[This file lists the proposals that have been distributed but for which voting results have not yet been announced. File generated at 2008-07-30T00:53:06Z. Not necessarily up to date as of then; recent changes may be missing. NOT A SOURCE FILE: automatically generated, do not edit. ] }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5577 submit_date: 2008-06-25 submit_mid: <6bf32280806251116m42475d72mda11436b74a08279@mail.gmail.com> title: I don't deserve Scamster! Amend Rule 1922 by replacing the first occurrence of the word "or" with the word "and". }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.5 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: comex dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5578 submit_date: 2008-06-25 submit_mid: <4862A6DD.3010308@socal.rr.com> title: Easier cleanup of one-off pledges comex is a co-author of this proposal. Amend Rule 2191 (Pledges) by appending this text: 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parties, and will not do so in the future in its current form, then any person CAN terminate it by announcing that it is obsolete. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: Sgeo dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5579 submit_date: 2008-06-26 submit_mid: title: Race the Hare. In R2110 change 'initiator' to 'initiator of the tortoise' }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: Ivan Hope dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Sgeo seq_number: 5580 submit_date: 2008-06-27 submit_mid: <50b58cbd0806270841p491c54fcra91ebb7ee14062e7@mail.gmail.com> title: Holidays are sacred Change the Power of Rule 1769 from 2 to 3. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: Sgeo seq_number: 5581 submit_date: 2008-06-27 submit_mid: <50b58cbd0806270902m5628eb48pc5c807c7574d5dd4@mail.gmail.com> title: Ribbon Clarification In Rule 2199, replace { 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. } with { If this rule mentions at least six different specific colors for Ribbons, then a player CAN destroy one Ribbon of each such color mentioned in this rule in eir possession to satisfy the Winning Condition of Renaissance. } }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5582 submit_date: 2008-06-27 submit_mid: title: another probably unsuccessful attempt at registering ehird because e asked nicely ehird is hereby registered. The pledge that contains the text "Anything may act on behalf of ehird by announcement." is terminated. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5583 submit_date: 2008-06-27 submit_mid: title: Right to Vanish Append the following to rule 869: {{{ A player can "vanish" by announcement. Upon doing so, all assets e controls are transferred to the Lost and Found Department, e ceases to be bound by any contracts e is currently bound by, e is deregistered, and e CANNOT register for the next thirty days; in addition, if the vanishing player is a contract, e is terminated. }}} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-06-28 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5584 submit_date: 2008-06-27 submit_mid: title: It wasn't that interesting anyway Repeal rule 2153. In rule 1607, amend "its interest index" to {{{ whether it is disinterested or interested (it is disinterested if and only if its proposer said it was in the message that submitted it, and otherwise interested). }}} Remove paragraph 5 of rule 2126. Replace paragraph d of rule 2192 with this: {{{ d) Submit a disinterested proposal, with adoption index equal to the Power of the selected rule, 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. }}} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Goethe seq_number: 5585 submit_date: 2008-06-29 submit_mid: title: Overtime Overtime Amend R2187 by appending the following: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5586 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: title: Bribes are no longer illegal? Every Player who votes FOR this proposal gains 1 Note. This Note's pitch shall be equivalent to the pitch of the Player's Key. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5587 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: title: Another bribe? Every Player who votes FOR this proposal gains 1 point. Every Player who votes AGAINST this proposal loses 1 point. If a player does not vote FOR or AGAINST this proposal their points remain unchanged. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 2 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5588 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: title: Proposers Dilemma Upon the passing of this proposal all Players whose vote is PRESENT on this proposal at the end of its voting period win. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5589 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: <1214838543.8131.12.camel@dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com> title: On Behalf of the Monster Append the following to the rule titled "The Monster": {{{ A player MAY perform an action on behalf of The Monster with Monstrous Consent. }}} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5590 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: <1214838889.8131.15.camel@dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com> title: This sort of thing almost destroyed B Nomic Change "MAY" to "MAY and CAN" in rule 2172. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5591 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: <56732cfd0806301115qf3ff541ta08f207db3a63abc@mail.gmail.com> title: Activate the PRS Upon the adoption of this proposal the contestmaster of the contract known as the Points Relay Service is flipped to BobTHJ }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 2 proposer: Sgeo seq_number: 5592 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: <50b58cbd0806301209w23b4327du467c67ed71a9cae6@mail.gmail.com> title: Overturn 1103 Change the first paragraph of Rule 1482 from {{ In a conflict between Rules with different Power, the Rule with the higher Power takes precedence over the Rule with the lower Power. }} to {{ In a conflict between Rules with different Power, the Rule with the higher Power takes precedence over the Rule with the lower Power, unless the Rule with the higher Power says otherwise. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Goethe seq_number: 5593 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: title: Speaker, Activate Speaker, Activate Amend Rule 402 by inserting the word "active" immediately before the first occurrence of the word "player". }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5594 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: title: Let my Agora go Repeal rule 2172. [acting on behalf of agora is only being used for annoyances] }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5595 submit_date: 2008-07-01 submit_mid: <4869D20A.7050800@socal.rr.com> title: No more half-hearted causes Amend Rule 2192 (The Mad Scientist) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: The Mad Scientist is an office; its holder is responsible for building the Monster. The Mad Scientist CAN cause the Monster to take any action that the Monster may take, and SHALL thus ensure that the Monster fulfills all of its duties. Change the title of Rule 2172 to "Causing Agora to Act", and amend it by replacing "MAY perform an action on behalf of Agora" with "CAN cause Agora to perform an action". Amend Rule 2189 (Win by Extortion) by replacing "acting on behalf of" with "causing". Upon the adoption of this proposal, all members of contracts using phrases like "X CAN act on behalf of Y" SHOULD amend them to "X CAN cause Y to act". }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5596 submit_date: 2008-07-01 submit_mid: <4869D9E7.2010903@socal.rr.com> title: Rightsizing Amend Rule 1922 (Defined Regular Patent Titles) by replacing section (e) with this text: (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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.5 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Sgeo seq_number: 5597 submit_date: 2008-07-01 submit_mid: <50b58cbd0807010914n65fa228enfd156f6774f7953c@mail.gmail.com> title: Breaking Contracts Create a Power=1.5 rule titled "Breaking Contracts" with the following text {{ Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a player bound by a contract or pledge CAN, by announcement, leave any contract e is bound by at any time. E MAY do so if and only if the contract or pledge e is leaving does not explicitly prohibit em leaving the contract, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-02 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: Wooble seq_number: 5598 submit_date: 2008-07-01 submit_mid: title: Eliminate Redundancy Delete the last paragraph of Rule 2181. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: db_note: overlooked at the time, distributed later dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5599 submit_date: 2008-06-30 submit_mid: title: I don't wana be extroted Repeal rule 2189. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5600 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B3601.9090309@socal.rr.com> title: Economic overview Amend Rule 2181 (The Accountor) to read: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5601 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B3648.2080803@socal.rr.com> title: When Am I? Create a rule titled "When Am I?" with this text: A public message's claim to have been published as of the time in its Date: header is self-ratifying, unless a challenge of falsified Date: header pertaining to the publisher has been issued within one month before its publication. A message's Date: header SHOULD only be challenged if it is sufficiently inaccurate to have non-trivial legal significance, and the challenger SHOULD clearly identify which date-stamp e believes is most accurate. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5602 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B3674.9010100@socal.rr.com> title: Explain why we need this Amend Rule 1450 (Separation of Powers) to read: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 3 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5603 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B39F7.7040206@socal.rr.com> title: Ruleset as Contract Change the title of Rule 2141 to "Role and Attributes of Individual Rules", and amend it by replacing this text: 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. with this text: 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 with respect to defining the gamestate. In particular, a rule CAN define in-game entities and regulate their behaviour, make instantaneous changes to the state of in-game entities, prescribe or proscribe certain participant behaviour, modify the rules or the application thereof, or do any of these things in a conditional manner. [Jurisdiction extended from players to participants, but not to non-participants.] Create a rule titled "Role of the Ruleset as a Whole" with Power 3 and this text: The ruleset is a contract consisting of all rules that currently exist. The ruleset CANNOT be terminated, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. Parties to the ruleset are known as participants. Changes to the set of parties to the ruleset are secured. A person who becomes and remains a player, or otherwise acts with the clear intent of influencing the gamestate, thereby agrees to be bound by the ruleset until e announces that e is no longer a participant. The proposal, fora, and registration processes are, prima facie, considered protective of a participant's rights and privileges with respect to making and changing the ruleset and the agreement to be bound by it. The ruleset CANNOT bind non-participants while they remain non-participants, rules to the contrary notwithstanding, but CAN bind them with respect to acts that would cause them to become participants. Create a rule titled "Abandonment" with Power 3 and this text: A player who has been continuously Inactive for at least three months CAN be deregistered by any other player without objection. A non-player participant who has not acted with the clear intent of influencing the gamestate CAN have eir participanthood removed by any person by announcement. Amend Rule 2130 (Activity) by removing this text: A player who has been continuously Inactive for at least three months CAN be deregistered by any other player without objection. [Merged into "Abandonment".] Create a rule titled "Dissolution" with Power 3 and this text: A player who is not a person and has never been a first-class person CAN be deregistered by any player by announcement. If a registered partnership has the same basis as another player, any player CAN deregister it with Agoran Consent. Change the power of Rule 869 (How to Join and Leave Agora) to 3, and amend it by replacing this text: 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. with this text: A player CAN deregister by announcement; this also constitutes an announcement that e is no longer a participant, unless e specifies otherwise. A player CANNOT register within thirty days after eir voluntary deregistration. [Time limit generalized to other methods of voluntary deregistration, i.e. Writ of FAGE. Second paragraph merged into "Dissolution".] Amend Rule 2144 (Limited Partnerships) by removing this text: If a registered partnership has the same basis as another player, any player CAN deregister it with Agoran Consent. [Merged into "Dissolution".] Amend Rule 101 (Agoran Rights and Privileges) to read: A person's defined rights CANNOT be removed or restricted beyond reasonable effort by any interpretation of Agoran law or contract, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. A person's defined privileges are assumed to exist in the absence of explicit Agoran law or contract to the contrary. i. Every person has the privilege of doing what e wilt. ii. Every person has the right to perform an unregulated action. iii. Every person has the right to initiate a formal process to resolve a matter of controversy, with 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 contract. 