waived if another player so makes a nomination. d2144 2 d2965 1 a2965 1 Rule 1450/8 (Power=2) d2968 5 a2972 4 Any change in officeholdings that would result in a single entity holding the offices of Promotor and Assessor simultaneously is INVALID. This rule takes precedence over all other rules regarding offices. d2985 1 d3042 1 a3042 1 Rule 2156/6 (Power=2) d3045 11 a3055 18 Each player has an associated number known as eir base voting limit on ordinary decisions (BVLOD). The BVLOD of a first-class player is four, the BVLOD of a province is four, and the BVLOD of any other player is zero. BVLOD cannot be modified. Each player has an associated number known as eir volatile voting limit on ordinary decisions (VVLOD). Whenever a player is registered, eir VVLOD is set to eir BVLOD. Changes to VVLOD are secured Each player has an associated number known as eir effective voting limit on ordinary decisions (EVLOD). Whenever a player is registered, eir EVLOD is set to eir BVLOD. At the end of each week, each player's EVLOD is set to eir VVLOD, rounded to an integer, breaking ties towards odd integers, and eir VVLOD is set to the same rounded value. EVLOD cannot be modified by any other means. The assessor's report includes each player's EVLOD. d3060 2 a3061 3 EVLOD at the start of its voting period, or half that (rounded up) if the voter is in the chokey at the start of the voting period. d3072 51 d3126 1 a3126 1 Rule 2134/4 (Power=2) d3134 3 a3136 4 Cleanup procedure: Each player's VVLOD is set to eir BVLOD, and no player satisfies this Winning Condition again (the remainder of this rule notwithstanding) until after the next time that each player's EVLOD is set based on eir VVLOD. d3150 1 d3154 1 a3154 1 Rule 2126/55 (Power=2) d3216 1 a3216 1 increase another player's VVLOD by 1. d3218 2 a3219 2 (2) A player CAN spend five Notes forming the start of a major scale to increase eir own VVLOD by 1. d3222 4 a3225 1 decrease another player's VVLOD by 1. d3227 1 a3227 1 (4) A player CAN spend two Notes of the same pitch to make d3230 1 a3230 1 (5) During Agora's Birthday, a player CAN spend Notes forming d3236 1 a3236 1 (6) A player CAN spend one Note to increase another player's d3240 1 a3240 1 (7) A player CAN spend two Notes to increase eir voting limit on d3244 1 a3244 1 (8) A player CAN spend three Notes to gain a Note whose pitch is d3248 2 d3316 1 d3336 1 a3336 1 Rule 2019/15 (Power=2) d3352 8 a3359 4 b) Default Justice. Whenever the Clerk of the Courts assigns a judicial panel, e SHALL assign one with the Default Justice as a member, unless no such panel is eligible to be so assigned. d3393 1 d3915 1 a3915 1 Rule 1504/23 (Power=1.7) d3921 4 a3924 4 of the rules, and to punish the guilty. A criminal case CAN be initiated by any first-class person who is a member of the basis of any player, by announcement which clearly specifies all of the following: d3930 4 a3933 2 c) The action (which may be a failure to perform another action) by which the defendant allegedly breached this rule. d3960 2 a3961 2 * UNIMPUGNED, appropriate if the alleged act was not proscribed by the specified rule at the time it allegedly occurred d4014 1 a4014 1 effect, the ninny SHALL within 72 hours publish a formal d4022 11 a4032 6 * FINE, appropriate for rule breaches of small consequence. When in effect, the ninny SHALL within 72 hours destroy one of eir Notes. The ninny is only obliged to perform one destruction per question on sentencing, even if sentences of this type are assigned more than once or go into effect more than once. d4109 7 d4132 1 a4132 1 Rule 2169/5 (Power=1.7) d4139 5 a4143 5 clearly identifies the contract, the set of parties to the contract, and a state of affairs whereby events have not proceeded as envisioned by the contract (such as, but not limited to, a party acting in contravention of eir contractual obligations). d4187 1 d4191 1 a4191 1 Rule 911/20 (Power=1.7) d4225 4 a4228 4 appropriateness of the prior judgement but the judge believes that the judge of the prior case can make a better judgement if given a new opportunity; the prior question is rendered open again d4233 3 a4235 1 open again d4296 2 d4423 1 a4423 1 Rule 1922/24 (Power=1) d4463 1 a4463 1 title. If the number of players bearing this title is d4465 3 a4467 2 rules, then this title is administratively revoked from the Speaker. d4509 1 d4562 1 a4562 1 Rule 1742/14 (Power=1.5) d4565 8 a4572 9 Contracts are binding agreements governed by the rules. Any agreement made by one or more persons with the intention that it be binding on them and governed by the rules is a contract (unless it would automatically terminate as a contract). A contract automatically terminates if the number of parties to it falls below the number of parties the rules require for the contract. If other rules do not specify such a number for a contract, then a contract requires at least two parties. d4579 6 d4660 2 d4759 1 a4759 1 Rule 2173/1 (Power=1) d4762 2 a4763 2 The Notary is a low-priority office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of contracts. d4766 3 a4768 2 of its text and set of parties. The Notary's report includes this information for each public contract. d4780 5 d4793 2 d4993 1 a4993 1 Rule 2187/2 (Power=2) d5022 1 a5022 1 Rule 2193/9 (Power=1) d5070 24 d5105 4 d5212 1 a5212 1 Rule 402/24 (Power=1) d5215 1 a5215 1 The Speaker is the player who has borne the Patent Title of d5259 1 a5328 39 Rule 2172/0 (Power=1) Acting on Behalf of Agora A player MAY perform an action on behalf of Agora with Agoran Consent. [CFJ 1801 (called 19 November 2007): This means that a player is prohibited from acting on behalf of Agora if e does not have Agoran Consent.] [CFJ 1819 (called 3 December 2007): Actions of Agora generally do not have significance under the rules of Agora.] [CFJ 1714 (called 3 August 2007): Whether a player of Agora can take game actions on behalf of Agora in a foreign nomic is determined solely by the rules of the foreign nomic.] [CFJ 1821 (called 4 December 2007): A nonsensical word does not constitute a description of an action that could hypothetically be performed on behalf of Agora.] History: Created by Proposal 5246 (Levi), 14 October 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2189/0 (Power=2) Win by Extortion Upon a player acting on behalf of Agora to award a win to one or more persons, all those persons satisfy the Winning Condition of Extortion. History: Created by Proposal 5394 (Murphy, Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr, Zefram), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.800 log @effects of proposal 5569 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5569 d2807 1 a2807 1 Rule 106/12 (Power=3) d2824 3 a2826 3 The adoption index of a proposal is an integral multiple of 0.1, with a minimum value of 1.0. It may be set by the proposer at the time of submission, or otherwise defaults to 1.0. d2886 1 @ 1.799 log @effects of proposal 5566 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5566 d4960 1 a4960 1 Rule 2193/8 (Power=1) d5005 3 d5018 1 @ 1.798 log @effects of proposal 5565 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5565 d4837 1 a4837 1 Rule 2136/19 (Power=1) d4840 22 a4861 13 A first-class player who is a member of an existing public contract CAN make the contract into a Contest, with emself as the sole contestmaster, without 3 objections, provided e is not the contestmaster of another contest. Another first-class player who is a member may replace the current contestmaster as the sole contestmaster without 3 objections, but only as explicitly described in the contest regulations and provided e is not the contestmaster of another contest. A contest requires at least one party. Any player may make a contest cease to be a contest without 3 objections. Players SHOULD decide on whether a contract deserves to be a contest based on its fairness or interest to players as a whole. d4905 1 @ 1.797 log @effects of proposal 5559 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5559 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2208 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 117 d22 1 a22 1 39 with Power=1 d159 1 d4801 24 @ 1.796 log @effects of proposal 5558 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5558 d4377 1 a4377 1 Rule 1922/23 (Power=1) d4426 6 d4461 1 @ 1.795 log @effects of proposal 5555 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5555 d4889 1 a4889 1 Rule 2187/1 (Power=2) d4902 1 a4902 1 Index without objection. d4908 1 @ 1.794 log @effects of proposal 5553 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5553 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2207 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 116 d18 1 a18 1 30 with Power=3 d76 1 d1372 13 @ 1.793 log @effects of proposal 5552 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5552 d3124 1 a3124 1 Rule 2126/54 (Power=2) d3136 8 a3143 1 Notes are gained as follows: d3280 1 @ 1.792 log @effects of proposal 5551 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5551 d3633 1 a3633 1 Rule 2157/4 (Power=1.7) d3645 8 a3652 7 with the unanimous Support of the panel's other members, or (if the CotC is not a member) with the Support of at least half the other members and the Support of the CotC. The CotC SHOULD so Support a majority action if the panel has made a reasonable effort to achieve consensus. By this mechanism a judicial panel can act, in situations where the rules state that an action is performed by sending a message. d3667 1 @ 1.791 log @effects of proposal 5549 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5549 d4673 1 a4673 1 Rule 2173/0 (Power=1) d4691 2 d4700 1 @ 1.790 log @effects of proposal 5547 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5547 d3124 1 a3124 1 Rule 2126/53 (Power=2) d3168 8 d3272 1 @ 1.789 log @effects of proposal 5546 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5546 d3124 1 a3124 1 Rule 2126/52 (Power=2) d3171 1 a3171 1 increase another player's VVLOP by 1. d3174 1 a3174 1 scale to increase eir own VVLOP by 1. d3177 1 a3177 1 decrease another player's VVLOP by 1. d3200 2 a3201 2 [CFJs 1826-1827 (called 6 December 2007): A decrease of VVLOP cannot be by a negative number.] d3263 1 @ 1.788 log @effects of proposal 5543 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5543 d4880 1 a4880 1 Rule 2193/7 (Power=1) d4918 7 d4934 1 @ 1.787 log @effects of proposal 5541 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5541 d1845 1 a1845 1 Rule 1728/18 (Power=2) d1875 8 a1882 4 (b) either the performer was the initiator, or the initiator was authorized to perform the action by virtue of holding a rules-defined position and the performer is the holder of that position when e attempts to perform the action; and d1920 1 @ 1.786 log @effects of proposal 5540 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5540 d4875 1 a4875 1 Rule 2193/6 (Power=1) d4910 3 d4921 1 @ 1.785 log @effects of proposal 5537 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5537 d4875 1 a4875 1 Rule 2193/5 (Power=1) d4908 2 d4917 1 @ 1.784 log @effects of proposal 5536 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5536 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2205 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 114 d22 1 a22 1 37 with Power=1 d178 2 d5287 31 @ 1.783 log @effects of proposal 5535 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5535 d119 1 a119 1 Rule 1698: The Proposal System Is Protected d310 1 a310 1 Rule 2125/1 (Power=3) d315 1 a315 1 (a) the action is prohibited; d317 1 a317 2 (b) the rules indicate that if certain conditions are satisfied, then some player is permitted to perform the action; d319 3 a321 2 (c) the action would, as part of its effect, modify information for which some player is required to be a recordkeepor; or d323 11 a333 3 (d) the action would, as part of its effect, make it impossible to make arbitrary modifications to the rules by any combinations of actions by players. d338 1 d2995 2 a2996 2 Rule 1698/0 (Power=3) The Proposal System Is Protected d2998 6 a3003 4 It must always be possible to adopt Proposals within a 4 week period. Any change to the game state which would result in this condition becoming false is cancelled and does not take place, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. d3007 2 @ 1.782 log @effects of proposal 5534 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5534 d1188 1 a1188 1 Rule 478/22 (Power=3) d1216 1 a1216 1 intent to be public. A player "publishes" or "announces" d1220 1 a1220 1 announcement", a player performs that action by announcing that d1356 1 d1482 1 a1482 1 Rule 2152/3 (Power=3) d1489 2 a1490 2 players in connection with a term, then the term applies only to the specified player(s). d1521 1 d1953 1 a1953 1 Rule 1769/6 (Power=2) d1969 2 a1970 2 time limit for a player to perform an action) upon the time of another event, and d1981 2 a1982 2 timing of events, and over all Rules which require Players to perform events before a specified time. d2006 1 @ 1.781 log @effects of proposal 5527 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5527 d2026 1 a2026 1 Rule 1006/24 (Power=2) d2037 5 a2041 5 The holder of an office CAN resign it by announcement, causing it to become vacant. As soon as possible after an office becomes (or is created) vacant, the IADoP SHALL make at least one nomination for the office; this requirement is waived if another player so makes a nomination. d2084 1 @ 1.780 log @effects of proposal 5526 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5526 d1806 1 a1806 1 Rule 2181/2 (Power=1) d1812 4 a1815 2 The Accountor's report includes a list of classes of assets and their backing documents and recordkeepors. d1828 1 @ 1.779 log @effects of proposal 5525 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5525 d4194 1 a4194 1 Rule 2205/0 (Power=1) d4211 3 d4216 1 @ 1.778 log @effects of proposal 5523 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5523 d4821 1 a4821 1 Rule 2187/0 (Power=2) d4828 7 a4834 1 Cleanup procedure: Each player's score is set to 0. d4839 1 @ 1.777 log @effects of proposal 5519 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5519 d4935 1 a4935 1 Rule 2200/0 (Power=1) d4954 1 a4954 1 A province is a protectorate that is registered as a player. d4958 1 @ 1.776 log @effects of proposal 5517 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5517 d2023 1 a2023 1 Rule 1006/23 (Power=2) d2034 6 d2080 1 @ 1.775 log @effects of proposal 5514 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5514 d2135 1 a2135 1 Rule 2138/3 (Power=1) d2146 2 a2147 2 c) The date of the most recent attempt to achieve Agoran Consent for changing the holder of that office. d2164 1 @ 1.774 log @effects of proposal 5511 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5511 d3352 1 a3352 1 [Cross-references (13 March 2008): the Clerk of the Courts' duties d3368 2 a3369 1 * award patent title of Left in a Huff (rule 1922)] d4834 1 a4834 1 Rule 2193/4 (Power=1) d4863 4 d4873 1 @ 1.773 log @effects of proposal 5510 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5510 d4728 1 a4728 1 Rule 2136/18 (Power=1) d4757 9 d4786 1 @ 1.772 log @effects of proposal 5509 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5508 d3089 1 a3089 1 Rule 2126/51 (Power=2) d3153 12 d3227 1 @ 1.771 log @effects of proposal 5508 @ text @d18 2 a19 2 29 with Power=3 33 with Power=2 d1704 1 a1704 1 Rule 2150/3 (Power=2) d1735 1 @ 1.770 log @correct amendment number of R2127 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5507 d1805 1 a1805 1 Rule 2181/1 (Power=1) d1811 2 a1812 3 The Accountor is the default recordkeepor for all assets that do not specify a different recordkeepor. While there are no such assets, the Accountor has no report. d1814 5 a1818 1 [Cross-references (1 January 2008): the Accountor's duties are: d1824 1 @ 1.769 log @remove obsolete annotation @ text @d2504 1 a2504 1 Rule 2127/1 (Power=1) @ 1.768 log @effects of proposal 5507 @ text @a4644 4 [CFJ 1876 (called 18 January 2008): It is not possible to cease to be a party to a pledge which has exactly one party by announcement, even if the text of pledge explicitly permits this.] @ 1.767 log @effects of proposal 5506 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5506 d4003 1 a4003 1 Rule 2169/4 (Power=1.7) d4016 5 a4020 6 The initiation of an equity case begins its pre-trial phase. During the pre-trial phase, the case requires a judge. In the pre-trial phase the judge SHALL as soon as possible inform all the contracting parties of the case and invite them to submit arguments regarding the equitability of the situation. The pre-trial phase ends one week after the parties have been so d4057 1 @ 1.766 log @effects of proposal 5504 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5504 d2525 2 a2526 2 decision. FOR and AGAINST are opposites; SUPPORT and OBJECT are opposites; PRESENT is its own opposite. d2531 1 @ 1.765 log @effects of proposal 5503 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5503 d1898 1 a1898 1 Rule 2124/6 (Power=2) d1904 3 a1906 1 dependent action is a first-class player who has publicly posted d1939 1 @ 1.764 log @effects of proposal 5502 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5502 d2069 1 a2069 1 Rule 2154/10 (Power=2) d2073 1 a2073 1 players to be candidate(s) for an Office, this begins a d2123 1 @ 1.763 log @effects of proposal 5501 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5501 d4506 1 a4506 1 Rule 2197/0 (Power=1.5) d4520 3 a4522 3 If a Contract Change is ambiguous or the its permissability cannot be determined with certainty at the time it is attempted, then that change has no effect. d4526 1 d4530 1 a4530 1 Rule 2198/0 (Power=1.5) d4544 1 a4544 1 Objection if, before the dependant action is resolved, no party d4557 1 @ 1.762 log @effects of proposal 5500 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5500 d4802 1 a4802 1 Rule 2193/3 (Power=1) d4827 4 d4836 1 @ 1.761 log @effects of proposal 5499 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5499 d3450 1 a3450 1 Rule 1871/23 (Power=1.5) d3482 3 a3484 2 When the CotC recuses a player with cause, e SHALL flip that player's posture to supine by announcement in a timely fashion. d3522 1 @ 1.760 log @effects of proposal 5498 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5498 d2069 1 a2069 1 Rule 2154/9 (Power=2) d2072 15 a2086 12 Any player CAN make an active player (hereafter the nominee) the holder of an elected office, thus removing any previous holder from the office, with Agoran Consent and the nominee's consent; this process is known as installation. If, during the minimum waiting period between intent and action defined for Agoran Consent, at least two active players are nominated in this way and consent, then the IADoP SHALL as soon as possible initiate an Agoran decision to determine the new officeholder; this process is known as election. Until the election is resolved, the office CANNOT change hands via installation, the remainder of this rule notwithstanding. d2092 3 d2097 2 a2098 1 candidate; this candidate thereby becomes the officeholder. d2105 5 a2109 13 The IADoP SHALL make at least one attempt to install a player into an office, and SHALL make the change if possible, under the following circumstances: a) During a quarter, if the office was Temporal at the start of that quarter and no such attempt was made during the previous quarter. This requirement is waived if another player makes such a change during the current quarter. b) Within a week (or month, if the office is low-priority) after the office ceases to have an active holder. This requirement is waived if the office comes to have an active holder during that week (month). d2122 1 @ 1.759 log @effects of proposal 5497 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5497 d3562 1 a3562 1 Rule 2157/3 (Power=1.7) d3574 7 a3580 7 with the unanimous agreement of the panel's members, or (if the CotC is not a member) with the majority agreement of the members and the consent of the CotC. The CotC SHOULD consent to a majority action if the panel has made a reasonable effort to achieve consensus. By this mechanism a judicial panel can act, in situations where the rules state that an action is performed by sending a message. a3588 4 [CFJ 1767 (called 21 October 2007): The agreement of the panel's members referred to in this rule is a state of affairs that does not require public messages in order to be brought into being.] d3594 1 @ 1.758 log @effects of proposal 5496 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5496 d2069 1 a2069 1 Rule 2154/8 (Power=2) d2078 3 a2080 3 defined for Agoran Consent, another active player is nominated in this way and consents, then the IADoP SHALL as soon as possible initiate an Agoran decision to determine the new d2122 1 @ 1.757 log @effects of proposal 5495 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5495 d1738 1 a1738 1 Rule 2166/4 (Power=2) d1746 7 a1752 5 lack an owner, it is owned by the Bank. If an asset's backing document restricts its ownership to a class of entities, then that asset CANNOT be gained by or transferred to an entity outside that class, and is destroyed if it is owned by an entity outside that class. d1766 6 a1771 5 announcement, and an asset owned by the Bank generally CAN be destroyed by its recordkeepor by announcement, subject to modification by its backing document. To "lose" an asset is to have it destroyed from one's possession; to "revoke" an asset from an entity is to destroy it from that entity's possession. d1789 2 a1790 1 Bank upon creation.] d1801 1 @ 1.756 log @effects of proposal 5494 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5494 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 115 d22 1 a22 1 38 with Power=1 a161 1 Rule 2180: Locations a4790 26 Rule 2180/1 (Power=1) Locations A location is a public contract that describes itself as a location. A person who becomes a party to a location is said to move to that location. A person who is a party to a location is said to be in that location. A person who ceases to be a party to a location is said to leave that location. A person cannot be in more than a single location at one time. A person who moves to a location automatically leaves any location e is already in. Whenever a person's location does not permit em to leave it, e CANNOT move to any other location. A location requires at least zero parties. [CFJ 1877 (called 18 January 2008): It is not possible to cease to be a party to a location which has exactly one party by announcement, even if the text of the location explicitly permits this.] History: Created by Proposal 5362 (root), 20 December 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5423 (woggle; disi.), 6 February 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.755 log @effects of proposal 5493 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5493 d4857 1 a4857 1 Rule 2192/2 (Power=1) d4861 4 a4864 1 building the Monster. d4889 2 a4890 1 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Mad Scientist's duties are: d4897 1 @ 1.754 log @effects of proposal 5491 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5491 d3791 1 a3791 1 Rule 1504/22 (Power=1.7) d3865 14 a3878 6 thereafter either active or not. The sentence is inactive for the first week after it first takes effect. Thereafter, the sentence is active if and only if it is still in effect and sentences of the same type on the same question on sentencing have been active for a total duration less than the tariff. The CotC's report includes the status of all active sentences. d3977 1 @ 1.753 log @effects of proposal 5487 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5487 d2065 1 a2065 1 Rule 2154/7 (Power=2) d2094 13 a2106 6 If an office is Temporal at the end of a quarter, and no attempt to install a player into that office was made during that quarter, then the IADoP SHALL make at least one such attempt during the following quarter, and SHALL make the change if possible; however, these requirements are waived if another player makes such a change during the following quarter. d2117 1 @ 1.752 log @effects of proposal 5485 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5485 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2204 d22 1 a22 1 37 with Power=1 d143 1 d4141 22 @ 1.751 log @effects of proposal 5484 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5484 d95 1 a95 1 Rule 2143: Official Reports d501 1 a501 1 Rule 2199/0 (Power=2) d525 2 a526 2 unless e violated a requirement to submit a report within a time limit. d581 1 d2144 2 a2145 2 Rule 2143/1 (Power=1) Official Reports d2149 15 a2163 10 a) If any information is defined by the rules as part of that office's weekly report, then the holder of that office SHALL maintain all such information, and SHALL publish it at least once each week. Otherwise, that office has no weekly report. b) If any information is defined by the rules as part of that office's monthly report, then the holder of that office SHALL maintain all such information, and SHALL publish it at least once each month. Otherwise, that office has no monthly report. d2173 2 d2838 1 a2838 1 Rule 1607/17 (Power=1) d2845 3 a2847 3 any time. During each week, the Promotor SHALL distribute each proposal that has been in the Proposal Pool since the beginning of that week. d2921 1 d3065 1 a3065 1 Rule 2126/50 (Power=2) d3091 7 a3097 7 (2) (E) At the end of each week, each player who published at least one weekly report during that week gains an E Note. (Eb) At the end of each month, each player who published at least one monthly report during that month gains an Eb Note. d3190 1 d4817 1 a4817 1 Rule 2192/1 (Power=1) d4823 2 a4824 1 At least once each week, the Mad Scientist SHALL: d4852 1 @ 1.750 log @effects of proposal 5483 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5483 d1934 1 a1934 1 Rule 1769/5 (Power=2) d1949 11 a1959 7 If some Rule bases the time of a future event upon the time of another event, or requires that a Player perform some action within some time of another event, and that other event occurs during a Holiday, the time at which the Holiday ends shall be used instead for the purpose of determining the time of the future event or of the time by which the Player must perform the specified action. a1974 3 [CFJ 1859 (called 2 January 2008): Rule 1769 does not cause extension of voting periods that start before a holiday and end during it.] d1986 1 @ 1.749 log @effects of proposal 5482 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5482 d4805 1 a4805 1 Rule 2192/0 (Power=1) d4830 2 a4831 1 that rule and this one). d4838 1 @ 1.748 log @effects of proposal 5476 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5476 d1799 1 a1799 1 Rule 2181/0 (Power=1) d1802 2 a1803 2 The Accountor is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of assets. d1806 2 a1807 1 not specify a different recordkeepor. d1814 1 @ 1.747 log @effects of proposal 5475 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5475 d1703 1 a1703 1 Rule 2150/2 (Power=2) d1718 1 a1718 1 The basis of a a first-class person is the singleton set d1733 1 d1737 1 a1737 1 Rule 2166/3 (Power=2) d1769 1 a1769 1 A asset generally CAN be transferred by its owner to another d1795 1 d2912 1 a2912 1 Rule 1450/7 (Power=2) d2916 1 a2916 1 entity holding the offices of promotor and assessor d2930 1 d3650 1 a3650 1 Rule 591/25 (Power=1.7) d3694 1 a3694 1 veracity of the statement. The rulekeepor is ENCOURAGED to d3764 1 @ 1.746 log @effects of proposal 5474 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5474 d1736 1 a1736 1 Rule 2166/2 (Power=2) d1740 2 a1741 1 contract (hereafter its backing document). d1793 1 @ 1.745 log @effects of proposal 5470 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5470 d3417 1 a3417 1 Rule 1871/22 (Power=1.5) d3450 1 a3450 1 player's posture to supine by announcement within one week. d3459 1 a3459 1 due to the one-week time limit running out.] d3487 1 d3568 1 a3568 1 Rule 2158/4 (Power=2) d3599 5 a3603 6 When a judicial question is applicable and open, and its case has the same judge assigned to it, continuously for one week, the Clerk of the Courts CAN recuse that judge with cause by announcement. When these conditions have all held continuously for two weeks, the Clerk of the Courts SHALL so recuse that judge as soon as possible. d3620 1 @ 1.744 log @effects of proposal 5469 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5469 d3644 1 a3644 1 Rule 591/24 (Power=1.7) d3653 2 a3654 1 yes.) d3757 1 @ 1.743 log @effects of proposal 5468 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5468 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 116 d22 1 a22 1 38 with Power=1 a142 1 Rule 2171: Rules Viewed as Binding Agreement a4116 23 Rule 2171/0 (Power=1) Rules Viewed as Binding Agreement In general, the Rules shall be adjudicated as if the Rules were a binding agreement between all Players, entered into by every player as a part of becoming a Player. An actual or alleged Rule violation shall be treated as the violation of a binding agreement to be bound by the Rule or Rules in question. The proposal, fora, and registration processes shall, prima facie, be considered to be protective of a Player's rights and privileges with respect to making and changing the agreement to be bound by the rules. [CFJ 1772 (called 28 October 2007): Despite this rule, the rules are not a contract as defined by rule 1742, and cannot be adjudicated as a binding agreement.] History: Created by Proposal 5230 (comex), 3 October 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.742 log @effects of proposal 5466 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5466 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2202 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 114 d21 1 a21 1 8 with Power=1.5 d133 2 d3297 1 a3297 1 [Cross-references (13 February 2008): the Clerk of the Courts' duties d3307 1 a3307 2 * track player hawkishness (rule 1871) * change all sitting players to standing (rule 1871) d3309 1 d3418 1 a3418 1 Rule 1871/21 (Power=1.5) d3421 2 a3422 27 Posture is a player switch with values Standing, Sitting, Leaning, and Supine (default), tracked by the Clerk of the Courts. A player CAN flip eir posture to any non-standing value by announcement. Changes to posture are secured. A supine player is unqualified to be assigned as judge of any judicial case. A sitting or leaning player is poorly qualified to be assigned as judge of any judicial case. Hawkishness is a player switch with values Hanging, Hugging, and Hemming-and-Hawing (default), tracked by the Clerk of the Courts. A player CAN flip eir hawkishness by announcement. A hanging player is unqualified to be assigned as judge of any inquiry case. A hugging player is unqualified to be assigned as judge of any criminal case, and poorly qualified to be assigned as judge of any equity case. When the CotC assigns a standing player as judge of a judicial case, the player becomes sitting, except in the situation discussed in the next sentence. If the CotC assigns a standing player as judge of more than one judicial case consecutively in the same announcement, and states in the announcement that these are linked assignments, the player becomes sitting upon the last of these assignments, but not any of the earlier ones. The CotC SHOULD NOT perform linked assignments unless the cases being linked are closely related in their subject matter. d3424 21 a3444 2 The CotC CAN change all sitting players to standing by announcement. The CotC SHALL NOT do this unless there is a d3450 1 a3450 1 When the CotC recuses a judge with cause, e SHALL flip that d3487 39 @ 1.741 log @effects of proposal 5465 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5465 d3977 1 a3977 1 Rule 911/19 (Power=1.7) d4003 2 a4004 1 valid judgements for the question on disposition are: d4007 2 a4008 1 the prior question d4013 2 a4014 1 if given a new opportunity d4017 3 a4019 1 appropriateness of the prior judgement d4024 2 a4025 1 appropriate for the prior question d4027 3 a4029 16 Initiation of an appeal case renders the prior question suspended. It remains suspended as long as the question on disposition in the appeal case has no judgement. When the question on disposition has a judgement, things happen according to that judgement: * if AFFIRM, the prior judgement is assigned to the prior question again * if REMAND, the prior question is rendered open again * if REASSIGN, the judge of the prior case (if any) is recused, and the prior question is rendered open again * if OVERRULE with a replacement judgement, the replacement judgement is assigned to the prior question d4079 1 @ 1.740 log @effects of proposal 5464 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5464 d3589 1 a3589 1 Rule 2164/1 (Power=1) d3596 6 a3601 17 Judicial cases can generally be transferred between judges by this procedure: an entity (the transferee) CAN assign emself as the judge of a judicial case by announcement if: (a) the case has a judge assigned (the transferor); and (b) the transferor and the transferee are different entities; and (c) the transferor has previously publicly consented to the transfer and not publicly withdrawn that consent; and (d) the transferee is qualified to be assigned as judge of the case; and (e) the transferee immediately (in the same announcement) assigns a judgement to a judicial question in the case. d3606 1 @ 1.739 log @effects of proposal 5461 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5461 d3265 1 a3265 1 Rule 991/10 (Power=2) d3273 4 a3276 3 exist only as defined by the rules. A judicial case's subclass CAN be specified by its initiator, or otherwise defaults to inquiry. d3330 1 d3533 1 a3533 1 Rule 2158/3 (Power=2) d3538 2 d3559 2 a3560 1 appropriate only as defined by the rules. If more than one d3585 1 @ 1.738 log @effects of proposal 5460 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5460 d3190 1 a3190 1 Rule 2019/14 (Power=2) d3194 5 a3198 5 Speaker SHALL randomly assign each Minister Without Portfolio a different Prerogative for the upcoming month by announcement. If there are more members in one set than the other, then e SHALL randomly choose which members of the larger set take part in the assignment. d3242 1 @ 1.737 log @format fix @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5459 d4759 1 a4759 1 Rule 2193/2 (Power=1) d4776 8 d4788 1 @ 1.736 log @effects of proposal 5459 @ text @a2174 1 @ 1.735 log @effects of proposal 5457 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5457 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2200 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 112 d18 1 a18 1 27 with Power=3 d97 2 d2161 1 a2161 1 Rule 1551/11 (Power=3) d2166 32 d2206 15 a2236 7 When a public document is ratified, the gamestate is modified so that the ratified document was completely true and accurate at the time it was published. Nevertheless, the ratification of a public document does not invalidate, reverse, alter, or cancel any messages or actions, even if they were unrecorded or overlooked, or change the legality of any attempted action. a2245 7 [CFJ 1836 (called 18 December 2007): Ratification of an official document affects only those aspects of gamestate that are defined to be part of the official report, and not aspects that are incidentally reported on; in particular, ratification of an official report on certain parameters pertaining to each player does not ratify the list of players.] d2247 1 a2247 14 Created by Proposal 2425, Jan. 30 1996 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Feb. 4 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4832 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4832 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(8) by Proposal 5101 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5212 (Murphy), 8 September 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5275 (Murphy), 7 November 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5315 (Murphy), 28 November 2007 @ 1.734 log @effects of proposal 5456 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5456 d2800 1 a2800 1 Rule 1607/16 (Power=1) d2817 2 a2818 2 When distributing a proposal, the Promotor SHALL specify the following: d2821 1 a2821 1 b) Whether it is interested or disinterested. d2882 1 @ 1.733 log @effects of proposal 5454 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5454 d3391 1 a3391 1 Rule 1871/20 (Power=1.5) d3397 1 a3397 1 by announcement. d3465 1 @ 1.732 log @update R2166 existential annotation to refer to CFJ 1914 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5455 d2229 1 a2229 1 Rule 2160/2 (Power=1) d2233 1 a2233 1 particular position (deputise for that position) if: d2235 3 a2237 3 (a) the rules require the holder of that position, by virtue of holding that position, to perform the action (or, if the position is vacant, would so require if the position were d2244 2 a2245 2 that e intended to deputise for that position for the purposes of the particular action; and d2248 1 a2248 4 other than by deputisation, if e held the position. [CFJ 1896 (called 3 February 2008): A "position" in rule 2160 is not restricted to being an office; judgeship is also a type of position.] d2258 1 @ 1.731 log @note that rule 2166 might have been repealed @ text @d1783 1 a1783 1 to a scam. A CFJ on this is probably imminent.] @ 1.730 log @effects of proposal 5455 @ text @d1782 3 @ 1.729 log @effects of proposal 5453 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5453 d2296 1 a2296 1 Rule 107/8 (Power=3) d2317 2 a2318 2 (e) Any additional information required by the rules for this announcement. d2360 1 d2547 1 a2547 1 Rule 2196/0 (Power=3) d2555 2 a2556 2 If an Agoran decision has an adoption index, the message by which it is initiated MUST include the following information: d2566 1 @ 1.728 log @effects of proposal 5452 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5452 d2049 1 a2049 1 Rule 2154/6 (Power=2) d2068 4 a2071 5 notwithstanding), the eligible voters are the active players, and the vote collector is the IADoP. In the notice resolving the decision, the IADoP will select a candidate that received at least as many votes as any other candidate; this candidate thereby becomes the officeholder. d2093 1 d2363 1 a2363 1 Rule 2137/1 (Power=1) a2368 3 The Assessor is the default vote collector for all Agoran decisions that do not specify a different vote collector. d2372 1 a2372 1 [Cross-references (25 February 2008): the Assessor's duties are: a2374 1 * default vote collector for Agoran decisions (rule 2137) d2380 1 d2493 1 a2493 1 Rule 208/6 (Power=3) d2510 5 a2514 1 Each Agoran decision has exactly one vote collector. d2542 1 d2696 1 a2696 1 Rule 106/11 (Power=3) d2719 1 a2719 1 the proposal. d2774 1 @ 1.727 log @effects of proposal 5451 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5451 d2049 1 a2049 1 Rule 2154/5 (Power=2) d2054 14 a2067 21 from the office, with Agoran Consent, provided that the nominee consents to hold the office after the announcement of intent is made. If intent to achieve consent for a nominee is announced as above, then any other active player may be nominated for the position with eir own consent by announcement, during the minimum waiting period between intent and action defined for Agoran Consent. If, at the end of this period, there is more than one consenting nominee, then officeholding cannot be changed by means of this Agoran consent (even if consent was achieved), and the IADoP SHALL as soon as possible initiate an Agoran decision to determine the new officeholder. Until this Agoran decision is resolved, the office cannot change hands by the mechanism of this rule. In the Agoran decision to determine a new officeholder, the valid options are the nominees, quorum is the lesser of three and the number of active players (other rules on quorum d2070 3 a2072 4 the decision, the IADoP will select one nominee from the set of nominees which each received the largest number of votes; this chosen nominee becomes the officeholder upon the posting of the valid notice. d2080 4 a2083 4 to change the holder of that office with Agoran consent was made during that quarter, then the IADoP SHALL make at least one such attempt in the following quarter, and SHALL make the change if consent is achieved. These requirements are waived if another d2093 1 d2114 1 a2114 1 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the IADoP's duties are: d2116 1 @ 1.726 log @effects of proposal 5450 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5450 d469 1 a469 1 Rule 2110/4 (Power=3) d472 2 a473 2 Upon a judicial finding that the possibility or legality of a rule-defined action (actual or hypothetical, but not arising d475 5 a479 2 that case) is UNDECIDABLE, the initiator satisfies the Winning Condition of Paradox. d483 3 a485 1 to resolve the paradox. d494 1 @ 1.725 log @effects of proposal 5447 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5447 d2496 1 a2496 1 Rule 208/5 (Power=3) d2499 5 a2503 5 The vote collector for an unresolved Agoran decision may resolve it by announcement, indicating the option selected by Agora. E SHALL do so as soon as possible after the end of the voting period. To be valid, this announcement must satisfy the following conditions: d2540 1 @ 1.724 log @effects of proposal 5446 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5446 d2948 1 a2948 1 Rule 2156/5 (Power=2) d2953 2 a2954 2 player is four, and the BVLOD of any other player is zero. BVLOD cannot be modified. d2985 1 @ 1.723 log @fix "EVLOP" in a cross-reference annotation @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5445 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2199 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 111 d22 1 a22 1 37 with Power=1 d165 1 d4793 26 a4919 3 [CFJ 1879 (called 19 January 2008): Canada is not a nomic, because its primary purpose is not enjoyment.] a5013 2 [CFJ 1860 (called 8 January 2008): A human is not a nomic.] @ 1.722 log @effects of proposal 5445 @ text @d2374 1 a2374 1 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Assessor's duties are: d2378 1 a2378 1 * report EVLOP (rule 2156)] @ 1.721 log @effects of proposal 5444 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5444 d19 1 a19 1 32 with Power=2 d22 1 a22 1 38 with Power=1 d87 1 a87 1 Rule 2124: Methods of Dependent Actions d1348 1 a1348 1 Rule 2170/0 (Power=3) d1356 5 d1363 1 d1799 1 a1799 1 Rule 1728/17 (Power=2) d1802 31 a1832 16 An announcement of intent to perform a dependent action, unambiguously describing the action and method of dependent action, initiates the Agoran decision of whether to approve the action. For this decision: (a) The vote collector is the announcer. (b) The available options are SUPPORT and OBJECT. (c) The voting period ends after fourteen days or immediately before it is resolved, whichever comes first. (d) The eligible voters are those entities that were active first-class players at the start of the voting period, except for any entities disqualified by the rule specifying that the action can be performed dependently. d1834 2 a1835 1 (e) The voting limit of each eligible voter is one. d1837 1 a1837 13 (f) The vote collector of such a decision CANNOT resolve it if it was initiated more than fourteen days ago, or (if it has an objection and/or majority index) less than four days ago. (g) If the outcome is APPROVED, then the vote collector performs the action upon resolving the decision. (h) The announcer, by virtue of the announcement of intent, implicitly submits a ballot of SUPPORT on the Agoran decision, if e is an eligible voter and does not explicitly repudiate this implication in the announcement. The specification in the rules that an action can be performed d1845 3 d1869 1 d1873 9 a1881 2 Rule 2124/5 (Power=1) Methods of Dependent Actions d1883 4 a1886 1 The following methods of dependent actions are defined: d1888 2 a1889 2 (a) With N Supporters. For this method, the support index is N+1. "With Support" is synonymous with "With 1 Supporter". d1891 2 a1892 3 (b) Without N Objections. For this method, the objection index is N. "Without Objection" is synonymous with "Without 1 Objection". d1894 2 a1895 3 (c) With N Agoran Consent. For this method, the majority index is N. "With Agoran Consent" is synonymous with "With 1/2 Agoran Consent". d1897 3 a1899 2 [CFJ 1802 (called 19 November 2007): The phrase "by Agoran Support" is not an unambiguous description of a method of dependent action.] d1909 3 d2295 1 a2295 1 Rule 107/7 (Power=3) d2322 1 a2322 2 voting period for a decision cannot be shorter than seven days, unless the decision is whether to approve a dependent action. d2358 1 d2564 1 a2564 1 Rule 955/12 (Power=3) a2580 16 (d) If the decision is whether to approve a dependent action: (1) If the strength of OBJECT is greater than or equal to the objection index (if any), then the outcome is REJECTED. (2) If the strength of SUPPORT is less than the support index (if any), then the outcome is REJECTED. (3) If the ratio of the strength of SUPPORT to the combined strength of SUPPORT and OBJECT is less than or equal to the majority index (if any), then the outcome is REJECTED. (4) Otherwise, the outcome is APPROVED. d2606 1 d2610 1 a2610 1 Rule 879/26 (Power=2) d2616 1 a2616 2 N, in which case quorum is N, or the decision is whether to approve a dependent action, in which case quorum is zero). d2656 1 @ 1.720 log @effects of proposal 5439 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5439 d4716 1 a4716 1 Rule 2193/1 (Power=1) d4724 9 d4736 1 @ 1.719 log @effects of proposal 5437 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5437 d3448 1 a3448 1 Rule 2157/2 (Power=1.7) d3460 9 a3468 7 with the unanimous agreement of the panel's members, or with the majority agreement of the members and the consent of the CotC. The CotC SHOULD consent to a majority action if the panel has made a reasonable effort to achieve consensus. By this mechanism a judicial panel can act, in situations where the rules state that an action is performed by sending a message. A judicial panel can incur obligations. The members of a panel d3483 1 @ 1.718 log @effects of proposal 5436 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5436 d21 2 a22 2 7 with Power=1.5 39 with Power=1 d4074 1 a4074 1 Rule 649/26 (Power=1) d4086 2 a4087 1 question contesting the validity of the conditions. d4160 2 d4246 1 a4246 1 Rule 1367/10 (Power=1.5) d4262 1 a4262 2 CANNOT be revoked once awarded. The awarding of a degree is a secured change d4285 1 @ 1.717 log @effects of proposal 5435 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5435 d3682 1 a3682 1 Rule 1504/21 (Power=1.7) d3806 2 a3807 3 case within the past week, other than an assignment caused by a judgement in an appeal case, CAN be initiated by the defendant by announcement. d3859 1 d3876 1 a3876 1 Rule 2169/3 (Power=1.7) d3919 2 a3920 3 case within the past week, other than an assignment caused by a judgement in an appeal case, CAN be initiated by any party to the contract in question by announcement. d3930 1 d3934 1 a3934 1 Rule 911/18 (Power=1.7) d3947 5 a3951 3 case within the past two weeks, other than an assignment caused by a judgement in an appeal case, CAN be initiated by any player with 2 support. d4042 1 @ 1.716 log @effects of proposal 5434 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5434 d4707 1 a4707 1 Rule 2193/0 (Power=1) d4712 3 d4717 1 @ 1.715 log @whitespace fix in formatting @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5432 d1087 1 a1087 1 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Registrar's duties are: d1096 2 a1097 1 * change the publicity of a forum (rule 478)] d3251 1 a3251 1 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Clerk of the Courts' duties d3266 2 a3267 1 * report active sentences (rule 1504)] d4159 1 a4159 1 Rule 1922/22 (Power=1) d4204 4 d4236 1 @ 1.714 log @effects of proposal 5432 @ text @d4407 1 a4407 1 d4410 1 a4410 1 @ 1.713 log @effects of proposal 5430 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5430 d3147 1 a3147 1 Rule 2019/13 (Power=2) d3152 4 a3155 3 different Prerogative for the upcoming month. If there are more members in one set than the other, then e SHALL randomly choose which members of the larger set take part in the assignment. d3198 1 @ 1.712 log @effects of proposal 5429 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5429 d4113 1 a4113 1 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Herald's duties are: d4118 1 a4118 1 * report win dates for Ministers Without Portfolio (rule 402)] d4772 1 a4772 1 Rule 402/23 (Power=1) d4780 1 a4780 1 Without Portfolio most recently won the game. d4818 1 @ 1.711 log @effects of proposal 5427 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5427 d3480 1 a3480 1 Rule 2158/2 (Power=2) d3501 6 a3506 5 judgement to it by announcement, and SHALL assign an appropriate judgement to it as soon as possible. A judgement is valid and/or appropriate only as defined by the rules. If more than one judgement is valid and appropriate, then the choice between them is left to the judge's discretion. d3528 1 @ 1.710 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1903 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5425 d2421 1 a2421 1 Rule 2127/0 (Power=1) d2434 11 d2447 1 @ 1.709 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1881 @ text @d3599 4 @ 1.708 log @effects of proposal 5425 @ text @d5199 4 @ 1.707 log @effects of proposal 5424 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5424 d3549 1 a3549 1 Rule 591/23 (Power=1.7) d3556 3 a3558 1 to be inquired into. d3596 2 a3597 2 [CFJ 1835 (called 18 December 2007): A question cannot take the place of a statement in initiating an inquiry case.] d3656 1 @ 1.706 log @effects of proposal 5423 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5423 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2198 d55 1 d121 1 a121 2 Rule 2126: Ribbons Rule 2194: Notes d491 83 d2991 2 a2992 2 Rule 2126/49 (Power=2) Ribbons d2994 2 a2995 2 Ribbons are a class of fixed assets. Changes to Ribbon holdings are secured. Ownership of Ribbons is restricted to players. d2997 3 a2999 3 Each Ribbon has exactly one color. Colors with different names are distinct, regardless of spectral proximity. Each color of Ribbon is a currency. d3001 1 a3001 2 The Tailor is a low-priority office, and the recordkeepor of Ribbons. d3003 1 a3003 2 Ribbons are gained as follows, unless the player already possesses the color of Ribbon to be gained: d3005 5 a3009 2 (+R) When an interested proposal is adopted and changes at least one rule with Power >= 3, its proposer gains a Red Ribbon. d3011 5 a3015 2 (+O) When an interested proposal is adopted by voting with no valid votes AGAINST, its proposer gains an Orange Ribbon. d3017 3 a3019 4 (+G) At the end of each month, each player who held at least one office continuously during that month gains a Green Ribbon, unless e violated a requirement to submit a report within a time limit. d3021 3 a3023 2 (+C) When a player deputises for an office, e gains a Cyan Ribbon. d3025 3 a3027 4 (+B) When a player assigns a judgement to a judicial question other than a question on sentencing, e gains a Blue Ribbon, unless e violated a requirement to submit that judgement within a time limit. d3029 2 a3030 3 (+K) When a player assigns a judgement to a judicial question on sentencing, e gains a Black Ribbon, unless e violated a requirement to submit that judgement within a time limit. d3032 2 a3033 7 (+W) When a first-class person becomes a player for the first time, e gains a White Ribbon. When a first-class person has been a player continuously for at least three months, was never a player before that period, and names another first-class player as eir mentor (and has not named a mentor in this fashion before), that player gains a White Ribbon. d3035 1 a3035 2 (+M) When, during Agora's birthday, a player publicly acknowledges the occasion, e gains a Magenta Ribbon. d3037 2 a3038 2 (+U) When a player is awarded the Patent Title Champion, e gains an Ultraviolet Ribbon. d3040 2 a3041 2 (+V) When a player is awarded a Patent Title, e gains a Violet Ribbon, unless e gains a different Ribbon for the award. d3043 2 a3044 2 (+I) When a player is awarded a degree, e gains an Indigo Ribbon. d3046 2 a3047 3 (+Y) At the end of each month, for each contest that awarded points to at least three different contestants during that month, the contestmaster gains a Yellow Ribbon. d3049 5 a3053 4 If this rule mentions at least six different specific colors for Ribbons, then a player CAN destroy one Ribbon of each such color in eir possession to satisfy the Winning Condition of Renaissance. d3055 2 a3056 2 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Tailor's duties are: * recordkeepor of ribbons (rule 2126)] d3058 2 a3059 6 [Note (30 August 2007): here is a set of colors with convenient abbreviating letters, suggested for future inventions of new types of ribbon: Amber, Blue, Cyan, Denim, Emerald, Fern, Green, Heliotrope, Indigo, Jade, blacK, Lime, Magenta, iNfrared, Orange, Pink, aQuamarine, Red, Silver, Turquoise, Ultraviolet, Violet, White, flaX, Yellow, Zinnwaldite.] d3114 2 a3115 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2194/1 (Power=2) Notes Notes are a class of fixed assets. Ownership of Notes is restricted to players. Changes to Note holdings are secured. Each Note has exactly one pitch from the chromatic scale (ignoring octaves, and treating enharmonics as equivalent). Each pitch of Note is a currency. The Conductor is an office, and the recordkeepor of Notes. Notes are gained as follows: (1) At the end of each week, for each player, let X be the number of eir interested proposals that were adopted during that week, and let Y be the number of eir interested quorate proposals that were rejected during that week with VI >= AI/2: (F) If X > Y > 0, then e gains an F Note. (F#) If X > Y = 0, then e gains an F# Note. (G) If X = Y > 0, then e gains a G Note. (Ab) If Y > X = 0, then e gains an Ab Note. (A) If Y > X > 0, then e gains an A Note. (2) (E) At the end of each week, each player who published at least one weekly report during that week gains an E Note. (Eb) At the end of each month, each player who published at least one monthly report during that month gains an Eb Note. (3) (D) At the end of each week, each player who published at least one on-time judgement during that week gains a D Note. (4) (C) At the end of each week, each player who gained at least one Point during that week gains a C Note. (C#) At the end of each week, each contestmaster who awarded at least one Point during that week gains a C# Note. Notes CAN be spent (destroyed) as follows: (1) A player CAN spend three Notes forming a major chord to increase another player's VVLOP by 1. (2) A player CAN spend five Notes forming the start of a major scale to increase eir own VVLOP by 1. (3) A player CAN spend three Notes forming a minor chord to decrease another player's VVLOP by 1. (4) A player CAN spend two Notes of the same pitch to make another player gain one Note of that pitch. (5) During Agora's Birthday, a player CAN spend Notes forming the melody "Happy Birthday" (GGAGCB GGAGDC GGGECBA FFECDC or a translation thereof) to satisfy the Winning Condition of Musicianship, unless another player has already done so during that Birthday. [CFJs 1826-1827 (called 6 December 2007): A decrease of VVLOP cannot be by a negative number.] [Cross-references (22 January 2008): the Conductor's duties are: * recordkeepor of notes (rule 2194)] History: Created by Proposal 5404 (Murphy, pikhq, root), 16 January 2008 Amended(1) by Proposal 5417 (Murphy; disi.), 30 January 2008 @ 1.705 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1901 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5420 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2196 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 109 d21 1 a21 1 5 with Power=1.5 d148 2 d4258 1 a4258 1 Rule 1742/13 (Power=1.5) d4261 14 a4274 15 Any person or group of persons may create an agreement with the intention that it be binding upon them and be governed by the rules. Such an agreement is known as a contract. A contract may be modified, including changing the set of parties, by agreement between all parties. A contract may also terminate by agreement between all parties. A contract automatically terminates if the number of parties to it falls below the minimum number of parties defined by the rules for that contract. If not otherwise specified, the minimum number of parties for any contract is two. Parties to a contract governed by the rules SHALL act in accordance with that contract. This obligation is not impaired by contradiction between the contract and any other contract, or between the contract and the rules. a4310 8 [CFJ 1876 (called 18 January 2008): "Agreement between all parties" can only exist if there are at least two parties.] [CFJ 1770 (called 23 October 2007): Agreement between all the parties, to modify or terminate a contract, can be manifested by a contract between all the parties, including the contract being modified or terminated.] d4350 54 d4474 1 a4474 1 Rule 2191/0 (Power=1.5) d4477 2 a4478 5 A pledge is a contract identifying itself as such. The minimum number of parties for a pledge is one. A pledge CAN be modified or terminated by any party without objection. d4492 2 d4555 1 a4555 1 Rule 2136/17 (Power=1) d4567 4 a4570 4 The minimum number of parties for a contest is one. Any player may make a contest cease to be a contest without 3 objections. Players SHOULD decide on whether a contract deserves to be a contest based on its fairness or interest to players as a whole. d4603 1 d4644 1 a4644 1 Rule 2180/0 (Power=1) d4658 1 a4658 1 The minimum number of parties for a location is zero. d4666 1 @ 1.704 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1896 and CFJ 1831 @ text @d4278 3 @ 1.703 log @effects of proposal 5420 @ text @d1354 9 d2134 3 @ 1.702 log @effects of proposal 5418 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5418 d4244 1 a4244 1 Rule 1742/12 (Power=1.5) d4247 10 a4256 10 Any group of two or more persons may make an agreement among themselves with the intention that it be binding upon them and be governed by the rules. Such an agreement is known as a contract. A contract may be modified, including changing the set of parties, by agreement between all parties. A contract may also terminate by agreement between all parties. A contract automatically terminates if the number of parties to it falls below the minimum number of parties defined by the rules for that contract. If not otherwise specified, the minimum number of parties for any contract is two. d4341 1 @ 1.701 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1893 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5417 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2195 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 108 d18 1 a18 1 26 with Power=3 d106 1 d117 2 a118 2 Rule 1950: Voting on Democratic Proposals Rule 2156: Voting on Ordinary Proposals d2406 23 a2428 1 Rule 955/11 (Power=3) d2439 5 a2443 6 (b) If the decision is whether to adopt a proposal, then the voting index is the ratio of the strength of FOR to the strength of AGAINST. If the voting index is greater than 1, and greater than or equal to the decision's adoption index, then the outcome is ADOPTED; otherwise, the outcome is REJECTED. d2485 1 d2571 1 a2571 1 Rule 106/10 (Power=3) a2587 5 Determining whether to adopt a proposal is an Agoran decision. For this decision, the available options are FOR, AGAINST, and PRESENT, and the adoption index is the adoption index of the proposal. d2590 5 a2594 3 the time of submission, or otherwise defaults to 1.0. A Proposal with an Adoption Index of less than 2 is Ordinary. All other Proposals are Democratic. d2648 1 d2671 1 a2671 1 Rule 1607/15 (Power=1) d2692 1 a2692 3 b) Its adoption index. c) Whether it is ordinary or democratic. d) Whether it is interested or disinterested. d2752 1 d2790 2 a2791 2 Rule 1950/19 (Power=3) Voting on Democratic Proposals d2793 1 a2793 1 The eligible voters on a democratic proposal are those entities d2796 1 a2796 1 proposal is one. d2821 2 d2826 2 a2827 2 Rule 2156/4 (Power=2) Voting on Ordinary Proposals d2830 3 a2832 3 limit on ordinary proposals (BVLOP). The BVLOP of a first-class player is four, and the BVLOP of any other player is zero. BVLOP cannot be modified. d2835 2 a2836 2 voting limit on ordinary proposals (VVLOP). Whenever a player is registered, eir VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. Changes to VVLOP d2840 5 a2844 5 voting limit on ordinary proposals (EVLOP). Whenever a player is registered, eir EVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. At the end of each week, each player's EVLOP is set to eir VVLOP, rounded to an integer, breaking ties towards odd integers, and eir VVLOP is set to the same rounded value. EVLOP cannot be modified by any d2846 1 a2846 1 EVLOP. d2848 1 a2848 1 The eligible voters on an ordinary proposal are those entities d2850 2 a2851 2 voting limit of an eligible voter on an ordinary proposal is eir EVLOP at the start of its voting period, or half that (rounded d2861 2 d2866 1 a2866 1 Rule 2134/3 (Power=2) d2870 3 a2872 4 on an ordinary proposal distributed at that time would exceed the combined voting limits of all other players on that proposal, the specified player satisfies the Winning Condition of Clout. d2874 1 a2874 1 Cleanup procedure: Each player's VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP, and d2877 1 a2877 1 each player's EVLOP is set based on eir VVLOP. d2890 1 d3104 1 a3104 1 Rule 2142/3 (Power=2) d3107 2 a3108 2 A player CAN, with 2 support, flip a proposal's chamber from ordinary to democratic. d3116 1 d3120 1 a3120 1 Rule 2019/12 (Power=2) d3141 1 a3141 1 proposal in its voting period by announcement; this increases d3145 1 a3145 1 rubberstamp an ordinary proposal in its voting period by d3169 1 @ 1.700 log @capitalisation fixes in CFJ annotations @ text @d1193 4 @ 1.699 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1892 @ text @d2242 1 a2242 1 [CFJs 1758-1759 (called 30 September 2007): if Assessorship changes d3064 1 a3064 1 [CFJs 1826-1827 (called 6 December 2007): a decrease of VVLOP cannot @ 1.698 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1887 @ text @d4233 7 @ 1.697 log @effects of proposal 5417 @ text @d418 6 @ 1.696 log @effects of proposal 5414 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5414 d2994 1 a2994 1 Rule 2194/0 (Power=2) d3009 4 a3012 3 number of eir proposals that were adopted during that week, and let Y be the number of eir interested quorate proposals that were rejected during that week with VI >= AI/2: d3066 1 @ 1.695 log @effects of proposal 5413 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5413 d2093 1 a2093 1 Rule 2160/1 (Power=1) d2097 1 a2097 1 particular office (deputise for that office) if: d2099 3 a2101 3 (a) the rules require the holder of that office, by virtue of holding that office, to perform the action (or, if the office is vacant, would so require if the office were d2108 2 a2109 2 that e intended to deputise for that office for the purposes of the particular action; and d2112 1 a2112 1 other than by deputisation, if e held the office. d2121 1 @ 1.694 log @effects of proposal 5412 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5412 d2159 1 a2159 1 Rule 107/6 (Power=3) d2185 3 a2187 4 for seven days. This rule takes precedence over any rule which would require a voting period for some decision to be shorter than seven days, unless the decision is whether to approve a dependent action. d2222 1 @ 1.693 log @unofficial annotations for some recent CFJs @ text @d3 2 a4 2 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5408 Last change to this ruleset: self-repeal of rule 2195 d3992 1 a3992 1 Rule 649/25 (Power=1) d3995 3 a3997 3 A Patent Title is a legal item of recognition of a person's distinction. The herald is a low-priority office; its holder is responsible for tracking patent titles. d4008 1 a4008 1 a person, that person ceases to Bear that Patent Title. The d4011 2 a4012 2 list of each Patent Title that at least one person Bears, with a list of which persons Bear it. d4017 4 a4025 8 [CFJ 1561 (called 29 April 2005): A patent title cannot be borne by a non-person.] [CFJ 1862 (called 10 January 2008): If a person who bears a patent title ceases to be a person, e ceases to bear the title as a patent title, though it may still exist as something other than a patent title.] d4030 3 a4032 2 [CFJ 1731 (called 23 August 2007): It is possible for a person to bear more than one instance of a patent title simultaneously.] d4076 1 @ 1.692 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1876 and 1877 @ text @d1151 4 d1161 4 d1338 5 d2584 4 d4719 3 @ 1.691 log @self-repeal of rule 2195 @ text @d4234 3 d4365 4 d4536 4 @ 1.690 log @effects of proposal 5408 @ text @d4 1 a4 1 Last change to this ruleset: by proposal d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 109 d19 1 a19 1 33 with Power=2 a120 1 Rule 2195: Rests d3042 2 a3043 25 [Cross-references (16 January 2008): the Conductor's duties are: * recordkeepor of notes (rule 2194) * recordkeepor of notes (rule 2195) * convert rests to notes (rule 2195) * trigger repeal of rests (rule 2195)] History: Created by Proposal 5404 (Murphy, pikhq, root), 16 January 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2195/0 (Power=2) Rests Rests are a fixed currency. Ownership of Rests is restricted to players. Changes to Rest holdings are secured. The Conductor is the recordkeepor of Notes. Whenever a player possesses a Rest, the Conductor CAN destroy it and award a Note of random pitch to that player, and SHALL do so as soon as possible. Upon a correct announcement by the Conductor that no player possesses a Rest, this rule is repealed. @ 1.689 log @effects of proposal 5407 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5407 d1388 1 a1388 1 Rule 1023/22 (Power=2) d1393 2 a1394 1 (a) The phrase "as soon as possible" means "within seven days". d1477 1 d3089 1 a3089 1 Rule 2019/11 (Power=2) d3092 1 a3092 1 As soon as possible after the beginning of the month, the d3094 3 a3096 4 different Prerogative for the remainder of that month. If there are more members in one set than the other, then e SHALL randomly choose which members of the larger set take part in the assignment. d3137 1 @ 1.688 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1860 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5404 d1842 1 a1842 1 Rule 1006/22 (Power=2) d1850 3 d1892 1 d1896 1 a1896 1 Rule 2154/4 (Power=2) d1900 4 a1903 3 holder of an office, thus removing any previous holder from the office, with Agoran Consent, provided that the nominee consents to hold the office after the announcement of intent is made. d1929 4 a1932 4 Stability is an office switch, tracked by the IADoP, with values Temporal (default) and Perpetual. Any player CAN flip an office's stability without 2 objections. A Perpetual office becomes Temporal when its holder leaves office. d1947 1 d3087 1 a3087 1 Rule 2019/10 (Power=2) d3100 2 a3101 2 holder of a vacant office by announcement, unless e is prevented from holding that office on an ongoing basis. d3135 1 d4685 1 a4685 1 Rule 103/3 (Power=3) d4688 2 d4702 1 @ 1.687 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1864 @ text @d4797 2 d4885 4 @ 1.686 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1871 @ text @d4406 4 @ 1.685 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1862 @ text @d3451 4 @ 1.684 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1861 @ text @d4019 5 @ 1.683 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1870 @ text @d1294 4 @ 1.682 log @update note on ambassador's duties @ text @d3107 2 a3108 2 [CFJ 1870 (called 15 January 2008): Once assigned, a prerogative stays assigned until it is reassigned to a different person.] @ 1.681 log @effects of proposal 5404 @ text @d4705 1 a4705 1 [Cross-references (13 August 2007): the Ambassador's duties are: d4707 1 d4709 2 @ 1.680 log @effects of proposal 5403 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5403 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2193 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 108 d19 1 a19 1 31 with Power=2 d22 1 a22 1 40 with Power=1 d119 3 a121 2 Rule 2126: Voting Credits Rule 2155: Parties d996 1 a996 1 [Cross-references (1 January 2008): the Registrar's duties are: d1005 1 a1005 2 * change the publicity of a forum (rule 478) * announce white VC awards and penalties (rule 2126)] d1958 1 a1958 1 [Cross-references (1 January 2008): the IADoP's duties are: a1961 1 * announce green and cyan VC awards and penalties (rule 2126) d2214 1 a2214 1 [Cross-references (1 January 2008): the Assessor's duties are: d2218 1 a2218 3 * report EVLOP (rule 2156) * recordkeepor of VCs (rule 2126) * announce red and orange VC awards and penalties (rule 2126)] d2831 2 a2832 2 Rule 2126/48 (Power=2) Voting Credits d2834 12 a2845 4 Voting Credits (VCs) are a class of fixed assets that can be used to affect voting limits on ordinary proposals. Changes to VC holdings are secured. Ownership of VCs is restricted to players. d2847 2 a2848 22 Each VC has exactly one color. Colors with different names are distinct, regardless of spectral proximity. Each color of VC is a currency. If a player is meant to lose a VC of a color that e does not possess, then e loses a VC of eir Party's color instead; if e has no VCs at all, then the loss is waived (you can't get blood from a turnip). The Accountor is the recordkeepor of VCs. VCs are gained and lost as follows: (+R) When an interested proposal is adopted, its proposer gains a number of Red VCs equal to the proposal's adoption index times its interest index (rounded down to the nearest integer), minus the number of Red VCs that e has gained in this way earlier in the same week (down to a minimum of zero), and each coauthor of the proposal gains one Red VC unless e gained a VC in this way earlier in the same week. (-R) When a proposal's voting index is less than half its adoption index, its proposer loses one Red VC, unless e lost a VC in this way earlier in the same week. d2851 1 a2851 2 valid votes AGAINST, its proposer gains one orange VC unless e gained a VC in this way earlier in the same week. d2853 7 a2859 21 (-O) When an interested proposal is rejected by voting with no valid votes FOR (other than possibly from its author), and having met quorum, its proposer loses one orange VC, unless e lost a VC in this way earlier in the same week. (+G) At the end of each month, for each office with a report, the player (if any) who held that office for the majority of that month gains two Green VCs (if the office has a weekly report) or one Green VC (if it has only a monthly report), unless another person deputised for that office while that player held that office during that month. (-G) At the end of each month, for each office, for each player who has held that office during that month, if another person deputised for that office while that player held that office during that month then that player loses one Green VC. (+C) When a player deputises for an office e gains one cyan VC, unless someone previously gained a VC in this manner for the same office in the same month. d2862 3 a2864 8 other than a question on sentencing, and has not violated a requirement to submit that judgement within a time limit, e gains one blue VC. (-B) A player who is recused from a judicial case with cause loses one Blue VC. A player who is the prior judge in an appeal case where a judgement other than AFFIRM is assigned to the question on disposition loses one Blue VC. d2867 2 a2868 5 sentencing, and has not violated a requirement to submit that judgement within a time limit, e gains one black VC. (-K) In a criminal case, when a sentence becomes active for the first time the defendant loses one black VC. d2870 7 a2876 7 (+W) When a first-class person becomes a player and has never been a player before, e gains one white VC. When a first-class person has been a player continuously for at least three months and has never been a player before that period, and names another first-class player as eir mentor (and has not named a mentor in this fashion before), e and that player each gain one white VC. d2879 1 a2879 3 acknowledges the occasion, e gains one magenta VC, unless e previously gained a VC in this manner during the same birthday. d2882 4 a2885 1 two ultraviolet VCs. d2887 2 a2888 19 (+V) When a person is awarded a patent title, e gains one violet VC, unless e gained a VC in this way earlier in the same month. (-V) When a person has a patent title revoked from em, and the instrument that authorises the revocation does not describe the revocation as administrative, e loses one violet VC. (+I) When a person is awarded a patent title that is a degree, e gains a number of indigo VCs. The number depends on the rank of the degree: it is two for the lowest rank, four for the next, and so on increasing by two per rank, up to a maximum of twelve for the sixth and higher ranks. If the rank of the degree is not adequately defined to apply this rule then the number is two. (-*) One second before the end of each month, each entity loses 1/5 of eir holdings of each color of VC, rounded down to the nearest integer. d2892 1 a2892 21 month, the contestmaster gains one Yellow VC. VCs may be spent as follows, by announcement (INVALID unless the color is specified): a) A player may spend N+1 VCs, each of a color distinct from the rest, to increase another player's VVLOP by N, where N >= 1. b) A player may spend N+2 VCs, each of a color distinct from the rest, to increase eir own VVLOP by N, where N >= 1. c) A player may spend N+1 VCs, each of a color distinct from the rest, to decrease another player's VVLOP by N, to a minimum of zero, where N >= 1. d) A player may spend N+2 VCs, each of a color distinct from the rest, to multiply another player's VVLOP by (10-N)/10, where 1 <= N <= 10. e) A player may spend two VCs of the same color to make another player gain one VC of that color. d2894 4 a2897 3 z) If this rule mentions at least six different specific colors for VCs, a player may spend one VC of each such color to win the game. d2899 2 a2900 19 When a player is awarded the Patent Title Champion, each player's VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. VC awards and penalties SHALL be announced, as soon as possible after they occur, by the following officers: Assessor - Red, Orange IADoP - Green, Cyan CotC - Blue, Black Registrar - White Herald - Violet, Indigo Scorekeepor - Yellow Accountor - all others [CFJ 1854 (called 24 December 2007): It is not possible to spend VCs that one does not own.] [CFJs 1826-1827 (called 6 December 2007): a decrease of VVLOP cannot be by a negative number.] d2904 1 a2904 1 VC: Amber, Blue, Cyan, Denim, Emerald, Fern, Green, Heliotrope, d2960 79 d3042 7 a3048 2 Rule 2155/1 (Power=1) Parties d3050 6 a3055 4 Each player's Party is the color of VC that e possesses the most of, or Gray if e possesses none. Ties are lost by the color(s) that e gained most recently; ties not resolved by this method are won by the color that comes first in alphabetical order. d3058 1 a3058 2 Created by Proposal 5076 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5215 (Murphy), 13 September 2007 d3176 1 a3176 1 [Cross-references (1 January 2008): the Clerk of the Courts' duties a3179 1 * announce blue and black VC awards and penalties (rule 2126) d3593 1 a3593 1 Rule 1504/20 (Power=1.7) d3690 6 a3695 7 * FINE with an integer from 1 to 100, appropriate for rule breaches of small consequence. When in effect, the ninny SHALL within 72 hours destroy the specified number of Marks, or 1 VC, of the color(s) of eir choice. The ninny is only obliged to perform one destruction per question on sentencing, even if sentences of this type are assigned more than once or go into effect more than once. d3770 1 d4026 1 a4026 2 [Cross-references (1 January 2008): the Herald's duties are: * announce violet and indigo VC awards and penalties (rule 2126) d4486 1 a4486 2 [Cross-references (1 January 2008): the Scorekeepor's duties are: * announce yellow VC awards and penalties (rule 2126) @ 1.679 log @effects of proposal 5401 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5401 d21 2 a22 2 4 with Power=1.5 41 with Power=1 d4199 1 a4199 1 Rule 1742/11 (Power=1.5) a4217 3 A public contract is a contract that identifies itself as such. Any other contract is private. d4285 1 d4289 1 a4289 1 Rule 2178/1 (Power=1) d4292 22 a4313 16 A member of a contract CAN identify the contract as a public contract by publishing its text with a notice of intent from the contract be a public contract. The notice of intent MUST consist of one or more of: (a) a clause in the contract identifying it as public; (b) a notice indicating unanimous consent of members that the contract be public; (c) a notice published without objection of its members, that the contract be public. If the text of a potential contract is published by a person with a clear indication that the contract will be public when it forms, then it becomes public immediately upon becoming a d4322 3 @ 1.678 log @effects of proposal 5400 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5400 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 110 d22 1 a22 1 43 with Power=1 a155 2 Rule 2182: Making Wagers Rule 2183: Resolving Wagers a4532 47 Rule 2182/0 (Power=1) Making Wagers A Wager is an announcement specifying the following: (a) A statement that is, or will become, true or false, (b) The number and color of Marks being wagered, which MUST be less than or equal to the number of Marks possessed by that player, and (c) The outcome wagered on by the offering player. Any other player with Marks greater than or equal to the amount of the Wager CAN accept it by announcement, unless the Wager has already been accepted. E thereby wagers on the opposite outcome from that wagered on by the offering player. History: Created by Proposal 5373 (Levi, Murphy), 22 December 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2183/0 (Power=1) Resolving Wagers A Wager MAY be resolved when the following conditions are met: (a) The Wager has been accepted, and (b) The statement that is the subject of the Wager is either true or false. An accepted Wager CAN be resolved by a correct announcement specifying the truth value of the statement, which must be exactly one of true or false. As soon as possible after a Wager is resolved the player who wagered on the incorrect outcome MUST transfer the agreed number and color of Marks to the player who wagered on the correct outcome. History: Created by Proposal 5373 (Levi, Murphy), 22 December 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.677 log @effects of proposal 5397 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5397 d944 1 a944 1 Rule 2144/7 (Power=1) a955 3 If a registered partnership is not a public contract, it can be degregistered with Support. d965 1 @ 1.676 log @effects of proposal 5396 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5396 d4427 1 a4427 1 Rule 2136/16 (Power=1) d4450 6 d4474 1 @ 1.675 log @effects of proposal 5395 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5395 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2191 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 108 d22 1 a22 1 41 with Power=1 d38 1 d159 4 d4578 51 @ 1.674 log @effects of proposal 5394 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5394 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2190 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 107 d21 1 a21 1 3 with Power=1.5 d148 1 d4348 20 @ 1.673 log @effects of proposal 5392 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5392 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2185 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 102 d19 1 a19 1 25 with Power=2 d22 1 a22 1 42 with Power=1 d52 1 d117 1 a117 1 Rule 2134: Voting Limits are Limited d122 1 d134 1 d152 1 d164 1 d429 27 a455 1 Rule 2110/3 (Power=3) d458 9 a466 7 If an inquiry case on the possibility of a prior or hypothetical rule-defined action, or the permissibility of a prior or hypothetical action, results in a judgement of UNDECIDABLE, and the judgement is not appealed within a week (or is upheld via an appeal decision of AFFIRM), then the initiator of the inquiry case wins the game by paradox if e is a player. This can only occur once per inquiry case. d473 2 d2804 2 a2805 2 Rule 2134/2 (Power=1) Voting Limits are Limited d2807 10 a2816 3 Upon a correct announcement that a single player's EVLOP is greater than the combined EVLOP of all other players, that player wins the game. d2823 6 d3131 13 d3778 13 d4445 1 a4445 1 Rule 2179/0 (Power=1) a4456 4 A player with 100 or more points may win the game by announcing this fact. Upon such an announcement, each player's score is set to zero. d4463 17 d4700 1 a4700 2 have significance under the rules of Agora, so (for example) it is not possible to award a win by acting on behalf of Agora.] d4715 13 @ 1.672 log @effects of proposal 5391 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5391 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2184 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 101 d22 1 a22 1 41 with Power=1 d4629 22 @ 1.671 log @effects of proposal 5390 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5390 d4629 1 a4629 1 Rule 2147/4 (Power=2) d4643 3 a4645 6 full effect upon proclamation. For this purpose, the nomic may specify the forum in which proclamation is to be made, provided that it is reasonably possible for the ambassador to use the specified forum. Any restriction whatsoever on the content of a protective decree disqualifies the nomic from being a protectorate. d4678 1 d4682 1 a4682 1 Rule 2159/1 (Power=2) d4700 2 a4701 3 initiated, the ambassador shall proclaim it to the target nomic, in whatever forum is most suitable for this purpose. The decree takes effect upon this proclamation. d4713 1 @ 1.670 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1855 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5389 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2183 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 100 d22 1 a22 1 40 with Power=1 d157 1 d4560 12 @ 1.669 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1872 @ text @d4300 4 @ 1.668 log @revise unofficial annotation for CFJs 1857-1858. unofficial annotation for CFJ 1870. @ text @d4144 3 @ 1.667 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1865 @ text @d3061 3 d3673 1 a3673 1 [CFJ 1857a (called 10 January 2007): Ignorance of the law is not @ 1.666 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1840 @ text @d4039 4 @ 1.665 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1857a @ text @d1264 4 @ 1.664 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1852-1853 and 1854 @ text @d3666 3 @ 1.663 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1845 @ text @d2224 4 d2931 3 @ 1.662 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1849 @ text @d3654 5 @ 1.661 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1856 @ text @d405 3 @ 1.660 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1859 @ text @d260 6 d4125 6 @ 1.659 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1846 @ text @d1751 3 @ 1.658 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1850 @ text @d3651 2 a3652 4 [CFJ 1846 (called 20 December 2007): A string of letters that has no defined meaning in any extant language does not qualify as a word for the purposes of constituting a set of prescribed words for an APOLOGY sentence.] @ 1.657 log @effects of proposal 5389 @ text @d1589 5 @ 1.656 log @effects of proposal 5388 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5388 d3960 1 a3960 1 Rule 1922/21 (Power=1) d3998 6 a4003 5 (e) Minister Without Portfolio, to be awarded to any player who wins the game and does not already bear the title. If the number of players bearing this title is greater than the number of Prerogatives defined by the rules, then this title is administratively revoked from the Speaker. d4028 1 @ 1.655 log @effects of proposal 5387 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5387 d1545 1 a1545 1 Rule 2166/1 (Power=2) d1563 5 a1567 5 An asset generally CAN be created by its recordkeepor by announcement, subject to modification by its backing document. To "gain" an asset is to have it created in one's possession; to "award" an asset to an entity is to create it in that entity's possession. d1592 1 @ 1.654 log @effects of proposal 5386 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5386 d3678 1 a3678 1 Rule 2169/2 (Power=1.7) d3714 5 a3718 3 week, the judgement is in effect as a binding agreement between the parties. In this role it is subject to modification or termination by the usual processes governing binding agreements. d3732 1 @ 1.653 log @effects of proposal 5385 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5385 d3503 1 a3503 1 Rule 1504/19 (Power=1.7) d3556 6 a3561 3 * EXCUSED, appropriate if the defendant breached the specified rule via the specified act, but has good reason why e could not avoid breaching the rules in a manner at least as serious d3674 1 @ 1.652 log @effects of proposal 5384 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5384 d2757 1 a2757 1 Rule 2126/47 (Power=2) d2772 1 a2772 1 The Assessor is the recordkeepor of VCs. d2969 1 @ 1.651 log @effects of proposal 5381 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5381 d3122 1 a3122 1 Rule 2175/1 (Power=1) d3131 3 a3133 3 during the same Agoran week as that case, then the Clerk of the Courts CAN refuse it by announcement, thus causing it to cease to be a judicial case. d3139 1 @ 1.650 log @effects of proposal 5380 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5380 d4210 1 a4210 1 Rule 2145/3 (Power=2) d4227 2 a4228 2 A partnership whose basis contains at least two persons is a person. d4244 1 @ 1.649 log @effects of proposal 5379 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5379 d893 1 a893 1 Rule 2144/6 (Power=1) d905 3 d916 1 d4152 1 a4152 1 Rule 2178/0 (Power=1) d4173 2 a4174 2 Changes in the text of a public contract do not become effective until they are published. d4178 1 @ 1.648 log @effects of proposal 5378 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5378 d2753 1 a2753 1 Rule 2126/46 (Power=2) d2877 2 a2878 2 rest, to decrease another player's VVLOP by N (to a minimum of zero). d2964 1 @ 1.647 log @effects of proposal 5376 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5376 d2753 1 a2753 1 Rule 2126/45 (Power=2) d2831 3 a2833 3 period, and names another player as eir mentor (and has not named a mentor in this fashion before), e and that player each gain one white VC. d2963 1 @ 1.646 log @effects of proposal 5375 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5375 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 101 d19 1 a19 1 26 with Power=2 a117 1 Rule 2176: Marks d944 1 a944 1 [Cross-references (8 December 2007): the Registrar's duties are: d954 1 a954 2 * announce white VC awards and penalties (rule 2126) * announce white mark awards and penalties (rule 2176)] d1600 2 a1601 3 [Cross-references (20 December 2007): the Accountor's duties are: * default recordkeepor for assets (rule 2181) * recordkeepor of marks (rule 2176)] d1894 1 a1894 1 [Cross-references (8 December 2007): the IADoP's duties are: a1898 1 * announce green and cyan mark awards and penalties (rule 2176) d2151 1 a2151 1 [Cross-references (8 December 2007): the Assessor's duties are: d2157 1 a2157 2 * announce red and orange VC awards and penalties (rule 2126) * announce red and orange mark awards and penalties (rule 2176)] a2965 92 Rule 2176/6 (Power=2) Marks Marks are a class of assets. Ownership of Marks is restricted to persons. Each Mark has exactly one color. Each color of Mark is a currency. If a player is meant to lose a Mark of a color that e does not possess, then e loses a Mark of eir Party's color instead; if e has no Marks at all, then e loses a VC of the same color as the Mark e is meant to lose, gains 100 Marks of that color, and then loses the Mark; however, if e has no VCs at all, either, then the Mark loss is waived (you still can't get blood from a turnip, not even a thimbleful at a time). The Accountor is the recordkeepor of Marks. Marks are gained and lost as follows: (+r) When the Agoran decision of whether to adopt a proposal is resolved, each player who voted on it gains one Red Mark. If at least one of eir votes is FOR or AGAINST, and the ratio of eir FOR to AGAINST votes does not equal the proposal's adoption index, then e gains another Red Mark. If the proposal is adopted, and e was the only player to vote AGAINST it, then e gains another ten Red Marks, and the author gains ten Red Marks. (-r) When a proposal's voting period is extended because it would fail quorum, each eligible voter who has not voted on it loses five Red Marks. When a proposal meets quorum but is rejected, and only one player (other than possibly the author) voted FOR it, then that player loses ten Red Marks, and the author loses ten Red Marks. (+g) At the end of each month, for each office without a report, the player (if any) who held that office for the majority of that month gains one Green Mark, unless another person deputised for that office while that player held that office during that month, in which case the deputising player gains one Green Mark. (+b) When a person calls for judgement, e gains one Blue Mark, except as noted below. When a judgement that caused the loss of a Blue Mark as noted below is overturned, the caller gains one Blue Mark. When a judicial panel judges an appeal case, each member gains one Blue Mark. (-b) When a person calls for judgement, and has already done so at least five times in the same week, e loses two Blue Marks. When an inquiry case is judged IRRELEVANT, or a criminal case is judged OVERLOOKED, ALREADY TRIED, or UNIMPUGNED, the caller loses one Blue Mark. When a judicial panel is recused with cause, each member loses one Blue Mark. When a concurring opinion is published, the prior judge loses a number of Blue Marks equal to its error rating. (+m) When, during the observance of Agora's unbirthday, a player publicly acknowledges the occasion, e gains 2N+1 magenta Marks (where N is Agora's age rounded down to the nearest integer), unless e previously gained Marks in this manner during the same unbirthday. Only valid, unretracted votes count toward the conditions for gaining and losing Red Marks. Marks may be spent as follows, by announcement (INVALID unless the color is specified): a) A player may spend 100 Marks of the same color to gain one VC of that color. Mark awards and penalties SHALL be announced, as soon as possible after they occur, by the officer required to announce VC awards of the same color. [CFJ 1847 (called 20 December 2007): When a person calls for judgement, and has already done so at least five times in the same week, e is not awarded a blue mark by section (+b).] History: Created by Proposal 5299 (Murphy), 22 November 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5321 (Murphy), 5 December 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5335 (Murphy), 8 December 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5336 (Murphy), 8 December 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5359 (Murphy), 20 December 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5363 (Murphy; disi.), 20 December 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5364 (Murphy), 20 December 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3078 1 a3078 1 [Cross-references (8 December 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties a3082 1 * announce blue and black mark awards and penalties (rule 2176) d3902 1 a3902 1 [Cross-references (8 December 2007): the Herald's duties are: a3903 1 * announce violet and indigo mark awards and penalties (rule 2176) d4312 1 a4312 1 [Cross-references (8 December 2007): the Scorekeepor's duties are: a4313 1 * announce yellow mark awards and penalties (rule 2176) @ 1.645 log @correction: proposal 5341 had been recorded as proposal 5241 in histories @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5373 d894 1 a894 1 Rule 2144/5 (Power=1) d897 5 a901 2 A partnership is prohibited from registering if its basis is the same as that of another registered partnership. d904 1 a904 2 registered partnership, it can be deregistered by any player with Agoran Consent. d913 1 @ 1.644 log @effects of proposal 5373 @ text @d2964 1 a2964 1 Amended(45) by Proposal 5241 (Goethe), 8 December 2007 d4036 1 a4036 1 Amended(25) by Proposal 5241 (Goethe), 8 December 2007 d4106 1 a4106 1 Amended(21) by Proposal 5241 (Goethe), 8 December 2007 @ 1.643 log @another unofficial annotation for CFJ 1836 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5371 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2181 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 99 d22 1 a22 1 38 with Power=1 d151 2 d4439 47 @ 1.642 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1848 @ text @d1980 7 @ 1.641 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1846 @ text @d243 4 @ 1.640 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1833-1835 @ text @d3716 5 @ 1.639 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1847 @ text @d1118 4 d3514 3 d4201 4 @ 1.638 log @note accountor's duties @ text @d3028 4 @ 1.637 log @effects of proposal 5371 @ text @d1589 4 @ 1.636 log @effects of proposal 5370 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5370 d3457 1 a3457 1 Rule 591/22 (Power=1.7) d3463 2 a3464 2 person, by announcement which includes the statement to be inquired into. d3558 1 d3562 1 a3562 1 Rule 1504/18 (Power=1.7) d3569 3 a3571 2 initiated by any player, by announcement which clearly specifies all of the following: d3588 5 a3592 5 The initiator and defendant are each unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case. During the pre-trial phase, the defendant CAN disqualify one person from assignment as judge of the case, by announcement. If e disqualifies the judge, then the judge is recused. d3724 1 d3728 1 a3728 1 Rule 2169/1 (Power=1.7) d3750 2 a3751 2 The parties to the contract are all unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case. d3779 1 @ 1.635 log @effects of proposal 5367 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5367 d1594 1 a1594 1 Rule 1728/16 (Power=2) d1611 2 a1612 3 except for the vote collector, and any entities disqualified by the rule specifying that the action can be performed dependently. d1623 5 d1656 1 d1660 1 a1660 1 Rule 2124/4 (Power=1) d1665 2 a1666 2 (a) With N Supporters. For this method, the support index is N. "With Support" is synonymous with "With 1 Supporter". d1686 1 @ 1.634 log @effects of proposal 5364 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5364 d1857 1 a1857 1 Rule 2138/2 (Power=1) d1860 3 a1862 3 The International Associate Director of Personnel is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of officers and reports. d1886 1 @ 1.633 log @effects of proposal 5363 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5363 d2940 1 a2940 1 Rule 2176/5 (Power=2) d2998 6 d3024 1 d4687 1 a4687 1 Rule 1727/16 (Power=1) d4727 5 d4752 1 @ 1.632 log @effects of proposal 5362 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5362 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2180 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 98 d22 1 a22 1 37 with Power=1 d82 1 d1580 14 a2881 2 [CFJ 1829 (called 8 December 2007): The Accountor is not an office.] d2940 1 a2940 1 Rule 2176/4 (Power=2) d2955 1 a2955 1 The Assessor is the recordkeepor of Marks. d3017 1 @ 1.631 log @effects of proposal 5361 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5361 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2179 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 97 d22 1 a22 1 36 with Power=1 d149 1 d4094 1 a4094 1 Rule 1742/10 (Power=1.5) d4104 3 a4106 1 below two. d4169 1 d4279 1 a4279 1 Rule 2136/15 (Power=1) d4291 4 a4294 4 Any player may make a contest cease to be a contest without 3 objections. Players SHOULD decide on whether a contract deserves to be a contest based on its fairness or interest to players as a whole. d4319 1 d4349 21 @ 1.630 log @effects of proposal 5360 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5360 d3315 1 a3315 1 Rule 2157/1 (Power=1.7) d3329 7 a3335 5 By this mechanism a judicial panel can act, in situations where the rules state that an action is performed by sending a message. A judicial panel can incur obligations. The members of a panel SHALL act collectively to ensure that the panel satisfies all of its obligations. d3347 1 d3750 1 a3750 1 Rule 911/17 (Power=1.7) d3818 5 d3855 1 @ 1.629 log @effects of proposal 5359 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5359 d3425 1 a3425 1 Rule 591/21 (Power=1.7) d3463 6 a3468 5 The judgement of the question in an inquiry case SHOULD guide future play, including future judgements, but does not directly affect the veracity of the statement. The rulekeepor is ENCOURAGED to annotate rules to draw attention to relevant inquiry case judgements. d3525 1 @ 1.628 log @effects of proposal 5358 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5358 d2926 1 a2926 1 Rule 2176/3 (Power=2) d2980 3 a2982 1 Blue Mark. d3002 1 d3745 1 a3745 1 Rule 911/16 (Power=1.7) d3780 1 a3780 1 appropriateness of the of the prior judgement d3804 9 d3844 1 @ 1.627 log @unofficial annotation for CFJs 1826-1827 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5357 d2658 1 a2658 1 Rule 2156/3 (Power=2) d2661 18 a2678 16 Each player has a parameter known as eir base voting limit on ordinary proposals (BVLOP). The BVLOP of a first-class player is four, and the BVLOP of any other player is zero. BVLOP cannot be modified. Each player has a parameter known as eir volatile voting limit on ordinary proposals (VVLOP). Whenever a player is registered, eir VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. Changes to VVLOP are secured Each player has a parameter known as eir effective voting limit on ordinary proposals (EVLOP). Whenever a player is registered, eir EVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. At the end of each week, each player's EVLOP is set to eir VVLOP, rounded to an integer, breaking ties towards odd integers, and eir VVLOP is set to the same rounded value. EVLOP cannot be modified by any other means. The assessor's report includes each player's EVLOP. d2692 1 @ 1.626 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1841-1843 @ text @d2860 3 @ 1.625 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1836 @ text @d1149 3 d2463 3 d4104 4 d4111 4 @ 1.624 log @effects of proposal 5357 @ text @d4098 3 @ 1.623 log @effects of proposal 5356 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5356 d426 1 a426 1 Rule 2177/4 (Power=2) d447 2 a448 2 During emergency session, any Senator declare a filibuster on a proposal in its voting period, with 2 supporting Senators, d450 1 a450 1 past. Any Senator may end a filibuster on a proposal with 4 d467 1 @ 1.622 log @effects of proposal 5355 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5355 d2402 1 a2402 1 Rule 106/9 (Power=3) d2434 5 a2438 2 otherwise take effect. This rule takes precedence over any rule which would permit a proposal to take effect. d2474 1 @ 1.621 log @effects of proposal 5354 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5354 d3671 1 a3671 1 Rule 2169/0 (Power=1.7) d3701 2 a3702 2 equitable resolution of the the situation at hand with respect to the matters raised in the initiation of the case and by the d3721 1 @ 1.620 log @effects of proposal 5353 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5353 d1270 1 a1270 1 Rule 2152/2 (Power=3) d1292 2 a1293 1 5. MAY: Performing the described action is permitted. d1308 1 @ 1.619 log @effects of proposal 5349 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5349 d1270 1 a1270 1 Rule 2152/1 (Power=3) d1294 1 a1294 1 5. MUST, SHALL, REQUIRED, MANDATORY: Failing to perform the d1297 1 a1297 1 6. SHOULD, ENCOURAGED, RECOMMENDED: Before failing to perform d1306 1 @ 1.618 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1829 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5343 d3504 1 a3504 1 Rule 1504/17 (Power=1.7) d3597 8 d3664 1 @ 1.617 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1821 @ text @d2846 2 @ 1.616 log @effects of proposal 5343 @ text @d4421 4 @ 1.615 log @effects of proposal 5341 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5341 d2679 1 a2679 1 Rule 2134/1 (Power=1) d2682 3 a2684 4 If a single player has a voting limit on ordinary proposals equal to or greater than the total voting limit on ordinary proposals of all other players combined, that player wins the game upon any player announcing the fact. d2690 1 @ 1.614 log @effects of proposal 5340 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5340 d1856 2 a1857 1 * announce green and cyan mark awards and penalties (rule 2176)] d2694 1 a2694 1 Rule 2126/44 (Power=2) d2781 2 a2782 1 (+U) When a player wins the game, e gains two ultraviolet VCs. d2832 2 a2833 1 When a game win occurs, each player's VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. d2900 1 d3831 1 a3831 1 Rule 649/24 (Power=1) d3838 7 d3880 1 d3914 1 d3918 1 a3918 1 Rule 1922/20 (Power=1) d3948 7 a3954 6 awarded to any player who has held a particular Office continuously for the specified duration. Each of these titles shall be awarded only once per player. (d) Champion, to be awarded to any person who wins the game. The Herald's report includes how the player won. d3984 1 @ 1.613 log @effects of proposal 5336 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5336 d2693 1 a2693 1 Rule 2126/43 (Power=2) d2809 2 a2810 2 a) A player may spend N+1 VCs of different colors to increase another player's VVLOP by N, where N >= 1. d2812 2 a2813 2 b) A player may spend N+2 VCs of different colors to increase eir own VVLOP by N, where N >= 1. d2815 7 a2821 5 c) A player may spend N+1 VCs of different colors to decrease another player's VVLOP by N (to a minimum of zero). d) A player may spend N+2 VCs of different colors to multiply another player's VVLOP by (10-N)/10, where 1 <= N <= 10. a2842 3 [CFJ 1806 (called 24 November 2007): "VCs of different colors" means that all the VCs involved must be mutually distinct in color.] d2896 1 @ 1.612 log @effects of proposal 5335 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5335 d933 1 a933 1 [Cross-references (5 December 2007): the Registrar's duties are: d942 3 a944 1 * change the publicity of a forum (rule 478)] d1851 1 a1851 1 [Cross-references (9 July 2007): the IADoP's duties are: d1854 3 a1856 1 * report officeholding (rule 2138)] d2100 1 a2100 1 [Cross-references (5 December 2007): the Assessor's duties are: d2105 3 a2107 1 * recordkeepor of VCs (rule 2126)] d2693 1 a2693 1 Rule 2126/42 (Power=2) d2830 11 d2896 1 d2900 1 a2900 1 Rule 2176/2 (Power=2) d2965 4 d2973 1 d3089 1 a3089 1 [Cross-references (7 November 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties d3093 2 d3864 3 a3866 1 [Cross-references (7 November 2007): the Herald's duties are: d4252 3 a4254 1 [Cross-references (5 December 2007): the Scorekeepor's duties are: @ 1.611 log @effects of proposal 5334 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5334 d2882 1 a2882 1 Rule 2176/1 (Power=2) d2901 8 a2908 7 (+R) At the end of a proposal's voting period, each player who voted on it gains one Red Mark. If at least one of eir votes is FOR or AGAINST, and the ratio of eir FOR to AGAINST votes does not equal the proposal's adoption index, then e gains another Red Mark. If the proposal is adopted, and e was the only player to vote AGAINST it, then e gains another ten Red Marks, and the author gains ten Red Marks. d2910 1 a2910 1 (-R) When a proposal's voting period is extended because it d2917 1 a2917 1 (+G) At the end of each month, for each office without a report, d2924 1 a2924 1 (+B) When a person calls for judgement, e gains one Blue Mark, d2930 1 a2930 1 (-B) When a person calls for judgement, and has already done so d2950 1 @ 1.610 log @effects of proposal 5333 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5333 d712 1 a712 1 Rule 1681/11 (Power=1) d742 10 a751 9 record a historical annotation to the rule indicating the type of change, the date on which the change took effect, the mechanism which specified the change, and if the rule was changed due to a proposal, a reference to that proposal, its proposer, and any coauthors explicitly named in that proposal. [CFJ 1798 (called 16 November 2007): "coauthor" in the rules means anyone named as a coauthor by the proposal, regardless of their actual level of creative collaboration.] d767 1 d2392 1 a2392 1 Rule 106/8 (Power=3) d2401 7 a2407 2 places the proposal in the Proposal Pool. The proposer of a proposal may remove it from the Pool by announcement. d2460 1 a2542 4 [CFJ 1798 (called 16 November 2007): "coauthor" in the rules means anyone named as a coauthor by the proposal, regardless of their actual level of creative collaboration.] d2687 1 a2687 1 Rule 2126/41 (Power=2) d2711 2 a2712 3 zero), and each coauthor named in the proposal gains one Red VC unless e gained a VC in this way earlier in the same week. a2823 4 [CFJ 1798 (called 16 November 2007): "coauthor" in the rules means anyone named as a coauthor by the proposal, regardless of their actual level of creative collaboration.] d2878 1 @ 1.609 log @effects of proposal 5332 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5332 d426 1 a426 1 Rule 2177/2 (Power=2) d440 7 d465 2 d2096 1 @ 1.608 log @effects of proposal 5331 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5331 d426 1 a426 1 Rule 2177/1 (Power=2) d443 2 a444 2 past. During emergency session, any Senator may end a filibuster on a proposal with 4 supporting Senators. d448 1 a448 2 contrary notwithstanding, and its voting period is not extended due to lack of quorum. d457 1 @ 1.607 log @effects of proposal 5328 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5328 d426 1 a426 1 Rule 2177/0 (Power=2) d431 2 a432 1 Senators is the Senate. d437 2 a438 1 21 days after being called. d457 1 d922 2 a923 1 [Cross-references (7 November 2007): the Registrar's duties are: d2085 2 a2086 1 [Cross-references (8 September 2007): the Assessor' duties are: @ 1.606 log @effects of proposal 5325 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5325 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2177 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 95 d22 1 a22 1 34 with Power=1 d143 1 d148 1 d4043 29 d4149 1 a4149 1 Rule 2136/14 (Power=1) d4152 19 a4170 60 Points are a class of fixed assets. Ownership of points is restricted to players. Points are a currency. The number of points owned by a player is eir score. A contest is an contract that (a) identifies itself as a contest, (b) identifies exactly one party as its contestmaster, (c) allows any First-class player to become a party, (d) is public, and is published before any contestants become a party to it, and (e) is a dependent contract. All parties to the contract who are not the contestmaster are its contestants. The Scorekeepor is an office, and the recordkeepor of points. For each contest which has been a contest for at least a week, and has as its contestmaster a first-class person who has been contestmaster of that contest for the entire past week and has not been the contestmaster of any other contest during the past week, the contestmaster CAN award a total of up to 10 points per week to one or more contestants as permitted by the contest. A player with 100 or more points may win the game by announcing this fact. Upon such an announcement, each player's score is set to zero. [CFJ 1777 (called 4 November 2007): A contest is a contract as governed by rule 1742.] [CFJ 1777 (called 4 November 2007): A purported contest that is created and then dissolved so quickly that there is no practical opportunity for unaware players to join it is thereby not allowing any first-class player to become a party, and thereby not a contest.] [CFJs 1792-1793 (called 13 November 2007): For a purported contest to allow any first-class player to become a party, the players must have at least 96 hours from first becoming aware of the agreement text to review it in order to make an informed decision as to whether to consent to it.] [CFJ 1817 (called 2 December 2007): For a contract to be a dependent contract, where the term "dependent contract" is not explicitly defined by the rules, it is not sufficient for the contract to be a "dependent contract" as defined by a particular player or by a contract.] [CFJ 1818 (called 2 December 2007): A non-first-class contestmaster categorically cannot award points.] [Cross-references (29 August 2007): the Scorekeepor's duties are: * recordkeepor of points (rule 2136)] d4188 25 @ 1.605 log @effects of proposal 5322 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5322 d2666 1 a2666 1 Rule 2126/40 (Power=2) d2743 5 a2747 3 first-class person has been a player continuously for 100 days and has never been a player before that period, e gains one white VC. d2861 1 @ 1.604 log @effects of proposal 5321 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5321 d2666 1 a2666 1 Rule 2126/39 (Power=2) d2703 3 a2705 3 valid votes FOR, and having met quorum, its proposer loses one orange VC, unless e lost a VC in this way earlier in the same week. d2858 1 @ 1.603 log @corrections due to CFJ 1711 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5317 d2861 1 a2861 1 Rule 2176/0 (Power=2) d2872 3 a2874 1 color, and then loses the Mark. d2927 1 @ 1.602 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1816-1817 @ text @a5 5 Note: this ruleset currently shows rule histories as they would be if CFJ 1711 were TRUE. In fact CFJ 1711 is FALSE, so the affected rule histories are shown incorrectly. This will be corrected in a future edition. d861 1 a861 1 Amended(21) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d1376 2 a1377 2 Amended(21) by Proposal 5081 (Zefram; disi.), 23 July 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5102 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 d1689 1 a1689 1 Amended(5) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d2435 1 a2435 1 Amended(8) by Proposal 5083 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d2645 1 a2645 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 5082 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d2831 2 a2832 2 Amended(13) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(14) by Proposal 5097 (Zefram), 25 July 2007 d3070 2 a3071 2 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3147 3 a3149 3 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3223 2 a3224 2 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(13) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3263 1 a3263 1 Created by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3308 1 a3308 1 Created by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3440 3 a3442 3 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.7 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(20) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3589 3 a3591 3 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.7 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3742 3 a3744 3 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.7 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d3844 1 a3844 1 Amended(20) by Proposal 5084 (Zefram; disi.), 23 July 2007 d3956 2 a3957 2 Amended(8) by Proposal 5085 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5085 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 d4027 3 a4029 3 Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Power changed from 1 to 1.5 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 Amended(9) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 @ 1.601 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1818 @ text @d4015 3 d4168 6 @ 1.600 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1822 @ text @d4165 3 @ 1.599 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1819 @ text @d2220 4 @ 1.598 log @effects of proposal 5317 @ text @d4011 3 a4292 4 [CFJ 1714 (called 3 August 2007): Whether a player of Agora can take game actions on behalf of Agora in a foreign nomic is determined solely by the rules of the foreign nomic.] d4319 8 @ 1.597 log @effects of proposal 5315 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5315 d3012 1 a3012 1 Rule 991/9 (Power=2) d3016 7 a3022 4 procedure to settle a matter of controversy. There are subclasses of judicial case with particular features defined by other rules. Subclasses of judicial case exist only as defined by the rules. d3029 3 a3031 6 Judicial cases other than appeal cases have ID numbers, to be assigned by the Clerk of the Courts. [CFJs 1756-1757 (called 28 September 2007): A CFJ cannot belong to more than one subclass. An announcement claiming to initiate a CFJ of more than one subclass does not initiate any CFJ.] a3040 3 [CFJ 1742 (called 13 September 2007): A judicial case can exist that has no subclass.] d3074 1 d3098 1 a3098 1 Rule 1868/11 (Power=2) d3102 3 a3104 6 (default) or has exactly one entity assigned to it as judge; this is a persistent status that changes only according to the rules. To recuse a judge from a case means to deassign em as judge. To assign a judge to a case implicitly recuses any existing judge. A recusal is with cause if and only if stated as such by the rules. d3107 1 a3107 1 (default) or requires a judge; this is not a persistent status, d3112 1 a3112 2 announcement. Whenever this situation arises the CotC SHALL make such an assignment as soon as possible. d3114 5 a3118 5 Except where modified by other rules, the entities qualified to be assigned as judge of a judicial case are the active first-class players. Being unqualified to be assigned as a judge does not inherently prevent an entity from continuing to be judge if already assigned. d3129 5 d3155 1 d3269 1 a3269 1 Rule 2158/1 (Power=2) d3272 30 a3301 31 Within a judicial case, one or more judicial questions may arise. Each judicial question is either inapplicable (default) or applicable; this is not a persistent status but is evaluated instantaneously. Each judicial question either is open (default), suspended, or has a particular judgement; this is a persistent status that changes only according to the rules. The possible types of judgement for a judicial question vary according to the type of question. When a judicial case has an applicable open judicial question, it requires a judge, and its judge CAN assign a valid judgement to that question by announcement. Whenever there is a judge assigned to a judicial case with an applicable open question, the judge SHALL assign such a judgement to the question as soon as possible. Whenever a judicial case has a judicial question that has remained applicable and open, while the same judge has been assigned to the case, continuously for the past week, the CotC CAN recuse that judge with cause by announcement. Whenever a judicial case has a judicial question that has remained applicable and open, while the same judge has been assigned to the case, continuously for the past two weeks, the CotC SHALL so recuse the judge as soon as possible. Among the possible judgements of a judicial question, some subset of them are appropriate. Judgements are appropriate only where so defined by the rules. A judge SHALL NOT assign an inappropriate judgement. Where more than one appropriate judgement is available, the choice between them is at the judge's discretion. d3311 1 a3564 10 [CFJ 1713 (called 2 August 2007): An announcement of the form "I call for judgement to determine whether violated by ." initiates a criminal case, despite the appearance that it is asking about veracity rather than about culpability or sentencing.] [CFJ 1773 (called 28 October 2007): An announcement that claims to initiate an equity case, and in doing so alleges a rule violation with all the elements required for a criminal case, does not initiate a criminal case.] @ 1.596 log @effects of proposal 5302 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5302 d1876 1 a1876 1 Rule 1551/10 (Power=3) d1890 14 a1903 2 ratified one week after its publication, unless explicitly challenged during that period. d1935 1 @ 1.595 log @effects of proposal 5301 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5301 d4103 1 a4103 1 Rule 2136/13 (Power=1) d4130 6 a4135 4 A contestmaster may award a total of up to 10 points per week to one or more contestants as permitted by the contest, unless e is contestmaster of a different contest simultaneously or has been at any time during the preceding span of seven days. a4154 8 [CFJ 1797 (called 14 November 2007): To be "fair to all contestants" a contract must be fair to all potential contestants, including ones that are not presently actual contestants. [CFJ 1762 (called 3 October 2007): A purported contest that allows the contestmaster to award points at eir discretion is thereby unfair, and thereby not a contest.] d4173 1 @ 1.594 log @effects of proposal 5300 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5300 d129 1 a129 1 Rule 2175: Excess CFJs d3067 2 a3068 2 Rule 2175/0 (Power=1) Excess CFJs d3070 9 a3078 6 A judicial case initiated by a person who has previously initiated five or more cases during the same Agoran Week as that case is an Excess CFJ. The Clerk of the Courts CAN, by announcement, refuse an Excess CFJ that has not had any judge assigned to it. Refusal of an Excess CFJ causes it to cease to be a judicial case. d3082 2 @ 1.593 log @effects of proposal 5296 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5296 d3845 1 a3845 1 Rule 1922/19 (Power=1) d3883 4 a3886 4 wins the game. If the number of players bearing this title is greater than the number of Prerogatives defined by the rules, then this title is administratively revoked from the Speaker. d3909 1 @ 1.592 log @effects of proposal 5309 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5309 d3328 1 a3328 1 Rule 591/20 (Power=1.7) d3351 3 a3353 3 undecidable, nonsensical, too vague, or otherwise not capable of being accurately described as either false or true, at the time the inquiry case was initiated d3359 6 a3364 5 * UNDETERMINED, appropriate if the information available to the judge is insufficient to determine which of the FALSE, TRUE, and UNDECIDABLE judgements is appropriate; however, uncertainty as to how to interpret or apply the rules cannot constitute insufficiency of information for this purpose d3426 1 @ 1.591 log @effects of proposal 5305 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5305 d12 1 a12 1 highest orderly: 2176 d19 1 a19 1 Current total number of rules: 94 d24 1 a24 1 25 with Power=2 d58 1 d429 32 @ 1.590 log @effects of proposal 5304 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5304 d4062 1 a4062 1 Rule 2136/12 (Power=1) d4082 1 a4082 1 (e) is fair to all contestants. d4137 1 @ 1.589 log @effects of proposal 5303 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5303 d4062 1 a4062 1 Rule 2136/11 (Power=1) d4071 1 a4071 1 A contest is an agreement that d4084 1 a4084 1 All parties to the agreement who are not the contestmaster are d4136 1 @ 1.588 log @effects of proposal 5294 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5294 d1441 1 a1441 1 Rule 2150/1 (Power=2) d1456 3 d1470 1 d4013 1 a4013 1 Rule 2145/2 (Power=2) d4026 3 a4028 4 set of its non-partnership members with the bases of each of its partnership members. Where circularity occurs in this definition, it is resolved by using the minimum basis sets that provide consistency. d4046 1 @ 1.587 log @effects of proposal 5293 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5293 d3391 1 a3391 1 Rule 1504/16 (Power=1.7) d3443 3 a3445 3 * EXCUSED, appropriate if the defendant has good reason why e could not avoid breaching the rules in a manner at least as serious as alleged d3447 2 a3448 1 * GUILTY, appropriate if none of the above judgements is d3552 1 @ 1.586 log @effects of proposal 5299 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5299 d4056 1 a4056 1 Rule 2136/10 (Power=1) d4073 2 a4074 2 (d) is published before any contestants become a party to it, and d4129 1 @ 1.585 log @effects of proposal 5297 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5297 d12 1 a12 1 highest orderly: 2175 d19 1 a19 1 Current total number of rules: 93 d24 1 a24 1 24 with Power=2 d121 1 d2812 67 @ 1.584 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1810 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5291 d408 1 a408 1 Rule 2110/2 (Power=3) d411 7 a417 5 If an inquiry case on the possibility of a rule-defined action or the permissibility of an action results in a judgement of UNDECIDABLE, and that judgement is not appealed within a week, then the initiator of the inquiry case wins the game if e is a player. This can only occur once per inquiry case. d423 1 @ 1.583 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1806 @ text @d2157 8 a2164 3 refers to a previous notice with an incomplete vote tally and lists additional votes but does not give revised totals, this does not qualify as including a vote tally.] @ 1.582 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1786 @ text @d2748 3 @ 1.581 log @unofficial annotation for CFJs 1808-1809 @ text @d3918 5 @ 1.580 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1804 @ text @d3446 5 @ 1.579 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1807 @ text @d3170 5 d3442 4 @ 1.578 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1801 @ text @d318 5 @ 1.577 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1800 @ text @d4165 4 @ 1.576 log @unofficial annotation for CFJs 1792-1793 @ text @d3571 4 @ 1.575 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1802 @ text @d3993 6 @ 1.574 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1798 @ text @d1588 3 @ 1.573 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1784 @ text @d697 4 d2452 4 d2736 4 @ 1.572 log @unofficial annotations for some recent CFJs @ text @d1034 3 @ 1.571 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1797 @ text @d2345 4 d3820 6 @ 1.570 log @effects of proposal 5291 @ text @d3965 4 @ 1.569 log @effects of proposal 5290 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5290 d964 1 a964 1 Rule 478/21 (Power=3) d995 2 a996 1 A player performs an action "by announcement" by announcing that d1109 1 @ 1.568 log @effects of proposal 5289 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5289 d3678 1 a3678 1 Rule 1922/18 (Power=1) d3718 2 a3719 1 rules, then this title is revoked from the Speaker. d3741 1 @ 1.567 log @effects of proposal 5288 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5288 d2583 1 a2583 1 Rule 2126/38 (Power=2) d2621 2 a2622 1 one orange VC. d2767 1 @ 1.566 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1790-1791 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5285 d2583 1 a2583 1 Rule 2126/37 (Power=2) d2612 2 a2613 1 adoption index, its proposer loses one Red VC. d2765 1 @ 1.565 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1777. remove an obsolete annotation on contests. @ text @d1492 4 d1848 3 @ 1.564 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1780 @ text @d3942 8 a3953 3 [CFJ 1729 (called 21 August 2007): One who is a contestmaster of multiple contests can award 10 points per contest in a single week.] @ 1.563 log @effects of proposal 5285 @ text @d2420 12 @ 1.562 log @effects of proposal 5284 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5284 d4317 1 a4317 1 Rule 2151/0 (Power=1) d4325 2 d4332 1 @ 1.561 log @effects of proposal 5280 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5280 d12 1 a12 1 highest orderly: 2174 d19 1 a19 1 Current total number of rules: 92 d27 1 a27 1 33 with Power=1 d127 1 d2863 1 a2863 1 [Cross-references (28 October 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties d2870 1 d2899 15 @ 1.560 log @effects of proposal 5277 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5277 d56 1 a56 1 Rule 2149: Truthiness, or the Island of Knights and Knaves d372 2 a373 2 Rule 2149/7 (Power=1) Truthiness, or the Island of Knights and Knaves d375 7 a381 18 Truthiness is a player switch, tracked by the Registrar, with the following possible values: KNIGHT - the player is a knight (default) KNAVE - the player is a knave SPY - the player is neither a knight nor a knave FOOL - the player is both a knight and a knave A knight SHALL NOT publish statements that e believes are false or which e is reckless regarding the veracity of. A knave SHALL NOT publish statements that e believes are true or which e is reckless regarding the veracity of. Merely quoting a statement does not constitute publishing it for the purposes of this rule. Any disclaimer, conditional clause, or other qualifier attached to a statement constitutes part of the statement for the purposes of this rule; the truth or falsity of the whole is what is significant. a386 11 [CFJ 1768 (called 22 October 2007): Rule 2149's obligation on a knights to not publish statements that e believes are false is not in conflict with the knight's right of participation in the fora.] [CFJ 1738 (called 29 August 2007): Rule 2149's obligation on a knave to not publish statements that e believes are true is in conflict with the knave's right of participation in the fora.] [CFJ 1730 (called 22 August 2007): Knave status does not change the interpretation of statements made by a player.] d397 2 d875 1 a875 2 [Cross-references (27 October 2007): the Registrar's duties are: * track truthiness (rule 2149) @ 1.559 log @effects of proposal 5276 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5276 d2918 1 a2918 1 Rule 1868/10 (Power=2) d2950 3 d2973 1 @ 1.558 log @effects of proposal 5275 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5275 d326 1 a326 1 Rule 1688/3 (Power=3) d336 7 d348 1 d2534 1 a2534 1 Rule 2156/2 (Power=2) d2544 1 a2544 3 eir VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. VVLOP can be modified by the action of an instrument with power greater than or equal to the power of this rule, but not by any other means. d2565 1 d2584 1 a2584 1 Rule 2126/36 (Power=2) d2588 3 a2590 4 used to affect voting limits on ordinary proposals. VCs CANNOT be affected except by the action of an instrument with power greater than or equal to the power of this rule. Ownership of VCs is restricted to players. d2764 1 d3720 1 a3720 1 Rule 1367/9 (Power=1.5) d3736 2 a3737 3 CANNOT be revoked once awarded. A degree CAN be awarded by the action of an instrument with power greater than or equal to the power of this rule, but CANNOT be awarded in any other way. d3759 1 d4151 1 a4151 1 Rule 2159/0 (Power=2) d4161 6 a4166 7 Where permitted by other rules, an instrument with power 2 or greater generally can, as part of its effect, initiate a protective decree. The initiating instrument must specify the target protectorate and the changes to be made to it. Any ambiguity in the specification of a protective decree causes it to be void and without effect. This is the only mechanism by which a protective decree can be initiated. d4182 1 @ 1.557 log @effects of proposal 5274 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5274 d1826 1 a1826 1 Rule 1551/9 (Power=3) d1829 1 a1829 1 For the purpose of this rule: d1831 18 a1848 22 a) A document is part (possibly all) of a public message. b) An official document is a document labeled as part (possibly all) of an official report. The scope of an official document is the part of the official report that the official document is labeled as being. Any player CAN, without objection, ratify part or all of an official document. The date of this ratification and the scope of the ratified document become part of the official report in question, until the same scope is ratified at a later date. Any document defined by the rules as self-ratifying is ratified one week after its publication, unless explicitly challenged during that period. When a document is ratified, the gamestate is modified so that the ratified document was completely true and accurate at the time it was published. Nevertheless, the ratification of a document does not invalidate, reverse, alter, or cancel any messages or actions, even if they were unrecorded or overlooked, or change the legality of any attempted action. d1869 1 d2271 1 a2271 1 Rule 2034/3 (Power=3) d2274 13 a2286 18 Any proposal that, as all or part of its effect, would change the validity of one or more of a voter's ballots on an Agoran decision whose voting period has begun but which has not yet been resolved shall be wholly without effect, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Once an Agoran decision has been resolved, no ballots on that decision may be validly submitted or retracted, and the outcome of the decision may not be changed in any way, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as preventing the correction of errors in reporting the resolution of an Agoran decision. The resolution of an Agoran decision is self-ratifying. [CFJ 1748 (called 22 September 2007): The resolution of an Agoran decision being self-ratifying does not mean that a purported announcement of resolution is self-ratifying.] d2293 1 @ 1.556 log @effects of proposal 5272 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5272 d12 1 a12 1 highest orderly: 2173 d19 1 a19 1 Current total number of rules: 91 d27 1 a27 1 32 with Power=1 d147 1 d3882 12 @ 1.555 log @effects of proposal 5271 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5271 d975 1 a975 1 Rule 478/20 (Power=3) d983 1 a983 1 Null (default), tracked by the Registrar. d985 1 a985 1 The Registrar's report includes, for each forum with non-null d1118 1 @ 1.554 log @effects of proposal 5270 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5270 d773 1 a773 1 Rule 869/24 (Power=1) d776 3 a778 3 Citizenship is an entity switch with values Null (default) and Registered, tracked by the registrar. A player is an entity whose citizenship is Registered. d781 6 a786 5 have one's citizenship changed from Null to Registered), and the verb "to be deregistered" means to cease to be a player (i.e., to have one's citizenship changed from Registered to Null). Where the verb "to register" or "to deregister" is used without an explicit direct object, the action is implicitly reflexive. d834 1 d936 1 a936 1 Rule 2130/8 (Power=1) d941 2 a942 1 includes the date on which each player's activity last changed. d965 1 d1399 1 a1399 1 Rule 2162/0 (Power=2) d1414 1 a1414 1 that switch whose value is not Null. d1429 1 @ 1.553 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1776 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5261 d3609 1 a3609 1 [Cross-references (13 August 2007): the Herald's duties are: d3612 2 a3613 1 * report the manner of wins (rule 1922)] d3965 1 a3965 1 Rule 402/22 (Power=1) d3972 3 d4010 1 @ 1.552 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1782 @ text @d1890 4 @ 1.551 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1774-1775 @ text @d1167 4 @ 1.550 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1773. remove obsolete annotation for CFJ 1737. @ text @d1074 13 @ 1.549 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1771 @ text @d3348 5 a3356 5 [CFJ 1737 (called 29 August 2007): For the defendant to be "so informed", the informer must be the judge of the case at the time of informing. This informing is not invalidated by any later change of judge.] @ 1.548 log @effects of proposal 5261 @ text @d3184 6 @ 1.547 log @unofficial annotation for CFJs 1756-1757 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5255 d2945 1 a2945 1 Rule 1871/19 (Power=1.5) d2950 2 a2951 2 Courts. A non-standing player CAN flip eir posture to any non-standing value by announcement. d3018 1 @ 1.546 log @note CotC's duty regarding the Default Justice @ text @d2840 4 @ 1.545 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1772 @ text @d2851 1 a2851 1 [Cross-references (14 October 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties d2855 1 @ 1.544 log @effects of proposal 5255 @ text @d3414 3 d3525 4 @ 1.543 log @effects of proposal 5259 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5259 d2556 1 a2556 1 Rule 2126/35 (Power=2) d2663 4 d2736 1 @ 1.542 log @effects of proposal 5257 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5257 d2935 1 a2935 1 Rule 1871/18 (Power=1.5) d2969 1 a2969 1 entities qualified to be so assigned are sitting players, and e d3007 1 @ 1.541 log @effects of proposal 5256 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5256 d123 1 a123 1 Rule 2019: Rubber Stamp d151 2 a152 2 Rule 402: Office of Speaker Rule 103: Always a Speaker d363 1 a363 1 Rule 2149/6 (Power=1) d366 2 a367 2 Truthiness is a player switch, tracked by the Speaker, with the following possible values: d409 1 d884 2 a885 1 [Cross-references (29 August 2007): the Registrar's duties are: d2764 11 a2774 2 Rule 2019/9 (Power=2) Rubber Stamp d2776 17 a2792 3 The Speaker may rubberstamp an Ordinary Proposal in its voting period by announcement. Quorum for a rubberstamped proposal is three, other rules governing quorum notwithstanding. d2807 2 d3601 1 a3601 1 Rule 1922/17 (Power=1) d3638 5 d3662 1 d3918 2 a3919 7 Rule 402/21 (Power=1) Office of Speaker The speaker is an office. The speaker is the head of state of this nomic. The speaker embodies the spirit of Agora. Diplomatic missions from this nomic to foreign nomics operate on behalf of the speaker. d3921 7 a3927 4 [Cross-references (29 August 2007): the Speaker's duties are: * track truthiness (rule 2149) * rubberstamp an Ordinary Proposal (rule 2019) * titular head of state (rule 402) d3929 1 a3929 1 * filling Speakership if it becomes vacant (rule 103) d3958 2 d3963 2 a3964 2 Rule 103/2 (Power=3) Always a Speaker d3966 3 a3968 5 There should always be exactly one player who is the Speaker. No one other than a player can be Speaker, and there can never be more than one Speaker. If there is ever no Speaker then the player whose most recent registration was earliest becomes the Speaker. d3976 2 @ 1.540 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1770. notes regarding reversal of CFJ 1711, but not yet history corrections. @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5258 d2554 1 a2554 1 Rule 2126/34 (Power=2) d2657 4 d2729 1 @ 1.539 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1768 @ text @d6 5 d1173 4 d2119 2 a2120 2 additional votes but does not give revised totals, this does qualify as including a vote tally.] d3707 5 @ 1.538 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1767 @ text @d247 5 d384 4 @ 1.537 log @updated annotation for CFJ 1711 due to decision reversal @ text @d2983 4 @ 1.536 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1752-1753 and CFJs 1765-1766 @ text @d2101 2 a2102 2 additional votes but does not give revised totals, this does not qualify as including a vote tally.] @ 1.535 log @effects of proposal 5258 @ text @d251 5 d2926 9 d3682 3 @ 1.534 log @effects of proposal 5254 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5254 d913 1 a913 1 Rule 2130/7 (Power=1) d920 1 a920 1 A player may flip eir activity by announcement. "To go on hold" d923 5 a927 1 A player may flip another player's activity to Inactive without d940 1 @ 1.533 log @effects of proposal 5251 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5251 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2172 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 90 d22 1 a22 1 31 with Power=1 d140 1 d3636 1 a3636 1 Rule 1742/9 (Power=1.5) d3653 3 d3677 24 @ 1.532 log @effects of proposal 5250 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5250 d2795 1 d2874 1 a2874 1 Rule 1871/17 (Power=1.5) d2912 3 d2936 1 @ 1.531 log @effects of proposal 5249 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5249 d2793 1 d2873 1 a2873 1 Rule 1871/16 (Power=1.5) d2885 9 d2931 1 @ 1.530 log @effects of proposal 5248 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5248 d2872 1 a2872 1 Rule 1871/15 (Power=1.5) d2875 4 a2878 5 Posture is a player switch with values Standing, Sitting, and Supine (default), tracked by the Clerk of the Courts. A player may flip eir posture from Sitting to Supine, or vice versa, by announcement. d2881 2 a2882 2 judicial case. A sitting player is poorly qualified to be assigned as judge of any judicial case. d2920 1 @ 1.529 log @effects of proposal 5247 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5246 d2785 1 a2785 1 [Cross-references (3 October 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties a2792 1 * consider posture when assigning judges (rule 1871) d2817 1 a2817 1 Rule 1868/9 (Power=2) d2843 6 d2868 1 d2872 1 a2872 1 Rule 1871/14 (Power=1.5) d2882 2 a2883 5 judicial case. The CotC SHALL NOT assign a sitting player to be the judge of any judicial case. If the CotC has assigned a sitting player as judge, and that player is still the judge of that case, the CotC CAN recuse that judge from that case by announcement. d2920 1 @ 1.528 log @effects of proposal 5246 @ text @d18 2 a19 2 25 with Power=3 25 with Power=2 d1163 1 a1163 1 Rule 2152/1 (Power=2) d1198 1 @ 1.527 log @effects of proposal 5243 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5243 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2171 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 89 d22 1 a22 1 30 with Power=1 d148 1 d3879 11 @ 1.526 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1750 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5239 d3564 1 a3564 1 Rule 1367/8 (Power=1.5) d3581 1 a3581 1 action of an instrumennt with power greater than or equal to the d3603 1 @ 1.525 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1761 @ text @d3678 4 @ 1.524 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1762 @ text @d1012 3 @ 1.523 log @effects of proposal 5239 @ text @d3719 4 @ 1.522 log @effects of proposal 5237 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5237 d1607 1 a1607 1 Rule 1006/21 (Power=2) a1614 7 If the duty of an office is to maintain certain information, then the officer shall publish that information at least once a month, or as soon as possible after a substantial change occurs in the information or the officer receives a request for the information. A weekly report shall be sufficient to satisfy these last two requirements. d1653 1 d1739 1 a1739 1 Rule 2143/0 (Power=1) d1742 17 a1758 14 For each office, the rules may designate certain information to be part of the corresponding officer's weekly report or monthly report. Any information designated to be part of the officer's report without specifying which report shall be part of the weekly report. If no information is designated to be part of the weekly (or monthly) report, then that office has no weekly (or, respectively, monthly) report. Each officer's report is an official report. The holder of an office for which there is an officer's report is obliged to maintain all information in the report. E is obliged to publish the weekly report, if there is one, at least once each week, and the monthly report, if there is one, at least once each month. d1762 1 d3427 1 a3427 1 Rule 649/23 (Power=1) d3431 2 a3432 2 distinction. The herald is an office; its holder is responsible for tracking patent titles. d3438 3 a3440 3 explicitly set out in the Rules. The Herald's monthly report includes a list of each Patent Title that at least one person Bears, with a list of which persons Bear it. d3498 1 d3502 1 a3502 1 Rule 1922/16 (Power=1) d3537 1 a3537 1 The Herald's monthly report includes how the player won. d3557 1 d3832 1 a3832 1 Rule 2148/1 (Power=2) d3835 2 a3836 2 The ambassador is an office, responsible for relations with foreign nomics. d3862 1 d3866 1 a3866 1 Rule 2147/3 (Power=2) d3895 4 a3898 4 The ambassador's monthly report includes a list of all protectorates, with contact details for each, and for each the forum in which it is most appropriate to proclaim protective decrees that target that protectorate. d3917 1 @ 1.521 log @note CotC's new duty in rule 1504 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5235 d702 1 a702 1 Rule 1051/17 (Power=1) d708 2 a709 2 The Rulekeepor's Weekly Report shall include the Short Logical Ruleset. The Rulekeepor's Monthly Report shall include the Full d740 1 d1288 1 a1288 1 Rule 2161/1 (Power=2) d1313 1 a1313 1 that officer's report SHALL include the greatest orderly ID d1320 1 d1716 1 a1716 1 Rule 2138/1 (Power=1) d1723 1 a1723 1 The IADoP's report shall include the following: d1741 1 d3429 1 a3429 1 Rule 649/22 (Power=1) d3441 2 a3442 2 shall include a list of each Patent Title that at least one person Bears, with a list of which persons Bear it. d3499 1 d3503 1 a3503 1 Rule 1922/15 (Power=1) d3538 1 a3538 2 The Herald's monthly report shall record how the player won. d3557 1 d3865 1 a3865 1 Rule 2147/2 (Power=2) d3894 1 a3894 1 The ambassador's monthly report shall include a list of all d3915 1 @ 1.520 log @effects of proposal 5235 @ text @d2779 2 a2780 1 [Cross-references (2 August 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: d2790 1 @ 1.519 log @effects of proposal 5234 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5234 d262 1 a262 1 Rule 2125/0 (Power=3) d273 1 a273 1 for which some player is required to be a recordkeepor; d277 1 a277 4 combinations of actions by players; or (e) the courts have held that the action is regulated, and this finding has not been overturned. d281 1 @ 1.518 log @effects of proposal 5230 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5230 d3679 1 a3679 1 Rule 2136/9 (Power=1) d3688 15 a3702 3 A contest is an agreement that identifies itself as such, and identifies exactly one party as its contestmaster; all other parties are its contestants. d3732 1 @ 1.517 log @self-repeal of rule 2167 @ text @d3 2 a4 2 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5223 Last change to this ruleset: self-repeal of rule 2167 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2170 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 88 d22 1 a22 1 29 with Power=1 d131 1 d3402 19 @ 1.516 log @effects of proposal 5223 @ text @d4 1 a4 1 Last change to this ruleset: by proposal d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 89 d22 1 a22 1 30 with Power=1 a130 1 Rule 2167: Grandfather Appeals a3400 14 Rule 2167/0 (Power=1) Grandfather Appeals An appeal concerning any assignment of judgement in a non-appeal case, other than an assignment caused by a judgement in an appeal case, CAN be initiated by any player with 2 support. At midnight UTC on October 1, 2007, this rule repeals itself. History: Created by Proposal 5175 (Murphy), 29 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.515 log @effects of proposal 5222 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5222 d3109 1 a3109 1 Rule 1504/15 (Power=1.7) d3127 3 a3129 4 During the pre-trial phase, the case requires a judge. In the pre-trial phase the judge SHALL as soon as possible inform the defendant of the case and invite em to rebut the argument for eir guilt. The pre-trial phase ends one week after the d3259 1 @ 1.514 log @effects of proposal 5229 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5229 d114 1 a114 1 Rule 2134: Win by Voting Power d2506 2 a2507 2 Rule 2134/0 (Power=1) Win by Voting Power d2509 2 a2510 2 If a single player has a voting power on ordinary proposals equal to or greater than the total voting power on ordinary d2516 2 @ 1.513 log @effects of proposal 5224 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5224 d1879 1 a1879 1 Rule 107/5 (Power=3) d1896 1 a1896 1 (c) The identity of the vote collector. d1898 3 a1900 1 (d) Any additional information required by the rules for this d1942 1 d2062 1 a2062 1 Rule 208/4 (Power=3) d2075 1 a2075 3 (c) It clearly identifies the options available. (d) It specifies which option was selected by Agora, as d2096 1 @ 1.512 log @unofficial annotation for CFJs 1758-1759 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5220 d1663 1 a1663 1 Rule 2154/3 (Power=2) d1695 11 a1705 7 If no attempt to achieve Agoran Consent for changing the holder of a particular office is announced in a given quarter, then the IADoP shall make at least one such attempt to change the officeholder in the following quarter, and make the change if consent is achieved. This requirement is waived if another player changes the officeholder in this way during the following quarter. d1712 1 @ 1.511 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1748 @ text @d1947 3 @ 1.510 log @removed annotation for CFJ 1745, due to change of outcome on appeal @ text @d2219 4 @ 1.509 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1744 @ text @a2764 3 [CFJ 1745 (called 18 September 2007): It is not possible to initiate a judicial case that has more than one subclass.] @ 1.508 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1743 @ text @d3055 4 @ 1.507 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1746 @ text @d1906 6 @ 1.506 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1737 @ text @d2915 3 @ 1.505 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1741 @ text @d2759 3 d3209 5 @ 1.504 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1742 @ text @d1133 9 @ 1.503 log @effects of proposal 5220 @ text @d2747 3 @ 1.502 log @effects of proposal 5217 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5217 d2490 1 a2490 1 Rule 2126/33 (Power=2) d2577 16 d2660 1 @ 1.501 log @effects of proposal 5216 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5216 d2761 1 a2761 1 Rule 1868/8 (Power=2) d2769 2 a2770 2 existing judge. A recusal is without cause unless stated otherwise in the rules. d2805 1 @ 1.500 log @effects of proposal 5215 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5215 d1395 1 a1395 1 Rule 2166/0 (Power=2) d1398 2 a1399 2 An asset is an entity defined as such by an instrument (hereafter its backing document). d1402 28 a1429 1 lack an owner, it is owned by the Bank. a1434 16 A fixed asset is one defined as such by its backing document. Any other asset is liquid. The owner of a liquid asset generally CAN transfer it to another entity by announcement. The recordkeepor of a class of assets is the entity defined as such by its backing document. That entity's report includes a list of all instances of that class and their owners. If this portion of that entity's report is not challenged within a week after its publication, then it becomes correct, even if it would otherwise be incorrect. If an asset's backing document restricts its ownership to a class of entities, then that asset CANNOT be gained by or transferred to an entity outside that class, and is destroyed if it is owned by an entity outside that class. d1437 1 @ 1.499 log @effects of proposal 5213 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5213 d2635 1 a2635 1 Rule 2155/0 (Power=1) d2639 3 a2641 2 of. Ties are broken in favor of the color that comes first in alphabetical order. d2645 1 @ 1.498 log @effects of proposal 5212 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5212 d2478 1 a2478 1 Rule 2126/32 (Power=2) d2487 6 a2492 5 Each VC has a color. Each color of VC is a currency. If a player is meant to lose a VC of a color that e does not possess, then e loses a VC of eir Party's color instead; if e has no VCs at all, then the loss is waived (you can't get blood from a turnip). d2631 1 @ 1.497 log @effects of proposal 5210 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5210 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2169 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 88 d18 1 a18 1 24 with Power=3 d72 1 d1074 13 d1741 1 a1741 1 Rule 1551/8 (Power=3) d1744 17 a1760 2 Any player CAN ratify any purported publication of all or part of an official report, without objection. d1769 5 a1773 3 Where part of an official report has been the subject of a ratification, the date of the most recent such ratification is part of the same official report. d1787 1 d2174 1 a2174 1 Rule 2034/2 (Power=3) d2190 1 a2190 9 If the success of the resolution of an Agoran decision is not challenged within one week from the time the vote collector announces it, then the announced result is the true result of that decision, even if it would otherwise be in error. [CFJ 1690 (called 19 June 2007): A challenge to the resolution of an Agoran decision must explicitly identify the decision, either individually or as part of a set, and explicitly contest the accuracy of some aspect of the attempted resolution.] d2196 1 @ 1.496 log @effects of proposal 5205 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5205 d2620 1 a2620 1 Rule 2142/2 (Power=2) d2623 2 a2624 2 Any player may change an Ordinary proposal's Adoption Index to 2 during its voting period With 2 Supporters. d2631 1 @ 1.495 log @effects of proposal 5202 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5202 d2453 1 a2453 1 Rule 2126/31 (Power=2) d2561 1 a2561 2 When one or more players win the game, each player's VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. d2604 1 d3388 1 a3388 1 Rule 1922/14 (Power=1) d3422 1 a3422 1 (d) Champion, to be awarded to any player who wins the game. d3442 1 @ 1.494 log @effects of proposal 5200 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5200 d1888 1 a1888 1 [Cross-references (18 July 2007): the Assessor' duties are: d1891 1 a1891 1 * report VCs (rule 2126)] d2453 1 a2453 1 Rule 2126/30 (Power=2) d2456 11 a2466 12 Voting Credits (VCs) are items that can be possessed by players and used to affect voting limits on ordinary proposals. VCs CANNOT be affected except by the action of an instrument with power greater than or equal to the power of this rule. VCs CANNOT be possessed by any entity other than a player: in any situation that would otherwise violate this condition, the offending VCs are lost or never gained. Each VC has a color. If a player is meant to lose a VC of a color that e does not possess, then e loses a VC of eir Party's color instead; if e has no VCs at all, then the loss is waived (you can't get blood from a turnip). d2468 1 a2468 2 The assessor's report includes the number of VCs of each color possessed by each player. d2604 1 @ 1.493 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1739 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5197 d1759 1 a1759 1 Rule 2160/0 (Power=1) d1773 3 a1775 3 (c) the deputy announced at least two days earlier that e intended to deputise for that office for the purposes of the particular action; and d1782 1 @ 1.492 log @effects of proposal 5197 @ text @d369 4 @ 1.491 log @effects of proposal 5195 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5195 d2448 1 a2448 1 Rule 2126/29 (Power=2) d2539 2 a2540 2 a) A player may spend two VCs of different colors to increase another player's VVLOP by one. d2542 2 a2543 2 b) A player may spend three VCs of different colors to increase eir own VVLOP by one. d2545 2 a2546 2 c) A player may spend two VCs of different colors to decrease another player's VVLOP by one (to a minimum of zero). d2548 2 a2549 2 d) A player may spend three VCs of different colors to decrease another player's VVLOP by ten percent. d2600 1 @ 1.490 log @effects of proposal 5194 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5194 d388 1 a388 1 Rule 2110/1 (Power=3) d391 5 a395 4 If the legality of an action cannot be determined with finality, or if by a Judge's best reasoning, not appealed within a week of eir Judgement, an action appears equally legal and illegal, then the first player to announce this fact wins the game. d400 1 @ 1.489 log @effects of proposal 5192 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5192 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2168 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 87 d20 1 a20 1 4 with Power=1.7 d128 1 d3150 50 @ 1.488 log @effects of proposal 5191 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5191 d3509 1 a3509 1 Rule 2136/8 (Power=1) d3525 3 a3527 3 one or more contestants as permitted by the contest, unless e was contestmaster of a different contest for at least 3 days of the previous week. d3549 1 @ 1.487 log @effects of proposal 5189 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5189 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2167 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 86 d22 1 a22 1 29 with Power=1 d99 1 d1967 17 @ 1.486 log @unofficial annotation on possible VC colors @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5182 d1129 1 a1129 1 Rule 2152/0 (Power=2) d1149 3 a1151 2 4. CAN X ONLY IF Y: Equivalent to "CANNOT X unless Y". Similar for (MUST, MAY, SHALL, SHOULD) X ONLY IF Y. d1163 1 @ 1.485 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1730 @ text @d2538 7 @ 1.484 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1736 @ text @d371 3 d1035 4 @ 1.483 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1738 @ text @d3894 3 @ 1.482 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1731, superseding two earlier annotations @ text @d242 4 d367 4 @ 1.481 log @effects of proposal 5182 @ text @d3245 2 a3246 5 [Note (23 August 2007): Game custom is that a person can bear more than one instance of a particular patent title.] [CFJ 1598 (called 30 December 2006): A person cannot bear more than one instance of a particular patent title.] @ 1.480 log @effects of proposal 5180 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5180 d3542 1 a3542 1 Rule 402/20 (Power=1) d3550 1 a3550 13 If an active player who is not the speaker has won the game within the past week, e may become the speaker, thus removing any previous speaker from the office, by announcement, unless someone else has become speaker within the preceding 90 days. If the legality of an attempted installation of this type is not challenged within a week, then it is effective even if later found to be illegal. A speaker who became speaker within the preceding 90 days cannot be replaced by Agoran Consent if e is one of those whose objections are counted in the Agoran Consent procedure. [Cross-references (19 August 2007): the Speaker's duties are: a3554 2 * installation due to winning (rule 402) * can't be replaced without consent (rule 402) d3583 1 @ 1.479 log @effects of proposal 5179 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5179 d341 1 a341 1 Rule 2149/5 (Power=1) d352 4 a355 2 A knight SHALL NOT publish statements that e believes are false. A knave SHALL NOT publish statements that e believes are true. d371 1 @ 1.478 log @effects of proposal 5176 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5176 d341 1 a341 1 Rule 2149/4 (Power=1) d355 6 d368 1 @ 1.477 log @effects of proposal 5175 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5175 d106 1 a106 1 Rule 2153: Disinterested Proposals d2190 2 a2191 2 Rule 2153/0 (Power=1) Disinterested Proposals d2193 8 a2200 8 A proposal is disinterested if it is labeled as such by its author at the time of submission. A proposal should be disinterested if and only if its effects are limited to correcting errors and/or ambiguities. The author and co-author(s) of a disinterested proposal do not receive any rewards for its adoption, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. d2204 2 d2400 1 a2400 1 Rule 2126/28 (Power=2) d2422 7 a2428 6 a number of Red VCs equal to the integer portion of the proposal's adoption index, minus the number of Red VCs that e has gained in this way earlier in the same week (down to a minimum of zero), and each coauthor named in the proposal gains one Red VC unless e gained a VC in this way earlier in the same week. d2544 1 @ 1.476 log @effects of proposal 5173 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5173 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2166 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 85 d22 1 a22 1 28 with Power=1 d128 1 d3182 14 @ 1.475 log @effects of proposal 5172 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5172 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2165 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 84 d19 1 a19 1 24 with Power=2 d79 1 d1345 34 d3441 1 a3441 1 Rule 2136/7 (Power=1) d3444 2 a3445 5 Points are a measure of a player's contentiousness. The number of points possessed by a player is eir score. Each player's score is an integer. Points can only be awarded in integer amounts. d3447 2 a3448 1 When a player registers or deregisters, eir score becomes zero. d3454 1 a3454 3 The Scorekeepor is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of scores and contests. The Scorekeepor's report includes each player's score. d3468 2 a3469 2 [Cross-references (18 July 2007): the Scorekeepor's duties are: * report scores (rule 2136)] d3480 1 @ 1.474 log @effects of proposal 5170 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5170 d803 1 a803 1 Rule 2139/0 (Power=1) d809 1 a809 1 The Registrar's report shall include the following: d811 2 a812 5 a) Each player's nickname (if any) and listed e-mail address (es). b) The date on which each player most recently registered. c) A list of all public or discussion fora, with sufficient data regarding each forum to players to receive messages there. d831 1 a831 1 [Cross-references (2 August 2007): the Registrar's duties are: d833 1 a833 1 * report players' nicknames and email addresses (rule 2139) a834 1 * report fora (rule 2139) d838 1 d843 1 d912 1 a912 1 Rule 478/19 (Power=3) d922 4 d1034 1 @ 1.473 log @effects of proposal 5169 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5169 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/27 (Power=2) d2444 2 d2501 1 @ 1.472 log @effects of proposal 5168 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5168 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/26 (Power=2) d2439 5 d2498 1 @ 1.471 log @effects of proposal 5167 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5167 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/25 (Power=2) d2433 6 d2492 1 @ 1.470 log @effects of proposal 5166 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5166 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/24 (Power=2) d2416 4 a2419 3 (+B) A player who assigns a judgement to a judicial question within the time limit when first obliged to gains one Blue VC. d2426 7 d2485 1 @ 1.469 log @effects of proposal 5165 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5165 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/23 (Power=2) d2412 4 d2476 1 @ 1.468 log @effects of proposal 5164 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5164 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/22 (Power=2) d2391 8 d2471 1 @ 1.467 log @effects of proposal 5163 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5163 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/21 (Power=2) d2378 1 a2378 1 VCs may be gained as follows: d2380 32 a2411 33 a) When an interested proposal is adopted, its proposer gains a number of Red VCs equal to the integer portion of the proposal's adoption index, minus the number of Red VCs that e has gained in this way earlier in the same week (down to a minimum of zero), and each coauthor named in the proposal gains one Red VC unless e gained a VC in this way earlier in the same week. b) At the end of each month, for each office with a report, the player (if any) who held that office for the majority of that month gains two Green VCs (if the office has a weekly report) or one Green VC (if it has only a monthly report), unless another person deputised for that office while that player held that office during that month. c) A player who assigns a judgement to a judicial question within the time limit when first obliged to gains one Blue VC. VCs may be lost as follows: a) When a proposal's voting index is less than half its adoption index, its proposer loses one Red VC. b) At the end of each month, for each office, for each player who has held that office during that month, if another person deputised for that office while that player held that office during that month then that player loses one Green VC. c) A player who is recused from a judicial case with cause loses one Blue VC. A player who is the prior judge in an appeal case where a judgement other than AFFIRM is assigned to the question on disposition loses one Blue VC. d2462 1 @ 1.466 log @effects of proposal 5161 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5161 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/20 (Power=2) d2432 4 d2462 1 @ 1.465 log @effects of proposal 5156 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5156 d2359 1 a2359 1 Rule 2126/19 (Power=2) d2364 5 a2368 4 CANNOT be affected except as described by this rule. VCs CANNOT be possessed by any entity other than a player: in any situation that would otherwise violate this condition, the offending VCs are lost or never gained. d2457 1 @ 1.464 log @remove a now-irrelevant annotation @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5155 d720 1 a720 1 Rule 869/23 (Power=1) d724 2 a725 5 Registered, tracked by the Registrar. A player is an entity whose citizenship is Registered. "To register" and "to become a player" are synonymous with "to flip one's citizenship to Registered"; "to deregister" and "to be deregistered" are synonymous with "to flip the subject's citizenship to Null". d727 8 a734 1 A person may register (unless prevented by the rules) by d738 1 a738 1 A player may deregister by announcement. E CANNOT register d742 1 a742 1 person can be deregistered by any player by announcement. d779 1 @ 1.463 log @effects of proposal 5155 @ text @a2428 3 [CFJ 1727 (called 17 August 2007): If a judge recuses emself, this does not trigger a Blue VC loss.] @ 1.462 log @effects of proposal 5153 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5153 d2857 1 a2857 1 Rule 1504/14 (Power=1.7) d2880 2 a2881 2 pre-trial phase after the defendant has been informed, the defendant CAN end the pre-trial phase by announcement. d3002 1 @ 1.461 log @effects of proposal 5151 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5151 d2857 1 a2857 1 Rule 1504/13 (Power=1.7) d2864 9 a2872 4 initiated by any player, by announcement which clearly identifies the defendant and specifies the action (which may be a failure to perform another action) by which the defendant allegedly breached the rules. d2897 2 a2898 2 reached in another criminal case with the same defendant and substantially the same alleged act d2901 1 a2901 1 by the rules at the time it allegedly occurred d3001 1 @ 1.460 log @effects of proposal 5147 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5147 d2354 1 a2354 1 Rule 2126/18 (Power=2) d2403 4 a2406 5 c) A player who is recused from a judicial case because a judicial question has remained applicable, open, and unjudged loses one Blue VC. A player who is the prior judge in an appeal case where a judgement other than AFFIRM is assigned to the question on disposition loses one Blue VC. d2453 1 d2568 1 a2568 1 Rule 1868/7 (Power=2) d2576 2 a2577 1 existing judge. d2611 1 d2695 1 a2695 1 Rule 2158/0 (Power=2) d2717 5 a2721 5 CAN recuse that judge by announcement. Whenever a judicial case has a judicial question that has remained applicable and open, while the same judge has been assigned to the case, continuously for the past two weeks, the CotC SHALL so recuse the judge as soon as possible. d2732 1 d2736 1 a2736 1 Rule 2164/0 (Power=1) d2740 2 a2741 1 time by announcement. d2763 1 @ 1.459 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1729 @ text @d3 2 a4 2 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5144 Last change to this ruleset: self-repeal of rule 2165 d339 1 a339 