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. Freedom of speech being essential for the healthy functioning of any non-Imperial nomic, every player has the right and every person has the privilege 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 person has the right to become a participant, and the privilege of becoming and remaining a player. ix. Every person has the right to cease being a participant. Please treat Agora right good forever. [Rights /can/ be restricted within reasonable effort, e.g. "don't lie" or "wait a week", but not "include a page from the 1947 Vladivostok phone book" or "wait 10106 years". If you voluntarily sign away some of your rights, then evidently you considered those limits reasonable.] Amend Rule 478 (Fora) by removing the first paragraph. [Merged into Rule 101 (vi).] Change the power of Rule 1742 (Contracts) to 3, and amend it by replacing this text: 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). with this text: Any agreement made in writing by one or more persons, with the explicit intention that it be binding on them and governed by the rules, thereby becomes a contract, and remains one until terminated. and by replacing this text: 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. with this text: Parties to (syn. members of) a contract SHALL act in accordance with that contract. This obligation is not impaired by contradiction between the contract and any other contract, even if the other contract is the ruleset. Amend Rule 2150 (Personhood) by replacing this text: The basis of a first-class person is the singleton set consisting of that person. with this text: Each person has a basis, which is a set of one or more persons (its feet). The basis of a first-class person is the set consisting of that person. [Avoid "member of basis", as it can easily be confused with "member of contract".] Amend Rule 1504 (Criminal Cases) by replacing "member of the basis" with "foot", and by replacing "member of the defendant's basis" with "foot of the defendant". Amend Rule 2169 (Equity Cases) by replacing this text: The members of the bases of the parties to the contract are all unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case. with this text: The feet of the parties to the contract are all unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case, unless the contract is the ruleset or ruleset-descended. and by replacing this text: the judgement is in effect as a binding agreement between the parties. with this text: the judgement is in effect as a new contract between the parties, acting in conjunction with the original contract. If the original contract is the ruleset or ruleset-descended, then the new contract is ruleset-descended. Change the title of Rule 2197 to "Contract Changes", and amend it to read: A Contract Change is any of the following: a) A person voluntarily becoming party to a contract. b) A person ceasing to be a party to a contract. c) Amending a contract. d) Terminating a contract. Contract Changes CAN be performed in any of the following ways: a) As allowed by the contract, provided that the method is not otherwise PREVENTED or PROHIBITED. b) Any person CAN become party to a contract by announcement, unless the contract purports to regulate doing so. c) By any party to the contract with the support of all other parties, if the minimum number of parties is at least two. d) By any party to the contract without objection, if the minimum number of parties is less than two. Any party to the contract CAN object to such an attempt. The above notwithstanding, a Contract Change CANNOT be performed if it is ambiguous, or if its permissibility cannot be determined with certainty. Repeal Rule 2198 (Making Contract Changes). [Merged into Rule 2197.] Amend Rule 2145 (Partnerships) by replacing "the the" with "the". Amend Rule 2174 (Aliens) by replacing "member of the basis" with "foot". }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 2 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5604 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B3D4B.9030505@socal.rr.com> title: Judicial switches comex is a co-author of this proposal. Amend Rule 2162 (Switches) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: 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, though it need not include low-priority instances. and by replacing this text: If an instance of a switch would otherwise fail to have a possible value, it comes to have its default value. with this text: If an instance of a switch would otherwise fail to have a possible value, it comes to have its default value; however, if a switch is defined by the rules as sticky, and its current value ceases to be a possible value, then it remains at that value anyway until otherwise changed. Amend Rule 1868 (Judge Assignment Generally) by replacing this text: 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. 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 without cause unless stated otherwise in 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. with this text: A judicial case requires a judge only while the rules say it does. Assignment is a sticky judicial case switch, tracked by the Clerk of the Courts, with values null (default) and the set of all entities qualified to be so assigned. The assignment of a closed case is low-priority. To assign a judge to a case is to flip that case's assignment to that judge. To recuse a judge from a case is to flip that case's assignment from that judge to another value (null if not otherwise specified); the recusal is with cause only if the rules say it is. and by removing this text: 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. Amend Rule 2158 (Judicial Questions) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: Each judicial question that arises within a judicial case is applicable only while the rules say it is. Decision is a judicial question switch, tracked by the Clerk of the Courts, with values open (default), suspended, and the set of all values defined by the rules as valid for the type of question. The decision of a judicial question within a closed case is low-priority. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5605 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B3DFC.8080504@socal.rr.com> title: Return of the secret ballot Amend Rule 107 (Initiating Agoran Decisions) by appending this text: A decision is secret if and only if the notice says it is. Votes on a secret decision SHALL NOT be disclosed to anyone other than its vote collector during its voting period. Amend Rule 683 (Voting on Agoran Decisions) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: An eligible voter on a particular Agoran decision submits a ballot by sending it to the vote collector. 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 ballot is sent privately (if the decision is secret) or publically (otherwise). The submitter of a ballot can retract it (thus invalidating it) by informing the vote collector that e does so. To be valid, the retraction must satisfy the following conditions: (a) The retraction is submitted during the voting period for the decision. (b) The retraction clearly identifies the ballot to be retracted. (c) The retraction is sent privately (if the decision is secret) or publically (otherwise). }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5606 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B3F56.20608@socal.rr.com> title: A new prerogative Amend Rule 2019 (Prerogatives) by appending this text: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5607 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B3F56.20608@socal.rr.com> title: Another new prerogative Amend Rule 2019 (Prerogatives) by appending this text: f) Diplomatic Immunity. If the defendant in a criminal case performed the alleged action while e had Diplomatic Immunity, then the sentences of APOLOGY and FINE are inappropriate, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. with "f)" changed to "e)" if "A new prerogative" has not been adopted. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5608 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B4064.1000606@socal.rr.com> title: This sounds like a job for the IADoP Amend Rule 2154 (Replacing Officers) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: 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). }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5609 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B40C3.2090900@socal.rr.com> title: Prevent last-minute unwanted nominations Amend Rule 2154 (Replacing Officers) by replacing this text: A player who has not refused eir nomination is a consenting candidate. with this text: 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. [Hypothetical situation: I nominate myself and refuse. 3 days and 23 hours later, I nominate another player; under the current system, that player has only 1 hour to refuse.] }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: Goethe dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5610 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B4283.9050706@socal.rr.com> title: No judicial gravy Goethe is a co-author of this proposal. Amend Rule 911 (Appeal Cases) by replacing this text: * REASSIGN, appropriate if there is serious doubt about the appropriateness of the prior judgement; the judge of the prior case (if any) is recused, and the prior question is rendered open again with this text: * 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 }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5611 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B446B.9070305@socal.rr.com> title: Decriminalization Create a rule titled "Decriminalization" with Power 2 and this text: If a rule defines a method of breaching it as decriminalized, then no person SHALL initiate a criminal case alleging that that rule has been breached by that method, unless the defendant intended to breach it by that method by performing the alleged action. Amend Rule 2158 (Judicial Questions) by replacing this text: A judge SHALL NOT assign an inappropriate judgement to any judicial question. with this text, followed by a paragraph break: A judge SHALL NOT assign an inappropriate judgement to any judicial question; however, this is a decriminalized breach, and unintentional violations SHOULD be addressed by initiating an appeal case concerning that assignment. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: Ivan Hope, Pavitra dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5612 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486B4604.2030402@socal.rr.com> title: Fix OVERLOOKED Ivan Hope and Pavitra are co-authors of this proposal. Amend Rule 1504 (Criminal Cases) by replacing this text: * INNOCENT, appropriate if the defendant did not perform the alleged act with this text: * INNOCENT, appropriate if the defendant did not perform the alleged act within 200 days before the case was initiated * OVERLOOKED, no longer appropriate, retained to avoid invalidating past judgements and by removing this text: * OVERLOOKED, appropriate if the alleged act allegedly occurred at least 200 days before the case was initiated }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5613 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: No more Capitol Replace 'No Player' in R478 with 'no Player' }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5614 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: This is not Roswell Repeal rule 2174 [I don't see why this rule exists] }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5615 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: Non-newbies deserve Ribbons Upon the passing of this proposal each player that does not have a White Ribbon and has never satisfied the Winning Condition of Renaissance gains a White Ribbon. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5616 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: They are persons too Append the following to R2199 at the end of the paragraph describing how White Ribbons are gained "When a non First-Class Player has been a Player continuously for 1 year that Player gains a White Ribbon" }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5617 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: Excess proposals Create a rule entitled 'Excess proposals' with the following text: "If any Player has submitted 10 proposals during the same Agoran week, any additional proposal submitted by that player during that Agoran week may be remove from the Proposal Pool by the Promotor without being distributed }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5618 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: Let's find out if the ambassador is working Add the following to R2126 after the following paragraph: (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. { (6) (A) Within one month of joining, a first-class player who was never before a first-class player may publicly inform Agora of where E found out about Agora. Upon so informing Agora E gains an A Note. } }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5619 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: Homo sapiens Append the following to this paragraph in R2150: Any biological organism that is capable of communicating by email in English is a person. { Any member of the species Homo sapiens, past or present, is a person } }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5620 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: The Historian Create a Power 1 rule with the following text entitled 'Agoran Weekly Journal' The Agoran Weekly journal is a collection of the happenings in Agora during a given period of time. Most often a Month. It shall contain whatever information it's publisher deems necessary to document the happening in Agora during that Time Period. Create a power 1 rule with the following text entitled 'The Historian' { The Historian is a low-priority office; it's holder is responsible for keeping a running history of Agora. The Historian's Monthly Report consists of a new issue of the Agoran Weekly Journal. } If Murphy indicates that E accepts being Historian, upon the adoption of this proposal Murphy becomes Historian }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5621 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: More regulations! Append the following to the end of R 2125 If a Player is a member to a contract, actions created by that contract are regulated in respect to that player if any point a-f in this rule would be true in respect to that action if points a-f referred to that contract and not to the rules. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5622 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: Give me arguments Append the following to the end of R2205 Any Person MAY submit present Gratuitous arguments to a Judicial Case. The CotC SHOULD report any and all arguments and pieces of evidence that have been presented for a particular Judicial Case upon assigning a judge to that case. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: root, comex dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 2 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5623 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486BB7E9.5010302@socal.rr.com> title: MANDATE and other MMI revisions root and comex are co-authors of this proposal. Amend Rule 2152 (Mother, May I?) by replacing this text: 1. CANNOT, IMPOSSIBLE, INEFFECTIVE, INVALID: Attempts to perform the described action are unsuccessful. with this text: 1. CANNOT, IMPOSSIBLE, INEFFECTIVE, INVALID: In the context of an action, attempts to perform that action are unsuccessful. Outside the context of an action, any change that would lead directly to that state of affairs is canceled and does not occur. and by replacing "MANDATORY" with "MANDATORY, OBLIGATED", and by appending this text: 8. MANDATE: The action CAN be performed (by announcement if no other method is specified), and SHALL be performed as soon as possible (or by a different time limit, if one is specified). Amend Rule 2141 (Role and Attributes of Rules) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: Every rule shall have a title to aid in identification. The Rulekeepor has a MANDATE to assign a title to any rule that lacks one. Amend Rule 2161 (ID Numbers) by replacing this text: (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. with this text: (a) Whenever an instance of that type does not have an ID number, the player held responsible by that rule has a MANDATE to assign an ID number to it. Amend Rule 2154 (Replacing Officers) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: At the end of the nomination period, if there is only one consenting candidate, then the IADoP has a MANDATE to install em into the office; otherwise, e has a MANDATE to initiate an election (an Agoran decision to determine the new officeholder). Amend Rule 2019 (Prerogatives) by replacing this text: In a timely fashion before the beginning of each month, the Speaker SHALL randomly assign each Player who bears the patent title Minister Without Portfolio a different Prerogative for the upcoming month by announcement. with this text: The Speaker has a MANDATE, in a timely fashion before the beginning of each month, to randomly assign each player who bears the patent title Minister Without Portfolio a different Prerogative for the upcoming month. Amend Rule 1868 (Judge Assignment Generally) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: When a judicial case requires a judge and has no judge assigned, the CotC has a MANDATE to assign a qualified entity as its judge. Amend Rule 1871 (The Standing Court) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: When the CotC recuses a non-supine player with cause, e has a MANDATE to flip that player's posture to supine. Amend Rule 2158 (Judicial Questions) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: When a judicial question is applicable and open, and its case has a judge assigned to it, the judge has a MANDATE to assign a valid judgement to it. and by replacing this text: 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. with this text: 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 has a MANDATE to recuse that judge with cause. [The "however" clause is redundant; if the judge assigns a judgement, then the question is no longer open. Generalizing the concept of "requirement that does(n't) go away if its cause goes away" is left to a separate proposal.] Amend Rule 2136 (Contests) by replacing this text: For each contest, ASAP after the beginning of each month, the Scorekeepor CAN and SHALL by announcement award with this text: At the beginning of the month, for each contest, the Scorekeepor has a MANDATE to award }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.8 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Goethe seq_number: 5624 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: title: Rights are Concrete Rights are Concrete Create the following Rule, "Standing for Rights", power 1.8: If an inquiry case purports that an interpretation of Agoran Law may abridge, reduce, limit, or remove a defined Right, but the CFJ statement does not refer to a specific instance, that has actually occurred, in which the interpretation has been applied in a way that materially affects game play, the case Lacks Standing and the appropriate judgement is UNDETERMINED. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: OscarMeyr, Ivan Hope dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 2 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5625 submit_date: 2008-07-02 submit_mid: <486C0D7B.90408@socal.rr.com> title: Some players are more equal than others OscarMeyr and Ivan Hope are co-authors of this proposal. Amend Rule 2156 (Voting on Ordinary Decisions) to read: 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 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. Upon the adoption of this proposal, each player's caste is set to N/3, rounded toward the nearest caste value, breaking ties toward the higher caste, where N is eir VVLOD immediately before the adoption of this proposal. Create a rule titled "Caste Bootstrapping" with Power 2 and this text: 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. Create a rule titled "The Grand Poobah" with Power 2 and this text: The Grand Poobah is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of castes. 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 Amend Rule 2126 (Notes) by replacing this text: (1) A player CAN spend three Notes forming a major chord to increase another player's VVLOD by 1. (2) A player CAN spend five Notes forming the start of a major scale to increase eir own VVLOD by 1. (3) A player CAN spend three Notes forming a minor chord to decrease another player's VVLOD by 1. with this text: (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. and by renumbering the rest of the list of ways to spend Notes by increasing each number by 1. Amend Rule 2134 (Win by Clout) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5626 submit_date: 2008-07-03 submit_mid: title: On point Remove the word 'fixed' from the first paragraph of R2179 }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: woggle dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5627 submit_date: 2008-07-03 submit_mid: title: Time to trade notes Remove the word 'fixed' from the first paragraph of R2126 Remove the following paragraph from R2126 renumbering surrounding paragraphs accordingly: { (4) A player CAN spend two Notes of the same pitch to make another player gain one Note of that pitch. } }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5628 submit_date: 2008-07-03 submit_mid: <486C858C.5020402@socal.rr.com> title: Age of Contracts Amend Rule 2173 (The Notary) by replacing this text: The Notary is a low-priority 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 report includes this information for each public contract. with this text: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: db_note: this was a duff distribution, of a proto-proposal sent to the discussion forum dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5629 submit_date: submit_mid: title: Preparing for ostracism Amend Rule 1504 by replacing: * 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. with: * 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. Change the Power of Rule 869 (How to Join and Leave