1 Rule 2149/3 (Power=1) d342 7 a348 2 Truthiness is a player switch with values Knight (default) and Knave, tracked by the Speaker. d351 1 a351 1 A knave SHOULD NOT publish statements that e believes are true. d359 1 @ 1.458 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1732 @ text @d3365 3 @ 1.457 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1500-1599 @ text @d2809 5 @ 1.456 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1470-1499 @ text @d1065 8 d2188 5 a2192 4 [CFJ 1669 (called 16 May 2007): If a proposal is purportedly distributed with a text that differs from the submitted text, this constitutes a legal distribution of the submitted proposal if and only if the difference does not affect the meaning of the proposal.] d3042 3 d3095 22 @ 1.455 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1400-1469 @ text @d236 4 d402 4 d558 7 d815 3 d1446 4 d2795 5 @ 1.454 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1711 @ text @d800 5 d916 5 d1031 9 d1043 4 d1422 6 d3214 4 @ 1.453 log @category shuffling @ text @d1854 5 @ 1.452 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs in Murphy's archive up to CFJ 1399 @ text @d29 1 d51 4 d60 2 a61 2 Rule 2149: Truthiness, or the Island of Knights and Knaves Rule 2110: Win by Paradox a90 3 Rule 1051: The Rulekeepor Rule 1681: The Logical Rulesets Rule 1450: Separation of Powers d107 1 d335 38 d598 24 a621 2 Rule 2149/3 (Power=1) Truthiness, or the Island of Knights and Knaves d623 3 a625 2 Truthiness is a player switch with values Knight (default) and Knave, tracked by the Speaker. d627 6 a632 2 A knight SHALL NOT publish statements that e believes are false. A knave SHOULD NOT publish statements that e believes are true. d635 13 a647 5 Created by Proposal 4990 (Zefram), 6 June 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5075 (Zefram), 18 July 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 5129 (Zefram; disi.), 13 August 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5140 (Murphy), 19 August 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5140 (Murphy), 19 August 2007 d651 9 a659 2 Rule 2110/1 (Power=3) Win by Paradox d661 7 a667 4 If the legality of an action cannot be determined with finality, or if by a Judge's best reasoning, not appealed within a week of eir Judgement, an action appears equally legal and illegal, then the first player to announce this fact wins the game. d670 19 a688 2 Created by Proposal 4781 (Sherlock), 3 June 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4891 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 a1640 115 Rule 1051/17 (Power=1) The Rulekeepor The Rulekeepor is an office; its holder is responsible for maintaining the text of the rules of Agora. The Rulekeepor's Weekly Report shall include the Short Logical Ruleset. The Rulekeepor's Monthly Report shall include the Full Logical Ruleset. [Cross-references (2 August 2007): the Rulekeepor's duties are: * manage ID numbers of rules (rule 2141) * assign title to rule (rule 2141) * report ruleset in two formats (rule 1051) * manage Logical Ruleset categories (rule 1681) * annotate the Full Logical Ruleset (rule 1681) * maintain historical rule annotations (rule 1681)] History: ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1735, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2048, Dec. 19 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(6) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2741 (Zefram), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Infected and Amended(8) by Rule 1454, Nov. 27 1996, substantial (unattributed) Amended(9) by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3675 (Michael), Jan. 30 1998 Amended(12) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3882 (harvel), Jul. 21 1999 Amended(15) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(16) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(17) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1681/11 (Power=1) The Logical Rulesets There is a format of the ruleset known as the Short Logical Ruleset (SLR). In this format, each rule is assigned to a category, and the rules are grouped according to their category. Rules are assigned to, ordered within, or moved between categories, and categories are added, changed, or empty categories removed, as the Rulekeepor sees fit. The listing of each rule in the SLR must include the rule's ID number, revision number, power, title, and text. The Rulekeepor is strongly encouraged not to include any additional information in the SLR, except that which increases the readability of the SLR. There is a format of the ruleset known as the Full Logical Ruleset (FLR). In this format, rules are assigned to the same category and presented in the same order as in the SLR. The FLR must contain all the information required to be in the SLR, and any historical annotations which the Rulekeepor is required to record. The Rulekeepor is also free to include any other information which e feels may be helpful in the use of the ruleset in the FLR. Whenever a rule is changed in any way, the Rulekeepor shall record a historical annotation to the rule indicating the type of change, the date on which the change took effect, the mechanism which specified the change, and if the rule was changed due to a proposal, a reference to that proposal, its proposer, and any coauthors explicitly named in that proposal. History: Created by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan 15 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3500 (Crito), Jun. 3 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3624 (Chuck), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(3) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4841 (Goethe), 27 October 2005 Amended(8) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5006 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), 2 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1450/7 (Power=2) Separation of Powers Any change in officeholdings that would result in a single entity holding the offices of promotor and assessor simultaneously is INVALID. This rule takes precedence over all other rules regarding offices. History: Created by Proposal 1547, Apr. 14 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4592 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 Amended(5) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(6) by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5106 (Zefram), 1 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2166 21 @ 1.451 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1728 @ text @d692 5 d830 4 d852 4 d2454 3 @ 1.450 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1722 @ text @d848 7 @ 1.449 log @correct rule counts @ text @d1192 4 d1697 7 a1703 2 [CFJ 1650 (called 6 May 2007): The information required in the notice need not be explicit.] @ 1.448 log @self-repeal of rule 2165 @ text @d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 85 d22 1 a22 1 29 with Power=1 @ 1.447 log @effects of proposal 5144 @ text @d4 1 a4 1 Last change to this ruleset: by proposal a109 1 Rule 2165: Retroactively colorize second-class VCs a2347 22 Rule 2165/0 (Power=2) Retroactively colorize second-class VCs One second after the creation of this rule, each of these players loses all eir Gray VCs, and gains an equal number of VCs of the specified colors (in order, repeating until the correct total gain is achieved): Human Point Two Green, Blue, Green Pineapple Partnership Blue Two seconds after the creation of this rule, this rule is repealed. This rule takes precedence over all other rules pertaining to VCs. History: Created by Proposal 5139 (Murphy), 19 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.446 log @effects of proposal 5141 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5141 a79 2 Rule 103: Always a Speaker Rule 402: Office of Speaker d138 2 a1301 70 Rule 103/2 (Power=3) Always a Speaker There should always be exactly one player who is the Speaker. No one other than a player can be Speaker, and there can never be more than one Speaker. If there is ever no Speaker then the player whose most recent registration was earliest becomes the Speaker. History: Initial Immutable Rule 103, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1481, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3829 (Steve), Feb. 8 1999 Retitled by Proposal 4944 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 4944 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 402/19 (Power=1) Office of Speaker The speaker is an office. If an active player who is not the speaker has won the game within the past week, e may become the speaker, thus removing any previous speaker from the office, by announcement, unless someone else has become speaker within the preceding 90 days. If the legality of an attempted installation of this type is not challenged within a week, then it is effective even if later found to be illegal. A speaker who became speaker within the preceding 90 days cannot be replaced by Agoran Consent if e is one of those whose objections are counted in the Agoran Consent procedure. [Cross-references (17 August 2007): the Speaker's duties are: * rubberstamp an Ordinary Proposal (rule 2019) The other provisions governing the Speakership are: * filling Speakership if it becomes vacant (rule 103) * installation due to winning (rule 402) * can't be replaced without consent (rule 402) * initial Speaker (rule 104) (provision spent)] History: Created by Proposal 402 (Alexx), ca. Sep. 3 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1421, Feb. 7 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1700, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Feb. 23 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(5) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3703 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3974 (Elysion), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(11) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4853 (Goethe), 18 March 2006 Amended(15) by Proposal 4861 (Goethe), 30 May 2006 Amended(16) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(17) by Proposal 4878 (Goethe), 22 January 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5070 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 Amended(19) by Proposal 5070 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3287 76 @ 1.445 log @effects of proposal 5140 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5140 d2267 1 a2267 1 Rule 2156/1 (Power=2) d2292 3 a2294 1 EVLOP at the start of its voting period. d2299 1 @ 1.444 log @effects of proposal 5139 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5139 d55 1 a55 1 Rule 2149: Truthfulness d558 2 a559 2 Rule 2149/2 (Power=1) Truthfulness d561 5 a565 8 A player SHALL NOT make a false statement in any public message while knowing that the statement is false or being reckless as to its veracity. Merely quoting a false statement does not constitute making it for the purposes of this rule. Any disclaimer, conditional clause, or other qualifier attached to a statement constitutes part of the statement for the purposes of this rule; the truth or falsity of the whole is what is significant. d571 2 @ 1.443 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1727 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5138 d7 1 a7 1 highest orderly: 2164 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 84 d19 1 a19 1 23 with Power=2 d112 1 d2417 22 @ 1.442 log @formatting fix @ text @d2389 3 @ 1.441 log @effects of proposal 5138 @ text @a2815 1 @ 1.440 log @effects of proposal 5135 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5135 d114 1 a114 1 Rule 2019: Speaker's Veto and Rubber Stamp d1337 2 a1338 2 [Cross-references (13 August 2007): the Speaker's duties are: * veto or rubberstamp an Ordinary Proposal (rule 2019) d2439 2 a2440 6 Rule 2019/8 (Power=2) Speaker's Veto and Rubber Stamp The Speaker may veto an Ordinary Proposal in its voting period by announcement. Quorum for a vetoed proposal is positive infinity, other rules governing quorum notwithstanding. d2457 2 @ 1.439 log @effects of proposal 5134 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5134 d2797 1 a2797 1 Rule 1504/12 (Power=1.7) d2814 4 a2817 1 defendant has been so informed. d2936 1 @ 1.438 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1719, CFJ 1720 @ text @d3 2 a4 2 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5133 Last change to this ruleset: self-repeal of rule 2163 d2622 1 a2622 1 Rule 2157/0 (Power=1.7) d2634 7 a2640 6 with the unanimous agreement of the panel's members. By this mechanism a judicial panel can act, in situations where the rules state that an action is performed by sending a message. A judicial panel can incur obligations. The members of a panel SHALL act collectively to ensure that the panel satisfies all of its obligations. d2644 1 @ 1.437 log @self-repeal of rule 2163 @ text @d839 5 d2910 4 @ 1.436 log @effects of proposal 5133 @ text @d4 1 d14 1 a14 1 Current total number of rules: 85 d19 1 a19 1 24 with Power=2 a111 1 Rule 2163: Retroactively colorize first-class VCs a2407 29 Rule 2163/0 (Power=2) Retroactively colorize first-class VCs One second after the creation of this rule, each of these players loses all eir Gray VCs, and gains an equal number of VCs of the specified colors (in order, repeating until the correct total gain is achieved): bd_ Blue BobTHJ Green, Red, Green Eris Red Murphy Red, Blue, Green, Red, Blue OscarMeyr Green Quazie Blue, Red root Red, Blue Wooble Blue Zefram Red, Red, Green, Red, Blue, Red, Red Two seconds after the creation of this rule, this rule is repealed. This rule takes precedence over all other rules pertaining to VCs. History: Created by Proposal 5125 (Murphy), 13 August 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.435 log @effects of proposal 5132 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5132 d18 1 a18 1 23 with Power=2 d21 1 a21 1 30 with Power=1 d1039 1 a1039 1 Rule 2161/0 (Power=2) d1045 3 a1047 3 number, the player held responsible by that rule (or, if there is no such player, the Speaker) SHALL assign an ID number to it by announcement as soon as possible. d1070 1 a1332 2 * default assigner of ID numbers (rule 2161) * default officeholder (rule 1006) d1367 1 a1367 1 Rule 1006/20 (Power=1) d1370 4 a1373 8 The Rules may designate positions to be offices. No office may be held by more than one player. Each office that would otherwise not be held by any player shall be held by the Speaker, unless it is not possible for the Speaker to hold that office. The holder of an office may be referred to by the name of the office. d1418 2 d1423 1 a1423 1 Rule 2154/2 (Power=2) d1426 1 a1426 1 Any Player may make an active Player (hereafter the nominee) the d1428 2 a1429 5 office, with Agoran Consent, provided: (a) that office has not changed hands with this method in the previous 30 days, and (b) the potential officer consents to hold the office after the announcement of intent is made. d1467 1 @ 1.434 log @effects of proposal 5131 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5131 d2824 1 a2824 1 Rule 1504/11 (Power=1.7) d2853 3 d2955 1 @ 1.433 log @effects of proposal 5129 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5129 d6 1 a6 1 highest orderly: 2163 d13 1 a13 1 Current total number of rules: 84 d21 1 a21 1 29 with Power=1 d122 1 d2715 29 @ 1.432 log @effects of proposal 5128 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5128 d556 1 a556 1 Rule 2149/1 (Power=1) d559 8 a566 7 Players SHALL NOT deliberately or recklessly make false statements in any public message. Merely quoting a false statement does not constitute making it for the purposes of this rule. Any disclaimer, conditional clause, or other qualifier attached to a statement constitutes part of the statement for the purposes of this rule; the truth or falsity of the whole is what is significant. d571 1 @ 1.431 log @effects of proposal 5127 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5127 d2310 1 a2310 1 Rule 2126/17 (Power=2) d2330 7 a2336 6 a) When an ordinary interested proposal is adopted, its proposer gains Red VCs equal to the integer portion of the proposal's adoption index (unless e gained VCs in this way earlier in the same week), and each co-author of the proposal gains one Red VC (unless e gained VCs in this way earlier in the same week). d2406 1 @ 1.430 log @effects of proposal 5126 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5126 d3346 1 a3346 1 Rule 2147/1 (Power=2) d3375 1 a3375 1 The ambassador's report shall include a list of all d3395 1 @ 1.429 log @effects of proposal 5125 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5125 d1328 1 a1328 1 [Cross-references (2 August 2007): the Speaker's duties are: a1330 1 * veto VC salary (rule 2126) d2310 1 a2310 1 Rule 2126/16 (Power=2) d2340 3 a2342 4 or one Green VC (if it has only a monthly report), unless the Speaker announces within a week after the end of that month that that player performed that office's duties poorly or not at all. d2353 4 a2356 2 b) When an officer forfeits eir salary due to announcement by the Speaker, e loses one Green VC. d2404 1 @ 1.428 log @effects of proposal 5123 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5123 d6 1 a6 1 highest orderly: 2162 d13 1 a13 1 Current total number of rules: 83 d18 1 a18 1 22 with Power=2 d111 1 d2407 29 @ 1.427 log @effects of proposal 5122 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5122 d13 1 a13 1 Current total number of rules: 84 d21 1 a21 1 30 with Power=1 a86 1 Rule 1377: The Herald a1581 38 Rule 1377/22 (Power=1) The Herald The Herald is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of marks of honour and shame relating to Agora. [Cross-references (13 August 2007): the Herald's duties are: * report Patent Titles (rule 649) * announce award or revocation of Patent Title (rule 649) * report the manner of wins (rule 1922)] History: Created by Proposal 1377, Jan. 17 1995 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Jan. 29 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2503, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2839 (Zefram), Mar. 11 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3926 (Crito), Oct. 10 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4124 (Elysion), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(18) by Proposal 4563 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 Amended(19) by Proposal 4852 (root), 18 March 2006 Amended(20) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(21) by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(22) by Proposal 5036 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2981 1 a2981 1 Rule 649/21 (Power=1) d2985 2 a2986 1 distinction. d2999 5 d3031 1 @ 1.426 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1717 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5117 d137 1 a137 1 Rule 2135: Herald to Advertise d1589 1 a1589 1 [Cross-references (23 July 2007): the Herald's duties are: d1592 1 a1592 2 * report the manner of wins (rule 1922) * advertise Agora (rule 2135)] d3291 2 a3292 2 Rule 2135/1 (Power=1) Herald to Advertise d3294 8 a3301 8 Every month the Herald shall update the page about Agora on the NomicWiki at nomic.net, provided that that wiki is operational. This page, when updated, is to include a list of the current players. In updating the page the Herald shall ensure that information that is currently incorrect is either corrected or removed, and that all links on the page point to extant pages that are correctly described. The Herald may add new correct information to the page at eir discretion. d3303 1 a3303 1 The Herald is encouraged to also advertise Agora in other d3309 2 d3332 2 a3333 1 [Cross-references (25 July 2007): the Ambassador's duties are: @ 1.425 log @effects of proposal 5117 @ text @d2140 4 @ 1.424 log @effects of proposal 5116 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5116 d594 1 a594 1 Rule 869/22 (Power=1) d611 3 d648 1 @ 1.423 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1709 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5114 d692 1 a692 1 * track player activity (rule 2130) d734 1 a734 1 Rule 2130/6 (Power=1) d738 2 a739 1 Inactive, tracked by the Registrar. d756 1 @ 1.422 log @add dates for some CFJ annotations that were missing them, from Vanyel's CFJ archive @ text @d224 4 @ 1.421 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1713 and CFJ 1714 @ text @d221 2 a222 1 [CFJ 825: Players must obey the Rules even if no Rule says so.] d403 5 a407 5 [CFJ 858: If a low-Power [low-MI at the time of Judgement of CFJ 858] Rule attempts to define a term used in a Rule of higher Power to mean something other than its ordinary English meaning, that may or may not constitute a conflict; whether it does must be decided on a case-by-case basis.] d504 2 a505 2 [CFJ 708: An Amendment of a non-existing Rule is not a legal Rule Change.] d791 15 a805 12 [CFJ 752: Something sent to a Player who is obligated to send it to all Players is sufficient for sending something to the PF.] [CFJ 813: A Player need not prove that e can receive the PF.] [CFJ 831: The Date: header of a message is not necessarily the time at which the message takes effect.] [CFJ 866: A message is "received" when the message enters the recipient's normal technical domain of control, whether this be eir private machine or eir private account on a shared machine (but not the shared machine itself, if the recipient does not control it).] @ 1.420 log @effects of proposal 5114 @ text @d2888 5 d3309 4 @ 1.419 log @effects of proposal 5113 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5113 d2332 1 a2332 1 Rule 2126/15 (Power=2) d2335 11 a2345 5 Voting Credits (VCs) are a measure of each player's ability to affect voting limits on ordinary proposals. VCs CANNOT be affected except as described in this rule. When a player registers or deregisters, e loses all eir VCs. a2349 8 When one or more players win the game, each player's VVLOP is set to eir BVLOP. Each VC has a color (Gray if not otherwise specified). If a player loses a color of VC that e does not possess, then e loses a VC of eir Party's color instead; if e has no VCs at all, then the loss is waived (you can't get blood from a turnip). d2403 3 d2424 1 @ 1.418 log @effects of proposal 5112 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5112 d13 1 a13 1 Current total number of rules: 85 d17 1 a17 1 25 with Power=3 d74 1 a74 1 Rule 2124: Agoran Consent a97 1 Rule 2117: Replacing the Vote Collector d1056 1 a1056 1 Rule 2146/0 (Power=2) d1064 4 d1070 1 d1136 1 a1136 1 Rule 1728/15 (Power=2) d1139 17 a1155 52 An action is dependent, or may be performed dependently, if and only if it is an Action Without N Objections or an Action With N Supporters, where N is a nonnegative integer. The phrase "Without Objection" is synonymous with "Without 1 Objection", and the phrase "With Support" is synonymous with "With 1 Supporter". A player may publicly announce eir intent to perform an unambiguously described dependent action. A player may perform a previously unambiguously described dependent action if and only if: (a) no more than fourteen days have passed since the announcement of intent to perform the action; (b) if the action to be performed is an Action Without N Objections, at least four days have passed since the announcement made under (a) of this rule; (c) either the player who attempts to perform the action is the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule, or (1) the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule did so by a privilege or duty granted em by virtue of holding a rules-defined position; and (2) the player who attempts to perform the action is the holder of that position when e attempts to perform the action; (d) the rules explicitly authorise the player to perform the action dependently; (e) during the time between the announcement made under (a) of this rule and the attempt to perform the action, (1) if the action is to be performed Without N Objections, fewer than N first-class players have publicly posted objections (and not publicly retracted eir objections) to the performance of the action; and (2) if the action is to be performed With N Supporters, at least N first-class players other than the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule have publicly posted support for the performance of the action; (f) the announcement made under (a) of this rule specifies whether the action is to be performed Without N Objections or With N Supporters, unless the rules either do not permit the action to be performed Without N Objections or do not permit the action to be performed With N Supporters; and d1157 1 a1157 1 (g) e announces that e performs the described action. d1159 3 a1161 1 A dependent action is not performed until announced as in (g). d1163 4 a1166 1 The specification in the rules that an action may be performed a1169 4 A rule authorising the performance of a dependent action may restrict the eligibility of players to support or object to that specific action. d1189 1 d1193 7 a1199 2 Rule 2124/3 (Power=1) Agoran Consent d1201 3 a1203 2 An entity that may perform an action with Agoran Consent can do so by announcement if all of the following are true: d1205 3 a1207 12 (a) e has published eir intent to perform the action, unambiguously describing the action to be performed, at least four days and no more than fourteen days before attempting to perform the action; (b) at least one other player has announced (and not withdrawn) support for the intended action since intent was published; and (c) more other players have announced (and not withdrawn) support than have announced (and not withdrawn) objections to the action since the intent was published. d1214 2 d1758 1 a1758 1 Rule 107/4 (Power=3) d1784 2 a1785 1 than seven days. d1807 1 d1907 1 a1907 25 Rule 2117/0 (Power=3) Replacing the Vote Collector If the rules indicate that an office is to be responsible for collecting votes on a particular Agoran decision, then the holder of that office is the default vote collector for that decision. The vote collector for a particular Agoran decision is tardy if and only if the voting collector has continuously held that role for at least seven days following the end of the voting period and the decision has not yet been resolved. If a vote collector is tardy, then the first player to announce that e takes up the role of vote collector becomes the vote collector for that decision. This rule takes precedence over any rule that would allow the vote collector for an Agoran decision to be changed. History: Created by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 208/3 (Power=3) d1910 5 a1914 5 The vote collector for a particular Agoran decision is authorized to resolve that decision, and does so by publishing a valid notice which states that the matter has been resolved, indicating the option selected by Agora. To be valid, this notice must satisfy the following conditions: d1926 1 a1926 4 Each Agoran decision shall have at most one vote collector at a time. The identity of the vote collector is set by the message initiating the decision, and can only be changed as specified by other rules with power at least as great as that of this rule. d1937 1 d1941 1 a1941 1 Rule 955/10 (Power=3) d1944 28 a1971 29 To determine which option on a particular Agoran decision was selected by Agora, the vote collector shall perform the following steps in order after the voting period has ended. (a) E shall invalidate any ballots which the rules require em to invalidate, and no others. (b) E shall count the number of distinct voters who submitted ballots which remain valid. If this number is less than the quorum and there is more than one available option, then the option selected by Agora is FAILED QUORUM. Otherwise, the decision achieved quorum. (c) If the decision is whether to adopt a proposal, e shall determine the voting index as follows: (1) if the strength of FOR is positive and the strength of AGAINST is zero, then the voting index is Unanimity; but (2) if the strength of FOR is zero, then the voting index is zero; otherwise, (3) the voting index is the ratio of the strength of FOR to the strength of AGAINST. If the voting index exceeds one and meets or exceeds the adoption index of the decision, and if further quorum was achieved, then the option selected by Agora is ADOPTED. Otherwise, the option selected by Agora is REJECTED. d1973 1 a1973 2 [CFJs 1605 (called 11 January 2007) and 1608 (called 12 January 2007): Unanimity exceeds finite numerical adoption indices.] d1998 1 d2002 1 a2002 1 Rule 879/25 (Power=2) d2008 2 a2009 1 N, in which case quorum is N). d2048 1 @ 1.417 log @effects of proposal 5111 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5111 d139 1 a139 1 Rule 2148: Ambassador d2219 1 a2219 1 Rule 1607/14 (Power=1) d2247 3 a2267 1 * track Proposal Pool (rule 106) d2269 2 a2270 1 * manage ID numbers of distributed proposals (rule 1607)] d2288 1 d2385 1 a2385 1 Rule 2126/14 (Power=2) d2414 7 a2420 5 b) At the end of each month, for each office, the player (if any) who held that office for the majority of that month gains two Green VCs, unless the Speaker publicly announces within a week after the end of the month that the officer performed eir duties poorly or not at all. d2475 1 d3049 1 a3049 1 Rule 649/20 (Power=1) d3059 3 a3061 3 explicitly set out in the Rules. The Herald's report shall include a list of each Patent Title that at least one person Bears, with a list of which persons Bear it. d3092 1 d3096 1 a3096 1 Rule 1922/13 (Power=1) d3130 3 a3132 2 (d) Champion, to be awarded to any player who wins the game. The Herald's report shall record how the player won. d3149 1 d3342 1 a3342 1 Ambassador d3365 1 @ 1.416 log @effects of proposal 5110 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5109 d6 1 a6 1 highest orderly: 2161 d13 1 a13 1 Current total number of rules: 84 d18 1 a18 1 21 with Power=2 d62 1 a62 1 Rule 2130: Inactivity d71 1 d590 1 a590 1 Rule 869/21 (Power=1) d593 10 a602 7 Each entity at any time either is or is not a player. The verb "to be registered" means to become a player, and the verb "to be deregistered" means to cease to be a player. Where the verb "to register" or "to deregister" is used without an explicit direct object, the action is implicitly reflexive. The adjective "registered", or its fuller form "registered as a player", describes those who are players. d604 2 a605 9 A person is permitted to register or deregister unless specifically prohibited. A person registers or deregisters by announcement. Whenever a player deregisters, e is prohibited from registering for the next thirty days. A player who is not a person and has never been a first-class person can be deregistered by any player by announcement. a614 3 [CFJ 1648 (called 1 May 2007): Requesting permission to register is to be interpreted as an announcement attempting to register.] d640 1 d682 2 a683 1 [Cross-references (23 July 2007): the Registrar's duties are: d688 2 a689 1 * report activity (rule 2130) d730 2 a731 4 Rule 2130/5 (Power=1) Inactivity A player may become active or inactive by announcement. d733 2 a734 1 A player may, without objection, make another player inactive. d736 2 a737 2 Registration as a player causes the new player to become active. All non-players are inactive. d739 2 a740 3 The Registrar's report shall indicate, for each player, whether the player is active or inactive, and the date on which this status last changed. d749 2 d760 1 a760 1 Rule 478/18 (Power=3) d767 2 a768 3 A Forum's Publicity may be either null, Discussion, or Public (default null). A forum's publicity may not be changed except as described in this rule. d849 1 d1070 33 d2557 1 a2557 1 * report posture (rule 1871) d2627 1 a2627 1 Rule 1871/13 (Power=1.5) d2630 5 a2634 5 Each player is either standing, sitting, or supine; this status is known as eir posture. The CotC's report includes each player's posture. When an entity becomes a player, e is initially supine. A player CAN change emself from sitting to supine, or from supine to sitting, by announcement. d2677 1 @ 1.415 log @effects of proposal 5109 @ text @d5 4 d13 1 a13 1 Current total number of rules: 83 d18 1 a18 1 20 with Power=2 a22 5 Rule numbers: 101 is the lowest of any current rule 2160 is the highest of any current rule 2160 is the highest assigned so far d69 1 d151 5 a155 5 [Rules are listed as follows. "nnnn" is the rule's identifying number, governed by rule 2141. "r" is the revision number, which is not defined by the rules. "p" is the rule's power, as defined by rule 1688 and governed by rule 2141. Rule titles are governed by rule 2141.] d326 1 a326 1 Rule 2141/0 (Power=3) d341 1 a341 6 Every rule shall have a number for identification. If a rule ever does not have an identifying number, the Rulekeepor shall assign a number to it by announcement as soon as possible. The number assigned must be a natural number greater than any number previously assigned to a rule. Once properly assigned, a rule's number cannot be changed. d348 2 a349 2 the text, power, number, and title of a rule are all substantive aspects of the rule. d353 1 d417 1 a417 1 Rule 1030/5 (Power=3) d421 2 a422 1 another, then the Rule with the lower Number takes precedence. d461 1 d465 1 a465 1 Rule 105/2 (Power=3) d476 3 a478 3 rule, which if present shall prevail. The number of the new rule cannot be specified by the enacting instrument; any attempt to so specify is null and void. d547 1 d1026 34 d1314 2 a1315 1 [Cross-references (1 August 2007): the Speaker's duties are: d1618 2 a1619 2 [Cross-references (23 June 2007): the Rulekeepor's duties are: * assign number to rule (rule 2141) d1649 1 a1649 1 Rule 1681/10 (Power=1) d1660 1 a1660 1 The listing of each rule in the SLR must include the rule's d1698 1 d2189 1 a2189 1 Rule 1607/13 (Power=1) d2214 3 d2233 1 a2233 1 [Cross-references (1 July 2007): the Promotor's duties are: d2236 2 a2237 1 * distribute proposals (rule 1607)] d2254 1 d2499 1 a2499 1 Rule 991/8 (Power=2) d2513 3 d2521 1 a2521 1 [Cross-references (23 July 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: d2525 1 d2548 1 @ 1.414 log @effects of proposal 5108 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5108 d2749 1 a2749 1 Rule 1504/10 (Power=1.7) d2814 1 a2814 1 CotC's report includes the status of all active judgements. d2871 1 @ 1.413 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1702 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5106 d1376 1 a1376 1 Rule 2154/1 (Power=2) d1394 13 a1406 9 nominee, then the attempt to achieve Agoran Consent fails, and the IADoP shall initiate an Agoran Decision to determine the new office holder, meanwhile no further attempt to achieve Agoran Consent for the change shall be valid. The valid options for the decision are the nominees, quorum is a minimum of three and the number of active players (rules to the contrary notwithstanding), eligible voters are the active players, and the vote collector is the IADoP. In the notice resolving the decision, the IADoP will select one nominee from the set of d1422 1 @ 1.412 log @effects of proposal 5106 @ text @d1337 1 a1337 1 [CFJ 1660 (called 13 May 2007): this rule does not define the meaning d1342 4 @ 1.411 log @effects of proposal 5105 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5105 a1288 1 * mutually exclusive with Clerk of the Courts (rule 1450) d1658 1 a1658 1 Rule 1450/6 (Power=2) d1661 4 a1664 17 The following sets of positions are mutually exclusive: a) Promotor and Assessor b) Speaker and Clerk of the Courts A player holding two or more positions within one of these sets is removed from all but one of them. If one of them is the Speakership, then e retains it; otherwise, e retains the position e came to hold most recently. This rule takes precedence over all rules governing offices. [CFJ 1705 (called 18 July 2007): It is possible for a person to hold two "mutually exclusive" positions simultaneously, albeit only for an infinitesemal period, because rule 1450 does not prevent this situation arising but removes the person from one of the positions when the situation has occurred.] d1675 1 @ 1.410 log @effects of proposal 5104 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5104 d51 1 a124 1 Rule 217: Judgements Must Accord with the Rules d361 26 d2716 5 a2963 40 Rule 217/5 (Power=3) Judgements Must Accord with the Rules All Judgements must be in accordance with the Rules; however, if the Rules are silent, inconsistent, or unclear on the Statement to be Judged, then the Judge shall consider game custom, common sense, past Judgements, and the best interests of the game before applying other standards. When a Judge is considering eir Judgement of a Statement contained in a CFJ, e shall make eir evaluation based on the truth or falsity of the Statement at the time the CFJ was issued. [CFJ 897: The requirements in Rule 217 on Judgements apply to the determinations of the members of a Board of Appeal, as well as to the Judgements of Judges.] [CFJ 1139: Judgements need not necessarily accord with the reasoning and arguments of Judges or Justices given in past CFJs.] [CFJ 1219: A mistaken Judgement (ie one that does not accord with the Rules) is still a Judgement, as long as the technical requirements on the delivery of the Judgement have been met.] [CFJ 1671 (called 17 May 2007): The truth or falsity of a statement can be determined as of the issuance of a CFJ even if public knowledge at the time of issuance was not sufficient to determine it.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 217, Jun. 30 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1635, Jul. 25 1995 Infected and amended(2) by Rule 1454, Aug. 7 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2507, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(5) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.409 log @effects of proposal 5103 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5103 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 84 d13 1 a13 1 26 with Power=3 a124 1 Rule 1503: Rules Violations a2972 30 Rule 1503/6 (Power=3) Rules Violations In general, the Rules shall be adjudicated as if the Rules were a binding agreement between all Players, entered into by every player as a part of becoming a Player. An actual or alleged Rule violation shall be treated as the violation of a binding agreement to be bound by the Rule or Rules in question. The proposal, fora, and registration processes shall, prima facie, be considered to be protective of a Player's rights and privileges with respect to making and changing the agreement to be bound by the rules. Other rules may further differentiate the treatment of rules violations from the treatment of violations of other types of agreements. History: Created by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2677, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2700, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2770 (Steve), Dec. 19 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 4152 (Murphy), 13 May 2001 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(6) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.408 log @effects of proposal 5102 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5102 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 88 d17 1 a17 1 34 with Power=1 d21 2 a22 2 2159 is the highest of any current rule 2159 is the highest assigned so far a33 1 * Orders d84 1 a114 7 * Orders Rule 1793: Orders Rule 1794: Classes of Orders Rule 1795: Order Timing Rule 1799: Stay and Vacation of Orders Rule 1810: Satisfying Orders d1294 1 a1294 1 Rule 1006/19 (Power=1) a1312 4 If a Timing Order directed at an office is not satisfied on time, or if the office is vacant, then the player who executed the order may perform the duty as if e held that office. d1344 1 d1476 26 a2432 157 Orders A category concerning certain entities with powers of compulsion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1793/3 (Power=1) Orders An Order is a command, executed by an entity and directed to some entity requiring that entity to perform exactly one action, or to refrain from performing one or more actions. An Order may be directed to the holder of an official position in eir capacity in that official position, and if the position changes hands before the Order is satisfied, the duty to abide by the Order automatically attaches to the new holder of that position. An Order may also be directed at a prior order so as to affect the prior order's operation, as the Rules permit. All Orders executed in the manner prescribed by the Rules for their class are presumed valid and enforceable until proven otherwise by CFJ. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 5029 (Murphy), 28 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1794/11 (Power=1) Classes of Orders Each Order is of exactly one of the following classes. If an Order could be of more than one of these classes, then it is of the first class that matches. (a) A Legislative Order is an Order executed as part of the effect of the adoption of a Proposal. (b) A Timing Order is an Order which may be executed by any person by announcement and directed at any entity. A timing order is valid if and only if it orders the entity to perform, as soon as possible, a duty specifically required of em by the Rules that does not otherwise have a specified timing requirement, or for which the otherwise specified timing requirement will have been exceeded as soon as possible after the Order is executed. No other types of Orders are valid. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3869 (General Chaos), May 24 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3896 (Elysion), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4048 (Peekee), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4137 (harvel), Apr. 5 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4533 (Murphy), 26 October 2003 Amended(7) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(8) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 5012 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 Amended(10) by Proposal 5017 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), 23 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1795/6 (Power=1) Order Timing Orders to perform an action shall be satisfied as soon as possible, unless the Order specifies a different time limit. The minimum time limit is 72 hours after the Order takes effect; any time limit that would be shorter is extended to the minimum. If an Order to perform an action is directed to an Office or other position of authority, and the holder of that position changes after the Order takes effect, but before the Order is satisfied, then the time limit is extended (if needed) to one week after the change. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3768 (Chuck), Jul. 22 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(6) by Proposal 4889 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1799/3 (Power=1) Stay and Vacation of Orders The effect of staying an Order is to temporarily prevent the stayed Order from having any effect. A stay may be specified to expire after a fixed time. If no specification is made in the Order to Stay, the stay shall not expire. When the stay expires or is vacated, the previously stayed order again has effect as if it had been originally executed at the moment the stay ceases to be effective. However, if at the time the staying Order expires or otherwise ceases to have effect, the stayed Order has been vacated or is subject to another staying Order, it does not regain effect. The effect of vacating an Order is to permanently deny the vacated Order from having any effect. Vacating an Order to Vacate reinstates the ability of the vacated Order to have effect, as of the moment the Order to Vacate is itself vacated. Any Order may always be stayed or vacated by the Player (or, in the case of Appellate Orders, Board of Appeal) who executed it. Certain classes of Orders may be stayed or vacated in other circumstances as well, but only as the Rules allow. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3755 (Crito), Jun. 12 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1810/6 (Power=1) Satisfying Orders An Order requiring an entity to perform an action is satisfied when that entity performs that action. Other Rules may define other ways for Orders to be satisfied. Except when otherwise specified, a single action can result in the satisfaction of at most one Order. If an action would satisfy more than one Order, and no other specification is made, the Action satisfies the oldest Order which it would satisfy. A player SHALL NOT willfully perform contrary to a valid unsatisfied order, either through action or inaction. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3954 (Elysion), Dec. 13 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(6) by Proposal 5077 (Murphy), 18 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== @ 1.407 log @effects of proposal 5101 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5101 d918 1 a918 1 Rule 1023/21 (Power=2) d925 1 a925 6 (b) The term "random" means a choice drawn with a process whose probability distribution among the possible outcomes is reasonably close to that required by the Rules, using a uniform distribution if not otherwise specified. (c) The term "paragraph" means a subset of text determined as d962 1 a962 1 (d) Agoran epochs: d1005 1 @ 1.406 log @effects of proposal 5097 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5097 d1267 1 a1267 1 [Cross-references (23 July 2007): the Speaker's duties are: a1268 1 * ratify any official report (rule 1551) d1458 1 a1458 1 Rule 1551/7 (Power=3) d1461 2 a1462 4 An officer is permitted to ratify, without objection, an official report e produced and was required to maintain by virtue of holding that office. The Speaker is permitted to ratify, without objection, any official report. d1471 3 a1473 2 A document's maintainer shall annotate all publications of that document with the date of its most recent ratification. d1486 1 @ 1.405 log @effects of proposal 5096 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5096 d2279 1 a2279 1 Rule 2126/13 (Power=2) d2347 3 d2366 1 @ 1.404 log @effects of proposal 5091 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5091 d1363 1 a1363 1 Rule 2154/0 (Power=2) d1386 7 a1392 6 the number of active players, eligible voters are the active players, and the vote collector is the IADoP. In the notice resolving the decision, the IADoP will select one nominee from the set of nominees which each received the largest number of votes; this chosen nominee becomes the officeholder upon the posting of the valid notice. d1404 1 @ 1.403 log @effects of proposal 5090 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5090 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 87 d14 1 a14 1 19 with Power=2 d21 2 a22 2 2158 is the highest of any current rule 2158 is the highest assigned so far d148 1 d3438 1 a3438 1 Rule 2148/0 (Power=2) d3441 17 a3457 18 The Ambassador is an office; Its holder is Agora's liaison to its Protectorates. The Ambassador's report shall include a listing of Protectorates as well as a list of recent events related to those Protectorates. On a minimum of a monthly basis, the Ambassador shall review each Protectorate to ensure it meets the requirements of a Protectorate. The Ambassador may act on behalf of Agora for an action that is permitted of Agora in the Protectorate's ruleset, with the exception of direct changes to that Protectorate's ruleset as described above. Any Player may, with Agoran consent, require that the Ambassador act or not act in a specified fashion in relation to a Protectorate. [Cross-references (18 July 2007): the Ambassador's duties are: * report on Protectorates (rule 2148) * check that Protectorate still meets requirements (rule 2148) * act on behalf of Agora in Protectorate (rule 2148)] d3461 1 d3465 1 a3465 1 Rule 2147/0 (Power=2) d3473 1 a3473 1 (hereafter referred to as the Protectorate). d3475 27 a3501 22 In order to become a Protectorate, a nomic must specify in its ruleset that it submits to Agora as its benevolent protector. It also must allow Agora unrestricted access to make changes to its ruleset. A player of said nomic may then cause that nomic to become a Protectorate by announcement to the public forum. A nomic that no longer meets these requirements ceases to be a Protectorate. Agora shall treat a Protectorate in a benevolent fashion, making changes to that nomic's ruleset only for the purpose of assisting that nomic in its growth and enabling its longevity. Agora may only make changes to a Protectorate's ruleset through a Proposal with an Adoption Index of 2 or more, although this does not prohibit changes made to a Protectorate nomic by one or more of its players (or closest equivalent) according to the rules of that Protectorate. [CFJ 1704 (called 17 July 2007): If a nomic is a binding agreement governed by the rules of Agora, then the possibility of direct modification of that agreement by an Agoran proposal satisfies the requirement for protectoratehood that it allow Agora unrestricted access to make changes to its ruleset.] d3507 3 a3509 2 allowing the nomic's ruleset to be changed by means of an Agoran proposal with AI >= 2.] d3513 36 @ 1.402 log @effects of proposal 5088 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5088 d185 1 a185 1 Rule 101/6 (Power=3) d202 5 a206 3 iii. Every person has the right to invoke judgement, appeal a judgement, and to initiate an appeal on a sentencing or judicial order binding em. a233 4 [CFJ 1627 (called 29 April 2007): The possibility of arbitrary refusal of CFJs, preventing them being judged, does not infringe the right to invoke judgement.] d243 1 @ 1.401 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1705 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5086 d1306 1 a1306 1 Rule 1006/18 (Power=1) d1325 3 a1327 3 If an officer fails to satisfy a Timing Order to perform a certain official duty, than the player who executed the order may perform the duty as if e were the officer. d1359 1 @ 1.400 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1707 @ text @d1635 6 @ 1.399 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1621 @ text @d3491 7 @ 1.398 log @effects of proposal 5086 @ text @d810 5 @ 1.397 log @effects of proposal 5085 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5085 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 100 d14 4 a17 3 17 with Power=2 1 with Power=1.5 55 with Power=1 d21 2 a22 2 2156 is the highest of any current rule 2156 is the highest assigned so far d35 1 a35 5 * Calling for Judgement * Selecting a Judge * Delivering Judgement * Overturning Judgement * Rule Violations d122 3 a124 9 * Calling for Judgement Rule 889: The Clerk of the Courts Rule 991: Invoking Judgement Rule 897: Barring Players from Judgement Rule 2024: Linked Statements Rule 2132: Excess CFJs * Selecting a Judge Rule 1868: Selecting a Judge d126 5 a130 4 * Delivering Judgement Rule 591: Legal Judgements Rule 408: Late Judgement a131 13 Rule 1575: Standards of Proof Rule 1565: Dismissal of a CFJ Rule 1826: Motions Rule 1365: Concurring and Dissenting Opinions * Overturning Judgement Rule 1564: Initiating Appeals Rule 911: The Board of Appeals Rule 1447: Final Judgement upon Appeal Rule 1804: Appeal of Judicial and Sentencing Orders Rule 1805: Appellate Orders * Rule Violations a132 2 Rule 1504: Sentencing Orders Rule 908: Formal Apologies a137 1 Rule 2129: Dishonor Rolls d140 1 a140 1 Rule 1742: Agreements d572 1 a572 1 Rule 869/20 (Power=1) d587 2 a588 2 Whenever a player is deregistered, e is prohibited from registering for the next thirty days. d628 1 d670 1 a670 1 [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the Registrar's duties are: d676 1 a676 2 * change the publicity of a forum (rule 478) * deregister convict in disgrace (rule 1504)] d1167 1 a1167 1 Rule 1769/4 (Power=2) d1173 3 a1175 3 proposals, and the Clerk of the Courts SHALL NOT publish any Call for Judgement, Judgement, notice of Appeal, Decision of Appeals Boards, or Opinion. d1204 1 a1266 1 * serve on board of appeals (rule 911) d1489 1 a1489 3 [Cross-references (28 June 2007): the Herald's duties are: * advertise Agora (rule 2135) * place convict in the Chokey (rule 1504) d1491 1 a1491 1 * award and revoke Patent Titles (rule 649) d1493 1 a1493 1 * manage and report titles of dishonor (rule 2129)] d2265 1 a2265 1 Rule 2126/12 (Power=2) d2300 3 a2302 2 c) A player who submits a judgement during eir Deliberation Period gains one Blue VC. d2312 5 a2316 3 c) A player whose judgement is overturned, or who is recused for failing to judge within eir Deliberation Period, loses one Blue VC. d2348 1 d2437 1 a2437 1 Rule 1794/10 (Power=1) d2447 1 a2447 8 (b) An Appellate Order is an Order executed by a Board of Appeals. (c) A Judicial Order is an Order executed by a Judge in the course of performing eir duties or privileges as Judge. A Judicial Oredr is executed by announcement. (d) A Timing Order is an Order which may be executed by any d2470 1 d2561 18 a2578 69 Calling for Judgement A category concerning general aspects of the judicial system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 889/15 (Power=1) The Clerk of the Courts The Clerk of the Courts (CotC) is an office; its holder is responsible for receiving and distributing Calls for Judgement (CFJs) and Appeals. [Cross-references (23 July 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: * issue Writ of FAGE (rule 1789) * not publish judicial material during holiday (rule 1769) * accept submission of CFJ (rule 991) * refuse excess CFJ (rule 2132) * assign Trial Judge to a CFJ (rule 1868) * remove a player from the standing court (rule 1871) * publish Notice of Rotation (rule 1871) * recuse judge who is tardy on judgement (rule 408) * recuse judge who is tardy on motion (rule 1826) * archive opinion with CFJ (rule 1365) * announce change of Appellate judge (rule 1564) * select board of appeals (rule 911) * reassign CFJ when judgement is overturned (rule 1447) * announce result of appeal (rule 1447) * stay appealed Judicial Order (rule 1804) * vacate falsely-certified Appellate Order (rule 1805) * publish Appellate Order (rule 1805) * inform defendant of a Civil CFJ (rule 1742) * delay assignment of Trial Judge to a Civil CFJ (rule 1742)] History: Created by Proposal 406 (Alexx), Sep. 3 1993 Amended by Proposal 889, Apr. 13 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Apr. 13 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1441, Feb. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(5) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3978 (Blob), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(11) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4563 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 Amended(13) by Proposal 4769 (Sherlock), 25 May 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4919 (Zefram), 2 April 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5066 (Zefram; disi.), 11 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 991/7 (Power=2) Invoking Judgement Any person may request formal resolution of a dispute pertaining to this Nomic by publishing a Call for Judgement (CFJ). The submission of a CFJ constitutes proof of the existence of such a dispute. A CFJ should be a single clearly-labeled Statement whose truth or falsity can be determined using logical reasoning, assuming perfect knowledge. A CFJ may be accompanied by Arguments, Evidence, or other related material; the Judge is encouraged, but not required, to take notice of these things. [CFJ 888: Non-Players may make Calls for Judgement.] d2585 11 d2609 2 d2614 2 a2615 86 Rule 897/8 (Power=1) Barring Players from Judgement A player barred from judging a CFJ is ineligible to judge that CFJ. The caller of a CFJ is automatically barred from judging it. When submitting a CFJ, the caller may bar up to three players from judging that CFJ. History: Created by Proposal 897, ca. Apr. 13 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3839 (Murphy), Mar. 8 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(5) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 5001 (root, Quazie), 12 June 2007 Amended(7) by Proposal 5015 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 Amended(8) by Proposal 5040 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 Retitled by Proposal 5040 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2024/6 (Power=1) Linked Statements Linked CFJs are multiple Calls for Judgement deemed to be sufficiently similar that they should have a single judge. Linkage is transitive. When a set of one or more linked CFJs change jurisdiction, they remain linked to each other, but become unlinked from any other CFJs; they may become linked to one or more CFJs within the new jurisdiction. Multiple CFJs, submitted in a single message and clearly labelled as Linked CFJs, become linked. The players (if any) barred by the caller from judging the first CFJ are the only players e may bar from judging the others. The Clerk of the Courts shall not assign judges directly to the members of a set of Linked CFJs, but shall assign a judge to the set, as if it was a single CFJ. The judge must be eligible to judge each member of the set, and is simultaneously assigned as judge of each member of the set. The judge of a set of Linked CFJs shall submit eir judgement of each of those CFJs in a single message. A trial judge may remand one or more linked CFJs to the Clerk of the Courts by announcement. E ceases to be their judge. A trial judge may transfer one or more of eir CFJs to a second trial judge by announcement (identifying one of the second judge's CFJs), provided that the second judge consents, and is eligible to judge all of them. The transferred CFJs become linked to the second judge's CFJ (and any others to which it is already linked). [CFJ 1602 (called 10 January 2007): A set of Linked CFJs is an entity distinct from the individual CFJs from which it is composed.] History: Created by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4579 (Murphy), 15 June 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4659 (root), 29 March 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(4) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 4895 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Amended(6) by Proposal 4912 (Murphy), 21 March 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2132/1 (Power=1) Excess CFJs A CFJ submitted by a person who has previously submitted five or more CFJs during the same Agoran Week as that CFJ is an Excess CFJ. The Clerk of the Courts can, by announcement, Refuse an Excess CFJ that has not had any judge assigned to it. Refusal of an Excess CFJ causes it to cease to be a CFJ. History: Created by Proposal 4912 (Murphy), 21 March 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 4933 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2617 21 a2637 22 ====================================================================== Selecting a Judge A category concerning the assignment of judges to judicial cases. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1868/6 (Power=1) Selecting a Judge Whenever a CFJ that has not been judged has no trial judge assigned, the Clerk of the Courts shall as soon as possible assign an eligible judge to it by announcement. The assigned judge remains its trial judge until recused. Every active player is eligible to be assigned as a trial judge unless made ineligible by the rules. Entities other than active players are always ineligible. If the Clerk of the Courts errs in good faith by assigning an ineligible judge then the assignment stands. In this case, the Clerk of the Courts may recuse the judge by announcement accompanied by a description of eir error. d2640 4 a2643 8 a Judge who is eligible at the time that the Judge is selected, regardless of whether that Player was eligible at the time that the CFJ was actually called for or when the identity of that Player is announced.] [CFJ 1187: A Judge is considered to be assigned to Judge a particular CFJ at the time that the Clerk of the Courts announces the identity of the Judge, and no sooner.] d2653 3 d2659 1 a2659 1 Rule 1871/12 (Power=1) d2662 12 a2673 4 Each player is either standing, sitting, or lying down. A player may change emself from sitting to lying down, or vice versa, by announcement. d2675 16 a2690 19 When a player is selected as Trial Judge of a CFJ, e changes to sitting. A player is ineligible to become Trial Judge of a CFJ if e is not standing. When a player registers, e is lying down. The Clerk of the Courts may (without 2 objections) change a player to lying down. E is encouraged to do this only if e expects the player to judge CFJs slowly or not at all. When the Clerk of the Courts publishes a Notice of Rotation, all sitting players change to standing. The Clerk of the Courts shall only do so when all CFJs awaiting trial judge assignment have no players eligible to be assigned, and at least one of them has at least one player ineligible solely to not standing; e shall list all CFJs in the first set, and at least one in the second (noting at least one of the relevant players). However, failing to meet these requirements does not deprive the Notice of effect. d2707 2 d2712 62 a2773 5 ====================================================================== Delivering Judgement A category concerning the making and delivery of judgement in judicial cases, other ways to dispose of a judicial case, and other effects of a judgement. d2776 26 a2801 2 Rule 591/19 (Power=1) Legal Judgements d2803 3 a2805 3 The judge of a CFJ judges it by publishing eir judgement, along with any arguments, evidence, or other material that e considers relevant. d2807 11 a2817 2 For a trial judge, a judgement is exactly one of the following: TRUE, FALSE, or DISMISSED. d2845 183 d3029 2 a3030 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3032 2 a3033 2 Rule 408/18 (Power=1) Late Judgement d3035 12 a3046 20 For each Judge assigned to a CFJ, eir Deliberation Period begins when the Clerk of the Courts announces eir assignment, and lasts seven days; eir Overtime Period begins when eir Deliberation Period ends, and lasts seven days. During a Judge's Overtime Period, if e has not yet Judged the CFJ, then the Clerk of the Courts may recuse em by announcement. Upon the end of a Judge's Overtime Period, if e has not yet Judged the CFJ, then the Clerk of the Courts shall recuse em by announcement as soon as possible. History: Initial Mutable Rule 215, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 408 (Alexx), Sep. 3 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1383, Jan. 17 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1500, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2587, May 1 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic d3048 11 a3058 14 Infected and Amended(6) by Rule 1454, Aug. 14 1997, susbstantial (unattributed) Amended(7) by Rule 408, Aug. 28 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3629 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3645 (elJefe), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(10) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(12) by Proposl 3962 (Wes), Jan. 20 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4076b (Steve), Oct. 10 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4670 (OscarMeyr), 9 April 2005 Amended(17) by Proposal 4808 (Murphy), 15 June 2005 Amended(18) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 a3101 381 Rule 1575/6 (Power=1) Standards of Proof Unless otherwise specified, all Judgements shall be consistent with the preponderance of the evidence. A defendant may not be assessed punitive damages for Rules Violations any worse than a formal apology, unless a Judge finds that evidence for the violation is beyond a reasonable doubt. The published Report of an Officer constitutes prima facie evidence of the truth of those matters reported therein which that Officer is required by law to report. This presumption may be set aside only by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. History: Created by Proposal 2469, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3603 (General Chaos), Dec. 9 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3653 (General Chaos), Jan. 1 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3968 (Harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1565/10 (Power=1) Dismissal of a CFJ A Judgement of DISMISSED should be delivered if and only if one or more of the following is true: i) The CFJ does not contain a single clearly-identified Statement. ii) After a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, the Judge can neither determine the Statement to be true nor determine it to be false. iii) The Statement does not relate to a matter relevant to the Rules. iv) The CFJ lacks standing, as defined elsewhere. History: Created by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2683, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3563 (General Chaos), Oct. 24 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3574 (Kolja A.), Oct. 30 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(6) by Proposal 3645 (elJefe), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(7) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 4140 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1826/2 (Power=1) Motions A motion is a formal request made by a player to the judge of a CFJ. A motion is made by announcement, which must clearly identify the CFJ to which the motion applies. The judge of a CFJ must either grant or deny each motion that applies to that CFJ within five days of it being made. If a judge fails to grant or deny an applicable motion within five days of it being made, the Clerk of the Courts shall recuse the judge and assign a new one. If a motion is made after a case has been judged, and the original judge of that case is not active or is not a player, then the Clerk of the Courts shall assign a new judge. A judge grants or denies a motion by publishing eir determination, along with any arguments, evidence, or other material that e considers relevant. The effect of granting a motion depends on its nature, but generally amounts to requiring the judge to perform as requested by the motion. A denied motion has no further effect. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(2) by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1365/11 (Power=1) Concurring and Dissenting Opinions A player may submit a Concurring or Dissenting opinion for a given CFJ trial or appeals decision with 1 Support. The opinion must reference the CFJ in question and clearly indicate that it is an opinion to be appended to that CFJ. The opinion should be accompanied by reasons or arguments. The Clerk of the Courts shall append any properly submitted opinion to the CFJ in question, along with a list of the Player who submitted that opinion and the player(s) who supported it. History: Created by Proposal 1365, Jan. 5 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1644, Aug. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1734, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Nov. 4 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2750 (Chuck), Nov. 18 1996, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3531 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(7) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), 5 June 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(10) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(11) by Proposal 5025 (BobTHJ), 25 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Overturning Judgement A category concerning the appeal of judicial cases, overturning of judgements, and other effects of appellate hearings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1564/15 (Power=1) Initiating Appeals The following are subject to Appeal: a) The Judgement of a Trial Judge. b) The grant or denial of a Motion. c) The execution of a Judicial Order. d) A claim that a Trial Judge has failed to perform a required judicial duty. A subject is Appealed when any of the following occurs: i) Three Players Appeal it. ii) A Player Appeals a Judicial Order binding em. iii) A Player Appeals a Trial Judgement convicting em of a Crime. A single subject (e.g. a specific judgement, motion, or order) may only be appealed once. As soon as possible after an Appeal is initiated, or a Player becomes or ceases to be an Appellate judge, the Clerk of the Courts shall announce the event. An Appeal may be accompanied by Arguments, Evidence, or other related material; the Board of Appeals is encouraged, but not required, to take notice of these things. [CFJ 1273 (called 13 February 2001): dismissal of a CFJ is subject to Appeal.] History: Created by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, May 19 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2685, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(4) by Proposal 3454 (Harlequin), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3455 (Andre), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3479 (Andre), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3489 (Zefram), May 19 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(8) by Proposal 3509 (Harlequin), Jun. 16 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(10) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(13) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(14) by Proposal 4937 (Murphy), 29 April 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 5017 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 911/15 (Power=1) The Board of Appeals When an Appeal is initiated, a Board of Appeals shall be selected to reach a decision about the subject of the Appeal. A Board of Appeals consists of three Appellate Judges. Any Judge assigned according to this Rule is an Appellate Judge. A Board of Appeals is selected when the Clerk of the Courts correctly announces the identity of all Appellate Judges, determined as follows: a) The Speaker is selected, if eligible. b) The Clerk of the Courts is selected, if eligible. c) Any remaining positions are filled by selection by the Clerk of the Courts from all remaining eligible Players. A Player is ineligible for selection if any of the following is true: i) E has already been selected for that Board. ii) E has been dismissed from that Board. iii) E has been Trial Judge of the subject of the Appeal. iv) E is ineligible to Judge the CFJ at the time of selection. An Appellate Judge may appoint another eligible Player as eir replacement by informing the Clerk of the Courts, provided the Player consents. As soon as possible after an Appellate Judge is recused, the Clerk of the Courts shall select an eligible Player to replace em. The last Appellate Judge selected is the Lead Judge for that Board. If the Lead Judge is replaced, then the replacement becomes Lead Judge. History: Created by Proposal 384 (Alexx), Aug. 16 1993 Amended by Proposal 690 (Ronald Kunne), Nov. 11 1993 Amended by Proposal 911, May 4 1994 Amended by Rule 750, May 4 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1345, Nov. 29 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1487, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1511, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2553, Mar. 22 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2685, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(8) by Proposal 3559 (Murphy), Oct. 24 1997, susbtantial Amended(9) by Proposal 4213 (Taral), 29 September 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4579 (Murphy), 15 June 2004 Amended(13) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(15) by Proposal 5051 (Zefram), 5 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1447/21 (Power=1) Final Judgement upon Appeal For an Appellate Judge assigned to the Appeal of a Judgement, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: SUSTAIN, REVERSE, REASSIGN, or REMAND. For the appeal of other matters, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: SUSTAIN or OVERTURN. Other Rules may modify this based on the subject of the Appeal. If a Judgement of TRUE or FALSE is Appealed, the Board of Appeals shall consider the correctness of that Judgement. If a Judgement of DISMISSED is Appealed, the Board shall not consider the truth or falsity of the original CFJ; they shall only consider whether a Judgement of DISMISSED should have been delivered. If a majority of the Appellate Judges Judge SUSTAIN, then the subject of the Appeal is sustained. Otherwise, it is overturned. The Board of Appeals shall execute whatever Appellate Orders are necessary to enforce its determination. When a Judgement is overturned: a) If a majority of the Appellate Judges Judge REVERSE, then the CFJ shall be treated as if it were Judged normally, with the Judgement being that which a majority of the Appellate Judges agree on. b) If a majority of the Appellate Judges Judge REMAND, then the original Judgement shall be ignored, and the Clerk of the Courts shall reassign the CFJ to the original Judge as if it were being originally assigned. The Judge may not make the same Judgement for the same reason. c) Otherwise, the original Judgement is ignored, the original Judge is recused, and the Clerk of the Courts shall reassign the CFJ to a new Judge in the same fashion as it was originally assigned. The new Judge cannot make the same Judgement as the original Judge for the same reason. A Board of Appeals is not considered to have returned a Judgement until all of its members have submitted eir Judgements. As soon as possible after this happened, the Clerk of the Courts shall announce the Board's decision. History: Created by Proposal 1511, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1656, Aug. 14 1995 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Sep. 10 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2553, Mar. 22 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2685, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(8) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(9) by Proposal 3473 (Harlequin), May 2 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(10) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(11) by Proposal 3645 (elJefe), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(12) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4109 (Steve), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(17) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 Amended(19) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(20) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(21) by Proposal 5057 (root), 5 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1804/4 (Power=1) Appeal of Judicial and Sentencing Orders As soon as possible after a Judicial Order is Appealed, the Clerk of the Courts shall stay it. If the Appeal is sustained, then the Board of Appeals shall vacate this stay as soon as possible. If the Appeal is overturned, then the Board of Appeals shall vacate the stayed Order as soon as possible. In the Appeal of a Judicial Order, the Board of Appeals shall consider whether the Order was properly and validly executed. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(4) by Proposal 5017 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1805/3 (Power=1) Appellate Orders Appellate Orders are executed by being published by the Lead Judge of a Board of Appeals. The Lead Judge must certify in the execution that the order is executed by the concurrence of the majority of the Justices comprising that Board of Appeals; failure to do so deprives the Order of effect. Appellate Orders are not subject to appeal. However, upon a judicial finding that the required certification was falsely provided, the Clerk of the Courts shall vacate the Order which was accompanied by that false certification. Appellate Orders are valid only if addressed to: a) The Clerk of the Courts in eir Official capacity; b) an Order issued by the Clerk of the Courts in eir Official Capacity; c) The Judge of the CFJ which that Board of Appeals was convened to consider, or any Order issued by that Judge in that particular CFJ; or d) any combination of the above. All other Appellate Orders are presumptively invalid. The Clerk of the Courts shall publish each Appellate Order as soon as possible after receiving it from the Board of Appeal which executed it. This Rule takes precedence over all Rules pertaining to the validity of Appellate Orders. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), 11 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Rule Violations A category concerning sentencing of persons found to have violated the rules. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a3131 93 Rule 1504/9 (Power=1) Sentencing Orders Upon a finding in a Civil CFJ that the defendant has broken one or more Rules, the Trial Judge must execute exactly one of the following types of sentencing orders as punitive damages: (1) Without Objection and with 1 Support, an order the defendant to make a formal apology; (2) Without 2 Objections and with 2 Supporters, an order for the defendant to perform a specified service for the benefit of the Agoran community proportionate to the seriousness of the breach; (3) An order for the Herald to place the defendant in the Chokey for a number of months equal to the power of the highest powered Rule that was broken; (4) If and only if the trial judge finds the defendant to have acted willfully in breaking the rules, an order for the Herald to place the defendant in the Chokey for twice number of months equal to the power of the highest-powered Rule that was broken; (5) If and only if the judge finds the defendant to have acted egregiously, maliciously, or with a consistent pattern of abuse, with Agoran Consent, an order for the Registrar to deregister the defendant in disgrace (make em lawless). An order to be made lawless is automatically appealed upon its initial execution. These punishments are considered ranked with "worse" punishments being later in the list. If an attempted sentencing order does not receive the proper support or receives too many objections, the trial judge must execute another type of sentencing order. No other punitive damages may be assessed for Rules violations. History: Created by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2570, Apr. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2677, Sep. 26 1996 Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Jan. 8 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(4) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 908/16 (Power=1) Formal Apologies A sentencing order may require a defendant (hereafter the Ninny) to publish a Formal Apology. A Formal Apology must be at least 200 words, and must explain the Ninny's error, shame, remorse, and ardent desire for self-improvement. Furthermore, the Order to Apologize may include up to ten Prescribed Words of the Judge's choice, all of which must appear in the Formal Apology. A defendant must obey an Order to Apologize within 72 hours of its execution. History: Created by Proposal 781, ca. Dec. 20 1993 Amended by Proposal 908, May 4 1994 Amended by Rule 750, May 4 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1362, Dec. 13 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1382, Jan. 17 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1500, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1734, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2432, Jan. 30 1996 Infected and Amended(6) by Rule 1454, Apr. 1 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2789 (favor), Jan. 25 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(9) by Rule 1454, Nov. 11 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(10) by Rule 908, Nov. 25 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(12) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(13) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(15) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a3279 33 Rule 2129/1 (Power=1) Dishonor Rolls When the Herald is ordered to place someone in the Chokey, e shall publically award em the patent title "In the Chokey". This title shall be automatically revoked after a length of time indicated by the sentencing order, and the Herald shall announce the revocation. If a sentencing order is executed against a defendant who already holds this title, the length of time of the new sentencing order shall be added to the time left on any previous ones. A person is considered to be In Disgrace while in the Chokey, between the execution and satisfaction of any sentencing orders binding em, or if deregistered for lawlessness. A person who leaves the game in disgrace shall be awarded the Patent Title Fugitive by the Herald. A Player may revoke the title Fugitive from emself as long as e is no longer in Disgrace. A non-player may have this title revoked by Agoran Consent. The rules may further specify actions prohibited to persons in particular types of disgrace. The Herald is encouraged to publish lists of those in disgrace separate from patent titles of honor, to indicate the disgrace. History: Created by Proposal 4879 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5027 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3286 2 a3287 2 Rule 1742/8 (Power=1) Agreements d3289 13 a3301 68 Persons may make agreements among themselves with the intention that such agreements will be binding; i.e. that they become parties to the agreement and agree to be bound by the agreement. A CFJ that alleges that a specific person (the defendant) has broken an agreement is a Civil CFJ, for which the caller is the plaintiff. The defendant of a Civil CFJ is automatically barred from judging it. The plaintiff may bar one other player when e submits the CFJ, but is not otherwise at that time permitted or able to bar any players from judging the CFJ, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding. The defendant may bar one other player from judging, any time before the CFJ is assigned to a judge. Any evidence or arguments, published or submitted to the CotC by the defendant of a Civil CFJ with the clear intent of being part of a defense, any time before the CFJ is assigned to a judge, will become part of the material of that CFJ. When a Civil CFJ is submitted, the Clerk of the Courts shall as soon as possible send a copy of the CFJ to the defendant and inform the defendant that e has one week to publish a defense and/or bar a Player from judging. The CotC is prohibited from assigning a Trial Judge to a Civil CFJ until one week has passed since e notified the defendant of this, and is not obliged to assign a Trial Judge during this time, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Starting from one week after the CotC has notified the defendant, the CotC is obliged to assign a Trial Judge as soon as possible, and this assignment shall in all other respects be governed by the usual rules for assignment of judges. If the judge of a Civil CFJ finds that the agreement was entered into with the intention that the agreement be binding, and that the agreement has in fact been broken, then e may do any or all of the following: (i) order the defendant to perform according to the agreement or perform substitute acts that would fairly serve the interests of the agreement; (ii) order the other parties of the agreement to perform such acts as may be necessary to preserve fairness and justice; (iii) order that additional ("punitive") penalties or actions be applied to the defendant, if and only if the agreement in question explicitly specifies punitive penalties for the type of breach. A Civil CFJ that specifies multiple defendants, or multiple independent breaches of contract, is improperly made and shall be dismissed. Nothing in this rule shall be construed so as to impair the enforcement of an agreement which requires a person to violate another agreement. [CFJ 1658 (called 11 May 2007): The word "contract" is by default a synonym for "binding agreement".] [CFJ 1682 (called 23 May 2007): A binding agreement under rule 1742 cannot be made among a set of exactly one player.] [CFJ 1683 (called 23 May 2007): A binding agreement under rule 1742 cannot be made among a set of exactly zero players (the empty set).] a3305 8 [CFJs 1666-1667 (called 14 May 2007): Where two binding agreements each construct a partnership, the partnerships have distinct identities even if the set of partners is the same.] [CFJ 1668 (called 14 May 2007): Where a binding agreement constructs a partnership and allows the set of partners to change, the identity of the partnership remains the same across changes of partners.] d3317 3 @ 1.396 log @effects of proposal 5084 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5084 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 101 d15 2 a16 1 57 with Power=1 a160 1 Rule 1370: How to Get a Degree d1285 1 a1285 1 [Cross-references (11 July 2007): the Speaker's duties are: a1290 1 * appoint a member to a Thesis Committee (rule 1370) d1558 1 a1558 1 [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the Rulekeepor's duties are: d1564 1 a1564 2 * maintain historical rule annotations (rule 1681) * archive Theses and Commentaries (rule 1370)] d2600 1 a2600 1 [Cross-references (11 July 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: a2617 1 * appoint a member to a Thesis Committee (rule 1370) d3594 1 a3594 1 Rule 1367/7 (Power=1) d3597 1 a3597 16 A Patent Title is only a Degree if it is specifically made such by a Rule. Persons may come to Bear Degrees only as specified in the Rules. Once a person Bears a Degree, e shall keep that Degree forever. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule specifying default properties of Patent Titles. The following Degrees are hereby made legal: - Associate of Nomic (A.N.) - Bachelor of Nomic (B.N.) - Master of Nomic (M.N.) - Doctor of Nomic History (D.N. Hist) - Doctor of Nomic Science (D.N. Sci) - Doctor of Nomic Philosophy (D.N.Phil) d3599 22 a3620 2 Degrees shall be ranked in the order they appear in this Rule, with Degrees listed latest in the Rule being ranked higher. d3631 2 a3632 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1370/16 (Power=1) How to Get a Degree A person becomes a Candidate for a Degree when e publishes a Thesis along with a statement explicitly indicating that the Thesis is being submitted with the intent to qualify for a particular degree. A Thesis (plural: Theses) is an essay whose topic is any facet of Agora Nomic, or Nomic in general. The Candidate shall choose a Player other than emself to be the first member of eir Thesis Committee, called eir Chair, with the Chair's consent. If the Speaker is neither the Chair nor the Candidate, the Speaker shall appoint a Player who is neither the Chair nor the Candidate to be the second Committee member. Otherwise, the Clerk of the Courts shall so appoint. The two Committee members shall then select, by mutual consent, a third person who is not the Candidate to be the third Committee member. The Committee shall examine the Candidate and eir Thesis to determine eir qualifications for the Degree. The Chair of the Thesis Committee may award that Degree to the Candidate if and only if: * the Candidate has satisfied all prerequisites in the Rules for the award of that Degree; * a majority of members of the Thesis Committee agree that the Thesis is worthy of the Degree to be granted. Attention should be paid to the originality and strength of the work, as well as the extent of the work with regard to the expectations of the particular degree. The committee may award a lesser degree if appropriate; and * fewer than seven years have passed since that Committee was formed. Each Committee Member may publish a Commentary for the Thesis. The Rulekeepor shall retain a copy of each Thesis that has resulted in a degree, along with all such Commentaries. History: Created by Proposal 1370, Jan. 5 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1508, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2399, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2487, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2682, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2715, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3475 (Murphy), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3787 (Steve), Sep. 12 1998 Amended(10) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4303 (OscarMeyr), 17 May 2002 Amended(13) by Proposal 4462 (Goethe), 17 March 2003 Amended(14) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 Amended(15) by Proposal 4865 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(16) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 @ 1.395 log @effects of proposal 5083 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5083 d3496 1 a3496 1 Rule 649/19 (Power=1) d3510 2 a3511 3 As soon as possible after the Rules state that a Patent title shall be awarded or revoked, the Herald shall publicly award or revoke that Patent Title. d3538 1 @ 1.394 log @effects of proposal 5082 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5081 d2061 1 a2061 1 Rule 106/7 (Power=3) d2079 4 a2082 4 with a default and minimum value of 1.0. Before the Promotor distributes a proposal, its proposer may modify its adoption index by announcement. A Proposal with an Adoption Index of less than 2 is Ordinary. All other Proposals are Democratic. d2115 1 @ 1.393 log @effects of proposal 5081 @ text @d2246 1 a2246 1 Rule 2156/0 (Power=2) d2251 2 a2252 2 is one, and the BVLOP of any other player is zero. BVLOP cannot be modified. d2275 1 @ 1.392 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1701 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5078 d937 1 a937 1 Rule 1023/20 (Power=2) d942 1 a942 1 (a) The term "number" means "real number". d944 1 a944 3 (b) The phrase "as soon as possible" means "within seven days". (c) The term "random" means a choice drawn with a process whose d949 1 a949 1 (d) The term "paragraph" means a subset of text determined as d986 1 a986 1 (e) Agoran epochs: d1028 1 @ 1.391 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1700 @ text @d3849 4 @ 1.390 log @unofficial annotations for CFJ 1703 and CFJ 1704 @ text @d1061 4 @ 1.389 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1695 @ text @d689 4 d3977 6 @ 1.388 log @cross-references for Ambassador's duties @ text @d825 5 @ 1.387 log @effects of proposal 5078 @ text @d3931 5 @ 1.386 log @effects of proposal 5077 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5077 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 100 d14 1 a14 1 16 with Power=2 d19 2 a20 2 2155 is the highest of any current rule 2155 is the highest assigned so far a98 1 Rule 1950: Voting Limits d109 2 d1744 1 a1744 1 Rule 2137/0 (Power=1) d1753 1 a1753 6 The Assessor's report shall include the following: a) Each player's voting limit on ordinary proposals. b) Each player's voting credits. [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the Assessor' duties are: d1755 2 a1756 2 * report VLOP (rule 2137) * report VCs (rule 2137)] d1760 1 d1764 1 a1764 1 Rule 683/13 (Power=3) d1784 7 d1818 1 a1863 51 Rule 1950/18 (Power=3) Voting Limits An entity's voting limit on an Agoran decision is: (a) If the entity is not an eligible voter, then zero, not subject to modification. (b) Otherwise, if the decision is to resolve an ordinary proposal, then one, subject to modification by the rules. (c) Otherwise, one, subject to modification only by this rule. The voting limit of an entity who is not a first-class person is reduced by one. At the end of the voting period of an Agoran decision, the first N ballots submitted by each entity on that decision (where N is the entity's voting limit at the decision's ballot allotment time) remain valid; all other ballots submitted on that decision are invalid. The ballot allotment time of a proposal that becomes or ceases to be ordinary during the proposal's voting period is the time of the last such change. The ballot allotment time of any other decision is the start of the voting period. History: Created by Proposal 4032 (t), Jul. 24 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4352 (OscarMeyr), 7 August 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4370 (OscarMeyr), 6 September 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(7) by Proposal 4539 (Goethe), 16 November 2003 Amended(8) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(9) by Proposal 4624 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(10) by Proposal 4665 (Kolja), 9 April 2005 Amended(11) by Proposal 4685 (Quazie, Murphy), 18 April 2005 Power changed from 2 to 3 by Proposal 4811 (Maud,Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(14) by Proposal 4972 (Goddess Eris), 23 May 2007 Amended(15) by Proposal 4964 (Murphy), 3 June 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 5000 (Murphy), 12 June 2007 Amended(17) by Proposal 5007 (Zefram), 18 June 2007 Amended(18) by Proposal 5047 (root), 1 July 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2049 1 a2049 1 Rule 106/6 (Power=3) d2063 1 a2063 2 PRESENT, and by default, the eligible voters are the active players, and the adoption index is the adoption index of the d2102 1 d2200 66 d2279 1 a2279 1 Rule 2126/11 (Power=2) d2288 5 a2292 2 When one or more players win the game, each player's voting limit on ordinary proposals is reset to its default value. d2330 1 a2330 4 color is specified). All changes to voting limits are applied at the end of the week, in the order the VCs were spent, after which any fractional voting limits are rounded to the nearest integer (nearest odd integer if the fractional part is 0.5). d2333 1 a2333 1 another player's voting limit on ordinary proposals by one. d2336 1 a2336 1 eir own voting limit on ordinary proposals by one. d2339 1 a2339 2 another player's voting limit on ordinary proposals by one (to a minimum of zero). d2342 1 a2342 2 another player's voting limit on ordinary proposals by ten percent. d2358 1 @ 1.385 log @effects of proposal 5076 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5076 d296 1 a296 1 Rule 1586/2 (Power=2) d299 1 a299 2 No two Rule-defined entities shall have the same name or nickname. d301 8 a308 8 If the Rules defining some entity are repealed or amended such that they no longer define that entity, then that entity along with all its properties shall cease to exist. If the Rules defining an entity are amended such that they still define that entity but with different properties, that entity and its properties shall continue to exist to whatever extent is possible under the new definitions. d315 1 d927 1 a927 1 Rule 1023/19 (Power=2) d932 1 a932 1 (a) The term "number" shall mean "real number". d934 1 a934 2 (b) The phrase "as soon as possible" shall mean "within seven days". d936 3 a938 3 (c) The term "random" shall mean a choice drawn with a process whose probability distribution among the possible outcomes is reasonably close to that required by the Rules, using a d941 2 a942 2 (d) The term "paragraph" shall mean a subset of text determined as follows: d1019 1 d1178 1 a1178 1 Rule 1769/3 (Power=2) d1183 4 a1186 6 During a Holiday, no Proposal may be distributed by the Promotor, nor may any Call for Judgement, Judgement, notice of Appeal, Decision of Appeals Boards, or Opinion be published by the Clerk of the Courts; however, if any of the above do take place during the Holiday in violation of this Rule, this Rule does not deprive them of their usual effects. d1214 1 d2169 1 a2169 1 Rule 1607/12 (Power=1) d2175 18 a2192 18 The Promotor is permitted to distribute a proposal in the Proposal Pool at any time. During each week, the Promotor must distribute each proposal in the proposal pool which was in the Proposal Pool at the beginning of the week. The Promotor legally distributes a proposal by publishing it accompanied by an explicit indication that it is being distributed. When a proposal is distributed, it is removed from the Proposal Pool. The distribution of a proposal initiates the Agoran decision of whether to adopt the proposal, as described elsewhere. The Promotor shall include with the distribution of each proposal the identity of its proposer, the proposal's coauthors, if any, its chamber, and its adoption index. However, the failure of the Promotor to include any of these with a proposal does not deprive the distribution of the proposal of any legal effect. d2229 1 d2532 1 a2532 1 Rule 1810/5 (Power=1) d2543 2 a2544 2 Willfully performing contrary to valid orders, either through action or inaction, is a violation of this Rule. d2553 1 @ 1.384 log @effects of proposal 5075 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5075 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 99 d13 3 a15 3 27 with Power=3 15 with Power=2 56 with Power=1 d19 2 a20 2 2154 is the highest of any current rule 2154 is the highest assigned so far d112 1 d2259 1 a2259 1 Rule 2126/10 (Power=3) d2263 2 a2264 38 affect voting limits on ordinary proposals. A player's VC is at all times a non-negative integer. VCs are not any form of property and cannot be traded. VCs can be affected only as described in this rule. When one or more players win the game, all players' voting limits on ordinary proposals are reset to one, subject to modification by other rules. When a player joins Agora, eir VCs are set to zero and eir voting limit on ordinary proposals is set to one. When an Ordinary Interested proposal is adopted and its proposer is not the proposer of any Ordinary Interested proposal previously adopted in the same week, its proposer gains VCs equal to the integer portion of twice the proposal's adoption index, and each co-author of the proposal gains one VC. At the end of each month, for each office, the player (if any) who held that office for the majority of that month gains two VCs, unless the Speaker publicly announces that the officer has performed poorly in eir duties. A player who submits a judgement during eir Deliberation Period gains one VC. A player whose judgement is overturned, or who is recused for failing to judge within eir Deliberation Period, loses one VC, if e has any. A player may expend two VCs to increase eir own voting limit on ordinary proposals by one. A player may expend one VC to increase any other player's voting limit on ordinary proposals by one. A player may expend two VCs to decrease any other player's voting limit on ordinary proposals by one, down to a minimum voting limit of zero. Attempts to decrease a player's voting limit on ordinary proposals below this minimum fail. d2266 1 a2266 2 If a player attempts to expend more VCs than e currently has, the action fails, and the VCs are not expended. d2268 57 a2324 2 Changes to voting limits under this rule take effect at the beginning of the next week. d2338 14 d3824 1 a3824 1 Rule 2136/5 (Power=1) d3827 9 a3835 1 A contest is a contract that identifies itself as such, and d3839 12 a3850 10 Points are a measure of a player's contentiousness. The number of points possessed by a player is eir score, which is always an integer. When a player registers, eir score is set to zero. A contestmaster may award a total of up to 10 points per month to one or more contestants, unless e was contestmaster of a different contest for at least 15 days of the previous month. A player with 100 or more points may announce this fact. If this announcement is correct, then the following events happen: d3852 2 a3853 2 1. The announcing player wins the game. 2. Each player's score is set to zero. d3862 2 @ 1.383 log @correct dates for proposals 5062-5068 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5070 d556 1 a556 1 Rule 2149/0 (Power=1) d559 2 a560 2 Players are prohibited from deliberately or recklessly making false statements in any public message. Merely quoting a false d569 1 @ 1.382 log @effects of proposal 5070 @ text @d2574 1 a2574 1 Amended(15) by Proposal 5066 (Zefram; disi.), 11 June 2007 d2834 1 a2834 1 Amended(19) by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), 11 June 2007 d3006 1 a3006 1 Amended(2) by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), 11 June 2007 d3290 1 a3290 1 Amended(3) by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), 11 June 2007 d3814 4 a3817 4 Amended(2) by Proposal 5062 (Zefram; disi.), 11 June 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 5063 (Zefram; disi.), 11 June 2007 Amended(4) by Proposal 5064 (Zefram; disi.), 11 June 2007 Amended(5) by Proposal 5065 (Zefram; disi.), 11 June 2007 @ 1.381 log @effects of proposal 5069 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5069 d81 1 a81 1 Rule 402: Church and State a1244 14 [Cross-references (9 July 2007): the Speaker's duties are: * default officeholder (rule 1006) * ratify any official report (rule 1551) * veto VC salary (rule 2126) * veto or rubberstamp an Ordinary Proposal (rule 2019) * serve on board of appeals (rule 911) * appoint a member to a Thesis Committee (rule 1370) The other provisions governing the Speakership are: * initial Speaker (rule 104) (provision spent) * filling Speakership if it becomes vacant (rule 103) * normal Speaker transition (rule 402) * overdue duties can be performed by another player (rule 1006) * mutually exclusive with Clerk of the Courts (rule 1450)] d1254 2 a1255 2 Rule 402/18 (Power=1) Church and State d1257 1 a1257 2 A cardinal is an active, ready player who is not the current Speaker. d1259 25 a1283 21 For seven days after a cardinal wins the game with no other players simultaneously winning, then any player may announce that the winning cardinal becomes a pope. Upon this announcement, that player becomes a pope, so please treat em right good forever. Also upon this announcement, the current Speaker ceases to be Speaker, and the new pope is installed as the new Speaker. If the legality of an installation is not challenged within seven days of it being attempted, then it shall be allowed to stand, even if is subsequently found to be illegal. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Player becomes Speaker via this method, e may not be removed from the Speakership for 90 days without eir own consent. If no cardinal has become a pope in the past six months, or a judge finds that the current Speaker has been inactive, inattentive, unwilling, or unable to perform eir Agoran duties, then a cardinal may be named a pope (and therefore Speaker as above) by Agoran Consent. This is not considered winning. d1307 2 d1312 1 a1312 1 Rule 1006/17 (Power=1) d1331 3 a1333 3 If an Officer or the Speaker fails to satisfy a Timing Order to perform a certain official duty, than the player who executed the order may perform the duty as if e were the officer. d1364 1 @ 1.380 log @effects of proposal 5068 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5068 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 101 d15 1 a15 1 58 with Power=1 a130 1 Rule 698: Always an Eligible Judge a131 1 Rule 2133: Pragmatic Judicial Assignments a2683 5 [CFJ 1601 (called 10 January 2007): When a Judge is to be assigned to a set of Linked CFJs as required by Rule 2024, references in Rule 698 to "that CFJ" or "that increasingly annoying CFJ" refer to individual CFJs, not to the set of CFJs.] d2716 1 a2716 1 Rule 1868/5 (Power=1) d2719 13 a2731 9 A CFJ is open if it has not been Judged, or if an outstanding judicial motion pertaining to it has been neither granted nor denied. A CFJ is closed if it is not open. As soon as possible after becoming aware that an open CFJ has no Judge assigned to it, the Clerk of the Courts shall choose a Player eligible to Judge it, and announce them as its Trial Judge. That Player remains the Trial Judge of that CFJ until e is recused from it or becomes ineligible to Judge it. d2750 1 d2754 1 a2754 56 Rule 698/15 (Power=1) Always an Eligible Judge (a) Each active player is eligible to judge a given Call for Judgement (CFJ), unless a rule specifically makes em ineligible. (b) If the Clerk of the Courts is required to select a Judge, but after taking all other rules affecting eligibility into account, no player is eligible to judge that CFJ, then: (1) all non-barred players become eligible to judge that CFJ; then (2) if there is still no player eligible to judge, then all barred players, other than the caller emself, become eligible to judge that increasingly annoying CFJ; then (3) if there is still no player eligible to judge, then don't panic. Somebody's bound to register someday; let em deal with it. (c) This rule takes precedence over other rules concerning who is and is not eligible to judge CFJs. [CFJ 1600 (called 10 January 2007): In Rule 698 the phrase "all barred players" means all Players that are Barred from Judging the increasingly annoying CFJ.] [CFJ 1601 (called 10 January 2007): When a Judge is to be assigned to a set of Linked CFJs as required by Rule 2024, references in Rule 698 to "that CFJ" or "that increasingly annoying CFJ" refer to individual CFJs, not to the set of CFJs.] History: Created by Proposal 482 (Alexx), Sep. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 698 (Wes), Nov. 12 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1385, Jan. 17 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1734, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 26 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3821 (Blob), Jan. 12 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4178 (root), 7 July 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(10) by Proposal 4385 (Steve), 17 September 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4424 (Steve), 16 December 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4820 (Goethe), 10 July 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4835 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(15) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1871/11 (Power=1) d2774 7 a2780 7 shall only do so when all open CFJs without a Trial Judge have no players eligible to be assigned, and at least one of them has at least one player ineligible solely to not standing; e shall list all CFJs in the first set, and at least one in the second (noting at least one of the relevant players). However, failing to meet these requirements does not deprive the Notice of effect. d2796 1 a2796 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2133/0 (Power=1) Pragmatic Judicial Assignments If the Clerk of the Courts errs in good faith by assigning an ineligible judge, then the selection stands. However, if the player has not yet delivered judgement, then the Clerk of the Courts may point out eir error and recuse the player. History: Created by Proposal 4912 (Murphy), 21 March 2007 @ 1.379 log @effects of proposal 5066 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5066 d2552 2 a2553 3 * accept and publish judgement (rule 591) * recuse tardy judge (rule 408) * accept Motion and forward to judge (rule 1826) a2559 1 * accept and publish Appellate Order (rule 1805) d2561 1 d2876 1 a2876 1 Rule 591/18 (Power=1) d2879 3 a2881 3 The Judge of a CFJ Judges it by submitting eir Judgement to the Clerk of the Courts. "Decision", "Finding", and "Response" are unambiguous synonyms for "Judgement". d2883 1 a2883 1 For a Trial Judge, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: a2885 4 As soon as possible after receiving a Judgement, the Clerk of the Courts shall publish it, along with any arguments, evidence, or other material included with the Judgement. d2911 1 d3057 1 a3057 1 Rule 1826/1 (Power=1) d3060 19 a3078 29 A Motion is a formal request made by a Player to the Judge of a CFJ. A Motion is made by submitting it to the Clerk of the Courts, clearly identifying the CFJ to which the Motion applies. The Clerk of the Courts shall forward each properly-filed Motion to the Judge of the CFJ to which the Motion applies as soon as possible after receiving it. A Judge must either grant or deny each Motion so forwarded within five days of receiving it. A Judge grants or denies a Motion by sending eir determination on that Motion to the Clerk of the Courts, along with any reasons e chooses to provide. The effect of granting a Motion depends on its nature, but generally amounts to requiring the Judge to perform as requested by the Motion. Upon receipt of a Judge's determination on a Motion, the Clerk shall note the determination made and the reasons, if any, on the record of the CFJ, and shall notify the Player who made the Motion of that determination. If a Judge fails to Grant or Deny a Motion within five days of when it was forwarded to em by the Clerk of the Courts, the Clerk of the Courts shall Recuse the Judge and assign a new one as usual. If a Motion is made after a case is closed, and the original Judge of that case is not active or is not a player, then a new Judge shall be assigned to the case as usual. d3083 1 d3332 1 a3332 1 Rule 1805/2 (Power=1) d3335 5 a3339 7 Appellate Orders are executed by being sent to the Clerk of the Courts by the Lead Judge of a Board of Appeals, but do not take effect until their publication by the Clerk of the Courts. The Lead Judge must certify in the execution that the order is executed by the concurrence of the majority of the Justices comprising that Board of Appeals; failure to do so deprives the Order of effect. d3367 1 @ 1.378 log @effects of proposal 5065 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5065 d2537 1 a2537 1 Rule 889/14 (Power=1) d2544 1 a2544 15 The CotC's Monthly Report shall include the Stare Decisis, which is a list of past CFJs. The following information shall be included for each CFJ: (i) its statement; (ii) the date on which it was called; (iii) its outcome (if any) on Judgement; and (iv) its outcome (if any) on Appeal. Whenever a CFJ is made, the CotC shall add it to the list. E may, at eir discretion, add earlier CFJs. E may Without Objection remove any CFJ e deems no longer relevant from the list. [Cross-references (28 June 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: a2546 1 * manage and report Stare Decisis (rule 889) d2585 1 @ 1.377 log @effects of proposal 5064 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5064 d3895 1 a3895 1 Rule 2136/4 (Power=1) d3903 2 a3904 4 of points possessed by a player is eir score, which is always a rational number, and scores are not categorically prevented from being any particular rational number. When a player registers, eir score is set to zero. d3922 1 @ 1.376 log @effects of proposal 5063 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5063 d3895 1 a3895 1 Rule 2136/3 (Power=1) d3903 4 a3906 4 of points possessed by a player is eir score, which is always an algebraic real number, and scores are not categorically prevented from being any particular algebraic real number. When a player registers, eir score is set to zero. d3923 1 @ 1.375 log @effects of proposal 5062 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5062 d3895 1 a3895 1 Rule 2136/2 (Power=1) d3903 4 a3906 4 of points possessed by a player is eir score, which is always a real number, and scores are not categorically prevented from being any particular real number. When a player registers, eir score is set to zero. d3922 1 @ 1.374 log @effects of proposal 5061 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5061 d3895 1 a3895 1 Rule 2136/1 (Power=1) d3903 4 a3906 2 of points possessed by a player is eir score. When a player registers, eir score is set to zero. d3921 1 @ 1.373 log @effects of proposal 5060 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5060 d14 2 a15 2 14 with Power=2 59 with Power=1 d654 1 a654 1 Rule 2144/4 (Power=1) a656 4 A partnership's basis is the set containing its natural-person members, plus each member of the basis of each of its non-natural-person members. d670 1 d1036 1 a1036 1 Rule 2150/0 (Power=2) d1039 8 a1050 14 [CFJs 1622 (called 26 February 2007) and 1623 (called 27 February 2007): "person" in the rules means "legal person", which includes partnerships that exist under the rules.] [CFJs 1678-1680 (called 22 May 2007): For a partnership to be a legal person, it must ultimately devolve its obligations onto a non-empty set of natural persons.] [CFJ 1687 (called 8 June 2007): A partnership constructed by a contract governed by the law of Colorado is not a person in Agora.] [CFJ 1614 (called 2 February 2007): Being any type of foodstuff has no relation to personhood.] d1053 1 a1053 2 against personhood and against one havinng spoken on one's own behalf.] d1057 1 d3866 1 a3866 1 Rule 2145/1 (Power=1) d3869 17 a3885 17 A non-natural person that is created by an Agreement between two or more persons is known as a Partnership. A Partnership comes into existence with the initiation of the Agreement that creates it, and it ceases to exist when that Agreement is terminated. The persons who are party to the Agreement may change during the course of that Agreement (if the Agreement allows for it) without disrupting the existence of the Partnership as a person as long as that Agreement remains in effect. Agora recognizes an agreement that implicitly or explicitly assigns its rights, obligations, and responsibilities onto the parties of that agreement to be a non-natural person. [CFJ 1691 (called 20 June 2007): The first paragraph of rule 2145 implicitly accepts that agreements do in fact create non-natural persons, provided that those agreements are compatible with the rules.] d3890 2 @ 1.372 log @effects of proposal 5059 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5059 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 102 d15 1 a15 1 60 with Power=1 a58 1 Rule 2128: Winning a587 15 Rule 2128/0 (Power=1) Winning The current Speaker may, with two supporters, invite players to enter into a specified agreement (hereafter a Contest) to determine who wins the game. The contest must be open to all players. Winners determined by the procedures of the contest do in fact win the game. When the initiating Speaker ceases to be Speaker, the contest loses the legal authority to determine winners. History: Created by Proposal 4878 (Goethe), 22 January 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1256 1 a1256 2 [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the Speaker's duties are: * initiate a contest to determine a winner (rule 2128) @ 1.371 log @effects of proposal 5058 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5058 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 101 d14 1 a14 1 13 with Power=2 d19 2 a20 2 2153 is the highest of any current rule 2153 is the highest assigned so far d84 1 d1349 1 a1349 1 Rule 1006/16 (Power=1) d1361 6 a1366 22 Any Player may make an active Player the holder of an office, thus removing any previous holder from the office, with Agoran Consent, provided: (a) that office has not changed hands with this method in the previous 30 days, and (b) the potential officer consents to hold the office after the announcement of intent is made. If no attempt to achieve Agoran Consent for changing the holder of a particular office is announced in a given quarter, then the IADoP shall make at least one such attempt to change the officeholder in the following quarter, and make the change if consent is achieved. This requirement is waived if another player changes the officeholder in this way during the following quarter. If the duty of an office is to maintain certain information, then the officer shall publish that information at least once a month, or as soon as possible after a substantial change occurs in the information or the officer receives a request for the information. A weekly report shall be sufficient to satisfy these last two requirements. d1369 2 a1370 2 perform a certain official duty, then the player who executed the order may perform the duty as if e were the officer. d1400 44 d1464 3 a1466 2 [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the IADoP's duties are: * attempt to change officeholders quarterly (rule 1006) @ 1.370 log @effects of proposal 5057 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5057 d2263 1 a2263 1 Rule 2126/9 (Power=3) d2280 4 a2283 4 is not the proposer of any Ordinary proposal previously adopted in the same week, its proposer gains VCs equal to the integer portion of twice the proposal's adoption index, and each co-author of the proposal gains one VC. d2323 1 @ 1.369 log @effects of proposal 5056 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5056 d3259 1 a3259 1 Rule 1447/20 (Power=1) d3282 21 a3302 24 a) If a majority of the Appellate Judges Judge REVERSE, then the CFJ shall be treated as if it were Judged normally, with the Judgement being that which a majority of the Appellate Judges agree on. b) If a majority of the Appellate Judges Judge REASSIGN, then the original Judgement is ignored, the original Judge is recused, and the Clerk of the Courts shall reassign the CFJ to a new Judge in the same fashion as it was originally assigned. The new Judge cannot make the same Judgement as the original Judge for the same reason. c) If a majority of the Appellate Judges Judge REMAND, then the original Judgement shall be ignored, and the Clerk of the Courts shall reassign the CFJ to the original Judge as if it were being originally assigned. The Judge may not make the same Judgement for the same reason. d) If none of the above is true, then the CFJ shall be reassigned as described above. As soon as possible after all members of a Board of Appeals have submitted eir Judgement, the Clerk of the Courts shall announce that this has happened. d3329 1 @ 1.368 log @effects of proposal 5054 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5054 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 100 d15 1 a15 1 59 with Power=1 d19 2 a20 2 2152 is the highest of any current rule 2152 is the highest assigned so far d107 1 d2157 17 d2263 1 a2263 1 Rule 2126/8 (Power=3) d2279 5 a2283 5 When an Ordinary proposal is adopted and its proposer is not the proposer of any Ordinary proposal previously adopted in the same week, its proposer gains VCs equal to the integer portion of twice the proposal's adoption index, and each co-author of the proposal gains one VC. d2322 1 @ 1.367 log @effects of proposal 5053 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5053 d14 2 a15 2 12 with Power=2 60 with Power=1 d908 1 a908 1 Rule 2152/0 (Power=1) d940 1 @ 1.366 log @effects of proposal 5052 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5052 d9 1 a9 1 Current total number of rules: 99 d15 1 a15 1 59 with Power=1 d19 2 a20 2 2151 is the highest of any current rule 2151 is the highest assigned so far d71 1 d908 35 @ 1.365 log @effects of proposal 5051 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5051 d2208 1 a2208 1 Rule 2126/7 (Power=3) d2224 5 a2228 3 When an Ordinary proposal is adopted, its proposer gains VCs equal to the integer portion of twice the proposal's adoption index, and each co-author of the proposal gains one VC. d2266 1 @ 1.364 log @reorganise FLR front matter; add indices. reindent category descriptions. @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5049 d3139 1 a3139 1 Rule 911/14 (Power=1) d3169 2 a3170 2 Clerk of the Courts shall randomly select an eligible Player to replace em. d3196 1 @ 1.363 log @category shuffling @ text @d3 175 a199 30 There are currently 99 Rules: 1 with Power=4 27 with Power=3 12 with Power=2 59 with Power=1 Lowest current Rule Number: 101 Highest current Rule Number: 2151 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2151 ====================================================================== Table of Contents: The Game of Agora Players Definitions Offices Agoran Decisions Proposals Orders Calling for Judgement Selecting a Judge Delivering Judgement Overturning Judgement Rule Violations Patent Titles and Degrees Contract Law Foreign Relations Trophies ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d202 3 a204 2 A category concerning this nomic generally, constitutional matters, and relationships between the most fundamental nomic entities. d603 3 a605 2 A category concerning players, including the processes of becoming and ceasing to be players, and game-relevant aspects of players. d777 2 a778 2 A category of definitions of terms and procedures that are widely used and do not readily fall into any other category. d1220 2 a1221 2 A category concerning administrative positions held by persons within the game. d1626 2 a1627 2 A category concerning the means by which this nomic makes collective decisions. d2058 2 a2059 2 A category concerning the primary and plenipotent system by which changes are made to the game. d2308 2 a2309 1 A category concerning certain entities with powers of compulsion. d2470 1 a2470 1 A category concerning general aspects of the judicial system. d2670 2 a2671 1 A category concerning the assignment of judges to judicial cases. d2822 3 a2824 3 A category concerning the making and delivery of judgement in judicial cases, other ways to dispose of a judicial case, and other effects of a judgement. d3081 2 a3082 2 A category concerning the appeal of judicial cases, overturning of judgements, and other effects of appellate hearings. d3338 2 a3339 2 A category concerning sentencing of persons found to have violated the rules. d3467 1 a3467 1 A category concerning titles of honor and dishonor. d3702 2 a3703 2 A category concerning binding agreements that can be adjudicated within this nomic. d3859 2 a3860 2 A category concerning interaction with outside forces, including other nomics. d3940 1 a3940 1 A category concerning commemoration and symbolism. d4106 1 a4106 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5049] @ 1.362 log @include omitted effects of proposal 5049 @ text @d52 1 a52 1 Winners' Hall of Ugly Fountains d57 2 a58 50 A category concerning this nomic generally, in matters of constitution, history, and relationships between rules. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2105/3 (Power=1) The Map of Agora ____ _ /| DARWIN -> \_ |/ | / \ __/ / | | <- DSV / / | \ _ \ \_ | \ MORNINGTON CRESCENT -> / | <- GOETHE BARRIER _ _/ | \_/\_/ \ REEF / \\ <- SHARK BAY | | / | | \ <- TOWNSVILLE ___/ | | \_ __/ | | .___o ) | / | | ~~vv ===~~~ <-OSCAR'S MIRE / O <- SHERLOCK NESS | |/\ | | | |_ | | | EMERALD -> \ \ |__________=_____, \ BRISBANE / | | | <-' \ O <- LT. ANNE MOORE | __ _\ \ | |_______/ \/ | LORD | __/\ <- TARCOOLA / HOWE -> \ PERTH __/ \_ / / | <-' _ __/ | /| IVANHOE -> | <-. / _/ \/ \ / / | / WOLLONGONG |_ / <- ESPERANTO v /__ |_ / <- CANBERRA \_/ \ | \_ _| __ __ | | \__/ __ \ / __ \___=_ ___| / \ | / \ MANUBOURNE -> \/ \|/ _,.---v---._ /\__ /\__/\ / \ | | \_ _/ / \ | / \ \_| @@ __| \_/ <- HOBART \ \_ \ ,__/ / ~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~ History: Created by Proposal 4735 (Maud), 5 May 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4807 (Sherlock), 15 June 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 4946 (Zefram), 3 May 2007 a454 94 Rule 1727/16 (Power=1) Happy Birthday WHEREAS, in June 1993, the world's only MUD-based nomic, Nomic World, had recently collapsed; yet, many of its players enjoyed nomic and did not wish to forego such a noble pursuit; And WHEREAS, Originator Chuck Carroll therefore composed an Initial Ruleset for an email nomic, based on the Initial Rulesets of Peter Suber, inventor of Nomic, and on the Rulesets of Nomic World and other nomics, And WHEREAS, a nomic thus rose like a phoenix from the ashes of Nomic World, played on the mailing list originally set up for discussion of Nomic World, and coming into existence at June 30, 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200, with a message sent by FIRST SPEAKER Michael Norrish, which read, in part, "I see no reason to let this get bogged down; there are no precedents or rules that cover this situation, so I think we may as well begin directly.... Proposals for new rules are invited. In accordance with the rules, these will be published, numbered and distributed by me at my earliest convenience." And WHEREAS, this nomic began as a humble and nameless nomic, known unofficially as yoyo, after the mailing list it was played on, until its Players, much later, gave it its OFFICIAL NAME of Agora, And WHEREAS, Agora has now become the wisest, noblest, eldest, and most interesting of all active email nomics, due to the hard work and diligence of Agorans as well as the frequent advice of Agoraphobes, And WHEREAS, Agorans desire to joyously commemorate Agora's founding, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that Agora's Birthday is defined to be the entire day of June 30, GMT +1200, of each year. History: Created by Proposal 3513 (Chuck), Jun. 16 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3530 (Chuck), Jun. 30 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3543 (Harlequin), Aug. 17 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), 5 June 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4367 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4376 (Steve), 6 September 2002 Amended(13) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(14) by Proposal 4743 (Manu), 5 May 2005 Amended(???) by Proposal 4839 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(???) by Proposal 4866 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(15) by Proposal 4880 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(16) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2151/0 (Power=1) Agoran Arms The escutcheon of Agora is defined by the following blazon: Tierced palewise sable, argent, and sable, charged with a quill and an axe in saltire, proper, and in the chief a capital letter A, gules. [Note (28 June 2007): A rendering of the escutcheon of Agora is at .] History: Created by Proposal 5037 (Zefram, GreyKnight), 28 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 104/0 (Power=3) First Speaker The Speaker for the first game shall be Michael Norrish. [CFJ 1534 (called 8 March 2005): This does not mean that Michael Norrish necessarily fills the position of Speaker at the present time.] History: Initial Immutable Rule 104, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1482, Mar. 15 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d630 2 a631 2 A category of definitions of terms which do not readily fall into any other category. d1073 2 a1074 2 A category concerning official positions held by persons within the game. a1355 21 Rule 2135/1 (Power=1) Herald to Advertise Every month the Herald shall update the page about Agora on the NomicWiki at nomic.net, provided that that wiki is operational. This page, when updated, is to include a list of the current players. In updating the page the Herald shall ensure that information that is currently incorrect is either corrected or removed, and that all links on the page point to extant pages that are correctly described. The Herald may add new correct information to the page at eir discretion. The Herald is encouraged to also advertise Agora in other suitable locations. History: Created by Proposal 4931 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 5035 (Zefram), 28 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a1449 66 Rule 889/14 (Power=1) The Clerk of the Courts The Clerk of the Courts (CotC) is an office; its holder is responsible for receiving and distributing Calls for Judgement (CFJs) and Appeals. The CotC's Monthly Report shall include the Stare Decisis, which is a list of past CFJs. The following information shall be included for each CFJ: (i) its statement; (ii) the date on which it was called; (iii) its outcome (if any) on Judgement; and (iv) its outcome (if any) on Appeal. Whenever a CFJ is made, the CotC shall add it to the list. E may, at eir discretion, add earlier CFJs. E may Without Objection remove any CFJ e deems no longer relevant from the list. [Cross-references (28 June 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: * issue Writ of FAGE (rule 1789) * not publish judicial material during holiday (rule 1769) * manage and report Stare Decisis (rule 889) * accept submission of CFJ (rule 991) * refuse excess CFJ (rule 2132) * assign Trial Judge to a CFJ (rule 1868) * remove a player from the standing court (rule 1871) * publish Notice of Rotation (rule 1871) * accept and publish judgement (rule 591) * recuse tardy judge (rule 408) * accept Motion and forward to judge (rule 1826) * archive opinion with CFJ (rule 1365) * announce change of Appellate judge (rule 1564) * select board of appeals (rule 911) * reassign CFJ when judgement is overturned (rule 1447) * announce result of appeal (rule 1447) * stay appealed Judicial Order (rule 1804) * accept and publish Appellate Order (rule 1805) * vacate falsely-certified Appellate Order (rule 1805) * appoint a member to a Thesis Committee (rule 1370) * inform defendant of a Civil CFJ (rule 1742) * delay assignment of Trial Judge to a Civil CFJ (rule 1742)] History: Created by Proposal 406 (Alexx), Sep. 3 1993 Amended by Proposal 889, Apr. 13 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Apr. 13 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1441, Feb. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(5) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3978 (Blob), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(11) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4563 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 Amended(13) by Proposal 4769 (Sherlock), 25 May 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4919 (Zefram), 2 April 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1911 2 a1912 2 A category concerning instruments with general power to effect changes to the game. d2161 1 a2161 2 A category concerning instruments with power to compel entities to act in particular ways. d2325 2 a2326 2 Rule 991/7 (Power=2) Invoking Judgement d2328 3 a2330 4 Any person may request formal resolution of a dispute pertaining to this Nomic by publishing a Call for Judgement (CFJ). The submission of a CFJ constitutes proof of the existence of such a dispute. d2332 3 a2334 5 A CFJ should be a single clearly-labeled Statement whose truth or falsity can be determined using logical reasoning, assuming perfect knowledge. A CFJ may be accompanied by Arguments, Evidence, or other related material; the Judge is encouraged, but not required, to take notice of these things. d2336 70 a2405 1 [CFJ 888: Non-Players may make Calls for Judgement.] d2673 3 a2675 2 A category concerning the making and delivery of judgement, other ways to dispose of a judicial case, and other effects of a judgement. d3193 30 d3553 2 a3554 1 A category concerning binding agreements between players. a3680 30 Rule 1503/6 (Power=3) Rules Violations In general, the Rules shall be adjudicated as if the Rules were a binding agreement between all Players, entered into by every player as a part of becoming a Player. An actual or alleged Rule violation shall be treated as the violation of a binding agreement to be bound by the Rule or Rules in question. The proposal, fora, and registration processes shall, prima facie, be considered to be protective of a Player's rights and privileges with respect to making and changing the agreement to be bound by the rules. Other rules may further differentiate the treatment of rules violations from the treatment of violations of other types of agreements. History: Created by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2677, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2700, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2770 (Steve), Dec. 19 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 4152 (Murphy), 13 May 2001 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(6) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3710 23 a3732 1 A category concerning interaction with other nomics. d3790 144 a3933 2 Winners' Hall of Ugly Fountains A category commemorating past scams. @ 1.361 log @effects of proposal 5049 @ text @d2364 1 a2364 1 The Speaker's Veto d2384 1 @ 1.360 log @effects of proposal 5047 @ text @d2242 1 a2242 1 [Cross-references (28 June 2007): the Promotor's duties are: d2245 1 a2245 2 * distribute proposals (rule 1607) * put copy of vetoed proposal into Proposal Pool (rule 2019)] d2363 1 a2363 1 Rule 2019/7 (Power=2) d2367 6 a2372 12 by announcement. Whenever a proposal is vetoed, its quorum is set to the current number of eligible voters on that proposal plus one, other rules governing quorum notwithstanding. As soon as possible after a vetoed proposal fails quorum, the Promotor shall add a copy of that proposal to the Proposal Pool. When e does so, that copy shall become distributable and democratic, and its adoption index shall be increased by one. The Speaker may Rubberstamp an Ordinary Proposal in its voting period by announcement. Quorum for a rubberstamped ordinary proposal is three, other rules governing quorum notwithstanding. d2383 1 d3954 1 a3954 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5047] @ 1.359 log @correct power counts due to proposal 5044 @ text @d1908 1 a1908 1 Rule 1950/17 (Power=3) d1926 8 a1933 3 the entity's voting limit on the decision at the start of the voting period) remain valid; all other ballots submitted on that decision are invalid. d1955 1 d3960 1 a3960 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5045] @ 1.358 log @effects of proposal 5045 @ text @d28 1 a28 2 11 with Power=2 1 with Power=1.1 @ 1.357 log @effects of proposal 5044 @ text @d663 1 a663 1 Rule 2144/2 (Power=1) d674 2 a675 2 registered partnership, it can be deregistered by any player by announcement. d681 2 d3955 1 a3955 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5044] @ 1.356 log @effects of proposal 5043 @ text @d2343 1 a2343 1 Rule 2142/1 (Power=1.1) d2346 2 a2347 2 Any player may change an Ordinary proposal's Adoption Index to 1.1 during its voting period With 2 Supporters. d2352 2 d3953 1 a3953 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5043] @ 1.355 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1647, 1687, 1691 @ text @d2343 1 a2343 1 Rule 2142/0 (Power=1.1) d2347 1 a2347 1 1.1 during its voting period With 3 Supporters. d2351 1 d3951 1 a3951 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5041] @ 1.354 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1690 @ text @d1025 3 d2168 5 d3797 5 @ 1.353 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1658 @ text @d2116 5 @ 1.352 log @unofficial annotation for CFJs 1692-1693 @ text @d3734 3 @ 1.351 log @effects of proposal 5041 @ text @d2553 5 @ 1.350 log @effects of proposal 5040 @ text @d3760 1 a3760 1 Rule 2145/0 (Power=1) d3772 4 d3778 1 d3924 1 a3924 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5040] @ 1.349 log @effects of proposal 5039 @ text @d1630 1 a1630 1 [Cross-references (25 June 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: a1634 2 * publish CFJ (rule 897) * notify defendant of a Civil CFJ (rule 897) d1650 3 a1652 1 * appoint a member to a Thesis Committee (rule 1370)] d2569 2 a2570 14 Rule 897/7 (Power=1) Court Procedure When a Civil CFJ is submitted, the Clerk of the Courts shall publish the text of the CFJ and send a copy of the CFJ to the Defendant's registered e-mail address, if any, and inform the Defendant that e has one week to publish a defense and/or bar a Player from judging as described below. The CotC will not assign a Civil CFJ to a judge until one week has passed since after a publication. During this time, any evidence or arguments, published or submitted to the CotC by the Defendant with the clear intent of being part of a defense, will become part of the material of that CFJ. d2576 2 a2577 7 When submitting a general CFJ, the Caller may Bar up to three Players from Judging that CFJ. The defendant of a Civil CFJ is automatically barred from judging it. The Plaintiff may bar one other Player when e submits the CFJ. The Defendant may bar one other Player from judging any time before the CFJ is assigned to a judge. d2588 2 d2666 1 a2666 1 Rule 1868/4 (Power=1) a2678 4 Other rules may explicitly delay the timing requirement of making assignments, for example with respect to providing the Defendant with response time in a Civil CFJ. d2695 1 d3666 1 a3666 1 Rule 1742/7 (Power=1) d3673 29 a3701 3 A CFJ that alleges that a specific person (the Defendant) has broken an agreement is a Civil CFJ, for which the Caller is the Plaintiff. A CFJ that is not a Civil CFJ is a General CFJ. d3756 1 d3919 1 a3919 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5039] @ 1.348 log @effects of proposal 5038 @ text @d663 1 a663 1 Rule 2144/1 (Power=1) d673 4 d680 1 d3910 1 a3910 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5038] @ 1.347 log @effects of proposal 5037 @ text @d853 1 a853 1 Rule 754/6 (Power=3) d864 3 a866 3 (2) A term explicitly defined by the Rules shall be interpreted as having that meaning, as shall its ordinary-language synonyms not explicitly defined by the rules. d869 2 a870 3 and not addressed by previous provisions of this Rule, shall be interpreted as having the meaning it has in those contexts. d873 1 a873 2 shall be interpreted as having its ordinary-language meaning. a880 4 [CFJ 1659 (called 13 May 2007): A term explicitly defined by the rules must be interpreted with its rule-defined meaning regardless of any qualification, elaboration, or attempted local redefinition.] d892 1 d3905 1 a3905 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5037] @ 1.346 log @effects of proposal 5036 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 98 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 58 with Power=1 d33 2 a34 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2150 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2150 d567 16 d3910 1 a3910 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5036] @ 1.345 log @effects of proposal 5035 @ text @d1437 1 a1437 1 Rule 1377/21 (Power=1) d1441 1 a1441 7 track of the History of Agora and its players. The Herald's report shall include the following: a) A list of each Patent Title and Degree that at least one person Bears, with a list of which persons Bear it. b) A list of one or more Threats, including Bears. a1443 2 * report Patent Titles (rule 1377) * report Threats (rule 1377) d1446 1 d1474 1 d3433 1 a3433 1 Rule 649/18 (Power=1) d3443 3 a3445 1 explicitly set out in the Rules. d3475 1 d3894 1 a3894 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5035] @ 1.344 log @effects of proposal 5033 @ text @d1452 1 a1452 1 * advertise Agora on the NomicWiki (rule 2135) d1484 1 a1484 1 Rule 2135/0 (Power=1) d1496 3 d1501 1 d3897 1 a3897 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5033] @ 1.343 log @update cross-references due to proposal 5031 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 99 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 12 with Power=2 d1449 1 a1449 1 [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the Herald's duties are: a1455 1 * report status of honorary degrees (rule 2092) a3628 24 Rule 2092/0 (Power=2) Honorary Degrees A degree may be awarded by the operation of an adopted Proposal whose Power is at least two to any person who is not registered as a Player and who does not already bear that degree. The Proposal must specify both the recipient of the degree and the degree to be awarded. For a degree to be awarded in this manner, the recipient need not complete a Thesis, but all other requirements specific to the degree in question must be satisfied. Degrees awarded as described in this rule shall be marked as honorary degrees in the Herald's report. A person bearing an honorary degree may still be awarded the same degree by other rule-defined mechanisms. When this occurs, the person shall cease to bear the honorary degree and shall bear the new degree in its place. History: Created by Proposal 4688 (root), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3893 1 a3893 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5031] @ 1.342 log @effects of proposal 5031 @ text @d2209 1 a2209 1 [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the Promotor's duties are: a2212 2 * nominal recordkeepor of VCs (rule 2126) (this probably doesn't actually result in any obligations) @ 1.341 log @effects of proposal 5029 @ text @d2260 1 a2260 1 Rule 2126/6 (Power=3) d2265 3 a2267 4 all times a non-negative integer. The Promotor is the recordkeepor of VCs. VCs are not any form of property and cannot be traded. VCs can be affected only as described in this rule. d2315 1 d3920 1 a3920 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5029] @ 1.340 log @effects of proposal 5028 @ text @d1285 1 a1285 1 Rule 1006/15 (Power=1) d1321 1 a1321 1 perform a certain official duty, than the player who executed the d1351 1 d2365 1 a2365 1 Rule 1793/2 (Power=1) d2368 3 a2370 3 An Order is a command, executed by a player and directed to some entity requiring that entity to perform exactly one action, or to refrain from performing one or more actions. d2389 1 d3920 1 a3920 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5028] @ 1.339 log @effects of proposal 5027 @ text @d3692 1 a3692 1 Rule 1742/6 (Power=1) d3726 1 a3726 1 enforcement of an agreement which requires a Player to violate d3755 1 d3918 1 a3918 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5027] @ 1.338 log @effects of proposal 5025 @ text @d3654 1 a3654 1 Rule 2129/0 (Power=1) d3662 1 a3662 1 the revokation. If a sentencing order is executed against a d3683 1 d3917 1 a3917 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5025] @ 1.337 log @effects of proposal 5024 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 100 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 59 with Power=1 d1630 1 a1630 1 * accept and publish Opinion (rule 1365) d3046 1 a3046 1 Rule 1365/10 (Power=1) d3049 8 a3056 10 Two or more players may submit a Concurring or Dissenting Opinion for a given CFJ trial or appeals decision, via a single application to the Clerk of the Courts signed by all submitters. The opinion must include reference to the CFJ and the particular judgement or appeals decision to which it applies and be accompanied by reasons or arguments for the opinion. The Clerk of the Courts shall publish any properly submitted Opinion and append it to the text of the legal judgement. d3071 1 a3830 34 Rule 1626/6 (Power=1) Applications An Application is any document, which has been submitted as an Application by some person, to a Player designed by the Rules to receive Applications of that particular type. The submitter is known as the Application's Sponsor. The Sponsor of an Application may attach the signatures of other persons, or signatories, to the Application at the time e submits it. The Sponsor may not attach any signature to an Application without first having obtained the explicit consent of the signatory. A signatory may revoke eir consent, once granted, by informing the Sponsor before submission. Signatures are presumed to have been attached with the consent of the signatory. This presumption shall be rebutted only by a declaration from the alleged signatory, made within 60 days of the submission of the Application, stating that the signatory did not consent or that e consented and then subsequently revoked eir consent. The Sponsor bears the burden of proof to show that such a declaration, once made, is false. History: Created by Proposal 2605, May 26 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3565 (General Chaos), Oct. 24 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), 5 June 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(6) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3916 1 a3916 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5024] @ 1.336 log @effects of proposal 5022 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 101 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 13 with Power=2 d1616 1 a1616 1 [Cross-references (24 June 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: d1638 1 a1638 2 * appoint a member to a Thesis Committee (rule 1370) * track Agoran Contracts (rule 2109)] a3804 26 Rule 2109/2 (Power=2) Agoran Contracts There exists a type of binding agreement known as Agoran Contract. An Agoran Contract may only be created or amended by a Proposal and becomes effective when the Proposal takes effect. Unless otherwise specified in the Rules, all Players are bound by Agoran Contracts and no Player may leave an Agoran Contract while remaining a Player. The Proposal process shall, prima facie, be considered to be protective of a Player's rights and privileges with respect to agreements. All Rules regulating Contracts that are inconsistent with this Rule are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. The CotC's monthly report includes all Agoran Contracts. History: Created by Proposal 4755 (Manu), 5 May 2005 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(1) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(2) by Proposal 5016 (Zefram), 24 June 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3951 1 a3951 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5022] @ 1.335 log @effects of proposal 5018 @ text @d647 1 a647 1 Rule 2144/0 (Power=1) d650 3 a652 2 If a partnership contains exactly the same members as another registered partnership, then it is prohibited from registering. d654 2 a655 3 If a registered partnership's membership changes such that it contains exactly the same members as another registered partnership, then it is deregistered. d659 1 d3978 1 a3978 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5018] @ 1.334 log @effects of proposal 5017 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 102 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 60 with Power=1 a1618 1 * stay legislative order during dispute over validity (rule 1891) a2317 27 Rule 1891/1 (Power=1) Legislative Orders (a) A Proposal may contain one or more Orders. (b) The effect of adopting a Proposal which contains Orders is to execute those Orders. Such Orders are known as Legislative Orders, and are executed by that Proposal as of the date of the proclamation of the Proposal's adoption. (c) Legislative Orders may not be stayed, vacated, or amended except: (1) by a subsequent Legislative Order; (2) by a Judicial Order issued only after a judicial finding that the Proposal containing the Legislative Order was not adopted, was barred from taking effect, or was invalid; or (3) by the Clerk of the Courts, but only for the purpose of staying such an Order during the pendency of a dispute which might reasonably lead to a judicial finding of the sort mentioned in subdivision (c)(2) of this Rule. History: Created by Proposal 3869 (General Chaos), May 24 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4915 (Murphy), 2 April 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3977 1 a3977 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5017] @ 1.333 log @effects of proposal 5016 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 103 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 61 with Power=1 d1615 1 a1615 1 [Cross-references (18 June 2007): the Clerk of the Courts' duties are: a1628 1 * accept and publish Judicial Order (rule 1803) d1636 2 a1637 2 * accept and publish Appellate Order (rule 1803) * vacate falsely-certified Appellate Order (rule 1803) d2419 1 a2419 1 Rule 1794/9 (Power=1) d2433 2 a2434 1 course of performing eir duties or privileges as Judge. d2458 1 a3034 20 Rule 1803/2 (Power=1) Judicial and Sentencing Orders Judicial Orders and Sentencing Orders are executed by being sent to the Clerk of the Courts, but do not take effect until their publication by the Clerk of the Courts. The Clerk of the Courts shall publish each Judicial Order and Sentencing Order as soon as possible after receiving it from the Judge who executed it. Any Player may formally request a Judge issue any Judicial Order by filing a motion requesting that Order. If granted, the Judge shall issue the Order requested. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3110 1 a3110 1 Rule 1564/14 (Power=1) d3117 1 a3117 1 c) The execution of a Judicial or Sentencing Order. d3124 1 a3124 1 ii) A Player Appeals a Judicial or Sentencing Order binding em. d3160 1 d3300 1 a3300 1 Rule 1804/3 (Power=1) d3303 8 a3310 10 As soon as possible after a Judicial Order or Sentencing Order is Appealed, the Clerk of the Courts shall stay it. If the Appeal is sustained, then the Board of Appeals shall vacate this stay as soon as possible. If the Appeal is overturned, then the Board of Appeals shall vacate the stayed Order as soon as possible. In the Appeal of a Judicial Order or Sentencing Order, the Board of Appeals shall consider whether the Order was properly and validly executed. d3317 1 d4005 1 a4005 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5016] @ 1.332 log @effects of proposal 5015 @ text @d3852 1 a3852 1 Rule 2109/1 (Power=2) d3868 1 a3868 1 The CotC is required to keep track of all Agoran Contracts. d3874 1 d4024 1 a4024 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5015] @ 1.331 log @effects of proposal 5014 @ text @d2551 1 a2551 1 Rule 991/6 (Power=2) d2555 3 a2557 3 to this Nomic by submitting a Call for Judgement (CFJ) to the Clerk of the Courts. The submission of a CFJ constitutes proof of the existence of such a dispute. d2579 1 d2583 1 a2583 1 Rule 897/6 (Power=1) a2585 6 The Clerk of the Courts shall publish the text of a CFJ, along with any additional material submitted by the Caller and the Defendant if any (including but not limited to Arguments and Evidence), no later than the time e announces the identity of the first Judge assigned to that CFJ. d2618 1 d4023 1 a4023 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5014] @ 1.330 log @effects of proposal 5013 @ text @d753 1 a753 1 Rule 478/17 (Power=3) d782 1 a782 3 e performs it. A player performs an action "by private message" to some player by sending an appropriate private message to the specified player. Any action performed by sending a message is d832 1 d4027 1 a4027 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5013] @ 1.329 log @effects of proposal 5012 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 105 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 63 with Power=1 a3097 43 Rule 1509/4 (Power=1) Orders to Compel Upon a judicial finding that a Player has failed to perform a duty required of em by the Rules, the Judge so finding shall execute an Order, requiring that Player to perform that duty as soon as possible. Such an Order is known as an Order to Compel. If the duty in question arises because the Player in question holds a specific Office or other position of official responsibility, the Order shall be directed to that Office or position. If the Player holding that Office fails to perform the duty in question as ordered, the Judge shall Order that that Player be removed from Office or position. History: Created by Proposal 1690, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1738, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1830/2 (Power=1) No Compulsion of Judges Any Order to Compel directed to a Judge, or requiring the performance of a duty required of a Player because that Player is a Judge, is invalid, unless that Order is a valid Appellate Order. Any CFJ alleging that a Judgement is incorrect, or that a Judge has failed to perform a judicial duty, lacks standing. Such a claim should instead be pursued via Appeal. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4810 (Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d4028 1 a4028 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5012] @ 1.328 log @effects of proposal 5011 @ text @d2421 1 a2421 1 Rule 1794/8 (Power=1) d2438 7 a2444 7 person and directed at any entity. A timing order is valid if and only if it orders the entity to perform, as soon as possible, a duty specifically required of em by the Rules that does not otherwise have a specified timing requirement, or for which the otherwise specified timing requirement will have been exceeded as soon as possible after the Order is executed. d2458 1 d4071 1 a4071 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5011] @ 1.327 log @effects of proposal 5010 @ text @d588 1 a588 1 Rule 869/19 (Power=1) d591 11 a601 2 A person who is not currently registered as a player and is not prohibited from registering is permitted to register. d603 2 a604 7 A person registers or deregisters by announcement. Whenever a person registers, e becomes a player. Whenever a player deregisters or is deregistered, e ceases to be a player and is prohibited from registering for the next thirty days. d643 1 d4070 1 a4070 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5010] @ 1.326 log @add unofficial annotations cross-referencing to all duties of each office @ text @d2113 1 a2113 1 Rule 106/5 (Power=3) d2134 2 a2135 2 index by announcement. A Proposal with an Adoption Index of 1 is Ordinary. All other Proposals are Democratic. d2161 1 d4065 1 a4065 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5009] @ 1.325 log @effects of proposal 5009 @ text @d671 9 d1203 15 d1366 4 d1443 10 d1506 9 d1611 27 d1786 5 d2205 8 @ 1.324 log @effects of proposal 5007 @ text @d3693 1 a3693 1 Rule 1742/5 (Power=1) d3722 1 a3722 3 If a Civil CFJ is called by anyone who is not party to that agreement, then it lacks standing and shall be dismissed. A Civil CFJ that specifies multiple defendants, or multiple d3755 1 d3977 1 a3977 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5007] @ 1.323 log @effects of proposal 5006 @ text @d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 104 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 12 with Power=2 d33 2 a34 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2149 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2149 d588 1 a588 1 Rule 869/18 (Power=1) d602 2 a603 2 A player who is not a person and has never been a natural person can be deregistered by any player by announcement. a607 16 [CFJs 1622 (called 26 February 2007) and 1623 (called 27 February 2007): "person" in the rules means "legal person", which includes partnerships that exist under the rules.] [CFJs 1678-1680 (called 22 May 2007): For a partnership to be a legal person, it must ultimately devolve its obligations onto a non-empty set of natural persons.] [CFJ 1614 (called 2 February 2007): Being any type of foodstuff has no relation to personhood.] [CFJ 1685 (called 31 May 2007): Being in a mindless job (e.g., keyboard, stenographer, spokesman) may create a rebuttable presumption against personhood and against one havinng spoken on one's own behalf.] d638 1 d980 29 a1008 1 Rule 1728/14 (Power=2) d1048 3 a1050 3 fewer than N players who are natural persons have publicly posted objections (and not publicly retracted eir objections) to the performance of the action; and d1053 4 a1056 4 least N players who are natural persons other than the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule have publicly posted support for the performance of the action; d1094 1 d1809 1 a1809 1 Rule 1950/16 (Power=3) d1822 1 a1822 1 The voting limit of an entity who is not a natural person is d1850 1 d3978 1 a3978 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5006] @ 1.322 log @effects of proposal 5005 @ text @a15 2 CFJ cccc: Annotation required by rule 789. d25 1 a25 1 There are currently 105 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 64 with Power=1 d308 1 a308 1 CFJ 1103 (called 18 August 1998): In the case of conflict between d311 1 a311 1 over Rule 1482. d350 1 a350 1 CFJ 1104 (called 20 August 1998): The presence in a Rule of deference d353 1 a353 1 Rule says that conflict is to be resolved when it does arise. d1477 1 a1477 1 Rule 1681/9 (Power=1) d1489 1 a1489 2 number, revision number, power, title, and text, and must also include any annotations to the rule required by order. d1525 1 d1945 2 a1946 2 CFJ 1562 (called 3 May 2005): A cancelled vote on a Proposal does not count towards quorum. d2608 2 a2609 2 CFJ 1186: The Clerk of the Courts is required by Rule 1868 to select a Judge who is eligible at the time that the Judge is selected, d2612 1 a2612 1 announced. a3031 41 Rule 789/7 (Power=1) Orders to Annotate Rules The Judge of any CFJ, the Statement of which alleges that a Rule should be interpreted in a certain way, which is judged TRUE or FALSE, may, at eir discretion, issue an Order requiring the Rulekeepor to annotate the Rule in question accordingly. If the CFJ was judged TRUE then the annotation shall be the Statement of the CFJ, and if the CFJ was judged FALSE then the annotation shall be the contrary of the Statement of the CFJ. Such an annotation, while it exists, shall guide application of that Rule. The Rulekeepor may remove such an annotation only if that Rule is repealed; if required to do so by a valid Order; or if the original Order to annotate is amended, stayed, or vacated. The Rulekeepor may vacate an Order to annotate a Rule Without Objection. Annotations to a Rule may not be modified in any way except as specified in this Rule. If a Player believes that an annotation is no longer pertinent, e may file, in the original CFJ from which the Order of Annotation arises, a Motion to Vacate the Order of Annotation. If such a Motion is granted, the Judge granting it shall Order the original Order Vacated and shall Order the Rulekeepor to remove the annotation in question. [CFJ 684: Such an Order applies not only during Judging, but also in the everyday interpretation of the Rule.] History: Created by Proposal 789 (Chuck), ca. Dec. 20 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1396, Jan. 29 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2684, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3768 (Chuck), Jul. 22 1998 Amended(6) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(7) by Proposal 4917 (Zefram), 2 April 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3963 1 a3963 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5005] @ 1.321 log @unofficial annotations from some newly-judged CFJs @ text @d888 1 a888 1 Rule 1023/18 (Power=2) d906 2 a907 1 (1) Each bulleted section is a unit of text. d911 17 a927 6 (3) Units are considered in a tree hierarchy, interpreting the original body of text as a depth-first search. The root is empty, the unbulleted units are its children, and the bulleted units following an unbulleted unit are its descendants (with nested bullets corresponding to nested levels of the tree). d929 1 a929 1 (4) A "paragraph" identified by partial quotation is d933 7 d980 1 d4006 1 a4006 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5004] @ 1.320 log @effects of proposal 5004 @ text @d870 4 d1263 5 d2077 15 a2091 4 [CFJ 1669 (called 16 May 2007): If a proposal is purportedly distributed with a text that differs from the submitted text, this constitutes a legal distribution if and only if the difference does not affect the meaning of the proposal.] d3746 3 @ 1.319 log @effects of proposal 5001 @ text @d726 1 a726 1 Rule 2130/4 (Power=1) a739 7 Registration as a player causes the new player to become active. All non-players are inactive. The Registrar's report shall indicate, for each player, whether the player is active or inactive, and the date on which this status last changed. d746 1 d3963 1 a3963 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5001] @ 1.318 log @effects of proposal 5000 @ text @d2442 1 a2442 1 Rule 897/5 (Power=1) d2463 3 a2465 2 A Player Barred from Judging a CFJ is ineligible to Judge that CFJ. d2482 1 d3969 1 a3969 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 5000] @ 1.317 log @effects of proposal 4999 @ text @d1774 1 a1774 1 Rule 1950/15 (Power=3) d1777 1 a1777 2 The voting limit of an entity on a democratic proposal is one and cannot be changed except by this rule. d1779 7 a1785 2 The voting limit of an entity on an ordinary proposal is one if not explicitly modified by other rules. d1788 1 a1788 1 always one less than it would otherwise be. d1790 5 a1794 6 After the voting period for an Agoran decision has ended, the vote collector shall permit the first valid ballots submitted by each voter to remain valid, up to a number equal to that person's voting limit on that decision as determined when the voting period for that decision began, and shall invalidate all subsequent ballots submitted by that voter on that decision. d1814 1 d1916 1 a1916 1 Rule 879/24 (Power=2) d1920 3 a1922 6 eligible voters at the start of the voting period), rounded up, with a minimum of five (unless this is greater than N, in which quorum is N). Voters whose voting limit is less than one are not considered eligible for the purposes of this rule. d1927 3 d1960 1 d3967 1 a3967 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4997] @ 1.316 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1669 @ text @d979 1 a979 1 Rule 1728/13 (Power=2) d1021 1 a1021 1 eir objections) to the performance of the action; or d1064 1 @ 1.315 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1671 @ text @d2068 5 @ 1.314 log @linewrap fix @ text @d2809 4 @ 1.313 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1685 @ text @d621 4 a624 3 [CFJ 1685 (called 31 May 2007): Being in a mindless job (e.g., keyboard, stenographer, spokesman) may create a rebuttable presumption against personhood and against one havinng spoken on one's own behalf.] @ 1.312 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1672 @ text @d621 4 @ 1.311 log @effects of proposal 4997 @ text @d1298 3 @ 1.310 log @effects of proposal 4991 @ text @d1903 1 a1903 1 Rule 879/23 (Power=2) d1911 3 d1946 1 d3944 1 a3944 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4991] @ 1.309 log @effects of proposal 4990 @ text @d2625 2 a2626 2 Rule 1871/10 (Power=1) Turns for All d2628 14 a2641 9 When a player is selected as Trial Judge of a CFJ, e becomes turned. A player is ineligible to be Trial Judge of a CFJ if e was turned when it was called. When a player registers, e becomes turned. The Clerk of the Courts may (without 2 objections) turn a player. E is encouraged to do this only if e expects the player to judge CFJs slowly or not at all. d2644 8 a2651 7 players become unturned. The Clerk of the Courts shall only do so when all open CFJs without a Trial Judge have no players eligible to be assigned, and at least one of them has at least one player ineligible solely to being turned; e shall list all CFJs in the first set, and at least one (and at least one such player for it) in the second. However, failing to meet these requirements does not deprive the Notice of effect. d2665 2 d3940 1 a3940 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4990] @ 1.308 log @effects of proposal 4989 @ text @d27 1 a27 1 There are currently 104 Rules: d32 1 a32 1 63 with Power=1 d35 2 a36 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2148 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2148 d461 16 d3932 1 a3932 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4989] @ 1.307 log @effects of proposal 4988 @ text @d574 1 a574 1 Rule 869/17 (Power=1) d588 3 d634 1 d3916 1 a3916 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4988] @ 1.306 log @effects of proposal 4987 @ text @d27 1 a27 1 There are currently 102 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 10 with Power=2 d35 2 a36 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2146 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2146 d54 1 d3828 59 d3912 1 a3912 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4987] @ 1.305 log @effects of proposal 4986 @ text @d3629 2 a3630 2 Rule 1742/4 (Power=1) Agreements between Players d3632 1 a3632 1 Players may make agreements among themselves with the intention d3688 2 d3852 1 a3852 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4986] @ 1.304 log @effects of proposal 4985 @ text @d700 1 a700 1 Rule 2130/3 (Power=1) d717 4 d726 1 d3850 1 a3850 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4985] @ 1.303 log @effects of proposal 4967 @ text @d700 1 a700 1 Rule 2130/2 (Power=1) d714 3 d721 1 d3845 1 a3845 2 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4967] [Highest-numbered proposal with recorded effect: 4981] @ 1.302 log @effects of proposal 4966 @ text @d700 1 a700 1 Rule 2130/1 (Power=1) d710 4 d717 1 d3841 1 a3841 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4966] @ 1.301 log @effects of proposal 4964 @ text @d700 1 a700 1 Rule 2130/0 (Power=1) d707 3 d712 1 d3836 1 a3836 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4964] @ 1.300 log @effects of proposal 4961 @ text @d1564 1 a1564 1 Rule 107/3 (Power=3) d1569 3 a1571 2 to initiate the decision. To be valid, this notice must contain the following information: d1611 1 d1634 1 a1634 1 Rule 683/12 (Power=3) d1642 3 a1644 2 (a) The ballot is submitted by an eligible voter during the voting period for the decision. a1663 8 [CFJ 1653 (called 6 May 2007): item (a) in rule 683 does not require that for a ballot to be valid its submitter must be an eligible voter at the time that the ballot is submitted.] [CFJ 1654 (called 6 May 2007): Item (a) in rule 683 requires that for a ballot to be valid its submitter must be an eligible voter at the time that that the ballot's validity is determined.] d1680 1 d1726 1 a1726 1 Rule 1950/14 (Power=3) d1729 2 a1730 2 The voting limit of an eligible voter on a democratic proposal is one and cannot be changed except by this rule. d1732 2 a1733 2 The voting limit of an eligible voter on an ordinary proposal is one if not explicitly modified by other rules. d1735 2 a1736 2 The voting limit of an eligible voter who is not a natural person is always one less than it would otherwise be. d1740 1 a1740 1 an eligible voter to remain valid, up to a number equal to that d1762 1 d1864 1 a1864 1 Rule 879/22 (Power=2) d1867 4 a1870 4 The quorum for an Agoran decision is one third the number of eligible voters, rounded up, with a minimum of five (unless there are fewer than five eligible voters, in which case the quorum level is the number of eligible voters). a1874 3 [CFJs 1673-1675 (called 20 May 2007): Quorum for an Agoran decision changes as the set of eligible voters changes.] d1903 1 d3832 1 a3832 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4961] @ 1.299 log @effects of proposal 4960 @ text @d2065 1 a2065 1 Rule 2126/5 (Power=3) d2082 3 a2084 3 When a proposal is adopted, its proposer gains VCs equal to the integer portion of the proposal's adoption index, and each co-author of the proposal gains one VC. d2120 1 d3837 1 a3837 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4960] @ 1.298 log @effects of proposal 4958 @ text @d3749 1 a3749 1 Rule 2136/0 (Power=1) d3764 5 a3768 3 A player with 100 or more points may win the game by announcing this fact. Upon such an announcement, each player's score is set to zero. d3772 1 d3836 1 a3836 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4958] @ 1.297 log @reformat all CFJ annotations (both official and unofficial) in a consistent manner, with date of calling wherever known @ text @d2590 1 a2590 1 Rule 1871/9 (Power=1) d2608 3 a2610 3 CFJs in the first set, and at least one in the second. However, failing to meet these requirements does not deprive the Notice of effect. d2623 1 d3833 2 a3834 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4981] @ 1.296 log @effects of proposal 4981 @ text @d5 5 a9 4 [Rules are listed as follows. "nnnn" is the rule's identifying number, governed by rule 2141. "r" is the revision number, which is not defined by the rules. "p" is the rule's power, as defined by rule 1688 and governed by rule 2141. Rule titles are governed by rule 2141.] d18 2 a19 2 [Annotations in square brackets are unofficial, added at the rulekeepor's discretion. These annotations have no legal force.] d154 3 a156 4 [CFJ 1132, Judged May 18, 1999: A Player failing to perform a duty required by the Rules within a reasonable time may be in violation of the Rules, even if the Rules do not provide a time limit for the performance of that duty.] d309 10 a318 10 CFJ 1103 (Judged TRUE, Aug. 21 1998): "In the case of conflict between Rules of unequal Power, the higher Powered Rule cannot defer to the lower Powered Rule, unless the higher Powered Rule takes precedence over Rule 1482." [CFJ 858: If a low-Power (low-MI at the time of Judgement of CFJ 858) Rule attempts to define a term used in a Rule of higher Power to mean something other than its ordinary English meaning, that may or may not constitute a conflict; whether it does must be decided on a case-by-case basis.] d351 9 a359 11 CFJ 1104 (Judged TRUE, Sep. 9 1998): "The presence in a Rule of deference clause, claiming that the Rule defers to another Rule, does not prevent a conflict with the other Rule arising, but shows only how the Rule says that conflict is to be resolved when it does arise." [CFJs 1114 and 1115 (both Judged Feb. 5 1999): This Rule is to be applied to resolve Rule conflicts on a case-by-case basis; just because a Rule is inapplicable in one situation due to conflict with a Rule of higher precedence does not mean that the Rule is nullified in all cases.] d414 1 a414 1 Change.] d417 32 a448 31 amend by both number and title, and the number and title given identify different rules, this constitutes ambiguity that nullifies the attempted rule change.] [CFJ 1644 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Change the power of rule NNNN to P and amend it by XXX.", where XXX specifies a text change, this constitutes two attempted rule changes.] [CFJ 1638 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX. Amend rule NNNN by YYY.", this constitutes two separate attempts at rule changes, even though both attempt to amend the same rule.] [CFJ 1642 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX. Further amend rule NNNN by YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes two separate attempts at rule changes.] [CFJ 1640 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX and YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes a single attempt at a rule change, even though it is specified in two parts.] [CFJ 1641 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX and by YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes a single attempt at a rule change, even though it is specified in two parts.] [CFJ 1643 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal specifies a single rule amendment in two parts, and one of the parts is not possible but the other is possible, the possible part is applied alone.] d557 3 a559 2 [CFJ 1534: This does not mean that Michael Norrish necessarily fills the position of Speaker at the present time.] d587 2 a588 2 [CFJ 1275: An entity is a Player if the Rules cannot distinguish that entity from a Player.] d590 15 a604 12 [CFJ 1622, CFJ 1623: "person" in the rules means "legal person", which includes partnerships that exist under the rules.] [CFJs 1678-1680: For a partnership to be a legal person, it must ultimately devolve its obligations onto a non-empty set of natural persons.] [CFJ 1614: Being any type of foodstuff has no relation to personhood.] [CFJ 1263: Any message expressing a clear desire or intent to register as a Player counts as a request for registration, whether or not it is explicitly phrased in the manner stipulated by the rules.] d689 2 a690 2 [CFJ 1594: Players can be deregistered due to this rule even if there is no Registrar.] d753 1 a753 1 all Players is sufficient for sending something to the PF.] d757 2 a758 2 [CFJ 831: The Date: header of a message is not necessarily the time at which the message takes effect.] d760 10 a769 11 [CFJ 866: A message is "received" when the message enters the recipient's normal technical domain of control, whether this be eir private machine or eir private account on a shared machine (but not the shared machine itself, if the recipient does not control it).] [CFJ 1112, Judged TRUE Jan. 21 1999: In order to submit a Proposal, in the sense of R1865 and elsewhere, it is not sufficient that a collection of text 'with the clear indication that that text is intended to become a Proposal' (R1483) merely be sent to the Public Forum by a Proposing Entity; the collection of text must also be received in the Public Forum.] d774 4 a777 3 [CFJ 1646 (called 30 April 2007): The act of "publishing" or "announcing" is accomplished when the message has left the sender's technical domain of control, indicated by one of the "Received:" headers.] d830 1 a830 1 nickname is acceptable, as long as it is unambiguous.] d1597 3 a1599 3 voters were eligible at that time, then the notice's description of the class of eligible voters was necessarily insufficient to enable public agreement on which persons are eligible.] d1601 2 a1602 2 [CFJ 1652: The set of eligible voters on an Agoran decision can change during its voting period.] d1658 2 a1659 2 [CFJ 1609: To "clearly identif[y] the matter to be decided" does not necessarily require specifying it in detail.] d1661 7 a1667 7 [CFJ 1653: item (a) in rule 683 does not require that for a ballot to be valid its submitter must be an eligible voter at the time that the ballot is submitted.] [CFJ 1654: Item (a) in rule 683 requires that for a ballot to be valid its submitter must be an eligible voter at the time that that the ballot's validity is determined.] d1838 2 a1839 1 [CFJ 1605, CFJ 1608: Unanimity exceeds finite numerical adoption indices.] d1841 2 a1842 2 [CFJs 1673-1675 (called 20 May 2007): Quorum for an Agoran decision is determined at the time the vote collector makes the calculations d1875 2 a1876 2 CFJ 1562 (Judged TRUE, 6 May 2005): "A cancelled vote on a Proposal does not count towards quorum." d1977 5 a1981 5 [CFJ 1639 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal attempts two separate amendments of the text of the same rule, if one of the attempted amendments is not possible and the other is then the possible amendment does in fact occur, unless the proposal explicitly requires a different resolution.] d2460 2 a2461 2 [CFJ 1602: A set of Linked CFJs is an entity distinct from the individual CFJs from which it is composed.] d2463 4 a2466 4 [CFJ 1601: When a Judge is to be assigned to a set of Linked CFJs as required by Rule 2024, references in Rule 698 to "that CFJ" or "that increasingly annoying CFJ" refer to individual CFJs, not to the set of CFJs.] d2516 9 a2524 9 CFJ 1186 (Judged TRUE, Dec. 9 1999): "The Clerk of the Courts is required by Rule 1868 to select a Judge who is eligible at the time that the Judge is selected, regardless of whether that Player was eligible at the time that the CFJ was actually called for or when the identity of that Player is announced." [CFJ 1187, Dec. 8 1999: A Judge is considered to be assigned to Judge a particular CFJ at the time that the Clerk of the Courts announces the identity of the Judge, and no sooner.] d2560 8 a2567 7 [CFJ 1600: In Rule 698 the phrase "all barred players" means all Players that are Barred from Judging the increasingly annoying CFJ.] [CFJ 1601: When a Judge is to be assigned to a set of Linked CFJs as required by Rule 2024, references in Rule 698 to "that CFJ" or "that increasingly annoying CFJ" refer to individual CFJs, not to the set of CFJs.] d2743 5 a2747 2 determinations of the members of a Board of Appeal, as well as to the Judgements of Judges.] d2749 3 a2751 8 [CFJ 1139, Judged Jun. 20 1999: Judgements need not necessarily accord with the reasoning and arguments of Judges or Justices given in past CFJs.] [CFJ 1219, Judged May 23, 2000, Appeal decision published, Jun. 13 2000: A mistaken Judgement (ie one that does not accord with the Rules) is still a Judgement, as long as the technical requirements on the delivery of the Judgement have been met.] d2953 2 a2954 2 [CFJ 684: Such an Order applies not only during Judging, but also in the everyday interpretation of the Rule.] d3033 2 a3034 1 [CFJ 1273: dismissal of a CFJ is subject to Appeal.] d3659 3 a3661 3 [CFJs 1666-1667 (called 14 May 2007): Where two binding agreements each construct a partnership, the partnerships have distinct identities even if the set of partners is the same.] @ 1.295 log @effects of proposal 4980 @ text @d932 1 a932 1 Rule 1728/12 (Power=2) d972 3 a974 3 fewer than N players have publicly posted objections (and not publicly retracted eir objections) to the performance of the action; or d977 4 a980 3 least N players other than the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule have publicly posted support for the performance of the action; d1016 1 d3828 1 a3828 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4980] @ 1.294 log @effects of proposal 4979 @ text @d1176 1 a1176 1 Rule 1006/14 (Power=1) d1198 5 a1202 3 Director of Personnel shall make at least one such attempt to change the officeholder in the following quarter, and make the change if consent is acheived. d1236 1 d3826 1 a3826 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4979] @ 1.293 log @effects of proposal 4978 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 101 Rules: d29 1 a29 1 9 with Power=2 d34 2 a35 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2145 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2145 d919 13 d3823 1 a3823 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4978] @ 1.292 log @effects of proposal 4977 @ text @d1005 1 a1005 1 Rule 2124/2 (Power=1) d1020 3 a1022 3 (c) more players have announced (and not withdrawn) support than have announced (and not withdrawn) objections to the action since the intent was published. d1028 1 d3810 1 a3810 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4977] @ 1.291 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1678-1680 and 1682-1683 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 100 Rules: d31 1 a31 1 62 with Power=1 d34 2 a35 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2144 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2144 d3653 17 d3809 1 a3809 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4975] @ 1.290 log @move unofficial annotations on R1742 into the conventional place @ text @d593 4 d3630 6 @ 1.289 log @unofficial annotations for CFJs 1673-1675 and 1666-1668 @ text @a3625 7 History: Created by Proposal 3558 (General Chaos), Oct. 24 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4533 (Murphy), 26 October 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4867 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 d3634 7 @ 1.288 log @effects of proposal 4975 @ text @d1814 4 d1851 3 d3633 8 @ 1.287 log @effects of proposal 4972 @ text @d3368 1 a3368 1 Rule 1922/12 (Power=1) a3401 2 (d) Champion, to be awarded to players who win the game. d3419 1 d3767 1 a3767 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4972] @ 1.286 log @effects of proposal 4971 @ text @d1704 1 a1704 1 Rule 1950/13 (Power=3) d1708 1 a1708 1 is always one and cannot be changed. d1711 4 a1714 1 one, if not explicitly modified by other rules. d1739 1 d3768 1 a3768 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4971] @ 1.285 log @effects of proposal 4970 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 99 Rules: d31 1 a31 1 61 with Power=1 d34 2 a35 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2143 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2143 d626 15 d3764 1 a3764 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4970] @ 1.284 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1646 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 98 Rules: d31 1 a31 1 60 with Power=1 d34 2 a35 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2142 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2142 d1224 23 d3749 1 a3749 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4956] @ 1.283 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1651 @ text @d753 4 @ 1.282 log @update unofficial annotation for CFJ 1263 to fit current rule. add unofficial annotation for CFJ 1648. @ text @d1526 7 @ 1.281 log @unofficial notes from CFJs on voter eligibility @ text @d597 4 a600 1 is explicitly phrased as a request.] @ 1.280 log @add unofficial annotations for some recent CFJs @ text @d1523 3 d1583 8 @ 1.279 log @update unofficial annotation due to CFJ 1594 @ text @d158 4 d418 5 d747 3 d1520 3 @ 1.278 log @moving R105 from category "Proposals" to category "The Game of Agora", because rule changes are no longer restricted to being performed by proposals as a result of P4940 @ text @d655 2 a656 2 [CFJ 1594: Players can be deregistered due to this rule even though the office of Registrar has been abolished.] @ 1.277 log @effects of proposal 4956 @ text @d373 79 a2006 79 Rule 105/2 (Power=3) Rule Changes Where permitted by other rules, an instrument generally can, as part of its effect, (a) enact a rule. The new rule has power equal to the minimum of the power specified by the enacting instrument, defaulting to one if the enacting instrument does not specify, and the maximum power permitted by other rules. The enacting instrument may specify a title for the new rule, which if present shall prevail. The number of the new rule cannot be specified by the enacting instrument; any attempt to so specify is null and void. (b) repeal a rule. When a rule is repealed, it ceases to be a rule, and the Rulekeepor need no longer maintain a record of it. (c) amend the text of a rule. (d) retitle a rule. (e) change the power of a rule. A rule change is any effect that falls into the above classes. Rule changes always occur sequentially, never simultaneously. Any ambiguity in the specification of a rule change causes that change to be void and without effect. A variation in whitespace or capitalization in the quotation of an existing rule does not constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any other variation does. This rule provides the only mechanism by which rules can be created, modified, or destroyed, or by which an entity can become a rule or cease to be a rule. [CFJ 708: An Amendment of a non-existing Rule is not a legal Rule Change.] [CFJ 1644 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Change the power of rule NNNN to P and amend it by XXX.", where XXX specifies a text change, this constitutes two attempted rule changes.] [CFJ 1638 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX. Amend rule NNNN by YYY.", this constitutes two separate attempts at rule changes, even though both attempt to amend the same rule.] [CFJ 1642 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX. Further amend rule NNNN by YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes two separate attempts at rule changes.] [CFJ 1640 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX and YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes a single attempt at a rule change, even though it is specified in two parts.] [CFJ 1641 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal contains the form of words "Amend rule NNNN by XXX and by YYY.", where both XXX and YYY specify text changes, this constitutes a single attempt at a rule change, even though it is specified in two parts.] [CFJ 1643 (29 April 2007): Where a proposal specifies a single rule amendment in two parts, and one of the parts is not possible but the other is possible, the possible part is applied alone.] History: Created by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Renumbered from 2131 to 105 by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Retitled by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Amended(1) by Proposal 4894 (Murphy), 12 February 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 4940 (Zefram), 29 April 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.276 log @effect of proposal 4955 @ text @d1045 1 a1045 1 Rule 1006/13 (Power=1) d1055 1 a1055 2 office. The Herald's Report shall list the holder of each office, and the date upon which each holder last came to hold that office. d1102 1 d1106 1 a1106 1 Rule 2138/0 (Power=1) d1113 1 a1113 1 The Director of Personnel's report shall include the following: d1122 1 d3686 1 a3686 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4955] @ 1.275 log @effects of proposal 4950 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 97 Rules: d30 1 d34 2 a35 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2141 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2141 d2033 11 d3685 1 a3685 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4950] @ 1.274 log @effects of proposal 4946 @ text @d1868 1 a1868 1 Rule 2126/4 (Power=3) d1882 2 a1883 1 When a player joins Agora, eir VCs are set to zero. d1922 1 d3673 1 a3673 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4946] @ 1.273 log @effects of proposal 4944 @ text @d61 1 a61 1 Rule 2105/2 (Power=1) d64 36 a99 36 ____ _ /| DARWIN -> \_ |/ | / \ __/ / | | <- DSV / / | \ _ \ \_ | \ MORNINGTON CRESCENT -> / | <- GOETHE BARRIER REEF _ _/ | \_/\_/ \ / \\ <- SHARK BAY | | / | | \ <- TOWNSVILLE ___/ | | \_ __/ | | .___o ) | / | | ~~vv ===~~~ <-OSCAR'S MIRE / O <- SHERLOCK NESS | |/\ | | | |_ | | | EMERALD -> \ \ |__________=_____, \ / | | | <- BRISBANE \ O <- LT. ANNE MOORE | __ _\ \ | |_______/ \/ | | __/\ <- TARCOOLA / LORD HOWE -> \ __/ \_ / / PERTH -> | _ __/ | /| IVANHOE -> | <- WOLLONGONG / _/ \/ \ / / | / |_ / <- ESPERANTO v /__ |_ / <- CANBERRA \_/ \ | \_ _| __ __ | | \__/ __ \ / __ \___=_ ___| / \ | / \ MANUBOURNE -> \/ \|/ _,.---v---._ /\__ /\__/\ / \ | | \_ _/ / \ | / \ \_| @@ __| \_/ <- HOBART \ \_ \ ,__/ / ~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~ d105 1 d3671 1 a3671 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4944] @ 1.272 log @effects of proposal 4943 @ text @d108 1 a108 1 Rule 101/5 (Power=3) d142 2 a143 2 viii. Every player besides the Speaker has the right to deregister rather than continue to play. d164 1 d972 2 a973 2 Rule 103/1 (Power=3) The Speaker May Not Deregister d975 5 a979 3 At any time, there is exactly one Player who is the Speaker. The Speaker may not deregister or be deregistered for any reason, any other Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. d985 2 d3670 1 a3670 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4943] @ 1.271 log @effects of proposal 4942 @ text @d1862 1 a1862 1 Rule 2126/3 (Power=3) d1882 4 a1885 3 At the end of each quarter, for each office, the player (if any) who held that office for the majority of that quarter gains one VC. d1888 3 a1890 2 gains one VC. A player whose judgement is overturned loses one VC, if e has any. d1914 1 d3665 1 a3665 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4942] @ 1.270 log @CFJ 1643 finds that P4939 did amend R1006 @ text @d288 1 a288 1 Rule 1482/1 (Power=3) d295 7 d318 1 d3662 1 a3662 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4940] @ 1.269 log @unofficial annotation for CFJ 1643, now that it's settled @ text @d1030 1 a1030 1 Rule 1006/12 (Power=1) d1052 4 a1055 4 of particular office is announced in a given quarter, then the Speaker shall make at least one such attempt to change the officeholder in the following quarter, and make the change if consent is achieved. d1087 1 @ 1.268 log @unofficial annotations due to CFJs 1638-1645 @ text @d1971 4 @ 1.267 log @effects of proposal 4940 @ text @d1765 6 d1947 24 @ 1.266 log @effects of proposal 4939 @ text @d6 3 a8 3 assigned according to rule 105. "r" is the revision number, which is not defined by the rules. "p" is the rule's power, as defined by rule 1688. Rule titles are governed by rule 105.] d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 95 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 25 with Power=3 d33 2 a34 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2139 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2139 d215 1 a215 1 Rule 1688/2 (Power=3) d218 6 a223 3 The power of an entity is a natural number, which is zero unless otherwise defined or modified according to procedures defined by the rules. An instrument is an entity with positive power. d229 56 d1900 1 a1900 1 Rule 105/1 (Power=3) d1903 2 a1904 1 A proposal generally can, as part of its effect: d1906 27 a1932 22 (a) Enact a rule. When a rule is enacted, the Rulekeepor shall assign it a number, which must be greater than any number previously assigned. If the enacting proposal does not specify the power, the rule shall have power equal to one. If the proposal specifies the power, then the rule shall have power equal to the minimum of four, the power of the proposal, and the power specified by the proposal. If the title is not specified, the Rulekeepor may select any title e sees fit. (b) Modify the power, title, or text of a rule. A Proposal can modify the power, title, or text of a rule with power no greater than its own. However, a proposal cannot cause a rule to have power greater than its own. Any ambiguity in a modification specified by a proposal causes that modification to be void and without effect. A variation in whitespace or capitalization in the quotation of an existing rule does not constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any other variation does. (c) Repeal a rule. A Proposal can repeal a rule with power no greater than its own. When a proposal repeals a rule, it ceases to be a rule, and the Rulekeepor need no longer maintain a record of it. d1935 2 a1936 5 enacted, modified, or repealed. CFJ 1626: A rule cannot directly enact, modify, or repeal a rule (including itself), unless it takes precedence over the last paragraph of Rule 105. d1947 1 d3619 1 a3619 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4939] @ 1.265 log @effects of proposal 4938 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 92 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 57 with Power=1 d33 2 a34 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2136 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2136 d465 19 d535 1 a535 1 Rule 478/16 (Power=3) d546 2 a547 2 The Herald may change the publicity of a forum without objection as long as: d552 2 a553 2 the Herald makes that forum public is sent to all existing public fora. a557 5 The Herald's report shall include a list of all public or discussion fora and sufficient data regarding each to allow players to receive messages via that medium. The Herald need not keep track of null fora. d608 1 d1031 19 d1082 1 a1082 1 Rule 1377/20 (Power=1) d1088 1 a1088 10 The Herald's Weekly Report shall include the following: (i) A list of each Patent Title and Degree that at least one person Bears, with a list of which persons Bear it. (ii) a list of all registered players, with their nicknames, if any, and listed email addresses; (iii) the most recent date on which each registered player registered; d1090 3 a1092 1 (iv) the current Officers and their dates of service. d1116 1 d1264 1 a1264 1 Rule 1450/5 (Power=2) d1267 11 a1277 9 The Speaker, Clerk of the Courts, and Promotor are mutually exclusive offices. A Player holding one of these offices may not come to simultaneously hold another of them, unless there are no other Players in the game eligible. This Rule takes precedence over any other Rule that governs offices. [CFJ 1599: Because R1006 does not designate the Speaker as an office, the restriction of R1450 does not apply to prevent the CotC or Promotor from becoming Speaker.] d1287 1 d1362 19 d1675 1 a1675 1 Rule 106/4 (Power=3) d1690 2 a1691 2 players, the adoption index is the adoption index of the proposal, and the vote collector is the Speaker. d1716 1 d3556 1 a3556 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4938] @ 1.264 log @effects of proposal 4937 @ text @d641 1 a641 1 Rule 1023/17 (Power=2) d646 42 a687 16 - Agoran days begin at midnight GMT. Agoran weeks begin at midnight GMT on Monday. Agoran months begin at midnight GMT on the first day of each Gregorian month. Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, April, July, and October begin. Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January begins. - A requirement to perform an action "as soon as possible" is a requirement to perform the action within seven days. - The term "number" shall be interpreted as "real number". - The term "random" shall mean a choice drawn with a process whose probability distribution among the possible outcomes is reasonably close to that required by the Rules, using a uniform distribution if not otherwise specified. d713 1 d3505 1 a3505 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4937] @ 1.263 log @effects of proposal 4935 @ text @d2681 1 a2681 1 Rule 1564/13 (Power=1) d2706 4 d2729 1 d3478 1 a3478 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4935] @ 1.262 log @effects of proposal 4933 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 91 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 56 with Power=1 d33 2 a34 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2135 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2135 d3389 24 d3473 1 a3473 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4933] @ 1.261 log @effects of proposal 4931 @ text @d2155 1 a2155 1 Rule 2132/0 (Power=1) d2158 5 a2162 3 A CFJ made by a person who has previously made five or more CFJs during the same Agoran Week as that CFJ is an Excess CFJ. The Clerk of the Courts may dismiss an Excess CFJ by announcement. d2166 1 d3449 1 a3449 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4931] @ 1.260 log @effects of proposal 4930 @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 90 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 55 with Power=1 d33 2 a34 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2134 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2134 d1065 17 d3446 1 a3446 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4930] @ 1.259 log @indentation fixes @ text @d26 1 a26 1 There are currently 89 Rules: d30 1 a30 1 54 with Power=1 d33 2 a34 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2133 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2133 d1680 13 d3429 1 a3429 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4929] @ 1.258 log @revised listing explanation @ text @d64 36 a99 36 ____ _ /| DARWIN -> \_ |/ | / \ __/ / | | <- DSV / / | \ _ \ \_ | \ MORNINGTON CRESCENT -> / | <- GOETHE BARRIER REEF _ _/ | \_/\_/ \ / \\ <- SHARK BAY | | / | | \ <- TOWNSVILLE ___/ | | \_ __/ | | .___o ) | / | | ~~vv ===~~~ <-OSCAR'S MIRE / O <- SHERLOCK NESS | |/\ | | | |_ | | | EMERALD -> \ \ |__________=_____, \ / | | | <- BRISBANE \ O <- LT. ANNE MOORE | __ _\ \ | |_______/ \/ | | __/\ <- TARCOOLA / LORD HOWE -> \ __/ \_ / / PERTH -> | _ __/ | /| IVANHOE -> | <- WOLLONGONG / _/ \/ \ / / | / |_ / <- ESPERANTO v /__ |_ / <- CANBERRA \_/ \ | \_ _| __ __ | | \__/ __ \ / __ \___=_ ___| / \ | / \ MANUBOURNE -> \/ \|/ _,.---v---._ /\__ /\__/\ / \ | | \_ _/ / \ | / \ \_| @@ __| \_/ <- HOBART \ \_ \ ,__/ / ~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~ d3219 2 a3220 2 When the Herald is ordered to place someone in the Chokey, e shall publically award em the patent title "In the Chokey". d3222 14 a3235 14 This title shall be automatically revoked after a length of time indicated by the sentencing order, and the Herald shall announce the revokation. If a sentencing order is executed against a defendant who already holds this title, the length of time of the new sentencing order shall be added to the time left on any previous ones. A person is considered to be In Disgrace while in the Chokey, between the execution and satisfaction of any sentencing orders binding em, or if deregistered for lawlessness. A person who leaves the game in disgrace shall be awarded the Patent Title Fugitive by the Herald. A Player may revoke the title Fugitive from emself as long as e is no longer in Disgrace. A non-player may have this title revoked by Agoran Consent. d3237 2 a3238 2 The rules may further specify actions prohibited to persons in particular types of disgrace. d3240 2 a3241 2 The Herald is encouraged to publish lists of those in disgrace separate from patent titles of honor, to indicate the disgrace. @ 1.257 log @effects of proposal 4929 @ text @d3 1 a3 1 Rules are listed as follows, where NNNN represents the Rule Number. d5 4 a8 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d10 1 a10 1 Rule NNNN/A (Power=N) d13 1 a13 1 Rule Text d15 1 a15 2 Annotation: as required by Rule 789. Some include a list of Relevant Rules. d17 2 a18 3 [Note: annotations enclosed in brackets are due to past and present Rulekeepors, and are entirely unofficial. They have no legal force in and of themselves.] d20 2 a21 1 History: Some Rules include a complete or partial history. @ 1.256 log @effects of proposal 4928 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 90 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 55 with Power=1 a47 1 The Registrar a2990 22 The Registrar A category no longer used, containing only a single rule affecting now-repealed provisions of other rules. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2037/0 (Power=1) Orange Alert If a Player has no listed e-mail address, then the address used to send eir next public message becomes listed. If each Player has at least one listed address, then the Registrar may repeal this Rule by announcing that e does so. [CFJ 1499, CFJ 1624: An officer cannot repeal a rule.] History: Created by Proposal 4435 (Murphy), 28 January 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== d3414 1 a3414 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4928] @ 1.255 log @correction: R208 had its power changed by P4811 before being amended by it (this was not previously noted in the history annotation) @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 91 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 10 with Power=2 a39 1 The Oligarchy a1215 25 The Oligarchy A category mostly eviscerated by repeal, containing only a spent provision regarding obsolete entities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2009/0 (Power=2) Elder Oligarchs (a) Upon the creation of this Rule, all Players who were Low, Middle, or High Oligarchs when the Proposal creating this Rule was adopted become Oligarchs. Each of these Players is an Elder Oligarch until e ceases to be an Oligarch or until e has been an Elder Oligarch for 3 months. (b) The Rulekeepor may repeal this Rule Without Objection if there are no Elder Oligarchs. [CFJ 1499, CFJ 1624: An officer cannot repeal a rule.] History: Created by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== d3437 1 a3437 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4921] @ 1.254 log @CFJ 1624 determines that R2009 and R2037 have not been repealed yet @ text @d1468 1 @ 1.253 log @fix dates for two rule infections @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 89 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 9 with Power=2 54 with Power=1 d40 1 d49 1 d1217 25 d3017 22 @ 1.252 log @fix a couple of wrong dates in history entries @ text @d2939 1 a2939 1 Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Jan. 8 1996, substantial @ 1.251 log @mandatory annotation of R105 by CFJ 1626 @ text @d1521 1 a1521 1 Amended(5) by Proposal 2786 (Steve), Jan. 15 1996, substantial @ 1.250 log @fix a capitalisation typo in history of R911 @ text @d1761 4 @ 1.249 log @correct Virus rule number in history of R591 @ text @d2727 1 a2727 1 Amended by Proposal 690 (ROnald Kunne), Nov. 11 1993 @ 1.248 log @add unofficial annotation due to CFJ 1594 @ text @d2307 1 a2307 1 Infected and Amended(9) by Rule 1451, May 7 1997, substantial @ 1.247 log @effects of Proposal 4921 @ text @d485 3 @ 1.246 log @effects of Proposal 4919 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 90 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 55 with Power=1 a48 1 Indulgences and Blots a3238 29 Indulgences and Blots A category mostly eviscerated by repeal, concerning obsolete aspects of abandoned entities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1437/6 (Power=1) Fugitives from Justice When a Player deregisters or is deregistered, e keeps eir Stain (though it may be modified by other Rules). A non-Player with a non-zero Stain is known as a Fugitive from Justice. At the beginning of the month, the Herald shall expunge half the Blots of each Fugitive from Justice; however, no Fugitive from Justice shall have eir Stain reduced to less than one by this method. History: Created by Proposal 1458, Mar. 1 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2789 (favor), Jan. 25 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== d3406 1 a3406 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4919] @ 1.245 log @effects of Proposal 4918 @ text @d1146 1 a1146 1 Rule 889/13 (Power=1) a1152 3 The CotC's Bi-Weekly Report shall include the following: (i) Each Player's Orientation. d1184 1 d3436 1 a3436 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4918] @ 1.244 log @effects of Proposal 4917 @ text @d1578 1 a1578 1 Rule 106/3 (Power=3) d1596 5 a1600 4 The default adoption index of a proposal is one. Before the Promotor distributes a proposal, its proposer may modify its adoption index by announcement. A Proposal with an Adoption Index of 1 is Ordinary. All other Proposals are Democratic. d1618 1 d3438 1 a3438 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4917] @ 1.243 log @effects of Proposal 4915 @ text @d2562 1 a2562 1 Rule 789/6 (Power=1) d2566 7 a2572 5 should be interpreted in a certain way, which is judged TRUE, may, at eir discretion, issue an Order requiring the Rulekeepor to annotate the Rule in question with the Statement of that CFJ. Such an annotation, while it exists, shall guide application of that Rule. d2599 1 d3436 1 a3436 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4915] @ 1.242 log @there are two more revisions of R1727 that were never numbered or logged @ text @d686 1 a686 1 Rule 1728/11 (Power=2) d727 2 a728 1 to the performance of the action; or a744 5 A player who posts an objection to the performance of an action may publicly retract eir objection. If e does so, e shall be deemed not have posted an objection to the performance of that action for the purposes of (e)(1) of this rule. d768 1 d1771 1 a1771 1 Rule 1891/0 (Power=1) d1778 2 a1779 3 Legislative Orders, are deemed to have been executed by that Proposal, and are deemed to have been executed as of the date of the proclamation of the Proposal's adoption. d1794 1 d3433 1 a3433 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4914] @ 1.241 log @correct proposal number for Amended(1) of rule 1922 @ text @d387 2 @ 1.240 log @remove a duff proposal number in the history log for R1922 @ text @d3070 1 a3070 1 Amended(1), Mar. 28 2001 @ 1.239 log @add unofficial annotations for CFJs 1608 and 1623 (each redundant with an already-annotated CFJ) @ text @d3070 1 a3070 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 1922 (Goethe), Mar. 28 2001 @ 1.238 log @R1030 is derived from R212, not from R202 @ text @d429 2 a430 2 [CFJ 1622: "person" in the rules means "legal person", which includes partnerships that exist under the rules.] d1479 1 a1479 1 [CFJ 1605: Unanimity exceeds finite numerical adoption indices.] @ 1.237 log @correction: update history and revision number for R106 affected by P4868 @ text @d289 1 a289 1 Initial Mutable Rule 202, Jun. 30 1993 @ 1.236 log @correct revision number of rule 2105 @ text @d1579 1 a1579 1 Rule 106/2 (Power=3) d1617 1 @ 1.235 log @a couple more unofficial annotations from CFJs @ text @d60 1 a60 1 Rule 2105/1 (Power=1) @ 1.234 log @revise existing unofficial annotations @ text @d426 3 d557 5 d2661 2 @ 1.233 log @slight category shuffling. new descriptions for all categories. @ text @d146 5 a150 6 [CFJ ???: "abide by all the Rules" means the Rules as a whole, not necessarily each individual Rule. CFJ 24: Players must obey the Rules even in out-of-game actions. CFJ 825: Players would have to obey the Rules even if 101 were repealed. CFJ 1132, Judged May 18, 1999: A Player failing to perform a duty d547 8 a554 5 all Players is sufficient for sending something to the PF. CFJ 813: A Player need not prove that e can receive the PF. CFJ 831: The Date: header of a message is not necessarily the time at which the message takes effect. CFJ 1112, Judged TRUE Jan. 21 1999: "In order to submit a Proposal, d559 1 a559 1 received in the Public Forum."] d610 2 a611 4 [CFJ 712: This includes referring to a Player by a method other than eir name or nickname, as long as it is unambiguous. CFJ 744: In the context of Rule Changes, text in an existing Rule must be quoted exactly in order to be unambiguous.] a648 4 [CFJ 1075: Rule 1023 should be interpreted such that no Rule with lower precedence than it can succeed in prohibiting activity of a purely discussionary nature.] a1429 3 [CFJ 707: A Player may not change eir Vote after the end of the Voting Period.] d2148 3 a2150 3 [CFJ 1187, Judged TRUE Dec. 8 1999: "A Judge is considered to be assigned to Judge a particular CFJ at the time that the Clerk of the Courts announces the identity of the Judge, and no sooner."] d2367 1 a2367 3 [CFJ 684: An Injunction on the interpretation of a Rule is part of Game Custom. CFJ 897: The requirements in Rule 217 on Judgements apply to the d2369 3 a2371 2 the Judgements of Judges. CFJ 1139, Judged Jun. 20 1999: Judgements need not necessarily accord d2373 3 a2375 2 past CFJs. CFJ 1219, Judged May 23, 2000, Appeal decision published, Jun. 13 @ 1.232 log @moving Rule 2092 ("Honorary Degrees") from category "The University of Agora" to category "Patent Titles and Degrees", and deleting the now-empty category "The University of Agora" @ text @d37 1 a37 1 Players and Entities d56 2 a57 1 This Category includes Rules applying to all aspects of this Nomic. d192 23 d408 3 a410 25 Players and Entities This is an eponymous category ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1586/2 (Power=2) Definition and Continuity of Entities No two Rule-defined entities shall have the same name or nickname. If the Rules defining some entity are repealed or amended such that they no longer define that entity, then that entity along with all its properties shall cease to exist. If the Rules defining an entity are amended such that they still define that entity but with different properties, that entity and its properties shall continue to exist to whatever extent is possible under the new definitions. History: Created by Proposal 2481, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2795 (Andre), Jan. 30 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 d504 2 a505 2 This Category includes definitions of terms which do not readily fall into any other Category d851 2 a852 1 This Category is all about Offices (duh) a1186 42 Rule 1607/12 (Power=1) The Promotor The Promotor is an office; its holder is responsible for receiving and distributing proposals. The Promotor is permitted to distribute a proposal in the Proposal Pool at any time. During each week, the Promotor must distribute each proposal in the proposal pool which was in the Proposal Pool at the beginning of the week. The Promotor legally distributes a proposal by publishing it accompanied by an explicit indication that it is being distributed. When a proposal is distributed, it is removed from the Proposal Pool. The distribution of a proposal initiates the Agoran decision of whether to adopt the proposal, as described elsewhere. The Promotor shall include with the distribution of each proposal the identity of its proposer, the proposal's coauthors, if any, its chamber, and its adoption index. However, the failure of the Promotor to include any of these with a proposal does not deprive the distribution of the proposal of any legal effect. History: Created by Proposal 2522, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(3) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(12) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1213 2 a1214 1 This Category's rules describe how Agora makes its decisions a1571 53 Rule 2126/3 (Power=3) Voting Credits Voting Credits (VCs) are a measure of each player's ability to affect voting limits on ordinary proposals. A player's VC is at all times a non-negative integer. The Promotor is the recordkeepor of VCs. VCs are not any form of property and cannot be traded. VCs can be affected only as described in this rule. When one or more players win the game, all players' voting limits on ordinary proposals are reset to one, subject to modification by other rules. When a player joins Agora, eir VCs are set to zero. When a proposal is adopted, its proposer gains VCs equal to the integer portion of the proposal's adoption index, and each co-author of the proposal gains one VC. At the end of each quarter, for each office, the player (if any) who held that office for the majority of that quarter gains one VC. A player who submits a judgement during eir Deliberation Period gains one VC. A player whose judgement is overturned loses one VC, if e has any. A player may expend two VCs to increase eir own voting limit on ordinary proposals by one. A player may expend one VC to increase any other player's voting limit on ordinary proposals by one. A player may expend two VCs to decrease any other player's voting limit on ordinary proposals by one, down to a minimum voting limit of zero. Attempts to decrease a player's voting limit on ordinary proposals below this minimum fail. If a player attempts to expend more VCs than e currently has, the action fails, and the VCs are not expended. Changes to voting limits under this rule take effect at the beginning of the next week. History: Created by Proposal 4872 (OscarMeyr), 26 October 2006 Amended(1) by Proposal 4884 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 Amended(2) by Proposal 4914 (OscarMeyr), 21 March 2007 Amended(3) by Proposal 4914 (OscarMeyr), 21 March 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1574 2 a1575 1 This descriptive tag line intentionally left uninformative d1619 42 d1674 53 d1828 2 a1829 1 This Category includes Rules concerning Orders generally. d1986 1 a1986 1 This Category includes Rules regulating calling for Judgement. d2129 1 a2129 2 This Category includes Rules describing how a Judge is selected for a CFJ. d2273 2 a2274 2 This Category includes Rules regulating the Judgement delivered by the Judge, as well as Judicial Orders d2631 2 a2632 2 This Category Includes Rules regulating the overturning of Judgements, Appellate Orders, and the office of Justiciar. d2880 2 a2881 2 This Category includes Rules describing actions to be taken concerning violations of the Rules. d2979 1 a2979 1 This Category includes Rules regulating Patent Titles and Degrees. d3235 2 a3236 1 This Category includes Rules concerning Indulgences and Blots. d3264 1 a3264 2 This Category includes general Rules regulating Contracts between Players. d3406 1 a3406 1 This category includes rules commemorating Player victories. @ 1.231 log @exorcise consecutive blank lines @ text @a48 1 The University of Agora d3172 24 a3228 30 The University of Agora This Category includes Rules concerning the University of Agora, Theses and that subset of Patent Titles known as Degrees. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2092/0 (Power=2) Honorary Degrees A degree may be awarded by the operation of an adopted Proposal whose Power is at least two to any person who is not registered as a Player and who does not already bear that degree. The Proposal must specify both the recipient of the degree and the degree to be awarded. For a degree to be awarded in this manner, the recipient need not complete a Thesis, but all other requirements specific to the degree in question must be satisfied. Degrees awarded as described in this rule shall be marked as honorary degrees in the Herald's report. A person bearing an honorary degree may still be awarded the same degree by other rule-defined mechanisms. When this occurs, the person shall cease to bear the honorary degree and shall bear the new degree in its place. History: Created by Proposal 4688 (root), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== @ 1.230 log @add unofficial annotations for recent decisions on personhood @ text @a847 2 a894 1 a1663 1 a1978 1 a2624 2 a2873 1 a3262 1 @ 1.229 log @CFJ 805 no longer applies @ text @d426 5 @ 1.228 log @add unofficial annotations relating to recent CFJs @ text @d426 1 a426 3 [CFJ 805: "Person" here means a natural person, not a legal person (such as a corporation) or something named "person." CFJ 1263: Any message expressing a clear desire or intent to register @ 1.227 log @effects of Proposal 4914 @ text @d1236 4 d1347 3 d1517 1 d2093 8 d2191 8 @ 1.226 log @effects of Proposal 4912 @ text @d1603 1 a1603 1 Rule 2126/1 (Power=3) d1645 2 a1646 2 The Promotor may accept reasonable synonyms for "expend" (such as "pay" or "use") as valid actions under this rule. d1651 2 d3414 1 a3414 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4912] @ 1.225 log @effects of Proposal 4895 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 88 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 53 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2130 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2131 d2049 1 a2049 1 Rule 2024/5 (Power=1) d2052 2 a2053 2 Linked CFJs are multiple Calls for Judgement that are submitted in a single message and clearly labeled as Linked CFJs. d2055 15 a2069 14 When submitting Linked CFJs, the players (if any) barred by the caller from judging the first CFJ are the only players e may bar from judging any of the other CFJs. The Clerk of the Courts shall assign a Judge to a set of Linked CFJs, as if they were a single CFJ. The Judge must be eligible to Judge each of the Linked CFJs, and is simultaneously assigned as Judge of each of the Linked CFJs. A Judge (the first judge) may transfer a CFJ to a second judge by announcement, thus linking the first and second CFJs and unlinking the first CFJ with any it was previously linked to, with the second judge's consent and provided the second judge has not been barred or recused from the first CFJ. d2071 1 a2071 1 The Judge of a set of Linked CFJs shall submit eir Judgement of d2074 2 a2075 12 If one or more Linked CFJs beyond the first are unrelated in subject matter to the first, then a Trial Judge may remand those CFJs to the Clerk of the Courts; e ceases to be Judge of those CFJs. If a Trial Judge is recused from a Linked CFJ, then it ceases to be Linked to any other CFJ. If a Trial Judge is recused from two or more Linked CFJs in a single message, or if a Trial Judge is simultaneously and automatically recused from two or more Linked CFJs, then those CFJs continue to be Linked to each other, but not to any other CFJs to which the Judge is still assigned. d2077 5 a2081 3 A CFJ made by a person who has previously made five or more CFJs during the same Agoran Week is an Excess CFJ. The Clerk of the Courts may dismiss any Excess CFJ. d2090 13 d2194 1 a2194 1 Rule 1871/8 (Power=1) d2197 18 a2214 19 Whenever a player is selected as Trial Judge of a CFJ, e becomes turned. Turned players are ineligible to be Trial Judge of any future CFJs. When a player registers, e is considered turned. Whenever an open CFJ has no Trial Judge assigned to it, and there are no players eligible to be assigned, the Clerk of the Courts shall publish a Notice of Rotation, specifying at least one such CFJ. Upon such an announcement, all turned players become unturned. The CotC may turn a player e expects to judge CFJs slowly or not at all, without 2 objections. If the Clerk of the Courts errs in good faith by selecting a Player to Judge a CFJ or Appeal who is not eligible to judge that CFJ or Appeal solely because e is turned, then that selection shall stand, unless the Clerk of the Courts points out eir error and makes a new selection before the selected Player returns Judgement. d2226 14 d3412 1 a3412 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4895] @ 1.224 log @effects of Proposal 4894 @ text @d2049 1 a2049 1 Rule 2024/4 (Power=1) d2055 4 d2096 1 d3393 1 a3393 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4894] @ 1.223 log @effects of Proposal 4893 @ text @d32 1 a32 1 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2130 d1714 1 a1714 1 Rule 105/3 (Power=3) d1732 8 a1739 9 specified by a proposal causes that modification to be void and without effect. A variation in whitespace, capitalization, or substitution of section labels with the same ordinal position (e.g. 1 / a / i, 2 / b / ii, etc.) in the quotation of an existing rule does not constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any other variation does. (c) Repeal a rule. When a proposal repeals a rule, it ceases to be a rule, and the Rulekeepor need no longer maintain a record d1749 5 a1753 7 Initial Immutable Rule 105, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1072, Oct. 4 1994 Amended by Proposal 1275, Oct. 24 1994 Renumbered from 1072 to 105 by Rule 1295, Nov. 1 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 4868 (Goethe), 27 August 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 4886 (Murphy), 22 January 2007 d3388 1 a3388 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4893] @ 1.222 log @correction to effects of Proposal 4868 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 87 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 52 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2129 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2129 d486 12 d3391 1 a3391 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4891] @ 1.221 log @effects of Proposal 4891 @ text @d753 1 a753 1 Rule 2124/1 (Power=1) d756 2 a757 3 If the Rules specify that an entity may perform an action with Agoran Consent, then the entity may perform the action by announcement if all of the following are true: d775 1 @ 1.220 log @effects of Proposal 4889 @ text @d280 1 a280 1 Rule 2110/0 (Power=3) d286 1 a286 3 the Speaker shall award the Patent Title of Champion to the first Player to publicly note that condition. The Herald shall record that this Title was achieved "by paradox" in eir report. d290 1 d2967 1 a2967 1 Rule 1922/11 (Power=1) d3003 3 d3019 1 d3379 1 a3379 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4889] @ 1.219 log @fix a "History:" label @ text @d909 1 a909 1 Rule 1006/11 (Power=1) d919 2 a920 2 office. The Herald shall list the holder of each office, and the date upon which each holder last came to hold that office. d936 6 a941 6 If the duty of an office is to maintain certain information, than the officer shall publish that information once a month, or as soon as possible after a substantial change occurs in the information or the officer receives a request for the information. A weekly report shall be sufficient to satisfy these last two requirements. d965 1 d1877 1 a1877 1 Rule 1795/5 (Power=1) d1880 10 a1889 16 An Order may specify the time limit for the performance of an ordered action. If a time limit is less than 72 hours after the Order takes effect, the time limit shall be 72 hours. If no time limit is specified, time limit shall be as soon as possible after the Order takes effect. If an Order which commands the performance of an action is directed to an Office or other position of authority, and the holder of that position of authority changes after the Order takes effect, but before the Order is satisfied, then the current holder shall have as soon as possible to satisfy that order. The noncompliance of an order with this Rule does not deprive that order of all effect, but instead modifies the timing requirements of the order. d1898 1 d3376 1 a3376 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4886] @ 1.218 log @effects of Proposal 4887 @ text @d2082 1 a2082 1 istory: @ 1.217 log @effects of Proposal 4886 @ text @d107 1 a107 1 Rule 101/4 (Power=3) d114 1 a114 1 are assumed to exist in the absense of an explicit, binding d129 1 a129 1 a binding agreement. The absense of a person's explicit, d163 1 d232 1 a232 1 Rule 1030/4 (Power=3) d247 1 a247 1 the precedence determining Rule shall supercede the numerical d276 1 d310 1 a310 1 Rule 1727/15 (Power=1) d335 3 a337 4 And WHEREAS, this nomic began as a humble and nameless nomic, known unofficially as yoyo, after the mailing list it was played on, until its Players, much later, gave it its OFFICAL NAME of Agora, d367 1 d855 1 a855 1 Rule 402/17 (Power=1) d873 1 a873 1 Rules to the contrary nonwithstanding, if a Player becomes d905 1 d909 1 a909 1 Rule 1006/10 (Power=1) d930 1 a930 1 If no attempt to acheive Agoran Consent for changing the holder d934 1 a934 1 consent is acheived. d944 1 a944 1 perform a certain offical duty, than the player who executed the d964 1 d1077 1 a1077 1 Rule 1681/8 (Power=1) d1107 1 a1107 1 Whenever a rule is changed in any way, the Rulekeeper shall d1125 1 d1240 1 a1240 1 Rule 693/8 (Power=3) d1244 1 a1244 1 decisionmaking process takes place in the following three d1265 1 d1775 1 a1775 1 Rule 2019/6 (Power=2) d1790 1 a1790 1 proposal is three, other rules governing quorum nonwithstanding. d1800 1 d2003 1 a2003 1 Rule 897/4 (Power=1) d2030 4 a2033 4 The defendant of a Civil CFJ is automatically barred from judging it. The Plantiff may bar one other Player when e submits the CFJ. The Defendant may bar one other Player from judging any time before the CFJ is assigned to a judge. d2041 1 d2045 1 a2045 1 Rule 2024/3 (Power=1) d2049 1 a2049 1 in a single message and clearly labelled as Linked CFJs. d2087 1 d2543 1 a2543 1 Rule 1365/9 (Power=1) d2548 1 a2548 1 application to the Clerk of the Courts signed by all submittors. d2552 1 a2552 1 accompanied by reasons or arugments for the opinion. d2569 1 d2686 1 a2686 1 Rule 1447/19 (Power=1) d2689 5 a2693 5 For an Appelate Judge assigned to the Appeal of a Judgement, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: SUSTAIN, REVERSE, REASSIGN, or REMAND. For the appeal of other matters, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: SUSTAIN or OVERTURN. Other Rules may modify this based on the subject of the Appeal. d2703 3 a2705 3 subject of the Appeal is sustained. Otherwise, it is overturned. The Board of Appeals shall execute whatever Appelate Orders are necessary to enforce its determination. d2709 16 a2724 16 a) If a majority of the Appelate Judges Judge REVERSE, then the CFJ shall be treated as if it were Judged normally, with the Judgement being that which a majority of the Appelate Judges agree on. b) If a majority of the Appelate Judges Judge REASSIGN, then the original Judgement is ignored, the original Judge is recused, and the Clerk of the Courts shall reassign the CFJ to a new Judge in the same fashion as it was originally assigned. The new Judge cannot make the same Judgement as the original Judge for the same reason. c) If a majority of the Appelate Judges Judge REMAND, then the original Judgement shall be ignored, and the Clerk of the Courts shall reassign the CFJ to the original Judge as if it were being originally assigned. The Judge may not make d2758 1 d2831 1 a2831 1 Rule 1504/8 (Power=1) d2842 2 a2843 3 defendant to perform a specified service for the benefit of the Agoran community proportinate to the seriousness of the breach; d2849 4 a2852 5 (4) If and only if the trial judge finds the defendant to to have acted willfully in breaking the rules, an order for the Herald to place the defendant in the Chokey for twice number of months equal to the power of the highest-powered Rule that was broken; d2881 1 d3059 1 a3059 1 Rule 1370/15 (Power=1) d3068 1 a3068 1 The Candidate shall choose a Player other tham emself to be the d3072 6 a3077 6 If the Speaker is neither the Chair nor the Candidate, the Speaker shall appoint a Player who is neither the Chair nor the Candidate to be the second Committee member. Otherwise, the the Clerk of the Courts shall so appoint. The two Committee members shall then select, by mutual consent, a third person who is not the Candidate to be the third Committee member. d3116 1 d3320 1 a3320 1 Rule 1626/5 (Power=1) d3325 1 a3325 1 receive Applications of that particular type. The submittor is d3350 1 @ 1.216 log @effects of Proposal 4885 @ text @d1696 1 a1696 1 Rule 105/2 (Power=3) d1714 6 a1719 4 specified by a proposal causes that modification to be void and without effect. A variation in whitespace or capitalization in the quotation of an existing rule does not constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any other variation does. d1738 1 d3368 1 a3368 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4885] @ 1.215 log @effects of Proposal 4884 @ text @d1766 1 a1766 1 Rule 2019/5 (Power=2) d1775 3 a1777 3 Assessor shall place a copy of that proposal to the Proposal Pool. When e does so, that copy shall become distributable and democratic, and its adoption index shall be increased by one. d1790 1 d3365 1 a3365 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4884] @ 1.214 log @effects of Proposal 4880 @ text @d1585 1 a1585 1 Rule 2126/0 (Power=3) d1605 8 d1632 1 d3364 1 a3364 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4880] @ 1.213 log @effects of Proposal 4879 @ text @d308 1 a308 1 Rule 1727/14 (Power=1) d347 1 a347 4 the entire day of June 30, GMT +1200, of each year, and as soon as possible after the end of Agora's Birthday, the Herald shall award the boon of celebration to each Player who, during Agora's Birthday, publicly recognizes this Grand Event. d365 1 d3355 1 a3355 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4879] @ 1.212 log @effects of Proposal 4878 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 86 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 51 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2128 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2128 d3098 32 d3357 1 a3357 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4878] @ 1.211 log @show amendment number in format explanation @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 85 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 50 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2127 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2127 d293 15 d855 1 a855 1 Rule 402/16 (Power=1) d877 7 d904 1 d2951 1 a2951 1 Rule 1922/10 (Power=1) d2985 2 d2999 1 d3325 1 a3325 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4875] @ 1.210 log @Correct error - power of 1450 should be listed as 2. @ text @d7 1 a7 1 Rule NNNN (Power=N) @ 1.209 log @Errors corrected: proposal 4872 from vr20061026 included, "last proposal" number updated. @ text @d1189 1 a1189 1 Rule 1450/5 (Power=1) @ 1.208 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4875 Goethe create 2126 conditional vote chaos allowed (cat "Agoran Decisions") @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 84 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 24 with Power=3 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2126 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2126 d1323 1 a1323 1 Rule 2126/0 (Power=1) d1564 43 d3299 1 a3299 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4868] @ 1.207 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4868 Goethe amend 2124 null amendment, ignored create cat "Offices" amend 402 cardinal->pope->speaker all happens at once move 402 to cat "Offices" amend 1006 new rule for office holding and changing move 1006 to cat "Offices" amend 1551 simplified - ruleset can be ratified! move 1551 to cat "Offices" amend 1377 Herald is ADoP/Registrar combo + patent titles move 1377 to cat "Offices" move 1051 to cat "Offices" amend 1681 category manipulations are mine, all mine! move 1681 to cat "Offices" move 889 to cat "Offices" amend 1607 Promotor-y stuff move 1607 to cat "Offices" amend 1450 declarative rather than procedural rename 1450 power 1450 changed to 2 move 1450 to cat "Offices" repeal 910 The Justiciar repeal 2023 Submitting a CFJ to the Justiciar repeal 2098 May Day repeal 1686 Official Reports repeal 1431 Claims of Error repeal 559 The Registrar repeal 1919 Installing Officers through Proposal repeal 1555 Electees and Removal from Office repeal 1556 Terms of Service for Offices repeal 1758 Holding an Office in Perpetuity repeal 880 Resignation repeal 1764 Modes of Nomination repeal 1645 Temporary Delegation of Office repeal 790 Filling Vacant Offices repeal 1486 Procedure for an Orderly Witch Hunt repeal 1665 Abuse of Responsibility repeal 1585 Official Duties upon Officer Change repeal 1553 Officer Transition repeal 1664 Rebellion repeal 1988 Bastille Day repeal 1840 Political Status repeal 1975 The Associate Director of Personnel repeal 1940 Periodic Compensations repeal 1932 Shareholders and the Corporation repeal 947 Bonus for Repeal repeal 2095 The Assessor's Boon Duties repeal 2111 Hard Ruleset Limits repeal 2118 Nominations for Election repeal 1445 Defaults for Elections repeal 1558 Defaults for Elections for Offices repeal 1957 Budgets repeal 1958 Nominating with Budgets repeal 1659 The Right to Call Elections repeal 1485 Titles for Rules repeal 1430 Mandatory Rule Annotations repeal 514 Keep the Registrar Informed of Your Address repeal 1670 The Distributor repeal 2073 Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? repeal 2097 Card-Carrying Contracts repeal 681 Conclaves create cat "Agoran Decisions" amend 693 now only lists stages without any description move 693 to cat "Agoran Decisions" amend 107 example altered, reflecting disappearance of Scorekeepor Office move 107 to cat "Agoran Decisions" move 683 to cat "Agoran Decisions" move 2117 to cat "Agoran Decisions" amend 1950 removal of ref to elections and referenda move 1950 to cat "Agoran Decisions" move 208 to cat "Agoran Decisions" amend 955 removal of ref to elections and referenda move 955 to cat "Agoran Decisions" move 879 to cat "Agoran Decisions" move 2034 to cat "Agoran Decisions" repeal 1434 Default Procedure for Referendum Voting create cat "Proposals" amend 106 proposals generally move 106 to cat "Proposals" move 1698 to cat "Proposals" amend 105 rule changes spelt out rename 105 to "Rule Changes" move 105 to cat "Proposals" move 1891 to cat "Proposals" move 2019 to cat "Proposals" repeal 594 Enactment of Rules repeal 1322 Modification of Rules repeal 2119 Repeal of Rules repeal 1483 Definition of Proposals repeal 1003 No Coercive Proposals repeal 108 When May Rule Changes Take Effect? repeal 1770 Distributing Proposals repeal 1774 Discarding Proposals from the Pool repeal 1449 The Assessor repeal 1933 A Proposal's Chamber repeal 2045 Adoption Indices repeal 1952 Making Proposals Distributable repeal 1690 Power of New Rules and Rulekeepor category changes: I remove the now empty categories "Officers", "The Oligarchy", "Making Proposals", "Voting on Proposals", "The End of the Voting Period", "Referenda and Elections", "Applications", "The Clerk of the Courts", "Crimes and Infractions", "The Distributor", "The Registrar", "The Rulekeepor", "Kudos", "Cards", "Changing Speakers", "Groups and Contests", "The Rules", and "The Players". @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 83 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 49 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2125 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2125 d1323 18 @ 1.206 log @Fix two errors spotted by Murphy: * proposal number at bottom of file was incorrect * effect of amending 2109 had not been included @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 137 Rules: d26 3 a28 3 29 with Power=3 19 with Power=2 88 with Power=1 d39 3 a41 9 The Rules The Players Officers The Oligarchy Making Proposals Voting on Proposals The End of the Voting Period Referenda and Elections Applications a42 1 The Clerk of the Courts a47 6 Crimes and Infractions The Distributor The Registrar The Rulekeepor Kudos Cards d51 1 a51 3 Changing Speakers Contracts Groups and Contests d739 1 a739 1 Rule 2124/0 (Power=1) a819 8 ====================================================================== The Rules This Category includes Rules about the Rules. (See also "Making Proposals" which includes some Rules concerning Rule Changes, even in the absence of Proposals; See also "The Rulekeepor" which includes Rules regulating the Logical Rulesets and Rule Titles.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d822 2 a823 2 The Players This Category includes Rules defining and classifying Players. d840 43 a882 3 ====================================================================== Officers This Category includes Rules applying to Officers in general. d885 1 a885 1 Rule 1006/9 (Power=1) d895 27 a921 1 office. d939 1 d943 1 a943 124 Rule 2098/0 (Power=1) May Day A Worker is any player who is not an Officer. On the First of May, any worker may remove any officer from an office by public declaration. The declaring worker becomes the holder although not electee of that office, providing e is otherwise eligible to hold the Office. History: Created by Proposal 4701 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1686/16 (Power=1) Official Reports The Rules may designate certain information to be part of an Office's Weekly Report, Bi-Weekly Report or Monthly Report. An Office's Weekly Reports, Bi-Weekly Reports and Monthly Reports constitute the Office's Official Report. All information that is part of an Office's Official Report shall be maintained by the corresponding officer. Each officer with a Weekly Report must publish it weekly unless the content of the report would substantially be the same as in the previously published report. In this case, a report must only be published within one week of the next substantial change to the report's content, but must at least be published once per month. Each officer with a Bi-Weekly Report must publish it once every two weeks and each officer with a Monthly Report must publish it monthly. Failure to do so is the Class 2 Infraction of Failure to Report. If an officer fails to do so for at least three consecutive reporting periods, e may be cited for either Failure to Report or the Class 10 Infraction of Dereliction of Duty but not both. Any officer cited for Dereliction of Duty is immediately removed from that office. The Associate Director of Personnel and the Speaker may report these Infractions. History: Created by Proposal 2839 (Zefram), Mar. 11 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3918 (Murphy), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4164 (Murphy), 11 June 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4489 (root), 6 May 2003 Amended(12) by Proposal 4655 (Kolja), 29 March 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4695 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(15) by Proposal 4769 (Sherlock), 25 May 2005 Amended(16) by Proposal 4822 (OscarMeyr), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1431/16 (Power=1) Claims of Error A Claim of Error is a public message claiming that a specific public communication misrepresents the actual Game State, and documenting the nature of the error. The person who sent the original communication is hereafter known as the Journalist, and the portion of the communication claimed to be in error is hereafter known as the Yellow Document. A Response to a Claim of Error is a public message from the Journalist that either admits or denies the claim. An admission is not valid until the Journalist posts a corrected version of the Yellow Document. If the Journalist was required by the Rules to publish the information in the Yellow Document, then e must publish a Response as soon as possible, unless one of the following holds: a) E has already published a correction. b) A previous Claim was made concerning the same error. c) The Claim was posted more than three weeks after the Yellow Document. d) The Claim is in dispute. If the Claim ceases to be in dispute, then the Journalist must publish a Response as soon as possible after it ceases to be in dispute. If the Journalist was not required by the Rules to publish the information in the Yellow Document, then e is encouraged (but not required) to publish a Response in a timely fashion. A Player who incorrectly denies a Claim commits the Class 1 Crime of Implausible Deniability. However, if e admits the Claim within three days after the incorrect denial, then e shall not be convicted of this Crime. [CFJ 919: A PF message correcting an earlier PF message by the same player constitutes both a COE and the Response.] History: Created by Proposal 1431 (Kelly), Feb. 7 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1491, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1643, Aug. 1 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2424, Jan. 30 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2492, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2561, Apr. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(8) by Proposal 2831 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(9) by Proposal 3456 (Murphy), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3528 (Steve), Jul. 8 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4047 (Taral), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4380 (Steve), 11 September 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1551/6 (Power=3) d946 4 a949 22 A document required to be maintained and published by a player can be ratified if and only if: (a) the correctness of the document is not under dispute; (b) the information within the document has not been superseded by a subsequent document which contradicts it and whose correctness is not under dispute; and (c) the document is not the ruleset. If a player attempts to ratify a document, or a legislative order executed by the adoption of a proposal would ratify a document, then that document is not ratified unless it can be ratified. The electee to an office is permitted to ratify, without objection, an official report e produced and was required to maintain by virtue of holding that office. The Speaker is permitted to ratify, without objection, any official report. In either case, a claim of error on such a report shall be deemed to constitute an objection to ratification. d958 2 a959 4 After a document has been ratified, its maintainer shall annotate all subsequent publications of that document with the date of publication of the most recent issue of that published that was ratified. d971 1 d975 2 a976 2 Rule 1919/1 (Power=2) Installing Officers through Proposal d978 2 a979 4 A Player may be Installed into an Office by the adoption of a Democratic Proposal. If that Office is already held by a Player, that Player is removed from the Office. The Player named in the Proposal then becomes the Electee to that Office. d981 1 a981 4 History: Created by Proposal 3898 (Wes), Aug. 27 1999 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 d983 2 a984 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d986 2 a987 2 Rule 1555/8 (Power=1) Electees and Removal from Office d989 2 a990 7 A Player who wins an Election for an Office, or is installed into Office by a Proposal, becomes the Electee to that Office, as well as its holder. When the Electee to an Office is retired from that Office, e ceases to be the Electee to that Office, but continues to hold the Office. d992 1 a992 13 When the Electee to an Office is removed from that Office, e ceases to be Electee to that Office. Furthermore, if the Electee currently holds the Office, the Speaker becomes the holder of that Office, unless another Rule provides that a different Player is to hold the Office. When a non-Electee is removed from an Office and there is an Electee to that Office, then the Electee becomes the holder of the Office. If there is no Electee, the Office is held by the Speaker. Whenever a player deregisters, is deregistered, or ceases to be active, e is removed from all Offices e holds. d995 21 a1015 9 Created by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2577, Apr. 21 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2781 (Steve), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3898 (Wes), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4071 (Steve), Sep. 14 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 d1019 2 a1020 2 Rule 1556/3 (Power=1) Terms of Service for Offices d1022 2 a1023 5 Unless otherwise specified, the Term of Service for an Office shall expire on the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the month in which the Officer in question was elected to that Office. At the exhaustion of an Office's Term of Service, the Officer holding that Office shall be retired from that Office. d1025 3 a1027 29 Other Rules may specify a different Term of Service for specific Offices. History: Created by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3483 (favor), May 19 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4103 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1758/7 (Power=1) Holding an Office in Perpetuity If a Player is the Electee to an Office which e currently holds, then the Associate Director of Personnel may declare, Without Objection, that that Player holds that Office in perpetuity. The Player then holds the Office in perpetuity. The Term of Service of an Office held in perpetuity shall never expire, and a Player holding an Office in perpetuity continues to hold the Office in perpetuity while e holds the Office. If a Player holding an Office in perpetuity delegates the Office to another Player, and e is still the Electee to the Office at the end of the Period of Delegation, then e resumes holding the Office in perpetuity. This Rule takes precedence over other Rules defining the expiry of an Office's Term of Service. a1029 121 Created by Proposal 3637 (Blob), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3707 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4071 (Steve), Aug. 14 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 880/8 (Power=1) Resignation The holder of an Office may resign from it by announcing that e does so. If the holder of an Office is its Electee, and appoints a successor when e resigns, then: (a) The resigning Player is retired from that Office. (b) If the successor consents within a week, then e becomes holder of that Office. (c) If the successor does not consent within a week, then the resigning Player is removed from that Office. Otherwise, the resigning Player is immediately removed from that Office. History: Created by Proposal 405 (Alexx), Sep. 3 1993 Amended by Proposal 880, ca. Apr. 13 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Apr. 13 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1582, May 15 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1631, Jul. 17 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2781 (Steve), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(6) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4271 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1645/9 (Power=1) Temporary Delegation of Office An Office is Delegated when all of these conditions are met: (a) The holder (hereafter known as the Delegating Player) publishes a Notice of Delegation, naming the Office, another Player (hereafter known as the Delegated Player), and a Period of Delegation no longer than three weeks. (b) The Delegating Player is Electee to the Office, or is the Speaker. This condition must hold when e publishes the Notice of Delegation, and must also hold at the beginning of the Period of Delegation. (c) The Delegated Player is permitted by the Rules to hold the Office at the beginning of the Period of Delegation. (d) The Delegated Player consents to the Delegation within seven days of the publication of the Notice of Delegation. (e) The Period of Delegation has begun and not yet ended. The Period of Delegation begins when the Notice of Delegation is published, or when consent is given, or at the time (if any) specified in the Notice of Delegation, whichever is latest. The Period of Delegation ends after the duration specified in the Notice of Delegation has elapsed, or when a Player other than the Delegating Player becomes Electee to the Office. During the Period of Delegation, the Delegated Player holds the Office, and earns its Salary as specified by other Rules. At the end of the Period of Delegation, if the Office has an Electee, then the Electee holds the Office; otherwise, the Delegated Player continues to hold the Office. History: Created by Proposal 2639 (Steve), Jul. 12 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2645, Aug. 15 1996 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Mar. 16 1996, substantial (unattributed) Amended(3) by Proposal 3707 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4022 (Taral), Jun. 25 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4071 (Steve), Sep. 14 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4271 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 790/14 (Power=1) Filling Vacant Offices An election to fill an office must be held whenever: (a) the office ceases to have an electee; (b) the office is created without installing an electee; or (c) an election to fill that office fails, and no election for that office is in progress. As long as an election to fill an office is in progress, no other election to fill that office may be initiated. An election is in progress from the time it is initiated until it is resolved. If a player required to initiate an election fails to do so as soon as possible, then any player may announce that the election has failed. Provided that this assertion is indeed correct, then upon this announcement the election fails. History: Created by Proposal 790, ca. Dec. 20 1993 d1031 18 a1048 14 Amended(1) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Null-Amended(3) by Proposal 2454, Feb. 6 1996 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Feb. 28 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2564, Apr. 6 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2639, Jul. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4103 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4650 (Murphy), 22 March 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d1052 2 a1053 2 Rule 1486/6 (Power=1) Procedure for an Orderly Witch Hunt d1055 3 a1057 2 An active player (the Witch Hunter) may hold a referendum to remove an officer from office. For this referendum: d1059 3 a1061 2 (a) The set of eligible voters is the set of active players besides the Witch Hunter and the named officer. d1063 3 a1065 1 (b) The adoption index is 2. d1067 3 a1069 1 (c) "BURN THE WITCH" is a synonym for "FOR". d1071 6 a1076 1 (d) "LET THE WITCH LIVE" is a synonym for "AGAINST". d1078 3 a1080 2 (e) "OF COURSE THE WITCH IS GUILTY, BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK" is a synonym for "PRESENT". d1082 6 a1087 3 If the referendum is adopted, it shall have the effect of removing the named player from the named office if e is electee to that office. d1090 2 a1091 43 Created by Proposal 1638, Jul. 25 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2577, Apr. 21 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2668, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3741 (Murphy), May 8 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1665/2 (Power=1) Abuse of Responsibility The Rules can give certain Officers latitude to make certain decisions and determinations based upon their judgement. When these decisions and determinations have effect on the Game State, Players shall always have the ability to make Claims of Error alleging that these decisions and determinations were made outside the authority given to the Officer. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule which otherwise defines a final arbiter for such decisions and determinations. If such a Claim is denied by the Officer, the Player making the Claim is then permitted to make a Call for Judgement alleging that the Officer is guilty of Abuse of Responsibility, a Class 4 Crime. This is the only time such a CFJ is permitted. In Judging such a CFJ, to find the Officer guilty the Judge must establish that the Officer did one of the following: i) Went beyond all reasonable interpretations of the Rules. ii) That e disregarded explicit instructions the Rules gave in regard to eir decisions and determinations. iii) That e showed a pathological lack of judgement in such decisions and determinations. The accused Officer must be given the opportunity to explain eir actions. And such Judgements shall be made in accord to the strictest possible standard of proof. History: Created by Proposal 2726, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic d1093 7 a1099 1 Amended(2) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 d1103 2 a1104 2 Rule 1585/2 (Power=2) Official Duties upon Officer Change d1106 3 a1108 5 Whenever the holder of an Office changes, any duties which the Rules had imposed upon the prior holder of that Office as a consequence of holding that Office which have not been fulfilled must instead be fulfilled by the new holder of that Office, as soon as possible after the change of Officer occurs. d1110 2 a1111 2 The former holder of the Office is absolved of performing all such duties, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. d1113 3 a1115 5 CFJ 1061 (Judged TRUE, Nov. 2 1997): "Rule 1585 should be interpreted such that a Player who is newly installed into an Office does not commit the Infraction of Failure to Report (insofar as that Office is subject to such duties) if e posts the required Report within a week of eir being installed into Office." d1117 4 a1120 5 History: Created by Proposal 2480, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2567, Apr. 12 1996 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2617, Jun. 1 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 4135 (harvel), Apr. 5 2001 d1122 4 a1125 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1553/3 (Power=1) Officer Transition Whenever a Player ceases to hold an Office, that Player shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that all materials necessary for the conduct of that Office, including any records the holder of that Office is required to maintain, are made available to the next Player to hold that Office. A Player who fails to do so commits the Class 4 Crime of Improper Officer Transition. d1128 16 a1143 272 Created by Proposal 2429 (favor), Jan. 30 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2831 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1664/29 (Power=2) Rebellion A Call for Revolt is a notice submitted by a player (the Agitator) which alleges, roughly, that the current government is corrupt, oppressive and self-serving, that rather than watching over the people it is watching the people, that action must be taken, and furthermore asserts that we do not need a key, because we can break in. The Call is valid only if: (a) the Agitator was rebellious when e submitted the Call; (b) no other Call has been made during the same week; and (c) no Revolt has been successful for the previous thirty days. As soon as possible after a valid Call for Revolt has been submitted, the Registrar shall perform the following events in order: (a) select a random integer from 1 to the number of players (plus 1 if a player bears Miscreant); (b) if the selected number is less than or equal to the number of rebellious players (plus 1 if a rebellious player bears Miscreant), then: (1) announce that the Revolt succeeds; (2) expunge the blots of each rebellious player; (3) grant the ephemeral patent title Rebel Hero to each rebellious player; (4) set the initiative of each abiding player to Goethe, and return all stock cards held by abiding players to the Deck; (5) retire each abiding electee from office; and (6) flip each rebellious player's orthodoxy to abiding; otherwise: (1) announce that the Call for Revolt has failed; (2) assess each rebellious player 2 blots; and (3) assess the Agitator an additional 2 blots. The effects of a Call for Revolt shall be based on the orthodoxy of players at the time the Call was submitted. The Registrar shall notify the Herald of all blots gained or expunged as a result of this rule, and is empowered to perform the actions this rule would require em to perform. History: Created by Proposal 2717, Oct 23 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2797 (Andre), Jan. 30 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3475 (Murphy), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3685 (Steve), Feb. 12 1998, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3703 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3713 (Blob), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(6) by Proposal 3740 (Repeal-O-Matic), May 8 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3794 (Kolja A.), Oct. 19 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3916 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3936 (Elysion), Oct. 31 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3951 (Elysion), Dec. 8 1999 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4075b (Steve), Oct. 10 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4091 (Elysion), Dec. 18 2000 Amended(16) by Proposal 4098 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(17) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(18) by Proposal 4128 (Murphy), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(19) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(20) by Proposal 4367 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(21) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(22) by Proposal 4516 (Murphy), 18 July 2003 Amended(23) by Proposal 4554 (Elysion), 27 February 2004 Amended(24) by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 Amended(25) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(26) by Proposal 4624 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(27) by Proposal 4686 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(28) by Proposal 4691 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(29) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1988/0 (Power=2) Bastille Day July 14 of each year shall be known as Bastille Day. For a Revolt called on this day the normal procedure is modified, as follows: i) Each Rebellious Player shall count twice for the purpose of determining success if, during that Bastille Day, e publicly hums a few bars of 'La Marseillaise'. This includes the determination of the number of players, and the Miscreant adjustment, which may become 2 rather than 1. ii) On success, rather than having all eir Blots expunged, each Rebellious Player shall be left with 1 Blot each, even if e was previously Immaculate. This Rule takes precedence over the normal Revolt Procedure. History: Created by Proposal 4182 (Oerjan), 9 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1840/4 (Power=2) Political Status Orthodoxy is a stuck player switch with values abiding and rebellious. A player may flip eir orthodoxy, unless e has done so during the current month. At the beginning of each month, each Rebellious Player commits the Class 2 Infraction of Inciting to Riot (to be reported by the Registrar), unless all of the following are true at that time: i) The Registrar has not announced whether the last Call for Revolt succeeded or failed. ii) The Player was Rebellious at the time of the last Call for Revolt. iii) The Player has not changed from Abiding to Rebellious since the last Call for Revolt. in which case the Player is Hauled Into Kangaroo Court instead. When a Call for Revolt fails, each Player Hauled Into Kangaroo Court since the Call for Revolt commits the Infraction of Inciting to Riot, as defined above. History: Created by Proposal 3737 (Swann), May 3 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3951 (Elysion), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4091 (Elysion), Dec. 18 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4096 (Elysion), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4527 (Murphy), 16 September 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1975/7 (Power=1) The Associate Director of Personnel The Associate Director of Personnel (ADoP) is an office; its holder is recordkeepor for offices and the Speaker and is responsible for holding elections for offices. The ADoP's Weekly Report shall include: (a) a list of all offices; (b) for each office, the electee to the office and the date on which e most recently became electee to that office; (c) for each office for which the holder of the office is not the electee, the current holder of the office, and the date on which e most recently became holder of that office; (d) for each office, the date on which the term of service for that office ends, or an indication that the office is held in perpetuity; (e) the identity of the Speaker. History: Created by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4259 (root), 21 February 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4267 (root), 22 March 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(5) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4769 (Sherlock), 25 May 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1940/10 (Power=1) Periodic Compensations The boon of Public Service exists for the purpose of awarding officers for serving. Paperwork is a stuck switch for offices with states low and high. The Associate Director of Personnel (ADoP) is the recordkeepor for paperwork. For the purpose of this rule, the Speaker and the Distributor are considered offices. The ADoP or the Speaker may flip the paperwork of an office with two supporters and without two objections. As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the ADoP shall award 1 Public Service Boon for each office to the player (if any) who held that office for 16 or more days in the previous month; e shall award an additional Public Service boon to that player if the office is a high paperwork office. While a player is electee to an office, e may make one proposal distributable per month by publicly invoking that office's Civil Service Exemption, even if this would cause em to exceed eir per-player proposal limit. History: Created by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4081 (Elysion), Oct. 30 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4140 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4179 (Taral), 7 July 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4260 (Goethe), 21 February 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4361 (Steve), 16 August 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4385 (Steve), 17 September 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(8) by Proposal 4697 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(9) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(10) by Proposal 4819 (root, Maud), 10 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Oligarchy This Category includes Rules concerning the makeup of the Oligarchy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1932/12 (Power=2) Shareholders and the Corporation A Stock Card is a card with the Element "Shares [X]". The Share Holdings of an entity is the number of Shares possessed by that entity. The Number of Shares is the sum of the Share Holdings of all entities. A Shareholder is an entity with positive Share Holdings. A Plebeian is a player who is not a Shareholder. The Corporation is the collection of all Shareholders. History: Created by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4084 (Steve), Nov. 9 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 01-005 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4111 (Elysion), Feb. 20 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 Amended(6) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(7) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(8) by Proposal 4638 (root), 19 February 2005 Amended(9) by Proposal 4668 (Quazie, Murphy), 9 April 2005 Amended(10) by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 Amended(11) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4829 (Maud), 30 July 2005 d1147 1 a1147 187 ====================================================================== Making Proposals This rather large Category includes Rules regulating the submission and distribution of Proposals, and the Proposal Pool. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1483/12 (Power=1) Definition of Proposals A proposal is a document outlining changes to be made to Agora, including enacting, repealing, or amending rules, or making other explicit changes to the gamestate. A legislator submits a proposal by publishing it with a clear indication that it is intended to become a proposal. As soon as possible afterward, the Promotor shall add this proposal to the Proposal Pool. Before the Promotor distributes a proposal, its proposer may modify its adoption index by announcement. The default adoption index of a proposal is one. All players are legislators. [CFJ 762: Anything contained in a Proposal is part of that Proposal, unless the Rules or Game Custom specifically says otherwise.] History: Created by Proposal 1619, Jul. 17 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2522, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2829 (Zefram), Mar. 7 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3487 (Zefram), May 19 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3799 (Blob), Oct. 29 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3937 (Wes), Oct. 31 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 3990, "Harsher Blot Penalties", (Elysion), Mar. 30 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4658 (root), 29 March 2005 Amended(11) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4829 (Maud), 30 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1698/0 (Power=3) The Proposal System Is Protected It must always be possible to adopt Proposals within a 4 week period. Any change to the game state which would result in this condition becoming false is cancelled and does not take place, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. History: Created by Proposal 3465 (Steve), Apr. 26 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 105/1 (Power=3) What Is a Rule Change? A Rule Change is any of the following: * The enactment of a new Rule; * The repeal of an existing Rule; * The amendment of the text of an existing Rule; or * Any change to a substantive property of a Rule other than its text. A "substantive property of a Rule" is any property of that Rule (other than its text) which determines in part or in full the ability of that Rule to govern by itself or in conjunction with other Rules. [CFJ 708: An Amendment of a non-existing Rule is not a legal Rule Change.] History: Initial Immutable Rule 105, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1072, Oct. 4 1994 Amended by Proposal 1275, Oct. 24 1994 Renumbered from 1072 to 105 by Rule 1295, Nov. 1 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 107/2 (Power=3) Initiating Agoran Decisions An Agoran decision is initiated when a person authorized to initiate it publishes a valid notice which sets forth the intent to initiate the decision. To be valid, this notice must contain the following information: (a) The matter to be decided (for example, "the election for Scorekeepor" or "the adoption of proposal 4781"). (b) A description of the class of eligible voters sufficient to enable public agreement on which persons are eligible. In particular, an explicit list of the eligible voters is always sufficient for this purpose. (c) The identity of the vote collector. (d) Any additional information required by the rules for this announcement. The publication of such a valid notice initiates the voting period for the decision. By default, the voting period lasts for seven days. This rule takes precedence over any rule which would require a voting period for some decision to be shorter than seven days. History: Initial Immutable Rule 107, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1391, Jan. 24 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 594/9 (Power=3) Enactment of Rules A proposal can, as part of its effect, enact a rule, specifying its content and optionally specifying its power and title. If the proposal does not specify the power, the rule shall have power equal to one. If the proposal specifies the power, then the rule shall have power equal to the minimum of four, the power of the proposal, and the power specified by the proposal. If the title is not specified, the Rulekeepor may select any title e sees fit. When a rule is enacted, the Rulekeepor shall assign it a number, which must be greater than any number previously assigned, and shall assign it a revision number of zero. This rule provides the only mechanism by which rules can be enacted. [CFJ 778: It is legal for a Proposal to contain zero Rule Changes.] History: Created by Proposal 594 (KoJen), Oct. 21 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1323, Nov. 21 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 2399, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar 26 1997, substantial Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4111 (Elysion), Feb. 20 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4327 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4328 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 Power changed from 2 to 3 by Proposal 4329 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4329 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4349 (root), 20 July 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4464 (root), 17 March 2003 Amended(9) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2119/0 (Power=3) Repeal of Rules A proposal can, as part of its effect, repeal a rule with power no greater than its own. When a rule is repealed, it ceases to be a rule, and the Rulekeepor need no longer maintain a record of it. This rule provides the only mechanism by which rules can be repealed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2045/1 (Power=3) Adoption Indices When a decision on whether to adopt a proposal or referendum is initiated, it shall be assigned an adoption index, which shall be one unless otherwise specified. Once the voting period for a decision has begun, the adoption index of that decision can only be changed by the Speaker's veto. History: Created by Proposal 4464 (root), 17 March 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1607/11 (Power=1) d1153 18 a1170 2 The Promotor's Weekly Report shall include a list of the titles and submission dates of all proposals in the proposal pool. d1185 1 d1189 2 a1190 36 Rule 1952/6 (Power=1) Making Proposals Distributable The Promotor shall have a budget containing the per-player proposal limit, which shall be a positive integer defaulting to four. Depth is a stuck proposal switch with values undistributable and distributable. Before the Promotor distributes a proposal, its proposer may flip its depth by announcement as long as the number of eir distributable proposals which have been submitted but have not been distributed or retracted is less than the per-player proposal limit. History: Created by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4195 (Syllepsis), 26 July 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(3) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4702 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4829 (Maud), 30 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1770/17 (Power=1) Distributing Proposals (a) The Promotor is permitted to distribute a distributable proposal in the Proposal Pool at any time. (b) During each week, the Promotor must distribute each proposal which was distributable at the beginning of the week and which remains distributable. d1192 5 a1196 22 (c) If there were no proposals in the Proposal Pool at the beginning of a week, then the Promotor must announce this fact at some time during that week. (d) The Promotor legally distributes a proposal by publishing it accompanied by an explicit indication that it is being distributed. When a proposal is distributed, it is removed from the Proposal Pool. The distribution of a proposal initiates the Agoran decision of whether to adopt the proposal, as described elsewhere. (e) The Promotor shall include with the distribution of each proposal the identity of its proposer, the proposal's coauthors, if any, its chamber, and its adoption index. However, the failure of the Promotor to include any of these with a proposal does not deprive the distribution of the proposal of any legal effect. [In upholding the Judgement of CFJ 1089, the Board of Appeals held that in order for a Proposal to have been legally distributed, it is necessary (although perhaps not sufficient) that some text with demonstrably the same effects as the Proposal have been distributed.] d1199 7 a1205 149 Created by Proposal 3684 (Blob), Feb. 12 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3731 (Steve), Apr. 24 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3841 (Blob), Mar. 15 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3842 (Blob), Mar. 15 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3867 (Blob), May 24 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3922 (Wes), Oct. 3 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3933 (harvel), Oct. 24 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3933 (harvel), Oct. 24 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(11) by Proposal 4005 (Taral), May 8 2000 Amended(12) by Proposal 4034 (Chuck), Aug. 2 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4072 (Steve), Sep. 20 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4355 (Steve), 7 August 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1774/4 (Power=1) Discarding Proposals from the Pool If a proposal in the Proposal Pool has been undistributable and in the Pool for more than two weeks continuously, then the Promotor may remove that proposal from the Pool by announcement. The proposer of a proposal may remove it from the Pool by announcement. History: Created by Proposal 3684 (Blob), Feb. 12 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3806 (Kolja A.), Nov. 30 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3943 (Wes), Nov. 20 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1003/2 (Power=2) No Coercive Proposals Proposals whose obvious and direct intent is to coerce a Player into voting against eir conscience shall not take effect even if adopted, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. [CFJ 756: This includes only those Proposals which penalize people based on their votes, even though the penalizing is indirect. However, it is only coercive if the threat is large enough to be effective. CFJ 876: The offering of a modest bribe does not constitute coercion to vote against conscience.] History: Created by Proposal 822, ca. Feb. 18 1994 Amended by Proposal 1003, ca. Aug. 25 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Aug. 25 1994 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Jun. 4 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1623, Jul. 17 1995 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2665, Sep. 12 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Voting on Proposals This Category includes Rules regulating Voting on Proposals and other actions which take place during the Voting Period. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1449/17 (Power=1) The Assessor The Assessor is an office; its holder is responsible for receiving and announcing the results of votes on proposals. The Assessor's weekly report shall include a list of the identity and voting limit for proposals in each chamber for each entity with nonzero voting power in at least one chamber. History: Created by Proposal 1531, Mar. 24 1995 Infected and amended(1) by Rule 1454, Jun. 18 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1776, Nov. 6 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(5) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3693 (Steve), Feb. 26 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3779 (Blob), Aug. 12 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(13) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(14) by Proposal 4255 (Steve), 21 February 2002 Amended(15) by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(17) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 106/2 (Power=3) Adopting Proposals Determining whether to adopt a proposal is an Agoran decision. For this decision, the available options are FOR, AGAINST, and PRESENT, and by default, the eligible voters are the active players, the adoption index is the adoption index of the proposal, and the vote collector is the Assessor. If the option selected by Agora on this decision is ADOPTED, then the proposal is adopted, and unless other rules prevent it from taking effect, its power is set to the minimum of four and its adoption index, and then it takes effect. It does not otherwise take effect. This rule takes precedence over any rule which would permit a proposal to take effect. History: Initial Immutable Rule 106, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1073, Oct. 4 1994 Amended by Proposal 1278, Oct. 24 1994 Renumbered from 1073 to 106 by Rule 1295, Nov. 1 1994 Infected, but not amended, by Rule 1454, May 7 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3736 (Blob), May 3 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2034/2 (Power=3) Vote Protection and Cutoff for Challenges Any proposal that, as all or part of its effect, would change the validity of one or more of a voter's ballots on an Agoran decision whose voting period has begun but which has not yet been resolved shall be wholly without effect, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Once an Agoran decision has been resolved, no ballots on that decision may be validly submitted or retracted, and the outcome of the decision may not be changed in any way, any rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as preventing the correction of errors in reporting the resolution of an Agoran decision. If the success of the resolution of an Agoran decision is not challenged within one week from the time the vote collector announces it, then the announced result is the true result of that decision, even if it would otherwise be in error. d1207 1 a1207 4 History: Created by Proposal 4366 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4637 (Murphy), 19 February 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d1209 3 d1214 1 a1214 1 Rule 693/7 (Power=3) d1219 1 a1219 1 stages: d1221 3 a1223 14 (a) Initiation of the decision: The decisionmaking process begins when a person authorized to initiate the decision announces the matter to be decided, including any additional information the rules require to be in that announcement. (b) Voting of the people: Immediately thereafter, the voting period for the decision begins. During the voting period, eligible voters may vote on the matter, as described elsewhere. (c) Resolution of the decision: After the voting period for the decision ends, any person authorized by the rules to resolve the decision may announce that the matter has been decided, specifying the option selected by Agora. d1238 82 d1347 1 a1347 36 Rule 1933/11 (Power=2) A Proposal's Chamber Chamber is a stuck proposal switch with values ordinary and democratic. An ordinary proposal with an adoption index of two or greater is stalled. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a stalled proposal is undistributable, and if a proposal is distributed that was stalled at the time of distribution, its chamber shall immediately and automatically be set to democratic. If the Promotor knowingly distributes a stalled proposal, e commits the class 4 crime of Improper Debate. Any player can flip the Chamber of a stalled proposal to democratic without objection. The Speaker can flip the Chamber of a stalled proposal to democratic with support. History: Created by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 3990, "Agora Abhors a Vacuum", (Murphy), Mar. 24 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4111 (Elysion), Feb. 20 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4539 (Goethe), 16 November 2003 Amended(6) by Proposal 4570 (Elysion), 2 May 2004 Amended(7) by Proposal 4590 (Elysion), 4 July 2004 Amended(8) by Proposal 4599 (root), 11 July 2004 Amended(9) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(10) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 Amended(11) by Proposal 4863 (Goethe), 30 May 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1950/12 (Power=3) d1350 2 a1351 5 The voting limit of an eligible voter on a referendum or an election is always one and cannot be changed. The voting limit of an eligible voter on a non-ordinary proposal is one. d1354 1 a1354 8 the sum of: (a) one; (b) eir Share Holdings; and (c) the minimum of three and the number of Share cards in the Deck, if e is the Deckmastor. d1378 1 d1382 8 a1389 2 Rule 683/12 (Power=3) Voting on Agoran Decisions d1391 1 a1391 4 An eligible voter on a particular Agoran decision submits a ballot to the vote collector by publishing a valid notice indicating which one of the available options e selects. To be valid, the ballot must satisfy the following conditions: d1393 1 a1393 2 (a) The ballot is submitted by an eligible voter during the voting period for the decision. d1395 1 a1395 1 (b) The ballot clearly identifies the matter to be decided. d1397 3 a1399 2 (c) The ballot clearly identifies the option selected by the voter. d1401 4 a1404 2 (d) The voter has not publicly retracted the ballot during the voting period. d1406 2 a1407 2 The strength of an option is the number of valid ballots selecting that option. d1409 2 a1410 3 Other rules may place further constraints on the validity of ballots. This rule takes precedence over any rule that would loosen the constraints specified by this rule. d1413 2 a1414 3 Initial Mutable Rule 207, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 683 (Jeffrey S.), Nov. 10 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1473, Mar. 8 1995 d1416 1 a1416 11 Amended(3) by Proposal 1554, Apr. 17 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1641, Aug. 1 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2590, May 1 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3718 (Steve), Apr. 3 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3937 (Wes), Oct. 31 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4699 (Sherlock), 18 April 2005 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4811 (Maud,Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d1420 9 a1428 2 Rule 2019/5 (Power=2) The Speaker's Veto d1430 5 a1434 4 The Speaker may veto an Ordinary Proposal in its voting period by announcement. Whenever a proposal is vetoed, its quorum is set to the current number of eligible voters on that proposal plus one, other rules governing quorum notwithstanding. d1436 2 a1437 4 As soon as possible after a vetoed proposal fails quorum, the Assessor shall place a copy of that proposal to the Proposal Pool. When e does so, that copy shall become distributable and democratic, and its adoption index shall be increased by one. d1439 2 a1440 3 The Speaker may Rubberstamp an Ordinary Proposal in its voting period by announcement. Quorum for a rubberstamped ordinary proposal is three, other rules governing quorum nonwithstanding. d1442 2 a1443 7 History: Created by Proposal 4276 (Steve), 28 March 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4717 (Murphy), 25 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4840 (Goethe), 27 October 2005 d1445 2 a1446 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1448 4 a1451 2 Rule 1764/15 (Power=1) Modes of Nomination a1452 31 There are three modes of nomination for elections: selfless, selfish, and open. If the player who initiated the election does not specify the mode of nomination for an election, it is selfish. (1) In a selfless election, any nominator may nominate any prospective besides emself. (2) In a selfish election, any nominator who is a prospective may nominate emself. (3) In an open election, any nominator may nominate any prospective. History: Created by Proposal 3658 (Steve), Jan. 8 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3757 (Steve), Jun. 12 1998 Amended(2) by Rule 1764, Aug. 12 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 3780 (Steve), Aug. 12 1998 Amended(4) by Rule 1764, Oct. 12 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3834 (Blob), Mar. 2 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3952 (Blob), Dec. 13 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3956 (harvel), Dec. 28 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(11) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(13) by Proposal 4759 (Manu, Sherlock), 15 May 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(15) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d1454 19 a1472 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a1473 5 ====================================================================== The End of the Voting Period This Category includes Rules regulating the adoption or failure of Proposals and other actions which take place at the end of the Voting Period or upon the announcement of Proposal results. d1518 2 a1519 2 Rule 208/3 (Power=3) Resolving Agoran decisions d1521 5 a1525 5 The vote collector for a particular Agoran decision is authorized to resolve that decision, and does so by publishing a valid notice which states that the matter has been resolved, indicating the option selected by Agora. To be valid, this notice must satisfy the following conditions: d1527 6 a1532 1 (a) It is published after the voting period has ended. d1534 4 a1537 18 (b) It clearly identifies the matter to be resolved. (c) It clearly identifies the options available. (d) It specifies which option was selected by Agora, as described elsewhere, and provides a tally of the voters' valid ballots on the various options. Each Agoran decision shall have at most one vote collector at a time. The identity of the vote collector is set by the message initiating the decision, and can only be changed as specified by other rules with power at least as great as that of this rule. This rule takes precedence over any rule that would provide another mechanism by which an Agoran decision may be resolved. [CFJ 707: A Player may not change eir Vote after the end of the Voting Period.] d1540 3 a1542 4 Initial Mutable Rule 208, Jun. 30 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1401, Jan. 29 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1531, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d1546 4 a1549 2 Rule 955/9 (Power=3) Determining the Will of Agora d1551 2 a1552 3 To determine which option on a particular Agoran decision was selected by Agora, the vote collector shall perform the following steps in order after the voting period has ended. d1554 3 a1556 2 (a) E shall invalidate any ballots which the rules require em to invalidate, and no others. d1558 4 a1561 5 (b) E shall count the number of distinct voters who submitted ballots which remain valid. If this number is less than the quorum and there is more than one available option, then the option selected by Agora is FAILED QUORUM. Otherwise, the decision achieved quorum. d1563 5 a1567 2 (c) If the decision is whether to adopt a proposal or referendum, e shall determine the voting index as follows: d1569 4 a1572 2 (1) if the strength of FOR is positive and the strength of AGAINST is zero, then the voting index is Unanimity; but d1574 6 a1579 15 (2) if the strength of FOR is zero, then the voting index is zero; otherwise, (3) the voting index is the ratio of the strength of FOR to the strength of AGAINST. If the voting index exceeds one and meets or exceeds the adoption index of the decision, and if further quorum was achieved, then the option selected by Agora is ADOPTED. Otherwise, the option selected by Agora is REJECTED. (d) If the decision is an election, then as long as quorum is achieved, the vote collector has the privilege to choose any option the strength of which meets or exceeds that of any other option to be the option selected by Agora. d1582 7 a1588 17 Initial Mutable Rule 209, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 396 (KoJen), Aug. 23 1993 Amended by Proposal 658, Oct. 29 1993 Amended by Proposal 761, Dec. 8 1993 Amended by Rule 750, Dec. 8 1993 Amended by Proposal 955, Jul. 25 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Jul. 25 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1279, Oct. 24 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1531, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1723, Oct. 6 1995 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=3 by Proposal 2398, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3721 (Steve), Apr. 16 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3818 (Chuck), Dec. 21 1998 Amended(6) by Proposal 4263 (Steve), 4 March 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4302 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4412 (Steve), 6 November 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d1592 2 a1593 2 Rule 1322/4 (Power=3) Modification of Rules d1595 4 a1598 16 A proposal can generally, as part of its effect, modify the power, title, or text of a rule with power no greater than its own. However, a proposal cannot cause a rule to have power greater than its own. Any ambiguity in a modification specified by a proposal causes that modification to be void and without effect. A variation in whitespace or capitalization in the quotation of an existing rule does not constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any other variation does. When a rule is modified, the Rulekeepor shall generally record an increase by one in its revision number. If a single proposal modifies a regulation several times, the Rulekeepor shall only record a single increase of its revision number. This rule provides the only mechanism by which rules can be modified. d1601 1 a1601 7 Created by Proposal 1322, Nov. 21 1994 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Dec. 5 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2398, Jan. 20 1996 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=3 by Proposal 2398, Jan. 20 1996 Infected, but not Amended, by Rule 1454, Nov. 27 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d1605 4 a1608 2 Rule 108/1 (Power=3) When May Rule Changes Take Effect? d1610 17 a1626 3 A given form of a Rule may not have effects earlier than the moment it came to have that form. The form of a Rule consists of its text and other substantive properties. d1628 6 a1633 1 No Rule Change may have retroactive application. d1635 2 a1636 2 [CFJ 1: This does not prevent Rules from being explicitly dependent on circumstances before they are enacted.] d1639 6 a1644 5 Initial Immutable Rule 108, Jun. 30 1993 ... Amended by Proposal 1276, Oct. 24 1994 Renumbered from 1074 to 108 by Rule 1295, Nov. 1 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 3572 (Steve), Oct. 30 1997, substantial d1675 2 a1676 2 Rule 1690/0 (Power=1) Power of New Rules d1678 4 a1681 3 The Power of a new Rule shall be as specified by the instrument which causes the creation of that Rule; if no such specification exists, the Power of the new Rule shall be 1. d1683 4 a1686 2 History: Created by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar 26. 1997 d1688 3 a1690 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 947/19 (Power=1) Bonus for Repeal If there are 100 or more rules, and a proposal is adopted containing a provision that one or more rules be repealed, and if, in the Rulekeepor's estimation, the proposal simplifies the ruleset, then the Rulekeepor shall award the Proposer the Boon of Tapecutter. If the Rulekeepor decides that the proposal does not simplify the ruleset, e must announce this decision. d1693 3 a1695 41 Created by Proposal 947, Jul. 3 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1705, Sep. 4 1995 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Oct. 2 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2047, Dec. 19 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2522, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2829 (Zefram), Mar. 7 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3471 (Harlequin), May 2 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3474 (Swann), May 2 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3801 (Blob), Nov. 6 1998 Amended(12) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3848 (Chuck), Mar. 26 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(15) by Proposal 3947 (harvel), Nov. 20 1999 Amended(16) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(17) by Proposal 4305 (harvel), 28 May 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 4367 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(19) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2095/3 (Power=1) The Assessor's Boon Duties If a proposal is submitted and adopted during that player's Grace Period, then the Assessor shall award that player the boon of Prodigy. If a proposal is adopted, and nobody voted AGAINST it, then the Assessor shall award its proposer the boon of Zeitgeist. If a proposal submitted on Guy Fawkes Day is adopted, then the Assessor shall award its proposer the boon of A Penny. History: Created by Proposal 4696 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4761 (root), 15 May 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4787 (Sherlock), 6 June 2005 d1697 2 a1701 258 Rule 2111/1 (Power=1) Hard Ruleset Limits If there are 200 or more Rules, and a Proposal is adopted that would increase the total number of Rules, the Proposer commits the Class 2 Infraction of Improper Rules Fattening, reportable by anyone. History: Created by Proposal 4795 (Sherlock), 6 June 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4812 (Sherlock), 20 June 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4813 (Sherlock), 20 June 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4814 (Sherlock), 20 June 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4815 (Sherlock), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Referenda and Elections This Category includes Rules regulating voting on entities other than Proposals, particularly Referenda and Elections. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1434/14 (Power=2) Default Procedure for Referendum Voting Determining whether to adopt a referendum is an Agoran decision. For this decision, the available options are FOR, AGAINST, and PRESENT, and the eligible voters are the players. If the option selected by Agora on this decision is ADOPTED, then the referendum is adopted, and unless other rules prevent it from taking effect, it takes effect. It does not otherwise take effect. This rule takes precedence over any rule which would permit a referendum to take effect. History: Created by Proposal 1456, Mar. 1 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2543, Mar. 19 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2585, May 1 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2783 (Steve), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3746 (Blob), May 15 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3884 (harvel), Jul. 26 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4257 (Murphy), 21 February 2002 Amended(10) by Proposal 4258 (Murphy), 21 February 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4629 (Murphy), 19 December 2004 Amended(12) by Proposal 4637 (Murphy), 19 February 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4699 (Sherlock), 18 April 2005 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4811 (Maud,Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2118/0 (Power=1) Nominations for Election A person is a nominator and a prospective in an election only if e is an active player. The rules may further restrict validity of nominators and prospectives. A nominator nominates a prospective in a specified election by announcement. That nominator may publicly retract eir nomination of that prospective. A prospective may publicly decline eir nomination; if e does so, e may not be further nominated in that election. A nominee in an election is a prospective who has been nominated and whose nomination has not been retracted or declined. History: Created by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1445/19 (Power=1) Defaults for Elections When the rules require a player to hold an election, e shall perform the following actions in order, beginning as soon as possible: (a) E shall publish a call for nominees, optionally specifying the mode of nominations for the upcoming election. One week later, if there are no nominees, e shall repeat this step in its entirety. (b) E shall initiate an election, which is an Agoran decision. For this decision: (1) The available options are the nominees. Eir announcement initiating the election must indicate the available options. (2) The eligible voters are the active players. (3) E is the vote collector. (4) If the vote collector has not yet resolved the election, then any nominee may stand down by announcement. When a nominee stands down, e is removed from the list of options for the election. (c) The vote collector for an election is required to resolve the election as soon as possible after the end of its voting period. If the option selected by Agora is a nominee, that nominee is the winner of the election. Otherwise, the election has no winner. History: Created by Proposal 1499 (Blob), Mar. 24 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1763, Oct. 31 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2543, Mar. 19 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2578, Apr. 21 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2600, May 26 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2786 (Steve), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 2808 (Murphy), Feb. 8 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3564 (General Chaos), Oct. 24 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3616 (General Chaos), Dec. 9 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3884 (harvel), Jul. 26 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3836 (Elysion), Oct. 31 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3990, "Harsher Blot Penalties", (Elysion), Mar. 30 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4017 (Elysion), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4031 (Elysion), Jul. 24 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4257 (Murphy), 21 February 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4480 (Steve), 23 April 2003 Amended(18) by Proposal 4637 (Murphy), 19 February 2005 Amended(19) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1558/8 (Power=1) Defaults for Elections for Offices When the rules require that an election be held to fill an office, that election shall be conducted in accordance with the usual rules for elections, with the following exceptions: (a) If the election would be held to fill the office of Associate Director of Personnel, then the election shall be initiated by the Speaker; otherwise, it shall be initiated by the Associate Director of Personnel. (b) A player who is not eligible to hold the office for which the election is being held is not a prospective. History: Created by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2564, Apr. 6 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3628 (Murphy), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(3) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(6) by Proposal 4509 (Murphy), 10 July 2003 Amended(7) by Proposal 4650 (Murphy), 22 March 2005 Amended(8) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(9) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1957/3 (Power=1) Budgets A budget is a document maintained by an office which determines the values of various properties the office is empowered to determine. An office has a budget only if the Rules explicitly indicate that the office has a budget. Each budget shall be part of the corresponding office's Monthly Report. As soon as possible after a budget changes, the holder of the corresponding office (the maintainer) shall publish it. As soon as possible after a budget is discovered to be invalid, its maintainer shall create a valid budget as close as possible to the most recent valid version of the budget. The new budget shall be effective when the maintainer publishes it. While holding an office as electee, an officer may Without Objection amend the budget to adhere to a proto-budget which e must publish at the time e announces eir intent to amend. The Rules regarding a particular budget may specify a different procedure for its amendment. History: Created by Proposal 4054 (Oerjan), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4144 (Blob), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1958/2 (Power=1) Nominating with Budgets (a) If an office has a budget, then a nomination in an election for that office is not valid unless a valid proto-budget is associated with it. (b) A proto-budget submitted by a nominee during the nominating period is associated with that nominee's nomination. A proto-budget is valid if it would be valid as a budget. (c) If a nominee for an Office fails to submit a valid proto-budget during the nominating period, then by default eir nomination is associated with a proto-budget identical to the current budget for that Office. If the current budget is not valid, tough cookies. (d) As soon as possible after the end of the nominating period, the vote collector shall announce each candidate's last valid proto-budget. (e) When the election ends, the winner's last valid proto-budget becomes the budget of that office, and the winner shall announce it as soon as possible. If the election ends without a winner, then the existing budget remains in effect. History: Created by Proposal 4054 (Oerjan), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4480 (Steve), 23 April 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4589 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1659/6 (Power=1) The Right to Call Elections The Speaker has the right to call elections, and e exercises this right by a publishing a notice listing a number of offices and declaring that e is exercising eir right to call elections for these offices. If e has not exercised this right since e last became Speaker, then upon the publication of this notice, the electee of each listed office is retired from office. History: Created by Proposal 2706, Oct. 12 1996 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Oct. 20 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 4071 (Steve), Sep. 14 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(6) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Applications This Category includes Rules concerning Applications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a1865 79 The Clerk of the Courts This Category includes Rules concerning the Office of the Clerk of the Courts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 889/13 (Power=1) The Clerk of the Courts The Clerk of the Courts (CotC) is an office; its holder is responsible for receiving and distributing Calls for Judgement (CFJs) and Appeals. The CotC's Bi-Weekly Report shall include the following: (i) Each Player's Orientation. The CotC's Monthly Report shall include the Stare Decisis, which is a list of past CFJs. The following information shall be included for each CFJ: (i) its statement; (ii) the date on which it was called; (iii) its outcome (if any) on Judgement; and (iv) its outcome (if any) on Appeal. Whenever a CFJ is made, the CotC shall add it to the list. E may, at eir discretion, add earlier CFJs. E may Without Objection remove any CFJ e deems no longer relevant from the list. History: Created by Proposal 406 (Alexx), Sep. 3 1993 Amended by Proposal 889, Apr. 13 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Apr. 13 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1441, Feb. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(5) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3978 (Blob), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(11) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4563 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 Amended(13) by Proposal 4769 (Sherlock), 25 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1450/4 (Power=1) Judicial Separation Whenever the Speaker is Electee to the Office of Clerk of the Courts, e is retired from that Office. Whenever the Speaker is Electee to the Office of Justiciar, e is retired from that Office. Whenever a Player is both Clerk of the Courts and Justiciar, e is removed from the Office of Justiciar. Neither the Speaker, the Justiciar, nor a nominee for Justiciar may be nominated for Clerk of the Courts. Neither the Speaker, the Clerk of the Courts, nor a nominee for Clerk of the Courts may be nominated for Justiciar. History: Created by Proposal 1547, Apr. 14 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4592 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== a1900 20 Rule 2023/1 (Power=2) Submitting a CFJ to the Justiciar A CFJ may be submitted to the Justiciar. For such a CFJ, the Justiciar shall perform all duties and fulfill all roles that would otherwise be assigned to the Clerk of the Courts. This takes precedence over Rules that would otherwise assign duties and roles regarding a CFJ to the Clerk of the Courts. All persons are encouraged to submit a CFJ to the Justiciar only when there is a good reason not to submit it to the Clerk of the Courts. History: Created by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4452 (Sir Toby), 22 Feb. 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4452 (Sir Toby), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a2475 24 Rule 910/13 (Power=1) The Justiciar The Justiciar is an office; its holder is responsible for justice, serving on a Board of Appeals when necessary. History: Created by Proposal 910, May 4 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1447, Feb. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1511, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1581, May 15 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2569, Apr. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3742 (Harlequin), May 8 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4592 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 Amended(12) by Proposal 4698 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4743 (Manu), 5 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a2819 297 Crimes and Infractions This Category includes general Rules regarding Crimes and Infractions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Distributor This Category includes Rules concerning the Patent Title of Distributor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1670/15 (Power=1) The Distributor The person who is most responsible for the maintenance of one or more Public Fora, in the opinion of the Registrar, shall be known as the Distributor. Any changes in the identity of the Distributor shall take effect when announced publicly by the Registrar. The Registrar is obliged to keep the Distributor informed of all listed e-mail addresses of all Players, as well as to inform the Distributor of any listing or unlisting as soon as possible after e learns of it. History: Created by Proposal 2739 (Swann), Nov. 7 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, May 2 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(3) by Rule 1670, May 16 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(5) by Rule 1454, Dec. 4 1997, substantial, (unattributed) Amended(6) by Rule 1670, Dec. 18 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3754 (Steve), Jun. 9 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3916 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4141 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4511 (Murphy), 10 July 2003 Amended(15) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Registrar This Category includes Rules concerning the Office of Registrar. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 559/25 (Power=1) The Registrar The Registrar is an office; its holder is responsible for maintaining the register of players. The Registrar's Bi-Weekly Report shall include all of the following information: (i) a list of all registered players, with their nicknames, if any, and listed email addresses; (ii) a list of all Grace Periods in progress, including the player subject to the Grace period, the time at which it started, and the time at which it will end; (iii) a list of all Unready players; (iv) the most recent date on which each registered player registered; (v) each player's activity level, and the most recent date and method by which that player's activity level changed; (vi) the identity of the Distributor. History: Created by Proposal 559 (Wes), ca. Oct. 7 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1325, Nov. 22 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1436, Feb. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1660, Aug. 14 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1681, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2451, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2532, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(8) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(9) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(10) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4057 (harvel), Aug. 29 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4195 (Syllepsis), 26 July 2001 Amended(17) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(18) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(19) by Proposal 4259 (root), 21 February 2002 Amended(20) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(21) by Proposal 4435 (Murphy), 28 January 2003 Amended(22) by Proposal 4563 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 Amended(23) by Proposal 4616 (OscarMeyr), 1 October 2004 Amended(24) by Proposal 4769 (Sherlock), 25 May 2005 Amended(25) by Proposal 4820 (Goethe), 10 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 514/2 (Power=1) Keep the Registrar Informed of Your Address Each Player may list or unlist an e-mail address by informing the Registrar that e is doing so. When a Player registers, the address used to send eir registration becomes listed. A listing is only valid if the Player sends a public message from the listed address within one week of the listing. (This message may be the listing itself.) An unlisting is only valid if the Player keeps at least one address listed. If a Player fails to notify the Registrar of a change of address, then the Registrar is not responsible for any e-mail that fails to reach that Player. History: Created by Proposal 514 (Wes), Oct. 5 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 2739 (Swann), Nov. 5 1996, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 4435 (Murphy), 28 January 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Rulekeepor This Category includes Rules concerning the Office of Rulekeepor, as well as Rules regulating the Logical Ruleset and Rule Titles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1051/17 (Power=1) The Rulekeepor The Rulekeepor is an office; its holder is responsible for maintaining the text of the rules of Agora. The Rulekeepor's Weekly Report shall include the Short Logical Ruleset. The Rulekeepor's Monthly Report shall include the Full Logical Ruleset. History: ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1735, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2048, Dec. 19 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Null-Amended(6) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2741 (Zefram), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Infected and Amended(8) by Rule 1454, Nov. 27 1996, substantial (unattributed) Amended(9) by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3675 (Michael), Jan. 30 1998 Amended(12) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3882 (harvel), Jul. 21 1999 Amended(15) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(16) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(17) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1681/7 (Power=1) The Logical Rulesets There is a format of the ruleset known as the Short Logical Ruleset (SLR). In this format, each rule is assigned to a category, and the rules are grouped according to their category. Within a category, the ordering of rules is decided by the Rulekeepor. A new Rule is assigned to a category as the Rulekeepor sees fit. The Rulekeepor may, without 2 objections, move Rules between categories, change the name of a category, and add or remove empty categories. The listing of each rule in the SLR must include the rule's number, revision number, power, title, and text, and must also include any annotations to the rule required by order. The Rulekeepor is strongly encouraged not to include any additional information in the SLR, except that which increases the readability of the SLR. There is a format of the ruleset known as the Full Logical Ruleset (FLR). In this format, rules are assigned to the same category and presented in the same order as in the SLR. The FLR must contain all the information required to be in the SLR, as well as a brief description of each category and any historical annotations which the Rulekeepor is required to record. The Rulekeepor is also free to include any other information which e feels may be helpful in the use of the ruleset in the FLR. History: Created by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan 15 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3500 (Crito), Jun. 3 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3624 (Chuck), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(3) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4841 (Goethe), 27 October 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1485/8 (Power=1) Titles for Rules Each Rule has a Title, which is a single line of text containing not more than 60 characters. The Title must be listed by the Rulekeepor along with the Rule. However, the Title is not part of the Rule itself and has no effect on the meaning or application of the Rule, being merely a convenience for the Players. A Rule Change that Creates a new Rule may specify a Title for the new Rule. If it does not, the Rulekeepor shall choose the new Rule's Title. The Rulekeepor is authorized to change the Title of a Rule Without Objection. History: Created by Proposal 1634, Jul. 25 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1668, Aug. 18 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1673, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1740, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2741 (Zefram), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3521 (Chuck), Jun. 23 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1430/6 (Power=1) Mandatory Rule Annotations Whenever a rule is changed in any way, the Rulekeeper shall record a historical annotation to the rule indicating: (a) the type of change; (b) if the rule was changed due to a proposal, a reference to that proposal, its proposer, and any coauthors explicitly named in that proposal; (c) if the rule was changed by some other mechanism, the mechanism which specified the change; and (d) the date on which the change took effect. Other rules may require additional information to appear in an annotation for certain types of Rule Change. Annotations to a rule are not part of the rule, and annotating a rule is not a rule change. The Rulekeepor shall indicate all annotations in such a way that they are readily distinguished from the text of the rule. When a rule is repealed, all annotations attached to it are discarded, and need not appear in the published Ruleset. History: Created by Proposal 1430 (Kelly), Feb. 7 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2738 (Swann), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3842 (Chuck), Mar. 15 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3884 (harvel), Jul. 26 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4664 (Sherlock), 9 April 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4828 (Maud), 30 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Kudos This Category includes Rules regulating the Kudos system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Cards This Category includes Rules regulating Cards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== a3045 43 Rule 1377/19 (Power=1) The Herald The Herald is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of Blots. The Herald's Weekly Report shall include the following: (i) The Stain of each Player and Fugitive from Justice. (ii) A list of each Patent Title with Historical Significance that at least one person Bears and that is not a Degree, with a list of which persons Bear it. (iii) A list of Degrees which have been granted, and which persons Bear them. (iv) Each player's Education. History: Created by Proposal 1377, Jan. 17 1995 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Jan. 29 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2503, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2839 (Zefram), Mar. 11 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3926 (Crito), Oct. 10 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4124 (Elysion), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(18) by Proposal 4563 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 Amended(19) by Proposal 4852 (root), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a3070 129 Changing Speakers This Category includes Rules regulating changing the Speaker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 681/13 (Power=1) Conclaves Agora exits from Conclave whenever a player becomes a pope. Agora enters into Conclave whenever there is no pope and one of the following triggering events occurs: (a) the Speaker resigns the Speakership, becomes inactive, or otherwise ceases to be Speaker without another player being installed as Speaker; (b) the success of a Call for Revolt is announced, and the Speaker was abiding at the time of the Call for Revolt, in which case the rebellious cardinals are the only qualified cardinals; (c) two or more cardinals simultaneously win the game, in which case these cardinals are the only qualified cardinals; (d) no pope has become Speaker for the past six months; or (e) a pope ceases to be pope without becoming Speaker. As soon as possible after Agora enters into conclave, the Associate Director of Personnel must announce the fact and publish a list of qualified cardinals. All cardinals are considered qualified unless specifically restricted by the particular triggering event. If Agora is already in conclave when a triggering event occurs, Agora remains in conclave, but the qualification of each cardinal is modified to reflect the more recent event. While Agora is in conclave, any player may make a qualified Cardinal into a pope, with Agoran consent. If the legality of this action is not challenged within seven days of it being attempted, then it shall be allowed to stand, even if is subsequently found to be illegal. So there's always hope that you can be pope. History: Created by Proposal 681 (KoJen), ca. Oct. 29 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1423, Feb. 7 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1695, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1734, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2604, May 26 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2697, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(9) by Proposal 3703 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(10) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4853 (Goethe), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 402/15 (Power=1) Church and State A cardinal is an active, ready player who is not the current Speaker. For seven days after a cardinal wins the game with no other players simultaneously winning, that cardinal may announce that e becomes a pope. Upon this announcement, that player becomes a pope, so please treat em right good forever. When a cardinal becomes a pope, any previous pope immediately ceases being a pope. Whenever a pope is not a cardinal, e immediately ceases being a pope. Any Player who is not a pope may install the pope as Speaker, by announcement. Upon this announcement, if the announced player is still a pope, then the current Speaker ceases to be Speaker, and the pope is installed as the new Speaker and ceases to be a pope. This installation cannot be performed if there are unresolved challenges regarding the pope-ness of the player. If the legality of an installation is not challenged within seven days of it being attempted, then it shall be allowed to stand, even if is subsequently found to be illegal. History: Created by Proposal 402 (Alexx), ca. Sep. 3 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1421, Feb. 7 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1700, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Feb. 23 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(5) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3703 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3974 (Elysion), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(11) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(13) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4853 (Goethe), 18 March 2006 Amended(15) by Proposal 4861 (Goethe), 30 May 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2073/2 (Power=1) Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Whenever the Speaker is Electee to the Office of Associate Director of Personnel, e is retired from that Office. History: Created by Proposal 4594 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4613 (Murphy), 10 September 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4768 (root), 25 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== a3212 32 Groups and Contests This Category includes Rules regulating Groups and Contests. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2097/1 (Power=1) Card-Carrying Contracts A Contract may be made into a Card-Carrying Contract by its Notary acting with two support and without two objections. A player may only be Notary of one Card-Carrying Contract at a time. A Card-Carrying Contract is a gambler, and may perform the following actions only as explicitly permitted by its regulations: 1. As long as the Contract has at least three Members and its hand size is less than the maximum hand size, it may draw a number of cards each month equal to its number of Members at the beginning of the month divided by two and rounded up. 2. Transfer or discard cards. A Card-Carrying Contract may not play cards. History: Created by Proposal 4700 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== d3238 1 a3238 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4867] @ 1.205 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4867 Goethe amend 101 s/view/review rename cat "Contracts" -> "Contract Law" move 1742 to cat. "Contract Law" amend 1742 new "Civil" CFJ move 1503 to cat. "Contract Law" rename 1503 to "Rules Violations" power 1503 to Power=3 amend 1503 breaking rules = breaking a contract power 2109 to Power=2 amend 2109 CotC to track Agoran Contracts move 1626 to cat. "Contract Law" amend 1626 Application Fraud gone - other simplifications repeal 2107 repeal 2108 move 1504 to cat. "Rule Violations" amend 1504 now lists all possible punishments amend 908 removes explict crime of failure to comply with apology punishment move 1505 to cat. "Rule Violations" rename 1505 to "Dishonor Rolls" amend 1505 defines "In Disgrace", "In the Chokey", and "Fugitive" repeal 1816 repeal 1812 repeal 1814 repeal 1505 ?? think I have to do this though it was just usefully amended, and though the indicative name is now wrong... ?? repeal 2017 repeal 1714 amend 991 removal of CotC's duty to publish CFJ rename 897 to "Court Procedure" amend 897 CotC publishes CFJs; parties may veto possible judges amend 2024 slight simplification + addition of Excess CFJs handling repeal 1562 repeal 2025 amend 1868 other rules may delay judge selection amend 698 deletion of references to readiness amend 1871 deletion of Orientation switch; allows CotC error correction repeal 2032 repeal 1567 repeal 1568 amend 408 removal of late-judgement infractions power 217 to Power=3 amend 217 picks up "truth of statement at time of CFJ" clause amend 1575 merges in evidentiary status of official reports ; beyond reasonable doubt for penalties worse than Apology amend 1826 merges in later rules on Motions amend 789 null amendment amend 1365 simplification repeal 1768 repeal 451 repeal 502 repeal 1827 amend 1564 merges in R.1570 amend 911 3rd (Lead) Justice always selected from Playership (no Justiciar) amend 1447 merges in R.2026, R.1693 move 1804 to cat. "Overturning Judgement" amend 1804 bug fix, rule now specifies what to do if appeal is overturned amend 1805 merges in other appelate order rules repeal 1570 repeal 2026 repeal 1693 repeal 1806 repeal 1807 amend 1793 remove Crime amend 1794 removes Ticketing and Sentencing Orders amend 1795 simplification amend 1799 minor wording simplification amend 1810 removes Crimes; states instead that failure to obey an Order violates this rule @ text @d4967 9 a4975 7 There exists a type of Contract known as Agoran Contract. An Agoran Contract is a Contract between any two entities. An Agoran Contract may only be created or amended by a Proposal and becomes effective when the Proposal takes effect. Unless otherwise specified in the Rules or Regulations, All Players are automatically Members of Agoran Contracts and no Player may leave an Agoran Contract. d4980 1 a4980 1 The ADoP is required to keep track of all Agoran Contracts. d5080 1 a5080 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4866] @ 1.204 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4866 Goethe amend 2105 addition of "Oscar's Mire" amend 101 recast in terms of rights and privileges create 2125 in cat. "The Game of Agora" move 1688 to cat. "The Game of Agora" move 1482 to cat. "The Game of Agora" move 1030 to cat. "The Game of Agora" move 1727 to cat. "The Game of Agora" amend 1727 additional all-caps move 104 to cat. "The Game of Agora" repeal 1020 (name is in Happy Birthday rule) repeal 2039 repeal 1513 create cat "Players and Entities" move 1586 to cat. "Players and Entities" move 869 to cat. "Players and Entities" move 1789 to cat. "Players and Entities" repeal 1677 repeal 1976 repeal 1016 repeal 2036 amend 478 Herald tracks fora status amend 754 loses material now in 478 amend 1023 asap simpler, other def'ns included move 1728 to cat. "Definitions" move 2124 to cat. "Definitions" amend 2124 def'n of "Agoran Consent" more explicit amend 1769 restriction on holiday duration removed; Xmax/New Year holiday removed repeal 459 (Agoran Epochs) repeal 2040 (Switches) repeal 1527 (Unsnarling Tangles) repeal 1478 (Executors and Limited Executors) repeal 1079 (Definition of "Random") repeal 1787 (April Fool's Day) repeal 1870 (Merry Christmas, Agora, And A Happy New Year!) repeal 1661 (The Right of Patronage) repeal 2068 (The Deckmastor) repeal 2112 (Deckmastor's Budget) repeal 2113 (Card Constraints) repeal 2114 (Card Definitions) repeal 2115 (Cards of Power) repeal 2116 (Onepower Cardbook) repeal 2069 (Card Actions) repeal 2106 (Playing Cards) repeal 2074 (Hand Flux) repeal 2075 (Winning Hands) repeal 2083 (Hand Reductions) repeal 2080 (Chip Sources) repeal 2120 (Cashing in One's Chips) repeal 2121 (Cards for Ex-Cards) repeal 2122 (Gaining and Losing Chips) repeal 2123 (Fees) repeal 2104 (Contreras Card Labs) @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 159 Rules: d26 3 a28 3 28 with Power=3 18 with Power=2 112 with Power=1 d122 1 a122 1 Rule 101/3 (Power=3) d149 1 a149 1 not had the reasonable opportunity to view. d177 1 a2917 51 Rule 1626/4 (Power=1) Applications An Application is any document which has been clearly labeled as an Application and which has been submitted as an Application by some person. That person is known as the Application's Sponsor. The Sponsor of an Application may attach the signatures of other persons, or signatories, to the Application at the time e submits it. The Sponsor may not attach any signature to an Application without first having obtained the explicit consent of the signatory. A signatory may revoke eir consent, once granted, by informing the Sponsor. An Application is submitted by sending it to a Player designed by the Rules to receive Applications of that particular type, bearing a clear indication that the document in question is intended to be an Application and that it is being submitted by the Sponsor as an Application. If the Rules do not otherwise designate a Player to receive a particular type of Application, the Speaker shall do so. The effect of submitting an valid Application is determined by the Rules pertaining to Applications of that particular type. A person who submits an Application with signatures attached belonging to any person who has not consented to having eir signature attached to that Application commits the Class 4 Crime of Application Fraud. An Application submitted with attached signatures belonging to a person who did not consent to such attachment is invalid. Signatures are presumed to have been attached with the consent of the signatory. This presumption shall be rebutted only by a declaration from the alleged signatory, made within 60 days of the submission of the Application, stating that the signatory did not consent or that e consented and then subsequently revoked eir consent. The Sponsor bears the burden of proof to show that such a declaration, once made, is false. It shall be a defense to the Crime of Application Fraud that the Sponsor did not receive a signatory's notice of revocation. History: Created by Proposal 2605, May 26 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3565 (General Chaos), Oct. 24 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), 5 June 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2925 1 a2925 1 Rule 1793/1 (Power=1) d2943 1 a2943 3 otherwise by CFJ. No Order may act to prevent or hinder its own appeal in any way. Knowingly and willfully executing invalid Orders constitutes the Class 10 Crime of Abuse of Authority. d2948 1 d2952 1 a2952 1 Rule 1794/7 (Power=1) d2962 1 a2962 7 (b) A Sentencing Order is an Order executed to impose the penalty for a Crime. (c) A Ticketing Order is an Order executed to impose the penalty for an Infraction. (d) An Appellate Order is an Order executed by a Board of d2965 1 a2965 1 (e) A Judicial Order is an Order executed by a Judge in the d2968 1 a2968 1 (f) A Timing Order is an Order which may be executed by any d2988 1 d2992 1 a2992 1 Rule 1795/4 (Power=1) d3004 7 a3010 9 takes effect, but before the Order is satisfied, and the time limit is before, or less than 72 hours after, the current holder of the position came to hold that position, then the current holder shall have as soon as possible to satisfy that order. Other Rules may establish other times by which orders must be performed. The noncompliance of an order with this Rule does not deprive that order of all effect, but instead modifies the timing requirements of the order. d3018 1 d3028 3 a3030 4 A stay may be ordered for a fixed time, in which case the stay expires at the time specified; or for an indefinite time, in which case the stay will not expire. If no specification is made in the Order to Stay, the stay shall be indefinite. d3054 1 d3058 1 a3058 1 Rule 1810/4 (Power=1) d3069 2 a3070 12 If an Order requires an entity to perform an action prior to a specified time, and the Order is not satisfied prior to that time specified in the Order commits the Class 4 Crime of Contempt by Inaction. Any entity who, while required by an Order to refrain from performing an action, performs the proscribed action while the Order is in effect commits the Class 4 Crime of Contempt by Action. This Rule shall have no application with respect to any Order which has been adjudicated to be invalid. d3078 1 d3167 1 a3167 1 Rule 991/5 (Power=2) a3180 6 The Clerk of the Courts shall publish the text of a CFJ, along with any additional material submitted by the Caller (including but not limited to Arguments and Evidence), no later than the time e announces the identity of the first Judge assigned to that CFJ. d3194 1 d3218 20 a3237 2 Rule 897/3 (Power=1) Barring Players from Judgement d3242 2 a3243 2 Any Player sharing an Executor with the Caller of a CFJ is automatically Barred from Judging that CFJ. d3245 4 a3248 2 When submitting a CFJ, the Caller may Bar up to three Players from Judging that CFJ. d3255 1 d3259 1 a3259 28 Rule 1562/7 (Power=1) Excess CFJs A CFJ made by a person who has previously made five or more CFJs during the same Agoran Week is an Excess CFJ. The Caller of an Excess CFJ commits the Class 1 Infraction of Excess CFJing, to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts. The Clerk of the Courts shall dismiss all Excess CFJs. If e instead assigns one to a Judge, then the Judge shall Judge it, but the Clerk of the Courts commits the Class 2 Infraction of Allowing Excess CFJing, to be reported by the Justiciar. History: Created by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2604, May 26 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(3) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3839 (Murphy), Mar. 8 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2024/2 (Power=1) d3262 2 a3263 2 Linked CFJs are multiple Calls for Judgement submitted in a single message and clearly labelled as Linked CFJs. d3270 6 a3278 6 If one or more Linked CFJs are Excess CFJs, then the Clerk of the Courts shall either assign them all or dismiss them all, at eir discretion. If e assigns them all, then e does not commit Allowing Excess CFJing by doing so, Rules to the contrary notwithstanding. a3281 3 CFJs. The Clerk of the Courts shall either treat those CFJs as Linked (to each other) or not Linked, as e sees fit. In either case, those CFJs are no longer Linked to any of the non-remanded d3292 5 a3296 1 History: d3300 1 d3310 1 a3310 1 Rule 1868/3 (Power=1) d3323 4 d3342 1 d3346 1 a3346 1 Rule 698/14 (Power=1) d3351 1 a3351 2 ineligible. A player who is inactive or unready is ineligible to judge CFJs. d3357 2 a3358 2 (1) all ready, active, non-barred players become eligible to judge that CFJ; then d3361 2 a3362 2 ready, active, barred players, other than the caller emself, become eligible to judge that CFJ; d3364 1 a3364 5 (3) if there is still no player eligible to judge, then all active, players other than the caller emself, become eligible to judge that increasingly annoying CFJ; (4) if there is still no player eligible to judge, then d3388 1 d3392 1 a3392 1 Rule 1871/7 (Power=1) a3394 3 Orientation is a stuck player switch with values unturned and turned. d3397 1 a3397 1 future CFJs. d3405 9 a3413 2 The CotC may flip the Orientation of players e expects to judge CFJs slowly or not at all to turned, without 2 objections. d3424 1 a3427 77 Rule 2032/2 (Power=1) Errors in Judge Selection If the Clerk of the Courts errs in good faith by selecting a Player to Judge a CFJ or Appeal, who: a) e believes at the time of selection to be eligible to judge the CFJ or Appeal; and b) is not eligible to judge the CFJ or Appeal at the time of selection solely because e is turned; then that selection shall stand and the selected Player shall become a Judge of that CFJ or Appeal, as if e had been eligible to judge it; unless the Clerk of the Courts points out eir error and makes a new selection before the selected Player returns Judgement. History: Created by Proposal 4342 (root), 8 July 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4579 (Murphy), 15 June 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1567/10 (Power=1) Making Oneself Ineligible to Judge a CFJ A Player makes emself ineligible to be the Judge of a specific CFJ or type of CFJ by informing the Clerk of the Courts that e does so. Such a notice remains in effect for one month, or until the Player informs the Clerk of the Courts that it is no longer in effect, whichever is soonest. If a Player makes emself ineligible to be a Judge of a CFJ for which e has already been selected as Judge, e commits the Class 0.1 Infraction of Shirking Judgeship, to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts. History: Created by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3629 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3839 (Murphy), Mar. 8 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3962 (Wes), Jan. 20 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1568/7 (Power=1) Non-active Judges A player who ceases to be active while selected as the judge of one or more calls for judgement (CFJs) commits the infraction of Judge Inactivity. This infraction is to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts, and has a Class of 0.1 times the number of CFJs for which the player was selected as judge when e ceased to be active. History: Created by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(4) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3434 9 a3442 2 Rule 2025/1 (Power=1) Transfer of Jurisdiction d3444 3 a3446 19 (a) A CFJ (the First Case) is transferred to the Judge of another CFJ (the Second Case), if all of the following are true: (1) the Second Judge is eligible to Judge the First Case (or is ineligible solely due to the Rule "Turns for All"); (2) the First Judge announces the transfer; and (3) the Second Judge consents to the transfer within a week after it is announced. (b) When the First Case is transferred in this way: (1) the First Case is assigned to the Second Judge, and ceases to be assigned to the First Judge; (2) the First Judge becomes eligible to Judge CFJs for the purposes of the Rule "Turns for All"; and (3) the First CFJ becomes Linked to the Second CFJ, and to any CFJs to which the Second CFJ had been Linked. It ceases to be Linked to any other CFJs. d3449 24 a3472 2 Created by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4343 (Steve), 11 July 2002 d3476 1 a3476 1 Rule 408/17 (Power=1) a3483 4 A Judge who Judges a CFJ during eir Overtime Period commits the Class 0.5 Infraction of Judging a Bit Late, to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts. a3490 8 A Judge recused according to this Rule commits the Infraction of Failure to Judge; the Class of this Infraction is Class 3 for an unlinked CFJ, or for a single incident of Linked CFJs, Class 2 plus the number of Linked CFJs. This Infraction is to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts. The recused Judge becomes ineligible to Judge any CFJ for one month, or until e publicly requests to become eligible again, whichever is sooner. d3513 1 d3517 1 a3517 43 Rule 591/18 (Power=1) Legal Judgements The Judge of a CFJ Judges it by submitting eir Judgement to the Clerk of the Courts. "Decision", "Finding", and "Response" are unambiguous synonyms for "Judgement". For a Trial Judge, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: TRUE, FALSE, or DISMISSED. As soon as possible after receiving a Judgement, the Clerk of the Courts shall publish it, along with any arguments, evidence, or other material included with the Judgement. History: Initial Mutable Rule 216, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 409 (Alexx), Aug. 26 1993 Amended by Proposal 591 (KoJen), Oct. 21 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1320, Nov. 21 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1487, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Infected and Amended(6) by Rule 1454, Nov. 27 1996, substantial (unattributed) Amended(7) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(9) by Rule 1451, May 7 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(10) by Rule 591, May 21 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3629 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997, substantial Amended(12) by Proposal 3645 (elJefe), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(13) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(15) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(16) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(17) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(18) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 217/4 (Power=1) d3526 5 d3550 2 d3555 1 a3555 1 Rule 1575/5 (Power=1) d3561 9 a3569 10 A Judge shall not find that a Player has failed to perform a duty unless the preponderance of evidence provided by the Caller supports the claim. A Judge shall not find that a Player has violated a Rule or committed a Crime unless the evidence provided by the Caller places its certainty beyond reasonable doubt. Furthermore, a Judge shall not find that a Player committed a Crime if that Player reasonably believed that eir action or inaction was not a Crime at the time it occurred. d3578 1 a3578 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1768/0 (Power=1) Evidentiary Status of Officer Reports The published Report of an Officer constitutes prima facie evidence of the truth of those matters reported therein which that Officer is required by law to report. This presumption may be set aside only by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. History: Created by Proposal 3676 (General Chaos), Jan. 30 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 451/3 (Power=1) Determination of Judgement--Timing When a Judge is considering eir Judgement of a Statement contained in a CFJ, e shall make eir evaluation based on the truth or falsity of the Statement at the time the CFJ was issued. History: Created by Proposal 451 (Alexx), Sep. 10 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1412, Feb. 1 1995 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Jan. 25 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial (unattributed) a3615 26 Rule 502/9 (Power=1) Salary for Judges As soon as possible after a Judgement is delivered during the Deliberation Period, the Clerk of the Courts shall award the Judge the Boon of Wisdom. As soon as possible after a Judgement is overturned on appeal, the Clerk of the Courts shall award the Judge the Albatross of Foolishness. History: Created by Proposal 430 (Alexx), ca. Sep. 13 1993 Amended by Proposal 502 (Ronald Kunne), Sep. 30 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 1501, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1705, Sep. 4 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3635 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(6) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3636 1 a3636 22 Rule 1804/2 (Power=1) Appeal of Judicial and Sentencing Orders As soon as possible after a Judicial Order or Sentencing Order is Appealed, the Clerk of the Courts shall stay it. If the Appeal is sustained, then the Board of Appeals shall vacate this stay as soon as possible. If the Appeal is sustained, then the Board of Appeals shall vacate the stayed Order as soon as possible. In the Appeal of a Judicial Order or Sentencing Order, the Board of Appeals shall consider whether the Order was properly and validly executed. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1826/0 (Power=1) d3640 2 a3641 4 CFJ. A Motion is made by submitting it to the Clerk of the Courts, clearly identifying the CFJ to which the Motion applies. d3645 9 a3653 20 possible after receiving it. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1827/5 (Power=1) Granting or Denying Motions A Judge must either grant or deny each Motion forwarded to em by the Clerk of the Courts, within five days of when the Motion was received by the Judge. E may, but need not, state the reasons for eir grant or denial. A Judge grants or denies a Motion by sending eir determination on that Motion to the Clerk of the Courts, along with any reasons e chooses to provide. The effect of granting a Motion depends on the nature of the Motion granted, but generally amounts to requiring the Judge to perform as requested by the Motion. d3661 3 a3663 5 when it was forwarded to em by the Clerk of the Courts, e commits the Class 0.5 Infraction of Slow Motion, which may be reported by the Clerk of the Courts. If this occurs, the Clerk of the Courts shall Recuse the Judge and assign a new one as usual. d3671 1 a3671 5 Amended(1) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3962 (Wes), Jan. 20 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4160 (root), 5 June 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 d3718 1 a3718 1 Rule 789/5 (Power=1) d3728 6 a3733 6 The Rulekeepor may remove such an annotation only if that Rule is repealed; if required to do so by a valid Order; or if the original Order to annotate is amended, stayed, or vacated. The Rulekeepor may vacate an Order to annotate a Rule Without Objection. Annotations to a Rule may not be modified in any way except as specified in this Rule. d3752 1 d3756 2 a3757 29 Rule 1742/3 (Power=1) Agreements between Players Players may make agreements among themselves with the intention that such agreements will be binding under the rules. If such an agreement is subsequently broken, any player party to that agreement may then call a CFJ alleging that the agreement has been broken. If the judge of such a CFJ finds that the agreement was entered into with the intention that the agreement be binding under the rules, and that the agreement has in fact been broken, then e may order the breaching party to perform according to the agreement, or perform substitute acts that would fairly serve the interests of the agreement; e may further order the other parties of the agreement to perform such acts as may be necessary to preserve fairness and justice. Nothing in this rule shall be construed so as to impair the enforcement of an agreement which requires a Player to violate another agreement. If a CFJ alleging that an agreement has been broken is called by anyone who is not party to that agreement, then it lacks standing and shall be dismissed. History: Created by Proposal 3558 (General Chaos), Oct. 24 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4533 (Murphy), 26 October 2003 d3759 7 a3765 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1365/8 (Power=1) Concurring and Dissenting Opinions d3767 2 a3768 31 There shall exist a type of Application called an Application to Submit an Opinion. Such an Application, if effective, has the effect of annotating a Judgement in a given Call for Judgement. In order for such an Application to have effect upon submission, it must satisfy the following requirements: * It must clearly indicate to which CFJ it applies. * It must be labeled as either a Concurring Opinion or a Dissenting Opinion. * It must indicate whether the Judgement to which it applies is that of the Judge or that of the Appeals Court. * It must be accompanied by reasons and arguments, which may include, but are not necessarily limited to, citations of deciding Rules, past Judgements, and Game Custom. * It must bear the Signatures of at least two Players. * It must be submitted no earlier than the submission of the Judgement to which it applies, and no later than one week after the publication by the Clerk of the Courts of that Judgement. An Application to Submit an Opinion is submitted by submitting it to the Clerk of the Courts. Such an Application, having been submitted and having met all the requirements for effectiveness, is also called an Opinion. It is also referred to as a Concurring Opinion or a Dissenting Opinion, as indicated in the Opinion. Once an Application to Submit an Opinion is submitted and takes effect, the Clerk of the Courts must distribute the Opinion to all Players as soon as possible. Furthermore, the Opinion must be appended to the Legal Judgement. d3781 1 a3792 63 Rule 911/13 (Power=1) The Board of Appeals When an Appeal is initiated, a Board of Appeals shall be selected to reach a decision about the subject of the Appeal. A Board of Appeals consists of three Appellate Judges. Any Judge assigned according to this Rule is an Appellate Judge. A Board of Appeals is selected when the Clerk of the Courts correctly announces the identity of all Appellate Judges, determined as follows: a) The Speaker is selected, if eligible. b) The Clerk of the Courts is selected, if eligible. c) The Justiciar is selected, if eligible. d) Any remaining positions are filled by selection by the Clerk of the Courts from all remaining eligible Players. A Player is ineligible for selection if any of the following is true: i) E has already been selected for that Board. ii) E has been dismissed from that Board. iii) E has been Trial Judge of the subject of the Appeal. iv) E is ineligible to Judge the CFJ at the time of selection. v) E is not Active. An Appellate Judge may appoint another eligible Player as eir replacement by informing the Clerk of the Courts, provided the Player consents. As soon as possible after an Appellate Judge is recused, the Clerk of the Courts shall randomly select an eligible Player to replace em. The last Appellate Judge selected is the Lead Judge for that Board. If the Lead Judge is replaced, then the replacement becomes Lead Judge. History: Created by Proposal 384 (Alexx), Aug. 16 1993 Amended by Proposal 690 (ROnald Kunne), Nov. 11 1993 Amended by Proposal 911, May 4 1994 Amended by Rule 750, May 4 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1345, Nov. 29 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1487, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1511, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2553, Mar. 22 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2685, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(8) by Proposal 3559 (Murphy), Oct. 24 1997, susbtantial Amended(9) by Proposal 4213 (Taral), 29 September 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4579 (Murphy), 15 June 2004 Amended(13) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3817 1 a3817 18 Rule 1570/2 (Power=1) Announcement of Appeal As soon as possible after an Appeal is initiated, the Clerk of the Courts shall announce the subject of the Appeal. As soon as possible after a Player becomes an Appellate Judge or ceases to be an Appellate Judge, the Clerk of the Courts shall announce the change. History: Created by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1564/12 (Power=1) d3835 7 d3858 1 d3862 28 a3889 2 Rule 1447/18 (Power=1) Final Judgement upon Appeal d3891 7 a3897 3 For an Appellate Judge, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: SUSTAIN or OVERTURN. Other Rules may modify this, based on the subject of the Appeal. d3900 9 a3908 6 Created by Proposal 1511, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1656, Aug. 14 1995 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Sep. 10 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2553, Mar. 22 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 d3910 1 a3910 2 Amended(7) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(8) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic d3912 7 a3918 12 Amended(9) by Proposal 3473 (Harlequin), May 2 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(10) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(11) by Proposal 3645 (elJefe), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(12) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4109 (Steve), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(17) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 d3922 8 a3929 2 Rule 2026/1 (Power=1) Appellate Determinations d3931 6 a3936 3 As soon as possible after all members of a Board of Appeals have submitted eir Judgement, the Clerk of the Courts shall announce that this has happened. a3942 21 History: Created by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1693/2 (Power=1) Appeal of a Judgement If a Judgement of TRUE or FALSE is Appealed, the Board of Appeals shall consider the correctness of that Judgement. If a Judgement of DISMISSED is Appealed, the Board shall not consider the truth or falsity of the original CFJ; they shall only consider whether a Judgement of DISMISSED should have been delivered. For an Appelate Judge assigned to the Appeal of a Judgement, a Judgement is exactly one of the following: SUSTAIN, REVERSE, REASSIGN, or REMAND. d3966 4 d3971 23 a3993 3 Created by Proposal 3454 (Harlequin), Apr. 7 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3573 (Steve), Oct. 30 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), 17 May 2002 d3997 2 a3998 2 Rule 1805/1 (Power=1) Appellate Orders d4000 6 a4005 7 Appellate Orders are executed by being sent to the Clerk of the Courts by the Lead Judge of a Board of Appeals, but do not take effect until their publication by the Clerk of the Courts. The Lead Judge shall certify in eir submission to the Clerk of the Courts that the Order is executed by the concurrence of the majority of the Justices comprising that Board of Appeals; failure to do so deprives the Order of effect. d4007 3 a4009 3 The Clerk of the Courts shall publish each Appellate Order as soon as possible after receiving it from the Board of Appeal which executed it. d4014 2 d4019 10 a4028 2 Rule 1806/0 (Power=1) No Appeal of Appellate Orders d4032 2 a4033 5 provided, the Justiciar shall vacate the Order which was accompanied by that false certification. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 d4035 1 a4035 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1807/0 (Power=1) Validity of Appellate Orders Since Appellate Orders cannot be appealed, Appellate Orders are valid only if addressed to: d4043 1 d4045 3 a4047 1 All other Appellate Orders are presumptively invalid. d4054 2 d4059 1 d4066 56 a4121 1 Rule 908/15 (Power=1) d4124 2 a4125 4 If a Player (hereafter the Ninny) is convicted of a Crime, then instead of executing Sentencing Orders, the Judge may (Without Objection) Order the Ninny to publish a Formal Apology. Such an Order is known as an Order to Apologize. d4133 2 a4134 3 Failure to obey an Order to Apologize within 72 hours is the Class 3 Infraction of Shamelessness, to be reported by the Judge who issued the Order. d4156 1 a4165 168 Rule 1503/5 (Power=1) Crimes and Infractions An action or inaction is a Crime or an Infraction only if defined as such by the Rules. An entity may be convicted of a Crime only by a judicial finding that e has committed that Crime. An entity may be convicted of an Infraction only by announcement of a Player authorized by the Rules to report the commission of that Infraction. The commission of a Crime or Infraction may be penalized only as defined by the Rules. History: Created by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2677, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2700, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2770 (Steve), Dec. 19 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 4152 (Murphy), 13 May 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1504/7 (Power=1) Sentencing Orders Upon a judicial finding that an entity has committed a Crime, the Judge so finding shall execute, as soon as possible, either: a) all and only those Sentencing Orders necessary and sufficient to impose the penalty for that Crime; or b) (Without Objection) an Order to Apologize. History: Created by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2570, Apr. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2677, Sep. 26 1996 Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Jan. 8 1996, substantial (unattributed) Amended(4) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1812/6 (Power=1) Notices of Infraction If an entity (hereafter the Jaywalker) commits an Infraction, then any Player authorized by the Rules to report the commission of that Infraction (hereafter the Traffic Cop) may publish a Notice of Infraction. This Notice shall explicitly specify the following: a) The Infraction that has been committed. b) The identity of the Jaywalker. c) The Rule(s) defining that action or inaction as an Infraction. d) The action or inaction by which the Jaywalker committed the Infraction. e) All and only those Ticketing Orders necessary and sufficient to impose the penalty for that Infraction. The Orders are executed and take effect upon publication. When a Player publishes a Claim of Error alleging that the Jaywalker did not commit the Infraction, e may (in the same message as the COE) stay one or more of the Ticketing Orders. If the COE is denied, then the Traffic Cop shall vacate the Order to Stay as soon as possible. If the COE is admitted, then the Traffic Cop shall vacate all the stayed Ticketing Orders as soon as possible. Players are encouraged to CFJ on the commission of Infractions only when a question of interpretation, rather than of fact, arises. [CFJ 1391: Only one valid Notice of Infraction may be announced for a single given commission of an Infraction.] History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3934 (Wes), Oct. 24 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4152 (Murphy), 13 May 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4369 (RedKnight), 29 August 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1814/1 (Power=1) Timing of Penalties for Crimes and Infractions The punishment for a Crime or Infraction shall be whatever was specified by the Rules at the time the action so designated as a Crime or an Infraction was committed, even if the Rule or Rules which specified the punishment, or which designated the action as a Crime or Infraction, have since been amended or repealed. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule which specifies a different penalty for a Crime or Infraction. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3768 (Chuck), Jul. 22 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1816/2 (Power=3) No Double Jeopardy for Crimes No Player may be penalized more than once for any single action or inaction. If a non-dismissed CFJ alleges that a Player has committed a Crime through a given action or inaction, then any further CFJ alleging that the same Player has committed the same Crime through the same action or inaction lacks standing and shall be dismissed. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4341 (Steve), 8 July 2002 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4341 (Steve), 8 July 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1505/12 (Power=1) Standard Classes of Crimes and Infractions A Class N Infraction (where N is replaced with a number) is an Infraction for which the penalty is N Blots minus the number of Shares owned by the penalized entity at the time of the Infraction, with a minimum of 1. Such a penalty is assessed upon the execution of a Ticketing Order that Orders the Herald to record the penalty. A Class N Crime (where N is replaced with a number) is a Crime for which the penalty is N Blots. Such a penalty is assessed upon the execution of a Sentencing Order that Orders the Herald to record the penalty. If such a Sentencing or Ticketing Order is vacated after the Herald has already recorded the penalty, then an equal number of Blots are expunged from the penalized entity. (If the entity has less Blots than the amount of the penalty, then all eir Blots are expunged.) History: Created by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2431 (favor), Jan. 30 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2710, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(5) by Rule 1454, Dec. 23 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(6) by Rule 1505, Jan. 6 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4408 (OscarMeyr), 30 October 2002 Amended(10) by Proposal 4416 (OscarMeyr), 16 November 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(12) by Proposal 4672 (Manu), 9 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a4726 74 Rule 2017/1 (Power=1) Blots The stain of an entity is an index measuring how unclean that entity is. An entity is immaculate, or squeaky clean, if its stain is zero. If an entity gains, is assessed, or is penalised a given number of Blots, then as soon as possible after the Herald is informed, either by emself or by others, of the change, e shall record an increase in that entity's stain of that amount (or half that amount if the entity is an unready player at the time of the change). If some number of an entity's Blots are expunged, then as soon as possible after the Herald is informed of the change, e shall record a decrease of that amount in the entity's stain. If this would result in a negative stain, then it instead results in a stain of zero. History: Created by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1714/9 (Power=1) Lawlessness A player is lawless while e has more than 20 blots. A notice of lawlessness is an allegation by one player (the Inquisitor) that a specified player (the Scofflaw) is lawless. As soon as possible after the publication of such a notice, the Herald shall publicly confirm or deny the allegation. If the Herald confirms the allegation, then the following events occur in order: (a) if the Scofflaw is the Speaker, e ceases to be Speaker; (b) the Scofflaw is removed from any offices e holds; and (c) the Scofflaw is deregistered. If the Herald denies the allegation, then the Inquisitor should be punished. You know what to do. If a player is deregistered according to the provisions of this rule, e may not register again until a month has passed from eir deregistration. This rule takes precedence over any Rule that would prohibit a lawless player from being deregistered. [CFJ 1059: Rule 1714 should be interpreted such that an allegation of Lawlessness sent to the PF must contain an explicit declaration that a particular Player is Lawless.] History: Created by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3577 (Zefram), Nov. 6 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3990, "Harsher Blot Penalties", (Elysion), Mar. 30 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4136 (harvel), Apr. 5 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d4881 1 a4881 1 Contracts d4886 6 a4891 2 Rule 2107/1 (Power=1) Contracts d4893 27 a4919 30 There exists a type of agreement known as a Contract. A Contract is an Entity. The content of a Contract is called its Regulations. The first Player to announce the creation of a Contract is its Executor and is known as the Notary of that Contract. Any other Player may decide to become part of a Contract by notifying that Contract's Notary. Players party to a Contract, including the Notary, are the Members of this Contract. A Member may leave a Contract at any time by notifying the Notary. A Contract may contain any number of Regulations. Regulations have the power to constrain the actions of Players in the same manner as the Rules. However, Regulations have power over only those Players that are Members of that Contract. All Members are required to abide by the Regulations, unless doing so would violate the Rules. Violation of this requirement is the Class 1 Crime of Insubordination. A Contract may include in its Regulations ways for Players to leave the Contract. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no Player shall ever involuntarily become a Member of a Contract. If the Notary of a Contract is deregistered, all Members of this Contract cease to be Members of this Contract and the Contract ceases to exist. Only Members of a Contract may CFJ that a Member has violated that Contract. All Members of a Contract are automatically ineligible to Judge a CFJ that a Member has violated that Contract. d4921 3 a4923 2 All Rules regulating agreements that are inconsistent with this Rule are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. d4926 5 a4930 2 Created by Proposal 4743 (Manu), 5 May 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4820 (Goethe), 10 July 2005 d4934 8 a4941 2 Rule 2108/0 (Power=1) Contract Maintenance d4943 4 a4946 10 The Notary of a given Contract must provide a copy of its Regulations to any other Player who requests it, as soon as possible after the request is made. The Notary of a Contract must also provide an updated copy of the Regulations to all Members as soon as possible after the Regulations change for any reason. Regulations can not be changed except in accordance with the Rules. Regulations are permitted to define their own mechanisms for changing their own content, and any change to Regulations adopted in accordance with their own mechanisms is legal. d4948 3 a4950 3 The Notary may, without objection, change the Regulations provided e sends a copy of the new Regulations to all Members as soon as possible. d4953 8 a4960 1 Created by Proposal 4743 (Manu), 5 May 2005 d4964 1 a4964 1 Rule 2109/0 (Power=1) d4982 35 @ 1.203 log @Removal of empty category "Patent Titles", as per statement of intent in Memo of 11 September. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 190 Rules: d26 3 a28 3 29 with Power=3 22 with Power=2 138 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2124 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2124 d37 1 a74 12 Rule 1020/0 (Power=3) Name Is Agora The Official Name of this Nomic shall be Agora. History: Created by Proposal 913, ca. May 4 1994 Transmuted from MI=1 to MI=Unanimity by Proposal 1020, Sep. 4 1994 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1484, Mar. 15 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d78 36 a113 36 ____ _ /| DARWIN -> \_ |/ | / \ __/ / | | <- DSV / / | \ _ \ \_ | \ MORNINGTON CRESCENT -> / | <- GOETHE BARRIER REEF _ _/ | \_/\_/ \ / \\ <- SHARK BAY | | / | | \ <- TOWNSVILLE ___/ | | \_ __/ | | | / | | \ / O <- SHERLOCK NESS | |/\ | | | |_ | | | EMERALD -> \ \ |__________=_____, \ / | | | <- BRISBANE \ O <- LT. ANNE MOORE | __ _\ \ | |_______/ \/ | | __/\ <- TARCOOLA / LORD HOWE -> \ __/ \_ / / PERTH -> | _ __/ | /| IVANHOE -> | <- WOLLONGONG / _/ \/ \ / / | / |_ / <- ESPERANTO v /__ |_ / <- CANBERRA \_/ \ | \_ _| __ __ | | \__/ __ \ / __ \___=_ ___| / \ | / \ MANUBOURNE -> \/ \|/ _,.---v---._ /\__ /\__/\ / \ | | \_ _/ / \ | / \ \_| @@ __| \_/ <- HOBART \ \_ \ ,__/ / ~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~ d118 1 d122 13 a134 2 Rule 101/2 (Power=3) Agora May I? d136 2 a137 2 Any player is permitted to perform an action which is not regulated. An action is regulated if: d139 7 a145 1 (a) the action is prohibited; d147 3 a149 2 (b) the rules indicate that if certain conditions are satisfied, then some player is permitted to perform the action; d151 1 a151 2 (c) the action would, as part of its effect, modify information for which some player is required to be a recordkeepor; d153 2 a154 3 (d) the action would, as part of its effect, make it impossible to make arbitrary modifications to the rules by any combinations of actions by players; or d156 2 a157 2 (e) the courts have held that the action is regulated, and this finding has not been overturned. d159 1 a159 3 A player besides the Speaker is always permitted to deregister rather than continue to play. Please treat Agora right good forever. d176 1 d180 16 a195 2 Rule 2110/0 (Power=3) Win by Paradox d197 2 a198 6 If the legality of an action cannot be determined with finality, or if by a Judge's best reasoning, not appealed within a week of eir Judgement, an action appears equally legal and illegal, then the Speaker shall award the Patent Title of Champion to the first Player to publicly note that condition. The Herald shall record that this Title was achieved "by paradox" in eir report. d201 1 a201 1 Created by Proposal 4781 (Sherlock), 3 June 2005 d205 2 a206 2 Rule 1527/4 (Power=1) Unsnarling Tangles d208 3 a210 13 Whenever a message contains more than one note on which the rules place some legal significance, the notes shall be taken to have been sent sequentially in the order they appear in the message. A tangle is any set of two or more notes in a message, none of which can be determined to appear in the message before the others. If a message containing a tangle does not provide an order for the notes in that tangle, then the notes in that tangle shall be considered ambiguous and without effect if the effects of those notes on the gamestate would depend on the order in which they take effect, discounting the mere fact of their taking effect in a different order. d212 4 a215 6 Created by Proposal 1750, Oct. 21 1995 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Feb. 2 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 4150 (Elysion), 13 May 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), 6 August 2005 d219 11 a229 2 Rule 754/5 (Power=3) Freedom of Communication d231 5 a235 2 Freedom of speech being essential for the healthy functioning of any non-Imperial nomic, it is hereby resolved: d237 5 a241 2 (1) No Player shall be prohibited from participating in the Fora. d243 1 a243 3 (2) No Player shall be punished for accurately quoting a Rule, Proposal, Statement, Judgement, another Player, or another reference. d245 2 a246 2 Regularity of communication being essential for the healthy function of any nomic, it is hereby resolved: d248 2 a249 4 (3) A difference in spelling, grammar, or dialect, or the use of a synonym or abbreviation in place of a word or phrase, is inconsequential in all forms of communication, as long as the difference does not create an ambiguity in meaning. d251 5 a255 5 (4) A term explicitly defined by the Rules shall be interpreted as having that meaning, as shall its ordinary-language synonyms not explicitly defined by the rules. In particular, the term "number" shall be interpreted as "real number". d257 5 a261 4 (5) Any term primarily used in mathematical or legal contexts, and not addressed by previous provisions of this Rule, shall be interpreted as having the meaning it has in those contexts. d263 3 a265 3 (6) Any term not addressed by previous provisions of this Rule shall be interpreted as having its ordinary-language meaning. d267 5 a271 2 This rule takes precedence over any other rules which dictate terminology or grammar. d273 5 a277 4 [CFJ 712: This includes referring to a Player by a method other than eir name or nickname, as long as it is unambiguous. CFJ 744: In the context of Rule Changes, text in an existing Rule must be quoted exactly in order to be unambiguous.] d280 9 a288 9 Created by Proposal 435 (Alexx), Aug. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 754 (KoJen), Dec. 1 1993 Amended by Rule 750, Dec. 1 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Infected and Amended(2) by Rule 1454, Dec. 17 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Power changed from 1 to 3 by Proposal 4507 (Murphy), 20 June 2003 Amended(5) by Proposal 4507 (Murphy), 20 June 2003 d292 2 a293 2 Rule 1478/5 (Power=1) Executors and Limited Executors d295 6 a300 35 (a) An Executor of an entity is a Player who is empowered by the Rules to act on behalf of that entity, who is called the Executee. There may be more than one such Player. An Executor of an Executee may perform on behalf of the Executee all such actions as the Rules permit the Executee to perform. (b) A Limited Executor of an entity is a Player who is empowered by the Rules to perform on behalf of that entity a subset of the actions which the Rules permit the entity to perform. A Limited Executor is permitted to perform on behalf of an Executee only such actions as are explicitly permitted by the Rules. (c) A Player is always eir own Executor. Other entities have Executors (or Limited Executors) only as and when the Rules provide. (d) A Player acting on behalf of an entity other than emself must clearly indicate on whose behalf e is acting. A Player who does not clearly indicate that e is acting on behalf of some entity other than emself is presumed to be acting on eir own behalf. (e) Only persons may perform actions. Non-persons perform actions only via the agency of persons, as specified by the Rules. History: Created by Proposal 1601, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2514, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3516 (General Chaos), Jun. 16 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 d302 2 a303 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a304 4 ====================================================================== Definitions This Category includes definitions of terms which do not readily fall into any other Category d321 3 a323 3 discussion of Nomic World, and coming into existence at June 30, 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200, with a message sent by First Speaker Michael Norrish, which read, in part, d326 3 a328 3 precedents or rules that cover this situation, so I think we may as well begin directly.... Proposals for new rules are invited. In accordance with the rules, these will be d333 3 a335 3 known unofficially as yoyo, after the mailing list it was played on, until its Players, much later, gave it its official name of Agora, d338 3 a340 3 and most interesting of all active email nomics, due to the hard work and diligence of Agorans as well as the frequent advice of Agoraphobes, d370 19 d412 2 a413 2 Rule 2040/4 (Power=2) Switches d415 2 a416 4 A switch is a set of states associated with a class of entities. Each switch shall have a default state, which if not otherwise specified shall be the first state mentioned in the rule defining the switch. d418 1 a418 6 The recordkeepor for a class of entities shall also maintain records of any switches associated with that class, as well as the current state of the switch for each entity of the class. If the recordkeepor is required to publish a report, that report shall include records of these switches. The rules may require a different player to maintain and report these records. d420 1 a420 4 Whenever an entity is created in a class of entities associated with a switch, it shall be in the state of the switch specified by the order or provision creating it; if no state is specified, it shall be in the default state of the switch. d422 3 a424 2 Whenever an entity joins a class of entities associated with a switch, the entity shall be in the default state of the switch. d426 5 a430 4 Whenever an instrument indicates that a switch on an entity is set or changed to some state, and the rules do not otherwise forbid it, the entity shall come to be in that state and simultaneously cease to be in any other state of the switch. d432 21 a452 5 A player who may flip a switch on an entity to some state other than the current state of the switch may do so by announcement. In eir announcement, e must indicate the entity, switch, and new state. Upon this announcement, provided it is valid, the switch is set to the named state. d454 1 a454 1 A switch is loose unless the rules define it as stuck. d456 2 a457 2 An executor of an entity may flip any of the loose switches on that entity, unless the rules otherwise prohibit doing so. d459 6 a464 2 The stuck switches on an entity can be flipped only when the rules so indicate. d466 6 a471 5 Whenever a switch is created, or becomes associated with a class of entities, then each entity in the class that had previously been in a state that is now a state of the switch shall continue to be in that state; all other entities in the class shall be in the default state of the switch. d473 4 a476 3 Whenever a state ceases to be a state of a switch, all entities in the class that had previously been in that state shall be in the default state of the switch. d479 6 a484 5 Created by Proposal 4456 (Maud), 22 February 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4527 (Murphy), 16 September 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4685 (Quazie, Murphy), 18 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4691 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4823 (root), 17 July 2005 d486 4 d492 1 a492 1 Rule 478/15 (Power=3) d495 7 a501 3 Publicity is a stuck forum switch with values null, Discussion, and Public. A forum's publicity may not be changed except as described in this rule. d503 2 a504 2 The Registrar may flip the publicity of a forum without objection as long as: d509 2 a510 2 the Registrar makes that forum public is sent to all existing public fora. d515 1 a515 1 The Registrar's report shall include a list of all public or d517 1 a517 1 players to receive messages via that medium. The Registrar need d561 1 d565 5 a569 2 Rule 459/5 (Power=1) Agoran Epochs d571 4 a574 25 Days, weeks, months, quarters, and years are epochs. The corresponding Agoran epochs are Agoran days, Agoran weeks, Agoran months, Agoran quarters, and Agoran years, respectively. Agoran days begin at midnight GMT. Agoran weeks begin at midnight GMT on Monday. Agoran months begin at midnight GMT on the first day of each Gregorian month. Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, April, July, and October begin. Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January begins. An Agoran epoch lasts until the next Agoran epoch of the same type begins. Except in this Rule, when the Rules refer to an epoch as an independent entity (e.g. "each month"), they shall be interpreted as referring to the corresponding Agoran epoch. However, when the Rules refer to an epoch as a relative duration (e.g. "one month after", "within one month", "for one month"), they shall be interpreted as referring to the ordinary-language meaning of that duration. Automatic events that happen daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly happen at the beginning of the corresponding Agoran epoch. Any activity that must be performed daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly must be performed at least once during each corresponding Agoran epoch. d576 3 a578 2 Other Rules may explicitly define alternate schedules for events or classes of events. d580 4 a583 7 History: Created by Proposal 459 (Jim Shea), Sep. 15 1993 Amended(1) by Proposal 2697, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4114 (Elysion), Mar. 2 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4505 (Murphy), 20 June 2003 d585 3 a587 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d589 2 a590 2 Rule 1688/2 (Power=3) Power d592 4 a595 3 The power of an entity is a natural number, which is zero unless otherwise defined or modified according to procedures defined by the rules. An instrument is an entity with positive power. d598 10 a607 3 Created by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3994 (harvel), Apr. 20 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4811 (Maud, Goethe), 20 June 2005 d611 4 a614 2 Rule 1023/16 (Power=2) Definition of "As Soon As Possible" d616 6 a621 2 A requirement to perform an action "as soon as possible" is a requirement to perform the action within a week. d623 2 a624 4 If a Player fails to observe such a requirement, and no other Rule defines a penalty for the failure, then the Player commits the Class 1 Infraction of Tardiness, which may be reported by any Player. d626 1 a626 2 This Rule does not prevent late actions from taking effect, but merely penalizes the Player for being late. d628 4 a631 2 Other Rules may grant extensions of the penalty-free period to non-active Players without conflicting with this Rule. d660 1 d664 2 a665 2 Rule 1079/4 (Power=1) Definition of "Random" d667 6 a672 6 (a) When a Rule requires a random choice to be made, then the choice shall be made using whatever probability distribution among the possible outcomes the Rules provide for making that choice. If the Rules do not specify a probability distribution, then a uniform probability distribution shall be used. d674 4 a677 2 (b) Where the Rules do not indicate who is required to make a particular random choice, it shall be made by the Speaker. d679 2 a680 4 (c) When making a random choice as required by the Rules, a Player may rely on any physical or computational process whose probability distribution among the possible outcomes is reasonably close to that required by the Rules. d682 3 a684 4 (d) For the purposes of this Rule, tossing a platonic solid that is not specially weighted has a probability distribution among the possible outcomes that is reasonably close to uniform. d686 2 a687 4 (e) For other methods, the Courts are the final arbiter of whether a method's probability distribution among the possible outcomes is reasonably close to that required by the Rules. d689 3 a691 291 [CFJ 790 contains a detailed discussion on what does and does not qualify as a random choice.] History: Created by Proposal 1079, ca. Oct. 11 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1648, Aug. 6 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2806, Feb. 8 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(3) by Proposal 4368 (Steve), 29 August 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4693 (Maud), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1769/2 (Power=2) Holidays A Holiday is a period of time, not to exceed 17 days in length, designated as such by the Rules. If one Holiday begins within 72 hours of the end of another Holiday, the two Holidays and the time between them are taken as a single Holiday, unless this would cause the combined Holiday to exceed 17 days in length, in which case the first Holiday is extended to 17 days and the second Holiday does not occur. During a Holiday, no Proposal may be distributed by the Promotor, nor may any Call for Judgement, Judgement, notice of Appeal, Decision of Appeals Boards, or Opinion be published by the Clerk of the Courts; however, if any of the above do take place during the Holiday in violation of this Rule, this Rule does not deprive them of their usual effects. If some Rule requires that an action be done prior to a given time, and that given time falls during a Holiday, or within the 72-hour period immediately following that Holiday, then that action need not be done until 72 hours after that Holiday ends. If some Rule bases the time of a future event upon the time of another event, or requires that a Player perform some action within some time of another event, and that other event occurs during a Holiday, the time at which the Holiday ends shall be used instead for the purpose of determining the time of the future event or of the time by which the Player must perform the specified action. This Rule takes precedence over all Rules pertaining to the timing of events, and over all Rules which require Players to perform events before a specified time. History: Created by Proposal 3679 (General Chaos), Jan. 30 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4036 (Oerjan), Aug. 7 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 01-003 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1787/1 (Power=1) April Fool's Day A break from all the stress and strife and matters of much gravity, is what this Nomic sorely needs: a dithyramb to levity! In order that, just once a year, our hearts be light and gay, Let April Fool's Day, every year become a Holiday! And should it one day be observed by any wag who breaks a Rule, the Speaker will one Boon award to em who was the biggest Fool. History: Created by Proposal 3695 (Steve), Mar. 3 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4677 (root), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1870/3 (Power=1) Merry Christmas, Agora, And A Happy New Year! The period each year from midnight GMT on the morning of 24 December to the beginning of the first Agoran week to begin after 2 January is a Holiday. There exists a Boon known as Shiny New Toy, and an Albatross known as Lump of Coal. For the purposes of this rule, Players with a Stain of at least one Blot are known as Naughty, and Players with a Stain of less than one Blot are known as Nice. As soon as possible after the conclusion of the Holiday described above, the Herald shall award a Shiny New Toy to each Nice Player, and a Lump of Coal to each Naughty player. History: Created by Proposal 3819 (Steve), Dec. 28 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 01-003 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4548 (Magu), 13 January 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1750/1 (Power=1) Read the Ruleset Week The first Agoran week each year which falls entirely in February is Read the Ruleset Week. Agorans are encouraged to read the ruleset during Read the Ruleset Week. History: Created by Proposal 3601 (Chuck), Dec. 9 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Rules This Category includes Rules about the Rules. (See also "Making Proposals" which includes some Rules concerning Rule Changes, even in the absence of Proposals; See also "The Rulekeepor" which includes Rules regulating the Logical Rulesets and Rule Titles.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1482/1 (Power=3) Precedence between Rules with Unequal Power In a conflict between Rules with different Power, the Rule with the higher Power takes precedence over the Rule with the lower Power. CFJ 1103 (Judged TRUE, Aug. 21 1998): "In the case of conflict between Rules of unequal Power, the higher Powered Rule cannot defer to the lower Powered Rule, unless the higher Powered Rule takes precedence over Rule 1482." [CFJ 858: If a low-Power (low-MI at the time of Judgement of CFJ 858) Rule attempts to define a term used in a Rule of higher Power to mean something other than its ordinary English meaning, that may or may not constitute a conflict; whether it does must be decided on a case-by-case basis.] History: Created by Proposal 1603, Jun. 19 1995 Infected, but not Amended by Rule 1454, Dec. 2 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1030/4 (Power=3) Precedence between Rules with Equal Power If two or more Rules with the same Power conflict with one another, then the Rule with the lower 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 supercede the numerical method for determining precedence. If all of the Rules in conflict explicitly say that their precedence relations are determined by some other Rule for determining precedence relations, then the determinations of the precedence determining Rule shall supercede the numerical method for determining precedence. If two or more Rules claim to take precedence over one another or defer to one another, then the numerical method again governs. CFJ 1104 (Judged TRUE, Sep. 9 1998): "The presence in a Rule of deference clause, claiming that the Rule defers to another Rule, does not prevent a conflict with the other Rule arising, but shows only how the Rule says that conflict is to be resolved when it does arise." [CFJs 1114 and 1115 (both Judged Feb. 5 1999): This Rule is to be applied to resolve Rule conflicts on a case-by-case basis; just because a Rule is inapplicable in one situation due to conflict with a Rule of higher precedence does not mean that the Rule is nullified in all cases.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 202, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 1030, Sep. 15 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 15 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1527, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1603, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2520, Mar. 10 1996 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=3 by Proposal 2763 (Steve), Nov. 30 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1513/4 (Power=1) Authority of Non-Rule Entities The Rules may grant to certain entities the power to require Players to perform (or refrain from performing) actions. Such Entities shall have whatever power is granted to them by the Rules. In the event that the requirements of such an Entity conflicts with the Rules, the Rules shall always take precedence. If two or more such Entities conflict with one another, then the relative precedence of the respective Rules which grant coercive Power to the Entities in conflict shall determine which requirements take precedence. If two or more Entities authorized by the same Rule conflict, then the Entity mentioned first in that Rule takes precedence over the others. No entity (including any body of text) may require a Player to perform or refrain from performing any action unless that Player has previously been provided with the information of which actions may be required of or prohibited em by that entity. History: Created by Proposal 1704, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2805 (Andre), Feb. 8 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3884 (harvel), Jul. 26 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2039/1 (Power=3) Ought implies can No player may be required to do anything e is not empowered to do, and the failure of a player to do something e was not empowered to do shall never constitute the commission of a crime or infraction. History: Created by Proposal 4440 (Steve), 3 February 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), 6 August 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Players This Category includes Rules defining and classifying Players. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 869/17 (Power=1) How to Join and Leave Agora A person who is not currently registered as a player and is not prohibited from registering is permitted to register. A person registers or deregisters by announcement. Whenever a person registers, e becomes a player. Whenever a player deregisters or is deregistered, e ceases to be a player and is prohibited from registering for the next thirty days. [CFJ 805: "Person" here means a natural person, not a legal person (such as a corporation) or something named "person." CFJ 1263: Any message expressing a clear desire or intent to register as a Player counts as a request for registration, whether or not it is explicitly phrased as a request.] History: Created by Proposal 498 (Alexx), Sep. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 869, ca. Apr. 7 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Apr. 7 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1313, Nov. 12 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1437, Feb. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2040, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2599, May 11 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2718, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3475 (Murphy), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3740 (Repeal-O-Matic), May 8 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3923 (harvel), Oct. 10 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4430 (Cecilius), 16 January 2003 Amended(13) by Proposal 4451 (Cecilius), 22 February 2003 Amended(14) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(15) by Proposal 4693 (Maud), 18 April 2005 Amended(16) by Proposal 4802 (Maud), 15 June 2005 Amended(17) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), 6 August 2005 d693 3 a695 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d697 2 a698 2 Rule 1677/14 (Power=1) Honoring the New d700 2 a701 2 Readiness is a stuck player switch with values unready and ready. A player may flip eir readiness to ready. d703 3 a705 5 Whenever a player registers who has not been registered within the previous year, e becomes unready and is subject to a Grace Period beginning immediately and lasting for sixty days, not including Holidays. At the end of eir Grace Period, e becomes ready. d707 4 a710 3 As soon as possible after the beginning of a player's Grace Period, the Registrar shall announce eir arrival. This announcement grants the player three free pending draws. d712 5 d718 1 a718 17 History: Created by Proposal 2757 (Swann), Nov. 28 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Propoal 3520 (Harlequin), Jun. 23 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(3) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3741 (Murphy), May 8 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3804 (General Chaos), Nov. 19 1998 Amended(6) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), Apr. 25 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4344 (Goethe), 11 July 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(12) by Proposal 4520 (Goethe), 30 July 2003 Amended(13) by Proposal 4802 (Maud), 15 June 2005 Amended(14) by Proposal 4840 (Goethe), 27 October 2005 d720 1 a720 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d722 4 a725 2 Rule 1976/5 (Power=1) Honoring the Old d727 3 a729 4 In the four weeks immediately after eir Grace Period ends, a Player (hereafter, the 'Protege') may post a single message of Gratitude, naming up to four other Players (hereafter, 'Mentors') e deems to have been helpful to em as a new Player. d731 3 a733 2 The effect of such a message is to award each Mentor the Boon of mentorship and award the Protege the Boon of politeness. d736 14 a749 6 Created by Proposal 4143 (Blob), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4172 (root), 26 June 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4316 (Craig), 28 May 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4468 (Sherlock), 17 March 2003 Amended(5) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 d753 6 a758 2 Rule 103/1 (Power=3) The Speaker May Not Deregister d760 12 a771 3 At any time, there is exactly one Player who is the Speaker. The Speaker may not deregister or be deregistered for any reason, any other Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. d774 2 a775 3 Initial Immutable Rule 103, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1481, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3829 (Steve), Feb. 8 1999 d779 2 a780 2 Rule 104/0 (Power=3) First Speaker d782 1 a782 1 The Speaker for the first game shall be Michael Norrish. d784 6 a789 2 [CFJ 1534: This does not mean that Michael Norrish necessarily fills the position of Speaker at the present time.] d791 4 a794 3 History: Initial Immutable Rule 104, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1482, Mar. 15 1995 d796 7 a802 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d804 3 a806 2 Rule 1016/18 (Power=2) Activity Levels d808 3 a810 2 Activity is a stuck player switch with values active and inactive. d812 5 a816 2 "Off hold" and "on hold" are unambiguous synonyms for "active" and "inactive", respectively. d818 1 a818 2 A player may flip eir activity, unless e has done so within the past week. d820 2 a821 5 A player may, with Support and without 2 Objections, flip the activity of another player to inactive, if that other player has not made a public post in the last 30 days. A player made inactive by this method becomes active immediately upon eir next public post. d823 3 a825 12 Inactive players may not vote, make proposals, hold office, or be a judge of a CFJ. An inactive player may not be required by the rules to perform any duty or action, unless the rules explicitly state that they can require inactive players to perform that duty or action. This rule takes precedence over all other rules that regulate activity, or the powers or duties that a player may have because of eir activity. [CFJ 718: Because of Rule 1011, a Player may not be placed On Hold except as specified in the Rules.] d828 2 a829 25 Created by Proposal 366 (KoJen), Aug. 10 1993 Amended by Proposal 464 (Wes), Sep. 20 1993 Amended by Proposal 870, ca. Apr. 7 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Apr. 7 1994 Amended by Proposal 1016, Sep. 4 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 4 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1337, Nov. 22 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1374, Jan. 17 1995 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 1407, Jan. 29 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1618, Jul. 10 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1700, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 1735, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(6) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(7) by Proposal 2464, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(8) by Proposal 2479, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(9) by Proposal 3475 (Murphy), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3665 (General Chaos), Jan. 22 1998 Amended(11) by Proposal 3740 (Repeal-O-Matic), May 8 1998 Amended(12) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(13) by Proposal 4385 (Steve), 17 September 2002 Amended(14) by Proposal 4388 (OscarMeyr), 5 October 2002 Amended(15) by Proposal 4400 (Pakaran), 23 October 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4407 (Steve), 30 October 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4527 (Murphy), 16 September 2003 Amended(18) by Proposal 4820 (Goethe), 10 July 2005 a832 43 Rule 2036/3 (Power=1) The Silent Treatment If a player (hereafter the Silent One) has been inactive continuously for three months, then any player may publish a Notice of Abandonment, identifying the silent one and alleging that e has abandoned the game. The publication of a Notice of Abandonment commences the Silent Treatment for the silent one. If at any time during the silent treatment the silent one is not, or ceases to be, inactive, then the treatment is terminated, and the Registrar is relieved of all powers and responsibilities regarding it. As soon as possible after the commencement of the silent treatment, the Registrar shall publish in all designated Public Fora, and send to each listed e-mail address of the silent one, a Notice of Intent to Deregister, announcing the Registrar's intent to deregister the silent one after one month has passed. If the silent treatement has not terminated a month after the publication of the Notice of Intent to Deregister, then the Registrar shall, as soon as possible, publish in all designated Public Fora, and send to each listed e-mail address of the silent one, a Notice of Deregistration identifying the silent one. A Notice of Deregistration is valid if and only if it is published by the Registrar, following the procedures described in this Rule. Upon publication of a valid Notice of Deregistration, the following events occur in order: (1) if the silent one is the Speaker, e ceases to be Speaker; (2) the silent one is deregistered; (3) the silent treatment for that player concludes. History: Created by Proposal 4407 (Steve), 30 October 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4511 (Murphy), 10 July 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4820 (Goethe), 10 July 2005 d834 7 d843 4 a846 2 Rule 1789/3 (Power=1) Cantus Cygneus d848 2 a849 6 Whenever a Player feels that e has been treated so egregiously by the Agoran community that e can no longer abide to be a part of it, e may submit a document to the Clerk of the Courts, clearly labeled a Cantus Cygneus, detailing eir grievances and expressing eir reproach for those who e feels have treated em so badly. d851 3 a853 11 As soon as possible after receiving a Cantus Cygneus, the Clerk of the Courts shall publish this document along with a Writ of Fugere Agorae Grandissima Exprobratione, commanding the Player to be deregistered and instructing the Registrar to note the method of deregistration for that Player in subsequent Registrar Reports, as long as the Player remains deregistered. The Player is deregistered as of the posting of the Writ, and the notation in the Registrar's Report will ensure that, henceforth, all may know said Player deregistered in a Writ of FAGE. d856 3 a858 4 Created by Proposal 3705 (Crito), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 d1373 1 a1373 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1585/2 (Power=2) Official Duties upon Officer Change Whenever the holder of an Office changes, any duties which the Rules had imposed upon the prior holder of that Office as a consequence of holding that Office which have not been fulfilled must instead be fulfilled by the new holder of that Office, as soon as possible after the change of Officer occurs. The former holder of the Office is absolved of performing all such duties, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. CFJ 1061 (Judged TRUE, Nov. 2 1997): "Rule 1585 should be interpreted such that a Player who is newly installed into an Office does not commit the Infraction of Failure to Report (insofar as that Office is subject to such duties) if e posts the required Report within a week of eir being installed into Office." History: Created by Proposal 2480, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2567, Apr. 12 1996 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2617, Jun. 1 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 4135 (harvel), Apr. 5 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1553/3 (Power=1) Officer Transition Whenever a Player ceases to hold an Office, that Player shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that all materials necessary for the conduct of that Office, including any records the holder of that Office is required to maintain, are made available to the next Player to hold that Office. A Player who fails to do so commits the Class 4 Crime of Improper Officer Transition. History: Created by Proposal 2429 (favor), Jan. 30 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2831 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1728/11 (Power=2) Dependent Actions An action is dependent, or may be performed dependently, if and only if it is an Action Without N Objections or an Action With N Supporters, where N is a nonnegative integer. The phrase "Without Objection" is synonymous with "Without 1 Objection", and the phrase "With Support" is synonymous with "With 1 Supporter". A player may publicly announce eir intent to perform an unambiguously described dependent action. A player may perform a previously unambiguously described dependent action if and only if: (a) no more than fourteen days have passed since the announcement of intent to perform the action; (b) if the action to be performed is an Action Without N Objections, at least four days have passed since the announcement made under (a) of this rule; (c) either the player who attempts to perform the action is the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule, or (1) the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule did so by a privilege or duty granted em by virtue of holding a rules-defined position; and (2) the player who attempts to perform the action is the holder of that position when e attempts to perform the action; (d) the rules explicitly authorise the player to perform the action dependently; (e) during the time between the announcement made under (a) of this rule and the attempt to perform the action, (1) if the action is to be performed Without N Objections, fewer than N players have publicly posted objections to the performance of the action; or (2) if the action is to be performed With N Supporters, at least N players other than the player who made the announcement under (a) of this rule have publicly posted support for the performance of the action; (f) the announcement made under (a) of this rule specifies whether the action is to be performed Without N Objections or With N Supporters, unless the rules either do not permit the action to be performed Without N Objections or do not permit the action to be performed With N Supporters; and (g) e announces that e performs the described action. d1375 2 a1376 1 A dependent action is not performed until announced as in (g). d1378 5 a1382 4 A player who posts an objection to the performance of an action may publicly retract eir objection. If e does so, e shall be deemed not have posted an objection to the performance of that action for the purposes of (e)(1) of this rule. d1384 2 a1385 3 The specification in the rules that an action may be performed dependently does not prohibit performing that action independently if doing so would otherwise be permissible. d1387 5 a1391 3 A rule authorising the performance of a dependent action may restrict the eligibility of players to support or object to that specific action. d1394 4 a1397 14 Created by Proposal 3521 (Chuck), Jun. 23 1997 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Nov. 2 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Rule 1728, Nov. 16 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3812 (Steve), Dec. 21 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3836 (General Chaos), Mar. 2 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3973 (harvel), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 3991 (Steve), Mar. 30 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4121 (Ziggy), Mar. 16 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4121 (Ziggy), Mar. 16 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4279 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(11) by Proposal 4461 (Maud), 17 March 2003 d1401 2 a1402 2 Rule 2124/0 (Power=1) Agoran Consent d1404 6 a1409 4 If the Rules specify that an entity may perform an action with Agoran Consent, then the entity may perform the action with M supporters and without N objections, as long as M is greater than N. d1412 5 a1416 1 Created by Proposal 4853 (Goethe), 18 March 2006 a4920 31 Rule 1661/11 (Power=1) The Right of Patronage A Speaker has the Right of Patronage. This Right is the authority to, once a week, award the Boon Gold Star to a single Player who has not received this award within the preceding four weeks. The Speaker must provide a reason along with the Notice of Award. Such awards are only permitted to recognize acts the Speaker believes to be of benefit to the Agora community, acts that the Speaker believes to exceed the call of duty, or acts that the Speaker believes to be of extreme sacrifice for the good of the Game. History: Created by Proposal 2708, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3644 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(4) by Proposal 3660 (General Chaos), Jan. 17 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4033 (Chuck), Aug. 2 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4151 (Kelly), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(11) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a4925 516 Rule 2068/6 (Power=1) The Deckmastor The Deckmastor is an office; its holder is responsible for fair play, shuffling, and dealing, and is the recordkeepor for cards and chips. The Deckmastor's weekly report shall contain a record of all cards and chips in existence, recent card and chip actions, and what entity holds each card and chip. The Deckmastor need not record or report transfers of cards to the table. History: Created by Proposal 4573 (Wes), 14 May 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4694 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4734 (Sherlock), 5 May 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2112/0 (Power=1) Deckmastor's Budget The Deckmastor shall have a budget containing values for each of the following: (a) the Maximum Hand Size and the Minimum Hand Size, each of which is a positive integer between 2 and 10, with the Minimum being less than the Maximum. In the absence of a budget, the Maximum Hand Size shall be 5 and the Minimum Hand Size shall be 2. (b) the Maximum Deck Size, which shall be no less than the number of players in the game times the maximum hand size. (c) the Maximum Deck Diversity, which shall be no less than twice the number of players in the game. If the Budget does not specify values for (a-c) above, or specifies a value violating these limits, the value shall be the smallest value that does not violate these limits. The Deckmastor's Budget shall also contain a Quota, which is a non-negative integer, for each defined class of Card. If the quota for a particular class of card is not specified in the Budget, that card shall have a quota of 0. History: Created by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2113/0 (Power=1) Card Constraints The following maxima exist for card frequencies: (a) For a card with a unique frequency, one. (b) For card with a rare frequency, the number of active players. If the current quota for a card class exceeds the maximum for its defined frequency, then any Player may, with 2 support, amend the Deckmastor's budget to set the card's quota to its maximum. When a card's frequency is defined or changed, and the mechanism changing it does not specify a new quota, its quota is set to the maximum for that frequency. If at any time the sum of all quotas for all cards is greater than the Maximum Deck Size, the Deckmastor may, with 2 support, amend the budget by reducing quotas so that the resulting sum is equal to this maximum. If at any time the number of card classes with positive quotas is greater than the Maximum Deck Diversity, the Deckmastor may, with 2 support, amend the budget by setting quotas to 0 so that the resulting number of card classes with positive quotas is equal to this maximum. History: Created by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2114/2 (Power=1) Card Definitions A document is a cardbook if so designated by the rules. The Deckmastor is the recordkeepor of cardbooks; eir monthly report shall include each cardbook. As soon as possible after a cardbook changes, the Deckmastor shall publish that cardbook. A cardbook may only be changed as explicitly permitted by the rules. The Deckmastor may change non-substantial properties of any cardbook, specifically layout, whitespace, and the order of definitions, as e sees fit. A cardbook can define a class of cards by specifying its Caption, Frequency, zero or one Exploits, and optionally its Elements, and can define an Element or Scoring Instruction by specifying its name and description. Neither classes of cards Elements, nor Scoring Instructions may be otherwise defined. (a) The Caption is a string of text, unique to a particular class of cards. (b) The Frequency of a card is exactly one of the values Unique, Rare, or Common, defaulting to Unique if unspecified or incorrectly specified. (c) A card with a particular Element behaves according to the description of that Element. (d) An Exploit of a card may contain one or more Indications, Impositions, and Feats. (1) An Indication is a requirement for the gambler playing the card to select some entity or value. (2) An Imposition is a requirement the gambler may impose upon another gambler by playing the card. (3) A Feat is an action the gambler may perform by playing the card. (4) A Fuse is an Imposition or Feat that is not imposed or performed immediately, but rather when a stated condition occurs. A reference to "you" or "your" in any text on a card refers to the gambler holding the card unless it is on the table, and then refers to the gambler who played the card. The cards of a given class are fungible. Each individual instance of a card shall be considered to be a copy of that class of card. If there are conflicts between a card or element definition in a cardbook and the rules, then the conflict shall be resolved as if the definition were contained in the text of the rule that defines the particular cardbook. This rule takes precedence over any rule that would require a different method of resolving such conflicts. This rule takes precedence over any rule describing the definition or interpretation of card classes and card elements. History: Created by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4838 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2115/0 (Power=2) Cards of Power There is a cardbook called the Twopower Cardbook, which may only be changed by a Proposal with a power of 2 or greater. If the definitions contained within the Twopower Cardbook would set, under certain conditions, the power of a copy of a card defined in it, then this Rule is considered to be the entity that sets the power of that card copy. History: Created by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2116/0 (Power=1) Onepower Cardbook There is a cardbook called the Onepower Cardbook, which may only be changed by Proposal. History: Created by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2069/12 (Power=1) Card Actions (a) A nonperson entity is a site if so designated by the rules or a cardbook. A site may have one or more Elements. (b) A gambler is a player or a site. All gamblers may hold cards. If a card is held by a nongambler, the Deckmastor shall transfer that card to the Deck as soon as possible. A gambler's hand is the collection of cards held by that gambler. A gambler's hand size is the size of this collection. (c) When a card must be created or destroyed, the Deckmastor shall be empowered to create or destroy that card, as appropriate, and must do so as soon as possible. The Deckmastor creates or destroys a card by announcement, specifying as appropriate its holder or its former holder. Cards can be neither created nor destroyed otherwise. Whenever the quota for a class of cards exceeds the number of existing copies of that card, a copy of that card must be created. The copy must be created in the deck's hand unless otherwise specified. Whenever the number of existing copies of a card exceeds the quota for its class, if the deck holds a copy of that card, a copy held by the deck must be destroyed, and if the deck does not, then a random copy of the card must be destroyed. (d) If a card would be transferred to the deck or the table, and the transfer is not performed automatically, as part of the Deckmastor's duties, or as the result of a card play, it is discarded instead. When a card or chip is otherwise transferred from one gambler to another, the former gambler shall cease to hold it and the latter gambler shall simultaneously come to hold it. Discarding a card is synonymous with transferring it to the discard pile. Dealing a card to a gambler is synonymous with selecting a random card from the deck and transferring it from the deck to that gambler. A gambler may transfer a card e holds to another gambler by announcement, specifying the card to transfer and, if not discarding it, the gambler to receive the card. If the Deckmastor errs, in good faith, in selecting a particular card to deal, and that error does not greatly change the probability of selecting that card, that deal shall be allowed to stand. As soon as possible after a player correctly announces that there are no cards in the deck, then the Deckmastor shall reshuffle the deck. Whenever the deck is reshuffled, all cards in the discard pile are automatically transferred to the deck. History: Created by Proposal 4573 (Wes), 14 May 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4625 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4633 (Goethe), 9 January 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4674 (OscarMeyr), 13 April 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4694 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4733 (root), 5 May 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4739 (root), 5 May 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 Amended(8) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(9) by Proposal 4837 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(10) by Proposal 4846 (Goethe), 1 January 2006 Amended(11) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 Amended(12) by Proposal 4859 (root), 22 May 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2106/1 (Power=1) Playing Cards A gambler plays a card with an Exploit by announcement, specifying the card to be played, indicating any entities or values mentioned in an Indication of the card's Exploit, and noting any fees required to play the card. A card without an Exploit cannot be played. When a gambler plays a card, the following events automatically occur in order: (a) The card is transferred to the table. (b) One at a time in the order listed on the card, the gambler places any Impositions listed in the Exploit on the appropriate gamblers and performs each Feat listed in the Exploit. (c) If the card is still on the table, it is discarded. If the card has any Fuses, then the first time the stated condition for a Fuse occurs, the gambler places the Imposition or performs the Feat associated with that Fuse as appropriate. The Elements or Exploit of a card may modify any of the above events. History: Created by Proposal 4738 (Manu), 5 May 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2074/1 (Power=2) Hand Flux Flux is a stuck switch for Gamblers with states Free and Frozen. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a Gambler with frozen flux may not play, discard, or transfer cards from eir hand, nor may the Deckmastor satisfy pending draws for that hand. However, the Deckmastor may by public announcement discard cards from any Frozen Gambler as required by the Rules. The Deck's flux shall always be free, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. History: Created by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4660 (root), 29 March 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2075/9 (Power=1) Winning Hands The Scoring Instructions contained in cardbooks, interpreted collectively, may define a nonsite gambler as holding a winning hand. Any Player may allege that a nonsite gambler holds a winning hand. The allegation is considered true if any nonsite gambler holds a winning hand at the time of the allegation. If the allegation is true, the following events occur in order, immediately upon the allegation being made: (i) All nonsite gamblers holding winning hands are deemed to win the game simultaneously, and are awarded the defined regular Patent Title Champion, five white chips, and a blue chip (non-transferrable) marked with the number of red and white chips in the Pot. (ii) The pot is emptied. (iii) All Scoring Instructions in the Blueprints Cardbook are repealed. (iv) All Players' hands become subject to a Hand Reduction to the Minimum Hand Size. If the allegation is false, the Deckmastor shall, as soon as possible, discard 1 card at random from the hand of the Gambler who made the allegation. If no true allegation of a winning hand or a Skunk has been made in the last six months, then any Gambler may allege a Skunk, which, if true, triggers the effects of (iii) and (iv) above. History: Created by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4626 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4644 (root), 12 March 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4740 (Quazie), 5 May 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4764 (root), 25 May 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4837 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4838 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4846 (Goethe), 1 January 2006 Amended(8) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 Amended(9) by Proposal 4856 (Goethe), 22 May 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2083/3 (Power=1) Hand Reductions The Rules may declare that a nonsite Gambler's hand is subject to a Hand Reduction. A particular hand reduction must have a maximum hand size associated with it; if none is defined, the Maximum Hand Size in the Deckmastor's budget is used. As soon as possible after a requirement for a reduction arises, the Deckmastor shall: (i) Announce the pending hand reduction; (ii) Wait at least four days after the announcement; (iii) Discard cards at random from that Gambler's hand until eir hand size is equal to or less than maximum associated with the reduction. (iv) If a gambler loses no cards during a reduction, and has neither played nor transferred a card since the last reduction, the Deckmastor shall discard one card at random from the gambler's hand (if it has any cards). If a dispute on the gambler's hand size or pending draws is raised and not resolved prior to (iii), above, the Deckmastor shall not perform (iii) for that hand until the dispute is resolved. If no dispute is raised prior to (iii) being performed, then the reduction shall stand regardless of subsequent disputes. However, a Judge in such a dispute may Order the Deckmastor to perform further card transfers to resolve such disputes. If the Deckmastor knowingly reduces a hand incorrectly, e commits the Class 4 Crime of Card Thievery. If more than one hand reduction is pending for the same hand, then the Deckmastor need only perform the reduction for the reduction with the lowest associated maximum; this shall satisfy all pending reductions. At the beginning of each Quarter, every Player's hand becomes subject to a hand reduction to the maximum hand size in the Deckmastor's Budget plus the number of Offices (including the Speakership) that e holds. If at any time there are more unsatisfied pending draws then cards in the Deck and Discard Pile put together, the Deckmastor may announce a Shortage, with subjects every Player's hand to such a hand reduction. History: Created by Proposal 4644 (root), 12 March 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4846 (Goethe), 1 January 2006 Amended(2) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 4858 (Goethe), 22 May 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2080/7 (Power=1) Chip Sources At the beginning of each month, each player gains three white chips and one red chip. Upon the adoption of a proposal, the author gains one white chip. A player who gains a Boon gains a red chip. A player who gains an Albatross loses a chip. History: Created by Proposal 4635 (OscarMeyr), 23 January 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4644 (root), 12 March 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4753 (Sherlock), 5 May 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4761 (root), 15 May 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4837 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4846 (Goethe), 1 January 2006 Amended(7) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2120/3 (Power=1) Cashing in One's Chips The Pot is a site. Cashing in one or more chips is synonymous with transferring them to the Pot. A player may cash in one or more of eir chips by announcement. As soon as possible after e does so, the Deckmastor shall deal em a card for each non-forfeited chip cashed in. History: Created by Proposal 4837 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4846 (Goethe), 1 January 2006 Amended(2) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 Amended(3) by Proposal 4859 (root), 22 May 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2121/0 (Power=1) Cards for Ex-Cards When a class of cards ceases to exist, each non-site gambler gains a pending draw for each instance of that class that e possessed immediately before it ceased to exist. History: Created by Proposal 4843 (Murphy), 9 November 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2122/0 (Power=1) Gaining and Losing Chips If the rules say that a player gains a chip, it is created in eir possession. Rumor and superstition have it that these chips come from a mystical place referred to in legend as The House, which is to be greatly feared by all gamblers. If the rules say that a player loses a chip, without specifying which chip e loses: (a) If e has at least one red chip, then one of eir red chips is forfeited to the Pot. (b) Otherwise, if e has at least one white chip, then one of eir white chips is forfeited to the Pot. (c) Otherwise, if e has at least one card, then the Deckmastor shall discard one of that player's cards at random. (d) Otherwise, the next chip e gains is immediately forfeited to the Pot. History: Created by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2123/1 (Power=1) Fees A player plays a fee of X by cashing in X chips and indicating the fee to be paid. These chips are forfeited. History: Created by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 Amended(1) by Proposal 4859 (root), 22 May 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a5147 36 Rule 2104/4 (Power=1) Contreras Card Labs There is a cardbook called the Blueprints Cardbook, which may be changed by Proposal, or as specified in this Rule. Any Player may, with support, add a Blueprint to the Blueprints cardbook. A Blueprint must be a valid card definition. Any card added in this manner shall have a quota of 0. Any Player may, with support, remove a Blueprint with a quota of 0 from the Blueprints cardbook. If a Blueprint has been in the Blueprints Cardbook for over four days, any Player may change the quota of that Blueprint from 0 to 1 (if the card is unique) or from 0 to a number not greater than the number of active Players (if the card is rare or common), without three Objections. If the quota of a card is changed in this manner, the Deckmastor shall create one of the copies of that card in The Library rather than in the Deck. Any Player may add, delete, or amend a Scoring Instruction in the Blueprints Cardbook, with Agoran Consent. History: Created by Proposal 4734 (Sherlock), 5 May 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4838 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4852 (root), 18 March 2006 Amended(4) by Proposal 4853 (Goethe), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d5574 1 a5574 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4865] @ 1.202 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4865 Goethe new cat Patent Titles and Degrees amend 649 removes Significance switch amend 1922 removes Filthy Bureaucrat amend 1367 removes fluff, adds list of degrees, including new Science doctorate amend 1370 removes fluff, removes committee dissolving process repeal 1044 repeal 2049 repeal 2086 repeal 2089 repeal 1368 repeal 2092 FAILS! Insufficient AI. repeal 1369 repeal 2044 @ text @a60 1 Patent Titles a6087 5 Patent Titles This Category includes Rules regulating Patent Titles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== @ 1.201 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4861 Goethe amend 402 pope moves to Speaker at any Player's instigation 4863 Goethe amend 1933 chamber fix - improper distribution now a Crime @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 197 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 145 with Power=1 d60 1 d5897 2 a5898 2 Patent Titles This Category includes Rules regulating Patent Titles. d5901 1 a5901 1 Rule 649/17 (Power=1) d5907 5 a5911 7 When a Patent Title is awarded to a person, that person is said to Bear that Patent Title; the Patent Title is Borne by the person, and the person is its Bearor. When a Patent Title is revoked from a person, that person ceases to Bear that Patent Title. The status of Bearing a Patent Title can only be changed as explicitly set out in the Rules. Only persons may Bear Patent Titles. a5916 5 Significance is a stuck switch for Patent Titles with states Historical, Hysterical, and Ephemeral. The Herald may, Without Objection, flip a Title from Historical Significance to Hysterical Significance. d5940 1 d5944 1 a5944 39 Rule 1044/8 (Power=1) Unique Patent Titles A Patent Title is unique when the rules say it is. If a person is awarded a unique Patent Title, then the Herald shall revoke it as soon as possible from any person already Bearing that Title. The following are Unique Patent Titles: (a) Robespierre, which shall be awarded to the Player who called for a Revolt, if the Revolt succeeds. (b) Miscreant, which shall be awarded to a Player who has at least ten Blots and has a greater number of Blots than any other Player, if there is such a Player. It shall automatically be revoked if either condition becomes false. (c) Pugachev, which shall be awarded to the player who called for a Revolt, if the Revolt fails. (d) Manouchian, which shall be awarded to the player who called for a Revolt and deregistered before the Registrar announced that the Revolt succeeded. History: ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1335, Nov. 22 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1681, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2399, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2532, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3916 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4824 (Maud, Manu), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1922/9 (Power=1) d5956 1 a5956 1 In order for one Title to be filled, d5960 1 a5960 1 If these three write as 1, with 2 Support. d5965 1 a5965 1 A Player with 3 Supporters can conspire d5967 1 a5967 1 Or Bard (plus 2 Bards) make a Bard retire. d5972 1 a5972 6 (c) Filthy Bureaucrat, to be awarded to any player who at some point simultaneously holds and is Electee to three or more Offices. This Patent Title is revoked from a player who ceases to hold and be Electee to three or more Offices. (d) Three Months Long Service, Six Months Long Service, Nine d5989 1 d5993 1 a5993 71 Rule 2049/3 (Power=1) Ephemera Players may be permitted or required by the Rules to grant Boons or Albatrosses to other Players. If so, these awards are performed by public announcement. The Herald shall note the granting of all such awards. History: Created by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4691 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4837 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The University of Agora This Category includes Rules concerning the University of Agora, Theses and that subset of Patent Titles known as Degrees. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2086/4 (Power=1) Education Education is a stuck player switch with values Student and Faculty Member. The Herald is the recordkeepor of education. As soon as possible after a player is awarded a degree, the Herald shall flip the education of that player to Faculty Member. History: Created by Proposal 4657 (Sherlock), 29 March 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4669 (Quazie), 9 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4728 (Murphy), 25 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4852 (root), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2089/8 (Power=1) Gardner Library The Library is a site. The Deckmastor is a limited executor of the Library. As soon as possible after the beginning of each quarter, the Deckmastor shall discard all cards in the possession of the Library. The Library then gains five pending draws. A player (hereafter the Borrower) may check out a specified card from the Library by paying a fee. The amount of the fee is 2 for Students and 1 for Faculty Members. Whenever a card is checked out from the Library, it is transferred to the Borrower. History: Created by Proposal 4657 (Sherlock), 29 March 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4706 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4715 (Goethe), 25 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4726 (root), 25 April 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4728 (Murphy), 25 April 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4837 (Goethe), 2 October 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4851 (Murphy), 18 March 2006 Amended(8) by Proposal 4852 (root), 18 March 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1367/6 (Power=1) d5996 3 a5998 8 There shall exist a subset of the Patent Titles known as Degrees. A Patent Title is only a Degree if it is specifically made such by a Rule. A person may use a Degree with eir name for any official or unofficial business if and only if e currently Bears that Degree. Persons may come to Bear Degrees only as specified in the Rules. Once a person Bears a Degree, e shall keep that a6003 17 "Granting a Degree" and "awarding a Degree" are synonymous. A Player who has been awarded a Degree Bears that Degree. History: Created by Proposal 1367, Jan. 5 1995 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Feb. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3741 (Murphy), May 8 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1368/2 (Power=1) The Legal Degrees d6008 1 d6010 1 a6010 1 - Master of Nomic (M.N.) d6014 1 a6014 3 with Degrees listed latest in the Rule being ranked higher than Degrees listed earlier. The abbreviations in parentheses are not part of the actual Degree. d6017 8 a6024 42 Created by Proposal 1368, Jan. 5 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2682, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2092/0 (Power=2) Honorary Degrees A degree may be awarded by the operation of an adopted Proposal whose Power is at least two to any person who is not registered as a Player and who does not already bear that degree. The Proposal must specify both the recipient of the degree and the degree to be awarded. For a degree to be awarded in this manner, the recipient need not complete a Thesis, but all other requirements specific to the degree in question must be satisfied. Degrees awarded as described in this rule shall be marked as honorary degrees in the Herald's report. A person bearing an honorary degree may still be awarded the same degree by other rule-defined mechanisms. When this occurs, the person shall cease to bear the honorary degree and shall bear the new degree in its place. History: Created by Proposal 4688 (root), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1369/2 (Power=1) Theses A Thesis (plural: Theses) shall be an essay whose topic is any facet of Agora Nomic, or Nomic in general. The topic should be substantially different from all other Theses previously approved, but this is not a requirement. History: Created by Proposal 1369, Jan. 5 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3884 (harvel), Jul. 26 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 d6028 1 a6028 1 Rule 1370/14 (Power=1) d6031 21 a6051 41 A person becomes a Candidate for a Degree when e publishes a Thesis Draft, authored by emself, along with a statement explicitly indicating that the Thesis Draft is being submitted with the intent to qualify for a particular degree. If the Candidate is a Player, e may choose another Player to be the first member of eir Thesis Committee, called eir Chair, with the Chair's consent. For non-players, or if no other Player consents to be the Chair within one month of draft submission, the Speaker will serve as Chair. If the Speaker is neither the Chair nor the Candidate, the Speaker shall appoint a Player who is neither the Chair nor the Candidate to be the second Committee member. Otherwise, the Justiciar shall so appoint, unless the Chair or the Candidate is the Justiciar, in which case the Clerk of the Courts shall so appoint. The two Committee members shall then select, by mutual consent, a third person who is not the Candidate to be the third Committee member. The Committee shall examine the Candidate and eir Thesis to determine eir qualifications for the Degree. The Candidate may publish a new Thesis Draft at any time, in response to Committee requests or of eir own choosing, by indicating it is a new Thesis Draft for the same Degree. If the Committee is dissolved without granting a degree, the Committee ceases to be a Committee, and the Candidate ceases to be a Candidate, and any existent Thesis Draft must be republished and subject to a new Committee selection to be eligible for a Degree. The Chair of a Thesis Committee may dissolve the Committee without granting a degree, with the consent of at least one other Committee member. To so dissolve, the Chair must publish a notice of intent to dissolve at least 14 days before dissolving. The Candidate may so dissolve the Committee at any time by public announcement. The Chair of the Thesis Committee for a particular Candidate may award that Degree to the Candidate if and only if: d6053 1 a6053 1 * the Candidate has satisfied all prerequisites in the rules for d6056 5 a6060 2 most recent Thesis draft produced by the Candidate is worthy of the Degree to be granted; and d6064 3 a6066 9 Each Committee Member may have up to 14 days after a Degree is awarded to publish a Commentary for the Thesis. After that time, the Chair shall publish the most recent Thesis Draft along with all Commentary so published. This combined publication shall become the Final Thesis. Upon publication of this Final Thesis the Committee members cease to be Committee members for that Thesis. The Rulekeepor shall retain a copy of each Final Thesis. d6084 8 d6093 4 d6099 11 a6109 2 Rule 2044/1 (Power=1) Awardable Degrees d6111 6 a6116 21 The Degree of Associate of Nomic requires a Thesis of at least 150 words. A Candidate who already holds an AN Degree receives a credit of 100 words towards the Thesis requirement for any higher Degree, unless the Candidate also holds a BN Degree. The Degree of Bachelor of Nomic requires a Thesis of at least 500 words. A Candidate who already holds an BN Degree receives a credit of 250 words towards the Thesis requirement for any higher Degree. The Degree of Doctor of Nomic History requires a Thesis of at least 750 words and containing a narrative and analysis of past events of specific significance to Agora. The Degree of Master of Nomic requires a Thesis of at least 750 words. The Degree of Doctor of Nomic Philosophy requires a Thesis of at least 1000 words, and that the candidate has also published an additional creative work authored by emself whose topic or theme is related to Agora or Nomic in general. d6119 1 a6119 2 Created by Proposal 4462 (Goethe), 17 March 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4671 (Goethe), 9 April 2005 d6585 1 a6585 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4863] @ 1.200 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4856 Goethe amend 2075 card-play wins Platonised 4858 Goethe amend 2083 hard reduction refinements 4859 root amend 2120 chip-cashing is chip-transfer amend 2069 cards and chips transferred the same way amend 2123 fee-payments must include designation of fee being paid @ text @d2600 1 a2600 1 Rule 1933/10 (Power=2) d2604 1 a2604 2 democratic. The default chamber for a proposal with an adoption index of at least 2 is democratic. d2610 7 a2616 1 immediately and automatically be set to democratic. d2631 1 d6564 1 a6564 1 Rule 402/14 (Power=1) d6567 2 a6568 2 A cardinal is an active, ready player who is neither the current Speaker nor the Associate Director of Personnel. d6579 2 a6580 3 As soon as possible after a cardinal becomes a pope, the Associate Director of Personnel shall install that pope as Speaker, by announcement. Upon this announcement, if the player a6590 4 If the office of ADoP is ever vacant, or the identity of its holder cannot be determined with reasonable certainty, then installation may be performed by any player by announcement. d6609 1 d6777 1 a6777 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4859] @ 1.199 log @Last proposal with recorded effect note updated. @ text @d5557 1 a5557 1 Rule 2069/11 (Power=1) d5593 4 a5596 4 When a card is otherwise transferred from one gambler to another, the former gambler shall cease to hold the card and the latter gambler shall simultaneously come to hold the card. d5631 1 d5688 1 a5688 1 Rule 2075/8 (Power=1) d5693 28 a5720 22 hand at a particular moment. If so, any Gambler has 72 hours from that moment to announce that a Gambler holds or has held a winning hand. If the announcement is false, the Deckmastor shall, as soon as possible, transfer 1 card at random from the announcing Gambler's Hand to the Deck. If the announcement is true, the holding Gambler Wins the Game, and is awarded the boon of Pokerface, the defined regular Patent Title Champion, and a blue chip (non-transferrable) marked with the number of red and white chips in the Pot (after which the Pot is emptied). All Players' hands become subject to a Hand Reduction to the Minimum Hand Size. After the winner's hand is so reduced, e gains a number of pending draws equal to the Maximum Hand Size. If no true announcement of a winning hand or a Skunk has been made in the last six months, then any Gambler may announce a Skunk, which shall trigger the effects of a true announcement of a win above, except that no boon shall be awarded nor extra winner's cards dealt. d5732 1 d5736 1 a5736 1 Rule 2083/2 (Power=1) d5747 1 a5747 2 (i) Satisfy all requirements to deal cards to that gambler for cashed-in chips and announce a pending hand reduction; d5749 1 a5749 2 (ii) Wait at least four days, during which the gambler may not cash in any chips; d5756 1 a5756 1 not played, transferred or discarded a card since the last d5777 2 a5778 2 At the beginning of each month, each Player's hand becomes subject to a Hand Reduction to the maximum hand size in the d5780 4 a5783 1 Speakership) that e holds. d5789 1 d5818 1 a5818 1 Rule 2120/2 (Power=1) d5823 5 a5827 3 A player may cash in one or more of eir chips by transferring them to the Pot. As soon as possible after e does so, the Deckmastor shall deal em a card for each non-forfeited chip. d5833 1 d5877 1 a5877 1 Rule 2123/0 (Power=1) d5880 2 a5881 2 A player plays a fee of X by cashing in X chips. These chips are forfeited. d5885 1 d6775 1 a6775 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4853] @ 1.198 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4851 Murphy amend 2068 Deckmastor now responsible for chips too amend 2069 redeals only if deck is empty amend 2075 FAILS - replacement text not present create 2122 "gaining and losing chips" in cat. "Cards" amend 2080 chips replace draws amend 2049 reference to draws removed amend 2120 chips can be handed to the Pot for cards amend 2089 library holds chips as well as cards - lends on payment of fee amend 2075 winning Gambler gets a blue chip amend 2083 chips replace draws create 2123 fee of X = hand in X chips in cat. "Cards" 4852 root amend 2089 "pending draws" return amend 2104 redundant but flavoursome text removed amend 2086 faculty/student now a herald-maintained switch amend 1377 yup, herald must record Education repeal 2091 Secretary of the University - gone repeal 2087 Research Grants - gone repeal 2088 University Book Club - gone 4853 Goethe create 2124 "Agoran Consent" in cat. "Officers" with "Dependent Actions" rule amend 2104 simplified to use Agoran Consent amend 681 indeterminate pope resolved through Agoran Consent repeal 786 amend 402 procedure for becoming pope after being sole winner of the game @ text @d6761 1 a6761 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4846] @ 1.197 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4846 Goethe repeal 2074 FAILS for insufficient AI amend 2069 hand size does not include pending draws amend 2080 heavy draws/free draws, all gone amend 2120 heaviness continues to slip away amend 2075 win causes hand reduction followed by bonus cards for winner amend 2083 new hand reduction rules; old win resolution stuff disappears @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 198 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 146 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2121 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2121 d1829 13 d5373 1 a5373 1 Rule 2068/5 (Power=1) d5377 2 a5378 1 play, shuffling, and dealing, and is the recordkeepor for cards. d5381 3 a5383 3 cards in existence, recent card actions, and what entity holds each card. The Deckmastor need not record or report transfers of cards to the table. d5392 1 d5557 1 a5557 1 Rule 2069/10 (Power=1) d5613 1 a5613 3 the sum of the number of pending draws for each gambler is greater than the number of cards in the deck, or that there are no cards in the deck, then the Deckmastor shall d5630 1 d5687 1 a5687 1 Rule 2075/7 (Power=1) d5701 7 a5707 5 and is awarded the boon of Pokerface and the defined regular Patent Title Champion. All Players' hands become subject to a Hand Reduction to the Minimum Hand Size. After the winner's hand is so reduced, e gains a number of pending draws equal to the Maximum Hand Size. d5724 1 d5728 1 a5728 1 Rule 2083/1 (Power=1) d5739 2 a5740 2 (i) Satisfy all satisfiable pending draws for that gambler and announce a pending hand reduction; d5742 2 a5743 2 (ii) Wait at least four days, during which e may not satisfy pending draws for that gambler; d5779 1 d5783 2 a5784 2 Rule 2080/6 (Power=1) Basic Draws d5786 5 a5790 2 Any Player may draw up to three cards in a single month by announcement. d5792 2 a5793 2 Any Player may draw one card for each Proposal e proposes that is adopted, by noting the Proposal's number. d5803 1 d5808 2 a5809 5 Rule 2120/1 (Power=1) Satisfying Draws When a gambler draws a card as specified by the Rules, e gains a Pending Draw. d5811 1 a5811 11 As soon as possible after a gambler draws a card, the Deckmastor shall satisfy the draw by dealing a card to the gambler with the pending draw, but only if the draw is Satisfiable. A draw is satisfiable unless defined otherwise. If the Rules state that a gambler loses a pending draw, than that draw is considered satisfied without the dealing of a card, whether or not it is satisfiable. If e has no draws, the Deckmastor shall discard a random card from that gambler's hand. If e has no cards, then the deckmastor shall satisfy the next pending draw e gains without dealing a card. d5813 3 a5815 1 A satisfied draw is no longer pending. d5820 1 d5836 39 d6020 1 a6020 1 Rule 2049/2 (Power=1) a6027 4 A Player who gains a Boon is considered to have drawn a free card for that boon. A Player who gains an Albatross loses a pending draw. d6032 1 d6042 2 a6043 6 Rule 2086/3 (Power=1) The University of Agora The University, also known as the Library, is a site. The Speaker is the president of and a limited executor of the University. d6046 4 a6049 4 Faculty Member. The Secretary of the University (SotU) is the recordkeepor of education. As soon as possible after a player is awarded a degree, the SotU shall flip the education of that player to Faculty Member. d6056 1 d6060 2 a6061 30 Rule 2091/2 (Power=1) The Office of Secretary of the University The Secretary of the University (SotU) is an office; its holder is recordkeepor for the University. The SotU's Weekly Report shall include: (a) A list of all active Research Grants. (b) A list of all active Book Club Selections. (c) Each player's Education. (d) A list of who has checked out cards from the library. History: Created by Proposal 4669 (Quazie), 9 April 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4796 (Maud), 6 June 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4834 (Maud), 6 August 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2087/0 (Power=1) Research Grants The University offers Research Grants for projects that improve the intellectual, cultural and social life of Agora. The Speaker may announce a Research Grant by publicly describing a task to be performed and stating a number between one and five. d6063 2 a6064 6 If another Player completes this task to the Speaker's satisfaction within the next month, the Speaker shall award to that Player an equal number of Boons of Achievement, without two objections. No more than one Player may receive this award. If more than one Player undertakes the task, the Speaker shall choose only one Player to receive the award. d6066 3 a6068 26 History: Created by Proposal 4657 (Sherlock), 29 March 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2088/0 (Power=1) The University Book Club The University sponsors a monthly Book Club. During the first week of each month the first Player who publically specifies a rule as that month's Book Club Selection becomes the Moderator for the University Book Club. The Assessor shall award one Boon of Refinement apiece to the Moderator and Proposer for the first passed proposal within the next thirty days that either amends or repeals this Selection. History: Created by Proposal 4657 (Sherlock), 29 March 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2089/6 (Power=1) Gardner Library Whenever the Library's hand size is less than five, it gains a pending draw. d6071 2 a6072 6 from the Library by announcement, which must satisfy a number of satisfiable pending draws that e, in fact, possesses. The number is 2 pending draws for Students and 1 pending draw for Faculty Members. The card is reserved and may not be checked out by any player until it is dealt to the Library again by the Deckmastor. a6076 3 The President of the University may discard any card in the possession of the Library without two objections. d6085 2 d6295 1 a6295 1 Rule 2104/2 (Power=1) a6297 2 The University encourages Card experimentation. d6320 1 a6320 3 the Blueprints Cardbook, with M support and without N Objections, where M is greater than or equal to N at the time the change is performed, and N is at least 1. d6326 2 d6336 1 a6336 1 Rule 1377/18 (Power=1) d6353 2 d6375 1 d6482 2 a6483 7 Rule 681/12 (Power=1) Conditions for Conclavity A conclave must be convened whenever any of the following events occur: (a) the Speaker resigns the Speakership; d6485 1 a6485 1 (b) the Speaker becomes inactive; d6487 2 a6488 2 (c) the Herald confirms an allegation that the Speaker is lawless; d6490 3 a6492 2 (d) a valid notice of deregistration naming the Speaker is published; d6494 1 a6494 1 (e) the success of a Call for Revolt is announced, and the d6497 1 a6497 1 cardinals for the conclave; d6499 2 a6500 3 (f) two or more cardinals simultaneously win the game, in which case these cardinals are the only qualified cardinals for the conclave; d6502 1 a6502 1 (g) no pope has become Speaker in the past six months; d6504 1 a6504 1 (h) a pope ceases to be pope without becoming Speaker; or d6506 14 a6519 1 (i) a conclave has concluded with an inconclusive result. d6540 1 d6544 1 a6544 64 Rule 786/15 (Power=1) Default Procedure for Conclaves When the rules require that a conclave be convened and no competing conclave is currently convened, then as soon as possible, the Associate Director of Personnel (ADoP) shall convene a conclave by announcement, specifying the collection of qualified cardinals. A cardinal is qualified for a conclave unless the rules specify otherwise. The announcement is ineffective if the ADoP is not required to convene a conclave or eir announcement does not list all and only the cardinals qualified for that conclave. However, if errors are not announced until after 7 days after the conclave concludes, the results shall stand. The convening of a conclave initiates an Agoran Decision to determine the Pope, a decision in which quorum is zero, the voting period is 7 days, all Players are eligible voters, all qualified cardinals are valid options as long as they remain qualified cardinals, and the ADoP has the privilege of resolving ties as for elections. The ADoP's announcement of the cardinal chosen by Agora makes that cardinal the pope and concludes the conclave. If no cardinal may be legally chosen by Agora, the ADoP shall so announce, and the conclave concludes as a cliffhanger. If a conclave has not concluded within a fortnight from the time it was convened, any player may announce that it is inconclusive and thus conclude it as a cliffhanger. When an conclave concludes as a cliffhanger, this canon calls for a consecutive conclave to be convened to calculate the correct cardinal. If the office of ADoP is ever vacant, or the identity of its holder cannot be determined with reasonable certainty, then the first player who announces that e convenes a conclave, with eir announcement adhering to the conditions for the ADoP's announcement, shall then be permitted and required to perform the actions that would have been required of the ADoP for that conclave. History: Created by Proposal 786 (Chuck), ca. Dec. 20 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1426, Feb. 7 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1539, Apr. 4 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2500, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2662, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2828 (Zefram), Mar. 7 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3787 (Steve), Sep. 8 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3974 (Elysion), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4049 (Elysion), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(11) by Proposal 4071 (Steve), Sep. 14 2000 Amended(12) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(13) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(15) by Proposal 4836 (Goethe, Maud), 2 October 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 402/13 (Power=1) d6550 5 d6559 12 a6570 4 For seven days after a cardinal wins the game with no other players simultaneously winning, that cardinal may announce that e becomes a pope. Upon this announcement, that player becomes a pope, so please treat em right good forever. d6572 3 a6574 6 A notice of papal succession is a notice published by the Associate Director of Personnel, that declares that a specified player is a pope, and is valid if the named player is indeed a pope. Upon publication of a valid notice of papal succession, the current Speaker ceases to be Speaker, the pope becomes the new Speaker, and the pope ceases to be a pope. d6593 1 @ 1.196 log @Update "last proposal with recorded effect" field at end of ruleset. @ text @d5542 1 a5542 1 Rule 2069/9 (Power=1) d5554 1 a5554 2 collection, plus one for each free pending draw for that gambler. d5616 1 d5673 1 a5673 1 Rule 2075/6 (Power=1) d5688 4 a5691 5 Patent Title Champion. Exactly one week after a true announcement, the Flux of all Gamblers except the Deck shall become frozen, and all heavy pending draws shall be deemed satisfied. d5696 2 a5697 1 a win above, except that no boon shall be awarded. d5707 1 d5711 25 a5735 2 Rule 2083/0 (Power=1) Win Resolution d5737 8 a5744 2 As soon as possible after any gambler's hand becomes frozen, the Deckmastor shall perform the following actions in order: d5746 12 a5757 26 1) Calculate and publicly announce the Card Tax for each frozen gambler. The Card Tax for a frozen gambler is equal to the hand size of that gambler less the minimum hand size. The Card Tax shall be calculated as of the moment the gambler's hand became frozen. 2) From every frozen gambler in turn, transfer cards selected at random from that gambler's hand to the Deck until eir hand size has been reduced by an amount not less than eir Card Tax or e has no cards remaining. 3) If the hands were frozen because of a win, deal cards to the winner until eir hand size has been increased by the maximum hand size less the minimum hand size, calculated as of the moment the winner's hand became frozen. 4) Publicly announce that the table is open for business. Upon publication of an announcement as in 4), the Flux of every gambler shall become free. If the Deckmastor makes a public announcement as in 4) when one or more gamblers are frozen but steps 1), 2), and 3) have not been completed, then the announcement is still valid, but the Deckmastor must complete steps 1), 2), and 3) as soon as possible. If the Deckmastor's error is not made in good faith, then e commits the Class 4 Crime of Stacking the Deck. d5761 1 d5765 1 a5765 1 Rule 2080/5 (Power=1) d5768 2 a5769 11 The maximum hand size for a Player is defined as the maximum hand size in the Deckmastor's Budget plus the number of Offices (including the Speakership) that the Player holds. Any Player may draw up to three heavy cards in a single month by announcement. If a Player draws a card without specifying the explicit circumstances allowing the draw, it shall be considered an attempt to draw one of these heavy cards. Any Player may draw one free card in a single month, by noting it is eir free draw for the month. d5771 2 a5772 2 Any Player may draw one heavy card for each Proposal e proposes that is adopted, by noting the Proposal's number. d5781 2 d5786 1 a5786 1 Rule 2120/0 (Power=1) a5791 4 Encumbrance is a stuck switch for pending draws, with values Free and Heavy. Drawing a [Encumbrance value] card is a synonym for gaining a pending draw with the indicated encumbrance. a5796 6 A heavy pending draw is not satisfiable as long as the gambler with the draw has a hand size equal to or greater than eir defined maximum hand size. If a gambler has both heavy and free pending draws, the Deckmastor must satisfy all satisfiable heavy draws before satisfying any free draws for that gambler. d5799 1 a5799 2 whether or not it is satisfiable. E shall first lose all free draws before losing any heavy draws. If e has no draws, the d5808 1 d6818 1 a6818 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4843] @ 1.195 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4843 Murphy create 2121 compensation for card class removal @ text @d6818 1 a6818 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4839] @ 1.194 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4840 Goethe amend 1677 new player kudo awards replaced by pending draws amend 2019 typo correction 4841 Goethe repeal 1048 rule category material re-appears below amend 1681 category changes happen w/out 2 objections @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 197 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 145 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2120 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2120 d5812 12 @ 1.193 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4835 Goethe amend 698 typo fixes 4836 Goethe amend 1933 proposer can no longer change chamber; default is ordinary amend 2019 speaker's veto first aborts a proposal through quorum failure; speaker rubberstamp reduces quorum to three amend 402 becoming a pope invalidates existing popes amend 786 conclave procedure re-expressed as election; cute alliteration introduced; things generally condensed. amend 1791 FAILS - rule does not exist (was repealed by prop. 4832) amend 1661 remove Tainted language repeal 1647 repeal 1658 4837 Goethe amend 2069 alteration of language to do with pending draws create 2020 heavy and free, satisfied and pending draws; accounting for same amend 2080 now specifies all basic draw quotas (including reward for adopted proposals) amend 2049 gaining boons = gaining draws gaining albatrosses = losing draws amend 2089 library borrowing in kudo-free world amend 2075 winning satisfies all heavy draws repeal 2051 repeal 2096 repeal 2047 repeal 2048 repeal 1941 repeal 2018 4838 Goethe amend 2114 cardbooks specify Scoring Instructions amend 2075 cardbooks specify winning hands via their Scoring Instructions amend 2104 blueprints cards can have their Scoring Instructions amended 4839 Goethe repeal 1989 amend 1727 special contests, court closure removed. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 198 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 146 with Power=1 d960 1 a960 1 Rule 1677/13 (Power=1) d974 1 a974 2 announcement shall have the effect of setting that player's kudos to twice the Tabla Rasa. a975 4 If a player joins the game, but is neither subject to a Grace Period nor has been a player at any time since the last Turning of a New Parchment, then the Herald shall set eir kudos to half the Tabla Rasa (rounded up). d993 1 d2705 1 a2705 1 Rule 2019/4 (Power=2) d2714 2 a2715 2 Assessor shall a copy of that proposal to the Proposal Pool. When e does so, that copy shall become distributable and d2728 1 d5207 1 a5207 1 Rule 1681/6 (Power=1) d5214 6 a5219 2 Rulekeepor. All existing categories must be listed, even if no rules are currently assigned to the category. d5249 1 a5249 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1048/7 (Power=1) Rule Categories A Rule Change that Creates a new Rule may specify an existing Category to which the new Rule will be assigned. If it does not, the Rulekeepor shall choose the new Rule's Category. When doing so, the Rulekeepor may create a new Rule Category and assign the Rule to this new Category. The Rulekeepor may remove an empty Rule Category as e sees fit. If the Rulekeepor creates or removes a Category, e must publicly announce it no later than the first subsequent publication of the Logical Ruleset. The Rulekeepor is authorized to change the name of a Rule Category or change the Category to which a Rule is assigned Without Objection. History: ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1561, Apr. 17 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2538, Mar. 13 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2741 (Zefram), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 2783 (Chuck), Jan. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3521 (Chuck), Jun. 23 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 @ 1.192 log @Record last proposal to affect this ruleset. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 206 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 24 with Power=2 152 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2119 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2119 a313 37 Rule 1989/1 (Power=1) Prime Executors (a) The Prime Executor of an entity with respect to a certain action is the Player who is responsible for performing that action. For each action that an entity is required to perform, there shall be at most one Prime Executor of that entity with respect to that action. Any penalty incurred due to an entity's failure to perform as required by the Rules is incurred by the Prime Executor of that entity. (b) Any other Rule to the contrary notwithstanding, the Prime Executor of an entity with respect to a certain action must be an Executor of that entity, or a Limited Executor of that entity who is permitted to perform that action on behalf of that entity. (c) If the Rules designate a Player to be the Prime Executor of an entity, without specifying particular actions that the Prime Executor is responsible for performing, then that Player is the Prime Executor of that entity with respect to all actions that the entity is required to perform. (d) Unless otherwise specified by the Rules, each Player is eir own Prime Executor. (e) If a Player is the sole Executor of an entity, then e is the Prime Executor of that entity. This provision does not apply to a Player who is the sole Limited Executor, but not the Executor, of an entity. History: Created by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4389 (Steve), 5 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d359 4 a362 25 the entire day of June 30, GMT +1200, of each year; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as soon as possible after the end of Agora's Birthday, the Herald shall award the boon of celebration to each Player who, during Agora's Birthday, publicly recognized Agora's Birthday; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Herald may select one Contract, in existence on Agora's Birthday, which has as its purpose encouraging the celebration of Agora's Birthday. Within the month following Agora's Birthday, that Contract may award its Members the Patent Title Nth Anniversary Ribbon, where N is the number of years of Agora's existence; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Courts shall be closed on Agora's Birthday; that is, the Clerk of the Courts shall not publish any Calls For Judgement, Judgements, notices of Appeals, Decisions of Appeals Boards, or Opinions, on Agora's Birthday; nor shall any Player submit to the Clerk of the Courts a Call For Judgement, notice of ineligibility to Judge, Judgement, call for Appeal, or Appellate Decision, on Agora's Birthday; nor shall any Player submit an Application to Submit an Opinion on Agora's Birthday; however, if any of the above do take place on Agora's Birthday, in violation of this Rule, this Rule does not deprive them of their usual effects. d2591 1 a2591 1 Rule 1933/9 (Power=2) d2594 9 a2602 14 Chamber is a stuck proposal switch with values democratic and ordinary. An ordinary proposal with adoption index of two or greater is stalled. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a proposal is undistributable while it is stalled. If a proposal is distributed that was stalled at the time of distribution, its chamber shall immediately and automatically be flipped to democratic. While a proposal is in the Proposal Pool, its proposer may flip its chamber by announcement. This rule takes precedence over any rule that would permit the chamber of a proposal to be changed. d2616 1 d2709 1 a2709 1 Rule 2019/3 (Power=2) d2712 13 a2724 3 During the voting period of a non-democratic proposal, the Speaker may veto it, with two support. When e does so, the adoption index of that proposal is increased by one. d2731 1 d3822 1 a3822 1 Rule 698/13 (Power=1) d3827 1 a3827 1 ineligible. A player who is inactive, unready, or is d3834 1 a3834 1 (1) all ready, active, non-barred, players become d3838 2 a3839 2 ready, active, barred, players, other than the caller emself, become eligible to judge that CFJ; d3842 2 a3843 3 active, players, other than the caller emself, become eligible to judge that increasingly annoying CFJ; d3868 1 d5353 1 a5353 92 Rule 2047/1 (Power=2) Kudos Kudos (singular Kudo) are an integral measure of a Player's Kismet and noteworthiness within the game of Agora. The Herald is the recordkeepor of Kudos. The kudos of a Player may only be changed as specified by the rules or by an instrument of Power 2 or greater. If an entity has a defined number of Kudos, but the number has not been set by the Rules, then the entity has 1 Kudo. History: Created by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4520 (Goethe), 30 July 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4598 (Elysion), 11 July 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2048/0 (Power=1) Enlightenment A Player (the Sensei) may, by public announcement, enlighten Agora by choosing two Players to be the Yin and the Yang respectively. Such enlightenment has the effect of decreasing the Yin's kudos by one and increasing the Yang's kudos by one, provided: (i) the Sensei has at least one kudo; (ii) the Sensei has not previously enlightened Agora in the current week; (iii) the Sensei is not the Yang; (iv) the Sensei gives eir reasons for choosing both the Yin and Yang for a lesson. History: Created by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1941/4 (Power=1) Fees A fee-based action is an action with which the rules associate a fee, which must be a natural number. If the rules describe a fee-based action but do not indicate the fee for that action, then that fee is zero. A player (the Actor) attempts to perform a fee-based action by announcing that e performs it; specifying the action to be performed; and, if the fee is nonzero, noting that there is a fee for the action. The Actor has sufficient kudos to perform the action if the number of eir kudos meets or exceeds the fee. Upon eir announcement, the Actor's kudos are decreased by the fee, and if e had sufficient kudos, e performs the action. If the success of the Actor's attempt to perform a fee-based action is publicly challenged within a week of the time the action was attempted, then the Herald shall, as soon as possible, determine whether the Actor had sufficient kudos when e attempted to perform the action, and announce eir determination. If the Herald announces that the Actor did not have sufficient kudos to perform a fee-based action at the time of eir attempt, and eir announcement was published within a fortnight from the time the action was attempted, then the action shall be deemed not to have been performed. If the Herald made this announcement within a week of the attempt to perform the action, or the success of the attempt was publicly challenged within a week of the attempt, then the Herald shall refund the Actor eir kudos. If the success of an Actor's attempt to perform a fee-based challenge is not publicly challenged within a week of the time the action was attempted, then the action shall be deemed to have been performed. Nothing in this rule shall act to prevent a person from performing a fee-based action by another mechanism for performing that action provided by the rules. History: Created by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4528 (Goethe), 2 October 2003 Amended(3) by Proposal 4598 (Elysion), 11 July 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4819 (root, Maud), 10 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1661/10 (Power=1) d5356 5 a5360 5 A Speaker who is not Tainted has the Right of Patronage. This Right is the authority to, once a week, award the Boon Gold Star to a single Player who has not received this award within the preceding four weeks. The Speaker must provide a reason along with the Notice of Award. d5380 1 d5473 1 a5473 1 Rule 2114/1 (Power=1) d5489 3 a5491 3 Elements, and can define an Element by specifying its name and description. Neither classes of cards nor Elements may be otherwise defined. d5540 1 d5571 1 a5571 1 Rule 2069/8 (Power=1) d5583 2 a5584 1 collection, plus one for each pending draw for that gambler. a5621 11 (e) A nonsite gambler whose hand size is smaller than the maximum hand size, plus the number of offices e holds, may draw a card for a fee equal to the number of times during the current month e has previously drawn a card in this manner. (f) When a gambler draws a card, e gains a pending draw. As soon as possible afterward, the Deckmastor shall deal a card to that gambler. When e does so, the draw is no longer pending. d5645 1 d5702 1 a5702 1 Rule 2075/4 (Power=1) d5705 5 a5709 7 The Deckmastor's Budget shall contain between one and five Winning Hands, each of which is a list of cards with a hand size at least two greater than the Maximum Hand Size. If a Gambler's Hand is identical to a winning hand at any particular moment, any Gambler has 72 hours from that moment to announce that a Gambler holds or has held a winning hand. d5720 2 a5721 1 Gamblers except the Deck shall become frozen. d5734 2 d5777 14 a5790 2 Rule 2080/4 (Power=1) Cards for Proposals d5792 2 a5793 5 Within a week after a proposal's adoption, if its proposer would be permitted to draw a card for a fee, then e may draw a card by announcement, specifying in eir announcement that proposal's number. E can only perform this action once for the adoption of that proposal. d5801 37 d5986 1 a5986 1 Rule 2049/1 (Power=1) d5989 8 a5996 18 A Patent Title has Ephemeral significance if the rules state that the Patent Title is ephemeral. Karma is a stuck switch for ephemeral patent titles with states Boon and Albatross. Defining something to be a 'boon' or an 'albatross' is equivalent to defining it to be an ephemeral Patent Title with its Karma set as defined, and the Karma of a title defined in this way is said to be Static. A Static Karma switch may never be changed except by modifying its definition. A Karma switch that is not Static is said to be Dynamic. Players may be permitted or required by the Rules to award or revoke Boons or Albatrosses. If so, these awards are performed by public announcement by the specified Players. A Player may hold multiple instances of a given type of ephemeral Patent title; if so, The Herald need only note the number of instances of these Patent Titles that each player holds. d6001 1 a6001 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2096/2 (Power=1) Ephemeral Time Limits If an ephemeral patent title is earned between one week before the end of the previous quarter and one week before the end of the current quarter, then it must be awarded before the turning of a new parchment. The announcement that a proposal does not earn the proposer the boon of tapecutter must also follow these time restrictions. History: Created by Proposal 4696 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4743 (Manu), 5 May 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4805 (Goethe, Manu), 20 June 2005 d6091 1 a6091 1 Rule 2089/5 (Power=1) d6098 6 a6103 4 from the Library by paying a Fee for the Library's upkeep. The fee is 2 Kudos for Students and 1 Kudo for Faculty Members. The card is reserved and may not be checked out by any player until it is dealt to the Library again by the Deckmastor. d6118 1 d6327 1 a6327 1 Rule 2104/1 (Power=1) d6353 5 d6361 1 a6409 27 Rule 2051/2 (Power=2) Tabla Rasa The Herald's Budget shall consist of a positive integer between 5 and 25, known as the Tabla Rasa. As soon as possible after the beginning of each quarter, the Herald shall announce the Turning of a New Parchment. The effect of such an announcement is to: (A) set each Player's kudos equal to: (i) the Tabla Rasa; (ii) plus the number of boons e holds; (iii) minus the number of albatrosses e holds; (iv) minus one for every 3 Blots e has. (B) revoke all ephemeral Patent Titles. (C) set each Dynamic Karma switch to its original state. History: Created by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4598 (Elysion), 11 July 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4691 (root), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a6435 13 Rule 2018/1 (Power=1) Expunging Blots A non-Immaculate entity may expunge a number of eir Blots, up to eir total Stain, by announcing the number of eir Blots e expunges; this has a Fee of 2 Kudos per expunged Blot. History: Created by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a6512 44 Rule 1647/13 (Power=1) The Asenion Solution For seven days after a cardinal wins the game with no other players simultaneously winning, that cardinal may announce that e becomes a pope. Upon this announcement, that player becomes a pope, so please treat em right good forever. History: Created by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2681, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(3) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3887 (Blob), Jul. 30 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3974 (Elysion), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4246 (Steve), 19 February 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(10) by Proposal 4429 (The Goddess Eris), 16 January 2003 Amended(11) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(12) by Proposal 4594 (Murphy), 4 July 2004 Amended(13) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1658/6 (Power=1) The Speaker we do Taint The person holding the position of Speaker is untainted as long as e holds that position lawfully. History: Created by Proposal 2699, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3746 (Blob), May 15 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4804 (Maud), 15 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d6566 1 a6566 1 Rule 786/14 (Power=1) d6569 1 a6569 1 When the rules require that a conclave be convened, and no d6572 27 a6598 44 announce that e convenes a conclave, specifying a collection of cardinals and indicating that those cardinals are to convene a conclave. Provided that: (a) the rules require that the conclave be convened; (b) no competing conclave is currently convened; and (c) the collection consists of qualified cardinals, then as of such an announcement, a conclave consisting of the qualified cardinals is convened. A cardinal is qualified for a conclave unless the rules specify otherwise. The first seven days following the convening of a conclave constitute the posturing period. During the posturing period, a qualified cardinal may announce eir intent to become a pope. Any other player may publicly support or revoke support for a cardinal's claim until the posturing period ends. As soon as possible after the posturing period ends, the ADoP shall perform the following actions in order: (a) E shall determine the cardinal club, which is the collection of qualified cardinals with positive support from the populace and at least as much unwithdrawn support as any other qualified cardinal. (b) If the cardinal club has no members, e shall announce this fact, and announce the conclave was inconclusive. (c) If the cardinal club has at least one member, e shall select one of its members to be pope, then publish the list of members of the cardinal club, indicating which member is to become a pope. That member becomes a pope as of this announcement. The ADoP's announcement in (b) or (c) concludes the conclave. If the conclave was inconclusive, eir announcement of this fact shall constitute a valid call to conclave. If the conclave has not concluded within a fortnight from the time it was convened, any player may announce that it is inconclusive; upon such an announcement, the conclave shall conclude with an inconclusive result, and a conclave must be convened. d6625 1 d6629 1 a6629 1 Rule 402/12 (Power=1) d6635 8 a6642 2 While there is a pope, no other player may become a pope. Whenever a pope is not a cardinal, e ceases being a pope. d6644 6 a6649 8 A notice of papal succession declares that a specified player is a pope. The notice is valid only if it is published by the Associate Director of Personnel and the specified player is indeed a pope. Upon publication of a valid notice of papal succession, the current Speaker ceases to be Speaker, the pope becomes the new Speaker, and the pope ceases to be a pope. d6667 1 d6835 1 a6835 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4834] @ 1.191 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4832 Maud power3 1551 amend 1551 \ repeal 1791 > rules merged, rewritten repeal 1552 / 4833 Maud amend 101 repeal 1011 amend 2039 amend 1527 no set of one-liners of mine could amend 869 possibly do this proposal justice repeal 1043 amend 478 4834 Maud amend 2068 loss of lots of card manipulation text amend 2114 Exploits refined amend 2069 big rewrite; Deckmastor manipulations re-appear; "site" and "pending draw" terms appear amend 2106 now a new rule on how to play a card amend 2080 rewording amend 2091 SotU no longer records history of report amend 2086 rewording amend 2089 rewording ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d7050 1 a7050 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4829] @ 1.190 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4828 Maud amend 1430 reformatting 4829 Maud amend 1932 reformatted and loses language about eligible Shareholders repeal 1963 amend 1483 language about AI changing tweaked repeal 1953 amend 1952 language about distributability changing tweaked repeal 2021 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 210 Rules: d26 3 a28 3 28 with Power=3 25 with Power=2 156 with Power=1 d132 2 a133 2 Rule 101/1 (Power=3) Obey the Rules d135 21 a155 16 All Players must always abide by all the Rules currently in effect, in the form in which they are currently in effect. However, a Player besides the Speaker may always deregister rather than continue to play. Whatever is not prohibited or regulated by the Rules is permitted and unregulated, with the sole exception of changing the Rules, which is permitted only when the Rules explicitly or implicitly permit it. Any change to the game state which would make it impossible to make arbitrary modifications to the Rules by any combination of actions by Players does not occur, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. The Rules in the Initial Set are in effect at the beginning of the first game. The Initial Set consists of Rules 101-116 (Immutable) and 201-219 (Mutable). d171 1 d190 2 a191 15 Rule 1011/4 (Power=2) Definition of Nomic Property A Nomic Property is any property of any entity the value of which is defined by the Rules. Other Rules may define procedures by which the value of a Nomic Property may be changed. [CFJ 700: Neither nicknames nor Players are "created by the Nomic Rules, and exist only within the context of Agora Nomic." CFJs 815 & 816: If an amendment is made which changes the properties of an Entity, the Entity changes to conform to the new Rule, rather than the destruction of the old Entities. If the old Entity has the same name as the new Entity, that implies continuity of that Entity if at all possible.] d193 13 a205 11 History: Created by Proposal 450 (Alexx), Sep. 10 1993 Amended by Proposal 1011, Sep. 5 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 5 1994 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 1593, Jun. 2 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2546, Mar. 22 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2630, Jul. 4 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3900 (Elysion), Sep. 6 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a206 19 Rule 1527/3 (Power=1) Timing of Multiple Events in One Message Whenever a message contains more than one action -- such as a notification, report, or other communication -- on which the Rules place some legal significance, the actions in that message shall be taken to have been sent sequentially in the order which they appear in the message. If a message attempts to perform multiple actions simultaneously without explicitly stating a specific order for the actions, then the attempt shall be considered ambiguous and without effect if the gamestate would be substantively different for any two orderings of the actions. For the purposes of this test, the actual order the actions are performed in is not considered substantive, but other differences may, at the discretion of a judge, be considered substantive. History: d212 1 d525 1 a525 1 Rule 478/14 (Power=3) d529 1 a529 1 and Public. A forum's Publicity may not be changed except as d532 27 a558 32 The Registrar may, without objection, flip the publicity of a forum. In addition to any other requirements the rules place on this action, the Registrar's announcement of intent must be sent to that forum, and if the forum is being made Public, then the announcement by which the Registrar performs the modification must be sent to all existing Public fora. It is the responsibility of each active player to ensure that e can receive messages via each Public forum. The Registrar shall include as part of eir Report all Public or Discussion fora and sufficient data regarding each such forum to allow players to receive messages via that medium. The Registrar need not keep track of fora with null state. A message is not public unless some rule states that it is public. A message is public if it is sent via a Public forum, or if it is sent to all players via a combination of fora and contains a clear designation of intent to be public. A player publishes information by publicly sending a message containing that information, and announces something by publishing it. If the rules state that a player may perform an action by announcement, then that player may perform that action by announcing that e performs it. If the rules state that a player may perform an action by private message to some player, then that player may perform that action by sending a message privately to the specified player indicating that e performs it. In either case, such a message must unambiguously describe the action to be performed. d589 1 d954 1 a954 1 Rule 2039/0 (Power=3) d957 4 a960 4 Other Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, the failure to perform an action required by the Rules, where the person required to act was not empowered to do so, shall never constitute the commission of a Crime or Infraction. d964 1 d974 2 a975 2 Rule 869/16 (Power=1) How to Join Agora d978 9 a986 3 prohibited from registering may become a registered player by sending a message to a public forum which sets forth eir intent to register. d1014 1 a1167 27 Rule 1043/5 (Power=1) Deregistration A Player other than the Speaker may deregister from Agora by sending a public message announcing eir deregistration. A Player who deregisters in this fashion ceases to be a Player effective at the time date-stamped on that message, and any attempts by em to reregister before thirty days have passed are without effect. This Rule takes precedence over Rules which would cause em to be reregistered before thirty days have passed after eir deregistration. [CFJ 810: If a Player deregisters as well as doing other things in the same message, Rule 1527 applies.] History: Created by Proposal 474 (Alexx), Sep. 17 1993 Amended by Proposal 1043, Sep. 21 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 21 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1305, Nov. 4 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 2599, May 11 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2697, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3829 (Steve), Feb. 8 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1403 7 a1409 2 Rule 1791/0 (Power=1) Ratification Without Objection d1411 29 a1439 63 Any Officer who holds an Office in Normal Fashion can Ratify an Official Report Without Objection, provided the following conditions hold; i) The Report to be Ratified is one that is legally permissible to Ratify. ii) The Report to be Ratified was produced by the Player holding the Office. iii) The Report to be Ratified is one that is required to be produced and maintained by the Officer. A Speaker who is not Tainted is permitted to Ratify any Official Report Without Objection provided that the Report is one legally permissible to Ratify. A COE on any Report undergoing this process shall be deemed by the Rules to constitute an Objection. [CFJ 1207 (14 April 2000) found that this rule allows a report to be ratified by an Officer, even in the face of Rule 1550, which requires that the only instrument capable of ratifying a report be a Proposal. In effect, Players are not instruments.] History: Created by Proposal 3700 (Swann), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1551/5 (Power=1) Documents Subject to Ratification The ratification of an Official Document conforms the Game State to what it would be if the valid Official Document thus ratified was completely true and accurate at the time the Document was published. In other words, the State of the Game, upon such ratification, becomes that specified within the Document, plus all subsequent legal changes between the time of its publication and its ratification. All Game State changes due to the ratification of an Official Document occur at the time of such ratification; no retroactive effect is expressed or implied. A Document, once ratified, is for all legal purposes a true and accurate report. The Game State it references may not be retroactively modified prior to the time it was published, even to reflect a prior mistake, retracted or illegal move, or an Order. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule that would allow such retroactive alterations or corrections to the Game State. In no way does the ratification of a Document invalidate, reverse, alter or cancel any prior moves or transfers, even unrecorded or overlooked ones. Nor does the ratification of a Document change the legality or illegality of any prior move. Ratification only adjusts the actual Game State to conform to that perceived by the Players and Officers in Official Documentation. After a Document has been ratified, the Player in charge of maintaining that Document shall annotate all subsequent publications of that Document with the date of publication of the last such publication that was ratified. d1449 2 a1450 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1552/4 (Power=1) Requirements for Ratification An Official Document is legally permissible to Ratify if and only if all of the following are true: a) The Rules required some specific Player to produce and/or maintain the document. b) The Rules required it to be published. (A requirement that it be sent to all Players fulfills this criterion.) c) It is not currently subject to a Claim of Error (COE). d) It is not currently subject to a pending Call for Judgement (CFJ), or a pending Appeal of a CFJ. e) The information within the Document has not been superseded by a subsequent Document that contradicts it. (This does not apply if a COE alleging the contradiction is in error is admitted.) f) The Document is not the Ruleset. The Ruleset is specifically excluded from Ratification. Ratification by Proposal is effective only if the Document is legally permissible to Ratify when the Proposal takes effect. History: Created by Proposal 2425, Jan. 30 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3510 (Harlequin), Jun. 16 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4517 (Murphy), 18 July 2003 d5530 1 a5530 1 Rule 2068/4 (Power=1) d5533 7 a5539 24 The Deckmastor is an office whose responsibilities include shuffling, dealing, and other random actions concerning cards, and who acts as the recordkeepor for Cards. The Deckmastor's Weekly Report shall contain a record of all Cards in existence, recent card actions, and what entity possesses each Card. The Deck and the Discard Pile are Gamblers. The Deckmastor shall be the sole Executor of both entities, but may take no action on behalf of them except as explicitly permitted by the Rules. The Deck and Discard Pile may not transfer cards to any other entity except as explicitly required by the Rules. Only the Deckmastor may create or destroy Cards, and e only may do so when the rules require it. The Deckmastor creates or destroys a card by announcement, specifying as appropriate the entity who now possesses it or previously possessed it. If at any time fewer Copies of a defined Class of Cards exist than its Quota, then the Deckmastor shall create a Copy of that Card in the possession of The Deck, unless otherwise specified. If at any time more Copies of a Class of Cards exist than its Quota, then the Deckmastor shall destroy a Copy of that Card in the possession of The Deck, unless no such Copies exist, in which case the Deckmastor shall destroy a random Copy. d5547 1 d5614 1 a5614 1 Rule 2114/0 (Power=1) d5617 6 a5622 6 A Cardbook is a document, maintained by the Deckmastor, that is specifically defined in the Rules as being a Cardbook. The Deckmastor must publish each cardbook as soon as possible after its contents change, and at least once a month. The contents of a cardbook may only be changed as explicitly permitted by the Rules. d5625 1 a5625 1 Cardbook, specifically layout, whitespace, and the order of d5628 39 a5666 32 A class of card is considered defined if and only if a valid definition for that card class exists in a cardbook. A valid card definition defines a Class of Card by specifying a Caption, a Frequency, zero or more Elements, and zero or more Exploits. (a) The Caption shall be the name of a particular Class of Cards. No two Classes of Cards shall have the same Caption. (b) The Frequency, which may have one of the following values: Common, Rare, Unique. If any other value is specified, the frequency shall be considered to be Unique. (c) A cardbook may define Elements for Cards. Each Element shall have a name and a description. Any Card possessing the Element of that name shall behave according to the description associated with that Element. An Element not defined in a cardbook has no effect. (d) An Exploit is an action that the Holder of that Card (and only the Holder of that Card) may take if and only if e clearly indicates the card whose Exploit e is performing and e meets the requirements and/or pays the costs outlined in that Exploit. Any reference to "you," "your" or a similar pronoun in the text of an Exploit refers to the Holder of that Card. Taking an action described in an Exploit is known as Playing the Card. Unless a Rule or card definition says otherwise, a Card is automatically transferred to the Discard Pile immediately after being Played. All Cards of the same Class shall be identical and fungible. Each individual instance of a Card shall be considered to be a Copy of that Class of Card. d5669 5 a5673 3 cardbook and the Rules, then the conflict shall be resolved as if the definition were contained in the text of the Rule that defines the particular cardbook. d5675 2 a5676 2 This Rule has precedence over any Rule describing the definition or interpretation of card classes and card elements. d5680 1 d5711 1 a5711 1 Rule 2069/7 (Power=1) d5714 2 a5715 1 I. Possession d5717 54 a5770 53 Cards may be possessed by Gamblers. All Players are Gamblers. If at any time a Card is not possessed by a Gambler, it immediately and automatically returns to the possession of The Deck. The Gambler that possesses a Card is that Card's Holder and Holds that Card. All Cards possessed by a particular Gambler are collectively referred to as that Gambler's Hand. A Gambler's Hand Size is the number of Cards in eir Hand plus one for each Pending Draw for that Gambler. II. Actions No action involving Cards may be simultaneous with any other action. No such action may be performed more than once simultaneously. If any attempt is made to perform more than one such action in such a way that the order of said actions is unclear, all such actions fail. (a) Unless restricted from doing so by the rules, any Gambler possessing a Card may transfer that Card to any other Gambler by announcing which Card is to be transferred and the Gambler it shall be transferred to. All such transfers take place at the time they are announced. If a Gambler transfers a card to the Deck, it is instead transferred to the discard pile, unless the transfer is made as part of the Deckmastor's required duties. Discarding a Card is synonymous with transferring said Card to the Discard Pile. (b) Drawing a Card and Drawing from The Deck are synonymous. When a Gambler Draws a Card, the Deckmastor shall be required to randomly select one Card from among those currently in The Deck's Hand and transfer it to that Gambler as soon as possible. Until this transfer takes place, that Gambler is said to have one Pending Draw for each such transfer the Deckmastor is required to make, but has not yet made. Whenever a player makes a true announcement that the number of pending draws for all gamblers is greater than the number of cards in the Deck, or that there are no cards in the Deck, then the Deckmastor shall transfer all of the cards in the Discard Pile to the Deck before dealing any cards. This transfer is known as a Reshuffle and is performed as a single action. A Gambler whose Hand Size is smaller than the maximum Hand Size, plus the number of Offices e holds, plus one if e is Speaker, may draw a card from The Deck. The fee for this action is a number of Kudos equal to the number of times during the current month e has previously drawn a card in this manner. d5777 8 d5794 1 d5798 2 a5799 2 Rule 2106/0 (Power=1) Card Fees d5801 5 a5805 5 All fees associated with Card Actions, Elements and Exploits must be paid as soon as possible by the Gambler incurring the fee. For every Kudo not paid on time, the Gambler commits the Class 1 Infraction of Debt Overdue, which may be reported by any Player. d5807 18 a5824 2 This rule takes precedence over all rules pertaining to Cards fees. d5828 1 d5925 1 a5925 1 Rule 2080/3 (Power=1) d5928 5 a5932 6 If a Proposal is adopted, the Proposer may draw from the deck by announcing the Proposal number while drawing; so long as the Proposer's Hand Size is smaller than the Maximum Hand Size plus the number of Offices e holds, the Proposer performs the draw within a week after the proposal's adoption, and the Proposer has not already done so for the same proposal. d5939 1 d6140 1 a6140 1 Rule 2086/2 (Power=1) d6143 2 a6144 3 The University is an Entity. The Speaker is President and Limited Executor of the d6147 5 a6151 5 Education is a stuck Player switch with values Student and Faculty Member. The SotU shall flip the Education switch to Faculty Member for a Player as soon as possible after that Player is awarded a Degree. The SotU is the recordkeepor of Education. d6157 1 d6161 1 a6161 1 Rule 2091/1 (Power=1) d6169 1 a6169 1 (a) A list of all active Research Grants; d6171 1 a6171 1 (b) A list of all active Book club selections; a6176 2 (e) The running history of all of the preceding. d6180 1 d6220 1 a6220 1 Rule 2089/4 (Power=1) d6223 2 a6224 5 "The Library" is a synonym for "The University". The Library is a Gambler. Whenever the Library has fewer than five Cards, the Deckmastor shall as soon as possible deal randomly chosen Cards to the Library until it has five cards. d6226 1 a6226 1 A Player (hereafter the Borrower) may check out a specified Card d6229 2 a6230 2 Card is considered reserved and may not be checked out by any Player until it is dealt to the Library again by the Deckmastor. d6232 2 a6233 2 Immediately after a Card is checked out from the Library it is transfered from the Library to the Borrower. d6244 1 @ 1.189 log @Update rule number counts. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 213 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 28 with Power=2 d2240 1 a2240 1 Rule 1932/11 (Power=2) d2243 1 a2243 2 All cards with the Element "Shares [X]" are cumulatively known as the Stock Cards. d2245 3 a2247 3 An entity's Share Holdings is equal to the number of Shares possessed by that entity. The Number of Shares is the sum of the Share Holdings of all entities. d2250 2 a2251 5 Plebeian is a player who is not an eligible Shareholder. The Corporation is the set of all eligible Shareholders. To be valid, a ballot on an ordinary proposal must be submitted by an eligible Shareholder. d2266 1 a2266 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1963/12 (Power=2) Eligible Shareholders A player is an eligible shareholder unless e is not active, has three or more blots, or is the Speaker. History: Created by Proposal 01-005 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4262 (Steve), 4 March 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4458 (Steve), 3 March 2003 Amended(5) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(6) by Proposal 4534 (OscarMeyr), 8 November 2003 Amended(7) by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 Amended(8) by Proposal 4568 (Maud), 27 April 2004 Amended(9) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(10) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(11) by Proposal 4798 (Maud, Goethe), 6 June 2005 Amended(12) by Proposal 4804 (Maud), 15 June 2005 d2276 1 a2276 1 Rule 1483/11 (Power=1) d2288 3 a2290 4 While a proposal is in the Proposal Pool, its proposer may modify its adoption index by announcement, specifying the proposal and its new adoption index. The default adoption index of a proposal is one. d2311 1 a2455 30 Rule 1953/3 (Power=2) Sane Proposals A Proposal is Sane if all the following conditions are met: i) the text of the message wherein it is submitted explicitly states that it is a Sane Proposal, or it has been declared a Sane Proposal by other methods explicitly stated in the Rules, ii) The Proposal is Democratic. A Sane Proposal has its Distribution Cost increased by 1. On Sane Proposals, each Player has a Voting Power of one, unless e has five or more Blots, in which case eir Voting Power is zero; all other entities have a Voting Power of zero on Sane Proposals. This Rule takes precedence over other Rules which determine the Voting Power of entities. History: Created by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4139 (Ziggy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4145 (Ian), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4753 (Sherlock), 5 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2481 1 a2481 1 Rule 1952/5 (Power=1) d2491 5 a2495 4 A player may flip the depth of one of eir proposals in the Proposal Pool to distributable by announcement as long as the number of eir distributable proposals in the Pool is less than the per-player proposal limit. d2504 1 a2882 22 Rule 2021/5 (Power=2) Chamber Procedure (a) The Chamber Fee for a Proposal is a Fee for changing the Chamber of a Proposal. For any given Proposal, the Chamber Fee is initially 1. When a Proposal's Chamber is changed via this Rule, the Chamber Fee for the Proposal is doubled. (b) An Untainted Speaker, with 2 Supporters, may Sanitize a Distributed Proposal that is not already Sane and for which the Voting Period has not ended. History: Created by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4329 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4355 (Steve), 7 August 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4599 (root), 11 July 2004 Amended(5) by Proposal 4725 (root), 25 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d5475 1 a5475 1 Rule 1430/5 (Power=1) d5478 18 a5495 14 Whenever a Rule is changed in any way, the Rulekeepor shall record a historical annotation to the Rule giving the type of change, the source of the Change (that is, a reference to the Proposal and its Proposer (along with any Players explicitly named as co-authors in the Proposal), or Rule or other entity which mandated the Change) , and the date upon which the change took effect. Other Rules may require additional information to appear in an annotation for certain types of Rule Change. Such an annotation does not in any way affect the Rule itself, is not part of the text of the Rule, and is not a Rule Change in its own regard. The Rulekeepor shall indicate all annotations in such a way that they are readily distinguished from the text of the Rule. d5497 1 a5497 1 When a Rule is repealed, all annotations attached to it are a5499 1 d5507 1 d7143 1 a7143 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4826] @ 1.188 log @Maud spotted that rule 693's title hadn't been changed as specified in proposal 4811. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 215 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 29 with Power=2 157 with Power=1 @ 1.187 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4826 Goethe repeal 2059 @ text @d2754 1 a2754 1 Prescribed Voting Period @ 1.186 log @Updated proposal update number. @ text @a2511 23 Rule 2059/3 (Power=2) Legality of Bonus Clauses The following Element is defined for cards: Grafty: If a card is Grafty, then it is Budgeted, with its initial quota set equal to one plus the number of Players who voted FOR the Proposal that first defined that class of card as Grafty. When the Deckmastor initially creates cards to fulfil this quota, e shall, Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, first destroy all existing copies of the card, then create one copy in the possession of the Deck, and finally create one copy in the possession of each Player who voted FOR said proposal. History: Created by Proposal 4537 (Murphy), 16 November 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4562 (root), 22 March 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4622 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(3) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), 17 July 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7215 1 a7215 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4824] @ 1.185 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4822 OscarMeyr amend 1686 s/Assistant/Associate 4823 root amend 2040 Platonic switch-state setting 4824 Manu amend 649 Herald required to award Titles that rules automatically award amend 1044 defined Unique PTs merged into this rule repeal 1922 4825 Maud amend 2059 spelling amend 2078 no such rule amend 911 spelling amend 1570 ditto amend 1447 ditto amend 2026 ditto amend 217 ditto amend 1670 ditto amend 2069 ditto amend 1370 ditto amend 1789 ditto ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d7238 1 a7238 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4815] @ 1.184 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4817 Goethe repeal 1965 4818 Goethe repeal 2093 4819 root amend 1941 fees more carefully pragmatised amend 1940 wording - Civil Service Exemption now allows proposal limits to be exceeded 4820 Goethe amend 1016 insert para allowing players to make others inactive amend 2036 Notices of Abandonment moved here + wording, decapitalisation, de-Oerjanisation amend 559 remove requirement to report on Noisiness/Quietness/Silence amend 2107 s/becomes silent/is deregistered/ amend 698 s/non-silent// ; s/silent// leaves dangling "or"! repeal 1042 @ text @d487 1 a487 1 Rule 2040/3 (Power=2) d536 2 a537 2 in the class that had previously been in that state shall be flipped to the default state of the switch. d544 1 d1260 1 a1260 1 Rule 1789/2 (Power=1) d1271 1 a1271 1 of the Courts shall publish this document along with a Write of d1286 1 d1341 1 a1341 1 Rule 1686/15 (Power=1) d1363 1 a1363 1 immediately removed from that office. The Assistant Director of d1383 1 d2512 1 a2512 1 Rule 2059/2 (Power=2) d2522 1 a2522 1 nonwithstanding, first destroy all existing copies of the d2531 1 d4371 1 a4371 1 Rule 217/3 (Power=1) d4374 5 a4378 5 All Judgements must be in accordance with the Rules; however, if the Rules are silent, inconsistent, or unclear on the Statement to be Judged, then the Judge shall consider game custom, commonsense, past Judgements, and the best interests of the game before applying other standards. d4398 1 d4788 1 a4788 1 Rule 911/12 (Power=1) d4794 2 a4795 2 A Board of Appeals consists of three Appelate Judges. Any Judge assigned according to this Rule is an Appelate Judge. d4798 1 a4798 1 correctly announces the identity of all Appelate Judges, d4817 1 a4817 1 An Appelate Judge may appoint another eligible Player as eir d4821 1 a4821 1 As soon as possible after an Appelate Judge is recused, the d4825 1 a4825 1 The last Appelate Judge selected is the Lead Judge for that d4847 1 d4875 1 a4875 1 Rule 1570/1 (Power=1) d4881 2 a4882 2 As soon as possible after a Player becomes an Appelate Judge or ceases to be an Appelate Judge, the Clerk of the Courts shall d4888 1 d4929 1 a4929 1 Rule 1447/17 (Power=1) d4932 1 a4932 1 For an Appelate Judge, a Judgement is exactly one of the d4958 1 d4962 2 a4963 2 Rule 2026/0 (Power=1) Appelate Determinations d4969 1 a4969 1 If a majority of the Appelate Judges Judge SUSTAIN, then the d4976 1 d5310 1 a5310 1 Rule 1670/14 (Power=1) d5313 2 a5314 2 The person who is most responsible for the maintainance of one or more Public Fora, in the opinion of the Registrar, shall be d5342 1 d5924 1 a5924 1 Rule 2069/6 (Power=1) d5957 2 a5958 2 Card is synonymous with transfering said Card to the Discard Pile. d5996 1 d6133 1 a6133 1 Rule 649/16 (Power=1) d6147 3 a6149 5 As soon as possible after a Patent Title award or revocation which occurs automatically occurs, the Herald shall publicly announce that such an award or revocation has occurred, and which Title has been awarded to or revoked from which person or persons. d6178 1 d6182 1 a6182 1 Rule 1044/7 (Power=1) d6185 21 a6205 3 Each Unique Patent Title is a Patent Title. If a person is awarded a Unique Patent Title, then it shall automatically be revoked from any person already Bearing that Title. d6216 1 a6216 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1923/9 (Power=1) Defined Unique Patent Titles The following are Unique Patent Titles: (a) Robespierre, which shall automatically be awarded to the Player who called for a Revolt, if the Revolt succeeds. (b) Miscreant, which shall automatically be awarded to a Player who has at least ten Blots and has a greater number of Blots than any other Player, if there is such a Player. It shall automatically be revoked if either condition becomes false. (c) Pugachev, which shall automatically be awarded to the player who called for a Revolt, if the Revolt fails. History: Created by Proposal 3916 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4027 (Elysion), Jul. 19 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4079 (Elysion), Oct. 30 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4091 (Elysion), Dec. 18 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4124 (Elysion), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(6) by Proposal 4141 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4313 (Sir Toby), 28 May 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4320 (t), 28 May 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4339 (Sir Toby), 8 July 2002 d6528 1 a6528 1 Rule 1370/13 (Power=1) d6559 1 a6559 1 be a Candidate, and any existant Thesis Draft must be republished d6606 1 @ 1.183 log @Rule 2060 was repealed by proposal 4811. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 218 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 30 with Power=2 159 with Power=1 d1126 1 a1126 1 Rule 1016/17 (Power=2) d1138 6 d1182 1 d1213 1 a1213 60 Rule 1042/22 (Power=1) Deregistration Due to Silence Noisiness is a stuck player switch with values noisy, quiet, and silent. The noisiness of an active player may not be changed if e has posted to a public forum in the past 120 hours. A non-noisy player becomes noisy whenever e posts to a public forum. An active player may flip another active player's noisiness from noisy to quiet, unless e has done so for another player within the past 24 hours. If a player has been quiet continuously for one month, or inactive continuously for three months, e becomes silent. Any player may publish a Notice of Abandonment, identifying another player and alleging that that player has abandoned the game. A Notice of Abandonment is or becomes invalid if the player identified in it is not, or ceases to be, silent. History: Created by Proposal 460 (Jim Shea), Sep. 15 1994 Amended by Proposal 1004, ca. Aug. 25 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Aug. 25 1994 Amended by Proposal 1012, Sep. 4 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 4 1994 Amended by Proposal 1042, Sep. 21 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 21 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1338, Nov. 24 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1466, Mar. 1 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1597, Jun. 2 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2506, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2568, Apr. 12 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 3522 (Zefram), Jun. 23 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3578 (Steve), Nov. 6 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(8) by Rule 1454, Dec. 23 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(9) by Rule 1042, Jan. 6 1998 Amended(10) by Proposal 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3990, "Harsher Blot Penalties", (Elysion), Mar. 30 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4133 (Tim), Apr. 5 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4154 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(17) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 4407 (Steve), 30 October 2002 Amended(19) by Proposal 4424 (Steve), 16 December 2002 Amended(20) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(21) by Proposal 4758 (Quazie), 15 May 2005 Amended(22) by Proposal 4791 (Quazie), 6 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2036/2 (Power=1) d1216 25 a1240 2 (a) The publication of a Notice of Abandonment commences the Silent Treatment for the player identified in it. d1242 2 a1243 34 (b) The requirement to perform the actions described in this Rule is subject to the Notice of Abandonment remaining valid. If at any time during the Silent Treatment the of Abandonment is invalid, then the Treatment is terminated, and the Registrar is relieved of all powers and responsibilities regarding it. (c) As soon as possible after the commencement of the Silent Treatment, the Registrar shall: (1) publicly confirm whether the Notice of Abandonment was valid at the commencement of the Silent Treatment, and whether it remains valid; (2) publish in all designated Public Fora, and send to each listed e-mail address of the player, a Notice of Intent to Deregister, identifying the player to be deregistered (the same as in the Notice of Abandonment), and announcing the Registrar's intent to deregister that player after one month has passed. (d) If the Notice of Abandonment remains valid a month after the publication of the Notice of Intent to Deregister, then the Registrar shall, as soon as possible, publish in all designated Public Fora, and send to each listed e-mail address of the player, a Notice of Deregistration, identifying the player being deregistered (as in the Notice of Abandonment). The only player so far to have returned to the game after becoming a zombie is Oerjan. The Notice is valid if and only if it is published by the Registrar, following the procedures described in this Rule. (e) Upon publication of a valid Notice of Deregistration, the following events occur in order: d1245 1 a1245 2 (1) if the player identified in the Notice of Deregistration is the Speaker, e ceases to be Speaker; d1247 1 a1247 2 (2) the player identified in the Notice of Deregistration is deregistered; d1249 1 a1249 1 (3) the Silent Treatment for that player concludes. d1255 1 d2190 1 a2190 1 Rule 1940/9 (Power=1) d2194 1 a2194 1 Officers for serving. d2196 17 a2212 17 Paperwork is a stuck switch for Offices with states Low and High. The Associate Director of Personnel is the recordkeepor for paperwork. For the purpose of this rule, the Speaker and the Distributor are considered offices. The Associate Director of Personnel or the Speaker may switch the paperwork of an office with two supporters and without two objections. As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the Associate Director of Personnel shall award 1 Public Service Boon for each office to the player (if any) who held that office for 16 or more days in the previous month; e shall award an additional Public Service boon to that player if the office is a high paperwork office. Each office may make one Proposal distributable per month without payment of a fee, by the electee of that office publicly invoking that office's Civil Service Exemption. d2225 1 a3175 27 Rule 1965/4 (Power=2) Complacent Corporation As soon as possible after an ordinary proposal fails quorum, the Assessor shall publish a Notice of Complacency to that effect. In addition, at any time during the voting period of an ordinary proposal for which the number of entities eligible to vote on the proposal is less than the quorum of the proposal, the Assessor may immediately publish a Notice of Complacency without waiting for the proposal's voting period to end. When the Assessor publishes a Notice of Complacency for a proposal, it becomes extraordinary. Publication by the Assessor of a Notice of Complacency not strictly authorized or required by this rule is the Class 2 Crime of Sending It Back Where It Don't Belong. History: Created by Proposal 4111 (Elysion), Feb. 20 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4161 (Steve), 5 June 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4487 (root), 28 April 2003 Amended(3) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4717 (Murphy), 25 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d4080 1 a4080 1 Rule 698/12 (Power=1) d4085 1 a4085 1 ineligible. A player who is inactive, unready, or silent is d4092 1 a4092 1 (1) all ready, active, non-barred, non-silent players become d4096 1 a4096 1 ready, active, barred, non-silent players, other than d4100 1 a4100 1 active, non-silent players, other than the caller d4126 1 d5343 1 a5343 1 Rule 559/24 (Power=1) d5364 2 a5365 6 (v) each player's activity level, and the most recent date on which that player's activity level changed; (vi) each player's Noisy/Quiet/Silent status, and the most recent date on which that player became Noisy, Quiet, or Silent; and d5367 1 a5367 1 (vii) the identity of the Distributor. d5396 1 d5641 1 a5641 1 Rule 1941/3 (Power=1) d5644 38 a5681 30 If the Rules associate a non-negative cost, price, charge, or fee with an action, that action is a fee-based action. If the specified cost is not an integer, the actual fee is the next highest integer. To perform a fee-based action, a Player (the Actor) who is otherwise permitted to perform the action must announce that e is performing the action and announce that there is a fee for that action. Upon said announcement, the action is performed, the Actor's kudos are decreased by the fee. Any Player (hereafter the challenger) may announce that the Actor possessed insufficient Honor (kudos) to perform the action, provided e issues eir challenge within 7 days of the attempted action. As soon as possible after such a challenge, the Herald shall confirm or deny whether the Actor possessed kudos equal to or greater than the fee at the time e attempted the action. If the Actor in fact possessed insufficient honor, or the honor of the Actor cannot be determined by reasonable effort, the action shall be deemed to have not occurred and the kudos of the Actor shall be deemed to have not been changed by the fee. If a Player issues a challenge as above, but more than 7 days have passed since the attempted action, then the action shall be permitted to stand. As soon as possible after a late challenge is issued, the Herald shall confirm or deny its correctness. But in this case the Fee shall be recorded even if the Actor is left with negative kudos. d5688 1 a6116 21 Rule 2093/0 (Power=1) The New Raffle The following class of cards is defined: * Caption: Raffle Ticket Elements: Grafty As soon as possible after the 13th day of the third month of each quarter, the Deckmastor shall randomly select a copy of a Raffle Ticket in the possession of a Player and announce eir selection, unless no such copy exists. Upon this announcement, the Player in possession gains three instances of the ephemeral Patent Title "Fortune's Fool", and each Raffle Ticket in the possession of a Player is automatically discarded. History: Created by Proposal 4692 (root), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7094 1 a7094 1 Rule 2107/0 (Power=1) d7119 1 a7119 1 If the Notary of a Contract becomes Silent, all Members of this d7133 1 @ 1.182 log @Fixed a typo (thanks to Michael Slone for pointing it out). @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 219 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 31 with Power=2 a2591 15 Rule 2060/0 (Power=2) Guy Fawkes Day Any Proposal submitted on the Fifth of November shall become upon delivery Distributable, Democratic, Urgent, and Sane, rules to the contrary nonwithstanding. If a Proposal so submitted is subsequently adopted, the Assessor shall award the Proposer the Boon of A Penny. History: Created by Proposal 4539 (Goethe), 16 November 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.181 log @Corrected last proposal with effect number. @ text @d86 1 a86 1 Rule 2105/0 (Power=1) @ 1.180 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4811 Maud power3 693 amend 693 now specifies general decision process amend 107 initiation of decision process and default duration of voting period power3 683 amend 683 voting on decisions: public, and with retractions allowed power3 208 amend 208 votekeepor for decisions publishes resolution (first amendment of this rule in 10 years!) amend 955 determination of decision (e.g, calculation of voting index) power3 1950 amend 1950 voting limits create 2117 how to replace the Vote Collector (in cat. "Voting on Proposals") amend 879 Quorum for all decisions is 1 third of eligible voters amend 2045 default AI is one (Speaker's Veto can change AI of decision in progress) amend 2034 basically s/Issue/Agoran decision/ (* elections and referenda *) power2 1434 amend 1434 referenda defined given new framework create 2118 "nominators" and "prospectives", in cat. "Referenda and Elections" amend 1764 nomination modes (from old R.1445) amend 1445 elections defined given new framework amend 1558 Office-election specific material (including vote-collector specification from old R.790) amend 790 when elections must be held amend 1659 Speaker's right to call elections amend 1486 impeachment referenda (change: vote-collector/initiator can't vote) (* proposals *) amend 2019 Speaker's Veto increases AI of non-democratic proposals by one amend 1483 def'n of proposal; all may propose. Still Power=1 amend 1774 rewording amend 106 now specifies that proposals take effect if successfully adopted amend 1770 loses Tardiness, Illegal Abortion, Promotor Tardiness and Promotor Fraud amend 1952 free distributability up to Promotor set per-player limit amend 1933 simplification (chamber-changing probably not possible once a proposal is distributed) amend 1449 voting mode gone, simpler amend 1688 much lower-casing amend 594 now talks about enactment of rules only amend 1322 now specifies rule-amendment in a general sense amend 1681 minor rewording, lower-casing create 2119 repeal of rules, in cat. "Making proposals" amend 2095 rewording + Prodigy may again be awarded more than five times (* cards *) amend 1932 only Shareholders can vote on ordinary proposals amend 2067 NO SUCH RULE (* repeals *) repeal 115 change(?) repeal 376 now in R.208 repeal 1036 addition of new proposals to pool now in R.1483 repeal 1069 amendment nos. now in R.1322 repeal 1274 Indices gone; unanimity gone; yikes repeal 1339 precision in rule changes now in R.1322 repeal 1349 rule-numbering loosened, now in 594 repeal 1715 PRESENT vote now in R.1434 and R.106 repeal 1724 Urgency gone repeal 1835 standing down now in R.1445(b)(4) repeal 2033 proposal aborting gone repeal 2052 voting potential now limit in R.1950 repeal 2060 Guy Fawkes gone; penny winning in R.2095 repeal 2078 Takeover proposals gone repeal 2085 Muteness gone, so too exemption repeal 2102 extraordinary abortions gone repeal 2103 Sanitizing abortions gone, but Sanity changes still possible 4812 Sherlock amend 2111 (* am pretending that unanimity is an index greater than 1 *) rule limit to 275 4813 Sherlock amend 2111 (* ditto pretence *) rule limit to 250 4813 Sherlock amend 2111 rule limit to 225 4813 Sherlock amend 2111 rule limit to 200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d7355 1 a7355 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4810] @ 1.179 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4810 Goethe amend 1793 + "rule-prescribed orders presumed valid" amend 1794 - {Admin,Private} orders, + Timing orders amend 1795 order timing language simplified amend 1799 stay + vacation of orders (- amendment of) amend 1810 removes language about invalidity of orders being a criminal defence amend 1803 Players now explicitly permitted to move that Judges make particular Judicial Orders amend 1804 NO CHANGE amend 1509 Speaker no longer default target of ignored Order to Compel amend 1830 Judges can only be ordered by Appellate Orders repeal 1796 repeal 1797 repeal 1798 repeal 1800 repeal 1801 repeal 1802 repeal 1808 repeal 1809 repeal 1811 repeal 1829 no such rule (repealed by Proposal 4798) repeal 1828 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 232 Rules: d26 3 a28 3 25 with Power=3 37 with Power=2 169 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2116 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2116 d661 1 a661 20 Rule 1274/2 (Power=3) Definition of Indices An Index (plural: Indices) is a Nomic Property. The value of an Index shall be either a non-negative real number or the special value Unanimity. An Index of Unanimity is greater than any other Index. When comparing other Indices, the Index which is numerically greater is the greater Index. History: Created by Proposal 1274, Oct. 24 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 2053, Dec. 19 1995 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=3 by Proposal 2713, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3927 (harvel), Oct. 10 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1688/1 (Power=3) d664 3 a666 3 Power is an Index. An Instrument is an entity with nonzero Power. The Power of a given entity is zero unless otherwise defined by the Rules. d671 1 d1815 1 a1815 1 Rule 790/13 (Power=1) d1818 5 a1822 1 As soon as possible after d1824 12 a1835 12 a) an Office ceases to have an Electee; b) an Office is created without installing an Electee; or c) an Election for an Office without an Electee becomes Stale; the designated conductor of Office Elections shall initiate an Election for that Office, as described by other Rules. This requirement is cancelled if the Office comes to have an Electee. The designated conductor of Office Elections is the Associate Director of Personnel, unless the Office in question is that of Associate Director of Personnel; in that case, the designated conductor is the Speaker. d1853 1 d1858 4 a1861 1 Procedure to Impeach an Officer d1863 15 a1877 15 Any Active Player is permitted to call a Referendum to Impeach an Officer at any time, by publicly requesting such. The Officer is Impeached when such a Referendum is passed. The Referendum must list both the Office and the current Electee to that Office by name. If upon passage of the Referendum the named Player is the current Electee of that Office, then the Player is immediately removed from Office. For this Referendum the default procedure for referenda is modified as follows: Vote Collector is the Player who called for the Impeachment Referendum. Voters do not include the Officer under consideration for Impeachment. Adoption Ratio must be greater than or equal to 2 for the Referendum to pass. d2298 1 a2298 1 Rule 1932/10 (Power=2) d2305 6 a2310 2 possessed. The Number of Shares is the sum of the Share Holdings of all entities. d2312 2 a2313 3 A Shareholder is an Eligible Shareholder with positive Share Holdings. A Plebeian is a Player who is not a Shareholder. The Corporation is the set of all Shareholders. d2327 1 d2360 1 a2360 1 Rule 1483/10 (Power=1) d2363 13 a2375 6 A Proposal is created when a Legislator who is not Mute publishes a body of text with the clear indication that it is intended to become a Proposal. The collection of text becomes a Proposal and the entity delivering that text becomes the Proposer of that Proposal. This process is known as Proposing or submitting a Proposal. d2377 1 a2377 5 The publishing of the Proposal Pool never creates new Proposals. All Players are Legislators. A Player is Mute while e has more than 5 Blots. d2395 1 d2440 2 a2441 2 Rule 115/0 (Power=3) Self-Referential Rules Allowed d2443 4 a2446 6 Rule Changes that affect Rules needed to allow or apply Rule Changes are as permissible as other Rule Changes. Even Rule Changes that amend or repeal their own authority are permissible. No Rule Change or type of move is impermissible solely on account of the self-reference or self-application of a Rule. d2448 2 a2449 1 [CFJ 700: Self-amending and self-repealing Rules are allowed.] d2451 4 a2454 3 History: Initial Immutable Rule 115, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1392, Jan. 24 1995 d2456 1 a2456 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2458 2 a2459 2 Rule 107/1 (Power=3) Rule Changes Must Be Written Down d2461 5 a2465 5 Any proposed Rule Change must be written down (or otherwise communicated in valid media) before it is voted on. If adopted, it must guide play in the form in which it was voted on. For the purposes of this rule, print and electronic media, including mailing lists, are valid media. d2471 1 d2475 2 a2476 2 Rule 1339/6 (Power=3) Precision in Rule Changes d2478 8 a2485 23 Exact precision is required in the specification of Rule Changes; any ambiguity or irregularity in the specification of a Rule Change causes it to be void and without effect. Variations in whitespace or capitalization in the quotation of text in an existing Rule to be removed or replaced does not create an irregularity or ambiguity, for the purpose of this Rule. Any other variation, however, does. History: Created by Proposal 1339, Nov. 29 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1414, Feb. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1440, Feb. 21 1995 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=3 by Proposal 1532, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2671, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2741 (Zefram), Nov. 7 1996, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 594/8 (Power=3) Power and Proposals d2487 3 a2489 15 No Rule may have Power less than 1 or greater than 4. Except as described in this Rule, no entity can set the Power of any entity to exceed the Power of the entity causing the Power to be so set. No entity may destroy or repeal an entity with Power greater than its own. When a Proposal takes effect, its Power shall be set equal to its Adoption Index, and the provisions contained in the text of the Proposal are implemented to the maximal extent permitted by the Rules. Provisions which are unclear, ambiguous, or inapplicable are ignored. In a Proposal containing more than one provision, each provision is severable from the others, unless the Proposal states otherwise. d2491 2 a2492 2 For the purpose of the Rules, the application of an adopted Proposal is a legal procedure for changing Nomic Properties. d2508 1 d2512 2 a2513 2 Rule 2045/0 (Power=3) Adoption Indices d2515 4 a2518 1 1) The Default Adoption Index of a Proposal is the maximum of: d2520 2 a2521 1 a) 1; and d2523 1 a2523 2 b) any minimum values required for that Proposal by the Rules. d2525 2 a2526 4 2) The Proposer of a Proposal may, at the time when e submits the Proposal or at any time while it is in the Pool, request an Adoption Index for that Proposal by announcement, specifying the requested value. d2528 5 a2532 11 3) When a Proposal is distributed, its Adoption Index is set to the maximum of: a) its Default Adoption Index; and b) any values requested by its Proposer as permitted in 2). 4) This is the only mechanism for setting or changing the Adoption Index of a Proposal. This Rule takes precedence over Rules that would allow other mechanisms for setting or changing the Adoption Index of a Proposal. d2536 1 a2536 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1724/9 (Power=1) Urgent Proposals A Proposal is Urgent if the text of the message wherein it is submitted explicitly states that it is an Urgent Proposal. An Urgent Proposal has its Distribution Cost increased by 1. The Promotor may distribute an Urgent Proposal as soon as it becomes Distributable, and e is required to do so within five days. Failure to do so is the Class 1 Infraction of Lack of Urgency, which may be reported by any Player. The Voting Period of an Urgent Proposal is five days from the time the Proposal is distributed. History: Created by Proposal 3508 (Harlequin), Jun. 16 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3684 (Blob), Feb. 12 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3921 (Wes), Oct. 3 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3922 (Wes), Oct. 3 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3945 (Peekee), Nov. 20 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4072 (Steve), Sep. 20 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4753 (Sherlock), 5 May 2005 a2569 32 Rule 2103/0 (Power=2) Sanitizing Proposals When a non-Sane Proposal in the Pool is Sanitized, it becomes Democratic and Sane. When a non-Sane Proposal whose Voting Period has begun but has not yet ended is Sanitized, it is Aborted as described elsewhere, and the copy resulting from the Abortion remains Distributable but becomes Democratic and Sane. A Proposal may only be Sanitized by the operation of an Instrument whose Power is at least 2. History: Created by Proposal 4725 (root), 25 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2102/0 (Power=1) Extraordinary Proposals When an ordinary proposal becomes extraordinary, it is immediately aborted, and the copy of it that is added to the proposal pool due to the abortion becomes democratic and distributable. History: Created by Proposal 4717 (Murphy), 25 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2632 2 a2633 5 Rule 1036/15 (Power=1) The Proposal Pool As soon as possible after the Promotor receives a new Proposal, e shall place this Proposal in the Proposal Pool. d2635 3 a2637 31 The base Distribution Cost of a Proposal is 1, but this may be altered by other Rules as long as it remains a positive integer. [CFJ 10: A Proposal remains a Proposal even if the Promotor changes before the Proposal is distributed.] History: Initial Mutable Rule 204, Jun. 30 1993 Amended by Proposal 415 (KoJen), Sep. 3 1993 Amended by Proposal 1036, Sep. 21 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Sep. 21 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1530, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1546, Apr. 14 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2056, Dec. 19 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2451, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2522, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2829 (Zefram), Mar. 7 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3684 (Blob), Feb. 12 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3706 (Harlequin), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(9) by Proposal 3841 (Blob), Mar. 15 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3842 (Chuck), Mar. 15 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(13) by Proposal 3945 (Peekee), Nov. 20 1999 Amended(14) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1952/4 (Power=1) Making Proposals Distributable d2642 4 a2645 9 A player may flip the depth of a Proposal that e proposed to distributable by paying a fee equal to its Distribution Cost. A player may flip the depth of a Proposal that e did not propose to distributable by paying a fee equal to its Distribution Cost minus one (minimum zero). A player may flip the depth of any Proposal to undistributable by paying a fee equal to twice its Distribution Cost. d2653 1 d2657 1 a2657 1 Rule 1770/16 (Power=1) d2660 2 a2661 2 (a) The Promotor is permitted to distribute a Distributable Proposal at any time. d2663 14 a2676 13 (b) During each Week, the Promotor is required to distribute every Proposal that was Distributable at the beginning of that Week, unless the Proposal has since ceased to be Distributable. (c) If there were no Distributable Proposals at the beginning of the Week, then the Promotor is required publically to note this fact at some time during the Week. (d) Failure by the Promotor to either distribute Proposals as required in (b), or to make an announcement as required in (c), is the Class 1 Infraction of Promotor Tardiness, which any Player may report. d2679 5 a2683 27 Proposal the identity of its Proposing Entity, its Adoption Index, and an indication of the Proposal's Chamber. However, the failure of the Promotor to include any of these accompaniments with a Proposal does not deprive the distribution of the Proposal of any legal effect. (f) A Proposal is legally distributed only if it is accompanied by an explicit indication that it is being distributed. When a Proposal is distributed, it is removed from the Proposal Pool. (g) The Promotor shall not distribute any Proposal which is not Distributable, and must abort any Proposal so distributed. If the Promotor aborts a Proposal which e knows was Distributable at the time it was distributed, e commits the Class 2 Crime of Illegal Abortion. (h) The Promotor aborts a Proposal by publishing an announcement to that effect, clearly identifying the Proposal which has been aborted. (i) The distribution of an Undistributable Proposal, when the Promotor knows that the Proposal is Undistributable, is the Class 2 Crime of Promotor Misrepresentation. The distribution of a text purporting to be a Proposal, when the Promotor knows that the text is not a Proposal, is the Class 5 Crime of Promotor Fraud. d2708 1 d2712 1 a2712 18 Rule 2033/0 (Power=1) Aborting a Proposal (a) When a Proposal is aborted: (1) the Voting Period for the Proposal immediately ends, if it has not ended already; (2) all Votes cast on the Proposal are cancelled, and the Proposal fails; (3) the Assessor is relieved of any duty to report on Votes cast on the Proposal; and (4) a copy of the Proposal is added to the Proposal Pool. History: Created by Proposal 4355 (Steve), 7 August 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1774/3 (Power=1) d2715 3 a2717 4 If, at any time, there is an Undistributable Proposal in the Proposal Pool which has been in the Pool for more than two weeks, the Promotor may, at eir discretion, remove this Proposal from the Pool, and discard it. d2719 2 a2720 3 Also, the Proposer of a Proposal in the Pool may remove that Proposal from the Pool, by notifying the Promotor that e does so. d2727 1 a2754 60 Rule 2078/2 (Power=2) Takeover Proposals Initiative is a stuck player switch, tracked by the Assessor, with values Gote and Sente. A Takeover Proposal is a proposal meeting these requirements: (a) It is labelled as a Takeover Proposal. (b) No Takeover Proposal has been submitted earlier in the same month. (c) It specifies a set of players (hereafter the Corporate Raiders) that is no larger than P/2 or smaller than P/3, where P is the number of active noisy players at the time of submission. Rules to the Contrary nonwithstanding, a Takeover Proposal is both Democratic and Sane. Upon submission of a Takeover Proposal, all other Takeover Proposals become Undistributable and are removed from the Pool. At the beginning of a Takeover Proposal's voting period, the initiative of each player is set to Gote. At the end of a Takeover Proposal's voting period, the initiative of each player is set as follows: (a) Adopted: All Corporate Raiders gain Sente. (b) Rejected: All other players gain Sente. (c) Failed quorum: No one gains Sente. History: Created by Proposal 4624 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4691 (root), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4751 (The Goddess Eris), 5 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2085/2 (Power=1) Mute Exemption A Legislator who is Mute may, with two support, submit a body of text with Mute Exemption. This text becomes a Proposal if it meets all rule requirements for a Proposal other than the Proposer not being Mute. As soon as possible after a Proposal with Mute Exemption passes, the Assessor shall expunge a number of Blots from the Proposer equal to the Adoption Index of the Proposal. The Proposer shall receive no Boons that may have been awarded by other rules for the passing of the Proposal. History: Created by Proposal 4649 (Quazie), 22 March 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4704 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4797 (Maud), 6 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2761 1 a2761 1 Rule 1449/16 (Power=1) d2767 3 a2769 9 The Assessor's Weekly Report shall include * a list of the identity and voting power for Proposals in each Chamber, for all entities with nonzero voting power in at least one Chamber. * the Voting Potentials of every Player. * the prevailing mode of voting on Proposals. d2789 1 d2793 1 a2793 34 Rule 2052/4 (Power=2) Voting Potential (a) Associated with every Player is a non-negative integral number known as that Player's Voting Potential. At the beginning of each new month, every Player's Voting Potential is divided by two and rounded down. (b) At any time, a Player may, by announcement, increase their Voting Potential by a positive integral amount, N. The Fee associated with this action is the Political Charge multiplied by N. (c) The Assessor is responsible for tracking these announcements, and recording Players' Voting Potentials. (d) the Political Charge is a positive integer that is initially 4, and may be changed only as defined by instruments of a power of 2 or greater. Rules to the contrary nonwithstanding, if the current value of the Political Charge cannot be determined by reasonable effort, it shall be considered to be reset to 4. The Assessor is responsible for tracking the current Political Charge. History: Created by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4526 (Steve), 8 September 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 Amended(3) by Proposal 4621 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4626 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 106/1 (Power=3) d2796 12 a2807 4 All Proposals made and distributed in the proper way shall be voted upon. A Proposal shall be adopted if and only if it receives the required number of votes and if Quorum is achieved. d2816 1 d2820 1 a2820 1 Rule 2034/1 (Power=3) d2823 10 a2832 10 Any Proposal that, as all or part of its effect, would change an entity's vote on an Issue for which the voting period has begun but for which no official voting report has been published at the time of the Proposal's adoption shall be wholly without effect, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Once an official voting report has been published for that Issue, no votes on that Issue may be changed or cancelled, and the outcome of the Issue may not be changed in any way, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Nothing in this Rule shall be d2834 1 a2834 1 the results of voting on Issues. d2836 4 a2839 4 If the results of an issue are not challenged within seven days after the Vote Collector announces them, then the announced results are the true results of that issue, even if they would otherwise be in error. d2844 1 d2848 1 a2848 1 Rule 693/6 (Power=2) d2851 18 a2868 12 The Voting Period for a Proposal is seven days, beginning when the Proposal is distributed. Other Rules may specify other lengths of Voting Periods for particular classes of Proposals. [CFJ 1110 (Judged Dec. 11 1998; Appeal completed Dec. 22 1998) & CFJ 1111 (Judged Dec. 22 1998): When the voting period of a proposal whose voting period is in progress is changed via amendment of this Rule, an attempted vote is effective if (in addition to satsifying any other requirements imposed by the Rules) it was made after the start of the voting period and prior to its end, those times being determined by the text of this Rule at the time the vote is attempted.] d2881 26 d2910 1 a2910 1 Rule 1933/8 (Power=2) d2913 2 a2914 2 Chamber is a stuck switch for Proposals with values Ordinary and Democratic. d2916 11 a2926 16 An Ordinary Proposal with Adoption Index of two (2) or greater is a Stalled Proposal. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a Proposal is Undistributable while it is Stalled. If a proposal is distributed that was Stalled at the time of distribution, the Promotor shall abort it as soon as possible. Every Proposal is initially Democratic, unless its Adoption Index is less than two (2), in which case it is initially Ordinary. The Chamber of a Proposal may only be changed as specified by an instrument with Power greater than or equal to two (2). Whenever a Proposal's Chamber is changed while the Proposal is in its Voting Period, it is Aborted as described elsewhere and returned to the Proposal Pool with its Distributability and other characteristics intact. d2939 1 d2943 15 a2957 2 Rule 1950/11 (Power=2) Voting Power d2959 2 a2960 32 (a) An entity's Voting Power on an Ordinary Proposal is as follows: (1) A Shareholder: eir Share Holdings; (2) the Deckmastor: the number of Share Cards in the Deck or three, whichever is smaller; plus eir Share Holdings (if e is a Shareholder); (3) Any other entity: zero. (b) An entity's Voting Power on a Democratic Proposal is as follows: (1) A Player: (i) that Player's Voting Potential if that Player has Sente. (ii) one otherwise. (2) Any other entity: as defined in the Rules, with a default of zero if the Rules don't specify the Voting power on a Democratic Proposal for that entity. (c) The value of an entity's Voting Power for any given Chamber at the beginning of each Week shall be in effect for all Proposals distributed during that Week. However, if a Proposal's Chamber is changed after it has been distributed, the Voting Power of each entity for that Proposal is redetermined at the time the Chamber is changed. (d) An entity may cast as many votes as e wishes on a Proposal, in any combination, up to the limit determined by that entity's Voting Power on that Proposal, with the exceptions that: (1) no Player may vote on an Ordinary Proposal unless e is a Shareholder or the Deckmastor at the time e casts eir vote. d2962 6 a2967 2 Other rules with Power of at least 2 may modify a player's Voting Power. d2982 2 d2987 21 a3007 2 Rule 683/11 (Power=1) Voting on Proposals d3009 3 a3011 8 A Voter authorised to cast votes on a particular Proposal may do so only by informing the Assessor of the vote or votes e is casting on that Proposal. A Voter may change or cancel eir vote or votes during the Voting Period by informing the Assessor. A vote upon a Proposal must be one of FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN (or an obvious synonym of one of these). Something which is not one of these is not a vote upon a Proposal. d3027 2 d3054 1 a3054 22 Rule 1715/6 (Power=1) Announcing One's Presence A Player may declare that e is PRESENT on an Issue which is not an Ordinary Proposal by sending a message to that effect to the Issue's Vote Collector. Solely for the purpose of determining Quorum, this Player is considered to have voted on that Issue. If e also casts a Vote on that Issue, e is counted only once toward Quorum. History: Created by Proposal 3481 (General Chaos), May 11 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3519 (Steve), Jun. 23 1997 Amended(2) by Proposal 3596 (Kolja A.), Nov. 14 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3756 (Steve), Jun. 12 1998 Amended(4) by Rule 1715, Aug. 12 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3946 (harvel), Dec. 28 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2019/2 (Power=2) d3057 3 a3059 4 At any time during the voting period of an ordinary proposal, the Speaker may veto that proposal with the support of one-third of all shareholders, rounded down. When e does so, the proposal becomes extraordinary. d3065 1 d3069 2 a3070 2 Rule 1764/14 (Power=1) Modes of Voting d3072 4 a3075 2 There are three classes of Issues: Proposals, Elections, and Referenda. d3077 8 a3084 44 (a) There are three possible modes of voting on Issues: Public, Private and Unrestricted. If not otherwise defined, the prevailing mode for each class of Issue is Public. (b) (1) The Assessor may change the prevailing mode of voting for Proposals, with Support. (2) The Associate Director of Personnel may change the prevailing mode of voting for Elections, with Support. (3) The prevailing mode of Referenda is always Public. (c) When the Voting Period on an Issue begins, the mode of voting for that particular Issue is permanently set to the prevailing mode for that class of Issue. (d) (1) If the mode of voting is Public, then any other Rule to the contrary notwithstanding, the casting of any votes, or the declaration of Presence, by Voters on that Issue, may only be achieved by sending a message to the Public Forum. (2) If the mode of voting is Private, then any other Rule to the contrary notwithstanding, the casting of any votes, or the declaration of Presence, by Voters on that Issue, may only be achieved by sending a message privately to the Vote Collector. (3) If the mode of voting is Unrestricted, then any other Rule to the contrary notwithstanding, the casting of any votes, or the declaration of Presence, by Voters on that Issue, may be achieved by sending a message either publicly or privately. (e) If the mode of voting is Private or Unrestricted, then the status of any votes cast privately is secret until the end of the voting period. Any player who knowingly reveals the status of any vote to any player besides the Assessor commits the Crime of Unlawful Vote Disclosure, a Class 5 Crime. [CFJ 1124, Judged TRUE Apr. 26 1999: "Votes sent to the agora-discussion mailing list are neither 'sent publically' nor 'sent privately', and so are not valid when voting is Unrestricted."] d3102 1 d3113 1 a3113 1 Rule 879/21 (Power=2) d3116 4 a3119 10 (a) An ordinary proposal achieves quorum if at least three players cast votes on it, and the Speaker did not veto it. (b) A democratic proposal achieves quorum if at least one third of all active noisy players cast votes on it. (c) Quorum for a democratic proposal shall be determined from the number of active noisy players at the time that the proposal was distributed, or at the time it was made a democratic proposal, whichever is later. d3151 1 d3155 10 a3164 2 Rule 208/2 (Power=1) End of the Voting Period d3166 15 a3180 3 As soon as possible after the end of the Voting Period on a given Proposal, the Assessor shall publish all the Votes cast upon that Proposal. d3189 1 d3193 9 a3201 2 Rule 955/8 (Power=3) Votes Required to Adopt a Proposal d3203 27 a3229 18 (a) When the Voting Period for a Proposal has ended, the uncancelled votes which have been legally cast shall be counted by the Assessor. The Proposal shall then be assigned a Voting Index, as follows: if the Proposal received no votes against, and at least one vote for, the Voting Index shall be Unanimity; if there are no votes for, the Voting Index shall be zero; in all other cases, the Voting Index shall be the number of votes for divided by the number of votes against. (b) If the Voting Index is greater than one, and greater than or equal to the Adoption Index for the Proposal, and if Quorum for the Proposal is achieved, then that Proposal is adopted. Otherwise, it fails. (c) A Proposal may not have its Voting Index set except as described in this Rule. A Proposal cannot be adopted except as described in this Rule. d3248 1 d3279 16 a3294 2 Rule 1322/3 (Power=3) Effectiveness of Rule Changes d3296 2 a3297 4 A given Rule Change shall not take effect unless the Power of the instrument which specified it is at least as great as the greater of the current Power of the Rule to be Changed (if any) and the Power the Rule would have after the Change (if any). d3306 1 a3330 24 Rule 376/4 (Power=2) When Proposals Take Effect A Proposal which is Adopted takes effect at the time date- stamped on the first message sent by the Assessor to reach the Public Forum announcing the results of the voting on that Proposal. If the message sent by the Assessor announcing the results of the voting on a Proposal also contains the results of voting upon other Proposals, all such Proposals shall take effect at the same time, but in the order in which they were distributed. History: Created by Proposal 376 (Ronald Kunne), ca. Aug. 16 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1271, Oct. 24 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1490, Mar. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1531, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 3842 (Chuck), Mar. 15 1999 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4040 (Oerjan), Aug. 7 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a3369 48 Rule 1349/0 (Power=2) Rule Numbering The Rulekeepor shall give each newly-enacted Rule a Number for reference when it is created. The Number of a Rule shall be the least integer greater than all other Numbers previously given to a Rule (including numbers assigned to Rules later determined to have been incorrectly enacted), or 301, whichever is greater. Once a Rule has been given a Rule Number, it shall not be changed except as specified in the Rules. History: Created by Proposal 1349, Nov. 29 1994 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2663, Sep. 12 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1069/1 (Power=1) Amendment Numbers A Rule's Amendment Number is equal to the number of times a Rule having that Rule Number has been amended. The default Amendment Number is zero; this is the value of a Rule's Amendment Number when the Rule is Created, and it is the value of the Amendment Number of every Rule unless it is specified by the Rules to be otherwise. A Rule's Amendment Number shall be displayed in Official copies of the Ruleset, appended to the Rule Number, and separated by a forward slash. Responsibility is given to the Rulekeepor to accurately update Amendment Numbers. Amendment Numbers may be used for Official purposes and in Official documents to distinguish between old versions of a Rule and the Rule's current text. [CFJ 738: If no Amendment Number is present in a communication, it is assumed to mean the current version of a Rule.] History: Created by Proposal 750 (Waggie), Dec. 1 1993 Amended by Proposal 1069 (Steve), Oct. 4 1994 Amended by Rule 750, Oct. 4 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1502, Mar. 24 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3407 1 a3407 1 Rule 2095/2 (Power=1) d3410 3 a3412 8 * If a Proposal passes, and that Proposal was submitted by a Player within that Player's Grace Period, then the Assessor shall award the Proposor the Boon of Prodigy, unless the Proposor has already received five or more such awards. * If a Democratic Proposal passes, and no Votes were cast AGAINST it, then the Assessor shall award the Proposor the Boon of Zeitgeist. d3414 5 a3418 2 * If a proposal submitted on Guy Fawkes Day is adopted then the Assessor shall award the proposer the boon of a penny. d3424 1 d3428 1 a3428 1 Rule 2111/0 (Power=1) d3431 1 a3431 1 If there are 300 or more Rules, and a Proposal is adopted that d3438 4 d3451 1 a3451 1 Rule 1434/13 (Power=1) d3454 9 a3462 72 When a Referendum Vote is required and the procedure is not defined elsewhere, the following Standard Referendum Voting Procedure shall be used. Details specified herein are defaults which may be modified by other Rules for specific situations. This procedure shall under no circumstances be used for Voting on Proposals, unless specifically required by the Rules governing specific types of Proposals. * Vote Collector: The Vote Collector is responsible for collecting and tallying the Votes, and announcing the results. The Vote Collector is the Speaker at the time the Referendum begins. * Disappearance of Vote Collector: If the Vote Collector deregisters or is deregistered before announcing the results of the Referendum, then the Referendum fails. * Voters: For the purpose of this Rule, a Voter is an entity permitted to Vote on a Referendum. Only Active Players are Voters. Activity is measured at the time a Vote is sent. * Voting: A Voter Votes by sending eir Vote to the Vote Collector during the Voting Period, indicating what Referendum e is Voting on, and what eir Vote is. * Vote Values: A Vote is FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN. Words which are effectively synonymous with these are also permissible. * Vote Strength: Every Vote has equal strength. No Voter may Vote more than once on any single Referendum. * Retraction: During the Voting period a Voter may change or cancel any Vote e has sent to the Vote Collector by notifying the Vote Collector. * Start of Voting: The Voting Period begins at the time of the first correct and legal public announcement that a Referendum has begun, as defined in other Rules. Such an announcement must include the identity of the Vote Collector. * Duration of Voting: The Voting Period lasts for one Week. All Votes received by the Vote Collector outside of the Voting Period have no effect. * Secrecy During Voting: At any time, the Vote Collector may publish a list of Voters who have Voted. However, the Vote Collector shall not reveal the value of any Voter's Vote to anyone but that Voter, unless e has the Voter's permission to do so. * Announcement of Results: As soon as possible after the end of the Voting Period, the Vote Collector shall announce the number of Votes of each kind, as well as the name and Vote of each Entity that Voted. If e does not do this as soon as possible, then the Referendum fails. * Quorum: Quorum is one third of the eligible Voters at the beginning of the Voting Period. If fewer Voters Vote, then the Referendum fails. * Adoption Index: The Adoption Index of a Referendum is 1. * Adoption Ratio: The Adoption Ratio of a Referendum is the ratio of FOR Votes to AGAINST Votes. If the Adoption Ratio is greater than the Adoption Index (or if both are Unanimity), and if the Referendum does not fail for some other reason, then it passes; otherwise, it fails. * Effectiveness: A Referendum takes effect when the Vote Collector correctly announces that it passes. The effect of a Referendum is defined by other Rules. d3479 2 d3484 23 a3506 1 Rule 1445/18 (Power=1) d3509 30 a3538 102 When an Election is required and the procedure is not defined elsewhere, the following Standard Election Procedure shall be used. Details specified herein are defaults which may be modified by other Rules for specific situations. * Vote Collector: The Vote Collector is responsible for taking nominations, collecting and tallying the Votes, and announcing the results. The Vote Collector is the Speaker at the time the Election begins. * Disappearance of Vote Collector: If the Vote Collector deregisters or is deregistered before announcing the winner of the Election, then the Election has no winner. * Nominator: A Nominator is an entity permitted to Nominate a Candidate in an Election. Only Active Players are Nominators. Activity is measured at the time a Nomination is sent. * Prospective: A Prospective is an entity permitted to be Nominated as a Candidate in an Election. Only Active Players are Prospectives. Activity is measured at the time a Nomination is sent. * Nominating: A Nominator Nominates a Prospective by sending a message to the Vote Collector during the Nominating Period, indicating the Election and the Prospective. If the Prospective is not explicitly identified, then it is the same as the Nominator. * Candidates: A Candidate for an Election is a Prospective who has been Nominated in that Election. * Retraction: A Nominator may retract eir Nomination by sending a message to the Vote Collector during the Nominating Period, indicating the Election and the Prospective. If the Prospective is not explicitly identified, then it is the same as the Nominator. * Declination: A Prospective may decline eir Nomination by sending a message to the Vote Collector during the Nominating Period, indicating the Election. Upon doing so, e may not be re-Nominated in that Election by anyone but emself. * Mode of Nominations: There are three Modes of Nominations: Selfish, Selfless, or Open. The Vote Collector may specify a Mode of Nominations when e announces the start of the Election; if e does not, then the Mode is Selfish. (a) In a Selfish Election, a Nominator may Nominate only emself. (b) In a Selfless Election, a Nominator may not Nominate emself. (c) In an Open Election, a Nominator may Nominate any Prospective. * Start of Nominations: The Nominating Period begins at the time of the first correct and legal announcement that an Election has begun, as defined in other Rules. Such an announcement must include the identity of the Vote Collector. * Duration of Nominations: The Nominating Period lasts for one Week. All Nominations received by the Vote Collector outside of the Nominating Period have no effect. * Secrecy: Nominations need not be kept secret. * End of Nominations: As soon as possible after the end of the Nominating Period, the Vote Collector shall publish a list of all Candidates. If e does not do this as soon as possible, then the Election has no winner. If there are no Candidates, then the Election has no winner. If there is exactly one Candidate, then e is the winner of that Election. If there are two or more Candidates, then a Referendum begins when the Vote Collector publishes the list of Candidates. This is a standard Referendum, with the following exceptions: * Vote Collector: The Vote Collector for the Referendum is the same as the Vote Collector for the Election. * Vote Values: A Vote is the name of exactly one Candidate for the given Election. Words which are effectively synonymous with these are also permissible. * Failure of Referendum: If the Referendum fails for any reason (e.g. Quorum is not achieved), then the Election has no winner. * Adoption: The winner of the Election is the Candidate for whom the most Votes were cast. If two or more Candidates are tied for most Votes, then the Speaker shall choose one of those Candidates, who becomes the winner when the Speaker announces eir choice. The Speaker shall announce eir choice as soon as possible after the Vote Collector announces the results of Voting. * Effectiveness: An Election takes effect when the Vote Collector correctly announces the identity of its winner. The effect of an Election is defined by other Rules. d3561 1 d3568 11 a3578 19 When the Rules require that an Election be conducted to fill an Office, that Election shall be conducted in accordance with the usual Rules for Elections, with the following exceptions: * The Vote Collector is the Associate Director of Personnel at the time the Election begins, unless the Election seeks to fill the Office of Associate Director of Personnel, in which case the Vote Collector is the Speaker at the time the Election begins. * No Player may be Nominated who, at the time of attempted Nomination, would not be permitted to hold the Office which the Election is seeking to fill. * If the Vote Collector fails to meet an ASAP requirement to publish a list of Candidates, or the identity of the winning Candidate, then the Election/Referendum does not fail, but becomes Stale. If a new Election for the same Office is initiated, then the stale Election/Referendum fails. d3590 1 d3658 1 a3658 31 Rule 1835/4 (Power=1) Standing Down During the Voting Period of an Election, any Candidate for that Election may stand down, by posting a public message to that effect. The player is then no longer to be considered a Candidate for that Election. Any further votes cast in eir favour are invalid, and e cannot win the Election. Any votes cast for a Player who stands down are cancelled, and any Player who cast such a vote is considered to have declared eir Presence in that Election. Additionally, any Player who cast such a vote may vote again, unless e has already cast another vote which remains uncancelled, and this Rule takes precedence over any Rule which would prevent such a vote. If, at any time during the Voting Period of an Election, there remains only a single Candidate, the Voting Period ends immediately, with the sole remaining Candidate as the winner of that Election. History: Created by Proposal 3715 (Blob), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4035 (Chuck), Aug. 2 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4363 (OscarMeyr), 16 August 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1659/5 (Power=1) d3661 6 a3666 8 A Speaker who is not Tainted has the right to call Elections. This right is exercised by posting a public announcement that lists a number of Offices, and declares that the Speaker is exercising eir right to call Elections for these Offices. If the Speaker posts such a message, is not Tainted at the time of posting, and has not exercised this right since e last became Speaker, the Electee of each Office on the list (assuming that the Office has an Electee) is retired from Office. d3675 1 d5567 1 a5567 1 Rule 1681/5 (Power=1) d5570 10 a5579 14 There is a format of the Ruleset known as the Short Logical Ruleset (SLR). In this format, each Rule is assigned to a Rule Category, and the Rules are grouped according to their Category. Within a Category, the ordering of Rules is decided by the Rulekeepor. All existing Rule Categories must be listed, even if no Rules are currently assigned to the Category. The listing of each Rule in the SLR must include: * The Rule Number * The Rule's Amendment Number * The Rule's Power * The Rule's Title * The Rule's text * Any annotations to the Rule required by Order d5585 6 a5590 8 There is a format of the Ruleset known as the Full Logical Ruleset (FLR). In this format, Rules are assigned to the same Category and presented in the same order as in the SLR. The FLR must contain all the information required to be in the SLR, as well as: * A brief description of each Category * Any historical annotations which the Rulekeepor is required to record. d5593 1 a5593 1 which e feels may be helpful in the use of the Ruleset in the d5604 1 @ 1.178 log @Added a "last proposal to have affected this ruleset" annotation. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 242 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 179 with Power=1 d4188 1 a4188 1 Rule 1793/0 (Power=1) d4191 1 a4191 1 An Order is a command, executed by a Player and directed to some d4195 2 a4196 3 An Order may be directed to the holder of an Office or other official position in eir capacity as that Office or other official position, and in this case if the Office or position d4199 1 a4199 1 Office or position. d4201 2 a4202 4 Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Order, the purpose of which is to affect the operation of a prior Order, is as valid as any other Order, and is said to be directed at the prior Order it affects. d4204 5 a4208 16 History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1798/1 (Power=1) I Was Only Obeying Orders A Player who performs as required by an Order which is later found to be invalid shall not be convicted of a Crime, nor penalized by being billed, being removed from or retired from Office, becoming Tainted, or being deregistered, solely as a result of performing as required by the Order. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule which would cause the Player to be convicted of a Crime or penalized, as described, for said action. d4212 1 a4212 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 3768 (Chuck), Jul. 22 1998 d4216 1 a4216 1 Rule 1794/6 (Power=1) d4220 2 a4221 2 Order could be of more than one of these classes, then it is of the first class that matches. d4238 8 a4245 4 (f) An Administrative Order is an Order executed by an Officer in the course of performing the duties or privileges of that Office. For the purpose of this Rule, the Speaker is deemed to be an Office. d4247 1 a4247 1 (g) Any other Order is a Private Order. d4257 1 d4261 2 a4262 2 Rule 1795/3 (Power=1) Timing Requirements of Orders d4264 5 a4268 9 An Order which commands the performance of an action may specify when that action is to be performed; if no specification is given, or the specification given would require the performance of the action at a time when the Order is without effect, or if the specification given would allow less than 72 hours from the time when the Order takes effect to perform the action, then the Order shall be taken to require the performance of the action as soon as possible after the Order takes effect. d4273 9 a4281 16 takes effect, but before the Order is satisfied, and the specification would require the performance of the action at a time before the current holder of the position came to hold that position, or would allow less than 72 hours from the time the current holder of the position came to hold that position, then the Order shall be taken to require the performance of the action as soon as possible after the current holder of the position came to hold that position. However, this shall not be taken to absolve the previous holder of the position of any penalties e might otherwise incur. Other Rules may establish other times by which Orders must be performed. The noncompliance of an Order with this Rule does not deprive that Order of all effect, but instead modifies the effect of that Order with respect to the time at which or by which the actions it requires must be performed. d4288 1 d4292 2 a4293 44 Rule 1796/0 (Power=1) Validity of Orders All Orders executed in the manner prescribed by the Rules for their class and type are presumed valid and enforceable until proven otherwise by CFJ. In order to be proven valid by CFJ, the Rules must permit the Player who executed the Order in question to execute such an Order, that the execution of the Order must have been required by or permitted in the circumstances which existed at the time it was executed, and that the Order has not been rendered invalid by the operation of any other Rule. Furthermore, no Order may act to prevent or hinder its own appeal in any way, and any portion of an Order which has this effect is void and without force. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1797/1 (Power=1) Abuse of Authority Knowingly and willfully executing invalid Orders constitutes the Class 10 Crime of Abuse of Authority. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended() by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1799/2 (Power=1) Amendment, Stay, and Vacation of Orders Any Order may always be amended, stayed, or vacated by the Player (or, in the case of Appellate Orders, Board of Appeal) who executed it. Certain classes of Orders may be amended, stayed, or vacated in other circumstances as well, when the Rules so allow. In all cases, this is done by an Order to Amend, Stay, or Vacate, respectively, the original Order. d4295 2 a4296 35 Otherwise, an Order shall not be amended, stayed, vacated, or otherwise changed once executed. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3755 (Crito), Jun. 12 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1800/0 (Power=1) Amendment of Orders The effect of amending an Order is to cause it to be effective in its amended form. The prior form of the Order ceases to have effect upon the amendment, and the new form has effect as if it had been originally executed in that form at the moment the amendment becomes effective. Vacating an Order to Amend has the same effect as would an Order to Amend reinstating the previous form of the Order. Amending a stayed or vacated Order does not grant the stayed or vacated Order effect it would otherwise not have. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1801/0 (Power=1) Stay of Orders The effect of staying an Order is to temporarily deny the stayed Order from having any effect. a4309 8 History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1802/0 (Power=1) Vacation of Orders d4315 4 a4318 38 History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1808/2 (Power=1) Administrative and Private Orders Administrative Orders are executed by being published and take effect upon publication. Private Orders are executed by submitting them to the Player to be commanded, and take effect upon submission. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3793 (Steve), Oct. 6 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1809/0 (Power=1) Appeal of Administrative and Private Orders Both Administrative and Private Orders are subject to appeal by a CFJ, the statement of which Statement alleges that the Order is improperly or invalidly executed. Upon a judicial finding that an Administrative or Private Order was improperly or invalidly executed, the Judge so finding shall vacate that Order. When the Clerk of the Courts receives a properly executed Call for Judgement, the statement of which alleges that an Administrative or Private Order was improperly or invalidly executed, the Clerk of the Courts shall stay the Order in dispute. If the Judge affirms the validity of the original Order, e shall then vacate this stay. d4322 3 d4328 2 a4329 2 Rule 1810/3 (Power=1) Noncompliance with Orders d4333 5 a4337 1 other ways for Orders to be satisfied. a4343 21 Except when otherwise specified, a single action can result in the satisfaction of at most one Order. If an action would satisfy more than one Order, and no other specification is made, the Action satisfies the oldest Order which it would satisfy. This Rule shall have no application with respect to any Order which has been adjudicated to be invalid, and the invalidity of the Order is a complete defense to a Criminal accusation made under this Rule. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3954 (Elysion), Dec. 13 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1811/1 (Power=1) Contempt by Action d4350 1 a4350 3 which has been adjudicated to be invalid, and the invalidity of the Order is a complete defense to a Criminal accusation made under this Rule. d4355 3 a4361 1 d5063 1 a5063 1 Rule 1803/1 (Power=1) d5072 4 d5079 1 d5162 1 a5162 14 Rule 1828/1 (Power=1) Motions Requesting Judicial Orders Any Player may formally request a Judge issue any Judicial Order by filing a motion requesting that Order. If granted, the Judge shall issue the Order requested. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1509/3 (Power=1) d5168 1 a5168 2 soon as possible. Such an Order is known as an Order to Compel. a5176 6 If the duty in question arises for a reason not related to the Player in question holding a specific Office or official position, and that Player fails to perform the duty as ordered, the Judge shall amend the Order to require the Speaker to perform that duty instead. d5182 1 d5186 1 a5186 1 Rule 1830/1 (Power=1) d5191 2 a5192 1 is a Judge, is invalid. d5201 1 d7806 1 a7806 1 [Last proposal with recorded effect on this ruleset: 4808] @ 1.177 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4805 Goethe amend 2068 rule loses DM's budget, gains requirement to create/destroy cards according to "Quotas" create 2112 DM's budget specifies Deck Diversity, size bounds and card quotas. (cat "Cards") create 2113 Card frequency constraints (cat "Cards) create 2114 Cardbook Concept (cat "Cards") create 2115 Power=2 Cardbook create 2116 Power=1 Cardbook amend 2104 Blueprints and card experimentation amend 2069 Card Definitions deleted amend 1932 new def'n of power of Stock Cards amend 2101 New Raffle amended (BUT, this rule is "Library cards") amend 2097 Card-carrying Contract rules amend 2096 re-instatement of rule on rapidity of boon and patent title awards repeal 2067 repeal 2070 repeal 2071 repeal 2076 repeal 2077 repeal 2079 repeal 2084 repeal 2101 so much for library cards 4807 Sherlock amend 2105 Our Map gets a whale and some gratuitous player name inserts 4808 Murphy amend 408 Late Judgement/recusal pragmatised ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d7967 2 @ 1.176 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4799 root amend 2076 "Not Your Turn" card gets it 4800 Quazie amend 2076 FAILS - amendment text not present 4801 Sherlock none 4802 Maud repeal 2094 amend 869 removes readiness language amend 1677 inserts appropriate readiness words 4804 Maud amend 1658 typo correction amend 1963 typo correction ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 245 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 38 with Power=2 181 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2111 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2111 d94 1 a94 1 MORNINGTON CRESCENT -> / | <- GREAT BARRIER REEF d101 1 a101 1 / O <- L. DISAPPOINTMENT |/\ d114 11 a124 8 | | \__/ \___=_ ___| MELBOURNE -> \/ /\__ | | | / \_/ <- HOBART d128 1 d2308 1 a2308 1 Rule 1932/9 (Power=2) a2310 23 The following Elements for Cards are defined: * Shares [X], where X is a positive integer. The Holder is considered to possess X shares (cumulative with any other Cards). The following Classes of Cards are defined: * Caption: One Share Elements: Budgeted, Shares [1], Handed [2] * Caption: Two Shares Elements: Budgeted, Shares [2], Handed [3] * Caption: Three Shares Elements: Budgeted, Shares [3], Handed [4] * Caption: Corporate Bankruptcy Quota: 1 Elements: Limited [Shareholders] [3] Exploit: For a fee of 3 kudos, all Stock Cards are returned to the Deck. a2321 9 * Caption: Divide or Conquer Your Stock Quota: 8 Elements: Restricted [Shareholders] Exploit: Specify one or more Share cards in your hand, and one or more Share cards in the deck, such that both sets consist of the same total number of Shares. The specified cards in your hand are transferred to the deck, and the specified cards in the deck are transferred to your hand. d2333 1 d4971 1 a4971 1 Rule 408/16 (Power=1) d4984 5 a4988 4 CFJ, then the Clerk of the Courts may recuse the Judge by announcing that e does so. At the end of a Judge's Overtime Period, if e has not yet Judged the CFJ, then e is automatically recused. d5019 1 d6436 1 a6436 1 Rule 2068/3 (Power=1) d6439 24 a6462 21 The Deckmastor is an office which acts as the recordkeepor for Cards. The Deckmastor's Weekly Report shall contain a record of all Cards in existence and what entity possesses each Card. The Deckmastor shall have a budget containing the Maximum Hand Size and the Minimum Hand Size, each of which is a positive integer between 2 and 10, with the Minimum being less than the Maximum. In the absence of a budget, the Maximum Hand Size shall be 5 and the Minimum Hand Size shall be 2. The Deck and the Discard Pile are Gamblers. The Deckmastor shall be the sole Executor of both entities, but may take no action on behalf of them except as explicitly permitted by the Rules. The Deck and Discard Pile may not transfer cards to any other entity except as explicitly required by the Rules. Only the Deckmastor may create or destroy Cards not in eir Trial Run, and e may do if and only if the Rules require it by announcing the Card being created or destroyed and the entity who either possesses it now or possessed it at the time of destruction as appropriate. d6469 1 d6473 46 a6518 2 Rule 2069/6 (Power=1) Card Definitions d6520 4 a6523 1 I. Possession d6525 5 a6529 4 Cards may be possessed by Gamblers. All Players are Gamblers. If at any time a Card is not possessed by a Gambler, it immediately and automatically returns to the possession of The Deck. d6531 2 a6532 5 The Gambler that possesses a Card is that Card's Holder and Holds that Card. All Cards possessed by a particular Gambler are collectively referred to as that Gambler's Hand. A Gambler's Hand Size is the number of Cards in eir Hand plus one for each Pending Draw for that Gambler. d6534 1 a6534 1 II. Definitions d6536 18 a6553 5 The Rules may define a Class of Card by specifying a Caption, a Quota, zero or more Elements, and zero or more Exploits. All Cards of the same Class shall be identical and fungible. Each individual instance of a Card shall be considered to be a Copy of that Class of Card. d6558 3 a6560 8 (b) The Quota shall be a non-negative integer. If at any time fewer Copies of a Class of Cards exist than its Quota, then the Deckmastor shall create a Copy of that Card in the possession of The Deck. If at any time more Copies of a Class of Cards exist than its Quota, then the Deckmastor shall destroy a Copy of that Card in the possession of The Deck, unless no such Copies exist, in which case the Deckmastor shall destroy a random Copy. d6562 1 a6562 1 (c) The Rules may define Elements for Cards. Each Element shall d6566 1 a6566 1 defined in the Rules has no effect. d6575 63 a6637 3 as Playing the Card. Unless a Rule says otherwise, a Card is automatically transferred to the Discard Pile immediately after being Played. d6639 1 a6639 1 III. Actions a6807 294 Rule 2070/4 (Power=1) Card Powerz The following Elements for Cards are defined: * Budgeted: The Quota for this Card is determined in the Deckmastor's budget. If the budget is undefined, or does not set the Quota for this Card, then the Quota shall be 3. * Handed [X], where X is a non-negative integer: When calculating Hand Size, this Card counts as X Cards. * Restricted [X], where X is a type of entity: Only entities considered to be an X may Activate any Exploit possessed by the Card. * Limited [X] [Y], where X is a type of entity and Y is a positive integer: For an entity not considered to be an X to Activate any Exploit possessed by the Card requires em to pay a Fee of Y. * Persistent: Playing this Card does not result in its being transferred to The Deck. * Delayed[N]: You may not play this card if you have played a copy of this card in the past N times 24 hours. * Asleep[N]: No one may play a copy of this card if anyone has played a copy of this card in the past N times 24 hours. * Powered [X], where X is a positive integer: This Card has a Power of X. To Activate any Exploit possessed by this Card, a Fee of X - 1 must be paid in addition to any other Fees required to Activate that Exploit, unless that Exploit explicitly specifies otherwise. History: Created by Proposal 4573 (Wes), 14 May 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4620 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(3) by Proposal 4631 (root), 19 December 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4678 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2067/4 (Power=2) Cards in Play The following Classes of Cards are defined: * Caption: Distrib-u-Matic Elements: Budgeted Exploit: Cause any one Proposal to become Distributable. * Caption: Absolv-o-Matic Elements: Budgeted Exploit: If you are immaculate, you may expunge N blots from an entity for a fee of N-1. Otherwise, you may expunge one blot from an entity for no fee. * Caption: Debate-o-Matic Elements: Budgeted, Powered [2] Exploit: Change the Chamber of any one non-Sane Proposal to the Chamber of your choice, provided it is legal for that Proposal to be in the named Chamber. * Caption: Two for One Elements: Budgeted Exploit: For a fee of one Kudo make 2 undistributable proposals, provided that each has a Distribution Cost of 1, distributable. History: Created by Proposal 4569 (Wes), 2 May 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4626 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4631 (root), 19 December 2004 Amended(3) by Proposal 4682 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4687 (Quazie, Manu), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2071/7 (Power=1) Wacky Cards The following Classes of Cards are defined: * Caption: Albatross Flies Away Quota: 1 Elements: Limited [Immaculate Players] [3] Exploit: You may revoke one of your own Albatrosses. * Caption: Dud Elements: Budgeted, Persistent Exploit: You may wish in your own mind that you had a luckier Draw. * Caption: Player Stasis Quota: 1 Elements: None Exploit: A Player of your choice is unable to Play a Card for the next 88 hours. * Caption: Hot Potato Quota: 1 Elements: Persistent Exploit: Transfer this Card to another entity. If that entity does not post to a Public Forum the phrase "Hot Potato" within 48 hours, they are guilty of the Class 1 Infraction of Dropping the Potato which you are authorized to Report. * Caption: It's a Surprise! Quota: 1 Elements: Handed [2], Delayed [3] Exploit: You may Draw two Cards without paying a Fee. * Caption: Discard and Draw Quota: 1 Elements: None Exploit: Discard X cards from your hand. For a fee of X Kudos, draw X cards. Do not include this card as one of the discarded cards. * Caption: Rebel Rabble Elements: Budgeted, Restricted [Rebellious] Exploit: For a fee of N Kudos, where N is the current number of Rebellious Players, increase the effective number of Rebellious Players by 1 for 10 days (which is one week on the Revolutionary Calendar). Count the day this Card is played as day #1. * Caption: Dud Development Quota: 2 Elements: None Exploit: You may discard X Dud Cards to draw X Cards for free. * Caption: Police State Elements: Budgeted, Restricted [Abiding] Exploit: For a fee of N Kudos, where N is the current number of Rebellious Players, decrease the effective number of Rebellious Players by 1 for seven days. Count the day this Card is played as day #1. * Caption: Loot the Dead Quota: 1 Exploit: You may indicate one silent player. All of eir cards are immediately discarded from their hand. History: Created by Proposal 4574 (Wes), 14 May 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4607 (Goethe), 8 August 2004 Amended(2) by Proposal 4611 (OscarMeyr), 10 September 2004 Amended(3) by Proposal 4614 (Goethe), 21 September 2004 Amended(4) by Proposal 4627 (root), 4 December 2004 Amended(5) by Proposal 4666 (Quazie), 9 April 2005 Amended(6) by Proposal 4709 (Manu), 18 April 2005 Amended(7) by Proposal 4722 (Quazie), 25 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2076/5 (Power=1) Card cards The following classes of cards are defined: Caption: Your Turn Elements: Budgeted Exploit: A Player you name must play or discard a card in the next 72 hours, or commit the Class-1 Infraction of Delay of Game, reportable by you. Caption: Discard Picking Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[4] Exploit: If a copy of a card was played or discarded in the past 72 hours, you may name it, and a copy of that card, if one is still in the discard pile, is automatically transferred from the discard pile to your hand. Caption: Enforced Charity Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[3] Exploit: A Player you name must transfer a card of eir choice to you in the next 72 hours, or commit the Class-2 Infraction of Greed, reportable by you. Caption: Drop your Weapon Elements: Budgeted Exploit: A card of your choice, from the Gambler of your choice, is automatically Discarded, provided that Gambler has a copy of that card. Caption: Presto! Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[7] Exploit: A card of your choice, from the Gambler of your choice, is automatically transferred to your hand, provided that Gambler has a copy of that card. Caption: Reshuffle Quota: 3 Elements: Asleep[15] Exploit: You may perform a Reshuffle. History: Created by Proposal 4620 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4678 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4694 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4714 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(4) by Proposal 4744 (Quazie, root), 5 May 2005 Amended(5) by Proposal 4799 (root), 15 June 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2077/2 (Power=2) Democratic cards The following Classes of Cards are defined: * Caption: Coalition Elements: Grafty, Budgeted Exploit: You may increase or decrease the Voting Potential of an indicated Player by N by paying a fee of N for yourself, or 2 times N for another Player. * Caption: Patronage Elements: Grafty, Budgeted, Powered [2] Exploit: You may increase or decrease the Political Charge by N by paying a fee of 4 times N. If undefined elsewhere, the Political Charge is a positive integer, tracked by the Assessor, which begins at 4. No fee required by the Powered [X] element need be paid to activate this exploit. * Caption: Policy Elements: Budgeted, Powered [2] Exploit: You may sanitize a Proposal, as described elsewhere in the Rules. * Caption: Procedure Elements: Budgeted Exploit: You may abort and make undistributable any non-sane Proposal. History: Created by Proposal 4623 (Goethe), 20 November 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4663 (root), 9 April 2005 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4675 (root), 13 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4725 (root), 25 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2079/3 (Power=1) Discord The following classes of cards are defined: Caption: Chaos Apple Quota: 1 Elements: Handed[5], Delayed[7], Kallisti! Exploit: If this card has not been played in the current quarter, then you may simultaneously transfer all cards that are not in the Deck or Discard Pile to a temporary Gambler known as Fate. As soon as possible after this card is played, the Deckmastor shall then deal cards at random from Fate to each Gambler until each Gambler has the same number of cards as e had immediately before Fate took a hand. If, between the time this card is Played and the time Fate's cards are dealt, exactly a single Player publicly claims to be The Prettiest One, the Deckmastor shall transfer this card to em as soon as possible after Fate's cards are dealt. The Deckmastor is encouraged use Heisenberg's Law in dealing hands from Fate. Caption: Chaos Reborn Quota: 1 Elements: Handed[2], Kallisti! Exploit: If Chaos Apple has been Played in the current quarter, then, you may play Chaos Apple within five minutes of playing this card as if Chaos Apple did not have the words "If this card has not been Played in the current quarter" in its exploit. History: Created by Proposal 4630 (Goethe), 19 December 2004 Amended(1) by Proposal 4703 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4729 (Quazie), 25 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4744 (Quazie, root), 5 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a6825 51 Rule 2084/3 (Power=1) Cash Cards The following classes of cards are defined: * Caption: Greedy Bastard Elements: Budgeted Exploit: Gain one Kudo, but also gain the Albatross of Greed. * Caption: Charity Brings Happiness Elements: Budgeted Exploit: For a fee of one Kudo you may indicate any other player to gain one Kudo, as long as they have fewer Kudos than you do and is not yourself. Upon doing this you gain the boon of Charity. * Caption: Thieves in the Night Element: Grafty, Delayed[5] Exploit: Provided that fewer than half of all Players have a Thieves in the Night card in their hand, and the player you indicate does not have a Thieves in the Night card in their hand, that player losses one Kudo and you gain one Kudo. For each of the aforementioned stipulations that is false upon the playing of this card, you gain the Albatross of Thief. * Caption: Instant Gratification Elements: Restricted [Players with at least one Boon], Budgeted Exploit: Indicate one of your own Boons. You instantly lose that Boon and gain 1 Kudo. * Caption: Instant Punishment Elements: Restricted [Players with at least one Albatross], Budgeted Exploit: Indicate one of your own Albatrosses. You instantly lose that Albatross and Lose 1 Kudo. * Caption: Instant Millionaire Quota: 1 Exploit: Lose all of your Boons, but gain twice that number of Kudos. History: Created by Proposal 4647 (Quazie), 22 March 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4705 (Sherlock), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4711 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(3) by Proposal 4714 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a6846 25 Rule 2101/2 (Power=1) Library Cards The following classes of cards are defined: * Caption: Library Renewal Elements: Budgeted Exploit: You may indicate a number 1 through 5. As soon as possible after you do this the Speaker must randomly discard that many cards from the Library's hand. If there are fewer cards in the Library's hand then the number you indicate the Speaker must discard them all. * Caption: Library Card Elements: Budgeted, Limited [Faculty Members][1] Exploit: Check a card out from the Library for no fee. History: Created by Proposal 4712 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(1) by Proposal 4714 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 Amended(2) by Proposal 4744 (Quazie, root), 5 May 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7033 2 a7034 16 Rule 2096/1 (Power=1) Card-Carrying Contracts A Contract may be made into a Card-Carrying Contract by its Notary acting with two support and without two objections. A player may only be Notary of one Card-Carrying Contract at a time. A Card-Carrying Contract is a gambler, and may perform the following actions only as explicitly permitted by its regulations: 1. As long as the Contract has at least three Members and its hand size is less than the maximum hand size, it may draw a number of cards each month equal to its number of Members at the beginning of the month divided by two and rounded up. d7036 4 a7039 1 2. Transfer or discard cards. d7041 2 a7042 1 A Card-Carrying Contract may not play cards. d7047 1 d7372 1 a7372 1 Rule 2104/0 (Power=1) d7377 5 a7381 12 A Player may publish a piece of text and note that it is a Card Blueprint. If this text contains a Caption, a copy of that Card is created in the possession of the Library. The Card Blueprint may also specify Elements and Exploits, as defined by other rules, and these are included on the Card in the same way they would be if they were included on a rules-defined Card. Cards created by this method have a Quota of 1 and are considered to be in eir Trial Run. A Card in its Trial Run may not be checked out of the Library until seven days have passed since its creation. Any player may destroy a Card in its Trial Run by announcing e does so. d7383 14 a7396 2 A Card in its Trial Run is transferred to the Library after it is played. d7400 1 d7915 2 a7916 2 Rule 2097/0 (Power=1) Card-Carrying Contests d7918 4 a7921 4 A contest may be made into a Card-Carrying Contest by its contestmaster acting with two support and without two objections. A player may only be contestmaster of one card-carrying contest at a time. d7923 1 a7923 1 A Card-Carrying Contest is a gambler, and may perform the a7925 6 1. As long as the contest has at least three members and its hand size is less than the maximum hand size, it may draw a number of cards each month equal to its number of members at the beginning of the month divided by two and rounded up. 2. Transfer or discard cards. d7927 8 a7934 1 A Card-Carrying Contest may not play cards. d7938 1 @ 1.175 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4787 Sherlock amend 2095 removal of stale interestedness ref. 4791 Quazie amend 1042 recently noisy players can't be made Quiet 4794 Manu repeal 1500 4795 Sherlock create 2111 rule number limit in cat. "End of the Voting Period" 4796 Maud amend 2091 apostrophe correction 4797 Maud amend 2085 grammar correction 4798 Maud amend 1658 Speakership tainted iff not lawfully held amend 402 Speaker Transition via papal identity amend 786 Default Procedure for Conclaves amend 1647 Winning can lead to becoming pope Speaker-Elect def'n disappears amend 681 When a conclave must be convened amend 1664 Rebellion rewritten; cute Player name insert amend 1714 Lawlessness rewritten amend 2017 gains def'n of "immaculate" amend 698 rewriting to allow repeal of 2035, 2066 amend 1975 ADoP's report back to Weekly, no quarterly transition reporting requirement amend 1963 removal of ref. to S-E; decapitalisation amend 2036 removal of ref. to S-E; less cute player name insert; typo insert: "the of Abandonment" repeal 404 repeal 1375 repeal 1439 repeal 1497 Misrepresentation bites the dust; phew eh? repeal 1561 repeal 1581 repeal 1583 repeal 1648 repeal 1747 repeal 1755 repeal 1829 repeal 1841 repeal 1842 repeal 1962 repeal 2035 repeal 2057 repeal 2066 repeal 2099 repeal 2100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 246 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 182 with Power=1 d1013 2 a1014 2 Rule 869/15 (Power=1) Registered Players d1016 4 a1019 20 Any person who is not registered as a player may do so by sending a message to a public forum announcing that e registers as a player. Unless other rules provide additional necessary conditions for registration that have not been fulfilled or the rules otherwise prohibit the person from registering, e immediately becomes a registered player. Readiness is a stuck player switch with values ready and unready. An unready player may flip eir readiness to ready. Whenever a player registers, and that player has not previously been registered as a player in Agora at any time within the 365 previous days, e becomes unready and is subject to a Grace Period that begins at the time of eir registration and lasts sixty days, not including Holidays. A player is only subject to the Grace Period resulting from eir own registration. Whenever a Player's Grace Period concludes, e becomes Ready. d1046 1 d1050 2 a1051 13 Rule 2094/0 (Power=1) Corporate Players A collective of two or more persons (a Hive) none of whom is currently registered as a player may jointly register as a single player. A Hive is subject to a Grace Period only if each of its members would have been subject to a Grace Period had e registered as an individual at the time the Hive registered. This rule takes precedence over rule 869. History: Created by Proposal 4693 (Maud), 18 April 2005 d1053 2 a1054 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1056 9 a1064 6 Rule 1677/12 (Power=1) Honoring the New As soon as possible after the beginning of a Player's Grace Period, the Registrar shall announce eir Arrival. This Announcement shall have the effect of setting that Player's d1067 4 a1070 4 If a Player joins the game, but is neither subject to a Grace Period nor been a Player at any time since the last Turning of a New Parchment, then the Herald shall set eir Kudos to half the Tabla Rasa (rounded up). d1087 1 d2364 1 a2364 1 Rule 1963/11 (Power=2) d2367 1 a2367 1 A player is an eligible shareholder unless is not active, has d2383 1 d6879 1 a6879 1 Rule 2076/3 (Power=1) a6915 8 Caption: Not Your Turn Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[2] Exploit: You may specify a card play that has occurred in the past 48 hours, and (1) that card shall be deemed to have not been played, and (2) the gambler who originally played that card may not play a copy of that card for the next 72 hours. d6927 1 d7900 1 a7900 1 Rule 1658/5 (Power=1) d7903 1 a7903 1 The person holding the position of Speaker is untained as long d7913 1 @ 1.174 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4781 Sherlock create 2110 "Win by Paradox" in cat. "The Game of Agora" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 265 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 41 with Power=2 198 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2110 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2110 a291 51 Rule 1497/8 (Power=1) Truth in Advertising Any Player who willfully makes a false statement of fact as part of evidence submitted in support of a Claim of Error, Call for Judgement, or Judgement, or in response to a Judicial or Appellate Order requiring that Player to disclose information known to that Player, commits the Class 10 Crime of Perjury. Any Player who willfully makes a false statement of fact as part of a public message, as any part of a response to a request for information where that Player was required to respond, or as part of a message to an Officer upon which that Officer is then required to act, commits the Class 4 Crime of Misrepresentation. For the purposes of this Rule, the Speaker shall be considered an Officer. For the purpose of this Rule, for a Player to "willfully make a false statement of fact", all of the following conditions must be true at the time the Player makes the statement. a) The Player must present the statement as if it were true. b) The Player must know that the statement is false. In particular, the following things are not willful: excusable negligence, reasonable error, or reasonable reliance on the representations of another. c) The statement is not a conclusion as to the interpretation of the Rules, or as to their application to a particular situation. [CFJ 827: If it is not clear that information is *not* presented as correct, it is. Attempting an illegal move can, if the Player reports the move and knows it to be illegal, be a violation of this Rule.] History: Created by Proposal 1667, Aug. 18 1995 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Dec. 10 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2043, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2548, Mar. 22 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2614, Jun. 1 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4148 (Kelly), 13 May 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4273 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1241 1 a1241 1 Rule 1042/21 (Power=1) d1247 3 d1296 1 d1300 1 a1300 1 Rule 2036/1 (Power=1) d1308 2 a1309 2 valid. If at any time during the Silent Treatment the Notice of Abandonment is invalid, then the Treatment is terminated, d1316 1 a1316 1 (1) publically confirm whether the Notice of Abandonment was d1332 3 a1334 2 identifying the player being deregistered (the same as in the Notice of Abandonment). A Notice of Deregistration is d1342 1 a1342 3 is the Speaker, e commits the Class 15 Crime of Speaker Abandonment; e ceases to be Speaker, and the Speaker-Elect becomes Speaker; d1352 1 a1384 104 Rule 1755/6 (Power=1) No Non-Player Responsibilities Whenever a player is deregistered, e ceases to be a candidate, officer, judge, or in general to occupy any role or position to which the rules assign any duties or powers. No one who is not registered may occupy such a role or position, unless at least one of the rules defining the role or position explicitly indicate it may be occupied by a nonplayer. Bearing a Patent Title shall not be deemed to be occupying a role or position. This rule shall not act to prevent a nonplayer from registering, calling for judgement, or otherwise doing things that nonplayers are generally able to do. History: Created by Proposal 3622 (elJefe), Dec. 9 1997 Amended(1) by Proposl 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3896 (Elysion), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4048 (Peekee), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(6) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1841/6 (Power=1) Granting Power of Attorney (a) A Player (the Grantor) who has been continuously registered for more than two months is empowered to give eir Power of Attorney (PoA) to another Player (the Holder), as specified in this Rule. (b) The Holder holds the Grantor's PoA if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the Grantor has announced that e grants eir PoA to the Holder; (2) the Holder has, in the week immediately preceding or immediately following the Grantor's announcement, publically consented to hold the Grantor's PoA; (3) the Holder is Active; and (4) the grant of PoA has not been withdrawn for any of the reasons listed in (d). (c) The grant of PoA commences at the time the Grantor grants eir PoA to the Holder, or at the time the Holder consents to the grant, or at the time specified by the Grantor, whichever is latest. If the Grantor specifies a time at which the grant of PoA is to commence, it must be a time no more than seven days from the Grantor's announcement. Later specifications are without effect for the purposes of this Rule. (d) The grant of PoA is withdrawn if: (1) the period of the grant specified by the Grantor expires; (2) the Grantor publically withdraws the grant; (3) the Grantor is deregistered; (4) the Holder ceases to be active or is deregistered; or (5) the Holder has held the PoA continuously for three months. (e) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed as preventing other Rules from granting and withdrawing PoA by other means. (f) Other Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no Player who has granted PoA to another Player as described in this rule shall be deregistered while the grant of PoA is in effect. History: Created by Proposal 3739 (Swann), May 3 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4656 (Quazie), 29 March 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1842/1 (Power=1) Power of Attorney (a) The Rules may grant a Player, called the Holder, Power of Attorney for another Player, called the Grantor. Power of Attorney is granted only as specified by the Rules, and shall last only as long as the Rules specify. (b) While the Holder is granted Power of Attorney for the Grantor, the Holder is an Executor of the Grantor, and the Prime Executor of the Grantor. (c) No Player is permitted to have Power of Attorney for more than two other Players. History: Created by Proposal 3739 (Swann), May 3 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2089 1 a2089 1 Rule 1664/28 (Power=2) d2092 36 a2127 32 A Rebellious player may Call for a Revolt at any time by publicly announcing e does so. A Call for Revolt is only effective if no other Call for Revolt has been made that week and no successful Revolt has occurred for a month or more. As soon as possible after an effective Call for Revolt has been posted, the Registrar must determine whether the Revolt succeeds, as outlined below, and publicly announce the result. The Registrar shall select a random integer from 1 to the number of players (plus 1 if Miscreant is Borne). If this number is less than or equal to the number of Rebellious players (plus 1 if Miscreant is Borne by a Rebellious player), then the Revolt succeeds; otherwise it fails. All numbers used in this calculation are determined at the time of the Call for Revolt. If a Revolt succeeds, then the following events occur in order: - The Registrar shall expunge the Blots of each Rebellious player - The Registrar shall grant the ephemeral Patent Title Rebel Hero to each Rebellious player. - All Stock Cards in the possession of Abiding Players are returned to the Deck, and the initiative of each Abiding Player is set to Gote. - Each Abiding player that is the Electee to an Office is retired from that Office. - All Rebellious players become Abiding again - If the Speaker is not Rebellious, A Speaker Transition occurs If a Revolt does not succeed, then: d2129 1 a2129 2 - All Rebellious players gain 2 Blots. - The player who Called for Revolt gains 2 (additional) Blots d2131 1 a2131 2 The effects of a Call for Revolt shall be based on the Political Status of players at the time of the Call. d2133 12 a2144 2 The Registrar shall notify the Herald of all Blots gained or expunged as a result of this Rule. d2177 1 d2243 1 a2243 1 Rule 1975/6 (Power=1) d2250 1 a2250 1 The ADoP's Bi-Weekly Report shall include: d2265 1 a2265 2 (e) the identity of the Speaker, and the date of the next quarterly Speaker transition. d2275 1 d2385 1 a2385 1 Rule 1963/10 (Power=2) d2388 2 a2389 6 A Player is an Eligible Shareholder unless: (1) e is not active; (2) e has three or more Blots; (3) e is the Speaker; or (4) e is the Speaker-Elect. d2403 1 a2617 14 Rule 404/2 (Power=2) Legality of Proposals No Rule shall have any effect which seeks to make the legality of making a Proposal conditional upon its content. History: Created by Proposal 404 (Alexx), Sep. 3 1993 Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2664, Sep. 12 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2689, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2832 (Steve), Mar. 11 1997, substantial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a2831 12 Rule 2100/0 (Power=1) Promotor's Ex-Lax The Promotor may make all proposals in the Proposal Pool distributable without 4 objections and then paying a fee of three Kudos. History: Created by Proposal 4710 (Quazie), 18 April 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3006 1 a3006 1 Rule 2085/1 (Power=1) d3017 2 a3018 2 receive no Boons that may have awarded by other rules for the passing of the Proposal. d3023 1 a3657 18 Rule 1561/2 (Power=2) Illegality of Bonus Clauses Any Proposal which offers a bribe to a Player or Players to vote either FOR or AGAINST a Proposal (either itself or another Proposal) shall be completely without effect, even if it is adopted, any Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. Proposing a card with an element of Grafty is not considered bribery. History: Created by Proposal 2449, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2627, Jul. 4 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 4640 (Quazie), 6 March 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3755 1 a3755 18 Rule 1583/2 (Power=1) Proposal Penalties Halved for New Players All penalties that are a direct result of voting on Proposals are halved if the penalties are being applied to a Player during that Player's Grace Period. This Rule takes precedence over all other Rules pertaining to penalties that are a direct result of voting. History: Created by Proposal 2477, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2755 (Swann), Nov. 28 1996, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2095/1 (Power=1) d3763 3 a3765 3 * If an Interested Democratic Proposal passes, and no Votes were cast AGAINST it, then the Assessor shall award the Proposor the Boon of Zeitgeist. d3773 14 a4171 14 Rule 2057/1 (Power=1) A Duty to Vote When an election fails quorum, each eligible voter who did not vote or declare emself present commits the Class 1 Infraction of Apathy, to be reported by the vote collector. History: Created by Proposal 4514 (Murphy), 10 July 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4524 (root), 28 August 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d4826 1 a4826 1 Rule 698/11 (Power=1) d4829 4 a4832 3 (a) Each active player is eligible to judge a given CFJ, unless a rule specifically makes em ineligible. Inactive players are ineligible to judge CFJs. d4838 15 a4852 8 (1) All active non-barred players become eligible to judge that CFJ. (2) If there is still no player eligible to judge, then all active barred players, other than the caller emself, become eligible to judge that CFJ. (3) If there is still no eligible Judge, then the game is in serious trouble. My usual advice in such situations is to panic, and run screaming for the hills. d4854 1 a4854 1 (c) This Rule takes precedence over other Rules concerning who d4871 1 a4871 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2099/0 (Power=1) Spring Break The Caller of any Call for Judgement made on March 21 is eligible to judge that same CFJ, even if other Rules would make em ineligible. The Clerk of the Courts must choose the Caller to be the Trial Judge of that CFJ. History: Created by Proposal 4701 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 a4905 28 Rule 2035/2 (Power=2) The Unready and Unnoisy are Ineligible While a player is unready, e is ineligible to be Judge of any CFJ. While a player is not noisy, e is ineligible to become Judge of any CFJ. History: Created by Proposal 4397 (RedKnight), 17 October 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4527 (Murphy), 16 September 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4579 (Murphy), 15 June 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2066/0 (Power=1) The Silent are Ineligible When a Player becomes Silent, e becomes turned. Whenever a Silent Player becomes unturned, e becomes turned. History: Created by Proposal 4564 (OscarMeyr), 6 April 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a5394 14 Rule 1829/1 (Power=1) Refusal of Duty by the Speaker If the Speaker is convicted of the Crime of Contempt by Inaction, relating to a validly issued Order to Compel which was directed at the position of Speaker, the Speaker becomes Tainted. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3768 (Chuck), Jul. 22 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a5448 35 Rule 1500/6 (Power=1) Orders to Annotate SLCs The Judge of any CFJ, the Statement of which alleges that an SLC should be interpreted in a certain way, which is judged TRUE, may, at eir discretion, issue an Order requiring the Maintainer of that SLC to annotate the SLC in question with the Statement of that CFJ. Such an annotation, while it exists, shall guide application of that SLC. The Maintainer of that SLC may remove such an annotation only if the SLC ceases to exist; if required to do so by a valid Order; or if the original Order to Annotate is amended, stayed, or vacated. The Maintainer of an SLC may vacate an Order to annotate that SLC Without Objection. Annotations to an SLC may not be modified in any way except as specified in this Rule. If a Player believes that an annotation is no longer pertinent, e may file, in the original CFJ from which the Order of Annotation arises, a Motion to Vacate the Order of Annotation. If such a Motion is granted, the Judge granting it shall Order the original Order Vacated and shall Order the Maintainer of that SLC to remove the annotation in question. History: Created by Proposal 1677, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2576, Apr. 21 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2684, Oct. 3 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(6) by Proposal 3768 (Chuck), Jul. 22 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7392 1 a7392 1 Rule 2091/0 (Power=1) d7404 1 a7404 1 (c) Each players Education. d7412 1 d7784 1 a7784 1 Rule 2017/0 (Power=1) d7787 16 a7802 16 A entity's Stain is a measure of that entity's cleanliness, measured in Blots. The Stain of each entity is at all times a non-negative number. If the Rules state that an entity gains, is assessed, or is penalised some number of Blots, then, as soon as possible after the Herald is informed of the change, e shall record an increase of that amount in the entity's Stain. (If the entity was an Unready Player at the time of the change, then the Herald shall instead record an increase of half that amount.) If the Rules state that some number of a entity's Blots are expunged, then, as soon as possible after the Herald is informed of the change, e shall record a decrease of that amount in the entity's Stain. (If this would result in a negative Stain, then it instead results in a Stain of zero.) d7806 1 d7823 2 a7824 2 Rule 1962/4 (Power=1) Immaculate Players d7826 1 a7826 1 An Immaculate Player is a Player whose Stain is zero. d7828 4 a7831 6 History: Created by Proposal 4102 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4375 (RedKnight), 6 September 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 d7833 2 a7834 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7836 1 a7836 9 Rule 1714/8 (Power=1) Lawlessness A Lawless Player is a Player with more than 20 Blots. Any Player may at any time publicly allege that another Player is Lawless. If the allegation is incorrect, the Player who made the allegation commits the Class 15 Crime of Persecution. Otherwise, the following events occur in order: d7838 1 a7838 3 (i) if the Lawless Player is the Speaker, the Speaker-Elect immediately becomes Speaker, and the Lawless Player ceases to be Speaker; d7840 1 a7840 2 (ii) the Lawless Player is removed from any Offices e holds; and d7842 2 a7843 1 (iii) the Lawless Player is deregistered. d7845 2 a7846 2 If a Player is deregistered according to the provisions of this Rule, e may not register again until a month has passed from eir d7849 2 a7850 2 This Rule takes precedence over any Rule that would prohibit a Lawless Player from being deregistered. d7867 1 a7867 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1747/7 (Power=1) Pardoning Lawlessness The Clerk of the Courts has the power to Pardon Fugitives from Justice that have been deregistered for Lawlessness. The Clerk may not exercise this power more than once per Agoran month, and may not Pardon the same person twice in a given term of Office (although, if re-elected later, e may again Pardon that person). The Clerk of the Courts Pardons a Fugitive from Justice by publicly announcing e is doing so. Then the following events shall occur: i) The Clerk of the Courts shall expunge as many of the Fugitive's Blots as required to reduce eir Stain to one less than the threshold for Lawlessness, and notify the Herald of this action. ii) After the above step has been completed, the Fugitive may reregister as a Player. iii) The Pardoned Player shall then publish a Formal Apology for eir Lawlessness. The CotC may include a list of up to ten Prescribed Words in eir Pardon. iv) For three months after being Pardoned, the Pardoned Player may not perform any Progressive Actions except expunging Blots from eir record, unless e is Immaculate. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule governing Lawlessness, or when a deregistered Player may reregister. History: Created by Proposal 3586 (Vlad), Nov. 14 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3931 (Crito), Oct. 17 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4038 (Oerjan), Aug. 7 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1439/10 (Power=1) Default Penalty for Violating a Rule Violating a Rule is the Class N Crime of Disobedience, unless other Rules define or prohibit a penalty for the violation. N is the Power of the violated Rule (rounded down to the nearest integer), or 4, whichever is less. History: Created by Proposal 1460, Mar. 1 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1674, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2879 (favor), Jan. 25 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3489 (Zefram), May 19 1997, cosmetic, (unattributed) Amended(5) by Proposal 3500 (Crito), Jun. 3 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(6) by Proposal 3823, (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 Amended(10) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 d7900 2 a7901 12 Rule 1647/12 (Power=1) The Speaker-Elect The Speaker-Elect is an office; its holder is usually the Speaker's successor. Whenever the Speaker-Elect becomes Speaker, e ceases to be Speaker-Elect. The Speaker can never hold the Office of Speaker-Elect, nor be the Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect. If the Speaker somehow becomes the Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect, e is immediately removed from that Office. d7903 4 a7906 7 When the Office of Speaker-Elect has no Electee, because of the Speaker-Elect becoming Speaker (or for any other reason), the Office is filled according to the Order of Succession, as defined by other Rules. This rule takes precedence over all other Rules defining the characteristics of the Office of Speaker-Elect. d7923 1 d7927 2 a7928 2 Rule 1648/4 (Power=1) When the Speaker Is Tainted d7930 2 a7931 36 If the Rules require that a Speaker Transition occur, and there is no Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect, then the Transition proceeds as set out in other Rules, but the new Speaker is Tainted. A Tainted Speaker remains Speaker only until there is an Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect, at which point, a Speaker Transition occurs. History: Created by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Sep. 22 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3703 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 4071 (Steve), Sep. 14 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1658/4 (Power=1) Tainting the Speaker A Speaker shall become Tainted when a Referendum calling for the Tainting of the Speaker passes. Any Active Player is authorized to call such a Referendum at any time, by publicly requesting such. This Referendum must name the offending Speaker, and if that Player is Speaker upon passage of this Referendum, that Speaker is Tainted. For this Referendum the default procedure for Referenda is modified as follows: * The Vote Collector is the Registrar * Voters do not include the Speaker. * The Adoption Index is 2. d7939 1 d7943 26 a7968 2 Rule 681/11 (Power=1) Giving Up Speakership d7970 6 a7975 10 If the Speaker publicly announces that e is giving up the Speakership voluntarily, e commits the Class 0.2 Infraction of Resigning the Speakership, and a Speaker Transition occurs. This Infraction is to be reported by the new Speaker once the Transition is complete. When a Speaker voluntarily gives up the Speakership in this manner, e is prevented from nominating emself for the Office of Speaker-Elect for a period lasting two weeks, or until the start of the next quarter, whichever is longest. d7992 1 d7996 2 a7997 2 Rule 1375/8 (Power=1) Speaker Going On Hold d7999 55 a8053 44 A Speaker who ceases to be active while e is still Speaker commits the class 10 crime of Speaker Inactivity. Whenever the Speaker is not active, a Speaker Transition occurs. History: Created by Proposal 1375, Jan. 17 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1428, Feb. 5 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2442, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2831 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(6) by Proposal 3703 (Steve), Mar. 9 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 786/13 (Power=1) Order of Succession for Speaker-Elect When the Office of Speaker-Elect is to be filled according to the Order of Succession, that order is defined to be: the Promotor the Registrar the Rulekeepor the Assessor the Justiciar the Clerk of the Courts all Officers in order of most recent registration all Active Players in order of most recent registration except that neither the Speaker nor any Unready Player appears in the Order. The Order of Succession is determined at the time the Office is to be filled. If there is ever no Electee for the Office of Speaker-Elect, the Office shall be held by the Active Player highest in the order of succession who has not publicly declined since there was last an Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect. If there is only one Active Player in the order of succession who has not declined, that Player may not decline. d8071 1 d8075 13 a8087 2 Rule 402/11 (Power=1) Speaker Transition d8089 3 a8091 20 Speaker Transition is a process which commences at the time the Rules call for a Speaker Transition to occur, and which proceeds as follows: (i) when the Speaker Transition commences, the Speaker loses all special rights and privileges that accrue to em as a result of being Speaker; (ii) as soon as possible after the Speaker Transition commences, the Associate Director of Personnel shall publish a Notice of Speaker Transition, identifying the reason for the Transition and the Player who held the Office of Speaker-Elect at the time the Transition commenced; (iii) provided that the Notice of Speaker Transition is correct in its particulars, the posting of the Notice causes the Player identified in it to cease being the Speaker-Elect and to become the Speaker. This concludes the process of Speaker Transition. d8108 1 a8108 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1581/3 (Power=1) Quarterly Speaker Change A Speaker Transition occurs upon the commencement of each new quarter. History: Created by Proposal 2471, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2661, Sep. 7 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2697, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 3703, Mar. 9 1998 @ 1.173 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4764 root amend 2075 pragmatisation of Skunk clause 4768 root amend 1975 s/Assistant/Associate (incl. in title) amend 1686 ditto amend 1758 ditto amend 790 ditto amend 1940 ditto amend 1764 ditto amend 1558 ditto amend 402 ditto amend 2073 ditto 4769 Sherlock amend 1975 ADoP report to bi-weekly amend 889 CotC's weekly report to bi-weekly amend 559 Registrar's report to bi-weekly amend 1686 def'n of "Bi-Weekly", removal of mauveness, reference to ADoP as "Assistant Director of Personnel" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 264 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 24 with Power=3 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2109 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2109 d165 15 @ 1.172 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4761 root amend 2095 only five Prodigy awards possible amend 2080 limits on Cards for Proposals @ text @d1572 1 a1572 1 Rule 1686/13 (Power=1) d1576 5 a1580 11 Office's Weekly Report or Monthly Report. An Office's Weekly Reports and Monthly Reports constitute the Office's Official Report. All information that is part of an Office's Official Report shall be maintained by the corresponding officer. The rules may specify conditions under which a player is mauve; that player is not mauve unless the rules explicitly state at least one such condition and all such conditions are satisfied. As soon as possible after a player becomes mauve, the Speaker shall announce this fact. The only condition for mauveness is being nicknamed Blob. d1587 7 a1593 6 month. Each officer with a Monthly Report must publish it monthly. Failure to do so is the Class 2 Infraction of Failure to Report. If an officer fails to do so for at least three consecutive reporting periods, e may be cited for either Failure to Report or the Class 10 Infraction of Dereliction of Duty but not both. Any officer cited for Dereliction of Duty is d1612 2 d1869 1 a1869 1 Rule 1758/6 (Power=1) d1873 1 a1873 1 then the Assistant Director of Personnel may declare, Without d1896 1 d1986 1 a1986 1 Rule 790/12 (Power=1) d1999 1 a1999 1 The designated conductor of Office Elections is the Assistant d2001 1 a2001 1 that of Assistant Director of Personnel; in that case, the d2019 1 d2366 2 a2367 2 Rule 1975/4 (Power=1) The Assistant Director of Personnel d2369 1 a2369 1 The Assistant Director of Personnel (ADoP) is an office; its d2373 1 a2373 1 The ADoP's Weekly Report shall include: d2397 2 d2402 1 a2402 1 Rule 1940/8 (Power=1) d2409 1 a2409 1 High. The Assistant Director of Personnel is the recordkeepor d2411 1 a2411 1 the Distributor are considered offices. The Assistant Director d2416 1 a2416 1 Assistant Director of Personnel shall award 1 Public Service d2436 1 d3509 1 a3509 1 Rule 1764/13 (Power=1) d3522 1 a3522 1 (2) The Assistant Director of Personnel may change the d3575 1 d4192 1 a4192 1 Rule 1558/7 (Power=1) d4199 1 a4199 1 * The Vote Collector is the Assistant Director of Personnel at d4201 1 a4201 1 fill the Office of Assistant Director of Personnel, in which d4224 1 d4751 1 a4751 1 Rule 889/12 (Power=1) d4758 1 a4758 1 The CotC's Weekly Report shall include the following: d4791 1 d6365 1 a6365 1 Rule 559/23 (Power=1) d6371 2 a6372 2 The Registrar's Weekly Report shall include all of the following information: d6421 1 d6929 1 a6929 1 Rule 2075/3 (Power=1) d6951 4 a6954 4 If no one has won the game in the last six months, then any Gambler may announce a Skunk, which shall trigger the effects of a true announcement of a win above, except that no boon shall be awarded. d6961 1 d8430 1 a8430 1 Rule 402/10 (Power=1) d8433 14 a8446 13 Speaker Transition is a process which commences at the time the Rules call for a Speaker Transition to occur, and which proceeds as follows: (i) when the Speaker Transition commences, the Speaker loses all special rights and privileges that accrue to em as a result of being Speaker; (ii) as soon as possible after the Speaker Transition commences, the Assistant Director of Personnel shall publish a Notice of Speaker Transition, identifying the reason for the Transition and the Player who held the Office of Speaker-Elect at the time the Transition commenced; d8449 4 a8452 4 correct in its particulars, the posting of the Notice causes the Player identified in it to cease being the Speaker-Elect and to become the Speaker. This concludes the process of Speaker Transition. d8468 1 d8486 1 a8486 1 Rule 2073/1 (Power=1) d8489 1 a8489 1 Whenever the Speaker is Electee to the Office of Assistant d8495 1 @ 1.171 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4758 Quazie amend 1042 only active players can make players quiet 4759 Manu repeal 651 repeal 1064 repeal 1550 repeal 1630 repeal 1717 repeal 1726 amend 1764 revealing secret votes remainss a crime repeal 1926 repeal 2056 @ text @d3938 1 a3938 1 Rule 2095/0 (Power=1) d3943 2 a3944 1 shall award the Proposor the Boon of Prodigy. d3955 1 d7297 1 a7297 1 Rule 2080/2 (Power=1) d7301 4 a7304 2 announcing the Proposal number while drawing, provided that e does so within a week after the proposal's adoption and that e d7311 1 @ 1.170 log @Whitespace correction for map of Australia/Agora. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 272 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 206 with Power=1 a327 16 Rule 1926/1 (Power=1) The Official Secrets Act The Rules may designate certain pieces of information to be secret. Any player who knowingly reveals secret information to another player, except as explicitly permitted or required by the rules, commits the Crime of Unlawful Disclosure, a Class 5 Crime. All secret information is deemed private, with respect to the Freedom of Information Act. History: Created by Proposal 3952 (Blob), Dec. 13 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a405 18 Rule 1630/3 (Power=1) Impersonation Any Player who knowingly attempts to act as, or purports to be, the Executor of an Entity, of which e is not the Executor, commits the Class 4 Crime of Impersonation. History: Created by Proposal 2606, May 26 1996 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Oct. 12 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(2) by Rule 1630, Oct. 26 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1277 1 a1277 1 Rule 1042/20 (Power=1) d1286 3 a1288 3 A player may flip another player's noisiness from noisy to quiet, unless e has done so for another player within the past 24 hours. d1328 1 a1619 34 Rule 1064/9 (Power=1) Freedom of Information Act If a Player is mandated by the Rules to maintain a set of records, these records must be available for perusal, unless such records are designated by the Rules as private. A Player who maintains such records must provide a copy of these Records to any other Player upon request within one week. If e fails to so provide a copy of the requested records within one week, e commits Unlawful Nondisclosure, a Class 2 Crime, unless the Records are unavailable for reasons beyond eir control and e reports this fact, with explanation, within one week. For the purpose of this Rule, all records pertaining to Votes currently in progress, excluding the text of the Proposals under consideration, are designated as private until the end of the Voting Period. History: Created by Proposal 488 (Alexx), Sep. 29 1993 Amended by Proposal 1064, ca. Oct. 11 1994 Amended by Rule 750, ca. Oct. 11 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1344, Nov. 29 1994 Amended(2) by Proposal 1672, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1682, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2042, Dec. 11 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2631, Jul. 4 1996 Infected and Amended(6) by Rule 1454, Sep. 7 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a1681 17 Rule 1550/2 (Power=1) Ratification by Proposal Any Official Document (as specified in other Rules) may be ratified by the operation of an adopted Proposal (but no other sort of instrument). The instrument must specify an Official Document (as specified in other Rules) which is subject to ratification. History: Created by Proposal 2425, Jan. 30 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2807 (Andre), Feb. 8 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a3327 35 Rule 1726/1 (Power=1) The Guillotine There is a type of Application known as a Guillotine Application. Such an Application is submitted by submitting it to the Assessor. A Guillotine Application may specify when it is to take effect; if it does not do so, or specifies a time prior to its submission, it takes effect when submitted. For a Guillotine Application to take effect: * it must state that it is a Guillotine Application; * it must clearly identify exactly one Proposal to which it applies; * that Proposal's Voting Period must be in progress; * the ratio of the number of Active Senators whose signatures it bears to the number of Active Senators whose signatures it does not bear must exceed the Adoption Index of the Proposal; and * it must bear the signatures of at least two Senators. When a Guillotine Application takes effect, the Voting Period of the Proposal to which it applies immediately ends. This Rule takes precedence over all other Rules governing the Voting Period of Proposals. History: Created by Proposal 3512 (Zefram), Jun. 16 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), 5 June 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3507 1 a3507 1 Rule 1764/12 (Power=1) d3548 5 a3552 2 status of any votes cast privately is secret until the end of the voting period. d3572 1 a3575 27 Rule 1717/6 (Power=1) The Senate A Senator is any Player who has been registered continuously for the immediately preceding two months. At any time during the Voting Period of an Issue which is not an Ordinary Proposal, the Speaker may make it a Senate Vote, by publicly stating so. An Issue is not a Senate Vote otherwise. Only Senators can Vote on Senate Votes. When an Issue becomes a Senate Vote, all Votes cast on that Issue by non-Senators are cancelled. History: Created by Proposal 3490 (Zefram), May 19 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3693 (Steve), Feb. 26 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3884 (harvel), Jul. 26 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3891 (Blob), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3956 (harvel), Dec. 28 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a6309 12 Rule 2056/0 (Power=1) Invisibilitating Each player is authorised to report the Infraction of Invisibilitating. History: Created by Proposal 4513 (Steve), 10 July 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a7564 18 Rule 651/2 (Power=1) Heroes Let there be the Patent Title known as Hero, which shall be awarded to those persons who gave outstanding service to Agora Nomic or Nomics as a whole, but who are no longer Players or who never were Players. If a person Bearing the Patent Title of Hero is registered as a Player, e shall cease to Bear that Patent Title. History: Created by Proposal 651 (Wes), ca. Oct. 22 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4173 (Goethe), 26 June 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.169 log @Proposal 4736 did not pass. See http://www.agoranomic.org/pipermail/agora-business/2005-May/004628.html @ text @d110 1 a110 1 PERTH -> | _ __/ | /| IVANHOE -> | <- WOLLONGONG @ 1.168 log @Whitespace deletion @ text @d7666 1 a7666 1 Rule 1922/10 (Power=1) a7704 3 (e) Hyperactive, to be awarded to any player who has more than 10 proposals pass in one week. a7715 1 Amended(10) by Proposal 4736 (Quazie), 5 May 2005 @ 1.167 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4733 root amend 2069 Card exploiters must specify card being exploited 4734 Sherlock create 2104 Card Blueprints in cat. "University" amend 2068 Deckmastor is not only one able to destroy Trial Run cards 4735 Maud create 2105 "Map of Agora" in cat. "The Game of Agora" 4736 Quazie amend 1922 new "Hyperactive" Patent Title 4738 Manu amend 2069 FAILS: text not present create 2106 "Card Fees" in cat. "Cards" 4739 root amend 2069 Reshuffles now performed in response to Player assertion 4740 Quazie amend 1932 FAILS: insufficient power amend 2075 more winning hands in Budget 4743 Manu create 2107 "Contracts" in new cat. "Contracts" create 2108 "Contract Maintenance" in cat. "Contracts" amend 2096 EEK! "Card-carrying contracts", think perhaps you meant to amend 2097 amend 910 Justiciar back to justice only amend 1727 Birthday Contract rather than Contest repeal 1588 repeal 1595 repeal 1591 repeal 1594 repeal 1457 repeal 1590 repeal 1589 repeal 1592 repeal 1528 repeal 1614 repeal 1987 repeal 1612 repeal 1531 repeal 1533 repeal 1397 repeal 2038 repeal 1446 repeal 1539 4744 Quazie amend 2076 Reshuffle can be performed by Exploiter amend 2079 Exploiter makes initial Chaos Apple transfers amend 2102 Library Renewal ignores reserved status of Cards 4751 Eris amend 2078 Takeover Proposals get exclusive access to Proposal Pool (race conditions here we come) 4753 Sherlock repeal 1623 amend 1724 removes reference to Interestedness amend 1953 ditto amend 2061 FAILS: rule no longer exists amend 2080 ditto 4755 Manu create 2109 "Agoran Contracts" in cat. "Contracts" @ text @a127 2 @ 1.166 log @Whitespace fix. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 285 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 219 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2103 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2103 d36 1 d64 1 a64 2 Subordinate Legal Codes Organizations d86 44 d448 1 a448 1 Rule 1727/13 (Power=1) d494 1 a494 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Herald may select one Contest, d497 1 a497 1 month following Agora's Birthday, that Contest may award its d528 1 d2842 1 a2842 32 Rule 1623/12 (Power=1) Disinterested Proposals Interest is a stuck proposal switch with values interested and disinterested. A player may flip an undistributed proposal's interest to disinterested, without objection. When a proposal becomes disinterested, it becomes distributable, and its depth may not be flipped to undistributable while it remains disinterested. History: Created by Proposal 2581, Apr. 21 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2597, May 11 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2636, Jul. 12 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2738 (Swann), Nov. 7 1996, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(4) by Proposal 2815 (Zefram), Feb. 15 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 2829 (Zefram), Mar. 7 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3474 (Swann), May 2 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3487 (Zefram), May 19 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3537 (Steve), Jul. 24 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3684 (Blob), Feb. 12 1998 Amended(10) by Proposal 3867 (Blob), May 24 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(12) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1724/8 (Power=1) d2845 2 a2846 6 A Proposal is Urgent if all the following conditions are met: i) the text of the message wherein it is submitted explicitly states that it is an Urgent Proposal, ii) The Proposal is Interested. d2868 1 d2872 1 a2872 1 Rule 1953/2 (Power=2) d2882 1 a2882 3 ii) The Proposal is Interested. iii) The Proposal is Democratic. d2898 1 d3204 1 a3204 1 Rule 2078/1 (Power=2) d3223 3 d3230 1 d3238 1 d6004 1 a6004 1 Rule 910/12 (Power=1) d6008 1 a6008 16 justice, serving on a Board of Appeals when necessary, and for maintaining a record of organizations and their jurisdictions. The Justiciar's monthly report shall contain the following information for each organization: a) Its name. b) Its administrator. c) Its executor. d) The maintainer of its charter. e) A list of players within its jurisdiction. f) The charter of each organization. In addition, as soon as possible after the Justiciar is informed of a change in any of the properties a-f above for an organization, the Justiciar shall report the change. d6024 1 d6896 1 a6896 1 Rule 2068/2 (Power=1) d6915 5 a6919 4 Only the Deckmastor may create or destroy Cards, and e may do if and only if the Rules require it by announcing the Card being created or destroyed and the entity who either possesses it now or possessed it at the time of destruction as appropriate. d6925 1 d6929 1 a6929 1 Rule 2069/4 (Power=1) d6973 2 a6974 1 meets the requirements and/or pays the costs outlined in d7010 7 a7016 6 made. If, at any time, the number of pending draws for all gamblers is greater than the number of cards in the Deck, then the Deckmastor shall transfer all of the cards in the Discard Pile to the Deck before dealing any cards. This transfer is known as a Reshuffle and is performed as a single action. d7036 19 d7057 1 d7076 2 a7077 1 Rule 2075/2 (Power=1) d7080 1 a7080 1 The Deckmastor's Budget shall contain between one and three d7108 1 d7149 1 d7361 1 a7361 2 Exploit: The Deckmastor must Reshuffle before dealing any cards. d7368 1 d7410 1 a7410 1 Rule 2079/2 (Power=1) d7418 14 a7431 14 Exploit: If this card has not been Played in the current quarter, then, as soon as possible after this card is played, the Deckmastor shall simultaneously transfer all cards from non-Deck hands to a temporary Gambler known as Fate. E shall then deal cards at random from Fate to each Gambler until each Gambler has the same number of cards as e had immediately before Fate took a hand. If, between the time this card is Played and the time Fate's cards are dealt, exactly a single Player publicly claims to be The Prettiest One, the Deckmastor shall transfer this card to em as soon as possible after Fate's cards are dealt. The Deckmastor is encouraged use Heisenberg's Law in dealing hands from Fate. d7447 1 d7451 1 a7451 1 Rule 2080/1 (Power=1) d7454 4 a7457 12 If an Interested Proposal is adopted, the Proposer may draw from the deck by announcing the Proposal number while drawing, provided that e does so within a week after the proposal's adoption and that e has not already done so for the same proposal. If a Disinterested Proposal is adopted, the Proposer may draw from the deck by announcing the Proposal number while drawing; so long as the Proposer's Hand Size is smaller than the Maximum Hand Size plus the number of Offices e holds, the Proposer performs the draw within a week after the proposal's adoption, and the Proposer has not already done so for the same proposal. d7462 1 d7538 1 a7538 1 Rule 2101/1 (Power=1) d7543 1 a7543 1 * Caption: Library Renewal d7545 6 a7550 6 Exploit: Upon playing this card you may indicate a number 1 through 5. ASAP after you do this the speaker must randomly discard that many cards from the Library's hand that are not reserved. If the Speaker has discarded all non reserved cards then e does not need to discard any more. d7552 1 a7552 1 * Caption: Library Card d7554 1 a7554 1 Exploit: Check a card out from the Library for no fee. d7559 1 d7668 1 a7668 1 Rule 1922/9 (Power=1) d7707 3 d7721 1 d7771 16 a7786 2 Rule 2096/0 (Power=1) Ephemeral Time Limits d7788 1 a7788 10 If an Ephemeral Patent Title is earned between one week before the designated end of the last Quarter and one week before the end of the current Quarter then it must be awarded before the turning of a new parchment. For every one of these Ephemeral Patent Titles that has not been awarded by the end of the turning whomever is responsible for awarding the Ephemeral Patent Title commits the Class .1 Infraction of Ephemeral Nondisclosure which in the case of Boons is reportable by whomever did not receive eir Boon, or for Albatrosses any player. d7790 1 a7790 2 The announcement that a proposal does not earn the proposer the Boon of Tapecutter must also follow these time restrictions. d7794 1 d8118 26 d8663 26 a8688 240 Subordinate Legal Codes This Category includes general Rules regulating Subordinate Legal Codes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1588/0 (Power=1) Subordinate Legal Codes A Subordinate Legal Code (SLC) is a body of law organized under the Rules. A body of law is a SLC only if it is granted that status by the Rules and it meets all other requirements in the Rules for being a SLC. History: Created by Proposal 2490, Feb. 16 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1595/0 (Power=1) Precedence of SLCs Unless otherwise specified by the Rules, older SLCs take precedence over younger ones. This ordering is based on the time the SLC is first created. This Rule does not in any way establish an order of precedence for the components, if any, within a given SLC. History: Created by Proposal 2490, Feb. 16 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1591/0 (Power=1) Jurisdiction of SLCs A SLC has the power to constrain the actions of Players in the same manner as the Rules. However, a SLC has power over only those Players within its Jurisdiction, as defined in the Rules authorizing that SLC. The Jurisdiction of a SLC must be specified by the Rules, either directly or indirectly. If the Jurisdiction of a SLC might vary over the course of the existence of the SLC, the Rules must specify a Player who is required to maintain a record of which Players are within the Jurisdiction of that SLC. History: Created by Proposal 2490, Feb. 16 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1594/2 (Power=1) Violation of SLCs While a Player remains within the Jurisdiction of a SLC, e is required to abide by it, unless doing so would violate either the Rules or another SLC with higher precedence. Violation of this requirement is the Class 1 Crime of Insubordination. History: Created by Proposal 2490, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1457/12 (Power=1) Judicial Procedure for Violations of an SLC Only Players within the Jurisdiction of a SLC may CFJ that a Player has violated that SLC. All Players within the Jurisdiction of a SLC are automatically ineligible to Judge a CFJ that a Player has violated that SLC. History: Created by Proposal 1575, Apr. 28 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1697, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2604, May 26 1996 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Jul. 4 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2745 (Swann), Nov. 18 1996, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(7) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(8) by Proposal 3473 (Harlequin), May 2 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(9) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(10) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(11) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 4406 (Murphy), 30 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1590/2 (Power=1) Maintainer of SLCs For a SLC to be legally authorized, the Rules must specify a Player who is required to maintain a record of the content of that SLC; this Player is known as the Maintainer of that SLC. The Maintainer of a given SLC must provide a copy of it to any other Player who requests it, as soon as possible after the request is made. If the SLC has changed between the time of the request and the time the Maintainer fulfills the request, the Maintainer must provide the SLC as it existed at the time of the request and must additionally document every change made to the SLC between the time of the request and the time of its fulfillment. The Maintainer of an SLC must also provide an updated copy of the SLC to all Players within its Jurisdiction as soon as possible after the SLC changes for any reason. [CFJ 860: It is sufficient for the Rules to name an Officer as Maintainer of an SLC.] History: Created by Proposal 2490, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2575, Apr. 21 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1589/2 (Power=1) Modification of SLCs A SLC shall not be changed except in accordance with the Rules. Notwithstanding any other method which may be defined, a SLC may always be changed by the operation of an instrument of Power 1 or greater. A SLC is permitted to define its own mechanisms for changing its own content, and any change to a SLC adopted in accordance with its own mechanisms is legal. History: Created by Proposal 2490, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2807 (Andre), Feb. 8 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1592/0 (Power=1) Authority of SLCs to Change Properties A SLC has the power to define the manner in which certain properties of entities are changed. This power shall be limited to any property solely defined by that SLC and to any other property to which the Rules grant that SLC this authority. History: Created by Proposal 2490, Feb. 16 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Organizations This Category includes Rules regarding Organizations in general. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1528/7 (Power=1) Organizations An Organization is an entity designated as such by the Rules. Each Organization shall have the following properties: a) A Name. b) A Class. c) A Charter. d) An Administrator. e) One or more Members. Any of these properties may be changed by unanimous agreement of all Members, except for Class which may never change. History: Created by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2421, Jan. 30 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2525, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4181 (Murphy), 9 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1614/7 (Power=1) Names of Organizations Each Organization has a unique Name. The Name of an Organization may only change as specified by its Charter or by the Rules. History: Created by Proposal 2525, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4181 (Murphy), 9 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1987/2 (Power=1) Classes of Organizations The following Classes of Organizations exist: a) Contests. b) Monasteries. History: Created by Proposal 4181 (Murphy), 9 July 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4436 (RedKnight), 28 January 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1612/2 (Power=1) Charters of Organizations Each Organization has an associated SLC, known as its Charter. The Charter of an Organization may only change as specified by its Charter or by the Rules. A Member of an Organization is a Player within the jurisdiction of its Charter. d8691 1 a8691 11 involuntarily become a Member of an Organization. When an Organization ceases to exist, its Charter ceases to exist. History: Created by Proposal 2525, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 4181 (Murphy), 9 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8693 3 a8695 2 Rule 1531/11 (Power=1) Administrators of Organizations d8697 4 a8700 3 Each Organization shall have an Administrator, who must be a Member. The Administrator of an Organization may only change as specified by its Charter or by the Rules. d8702 2 a8703 17 The Administrator is Maintainer of the Charter, unless otherwise specified by its Charter or by the Rules. The Administrator is Executor of the Organization, unless otherwise specified by its Charter or by the Rules. The Administrator shall inform the Justiciar of the following changes as soon as possible after they occur, and identify the nature of the change: a) The Name changes. b) The Administrator changes. c) The Executor changes. d) The Maintainer of the Charter changes. e) The jurisdiction of the Charter changes. f) The Organization voluntarily dissolves. g) The Charter changes. d8706 1 a8706 13 Created by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2525, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Jul. 20 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(4) by Rule 1531, Aug. 3 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3950 (harvel), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4181 (Murphy), 9 July 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4510 (Sherlock), 10 July 2003 Amended(11) by Proposal 4698 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 d8710 2 a8711 2 Rule 1533/14 (Power=1) Application to Create an Organization d8713 10 a8722 2 An Application to Create an Organization (ACO) shall be submitted to the Justiciar. d8724 3 a8726 8 To be valid, an ACO must specify all properties that an Organization is required to have. Other Rules may place further conditions on the validity of ACOs for a specific Class of Organization. The effect of submitting a valid ACO is to create the prospective Organization, with the Sponsor and signatories as Foundors and initial Members. d8729 1 a8729 16 Created by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2035, Dec. 4 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2421, Jan. 30 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2506, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2525, Mar. 10 1996 Infected and Amended(5) by Rule 1454, May 23 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2633, Jul. 4 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Infected and Amended(8) by Rule 1454, Aug. 24 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(9) by Rule 1533, Sep. 7 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), 5 June 2001 Amended(13) by Proposal 4181 (Murphy), 9 July 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4698 (Goethe), 18 April 2005 d8733 2 a8734 2 Rule 1397/7 (Power=1) Dissolution of Organizations d8736 7 a8742 2 A Organization shall cease to exist only as specified by its Charter or by the Rules. d8744 2 a8745 2 An Organization shall cease to exist if it would otherwise lack a property that Organizations are required to have. d8747 1 a8747 21 History: Created by Proposal 1397, Jan. 29 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1687, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2421, Jan. 30 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2525, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4181 (Murphy), 9 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2038/0 (Power=1) Joining a Monastery A Player shall be added to the Membership of a Monastery only when the Player to be added has sent the Administrator of the Monastery in question a message requesting the be added to the membership of that Monastery and the addition of that Player to that Monastery's membership is otherwise permitted by that Monastery's SLC. d8750 1 a8750 1 Created by Proposal 4436 (RedKnight), 28 January 2003 a8758 72 Rule 1446/15 (Power=1) Contests Each Contest is an Organization associated with an SLC called its Regulations. The Administrator for each Contest is that Contest's Contestmaster, and the Players within the Jurisdiction of its SLC, other than the Contestmaster, are its Contestants. Any Player is permitted to be a Contestant or a Contestmaster of any Contest, unless that would conflict with that Contest's Regulations, or the Rules. A Contest must have exactly one Foundor, who becomes the Contest's initial Contestmaster. The ACO to create a Contest must be published to have effect. [CFJ 760: If the Regulations specify that the position of Contestmaster is to be vacated, that is without effect. CFJ 800: A Contest need not be a game in the strict sense of the word.] History: Created by Proposal 1509, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1574, Apr. 28 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1601, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1644, Aug. 1 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 1670, Aug. 18 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Null-Amended(6) by Proposal 1763, Oct. 31 1995 Amended(7) by Proposal 2401, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(8) by Proposal 2562, Apr. 6 1996 Amended(9) by Proposal 2584, May 1 1996 Amended(10) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(11) by Proposal 3502 (General Chaos), Jun. 8 1997, substantial Amended(12) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4554 (Elysion), 27 February 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1539/4 (Power=1) Regulations and Membership of Contests The regulations of a contest may specify the following: a) How a contestmaster is replaced. No person may become contestmaster without eir consent. If left unspecified, the contestmaster cannot change while the contest exists. b) Restrictions on players to become contestants. c) Conditions under which contestants cease to be contestants. No player is bound to obey any regulation or combination of regulations that conflict with the Rules. A player becomes a contestant, or ceases to be a contestant, by notifying the contestmaster. A contestmaster may publicly resign at any time, at which time e ceases to be contestmaster. History: Created by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2725, Oct 23 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4484 (OscarMeyr), 23 April 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4533 (Murphy), 26 October 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.165 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4715 Goethe amend 2089 card check-outs only 24hrs after new card arrives 4717 Murphy create 2102 "extraordinary proposals" in cat. "Making Proposals" amend 1965 Notice of Complacency proposals become extraordinary amend 2019 Speaker's Veto makes propsoals extraordinary 4722 Quazie amend 2071 new card "Loot the Dead" 4725 root create 2103 "Sanitizing Proposals" in cat. "Making Proposals" amend 2021 rule now refers to 2103 for defn of what sanitisation means amend 2077 power=2 (already done), Policy card picks up Powered attribute 4726 root amend 2089 President of University may discard cards 4728 Murphy amend 2086 now uses "Limited Executor" language amend 2068 FAILS: replacement text not present amend 2089 language cleanup 4729 Quazie amend 2079 New card "Chaos Reborn" @ text @d7678 5 a7682 5 (d) Three Months Long Service, Six Months Long Service, Nine Months Long Service, Twelve Months Long Service, to be awarded to any player who has held a particular Office continuously for the specified duration. Each of these titles shall be awarded only once per player. @ 1.164 log @Line length correction. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 283 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 40 with Power=2 218 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2101 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2101 d2892 32 d3555 1 a3555 1 Rule 2021/4 (Power=2) d3563 1 a3563 1 (b) An Untainted Speaker, with 2 Supporters, may Sanitise a d3565 1 a3565 4 the Voting Period has not ended. If the Speaker Sanitises a Proposal, the Proposal is Aborted as described elsewhere; the Proposal remains Distributable, but becomes Democratic and Sane. d3573 1 d3598 1 a3598 1 Rule 2019/1 (Power=2) d3601 4 a3604 3 At any time during the Voting Period of an Ordinary Proposal, the Speaker may Veto that Proposal with the Support of one-third of all Shareholders, rounded down. d3609 1 d3818 1 a3818 1 Rule 1965/3 (Power=2) d3829 2 a3830 4 Upon publication by the Assessor of a Notice of Complacency for a proposal, the proposal is immediately aborted. In addition, the copy of the proposal that is added to the proposal pool as a result of the abortion becomes democratic and distributable. d3841 1 d7204 1 a7204 1 Rule 2071/6 (Power=1) d7268 5 d7281 1 d7344 1 a7344 1 Rule 2077/1 (Power=2) d7365 1 a7365 1 Elements: Budgeted d7378 1 d7382 1 a7382 1 Rule 2079/1 (Power=1) d7385 1 a7385 1 The following card is defined: d7405 10 d7418 1 d7772 1 a7772 1 Rule 2086/1 (Power=1) d7777 2 a7778 3 As President of the University, the Speaker is the sole Executor of the University, but may take no action on behalf of The University except as explicitly permitted by the Rules. d7789 1 d7852 1 a7852 1 Rule 2089/1 (Power=1) d7855 5 a7859 4 The University (hereafter the Library) is a Gambler. Whenever the Library has fewer than five Cards, the Deckmastor shall as soon as possible deal randomly chosen Cards to the Library until it has five cards. d7870 3 d7876 3 @ 1.163 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4703 Quazie amend 2079 typo correction 4704 Quazie amend 2085 mute exemption proposals expunge <= 5 blots 4705 Sherlock amend 2084 Thief in the Night slightly adjusted 4706 Quazie amend 2089 Library transfers now agent-free 4708 OscarMeyr amend 1922 Quack Patent Title removed 4709 Manu amend 2071 new "Police State" card 4710 Quazie create 2100 Promotor's Ex-Lax in cat. "Making Proposals" 4711 Quazie amend 2084 3 new "cash conversion" cards 4712 Quazie create 2101 new Library cards in cat. "Cards" 4713 Quazie repeal 1905 4714 Quazie amend 2076 gains "cards are defined" text amend 2084 ditto amend 2101 ditto ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d7422 2 a7423 1 Elements: Restricted [Players with at least one Boon], Budgeted @ 1.162 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4677 root amend 1787 added doggerel 4678 Goethe amend 2070 New Asleep[N] attribute amend 2078 FAILS due to Insufficient AI amend 2076 New "Not your Turn" card, with much deeming. 4682 Goethe amend 2067 Absolv-o-matic card now does more 4683 Quazie repeal 2050 4685 Quazie amend 2040 language to cope with switch states disappearing amend 1950 explicit precedence deferring statement 4686 Quazie amend 1664 rebel Speakers aren't replaced in revolt 4687 Quazie amend 2067 new 2-for-1 distribution card (dodgy specification of Budget IMO, but that's not my problem) 4688 root create 2092 "Honorary Degrees" in cat. "U of A" 4690 root amend 478 power=3, and publicity changes only as per this rule 4691 root amend 2040 non-Player switch changes regulated amend 2078 language cleanup of initiative switches amend 1664 ditto amend 1871 ditto (for Orientation switch) amend 649 ditto (for Significance switch) amend 2049 ditto (for Karma) amend 2051 necessary cleanup given ridiculous possibility of Dynamic Karma (whole Karma system is ugh anyway) 4692 root create 2093 "The New Raffle" in Cards 4693 Maud amend 1079 coins no longer legitimate random number sources amend 869 simplification + decapitalisation create 2094 allow corporate players in cat. "The Players" 4694 Goethe amend 2068 New entity, Discard Pile also a Gambler amend 2069 Played cards go to Discard Pile; discarded cards go to D.P.; D.P. reincorporated if Deck too small amend 2076 Discard Picking revised in light of DP; new reshuffle forcing card 4695 Quazie amend 1686 weekly reports must come out at least once per month 4696 Quazie repeal 1678 repeal 2061 create 2095 "Assessor's Boon Duties" in cat. "End of the Voting Period" amend 2060 FAILS due to insufficient AI create 2096 "Ephemeral time limits" in cat. "Patent Titles" 4697 Goethe amend 1940 High Paperwork Offices earn double 4698 Goethe amend 1531 s/Notary/Justiciar/ amend 1533 s/Notary/Justiciar/ repeal 1458 amend 910 Justiciar does what was Notary's job 4699 Sherlock amend 683 Proposal Votes can be changed and cancelled amend 1434 likewise referenda votes 4700 Goethe create 2097 "Card-Carrying Contests" in cat. "Contests" 4701 Goethe create 2098 "May Day" in cat. "Officers" create 2099 "Spring Break" in cat. "Selecting a Judge" 4702 Goethe amend 1952 non-proposers can make things distributable easily @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 280 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 215 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2099 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2099 a2094 14 Rule 1905/2 (Power=1) The Cabinet The Cabinet, or Inner Cabinet, consists of the Speaker and all electees to office. The Outer Cabinet consists of all Shareholders who are not members of the Inner Cabinet. History: Created by Proposal 3887 (Blob), Jul. 30 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4576 (root), 31 May 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3014 12 d3195 1 a3195 1 Rule 2085/0 (Power=1) d3211 1 d7173 1 a7173 1 Rule 2071/5 (Power=1) d7229 7 d7244 1 d7248 1 a7248 1 Rule 2076/2 (Power=1) d7251 47 a7297 45 Caption: Your Turn Elements: Budgeted Exploit: A Player you name must play or discard a card in the next 72 hours, or commit the Class-1 Infraction of Delay of Game, reportable by you. Caption: Discard Picking Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[4] Exploit: If a copy of a card was played or discarded in the past 72 hours, you may name it, and a copy of that card, if one is still in the discard pile, is automatically transferred from the discard pile to your hand. Caption: Enforced Charity Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[3] Exploit: A Player you name must transfer a card of eir choice to you in the next 72 hours, or commit the Class-2 Infraction of Greed, reportable by you. Caption: Drop your Weapon Elements: Budgeted Exploit: A card of your choice, from the Gambler of your choice, is automatically Discarded, provided that Gambler has a copy of that card. Caption: Presto! Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[7] Exploit: A card of your choice, from the Gambler of your choice, is automatically transferred to your hand, provided that Gambler has a copy of that card. Caption: Not Your Turn Elements: Budgeted, Delayed[2] Exploit: You may specify a card play that has occurred in the past 48 hours, and (1) that card shall be deemed to have not been played, and (2) the gambler who originally played that card may not play a copy of that card for the next 72 hours. Caption: Reshuffle Quota: 3 Elements: Asleep[15] Exploit: The Deckmastor must Reshuffle before dealing any cards. d7303 1 d7344 1 a7344 1 Rule 2079/0 (Power=1) d7354 1 a7354 1 played, the Deckmaster shall simultaneously transfer d7369 1 d7395 1 a7395 1 Rule 2084/0 (Power=1) d7398 2 d7413 23 a7435 7 Exploit: Provided that fewer than half of all gamblers, besides the deck, have a 'Thieves in the Night' card in their hand, and the player you indicate does not have a 'Thieves in the Night' card in their hand, That player losses one Kudo and you gain one Kudo. For each of the aforementioned stipulations that is false upon the playing of this card, you gain the Albatross of Thief. d7439 3 d7466 24 d7595 1 a7595 1 Rule 1922/8 (Power=1) d7605 1 a7605 6 (b) Quack, which may be awarded to any Player who has shown great enthusiasm, persistence, or skill in the production, distribution, and marketing of panaceas and other patent medicines. (c) A Patent Title (non-unique) now will d7623 1 a7623 1 (d) Filthy Bureaucrat, to be awarded to any player who at some d7628 1 a7628 1 (e) Three Months Long Service, Six Months Long Service, Nine d7644 1 d7802 1 a7802 1 Rule 2089/0 (Power=1) d7816 2 a7817 3 As soon as possible after a Card is checked out from the Library and it is within the Speaker's ability to do so, the Speaker shall transfer the Card from the Library to the Borrower. d7821 1 @ 1.161 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4674 OscarMeyr amend 2069 seems semantics preserving to me 4675 root amend 2077 power=2 (amendment fails, text already present from earlier proposal 4663) @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 278 Rules: d26 2 a27 2 23 with Power=3 39 with Power=2 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2091 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2091 a64 1 The Notary d510 1 a510 1 Rule 2040/1 (Power=2) d533 10 a542 5 A player who may flip a switch on an entity to some state may do so by announcement. In eir announcement, e must indicate the entity, switch, and new state. When a switch on an entity is flipped to some state, the entity shall come to be in that state and simultaneously cease to be in any other state of the switch. d558 4 d565 2 d570 1 a570 1 Rule 478/13 (Power=1) d574 2 a575 1 and Public. d637 2 d763 1 a763 1 Rule 1079/3 (Power=1) d781 4 a784 4 (d) For the purposes of this Rule, tossing a platonic solid or coin that is not specially weighted has a probability distribution among the possible outcomes that is reasonably close to uniform. d799 1 d845 1 a845 1 Rule 1787/0 (Power=1) d858 5 d865 1 d1040 1 a1040 1 Rule 869/14 (Power=1) d1043 3 a1045 3 Any person who is not registered as a Player may do so by sending a message to a Public Forum stating that e registers as a Player. Unless other Rules provide additional necessary d1047 2 a1048 2 Rules otherwise prohibit the person from registering, e immediately becomes a registered Player. d1055 6 a1060 29 Whenever a person registers as a Player in Agora, and that person has not been registered as a Player in Agora at any time within the 365 previous days, e becomes Unready and is subject to a Grace Period that begins at the time of eir registration and ends sixty days afterwards, unless otherwise provided by this Rule. A Player is only subject to the Grace Period resulting from eir own registration. Whenever: (i) any Holiday occurs completely between the start of any Player's Grace Period and its scheduled conclusion, or (ii) any Player's Grace Period is scheduled to conclude during any Holiday, eir Grace Period shall be extended by a period of time equal in length to that Holiday. Whenever a Player registers during a Holiday, eir Grace Period shall be extended by a period of time equal to the time which elapses between eir registration and the conclusion of that Holiday, provided that no other Rule extends eir Grace Period by reason of that Holiday. For the purposes of determining when a Player's Grace Period is scheduled to conclude, where more than one Holiday falls fully or partially within that Grace Period, the calculation shall be made separately for each Holiday. a1063 1 d1088 17 d1547 16 a1562 1 Rule 1686/12 (Power=1) d1582 7 a1588 6 to the report's content. Each officer with a Monthly Report must publish it monthly. Failure to do so is the Class 2 Infraction of Failure to Report. If an officer fails to do so for at least three consecutive reporting periods, e may be cited for either Failure to Report or the Class 10 Infraction of Dereliction of Duty but not both. Any officer cited for Dereliction of Duty is d1606 1 d2281 1 a2281 1 Rule 1664/26 (Power=2) d2307 2 a2308 2 returned to the Deck, and all Abiding Players have their initiative switched to Gote. d2312 2 a2313 1 - A Speaker Transition occurs d2355 2 d2456 1 a2456 1 Rule 1940/7 (Power=1) d2462 7 d2470 9 a2478 12 Assistant Director of Personnel shall award: (A) 1 Public Service Boon for each Office, to the Player (if any) who held that Office for 16 or more days in the previous month; (B) 1 Public Service Boon to the Player (if any) who was Speaker for at least 16 days of the previous month. (C) 1 Public Service Boon to the Distributor if the Distributor is a Player and was both the Distributor and a Player for at least 16 days of the previous month. d2489 1 d3003 1 a3003 1 Rule 1952/3 (Power=1) d3009 9 a3017 3 A player may flip a proposal's depth to distributable by paying a fee equal to its Distribution Cost, or to undistributable by paying a fee equal to twice its Distribution Cost. d3024 1 d3164 1 a3164 1 Rule 2078/0 (Power=2) d3183 4 a3186 4 At the beginning of a Takeover Proposal's voting period, all players have their initiative flipped to Gote. At the end of a Takeover Proposal's voting period, all players have their initiative flipped as follows: d3193 1 d3440 1 a3440 1 Rule 1950/10 (Power=2) d3476 2 d3491 1 d3495 1 a3495 1 Rule 683/10 (Power=1) d3500 2 a3501 3 casting on that Proposal. Once cast, a vote cannot be changed or cancelled by the Voter which cast it, although it may be cancelled as other Rules require. d3520 1 d3695 3 a4019 19 Rule 1678/7 (Power=1) Encourage Proposals by New Players If a Proposal passes, and that Proposal was submitted by a Player within that Player's Grace Period, then the Assessor shall award the Proposor the Boon of Prodigy. History: Created by Proposal 2758 (Swann), Nov. 28 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2829 (Zefram), Mar. 7 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4365 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d4037 6 a4042 2 Rule 2061/0 (Power=1) Boon of Zeitgeist d4044 6 a4049 3 If an Interested Democratic Proposal passes, and no Votes were cast AGAINST it, then the Assessor shall award the Proposor the Boon of Zeitgeist. d4052 1 a4052 1 Created by Proposal 4540 (Murphy), 23 November 2003 d4062 1 a4062 1 Rule 1434/12 (Power=1) d4097 3 a4099 2 * Retraction: A Vote, once sent to the Vote Collector, cannot be changed. d4152 1 d5086 5 a5090 5 CFJ 1186, Judged TRUE Dec. 9 1999: "The Clerk of the Courts is required by Rule 1868 to select a Judge who is eligible at the time that the Judge is selected, regardless of whether that Player was eligible at the time that the CFJ was actually called for or when the identity of that Player is announced." d5144 14 a5157 1 Rule 1871/6 (Power=1) d5173 2 a5174 2 The CotC may switch the Orientation of players e expects to judge CFJs slowly or not at all to turned, without 2 objections. d5184 1 d5959 1 a5959 1 Rule 910/11 (Power=1) d5963 16 a5978 1 justice and for serving on a Board of Appeals when necessary. d5993 1 d6865 1 a6865 1 Rule 2068/1 (Power=1) d6878 5 a6882 5 The Deck is a Gambler. The Deckmastor shall be the sole Executor of The Deck, but may take no action on behalf of The Deck except as explicitly permitted by the Rules. The Deck may not transfer Cards to any other entity except as explicitly required by the Rules. d6892 1 d6896 1 a6896 1 Rule 2069/3 (Power=1) d6945 2 a6946 2 automatically transferred to The Deck immediately after being Played. d6962 5 a6966 2 Discarding a Card is synonymous with transfering said Card to The Deck. d6976 6 a6981 1 made. d7000 1 d7092 1 a7092 1 Rule 2070/3 (Power=1) d7119 3 d7133 1 d7137 1 a7137 1 Rule 2067/2 (Power=2) d7147 4 a7150 3 Elements: Budgeted, Limited [Immaculate Players] [1] Exploit: Expunge one Blot from any one entity. d7158 6 d7169 2 d7241 1 a7241 1 Rule 2076/0 (Power=1) d7254 3 a7256 2 card, if one is still in the deck, is automatically transferred from the Deck to your hand. d7276 14 d7292 2 d7413 20 d7439 1 a7439 1 Rule 649/15 (Power=1) d7461 2 a7462 2 Objection, cause a Title be switched from Historical Significance to Hysterical Significance. d7485 1 d7614 1 a7614 1 Rule 2049/0 (Power=1) d7622 4 a7625 1 its Karma set as defined. d7638 1 d7642 2 a7643 2 Rule 2050/0 (Power=2) The Garden d7645 10 a7654 2 A Daffodil is a Boon that may be awarded as the Rules specify or by an Instrument of Power 2 or greater. d7656 2 a7657 5 A Weed is an Albatross that may be awarded as the Rules specify or by an Instrument of Power 2 or greater. If there are no Players that hold at least one Weed or Daffodil, the Herald may repeal this Rule without Objection. d7660 1 a7660 1 Created by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 d7826 24 d8022 1 a8022 1 Rule 2051/1 (Power=2) d8040 2 d8045 1 d8750 1 a8750 1 Rule 1531/10 (Power=1) d8763 1 a8763 1 The Administrator shall inform the Notary of the following d8788 1 d8792 1 a8792 1 Rule 1533/13 (Power=1) d8796 1 a8796 1 submitted to the Notary. d8823 1 a8862 53 ====================================================================== The Notary This Category includes Rules concerning the Office of Notary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1458/15 (Power=1) The Notary The Notary is an office; its holder is responsible for maintaining a record of organizations and their jurisdictions. The Notary's weekly report shall include the following information for each organization: a) Its name. b) Its administrator. c) Its executor. d) The maintainer of its charter. e) A list of players within its jurisdiction. The Notary's monthly report shall include the charter of each organization. As soon as possible after the creation or dissolution of an organization, the Notary shall announce that fact. If an organization is created, the Notary shall announce the above information for that organization. History: Created by Proposal 1575, Apr. 28 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2451, Feb. 6 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2810 (Blob), Feb. 8 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Infected and Amended(5) by Rule 1454, Oct. 12 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(6) by Rule 1458, Oct. 26 1997, substantial Amended(7) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(10) by Propoal 01-002 (Blob), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(12) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(13) by Proposal 4510 (Sherlock), 10 July 2003 Amended(14) by Proposal 4525 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(15) by Proposal 4533 (Murphy), 26 October 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8940 25 @ 1.160 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4671 Goethe amend 2044 removal of 8-week restriction on DNH 4672 Manu amend 1505 Shareholders have reduced Infraction penalties @ text @d6823 1 a6823 1 Rule 2069/2 (Power=1) d6902 6 a6907 6 A Gambler may Draw from The Deck for a Fee equal to the number of times that Gambler has previously Drawn from the Deck during the current month so long as the Gambler's Hand Size is smaller than the Maximum Hand Size plus the number of Offices e holds. For the purposes of this Rule, the Speakership is considered an office. d6918 1 d7185 1 a7185 1 Rule 2077/1 (Power=1) d7218 1 @ 1.159 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4663 root mutate 2077 ineffective (no new Power specified) amend 2077 Patronage has Powered [2] added 4664 Sherlock amend 1430 co-authors now recorded in FLR 4665 Kolja amend 1950 Deckmastor gets votes on O props amend 879 Quorum requirements altered to suit 4666 Quazie amend 2071 Dud Development card 4667 Quazie [contains no rule changes] 4668 Quazie amend 1932 random card-defn-like text appended 4669 Quazie create 2091 Secretary of University defined cat: University of Agora amend 2086 s/Herald/SotU/ 4670 OscarMeyr amend 408 Linked CFJ lateness penalty reduced @ text @d6312 1 a6312 1 Rule 1505/11 (Power=1) d6316 5 a6320 3 Infraction for which the penalty is N Blots. Such a penalty is assessed upon the execution of a Ticketing Order that Orders the Herald to record the penalty. d6347 1 d7778 1 a7778 1 Rule 2044/0 (Power=1) d7792 2 a7793 3 least 750 words and containing a narrative covering significant events which have occurred in Agora within the eight weeks prior to the publication of the Thesis. d7805 1 @ 1.158 log @Proposal 4510 was incorrectly reported by the Assessor in July 2003, making the last amendment to Rule 1531 incorrect. The missing paragraph has now been inserted. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 277 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 214 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2089 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2090 d2463 1 a2463 1 Rule 1932/8 (Power=2) d2500 9 d2519 1 d3394 1 a3394 1 Rule 1950/9 (Power=2) d3400 4 a3403 1 (2) Any other entity: zero. d3427 2 a3428 1 is a Shareholder at the time e casts eir vote. d3442 1 d3632 1 a3632 1 Rule 879/20 (Power=2) d3636 1 a3636 2 shareholders cast votes on it, and the Speaker did not veto it. d3672 1 d5272 1 a5272 1 Rule 408/15 (Power=1) d5290 7 a5296 5 A Judge recused according to this Rule commits the Class 3 Infraction of Failure to Judge, to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts. E becomes ineligible to Judge any CFJ for one month, or until e publicly requests to become eligible again, whichever is soonest. d5318 1 d6636 1 a6636 1 Rule 1430/4 (Power=1) d6642 4 a6645 3 Proposal and its Proposer, or Rule or other entity which mandated the Change) , and the date upon which the change took effect. Other Rules may require additional information to d6664 1 d7075 1 a7075 1 Rule 2071/4 (Power=1) d7125 6 d7138 1 d7181 1 a7181 1 Rule 2077/0 (Power=1) d7193 1 a7193 1 Elements: Grafty, Budgeted d7198 2 d7213 1 d7523 1 a7523 1 Rule 2086/0 (Power=1) d7533 1 a7533 1 Faculty Member. The Herald shall flip the Education switch to d7535 1 a7535 1 Player is awarded a Degree. The Herald is the recordkeepor of d7540 24 @ 1.157 log @Made an unofficial annotation to Rule 104, reflecting the decision in CFJ 1534. @ text @d8532 3 @ 1.156 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4655 Kolja amend 1686 reports only required on significant change 4656 Quazie amend 1841 spelling correction 4657 Sherlock create 2086 University of Agora - cat. of same name create 2087 research grants - cat. = UoA create 2088 university book club - cat. = UoA create 2089 Gardner Library - cat. = UoA 4658 root amend 1483 duplicate submission clause removed 4659 root amend 2024 automatic CFJ recusal doesn't unlink 4660 root create 2090 blecherous self-repealing nonsense amend 2074 Frozen Hands by be discarded from by DM @ text @d1166 3 @ 1.155 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4647 Quazie create 2084 Kudo manipulation cards in cat. "Cards" 4648 Kolja amend 1871 CotC's discretionary Turning 4649 Quazie create 2085 route to allow Mutes to propose, in cat. "Making Proposals" (Power=1, despite AI) 4650 Murphy amend 1558 Stale referenda/elections amend 790 Election to be held if one becomes Stale @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 273 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 210 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2085 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2085 d60 1 a60 1 Degrees and Theses d1419 1 a1419 1 Rule 1841/5 (Power=1) d1443 1 a1443 1 more than seven says from the Grantor's announcement. Later d1470 1 d1531 1 a1531 1 Rule 1686/11 (Power=1) d1547 12 a1558 9 Each officer with a Weekly Report must publish it weekly; each officer with a Monthly Report must publish it monthly. Failure to do so is the Class 2 Infraction of Failure to Report. If an officer fails to do so for at least three consecutive reporting periods, e may be cited for either Failure to Report or the Class 10 Infraction of Dereliction of Duty but not both. Any officer cited for Dereliction of Duty is immediately removed from that office. The Assistant Director of Personnel and the Speaker may report these Infractions. d1573 1 d2541 1 a2541 1 Rule 1483/9 (Power=1) a2550 5 The delivery of text identical to another Proposal which was Proposed less than three weeks previous does not create a new Proposal unless accompanied by a clear and explicit indication that the intent was to Propose a duplicate Proposal. d2572 1 d4964 1 a4964 1 Rule 2024/1 (Power=1) d4994 5 a4998 3 two or more Linked CFJs in a single message, then those CFJs continue to be Linked to each other, but not to any other CFJs to which the Judge is still assigned. d5003 1 d6894 1 a6894 1 Rule 2074/0 (Power=2) d6898 1 a6898 1 Rules to the contrary nonwithstanding, a Gambler with frozen d6900 3 a6902 1 may the Deckmastor satisfy pending draws for that hand. d6905 1 a6905 1 nonwithstanding. d6909 1 d7480 1 a7480 1 Created by by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 d7485 82 a7566 3 Degrees and Theses This Category includes Rules concerning Theses and that subset of Patent Titles known as Degrees. @ 1.154 log @Proposal 4576 was incorrectly attributed to Murphy, but it was actually root's. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 271 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 208 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2083 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2083 d1991 1 a1991 1 Rule 790/11 (Power=1) d1994 9 a2002 5 As soon as possible after an Office ceases to have an Electee (or is created without installing an Electee), the designated conductor of Office Elections shall initiate an Election for that Office, as described by other Rules. d2023 1 d3137 20 d4225 1 a4225 1 Rule 1558/6 (Power=1) d4242 6 d4256 1 d5080 1 a5080 1 Rule 1871/5 (Power=1) d5096 3 d5106 1 d7227 29 @ 1.153 log @Rule Title change that should have accompanied proposal 4637. @ text @d2062 1 a2062 1 Amended(2) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d2309 1 a2309 1 Amended(25) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d2406 1 a2406 1 Amended(4) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d2494 1 a2494 1 Amended(6) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d2520 1 a2520 1 Amended(9) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d3397 1 a3397 1 Amended(8) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d3485 1 a3485 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d3628 1 a3628 1 Amended(20) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d3715 1 a3715 1 Amended(3) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d4816 1 a4816 1 Amended(3) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d7894 1 a7894 1 Amended(11) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 d8083 1 a8083 1 Amended(10) by Proposal 4576 (Murphy), 31 May 2004 @ 1.152 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4642 Murphy amend 1922 new Long Service Patent Titles 4643 Quazie ? suspect this has no binding effect 4644 root ? more hideous deeming amend 2080 drawing on Proposal success language revised amend 2075 random card removal on winning removed create 2083 card win resolution, including Card Tax @ text @d3227 1 a3227 1 Votes are Protected @ 1.151 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4640 Quazie amend 1561 Grafty cards not a bribe (1st change to this rule in 9 years) 4641 root create 2082 more self-repealing game-state rectification @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 270 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 207 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2080 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2082 d6869 1 a6869 1 Rule 2075/1 (Power=1) d6889 1 a6889 7 Gamblers except the Deck shall become frozen. The Deckmastor shall transfer random cards from the hands of each frozen gambler to the deck, until each frozen gambler has either (a) a hand size equal to or less than the Minimum hand size or (b) no cards. Then, the Deckmaster shall deal cards to the winner up to the maximum hand size. When these tasks have been peformed, the Flux of every Gambler shall become free. d6894 1 a6894 1 awarded nor shall extra winner's cards be dealt. d6899 1 d6903 37 d7169 1 a7169 1 Rule 2080/0 (Power=1) d7172 12 a7183 5 When an Interested Proposal is adopted, the Proposer shall gain one pending draw, regardless of any applicable Hand Limit. When a Disinterested Proposal is adopted, the Proposer shall gain one pending draw, subject to any applicable Hand Limit. d7187 1 d7296 1 a7296 1 Rule 1922/7 (Power=1) d7334 6 d7349 1 @ 1.150 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4637 Murphy create 2081 self-repealing game-state setter amend 2034 new challege cutoff text amend 1434 "cutoff for challenges" para removed amend 1445 "cutoff for challenges" para removed 4638 root amend 1932 share cards become Handed @ text @d32 1 a32 1 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2081 d3809 1 a3809 1 Rule 1561/1 (Power=2) d3817 3 d3823 1 @ 1.149 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4635 OscarMeyr create 2080 adopted proposals earn card for Proposers; in cat. "Cards" @ text @d32 1 a32 1 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2080 d2450 1 a2450 1 Rule 1932/7 (Power=2) d2462 1 a2462 1 Elements: Budgeted, Shares [1] d2465 1 a2465 1 Elements: Budgeted, Shares [2] d2468 1 a2468 1 Elements: Budgeted, Shares [3] d2496 1 d3226 1 a3226 1 Rule 2034/0 (Power=3) d3242 5 d3249 1 d3974 1 a3974 1 Rule 1434/11 (Power=1) a4048 6 * Cutoff for Challenges: If the results of a Referendum are not challenged within seven days after the Vote Collector announces them, then the announced results are the true results of that Referendum, even if they would otherwise be in error. d4062 1 d4066 1 a4066 1 Rule 1445/17 (Power=1) a4171 6 * Cutoff for Challenges: If the results of an Election are not challenged within seven days after the Vote Collector announces them, then the announced results are the true results of that Election, even if they would otherwise be in error. d4192 1 @ 1.148 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4633 Goethe amend 2069 good-faith dealing errors OK @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 269 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 206 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2079 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2079 d7136 15 @ 1.147 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4629 Murphy amend 1434 Quorum on Referenda changed to 1/3 4630 Goethe create 2079 new rule "Discord" in cat. "Cards" 4631 root amend 2070 new notion of card "Poweredness" amend 2067 Debate-o-Matic becomes powered @ text @d6756 1 a6756 1 Rule 2069/1 (Power=1) d6842 4 d6850 1 @ 1.146 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4627 root amend 2071 Surprise card now Delayed @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 268 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 205 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2078 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2078 d3967 1 a3967 1 Rule 1434/10 (Power=1) d4026 3 a4028 3 * Quorum: Quorum is 50% of the eligible Voters at the beginning of the Voting Period. If fewer Voters Vote, then the Referendum fails. d4060 1 d6902 1 a6902 1 Rule 2070/2 (Power=1) d6929 6 d6939 1 d6943 1 a6943 1 Rule 2067/1 (Power=2) d6958 1 a6958 1 Elements: Budgeted d6967 1 d7103 28 @ 1.145 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4620 Goethe amend 2070 new Delayed attribute for cards create 2076 new hand/card-play affecting cards 4621 Goethe amend 2052 Voting potential decays rather than being reset 4622 Goethe amend 2059 new Grafty attribute for cards 4623 Goethe create 2077 cards affecting the voting process 4624 Goethe create 2078 takeover proposals in category "Making Proposals" amend 1950 voting power on Democratic Proposals affected by Sente/Gote amend 1664 rebellions reset all to Gote status 4625 Goethe amend 2069 Officers can hold bigger hands 4626 Goethe mutate 2067 power change from 1 to 2 amend 2075 typo correction amend 2052 Political Charge tracking and defaults ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d6962 1 a6962 1 Rule 2071/3 (Power=1) d6993 1 a6993 1 Elements: Handed [2] d7018 1 @ 1.144 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4616 OscarMeyr amend 559 Purge refs to Monks. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 265 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 37 with Power=2 204 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2075 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2075 d2238 1 a2238 1 Rule 1664/25 (Power=2) d2264 2 a2265 1 returned to the Deck d2310 1 d2848 1 a2848 1 Rule 2059/1 (Power=2) d2851 1 a2851 2 Advertising is a stuck proposal switch with values none, positive, negative. d2853 9 a2861 3 A player may pay 2 kudos to flip the advertising switch of any proposal in the pool from none to another value, or from another value to none. d2866 1 d3099 32 d3174 1 a3174 1 Rule 2052/2 (Power=2) d3180 1 a3180 1 is set to zero. d3190 8 d3202 2 d3348 1 a3348 1 Rule 1950/8 (Power=2) d3358 5 a3362 8 * A Player: (a) two plus that Player's Voting Potential if that Player has zero Share Holdings. (b) one plus that Player's Voting Potential otherwise. * Any other entity: as defined in the Rules, with a d3391 1 d6755 1 a6755 1 Rule 2069/0 (Power=1) d6837 4 a6840 1 Size is smaller than the Maximum Hand Size. d6844 1 d6862 1 a6862 1 Rule 2075/0 (Power=1) d6893 1 a6893 1 awarded nor shall extra winner's be dealt. d6897 1 d6901 1 a6901 1 Rule 2070/1 (Power=1) d6925 3 d6931 1 d6935 1 a6935 1 Rule 2067/1 (Power=1) d6958 1 d7021 72 @ 1.143 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4614 Goethe create 2074 def'n of "Flux" in category "Cards" create 2075 Winning Hands in category "Cards" amend 2068 Deckmastor budget sets min. hand size too repeal 1928 repeal 2055 repeal 1929 repeal 2041 repeal 2053 repeal 2042 repeal 2043 repeal 2062 repeal 2016 repeal 2013 amend 1922 ref to "Team Captain" purged amend 1963 ref to "points" purged amend 1835 ref to "points" purged amend 1505 ref to "points" purged amend 2070 ref to "points" (Bleed Element) purged amend 1932 ref to Bleed elements removed amend 2067 remove "Boost-o-Matic" card amend 2071 remove "ZOT!", "Point Mine" and "Dud Fusion" cards @ text @d6297 1 a6297 1 Rule 559/22 (Power=1) d6323 1 a6323 1 or Silent; d6325 1 a6325 3 (vii) the identity of the Distributor; and (viii) a list of players who are Monks. d6352 1 @ 1.142 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4611 OscarMeyr amend 2071 new wacky card 4612 Murphy amend 1929 s/Team Win/Score Reset/ amend 2053 s/Team Win/Score Reset/ amend 2042 team win timing issues sorted out 4613 Murphy amend 2073 ADoP allowed to Nominate for S/E @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 273 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 212 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2073 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2073 a60 2 Winning a Game Points and the Scorekeepor a66 1 Teams d2448 1 a2448 1 Rule 1932/6 (Power=2) d2460 1 a2460 1 Elements: Budgeted, Bleed [2], Shares [1] d2463 1 a2463 1 Elements: Budgeted, Bleed [4], Shares [2] d2466 1 a2466 1 Elements: Budgeted, Bleed [6], Shares [3] d2493 1 d2497 1 a2497 1 Rule 1963/9 (Power=2) d2504 2 a2505 3 (3) e has fewer than zero points; (4) e is the Speaker; or (5) e is the Speaker-Elect. d2518 1 a2845 38 Rule 2016/1 (Power=2) Contested Proposals (a) A null Proposal is a Proposal containing no provisions, i.e., one that does not propose any Rule Changes, or any other changes to the game state. (b) Any Player may make a null Proposal Distributable without payment of the usual Fee, provided that no other null Proposal in the current Agoran Month has been made Distributable under this provision. (c) The first null Proposal to be distributed in each Agoran Month is a Contested Proposal. (d) A Contested Proposal is Democratic. (e) Notwithstanding the prevailing Mode of Voting on Proposals, voting on a Contested Proposal is always Unrestricted. This Rule takes precedence over Rules that determine the permissible methods for casting votes on Proposals. (f) If a Contested Proposal fails Quorum, no Points are Awarded. (g) If a Contested Proposal achieves Quorum, but fails, each Player who voted against the Proposal and did not vote for it may be Awarded 10 Points. (h) If a Contested Proposal is adopted, each Player who voted for the Proposal and did not vote against it may be Awarded 10 Points. History: Created by Proposal 4264 (Steve), 4 March 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d4242 1 a4242 1 Rule 1835/3 (Power=1) d4261 1 a4261 2 that Election. For the purposes of Rules on awarding Points, that Election shall not be considered a contested Election. d4268 1 d6201 1 a6201 1 Rule 1505/10 (Power=1) d6210 3 a6212 4 for which the penalty is N Blots and a loss of 2*N Points. Such a penalty is assessed upon the execution of a Sentencing Order that Orders the Herald to record the penalty, and a Notice of Award of the Points penalty. d6218 1 a6218 4 Blots are expunged.) In the case of a vacated Sentencing Order, the lost Points are to be Awarded back to the penalized entity, provided that the game has not been Won between the execution of the Sentencing Order and its vacation. d6233 1 d6678 1 a6678 1 Rule 2068/0 (Power=1) d6686 4 a6689 2 Size, which is a positive integer between 3 and 10. In the absence of a budget, the Maximum Hand Size shall be 5. d6704 1 d6796 7 d6804 46 a6849 1 Rule 2070/0 (Power=1) a6872 3 * Bleed [X], where X is a non-negative integer: At the beginning of each week, the Holder of this card loses X Points. d6875 1 d6879 1 a6879 1 Rule 2067/0 (Power=1) a6898 6 * Caption: Boost-o-Matic Elements: Budgeted Exploit: Increase any one Team's Team Points by 5. Exploit: Increase any one Team's Team Points by 10 for a Fee of 1 Kudo. d6901 1 d6905 1 a6905 1 Rule 2071/2 (Power=1) a6909 7 * Caption: ZOT! Quota: 1 Elements: Handed [3] Exploit: For a Fee of X Kudos, an entity of your choice loses (X times 10) Points. If this would cause that entity to have fewer than zero Points, e shall instead have zero Points. a6914 6 * Caption: Point Mine Quota: 1 Elements: Persistent Exploit: So long as you have not done so already during the current week, you may gain 1 Point. a6919 6 * Caption: Dud Fusion Quota: 1 Elements: Bleed [2] Exploit: You may discard X Dud Cards to gain X times 20 Points. d6960 1 d7068 1 a7068 1 Rule 1922/6 (Power=1) a7105 4 (e) Admiral, to be awarded to a Team Captain when eir Team achieves a Team Win. d7114 1 a7363 155 Winning a Game This Category includes Rules specifying the winner of the Game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2013/1 (Power=1) Champion's Contests If no Champion's Contest exists, the Scorekeepor or the Speaker may, with 2 Support, name an existing Contest to be a Champion's Contest. The namers are encouraged to select Contests that they feel would give the maximum enjoyment to Agorans as a whole, and give preference to Contests run by Players who were members of the most recently winning team. The Contestmaster of a Champion's Contest ceases to be a member of any team, rules to the contrary nonwithstanding. If e ceases to be Contestmaster of a Champion's Contest, e shall be assigned to a team as if e were a new Player. Each Champion's Contest begins with zero awardable points, as tracked by the Scorekeepor. At the beginning of each month, the Contest's awardable points are increased by the Champion's Grant contained in the Scorekeepor's Budget. A Champion's Contest Contestmaster may publish a Notice of Award, listing a positive number of Points to be awarded to a team or teams. The posting must obey all regulations for such posting contained in the Contest's SLC, and award no more than the Contest's awardable points, to be valid. The effect of a valid Notice of Award is to increase the named teams' points as indicated, and decrease the Contest's awardable points by the same amount. When a Team Win occurs, any Champion's Contest ceases to be a Champion's Contest and loses all awardable points. History: Created by Proposal 4253 (Goethe), 19 February 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4550 (Goethe), 24 January 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Points and the Scorekeepor This Category includes Rules on Points and the Office of the Scorekeepor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1928/4 (Power=1) The Scorekeepor The Scorekeepor is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of scores and Teams. The Scorekeepor's Weekly Report shall include the score of each registered Player and all Team Scores as well as any changes to either since the last posting of the Report. History: Created by Proposal 3977 (Wes), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 3993 (t), Apr. 20 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2055/3 (Power=1) The Scorekeepor's Budget The Scorekeepor's Budget shall contain the following: a) The Team Points Goal, a positive integer. b) The Champion's Grant, a positive integer. c) One or more scoring events, each with the following information: i) Whether it is an award or a penalty. ii) The amount of the award/penalty, a positive integer. iii) The conditions required for the event to occur. iv) A description of which player/team receives the award/penalty. Each scoring event in the Scorekeepor's Budget may cause the specified player/team to be awarded/penalized the specified number of points, as defined by other rules. If no Team Score is greater than half the Team Points Goal, then: (a) Any Player may amend the Scorekeepor's budget by adding a valid scoring event, provided e does so both without Objection from the Scorekeepor and with Support from a member of a different team; (b) The Scorekeepor may amend the budget by adding, removing, or changing scoring events, provided e does so both without 3 Objections and with Support from a member of a different team. History: Created by Proposal 4502 (Peekee), 5 June 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4542 (Murphy), 23 November 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4565 (Goethe), 6 April 2004 Amended(3) by Proposal 4566 (Goethe), 11 April 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1929/8 (Power=1) Points A Player's Score is a measure of that Player's unloserliness, measured in Points. The Score of each Player is at all times an integer. A Player who has not been Awarded or Penalized since the last Score Reset has a Score of zero Points. The Rules may specify that certain events may cause a certain Player to be Awarded Points (causing eir Score to be increased) or Penalized Points (causing eir Score to be decreased). If said event occurs, then any Player may notify the Scorekeepor of the Award or Penalty. The Scorekeepor shall then note the change in the affected Player's Score. Such a notification must meet the following requirements, else it is ineffective: -- It must be sent within 7 days of the event -- It must unambiguously describe the event -- It must indicate the Rule allowing the Award or Penalty -- It must be the first valid notification for that specific event If the event did not actually occur, and the notification is challenged within 7 days for this reason, then the notification is invalid and points do not change. If the event did not actually occur, and the notification is not challenged within 7 days for this reason, then the notification is valid and points change. If the notification is challenged later, then the player may be penalized/awarded a number of points equal to the original award/penalty. History: Created by Proposal 3977 (Wes), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(1) by Propsoal 3993 (t), Apr. 20 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4141 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4141 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4180 (Elysion), 7 July 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 Amended(6) by Proposal 4467 (OscarMyer), 17 March 2003 Amended(7) by Proposal 4542 (Murphy), 23 November 2003 Amended(8) by Proposal 4612 (Murphy), 10 September 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== a8371 119 Teams This Category includes Rules about Player Teams ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2041/1 (Power=1) Teams All Players are grouped into units known as Teams. No Player may belong to more than one Team at any time. Each Team shall have a Team Name by which it is known. A Player in a Team may change that Team's Team Name with the Support of two other Players in the same Team. History: Created by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4494 (Peekee), 13 May 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2053/2 (Power=1) Team Points, Team Scores A Team Score is at all times an integer. The Team Score of a Team is the total sum of all Points of all Players grouped into that Team, plus the Team's Team Points. A Team who has not been Awarded or Penalized since the last Score Reset has zero Team Points. The Rules may specify that certain events may cause a certain Team to be Awarded or Penalised Team Points. If said event occurs, then any Player may notify the Scorekeepor of the Award or Penalty. The Scorekeepor shall then note the change in the affected Team Points. Such a notification must meet the following requirements, else it is ineffective: -- It must be sent within 7 days of the event -- It must unambiguously describe the event -- It must indicate the Rule allowing the Award or Penalty -- It must be the first valid notification for that specific event If the event did not actually occur, and the notification is challenged within 7 days for this reason, then the notification is invalid and points do not change. If the event did not actually occur, and the notification is not challenged within 7 days for this reason, then the notification is valid and points change. If the notification is challenged later, then the team may be penalized/awarded a number of points equal to the original award/penalty. History: Created by Proposal 4494 (Peekee), 13 May 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4542 (Murphy), 23 November 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4612 (Murphy), 10 September 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2042/7 (Power=1) Team Wins History: Created by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4491 (Peekee), 6 May 2003 Amended(3) by Proposal 4502 (Peekee), 5 June 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4503 (Peekee), 15 June 2003 Amended(5) by Proposal 4530 (OscarMeyr), 26 October 2003 Amended(6) by Proposal 4547 (Sherlock), 13 January 2004 Amended(7) by Proposal 4612 (Murphy), 10 September 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2043/0 (Power=1) New Player Team Assignment As soon as possible after a Player registers, the Scorekeepor shall assign em to a Team and publicly announce the assignment. The Scorekeepor shall make the assignment so as to distribute the players as evenly as possible among the teams. If more than one assignment would achieve this, the Scorekeepor may choose among them. History: Created by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2062/0 (Power=1) Team Captains Leadership is a loose Team switch with values null and each of the Team's Members. The Scorekeepor shall maintain and report records for this switch. If a Team's leadership is null, any Member of that Team may flip the Team's leadership, Without Objection from the other Members of that Team. If a Team's leadership is non-null, the leadership identifies the Team Captain, who is the Executor of that Team. The Captain may flip eir Team's leadership without restriction; any other Member of the Team may flip the Team's leadership with N Supporters, where N + 1 is the minimal majority of that Team's Members. If the Team Captain ceases to be a member of the Team, that Team's leadership becomes null. History: Created by Proposal 4544 (OscarMeyr), 16 December 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== @ 1.141 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4607 Goethe amend 2071 new sort of wacky card @ text @d6900 1 a6900 1 Rule 2071/1 (Power=1) d6960 10 d6973 1 d7487 1 a7487 1 Rule 1929/7 (Power=1) d7493 1 a7493 1 the last Team Win has a Score of zero Points. d7530 1 d8037 1 a8037 1 Rule 2073/0 (Power=1) a8042 3 The Assistant Director of Personnel cannot be Nominated for the Office of Speaker-Elect. d8045 1 d8563 1 a8563 1 Rule 2053/1 (Power=1) d8570 2 a8571 2 A Team who has not been Awarded or Penalized since the last Team Win has zero Team Points. d8601 1 d8605 1 a8605 1 Rule 2042/6 (Power=1) a8607 33 A Team achieves a Team Win when its Team Score reaches reaches the Team Points Goal, as set in the Scorekeepor's Budget. The Scorekeepor shall make a public announcement of the Team Win as soon as possible after the Team Win is achieved. In the announcement the Scorekeepor shall award the Boon of Teamwork to each Player in the winning Team. Later in the same announcement the Scorekeepor shall reassign the grouping of Players into Teams as follows; 1) The Player with the highest Score in the Team with the highest Team Score is assigned to the Team with the lowest Team Score. 2) The Player who has the lowest Score in the Team with the lowest Team Score is assigned as to distribute the players as evenly as possible among the Teams. 3) All other Players remain assigned to the same Teams. If in any of the above there is a choice of more than one Player or Team, the Scorekeepor shall choose between the applicable Players or Teams as e sees fit. The Scorekeepor shall include the details of the reassignments in eir announcement. The Scorekeepor may rename any Team in this announcement, if e chooses to do so. That Team shall be known by its new name henceforth. Upon the Scorekeepor's announcement, all Players' Scores and all Teams' Scores are set to zero. d8616 1 @ 1.140 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4598 Elysion amend 2047 remove text about Agora's own Kudos amend 1941 ; ungrammatical "and" absence amend 2051 4599 root amend 2021 reworks Chamber-changing language... amend 1933 ...some of it ends up here @ text @d6900 1 a6900 1 Rule 2071/0 (Power=1) d6953 7 d6962 1 @ 1.139 log @Formatting correction. @ text @d3301 1 a3301 1 Rule 1933/7 (Power=2) d3319 5 d3334 1 d3416 1 a3416 1 Rule 2021/3 (Power=2) d3421 2 a3422 8 Fee is initially 1. (b) When a Proposal's Chamber is changed via this Rule: (1) the Chamber Fee for the Proposal is doubled; and (2) if the Proposal is in its Voting Period, it is Aborted as described elsewhere, and returned to the Proposal Pool with its Distributability and other characteristics intact. d3424 1 a3424 1 (c) An Untainted Speaker, with 2 Supporters, may Sanitise a d3436 1 a6613 3 Agora, as a whole, also has a defined number of Kudos. No other non-Player entity has a defined number of Kudos. d6620 1 d6644 1 a6644 1 Rule 1941/2 (Power=1) d6656 1 a6656 2 the Actor's kudos are decreased by the fee, and Agora's kudos are increased by the fee. d6669 1 a6669 1 (and Agora) shall be deemed to have not been changed by the fee. d6682 1 d7559 1 a7559 1 Rule 2051/0 (Power=2) d7575 1 a7575 4 (B) set Agora's kudos equal to the Tabla Rasa times the current number of Players; (C) revoke all ephemeral Patent Titles. d7579 1 @ 1.138 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4594 Murphy create 2073 cat: "Changing Speakers" - mutual exclusiveness for Speaker + ADoP amend 1647 remove now redundant text on separation 4596 Murphy title 1550 to "Ratification by Proposal" amend 1871 require "Notice of Rotation" for Judge turning 4597 Sir Toby amend 2071 typo correction: s/with/within/ @ text @d6945 3 a6947 3 does not post to a Public Forum the phrase "Hot Potato" within 48 hours, they are guilty of the Class 1 Infraction of Dropping the Potato which you are authorized to Report. @ 1.137 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4589 Murphy amend 1958 vote collector announces budgets *asap* 4590 Elysion amend 1933 stalled props "Undistributable" 4592 Murphy amend 1450 mutual exclusiveness for judicial jobs now all in one place amend 910 removes now redundant separation text amend 1647 *NULL EFFECT* calls for removal of non-existent text @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 272 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 211 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2071 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2072 d1672 1 a1672 1 Ratification d5037 1 a5037 1 Rule 1871/4 (Power=1) d5047 5 a5051 2 Whenever there are no players eligible to be Trial Judge of a CFJ, all turned players become unturned. d5059 1 d6945 1 a6945 1 does not post to a Public Forum the phrase "Hot Potato" with d7779 1 a7779 1 Rule 1647/11 (Power=1) a7791 3 The Clerk of the Courts, Justiciar and Assistant Director of Personnel cannot be Nominated for the Office of Speaker-Elect. d7814 1 d8020 8 d8029 4 @ 1.136 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4579 Murphy amend 911 s/random selection/selection/ amend 2024 recusal of linked CFJs amend 2032 allow Judge selection errors to be backed out of amend 2035 Players who are not Noisy are ineligible 4582 Murphy create 2072 Sweeping it under the rug repeal 2072 by its own authority @ text @d3301 1 a3301 1 Rule 1933/6 (Power=2) d3309 2 a3310 2 Stalled Proposal may not be distributed. If a proposal is distributed that was Stalled at the time of distribution, the d3328 1 d4247 1 a4247 1 Rule 1958/1 (Power=1) d4264 8 a4271 7 (d) When the voting period begins, the vote collector shall announce each candidate's last valid proto-budget. (e) When the voting period ends, the winner's last valid proto-budget becomes the budget of that office, and e shall announce it as soon as possible. If the election ends without a winner, then the existing Budget remains in d4277 1 d4783 8 a4790 2 Rule 1450/3 (Power=1) Speaker Cannot Stay ADoP, CotC or Justiciar d4792 8 a4799 4 If at any time the Speaker shall be the Electee to any of the Office of ADoP, the Office of CotC, or the Office of Justiciar, e shall be retired from whichever of those Offices e is Electee to. d4806 1 d5827 1 a5827 1 Rule 910/10 (Power=1) a5832 4 Neither the Speaker nor the Clerk of the Courts (CotC) may nominate for the office of Justiciar; if the Justiciar ever becomes CotC, e is removed from the office of Justiciar. d5845 1 @ 1.135 log @CFJ 1499 determined that Rule 2050 was not repealed. @ text @d32 1 a32 1 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2071 d4906 1 a4906 1 Rule 2024/0 (Power=1) d4934 6 d4942 1 d5045 5 a5049 2 Rule 2035/1 (Power=2) The Unready are Ineligible d5051 2 a5052 1 Whenever an unready player is unturned, e becomes turned. d5057 1 d5073 1 a5073 1 Rule 2032/1 (Power=1) d5086 3 a5088 1 to judge it. d5093 1 d5751 1 a5751 1 Rule 911/11 (Power=1) d5767 1 a5767 1 d) Any remaining positions are filled by random selection by d5809 1 @ 1.134 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4576 Murphy amend 1950 voting power in light of Shareholders amend 1963 how to be an Eligible Shareholder amend 1932 definition of Shareholders and Stock cards repeal 1955 repeal 2063 repeal 2064 repeal 2058 amend 402 s/GWotO/ADoP/ amend 1975 ADoP now tracks Speaker amend 1450 Speaker can't be ADoP either amend 1647 ADoP can't nominate for Speaker-Elect amend 1664 removal of Old Oligarchy language (*) amend 1905 s/Oligarchs/Shareholders/ amend 879 s/oligarchs/shareholders/ amend 2019 s/Oligarchs/Shareholders/ amend 1965 in title: s/Oligarchy/Corporation/ @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 271 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 36 with Power=2 d7127 17 @ 1.133 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4573 Wes create 2068 "Deckmastor" in category "Cards" create 2069 "Card Definitions" in category "Cards" create 2070 "Card Powerz" in category "Cards" 4574 Wes create 2071 "Wacky Cards" in category "Cards" @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 275 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 39 with Power=2 212 with Power=1 d2055 1 a2055 1 Rule 1905/1 (Power=1) d2059 2 a2060 2 electees to office. The Outer Cabinet consists of all Oligarchs who are not members of the Inner Cabinet. d2065 1 d2241 1 a2241 1 Rule 1664/24 (Power=2) d2266 2 a2267 1 - The Lobbying Strength of each Abiding Player is set to 0 d2311 1 d2377 1 a2377 35 Rule 1955/9 (Power=1) The Grand Warden of the Oligarchy (a) The Grand Warden of the Oligarchy (GWotO) is an office; its holder is recordkeepor of Oligarchs. (b) The GWotO's Weekly Report shall include a list of all Oligarchs, the membership of each Player's Coalition, the Potency and Lobbying Strength of each Player, the identity of the Speaker, and the date of the next quarterly Speaker transition. (c) The GWotO shall have a budget containing the Political Charge, which is a positive integer less than 10, and the Potency Threshold, which is a positive integer less than 10. (d) The GWotO may Without 2 Objections from Oligarchs replace the budget with a proto-budget e publishes when e announces eir intent to do so. History: Created by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4071 (Steve), Sep. 14 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 01-005 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4259 (root), 22 March 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4307 (Steve), 28 May 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(9) by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1975/3 (Power=1) d2397 4 a2400 1 in perpetuity. d2407 1 d2451 2 a2452 2 Rule 2063/0 (Power=2) Coalitions d2454 1 a2454 6 Each Player shall have associated with them a list known as that Player's Coalition. A Coalition consists of a set (possibly null) of registered Players. At any time, a player may be a member of at most one Coalition. A player may be a member of eir own Coalition. Whenever a member of a Coalition ceases to be a Player, e is removed from that Coalition. d2456 3 a2458 5 A Player may join a Coalition by announcing e does so and specifying which Coalition e is joining, provided e has not successfully made such an announcement in the past week and is not currently a member of another Coalition. A Player may leave a Coalition e is a member of by announcing e does so. d2460 1 a2460 2 History: Created by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 d2462 2 a2463 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2465 2 a2466 2 Rule 2064/0 (Power=2) Potency and Lobbying d2468 2 a2469 2 Each Player has two associated non-negative integral numbers known as that Player's Potency and Lobbying Strength. d2471 16 a2486 27 A Player's Potency is equal to the sum of the Lobbying Strengths of the members of eir Coalition. At any time, a Player may, by announcement, increase their Lobbying Strength by a positive integral amount, N. The Fee associated with this action is the Political Charge multiplied by N, or half that amount (rounded up) if the Player is a Politician. At the beginning of each new month, every Player's Lobbying Strength is set to 1. Whenever a Player registers, eir Lobbying Strength is set to 1. History: Created by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1932/5 (Power=2) Oligarchs and the Oligarchy Class is a stuck player switch with values Plebeian and Oligarch. A Plebeian may flip eir class if eir Potency is greater than or equal to the Potency Threshold. An Oligarch may flip eir class at any time. The Oligarchy is the set of all Players who are Oligarchs. d2495 1 d2499 2 a2500 5 Rule 1963/8 (Power=2) Eligible Oligarchs (a) A Player is ineligible to be an Oligarch if and only if any of the following are true: d2502 1 a2502 7 (1) e is not active; (2) e has three or more Blots; (3) e is the Speaker; (4) e is the Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect; or (5) e is the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy. (6) eir Potency is less than the Potency Threshold and has been continuously so for at least five days; d2504 5 a2508 5 (b) If an Oligarch becomes ineligible to be an Oligarch, the GWotO shall remove that Player from the Oligarchy. (c) An Oligarch who ceases to be a Player ceases to be an Oligarch. d2520 1 a2520 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2058/1 (Power=2) Removing Oligarchs from the Oligarchy When the Rules direct the GWotO to remove a Player from the Oligarchy, the GWotO shall publicly announce: (i) the Oligarch to be removed; (ii) the reason for the removal; and (iii) the Rule that authorizes that reason. If this notice is correct, the named Player's class is flipped to Plebeian as of the GWotO's announcement. The GWotO's announcement is to be made as soon as possible after the governing event happens, unless the governing Rule specifies a different time period. History: Created by Proposal 4532 (OscarMeyr), 26 October 2003 Amended(1) by Proposal 4555 (Elysion), 22 March 2004 d3331 1 a3331 1 Rule 1950/6 (Power=2) d3336 1 a3336 1 (1) An Oligarch: one; d3344 1 a3344 1 Player is a non-Oligarch Politician; d3364 2 a3365 1 is an Oligarch at the time e casts eir vote. d3376 1 d3459 1 a3459 1 Rule 2019/0 (Power=2) d3464 1 a3464 1 of all Oligarchs, rounded down. d3468 1 d3571 1 a3571 1 Rule 879/19 (Power=2) d3575 2 a3576 1 oligarchs cast votes on it, and the Speaker did not veto it. d3611 1 d3674 2 a3675 2 Rule 1965/2 (Power=2) Complacent Oligarchy d3698 1 d4780 2 a4781 2 Rule 1450/2 (Power=1) Speaker Cannot Stay CotC or Justiciar d4783 4 a4786 3 If at any time the Speaker shall be the Electee to either the Office of CotC or the Office of Justiciar, e shall be retired from whichever of those Offices e is Electee to. d4792 1 d7731 1 a7731 1 Rule 1647/10 (Power=1) d7744 2 a7745 2 The Clerk of the Courts and Justiciar cannot be Nominated for the Office of Speaker-Elect. d7768 1 d7920 1 a7920 1 Rule 402/9 (Power=1) d7932 1 a7932 1 the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy shall publish a Notice of d7956 1 @ 1.132 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4569 Wes repeal 1960 repeal 1986 repeal 2065 create 2067 in category "Cards", defines card classes 4570 Elysion amend 1933 allows for Stalled Proposals @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 271 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 208 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2067 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2067 d6758 148 d6937 58 @ 1.131 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4568 Maud amend 1963 an "or" moves, and the rule looks worse @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 273 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 40 with Power=2 209 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2066 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2066 d58 1 a72 2 a1496 97 Rule 1960/4 (Power=1) Roles Role is a stuck player switch with values null, Acolyte, Patron, Politician, and Scribe. A player may flip eir role if one of the following is true: a) Eir role is null. b) E has not changed eir role in the past three months. c) E has not changed eir role in the past six weeks, and e pays a fee of 2 kudos for the purpose of making this change. d) E pays a fee of 6 kudos for the purpose of making this change. History: Created by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4175 (Elysion), 7 July 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(3) by Proposal 4523 (Murphy), 28 August 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4561 (Sherlock), 22 March 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1986/7 (Power=2) Role-Based Powers An action is a Progressive action if the rules so state. If an action is progressive, a Player (the Actor) may perform the action either: (a) with the Support of a number Players equal to one plus the number of times that actor has performed that action in the current week; (b) by paying a fee equal to the amount of Support required in (a); (c) if the number calculated in (a) is zero, by public announcement. A progressive action may be associated with a role if the rules so state. If an progressive action is associated with a role, only players who hold that role may perform, or support performance of, that action. Rubberstamping a Proposal is a progressive action for Scribes. A Rubberstamped Proposal becomes Distributable. Absolving an entity is a progressive action for Acolytes. Absolving an entity expunges 1 Blot from that entity. Debating an Undistributed Proposal is a progressive Action for Politicians. The effect of Debating a Proposal is to change its Chamber to one named by the Politician, provided it is legal for that Proposal to be in the named Chamber and the Proposal is not Sane. History: Created by Proposal 4174 (Kelly), 7 July 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4254 (Goethe), 21 February 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4281 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4401 (Goddess Eris), 23 October 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(7) by Proposal 4493 (Steve), 13 May 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2065/0 (Power=1) Role-Based Powers For Acolytes, Absolving an entity is a progressive action. Absolving an entity expunges 1 Blot from that entity. For Patrons, Donating to a Team is a progressive Action. The effect of Donating to a Team is to increase that Team's Team Points by 5. For Politicians, Debating an Undistributed Proposal is a progressive Action. The effect of Debating a Proposal is to change its Chamber to one named by the Politician, provided it is legal for that Proposal to be in the named Chamber and the Proposal is not Sane. For Scribes, Rubberstamping a Proposal is a progressive action. A Rubberstamped Proposal becomes Distributable. History: Created by Proposal 4561 (Sherlock), 22 March 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3376 1 a3376 1 Rule 1933/5 (Power=2) d3382 9 a3390 6 Rules to the nonwithstanding, a Proposal can never be Ordinary if its Adoption Index is two (2) or greater. Every Proposals is initially Ordinary unless the above limitation applies to it, in which case it is initially Democratic. The Chamber of a Proposal may only be changed as d3402 1 d6754 36 @ 1.130 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4566 Goethe amend 2055 Scorekeepor's Budget changed more readily @ text @d2641 1 a2641 1 Rule 1963/7 (Power=2) d2650 2 a2651 2 (4) e is the Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect; (5) e is the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy; or d2670 1 @ 1.129 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- repeal 2050 root, by authority of rule 2050 4563 OscarMeyr amend 559 Registrar's report is Weekly amend 1377 Herald's report is Weekly amend 559 CotC's Weekly Report specified amend 1871 Orientation report freq. moved to 559 4564 OscarMeyr create 2066 Judicial Eligibility of Silent in category "Selecting a Judge" 4565 Goethe amend 2055 typo cleanup @ text @d7300 1 a7300 1 Rule 2055/2 (Power=1) d7319 12 d7335 1 @ 1.128 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- repeal 2050 root, by authority of rule 2050 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 272 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 208 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2065 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2065 d4899 1 a4899 1 Rule 889/11 (Power=1) d4906 3 d4938 1 d5176 1 a5176 1 Rule 1871/3 (Power=1) d5180 1 a5180 2 turned. The Clerk of the Courts shall maintain and report records for this switch. d5194 1 d5209 12 d6468 1 a6468 1 Rule 559/21 (Power=1) d6474 1 a6474 1 The Registrar's Report shall include all of the following d6524 1 d7300 1 a7300 1 Rule 2055/1 (Power=1) d7306 2 a7307 3 b) The Player Points Limit, a positive integer. c) Points Per Player, a positive integer. d) One or more scoring events, each with the following d7322 1 d7377 1 a7377 1 Rule 1377/17 (Power=1) d7383 1 a7383 1 The Herald's Report shall include the following: d7413 1 @ 1.127 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4561 Sherlock amend 1960 new "Patron" role amend 2011 (NO SUCH RULE!) create 2065 powers for roles 4562 root ameand 2059 only pool proposals can have advertising affected @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 273 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 41 with Power=2 a7027 17 Rule 2050/0 (Power=2) The Garden A Daffodil is a Boon that may be awarded as the Rules specify or by an Instrument of Power 2 or greater. A Weed is an Albatross that may be awarded as the Rules specify or by an Instrument of Power 2 or greater. If there are no Players that hold at least one Weed or Daffodil, the Herald may repeal this Rule without Objection. History: Created by by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.126 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4555 Elysion create 2063 "Coalitions" in cat. "The Oligarchy" create 2064 "Potency and Lobbying" in cat "The Oligarchy" amend 1932 New method of becoming an Oligarch amend 1955 GWotO tracks/sets new numbers amend 1963 Oligarchs drop if have too little Potency repeal 2027 repeal 1936 amend 1664 rebellions cause potency = 0 amend 2058 switch language introduced amend 2052 s/Oligarchy Charge Req./Political Charge 4556 Goethe amend 1922 new Admiral title @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 272 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 207 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2064 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2064 d1498 1 a1498 1 Rule 1960/3 (Power=1) d1501 2 a1502 2 Role is a stuck player switch with values null, politician, scribe, and acolyte. d1521 1 d1571 24 d3058 1 a3058 1 Rule 2059/0 (Power=2) d3064 3 a3066 2 A player may pay 2 kudos to flip a proposal's advertising switch from none to another value, or from another value to none. d3070 1 @ 1.125 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4554 Elysion amend 1664 removes ref to "Indulgence Auction" amend 1446 removes ref to "Mint Authority" @ text @d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2062 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2062 d2313 1 a2313 1 Rule 1664/23 (Power=2) d2338 1 a2338 2 - The GWotO shall remove all Abiding Oligarchs from the Oligarchy d2350 1 a2350 1 Status, Oligarchy membership of players at the time of the Call. d2381 1 d2447 1 a2447 1 Rule 1955/8 (Power=1) d2454 8 a2461 8 Oligarchs, when their terms as Oligarchs expire, the identity of the Speaker, and the date of the next quarterly Speaker transition. (c) The GWotO shall have a budget containing the Oligarchy Charge Requirement, which is a positive integer less than 10, and the Oligarchic Term, which is a number of days between 30 and 90. d2477 1 d2551 47 a2597 2 Rule 1932/4 (Power=2) The Oligarchy d2599 4 a2602 1 (a) The Oligarchy is the set of all Players who are Oligarchs. d2604 1 a2604 3 (b) An Oligarch may resign eir position in the Oligarchy by publicly announcing that e does so. Upon such an announcement, e ceases to be an Oligarch. d2612 1 d2616 1 a2616 1 Rule 1963/6 (Power=2) d2627 2 d2644 1 d2648 1 a2648 55 Rule 1936/11 (Power=2) Oligarchic Service (a) Any Player eligible to do so may become an Oligarch at any time, by announcing that they do so. The fee associated with this action is the Oligarchy Charge Requirement if the Player is not a Politician, and half the Oligarchy Charge Requirement if the Player is a Politician. (b) When a Player's Term of Service expires, the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy shall remove that Player from the Oligarchy. (c) An Oligarch may extend their term of service by a length of time equal to the Oligarchic Term at any time by announcement. The Fee associated with this action is the same as the fee for becoming an Oligarch. (d) The Grand Warden of the Oligarchy is reponsible for tracking membership of the Oligarchy, and individual Oligarchs' terms of service. History: Created by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4000 (Steve), May 2 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4073 (Elysion), Sep. 20 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4084 (Steve), Nov. 9 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 01-005 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(6) by Proposal 535[2001] (Elysion), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4307 (Steve), 28 May 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4371 (Steve), 6 September 2002 Amended(10) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(11) by Proposal 4534 (OscarMeyr), 8 November 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2027/2 (Power=2) Vacant Oligarchy At any time at which the number of Oligarchs is less than Quorum for an Ordinary Proposal, the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy may appoint any eligible Player to be an Oligarch, with the Support of the appointed Player and Without 3 Objections. The appointed Player becomes an Oligarch with a term of service equal to half of the Oligarchic Term. History: Created by Proposal 4307 (Steve), 28 May 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4354 (RedKnight), 7 August 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2058/0 (Power=2) d2658 2 a2659 2 If this notice is correct, the named Player ceases to be an Oligarch as of the GWotO's announcement. d2667 1 d3319 1 a3319 1 Rule 2052/1 (Power=2) d3329 2 a3330 2 associated with this action is the Oligarchy Charge Requirement multiplied by N. d3338 1 d6906 1 a6906 1 Rule 1922/5 (Power=1) d6944 4 d6955 1 @ 1.124 log @Updated Table of Contents. @ text @d2313 1 a2313 1 Rule 1664/22 (Power=2) a2343 1 - Any Indulgence Auction in progress is cancelled d2381 1 d8268 1 a8268 1 Rule 1446/14 (Power=1) a8283 2 Each Contest has Mint Authority. d8305 1 @ 1.123 log @Updated the "Making Proposals" category description to remove reference to "Papyri". @ text @a35 1 The Game of Agora a59 1 Currencies @ 1.122 log @CATEGORY CHANGES (cf. Rule 1048): There having been no Objections to my proposal of last week (dated Wed, 4 Feb 2004 10:03:30 +1100) to move Rules 1941 and 1661 into the category "Kudos". I hereby announce that this has been done. This leaves the category "Currencies" empty, so I remove it. @ text @d2678 1 a2678 2 submission and distribution of Proposals, the Proposal Pool, and the Currency of Papyri. @ 1.121 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4550 Goethe repeal 1990 amend 2013 Champ's Contests updated for Team Wins amend 2055 FAILS ; text not present rename 2055 name already as specified @ text @d6734 71 a7199 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Currencies This Category includes Rules concerning Currencies in general. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1941/2 (Power=1) Fees If the Rules associate a non-negative cost, price, charge, or fee with an action, that action is a fee-based action. If the specified cost is not an integer, the actual fee is the next highest integer. To perform a fee-based action, a Player (the Actor) who is otherwise permitted to perform the action must announce that e is performing the action and announce that there is a fee for that action. Upon said announcement, the action is performed, the Actor's kudos are decreased by the fee, and Agora's kudos are increased by the fee. Any Player (hereafter the challenger) may announce that the Actor possessed insufficient Honor (kudos) to perform the action, provided e issues eir challenge within 7 days of the attempted action. As soon as possible after such a challenge, the Herald shall confirm or deny whether the Actor possessed kudos equal to or greater than the fee at the time e attempted the action. If the Actor in fact possessed insufficient honor, or the honor of the Actor cannot be determined by reasonable effort, the action shall be deemed to have not occurred and the kudos of the Actor (and Agora) shall be deemed to have not been changed by the fee. If a Player issues a challenge as above, but more than 7 days have passed since the attempted action, then the action shall be permitted to stand. As soon as possible after a late challenge is issued, the Herald shall confirm or deny its correctness. But in this case the Fee shall be recorded even if the Actor is left with negative kudos. History: Created by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(2) by Proposal 4528 (Goethe), 2 October 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1661/10 (Power=1) The Right of Patronage A Speaker who is not Tainted has the Right of Patronage. This Right is the authority to, once a week, award the Boon Gold Star to a single Player who has not received this award within the preceding four weeks. The Speaker must provide a reason along with the Notice of Award. Such awards are only permitted to recognize acts the Speaker believes to be of benefit to the Agora community, acts that the Speaker believes to exceed the call of duty, or acts that the Speaker believes to be of extreme sacrifice for the good of the Game. History: Created by Proposal 2708, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr. 17 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3644 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(4) by Proposal 3660 (General Chaos), Jan. 17 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4033 (Chuck), Aug. 2 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4151 (Kelly), 13 May 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 @ 1.120 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4547 Sherlock amend 2042 Scorekeepor may rename Teams on win 4548 Magu amend 1870 Boons and Albatrosses at Xmas @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 273 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 208 with Power=1 d4086 1 a4086 1 Created by Proposal 4540, 23 November 2003 d7214 1 a7214 1 Rule 2013/0 (Power=1) d7217 29 a7245 8 A Contest may be a Champion's Contest if and only if: (i) its Contestmaster bears the Patent Title Current Champion; (ii) no other Contest is a Champion's Contest; (iii) the Contest's Regulations state that it is a Champion's Contest. If any of these criteria cease to be true, the Contest immediately ceases being a Champion's Contest. d7249 1 a8346 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1990/5 (Power=1) Points Contests A Contest may be a Points Contest if its ACO specifically states that it is a Points Contest. A Player may not be the Contestmaster of more than one Points Contest in a single Agoran month. The Players Points Limit and Points Per Player are as set in the Scorekeepor's Budget. Once during each month that starts while the Contest exists, a Points Contest's Contestmaster may post a single valid Notice of Award to the Public Forum, listing any number of the Contest's Contestants, and a listing a positive number of Points to be awarded to each Contestant on the list. Different Contestants may be awarded different numbers of points in the same listing. The posting must obey all regulations for such posting contained in the Contest's SLC to be valid. The total Points listed to be awarded to all Contestants in each such monthly Notice may not exceed Points Per Player times the number of Players who were Contestants of the Contest at any time in the 14 days prior to the Notice. If more points than this are listed the Notice is invalid. The total number of Points that a single Player may receive from all Points Contests in a single month may not exceed the Players Points Limit. If a Points Contest Notice would bring a Player's total to more points than this than the Notice is invalid for that Player only. The posting of such a Notice of Award, if valid, is an event Awarding the listed Points to the listed Players. History: Created by Proposal 4191 (Goethe), 18 July 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4357 (Sir Toby), 16 August 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4492 (Peekee), 6 May 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4502 (Peekee), 5 June 2003 Amended(5) by Proposal 4542 (Murphy), 23 November 2003 @ 1.119 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4544 OscarMeyr create 2062 Team Captains @ text @d855 1 a855 1 Rule 1870/2 (Power=1) d862 9 d875 1 d8435 1 a8435 1 Rule 2042/5 (Power=1) d8464 4 d8478 1 @ 1.118 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4540 Murphy create 2061 Zeitgeist Boon in cat. "The end of the voting period" 4542 Murphy amend 2055 reword, cleanup amend 1990 acronym removal amend 1929 challenges to non-events amend 2053 challenges to non-events @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 272 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 207 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2061 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2061 d8479 26 @ 1.117 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4537 Murphy create 2059 Bonus clauses in cat. "Making Proposals" 4539 Goethe repeal 2020 amend 1933 proposal "chamber" = Ord. or Dem. amend 1950 "parliamentary proposals" excised create 2060 Guy Fawkes Day in cat. "Making Proposals" @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 271 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 206 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2060 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2060 d4068 2 d4071 8 d7246 2 a7247 2 Rule 2055/0 (Power=1) The Scorkeepor's Budget d7251 14 a7264 16 (a) The Team Points Goal, which is a positive integer; (b) The PLIMIT and PPP, which are both positive integers; and (c) Various Scoring Events; Each Scoring Event must contain the following information: (1) Whether it is an Award or a Penalty; (2) The amount of the Award or Penalty, which is a positive integer; (3) The conditions required for the Event to occur; (4) A description of which Player or Team is to receive the Award or Penalty. If the conditions for a Scoring Event are met then the given Player or Team may be Awarded or Penalized an amount of Points as in that Event's description in the Scorekeepor's Budget. d7268 1 d7272 1 a7272 1 Rule 1929/6 (Power=1) d7295 11 d7314 1 d8318 1 a8318 1 Rule 1990/4 (Power=1) d8326 1 a8326 1 The PLIMIT and PPP (Points Per Player) are as set in the d8339 4 a8342 4 such monthly Notice may not exceed PPP times the number of Players who were Contestants of the Contest at any time in the 14 days prior to the Notice. If more points than this are listed the Notice is invalid. d8345 4 a8348 4 all Points Contests in a single month may not exceed the PLIMIT. If a Points Contest Notice would bring a Player's total to more points than this than the Notice is invalid for that Player only. d8359 1 d8384 1 a8384 1 Rule 2053/0 (Power=1) d8408 11 d8420 2 a8421 1 Created by by Proposal 4494 (Peekee), 13 May 2003 @ 1.116 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4534 OscarMeyr amend 1963 holdover from prop. 4532 amend 1936 holdover from prop. 4532 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 270 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 39 with Power=2 207 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2058 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2058 d3028 29 d3440 1 a3440 1 Rule 1933/4 (Power=2) d3443 2 a3444 5 Every Proposal shall be in (or have) exactly one defined Chamber out of the following possibile Chambers: (A) Ordinary; (B) Democratic; (C) Parliamentary. d3462 1 d3487 1 a3487 9 (c) An entity's Voting Power on a Parliamentary Proposal is as follows: (1) One, if the entity is one of the following: (a) The First Estate; (b) The Second Estate; (c) The Third Estate. (2) Any other entity, zero. (d) The value of an entity's Voting Power for any given Chamber d3494 1 a3494 1 (e) An entity may cast as many votes as e wishes on a Proposal, a3499 4 (2) Votes on Parliamentary Proposals shall only be cast through specific mechanisms indicated by the Rules for each specific entity with Voting Power on Parliamentary Proposals. d3509 1 a3538 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2020/2 (Power=1) Parliamentary Votes (a) The First Estate consists of all Players who are Acolytes, the Second Estate of all Players who are Politicians, and the Third Estate of all Players who are Scribes. (b) To count the votes on a parliamentary proposal, the Assessor shall first count as preliminary votes all communications from Players and their Executors that would have been legal votes on the proposal if it had been sane. (c) For each Estate, the Assessor shall then use the preliminary votes of the Players in that Estate to determine a voting index for the Estate on the Proposal. If the voting index is greater than or equal to the adoption index of the proposal, then the Estate is deemed to have cast 1 vote FOR the proposal; otherwise, the Estate is deemed to have cast one vote AGAINST the proposal. The Estates are deemed to have cast their votes a moment before the end of the voting period. (d) Quorum for parliamentary proposals is determined using preliminary votes, and is calculated as it would be for a democratic proposal. (e) Votes cannot be cast on parliamentary proposals except as described in this Rule. History: Created by Proposal 4282 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4352 (OscarMeyr), 7 August 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4410 (Steve), 6 November 2002 @ 1.115 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4530 OscarMeyr amend 2042 Teams' scores zeroed after win too 4531 root repeal 2031 4532 OscarMeyr create 2058 oligarch removal rule (cat: The Oligarchy) amend 1936 REPLACEMENT TEXT DOESN'T EXIST. (R1963?) amend 1963 REPLACEMENT TEXT DOESN'T EXIST. (R1936?) 4533 Murphy repeal 1942 repeal 2030 repeal 1959 repeal 1908 repeal 1467 repeal 1579 repeal 1722 repeal 1471 repeal 1598 repeal 1596 repeal 1599 repeal 1853 repeal 1887 amend 1458 rewording, de-capitalisation; no semantic change amend 1539 removal of Property words amend 1742 removal of Property words amend 1794 removal of Recordkeepor/Currency words @ text @d2560 1 a2560 1 Rule 1963/5 (Power=2) d2573 1 a2573 5 GWotO shall remove that Player from the Oligarchy as soon as possible. The GWoTO removes a Player from the Oligarchy by correctly announcing that at least one of the above conditions is true for that Player. The named Player ceases to be an Oligarch as of the GWoTO's announcement. d2585 1 d2589 1 a2589 1 Rule 1936/10 (Power=2) d2598 2 a2599 5 (b) By default, a Player remains an Oligarch for a period of time equal to the Oligarchic Term. The Grand Warden of the Oligarchy shall remove a Player from the Oligarchy by public announcement, as soon as possible after eir term expires. Other rules may cause Players to cease to be Oligarchs. d2622 1 @ 1.114 log @Added an unofficial annotation to Rule 1791 to reflect CFJ 1207 and some recent discussion. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 283 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 220 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2057 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2057 a60 1 Property d2648 22 d4593 1 a4593 1 Rule 1794/5 (Power=1) d4615 4 a4618 7 (f) An Administrative Order is an Order executed by an Officer in the course of performing the duties or privileges of that Office. For the purpose of this Rule, the following positions are deemed to be Offices: (i) The Speaker. (ii) The Recordkeepor of a Currency. d4629 1 d5773 1 a5773 1 Rule 1742/2 (Power=1) d5777 2 a5778 2 that such agreements will be binding under the Rules. If such an agreement is subsequently broken, any Player party to that d5780 8 a5787 12 been broken. If the Judge of such a CFJ finds that the agreement was entered into with the intention that the agreement be binding under the Rules and that the agreement has in fact been broken, e may Order the breaching party to: (1) transfer Property to the other party or parties to remedy the damages from the breach, (2) perform according to the agreement, or (3) perform such other substitute acts as would fairly serve the interests of the agreement. E may further Order the other parties of the agreement to perform such acts as may be necessary to preserve fairness and justice. d5789 1 a5789 1 Nothing in this Rule shall be construed so as to impair the d5793 3 a5795 3 A CFJ alleging that an agreement has been broken called by anyone who is not party to that agreement lacks standing and shall be dismissed. d5801 1 a7137 121 Property This Category includes Rules concerning Property in general. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1942/4 (Power=1) Property A property is an entity which the rules permit to be possessed by another entity. The term "possess" refers to the legal status of possessing a property; the terms "possessor" and "owner" are synonyms, as are "possess" and "own". Individual properties may not be created or destroyed, or their ownership changed, except in accordance with the rules. Each property shall have a recordkeepor, which is a player required to maintain a record of who owns that property. The Notary is the recordkeepor for each property that would otherwise have no recordkeepor. If one of the official duties of an officer is to be the recordkeepor of a property, then eir Weekly Report shall include this record and any changes thereto since the last posting of eir Report. If a category of properties ceases to exist, all debts of that property shall cease to exist. The former recordkeepor of that property category must, as soon as possible after the category ceases to exist, publish entities' holdings of that category as they existed immediately before this destruction. If a Player destroys a category of property for which e is a debtor, e commits the Class-4 Crime of Writing Bad Checks. History: Created by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 Amended(4) by Proposal 4497 (Steve), 13 May 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2030/0 (Power=2) Property Protection Rules to the contrary nonwithstanding, a provision of an adopted Proposal that attemps to change the ownership of Property or create a debt by any means other than by changing the Ruleset shall be considered without effect, unless (a) the Proposal is Democratic; and (b) the Proposal has an Adoption Index of 2 or greater. History: Created by Proposal 4329 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4340 (root), 8 July 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1959/2 (Power=1) Wills (a) An entity's Will is a description of how the entity's Property should be distributed in the event that the entity ceases to have an Executor. An entity may never have more than one Will. (b) An entity creates a Will for emself by publishing it. (c) An entity changes or destroys eir Will by announcing e does so. (d) The Notary shall keep a record of all Wills. History: Created by Proposal 4082 (Peekee), Oct. 30 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4506 (Sherlock), 20 June 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1908/5 (Power=1) Abandoned Property Property possessed by an entity (the Dissolute) without a Prime Executor is deemed to be abandoned as long as it is possessed by the Dissolute. The Notary is a Limited Executor of each Dissolute, on behalf of whom e may: (1) transfer property owned by em to any creditor of any of eir debts, for the purpose of making partial or complete payment on those debts; (2) forgive in part or in full any debts owed to em; (3) Without Objection, transfer property owned by em to the Mintor or Recordkeepor of that Property, unless the Dissolute was a player before eir property was abandoned; or (4) transfer property to satisfy the Dissolute's Will, provided that the Dissolute was not Silent when e lost eir Prime Executor and all debts for that type of property that the Dissolute had when e lost eir Prime Executor have been satisfied. If any entity possessing property dies, dissolves, or otherwise ceases to exist, that entity shall be deemed to exist for as long as e possesses property. History: Created by Proposal 3896 (Elysion), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3930 (Murphy), Oct. 17 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4082 (Peekee), Oct. 30 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4497 (Steve), 13 May 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== a7141 118 Rule 1467/7 (Power=1) Definition of a Currency A Currency is a category of entities established by the Rules. Each instance of a Currency is a Property. Instances of a given Currency are fungible. The size of a single instance, or "unit", of a given Currency is its Minimum Unit Quantity (MUQ). Individual units of a Currency cannot be divided; therefore, the final result of all computations involving numbers of units of Currency shall be rounded off to the nearest integral multiple of its MUQ. Unless otherwise specified, the MUQ of a Currency is one (1). Since units of Currency are fungible, it is not necessary for the Recordkeepor of a Currency to track the individual ownership of each unit; rather, it is sufficient to maintain a record of the total number of units possessed by each entity which possesses any number of units of that Currency. History: Created by Proposal 1601, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1685, Sep. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2470, Feb. 16 1996 Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Oct. 13 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(4) by Rule 1467, Oct. 27 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3894 (harvel), Aug. 16 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3999 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1579/6 (Power=1) Mintors Each Currency shall have associated with it a Mintor, which must be an entity to which the Rules grant Mint Authority. An entity has Mint Authority if and only if granted it by the Rules. If the Mintor of a Currency ceases to exist, or ceases to have the authority to be a Mintor, then all units of that Currency are destroyed, and that Currency ceases to exist. The Recordkeepor of that Currency shall publicly announce when this happens. All Players have Mint Authority. History: Created by Proposal 2470, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3502 (General Chaos), Jun. 8 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3543 (Harlequin), Aug. 17 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Aug. 30 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(5) by Rule 1579, Sep. 13 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1722/2 (Power=1) Creation of New Currencies A new Currency is created when an entity which has Mint Authority publicly posts a message stating that e is doing so, provided that also e states in that message the values of all properties which the Rules require of Currencies. The Mintor of a Currency created in this way is the entity which created it, any specification to the contrary notwithstanding. If the Recordkeepor of the Currency to be created is not the Executor of the Mintor, the proposed Recordkeepor must first consent to being its Recordkeepor before the Currency is created. A Currency is destroyed when the Mintor of that Currency publicly states that e is doing so, unless this destruction would be prohibited by the Rules. The Mintor of a Currency may not destroy that Currency if that Currency exists by virtue of being required to exist by the Rules. The Recordkeepor of a Currency created by the procedure in this Rule is changed when the Mintor of that Currency announces the change; but if the new Recordkeepor is not the Executor of the Mintor, the new Recordkeepor must first consent to being made Recordkeepor. History: Created by Proposal 3502 (General Chaos), Jun. 8 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1471/2 (Power=1) Creation and Destruction of Units of Currency New units of a Currency are created when the Mintor of that Currency transmits to the Recordkeepor of that Currency a notice that e is creating new units of that Currency, specifying the number of units that e is creating. The newly created units are added to the Mintor's possessions. Units of Currency are destroyed when any entity which possesses units of that Currency transmits to the Recordkeepor of that Currency a notice that e is destroying units of that Currency, specifying the number of units that e is destroying. An entity cannot destroy more units of a Currency than e possesses, however. The units destroyed are removed from the possession of the entity performing the destruction. History: Created by Proposal 1601, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2619, Jun. 19 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a7183 235 Rule 1598/12 (Power=1) Property Transfers (a) A Notice of Transfer is a message which sets forth the intent to transfer one or more Properties from one entity (the "transferor") to some other entity (the "transferee"). (b) A valid Notice of Transfer must additionally: (1) specify one or more Properties all of which are owned by the transferor; and (2) be sent by the Executor of the transferor, or by a Limited Executor of the transferor with the authority to execute transfers on behalf of that entity with respect to all of the Properties involved. (c) A transfer of a Property occurs only when its Recordkeepor receives a valid Notice of Transfer. (d) The effect of a transfer of Properties is to cause the transferor to cease to possess the Properties transferred, and simultaneously to cause the transferee to possess them. (e) The Recordkeepor of a Property shall maintain a record of all transfers of that Property. E shall retain a record of each Notice of Transfer which e receives (whether valid or not) involving that Property. E shall retain this record of each Notice of Transfer for at least four weeks after its receipt. (f) If the transferor transfers Property to the transferee with the purpose of satisfying a debt, or of paying the Fee associated with performing an action, but the debt does not exist, or the action is not successfully performed, then the transferor may publicly demand the return of the Property. The effect of such a demand is to cause the transferee to incur a debt to the transferor for the Property transferred. [In CFJ 1302, judged TRUE on 26 June 2001, the Judge agreed with the caller's argument that "a 'conditionally expressed Notice of Transfer' (that is, a message which appears to be a Notice of Transfer but with a condition attached), where a reasonable person would conclude that the sender of the purported Notice of Transfer did not possess, at the time e sent the purported Notice of Transfer, immediate knowledge as to whether the condition was true, does not express an 'intent to transfer one or more Properties' and as such is not a Notice of Transfer. Rather, such a message expresses an intent to achieve a certain state of affairs which may or may not include a transfer, and as such fails to set forth the requisite intent required by Rule 1598."] [CFJ 1337, judged 8 January 2002, established that the use of a locution like 'I transfer all my Papyri (3.15) to the Bank' is acceptable and valid as a Notice of Transfer, because it clearly specifies the Properties being transferred.] History: Created by Proposal 2493, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2626, Jun. 29 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Nov. 26 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(4) by Rule 1598, Dec. 10 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3627 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(7) by Proposal 3755 (Crito), Jun. 12 1998 Amended(8) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4156 (Ian), 18 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1596/9 (Power=1) Debt (a) A "debt" is an obligation arising under the Rules for one entity (the "debtor") to make a transfer of one or more Properties to some other entity (the "creditor"). (b) No debt shall be enforceable unless a notice sufficient to inform the debtor of the debt has been sent to the debtor. If a Rule requires that a public notice of a debt be posted, the debt is not enforceable until and unless that notice is posted. (c) A debt is satisfied when the debtor has transferred (or is deemed to have transferred) all the Properties named to the creditor (either as a single transfer or as the aggregate of multiple transfers). (d) A debt is forgiven when the creditor of a debt sends a notice to the debtor that e is forgiving the debt. Forgiveness may be for the entire debt or for any part thereof. The effect of forgiving a debt is to relieve the debtor of the obligation arising from that part of the debt which has been forgiven to transfer Property to the creditor. (e) If two entities are each others' debtor, and all or part of their debts to each other are for the same quantity (equal portions) of the same fungible Property, then a public announcement of this mutual debt by either entity will have the effect of satisfying the equal portions of the debts for both debtors as in (c) above. History: Created by Proposal 2493, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2626, Jun. 29 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(4) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4037 (Oerjan), Aug. 7 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4156 (Ian), 18 May 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4234 (Goethe), 29 November 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4259 (Murphy), 21 February 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4356 (Steve), 7 August 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1599/9 (Power=1) Overdue Debts (a) Provided that e has not already done so, the Executor of the creditor of any unsatisfied debt may demand that the debtor satisfy that debt, by notifying the debtor of the demand. (b) The debtor shall have seven days from the time of the notification to satisfy the debt, except that if the debtor is not active at the time the demand is sent, the debtor shall instead have seven days from the time e becomes active to satisfy the debt. Time during which a debt is disputed is not counted for the purposes of this Rule. (c) A debt not satisfied within the time allowed by this Rule becomes delinquent when that time elapses. It ceases to be delinquent when it is satisfied. (d) Any Player who is the Prime Executor of an entity with respect to the satisfaction of a debt owed by that entity commits the Class 1 Infraction of Persistent Indebtedness when that debt first becomes delinquent, and commits it again every seven days thereafter for as long as the debt remains delinquent. This Infraction may be reported by the creditor of the delinquent debt. History: Created by Proposal 2493, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2830 (Murphy), Mar. 7 1997, cosmetic (unattributed) Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3604 (General Chaos), Dec. 9 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3851 (General Chaos), Apr. 12 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4165 (Kelly), 11 June 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4346 (Steve), 11 July 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1853/10 (Power=1) Levying Taxes The Recordkeepor of a Currency ("the taxing authority") may levy a tax on that Currency only as follows: (A) First, the taxing authority publically issues an announcement of intent to levy a tax; second, at a later point, the taxing authority publically issues a tax notice (the levy). (B) To be valid, both the notice of intent to levy a tax, and the tax notice itself, must specify the elements of the tax, viz., the currency being taxed, the tax rate expressed as a percentage of holdings (which may not exceed 50%), and any exemptions. (C) The tax notice must be published between seven and fourteen days after the time of the announcement of the intent to issue the levy, and must be at least 30 days after the last valid tax notice published for that Currency. The announcement of intent to issue the levy may not take place while another attempt to levy a tax on that Currency is pending under the authority of this Rule. (D) The tax may include exemptions on a fixed amount of the holdings of every taxable entity, provided that: (i) All Players are exempt identical amounts, (ii) All Non-players are exempt identical amounts, (iii) The Non-players' exemption is less than or equal to the Players' exemption. (E) The tax debt for each taxable entity is calculated on the basis of the entity's holdings at the time of the publication of the notice of intent. Any holdings exempt from the tax are exempted, and the tax is applied to the remainder at the specified tax rate. (F) A tax notice must also indicate the currency holdings of each taxable entity at the time of the publication of the notice of intent to levy a tax, and the tax debt incurred by each such entity. Any error in the calculation of holdings or tax debts does not invalidate the tax notice with respect to the other taxable entities mentioned in it. (G) Upon the publication of a valid tax notice, each taxable entity incurs a debt to the Mintor of the Currency equal to eir tax debt. (H) All entities are taxable, except for: (i) rebellious players who were rebellious at the time the intent to levy was published, and (ii) entities explicitly specified by the rule authorizing the levy as non-taxable for that levy. Other Rules may specify conditions under which an entity other than the recordkeepor of a currency may be a taxing authority for the purposes of this Rule. History: Created by Proposal 3747 (Steve), May 22 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3790 (Steve), Oct. 6 1998 Amended(2) by Proposal 3794 (Kolja A.), Oct. 19 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 3857 (General Chaos), Apr. 27 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3951 (Elysion), Dec. 8 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4127 (Murphy), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(8) by Proposal 4193 (Taral), 18 July 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4470 (Steve), 26 March 2003 Amended(10) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a7213 134 Rule 1887/19 (Power=1) Auctions and the Default Auction Procedure When an Auction is to be held and the procedure is not specified, the Auctioneer may select a rules-defined Auction Procedure. If e does not specify which procedure is to be used, the Default Auction Procedure shall be used. The Default Auction Procedure is as follows: (a) Auctioneer: the Auctioneer is the Player who initiates the Auction, and is responsible for collecting bids and announcing the result of the Auction. If the Rules require (or permit) an Auction to be initiated, but do not specify which Player shall initiate it, then the Speaker shall (or may) initiate it. (b) Bidders: every active Player may bid in an Auction; non-active Players may not bid. Activity is measured at the time a Player sends eir bid. (c) Auction Currency: each Auction is conducted in one particular currency. The Rule providing for a particular Auction must specify the currency to be used, or the Auction cannot take place. (d) Number of lots: each Auction is conducted for 1 or more identical lots of identical items, which must all be owned by the same entity. Throughout this Rule, N indicates the number of lots up for bid in the Auction. (e) Start of Auction: the Auction begins when the first announcement that an Auction has begun is made by a Player authorized to initiate the Auction. The announcement must contain: (1) the identity of the Auctioneer; (2) the Auction Currency; (3) the number of items being Auctioned; and (4) the value of the Starting Bid. (f) Errors in initiating Auctions: if one of the required elements is missing from the announcement initiating the Auction, or is incorrect, then the Auctioneer may let the Auction stand Without 2 Objections. If the Auction stands, then the announcement initiating the Auction is deemed to have been legal and correct for the purposes of the Rules. If the Auction does not stand, it is deemed not to have occurred. (g) Starting Bid: the Starting Bid is the minimum possible value of a bid. If not otherwise specified, the Starting Bid is equal to the MUQ of the Auction Currency. (h) Bidding: a bid is a public message from a bidder identifying the Auction e is bidding in, and specifying the amount of eir bid. Each bidder may make as many bids as e likes during the Auction. A bid is only valid if it satisfies the following conditions: (1) it is made after the start of the Auction, and before its end; (2) the amount of the bid is a multiple of the MUQ of the Auction Currency; and (3) the amount of the bid is no less than the Starting Bid. (i) Cancelling bids: a bidder may cancel eir bid while the Auction is in progress by publically identifying the bid to be cancelled. (j) End of Auction: the Auction ends if any of the following occur: (1) one week has passed from the start of the Auction, and no bids have been made; or (2) a bid has been made in the Auction, and 72 hours have passed without there being a change in the N highest bids in the Auction; or (3) 14 days have passed since the Auction began. (k) Winning bids: when the Auction ends, the winning bids are the N largest uncancelled valid bids in the Auction (or all valid uncancelled Bids, if there were less than N valid uncancelled bids). Ties shall be broken in favor of earlier- submitted bids. If there were no bids in the Auction, then the Auction has no winner. (l) Final Auction Price: the Final Auction Price is either: (1) the amount of the Nth highest bid, if there were N or more valid uncancelled bids in the auction; or (2) the Starting Bid, if there were greater than zero but fewer than N valid uncancelled bids. (m) Billing for winning bids: as soon as possible after the end of the Auction, the Auctioneer shall announce the winning bids and issue to each winning bidder a separate bill for each of eir winning bids. (n) Defaulting: a winning bidder has a week from the time e is billed by the Auctioneer for a winning bid e made to satisfy the debt arising from that bid. If e does not do so, e commits the Class 2 Infraction of Defaulting (reportable by the Auctioneer), and thereafter loses eir right to purchase the Auctioned item by paying the debt arising from that bid. As soon as possible after a winning bidder defaults on a bid, the Auctioneer shall Order the owner of the items being Auctioned to forgive the unsatisfied debt arising from the bid. (o) Unless specified otherwise, the owner of the Auctioned items shall incur a debt of one Auctioned lot of items to the winning bidder when the bill for that lot is paid. History: Created by Proposal 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3884 (harvel), Jul. 26 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3979 (Elysion), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4000 (Steve), May 2 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4026 (t), Jul. 14 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4094 (Steve), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(9) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(10) by Proposal 01-005 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4122 (Goethe), Mar. 21 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(13) by Proposal 4167 (root), 11 June 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4176 (root), 7 July 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4249 (Murphy), 19 February 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4356 (Steve), 7 August 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 4385 (Steve), 17 September 2002 Amended(19) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), 24 April 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8197 1 a8197 1 Rule 1458/14 (Power=1) d8203 2 a8204 11 The Notary's Weekly Report shall include the following information for each Organization: (i) its name; (ii) its Administrator; (iii) its Executor; (iv) its SLC's Maintainer; and (v) its Jurisdiction's Players. The Notary's Monthly Report shall include the Charter of each Organization. d8206 13 a8218 4 Also, as soon as possible after the creation or dissolution of any Organization, the Notary shall announce that fact. If an Organization is created, the Notary shall announce the above information for that Organization. d8238 1 d8291 1 a8291 1 Rule 1539/3 (Power=1) d8294 18 a8311 24 No Player within Jurisdiction of a Contest's Regulations is bound to obey any Regulation or combination of Regulations that conflict with the Rules. The Regulations can specify the following: i) How a Contestmaster is replaced. No person may become Contestmaster without eir consent. If left unspecified, the Contestmaster cannot change while the Contest exists. ii) How the Currencies in the Contest Fund shall be spent. If this is not specified, they may only be spent when the Rules require it. iii) The amount of the Entry Fee for the Contest, in the form of units of any specific Currency. iv) Additional restrictions on Players to become Contestants, and conditions under which Contestants cease to be Contestants. A Player becomes a Contestant by notifying the Contestmaster. If the Contest Regulations specify an Entry Fee, the Player must also pay the prescribed Entry Fee to the Contest Fund. A Contestant may quit a Contest at any time by so notifying the Contestmaster. A Contestmaster may publicly resign at any time, at which time e ceases to be Contestmaster. d8318 1 a8365 15 Rule 2031/2 (Power=1) Money Grubbing Contests A Contest may be a Money Grubbing Contest if its ACO specifically states that it is a Money Grubbing Contest. A Player may not be the Contestmaster of more than one Money Grubbing Contest in a single Agoran month. History: Created by Proposal 4337 (Sir Toby), 30 June 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4357 (Sir Toby), 16 August 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8416 1 a8416 1 Rule 2042/4 (Power=1) d8445 2 a8446 2 Upon the Scorekeepor's announcement, all Players' Scores are set to zero. d8454 1 @ 1.113 log @Corrected date in History field for rule 1941. @ text @d1775 5 @ 1.112 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4528 Goethe amend 1941 fee payments can be challenged @ text @d7398 1 a7398 1 Amended(2) by Proposal 4528 (Goethe), 1 October 2003 @ 1.111 log @Typo correction. @ text @d7360 1 a7360 1 Rule 1941/1 (Power=1) d7371 3 a7373 5 that action. If the Actor has kudos equal to or greater than the fee, the action is performed, the Actor's kudos are decreased by the fee, and Agora's kudos are increased by the fee. d7382 3 a7384 3 greater than the fee at the time e attempted the action. If the Actor in fact possessed insufficient honor, the action d7386 1 a7386 3 shall be deemed to have not changed. Otherwise the action shall be deemed to have occurred (and the change in kudos shall be recorded). d7398 1 @ 1.110 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4527 Murphy amend 2040 Viscosity goes, different RKs for switches possible amend 1016 activity now a switch amend 1840 rebelliousness now a switch amend 2035 re-expressed with switches @ text @d6699 1 a6699 1 Englightenment @ 1.109 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4526 Steve amend 2052 VP change is basis for cost, not new level @ text @d518 1 a518 1 Rule 2040/0 (Power=2) d528 1 a528 1 for each entity of the class the current state of the switch. d530 2 a531 1 shall include records of these switches. d547 1 a547 2 Viscosity is a stuck switch for switches with values loose and stuck. d563 1 d1169 1 a1169 1 Rule 1016/16 (Power=2) d1172 18 a1189 19 (a) Each player has an activity level, which is either active or inactive. "Off hold" and "on hold" are unambiguous synonyms for "active" and "inactive", respectively. (b) Whenever a player registers or reregisters, e is active. (c) A player may change eir activity level by announcing that e does so, provided that a week has passed since e last changed eir activity level. (d) Inactive players may not vote, make proposals, hold office, or be a Judge of a CFJ. An inactive player may not be required by the rules to perform any duty or action, unless the rules explicitly state that they can require inactive players to perform that duty or action. (e) This rule takes precedence over each other rule that regulates activity levels and the powers or duties that a player may have because of eir activity level. d1218 1 d2399 1 a2399 1 Rule 1840/3 (Power=2) d2402 5 a2406 6 Each player's Political Status is either Abiding or Rebellious; the Registrar shall include a list of Rebellious players in the Registrar's Report. A player can change eir Political Status by publicly announcing e does so, provided e has not changed eir Political Status during the current month. A new players is always Abiding when e becomes a player. d2431 1 d5152 1 a5152 1 Rule 2035/0 (Power=2) d5155 1 a5155 3 When a player becomes unready e begins to Turn Around And Around. If at any time an Unready player is not Turning Around And Around e begins to Turn Around And Around. d5159 1 @ 1.108 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4523 Murphy amend 2040 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 1016 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 1042 Silence cast as switch flipping amend 1960 Roles cast as switches amend 869 Readiness a switch amend 1840 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 1871 Turnedness (Judge-readiness) a switch amend 2035 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 2032 new turnedness switch language amend 1952 proposal distributability switch amend 1623 proposal disinterestedness switch 4524 root amend 2057 OK to declare presence in elections 4525 Murphy amend 1458 s/SLC/Charter/ @ text @d3263 1 a3263 1 Rule 2052/0 (Power=2) d3271 4 a3274 4 (b) At any time, a Player may, by announcement, set their Voting Potential to any positive integer N. The Fee associated with this action is the Oligarchy Charge Requirement multiplied by N. d3281 1 @ 1.107 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4520 Goethe amend 2047 default Kudos = 1 amend 1677 returning Players gets half the TR in Kudos @ text @d1016 1 a1016 1 Rule 869/13 (Power=1) d1026 4 a1029 3 Each Player is always either Ready or Unready, but not both. A Player is Ready unless the Rules state otherwise. If a Player is Unready, e may become Ready by announcing that e does so. d1087 1 d1248 1 a1248 1 Rule 1042/19 (Power=1) d1251 17 a1267 16 (a) Each player is always noisy, quiet, or silent, but never more than one of these. Whenever a player registers or posts to a public forum, that player is noisy. (b) A player who has not quietened another active, noisy player in the past 24 hours may cause another active, noisy player to become quiet by publically identifying the player and stating that e causes that player to become quiet. (c) If a player has been quiet continuously for one month, or inactive continuously for three months, e becomes silent. (d) Any player may publish a Notice of Abandonment, identifying another player and alleging that that player has abandoned the game. A Notice of Abandonment is or becomes invalid if the player identified in it is not, or ceases to be, silent. d1297 2 a1298 1 Amneded(19) by Proposal 4424 (Steve), 16 December 2002 d1490 1 a1490 1 Rule 1960/2 (Power=1) d1493 6 a1498 1 Each player may have a Role, which is one of the following: d1500 1 a1500 18 (a) Politician, (b) Scribe, (c) Acolyte. A Player may have only one of these roles at a time. If a Player gains a new role, then e ceases to hold any previous roles. Initially players do not have any role. A Player changes eir Role by publicly announcing which Role e is changing to, provided one of the following is true: 1) e has no role or e has not changed eir role in the past 3 months. 2) e has not changed eir role in the past six weeks and e has paid a Fee of 2 kudos for the purpose of making this change 3) e has paid a Fee of 6 kudos for the purpose of making this change. d1502 5 a1506 2 The Registrar shall keep track of each player's role, and include it in eir report. d1512 1 d2873 1 a2873 1 Rule 1623/11 (Power=1) d2876 9 a2884 4 A Proposal may be Interested or Disinterested. Each Proposal is Interested when made. The Proposer of a Proposal may cause it to become Disinterested, without objection, but only if the Proposal has not yet been distributed. d2900 1 d3066 1 a3066 1 Rule 1952/1 (Power=1) d3069 6 a3074 13 Each Proposal is either Distributable or Undistributable. Initially, each Proposal is Undistributable. When a Proposal becomes Disinterested, it immediately becomes Distributable and may not become Undistributable by any means as long as it remains Disinterested. The Rules may define other mechanisms through which a Proposal becomes Distributable or Undistributable. Any Player may make any Undistributable Proposal in the Proposal Pool Distributable by publicly announcing that e is doing so and paying a fee equal to the Distribution Cost. Any Player may make an Undistributed Distributable Proposal Undistributable by paying a fee equal to twice the Distribution Cost. d3080 1 d4446 1 a4446 1 Rule 2057/0 (Power=1) d4450 2 a4451 2 vote commits the Class 1 Infraction of Apathy, to be reported by the vote collector. d4455 1 d5128 1 a5128 1 Rule 1871/2 (Power=1) d5131 10 a5140 7 Whenever a Player is selected as Trial Judge of a CFJ, e begins to Turn Around And Around. Players who are Turning Around And Around are ineligible to be Trial Judge of any future CFJs. Whenever there are no Players eligible to be Trial Judge of a CFJ, all Players who are Turning Around And Around cease Turning Around And Around. d5146 1 d5162 1 a5162 1 Rule 2032/0 (Power=1) d5171 1 a5171 1 selection solely because e is Turning Around And Around; d5179 1 d8786 1 a8786 1 Rule 1458/13 (Power=1) d8801 1 a8801 1 The Notary's Monthly Report shall include the SLC of each d8826 1 @ 1.106 log @Reverted to cancel out mistakenly applied effects of vr20030730. @ text @d1089 1 a1089 1 Rule 1677/11 (Power=1) d1097 5 d1116 1 d6673 1 a6673 1 Rule 2047/0 (Power=2) d6686 3 d6691 1 @ 1.105 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4518 Murphy amend 2040 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 1016 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 1042 Silence cast as switch flipping amend 1960 Roles cast as switches amend 869 Readiness a switch amend 1840 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 1871 Turnedness (Judge-readiness) a switch amend 2035 FAILS! Insufficient Power. amend 2032 new turnedness switch language amend 1952 proposal distributability switch amend 1623 proposal disinterestedness switch 4519 root amend 2057 allow Presence to avoid Apathy penalty 4520 Goethe amend 2047 default Kudos = 1 amend 1677 returning Players gets half the TR in Kudos @ text @d1016 1 a1016 1 Rule 869/14 (Power=1) d1026 3 a1028 4 Readiness is a stuck player switch with values ready and unready. An unready player may flip eir readiness to ready. a1085 1 Amended(14) by Proposal 4518 (Murphy), 30 July 2003 d1089 1 a1089 1 Rule 1677/12 (Power=1) a1096 5 If a Player joins the game, but is neither subject to a Grace Period nor been a Player at any time since the last Turning of a New Parchment, then the Herald shall set eir Kudos to half the Tabla Rasa (rounded up). a1110 1 Amended(12) by Proposal 4520 (Goethe), 30 July 2003 d1240 1 a1240 1 Rule 1042/20 (Power=1) d1243 16 a1258 17 Noisiness is a stuck player switch with values noisy, quiet, and silent. A non-noisy player becomes noisy whenever e posts to a public forum. A player may flip another player's noisiness from noisy to quiet, unless e has done so for another player within the past 24 hours. If a player has been quiet continuously for one month, or inactive continuously for three months, e becomes silent. Any player may publish a Notice of Abandonment, identifying another player and alleging that that player has abandoned the game. A Notice of Abandonment is or becomes invalid if the player identified in it is not, or ceases to be, silent. d1288 1 a1288 2 Amended(19) by Proposal 4424 (Steve), 16 December 2002 Amended(20) by Proposal 4518 (Murphy), 30 July 2003 d1480 1 a1480 1 Rule 1960/3 (Power=1) d1483 1 a1483 6 Role is a stuck player switch with values null, politician, scribe, and acolyte. A player may flip eir role if one of the following is true: a) Eir role is null. d1485 18 a1502 1 b) E has not changed eir role in the past three months. d1504 2 a1505 5 c) E has not changed eir role in the past six weeks, and e pays a fee of 2 kudos for the purpose of making this change. d) E pays a fee of 6 kudos for the purpose of making this change. a1510 1 Amended(3) by Proposal 4518 (Murphy), 30 July 2003 d2871 1 a2871 1 Rule 1623/12 (Power=1) d2874 4 a2877 9 Interest is a stuck proposal switch with values interested and disinterested. A player may flip an undistributed proposal's interest to disinterested, without objection. When a proposal becomes disinterested, it becomes distributable, and its depth may not be flipped to undistributable while it remains disinterested. a2892 1 Amended(12) by Proposal 4518 (Murphy), 30 July 2003 d3058 1 a3058 1 Rule 1952/3 (Power=1) d3061 13 a3073 6 Depth is a stuck proposal switch with values undistributable and distributable. A player may flip a proposal's depth to distributable by paying a fee equal to its Distribution Cost, or to undistributable by paying a fee equal to twice its Distribution Cost. a3078 1 Amended(3) by Proposal 4518 (Murphy), 30 July 2003 d4444 1 a4444 1 Rule 2057/1 (Power=1) d4448 2 a4449 2 vote or declare emself present commits the Class 1 Infraction of Apathy, to be reported by the vote collector. a4452 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 4519 (root), 30 July 2003 d5125 1 a5125 1 Rule 1871/3 (Power=1) d5128 7 a5134 10 Orientation is a stuck player switch with values unturned and turned. The Clerk of the Courts shall maintain and report records for this switch. Whenever a player is selected as Trial Judge of a CFJ, e becomes turned. Turned players are ineligible to be Trial Judge of any future CFJs. Whenever there are no players eligible to be Trial Judge of a CFJ, all turned players become unturned. a5139 1 Amended(3) by Proposal 4518 (Murphy), 30 July 2003 d5155 1 a5155 1 Rule 2032/1 (Power=1) d5164 1 a5164 1 selection solely because e is turned; a5171 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 4518 (Murphy), 30 July 2003 d6667 1 a6667 1 Rule 2047/1 (Power=2) a6679 3 If an entity has a defined number of Kudos, but the number has not been set by the Rules, then the entity has 1 Kudo. a6681 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 4520 (Goethe), 30 July 2003 @ 1.104 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4516 Murphy amend 1664 s/emphemeral/ephemeral 4517 Murphy amend 1552 cleaned up and generalised @ text @d1016 1 a1016 1 Rule 869/13 (Power=1) d1026 4 a1029 3 Each Player is always either Ready or Unready, but not both. A Player is Ready unless the Rules state otherwise. If a Player is Unready, e may become Ready by announcing that e does so. d1087 1 d1091 1 a1091 1 Rule 1677/11 (Power=1) d1099 5 d1118 1 d1248 1 a1248 1 Rule 1042/19 (Power=1) d1251 17 a1267 16 (a) Each player is always noisy, quiet, or silent, but never more than one of these. Whenever a player registers or posts to a public forum, that player is noisy. (b) A player who has not quietened another active, noisy player in the past 24 hours may cause another active, noisy player to become quiet by publically identifying the player and stating that e causes that player to become quiet. (c) If a player has been quiet continuously for one month, or inactive continuously for three months, e becomes silent. (d) Any player may publish a Notice of Abandonment, identifying another player and alleging that that player has abandoned the game. A Notice of Abandonment is or becomes invalid if the player identified in it is not, or ceases to be, silent. d1297 2 a1298 1 Amneded(19) by Proposal 4424 (Steve), 16 December 2002 d1490 1 a1490 1 Rule 1960/2 (Power=1) d1493 6 a1498 1 Each player may have a Role, which is one of the following: d1500 1 a1500 18 (a) Politician, (b) Scribe, (c) Acolyte. A Player may have only one of these roles at a time. If a Player gains a new role, then e ceases to hold any previous roles. Initially players do not have any role. A Player changes eir Role by publicly announcing which Role e is changing to, provided one of the following is true: 1) e has no role or e has not changed eir role in the past 3 months. 2) e has not changed eir role in the past six weeks and e has paid a Fee of 2 kudos for the purpose of making this change 3) e has paid a Fee of 6 kudos for the purpose of making this change. d1502 5 a1506 2 The Registrar shall keep track of each player's role, and include it in eir report. d1512 1 d2873 1 a2873 1 Rule 1623/11 (Power=1) d2876 9 a2884 4 A Proposal may be Interested or Disinterested. Each Proposal is Interested when made. The Proposer of a Proposal may cause it to become Disinterested, without objection, but only if the Proposal has not yet been distributed. d2900 1 d3066 1 a3066 1 Rule 1952/1 (Power=1) d3069 6 a3074 13 Each Proposal is either Distributable or Undistributable. Initially, each Proposal is Undistributable. When a Proposal becomes Disinterested, it immediately becomes Distributable and may not become Undistributable by any means as long as it remains Disinterested. The Rules may define other mechanisms through which a Proposal becomes Distributable or Undistributable. Any Player may make any Undistributable Proposal in the Proposal Pool Distributable by publicly announcing that e is doing so and paying a fee equal to the Distribution Cost. Any Player may make an Undistributed Distributable Proposal Undistributable by paying a fee equal to twice the Distribution Cost. d3080 1 d4446 1 a4446 1 Rule 2057/0 (Power=1) d4450 2 a4451 2 vote commits the Class 1 Infraction of Apathy, to be reported by the vote collector. d4455 1 d5128 1 a5128 1 Rule 1871/2 (Power=1) d5131 10 a5140 7 Whenever a Player is selected as Trial Judge of a CFJ, e begins to Turn Around And Around. Players who are Turning Around And Around are ineligible to be Trial Judge of any future CFJs. Whenever there are no Players eligible to be Trial Judge of a CFJ, all Players who are Turning Around And Around cease Turning Around And Around. d5146 1 d5162 1 a5162 1 Rule 2032/0 (Power=1) d5171 1 a5171 1 selection solely because e is Turning Around And Around; d5179 1 d6675 1 a6675 1 Rule 2047/0 (Power=2) d6688 3 d6693 1 @ 1.103 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4509 Murphy amend 1558 which Speaker gets to hold ADoP elections 4510 Sherlock amend 1458 Notary's Report now includes SLCs amend 1531 Administrator reports SLC changes; is no longer default Executor 4510 Murphy amend 2036 send Silent Treatment notices to all e-mail addresses amend 1670 Registrar tracks just listed addresses 4513 Steve create 2056 in category "Crimes and Infractions" 4514 Murphy create 2057 in category "Referenda and Elections" @ text @d1824 1 a1824 1 Rule 1552/3 (Power=1) d1827 25 a1851 35 In order for an Official Document to be valid for the purpose of a Ratification, it must satisfy all the following criteria at the time the Proposal which would Ratify it is Proposed: i) The Rules require some specific Player to produce and/or maintain the document. ii) The Rules required it to be published. (A requirement that it be sent to all Players fulfills this criterion.) iii) It is not currently subject to a Claim of Error. (COE) iv) It is not currently subject to a pending Call for Judgement (CFJ), or a pending Appeal of a CFJ. v) The information within the Document has not been superseded by a subsequent Document. vi) The Document is not the Ruleset. The Ruleset is specifically excluded from Ratification. Further, a Document can become invalid during the Voting Period of a Proposal which would Ratify it if any of the following occurs: i) The Document is superseded by a subsequent Document which contradicts the information in the prior Document. This does not apply if there is a COE alleging the contradiction is an error, and the error is admitted before the end of the Proposal's Voting Period. ii) A COE is made on the Document, and the COE has not been denied before the end of the Proposal's Voting Period. iii) The Document becomes subject to a pending CFJ or a pending appeal of a CFJ. If, during the Voting Period of a Proposal to Ratify a Document, another Document is issued that does not contradict the prior Document, it does not alter the validity of the prior Document. d1859 1 d2298 1 a2298 1 Rule 1664/21 (Power=2) d2321 1 a2321 1 - The Registrar shall grant the emphemeral Patent Title Rebel d2366 1 @ 1.102 log @Fixed table of contents. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 281 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 218 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2055 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2055 d1292 1 a1292 1 Rule 2036/0 (Power=1) d1312 6 a1317 6 (2) publish in all designated Public Fora, and send to the preferred email address of the player, if e has one, a Notice of Intent to Deregister, identifying the player to be deregistered (the same as in the Notice of Abandonment), and announcing the Registrar's intent to deregister that player after one month has passed. d1322 6 a1327 7 designated Public Fora, and send to the preferred email address of the player, if e has one, a Notice of Deregistration, identifying the player being deregistered (the same as in the Notice of Abandonment). A Notice of Deregistration is valid if and only if it is published by the Registrar, following the procedures described in this Rule. d1344 1 d4310 1 a4310 1 Rule 1558/5 (Power=1) d4317 5 a4321 5 * The Vote Collector of the Election shall be the Assistant Director of Personnel, unless the Office which the Election is seeking to fill is that of the Assistant Director of Personnel, in which case the Vote Collector shall be the Speaker; and d4334 1 d4452 11 d6352 10 d6370 1 a6370 1 Rule 1670/13 (Power=1) d6379 4 a6382 4 The Registrar is obliged to keep the Distributor informed of the e-mail addresses of all Players, as well as to inform the Distributor of any address change as soon as possible after e learns of it. d6401 1 d8668 1 a8668 1 Rule 1531/9 (Power=1) a8677 3 The Administrator is Executor of the Organization, unless otherwise specified by its Charter or by the Rules. d8682 7 a8688 6 a) The Name changes. b) The Administrator changes. c) The Executor changes. d) The Maintainer of the Charter changes. e) The jurisdiction of the Charter changes. f) The Organization voluntarily dissolves. d8702 1 d8782 1 a8782 1 Rule 1458/12 (Power=1) d8786 1 a8786 2 maintaining a record of organizations and their jurisdictions, and generic information, excluding holdings, of currencies. d8788 2 a8789 1 The Notary's Report shall include the following information: d8791 5 a8795 6 (A) For each organization: (i) its name; (ii) its Administrator; (iii) its Executor; (iv) its SLC's Maintainer; and (v) its Jurisdiction's Players. d8797 2 a8798 2 (B) For each currency, its name, mintor, recordkeepor, and Minimum Unit Quantity. d8821 1 @ 1.101 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4505 Murphy amend 459 fixes the epoch bug 4506 Sherlock amend 1959 allow change or destruction of Wills 4507 Murphy mutate 754 to Power 3 amend 754 freedom of speech enshrined @ text @d26 1 a26 1 22 with Power=3 d28 1 a28 1 219 with Power=1 @ 1.100 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4503 Peekee amend 2042 replaces stem reward with Boon of Teamwork @ text @d186 2 a187 2 Rule 754/4 (Power=1) Spelling, Quoting, and Terminology d189 2 a190 11 Differences in spelling, grammar, or dialect, or the substitution of a word or phrase by a synonym or abbreviation, are inconsequential in all forms of Nomic communication, as long as there is no ambiguity in meaning. A Player shall not be penalised for accurately quoting a Rule, Proposal, Statement, Judgement, the words of another Player, or other reference. Except when the Rules explicitly state otherwise, any mathematical term in the Rules shall be construed to have its standard mathematical meaning. In particular, "number" shall mean "real number". d192 31 a222 1 This Rule takes precedence over any other Rule which specifies d238 2 d635 1 a635 1 Rule 459/4 (Power=1) d638 25 a662 20 Weeks, months, quarters and years are epochs. The corresponding Agoran epochs, which constitute the four types of Agoran epochs, are Agoran weeks, Agoran months, Agoran quarters, and Agoran years, respectively. Agoran weeks begin at midnight GMT on Monday. Agoran months begin at midnight GMT on the first day of each Gregorian month. Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, April, July, and October begin. Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January begins. An Agoran epoch lasts until the next Agoran epoch of the same type begins. Except in this Rule, when the Rules refer to an epoch, they shall be interpreted to refer to the corresponding Agoran epoch. Automatic events that happen weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly happen at the beginning of the corresponding Agoran epoch. Any activity that must be performed weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly must be performed at least once during each corresponding Agoran epoch. d673 1 d7147 1 a7147 1 Rule 1959/1 (Power=1) d7152 7 a7158 2 ceases to have an Executor. The Notary shall keep a record of all Wills. d7160 1 a7160 1 (b) An entity creates a Will for itself by publishing it. d7165 1 @ 1.99 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4502 Peekee create 2055 "Scorkeepor's [sic] Budget" amend 2042 Budget controls team goal pt. amount amend 1990 Points Contests revised repeal 1930 repeal 2054 @ text @d8962 1 a8962 1 Rule 2042/3 (Power=1) d8970 2 a8971 2 announcement the Scorekeepor shall payout 25 Stems to each Player in the winning Team. d8999 1 @ 1.98 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4493 Steve amend 1986 removes "energetic"; leaves "an" 4494 Peekee amend 2041 removes team scoring; re-appears later create 2053 team scores include team points create 2054 team points opportunities 4496 Sherlock repeal 1999 4497 Steve [Bugfix 1] amend 649 Significance becomes a Switch for PTs amend 1930 only Historical PTs count for scores amend 2049 reword language [Bugfix 2] amend 1908 remove reference to "Bank" [Bugfix 3] amend 1942 debts in destroyed properties vanish @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 282 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 220 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2054 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2054 d7788 27 a7848 55 Rule 1930/6 (Power=1) Scoring (a) If a Player wins a contested Election, e may be Awarded 10 Points. (b) If a Player Resigns from an Office, e may be Penalized 5 Points. (c) If a Player is Impeached, e may be Penalized 15 Points. (d) If a Revolt succeeds, each Rebellious Player may be Awarded 15 Points. (e) If a Revolt fails, each Rebellious Player may be Penalized 10 Points. (f) If a Player submits a Disinterested Proposal which is Adopted, e may be Awarded 1 Point, plus 1 Point for each vote that was cast AGAINST the Proposal. (g) If a Player submits an Interested Proposal which is Adopted, e may be Awarded 4 Points, plus 1 Point for each vote that was cast AGAINST the Proposal. (h) If a Player is the only Player to Vote either FOR or AGAINST a particular Proposal that e did not write or Propose, e may be Awarded 2 Points. (i) If a Judgement is Sustained on Appeal, the original Judge may be Awarded 5 Points (j) If a Judgement is Overturned on Appeal, the original Judge may be Penalized 5 Points. (k) If a Player gains a Historical Patent Title which e has not held during the 7 days prior to gaining it, e may be Awarded 5 Points. (l) If a Player is granted a Degree e has not previously held, e may be Awarded 10 Points. History: Created by Proposal 3977 (Wes), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4113 (Elysion), Mar. 2 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4141 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4320 (t), 28 May 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4365 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4408 (OscarMeyr), 30 October 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4497 (Steve), 13 May 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8853 1 a8853 1 Rule 1990/3 (Power=1) d8861 2 a8862 1 PWIN is 100. PPP (Points Per Player) is PWIN divided by twenty. d8869 3 a8871 3 may be awarded different numbers of points in the same listing. The posting must obey all regulations for such posting contained in the Contest's SLC to be valid. d8880 4 a8883 4 all Points Contests in a single month may not exceed PWIN divided by five. If a Points Contest Notice would bring a Player's total to more points than this than the Notice is invalid for that Player only. d8893 1 d8962 1 a8962 38 Rule 2054/0 (Power=1) Team Scoring (a) If all the Players on a Team Vote on a Democratic Proposal, the Team may be Awarded 10 Team Points. (b) If none of the Players on a Team Vote on a Democratic Proposal, the Team may be Penalised 20 Team Points. (c) If all the players on a Team vote FOR a Democratic Proposal and none of them vote AGAINST it, or all the players on a Team vote AGAINST a Democratic Proposal and none of them vote FOR it, the Team may be awarded 10 Team points. (d) If all the Players on a Team Vote in an Election, the Team may be Awarded 10 Team Points. (e) If none of the Players on a Team Vote in an Election, the Team may be Penalised 20 Team Points. (f) If all the Players on a Team Vote for the same Candidate in an Election, the Team may be awarded 10 Team Points. (g) If a Revolt succeeds, and every Player on a Team is Rebellious, the Team may be Awarded 30 Points. (h) If a Revolt fails, and every Player on a Team is Rebellious, the Team may be Penalised 30 Points. (i) Once in each Agoran week if all the Players on a Team are Immaculate, the Team may be Awarded 5 Team Points. History: Created by Proposal 4494 (Peekee), 13 May 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2042/2 (Power=1) d8965 2 a8966 1 A Team achieves a Team Win when its Team Score reaches 400. d8998 1 @ 1.97 log @Corrected rule count in header. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 281 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 219 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2052 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2052 a71 1 The Land of Arcadia d1485 1 a1485 1 Rule 1986/6 (Power=2) d1502 1 a1502 1 so state. If an energetic action is associated with a role, d1527 1 d6667 1 a6667 1 Rule 649/14 (Power=1) d6687 4 a6690 4 Unless otherwise specified, each Patent Title has Historical Significance. The Herald may, Without Objection, cause that Title to lose its Historical Significance. That Title immediately gains Hysterical Significance. d6712 1 d6835 6 a6840 6 A Patent Title is Ephemeral if the rules state that the Patent Title is ephemeral. Karma is a stuck switch for ephemeral patent titles with states Boon and Albatross. Defining something to be a 'boon' or an 'albatross' is equivalent to defining it to be an ephemeral Patent Title with its Karma set as defined. d7064 1 a7064 1 Rule 1942/3 (Power=1) d7084 9 d7098 1 d7134 1 a7134 1 Rule 1908/4 (Power=1) d7151 2 a7152 2 Bank, unless the Dissolute was a player before eir property was abandoned; or d7170 1 d7822 1 a7822 1 Rule 1930/5 (Power=1) d7857 3 a7859 2 (k) If a Player gains a Patent Title which e has not held during the 7 days prior to gaining it, e may be Awarded 5 Points. d7871 1 d8943 1 a8943 1 Rule 2041/0 (Power=1) d8953 9 d8964 18 a8981 1 that Team. d8984 38 a9021 1 Created by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 a9074 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Land of Arcadia This Category includes Rules about the virtual Land of Arcadia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1999/0 (Power=1) Entity Location The following Entities shall each have a single defined Location corresponding to a single Latitude, Longitude pair within the limits set in the Rules for Latitude and Longitude on the Map of Arcadia: (a) Every Player; (b) Every Organization. No other Entity shall have a location unless it is defined in other Rules. The Location of an Entity may not be set or changed except as explicitly permitted by the Rules or an instrument of Power 1 or greater. If an Entity is specified by this Rule as having a defined Location, but its Location has not been explicity set or changed, its Location shall be Latitude 0, Longitude 0. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 @ 1.96 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4488 Peekee repeal 112 4489 root amend 1686 mauveness; dereliction prompts removal 4491 Peekee amend 2042 Stems return! (Teams shuffled after wins) 4492 Peekee amend 1990 PWIN now set here, to be 100. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 282 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 23 with Power=3 @ 1.95 log @Missed the title change part of proposal 4486. @ text @d1567 1 a1567 1 Rule 1686/10 (Power=1) d1576 2 a1577 2 The rules may specify conditions under which a player is marvy; that player is not marvy unless the rules explicitly state at d1579 3 a1581 3 As soon as possible after a player becomes marvy, the Speaker shall announce this fact. The only condition for marviness is membership in the Outer Cabinet. d1589 3 a1591 3 officer cited for Derelicition of Duty is immediately retired. The Assistant Director of Personnel and the Speaker may report these Infractions. d1605 1 a7733 27 Rule 112/4 (Power=3) Ways to Win and Preclusions Thereof A Player is eligible to Win the Game while e meets at least one Win Condition, and does not meet any Win-Preventing Conditions. Any Player may publish a Notice of Victory that lists all Players eligible to Win the Game, and (for each listed Player) identifies at least one Win Condition met by that Player. If this information is accurate, then the listed Players Win the Game. This is the only way to Win the Game. If a Player would otherwise Win the Game due to other Rules, then e instead meets a Win Condition for one week (and may Win the Game as described above). History: Initial Immutable Rule 112, Jun. 30 1993 Mutated from MI=Unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1268, Oct. 19 1994 Amended(1) by Proposal 1451, Mar. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1735, Oct. 15 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 3829 (Steve), Feb. 8 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 4377 (Murphy), 11 September 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8867 1 a8867 1 Rule 1990/2 (Power=1) d8875 1 a8875 3 PWIN is the number of points required for a Player to achieve a win condition, as defined elsewhere in the Rules. PPP (Points Per Player) is PWIN divided by twenty. d8905 1 d8948 1 a8948 1 Rule 2042/1 (Power=1) d8954 21 a8974 3 as soon as possible after the Team Win is achieved. The Scorekeepor shall then award each team member the Boon Team Ribbon. d8982 1 @ 1.94 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4487 root amend 1965 complacency notices can be earlier @ text @d7985 1 a7985 1 Expunging Blots with Indulgences @ 1.93 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4486 Michael amend 1986 defn of progressive actions for some Roles create 2047 "Kudos" in new category of same name create 2048 Kudos change through Yin-Yang transfers create 2049 Ephemeral Patent Titles create 2050 Daffodil/Weed Boon/Albatross defn. create 2051 Herald's Budget amend 1941 fees now paid with Kudo transfers repeal 1479 "Definition of 'Pay Out' and 'Bill'" amend 1677 New Players receive 2 x Tabla Rasa Kudos amend 1976 Mentors bonuses reward donor too amend 1940 Officers get one Boon per job amend 502 Judges get Boons for judging amend 1727 B'day honorers get Boons; contests award ribbons amend 1960 role change fees in kudos repeal 1992 "Monks" amend 1664 PT reward, not cash, for rebelling amend 1955 GWoTO records O's; but no auctions no more repeal 1892 "The Treasuror" repeal 1893 "The Treasuror's Budget" amend 1932 ** not an amendment as text unchanged amend 1963 remove reference to Upkeep; dangling "or" amend 1936 Players pay to become/remain Oligarchs repeal 2010 "Oligarchy Upkeep" amend 2027 GWotO may appoint to Oligarchy (no auctions) amend 1607 no Papyri for Promotor to track repeal 1951 "Papyri" repeal 1954 "Distribution of Papyri" amend 1036 remove reference to Papyri amend 1952 remove reference to Papyri and Monks amend 1449 remove reference to VEs amend 1950 Voting Potentials replace VEs amend 2021 Chamber Fee expressed in Kudos, not VEs. create 2052 defines Voting Potential amend 947 boon for repealing things; now no right of appeal amend 1678 Successful new player proposals earn boons amend 1568 remove direct reference to Indulgence amend 1942 s/Treasuror/Notary/g repeal 1981 "Embezzlement and Receiving Stolen Property" repeal 2006 "Looting Auctions" repeal 1974 "Restriction on Minting of Bank Currencies..." amend 1853 rewording amend 1661 Speaker Patronage awards Boons amend 1887 remove reference to Bank repeal 1888 "Private Auctions" repeal 1983 "Vickrey Auctions" repeal 1984 "Raffles" repeal 2012 "Single-Bid Auctions" repeal 1470 "The Bank" (remove category "The Bank") repeal 1909 "The Payroll Clerk" repeal 1910 "Stems" repeal 2011 "Stems Weather" (remove category "Stems") repeal 1945 "Voting Entitlements" repeal 1946 "Distribution of Voting Entitlements" (remove category "Voting Entitlements") amend 1458 Notary records currency meta-info amend 1377 remove reference to Indulgences repeal 1435 "Indulgences" amend 2017 ** not an amendment as text unchanged amend 2018 expunge Blots with kudos repeal 1712 "Distribution of Indulgences" amend 1439 remove reference to Indulgences and reword amend 2042 Boon for Team wins repeal 1993 "The Land of Arcadia" repeal 1994 "Ownership of Land" repeal 1995 "Land Types" repeal 1996 "The Mapkeepor" repeal 1997 "Defined Land Types and Subtypes" repeal 1998 "Land Topology" ** what about rule 1999? repeal 2003 "Actions in Arcadia" repeal 2004 "Land Auctions" repeal 2005 "Tolls" repeal 2022 "Sente and Gote" repeal 2046 "Q*Bert (tm)" @ text @d3777 1 a3777 1 Rule 1965/1 (Power=2) d3780 1 a3780 1 As soon as possible after an Ordinary Proposal fails Quorum, the d3782 5 d3788 4 a3791 5 Publication by the Assessor of a Notice of Complacency results in a copy of the Proposal being added to the Proposal Pool. This new Proposal is Democratic and Distributable, and is deemed to have been submitted by the entity that submitted the Ordinary Proposal. d3793 3 a3795 3 If an Ordinary Proposal has achieved Quorum, publication by the Assessor of a Notice of Complacency for that Proposal is the Class 2 Crime of Sending It Back Where It Don't Belong. d3800 1 @ 1.92 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4480 Steve amend 1958 default proto-budgets allowed amend 1445 elections self-ratifying 4484 OscarMeyr amend 1539 clarify that entry fees may not exist @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 309 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 40 with Power=2 245 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2046 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2046 d36 1 d58 1 a62 3 The Bank Stems Voting Entitlements d390 1 a390 1 Rule 1727/12 (Power=1) a430 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as soon as possible after the beginning of Agora's Birthday, the Registrar shall pay out 10 Stems to each Player; d432 10 a441 10 of Agora's Birthday, the Speaker shall pay out 5 Stems to each Player who, during Agora's Birthday, publicly recognized Agora's Birthday; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Notary may select up to three Contests, in existence on Agora's Birthday, which have as their purpose encouraging the celebration of Agora's Birthday; and which Contests, in the Notary's estimation, are worthy of recognition for this effort; and shall pay out to the Contestmaster of each such Contest 20 Stems; d469 1 d1061 2 a1062 2 Rule 1677/10 (Power=1) Currency Awards for New Players d1065 3 a1067 7 Period, the Registrar shall pay out the New Player Award for each Bank Currency to the new Player. Whenever the Rules indicate that the Bank incurs a debt to an entity equal to the New Player Award, the Bank shall instead incur for each Bank Currency a debt to that entity equal to the New Player Award for that Currency. d1082 1 d1086 2 a1087 2 Rule 1976/4 (Power=1) Mentors' Bonus d1090 6 a1095 10 Player (hereafter, the 'Protege') may award a Mentor's Bonus to each Player (hereafter, a 'Mentor') e deems to have been helpful to em as a new Player. Each award is made by public announcement and must specify the Mentor's name and a number of Stems. Upon such an announcement the Bank shall incur a debt of that number of Stems to the named Mentor. The number of Stems a Protege may award in all of eir Mentor's Bonuses shall not exceed the number of Stems in the New Player Award. d1103 1 d1452 1 a1452 1 Rule 1960/1 (Power=1) d1471 4 a1474 4 has paid a Fee of 1 Indulgence for the purpose of making this change 3) e has paid a Fee of 3 Indulgences for the purpose of making this change. d1482 1 d1486 1 a1486 1 Rule 1986/5 (Power=2) d1489 30 a1518 25 A Scribe may Rubberstamp a Proposal by paying a Fee in Papyri, or receiving the Support of a number of other Scribes, equal to the number of Proposals that the Scribe has previously Rubberstamped in the current Agoran Week (minimum zero). A Rubberstamped Proposal becomes Distributable: this does not change its Distribution Fee. An Acolyte may absolve (remove) 1 Blot from any Entity by paying Fee in Indulgences, or receiving the Support of a number of other Acolytes, equal to the number of such Absolutions the Acolyte has previously performed in the current Agoran Week (minimum zero). An Acolyte may Exorcise a Dissolute Entity with the Support of another Acolyte. The effect of Exorcism is to instantly transfer all of the Entity's Indulgences to the Bank. An Acolyte with the Support of a Scribe, or a Scribe with the Support of an Acolyte, may Bless an Undistributed Proposal. A moment after its Distribution, a Blessed Proposal becomes Democratic if it is not already. A Politician, with the Support of another Politician, may Unbless an Undistributed Blessed Proposal. An Unblessed Proposal is no longer Blessed. d1527 1 a1527 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1992/2 (Power=1) Monks A player is Sanctimonious if e satisfies all of the following conditions: 1. E possesses less than four times the Basic Officer Salary of Stems. 2. E does not possess any Voting Entitlement.s 3. E is a Senator. 4. E is not the Executor or Limited Executor of any entity other than emself, the Bank, or Monastery which possesses Voting Entitlements or Stems. 5. E is Immaculate. A player who has been Sanctimonious continuously for the most recent week becomes a Monk by notifying the Registrar that e becomes a Monk. Whenever a Monk has not satisfied all conditions for Sanctimony for at least 48 hours, any player may report this to the Registrar. On the Registrar's public confirmation of this report, the Monk ceases to be a Monk. History: Created by Proposal 4195 (Syllepsis), 26 July 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4202 (neil), 28 August 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 d2277 1 a2277 1 Rule 1664/20 (Power=2) d2300 2 a2301 2 - The Registrar shall pay out 8 Stems to each Rebellious player a2306 3 - The Registrar shall levy a 75% Indulgence tax. For this levy, the Bearor of the Patent Title "Robespierre" is tax-exempt. d2316 1 a2316 2 Status, Oligarchy membership, and Indulgence holdings of players at the time of the Call. d2344 1 d2410 1 a2410 1 Rule 1955/7 (Power=1) d2414 1 a2414 2 holder is recordkeepor of Oligarchs and is responsible for conducting auctions for positions in the Oligarchy. d2417 8 a2424 8 Oligarchs, the identity of the Speaker, and the date of the next quarterly Speaker transition. (c) The GWotO shall have a budget containing: (1) the Oligarchy Auction Rate, which is a positive integer less than 5; (2) the Base Seating Fee, which is a number of Voting Entitlements between 0.1 and 0.5 inclusive. d2439 1 d2473 2 a2474 2 Rule 1892/6 (Power=1) The Treasuror d2476 2 a2477 3 The Treasuror is an office; its holder is recordkeepor of generic information, excluding holdings, of currencies, and is responsible for setting the values of compensations. d2479 2 a2480 2 The Treasuror's Monthly Report shall include, for each currency, its name, mintor, recordkeepor, and Minimum Unit Quantity. d2482 3 a2484 10 History: Created by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3888 (Blob), Jul. 30 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3935 (Murphy), Oct. 24 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4054 (Oerjan), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2486 2 a2487 2 Rule 1893/14 (Power=1) The Treasuror's Budget d2489 2 a2490 67 The Treasuror's Budget shall contain the Basic Officer Salary (BOS), an amount between 0 and 40 Stems inclusive. Additionally, the Budget shall contain the values all of the following compensations: (i) the Minimum Income; (ii) the Judicial Salary; (iii) the Distributor's Gratuity; (iv) the Speaker's Gratuity; and (v) for each wage-earning Office, the Salary of that Office. A compensation shall be not less than 0 nor more than 4, and must be an integral multiple of 0.1. The arithmetic mean of all compensations shall be no greater than 2. Whenever the Rules indicate that one of the above compensations is to be paid out, the amount to be paid out shall be the product of the value of the compensation and the value of the BOS (as set in the latest Budget). The Treasuror's Budget shall also contain a schedule that, for each Bank Currency, shall indicate the amount of the New Player Award for that Currency. The amount of the New Player Award for a Bank Currency shall not be less than the Minimum Unit Quantity of that Currency. The Treasuror's Budget shall also contain the Foul Weather Factor and the Weather Intensity Factor. Both are numbers between 0 and 10 inclusive that are evenly divisible by 0.1. While holding the Office as Electee, the Treasuror may amend eir Budget, With Support. History: Created by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3924 (Wes), Oct. 10 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3944 (harvel), Nov. 20 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3955 (Blob), Dec. 13 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 3982 (Sherlock), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 3996 (lee), Apr. 25 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 2 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4054 (Oerjan), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4081 (Elysion), Oct. 30 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4140 (Wes), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4367 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(13) by Proposal 4383 (Sir Toby), 11 September 2002 Amended(14) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1940/6 (Power=1) Periodic Compensations (a) The Rules may designate certain compensations to be periodic compensations. At the beginning of each month, each periodic compensation required to be paid out shall be paid out by the Officer required to do so. (b) The Minimum Income, the Distributor's Gratuity, the Speaker's Gratuity, and the Salary for each Office are periodic compensations. (c) The Payroll Clerk shall pay out the Minimum Income to each active Player, and shall further pay out to each Player the designated Salary for each Office that Player held for at a2492 9 (d) The Payroll Clerk shall pay out the Distributor's Gratuity to the Distributor if the Distributor is a Player and was both the Distributor and a Player for at least 16 days of the previous month. (e) The Registrar shall pay out the Speaker's Gratuity to a Player if that Player was Speaker for at least 16 days of the previous month. d2501 1 d2531 1 a2531 1 Rule 1963/4 (Power=2) a2541 2 (6) e is an Oligarch, and e has defaulted on payment of eir Oligarchy Upkeep since last becoming an Oligarch. d2559 1 d2563 2 a2564 2 Rule 1936/9 (Power=2) Auctioning Positions in the Oligarchy d2566 20 a2585 24 (a) As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the GWotO shall auction off a number of Oligarchy positions equal to the Oligarchy Auction Rate. The GWotO shall conduct the Auction according to one of the Rules-defined Auction Procedures, with the following modifications: (1) Auction Currency: the Auction Currency is Stems. (2) Bidders: Only non-Oligarchy Active Players who are eligible to be Oligarchs may bid. (3) If a bidder becomes an Oligarch or becomes ineligible to be an Oligarch, then all eir bids in the Auction are cancelled. (4) Winning bids: when the Auctions ends, the winning bids are the N largest valid uncancelled bids made by different Players who are not Oligarchs, where N is the number of positions being Auctioned. (b) A winning bidder becomes an Oligarch upon paying the bill for eir winning bid if e is a Politician, or upon paying both the bill for eir winning bid and the Base Seating Fee if e is not a Politician. d2598 1 d2602 1 a2602 25 Rule 2010/3 (Power=2) Oligarchy Upkeep (a) At the beginning of each month, the GWotO shall bill each Oligarch who has occupied eir position in the Oligarchy for at least the previous 21 days as follows: (1) for an Oligarch who is a Politician, the Base Seating Fee; (2) for an Oligarch who is not a Politician, twice the Base Seating Fee. (b) If an Oligarch does not pay eir Oligarchy Upkeep within a week of the GWotO's announcement of the debt, then the GWotO shall remove the Oligarch from the Oligarchy, and Order the Bank to forgive the Upkeep debt. History: Created by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4268 (Steve), 22 March 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4307 (Steve), 28 May 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4371 (Steve), 6 September 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2027/1 (Power=2) d2607 4 a2610 13 do either of the following: (a) conduct an Auction for positions in the Oligarchy sufficient (but no more than this) to bring the number of Oligarchs up to Quorum for an Ordinary Proposal; (b) appoint any eligible Player to be an Oligarch, with the Support of the appointed Player and Without 3 Objections. The appointed Player becomes an Oligarch upon payment of the Base Seating Fee if e is a Politician, or twice the Base Seating Fee if e is not a Politician, provided that payment is made within a week of the appointment. d2615 1 d2976 1 a2976 1 Rule 1607/10 (Power=1) d2979 2 a2980 2 The Promotor is an office; its holder is recordkeepor of Papyri and is responsible for receiving and distributing proposals. d2997 1 d3001 1 a3001 37 Rule 1951/2 (Power=1) Papyri Papyri (singular Papyrus) are a Bank Currency. The MUQ of Papyri is 0.001. The Recordkeepor for Papyri is the Promotor. History: Created by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4203 (neil), 28 August 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1954/6 (Power=1) Distribution of Papyri As soon as possible after the fifteenth day of each month, the Promotor shall Auction a number of Papyri. The Promotor must always auction at least one Papyrus. Otherwise, the Promotor may auction as many Papyri as e wishes. The items to be auctioned are individual Papyri, and thus the number of items is equal to the number of Papyri to be Auctioned. The Auction shall be conducted in Stems. History: Created by Proposal 4050 (t), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4056 (t), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4167 (root), 11 June 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4203 (neil), 28 August 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4249 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4281 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1036/14 (Power=1) d3007 2 a3008 3 A Proposal's Distribution Cost is an integer multiple of the MUQ of Papyri. The base Distribution Cost of a Proposal is 1, but this may be altered by other Rules. d3032 1 d3041 5 a3045 3 becomes Disinterested, it immediately becomes Distributable and may not become Undistributable by any means as long as it remains Disinterested. d3049 3 a3051 11 Paying a Fee of a number of Papyri equal to the amount of the Distribution Cost of the Proposal. Any Player may make any Interested Distributable Proposal in the Proposal Pool Undistributable by publicly announcing that e is doing so and Paying a Fee of a number of Papyri double the amount of the Distribution Cost of the Proposal. Any Monk may make any Undistributable Proposal in the Proposal Pool Distributable by publicly announcing that e is doing so and Paying a Fee of a number of Papyri equal to half the amount of the Distribution Cost of the Proposal, rounded up. d3056 1 d3202 1 a3202 1 Rule 1449/15 (Power=1) d3205 12 a3216 11 The Assessor is an office; its holder is recordkeepor of Voting Entitlements and is responsible for receiving and announcing the results of votes on proposals. The Assessor's Weekly Report shall include a list of the identity and voting power for Proposals in each Chamber, for all entities with nonzero voting power in at least one Chamber. (c) The Assessor's Budget shall consist of the Voting Entitlements per Player (VEPP), a real multiple of 0.1 between 0.5 and 2.0 inclusive. d3235 22 d3392 1 a3392 1 Rule 1950/5 (Power=2) d3402 10 a3411 9 (1) A Player: one plus the number of Voting Entitlements e possesses rounded down, minus one for every five Blots e has, with a minimum of zero and a maximum of: (a) for an Oligarch, two; (b) for a non-Oligarch, five. (2) The Bank: zero; (3) Any other entity: as defined in the Rules, with a default of zero if the Rules don't specify the Voting power on a Democratic Proposal for that entity. d3446 1 d3515 1 a3515 1 Rule 2021/2 (Power=2) d3518 3 a3520 5 (a) The Chamber Fee for a Proposal is initially 0.1 Voting Entitlements. Any Politician may change the Chamber of a Proposal that is not Sane to another Chamber of eir choice, by publically paying this Fee, provided that it is legal for the Proposal to be in the new Chamber. d3540 1 d3963 1 a3963 1 Rule 947/18 (Power=1) d3966 8 a3973 16 (a) If there are 100 or more rules, and a proposal is adopted containing a provision that one or more rules be repealed, and if, in the Rulekeepor's estimation, the proposal simplifies the ruleset, then the Rulekeepor shall pay out 6 Stems to its proposer. If the Rulekeepor decides that the proposal does not simplify the ruleset, e must announce this decision. (b) When the Rulekeepor decides that such a Proposal does not simplify the Ruleset, the Proposal's Proposer may reverse the Rulekeepor's decision Without Three Objections, provided the procedure for doing so is initiated within one week of the announcement of the Rulekeepor's decision. As soon as possible after the Rulekeepor's decision is reversed in this manner, the Proposal's Proposer shall pay out 6 Stems to emself. d3996 1 d4000 1 a4000 1 Rule 1678/6 (Power=1) d4005 1 a4005 3 shall pay out to that Player an award of one Papyrus if the Proposal was Interested, or 0.2 Papyri if the Proposal was Disinterested. d4015 1 d5165 1 a5165 1 Rule 1568/6 (Power=1) d5171 3 a5173 3 Clerk of the Courts, and has a penalty of 0.1 Indulgences for each CFJs for which the player was selected as judge when e ceased to be active. d5184 1 d5435 1 a5435 1 Rule 502/8 (Power=1) d5439 2 a5440 2 Deliberation Period, the Clerk of the Courts shall pay out the Judicial Salary to the Judge. d5443 2 a5444 2 the Clerk of the Courts shall bill the Judge for the Judicial Salary (if any) that was paid out to em for that Judgement. d5457 1 d6612 42 d6825 29 d6855 10 d7057 1 a7057 1 Rule 1942/2 (Power=1) d7069 1 a7069 1 Treasuror is the recordkeepor for each property that would d7081 1 a7155 87 Rule 1981/3 (Power=1) Embezzlement and Receiving Stolen Property (a) A transfer of Property from one entity to another entity which is made without being explicitly required or permitted by the Rules is unauthorized. (b) Unless otherwise specified, Players and Organizations are always permitted to transfer their own Property. (c) A Player who intentionally makes a valid but unauthorized transfer of Property from any entity to another entity commits the Class 10 Crime of Embezzlement. (d) An entity which receives Property as the result of a valid but unauthorized transfer incurs a debt to the Payor of that transfer for all Property thus received. (e) A Player who has been informed that e, or an entity of which e is the Prime Executor, has incurred a debt of the type decribed in (c) and who does not act to satisfy that debt within in a week of being informed of it commits the Class 10 Crime of Receiving Stolen Property. (f) For the the purposes of this Rule, a valid but unauthorized transfer is considered to have been made intentionally if and only if, at the time of the transfer, the Player making it: (1) knew that the transfer was valid; (2) knew that the transfer was unauthorized; and (3) realized that e was making the transfer. (g) In particular, a Player who makes a valid but unauthorized transfer of Property as the result of an accident or mistake does not commit Embezzlement. History: Created by Proposal 4156 (Ian), 18 May 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4256 (Murphy), 21 February 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4312 (root), 28 May 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2006/1 (Power=1) Looting Auctions As soon as possible after a player becomes a Dissolute, the Notary shall initiate an Auction for the privilege of Looting the Corpse of the Dissolute. Once a Looting Auction begins, the Notary may not transfer property on behalf of the Dissolute until either the Auction ends without any winning bids or the winning bidder defaults on eir bid or loses eir privilege to Loot the Corpse of that Dissolute. Looting Auctions shall follow the default procedure for Auctions with the following modifications: (1) The Auction Currency shall be Indulgences. (2) The Starting Price shall be the number of Blots the Dissolute had when e became a Dissolute, or one Indulgence if the Dissolute was Immaculate. (3) The Auction shall be for a temporary privilege, not for an item, and so no debt of items to the winning Bidder when eir bill is paid shall be incurred. If there are no winning bids for the privilege of Looting the Corpse of that Dissolute, the Notary must, as soon as possible after the end of the Looting Auction, transfer all the Dissolute's property to the Bank. When the winning bidder pays eir bill from the Looting Auction, e gains the privilege of Looting the Corpse of that Dissolute; e becomes a Limited Executor of the Dissolute, with the authority to transfer property from the Dissolute to emself. One week after e gains this privilege, e loses it, and ceases to be a Limited Executor of the Dissolute. If the Dissolute still has property after the winning bidder loses this privilege, the Notary must transfer the Dissolute's remaining property to the Bank as soon as possible afterward. History: Created by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4249 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a7254 24 Rule 1974/1 (Power=1) Restriction on Minting of Bank Currencies by the Bank The Bank, by the Treasuror, may Mint new units of a Bank Currency only as follows: (a) At any time, Without Objection, unless the Currency to be Minted is Stems. (b) In the event that the Voting Entitlement Surplus exceeds the Bank's holdings of VEs, a number of VEs not to exceed the difference between the Voting Entitlement Surplus and the Bank's Holdings of VEs, with Two Supporters. The Bank may not otherwise Mint new units of a Bank Currency except through the mechanism set forth in this Rule. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4234 (Goethe), 22 November 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7279 1 a7279 1 Rule 1941/0 (Power=1) d7282 35 a7316 12 A Fee is a specific quantity of some particular Currency explicitly designated as such by the Rules. To Pay a Fee is to transfer the specified quantity of that particular Currency to the Bank if and only if that transfer is made solely for the purpose of Paying that particular instance of that Fee. If the Rules specify that a particular action is associated with a Fee, or that a Fee is required for a particular action, then the entity performing the action shall Pay the Fee either before performing said action (but not more than 72 hours beforehand) or in the same email as the action is performed, else the action shall not occur. d7320 1 d7485 1 a7485 1 Rule 1853/9 (Power=1) d7488 2 a7489 4 (a) Taxes may be levied only by a person explicitly empowered by the rules to do so; each currency Recordkeepor is empowered to levy a tax on that currency, and is herein referred to as "the taxing authority". d7491 1 a7491 2 (b) The procedure for levying a tax may be summarized as follows: first, the taxing authority publically issues an d7493 2 a7494 1 point, the taxing authority publically issues a tax notice. d7496 1 a7496 1 (c) To be valid, both the notice of intent to levy a tax, and d7499 1 a7499 2 percentage of holdings (which may not exceed 50% unless the Rule authorizing the tax explicitly permits it), and any d7502 20 a7521 18 (d) An exemption is specified as a percentage of the holdings of a taxable entity. It may be set at the discretion of the taxing authority, provided that: (1) all players are exempt identical amounts, (2) all non-players are exempt identical amounts, and (3) the non-players' exemption is less than or equal to the players' exemption. (e) A notice of intent to levy a tax may not validly be issued while another attempt to levy a tax in that currency is proceeding in accordance with this rule. (f) A tax notice may only validly be issued between seven and fourteen days after the publication of a valid notice of intent to levy a tax, and at least 30 days after the publication of the last valid tax notice (if there has been one). d7523 1 a7523 1 (g) A tax notice must also indicate the currency holdings of d7526 7 a7532 11 each such entity. (h) The tax debt for each taxable entity is calculated on the basis of the entity's holdings at the time of the publication of the notice of intent to levy a tax. Any holdings exempt from the tax are exempted, and the tax is applied to the remainder at the specified tax rate. (i) Any error in the calculation of holdings or tax debts for a taxable entity does not invalidate the tax notice with respect to the other taxable entities mentioned in it. d7534 2 a7535 7 (j) Upon the publication of a valid tax notice, each taxable entity incurs a debt to the Bank equal to the tax debt for that entity. (k) All entities are taxable, except for: (1) the Bank, (2) rebellious players who were rebellious at the time the d7537 1 a7537 1 (3) entities explicitly specified by the rule authorizing d7540 3 d7555 1 d7559 1 a7559 1 Rule 1661/9 (Power=1) d7563 4 a7566 11 Right is the authority to, once a week, order the award of Stems from the Bank to specific Players, only as specified in this Rule. The Speaker exercises this right by paying out Stems to one or more Players, with a total of not more than one-half the Basic Officer Salary. The Players to receive the award must not have received a Patronage award within the preceding four weeks, and the Speaker must provide a reason along with the Notice of Transfer. All such Patronage Awards in a single Week must be posted in a single message. d7585 1 d7589 1 a7589 1 Rule 1887/18 (Power=1) d7692 2 a7693 2 being Auctioned (normally the Bank) to forgive the unsatisfied debt arising from the bid. d7719 1 a7722 469 Rule 1888/2 (Power=1) Private Auctions The Auction Procedure for a Private Auction is the same as the Default Auction Procedure with the following modifications: (a) Bidders: any Player with the same Executor as the Auctioneer may bid only in the first 72 hours of the Auction. (b) Bidding: if a bidder has the same Executor as the Auctioneer, then eir bids must be made publicly. Otherwise, bidders must send eir bids privately to the Auctioneer. (c) Canceling Bids: if a Bidder has the same Executor as the Auctioneer, then eir Bids must be canceled publicly. Otherwise, bidders must cancel eir bids privately to the Auctioneer. History: Created by Proposal 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4167 (root), 11 June 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4403 (OscarMeyr), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1983/5 (Power=1) Vickrey Auctions The Auction Procedure for a Vickrey Auction is the same as the Default Auction Procedure with the following modifications: (a) Bidders: any Player with the same Executor as the Auctioneer may bid only in the first 72 hours of the Auction. (b) Bidding: if a bidder has the same Executor as the Auctioneer, then eir bids must be made publically. Otherwise, bidders may bid either publically, or privately to the Auctioneer. (c) Canceling Bids: if a Bidder has the same Executor as the Auctioneer, then eir Bids must be canceled publically. Otherwise, bidders may cancel bids either publically, or privately to the Auctioneer. (d) End of Auction: the Auction shall end one week after it begins. (e) The Final Auction Price is either: (1) The amount of the largest nonwinning uncancelled valid bid, if there were more than N valid uncancelled bids in the Auction; or (2) the Starting Bid, if there were N or fewer valid uncancelled bids. For the purpose of this Rule, N is equal to the number of items being Auctioned. The Auctioneer and eir Executor must treat all bids made in a Vickrey Auction as secret while the Auction is in progress. Other players, however, are free to reveal as much about their bidding as they wish. History: Created by Proposal 4167 (root), 11 June 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4176 (root), 7 July 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4356 (Steve), 7 August 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4358 (Sir Toby), 16 August 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4372 (Sir Toby), 6 September 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1984/6 (Power=1) Raffles There is a type of Auction called a Raffle. The Auction Procedure for a Raffle is the same as the Default Auction Procedure, with the following modifications: (a) Auctioneer: the Auctioneer is known as the Riff-Raff. (b) Start of Raffle: the Raffle begins when the first announcement that a Raffle has begun is made by a Player authorized to initiate the Raffle. The announcement must contain: (1) the identity of the Riff-Raff; (2) the Raffle Currency; (3) the number of items, N, being Raffled; and (4) the Ticket Price, a multiple of the MUQ of the Raffle Currency. (c) Ticket Price: all tickets shall have the same Ticket Price. If not otherwise specified, the Ticket Price shall be equal to the MUQ of the Raffle Currency. (d) Buying tickets: each active Player may buy tickets in the Raffle; non-active Players may not buy tickets. An entrant buys a ticket by paying a Fee equal to the Ticket Price to the Bank, provided that the purchase is not made before the start of the Raffle, or after its end. Each entrant may buy as many tickets as e likes during the Raffle. (e) End of Raffle: the Raffle ends if any of the following occur: (1) one week has passed from the start of the Raffle, and no tickets have been purchased; or (2) a ticket has been purchased in the Raffle, and 72 hours have passed without another ticket being purchased in the Raffle; (3) 14 days have passed since the Raffle began. (f) Winning tickets: When the Raffle ends, the Riff-Raff shall randomly determine N valid Raffle tickets to be winning tickets. Each Raffle ticket has one chance to win, and multiple Raffle tickets bought by the same entrant may win. If there were less than N valid Raffle tickets, then all valid Raffle tickets are winning tickets. (g) Announcing winners: as soon as possible after the end of the Raffle, the Riff-Raff shall announce the winning tickets. Upon this announcement, the owner of the Auctioned items shall incur a debt of one Auctioned lot of items to each winning entrant for each of eir winning tickets. (h) Riff-Raff's Gratuity: within a week after the end of the Raffle, the Riff-Raff may pay out to emself the Ticket Price in the Raffle Currency if: (1) the Raffle had at least three separate winning entrants, not including the Riff-Raff; and (2) the Riff-Raff has not already done so for that Raffle. History: Created by Proposal 4167 (root), 11 June 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4176 (root), 7 July 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4177 (Elysion), 7 July 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4265 (Steve), 17 March 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), 3 April 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4356 (Steve), 7 August 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4385 (Steve), 17 September 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2012/2 (Power=1) Single-Bid Auctions There is a type of auction called a single-bid auction. The procedure for conducting a single-bid auction is the same as that used in the default auction procedure, with the following additions and exceptions: (a) Bid inflation factor: As part of any correct and legal announcement that a single-bid auction is commencing, the Auctioneer must announce the value of the bid inflation factor for the auction, a real number between 0 and 1 inclusive. (b) Making bids: each player eligible to bid in the auction is permitted to make only one bid, called the initial bid. Any bids made by a player after eir initial bid in the auction are invalid. A player who cancels eir bid is ineligible to make further bids in the auction. All bids must be made publically. (c) Value of bids: at each midnight GMT during the auction, the value of each valid, uncancelled bid remaining in the auction is increased by an amount equal to the bid inflation factor multiplied by the initial bid. (d) End of auction: the auction ends if any of the following occur: (1) one week has passed from the start of the auction, and no bids have been made; or (2) a bid has been made in the auction, and there has been no change in the N highest initial bids for 72 hours; or (3) fourteen days have passed since the Auction began. (e) Final auction price: for the purposes of determining the winner(s) of the auction, the value of each bid as calculated in (c) above is used. However, the debt incurred by a winner of the auction is equal to the Nth highest winning initial bid, where N is the number of items being auctioned, or to the starting bid, if there were fewer than N bids. History: Created by Proposal 4251 (Steve), 19 February 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4321 (Steve), 31 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4446 (Steve), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The Bank This Category includes Rules concerning the Bank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1470/7 (Power=2) The Bank (a) There is an entity known as the Bank. The Bank has Mint Authority. The Bank is the Mintor of each Bank Currency. The Bank may transfer Property in its possession to other entities only to satisfy its debts. (b) The Treasuror is the Executor of the Bank. Each Recordkeepor of each Bank Currency is a Limited Executor of the Bank, and is empowered to make transfers of that Currency from the Bank. (c) Each Recordkeepor of each Bank Currency is the Prime Executor of the Bank with respect to debts denominated in that Currency. The Treasuror is the Prime Executor of the Bank with respect to all other actions that the Bank is required to perform. (d) As soon as possible after the Bank incurs a debt to any other entity, the Bank shall either satisfy that debt by transferring appropriate Properties to the creditor, or dispute the debt by whatever means are appropriate in the situation. (e) The Bank is permitted to forgive debts owed to it, in whole or in part: (1) pursuant to a properly-issued Order; or (2) Without Objection, at the Treasuror's discretion. [CFJ 1437: Where the Bank has been properly ordered to forgive a debt denominated in a Bank Currency, only the Treasuror is both permitted and required to act on the Bank's behalf to forgive the debt.] History: Created by Proposal 1601, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2470, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4156 (Ian), 18 May 2001 Amended(6) by Proposal 4190 (Steve), 18 July 2001 Amended(7) by Proposal 4322 (t), 31 May 2002 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Proposal 4322 (t), 31 May 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1479/6 (Power=1) Definition of "Pay Out" and "Bill" (a) Whenever a Rule requires a Player to pay out one or more Properties to some entity, the Bank shall incur a debt to that entity for those Properties, and the named Player shall, as soon as possible, post a public notice of the debt. The Player is relieved of this obligation if the debt is satisfied before the public notice is posted. (b) If a Rule explicitly permits a Player to pay out one or more Properties to some entity, but does not require em to do so, then the Bank shall incur a debt to that entity for those Properties when the Player posts a public notice of the debt. (c) Whenever a Rule requires a Player to bill an entity for one or more Properties, that entity shall incur a debt to the Bank for those Properties, and the named Player shall, as soon as possible, post a public notice of the debt. The Player is relieved of this obligation if the bill is paid before the public notice is posted. CFJ 1301 (Judged TRUE, 13 June 2001): "Rule 1479 should be interpreted such that an Order, which requires a Player to pay out one or more Properties to some entity, and which is valid and proper under the Rules, causes the Bank to incur one or more debts to the named entity." History: Created by Proposal 1601, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 2476, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997 Amended(3) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4353 (Steve), 7 August 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4364 (Steve), 16 August 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4402 (Steve), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Stems This Category includes Rules concerning the Currency of Stems and the Office of the Payroll Clerk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1909/7 (Power=1) The Payroll Clerk The Payroll Clerk is an office; its holder is recordkeepor of Stems and is responsible for paying out salaries and other compensations. History: Created by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3935 (Murphy), Oct. 24 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(7) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1910/7 (Power=1) Stems Stems are a Bank Currency. The MUQ of Stems is 1. The Recordkeepor for Stems is the Payroll Clerk. Transfers of Stems are permitted only if at least one of the following is true: (1) either the transferor or the transferee is the Bank; (2) the Stems are to be transferred from a Dissolute to a player who has the privilege of Looting the Corpse of that Dissolute; (3) either the transferor or the transferee is a Money Grubbing Contest, and the regulations of the Contest(s) involved in the transfer specifically permit the transfer. All other transfers of Stems are prohibited. History: Created by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 535[2001] (Elysion), Feb. 2 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4211 (harvel), 10 September 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4337 (Sir Toby), 30 June 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4386 (Peekee), 25 September 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2011/1 (Power=1) Stems Weather As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the Treasuror shall randomly Determine the Weather for the month. The Weather can be one of either Foul, Fair, or Plenty, and shall be determined as follows: - Let FOUL be the number of Stems owned by the Bank, multiplied by the Foul Weather Factor as set in the Treasuror's Budget, and then rounded up to the nearest integer. - Let PLENTY be the number of Stems owned by all Entities, excluding the Bank. - Let SAME and FAIR both be the sum of FOUL and PLENTY, divided by 4, rounding up to the nearest integer. - Let TOTAL by the sum of FOUL, PLENTY, SAME, and FAIR. - The weather shall be determined using the following probabilities: (FOUL / TOTAL) Foul. (FAIR / TOTAL) Fair. (PLENTY / TOTAL) Plenty. (SAME / TOTAL) Same as the previous month. When the Treasuror posts eir Determination of the Weather for a month, the following events shall occur in the listed sequence immediately after the Weather is Determined: (a) A number of Stems in the Bank's possession, equal to the number of Players in the game multiplied by the Minimum Income, multiplied by the Weather Intensity Factor as set in the Treasuror's Budget, and then rounded up to the nearest integer, shall be Destroyed. If this value is greater than the number of Stems in the Possession of the Bank, all the Stems in the Possession of the Bank shall be Destroyed instead. (b) A number of Stems shall be Created in the Bank's Possession, equal to the number Destroyed in (a) above multiplied by: 0.50 if the Weather is Foul; 1.00 if the Weather is Fair; 1.50 if the Weather is Plenty. The Treasuror shall announce the number of Stems Created and Destroyed by this Rule in the message in which e announces the Weather. History: Created by Proposal 4234 (Goethe), 29 November 2001 Amended by Proposal 4383 (Sir Toby), 11 September 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Voting Entitlements This Category includes Rules concerning the Currency of Voting Entitlements ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1945/2 (Power=1) Voting Entitlements Voting Entitlements are a Bank Currency. The Recordkeepor of Voting Entitlements is the Assessor. The MUQ of Voting Entitlements is 0.001. History: Created by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4203 (neil), 28 August 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1946/9 (Power=1) Distribution of Voting Entitlements (a) The Ideal Voting Entitlement Circulation Level (IVECL) is equal to the number of registered Players multiplied by the Voting Entitlements per Player as set in the Assessor's Budget. (b) The Actual Voting Entitlement Circulation Level (AVECL) is the total number of Voting Entitlements owned by entities other than the Bank, augmented by the total number of Voting Entitlements owned by the Bank which either: (1) are already being Auctioned by the Bank in prior Voting Entitlement Auctions that have not yet concluded; or (2) have been auctioned in prior Voting Entitlement Auctions that have concluded, but where the debts arising from Winning Bids have neither been paid nor defaulted upon; or (3) have been Auctioned in prior Voting Entitlement Auctions that have concluded, and the debts arising from the Winning Bids have been paid, but the Voting Entitlements have not been transferred to the Winning Bidders. (c) The Voting Entitlement Surplus is the difference between the IVECL and the AVECL; if the AVECL is greater than the IVECL, the Voting Entitlement Surplus is zero. (d) If the Voting Entitlement Surplus is positive at the beginning of the month, the Assessor shall as soon as possible auction off the surplus Voting Entitlements. The items to be auctioned are lots of 0.1 VEs; the number of items is equal to the Voting Entitlement Surplus multiplied by 10, rounded down to the nearest integer. The Auctioneer shall be the Assessor, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. History: Created by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4058 (Peekee), Aug. 29 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4117 (Blob), Mar. 6 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4203 (neil), 28 August 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4247 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4249 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4255 (Steve), 21 February 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4281 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(9) by Proposal 4359 (Steve), 16 August 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7889 1 a7889 1 Rule 1377/16 (Power=1) d7892 2 a7893 2 The Herald is an office; its holder is recordkeepor of Indulgences and is responsible for keeping track of Blots. d7924 1 d7928 8 a7935 2 Rule 1435/16 (Power=1) Indulgences d7937 11 a7947 3 Indulgences are a Bank Currency. The Minimum Unit Quantity (MUQ) of Indulgences is 0.001. The Recordkeepor for Indulgences is the Herald. d7950 1 a7950 17 Created by Proposal 1457, Mar. 1 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3543 (Harlequin), Aug. 17 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3569 (Zefram), Oct. 30 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3833 (Vlad), Feb. 15 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3926 (Crito), Oct. 10 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 4003 (t), May 8 2000 Amended(11) by Proposal 4011 (Wes), Jun. 1 2000 Amended(12) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4102 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4155 (harvel), 18 May 2001 Amended(15) by Proposal 4203 (neil), 28 August 2001 Amended(16) by Proposal 4272 (Murhpy), 22 March 2002 d7979 1 a7979 1 Rule 2018/0 (Power=1) d7982 3 a7984 9 When an entity transfers an amount of Indulgences to the Bank, and specifies in the Notice of Transfer that the transfer is for the purpose of expunging the Blots of a specified entity, then an equal amount of the entity's Blots are expunged. (If the amount of the transfer exceeds the entity's Stain at the time of the transfer, then all of the entity's Blots are expunged, and the Bank incurs an Indulgence debt to the transferor equal to the amount of the original transfer minus the entity's previous Stain.) d7988 1 a8005 72 Rule 1712/19 (Power=1) Distribution of Indulgences (a) The Ideal Indulgence Circulation Level (IICL) is equal to the number of Players plus the total Stain of all Players. (b) The Actual Indulgence Circulation Level (AICL) is the total number of Indulgences owned by entities other than the Bank, augmented by the total number of Indulgences owned by the Bank which either: (1) are already being Auctioned by the Bank in prior Indulgence Auctions that have not yet concluded; or (2) have been auctioned in prior Indulgence Auctions that have concluded, but where the debts arising from Winning Bids have neither been paid nor defaulted upon; or (3) have been Auctioned in prior Indulgence Auctions that have concluded, and the debts arising from the Winning Bids have been paid, but the Indulgences have not been transferred to the Winning Bidders. (c) The Indulgence Surplus is the difference between the IICL and the AICL; if the AICL is greater than the IICL, the Indulgence Surplus is zero. (d) If the Indulgence Surplus is positive at the beginning of the month, the Herald shall as soon as possible auction off the surplus Indulgences. The items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences; the number of items is equal to the Indulgence Surplus, rounded down to the nearest integer. The Auctioneer shall be the Herald, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. (e) The Monthly Bank Indulgence Gain (MBIG) is the number of Indulgences transferred from other entities to the Bank during a given Nomic Month, less the number of Indulgences transferred from the Bank to other entities during that same Nomic Month. (f) If the Indulgence Surplus is less than one at the beginning of the month, the Herald may still conduct an Indulgence auction, but only if e initiates it within one week after the beginning of the month. The items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences; the number of items is chosen by the Herald, with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of half the MBIG, rounded down to the nearest integer. The Auctioneer shall be the Herald, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. History: Created by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3543 (Harlequin), Aug. 17 1997, substantial Amended(3) by Proposal 3618 (General Chaos), Dec. 9 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3714 (Crito), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(5) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(6) by Proposal 3938 (Murphy), Nov. 7 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(8) by Proposal 4074 (Elysion), Sep. 26 2000 Amended(9) by Proposal 4085 (Blob), Nov. 16 2000 Amended(10) by Proposal 4162 (Elysion), 11 June 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4188 (Goethe), 18 July 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4203 (neil), 28 August 2001 Amended(13) by Proposal 4249 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 Amended(14) by Proposal 4272 (Murphy), 22 March 2002 Amended(15) by Proposal 4281 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(16) by Proposal 4356 (Steve), 7 August 2002 Amended(17) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 Amended(18) by Proposal 4423 (Murphy), 16 December 2002 Amended(19) by Proposal 4463 (Cecilius), 17 March 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8050 1 a8050 1 Rule 1747/6 (Power=1) d8075 2 a8076 3 may only use Indulgences to expunge Blots from eir record and may not transfer any Indulgences for any other purpose. d8089 1 d8093 1 a8093 1 Rule 1439/9 (Power=1) d8099 1 a8099 1 multiple of the MUQ of Indulgences), but shall not exceed 4. d8114 1 d8760 1 a8760 1 Rule 1458/11 (Power=1) d8764 2 a8765 1 maintaining a record of organizations and their jurisdictions. d8767 1 a8767 2 The Notary's Report shall include the following information for each Organization: d8769 14 a8782 10 (i) its name; (ii) its Administrator; (iii) its Executor; (iv) its SLC's Maintainer; and (v) its Jurisdiction's Players. Also, as soon as possible after the creation or dissolution of any Organization, the Notary shall announce that fact. If an Organization is created, the Notary shall announce the above information for that Organization. d8799 1 d8970 1 a8970 1 Rule 2042/0 (Power=1) d8977 2 a8978 2 Scorekeepor shall then pay out 25 Stems to each Player in the winning Team. d8985 1 a9009 161 Rule 1993/1 (Power=2) The Land of Arcadia Arcadia is a land entirely defined by the Arcadian Map (the Map). The Map is a record kept by the Office of the Mapkeepor. The Map divides Arcadia into a finite, discrete number of Units of Land, or simply Land. Each Unit of Land is a unique instance of nonfungible Property specified by a pair of integers known as its Latitude and Longitude. Every unique pair of integers within the limits defined in the Rules for Latitude and Longitude signifies an existent Unit of Land. No other Units of Land may exist. Units of Land may only be created or destroyed by changing the limits of Latitude and Longitude defined in the Rules. All values for Latitude must lie between -9 and +9, inclusive. All values for Longitude must lie between -9 and +9, inclusive. The Total Land Area of Arcadia is the number of existent Units of Land defined by permissible Latitude and Longitude pairs. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4283 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1994/0 (Power=2) Ownership of Land Any existent Land for which ownership has not been explicitly changed belongs to an entity known as the Land Bureau (the Bureau). Land belonging to the Bureau is called Unclaimed Land. Land belonging to the Bank is called Public Land. Land belonging to any other entity is called Private Land. A Unit of Land for which a debt exists is considered to be In Escrow. The Mapkeepor is the Executor of the Land Bureau. The Mapkeepor is also a Limited Executor of the Bank, with the authority to satisfy debts of Land owed by the Bank to its creditors, and the authority to demand the payment of Land owed to the Bank by its debtors. The transfer of Unclaimed or Public Land to any entity must be specifically permitted by the Rules, or be performed by the explicit action of an instrument of Power 2 or greater, to be an authorized Transfer. Private Land may be transferred from its owner to any other entity by the owner's Executor. Any other transfer of Private Land must be performed by the explicit Action of an instrument of Power 2 or greater to be an authorized transfer. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1995/0 (Power=2) Land Types Each Unit of Land shall have a single Land Type. Each Unit of Land that has a Land Type shall have either zero or one Land Subtypes. The Land Type or Subtype of a Unit may only be changed as specifically permitted by the Rules, or by an instrument of Power 2 or greater. The phrase "Units of X", where X is a Land Type (or Subtype) defined by the Rules, shall be considered a synonym for "Units of Land that have Land Type (or Subtype) X". When existent Land has not had its Type changed as explicitly permitted by the Rules, or has a Type that is not currently defined by the Rules, it shall be considered to have the Land Type of Aether. Rules to the contrary nonwithstanding, Units of Aether may not be transferred from the Bureau, or owned by any entity other than the Bureau. If Private or Public Land becomes Aether it shall be transferred to the Bureau as soon as possible. When existent Land has not had its Subtype changed as explicitly permitted by the Rules, or has a Subtype that is not currently defined by the Rules as permissible for its Land Type, it shall be considered to have no Subtype. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1996/3 (Power=1) The Mapkeepor The Mapkeepor is an office; its holder is recordkeepor for the Land of Arcadia. The Mapkeepor's Weekly Report shall include: (i) the ownership and land type of all existing land; (ii) all changes in the ownership and land type of existing land since the most recent report; and (iii) the location for the previous week and the current week of each entity or instrument with a defined non-secret location. (iv) The number of action units available to each entity for the current week. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4280 (OscarMeyr), 3 April 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4425 (SirToby), 2 January 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1997/2 (Power=1) Defined Land Types and Subtypes In addition to Aether, the following Land Types are defined: (a) Black; (b) White; (c) Purple. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4283 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4471 (OscarMyer), 26 March 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1998/2 (Power=1) Land Topology Two Units of Land are Adjacent if and only if: (i) They have the same Latitude, and their Longitudes differ by exactly one; or (ii) They have the same Longitude, and their Latitudes differ by exactly one. The Penguin Distance between two given Units of Land is the minimum number of Single Waddles required to Travel from one of the given Units to the other given Unit, where one Single Waddle is the Penguin Distance required to Travel from one Unit of Land to an Adjacent Unit of Land. Two Units of Land are said to be Connected by a specific Type or Subtype of Land if it is possible to travel from the first Unit to the second by Waddling only over Land of that specific Type or Subtype. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4217 (Syllepsis), 29 September 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4283 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a9028 267 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2003/11 (Power=1) Actions in Arcadia Every week, the number of Actions Units an entity may expend to perform actions in the Land of Arcadia is as follows, - If the entity is a Player, 10, minus 1 for every 5 Blots in the Player's Stain as recorded in the most recent Herald's report before the week started, plus 1 for every unit of Land with Gote owned by the Player at the start of the week. - All other entities zero. Action Units are not transferable, and do not persist from one week to the next. An entity may expend Action Units to carry out an action in Arcadia by notifying the Mapkeepor of the specifics of the act. So long as e does not spend more than eir allotted number of Action Units, e may make as many actions e wishes in a single week. When an act specifies an alternating Land Type, the Land Type chosen will be based upon the Land Type used as the previous alternating Land Type, so that consecutive alternating Land Types alternate between Black and White. As soon as possible after a Player notifies the Mapkeepor of an act that specifies an alternating Land Type, the Mapkeepor must announce which Land Type was used for that act. Players may expend: * 2 Action Units to move from one Land Unit to an adjacent Unit if their Land Types are the same and the destination is not Aether. * 5 Action Units to move from one Land Unit to an adjacent Unit if their Land Types differ and the destination is not Aether; Any entity may expend: * 5 Action Units to set Land Type of a Land Unit which e owns to any Land Type other than Aether, whether or not e is located at that Land Unit. * 5 Action Units to set the Land Type of a random Land Unit that is adjacent to the Entity's current location, is of type Aether, and is owned by the Land Bureau, to an alternating Land Type. The Mapkeepor will make the random determination. This action has no effect if there are no qualifying Land Units. As soon as possible after a Player notifies the Mapkeepor of this move, the Mapkeepor must announce which Land Unit, if any, is changed by this action. The change occurs at the time of the first legal announcement from the Mapkeepor declaring which Land Unit's Land Type has changed. * 10 Action Units to set the Land Type of the Entity's current location to any Land Type of eir choice other than Aether, if and only if the Unit is owned by the Land Bureau. * 10 Action Units to set the Land Type of any Land Unit that is of type Aether to an alternating Land Type. Unless explicitly permitted by other Rules, all other actions and moves in Arcadia are invalid. History: Created by Proposal 4207 (neil), 3 September 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4215 (neil), 29 September 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4229 (Goethe), 22 November 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4280 (OscarMeyr), 3 April 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4283 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4293 (Sir Toby), 10 May 2002 Amended(6) by Proposal 4373 (Sir Toby), 6 September 2002 Amended(7) by Proposal 4405 (Peekee), 23 October 2002 Amended(8) by Proposal 4425 (SirToby), 2 January 2003 Amended(9) by Proposal 4431 (Peekee), 16 January 2003 Amended(10) by Proposal 4434 (SirToby), 28 January 2003 Amended(11) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2004/3 (Power=1) Land Auctions As soon as possible after the tenth day of each Month, the Mapkeepor shall, if the number of units of Private Land is less than one half the total number of units of Land, auction a number of units of Land not to exceed 10. The units of Land to be Auctioned are: * if there exist at least 10 Units of non-Aether Land in the possession of the Land Bureau: any 10 such Units of Land, to be chosen by the Mapkeepor; * if there exist fewer than 10 Units of non-Aether Land in the possession of the Land Bureau: all such Units. There shall be a separate Auction for each Unit of Land under consideration. These Auctions shall be conducted concurrently. For each of these Auctions: * The item to be Auctioned is the piece of Land in question. * The Procedure to be used is the Vickrey Auction. * The Default Auction Currency shall be Indulgences; however, the Auctioneer may select a different Bank Currency with 2 Supporters. History: Created by Proposal 4210 (neil), 10 September 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4234 (Goethe), 29 November 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4249 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4386 (Peekee), 25 September 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2005/2 (Power=1) Tolls An Entity who owns Land may impose a Toll on any (currently un-Tolled) piece of Land e owns. To do so, e must pay a Fee of 0.2 Indulgences and publicly announce that e is imposing a Toll, clearly and unambiguously identifying the Unit of Land in question, as well as the amount of the Toll for that Unit of Land. A Toll is a number of VEs, Indulgences, or Papyri. No Unit of Land may have a Toll in other currencies, or in more than one of these currencies. No Toll shall be greater than 200 times the MUQ of the currency in which it is denominated. If an entity (the Tollee) Moves into a Unit of Land which is at the time owned by another Entity (the Toller), and for which there is at the time a Toll established, e (the Tollee) is said to be In Toll to the Unit of Land in question, for the amount of the Toll on that unit of land (at the time of the Move) The owner (Toller) of a Unit of Land may notify the Mapkeepor that e believes an entity has been In Toll to a Unit of Land owned by em; to do so, e submits a Notification of Toll, which must unambiguously describe the Unit of Land in question, the amount of the Toll, and the Entity (alleged Tollee) in question. The alleged Move must have occurred within the past week. A Entity may submit only one such Notification for a given Unit of Land in a single week, and may not submit substantially the same Notification two weeks in a row. Any Notification of Toll contrary to this Rule is invalid and shall be discarded. If, in the Mapkeepor's determination, the alleged Tollee was in fact, in the week before the Notification, In Toll to the specified Unit of Land for the specified amount, the Mapkeepor shall confirm the Toll by publicly informing the Tollee and the Toller. The Tollee then incurs to the Toller a debt equal to the Toll specified in the Notification. If, in the Mapkeepor's determination, the alleged Tollee was not In Toll to the specified Unit of Land for the specified amount, e shall deny the Notification by informing the Toller of eir determination. If the Mapkeepor fails to respond to a valid Notification of Toll, e commits the Class 2 Crime of Looking the Other Way. If the Mapkeepor confirms a Notification of Toll when in fact the alleged Tollee was not In Toll to the specified Unit of Land for the specified amount, e (the Mapkeepor) commits the Class 3 Crime of Conspiracy to Commit Highway Robbery. If the Mapkeeper denies a Notification of Toll when in fact the alleged Tollee was In Toll to the specified Unit of Land for the specified amount, e (the Mapkeepor) commits the Class 3 Crime of Not Feeding the Toll Under the Bridge. An Entity may remove a Toll from any Tolled Unit of Land e owns by publicly announcing that e does so. If an entity loses possession of a Unit of Land, all Tolls imposed on that Unit by that Entity are removed. History: Created by Proposal 4210 (neil), 10 September 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4228 (root), 22 November 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4405 (Peekee), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2022/5 (Power=1) Sente and Gote On the fifteenth of each Agoran Month, the following actions occur in sequence, and these changes must be reported by the Mapkeepor as soon as possible after they occur: (i) Every Land Unit, excluding (0, 0), that is not directly connected to a unit of Aether, and is not connected by its own type to a unit of Aether, shall be transformed to Aether. (ii) Any entities whose locations are on land units so transformed shall have their locations set to 0,0. (iii) If any land unit so transformed is not property of the Land Bureau, it becomes property of the Land Bureau. (iv) If there are more Land Units of a single defined Land Type, Aether excepted, then there are of all other Land Types combined (other than Aether), then all Land Units of that majority Type are said to have Sente. Land Units of all other defined Types are said to have Gote. (v) the Mapkeepor shall Pay Out: (a) an amount of Stems equal to the Minimum Income times the Basic Officer's Salary to all Players whose location has Sente; (b) to the owner of any Land Unit that has Sente and is not owned by the Bank or the Land Bureau: * if the Weather is Plenty, 3 Stems for each 5 Land Units with Sente that e owns; * if the Weather is Fair, 2 Stems for each 5 Land Units with Sente that e owns; * if the Weather is Foul, 1 Stem for each 5 Land Units with Sente that e owns; Sente and Gote shall only be changed as defined by this Rule, on the fifteenth of each Agoran Month. History: Created by Proposal 4283 (Goethe), 16 April 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4308 (Sir Toby), 28 May 2002 Amended(2) by Proposal 4367 (Steve), 23 August 2002 Amended(3) by Proposal 4386 (Peekee), 25 September 2002 Amended(4) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 Amended(5) by Proposal 4453 (Sherlock), 22 February 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2046/0 (Power=1) Q*Bert (tm) Q*Bert (tm) is an entity in Arcadia. Q*Bert moves one space per week, according to the following procedure: Q*Bert moves one space in a random direction, but not to the space it last moved from. Q*Bert is permitted to move to an undefined destination or to Aether. If Q*Bert moves to an undefined destination, its location becomes undefined, and the next week it will move to (0,0). Normally, Q*Bert moves in a diagonal direction. If Q*Bert ends its diagonal movement at a location that another entity ends eir movement at for that week, then in the following week Q*Bert will say "@@!#?@@!" and move in a random orthogonal direction. Q*Bert has a color, which is a defined Land Type other than Aether and that does not have Sente. When Q*Bert moves to a space, it changes the Land Type of that space. If the current Type is not the same as Q*Bert's color, Q*Bert changes that space's type to its color. Otherwise, Q*Bert changes that space's type to the Land Type that currently has Sente. The Mapkeepor is a Limited Executor of Q*Bert, and its Prime Executor for its movement in Arcadia. The Mapkeepor is to make the random determination of Q*Bert's movement direction and publish Q*Bert's movement and its effect as soon as possible after the start of the Agoran week. Upon the Mapkeepor's report that Q*Bert's color has Sente, Q*Bert's color becomes a random Land Type other than Aether or the old color. The Mapkeepor will make this random determination. History: Created by Proposal 4471 (OscarMyer), 26 March 2003 @ 1.91 log @Rule 1917 was repealed as part of proposal 4470. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 311 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 247 with Power=1 d4317 1 a4317 1 Rule 1445/16 (Power=1) d4423 6 d4448 1 d4509 1 a4509 1 Rule 1958/0 (Power=1) d4512 22 a4533 13 If an Office has a Budget, then each Nominee for the Office shall submit a valid Proto-Budget during the Nomination Period, or else eir Nomination shall automatically be withdrawn at the end of the Nomination Period. A Proto-Budget is valid if it would be valid as a Budget. When the Voting Period begins, the Vote Collector shall announce each Candidate's last valid Proto-Budget. When the Voting Period ends, the Winner's last valid Proto-Budget becomes the Budget of that Office, and e shall announce it as soon as possible. If the Election ends without a Winner, then the existing Budget remains in effect. d4537 1 d9584 1 a9584 1 Rule 1539/2 (Power=1) d9605 3 a9607 2 A Player becomes a Contestant by notifying the Contestmaster and paying the prescribed Entry Fee to the Contest Fund. A d9616 1 @ 1.90 log @Rule 2037 repealed by Registrar's announcement. @ text @a7441 39 Rule 1917/3 (Power=1) General Currency Taxation The Recordkeepor of a Currency may levy a tax on that Currency, subject to the following restrictions: a) All elements required to be specified in the announcement of the levy must also be specified in the announcement of intent to issue the levy. b) The Effective Time of the levy must be between seven and fourteen days after the time of the announcement of the intent to issue the levy. c) The Effective Time of a levy is at least one month after the last Effective Time of a levy on that Currency issued under the authority of this Rule. d) The announcement of intent to issue the levy may not take place while another attempt to levy a tax on that Currency is pending under the authority of this Rule. e) If the Currency is a Bank Currency, then either the Recordkeepor is a member of the Cabinet at the time e levies the tax, or eir action has the support of two current Cabinet members. The tax may include exemptions on a fixed amount of the holdings of every taxable entity, provided that: (i) All Players are exempt identical amounts, (ii) All Non-players are exempt identical amounts, (iii) The Non-players' exemption is less than or equal to the Players' exemption. History: Created by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3953 (Blob), Dec. 13 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.89 log @Typo correction. @ text @a6593 14 Rule 2037/0 (Power=1) Orange Alert If a Player has no listed e-mail address, then the address used to send eir next public message becomes listed. If each Player has at least one listed address, then the Registrar may repeal this Rule by announcing that e does so. History: Created by Proposal 4435 (Murphy), 28 January 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.88 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4470 Steve amend 1853 things happen at notice of intent time 4471 OscarMyer amend 1997 new Purple land type create 2046 "Q*Bert (tm)" in category "Arcadia" @ text @d9386 1 a9386 1 b) Monasteries @ 1.87 log @Removed some unnecessary white-space. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 310 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 246 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2045 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2045 d7701 1 a7701 1 Rule 1853/8 (Power=1) d7704 50 a7753 2 Taxes may be levied only by an Officer explicitly permitted by the Rules to do so. d7755 3 a7757 2 An Officer levies a tax by announcing that e does so, and specifying: d7759 6 a7764 24 (1) The Currency being taxed. (2) The percentage of the tax. (3) Any exemptions applying to the tax. (4) The Rule authorizing em to levy the tax. Upon such an announcement, each taxable entity becomes liable to the Bank for a debt equal to the specified percentage of eir taxable holdings of that Currency at the time of the announcement. As soon as possible after this happens, the Recordkeepor of that Currency shall publish a report listing each entity's holdings of that Currency as of the time of the announcement. All entities are taxable, except for: (a) the Bank (b) all Rebellious Players who were Rebellious at the time the intent to levy was published (c) entities explicitly specified by the Rule authorizing the levy as tax-exempt for that levy All Currency holdings are taxable, except for holdings explicitly specified by the Rule authorizing the levy as tax-exempt for that levy. a7765 2 The percentage of the tax may not exceed 50%, unless the Rule authorizing the levy explicitly permits it to do so. d7777 1 d9894 1 a9894 1 Rule 1997/1 (Power=1) d9899 2 a9900 1 (b) White. d9905 1 d10182 40 @ 1.86 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4464 root amend 594 AI definition language removed create 2045 Improved AI def'n, in "Making Proposals" 4467 OscarMyer amend 1929 scores change in response to *valid* reports 4468 Sherlock amend 1976 clarified, more explicit on fund movements @ text @a2977 1 @ 1.85 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4461 Maud amend 1728 s/positive integer/nonnegative integer/ 4462 Goethe amend 1370 better Committee structure + options create 2044 degree specifications 4463 Cecilius amend 1712 Indulgence distribution tweak @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 309 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 22 with Power=3 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2044 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2044 d1093 1 a1093 1 Rule 1976/3 (Power=1) d1097 10 a1106 8 Player can award a Mentor's Bonus to any other players e deems to have been most helpful to em as a new Player. E can only make one such award, but may split it among any number of players. The award is made by public announcement. Upon such an announcement the Bank shall incur a debt in Stems to the named Mentor equal to the New Player Award for Stems. d1113 1 d2917 1 a2917 1 Rule 594/7 (Power=3) a2930 4 The Adoption Index of a Proposal is the maximum of 1, the value requested by its Proposer (if any), and the value required for that Proposal by the Rules (if any). d2952 34 d8464 1 a8464 1 Rule 1929/5 (Power=1) d8484 1 a8484 1 -- It must be the first such notification for that specific d8494 1 @ 1.84 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4453 Sherlock create 2041 "Teams" in new category "Teams" create 2042 "Team Wins" in category "Teams" create 2043 "New Player Team Assignment" in "Teams" amend 1928 Scorekeepor tracks Teams Scores too repeal 766 (Groups) repeal 716 (How to Form a Group) repeal 719 (Joining a Group) repeal 721 (The Vizier and Ordinancekeepor) repeal 718 (Resignation from a Group) amend 1910 remove reference to Groups amend 1987 remove reference to Groups amend 2003 remove reference to Groups amend 2022 remove reference to Groups repeal 112 FAILS : insufficient AI repeal 1931 (Winners' Stipend) repeal 2014 (SemiGenii) repeal 2015 (A Champion's Retirement) amend 1893 removes Winner Stipend from T's Budget amend 1922 removes Groovy Patent Title amend 1929 only Teams Win now amend 1962 Stain and Winning Conditions decoupled @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 308 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 245 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2043 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2043 d2218 1 a2218 1 Rule 1728/10 (Power=2) d2223 4 a2226 3 Supporters, where N is a positive integer. The phrase "Without Objection" is synonymous with "Without 1 Objection", and the phrase "With Support" is synonymous with "With 1 Supporter". d2303 1 d6999 1 a6999 1 Rule 1370/12 (Power=1) d7002 38 a7039 13 A person becomes a Candidate for a Degree when e publishes a Thesis, authored by emself, along with a statement explicitly indicating that the Thesis is being submitted with the intent to qualify for a particular Degree. If the Candidate is a Player, e may choose the first member of eir Thesis Committee, called eir Chair; for non-players, the Speaker will serve as Chair. The Chair's Opposite is defined as the Player who most often voted in the opposite manner of the Chair in the last quarter; the Opposite becomes the second committee member. The Chair and eir Opposite will select, as soon as possible, and by mutual agreement, the third member of the committee. d7041 2 a7042 2 The Chair of the Thesis Committee for a particular Candidate may grant that Degree to the Candidate if and only if: d7046 15 d7062 15 a7076 3 * a majority of members of the Thesis Committee agree that the Thesis produced by the Candidate is worthy of the Degree to be granted; and d7078 1 a7078 2 * fewer than seven years have passed since the time the Thesis Committee was formed. d7080 2 a7081 2 The Rulekeepor shall retain a copy of each Thesis approved by its Thesis Committee. d7107 1 a7107 13 Created by Proposal 1370, Jan. 5 1995 Amended(1) by Proposal 1508, Mar. 24 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2399, Jan. 20 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2487, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2682, Sep. 26 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2715, Oct. 12 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar. 26 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3475 (Murphy), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3787 (Steve), Sep. 12 1998 Amended(10) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(11) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 Amended(12) by Proposal 4303 (OscarMeyr), 17 May 2002 a7110 2 d8645 1 a8645 1 Rule 1712/18 (Power=1) d8684 8 a8691 9 (f) If the Indulgence Surplus is zero or negative at the beginning of the month, the Herald may still conduct an Indulgence auction, but only if e initiates it within one week after the beginning of the month. The items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences; the number of items is chosen by the Herald, with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of half the MBIG, rounded down to the nearest integer. The Auctioneer shall be the Herald, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. d8713 1 @ 1.83 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4458 Steve amend 1963 Oligarchs is ineligible if defaulting @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 313 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 250 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2040 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2040 d72 1 d2525 1 a2525 1 Rule 1893/12 (Power=1) d2535 3 a2537 4 (iii) the Winner's Stipend; (iv) the Distributor's Gratuity; (v) the Speaker's Gratuity; and (vi) for each wage-earning Office, the Salary of that Office. d2576 1 d6855 1 a6855 1 Rule 1922/4 (Power=1) a6892 6 (e) Groovy, which may be awarded to any Player Winning the Game at least once since the introduction of this Patent Title and demonstrating eir total coolness by Winning the Game at least once by each of at least three distinct win conditions. d6899 1 d8161 1 a8161 1 Rule 1910/6 (Power=1) d8173 2 a8174 3 Dissolute; or (3) the transferee is a Group; (4) either the transferor or the transferee is a Money Grubbing d8188 1 a8349 23 Rule 1931/2 (Power=1) Winners' Stipend When a Win occurs, all persons Bearing the Patent Title of Current Champion shall have that Patent Title revoked but shall have the Patent Title of Champion awarded to them instead. Immediately afterwards, whichever Player Won the Game (or Players, should multiple Players have Won the Game simultaneously) shall be awarded the Patent Title of Current Champion. At the beginning of each month, the Payroll Clerk shall pay out the Winner's Stipend to each Player that has Borne the Patent Title Current Champion for a total of at least 12 days in the preceding month. History: Created by Proposal 3977 (Wes), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4081 (Elysion), Oct. 30 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a8366 55 Rule 2014/0 (Power=1) SemiGenii SemiGenius is a defined regular Patent Title. Bearing the Patent Title SemiGenius is a Win Condition. If at any time a Player Wins the Game, the Patent Title SemiGenius is revoked from all those who bear it. The Patent Title SemiGenius may only be Awarded by an valid Public Announcement of SemiGeniosity naming the Awardee. Such an Announcement may only be made by the Contestmaster of a Champion's Contest. To be valid, the Announcement must be made only as explicitly permitted by the Regulations of the Contest. History: Created by Proposal 4253 (Goethe), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2015/1 (Power=1) A Champion's Retirement Rules to the contrary nonwithstanding, the Winner's Stipend may not be changed except as permitted by this Rule. If a Player Wins the Game by Bearing the Patent Title SemiGenius, The Winner's Stipend shall be set equal to proportion, rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1, of Active Players (out of total number of Active Players at the time of the Win) that were Contestants, at any time since the most recent previous Win, in the Champion's Contest that Awarded that Patent Title. In this case, the Scorekeepor shall pay out the Champion's Pension, equal to this new Winner's Stipend times the BOS, to the Contestmaster who awarded the Patent Title. If a Player Wins the Game by any other Win Condition, the Winner's Stipend shall be set to 0.5, and no Champion's Pension shall be awarded. If a Player bears the Patent Title Current Champion at the beginning of four consecutive Agoran months without a Win occuring, then at the beginning each month thereafter, until a Win occurs, the Scorekeepor shall Bill the Player an amount equal to twice the current Winner's Stipend times the BOS. History: Created by Proposal 4253 (Goethe), 19 February 2002 Amended(1) by Proposal 4398 (harvel), 23 October 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d8373 1 a8373 1 Rule 1928/3 (Power=1) d8377 1 a8377 1 keeping track of scores. d8380 2 a8381 2 registered player, as well as any changes thereto since the last posting of the Report. d8388 1 d8392 1 a8392 1 Rule 1929/4 (Power=1) d8398 1 a8398 1 the last Win has a Score of zero Points. a8414 4 Having a Score of 100 Points or more is a Win Condition. If at any time a Player Wins the Game, all Player's Scores shall instantly be set to zero. d8421 1 d8592 1 a8592 1 Rule 1962/3 (Power=1) a8596 7 Not being Immaculate is a Win-Preventing Condition. Being the only Active Immaculate Player is a Win Condition. Upon the report of such a Win, the Herald shall expunge N Blots per Player, where N is the Stain of the Active Player(s) with the lowest non-zero Stain. d8602 1 d9278 1 a9278 1 Rule 1987/1 (Power=1) d9283 2 a9284 3 a) Groups. b) Contests. c) Monasteries d9289 1 a9475 150 Rule 766/15 (Power=1) Groups A Group is an Organization with an associated SLC called its Ordinances. The Administrator for each Group is that Group's Ordinancekeepor, the Executor is its Vizier, and the set of Players within the Jurisdiction of its SLC is its Membership. A Group's Membership may contain any Player who is not a Member of any other Group. Initially, the Group's Membership must contain at least three Foundors. The Ordinancekeepor and the Vizier of a Group must, at all times, be Members of the Group; if either ceases to be a Member of the Group, it dissolves. Each Group has Mint Authority. A Group's Voting Power on a Democratic Proposal is as follows: (a) A Group containing fewer than three members: zero; (b) A Group containing at least three members: the number of Players divided by the number of Groups with at least three members, rounded down. [CFJ 816: There may exist more than one Group.] History: Created by Proposal 766 (Waggie), ca. Dec. 8 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1415, Feb. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1601, Jun. 19 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2035, Dec. 4 1995 Amended(5) by Proposal 2470, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2563, Apr. 6 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 2725 (Swann), Oct. 23 1996 Amended(8) by Proposal 3502 (General Chaos), Jun. 8 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3606 (General Chaos), Dec. 9 1997, substantial Amended(10) by Proposal "A Separation of Powers" (Steve, Without Objection), Apr. 20 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3937 (Wes), Oct. 31 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(14) by Proposal 4032 (t), Jul. 24 2000 Amended(15) by Proposal 4153 (Michael), 13 May 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 716/7 (Power=1) How to Form a Group An ACO that attempts to form a Group must contain, in addition to any information required elsewhere, a specification of the prospective initial Ordinancekeepor and Vizier of the Group to be created. Further, an Application to Create a Group is invalid, and has no effect if submitted, if any of its signatories is a Member of another Group at the time of its submission. History: Created by Proposal 716 (Chuck), ca. Nov. 4 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1680, Aug. 22 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1754, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(4) by Proposal 2653, Apr. 6 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2634, Jul. 4 1996 Amended(6) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Amended(7) by Proposal 4159, 5 June 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 719/2 (Power=1) Joining a Group A Player shall be added to the Membership of a Group only when: a) the Player to be added is not already a Member of another Group; b) the Player to be added has sent the Vizier of the Group in question a message requesting to be added to the Membership of that Group; and c) the addition of that Player to that Group's Membership is otherwise permitted by that Group's Ordinances and the Rules. History: Created by Proposal 719 (Chuck), ca. Nov. 4 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2563, Apr. 6 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 721/9 (Power=1) The Vizier and the Ordinancekeepor The Vizier of a Group shall be whoever the Ordinances of that Group specify. If the Ordinances are silent, the Vizier shall be the Player who authored the ACO that created that Group, if e is still a Member of that Group. If the Group was not created by the Execution of an ACO, the Vizier shall be whoever was the Vizier of that Group when it was first created. If the Vizier thus specified is not a Member of the Group, the Group shall be dissolved. Unless the Ordinances of a Group specify otherwise, the Ordinancekeepor of a Group shall be its Vizier. History: Created by Proposal 721 (Chuck), ca. Nov. 4 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1641, Aug. 1 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(3) by Proposal 2563, Apr. 6 1996 Amended(4) by Proposal 2633, Jul. 4 1996 Amended(5) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Infected and Amended(6) by Rule 1454, Jun. 8 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(7) by Rule 721, Jun. 22 1997, substantial Amended(8) by Proposal 3608 (General Chaos), Dec. 9 1997, substantial Amended(9) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 718/5 (Power=1) Resignation from a Group A Player who is a Member of a Group shall be removed from the Jurisdiction of that Group's Ordinances when that Player sends a message to the Notary and the Vizier of that Group, indicating that e is resigning from that Group. The Ordinances of a Group are not permitted to prohibit a Player from sending such a message. This Rule does not in any way prevent a Player from being removed from the Jurisdiction of a Group's Ordinances by other means specified by the Rules or the Ordinances of that Group. History: Created by Proposal 718 (Chuck), ca. Nov. 4 1993 ... Amended(1) by Proposal 1760, Oct. 21 1995 Amended(2) by Proposal 2563, Apr. 6 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 Infected and Amended(4) by Rule 1454, Feb. 28 1997, substantial (unattributed) Amended(5) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr. 7 1997, substantial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d9610 57 d9854 1 a9854 1 Rule 2003/10 (Power=1) a9864 5 - If the entity is a Group, 1, plus 3 for every Member of the Group located on or adjacent to the location of the Group at the start of the week, plus 1 for every unit of Land with Gote owned by the Group at the start of the week. a9892 5 Groups may expend: * 5 Action Units to move from its current location to the location of one of its Members. d9932 1 d10031 1 a10031 1 Rule 2022/4 (Power=1) d10057 2 a10058 2 the Basic Officer's Salary to all Players and Groups whose location has Sente; d10077 1 @ 1.82 log @Typo correction. @ text @d2642 1 a2642 1 Rule 1963/3 (Power=2) d2651 4 a2654 2 (4) e is the Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect; or (5) e is the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy. d2671 1 @ 1.81 log @Corrected typo spotted by Michael Slone. @ text @d3366 1 a3366 1 n entities with nonzero voting power in at least one Chamber. @ 1.80 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4446 Steve amend 2012 allows single-bid auctions to end early 4451 Cecilius amend 869 Grace Periods extended by Holidays 4452 Sir Toby amend 2023 rule now asserts precedence (at power=2) 4456 Maud create 2040 "Switches" - in category "Definitions" amend 478 applied to Fora @ text @d5582 1 a5582 1 Judicial and Sentencying Orders d6335 3 d8079 4 @ 1.79 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4440 Steve create 2039 "Can't implies legal"; in category "The Rules" @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 312 Rules: d27 2 a28 2 38 with Power=2 251 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2039 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2039 d499 2 a500 2 Rule 478/12 (Power=1) The Public Forum d502 83 a584 44 A Public Forum is a medium of communication so designated by the Registrar. Sending a message to a Public Forum shall be considered the equivalent of sending that message to all Players. A Discussion Forum is a medium of communication so designated by the Registrar. A Discussion Forum shall never be a Public Forum, and a message is not considered to have been sent to all Players solely because it was sent to a Discussion Forum. The Registrar may designate a given medium of communication to be (or cease to be) a Public Forum or a Discussion Forum Without Objection. An announcement of such a designation shall be made via the medium whose designation is being changed. Any designation of a medium as a Public Forum shall also be announced via all existing Public Fora in addition to any other requirements. It is the responsibility of every Active Player to ensure that e is able to receive messages via each and every Public Forum. Any inability of a Player to receive messages via a particular Public Forum does not deprive that medium of its legal status as a Public Forum. Players are in no way required to receive messages via any particular Discussion Forum. The Registrar shall include as part of eir Report all media which are currently Public or Discussion Fora and sufficient data regarding each medium to allow new Players to receive messages via that medium. Any communication which has been sent via a Public Forum shall be considered to have been made publicly. Any communication which has been sent to all Players via some other medium, or combination of mediums, shall be considered to have been made publicly, provided it contains some clear designation that it is intended to be public. If the Rules require a Player to publish certain information, then e is considered to have satisfied that requirement at the time e publicly sends a message containing the information e is required to publish. If the Rules require a Player to announce certain information, that announcement must be made publicly. d612 1 a857 1 d991 1 a991 1 Rule 869/12 (Power=1) d1024 6 d1060 1 d3366 1 a3366 1 entities with nonzero voting power in at least one Chamber. d5031 1 a5031 1 Rule 2023/0 (Power=1) d5036 3 a5038 1 would otherwise be assigned to the Clerk of the Courts. d5046 2 d7989 1 a7989 1 Rule 2012/1 (Power=1) d7992 41 a8032 30 (a) There is a type of Auction called a Single-Bid Auction. The procedure for conducting a Single-Bid Auction is the same as that used in the Default Auction Procedure, with the following additions and exceptions: (1) Bid Inflation Factor: As part of any correct and legal announcement that a Single-Bid Auction is commencing, the Auctioneer must announce the value of the Bid Inflation Factor for the Auction, a real number between 0 and 1 inclusive. (2) Making Bids: Each Player eligible to bid in the Auction is permitted to make only one bid, called the initial Bid. Any bids made by a Player after eir initial Bid in the Auction are invalid. A Player who cancels eir bid is ineligible to make further bids in the Auction. All Bids must be made publically. (3) Value of Bids: at each midnight GMT during the Auction, the value of each valid, uncancelled Bid remaining in the Auction is increased by an amount equal to the Bid Inflation Factor multiplied by the initial Bid. (4) Final Auction Price: for the purposes of determining the Winner(s) of the Auction, the value of each Bid as calculated in (3) above is used. However, the debt incurred by a Winner of the Auction is equal to the Nth highest Winning Initial Bid, where N is the number of items being Auctioned, or to the Starting Bid, if there were fewer than N bids. d8037 1 @ 1.78 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4434 SirToby amend 2003 nails down Action Unit assessment time 4435 Murphy amend 559 Registrar tracks Players' "listed" addresses amend 514 Players may "list" and "unlist" addresses create 2037 Automatic listing of addresses (+ self repeal) 4436 RedKnight amend 1987 Monasteries are new class of Organization create 2038 how to join one - category : Organizations @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 311 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 21 with Power=3 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2038 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2038 d933 12 @ 1.77 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4429 Eris amend 1647 fix for nomination language 4430 Cecilius amend 869 fix for Grace Periods & Holidays 4431 Peekee amend 2003 s/movement/action/g @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 309 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 249 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2036 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2036 d6409 1 a6409 1 Rule 559/20 (Power=1) d6419 1 a6419 1 if any, and preferred email addresses; d6464 1 d6468 1 a6468 1 Rule 514/1 (Power=1) d6471 12 a6482 5 All Players shall notify the Registrar of their preferred email address(es). Should this address change, that Player shall notify the Registrar of this change. If a Player fails to notify the Registrar of a change of address, the Registrar shall not be responsible for any mail which did not reach that Player. d6487 1 d6491 2 d6494 10 d9284 1 a9284 1 Rule 1987/0 (Power=1) d9291 1 d9295 1 d9416 15 d9953 1 a9953 1 Rule 2003/9 (Power=1) d9962 1 a9962 1 with Gote owned by the Player. d9967 1 a9967 1 owned by the Group. d10040 1 @ 1.76 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4425 SirToby amend 1996 action units in Mapkeepor's report amend 2003 unit receipts augmented with Gote land @ text @d940 1 a940 1 Rule 869/11 (Power=1) d956 1 a956 1 within the 12 previous months, e becomes Unready and is subject d958 21 a978 2 and ends two months afterwards. A Player is only subject to the Grace Period resulting from eir own registration. a979 1 Whenever a Player's Grace Period ends, e becomes Ready. d1002 1 d8803 1 a8803 1 Rule 1647/9 (Power=1) d8816 2 a8817 2 The Clerk of the Courts and Justiciar cannot Nominate for the Office of Speaker-Elect. d8839 1 d9915 1 a9915 1 Rule 2003/8 (Power=1) d9970 2 a9971 2 * 5 Movement Units to set the Land Type of a random Land Unit that is adjacent to the Entity's current location, is of type d9974 1 a9974 1 This movement has no effect if there are no qualifying Land d9977 2 a9978 2 Unit, if any, is changed by this movement. The change occurs at the time of the first legal announcement from the Mapkeepor d9981 1 a9981 1 * 10 Movement Units to set the Land Type of the Entity's current d9985 2 a9986 2 * 10 Movement Units to set the Land Type of any Land Unit that is of type Aether to an alternating Land Type. d10001 1 @ 1.75 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4423 Murphy amend 1712 sensible timing for Indulgence auctions 4424 Steve amend 1042 may only Quieten active, noisy Players amend 698 inactive never eligible to judge CFJs @ text @d9808 1 a9808 1 Rule 1996/2 (Power=1) d9822 2 d9829 1 d9895 1 a9895 1 Rule 2003/7 (Power=1) d9901 4 a9904 2 - If the entity is a Player 10 minus 1 for every 5 Blots in the Player's Stain d9906 1 a9906 1 - If the entity is a Group 1 plus 3 for every Member of the d9908 2 a9909 1 the start of the week. d9980 1 @ 1.74 log @It was determined that both proposals 4417 and 4418 failed quorum. This check-in reverts to the previous revision. @ text @d1141 1 a1141 1 Rule 1042/18 (Power=1) d1148 3 a1150 2 (b) A player who has not quietened another player in the past 24 hours may do so by publically identifying the player and d1189 1 d5087 1 a5087 1 Rule 698/10 (Power=1) d5090 16 a5105 3 Each Active Player is eligible to Judge a given CFJ, unless a Rule specifically makes em ineligible. Non-active Players are ineligible to Judge CFJs. d5107 2 a5108 26 If the Clerk of the Courts is required to select a Judge, but - after taking all other Rules affecting eligibility into account - no Player is eligible to Judge that CFJ, then: a) All Active non-Barred Players become eligible to Judge that CFJ. b) If there is still no eligible Judge, then all non-frozen non-Barred Players become eligible to Judge that CFJ. c) If there is still no eligible Judge, then all non-frozen Players Barred by the Caller become eligible to Judge that CFJ. d) If there is still no eligible Judge, then all non-frozen Barred Players, other than the Caller emself, become eligible to Judge that CFJ. e) If there is still no eligible Judge, then the Caller has happened upon a generational ship whose members are in suspended animation. The Rules suggest that the Caller try calling when we arrive at our destination and thaw out. This Rule can require Inactive Players to perform actions. This Rule takes precedence over all other Rules. d5123 1 d8572 1 a8572 1 Rule 1712/17 (Power=1) d8575 2 a8576 2 The Ideal Indulgence Circulation Level (IICL) is the number of registered Players, plus the total Stain of all Players. d8578 42 a8619 31 The Actual Indulgence Circulation Level (AICL) is the total number of Indulgences owned by entities other than the Bank, augmented by the total number of Indulgences owned by the Bank which have been auctioned off to Winning Bidders in prior Indulgence Auctions but not yet paid for. The Monthly Bank Indulgence Gain (MBIG) is the number of Indulgences transferred from other entities to the Bank during a given Agoran Month, less the number of Indulgences transferred from the Bank to other entities during that same Agoran Month. As soon as possible after the start of each month, the Herald shall calculate the Indulgence Differential, which is equal to the IICL minus the AICL, rounded down to the nearest integer. To calculate the Indulgence Differential, the Herald shall determine the number of Blots and the number of Indulgences owned as published in the most recent Herald's Report; other values in the formula shall be determined as of the time of the calculation. If the Indulgence Differential is greater than zero, then the Herald shall, as soon as possible after the start of that month, auction a number of Indulgences equal to the Indulgence Differential; if the Indulgence Differential is not greater than zero, the Herald shall auction a whole number of Indulgences equal to or less than one half the MBIG for the preceeding month, with a minimum of 0 Indulgences. In an Indulgence Auction held in accordance with this rule, the items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences, and thus the number of items is equal to the number of Indulgences to be Auctioned. The Auction shall be conducted in Stems. d8640 1 @ 1.73 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4417 Murphy amend 1712 removes some asap's; general clean-up 4418 Steve amend 1042 quietening only of active noisy Players amend 698 removes some "frozens"; inactives never judge @ text @d1141 1 a1141 1 Rule 1042/19 (Power=1) d1148 2 a1149 3 (b) A player who has not quietened another active, noisy player in the past 24 hours may cause another active, noisy player to become quiet by publically identifying the player and a1187 1 Amended(19) by Proposal 4418 (Steve), 25 November 2002 d5085 1 a5085 1 Rule 698/11 (Power=1) d5088 3 a5090 18 (a) Each active player is eligible to judge a given CFJ, unless a rule specifically makes em ineligible. Inactive players are ineligible to judge CFJs. (b) If the Clerk of the Courts is required to select a Judge, but after taking all other rules affecting eligibility into account, no player is eligible to judge that CFJ, then: (1) All active non-barred players become eligible to judge that CFJ. (2) If there is still no player eligible to judge, then all active barred players, other than the caller emself, become eligible to judge that CFJ. (3) If there is still no eligible Judge, then the game is in serious trouble. My usual advice in such situations is to panic, and run screaming for the hills. d5092 26 a5117 2 (c) This Rule takes precedence over other Rules concerning who is and is not eligible to judge CFJs. a5131 1 Amended(11) by Proposal 4418 (Steve), 25 November 2002 d8580 1 a8580 1 Rule 1712/18 (Power=1) d8583 2 a8584 2 (a) The Ideal Indulgence Circulation Level (IICL) is equal to the number of Players plus the total Stain of all Players. d8586 31 a8616 44 (b) The Actual Indulgence Circulation Level (AICL) is the total number of Indulgences owned by entities other than the Bank, augmented by the total number of Indulgences owned by the Bank which either: (1) are already being Auctioned by the Bank in prior Indulgence Auctions that have not yet concluded; or (2) have been auctioned in prior Indulgence Auctions that have concluded, but where the debts arising from Winning Bids have neither been paid nor defaulted upon; or (3) have been Auctioned in prior Indulgence Auctions that have concluded, and the debts arising from the Winning Bids have been paid, but the Indulgences have not been transferred to the Winning Bidders. (c) The Indulgence Surplus is the difference between the IICL and the AICL; if the AICL is greater than the IICL, the Indulgence Surplus is zero. (d) If the Indulgence Surplus is positive at the beginning of the month, the Herald shall as soon as possible auction off the surplus Indulgences. The items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences; the number of items is equal to the Indulgence Surplus, rounded down to the nearest integer. The Auctioneer shall be the Herald, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. (e) The Monthly Bank Indulgence Gain (MBIG) is the number of Indulgences transferred from other entities to the Bank during a given Nomic Month, less the number of Indulgences transferred from the Bank to other entities during that same Nomic Month. (f) If the Indulgence Surplus is zero or negative at the beginning of the month, the Herald may still conduct an Indulgence auction, but only if e initiates it within one week after the beginning of the month. The items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences; the number of items is chosen by the Herald, with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of half the MBIG, rounded down to the nearest integer. The Auctioneer shall be the Herald, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. a8636 1 Amended(18) by Proposal 4417 (Murphy), 25 November 2002 @ 1.72 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4416 OscarMeyr amend 1505 clean merge of P4406 and P4408's effects @ text @d1141 1 a1141 1 Rule 1042/18 (Power=1) d1148 3 a1150 2 (b) A player who has not quietened another player in the past 24 hours may do so by publically identifying the player and d1189 1 d5087 1 a5087 1 Rule 698/10 (Power=1) d5090 18 a5107 3 Each Active Player is eligible to Judge a given CFJ, unless a Rule specifically makes em ineligible. Non-active Players are ineligible to Judge CFJs. d5109 2 a5110 3 If the Clerk of the Courts is required to select a Judge, but - after taking all other Rules affecting eligibility into account - no Player is eligible to Judge that CFJ, then: a5111 23 a) All Active non-Barred Players become eligible to Judge that CFJ. b) If there is still no eligible Judge, then all non-frozen non-Barred Players become eligible to Judge that CFJ. c) If there is still no eligible Judge, then all non-frozen Players Barred by the Caller become eligible to Judge that CFJ. d) If there is still no eligible Judge, then all non-frozen Barred Players, other than the Caller emself, become eligible to Judge that CFJ. e) If there is still no eligible Judge, then the Caller has happened upon a generational ship whose members are in suspended animation. The Rules suggest that the Caller try calling when we arrive at our destination and thaw out. This Rule can require Inactive Players to perform actions. This Rule takes precedence over all other Rules. d5125 1 d8574 1 a8574 1 Rule 1712/17 (Power=1) d8577 2 a8578 2 The Ideal Indulgence Circulation Level (IICL) is the number of registered Players, plus the total Stain of all Players. d8580 44 a8623 31 The Actual Indulgence Circulation Level (AICL) is the total number of Indulgences owned by entities other than the Bank, augmented by the total number of Indulgences owned by the Bank which have been auctioned off to Winning Bidders in prior Indulgence Auctions but not yet paid for. The Monthly Bank Indulgence Gain (MBIG) is the number of Indulgences transferred from other entities to the Bank during a given Agoran Month, less the number of Indulgences transferred from the Bank to other entities during that same Agoran Month. As soon as possible after the start of each month, the Herald shall calculate the Indulgence Differential, which is equal to the IICL minus the AICL, rounded down to the nearest integer. To calculate the Indulgence Differential, the Herald shall determine the number of Blots and the number of Indulgences owned as published in the most recent Herald's Report; other values in the formula shall be determined as of the time of the calculation. If the Indulgence Differential is greater than zero, then the Herald shall, as soon as possible after the start of that month, auction a number of Indulgences equal to the Indulgence Differential; if the Indulgence Differential is not greater than zero, the Herald shall auction a whole number of Indulgences equal to or less than one half the MBIG for the preceeding month, with a minimum of 0 Indulgences. In an Indulgence Auction held in accordance with this rule, the items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences, and thus the number of items is equal to the number of Indulgences to be Auctioned. The Auction shall be conducted in Stems. d8644 1 @ 1.71 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4410 Steve amend 2020 quorum on parliamentary proposals amend 879 simplification 4412 Steve amend 955 majorities needed for AI=1 proposals @ text @d6310 1 a6310 1 Rule 1505/9 (Power=1) d6314 3 a6316 1 Infraction for which the penalty is N Blots. d6319 4 a6322 1 for which the penalty is N Blots and a loss of 2*N Points. d6324 9 d6345 1 @ 1.70 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4406 Murphy amend 1023 Criminal reform amend 1553 amend 1724 amend 1794 amend 1803 (includes new title) amend 1804 '' amend 1827 amend 1564 amend 908 amend 1504 punishment can be softened to Apologies amend 1812 amend 1816 amend 1505 amend 1439 (includes new title) amend 1594 amend 1457 4407 Steve amend 1016 two activity levels: active & inactive amend 1042 create 2036 in Category "The Players" 4408 OscarMeyr amend 1505 NB: clash with proposal 4406 amend 1930 moves point penalty for Crime to Crime rule @ text @d3530 1 a3530 1 Rule 2020/1 (Power=1) d3533 25 a3557 21 For a Parliamentary Proposal, the Assessor will count as "Preliminary Votes" after the voting period has ended: 1. For the First Estate, communications from Acolyte Players or their executors that would have been legal votes if the Proposal had been Sane. 2. For the Second Estate, communications from Politician Players or their executors that would have been legal votes if the Proposal had been Sane. 3. For the Third Estate, communications from Scribe Players or their executors that would have been legal votes if the Proposal had been Sane. For each Estate, if the preliminary votes of Players in that Estate (both voting index and quorum) would have passed the Proposal were they deemed to be Democratic votes on a Sane Proposal, then that Estate shall be deemed to have cast 1 vote FOR the Proposal; otherwise, that Estate shall be deemed to have cast 1 vote AGAINST the Proposal. The timing of all votes cast on Parliamentary Proposals shall be deemed to be an instant before the end of the Voting Period. There are no other specific mechanisms for casting votes on Parliamentary Proposals. d3562 1 d3728 1 a3728 1 Rule 879/18 (Power=2) d3731 5 a3735 2 An ordinary proposal achieves quorum if at least three oligarchs cast votes on it, and the Speaker did not veto it. d3737 4 a3740 13 A democratic proposal achieves quorum if: (1) at least one third of all active noisy players, or (2) at least one fifth of all non-frozen players cast votes on it. Quorum for a democratic proposal shall be determined from the number of non-frozen players and number of active noisy players at the time that the proposal was distributed, or at the time it was made a democratic proposal, whichever is later. A Parliamentary Proposal acheives quorum if at least two of the entities with Voting Power on the Proposal are deemed to have cast votes either FOR or AGAINST it. d3766 1 d3787 1 a3787 1 Rule 955/7 (Power=3) d3800 4 a3803 4 (b) If the Voting Index is greater than or equal to the Adoption Index for the Proposal, and if Quorum for the Proposal is achieved, then that Proposal is adopted. Otherwise, it fails. d3825 1 @ 1.69 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4398 harvel amend 1870 "Nomic" -> "Agoran" amend 1750 amend 1986 amend 2016 amend 1562 amend 2015 amend 1712 amend 1747 amend 1990 amend 2031 amend 2022 4400 Pakaran amend 1016 frozen Players can't be required to do owt 4401 G. Eris amend 1986 typo correction 4402 Steve amend 1479 ameliorates announcement responsibilities 4403 OscarMeyr amend 1888 Auctioneers act publicly in Private Auctions 4404 Steve amend 1922 Filthy Bureaucrat PT can lapse 4405 Peekee amend 2003 more actions in Arcadia, and for Groups too amend 2005 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 308 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 248 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2035 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2035 d644 1 a644 1 Rule 1023/15 (Power=2) d647 10 a656 13 Whenever a Player is required to perform an action "as soon as possible", then e is required to perform the action within a week. A Player who fails to observe this requirement commits the Class 1 Infraction of Tardiness. All Players are authorized to detect and report the commission of the Infraction of Tardiness. This Rule does not deprive actions which do not conform to its requirements of whatever effects they would otherwise have. Rather, this Rule defines the latest time at which actions to be performed "as soon as possible" may be performed without incurring a penalty. d687 1 d1061 1 a1061 1 Rule 1016/14 (Power=2) d1064 19 a1082 41 Each player has an activity level, which is always exactly one of active, inactive, and frozen. A player's activity level may not be modified except by methods described explicitly in the rules. This rule takes precedence over each rule that regulates activity levels and the powers or duties that a player may have because of eir activity level. An activity level of active is higher than any other activity level. An activity level of inactive is higher than an activity level of frozen. Whenever a player registers or reregisters, e becomes active. A player may lower eir activity level by announcing that e does so and indicating eir new activity level, unless the rules do not permit that player to change to that activity level. If the player becomes inactive in this way, e may not become active until at least 96 hours after e last become inactive. An inactive player may become active by announcing that e does so, unless the rules do not permit that player to become active. A frozen player who has been frozen for at least 90 days may increase eir activity level by announcing that e does so and indicating eir new activity level, unless the rules do not permit that player to change to that activity level. "Off hold" and "on hold" are unambiguous synonyms for "active" and "inactive", respectively. "put in cold storage" is an unambiguous synonym for "frozen". Only an active player may vote, make proposals, hold office, or be a Judge of a CFJ. An inactive player may not be required by the rules to perform any duty or action unless the rules explicitly state that they can require inactive players to perform that duty or action. A frozen player may not be required by the rules to perform any duty or action. Not being Active is a Win-Preventing Condition. d1110 1 d1141 1 a1141 1 Rule 1042/17 (Power=1) d1144 15 a1158 30 Each player is always Noisy, Quiet, or Silent, but never more than one of these. Whenever a player registers or posts to a public forum, that player is Noisy. A player who has not within the most recent 24 hours caused another player to become Quiet may cause another Active Noisy player to become Quiet by sending a message to a public forum in which e identifies the player and states that e causes that player to become Quiet. Whenever a player has been Quiet continuously for two weeks, Inactive continuously for two months, or Frozen continuously for two years, e becomes Silent. Any player may publicly allege that some other player has abandoned the game. A player has abandoned the game if and only if e is Silent. As soon as possible after a public allegation that a player has abandoned the game, the Registrar shall publicly confirm or deny the allegation. If the allegation is confirmed, then the following events shall occur in order: (i) if the Silent player is the Speaker, e commits the Class 15 Crime of Speaker Abandonment and ceases to be Speaker, and the Speaker-Elect becomes Speaker; (ii) the Silent player is deregistered. The Silent player shall be deemed to have been deregistered as of the timestamp of the message from the Registrar confirming the allegation. d1187 57 d2119 1 a2119 1 Rule 1553/2 (Power=1) d2127 1 a2127 2 so violates this Rule, and commits the Class 4 Crime of Improper Officer Transition. d2134 1 d2910 1 a2910 1 Rule 1724/7 (Power=1) d2925 1 a2925 1 Urgency, which may be detected and reported by any Player. d2939 1 d4191 1 a4191 1 Amedned(6) by Proposal 3972 (Peekee), Feb. 14 2000 d4565 1 a4565 1 Rule 1794/4 (Power=1) d4568 28 a4595 19 (a) Each Order is of one of the following classes: (1) Judicial: A Judicial Order is an Order executed by a Player while acting as a Judge. (2) Appellate: An Appellate Order is an Order executed by a Board of Appeals. (3) Administrative: An Administrative Order is an Order executed by an Officer in the course of performing the duties of that Office, except when those duties involve acting as a member of a Board of Appeals. (4) Legislative: A Legislative Order is an Order executed as part of the effect of the adoption of a Proposal. (5) Private: A Private Order is any Order not described above. (b) For the purpose of this Rule, the holder of any of the following positions shall be considered an Officer when performing a duty required by or a privilege permitted only by virtue of holding that position: (1) the Speaker; or (2) the Recordkeepor of a Currency. d4603 1 d5353 1 a5353 1 Amedned(15) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb. 4 2000 d5507 2 a5508 2 Rule 1803/0 (Power=1) Judicial Orders d5510 5 a5514 5 Judicial Orders are executed by being sent to the Clerk of the Courts, but do not take effect until their publication by the Clerk of the Courts. The Clerk of the Courts shall publish each Judicial Order as soon as possible after receiving it from the Judge who executed it. d5518 1 d5522 2 a5523 2 Rule 1804/1 (Power=1) Appeal of Judicial Orders d5525 5 a5529 3 As soon as possible after a Judicial Order is Appealed, the Clerk of the Courts shall stay it. If the Appeal is sustained, then the Board of Appeals shall vacate this stay as soon as d5532 3 a5534 2 In the Appeal of a Judicial Order, the Board of Appeals shall consider whether the Order was properly and validly executed. d5539 1 d5561 1 a5561 1 Rule 1827/4 (Power=1) d5582 1 a5582 1 commits the Class 0.5 Infraction of Slow Motion, detected and d5597 1 d5941 1 a5941 1 Rule 1564/11 (Power=1) d5948 1 a5948 1 c) The execution of a Judicial Order. d5955 1 a5955 1 ii) A Player Appeals a Judicial Order binding em. d5974 1 d6135 1 a6135 1 Rule 908/14 (Power=1) d6138 14 a6151 23 If a Call for Judgement (CFJ) the Statement of which alleges that a Player (herein called the Ninny) has acted or has failed to act in such a way as to be in violation of one or more Rules is judged TRUE, then the Judge so finding may Order that Player to submit, within 72 hours, a Formal Apology. If the Ninny is Ready and the act or failure to act is not subject to penalties by virtue of being defined to be a Crime or an Infraction, then the Judge must issue such an Order as soon as possible after the Clerk of the Courts publishes the judgement. A Formal Apology shall consist of a letter of at least 200 words, to be published by the Ninny, explaining the Ninny's error, shame, remorse, and ardent desire for self-improvement. The Judge issuing such an Order may, at eir discretion, include in eir Order a list of up to ten Prescribed Words (to be chosen by the Judge) which must be included in the Formal Apology. If the Judge elects to include Prescribed Words, all of the Words required must appear within the Formal Apology. The failure to abide by an Order to Submit a Formal Apology is the Class 3 Infraction of Failure to Apologize, to be reported by the Judge who issued the original Order. d6172 1 d6206 1 a6206 1 Rule 1504/6 (Power=1) d6209 7 a6215 5 The imposition of penalties for the commission of a Crime shall be by Sentencing Order(s). Upon a judicial finding that an entity has committed a Crime, the Judge so finding shall execute Sentencing Orders sufficient to implement the penalty required by the Rules for that Crime. d6226 1 d6230 1 a6230 1 Rule 1812/5 (Power=1) d6233 1 a6233 1 If an entity (hereafter the Defendant) commits an Infraction, d6235 3 a6237 2 of that Infraction may announce a Notice of Infraction. This Notice shall explicitly specify the following: d6240 1 a6240 1 b) The identity of the Defendant. d6243 1 a6243 1 d) The action or inaction by which the Defendant committed the d6245 15 a6259 7 e) Whatever Orders are sufficient to impose the penalty for the Infraction. If a Claim of Error alleging that the Defendant did not commit the Infraction is admitted, then the Player who announced the Notice of Infraction shall vacate all Orders that e executed to impose the penalty for the Infraction. d6268 1 d6289 1 a6289 1 Rule 1816/1 (Power=3) d6292 2 a6293 3 (a) No Player may be penalized more than once for any single act, or failure to act, that is in violation of one or more Rules. d6295 5 a6299 5 (b) Where a CFJ exists whose Statement alleges that a Player has through action or inaction violated a Rule, and that CFJ has not been dismissed, any further CFJ alleging that the same Player has through the same action or inaction violated the same Rule, lacks standing and shall be dismissed. d6305 1 d6309 1 a6309 1 Rule 1505/7 (Power=1) d6312 5 a6316 3 A Class N Crime or Infraction, where N is replaced with a number, is a Crime or Infraction for which the penalty is N Blots. d6328 2 d8377 1 a8377 1 Rule 1930/4 (Power=1) d8380 1 a8380 4 (a) If a Player is found Guilty of a Crime, e may be Penalized a number of Points equal to the Class of the Crime times 2. (b) If a Player wins a contested Election, e may be Awarded 10 d8383 1 a8383 1 (c) If a Player Resigns from an Office, e may be Penalized 5 d8386 1 a8386 1 (d) If a Player is Impeached, e may be Penalized 15 Points. d8388 1 a8388 1 (e) If a Revolt succeeds, each Rebellious Player may be Awarded d8391 1 a8391 1 (f) If a Revolt fails, each Rebellious Player may be Penalized d8394 1 a8394 1 (g) If a Player submits a Disinterested Proposal which is d8398 1 a8398 1 (h) If a Player submits an Interested Proposal which is Adopted, d8402 1 a8402 1 (i) If a Player is the only Player to Vote either FOR or AGAINST d8406 1 a8406 1 (j) If a Judgement is Sustained on Appeal, the original Judge d8409 1 a8409 1 (k) If a Judgement is Overturned on Appeal, the original Judge d8412 1 a8412 1 (l) If a Player gains a Patent Title which e has not held during d8415 1 a8415 1 (m) If a Player is granted a Degree e has not previously held, e d8424 1 d8711 2 a8712 2 Rule 1439/8 (Power=1) Blots Due to a CFJ d8714 4 a8717 16 If a Call For Judgement (CFJ) clearly alleging that a Player has violated a specific Rule is found to be TRUE, the Player receives Blots equal to the Power of the violated Rule rounded down to the nearest whole integer, or four Blots if its Power exceeds four, unless the violated Rule explicitly defines or forbids a Blot penalty in the case of a CFJ. The penalty shall be as defined in the Rule, if the Rule defines it; no Blot penalty shall be imposed if the Rule forbids it. The Player who initially called for the CFJ shall notify the Herald of the Blot assessment. If such a Judgement is overturned upon appeal, then the Player who received Blots shall expunge the Blots that were given due to the initial Judgement of the CFJ and notify the Herald of this action. d8731 1 d9059 1 a9059 1 Rule 1594/1 (Power=1) d9062 4 a9065 16 A Player who is within the Jurisdiction of a SLC is required to abide by it while e remains within its Jurisdiction, unless doing so would violate either the Rules or another SLC with higher precedence. A Player who fails to abide by a SLC is in violation of that SLC. A Player who is found by a CFJ to have violated a SLC shall suffer whatever penalties specified in the Rules authorizing the violated SLC, or, if there is no such penalty specified, a default penalty of one Blot, to be reported by the Judge of the CFJ. There shall be no additional penalty imposed upon a Player who violates this Rule by violating a SLC; this Rule takes precedence over any Rule which specifies penalties for violating Rules. d9070 1 d9074 1 a9074 1 Rule 1457/11 (Power=1) d9077 5 a9081 27 When any Player believes that a Subordinate Legal Code (SLC) has been violated by a Player within the SLC's Jurisdiction e shall inform the Maintainer of that SLC of that belief, along with the nature of the violation, the violated text of the SLC, and the identity of the violating Player. The Maintainer shall then, as soon as possible, distribute this information to all Players within the Jurisdiction of the violated SLC. If, within 72 hours of this distribution, no Player within the SLC's Jurisdiction disputes the claim, the Maintainer shall declare the SLC violated. The Maintainer is then allowed to initiate any corrections and penalties allowed by the Rules and the violated SLC. If any Player under the SLC's Jurisdiction disputes the claim of violation within 72 hours, then any Player may submit a Call for Judgement, alleging that a specific Player has violated the SLC. Such a CFJ cannot be made in any other circumstance. All Players within the SLC's Jurisdiction are automatically ineligible to Judge such a CFJ. Whenever such a CFJ is found TRUE, the SLC has been violated and the SLC's Maintainer shall perform the same duties as when no Player contests the claim. If such a TRUE Judgement is overturned on Appeal, those actions shall be reversed to the extent possible immediately upon the resolution of the appeal. d9101 1 @ 1.68 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4397 RedKnight create 2035 in category "Selecting a Judge" @ text @d792 1 a792 1 Rule 1870/1 (Power=1) d795 3 a797 3 The period commencing every year at midnight GMT on the morning of December 24, and concluding at the beginning of the first Nomic Week to commence after January 2, is a Holiday. d802 1 d806 1 a806 1 Rule 1750/0 (Power=1) d809 3 a811 2 In each year, the first Nomic Week falling entirely in February shall be designated "Read the Ruleset Week". d815 1 d1104 1 a1104 5 required by the rules to perform any duty or action, and is not permitted to perform any of the actions defined by the Rules that non-frozen Players are explicitly permitted by the Rules to perform, with the exception of changing eir activity level, and deregistering. d1133 1 d1393 1 a1393 1 Rule 1986/3 (Power=2) d1399 1 a1399 1 Rubberstamped in the current Nomic Week (minimum zero). A d1406 1 a1406 1 Acolyte has previously performed in the current Nomic Week d1418 3 a1420 3 A Politician, with the Support of another Poltician, may Unbless an Undistributed Blessed Proposal. An Unblessed Proposal is no longer Blessed. d1427 2 d2954 1 a2954 1 Rule 2016/0 (Power=2) d2963 1 a2963 1 Proposal in the current Nomic Month has been made d2966 1 a2966 1 (c) The first null Proposal to be distributed in each Nomic d2988 1 d4957 1 a4957 1 Rule 1562/6 (Power=1) d4961 1 a4961 1 during the same Nomic Week is an Excess CFJ. d4980 1 d6692 1 a6692 1 Rule 1922/3 (Power=1) d6727 2 a6728 1 Offices. d6741 1 d7691 1 a7691 1 Rule 1888/1 (Power=1) d7695 8 a7702 2 Default Auction Procedure except that Bids may only made by sending them privately to the Auctioneer. d7704 5 d7712 1 d7922 1 a7922 1 Rule 1479/5 (Power=1) d7929 2 a7930 1 debt. d7941 3 a7943 1 soon as possible, post a public notice of the debt. d7958 1 d8236 1 a8236 1 Rule 2015/0 (Power=1) d8259 1 a8259 1 beginning of four consecutive Nomic months without a Win d8266 1 d8520 1 a8520 1 Rule 1712/16 (Power=1) d8532 3 a8534 3 from other entities to the Bank during a given Nomic Month, less the number of Indulgences transferred from the Bank to other entities during that same Nomic Month. d8576 1 d8624 1 a8624 1 Rule 1747/5 (Power=1) d8629 1 a8629 1 may not exercise this power more than once per Nomic month, and d8663 1 d9629 1 a9629 1 Rule 1990/1 (Power=1) d9634 1 a9634 1 Contestmaster of more than one Points Contest in a single Nomic d9668 1 d9672 1 a9672 1 Rule 2031/1 (Power=1) d9678 1 a9678 1 Grubbing Contest in a single Nomic month. d9683 1 d9871 8 a9878 2 Rule 2003/6 (Power=1) Moving in Arcadia d9880 3 a9882 9 Every week, each Player may expend up to 10 Movement Units, and an Organization may expend up to 5 Movement Units, to move about in the Land of Arcadia. Movement Units are not transferrable, and do not persist from one week to the next. A player makes a move by notifying the Mapkeepor of the specifics of the move. So long as e does not spend more than eir allotted number of Movement Units, a Player may move as many times as e wishes in a single week. d9884 12 a9895 1 When a move specifies an alternating Land Type, the Land Type d9897 3 a9899 7 alternating Land Type. The next Land Type will be the one non-Aether Land Type that is defined next in the Rules, after the previous Land Type. If the previous Land Type is the last Land Type defined in the Rules, or if no alternating Land Type has ever been picked before, the next Land Type is the first non-Aether Land Type defined in the Rules. As soon as possible after a Player notifies the Mapkeepor of a move that specifies d9901 32 a9932 1 Type was used for that move. d9934 3 a9936 1 Entities may expend: d9938 2 a9939 27 * 2 Movement Units to move from one Land Unit to an adjacent Unit if their Land Types are the same and the destination is not Aether; * 5 Movement Units to move from one Land Unit to an adjacent Unit if their Land Types differ and the destination is not Aether; * 5 Movement Units to set Land Type of a Land Unit which e owns to any Land Type other than Aether, whether or not e is located at that Land Unit; * 5 Movement Units to set the Land Type of a random Land Unit that is adjacent to the Entity's current location, is of type Aether, and is owned by the Land Bureau, to an alternating Land Type. The Mapkeepor will make the random determination. This movement has no effect if there are no qualifying Land Units. As soon as possible after a Player notifies the Mapkeepor of this move, the Mapkeepor must announce which Land Unit, if any, is changed by this movement. The change occurs at the time of the first legal announcement from the Mapkeepor declaring which Land Unit's Land Type has changed. * 10 Movement Units to set the Land Type of the Entity's current location to any Land Type of eir choice other than Aether, if and only if the Unit is owned by the Land Bureau. d9941 2 a9942 2 * 10 Movement Units to set the Land Type of any Land Unit that is of type Aether to an alternating Land Type. d9952 1 d9987 1 a9987 1 Rule 2005/1 (Power=1) d9990 1 a9990 1 A Player who owns Land may impose a Toll on any (currently d10000 1 a10000 1 MUQ of the currency in which it is denominated. If a Player d10002 1 a10002 1 owned by another Player (the Toller), and for which there is at d10008 1 a10008 1 that e believes a Player has been In Toll to a Unit of Land d10011 1 a10011 1 amount of the Toll, and the Player (alleged Tollee) in question. d10013 1 a10013 1 Player may submit only one such Notification for a given Unit of d10039 2 a10040 2 A Player may remove a Toll from any Tolled Unit of Land e owns by publicly announcing that e does so. If a Player loses d10042 1 a10042 1 that Player are removed. d10047 1 d10051 1 a10051 1 Rule 2022/3 (Power=1) d10054 1 a10054 1 On the fifteenth of each Nomic Month, the following actions d10089 1 a10089 1 the fifteenth of each Nomic Month. d10096 1 @ 1.67 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4387 Peekee amend 1910 Groups can receive Stems amend 1887 FAILS - text not present amend 2004 auction determination w/Group land amend 2022 Sente/Gote payouts to Groups too @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 307 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 37 with Power=2 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2034 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2034 d5116 12 @ 1.66 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4388 OscarMeyr amend 1016 must be Active to win 4389 Steve amend 1989 sole (but not Limited) executors are prime @ text @d7953 1 a7953 1 Rule 1910/5 (Power=1) d7966 1 a7966 3 (3) the transferor is an Organization, and the Stems to be transferred had not been held continuously by the Organization for one week; d7980 1 d9901 1 a9901 1 Rule 2004/2 (Power=1) d9905 4 a9908 4 Mapkeepor shall, if the number of units of Land held by players is less than one half the total number of units of Land, auction a number of units of Land not to exceed 10. The units of Land to be Auctioned are: d9928 1 d9995 1 a9995 1 Rule 2022/2 (Power=1) d10021 2 a10022 2 the Basic Officer's Salary to all Players whose location has Sente; d10039 1 @ 1.65 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4385 Steve amend 1887 non-active Players can't bid in Auctions amend 1984 non-active Players can't buy Raffle tickets amend 698 non-active specifically made ineligible to Judge amend 1940 only active Players get Minimum Income amend 1016 frozen Players can't do much at all @ text @d329 1 a329 1 Rule 1989/0 (Power=1) d355 5 d362 1 d1060 1 a1060 1 Rule 1016/13 (Power=2) d1107 2 d1133 1 @ 1.64 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4377 Murphy amend 112 merges with 1638 and improves repeal 1638 4378 Steve repeal 1991 4380 Steve amend 1431 clarification of COE reponse requirements 4383 Sir Toby amend 1893 Treasuror controls Weather numbers amend 2011 W. numbers feed into W. determination and effects @ text @d1054 1 a1054 1 Rule 1016/12 (Power=2) d1090 10 a1099 6 Only active players may vote, make proposals, or hold office. Inactive players may not be required by the rules to perform any duty or action unless the rules explicitly state that they can require inactive players to perform that duty or action. Frozen players may not be required by the rules to perform any duty or action. d1124 1 d2470 1 a2470 1 Rule 1940/5 (Power=1) d2483 1 a2483 1 Player, and shall further pay out to each Player the d2503 1 d5041 1 a5041 1 Rule 698/9 (Power=1) d5045 2 a5046 1 Rule specifically makes em ineligible. d5087 1 d7531 1 a7531 1 Rule 1887/17 (Power=1) d7548 3 a7550 2 (b) Bidders: every Player not on Hold may bid in an Auction. Activity is measured at the time a Player sends eir bid. d7660 1 d7723 1 a7723 1 Rule 1984/5 (Power=1) d7746 6 a7751 5 (d) Buying tickets: an entrant buys a ticket by paying a Fee equal to the Ticket Price to the Bank, provided that the purchase is not made before the start of the Auction, or after its end. Each entrant may buy as many tickets as e likes during the Auction. d7790 1 @ 1.63 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4370 OscarMeyr amend 1950 correction to paragraph labelling 4371 Steve amend 1936 removal of redundant defaulting para amend 2010 order the Bank to forgive debt, not do it 4372 Sir Toby amend 1983 allow Vickrey Bid cancelling 4373 Sir Toby amend 2003 new and exotic Movement options 4375 RedKnight amend 1962 only Active Players win thru Immaculateness 4376 Steve amend 1727 wording fix @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 309 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 250 with Power=1 d1557 1 a1557 1 Rule 1431/15 (Power=1) d1560 32 a1591 27 A Claim of Error is a public message to the effect that a specific public communication misrepresents the actual Game State, and documenting the nature of the error. A Response to a Claim of Error posting publicly either a denial of the Claim or an admission of the Claim. If the Claim is admitted, then the Player making the admission is required to post a corrected version of the relevant portion of the message which was in error, before one week passes from the time the Claim of Error was made. A Player who admits a Claim but does not publish a correction is deemed not to have Responded to that Claim. A Response must be provided by the Player who is required by the Rules to publish the information subject to a Claim within one week of the Claim being made, unless any of the following holds: * a previous Claim was made concerning the same error * the relevant message has been posted more than 21 days before * another message by the same Player has corrected the error * the Claim is in dispute A Player who fails to post a Response within the allotted time commits the Class 1 Infraction of Delayed COE Response, to be reported by the Player who posted the Claim. A Player who incorrectly issues a denial of a Claim commits the Crime of Wrongful COE Denial, a Class 1 Crime, unless e then admits the Claim within 72 hours after the incorrect denial. d1615 1 d2440 4 d2461 1 a3233 28 Rule 1991/1 (Power=1) Opposite Proposals Each time the Promotor distributes Proposals, e shall first select at random a single distributable Proposal, to be known as the Target. E may then distribute with these Proposals an Opposite Proposal for the Target. If e does so, e may, Without 2 Objections, pay out 0.1 Papyri to emself. An Opposite Proposal should be clearly marked as such. It should be substantially the opposite, in spirit or effect, of its Target. An Opposite Proposal shall have the same status as its Target, including AI, Sanity, Urgentness, Disinterestedness, and Democraticity; except that, if the Target does not have an AI of at least 2, the Opposite Proposal shall be neither Democratic nor Sane. The Promotor shall be considered to be the proposer of the Opposite Proposal, but shall incur no penalties as a result of being its proposer. This Rule takes precedence over all Rules which would impose such penalties. History: Created by Proposal 4194 (neil), 18 July 2001 Amended by Proposal 4320 (t), 28 May 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7964 1 a7964 1 Rule 2011/0 (Power=1) d7970 17 a7986 5 shall be determined using the following probabilities: 0.20 Foul. 0.30 Fair. 0.20 Plenty. 0.30 Same as the previous month. d7994 6 a7999 4 Minimum Income, shall be Destroyed. If this value is greater than the number of Stems in the Possession of the Bank, all the Stems in the Possession of the Bank shall be Destroyed instead. d8013 1 d8095 1 a8095 1 Rule 112/3 (Power=3) d8098 13 a8110 6 Ways for a Player to Win a Game may be defined by other Rules. Also, ways to prevent a Player from Winning a Game may be defined by other Rules. A Player Wins whenever a Win condition defined by one or more of those Rules occurs for that Player, provided that no Win-Preventing conditions are also occurring at that time for that Player. d8118 1 a8118 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1638/5 (Power=1) Announcing a Win When one or more Win Conditions are true for a Player and no Win-Preventing Conditions are, e is eligible to Win. Any Player may then publish a Notice of Victory containing the following information: a) The fact that one or more Players are eligible to Win b) The cause of the Win c) The identity of every Player who is eligible to Win at the time the message is sent If and only if the information contained in the Notice of Victory is accurate, the Player or Players who are identified as being eligible to Win immediately Win the Game. History: Created by Proposal 2616, Jun. 1 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2696, Oct. 10 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3977 (Wes), Feb. 23 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4019 (t), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(5) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 @ 1.62 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4368 Steve amend 1079 new definition of random (1st amend in 5+ yrs) 4369 RedKnight amend 1812 typo correction @ text @d384 1 a384 1 Rule 1727/11 (Power=1) d425 8 a432 9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as close as practical to Agora's Birthday (June 30 at 00:04:30 GMT+1200), the Payroll Clerk shall transfer 10 Stems from the Bank to each Player; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Payroll Clerk shall transfer 5 Stems from the Bank to each Player who, during Agora's Birthday, publicly recognizes Agora's Birthday; but no Player shall receive more than one such transfer during each year's Birthday Celebration. d466 1 d2546 1 a2546 1 Rule 1936/8 (Power=2) a2568 8 (5) Defaulting: a winning bidder has one week from the time e is billed by the Auctioneer for eir winning bid in which to pay the bill. If the bill remains unpaid for more than one week, then the winning bidder is considered to have defaulted. In that case, the Auctioneer shall forgive the debt and penalise the defaulting bidder 2 Blots. d2584 1 d2588 1 a2588 1 Rule 2010/2 (Power=2) d2601 2 a2602 2 shall forgive the Upkeep debt, and remove the Oligarch from the Oligarchy. d2608 1 d3424 1 a3424 1 Rule 1950/4 (Power=2) d3452 1 a3452 1 (c) The value of an entity's Voting Power for any given Chamber d3459 1 a3459 1 (d) An entity may cast as many votes as e wishes on a Proposal, d3476 1 d7684 1 a7684 1 Rule 1983/4 (Power=1) d7698 5 d7726 1 d8466 1 a8466 1 Rule 1962/2 (Power=1) d8473 4 a8476 4 Being the only Immaculate Player is a Win Condition. Upon the report of such a Win, the Herald shall expunge N Blots per Player, where N is the Stain of the Player(s) with the lowest non-zero Stain. d8482 1 d9833 1 a9833 1 Rule 2003/5 (Power=1) d9838 1 a9838 1 in the Land of Arcadia. Movement Units are not transferrable, d9842 2 a9843 2 specifics of the move. So long as e does not spend more than eir allotted number of Movement Units, a Player may move as many d9846 12 d9859 28 a9886 22 * 2 Movement Units to move from one Land Unit to an adjacent Unit if their Land Types are the same and the destination is not Aether. * 5 Movement Units to move from one Land Unit to an adjacent Unit if their Land Types differ and the destination is not Aether; * 5 Movement Units to set Land Type of a Land Unit which e owns to any Land Type other than Aether, whether or not e is located at that Land Unit. * 10 Movement Units to set the Land Type of the Entity's current location to any Land Type of eir choice other than Aether, if and only if the Unit is owned by the Land Bureau. * 10 Movement Units to set the Land Type of a random Land Unit that is adjacent to the Entity's current location, is of type Aether, and is owned by the Land Bureau, to any Land Type of eir choice other than Aether. The Mapkeepor will make the random determination. This movement has no effect if there are no qualifying Land Units. The Mapkeepor must announce which Land Unit, if any, is changed by this movement. The change occurs at the time of the first legal announcement from the Mapkeepor declaring which Land Unit's Land Type has changed. d9888 2 a9889 2 Unless explicity permitted by other Rules, all other Moves are invalid. d9898 1 @ 1.61 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4365 Steve amend 1930 different rewards for (dis)interesterd props amend 1678 likewise for new player proposals 4366 Steve create 2034 in category "Voting on Proposals" 4367 Steve amend 1727 divides stem amounts by five amend 1664 ditto amend 1893 ditto amend 947 ditto amend 2022 ditto @ text @d687 1 a687 1 Rule 1079/2 (Power=1) d690 24 a713 2 When a rule requires a random choice, that choice shall be made among all the possible choices with equal probability. a714 16 Because of the impossibility of finding a truly random test, "equal", for the purposes of the above statement, shall mean "reasonably close to equal". It is up to common sense to determine what is reasonably close to equal; however, the burden of proof of a method's randomness lies with the Player who used the method. The probability of a Platonic solid or coin, which is not specially weighted, falling on any given face is, for the purposes of this Rule, close enough to equal to satisfy the above requirement. The Speaker shall make all random determinations required by the Rules except when the Rules specify another party to make the determination. d721 2 a722 2 Amended(2) by Proposal 2806, Feb. 8 1997, substantial (unattributed) d6187 1 a6187 1 Rule 1812/4 (Power=1) d6199 1 a6199 1 d) The action of inaction by which the Defendant committed the d6215 1 @ 1.60 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4357 Sir Toby amend 1990 fixes error in spelling of Contestmaster amend 2031 ditto 4358 Sir Toby amend 1983 relabels provisions, but FAILS: no new clause (c) 4359 Steve amend 1946 fix to calculation of AVECL 4360 Steve amend 2010 FAILS: insufficient AI 4361 Steve amend 1940 Speaker need only have been so for 16 days 4363 OscarMeyr amend 1835 single candidate elections not contested 4364 Steve amend 1479 permits pay outs (identical to P4353??) @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 308 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 20 with Power=3 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2033 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2033 d384 1 a384 1 Rule 1727/10 (Power=1) d427 1 a427 1 shall transfer 50 Stems from the Bank to each Player; d430 1 a430 1 25 Stems from the Bank to each Player who, during Agora's d440 1 a440 1 Contestmaster of each such Contest 100 Stems; d466 1 d2178 1 a2178 1 Rule 1664/19 (Power=2) d2201 1 a2201 1 - The Registrar shall pay out 40 Stems to each Rebellious d2248 1 d2398 1 a2398 1 Rule 1893/11 (Power=1) d2402 1 a2402 1 (BOS), an amount between 0 and 200 Stems inclusive. d2444 1 d3310 21 d3992 1 a3992 1 Rule 947/17 (Power=1) d3998 1 a3998 1 simplifies the ruleset, then the Rulekeepor shall pay out 30 d4009 1 a4009 1 manner, the Proposal's Proposer shall pay out 30 Stems to d4032 1 d4036 1 a4036 1 Rule 1678/5 (Power=1) d4039 5 a4043 6 If an Interested Proposal passes, and that Proposal was submitted by a Player within that Player's Grace Period, then the Assessor shall pay out to that Player an award of one Papyrus, over and above any other award that Player might also receive for that Proposal. This Rule takes precedence over Rules that would prevent this award. d4052 1 d8289 1 a8289 1 Rule 1930/3 (Power=1) d8292 2 a8293 2 If a Player is found Guilty of a Crime, e may be Penalized a number of Points equal to the Class of the Crime times 2. d8295 2 a8296 2 If a Player wins a contested Election, e may be Awarded 10 Points. d8298 2 a8299 2 If a Player Resigns from an Office, e may be Penalized 5 Points. d8301 1 a8301 1 If a Player is Impeached, e may be Penalized 15 Points. d8303 5 a8307 2 If a Revolt succeeds, each Rebellious Player may be Awarded 15 Points. d8309 3 a8311 2 If a Revolt fails, each Rebellious Player may be Penalized 10 Points. d8313 3 a8315 3 If a Player submits a Proposal which is Adopted, e may be Awarded a number of Points equal to twice the number of AGAINST Votes cast on that Proposal. d8317 3 a8319 3 If a Player is the only Player to Vote either FOR or AGAINST a particular Proposal that e did not write or Propose, e may be Awarded 2 Points. d8321 2 a8322 2 If a Judgement is Sustained on Appeal, the original Judge may be Awarded 5 Points d8324 2 a8325 2 If a Judgement is Overturned on Appeal, the original Judge may be Penalized 5 Points. d8327 2 a8328 2 If a Player gains a Patent Title which e has not held during the 7 days prior to gaining it, e may be Awarded 5 Points. d8330 2 a8331 2 If a Player is granted a Degree e has not previously held, e may be Awarded 10 Points. d8338 1 d9967 1 a9967 1 Rule 2022/1 (Power=1) d9995 8 a10002 5 (b) to the owner of each Land Unit that has Sente as is not owned by the Bank or the Land Bureau * 3 Stems if the Weather is Plenty; * 2 Stems if the Weather is Fair; * 1 Stem if the Weather is Foul. d10009 2 a10010 1 Amended by Proposal 4308 (Sir Toby), 28 May 2002 @ 1.59 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4352 OscarMeyr amend 1950 two provisions in a row labelled (c) amend 2020 definition of Estate votes 4353 steve amend 1479 allows permitted pay outs 4354 RedKnight amend 2027 spivakification 4355 Steve amend 1770 create 2033 in category "Making Proposals" amend 2021 minor clean-up of Speaker ability defn. 4356 Steve amend 1887 new error clause (f) amend 1936 FAILS - insufficient AI amend 1596 amend 1712 amend 1983 Vickrey auctions amend 1984 Raffles @ text @d2445 1 a2445 1 Rule 1940/4 (Power=1) d2448 22 a2469 4 The Rules may designate certain compensations to be periodic compensations. At the beginning of each month, each periodic compensation required to be paid out shall be paid out by the Officer required to do so. a2470 17 The Minimum Income, the Distributor's Gratuity, the Speaker's Gratuity, and the Salary for each Office are periodic compensations. The Payroll Clerk shall pay out the Minimum Income to each Player, and shall further pay out to each Player the designated Salary for each Office that Player held for at least 16 days of the previous month. The Payroll Clerk shall pay out the Distributor's Gratuity to the Distributor if the Distributor is a Player and was both the Distributor and a Player for at least 16 days of the previous month. The Registrar shall pay out the Speaker's Gratuity to a Player if that Player was Speaker for the whole of the previous month. d2477 1 d4359 1 a4359 1 Rule 1835/2 (Power=1) d4377 3 a4379 2 immediately, with the sole remaining Candidate as the winner of that Election. d4385 1 d7657 1 a7657 1 Rule 1983/3 (Power=1) d7671 1 a7671 1 (c) End of Auction: the Auction shall end one week after it d7674 1 a7674 1 (d) The Final Auction Price is either: d7693 1 d7855 1 a7855 1 Rule 1479/4 (Power=1) d7886 2 a7887 1 Amended(4) by Proposal 4353 (steve), 7 August 2002 d8007 1 a8007 1 Rule 1946/8 (Power=1) d8018 11 a8028 3 Entitlements owned by the Bank which have been auctioned off to Winning Bidders in prior Voting Entitlement Auctions but not yet paid for. d8053 1 d9554 1 a9554 1 Rule 1990/0 (Power=1) d9559 1 a9559 1 Contestsmaster of more than one Points Contest in a single Nomic d9592 1 d9596 1 a9596 1 Rule 2031/0 (Power=1) d9601 1 a9601 1 Player may not be the Contestsmaster of more than one Money d9606 1 @ 1.58 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4349 root amend 594 removes self-Power setting loophole @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 307 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 249 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2032 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2032 d2607 1 a2607 1 Rule 2027/0 (Power=2) d2622 1 a2622 1 twice the Base Seating Fee if he is not a Politician, d2628 1 d3082 1 a3082 1 Rule 1770/15 (Power=1) d3085 45 a3129 40 During each Week, the Promotor must either distribute every Proposal that was Distributable at the beginning of that Week, or announce that there were no such Proposals. Failure to do so is the Class 1 Infraction of Promotor Tardiness, which any Player may detect and report. The distribution of each Proposal shall be accompanied by the identity of its Proposing Entity, and an indication of the Proposal's Chamber. However, the failure of the Promotor to distribute any of these accompaniments with a Proposal does not deprive the distribution of the Proposal of any legal effect. A Proposal is legally distributed only if it is explicitly marked as such. When a Proposal is distributed, it is removed from the Proposal Pool. The Promotor shall not distribute any Proposal which is not Distributable, and must abort any Proposal so distributed. If the Promotor aborts a Proposal which e knows was Distributable at the time it was distributed, e commits the Class 2 Crime of Illegal Abortion. The Promotor aborts a Proposal by publishing an announcement to that effect, clearly identifying the Proposal which has been aborted. When a Proposal is aborted: (a) the Voting Period for that Proposal immediately ends, if it has not ended already; (b) all Votes cast on that Proposal are cancelled, and the Proposal fails; (c) the Assessor is relieved of any duty to report on Votes cast on that Proposal; and (d) the Proposal is added to the Proposal Pool. The distribution of an Undistributable Proposal, when the Promotor knows that the Proposal is Undistributable, is the Class 2 Crime of Promotor Misrepresentation. The distribution of a text purporting to be a Proposal, when the Promotor knows that the text is not a Proposal, is the Class 5 Crime of Promotor Fraud. d3153 18 d3398 1 a3398 1 Rule 1950/3 (Power=2) d3421 3 a3423 3 (a) The Oligarchy; (b) The Democracy; (c) The Speakership. d3449 1 d3482 1 a3482 1 Rule 2020/0 (Power=1) d3487 19 a3505 33 1. Communications from Oligarch Players or their executors which would have been legal votes if the Proposal had been Ordinary. 2. Communications from non-Oligarch Players or their executors which would have been legal votes if the Proposal had been Democratic. 3. Public communications from an untainted Speaker, indicating a Veto of the Proposal. If the preliminary votes of the Oligarch Players (both voting index and quorum, with the exception that the Speaker's Veto does not affect this determination of quorum) would have passed the Proposal were they deemed to be Ordinary Votes on an Ordinary Proposal, the Oligarchy shall be deemed to have cast 1 vote FOR the Proposal, otherwise the Oligarchy will be deemed to have cast 1 vote AGAINST. If the preliminary votes of the non-Oligarch Players (both voting index and quorum) would have passed the Proposal were they deemed to be Democratic Votes on a Democratic Proposal, the Democracy shall be deemed to have cast 1 vote FOR the Proposal, otherwise the Democracy will be deemed to have cast 1 vote AGAINST. If the untainted Speaker Vetoed the Proposal, the Speakership shall be deemed to have cast 1 vote AGAINST the Proposal, otherwise the Speakership shall be deemed to have cast 1 vote FOR the Proposal. The timing of all votes cast on Parliamentary Proposals shall be deemed to be an instant before the end of the Voting Period. There are no other specific mechanisms for casting votes on Parliamentary Proposals. d3509 1 d3513 1 a3513 1 Rule 2021/1 (Power=2) d3516 19 a3534 18 The Chamber Fee for a Proposal is initially 0.1 Voting Entitlements. Any Politician may change the Chamber of a Proposal that is not Sane to another Chamber of eir choice, by publicly paying this fee, provided that it is legal for the Proposal to be in the new Chamber. When a Proposal's Chamber is changed via this Rule: (i) The Chamber Fee for the Proposal is doubled; (ii) If the Proposal is in its Voting Period, it is Aborted as described elsewhere, and returned to the Proposal Pool with its Distributability and other characteristics intact. An Untainted Speaker, with 2 Supporters, may Sanitise a Distributed Proposal that is not already Sane and for which the Voting Period has not ended. If this happens, the Proposal is Aborted as described elsewhere, but remains Distributable and becomes Democratic and Sane. d3539 1 d7335 1 a7335 1 Rule 1596/8 (Power=1) d7354 6 a7359 5 notice to the debtor that e is forgiving the debt. Forgiveness may be for the entire debt or for any part thereof. The effect forgiving a debt is as if the debtor had made a payment on the debt for the portion forgiven, except that no transfer of property takes place thereby. a7367 1 d7378 1 d7509 2 a7510 2 Rule 1887/16 (Power=1) Default Procedure for Auctions d7512 21 a7532 23 When an Auction is required and the procedure is not defined elsewhere, the Auctioneer shall select a rules-defined Auction Procedure and publicly announce eir selection. If e does not specify which procedure is used, the Default Auction Procedure shall be used. The details specified herein are for the Default Auction Procedure. (a) Auctioneer: The Auctioneer is responsible for collecting bids and announcing the result of the Auction. The Auctioneer is the Player who initiates the Auction. If the Rules require or allow an Auction to be initiated, but do not specify which Player shall initiate it, then the Speaker shall initiate it. (b) Bidders: Every Player not on Hold may Bid in an Auction. Activity is measured at the time a Player sends eir Bid. (c) Auction Currency: Each Auction is conducted in one particular currency. The Rule requiring a particular Auction must specify the currency to be used, or the Auction cannot take place. d7534 1 a7534 1 (d) Number of Lots: Each Auction is conducted for 1 or more d7539 78 a7616 52 (e) Start of Auction: The Auction begins at the time the first correct and legal announcement that an Auction is begun, as defined in other Rules, is published, together with the identity of the Auctioneer, the Auction Currency, the number of items, and the value of the Starting Bid. (f) Starting Bid: The Starting Bid is the minimum possible value of a bid. If not otherwise specified, the Starting Bid is equal to the MUQ of the Auction Currency. (g) Making Bids: Each Bidder may make as many Bids as e desires during the Auction. A Bid is a public message, announcing that the sender is bidding in that particular Auction, and the amount of eir Bid. A Bid is only valid if it satisfies the following conditions: (1) The Bid is not made before the start of the Auction, or after its end. (2) The amount Bid is a multiple of the MUQ of the Auction Currency. (3) The amount Bid is no less than the Starting Bid. (h) Canceling Bids: A Bid may be cancelled by its Bidder by publicly posting such, clearly identifying the Bid to be cancelled, while the Auction is in progress. (i) End of Auction: If, one week after the Auction started, there have been no Bids made, the Auction ends, and has no winner. Otherwise the Auction ends when 72 hours have passed without a valid Bid higher than the Nth-highest Bid (at the time the Bid is made) having been made. The Auction shall end 14 days after the Auction has started, if it has not ended earlier. (j) Winning Bids: When the Auction ends, the winning Bids are the N largest uncancelled valid Bids in that auction (or all valid uncancelled Bids, if there were less than N valid uncancelled Bids). Ties shall be broken in favor of earlier- submitted bids. The Final Auction Price is: (1) The amount of the Nth highest Bid, if there were N or more valid uncancelled Bids in the auction; (2) The Starting Bid, if there were fewer than N valid uncancelled Bids. As soon as possible after the end of the Auction, the Auctioneer shall announce the winning Bids and issue to each winning Bidder a separate bill for each of eir winning Bids. Unless specified otherwise, the owner of the Auctioned items shall incur a debt of one Auctioned lot of items to the winning Bidder when the bill for that lot is paid. d7636 1 d7653 1 a7653 1 Rule 1983/2 (Power=1) d7659 2 a7660 9 (a) Bidders: Every Player not on Hold may Bid in an Auction. Activity is measured at the time a Player sends eir Bid. Any Player with the same Executor as the Auctioneer may bid only in the first 72 hours of the Auction. (b) Making Bids: If the Bidder has the same Executor as the Auctioneer, then the Bids must be made in a message to a Public Forum. Otherwise, the Bidder may either Bid in a Public Forum or privately to the Auctioneer. d7662 6 a7667 1 (c) End of Auction: The Auction shall end one week after it d7670 1 a7670 1 (d) The Final Auction Price is: d7672 4 a7675 4 Bid, if there were more than N valid uncancelled Bids in the Auction; (2) The Starting Bid, if there were N or fewer valid uncancelled Bids. d7688 1 d7692 1 a7692 1 Rule 1984/4 (Power=1) d7695 15 a7709 5 There is a type of Auction named a Raffle. The Auction Procedure for a Raffle is as follows: (a) Auctioneer: The Auctioneer is responsible for conducting the Raffle. The Auctioneer is herein known as the Riff-Raff. d7711 1 a7711 23 (b) Entrants: Every Player not on Hold may enter the Raffle. Activity is measured at the time a Player enters the Raffle. However, if a rule prohibits a player from bidding in this Auction, then e is also prohibited from buying tickets. (c) Raffle Currency: Each Raffle is conducted in one particular currency. The Rule requiring a particular Raffle must specify the currency to be used, or the Raffle cannot take place. (d) Number of Lots: Each Raffle is conducted for 1 or more identical lots of identical items, which must all be owned by the same entity. Throughout this Rule, N indicates the number of lots up for bid in the Raffle. (e) Start of Auction: The Raffle begins at the time the first correct and legal announcement that a Raffle is begun, as defined in other Rules, is published, together with the identity of the Riff-Raff, the Raffle Currency, the number of items, and the Ticket Price. (f) Ticket Price: All tickets shall have the same Ticket Price. d7715 20 a7734 17 (g) Buying Tickets: An Entrant buys a ticket by paying a Fee of the Ticket Price in the Raffle Currency to the Bank, provided that the purchase is not made before the start of the Auction, or after its end. Each Entrant may buy as many tickets as e desires during the Auction. (h) End of Raffle: If, one week after the Raffle started, no Raffle tickets have been bought, the Raffle ends, and has no winner. Otherwise the Raffle ends when 72 hours have passed without a valid ticket purchase having been made. The Raffle shall end 14 days after the Raffle has started, if it has not ended earlier. (i) Winning Tickets: When the Raffle ends, the Riff-Raff shall randomly determine N valid Raffle tickets as having won the Raffle. Each Raffle ticket has one chance to win, and multiple Raffle tickets bought by the same Entrant may win. d7736 1 a7736 2 valid Raffle tickets shall be considered to have won the Raffle. d7738 7 a7744 1 (j) Riff-Raff's Gratuity: Within a week after the end of the d7747 1 a7747 1 (1) The Raffle had at least three separate winning Entrants, d7749 1 a7749 7 (2) The Riff-Raff has not already done so for that Raffle. (k) Announcing Winners: As soon as possible after the end of the Raffle, the Riff-Raff shall announce the winning tickets. Upon this announcement, the owner of the Auctioned items shall incur a debt of one Auctioned lot of items to each winning Entrant for each of eir winning tickets. d7757 1 d7850 1 a7850 1 Rule 1479/3 (Power=1) d7853 16 a7868 9 Whenever a Rule requires a Player to pay out one or more Properties to some entity, the Bank shall incur a debt to that entity for those Properties, and the named Player shall, as soon as possible, post a public notice of the debt. Whenever a Rule requires a Player to bill an entity for one or more Properties, that entity shall incur a debt to the Bank for those Properties, and the named Player shall, as soon as possible, post a public notice of the debt. d7881 1 d8432 1 a8432 1 Rule 1712/15 (Power=1) d8455 1 a8455 3 calculation. If the Herald makes an error in determining the number of Indulgences to be Auctioned, in good faith, that number shall be allowed to stand. d8487 1 @ 1.57 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4343 Steve amend 2025 eligibility fix 4344 Goethe amend 1677 "pay out" language fix in new player award 4346 Steve amend 1599 overdue debt fix @ text @d2776 1 a2776 1 Rule 594/6 (Power=3) d2780 1 a2780 1 described in this Rule, no entity can set the Power of another d2814 1 @ 1.56 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4339 Sir Toby amend 1923 typo fix in Robespierre clause 4340 root mutate 2030 power goes from 1 to 2 4341 Steve amend 1816 "double jeopardy" fix mutate 1816 power goes from 1 to 3 4342 root amend 1871 "turning around and around" language create 2032 in category "Selecting a Judge" @ text @d973 1 a973 1 Rule 1677/9 (Power=1) d977 2 a978 2 Period, the Registrar shall Order the Treasuror to pay out the New Player Award for each Bank Currency to the new Player. d997 1 d5151 1 a5151 1 Rule 2025/0 (Power=1) d5154 19 a5172 16 The Judge of a CFJ (the First Case) may transfer it to the Judge of another CFJ (the Second Case), if all of the following are true: a) The Second Judge is eligible to Judge the First Case (or is ineligible solely due to the Rule "Turns for All"). b) The First Judge announces the transfer. c) The Second Judge consents to the transfer within a week after it is announced. The First CFJ becomes assigned to the Second Judge, and ceases to be assigned to the First Judge. The First CFJ becomes Linked to the Second CFJ, and to any CFJs to which the Second CFJ had been Linked. It ceases to be Linked to any other CFJs. d5176 1 d7366 1 a7366 1 Rule 1599/8 (Power=1) d7369 22 a7390 27 The Executor of the creditor of any unsatisfied debt may, at any time, demand the debtor to satisfy that debt, provided e has not already done so. E does so by sending a message to the debtor setting forth the demand. The debtor shall have seven days to satisfy the debt from the time the demand is sent, except that if the debtor's Executor is not active at the time the demand is sent, the debtor shall instead have seven days from the time eir Executor becomes active to satisfy the debt. Time during which a debt is disputed is not counted for any purpose of this Rule. A debt not satisfied within the time allowed by this Rule becomes delinquent when that time elapses. It ceases to be delinquent when it is satisfied. Any Player who is either: (a) the Executor of an entity which owes a delinquent debt, or (b) a Limited Executor of an entity which has no Executor and which owes a delinquent debt, where: (1) that Player has the authority to execute a transfer for that entity which would satisfy the delinquent debt, and (2) that entity possesses sufficient Property such that the delinquent debt can be satisfied; commits the Class 1 Infraction of Persistent Indebtedness when that debt first becomes delinquent, and commits it again every seven days thereafter for as long as the debt remains delinquent. This Infraction may be reported by the creditor of the delinquent debt. d7403 1 @ 1.55 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4337 Sir Toby create 2031 in category "Groups and Contests" amend 1910 Stems transferrable to/from M-G contests @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 306 Rules: d26 3 a28 3 19 with Power=3 36 with Power=2 250 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2031 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2031 d5054 1 a5054 1 Rule 1871/1 (Power=1) d5057 7 a5063 4 Whenever a Player is selected as Trial Judge of a CFJ, e becomes ineligible to be Trial Judge of any future CFJs. Whenever there are no Players eligible to be Trial Judge of a CFJ, all Players ineligible solely because of this Rule become eligible again. d5068 1 d5072 20 d6180 1 a6180 1 Rule 1816/0 (Power=1) d6183 9 a6191 5 Any CFJ whose Statement alleges that an entity has, through action or inaction, committed a Crime shall be dismissed if there is a prior CFJ, the statement of which alleges that the same entity has, through the same action or inaction, committed the same Crime, and which was itself not dismissed. d6195 2 d6594 1 a6594 1 Rule 1923/8 (Power=1) d6600 1 a6600 1 Player who called for a Revolt, it the Revolt succeeds. d6621 1 d6877 1 a6877 1 Rule 2030/0 (Power=1) d6889 1 @ 1.54 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4328 Goethe amend 1869 Cabal proposals create rules w/Power=4 amend 594 Cabal proposals have Power=4 4329 Goethe create 2029 in Category "Winners' Hall of Ugly Fountains" repeal 1869 amend 594 title & power change also amend 2021 minor tweak create 2030 in Category "Property" repeal 2028 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 305 Rules: d28 1 a28 1 249 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2030 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2030 d7838 1 a7838 1 Rule 1910/4 (Power=1) d7853 4 a7856 1 Organization for one week. d7866 1 d9508 14 @ 1.53 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4327 Goethe create 2028 in new Category "Winners' Hall of Ugly Fountains" amend 594 allows Cabal proposals to have greater VI @ text @d25 1 d27 2 a28 2 38 with Power=2 248 with Power=1 d31 2 a32 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2028 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2028 a636 21 Rule 1869/1 (Power=3) Restrictions on Setting Power Except as described in this Rule, no entity can set the Power of another entity to exceed the Power of the entity causing the Power to be so set. A Rule may set the Power of an adopted Proposal, even exceeding the Power of the Rule, so long as the Power of the adopted Proposal does not exceed the Voting Index of that Proposal. No entity may destroy or repeal an entity with Power greater than its own. No Rule may have Power less than 1 or greater than 4. History: Created by Proposal 3818 (Chuck), Dec. 21 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep. 27 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2775 2 a2776 2 Rule 594/4 (Power=2) Proposals and Rule Changes d2778 14 a2791 7 When a Proposal takes effect: (a) if the Proposer is a Member of The Cabal (as explicitly defined by the Rules) when the Proposal takes effect, the Proposal's Power is set equal to its Voting Index; (b) otherwise, its power is set equal to 1; and the provisions contained in the text of the Proposal are implemented to the maximal extent permitted by the Rules. a2800 4 The Adoption Index of a Proposal is the maximum of 1, the value requested by its Proposer (if any), and the value required for that Proposal by the Rules (if any). d2810 3 d3499 1 a3499 1 Rule 2021/0 (Power=2) d3516 4 a3519 3 Distributed Proposal for which the Voting Period has not ended. If this happens, the Proposal is Aborted as described elsewhere, but remains Distributable and becomes Democratic and Sane. d3523 1 d6846 15 d7782 1 a7782 1 Mutated from Power=1 to Power=2 by Proposal 4322 (t), 31 May 2002 d9879 2 a9880 2 Rule 2028/0 (Power=2) The Cabal d9882 12 a9893 2 Steve, Goethe, Murphy, OscarMeyr and root are each a Member of The Cabal. There are no other Members of The Cabal. d9896 1 a9896 1 Created by Proposal 4327 (Goethe), 9 June 2002 @ 1.52 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4305 harvel amend 947 "provision" substituted for "effect" 4307 Steve amend 1955 itemizes and introduces "Base Seating Fee" amend 1936 all may bid; non-Politicians also pay BSF amend 2010 upkeep twice as dear for non-Pols create 2027 in "The Oligarchy"; GWotO can appoint 4308 Sir Toby amend 2022 (0,0) can be "dead"; clarification 4311 root amend 879 reinstates Speaker's Veto 4312 root amend 1981 explicitly legalises transfer of own stuff 4313 Sir Toby amend 1923 typo correction "it" becomes "if" 4316 Craig amend 1976 Mentor Bonus payments splittable 4319 t repeal 1973 repeal 1970 repeal 1985 repeal 1966 repeal 1967 repeal 1968 repeal 1969 repeal 1971 R.I.P. Bonds repeal 1972 repeal 1982 repeal 1977 repeal 1978 repeal 1979 repeal 2002 4320 t amend 1991 removes reference to Insanity repeal 1729 amend 1923 reinstates typo corrected by proposal 4313 amend 1930 removes reference to Insanity 4321 Steve amend 2012 final price in calculated better 4322 t amend 1470 Bank only makes transfers to satisfy debts ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 304 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 37 with Power=2 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2027 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2027 d72 1 d2795 1 a2795 1 Rule 594/3 (Power=2) d2798 11 a2808 6 When a Proposal is adopted, its Power becomes equal to its Adoption Index, and the provisions contained in the text of the Proposal are implemented to the maximal extent permitted by the Rules. Provisions which are unclear, ambiguous, or inapplicable are ignored. In a Proposal containing more than one provision, each provision is severable from the others, unless the Proposal d2826 1 d9869 16 @ 1.51 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4298 Murphy amend 991 create 2023 in category "Calling for Judgement" repeal 1563 amend 897 removed unofficial annotation of CFJ 1117 amend 1562 amend 1868 amend 698 amend 1871 amend 1567 repeal 1756 create 2024 in category "Calling for Judgement" create 2025 in category "Delivering Judgement" amend 408 amend 591 removed unofficial annotation of CFJ 794 amend 1575 amend 1565 removed unofficial annotation of CFJ 909 amend 502 amend 1804 amend 1830 amend 1365 amend 911 repeal 1833 amend 1570 untouched for 6 years. amend 1564 amend 1447 create 2026 in category "Overturning Judgement" amend 1693 repeal 1694 amend 1805 word "Justices" remains in this rule repeal 1695 amend 908 repeal 1832 4302 Murphy amend 955 4303 OscarMeyr amend 1370 new Thesis Committee mechanism @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 318 Rules: d26 2 a27 2 35 with Power=2 264 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2026 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2026 a60 1 Bonds d1019 2 a1020 2 Rule 1976/2 (Power=1) Mentor's Bonus d1023 4 a1026 3 Player can award a Mentor's Bonus to any other player e deems to have been most helpful to em as a new Player. E can only make one such award. d1036 1 d2330 1 a2330 1 Rule 1955/6 (Power=1) d2333 17 a2349 12 The Grand Warden of the Oligarchy (GWotO) is an office; its holder is recordkeepor of oligarchs and is responsible for conducting auctions for positions in the Oligarchy. The GWotO's Weekly Report shall include a list of all oligarchs, the identity of the Speaker, and the date of the next quarterly Speaker transition. The GWotO shall have a budget containing the Oligarchy Auction Rate, which is a positive integer less than 5. The GWotO may Without 2 Objections from oligarchs replace the budget with a proto-budget e publishes when e announces eir intent to do so. d2359 1 d2553 1 a2553 1 Rule 1936/7 (Power=2) d2564 2 a2565 2 (2) Bidders: Only non-Oligarchy Politicians who are eligible to be Oligarchs may bid. d2584 4 a2587 2 (b) When a winning bidder pays the bill for eir winning bid in the Auction, e becomes an Oligarch. d2598 1 d2602 1 a2602 1 Rule 2010/1 (Power=2) d2605 7 a2611 2 (a) As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the GWotO shall bill each non-Elder Oligarch 0.1 VEs. d2621 25 d3199 1 a3199 1 Rule 1991/0 (Power=1) d3204 3 a3206 3 the Target. E may then distribute with these Proposals an Opposite Proposal for the Target. If e does so, e may, Without 2 Objections, pay out 0.1 Papyri to eirself. d3210 5 a3214 5 its Target. An Opposite Proposal shall have the same status as its Target, including AI, Sanity, Insanity, Urgentness, Disinterestedness, and Democraticity; except that, if the Target does not have an AI of at least 2, the Opposite Proposal shall be neither Democratic nor Sane. d3218 1 a3218 1 being its proposer. This Rule takes precedence over all Rules d3223 1 a3629 50 Rule 1729/4 (Power=1) Insanity An Interested Proposal is Insane, if it contains no minuscule letter. (That is the opposite of CAPITAL, for those who know not better.) For such a Proposal, until the Voting Period has ended: there shall be no discussing Votes, or this Rule has been bended. Nor shall a Player Vote in public, only to Assessor. The Votes shall be unknown to others, even employer and professor. And should a Player split eir votes 'tween FOR and AGAINST like crazy, E will annoy Assessors (who are known for being lazy) So should eir votes cast differ from each other, this Rule's broke, With the breaker being the voting Player, as sure as if e'd spoke. And should such a Proposal's Voting Period begin, but no one Votes FOR it, the Proposer shall Win. CFJ 1178, Judged TRUE Nov. 18 1999: "Rule 1729 permits voting on Insane Proposals by private message to the Assessor, even when the prevailing mode of voting on Proposals is Public." [CFJ 1078, Judged TRUE 8 January 1998: "Morendil violated Rule 1729 by voting on Proposal 3640 in the Public Forum."] [In CFJ 1354 (6 May 2002), Judge root found that Winning wasn't sufficient reward to make an Insane Proposal coercive in the sense of Rule 1003. This judgement depended on root's assessment of the current rewards for Winning, not on Winning's intrinsic appeal. Thus, "I do not find that the possibility of awarding one Player a Patent Title and 100 Stems is a sufficient 'punishment' alone to coerce anyone into voting FOR the Proposal."] History: Created by Proposal 3527 (Oerjan), Jul. 8 1997 (unattributed) Amended(1) by Proposal 3833 (Vlad), Feb. 15 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3880 (harvel), Jul. 21 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4138 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4277 (OscarMeyr), 3 April 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3664 1 a3664 1 Rule 879/17 (Power=2) d3668 1 a3668 1 cast votes on it. d3707 1 d3955 1 a3955 1 Rule 947/16 (Power=1) d3958 7 a3964 7 (a) If there are 100 or more Rules, and a Proposal is adopted which, as part of all of its effect, repeals one or more Rules, and if, in the Rulekeepor's estimation, the Proposal simplifies the Ruleset, then the Rulekeepor shall pay out 30 Stems to the Proposer of that Proposal. If the Rulekeepor decides that the Proposal does not simplify the Ruleset, e must announce this decision. d3994 1 d6569 1 a6569 1 Rule 1923/6 (Power=1) d6574 1 a6574 1 (b) Robespierre, which shall automatically be awarded to the d6577 1 a6577 1 (c) Miscreant, which shall automatically be awarded to a Player d6583 1 a6583 4 (d) Maniac, which shall automatically be awarded to a Player submitting an Insane Proposal on which no one votes FOR. (e) Pugachev, which shall automatically be awarded to the d6594 2 d6906 1 a6906 1 Rule 1981/2 (Power=1) d6913 4 a6916 1 (b) A Player who intentionally makes a valid but unauthorized d6920 1 a6920 1 (c) An entity which receives Property as the result of a valid d6924 1 a6924 1 (d) A Player who has been informed that e, or an entity of which d6930 1 a6930 1 (e) For the the purposes of this Rule, a valid but unauthorized d6938 1 a6938 1 (f) In particular, a Player who makes a valid but unauthorized d6946 1 a7115 14 Rule 1973/0 (Power=1) Destruction of Currencies in Bond No Currency may be destroyed if there exist an unredeemed Bond whose face value is denominated in that Currency. This Rule takes precedence over any other Rule which permits the destruction of Currencies. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d7687 1 a7687 1 Rule 2012/0 (Power=1) d7715 5 a7719 3 calculated in (3) above is used. However, the debt incurred by a Winner of the Auction is equal to eir initial Bid. d7723 1 d7733 1 a7733 1 Rule 1470/6 (Power=1) d7736 9 a7744 9 (a) There is an entity known as the Bank. The Bank has Mint Authority. The Bank is the Mintor of each Bank Currency. The Bank is permitted to transfer Property in its possession to other entities. (b) The Treasuror is the Executor of the Bank. Each Recordkeepor of each Bank Currency is a Limited Executor of the Bank, and is empowered to make transfers of that Currency from the Bank. d7771 2 a7803 319 Bonds This Category includes Rules concerning Bonds and the Office of Usuror. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1970/3 (Power=1) The Usuror The Usuror is an office; its holder is recordkeepor for Bonds and is partially responsible for the woes of revolving credit. The Usuror is a Limited Executor of the Bank, with the authority to satisfy debts of Bonds owed by the Bank to its creditors. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4144 (Blob), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4171 (Blob), 26 June 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4250 (harvel), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1985/2 (Power=1) The Usuror's Budget The Usuror shall have a Budget. The Usuror's Budget shall consist of the following items: (i) The Basic Fee for issuing Bonds. This Fee shall be expressed as a multiple of the Basic Officer Salary and shall be an integral multiple of 0.1, not less than 0, and not greater than 4. (ii) The purchase rates at which the Bank will buy Bonds in each Bank Currency. These rates are expressed as percentages, in the range 0% to 100% inclusive. Each purchase rate applies only to a single combination of face value and time to maturity. Different rates may apply to different such combinations. Any combination for which no rate is specified has a purchase rate of 0%. (iii) The Player Credit Limit for Stems, which is a multiple of the Basic Officer Salary, between 0 and 10 inclusive. (iv) The Non-Player Entity Credit Limit for Stems, which is a multiple of the Basic Officer Salary, between 0 and 10 inclusive. (v) The Player Credit Limit for each Bank currency, other than Stems, which is a multiple of the MUQ of that Currency between 0 and 2000 inclusive. (vi) The Non-Player Credit Limit for each Bank currency, other than Stems, which is a multiple of the MUQ of that Currency between 0 and 2000 inclusive. History: Created by Proposal 4171 (Blob), 26 June 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4196 (neil), 26 July 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4203 (neil), 28 August 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1966/0 (Power=1) Bonds Bonds are Property. Each Bond, in addition to being a Property, has the following characteristics: (a) an issuer (which must be a Player or an entity with an Executor); (b) a face value, expressed as the positive multiple of the MUQ of some Currency; and (c) a maturity date. A species of Bond consists of all Bonds with the same issuer, face value and maturity date. All Bonds of a given species are fungible. In any transaction involving Bonds, it is sufficient to identify the Bonds involved by species. The Recordkeeper of Bonds shall be the Usuror. A Bond is mature on and after its maturity date, and is immature prior to that date. If the maturity date of a Bond is specified only as a date, it shall be presumed to mature at midnight UTC of that day (the beginning of that day). History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1967/0 (Power=1) Creation of Bonds New Bonds are created when an entity with Bond Issuance Authority sends a message to the Usuror stating that e is creating one or more new Bonds, provided that that message sets forth the face value and maturity date of each Bond to be created, and by paying the applicable Fee (if any) for creating those Bonds. The newly created Bonds are possessed by the entity sending the message. The issuer of the newly created Bonds is the entity sending the message. The Fee for creating Bonds shall be equal to the Basic Fee for issuing Bonds. However, the Fee shall only be required for the first Bond of a given species created in the same message; there is no additional fee for additional Bonds of the same species created in the same message. Furthermore, the Bank need never pay a Fee to create Bonds. This Rule defers to any Rule which imposes further restrictions on the ability of an entity to create new Bonds. The Bank, each Player, each Contest, and each Group all have Bond Issuance Authority. History: Created by Proposal 4124 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1968/0 (Power=1) Destruction of Bonds Any entity which possesses a Bond may destroy that Bond by sending a message to the Usuror identifying the Bonds to be destroyed. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1969/0 (Power=1) Redemption of Bonds Any entity which possesses an unredeemed, mature Bond may redeem it by transferring the Bond to its Issuer, expressing in eir Notice of Transfer the purpose of redeeming the Bond. When the issuer of a Bond receives an unredeemed, mature Bond from another entity where the transfer was executed for the purpose of redemption, the Bond in question is thereby redeemed, and the issuer incurs a debt to the transferor of that Bond for the face value of the bond. If the issuer of a Bond receives an unredeemed, immature Bond from another entity where the transfer was executed for the purpose of redemption, the issuer incurs a debt to the transferor for that Bond; but if the Bond in question matures while still in the possession of the issuer, this debt is cancelled and the issuer incurs a debt to the transferor of that Bond for the face value of the Bond, as if the transfer had been made at the time the Bond matured. Once redeemed, a Bond may not be further transferred. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1971/1 (Power=1) Bank Issuance of Bonds The Bank, by the Treasuror, may issue Bonds with two Supporters. The number and species of Bonds to be issued must be set forth at the time the Treasuror seeks Support for the action. The Bank may not otherwise issue Bonds except through the mechanism set forth in this paragraph. The Bank, by the Treasuror, may Auction Bonds Without Three Objections. Each Auction of Bank Bonds shall consist of some number of a single species of Bond. The species of Bond, the number of Bonds of that species, the Auction Currency, and the Minimum Bid of each Auction shall be determined by the Treasuror as part of the message indicating eir intent to hold a Bank Bond Auction. The Bank is not required to actually possess the Bonds it intends to Auction at the time the intent to conduct an Auction is announced or at the time the Auction begins. However, if the Bank, by virtue of not having sufficient quantity of some species of Bond, is unable to satisfy a debt arising from a Bond Auction within seven days of when the Auction ends, the Player who was Treasuror at the time the Auction began commits the offense of Selling the Blue Sky, a Class 6 Crime. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4249 (Murphy), 19 February 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1972/0 (Power=1) Acceleration of Bonds Whenever an entity which is the issuer of one or more nonredeemed Bonds ceases to have an Executor, all unredeemed Bonds issued by that entity are accelerated as described by this Rule. When a Bond is accelerated, the Bond immediately becomes mature and is deemed to have been redeemed. The issuer becomes liable for a debt to the current owner of the Bond for the face value of the Bond. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1982/0 (Power=1) Calling Bonds At any time, the issuer of a Bond may call that Bond by publishing a notice stating that e is calling it. When the issuer of a Bond calls the bond, it is immediately accelerated, as described elsewhere. History: Created by Proposal 4163 (Kelly), 11 June 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1977/0 (Power=1) Selling Bonds to the Bank A Player may sell a Bond by paying a Fee equal to that Bond, and informing the Usuror that e is selling the Bond. If the rules permit this sale, then Usuror shall then pay out to that player an amount equal to the face value of the Bond multiplied by the applicable purchase rate set in the Usuror's Budget. The value of the purchase rate shall be determined as at the time the Bond was transferred. If the rules do not permit the sale, then the Bank incurs a debt to the transferor for that Bond. The Bank, by the Treasuror, may redeem any mature Bonds it owns. History: Created by Proposal 4144 (Blob), Apr. 22 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1978/2 (Power=1) Credit and Credit Limits The credit in a given currency of an entity with Bond Issuance Authority is equal to the sum of the values of all Bonds owned by the Bank issued by that entity with a face value in that currency. The Usuror's Weekly Report shall list the credit in each currency of each non-Bank entity with Bond Issuance Authority, if that credit is greater than zero. The sale of a Bond is permitted only if one of the following is the case: * it is issued by the Bank. * it is issued by a player and would not cause the issuer's credit to exceed the Player Credit Limit in the currency in question as set forth in the Usuror's Budget. * it is issued by a non-Player entity other than the Bank and would not cause the issuer's credit to exceed the Non-Player Credit Limit in the currency in question as set forth in the Usuror's Budget. The Credit Limit for non-Bank currencies is 0. History: Created by Proposal 4144 (Blob), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4171 (Blob), 26 June 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4196 (neil), 26 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1979/1 (Power=1) Treasuror's Moratorium on Bond Purchases The Treasuror may, with Support, place or remove a moratorium on bond purchases in any specific Bank currency. Once a moratorium has been placed, the Bank may not purchase any Bonds with a face value in that currency, until that moratorium is removed. The Treasuror must report any moratoria currently in place in eir Monthly Report. History: Created by Proposal 4144 (Blob), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4206 (neil), 3 September 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2002/0 (Power=1) Bond Fraud A Player who sells to the Bank a Bond issued by an entity: * of which e is an Executor, which e is in collusion with, or an Executor of which e is in collusion with, and * that e believes will not, at the date of maturity, or does not, if the Bond is already mature, have funds to cover redemption of said Bond, commits the Class 5 Crime of Bond Fraud. If it is judged that a player has committed Bond Fraud, the Judge shall order that all unlawful gains from said instance of Bond Fraud be disgorged. If the Executor of the issuer of a Bond used to commit Bond Fraud is not the Player who was charged with Bond Fraud, and said Executor knew that the Bond in question would be used for such a purpose, e commits the Class 4 Crime of Conspiracy to Commit Bond Fraud. History: Created by Proposal 4206 (neil), 3 September 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== d8163 1 a8163 1 Rule 1930/2 (Power=1) a8186 4 If a Player submits an Insane Proposal which is Adopted, e may be Awarded 5 Points, in addition to any other Awards for that particular Proposal. d8207 1 d9821 1 a9821 1 Rule 2022/0 (Power=1) d9828 4 a9831 2 (i) Every Land Unit that is not connected by its own type to a unit of Aether shall be transformed to Aether; d9860 1 @ 1.50 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4293 Sir Toby amend 2003 random Aether -> Colour Land changes @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 319 Rules: d26 2 a27 2 34 with Power=2 266 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2022 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2022 d3736 1 a3736 1 Rule 955/6 (Power=3) d3749 4 a3752 4 (b) If the Voting Index is greater than the Adoption Index for the Proposal (or if both equal Unanimity), and if Quorum for the Proposal is achieved, then that Proposal is adopted. Otherwise, it fails. d3773 1 d4850 1 a4850 1 Rule 991/4 (Power=2) d4853 1 a4853 1 Any person may seek formal resolution of any dispute pertaining d4855 13 a4867 15 Clerk of the Courts or Justiciar. Any document submitted to the Clerk of the Courts or Justiciar and which is clearly marked as a Call for Judgement is a Call for Judgement. (Although any CFJ may be filed with the Justiciar, Players are encouraged to file with the CotC unless there is a good reason not to.) For the purpose of this and other Rules, the submission of a CFJ shall constitute proof of the existence of a dispute. The Clerk shall distribute the text of a CFJ along with any additional material submitted by the Caller (including, but not limited to, Arguments and Evidence) not later than the time e announces the identity of the first Judge assigned to Judge it. However, if the CFJ is submitted to the Justiciar, e shall perform all duties of the Clerk of the Courts with respect to d4882 1 d4886 13 a4898 2 Rule 897/2 (Power=1) Barring Players from Judgement d4900 1 a4900 2 The Caller of a CFJ may Bar up to three Players from Judging that CFJ. d4902 2 a4903 2 Any Player whose Executor is the Caller of a CFJ is Barred from Judging that CFJ. d4905 1 a4905 1 Any Player Barred from Judging a CFJ is ineligible to Judge that d4908 2 a4909 3 [CFJ 1117, Judged TRUE Feb. 6 1999: "Players may bar Players from Judgement in the sense of Rule 897 by specifying the Players to be barred at a time other than that of the submission of the CFJ."] d4911 3 d4918 1 d4922 1 a4922 1 Rule 1562/5 (Power=1) d4925 5 a4929 6 The Clerk of the Courts shall dismiss without prejudice any CFJ made by a person who has previously made five or more CFJs during that Nomic Week. Such a CFJ is called an "excess CFJ". A Player who submits an excess CFJ commits the Class 1 Infraction of Excess CFJing, to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts. d4931 4 a4934 6 If the Clerk of the Courts fails to dismiss an excess CFJ, and instead assigns it to a Judge, then the CFJ shall not be dismissed for being an excess CFJ and shall be Judged (or dismissed) exactly as any other CFJ. Failing to dismiss an excess CFJ is the Class 2 Infraction of Allowing Excess CFJing, to be reported by the Justiciar. d4944 1 d4948 2 a4949 2 Rule 1563/1 (Power=1) Statement of a CFJ d4951 2 a4952 16 In order to be Judged, a Call for Judgement must contain a single clearly-labeled Statement which must be able to be determined by the means of logical reasoning, with the presumption of perfect knowledge, to be either TRUE or FALSE. Statements which are inherently contradictory or which are vacuous are not acceptable, and a CFJ containing such a Statement shall not be Judged. If a CFJ fails to meet the requirements of this or of other rules it lacks standing and is to be dismissed. It is permitted for a Call for Judgement to contain Arguments, Evidence, or other material placed there at the Caller's discretion. However, the Judge is not required to take notice of any part of the CFJ other than the Statement in formulating eir Judgement. d4954 22 d4977 1 a4977 2 Created by Proposal 2457, Feb. 16 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 3574 (Kolja A.) , Oct. 30 1997, substantial a4980 2 d4987 1 a4987 1 Rule 1868/2 (Power=1) d4990 9 a4998 15 Whenever there is an open Call for Judgement to which no Player has been assigned as its Judge, the Clerk of the Court shall, as soon as possible after being made aware of this condition, select a Player to be assigned as its Judge and announce eir selection. This selection shall be made from amongst all those Players eligible to serve as the Judge of that CFJ. Once selected as the Judge of a CFJ, that Player remains the Judge of that CFJ until e is Recused from that CFJ or becomes ineligible to Judge that particular CFJ. A CFJ is "open" if it has neither been dismissed nor judged, or if there is an outstanding judicial motion pertaining to that CFJ which has been neither granted nor denied. A CFJ which is not open is closed. d5014 1 d5018 1 a5018 1 Rule 698/8 (Power=1) d5021 25 a5045 3 Every Active Player is eligible to judge a given Call for Judgement (CFJ) unless specifically made ineligible by some Rule. d5047 1 a5047 11 Whenever a Player becomes subject to a Grace Period, e shall be considered to have made emself ineligible to judge CFJs, as described in other Rules. The Caller of a given CFJ is never eligible to judge that CFJ. If, after taking all other Rules affecting eligibility into account, there are no Players eligible to judge a CFJ, then all Active Players, excluding the Caller and those Players Barred by the Caller, shall be eligible, any other Rule to the contrary notwithstanding. d5049 1 a5049 24 If this still does not result in there being any players eligible to judge, then all non-frozen players, excluding the Caller and those players barred by the Caller, shall be eligible. If this still does not result in there being any players eligible to judge, then all non-frozen players, excluding the Caller, shall be eligible. If this still does not result in there being any players eligible to judge, and the Caller is a player, then the Caller shall be eligible. If this still does not result in there being any players eligible to judge, then the Caller has happened across an Agora that is a generational ship whose members are in suspended animation. The Rules suggest that the Caller try calling when we arrive at our destination and begin to thaw out. This Rule can require On Hold Players to perform actions. This Rule takes precedence over any Rule or combination of Rules which would result in there being no Players eligible to Judge a given CFJs. d5062 1 d5066 1 a5066 1 Rule 1871/0 (Power=1) d5069 4 a5072 8 Whenever a Player is selected to judge a CFJ, e becomes ineligible to judge any future CFJs. If ever there are no Players eligible to Judge a CFJ, then all Players made ineligible by this rule become eligible again. Being made ineligible to judge a CFJ by this rule does not cause a Player to become ineligible to serve as a Justice on that CFJ. This rule takes precedence over any rule which claims otherwise. d5076 1 d5080 1 a5080 1 Rule 1567/9 (Power=1) d5084 4 a5087 5 CFJ or type of CFJ by transmitting a notice to the Clerk of the Courts, specifying the CFJ or type of CFJ for which e wishes to be made ineligible. Such a notice remains in effect until the Player informs the Clerk of the Courts that it is no longer in effect. d5092 1 a5092 1 CotC. d5105 1 d5131 6 a5136 2 Rule 1756/3 (Power=1) Delinquent Judges d5138 2 a5139 2 The Clerk of the Courts shall recuse from a CFJ any Judge who is delinquent upon the public demand of any two Players. d5141 3 a5143 2 A Judge recused for delinquency commits the Class 2 Infraction of Judicial Delinquency, to be reported by the CotC. d5145 5 a5149 5 History: Created by Proposal 3629 (General Chaos), Dec. 29 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3823 (Oerjan), Jan. 21 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(3) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), 13 May 2001 d5151 2 a5152 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d5154 3 d5158 2 a5160 4 ====================================================================== Delivering Judgement This Category includes Rules regulating the Judgement delivered by the Judge, as well as Judicial Orders d5163 1 a5163 1 Rule 408/14 (Power=1) d5166 20 a5185 24 The Deliberation Period for a CFJ begins when the Clerk of the Courts announces the identity of the Judge, and ends seven days later. In the week following the end of the Deliberation Period, if the Judge has not yet returned Judgement or Dismissed the CFJ, then the Clerk of the Courts may recuse the Judge from the CFJ and assign it to a new Judge, by posting an announcement to that effect. A Judge who Judges or Dismisses a CFJ after the end of the Deliberation Period, but before being recused as a Judge, commits the Class 0.5 Infraction of Judging a Bit Late, to be detected and reported by the Clerk of the Courts. A Judge who has neither Judged nor Dismissed a CFJ seven days after the end of its Deliberation Period is automatically recused from that CFJ. A Judge who is recused from a CFJ in accordance with this Rule commits the Class 3 Infraction of Failure to Judge (to be detected and reported by the Clerk of the Courts), and becomes ineligible to be a Judge until e publicly requests to be made eligible again. d5206 1 d5210 1 a5210 1 Rule 591/17 (Power=1) d5213 10 a5222 15 A Judge judges a CFJ by sending eir Judgement to the Clerk of the Courts. The Judgement of a CFJ must be either TRUE or FALSE. Only the Judge assigned to a CFJ may Judge that CFJ. As soon as possible after the receipt of a legal Judgement, the Clerk shall publish the Judgement. If a Judge delivers Judgement on a CFJ before the end of the assigned deliberation period, then the Clerk of the Courts shall pay out to the Judge the Judicial Salary as soon as possible after the publication of eir Judgement. [In the Judgement of CFJ 794, the CotC determined that a Judgement of the form "If X then TRUE else FALSE" is legal only if the truth- value of X itself is unambiguous.] d5248 1 d5282 1 a5282 1 Rule 1575/4 (Power=1) d5285 13 a5297 13 A CFJ alleging that a Player has violated a Rule or committed a Crime shall not be judged TRUE unless the evidence is sufficient to be certain of that Judgement beyond reasonable doubt. In all other CFJs, the Judgement shall be consistent with the preponderance of the evidence at hand. Furthermore, it is a defense to any accusation of a Crime that the Player reasonably believed that eir actions were not a Crime at the time e performed them, or that e reasonably did not know that e was required to perform an action, when such nonperformance is defined as a Crime. A Player shall not be convicted of a Crime if this defense applies. d5305 1 d5340 1 a5340 1 Rule 1565/9 (Power=1) d5343 2 a5344 2 A Judge must dismiss a CFJ if one of the following is true of it: d5346 8 a5353 4 i) It contains no clearly-identifiable Statement. ii) Its Statement can not logically admit to either being TRUE or FALSE. iii) Its Statement does not relate to a matter relevant to the d5355 2 a5356 27 iv) Its Statement fails to comply with the Rules. v) It lacks standing, as defined elsewhere. vi) After a reasonable effort by the Judge to obtain all relevant information, no determination can be made of the truth or falsity of its Statement. The Judge does this by notifying the CotC of the CFJ's dismissal, and the reasons e is doing so. Dismissals are only legal when made for the reasons listed in this Rule. Dismissal occurs when the CotC is notified of a legal dismissal. As soon as possible after being notified of a legal dismissal, the CotC must publicly post a notice of the dismissal and the Judge's reasons for doing so. If the dismissal, upon appeal, is subsequently set aside, then that CFJ is no longer dismissed. It shall be considered again and can not again be legally dismissed for the same reasons. A Judge who dismisses a CFJ before the end of the assigned deliberation period shall receive a Judicial Salary. [CFJ 909, Mar. 17 1997: The phrase 'considered again' in Rule 1565 should be interpreted such that when a dismissal of a CFJ has been set aside, the Clerk of the Courts should assign the CFJ to a new Judge selected from among those eligible, who then has one week to deliver a Judgement.] d5370 1 d5374 1 a5374 1 Rule 502/7 (Power=1) d5377 7 a5383 8 The Clerk of the Courts shall, within one week of the time a Player earns a Judicial Salary, pay out that Judicial Salary to that Player. If a decision (or dismissal) which resulted in a Player earning a Judicial Salary is subsequently appealed and overturned on appeal, the Clerk of the Courts shall bill that Player for an amount equal to the Judicial Salary paid to that Player. d5395 1 d5413 1 a5413 1 Rule 1804/0 (Power=1) d5416 4 a5419 2 Judicial Orders are subject to appeal to a Board of Appeal by a Call for Appeal. d5421 2 a5422 3 The Board of Appeal shall, upon finding that a Judicial Order is improperly or invalidly executed, order that that Order be amended or vacated, as it deems appropriate. a5423 6 When the Clerk of the Courts receives a properly executed Call for Appeal of a Judicial Order, the Clerk of the Courts shall stay the Order under appeal. If the Board of Appeals affirms the validity of the original Order, it shall then vacate this stay. d5426 1 d5544 1 a5544 1 Rule 1830/0 (Power=1) d5547 7 a5553 5 No valid Order to Compel may be directed to a Judge, or may require the performance of any duty required of Player by the virtue of that Player being a Judge. Any such Order is invalid. Any CFJ alleging that a Judge has failed to perform a duty of a judicial nature shall be dismissed. d5557 1 d5668 1 a5668 1 Rule 1365/7 (Power=1) d5671 5 a5675 6 There shall exist a type of Application called an Application to Submit an Opinion. Such an Application, if effective, has the effect of annotating a Judgement or Dismissal in a given Call for Judgement. In order for such an Application to have effect upon submission, it must satisfy the following requirements: d5680 2 a5681 3 * It must indicate whether the Judgement or Dismissal to which it applies is that of the Judge or that of the Appeals Court. d5687 3 a5689 3 Judgement or Dismissal to which it applies, and no later than one week after the publication by the Clerk of the Courts of that Judgement or Dismissal. d5692 5 a5696 5 it to the Clerk of the Courts. Such an Application, having been submitted and having met all the requirements for effectiveness, is also called an Opinion. It is also referred to as a Concurring Opinion or a Dissenting Opinion, as indicated in the Opinion. d5701 1 a5701 1 be appended to the Legal Judgement or Dismissal. d5713 1 d5725 1 a5725 1 Rule 911/10 (Power=1) d5728 16 a5743 11 When an appeal is initiated, a Board of Appeals shall be selected in order to reach a decision about the consideration mandated by the appeal. A Board of Appeals consists of three distinct Players, called Justices. The Clerk of the Courts selects the Justices for each Board, as follows, until three eligible Justices have been selected; The Speaker is selected, if eligible; The Justiciar is selected, if eligible; The CotC is selected, if eligible; Any remaining positions are then filled by random selection, by the CotC, from all remaining eligible Players. d5748 17 a5764 16 i) E has already been selected to serve on that Board. ii) E has been dismissed as Justice from that Board. iii) E has been Judge in the matter the Board is to consider. iv) E is not eligible to Judge the CFJ that resulted in the matter under consideration, and this restriction does not prevent three eligible Players from being selected by the CotC for the Board. v) E is on Hold, and this restriction does not prevent three eligible Players from being selected by the CotC for the Board. vi) E is frozen. A Justice is permitted to appoint another eligible Player to replace em as Justice on a given Board, provided the Player consents. A Justice does this by notifying the Clerk of the Courts of the appointment. d5782 1 d5811 2 a5812 11 Rule 1833/0 (Power=1) Lead Justice The Lead Justice of a Board of Appeals is the Justiciar, if e is serving on that Board, or the Player who serves in the place of the Justiciar otherwise. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d5814 2 a5815 2 Rule 1570/0 (Power=1) Announcement of Appeal d5817 3 a5819 11 The Clerk of the Courts shall make an announcement in the Public Forum as soon as possible after an Appeal has been initiated, including in eir announcement the matter of consideration of the Appeal and the identity of the Justices selected to serve on the Board of Appeals and which (if any) of these Players are ineligible to fill the positions to which they have been assigned. The Clerk shall also make an announcement to the Public Forum as soon as possible after any change in the identity of the Justices that takes place after the Board has been constituted. d5823 1 d5827 1 a5827 1 Rule 1564/10 (Power=1) d5830 14 a5843 18 The Judgement entered in any CFJ by its Judge, the grant or denial of any Motion, and the execution of any Judicial Order are all subject to review on appeal to a Board of Appeal. In addition, a Board of Appeal shall review any claim that a Judge has failed to perform any duty of a Judicial nature which e was required to perform. In all cases, the public insistence of any three Players is sufficient to initiate the appeal of a particular matter. In the case of the appeal of a Judicial Order, the insistence of any Player bound by the Order is sufficient. In the case of a Judgement which convicts a Player of a Crime, the insistence of the convicted Player is sufficient. In each cases before a Board of Appeal, it shall collectively decide whether to affirm or to reverse the matter under appeal, and shall execute whatever Appellate Orders are necessary to enforce its determination. d5859 1 d5863 1 a5863 1 Rule 1447/16 (Power=1) d5866 3 a5868 2 Once a Board of Appeals has been selected to decide a particular appeal, the Justices shall, collectively, consider the question. a5869 27 Each Justice has seven days, from the point e becomes Justice on a particular Board, in which to reach a determination that either sustains or overturns the matter being considered by that Board and submit it to the CotC. Failure to do so is the Class 3 Infraction of Failing to Judge an Appeal, detected and reported by the Cotc. A Justice who does not submit eir determination to the CotC within seven days is immediately recused as a Justice from that Board. In this case the CotC must randomly select an eligible Player to replace em. After all three Justices have submitted their determinations to the CotC, the CotC shall publish these determinations along with any arguments, evidence, or other material included with those determinations. If a majority of the Justices agree to sustain the matter being considered, it is sustained; otherwise, it is overturned. The specific results of overturning a matter upon appeal are determined by the Rules permitting such appeals. If a Justice submits eir determination to the Clerk of the Courts before the end of the assigned deliberation period, then the Clerk of the Courts shall pay out to that Justice the Judicial Salary as soon as possible after the publication of eir determination. d5891 1 d5895 6 a5900 2 Rule 1693/1 (Power=1) Appeal of a Judgement d5902 4 a5905 35 If the Judgement of a CFJ is Appealed, the Board of Appeals shall consider the correctness of that Judgement. The Board may rule that the original Judgement was either correct or incorrect. If a majority of the Justices find that the original Judgement was correct, then the Board's ruling is that the original Judgement was correct. In that case, the original Judge of the CFJ shall retain eir Judicial Salary and the original Judgement has legal effect. If a majority of the Justices find that the original Judgement was incorrect, then the Board's ruling is that the original Judgement was incorrect. In that case, the original Judge of the CFJ shall forfeit eir Judicial Salary. The Board may then act in one of three ways, provided that a majority of the Justices agree: i) Reversal of the Judgement. In this case, the CFJ shall be treated as if it were Judged normally, with the Judgement being that which a majority of the Justices agree on. ii) Dismissal of the CFJ. The CFJ shall be considered dismissed. iii) Re-assignment of the CFJ. In this case, the original Judgement shall be ignored, and the CotC shall reassign the CFJ to a new Judge in the same fashion as it was originally assigned; the original Judge will be considered Ineligible. The new Judge cannot make the same Judgement as the original Judge for the same reason. If a majority of the Justices find that the original Judgement was incorrect, but no majority of the Justices agree on what action to take, then the CFJ shall be re-assigned as above. d5908 1 a5908 2 Created by Proposal 3454 (Harlequin), Apr. 7 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3573 (Steve), Oct. 30 1997, substantial d5912 34 a5945 2 Rule 1694/0 (Power=1) Appeal of a Dismissal d5947 2 a5948 16 If the dismissal of a CFJ is Appealed, the Board shall not consider the truth or falsity of the original CFJ; they shall only consider whether the dismissal was properly made. An illegal dismissal shall not be considered "properly made." If the Board finds the dismissal to have been properly made, the original Judge of the CFJ shall retain eir Judicial Salary, and the CFJ shall remain dismissed. If the Board finds the dismissal to have been made improperly, the original Judge of the CFJ shall have eir Judicial Salary revoked. The CotC shall reassign the CFJ to a new Judge in the same fashion as originally assigned; the new Judge cannot dismiss it for the same reasons as given by the original Judge. d5952 2 d5957 1 a5957 1 Rule 1805/0 (Power=1) d5961 1 a5961 1 Courts by the Lead Justice of a Board of Appeals, but do not d5963 1 a5963 1 The Lead Justice shall certify in eir submission to the Clerk of d5974 1 a6013 28 Rule 1695/2 (Power=1) Appeals of Judicial Orders In the appeal of a Judicial Order, the Board shall consider whether the Order in question was both legally made and appropriate for the situation. If the Board finds that the Order was made legally, and was appropriate for the situation, it shall affirm the Order. If an Order staying the execution of the appealed Order was entered, it shall vacate this stay. If the Board finds that the Order was made illegally, or that it was inappropriate for the situation, it shall vacate the original Order. Should the Board further find that the Order was made without reasonable justification or for a clearly improper purpose, it shall (at its discretion) impose a penalty of 2 Blots upon the Judge who made the original Order. History: Created by Proposal 3454 (Harlequin), Apr. 7 1997 Amended(1) by Proposal 3509 (Harlequin), Jun. 16 1997, substantial Amended(2) by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d6020 1 a6020 1 Rule 908/13 (Power=1) d6043 4 d6065 1 a6065 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1832/1 (Power=1) Failure to Apologize a6066 8 The failure to abide by an Order to Submit a Formal Apology is the Class 3 Infraction of Failure to Apologize, to be reported by the Judge who issued the original Order. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 Amended(1) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 a6068 2 d6752 1 a6752 1 Rule 1370/11 (Power=1) d6755 50 a6804 35 A Degree is Granted by the operation of an instrument of sufficient Power specifying the Degree to be Granted, and its recipient. The sufficient Power required to Grant a Degree is determined by the Degree to be Granted. All conditions established by this and other Rules for the Granting of the named Degree must have been fulfilled before the Degree may be Granted. No Degree may be Granted to any recipient unless the recipient has published a Thesis authored by emself, along with a statement explicitly indicating that the Thesis is being submitted with the intent to qualify for a Degree. The Rulekeepor shall retain a copy of each Thesis posted in this manner. The Degree of Bachelor of Nomic shall not be Granted unless the Thesis submitted for that Degree contains at least 500 words, and unless the instrument Granting the Degree has Power of at least 1. The Degree of Doctor of Nomic History shall not be Granted unless the Thesis submitted for that Degree contains at least 500 words and contains a narrative covering significant events which have occurred in Agora within at least the last eight weeks, and unless the instrument Granting the Degree has Power of at least 2. The Degree of Master of Nomic shall not be Granted unless the Thesis submitted for that Degree contains at least 500 words, and unless the instrument Granting the Degree has Power of at least 2. The Degree of Doctor of Nomic Philosophy shall not be Granted unless the Thesis submitted for that Degree contains at least 500 words, unless the intended recipient has also published an d6806 1 a6806 2 is related to Agora or Nomic in general, and unless the instrument Granting the Degree has Power of at least 3. d6821 1 @ 1.49 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4288 OscarMeyr amend 1922 New "Groovy" patent title 4290 Sir Toby amend 2020 FAILS; text not present; should be R2022 Also added an unofficial annotation to Rule 1729 in response to CFJ 1354 (at Steve's suggestion). @ text @d10103 1 a10103 1 Rule 2003/4 (Power=1) d10129 10 d10149 1 @ 1.48 log @Fixed some syntax problems. @ text @d3622 8 d6712 1 a6712 1 Rule 1922/2 (Power=1) d6745 1 a6745 1 (d) Filthy Bureaucrat, to be awarded to any player who at some d6749 6 d6759 1 @ 1.47 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4281 Goethe amend 1946 All may bid in VE auctions amend 1954 All may bid in Papyri auctions amend 1712 All may bid in Indulgence auctions amend 1986 new role-based powers 4282 Goethe amend 1933 introduces Chambers amend 1770 distributions indicate Prop's Chamber amend 1449 Assessor's Report records VP in Chambers amend 1950 Voting Power on Proposals of the Chambers amend 879 Quorum on Parliamentary Proposals create 2020 in "Voting on Proposals" - Parl. votes amend 1986 another version of role-based powers create 2021 in "Voting on Proposals" - Chamber changing 4283 Goethe repeal 2000 repeal 2001 repeal 2007 repeal 2008 amend 1993 coordinates now range from -9 to +9 amend 1997 Only Black and White Land Types amend 1998 Connected-ness of Locations amend 2003 movement rules create 2022 in "The Land of Arcadia" @ text @d3465 1 a3465 1 Rule 2021 (Power=2) d10233 2 a10234 2 (iii) If any land unit so transformed is not property of the Land Bureau, it becomes property of the Land Bureau. @ 1.46 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4277 OscarMeyr amend 1729 Players can't split votes on Insane props. 4278 harvel amend 1016 "Frozen" status introduced repeal 1584 amend 1555 amend 1963 amend 1568 amend 1827 amend 911 amend 1599 amend 1887 Frozen Players can bid in Auctions, it seems amend 1983 ditto amend 1984 ditto amend 1375 amend 1841 amend 1023 amend 1042 amend 879 oopsy-daisy, undoes Speaker Veto amend 698 chuckle amend 559 4279 harvel amend 1728 4280 OscarMeyr amend 2003 amend 1996 Map-keepor records from and to locations @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 321 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 268 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2019 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2019 d1389 1 a1389 1 Rule 1986/1 (Power=2) d1392 16 a1407 7 A Scribe may lower the Distribution Cost of a Proposal by 1 with the Support of another Scribe, to a minimum cost of 0, provided the Cost of the Proposal has not already been so lowered. An Acolyte may expunge 1 Blot from any Entity with the Support of another Acolyte, provided the Acolyte has not so Expunged a Blot in the same Nomic Week. d1411 2 a1412 2 moment after its Distribution, a Blessed Ordinary Proposal becomes Democratic. a1417 5 An Untainted Speaker, with 2 Supporters, may Sanitise a Distributed Proposal for which the Voting Period has not ended. If this happens, the Proposal is Aborted as described elsewhere, but remains Distributable and becomes Democratic and Sane. d1421 2 d2959 1 a2959 1 Rule 1954/5 (Power=1) d2969 1 a2969 2 Auctioned. The Auction shall be conducted in Stems. Only Scribes may bid. d2978 1 d3046 1 a3046 1 Rule 1770/14 (Power=1) d3056 4 a3059 5 identity of its Proposing Entity, and an indication of whether the Proposal is Ordinary or Democratic. However, the failure of the Promotor to distribute any of these accompaniments with a Proposal does not deprive the distribution of the Proposal of any legal effect. d3111 1 d3192 1 a3192 1 Rule 1449/14 (Power=1) d3200 2 a3201 3 identity, voting power on ordinary proposals, and voting power on democratic proposals for each entity with nonzero voting power on either ordinary or democratic proposals. d3223 1 d3310 2 a3311 2 Rule 1933/3 (Power=2) Ordinary and Democratic Proposals d3313 14 a3326 5 Every Proposal is either Ordinary or Democratic. A Proposal is Ordinary unless (a) the Proposal has an Adoption Index of two (2) or greater; (b) the Proposal is made Democratic as specified by an instrument with Power greater than or equal to two (2). d3334 1 d3338 1 a3338 1 Rule 1950/2 (Power=2) a3342 1 a3347 1 d3351 2 a3352 2 (a) for an Oligarch, two; (b) for a non-Oligarch, five. d3358 14 a3371 7 (c) The value of an entity's Voting Power on Ordinary and Democratic Proposals at the beginning of each Week shall be in effect for all Proposals distributed during that Week. However, if a Proposal is made Democratic after it has been distributed, the Voting Power of each entity for that Proposal is redetermined at the time the Proposal is made Democratic. d3374 9 a3382 5 up to the limit determined by that entity's Voting Power on that Proposal, with the exception that no Player may vote on an Ordinary Proposal unless e is an Oligarch at the time e casts eir vote. An entity may cast its votes in any combination e wishes. d3388 1 d3421 70 d3665 1 a3665 1 Rule 879/16 (Power=2) d3681 4 d3707 1 d8322 1 a8322 1 Rule 1946/7 (Power=1) d8348 1 a8348 1 Stems. Only Politicians may bid. d8359 1 d8756 1 a8756 1 Rule 1712/14 (Power=1) d8794 1 a8794 2 Auctioned. In addition, the Auction shall be conducted in Stems with only Acolytes being allowed to bid. d8812 1 d9910 1 a9910 1 Rule 1993/0 (Power=2) d9927 2 a9928 3 All values for Latitude must lie between -25 and +25, inclusive. All values for Longitude must lie between -25 and +25, inclusive. d9935 1 d10026 1 a10026 1 Rule 1997/0 (Power=1) d10030 2 a10031 16 (a) Wilderness; (b) Farmland; (c) Water; (d) Urbana. The following Land Subtypes are permissible for Units of Wilderness: (a) Mountans; (b) Hills; (c) Forest; (d) Desert; The following Land Subtypes are permissible for Units of Urbana: (a) City; (b) Road; (c) Aqueduct. d10035 1 d10039 1 a10039 1 Rule 1998/1 (Power=1) d10042 5 a10046 2 Two Units of Land are Adjacent if neither their Latitudes nor their Longitudes differ by more than one from each other. a10053 10 Of a Land Unit: (1) the Land Unit with the same Longitude and a Latitude greater by 1 is its Northern Neighbor. (2) the Land Unit with the same Longitude and a Latitude less by 1 is its Southern Neighbor. (3) the Land Unit with the same Latitude and a Longitude greater by 1 is its Eastern Neighbor. (4) the Land Unit with the same Latitude and a Longitude less by 1 is its Western Neighbor. a10058 1 d10062 1 d10088 2 a10089 80 Rule 2000/0 (Power=1) Rule Location The Rule Mapping is a Rules-defined calculation that maps a single integer (a Rule Number as defined elsewhere in the Rules) onto a single Latitude, Longitude pair within the limits of Latitude and Longitude on the Map of Arcadia. The Rule Mapping must be such that no two possible Rule Numbers between 101 and the Total Land Area of Arcadia are mapped to the same Latitude, Longitude pair. For any existent Rule, the Latitude and Longitude pair resulting from a Rule Mapping of the Rule's Number is the Rule's Location. A Rule's Location only changes if its Rule Number changes or if the Rule Mapping contained in this Rule changes. The Rule Mapping is defined by the following procedure: 1. The number 100 is subtracted from the Rule Number to calculate the number of Vulture Steps in the Rule Number's Vulture Journey. 2. The Latitude and Longitude of the Mapping shall be that of the Land Unit Visited when the final Vulture Step of the Rule Number's Vulture Journey is taken, where each Vulture Step in the Journey is taken as follows: (a) If no Vulture Steps have yet been taken in the Journey, by visiting the Land Unit with Latitude 0, Longitude 0; otherwise, (b) From the Land Unit most recently visited in the specific Vulture Journey: (i) If neither its Northern, nor Western, nor Southern, nor Eastern Neighbor has been visited in the Journey, by visiting its Eastern Neighbor; otherwise, (ii) If its Nothern, Western, and Southern Neighbors have all been visited, by visiting its Eastern Neighbor; otherwise, (iii) If its Western Neighbor has been visited but its Northern Neighbor has not, by visiting its Northern Neighbor, otherwise; (iv) If the Southern Neighbor has been visited but the Western Neightbor has not, by visiting the Western Neighbor, otherwise; (v) If the Eastern Neighbor has been visited but the Southern Neighbor has not, by visiting the Southern Neighbor, otherwise; (vi) If the Northern Neigbor has been visited but the Eastern Neighbor has not, by visiting the Eastern Neighbor. History: Created by Proposal 4197 (Goethe), 8 August 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2001/0 (Power=1) This Landscape, This Ruleset Upon the adoption of this Rule, if a number which maps onto the Latitude, Longitude pair of an existent Unit of Land using the Rule Mapping, is not an existent Rule Number, the Unit's Land Type shall be changed to Aether. Otherwise, the Land Type of the Unit of Land at the Latitude, Longitude representing each Rule Number's Location: (i) shall be changed to Land Type Wilderness if the Rule has a Power greater than or equal to 1, but less than 2. (ii) shall be changed to Land Type Farmland if the Rule has a Power greater than or equal to 2, but less than 3. (iii) shall be changed to Land Type Urbana if the Rule has a Power of 3 or more. If a Rule Change enacts a new Rule, repeals an existing Rule, or changes the Power of a Rule, the Land Type at the Rule's Location shall be changed as above. Land Types may still be changed by other Rules. d10091 23 a10113 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2003/3 (Power=1) Moving in Arcadia d10115 2 a10116 49 Every week, each Player may expend up to 10 Movement Units to move about in the Land of Arcadia, and each Organization may expend up to 5 Movement Units. Movement Units are not transferable, and do not persist from one week to the next. A player makes a Move by notifying the Mapkeepor of the location (the Destination) into which e is attempting to move. If the Player has enough Movement Units left this week, and the Move is valid, the Player's Location is changed to the Destination. So long as e does not spend more than eir allotted number of Movement Units, a Player may move as many times as e wishes in a single week. Players may expend: * 10 Movement Units to move into an adjacent unit of Type Wilderness, Subtype Mountains. * 5 Movement Units to move into an adjacent unit of Type Wilderness, Subtype Hills. * 3 Movement Units to move into an adjacent unit of Type Wilderness, Subtype Forest or Desert. * 3 Movement Units to move into an adjacent unit of Type Wilderness with no Subtype. * 2 Movement Units to move into an adjacent unit of Type Farmland. * 1 Movement Unit to move into an adjacent unit of Type Urbana. A player may also expend 10 Movement Units to Explore, by notifying the Mapkeepor that e does so. If a Player Explores, all units of Aether within a Penguin Distance of 2 from the Player's current location are assigned a new Land Type and possibly Subtype. For each unit of Aether affected, there is a: * 0.15 probability it becomes the same type and subtype as the land at the location of the exploring Player; * 0.10 probability it becomes Wilderness/Mountains; * 0.20 probability it becomes Wilderness/Hills; * 0.20 probability it becomes Wilderness/Forest; * 0.10 probability it becomes Wilderness/Desert; * 0.05 probability it becomes Farmland, no subtype; * 0.20 probability it becomes Water, no subtype. The random choice of new Land Type and Subtype is to be made by the Mapkeepor. Affected units take on the new Land Type at the beginning of the next week, and all such changes shall be indicated in the Mapkeepor's Report for that week. Moves explicitly allowed by this Rule, including Exploring, are valid, unless made invalid by other Rules. Unless explicity permitted by other Rules, all other Moves are invalid. d10123 1 d10220 2 a10221 52 Rule 2007/0 (Power=1) Developing Land A Player who owns a Unit of Land and is Located at that Unit of Land may change the Land Type and/or Subtype in the following manner: a) If the Unit of Land is of Type Wilderness, e may change that Unit of Land to Type Farmland by expending 5 Movement Points and paying a Fee of: i) 0.1 BOS in Stems, rounded up, if the Unit is of Subtype Forest; ii) 0.25 BOS in Stems, rounded up, if the Unit is of Subtype Desert; or iii) 1 BOS in Stems, rounded up, if the Unit is of Subtype Mountain. b) If the Unit of Land is of Type Farmland, e may change that Unit of Land to Type Urbana by expending 5 Movement Points and paying a Fee of: i) 0.1 BOS in Stems, rounded up, in which case the Unit will have Subtype Road; ii) 0.25 BOS in Stems, rounded up, in which case the Unit will have Subtype Aqueduct; or iii) if there are no Units of subtype City within a Penguin Distance of 3 from the Unit, The Unit is Connected to a Unit of Water by Aqueduct, and there are at least 8 Units of Farmland within a Penguin Distance of 2 from the Unit, 1 BOS in Stems, in which case the Unit will have Subtype City. In this case the Player is required to give a unique name to the City. Units affected by this Rule take on the new Land Type at the beginning of the next week, and all such changes shall be indicated in the Mapkeepor's Report for that week. History: Created by Proposal 4217 (Syllepsis), 29 September 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 2008/0 (Power=1) Arcadian Cities A Unit of Land of Subtype City may be referred to as just a City, Arcadian City, or by its unique name, if any. d10223 28 a10250 4 The Unit of Land at (0,0) shall always remain a City. This city shall be named Tripolis, the Capital of Arcadia, and shall always be Public Land, owned by the Bank. This takes precedence over any Rule to the contrary. d10252 2 a10253 2 Any City other than Tripolis ceases to be a City and becomes a Unit of Land of Subtype Road whenever: a10254 5 a) It is not Connected to Water by Aqueduct; or b) There are less than 8 Units of Farmland within a Penguin Distance of 2 from the City. d10256 1 a10256 1 Created by Proposal 4217 (Syllepsis), 29 September 2001 a10258 1 @ 1.45 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4276 Steve create 2019 "Speaker's Veto" - category "Voting on Proposals" amend 879 Veto causes Quorum failure @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 322 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 35 with Power=2 d657 1 a657 1 Rule 1023/14 (Power=2) d675 1 a675 1 Inactive Players without conflicting with this Rule. d702 1 d1064 2 a1065 2 Rule 1016/11 (Power=2) Putting Oneself On Hold d1067 39 a1105 12 At any time, each Player shall either be On Hold or Off Hold. This status shall not be changed except as specified in the Rules. When a Player registers (or reregisters), e is Off Hold. An Off Hold Player becomes On Hold when e announces in the Public Forum that e goes On Hold. An On Hold Player becomes Off Hold when e announces in the Public Forum that e comes Off Hold. E may not do so until at least 96 hours after e last went On Hold. a1106 3 "Active" and "Inactive" are unambiguous synonyms for "Off Hold" and "On Hold", respectively. d1129 1 a1129 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1584/0 (Power=2) Absolvement of Duty for On Hold Players a1130 10 An On Hold Player is not permitted to Vote on Proposals, make Proposals, or hold Office, and cannot be required by the Rules to perform any duty or action, unless that Rule specifically states that it can require On Hold Players to perform actions. This Rule takes precedence over every other Rule. History: Created by Proposal 2479, Feb. 16 1996 d1160 1 a1160 1 Rule 1042/16 (Power=1) d1172 2 a1173 2 continuously for two weeks or has been Inactive continuously for two months, e becomes Silent. d1220 1 d1281 1 a1281 1 Rule 1841/4 (Power=1) d1314 1 a1314 1 (4) the Holder is deregistered or goes On Hold; or d1331 1 d1770 1 a1770 1 Rule 1555/7 (Power=1) d1792 2 a1793 2 If a Player goes On Hold, deregisters, or is deregistered, e is removed from all Offices e holds. d1804 1 d2101 1 a2101 1 Rule 1728/9 (Power=2) d2104 66 a2169 41 An action is Dependent (or may be performed Dependently) if and only if it is an Action With N Objections or an Action With N Supporters, where N is a positive integer not greater than five. The phrase `Without Objection' is synonymous with `Without 1 Objection', and the phrase `With Support' is synonymous with `With 1 Supporter'. The Rules may name specific actions as Dependent Actions. A Player may, in a Public Forum, unambiguously describe a particular Dependent Action which e is authorised by the Rules to perform Dependently, and announce eir intent to perform it. That Player may perform that action if and only if: (a) e announced eir intent at most fourteen days before attempting to perform it, and, in the case of Actions Without N Objections, at least four days before attempting to perform it; (b) the authorising Rule explicitly indicates who may perform the action Dependently; (c) during the time between the announcement made under (a) of this Rule and the attempt to perform the action, (1) fewer than N Players have publicly posted Objections to the performance of the action, if the action is to be performed Without N Objections; or (2) at least N Players other than the Player attempting to make the action have publicly posted Support for the performance of the action, if the action is to be performed With N Supporters; and (d) e publicly announces that e performs the described action. Properties which would be changed by a Dependent Action do not occur until announced as in (d). The specification in the Rules that an action may be performed Dependently in no way prohibits performing that same action if doing so would otherwise be permissible. a2170 3 Rules calling for Dependent Actions may restrict the eligibility of Players to Support or Object to that specific Action. d2184 1 d2510 1 a2510 1 Rule 1963/2 (Power=2) d2516 1 a2516 1 (1) e is On Hold; d2536 1 d3493 1 a3493 1 Rule 1729/3 (Power=1) d3508 8 d3531 1 d3569 1 a3569 1 Rule 879/15 (Power=2) d3572 2 a3573 2 An Ordinary Proposal achieves Quorum if at least three Oligarchs cast votes on it, and the Speaker did not Veto it. d3575 9 a3583 7 A Democratic Proposal achieves Quorum if: (1) at least one-third of all Active Noisy Players, or (2) at least one-fifth of all Players cast votes on it. Quorum for a Democratic Proposal shall be determined from the number of Players and number of Active Noisy Players at the time that the Proposal was distributed, or at the time it was made a Democratic Proposal, whichever is later. d3606 1 d4898 1 a4898 1 Rule 698/7 (Power=1) d4917 3 a4919 3 If this still does not result in there being any Players eligible to judge, then all Players (Active or not), excluding the Caller and those Players Barred by the Caller, shall be d4922 3 a4924 3 If this still does not result in there being any Players eligible to judge, then all Players, excluding the Caller, shall be eligible. d4926 2 a4927 2 If this still does not result in there being any Players eligible to judge, and the Caller is a Player, then the Caller d4930 1 a4930 1 If this still does not result in there being any Players d4932 3 a4934 2 without any Players. The Rules suggest that the Caller try calling at a later date. d4952 1 d5002 2 a5003 2 Rule 1568/5 (Power=1) Judges On Hold d5005 6 a5010 5 Any Player who goes on Hold while selected as the Judge of one or more CFJs commits the Infraction of Judge Inactivity. This Infraction is to be reported by the Clerk of the Courts, and has a penalty of 0.1 Indulgences times the number of CFJs for which the Player was selected as Judge when e went On Hold. d5020 1 d5364 1 a5364 1 Rule 1827/3 (Power=1) d5391 2 a5392 2 Judge of that case is no longer a Player or is On Hold, then a new Judge shall be assigned to the case as usual. d5399 1 d5639 1 a5639 1 Rule 911/9 (Power=1) d5667 1 d5689 1 d6247 1 a6247 1 Rule 559/19 (Power=1) d6268 2 a6269 2 (v) each player's Active/Inactive status, and the most recent date on which that player became Active or Inactive; d6301 1 d7311 1 a7311 1 Rule 1599/7 (Power=1) d7319 4 a7322 5 if the debtor's Executor is on Hold at the time the demand is sent, the debtor shall instead have seven days from when the debtor's Executor comes off Hold to satisfy the debt. Time during which a debt is disputed is not counted for any purpose of this Rule. d7352 1 d7442 1 a7442 1 Rule 1887/15 (Power=1) d7461 2 a7462 2 (b) Bidders: Every Player not on Hold may Bid in an Auction. On Hold status is measured at the time a Player sends eir Bid. d7544 1 d7561 1 a7561 1 Rule 1983/1 (Power=1) d7567 4 a7570 4 (a) Bidders: Every Player not on Hold may Bid in an Auction. On Hold status is measured at the time a Player sends eir Bid. Any Player with the same Executor as the Auctioneer may bid only in the first 72 hours of the Auction. d7597 1 d7601 1 a7601 1 Rule 1984/3 (Power=1) d7610 2 a7611 2 (b) Entrants: Every Player not on Hold may enter the Raffle. On Hold status is measured at the time a Player enters the d7675 1 d8984 1 a8984 1 Rule 1375/7 (Power=1) d8987 2 a8988 2 A Speaker who goes On Hold while e is still Speaker commits the Class 10 Crime of Speaker Inactivity. d8990 1 a8990 1 If the Speaker is On Hold, a Speaker Transition occurs. d9002 1 d9902 1 a9902 1 Rule 1996/1 (Power=1) d9913 3 a9915 2 (iii) the location of each entity or instrument with a defined non-secret location. d9920 1 d10089 1 a10089 1 Rule 2003/2 (Power=1) d10093 3 a10095 2 move about in the Land of Arcadia. Movement Units are not transferrable, and do not persist from one week to the next. a10104 4 The Mapkeepor's Report shall list, for each Player: * the Player's location at the beginning of the last week * the Player's location at the beginning of the current week d10146 1 @ 1.44 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4267 root amend 1975 typo correction amend 1955 GWotO tracks Speaker amend 2010 FAILS - insufficient Power 4268 Steve amend 2010 Oligarchs' debts forgiven and O.s removed 4271 Murphy amend 880 Office resignation fix, Oligarchs not treated amend 1645 tidy up 4272 Murphy amend 1435 purge Blots/Immaculate-ness create 2017 Blots/Stains - in category "Indulgences & Blots" create 2018 expunging Blots with Indulgences amend 1962 reworking of Win Conditions and Blots amend 1437 reworking of Fugitives from Justice amend 1377 uses "Stain" language amend 1712 ditto amend 1714 removes unncessary "stain" amend 1747 more reworking 4273 Murphy amend 1497 itemisation and wording clarification Also removed all TABs. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 321 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 34 with Power=2 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2018 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2018 d1752 1 a1752 1 Power changed from 1 to 2 by Propsoal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 d3378 12 d3522 1 a3522 1 Rule 879/14 (Power=2) d3525 2 a3526 2 An Ordinary Proposal achieves Quorum if at least three Oligarchs cast votes on it. d3556 1 @ 1.43 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4265 Steve amend 1984 clarifies auctioneer identity @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 319 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 266 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2016 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2016 d220 1 a220 1 Rule 1497/7 (Power=1) d238 14 a251 12 For the purposes of this Rule, a false statement of fact is made "willfully" when the Player making it, at the time the statement was made, has the intention to make a false statement of fact and knowledge that the statement actually made was false. Particularly, a Player who makes a false statement of fact through excusable negligence, reasonable error, or reasonable reliance on the representations of another, shall not be considered to have willfully made a false statement of fact. A conclusion as to the interpretation of the Rules or their application to a particular situation is not a "statement of fact". d267 1 d1844 1 a1844 1 Rule 880/7 (Power=1) d1847 11 a1857 2 An oligarch or the holder of an office may resign from eir position at any time by announcing that e does so. d1859 2 a1860 17 The electee to an office may appoint another player as a successor when e resigns. If so, the resigning player is retired from that office, and if within one week from the appointment the named succcessor publicly agrees to be successor to the office, that player becomes holder of the office. An oligarch may appoint another player as a successor when e resigns. If so, the resigning player is removed from the Oligarchy, and if within one week from the appointment the named successsor publicly agrees to be successor to the seat in the Oligarchy and pays a fee of 1 Voting Entitlement, that player becomes an Oligarch. A non-electee who resigns or an electee who does not name a successor is immediately removed from office. An oligarch who does not name a successor is immediately removed from the Oligarchy. d1873 1 d1877 1 a1877 1 Rule 1645/8 (Power=1) d1880 30 a1909 44 The Electee to an Office or the Speaker, if e holds that Office, is permitted to appoint another Player to perform the duties of that Office. This is called Delegation. The Player doing the appointing is herein referred to as the Delegating Player and the Player so appointed is herein referred to as the Delegated Player. An Office is legally Delegated if and only if the following conditions are met: (a) the Delegating Player has published a Notice of Delegation, naming the Office being Delegated and the Delegated Player; (b) the Delegated Player is permitted by the Rules to hold the Office at the commencement of the Period of Delegation; (c) the Delegated Player has published a Notice of Consent to Delegation for that Office during the seven days immediately preceding or immediately following the publishing of the Notice of Delegation. (d) the Delegating Player is still permitted to Delegate the Office at the commencement of the Period of Delegation; (e) the Period of Delegation has commenced and not yet concluded. The Period of Delegation commences at the time the Notice of Delegation is posted, or at the time the Notice of Consent to Delegation is posted, or at the time (if any) specified by the Delegating Player, whichever is latest. The Period of Delegation concludes when any of the following occur: (a) a Player other than the Delegating Player becomes the Electee to the Office; (b) the time (if any) specified by the Delegating Player as the end of the Period of Delegation is reached; or (c) the Delegated Office has been continuously Delegated for three weeks. During the Period of Delegation, the Delegating Player ceases to hold the Delegated Office; the Delegated Player holds the Office, and earns the Salary for that Office as described in other Rules. d1911 3 a1913 5 At the end of the Period of Delegation, the Delegated Player ceases to hold the Delegated Office, and the Electee to the Office commences holding the Office, if the Office has an Electee. If the Office has no Electee, then the Delegated Player continues to hold the Office. d1926 1 d2286 1 a2286 1 Rule 1955/5 (Power=1) d2293 3 a2295 2 The GWotO's Weekly Report shall include a list of all oligarchs identifying which, if any, are elder oligarchs. d2309 1 d2313 1 a2313 1 Rule 1975/2 (Power=1) d2333 1 a2333 1 in perpetuity; and d2339 1 d2482 1 a2482 1 (4) e is the Electee to the Office of Speaker-Elect; or d2548 1 a2548 1 Rule 2010/0 (Power=2) d2551 7 a2557 5 As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the GWotO shall bill each non-Elder Oligarch 0.1 VEs. The GWotO shall remove from the Oligarchy any Oligarch who does not pay a debt resulting from this Rule within 7 days of the announcement of such a debt. d2561 1 d2849 3 a2851 3 payment of the usual Fee, provided that no other null Proposal in the current Nomic Month has been made Distributable under this provision. d2859 3 a2861 3 voting on a Contested Proposal is always Unrestricted. This Rule takes precedence over Rules that determine the permissible methods for casting votes on Proposals. d2866 2 a2867 2 Player who voted against the Proposal and did not vote for it may be Awarded 10 Points. d3568 8 a3575 8 uncancelled votes which have been legally cast shall be counted by the Assessor. The Proposal shall then be assigned a Voting Index, as follows: if the Proposal received no votes against, and at least one vote for, the Voting Index shall be Unanimity; if there are no votes for, the Voting Index shall be zero; in all other cases, the Voting Index shall be the number of votes for divided by the number of votes against. d3578 3 a3580 3 the Proposal (or if both equal Unanimity), and if Quorum for the Proposal is achieved, then that Proposal is adopted. Otherwise, it fails. d3583 2 a3584 2 described in this Rule. A Proposal cannot be adopted except as described in this Rule. d7609 27 a7635 27 procedure for conducting a Single-Bid Auction is the same as that used in the Default Auction Procedure, with the following additions and exceptions: (1) Bid Inflation Factor: As part of any correct and legal announcement that a Single-Bid Auction is commencing, the Auctioneer must announce the value of the Bid Inflation Factor for the Auction, a real number between 0 and 1 inclusive. (2) Making Bids: Each Player eligible to bid in the Auction is permitted to make only one bid, called the initial Bid. Any bids made by a Player after eir initial Bid in the Auction are invalid. A Player who cancels eir bid is ineligible to make further bids in the Auction. All Bids must be made publically. (3) Value of Bids: at each midnight GMT during the Auction, the value of each valid, uncancelled Bid remaining in the Auction is increased by an amount equal to the Bid Inflation Factor multiplied by the initial Bid. (4) Final Auction Price: for the purposes of determining the Winner(s) of the Auction, the value of each Bid as calculated in (3) above is used. However, the debt incurred by a Winner of the Auction is equal to eir initial Bid. d8452 1 a8452 1 Rule 1377/15 (Power=1) d8460 1 a8460 2 (i) The number of Blots staining the records of each Player and Fugitive from Justice. d8486 1 d8490 2 a8491 2 Rule 1435/15 (Power=1) Definition of Indulgences, Blots and Immaculate a8496 29 A Blot is a stain on a Player's record, recorded by the Herald. Whenever the Rules state that a Player gains or is assessed some number of Blots, and specify a method of reporting that gain or assessment to the Herald, then, as soon as possible after receiving such a notification, the Herald shall record an increase of that amount (or, if the affected Player is Unready, of one half (rounded to the nearest integer) of that amount) in the number of Blots staining the affected Player. Blots are expunged from a Player's record when: (1) an entity transfers to the Bank some number of Indulgences, specifying in the Notice of Transfer that the transfer is for the purpose of expunging the Blots of some Player; a number of Blots equal to the number of Indulgences transferred are expunged from the Player specified, or all of that Player's Blots if more Indulgences are transferred than that Player has (and the excess indulgences returned to the transferor); or (2) the Rules otherwise establish some method by which Blots are to be expunged, provided that such method must include a requirement of notice to the Herald of the expungement and such notice is actually sent to the Herald. A player with zero Blots staining eir record is said to be Immaculate. Not being Immaculate is a Win-Preventing Condition. d8514 1 d8518 2 a8519 2 Rule 1962/1 (Power=1) Win by Blots d8521 47 d8570 2 a8571 2 Player, where N is the number of Blots on the Player(s) with the least nonzero number of Blots. d8576 1 d8580 1 a8580 1 Rule 1712/13 (Power=1) d8584 1 a8584 2 registered Players, plus the total number of Blots held by Players. d8636 1 d8640 1 a8640 1 Rule 1714/7 (Power=1) d8643 1 a8643 1 A Player is Lawless if more than 20 Blots stain eir record. d8680 1 d8684 1 a8684 1 Rule 1747/4 (Power=1) d8696 4 a8699 4 i) The Clerk of the Courts shall expunge as many of the Blots staining the Fugitive's record as required to reduce the number of Blots to one less than the threshold for Lawlessness and notify the Herald of this action. d8722 1 d8761 1 a8761 1 Rule 1437/5 (Power=1) d8764 8 a8771 13 When a Player is deregistered from the game while not Immaculate, e becomes a Fugitive from Justice. The Herald shall continue to keep a record of the number Blots staining each Fugitive from Justice. At the beginning of each month, the Herald shall halve the number of Blots staining each Fugitive of Justice, rounding down; but no Fugitive from Justice shall have eir number of Blots reduced to less than one by this method. When a Fugitive from Justice reregisters, e ceases to be a Fugitive from Justice. The act of reregistration causes no change in eir number of Blots. d8780 1 @ 1.42 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4262 Steve amend 1963 only Electee to S/E disqualifies as Oligarch 4263 Steve amend 955 removes 3 F-vote requirement for prop passage 4264 Steve create 2016 "Contested Proposals" in "Making Proposals" @ text @d7539 1 a7539 1 Rule 1984/2 (Power=1) d7545 2 a7546 3 (a) Riff-Raff: The Riff-Raff is responsible for selling Raffle tickets and announcing the result of the Raffle. Unless otherwise specified, the Speaker shall be the Riff-Raff. d7595 1 a7595 4 (j) Final Auction Price: The Final Auction Price for a Raffle is equal to the Ticket Price. (k) Riff-Raff's Gratuity: Within a week after the end of the d7602 1 a7602 1 (l) Announcing Winners: As soon as possible after the end of the d7612 1 @ 1.41 log @Did some white-space reformatting after Oerjan pointed out a number of places where things were messed up. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 318 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 33 with Power=2 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2015 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2015 d2487 1 a2487 1 Rule 1963/1 (Power=2) d2493 5 a2497 4 (1) e is On Hold; (2) e has three or more Blots; (3) e is the Speaker or the Speaker-Elect; or (4) e is the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy. d2503 2 a2504 2 conditions has arisen for that Player. The named Player ceases to be an Oligarch as of the GWoTO's announcement. d2512 1 d2852 37 d3575 1 a3575 1 Rule 955/5 (Power=3) d3578 18 a3595 19 When the Voting Period for a Proposal has ended, the uncancelled votes which have been legally cast shall be counted by the Assessor. The Proposal shall then be assigned a Voting Index, as follows: if the Proposal received no votes opposed, and at least one vote in favor, the Voting Index shall be Unanimity; if there are no votes in favor, the Voting Index shall be zero; in all other cases, the Voting Index shall be the number of votes in favor divided by the number of votes opposed. If the Voting Index is greater than the Adoption Index for the Proposal, or if both equal Unanimity, and there were at least three votes in favor of the Proposal, then that Proposal is adopted. Otherwise, it fails. A Proposal may not have its Voting Index set except as described in this Rule. A Proposal may not be adopted (synonymous with the Proposal passing) except as described in this Rule. d3611 1 @ 1.40 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4246 Steve amend 1647 Speaker can't be Speaker-Elect/Electee 4247 Murphy amend 1946 More VEs for all 4248 Murphy amend 478 sending to Discussion Fora semantics 4249 Murphy amend 1887 Auction initiator is Auctioneer amend 1954 \ amend 2006 \ amend 1971 \ attendant amend 1946* / simplifications amend 1712 / (*) I capitalised a "the" that began amend 2004 / a sentence as a result of this 4250 harvel amend 459 Definition of time periods as epochs amend 1006 Definition of office, and office holding amend 1942 rewording amend 880 incorporation of Oligarchs amend 1905 Inner/Outer Cabinet amend 1957 rewording and general decapitalisation amend 1686 marviness rears its ugly head amend 1955 de-itemisation, decapitalisation amend 1975 itemisation reprieved, decaps continues amend 1892 away with those items! amend 1607 "Office", no. "Weekly Report", yes? amend 1449 Assessor similarly amend 889 and the CotC \ amend 910 and Justiciar > old jobs; look at rule #s amend 559 and Registrar / amend 1051 R/K is to implement others' aesthetics amend 1970 Usuror amend 1909 Payroll Clerk amend 1928 Scorekeepor (will it ever end?) amend 1377 Herald (still it goes on) amend 1647 S/E (so many offices) amend 1458 Notary amend 1996 "non-secret locations" --- ooh 4251 Steve create 2012 in category "Currencies" 4253 Goethe create 2013 in category "Winning a game" create 2014 in category "Winning a game" create 2015 in category "Winning a game" 4254 Goethe repeal 1980 repeal 1934 amend 1986 more role powers (+ upmutate + title change) 4255 Steve amend 1449 this rule looks really ugly now amend 1946 3rd amendment in same memo (uncoordinated) 4256 Murphy amend 1981 this financial stuff always goes to my head amend 1596 likewise 4257 Murphy amend 1434 remember thinking it a good idea at the time amend 1445 new nomination modes 4258 Murphy amend 1434 make definition of "Voter" rule local 4259 root amend 559 removes Speaker-tracking amend 1975 just as well caps insignificant, ugly "and" amend 1955 oops; no such text anymore - Speaker tracking? 4260 Goethe amend 1940 removes a double ASAP requirement @ text @d2564 4 a2567 3 shall bill each non-Elder Oligarch 0.1 VEs. The GWotO shall remove from the Oligarchy any Oligarch who does not pay a debt resulting from this Rule within 7 days of the announcement of such a debt. d5976 2 a5977 2 An action or inaction is a Crime or an Infraction only if defined as such by the Rules. d6806 3 a6808 4 decribed in (c) and who does not act to satisfy that debt within in a week of being informed of it commits the Class 10 Crime of Receiving Stolen Property. d8066 29 a8094 29 As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, the Treasuror shall randomly Determine the Weather for the month. The Weather can be one of either Foul, Fair, or Plenty, and shall be determined using the following probabilities: 0.20 Foul. 0.30 Fair. 0.20 Plenty. 0.30 Same as the previous month. When the Treasuror posts eir Determination of the Weather for a month, the following events shall occur in the listed sequence immediately after the Weather is Determined: (a) A number of Stems in the Bank's possession, equal to the number of Players in the game multiplied by the Minimum Income, shall be Destroyed. If this value is greater than the number of Stems in the Possession of the Bank, all the Stems in the Possession of the Bank shall be Destroyed instead. (b) A number of Stems shall be Created in the Bank's Possession, equal to the number Destroyed in (a) above multiplied by: 0.50 if the Weather is Foul; 1.00 if the Weather is Fair; 1.50 if the Weather is Plenty. The Treasuror shall announce the number of Stems Created and Destroyed by this Rule in the message in which e announces the Weather. d9221 3 a9223 2 Each Organization has a unique Name. The Name of an Organization may only change as specified by its Charter or by the Rules. d9315 2 a9316 2 An Application to Create an Organization (ACO) shall be submitted to the Notary. d9318 8 a9325 7 To be valid, an ACO must specify all properties that an Organization is required to have. Other Rules may place further conditions on the validity of ACOs for a specific Class of Organization. The effect of submitting a valid ACO is to create the prospective Organization, with the Sponsor and signatories as Foundors and initial Members. d9813 11 a9823 12 The following Land Subtypes are permissible for Units of Wilderness: (a) Mountans; (b) Hills; (c) Forest; (d) Desert; The following Land Subtypes are permissible for Units of Urbana: (a) City; (b) Road; (c) Aqueduct. @ 1.39 log @Got numbering correct in preamble. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 316 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 264 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2011 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2011 d488 1 a488 1 Rule 478/11 (Power=1) d498 2 a499 2 Forum and messages sent to a Discussion Forum are never considered to have been sent to all Players. d561 1 d565 2 a566 2 Rule 459/3 (Power=1) The Nomic Week d568 4 a571 8 The Nomic Week begins at the midnight, GMT, that begins each Monday. Any automatic change in the state of the Game which must occur weekly occurs at the beginning of the Nomic Week. Any automatic change which must occur monthly occurs at the midnight, GMT, which begins the first day of the month. Any automatic change which must occur quarterly occurs at the midnight, GMT, which begins the first day of each calendar quarter. d573 16 d590 1 a590 3 or classes of events. Any activity that must be performed at least weekly, monthly, or quarterly, must occur at least once in the given period. d597 1 d1373 2 a1374 2 Rule 1986/0 (Power=1) The Scribes' Council d1376 21 a1396 2 The set of all Players who are currently Scribes is known as the Scribes' Council. a1397 4 Any Player may make any Undistributable Proposal Distributable (without payment of any Fee) with the Support of a majority of the Scribes' Council. d1400 1 d1439 2 a1440 2 Rule 1006/8 (Power=1) Definition of Office d1442 5 a1446 1 An Office is a position so designated by the Rules. d1448 2 a1449 3 Each Office is always held by exactly one Player (called an Officer). Each Office shall be held by the Speaker unless otherwise specified. d1466 1 d1470 1 a1470 1 Rule 1686/9 (Power=1) d1473 22 a1494 15 For each Office, the Rules may designate certain information to be part of that Office's Weekly Report or Monthly Report. All Weekly Reports and Monthly Reports shall also be known as Official Reports. All information which is part of an Officer's Official Report(s) shall be maintained by that Officer. Each Officer with a Weekly Report is required to publish it during each Nomic Week; each Officer with a Monthly Report is required to publish it during each Nomic Month. Failure to do so is the Class 2 Infraction of Failure to Report. Failure to do so for three consecutive Nomic (Weeks/Months) is instead the Class 10 Infraction of Dereliction of Duty; any Officer found guilty of this Infraction is automatically retired. These Infractions may be detected and reported by the Assistant Director of Personnel and the Speaker. d1507 1 d1841 2 a1842 5 Rule 880/6 (Power=1) Resignation of Offices A Player may, at any time, resign from any Office which e currently holds. d1844 2 a1845 5 An Electee to an Office who resigns from that Office may appoint a successor at the time e resigns. In this case, the resigning Player is retired from that Office; if the named successor agrees publicly to be successor to the Office, the named successor becomes holder of the Office. d1847 17 a1863 3 A non-Electee who resigns an Office, or an Electee who does not name a successor, is immediately removed from Office. d1875 1 d2008 1 a2008 1 Rule 1905/0 (Power=1) d2011 3 a2013 2 The set of Players consisting of the Speaker and all current Electees to Offices is called the Cabinet. d2017 1 d2303 1 a2303 1 Rule 1955/4 (Power=1) d2306 11 a2316 13 (a) There is an Office of Grand Warden of the Oligarchy (GWotO), whose responsibility it is to maintain a list of Oligarchs. (b) The Grand Warden of the Oligarchy's Report shall consist of a list of all Oligarchs and a list of all Elder Oligarchs (if any). (c) The GWotO shall have a budget containing the Oligarchy Auction Rate, which is an integer between 1 and 4 inclusive. The GWotO may amend eir budget Without 2 Objections from Oligarchs. There is an Office of Grand Warden of the Oligarchy, whose responsibility it is to conduct Auctions for positions in the Oligarchy. d2324 1 d2328 1 a2328 1 Rule 1975/0 (Power=1) d2331 3 a2333 2 There is an Office of Assistant Director of Personnel, whose responsibility it is to hold Elections for Officers. d2335 1 a2335 1 The Assistant Director of Personnel's Report shall include: d2337 1 a2337 1 (a) a list of all Offices; d2339 2 a2340 4 (b) for each Office, the Electee to the Office and the earliest date such that e was the Electee to the Office on that date, and no other Player has been the Electee to the Office since that date; d2342 3 a2344 3 (c) for each Office where the current holder of the Office is not the Electee, the current holder of the Office, and the date on which e became the holder of the Office; d2346 3 a2348 3 (d) for each Office, the date on which the Term of Service for the Office expires (or an indication that the Office is held in perpetuity); and a2349 3 (e) the identity of the Speaker and the date of the next Quarterly Speaker Transition. d2352 2 d2357 1 a2357 1 Rule 1892/5 (Power=1) d2360 3 a2362 6 There exists the Office of Treasuror, whose responsibility it is to record various information regarding Budgets, Currencies and Properties, and to maintain the Treasuror's Budget. The Treasuror's Monthly Report shall include, for each Currency: d2364 2 a2365 4 (i) its name; (ii) its Mintor; (iii) its Recordkeepor; and (iv) its MUQ. d2374 1 d2427 1 a2427 1 Rule 1940/3 (Power=1) d2431 3 a2433 3 compensations. As soon as possible after the beginning of each month, each periodic compensation required to be paid out shall be paid out by the Officer required to do so. d2457 1 d2849 1 a2849 1 Rule 1607/9 (Power=1) d2852 2 a2853 3 There exists the Office of Promotor, whose responsibility it is to receive and distribute Proposals, and to be the Recordkeepor for Papyri. d2855 2 a2856 2 The Promotor's Report shall include a list of the titles and submission dates of all Proposals in the Proposal Pool. d2869 1 d2886 1 a2886 1 Rule 1954/4 (Power=1) d2894 4 a2897 4 The items to be auctioned are individual Papyri, and thus the number of items is equal to the number of Papyri to be Auctioned. The Auctioneer shall be the Promotor, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. Only Scribes may bid. d2905 1 d3119 1 a3119 1 Rule 1449/12 (Power=1) d3122 12 a3133 8 (a) There exists the Office of Assessor, whose responsibility it is to receive and announce the results of Votes on Proposals. (b) The Assessor shall include the Voting Power of each entity on Ordinary and Democratic Proposals in eir Weekly Report. E may exclude entities whose Voting Power is zero on both Ordinary and Democratic Proposal from the Report. d3149 2 a3254 64 Rule 1934/4 (Power=2) The Speaker, Sanity, and Buying Democracy An Untainted Speaker may, with 3 Supporters, Sanitise an Interested Proposal which would otherwise be an Ordinary Proposal, for which the Voting Period has not yet concluded, and which has never been the subject of an Attempt to Democratise. If a Proposal is Sanitised before its Voting Period commences, said Proposal becomes a Democratic Proposal, becomes a Sane Proposal, and has its Distribution Cost modified as required by other Rules. If a Proposal is Sanitised during its Voting Period, said Proposal is not modified until at least one Papyrus is publicly transferred to the Bank solely for this stated purpose by any Player during the Proposal's Voting Period. If this happens, the Proposal becomes a Democratic Proposal, the Proposal becomes a Sane Proposal, and all votes thus far cast on the Proposal are cancelled. The Assessor shall announce that the Proposal has been successfully Sanitised; the Voting Period of the Proposal is extended to end seven days after this announcement. Any Player may, With Support, make an Attempt to Democratise an Interested Proposal which would otherwise be an Ordinary Proposal, and for which the Voting Period has not yet concluded. There is a Fee of 0.1 VEs for a Player other than an Untainted Speaker to make an Attempt to Democratise. This Fee must be paid publicly. Once an Attempt to Democratise a Proposal has been made, until the end of the Proposal's Voting Period, any Player may publicly transfer any number of VEs to the Bank with a clear, unambiguous statement that this transfer is made solely for the purpose of Democratising the Proposal, or solely for the purpose of keeping the Proposal Ordinary. At the end of the Voting Period, Democratisation succeeds if at least as many VEs have been publicly transferred to the Bank for Democratisating the Proposal as for keeping the Proposal Ordinary. The Assessor shall announce as soon as possible after the end of the Voting Period whether or not Democratisation of that Proposal has succeeded. If Democratisation does not succeed, the Voting Period is considered to have ended as usual. The Attempt does not in any way modify the Proposal in question. If Democratisation succeeds, the Proposal becomes a Democratic Proposal, and all Votes thus far cast on the Proposal are cancelled. The Voting Period for that Proposal is considered not to have ended (except for the purposes of this Attempt to Democratise), and is extended to end seven days after the Assessor's announcement that Democratisation has succeeded. History: Created by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 3990, "Agora Abhors a Vacuum", (Murphy), Mar. 26 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4049 (Elysion), Aug. 15 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4145 (Ian), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4187 (neil), 18 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3848 1 a3848 1 Rule 1434/8 (Power=1) d3853 1 a3853 1 Procedure shall be used. Details specified herein are defaults d3861 15 a3875 10 collecting and tallying the Votes and announcing the result. Unless otherwise specified, the Speaker shall be the Vote Collector. * Voters: Only Active Players may Vote on a Referendum. Activity is measured at the time a Player sends eir Vote. * Voting: A Voting Entity Votes by sending eir Vote to the Vote Collector during the Voting Period, indicating what Referendum e is Voting on, and what eir Vote is. d3877 2 a3878 2 * Vote Values: A Vote is FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN. Words which are effectively synonymous with these are also permissible. d3880 2 a3881 2 * Vote Strength: Every Vote has equal strength. No Voting Entity may Vote more than once on any single Referendum. d3884 1 a3884 1 changed. d3886 42 a3927 41 * Start of Voting: The Voting Period begins at the time the first correct and legal public announcement that a Referendum is begun, as defined in other Rules. Such an announcement must include the identity of the Vote Collector. * Duration of Voting: The Voting Period lasts for one Week. All Votes received by the Vote Collector outside of the Voting Period have no effect. * Secrecy During Voting: Unless otherwise specified, the Vote Collector may not give away any information about the Votes while the Voting is underway. This shall in no way prohibit the Vote Collector from publishing at any time a list of those Players who have already Voted. * Secrecy After Voting: Unless otherwise specified, the Vote Collector shall publish, after the Voting Period is over, the number of Votes of each kind as well as the name and Vote of each Entity which cast a Vote. * Adoption Ratio: The Adoption Ratio, the ratio of FOR Votes on a Referendum relative to the AGAINST VOTES, must be greater than Adoption Index for the Referendum to pass. If it is not, the Referendum fails. * Adoption Index: Unless otherwise specified, the Adoption Index for a Referendum is 1. * Quorum: Quorum shall be set at 50% of the eligible Voters at the beginning of the Voting Period. If a smaller fraction voted, the Referendum automatically fails. * Nonperformance by Vote Collector: The Vote Collector must perform eir required duties, but if the result of a Referendum is not announced within one Week following the end of the Voting Period, it automatically fails. * Effectiveness: the full effects of a Referendum, as defined in Rules which make use of the Referendum procedure, come into force as of the moment the results are published. d3939 2 d3944 1 a3944 1 Rule 1445/15 (Power=1) d3949 1 a3949 1 used. Details specified herein are defaults which may be d3953 53 a4005 28 nominations, collecting and tallying the Votes, and announcing the result. Unless otherwise specified, the Speaker at the time the Referendum starts shall be the Vote Collector. If the Vote Collector deregisters or is deregistered before the Voting Period ends, the Election has no Winner. * Nominator: Each Active Player may Nominate emself in an Election. On Hold status is measured at the time a Player makes or attempts to make a Nomination. * Nomination: A Nominator makes a Nomination by sending a message to the Vote Collector during the Nominating Period indicating for which Election e is Nominating. * Candidates: A Player who has Nominated for an Election is called a Candidate for that Election. * Retraction: A Nomination, once sent to the Vote Collector, may be retracted before the end of the Nominating Period. A player may retract a Nomination e has made by sending a message to the Vote Collector, indicating that e wishes to retract eir Nomination. * Start of Nominations: The Nominating Period begins at the time of the first correct and legal announcement that the Election has begun, as required by the Rules calling for the Election. d4008 9 a4016 2 Week. All Nominations received by the Vote Collector outside of the Nominating Period have no effect. d4018 1 a4018 1 * Secrecy: Nominations need not be kept secret. d4020 6 a4025 13 * Announcing Candidates : the Vote Collector shall publicly announce, as soon as possible after the Nominating Period is over, the names of all Players who Nominated for the Election. If there are no Candidates in a given Election, then that Election shall have no Winner. If there is only one Candidate in a given Election, then that Candidate shall be the Winner of that Election. In all other cases, a Referendum shall being at the time Candidates are Announced, which shall be conducted using the standard procedure for Referendum Voting with the following exceptions : d4028 1 a4028 1 same as the Vote Collector for the Election. d4030 19 a4048 30 * Vote Values: A Vote is the name of exactly one of the Candidates for the given Election. Words which are effectively synonymous with these are also permissible. * Adoption: The Winner of the Election is the Candidate for whom the most votes were cast. If there is more than one such candidate, the Speaker chooses one of those candidates as the winner, and must publicly announce eir chosen candidate as winner. * Quorum: Quorum shall be set at 50% of the eligible Voting Entities at the beginning of the Voting Period. If a smaller fraction voted, the Election has no Winner. * Nonperformance by Vote Collector: The Vote Collector must perform eir required duties, but if the result of an Election is not announced within one Week following the end of the Voting Period, the Election has no Winner. * Effective Time of Election Results: The results of an Election are effective at the time the results of the Referendum are announced; or, if there is no Referendum, at the time that the Vote Collector announces that there is to be no Referendum. * Cutoff for Challenges: Any challenge of the correctness of the announced results of an Election must be made within seven days of the time the results are announced. If seven days pass from the time the results are announced without a challenge, the announced results are the true results of that Election, whether or not they be in error in any way. d4068 1 d4099 1 a4099 1 Rule 1957/2 (Power=1) d4102 18 a4119 17 A Budget is a document maintained by a particular Office, whose holder is its Maintainer, and determining various values as explicitly required or permitted by the Rules. An Office has a Budget only if the Rules explicitly designate one. Each Budget shall be part of the Monthly Reports of its Maintainer. The Maintainer shall publish the Budget as soon as possible whenever it changes. If a current Budget is discovered to be invalid, then its Maintainer shall create a valid one as soon as possible. This valid one should be as close as possible to the most recent valid version of the Budget. While holding an Office as Electee, an Officer may amend its Budget Without Objection; the Rules regarding a particular Budget may specify a different procedure for its amendment. d4125 1 d4588 1 a4588 1 Rule 889/10 (Power=1) d4591 17 a4607 2 There exists the Office of Clerk of the Courts, whose responsibility it is to oversee the judicial system. a4608 15 The Monthly Report of the Clerk of the Courts shall include the Stare Decisis, which is a list of past Calls for Judgement (CFJs). The following information shall be included for each CFJ: (i) its statement; (ii) the date on which it was called; (iii) its outcome (if any) on Judgement; and (iv) its outcome (if any) on Appeal. Whenever a CFJ is made, the Clerk shall add it to the list. E may, at eir discretion, add earlier CFJs. E may, Without Objection, remove any CFJ from the list that e deems no longer relevant. d4623 1 d5594 1 a5594 1 Rule 910/9 (Power=1) d5597 2 a5598 5 There exists the Office of Justiciar, whose responsibility it is to serve on a Board of Appeals when necessary. The Speaker and the Clerk of the Courts cannot Nominate for the Office of Justiciar. d5600 3 a5602 2 If the Justiciar ever becomes Clerk of the Courts, e is removed from the Office of Justiciar. d5615 1 d6148 1 a6148 1 Rule 559/17 (Power=1) d6151 2 a6152 2 There exists the Office of Registrar, whose responsibility it is to maintain a list of players. d6176 1 a6176 2 (vii) the identities of the Distributor and the Speaker (and eir Term of Service); and d6200 2 d6228 1 a6228 1 Rule 1051/16 (Power=1) d6231 2 a6232 2 There exists the Office of Rulekeepor, whose responsibility it is to maintain a list of all the Rules of Agora. d6234 3 a6236 2 The Rulekeepor's Report includes the Short Logical Ruleset. Eir Monthly Report includes the Full Logical Ruleset. d6257 1 d6706 1 a6706 1 Rule 1942/1 (Power=1) d6709 16 a6724 16 Any entity which the Rules permit to be possessed by another entity is a Property. Within the context of the Rules, the term "possess" refers to the legal status of possessing a Property; the terms "possessor" and "owner" are synonymous, as are "possess" and "own". Individual Properties may not be created or destroyed, or their ownership changed, except in accordance with the Rules. Every Property shall have a Recordkeepor, which is some Player who is required to retain a record of who owns that Property. If, for a given Property, no other Rule provides otherwise, or if the Rules would otherwise provide for a person who is not a Player, the Treasuror shall maintain this record. If one of the Official duties of an Officer is to be the Recordkeepor of a Property, then eir Report shall include this record and any changes thereto since the last posting of eir Report. d6729 1 d6788 1 a6788 1 Rule 1981/1 (Power=1) d6799 3 a6801 3 (c) An entity which receives Property from any entity as the result of an intentional, valid and unauthorized transfer incurs a debt to the transferor for all such Property. d6825 1 d6829 1 a6829 1 Rule 2006/0 (Power=1) d6843 2 a6844 3 (1) The Auctioneer shall be the Notary. (2) The Auction Currency shall be Indulgences. (3) The Starting Price shall be the number of Blots the d6847 1 a6847 1 (4) The Auction shall be for a temporary privilege, not for an d6868 1 d7166 1 a7166 1 Rule 1596/7 (Power=1) d7191 1 a7191 5 (e) An entity which receives Property as the result of an unauthorized transfer incurs a debt for the transferred Property to the entity that made the transfer. (f) If two entities are each others' debtor, and all or part of d7208 1 d7343 1 a7343 1 Rule 1887/14 (Power=1) d7356 5 a7360 2 bids and announcing the result of the Auction. Unless otherwise specified, the Speaker shall be the Auctioneer. d7444 1 d7580 37 d7697 1 a7697 1 Rule 1970/2 (Power=1) d7700 2 a7701 1 The Office of the Usuror is hereby established. d7710 1 d7854 1 a7854 1 Rule 1971/0 (Power=1) d7869 1 a7869 2 Auction. The Auctioneer of all Bank Bond Auctions shall be the Treasuror. d7882 1 d8016 1 a8016 1 Rule 1909/6 (Power=1) d8019 3 a8021 2 There exists the Office of Payroll Clerk, whose responsibility it is to be Recordkeepor for Stems and to pay out Salaries. d8031 1 d8122 1 a8122 1 Rule 1946/4 (Power=1) d8125 24 a8148 2 The Ideal Voting Entitlement Circulation Level (IVECL) is equal to the number of registered Players. a8149 20 The Actual Voting Entitlement Circulation Level (AVECL) is the total number of Voting Entitlements owned by entities other than the Bank, augmented by the total number of Voting Entitlements owned by the Bank which have been auctioned off to Winning Bidders in prior Voting Entitlement Auctions but not yet paid for. The Voting Entitlement Surplus is the difference between the IVECL and the AVECL; if the AVECL is greater than the IVECL, the Voting Entitlement Surplus is zero. Whenever it occurs that the Voting Entitlement Surplus is positive and no Auction of Voting Entitlements is already in progress, the Assessor shall auction off the surplus Voting Entitlements. The items to be auctioned are lots of 0.1 VEs; the number of items is equal to the Voting Entitlement Surplus multiplied by 10, rounded down to the nearest integer. The Auctioneer shall be the Assessor, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. Only Politicians may bid. d8155 4 a8158 1 Amended(4) by Proposal 1946 (neil), 28 August 2001 d8238 42 d8281 24 d8306 3 d8315 1 a8315 1 Rule 1928/2 (Power=1) d8318 2 a8319 2 There exists the Office of Scorekeepor, whose responsibility it is to keep track of Scores. d8321 3 a8323 3 The Scorekeepor's Report includes the Score of each current Player, as well as any changes thereto since the last posting of the Report. d8329 1 d8427 1 a8427 1 Rule 1377/14 (Power=1) d8430 2 a8431 2 There exists the Office of Herald, whose responsibility it is to keep track of Blots and to be the Recordkeepor of Indulgences. d8461 1 d8535 1 a8535 1 Rule 1712/12 (Power=1) d8574 2 a8575 3 Auctioned. In addition, the Auctioneer shall be the Herald, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems with only Acolytes being allowed to bid. d8591 1 d8747 1 a8747 1 Rule 1647/7 (Power=1) d8750 2 a8751 2 There exists the Office of Speaker-Elect, whose responsibility it is to be the Speaker's successor. d8755 4 a8758 1 Speaker-Elect. d8781 2 d9371 1 a9371 1 Rule 1458/10 (Power=1) d9374 2 a9375 2 There exists the Office of Notary, whose responsibility it is to maintain a Record of Organizations and their Jurisdictions. d9405 1 a9565 15 Rule 1980/0 (Power=1) Becoming Parliamentary Rules to the contrary nonwithstanding, a Group becomes a Parliamentary Group (P-Group) if its Vizier posts such intent to the Public Forum, provided at least two of its Members are not in eir Grace Period, and either: (a) the Group has been in existence for one month and has cast one legal Democratic Vote; or (b) the Group was formed prior to May 1, 2001. History: Created by Proposal 4146 (Goethe), Apr. 22 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d9782 1 a9782 1 Rule 1996/0 (Power=1) d9785 10 a9794 9 There exists the Office of Mapkeepor, whose responsibility is to be the recordkeeper for the Land of Arcadia. The Mapkeepor shall produce a Weekly Report including: (a) The Ownership and Land Type of all existent Land; (b) All changes in the Ownership and Land Type of existent Land since the most recent report; (c) The Location of all Entities or Instruments that have a defined Location. d9798 1 d10031 1 a10031 1 Rule 2004/1 (Power=1) a10049 1 * The Auctioneer shall be the Mapkeepor. d10057 1 @ 1.38 log @Rule 2009 repealed because no more Elder Oligarchs exist. Also, proposal 4239's effect belatedly recognised: Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4239 Murphy amend 879 Active *Noisy* Players determine Quorum @ text @d26 1 a26 1 34 with Power=2 @ 1.37 log @CFJ 1344 determined that proposal 4243 was not adopted . @ text @a2441 17 Rule 2009/0 (Power=2) Elder Oligarchs (a) Upon the creation of this Rule, all Players who were Low, Middle, or High Oligarchs when the Proposal creating this Rule was adopted become Oligarchs. Each of these Players is an Elder Oligarch until e ceases to be an Oligarch or until e has been an Elder Oligarch for 3 months. (b) The Rulekeepor may repeal this Rule Without Objection if there are no Elder Oligarchs. History: Created by Proposal 4221 (Steve), 10 October 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3493 1 a3493 1 Rule 879/13 (Power=2) d3500 1 a3500 1 (1) at least one-third of all Active Players, or d3503 3 a3505 3 determined from the number of Players and number of Active Players at the time that the Proposal was distributed, or at the time it was made a Democratic Proposal, whichever is later. d3526 1 @ 1.36 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4243 Goethe amend 1941 Fees waived if Player in right location @ text @d7070 1 a7070 1 Rule 1941/1 (Power=1) d7074 4 a7077 4 explicitly designated as such by the Rules. To Pay a Fee is to transfer the specified quantity of that particular Currency to the Bank if and only if that transfer is made solely for the purpose of Paying that particular instance of that Fee. d7079 6 a7084 6 If the Rules specify that a particular action is associated with a Fee, or that a Fee is required for a particular action, then the entity performing the action shall Pay the Fee either before performing said action (but not more than 72 hours beforehand) or in the same email as the action is performed, else the action shall not occur. a7085 8 If, however, at the time of performing the given action, the Location of the entity performing the action is the same as the Location of the Rule which associates or requires a Fee for the given action, and the Player announces this overlap of Location in the same communication in which the action is performed, the action shall occur as permitted by other Rules whether or not the associated Fee is Paid. a7087 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 4243 (Goethe), 8 February 2002 @ 1.35 log @Added unofficial annotation to rule 1598 at Steve's request. @ text @d7070 1 a7070 1 Rule 1941/0 (Power=1) d7074 4 a7077 4 explicitly designated as such by the Rules. To Pay a Fee is to transfer the specified quantity of that particular Currency to the Bank if and only if that transfer is made solely for the purpose of Paying that particular instance of that Fee. d7079 6 a7084 6 If the Rules specify that a particular action is associated with a Fee, or that a Fee is required for a particular action, then the entity performing the action shall Pay the Fee either before performing said action (but not more than 72 hours beforehand) or in the same email as the action is performed, else the action shall not occur. d7086 8 d7096 1 @ 1.34 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4228 root amend 2005 Mapkeepor informed of Toll changes 4229 Goethe amend 2003 exploration probabilities tweaked 4234 Goethe amend 1596 debts can cancel one another amend 2004 Land Auctions may be in other Currencies create 2011 Stems weather - category "Stems" amend 1974 Bank minting Stems rule @ text @d7141 5 @ 1.33 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4221 Steve amend 1955 GWotO's role amend 1932 def'n of Oligarchy create 2009 "Elder Oligarchs" in "The Oligarchy" amend 1963 Eligible Oligarchs (renamed) amend 1950 Voting Power amend 1449 The Assessor amend 1936 Auctioning positions in the Oligarchy create 2010 "Oligarchy Upkeep" in "The Oligarchy" amend 1664 Rebellions modified; remove Abiding O's. repeal 1964 repeal 1937 repeal 1938 @ text @d27 1 a27 1 263 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2010 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2010 d6969 1 a6969 1 Rule 1974/0 (Power=1) d6975 2 a6976 4 (a) Once during the thirty day period immediately following the registration of a new Player, a number of Stems not to exceed five times the Basic Officer Salary per such new Player, with Two Supporters; d6981 1 a6981 3 Bank's Holdings of VEs, with Two Supporters; (c) At any time, Without Objection. d6986 1 d6989 1 d7159 1 a7159 1 Rule 1596/6 (Power=1) d7188 8 d7204 1 d8014 37 d9850 1 a9850 1 Rule 2003/1 (Power=1) d9888 2 d9894 2 a9895 2 * 0.10 probability it becomes Farmland, no subtype; * 0.30 probability it becomes Water, no subtype. d9909 1 d9913 1 a9913 1 Rule 2004/0 (Power=1) d9933 3 a9935 1 * The Auction shall be conducted in Indulgences. d9939 1 d9943 1 a9943 1 Rule 2005/0 (Power=1) d9948 4 a9951 3 0.2 Indulgences and clearly and unambiguously identify the Unit of Land in question, as well as the amount of the Toll for that Unit of Land. d9995 4 a9998 3 A Player may remove a Toll from any Tolled Unit of Land e owns. If a Player loses possession of a Unit of Land, all Tolls imposed on that Unit by that Player are removed. d10002 1 @ 1.32 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4213 Taral amend 911 CotC considers only current eligibility 4215 neil amend 2003 spelling correction for "winderness" 4217 Syllepsis amend 1998 def'n of "connected by " create 2007 land developing; cat = "Land of Arcadia" create 2008 Arcadian cities; cat = "Land of Arcadia" @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 317 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 264 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2008 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2008 d2117 1 a2117 1 Rule 1664/18 (Power=2) d2142 2 a2143 1 - All positions in the Oligarchy become vacant. d2158 3 a2160 3 The effects of a Call for Revolt shall be based on the Political Status and Indulgence holdings of players at the time of the Call. d2186 1 d2252 1 a2252 1 Rule 1955/3 (Power=1) d2255 2 a2256 3 There is an Office of Grand Warden of the Oligarchy, whose responsibility it is to conduct Auctions for positions in the Oligarchy. d2258 10 a2267 1 The Grand Warden of the Oligarchy's Report shall include: a2268 6 (a) a list of all positions in the Oligarchy with their ranks, and the Players who hold those positions; and (b) the date on which the current High Oligarch, if there is one, became the High Oligarch. d2274 1 d2424 1 a2424 1 Rule 1932/3 (Power=2) d2427 5 a2431 15 The Oligarchy is a set of six positions which are filled by Players, who are called Oligarchs. No Player may ever occupy more than one position in the Oligarchy at any one time. A position is vacant if and only if it is not occupied; hence there is a vacancy in the Oligarchy only when there are fewer than six Oligarchs. There are three ranks within the Oligarchy, termed High, Middle, and Low. There are at most one High Oligarch and at most two Middle Oligarchs. There may be as many as six Low Oligarchs, but the normal number is three. An Oligarch may resign eir position in the Oligarchy by publicly announcing e does so. Upon such an announcement, e ceases to be an Oligarch and eir position becomes vacant. d2438 1 d2442 2 a2443 2 Rule 1963/0 (Power=2) Vacancies in the Oligarchy d2445 5 a2449 10 If an Oligarch is On Hold, is a Zombie, has three or more Blots, is the Speaker, or is rotated out of the Oligarchy, then the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy is required to remove that Player from the Oligarchy as soon as possible. The GWoTO removes a Player from the Oligarchy by correctly announcing that at least one of the above conditions has arisen for that Player. The named Player ceases to be an Oligarch as of the GWoTO's announcement, and eir position in the Oligarchy becomes vacant. d2451 2 a2452 2 An Oligarch who ceases to be a Player also ceases to be an Oligarch, and eir position in the Oligarchy becomes vacant. d2455 1 a2455 1 Created by Proposal 01-005 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 d2459 10 a2468 2 Rule 1964/0 (Power=1) Filling Vacancies in the Oligarchy d2470 6 a2475 8 Whenever there exist Oligarchy positions which are neither occupied nor pending, and no Oligarchy Auction is in progress, the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy (GWoTO) shall initiate an Auction for a number of positions equal to the number of positions neither occupied nor pending. At most one Auction of Oligarchy positions shall be conducted at a time; if the number of vacant positions increases during an Auction, the GWoTO shall not initiate a new Auction until the current Auction ends. d2477 3 d2482 1 d2486 1 a2486 1 Rule 1936/6 (Power=2) d2489 30 a2518 33 Whenever an Auction is conducted to fill a position or positions in the Oligarchy, the standard Auction procedure is used, with the following additions and exceptions: (a) Auction Currency: the Auction Currency is Stems. (b) Bidders: Only Politicians may bid. The Speaker, the Speaker-Elect, all Zombies, and all Oligarchs may not bid. (c) If a bidder ceases to be a Player, goes On Hold, or becomes a Zombie, an Oligarch, the Speaker or the Speaker-Elect during the Auction, then all eir bids in the Auction are cancelled. (d) Winning bids: when the Auctions ends, the winning bids are the N largest uncancelled bids made by different Players who are not Oligarchs, where N is the number of positions being Auctioned. (e) Defaulting: a winning bidder has one week from the time e is billed by the Auctioneer for eir winning bid in which to pay the bill. If the bill remains unpaid for more than one week, then the winning bidder is considered to have defaulted. In that case, the Auctioneer shall forgive the debt and penalise the defaulting bidder 2 Blots. A position in the Oligarchy is pending if the position is vacant, an Auction has been held for that position and a winning bidder determined, and the winning bidder has not defaulted. When a winning bidder pays the bill for eir winning bid in the Auction, e becomes a Low Oligarch, provided the position is pending. d2528 1 d2532 2 a2533 70 Rule 1937/6 (Power=2) Distributing Positions in the Oligarchy When there are six Oligarchs and a number of Low Oligarchs other than three, the Oligarchy is "abnormally distributed", and an Oligarchy selection takes place as set out below. After a Player has become an Oligarch, or an Oligarch has changed rank, then if the Oligarchy is abnormally distributed, the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy shall, within three days, publish a list of the Oligarchs and their ranks, identifying those Players who are required to make the selection, and the set of Players from whom the selection is to be made. Failure to do so is the Class 1 Infraction of Oligardiness, which may be reported by any Player. However, if the Oligarchy selection occurs before the GWoTO publishes the list, the GWoTO is relieved of eir obligation to publish it. Whenever there are six Oligarchs, and no High Oligarch, the Low Oligarchs are permitted to select a Middle Oligarch to become the new High Oligarch. If there are no Middle Oligarchs, the Low Oligarchs shall instead select one of their own number to become the new High Oligarch. The immediately prior High Oligarch may not be selected as the new High Oligarch, if e is presently a Low Oligarch. Whenever there are six Oligarchs, a High Oligarch, and fewer than two Middle Oligarchs, the High Oligarch is permitted to select a Low Oligarch to become Middle Oligarch. When a selection from a set of one candidate is to be made, that candidate is selected immediately without any action by any Player. When a selection from a set of two or more candidates is to be made, and that selection is not to be made by the Speaker, the individual or individuals who are to make the selection shall announce their recommendations in the Public Forum. They are permitted to make their recommendations from the time the Oligarchy becomes abnormally distributed. They are required to make their recommendations within three days of the GWoTO's announcement. Recommendations, once made, cannot be changed. The selection occurs when one candidate has received the recommendation of a majority of those persons required to make a recommendation. If three days pass from the GWoTO's announcement without one candidate receiving the recommendation of a majority, then if there is a candidate which has received more recommendations than any other candidate, that candidate is selected; otherwise, the decision passes to the Speaker, and the Speaker shall make the selection. When a selection from a set of two or more candidates is to be made, and that selection is required to be made by the Speaker, the Speaker shall make eir selection within seven days by announcing it in the Public Forum. A Speaker who fails to make such a selection becomes Tainted. If, at the time a Player becomes Speaker, the previous Speaker was required to make a selection by this Rule and had not yet done so, the new Speaker shall be instead required to make the selection, and shall do so within seven days of becoming Speaker, or become Tainted. If a vacancy in the Oligarchy arises when the Oligarchy is abnormally distributed, then the Oligarchy selection and all requirements on Players arising from it are cancelled. Any Player required to make a recommendation by this Rule who fails to do so within the allotted time commits the Class 1 Infraction of Oligardiness; this Infraction may be reported by any Player. d2535 4 a2538 19 History: Created by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4000 (Steve), May 2 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4073c (Elysion), Sep. 26 2000 Amended(4) by Proposal 4084 (Steve), Nov. 9 2000 Amended(5) by Proposal 4098 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(6) by Proposal 4185 (Ziggy), 18 July 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1938/2 (Power=2) Rotation Out of the Oligarchy If the same Player has been High Oligarch continuously for at least four weeks, and there have been no vacancies in the Oligarchy during the past Nomic Week, then at the beginning of the next Nomic Week, the High Oligarch is rotated out of the Oligarchy. d2541 1 a2541 2 Created by Proposal 3980 (Steve), Mar. 1 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 01-005 (Steve), Feb. 2 2001 a2544 2 d3090 1 a3090 1 Rule 1449/11 (Power=1) d3093 8 a3100 2 There exists the Office of Assessor, whose responsibility it is to receive and announce the results of Votes on Proposals. d3115 1 d3284 1 a3284 1 Rule 1950/1 (Power=2) d3287 8 a3294 1 An Entity's Voting Power on an Ordinary Proposal is as follows: d3296 24 a3319 33 (a) The High Oligarch: three; (b) A Middle Oligarch: two; (c) A Low Oligarch: one; (d) Any other entity: zero. An Entity's Voting Power on a Democratic Proposal is as follows: (a) A Player: one plus the number of Voting Entitlements e possesses rounded down, minus one for every five Blots e has, with a minimum of zero and a maximum of: (1) for the High Oligarch, one; (2) for a Middle Oligarch, two; (3) for a Low Oligarch, three; (4) for a non-Oligarch, five. (b) The Bank: zero; (c) Any other entity: as defined in the Rules, with a default of zero if the Rules don't specify the Voting power on a Democratic Proposal for that entity. At the beginning of a week, the Assessor shall determine each entity's Voting Power on Democratic and Ordinary Proposals. These values shall then be in effect for all Proposals of the proper type distributed during that week. However, if a Proposal is made Democratic after it has been distributed, the Voting Power of each entity for that Proposal is redetermined at the time the Proposal is made Democratic. An entity may cast as many votes as e wishes on a Proposal, up to the limit determined by that entity's Voting Power on that Proposal, with the exception that no Player may vote on an Ordinary Proposal unless e is an Oligarch at the time e casts eir vote. An entity may cast its votes in any combination e wishes. d3324 1 @ 1.31 log @Updated rule numbers in prologue. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 315 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 262 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2006 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2006 d5625 1 a5625 1 Rule 911/8 (Power=1) d5646 4 a5649 4 iv) E was not eligible to Judge the CFJ that resulted in the matter under consideration when it was called, and this restriction does not prevent three eligible Players from being selected by the CotC for the Board. d5673 1 d9748 1 a9748 1 Rule 1998/0 (Power=1) d9770 6 d9778 1 d9887 1 a9887 1 Rule 2003/0 (Power=1) d9925 4 a9928 4 * 0.10 probability it becomes Winderness/Mountains; * 0.20 probability it becomes Winderness/Hills; * 0.20 probability it becomes Winderness/Forest; * 0.10 probability it becomes Winderness/Desert; d9943 1 d10033 72 @ 1.30 log @4210 neil create 2004 category "Land of Arcadia" create 2005 category "Land of Arcadia" 4211 harvel amend 1976 \ amend 1042 | amend 1755 only rules mentioning Zombies now amend 1841 are rules 1963 and 1936, both with amend 1992 Power=2 amend 1555 | amend 559 | repeal 1884 | repeal 1885 | repeal 1948 | repeal 1886 | repeal 1924 / amend 1910 establishment of corpse looting amend 1908 create 2006 category "Property" @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 317 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 264 with Power=1 d30 1 a30 1 Highest current Rule Number: 2003 @ 1.29 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4206 neil create 2002 in Category "Bonds" amend 1979 moratoria now per currency 4207 neil create 2003 in Category "The Land of Arcadia" @ text @d31 1 a31 1 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2003 d1004 1 a1004 1 Rule 1976/1 (Power=1) d1010 1 a1010 1 one such award. A Zombie may not make such an award. d1019 1 d1134 2 a1135 2 Rule 1042/15 (Power=1) Zombification Due to Silence d1137 30 a1166 23 Each Player is always Noisy, Quiet, or Silent, but never more than one of these. Whenever a Player posts to a Public Forum, or a new Player registers, that Player is Noisy. Any Player who has not caused another Player to become Quiet within the last 24 hours can cause another Active Noisy Player to become Quiet by stating that e is doing so, and clearly identifying that Player, in a Public Forum. If a Player has been Quiet continuously for two weeks, e becomes Silent. If a Player has been Inactive continuously for two months, e becomes Silent. Any Player can make a Silent Player a Zombie by publicly alleging that the Silent Player has abandoned the game. A Player has abandoned the game if and only if e is Silent. As soon as possible after a public allegation that a Player has abandoned the game, the Registrar shall publicly confirm or deny that the Player is a Zombie. If a Speaker has abandoned the game, e commits the Class 15 Crime of Speaker Abandonment, to be detected and reported by any Player. E ceases to be Speaker, and the Speaker-Elect becomes Speaker. The previous Speaker then becomes a Zombie. d1193 1 a1196 97 Rule 1884/4 (Power=1) Zombie Masters Zombies are Property. The owner of a Zombie is called eir Master. Whenever a Player becomes a Zombie, eir Master is the Bank. Whenever the Master of a Zombie is a Player, e has Power of Attorney for that Zombie, unless the Rules withdraw it from em. The Registrar is the Recordkeepor of each Zombie. History: Created by Proposal 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4118 (Goethe), Mar. 6 2001 Amended(4) by Proposal 4132 (harvel), Apr. 5 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1885/3 (Power=1) Zombie Auctions Whenever the Bank possesses a Zombie which is neither currently being Auctioned nor for which an Auction has been completed but the debt arising therefore not yet paid, the Registrar shall initiate an Auction for the sale of that Zombie. All Auctions of Bank-owned Zombies shall be conducted as follows: (1) The Auctioneer shall be the Registrar. (2) The Auction Currency shall be Indulgences. (3) The Starting Price shall be number of Blots of the Zombie being Auctioned; or, if the Zombie has no Blots, one Indulgence. As soon as possible after the end of a Zombie Auction, the Registrar shall expunge any Blots the Zombie has, notifying the Herald of this action. If there are no winning bids for a Zombie during a Zombie Auction, that Zombie is deregistered. The Registrar is a Limited Executor of the Bank, with the authority to satisfy debts of Zombies owed by the Bank to its creditors. History: Created by Proposal 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(3) by Proposal 4118 (Goethe), Mar. 6 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1948/3 (Power=1) Zombie Transfer Tax As soon as possible after a Zombie is transferred from a Player to another entity, the Registrar shall bill that Zombie's former Master prorated Maintenance on that Zombie. The amount of prorated Maintenance on a Zombie shall be equal to 0.1 Indulgence for each three days (or part thereof) elapsed between the time that Player most recently took possession of that Zombie, and the time that the transfer occurred, with a maximum of 1 Indulgence. History: Created by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun. 21 2000 Amended(1) by Proposal 4078 (Peekee), Oct. 10 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4132 (Elysion), Apr. 5 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1886/2 (Power=1) Vivification Due to Noise If a Zombie becomes Noisy, eir Master ceases to own em, and e ceases to be a Zombie. Unless the Zombie was owned by the Bank when e became Noisy, then, as soon as possible, the Registrar shall pay out to the Zombie's most recent Master a number of Indulgences equal to the starting price in that Zombie's most recent Auction, halved for each new calendar month since the end of the Auction. History: Created by Proposal 3853 (Blob), Apr. 19 1999 Amended(1) by Propoal 3958 (Murphy), Dec. 28 1999 Amended(2) by Proposal 4134 (harvel) Apr. 5 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d1226 1 a1226 1 Rule 1755/5 (Power=1) d1229 13 a1241 12 When a player becomes deregistered or a Zombie, e ceases to be a candidate, officer, judge, or in general to occupy any role or position to which a Rule assigns any duties or powers. No one who is not registered, or who is a Zombie, may occupy such a role or position. This rule takes precedence over rules which would prevent em from ceasing to occupy such a role or position. The foregoing paragraph shall not apply to the Bearing of Patent Titles, or any position which a Rule specifically says may be held by a non-Player or Zombie, nor shall it act to prevent a non-Player or Zombie from registering, calling CFJs, or doing things that non-Players and Zombies are generally able to do. d1250 1 d1254 1 a1254 1 Rule 1841/3 (Power=1) d1295 2 a1296 2 has granted PoA to another Player as described in this Rule shall become a Zombie while the grant of PoA is in effect. d1303 1 d1376 1 a1376 1 Rule 1992/1 (Power=1) d1380 1 a1380 1 conditiions: d1382 1 a1382 3 1. E is not a Zombie. 2. E is not a Zombie Master. 3. E possesses less than four times the Basic Officer Salary of d1384 3 a1386 3 4. E does not possess any Voting Entitlements. 5. E is a Senator. 6. E is not the Executor or Limited Executor of any entity other d1388 2 a1389 2 Entitlements, Zombies, or Stems. 7. E is Immaculate. d1391 6 a1396 7 A Sanctimonious player becomes a Monk by notifying the Registrar that e becomes a Monk, provided that e has been Sanctimonious for at least one week. The condition of being a Monk is revoked upon the beginning of a Nomic Week after the dissatisfaction of any of the aforementioned conditions for at least 48 hours, if and only if a player reports this dissatisfaction to the Registrar before the beginning of the week. d1401 2 d1714 1 a1714 1 Rule 1555/6 (Power=1) d1736 2 a1737 2 If a Player goes On Hold, deregisters, is deregistered, or becomes a Zombie, e is removed from all Offices e holds. d1746 2 a1747 1 Amended(6) by Proposla 4071 (Steve), Sep. 14 2000 d6231 1 a6231 1 Rule 559/16 (Power=1) d6235 1 a6235 1 to maintain a list of Players. d6240 2 a6241 8 (i) a list of all registered Players, with their nicknames, if any, and preferred email addresses; (ii) a list of all Grace Periods in progress, including the Player subject to the Grace Period, the time at which it started, and the time at which it will end; (iii) a list of all Unready Players; d6243 3 a6245 2 (iv) a list of Players who are Zombies, and who their Masters are; d6247 1 a6247 1 (v) the most recent date on which each Player registered; d6249 2 a6250 2 (vi) each Player's Active/Inactive status, and the most recent date on which that Player became Active or Inactive; d6252 2 a6253 3 (vii) each Player's Noisy/Quiet/Silent status, and the most recent date on which that Player became Noisy, Quiet, or Silent; and d6255 3 a6257 2 (viii) the identities of the Distributor and the Speaker (and eir Term of Service). d6259 2 a6260 1 (viii) A list of Players who are Monks. d6262 1 d6283 1 d6828 1 a6828 1 Rule 1908/3 (Power=1) d6831 26 a6856 2 Property which is possessed by an entity which has no Executor, is deemed "abandoned". a6857 23 The Notary shall be a Limited Executor of any entity which possesses abandoned Property, and on behalf of that entity e may: (1) transfer Property owned by that entity to any entity to which the dissolute entity owes debts, for the purpose of making partial or complete payment on those debts; (2) forgive in part or in full any debts owed to it; (3) Without Objection, transfer Property owned by it to the Bank; or (4) transfer Property to satisfy the Will, provided that all debts for that type of Property that the entity had when it lost its Executor have been satisfied. If an entity which possesses property of any sort dies, dissolves, or otherwise ceases to exist, that entity is nonetheless considered to continue to exist for the purpose of those Rules pertaining to the possession and disposition of Property, for as long as it continues to possess Property. d6863 1 d6907 40 d6948 1 d8059 1 a8059 1 Rule 1910/3 (Power=1) d8062 1 a8062 1 Stems are a Bank Currency. The MUQ of Stems is 1. The d8065 2 a8066 8 Transfers of Stems are permitted only if either the transferor or the transferee is the Bank. All other transfers of Stems are prohibited. However, in the case that an Organization somehow obtains Stems, it shall nevertheless be allowed to transfer those to Players, as long as this is done within seven days of when the Stems are obtained. d8068 10 d8083 1 a8651 40 Rule 1924/3 (Power=1) Living Twice Shall Have Its Price O Agorans! Please hear my claim: A dark injustice mars our game. Though politics should not be easy For Zombie Masters life is breezy. The ordinary Player's stressed, The Zombie Master's triply bless'd With extra votes, and extra Roles And Stems enough to buy mink stoles. With all these perks, it seems they oughtta Pay more than one Indulgence per Quarter. And so, henceforth, for justices' sake, Let them this payment monthly make. The Registrar, who keeps our lists, For every Zombie that exists, Shall, at the end of each month passed, a Lone Indulgence bill the Master. And should this Upkeep be not paid Asap, the Master's disobeyed This Rule, and makes a wretched journey, Loses the Power of Attorney O'er that Zombie. More disaster! The Registrar shall bill the Master For the Zombie - but forgive The Upkeep debt, and thusly shrive The Master. That's the heavy price That must be paid for living twice. History: Created by Proposal 3936 (Elysion), Oct. 31 1999 Amended(1) by Proposal 4039 (Elysion), Aug. 7 2000 Amended(2) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan. 15 2001 Amended(3) by Proposal 4118 (Goethe), Mar. 6 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d9936 87 @ 1.28 log @RULE CHANGES: Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4202 neil amend 1992 Monk bug fix 4203 neil amend 1951 \ amend 1945 currencies to amend 1435 have MUQ of amend 1946 0.001 amend 1954 / amend 1712 / 4204 Syllepsis amend 1922 Filthy Bureaucrat @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 315 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 262 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 2001 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 2001 d8039 1 a8039 1 Rule 1979/0 (Power=1) d8042 4 a8045 3 The Treasuror may place or remove a moratorium on all bond purchases with Support. Once a moratorium has been placed the Bank may not purchase any Bonds until the veto is removed. d8047 1 a8047 1 If a moratorium is in place, the Treasuror must report this in d8052 1 d8056 2 d8059 9 d8069 11 d9956 59 @ 1.27 log @Typo found by Neil Moore corrected (via COE mechanism). @ text @d1461 1 a1461 1 Rule 1992/0 (Power=1) d1474 1 a1474 1 than the Bank or Monastery which possesses Voting d1488 1 d3017 1 a3017 1 Rule 1951/1 (Power=1) d3021 1 a3021 1 Papyri is 0.1. The Recordkeepor for Papyri is the Promotor. d3026 1 d3030 1 a3030 1 Rule 1954/3 (Power=1) a3042 4 Upon the satisfaction of a debt arising from a Papyrus Auction, the Promotor shall pay out one Papyrus to the debtor of the satisfied debt. d3048 1 d6670 1 a6670 1 Rule 1922/1 (Power=1) d6703 4 d6710 1 d7784 1 a7784 1 Rule 1985/1 (Power=1) d7812 1 a7812 1 between 0 and 20 inclusive. d7816 1 a7816 1 Currency between 0 and 20 inclusive. d7821 1 d8110 1 a8110 1 Rule 1945/1 (Power=1) d8115 1 a8115 1 Entitlements is 0.1. d8120 1 d8124 1 a8124 1 Rule 1946/3 (Power=1) d8144 5 a8148 9 Entitlements. The items to be auctioned are Minimum Unit Quantities of of Voting Entitlements, and thus the number of items is equal to the Voting Entitlement Surplus divided by the MUQ of VEs. The Auctioneer shall be the Assessor, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. Only Politicians may bid. Upon the satisfaction of a debt arising from an Voting Entitlement Auction, the Assessor shall pay out one Voting Entitlement to the debtor of the satisfied debt. d8154 2 a8155 1 Amended(3() by Proposal 4117 (Blob), Mar. 6 2001 d8391 1 a8391 1 Rule 1435/14 (Power=1) d8395 2 a8396 2 of Indulgences is 0.1. The Recordkeepor for Indulgences is the Herald. d8443 1 d8461 1 a8461 1 Rule 1712/11 (Power=1) a8503 4 Upon the satisfaction of a debt arising from an Indulgence Auction, the Herald shall pay out one Indulgence to the debtor of the satisfied debt. d8517 1 @ 1.26 log @Corrected a buglet introduced by Blob in his last Assessor's report. @ text @d3404 1 a3404 1 cancelled. The Assessor shall announce that the Proposal ha @ 1.25 log @Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4197 Goethe create 1993 all rules in "Land of Arcadia" category create 1994 create 1995 this and all previous at Power=2 create 1996 this and all remaining at Power=1 create 1997 create 1998 create 1999 create 2000 way-hey, landmark create 2001 @ text @d1373 2 a1374 3 (4) the Assessor is mischevious; (5) the Holder is deregistered or goes On Hold; or (6) the Holder has held the PoA continuously for three @ 1.24 log @RULE CHANGES: Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- 4195 Syllepsis create 1992 Monks - category "Players" amend 1952 Monks get half-price distributability amend 559 Monk listing in Registrar's Report 4196 neil amend 1985 player and non-player credit limits amend 1978 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 306 Rules: d26 2 a27 2 31 with Power=2 256 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 4 Highest current Rule Number: 1992 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 1992 d72 1 d9655 276 @ 1.23 log @Steve's proposal was 4190, not 4180. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 305 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 254 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 1991 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 1991 d1463 30 d3090 1 a3090 1 Rule 1952/0 (Power=1) d3108 5 d3115 1 d6319 1 a6319 1 Rule 559/15 (Power=1) d6352 2 d6373 1 d7782 1 a7782 1 Rule 1985/0 (Power=1) d7801 2 a7802 2 (iii) The Credit Limit for Stems which is a multiple of the Basic Officer Salary, between 0 and 10 inclusive. d7804 11 a7814 3 (iv) The Credit Limit for each Bank currency, other than Stems, which is a multiple of the MUQ of that Currency between 0 and 10 inclusive. d7818 1 d8006 1 a8006 1 Rule 1978/1 (Power=1) d8009 19 a8027 8 A Player's current credit in a given currency is equal to the sum of the values of all Bonds owned by the Bank issued by that Player with a face value in that currency. Each Player's credit value in each currency shall be part of the Usuror's Weekly Report. The sale of a Bond is permitted only if it would not cause that Player's credit to exceed the Credit Limit in the currency in question as set forth in the Usuror's Budget. d8032 1 @ 1.22 log @"Blob is mauvy" text was not part of proposal 4180. @ text @d3486 1 a3486 1 Amended(10) by Proposal 4180 (Steve), 18 July 2001 d3960 1 a3960 1 Amended(16) by Proposal 4180 (Steve), 18 July 2001 d6870 1 a6870 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 4180 (Steve), 18 July 2001 d6947 1 a6947 1 Amended(1) by Proposal 4180 (Steve), 18 July 2001 d7240 1 a7240 1 Amended(12) by Proposal 4180 (Steve), 18 July 2001 @ 1.21 log @Which caused the number of rules to get mangled. @ text @d3937 4 a3940 4 the announcement of the Rulekeepor's decision. Blob is Mauvy. As soon as possible after the Rulekeepor's decision is reversed in this manner, the Proposal's Proposer shall pay out 30 Stems to emself. @ 1.20 log @Slight typo fix. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 304 Rules: @ 1.19 log @RULE CHANGES: Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- -------- ----------- ----------------- 4184 Kelly none makes Hofstadter a Hero 4185 Ziggy amend 1937 Oligardiness now class 1 Infraction 4187 neil amend 1934 complete rewrite 4188 Goethe amend 1712 indulgence auctions to happen more often 4190 Steve amend 1478 create 1989 (category "The Game of Agora") amend 1841 amend 1842 amend 1531 FAILS - text not present amend 1470 amend 1981 amend 683 amend 947 Blob is mauvy - hah! 4191 Goethe create 1990 in "Groups and Contests" 4193 Taral amend 1853 tax avoidance 4194 neil create 1991 Opposite Proposals in "Making Proposals" @ text @d326 1 a326 1 Rule 1989/0 (Power-1) @ 1.18 log @Got the numbers wrong again. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 302 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 252 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 1988 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 1988 d285 2 a286 2 Rule 1478/4 (Power=1) Executors d288 27 a314 16 The Executor of an entity is a Player who is empowered by the Rules to act on behalf of that entity, as if e were that entity. Except when the Rules stipulate otherwise, a Player is eir own Executor. Any other entity has an Executor only when the Rules specify either a Player or a means to designate a Player to be the Executor of that entity. Whenever a Player is acting on behalf of some entity of which e is the Executor other than emself, e must make it clear that e is doing so. If such a Player fails to clearly indicate that e is acting as the Executor of some other entity, it shall be presumed that e is acting on eir own behalf. Only a person or an entity with a Player Executor may perform actions. d322 32 d1341 1 a1341 1 Rule 1841/2 (Power=1) d1344 41 a1384 25 Any Player who has been continuously registered for two or more months is empowered to give another willing Player eir Power of Attorney for a specified period of time. The giving Player shall be known, for this Rule, as the Grantor. The receiving Player shall be known, for this Rule, as the Holder. Power of Attorney is given by the Grantor publicly announcing such, naming the Holder e is giving the Power of Attorney to and the time period for which the Power of Attorney is given. To be effective, this post must name a time that begins within the week following the posting. The Power of Attorney shall not be granted unless the Holder is an active Player and consents publicly before the beginning of the specified period of time. If the grant is effective, the Holder shall then have the Power of Attorney beginning at the specified time. This grant shall end when one of the following occurs; i) The period specified expires. ii) The Grantor posts publicly that e is withdrawing eir Power of Attorney. iii) The Grantor is deregistered, or goes On Hold. iv) The Holder is deregistered, or goes On Hold v) It has been over three months since the Grantor gave eir Power of Attorney to the Holder. d1390 1 d1394 1 a1394 1 Rule 1842/0 (Power=1) d1397 8 a1404 9 In certain specified circumstances the Rules may grant one Player, hereafter called the Holder, Power of Attorney for another Player, hereafter called the Grantor. Such a grant shall only occur when specified by the Rules, and shall last only as long as the Rules permit. When the Holder is granted Power of Attorney for the Grantor, that means that the Holder becomes the sole Executor for the Grantor for as long as e has that Power of Attorney. d1406 2 a1407 2 No Player is permitted to have Power of Attorney for more than two other Players. d1411 1 d2602 1 a2602 1 do so is the Class 2 Infraction of Oligardiness, which may be d2656 1 a2656 1 fails to do so within the allotted time commits the Class 2 d2667 1 d3196 2 d3199 23 d3352 1 a3352 1 Rule 1934/3 (Power=2) d3355 50 a3404 49 An Untainted Speaker may declare an Interested Proposal, which would otherwise be an Ordinary Proposal, for which the Voting Period has not yet concluded, and which has never been Contested, a Sane Proposal, With 3 Supporters. This declaration may occur before the Voting Period commences; if it does, then this supported declaration turns the Proposal into a Democratic Proposal, and makes it Sane, requiring its Distribution Cost to be modified as required by other Rules. If this supported declaration occurs during the Voting Period for the Proposal, then the Proposal is not modified unless at least one Papyrus is transferred to the Bank for this stated purpose by any Player. If this transfer occurs, then the Proposal becomes Democratic and Sane, all Votes already cast on the Proposal prior to the change are cancelled and its Voting Period is extended to end seven days after it became a Sane Proposal. Any Player may Contest an Interested Proposal, which would otherwise be an Ordinary Proposal and for which the Voting Period has not yet concluded, by sending a message to the Public Forum stating e is doing so. If this Player is an Untainted Speaker, then the Proposal becomes Contested when e receives three Supporters. If this Player is not an Untainted Speaker, then the Proposal becomes Contested if and only if e receives three Supporters and e publicly transfers 0.1VE to the Bank for the Contest. If a Proposal is Contested, any Player may publicly transfer any number of VEs to the Bank with a clear. unambiguous statement that this transfer is made either for or against the Contest. At the end of the Voting Period, the Contest is Succesful if strictly more VEs have been publicly transferred to the Bank for the Contest than have been publicly transferred to the Bank against the Contest. If equal numbers of VEs have been publicly transferred to the Bank both for and against the Contest, then the Contest is Succesful only if the Proposal was Contested by an Untainted Speaker. If the Contest is not Succesful, the Voting Period is considered to have ended, and the Proposal is considered an ordinary Ordinary Proposal for any further actions. If the Contest is Succesful, then all Votes cast on the Proposal are cancelled. The Proposal becomes a Democratic Proposal. The Voting Period is considered not to have ended, and is extended a further seven days. The Assessor shall be required to determine whether or not the Contest is Succesful, and shall report any results of this determination as soon as possible. d3412 1 d3461 1 a3461 1 Rule 683/9 (Power=1) a3473 3 A vote cast by an entity which does not have an Executor is cast at a time and in a manner specified in other Rules. d3486 1 d3922 1 a3922 1 Rule 947/15 (Power=1) d3925 16 a3940 17 If a Proposal is adopted which, as part of all of its effect, repeals one or more Rules, and immediately prior to the adoption of this Proposal there were more than 100 Rules, the Rulekeepor shall pay out 30 Stems to the Proposer of that Proposal, if, in the Rulekeepor's estimation, the Proposal simplifies the Ruleset. If the Rulekeepor decides that the Proposal does not simplify the Ruleset, e must announce this decision. When the Rulekeepor decides that such a Proposal does not simplify the Ruleset, the Executor of the Proposal's Proposer may reverse the Rulekeepor's decision Without Three Objections, provided the procedure for doing so is initiated within one week of the announcement of the Rulekeepor's decision. When the Rulekeepor's decision is reversed in this manner, the Executor of the Proposal's Proposer shall pay out 30 Stems to the Proposal's Proposer. d3960 1 d6858 1 a6858 1 Rule 1959/0 (Power=1) d6861 6 a6866 4 The Executor of a given entity may announce a Will for that entity, this becomes that entity's Will. A Will must describe how to distribute the entity's Property should the entity cease to have an Executor. The Notary shall keep track of all Wills. d6870 1 d6911 1 a6911 1 Rule 1981/0 (Power=1) d6914 5 a6918 1 (a) A Player who intentionally makes a valid but unauthorized d6922 1 a6922 1 (b) An entity which receives Property from any entity as the d6924 1 a6924 1 incurs a debt to the Bank for all such Property. d6926 6 a6931 5 (c) A Player who has been informed that e, or an entity of which e is an Executor, has incurred a debt of the type decribed in (b) and who does not act to satisfy that debt within in a week of being informed of it commits the Class 10 Crime of Receiving Stolen Property. d6933 1 a6933 1 (d) For the the purposes of this Rule, a valid but unauthorized d6941 3 a6943 3 (e) In particular, a Player who makes a valid but unauthorized transfer of Property from the Bank as the result of an accident or mistake does not commit Embezzlement. d6947 1 d7176 1 a7176 1 Rule 1598/10 (Power=1) d7209 3 a7211 4 transferor's Executor may publicly demand the return of the Property. The effect of such a demand is to cause the transferee to incur a debt to the transferor for the Property transferred. d7240 1 d7329 1 a7329 1 Rule 1853/7 (Power=1) d7354 2 a7355 1 (b) all Rebellious Players d7375 1 d7654 1 a7654 1 Rule 1470/5 (Power=1) d7658 14 a7671 1 Authority. The Bank is the Mintor of each Bank Currency. d7673 2 a7674 13 (b) The Executor of the Bank is the Treasuror. Each Recordkeepor of each Bank Currency is a Limited Executor of the Bank. (c) The Executor of the Bank, and each Limited Executor, is authorized to transfer Property from the Bank as and when the Rules explicitly require or permit it. Transfers of Property from the Bank which are made without being explicitly required or permitted by the Rules are unauthorized. (d) Whenever the Bank incurs a debt to any other entity, the Bank shall, as soon as possible and by its Executor or by one of its Limited Executors, either satisfy that debt by d7679 2 a7680 3 (e) The Treasuror has sole authority to forgive debts owed to the Bank, in whole or in part. This power may only be exercised: d7691 1 d8399 1 a8399 1 Rule 1712/10 (Power=1) d8410 5 a8414 1 Indulgence Auctions but not yet paid for. d8431 3 a8433 1 zero, the Herald shall not auction any Indulgences that month. d8458 1 d9558 40 @ 1.17 log @RULE CHANGES: Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- -------- ----------- ----------------- 4181 Murphy amend 1528 Org. simplification reform amend 1614 create 1987 "Classes of Orgs." in "Organizations" amend 1612 amend 1531 amend 1533 amend 1397 repeal 1617 4182 Oerjan create 1988 "Bastille Day" in "Officers" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 301 Rules: d26 1 a26 1 30 with Power=2 d30 1 a30 1 Highest current Rule Number: 1986 @ 1.16 log @Got number of rules wrong in prelude. @ text @d31 1 a31 1 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 1986 d2184 26 d8986 1 a8986 1 Rule 1528/6 (Power=1) d8989 1 a8989 14 There are entities known as Organizations. An entity is only an Organization when specifically designated as such by the Rules. Each Organizations consists of the following elements: i) An associated SLC. ii) A set of Players under the Jurisdiction of the associated SLC. iii) A Name that is unique to that Organization. No Organization exists that is not of a class of Organization that is defined in the Rules. The class of an Organization is specified when it is formed, and can not change thereafter. If a class of Organization ever becomes undefined in the Rules, then all Organizations of that class are immediately dissolved. d8991 11 d9010 1 d9014 2 a9015 2 Rule 1614/6 (Power=1) Organizations' Names d9017 2 a9018 9 Each Organization shall have a unique name. No action is permitted that would allow either a nameless Organization to exist. The Name of an Organization shall only be changed as specified by its SLC, or as specified in the Rules. If no other procedure is specified, the Name of any Organization shall change with the unanimous consent of all Players within the Jurisdiction of that Organization's SLC. d9028 14 d9045 9 a9053 2 Rule 1612/1 (Power=1) Organizations' SLCs d9055 2 a9056 7 Unless otherwise specified in an Organization's SLC, that SLC can be changed by the unanimous consent of all the Players within the SLCs Jurisdiction. The Jurisdiction of an Organization's SLC is permitted to vary over the period of its existence. The SLC of an Organization ceases to exist when the Organization ceases to exist. d9058 3 d9064 1 d9068 6 a9073 2 Rule 1531/8 (Power=1) Administrators and Their Duties d9075 2 a9076 4 The Administrator of an Organization shall be within the Jurisdiction of that Organization's SLC, be the Maintainer of the Organization's SLC, and be the Executor of that Organization. d9078 3 d9085 6 a9090 13 i) The Name of the Organization changes. ii) The Administrator of the Organization changes. iii) The Executor of the Organization changes. iv) The Maintainer of the Organization's SLC changes. v) The Jurisdiction of the Organization's SLC changes. vi) The Organization undergoes a Voluntary Dissolution. The Administrator also shall be the Player required to maintain a record of the Players within the Jurisdiction of the Organization's SLC. Rules governing specific classes of Organizations may specify different duties for the Administrator. d9103 1 d9107 1 a9107 1 Rule 1533/12 (Power=1) d9110 10 a9119 25 There is a type of Application called an Application to Create an Organization (ACO). A valid ACO, in order to have effect upon submission, must include the following: i) A defined class for the prospective Organization. ii) A unique Name for the prospective Organization. iii) An SLC for the prospective Organization. iv) All additional information required by the Rules governing the class of the prospective Organization. v) The signatures of at least as many distinct Players as required by the Rules governing the class of the prospective Organization, (minimum one) all of whom must be eligible to be members of the prospective Organization. A valid ACO is submitted by submitting it to the Notary or by publishing it. The effect of submitting a valid ACO is to create the prospective Organization, with the signatories as its Foundors. The Foundors then come under the Jurisdiction of that Organization's SLC. An ACO shall only be valid if its contents are not in conflict with this or other Rules. An ACO that is not valid shall never be submitted. d9136 1 d9140 1 a9140 1 Rule 1397/6 (Power=1) d9143 2 a9144 25 An Organization shall be dissolved only when the Rules or the Organization's SLC requires it. An Organization shall be required to be dissolved whenever any of the following conditions is true: (i) the Jurisdiction of its SLC becomes empty, and there is no provision for this to change; (ii) the continued existence of the Organization would require that the Organization not have all of a legal Administrator, a legal Executor, and a legal Maintainer for its SLC; or (iii) the SLC of the Organization requires the Organization to dissolve. Requirement to dissolve by condition (iii) is Voluntary. Any other requirement to dissolve is Administrative. The Notary shall detect when an Administrative Dissolution takes place. Each Organization ceases to exist upon its dissolution. Other Rules may require an Organization to dissolve under other circumstances. d9146 3 d9157 1 a9157 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1617/1 (Power=1) Changing the Jurisdiction of an Organization's SLC The Jurisdiction of an Organization's SLC shall only be changed in accordance with that SLC and with the Rules. If there are no provisions for changing such an SLC, then the SLC can not be changed. No Player shall ever be made part of the Jurisdiction of the SLC of any Organization without eir consent. This takes precedence over any Rule that would permit a Player to be involuntarily made part of the Jurisdiction of such a SLC. a9158 4 History: Created by Proposal 2525, Mar. 10 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2725, Oct. 23 1996 a9160 1 @ 1.15 log @RULE CHANGES: Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- -------- ----------- ----------------- 4174 Kelly create 1986 "Scribes' Council" in category "Players" this rule in 5 years. 4175 Elysion amend 1960 may pay Indulgences to change Role 4176 root amend 1887 \ amend 1984 > auction "patches" amend 1983 / 4177 Elysion amend 1984 Raffles fix for ticket buying eligibility 4178 root amend 698 Unready Players' ineligibility to Judge 4179 Taral amend 1940 must serve 16 days in a month to earn 4180 Elysion amend 1929 win on 100 points, not 200 @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 300 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 251 with Power=1 @ 1.14 log @* Rule "The Usuror" has moved from category "The Players" to "Bonds" * Rule 1728 was mistakenly amended by proposal 4123; it in fact lacked the Power to make the change. @ text @d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 1985 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 1985 d1355 1 a1355 1 Rule 1960/0 (Power=1) d1368 2 a1369 3 A Player who has no role, or a player who has not changed eir role in the past 3 months, may change roles by announcing publicly what role e is changing to. d1371 8 d1384 1 d1388 12 d1401 1 d2348 1 a2348 1 Rule 1940/2 (Power=1) d2362 1 a2362 1 Salary for each Office that Player held for at least 12 days of d2367 1 a2367 1 Distributor and a Player for at least 12 days of the previous d2377 1 d4829 1 a4829 1 Rule 698/6 (Power=1) d4836 3 a4838 2 Whenever a Player becomes subject to a Grace Period, e becomes ineligible to judge CFJs. d4881 1 d7292 1 a7292 1 Rule 1887/13 (Power=1) d7316 4 a7319 3 (d) Number of Items: Each Auction is conducted for 1 or more identical items. Throughout this Rule, N indicates the number of items up for bid in the Auction. d7370 3 a7372 3 Unless specified otherwise, the Auctioneer shall pay out an Auctioned item to the winning Bidder as soon as possible after the bill for that item is paid. d7389 1 d7406 1 a7406 1 Rule 1983/0 (Power=1) d7427 1 a7427 1 Bid, if there were N or more valid uncancelled Bids in d7429 1 a7429 1 (2) The Starting Bid, if there were fewer than N valid d7441 1 d7445 1 a7445 1 Rule 1984/0 (Power=1) d7457 3 a7459 1 Raffle. d7466 4 a7469 3 (d) Number of Items: Each Raffle is conducted for 1 or more identical items. Throughout this Rule, N indicates the number of items up for bid in the Raffle. d7513 4 a7516 3 Raffle, the Riff-Raff shall announce the winning tickets and transfer to each winning Entrant a separate Auctioned item for each of eir winning tickets. d7520 2 d8074 1 a8074 1 Rule 1929/3 (Power=1) d8097 1 a8097 1 Having a Score of 200 Points or more is a Win Condition. If at d8106 1 @ 1.13 log @ANNOTATION CHANGES: OFFICIAL (cf. Rule 789): None UNOFFICIAL (appear only in the FLR): Added unofficial annotation of rule 1729 with statement of CFJ 1078, that Morendil violated this rule by voting publicly on what we assume was an Insane proposal (3640) Added unofficial annotation to rule 1598, consisting almost entirely of Kelly's judicially approved arguments to the Court (in CFJ 1302) about conditional transfers and when they might be allowed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RULE CHANGES: Prop Proposer Rule Change Comments ---- -------- ----------- ----------------- 4170 Elysion amend 991 CFJs to Justiciar OK. First amendment of this rule in 5 years. repeal 1831 4171 Blob amend 1970 removes section specifying Budget create 1985 Usuror's Budget - in category "Bonds" amend 1978 credit limits per currency 4172 root amend 1976 Mentor's Bonus is paid out in Stems 4173 Goethe - makes Chuck a Hero amend 651 Heroes who register lose title @ text @a979 15 Rule 1970/2 (Power=1) The Usuror The Office of the Usuror is hereby established. The Usuror is a Limited Executor of the Bank, with the authority to satisfy debts of Bonds owed by the Bank to its creditors. History: Created by Proposal 4126 (Kelly), Mar. 28 2001 Amended(1) by Proposal 4144 (Blob), Apr. 22 2001 Amended(2) by Proposal 4171 (Blob), 26 June 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2028 1 a2028 1 Rule 1728/10 (Power=2) d2056 2 a2057 2 to the performance of the action, with reasons, if the action is to be performed Without N Objections; or a2088 1 Amended(10) by Proposal 4123 (Lindrum), Mar. 21 2001 d7569 15 @ 1.12 log @Numbers in the prelude were wrong. @ text @d15 3 a17 3 [Note: annotations enclosed in brackets are my own and are entirely unofficial. They have no legal force in and of themselves.] d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 1984 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 1984 d962 1 a962 1 Rule 1976/0 (Power=1) d966 3 a968 3 Player can award a Mentor's Bonus to any other player e deems to have been most helpful to em as a new Player. E can only make one such award. A Zombie may not make such an award. d971 2 a972 2 announcement the Bank shall incur a debt to the named Mentor equal to the New Player Award. d976 1 d980 1 a980 1 Rule 1970/1 (Power=1) d985 2 a986 18 The Usuror shall have a Budget. The Usuror's Budget shall consist of the following items: (i) The Basic Fee for issuing Bonds. This Fee shall be expressed as a multiple of the Basic Officer Salary and shall be an integral multiple of 0.1, not less than 0, and not greater than 4. (ii) The purchase rates at which the Bank will buy Bonds in Stems. These rates are expressed as percentages, in the range 0% to 100% inclusive. Each purchase rate applies only to a single combination of face value and time to maturity. Different rates may apply to different such combinations. Any combination for which no rate is specified has a purchase rate of 0%. (iii) The Credit Limit, which is a multiple of the Basic Officer Salary, between 0 and 10 inclusive. d991 1 d3480 3 d4665 1 a4665 1 Rule 991/3 (Power=2) d4668 9 a4676 4 Any Player who seeks formal resolution of any dispute pertaining to this Nomic shall be permitted to request such by submitting a Call for Judgement to the Clerk of the Courts. For the purpose of this and other Rules, the submission of a Call for Judgement d4679 7 a4685 2 Any document submitted to the Clerk of the Courts and which is clearly marked as a Call for Judgement is a Call for Judgement. a4686 6 The Clerk shall distribute the text of a Call for Judgement, along with any additional material submitted by the Caller (including, but not limited to, Arguments and Evidence) not later than the time e announces the identity of the first Judge assigned to Judge it. d4698 1 a4698 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1831/0 (Power=1) Filing a CFJ with the Justiciar A CFJ alleging that the Clerk of the Courts has failed to perform a duty of eir Office may, at the Caller's option, be filed with the Justiciar, who shall then perform all the duties of the Clerk of the Courts with respect to that CFJ. History: Created by Proposal 3704 (General Chaos), Mar. 19 1998 d6553 1 a6553 1 Rule 651/1 (Power=1) d6558 4 a6561 3 Nomic or Nomics as a whole, but who are no longer Players or who never were Players. No Player may Bear the Patent Title of Hero. d6567 1 d7085 13 d7586 31 d7801 1 a7801 1 Rule 1978/0 (Power=1) d7804 4 a7807 4 A Player's current credit is equal to the sum of the values of all Bonds owned by the Bank issued by that Player with a face value in Stems. Each Player's credit value shall be part of the Usuror's Weekly Report. d7810 2 a7811 2 Player's credit to exceed the Credit Limit set forth in the Usuror's Budget. d7815 1 @ 1.11 log @Added annotation of rule 1479 with statement of CFJ 1301. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 299 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 250 with Power=1 d30 1 a30 1 Highest current Rule Number: 1983 @ 1.10 log @4163 Kelly Create 1982 Calling Bonds 4164 Murphy Amend 1686 Merges w/, corrects "Dereliction of Duty" Repeal 1644 4165 Kelly Amend 1599 Revision of persistent indebtedness 4166 Elysion Amend 1868 Removes 2nd ASAP provision 4167 root Amend 1887 Allows for other auction styles Amend 1888 Private Auctions=Private & Default style Create 1983 Vickrey Auctions Create 1984 Raffles Amend 1954 Promotor's Cut removed @ text @d7570 6 @ 1.9 log @Elysion amends rule determining Indulgence Auctions to cope with numbers being fractional. @ text @d24 1 a24 1 There are currently 298 Rules: d27 1 a27 1 249 with Power=1 d30 2 a31 2 Highest current Rule Number: 1981 Highest Rule Number assigned so far: 1981 a36 1 The Game of Agora d63 1 d1443 1 a1443 1 Rule 1686/8 (Power=1) d1452 9 a1460 18 Each Officer with a Weekly Report is required to publish that Report during each Nomic Week, else e shall be Guilty of the Class 2 Infraction of Failure to Report. Each Officer with a Monthly Report is required to publish that Report during each Nomic Month, else e shall be Guilty of the Class 2 Infraction of Failure to Report. The Infraction of Failure to Report may be detected and reported by the Grand Warden of the Oligarchy or the Speaker. If an Officer with a Weekly Report fails to publish that Report during three consecutive Nomic Weeks, e commits the Class 10 Crime of Dereliction of Duty. If an Officer with a Monthly Report fails to publish that Report during three consecutive Nomic Months, e commits the Class 10 Crime of Dereliction of Duty. Any Officer found Guilty of Dereliction of Duty shall be immediately retired from Office. No player may be found Guilty of Dereliction of Duty more than once each quarter for any particular Office. d1472 1 a1962 32 Rule 1644/6 (Power=1) Dereliction of Duty A Player who: (i) is the Electee to an Office which e currently holds, and whose duties include the weekly production of an Official Report, and (ii) fails in 3 consecutive weeks to produce the weekly Report for that Office commits the Class 10 Infraction of Dereliction of Duty. Additionally, such a Player is removed from said Office. The Assistant Director of Personnel is the Officer authorized to detect and report the commission of Infractions of Dereliction of Duty by Officers other than the Assistant Director of Personnel. The Clerk of the Courts is the Officer authorized to detect and report the commission of the Infraction of Dereliction of Duty by the Assistant Director of Personnel. History: Created by Proposal 2638 (Steve), Jul. 12 1996 Amended(1) by Proposal 2731 (Steve), Oct. 30 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 3742 (Murphy), May 8 1998 Amended(3) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug. 27 1999 Amended(4) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov. 15 1999 Amended(5) by Proposal 4053 (harvel), Aug. 21 2000 Amended(6) by Proposal 4142 (Murphy), Apr. 15 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d2921 1 a2921 1 Rule 1954/2 (Power=1) a2937 6 The Promotor may, within a week after the end of a Papyrus Auction, pay out to emself a number of Stems equal to the Winning Bid of the Auction, if there were at least three different winners in the Auction, not counting the Promotor emself. d2942 1 d4806 1 a4806 1 Rule 1868/1 (Power=1) d4812 3 a4814 3 select a Player to be assigned as its Judge. This selection shall be made from amongst all those Players eligible to serve as the Judge of that CFJ. a4819 4 The Clerk shall announce the identity of the Player who is assigned to Judge a CFJ as soon as possible after the selection is made. d4838 1 d7159 1 a7159 1 Rule 1599/6 (Power=1) d7162 28 a7189 27 The Executor of the creditor of any unsatisfied debt may, at any time, Order the debtor to satisfy that debt; but e may not do so if any other Order neither satisfied nor vacated exists requiring the same debtor to satisfy the same debt, or if the debt is disputed. The debtor shall have seven days to satisfy the debt from the time the Order is executed. Any entity Ordered to satisfy a debt who fails to do so within the time allowed by this Rule commits the Infraction of Persistent Indebtedness when that time first elapses, and further does so again every seven days after the time allowed has expired. Time during which the debt is disputed or the Order is stayed is not counted for the purpose of this Rule. If the Executor of the entity so Ordered is on Hold at the time the Order is issued, the time shall not begin to run until the Executor comes off Hold. These Infractions shall be reported by the creditor of the debt and carry a penalty of one Blot. No Order to satisfy a debt shall be enforced in any way after such time as the debt is satisfied, and the executor of any such Order shall vacate it as soon as the underlying debt is satisfied. If a debt becomes disputed, any Order to satisfy the disputed debt shall be stayed by its executor for the duration of the dispute. The Clerk of the Courts may stay, and a Judge stay or vacate, any Order which should properly be stayed or vacated (respectively) under this Rule in the event the executor of the Order neglects to do so. d7200 1 d7288 1 a7288 1 Rule 1887/12 (Power=1) d7292 7 a7298 3 elsewhere, the following standard Auction procedure shall be used. Details specified herein are defaults which may be modified by other Rules for specific situations. d7365 3 a7367 3 Unless specified otherwise, the Auctioneer shall transfer an Auctioned item to the winning Bidder as soon as possible after the bill for that item is paid. d7383 1 d7387 1 a7387 1 Rule 1888/0 (Power=1) d7390 3 a7392 4 If an Auction is designated by the rules as being Private, then Bids may only made by sending them privately to the Auctioneer. This rule takes precedence over the standard Auction procedure. d7396 39 d7438 68 d7507 4 d7512 1 a7577 2 d7731 13 @ 1.8 log @Minor paragraph reformatting. @ text @d8126 1 a8126 1 Rule 1712/9 (Power=1) d8140 7 a8146 8 shall Auction a number of Indulgences equal to the difference between the AICL and the IICL. If the AICL is equal to or greater than the IICL, no auction shall be held. To calculate the difference, the Herald shall determine the number of Blots and the number of Indulgences owned as published in the most recent Herald's Report; other values in the formula shall be determined as of the time of the start of the auction. However, if the Herald makes an error in determining the d8150 12 a8161 4 The items to be auctioned are individual Indulgences, and thus the number of items is equal to the number of Indulgences to be Auctioned. The Auctioneer shall be the Herald, and the Auction shall be conducted in Stems. Only Acolytes may bid. d8178 1 @ 1.7 log @* Reworking of rules for applications due to Kelly. Applications are no longer Executed, they are submitted instead. * Reworked version of Complacent Oligarchy due to Steve, making Oligarchic proposals that fail Quorum into fresh Democratic copies of themselves. * Consistency clean-up in rule specifying period in which Judge can grant or deny a motion (due to root). @ text @d2739 3 a2741 3 Rule Changes that affect Rules needed to allow or apply Rule Changes are as permissible as other Rule Changes. Even Rule Changes that amend or repeal their own authority are @ 1.6 log @Hadn't properly removed Honour category. @ text @d338 1 a338 1 Rule 1727/9 (Power=1) d403 1 a403 1 Birthday; nor shall any Player Execute an Application to Submit d419 1 d3240 1 a3240 1 Rule 1726/0 (Power=1) d3244 1 a3244 1 Application. Such an Application is Executed by submitting it d3247 1 a3247 1 prior to its Execution, it takes effect when Executed. For a d3271 1 d3674 1 a3674 1 Rule 1965/0 (Power=2) d3677 2 a3678 5 As soon as possible after an Ordinary Proposal fails quorum, the Assessor shall announce that it has done so. Upon such an announcement, the Proposal becomes Democratic, its Voting period is extended to end seven days after the announcement, and all Votes previously cast on it are cancelled. d3680 10 d3692 1 d4282 1 a4282 1 Rule 1626/3 (Power=1) d4285 35 a4319 2 An Application is any body of text designated as such by a Player. This Player is known as its Sponsor. d4321 2 a4322 27 A Player's Signature is added to an Application when e sends a message to that Application's Sponsor indicating that e wishes to sign it. A Player's Signature is stricken from the Application when e sends a message to the Sponsor of the Application stating that e wishes eir signature stricken. Further, the Sponsor of an Application may strike any Signature from the Application at any time. If an Application is amended in any way (except to add or strike a Signature), any and all Signatures which appear on it are stricken from it. An Application is Executed when its Sponsor submits it to whatever Officer or other Player is designated by the Rules to receive Applications of that particular type, with whatever effect is defined by the Rules for the Execution of that type of Application. However, any other Rule notwithstanding, the Execution of an Application shall have no effect unless Executed within 14 days of the time the oldest Signature which appears on it was added. If a Player Executing an Application claims that the Application contains certain Signatures, but the purported Signatures have not been added to it in a manner consistent with this Rule, e commits the Class 4 Crime of Application Fraud. d4329 1 d5350 1 a5350 1 Rule 1827/2 (Power=1) d5369 6 a5374 6 If a Judge fails to Grant or Deny a Motion within seven days of when it was forwarded to em by the Clerk of the Courts, e commits the Class 0.5 Infraction of Slow Motion, detected and reported by the Clerk of the Courts. If this occurs, the Clerk of the Courts shall Recuse the Judge and assign a new one as usual. d5384 1 d5566 1 a5566 1 Rule 1365/6 (Power=1) d5573 1 a5573 1 effect upon Execution, it must satisfy the following d5586 1 a5586 1 * It must be Executed no earlier than the submission of the d5591 1 a5591 1 An Application to Submit an Opinion is Executed by submitting d5593 1 a5593 1 been Executed and having met all the requirements for d5598 1 a5598 1 Once an Application to Submit an Opinion is Executed and takes d5612 1 d8914 1 a8914 1 Rule 1533/11 (Power=1) d8919 1 a8919 1 upon Execution, must include the following: d8931 1 a8931 1 A valid ACO is Executed by submitting it to the Notary or by d8934 4 a8937 4 The effect of Executing a valid ACO is to create the prospective Organization, with the signatories as its Foundors. The Foundors then come under the Jurisdiction of that Organization's SLC. d8941 1 a8941 1 be Executed. d8957 1 d9118 1 a9118 1 Rule 716/6 (Power=1) d9125 1 a9125 1 invalid, and has no effect if Executed, if any of its d9127 1 a9127 1 Execution. d9138 1 @ 1.5 log @Moved rule 1377 "The Herald" to category "Indulgences and Blots". Removed category "Honour". @ text @a9288 7 ====================================================================== Honour This Category includes Rule 1377. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.4 log @Turns out the order to annotate was invalid because it didn't have as the annotation text the statement of the CFJ. @ text @a73 1 Honour d7999 37 a9295 36 Rule 1377/14 (Power=1) The Herald There exists the Office of Herald, whose responsibility it is to keep track of Blots and to be the Recordkeepor of Indulgences. The Herald's Report shall include the following: (i) The number of Blots staining the records of each Player and Fugitive from Justice. (ii) A list of each Patent Title with Historical Significance that at least one person Bears and that is not a Degree, with a list of which persons Bear it. (iii) A list of Degrees which have been granted, and which persons Bear them. History: Created by Proposal 1377, Jan. 17 1995 Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Jan. 29 1996 Amended(2) by Proposal 2503, Mar. 3 1996 Amended(3) by Proposal 2839 (Zefram), Mar. 11 1997, substantial Amended(4) by Proposal 3476 (Oerjan), May 11 1997, substantial Amended(5) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul. 15 1997, substantial Amended(6) by Proposal 3827 (Kolja A.), Feb. 4 1999 Amended(7) by Proposal 3871 (Peekee), Jun. 2 1999 Amended(8) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug. 9 1999 Amended(9) by Proposal 3901 (Schneidster), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(10) by Proposal 3902 (Murphy), Sep. 6 1999 Amended(11) by Proposal 3926 (Crito), Oct. 10 1999 Amended(12) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 8 2000 Amended(13) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb. 13 2001 Amended(14) by Proposal 4124 (Elysion), Mar. 28 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ 1.3 log @Added annotation ordered by Goethe as Judge of CFJ 1273. @ text @a5734 3 CFJ 1273 (Judged TRUE, 8 Mar 2001): The Dimissal of a CFJ may be appealed. @ 1.2 log @Typo correction. Rule 1596 was slightly truncated. @ text @d5735 3 @ 1.1 log @Initial revision @ text @d7174 1 @