Agora) to 1.5. Change the Power of Rule 2130 (Activity) to 1.5. Create a new Rule (Power=1.5) titled "Exile and Ostracism", with the text: {{ Causing an entity to be exiled is a secured change. If an exiled entity is ever a player, e is deregistered. An exiled entity CANNOT register. Causing an entity to be ostracized is a secured change. If an ostracized player is ever Active, e becomes Inactive. An ostracized player's Activity CANNOT otherwise be changed, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: db_note: this was a duff distribution, of a proto-proposal sent to the discussion forum dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5630 submit_date: submit_mid: title: One-off ostracism By voting FOR this proposal you agree that an OSTRACISM is necessary for Agora Nomic. Create a new Rule (Power=1.5) titled "Ostracism (7/08)", with the text: {{ Upon the creation of this Rule, the Registrar CAN and SHALL as soon as possible initiate an Agoran decision to determine who should be ostracized. In this decision, the valid options are all entities, and the eligible voters are the active players. When the voting period of this decision ends, if the result is not FAILED QUORM, the entity selected by Agora is ostracized for thirty days. After that duration, this rule repeals itself. If the result is FAILED QUORUM, this rule repeals itself immediately. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5631 submit_date: 2008-07-03 submit_mid: <56732cfd0807031337h44ff32caw795e0e314a48152e@mail.gmail.com> title: Sit in the corner and think about what you've done! In R1504 under the paragraph dealing with APOLOGY replace: {{ within 72 hours }} with: {{ as soon as possible }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5632 submit_date: 2008-07-04 submit_mid: <486E77CF.7030103@socal.rr.com> title: Fill the gap Upon the adoption of this proposal, BobTHJ is awarded the Patent Title of Left in a Huff. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-06 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Ivan Hope seq_number: 5633 submit_date: 2008-07-06 submit_mid: <7db5cba20807051959h696f9e93tbcab1983e24b32cf@mail.gmail.com> title: Fugality Create a rule of power 1 whose title is Bach's "Little" Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, played on piano, and whose text is Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-09 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Taral seq_number: 5634 submit_date: 2008-07-06 submit_mid: title: Specific crinimality Amend Rule 1504 (Criminal Cases) by replacing the text: c) The action (which may be a failure to perform another action) by which the defendant allegedly breached this rule. with the text: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-09 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Sgeo seq_number: 5635 submit_date: 2008-07-07 submit_mid: <50b58cbd0807071153i1062d964t6158dcdb790ce7d@mail.gmail.com> title: Impeachment In rule 1504, between the paragraphs describing the sentences of FINE and CHOKEY, add the following paragraph {{ * IMPEACH from an elected office with a duration (the tariff) up to 60 days multiplied by the power of the highest-power rule allegedly broken, appropriate if the rule breach is related to an abuse of an elected office, or failure to perform duties, or other things related to an elected office that the ninny held at the time alleged breach of the rules occured. When this sentence first becomes active, if the ninny still holds the relevant office, e is immediately removed from that office, and the IADoP SHALL, as soon as possible, nominate a different player to hold the office in question. If the sentence is active for a positive period of time, the ninny CANNOT be nominated for the office in question while this sentence is active. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-12 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5636 submit_date: 2008-07-09 submit_mid: <1215619092.12403.4.camel@dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com> title: Defining Monsterholdors Append the following to the rule entitled "The Monster": {{{ 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. }}} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-12 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5637 submit_date: 2008-07-10 submit_mid: title: Agora is my conditional value In R2127 replace: { 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. } with: { 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 endorsing Agora is equivalent to conditionally casting a vote whose value is the same as the most common value (if any) among all votes that have been cast 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. Casting a vote denouncing Agora is equivalent to conditionally casting a vote whose value is opposite to the most common value (if any) among all votes that have been cast on that decision. FOR and AGAINST are opposites; PRESENT is its own opposite. } }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-12 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5638 submit_date: 2008-07-11 submit_mid: <4877A7AE.3020401@socal.rr.com> title: Pragmatize initiation of equity cases Amend Rule 2169 (Equity Cases) by replacing this text: An equity case CAN be initiated by any party to the contract, by announcement which 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). with this text: 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. Upon the adoption of this proposal, the gamestate becomes what it would be if none of the following alleged equity cases failed to be initiated solely because of an error in identifying the set of parties: 1811, 1825, 1832, 1886, 1915, 1927, 1932, 2036, 2038, 2039, 2052, 2063 }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-12 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5639 submit_date: 2008-07-11 submit_mid: <4877E92E.7020701@socal.rr.com> title: Refactor clarity Amend Rule 478 (Fora) by replacing this text: Where the rules define an action that CAN be performed "by announcement", a person performs that action by announcing that e performs it. with this text: 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. Repeal Rule 2208 (Clarity of Announcements). [2208's precedence claim was really just overriding 478. Any other Power=3 rule attempting to allow ambiguity is presumably doing so as part of a scam, in which case the scamsters can probably just increase the offending rule's Power to 3.1 with little added difficulty.] }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.5 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Goethe seq_number: 5640 submit_date: 2008-07-12 submit_mid: title: Take it to Equity! Take it to Equity! [Equity first, then criminal]. Amend Rule 1742 by appending the following paragraph: 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. [GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt could still be a finding of fact, perhaps to be used in a later equity case, but you can't be punished for it via this mechanism, at least until the equity courts have had their say]. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Taral seq_number: 5641 submit_date: 2008-07-13 submit_mid: title: Pragmatic ribbons Amend rule 2199 (Ribbons) as follows: 1) Replace the text: Ribbons are gained as follows, unless the player already possesses the color of Ribbon to be gained: with the text: A player becomes eligible for a ribbon as follows: 2) Replace all instances of "gains" with "becomes eligible for" 3) Before the last paragraph insert the text: If a player has become eligible for a ribbon within the last 7 days and does not already have that ribbon, any player CAN award em that ribbon by announcement. Any such announcement is ineffective unless it clearly and unambigiously specifies the event that made the recipient eligible. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: ais523, root, BobTHJ, Wooble, Murphy, Zefram, Goethe, Pavitra dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Sgeo seq_number: 5642 submit_date: 2008-07-14 submit_mid: <50b58cbd0807140852k4c447d98y9851b024dbcfd532@mail.gmail.com> title: Amend Rule 2126 (Notes) by appending the following paragraph to the end: The maximum FINE amount for each pitch of note is 2. Amend Rule 1504 (Criminal Cases) by replacing this text: * 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. with this text: * 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5643 submit_date: 2008-07-14 submit_mid: <6bf32280807141015o5723c596o50de9023fb541d38@mail.gmail.com> title: a probably unsuccessful attempt at deregistering ehird because I forgot to vote AGAINST 5582 Upon the adoption of this proposal, ehird deregisters emself by announcement. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5644 submit_date: 2008-07-15 submit_mid: <487C0299.9080004@socal.rr.com> title: Prerogative implies choice Amend Rule 2019 (Prerogatives) by replacing section b) with this text: 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. Upon the adoption of this proposal, the Prerogative of Justiciar is assigned to the person (if any) to whom the Prerogative of Default Justice was assigned immediately before the adoption of this proposal. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5645 submit_date: 2008-07-15 submit_mid: <487C31B5.4040705@socal.rr.com> title: Plugging another loophole Amend Rule 1504 (Criminal Cases) by replacing this text: * UNIMPUGNED, appropriate if the alleged act was not proscribed by the specified rule at the time it allegedly occurred with this text: * UNIMPUGNED, appropriate if the alleged act would not have violated the specified rule }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5646 submit_date: 2008-07-15 submit_mid: <1216148138.16646.14.camel@dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com> title: Making 2125(e) actually do something Replace paragraph (e) of rule 2125 with the following: {{{ e) It would, as part of its effect, modify information which the rules specify is part of an officer's report. Such an action CANNOT modify that information except as allowed by the rules. }}} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5647 submit_date: 2008-07-15 submit_mid: <1216149566.11007.4.camel@dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com> title: Exilous Monsteredicts Append the following to the rule entitled "The Monster": {{{ 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. }}} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-16 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Goethe seq_number: 5648 submit_date: 2008-07-15 submit_mid: title: Repeal 2149 Repeal Rule 2149. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-19 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5649 submit_date: 2008-07-16 submit_mid: title: Partnerships devolve, and so should unqualifications Replace the following from R591 { 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. } with { 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. If the initiator is a partnership, all members of that partnership are unqualified to be assigned as judge of the case. } }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-19 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Pavitra seq_number: 5650 submit_date: 2008-07-17 submit_mid: <200807171000.09197.celestialcognition@gmail.com> title: No frivolous prosecution Amend R1504 by inserting ", with 2 Support," after "A criminal case CAN" in the first paragraph. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-23 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Quazie seq_number: 5651 submit_date: 2008-07-20 submit_mid: title: Left in a lull Add the following to R1922: " (h) Left in a Lull, to be awarded to any player who, after at least 6 months of activity, suddenly stops playing agora. This patent title shall be awarded by the Registrar after a player of this sort is deregisterd due to inactivity" }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-23 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5652 submit_date: 2008-07-21 submit_mid: <6bf32280807201935g217d5e5bua8cf6697ed5a9966@mail.gmail.com> title: Awful proposal Amend Rule 649 by replacing "person" with "entity" and by replacing the entire second paragraph with: Awarding or revoking a Patent Title is a secured change. Amend Rule 2162 by replacing its entire text with: A switch is a class of Patent Titles that the Rules define as a switch, and specify the following: a) The classes of entity to which the switch is restricted (the switch's range). If an entity not in a switch's range ever holds a value of that switch, the value is destroyed. b) One or more possible values for that switch, exactly one of which is designated as the default. If an entity in a switch's range ever does not hold a value of that switch, eir value of that switch is flipped to the default. c) Exactly one officer who tracks instances of that switch. That officer's report includes each value of the switch which is not its default value. A "value of a switch" is a Patent Title which refers to that switch and a value. To flip an entity's value of a switch is to revoke all other values of that switch from em and then to award em a value. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.5 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-23 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5653 submit_date: 2008-07-21 submit_mid: <56732cfd0807210832ha769b71l4d6c530cdfbb6cc4@mail.gmail.com> title: Department of Corrections Upon the adoption of this proposal comex is awarded the patent title "Habitual Offender" }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-23 dist_mid: interest: 0 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5654 submit_date: 2008-07-21 submit_mid: <1216658927.19705.1.camel@dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com> title: Append the following to the rule entitled "The Monster": {{{ Agoran Monsters begin at midnight UTC on Monday. }}} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-23 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5655 submit_date: 2008-07-21 submit_mid: <6bf32280807211011t186c2871l2e8fabbd82d825f4@mail.gmail.com> title: Allow chaotic ID numbers to be assigned Amend Rule 2161 to read: If a rule defines a type of entity as having ID numbers, then: (a) Whenever an entity of that type does not have an ID number, the person held responsible by that rule SHALL assign an ID number to it by announcement as soon as possible. This ID number SHALL be orderly, unless the person reasonably believes that assigning an orderly ID number would excessively inflate the set of orderly ID numbers of entities of that type. (b) An orderly ID 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. When a person assigns an orderly ID number, e SHALL select the smallest number possible, unless e reasonably believes that selecting any smaller number might be invalid or confusing. All other ID numbers are chaotic. (c) Once assigned, an ID number cannot be changed. (d) 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-23 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: ais523 seq_number: 5656 submit_date: 2008-07-21 submit_mid: <1216661148.23309.5.camel@dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com> title: A one-off CotC exit clause Assign a random player, other than Goethe, who is either sitting or standing to CFJ 2039. [Currently all the players in the game are barred from judging CFJ 2039; the exception for Goethe is because e recused emself from it, and thus presumably does not want to judge it. I think AI-1's enough for this; it seems wrong for the CotC to be obligated to do something e cannot do, though, so this proposal is to fix that. Besides, the case probably should be judged eventualy. (Hmm... I wonder if rule 101 allows us to imply a mechanism for assigning a judge to the case?)] }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.5 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-23 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5657 submit_date: 2008-07-22 submit_mid: <6bf32280807221536t67489d38tdaad6b38492db767@mail.gmail.com> title: enough already? Pledge #12 refers to the pledge with the text: {{ This is a pledge. Anything may act on behalf of ehird by announcement. }} Upon the adoption of this proposal, pledge #12 is terminated. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5658 submit_date: 2008-07-23 submit_mid: <48868DCE.7030506@socal.rr.com> title: Generalize panels Create a rule titled "Panels" with this text: A panel is a structure whereby a set of two or more persons (its members) act together. A panel's membership cannot change, and if two panels have the same membership then they are the same panel. Panels exist implicitly, without any specific act of formation. A 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 as explicitly authorized by the rules. Where the rules define an action that CAN be performed "by announcement", a panel performs that action by sending a message in this way that e performs it. A panel can incur obligations. The members of a panel SHALL act collectively to ensure that the panel satisfies all of its obligations. Amend Rule 2157 (Judicial Panels) to read: A panel CAN send a message judging an appeal case with the support of at least half its members (other than the member sending the message) and the Clerk of the Courts (unless e is a member of the panel, the prior judge, or unqualified to be assigned as judge of the prior case). The CotC SHOULD so support if and only if the panel's members have made a reasonable effort to achieve consensus. Amend Rule 2177 (The Senate) by replacing this text: A Senator CAN call an Emergency Session with 2 Senate supporters, with this text: A panel of at least three Senators CAN call an Emergency Session by announcement, and by replacing this text: 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. with this text: During emergency session, a panel of at least three Senators CAN declare a filibuster on a proposal in its voting period by announcement, provided no filibuster has been declared on that proposal in the past. A panel of at least five Senators CAN end a filibuster on a proposal by announcement. Amend Rule 2142 (Support Democracy) to read: A panel of at least three players CAN change an ordinary decision to be democratic by announcement. Amend Rule 911 (Appeal Cases) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: An appeal concerning any assignment of judgement in a non-appeal case within the past two weeks CAN be initiated by a panel of at least three players by announcement. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: woggle dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5659 submit_date: 2008-07-23 submit_mid: <4886911F.5000908@socal.rr.com> title: Let recordkeepers disambiguate woggle is a co-author of this proposal. Amend Rule 2208 (Clarity of Announcements) to read: An ambiguous attempt to perform an action by announcement is disambiguated according to the good-faith discretion of the person primarily responsible for recording the results of that action (or, if there is no such person, the Speaker). }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5660 submit_date: 2008-07-23 submit_mid: <6bf32280807230947n2ca32e5cn252b46c6ce2e2881@mail.gmail.com> title: Even objecting and voting should be unambiguous Amend Rule 2208 (Clarity of Announcements) by replacing "by announcement" with "by sending a message". }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5661 submit_date: 2008-07-23 submit_mid: <6bf32280807231159v81d5345t239d8e826ec4cde0@mail.gmail.com> title: Conscientious objectors Insert the following paragraph immediately before the last paragraph of Rule 1728: If the action is to be performed With N Supporters, the performer SHALL list all Objectors. If the action is to be performed Without N Objections, the performer SHALL list all Supporters. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5662 submit_date: 2008-07-24 submit_mid: <56732cfd0807231939l677ab982y48b6be7d0e158df@mail.gmail.com> title: PRS Changes Upon the adoption of this proposal the Points Relay Service contract is amended as described below: Append to Section 6: {{ No more than 10 points may be awarded to a single Awardee this way each week. }} Create a new section which reads: {{ An Awardee CAN specify a number of points to "request credit" by announcement. As soon as possible after doing so the contestmaster SHALL attempt to revoke that number of points from the Awardee. For each point successfully revoked this way the contestmaster SHALL create one PV in eir possession. }} Repeal section 7 [[with the inclusion of metering this is no longer necessary]] }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.5 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5663 submit_date: 2008-07-25 submit_mid: <48897802.4060202@socal.rr.com> title: Clarify contract creation Amend Rule 1742 (Contracts) by replacing this text: 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. with this text: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 2 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5664 submit_date: 2008-07-25 submit_mid: <56732cfd0807251416p246d8276s1381a7d3ce49a1b5@mail.gmail.com> title: Chambers II Remove all but the last paragraph from R2196 Create a new rule titled "Chambers" with Power=3 and the following text: {{ A chamber exists only if defined by a rule that specifies, for decisions to adopt proposals circulated within that chamber: 1) The set of eligible voters. By default, this set is the set of active players at the beginning of its voting period. 2) The voting limit of each eligible voter. By default, this limit is 1. }} In R955 replace: {{ If the decision is ordinary or democratic }} with: {{ If the decision has an adoption index }} Insert into R106 after the fourth paragraph: {{ Circulation is a pending proposal switch, tracked by the Promotor, with values of all chambers. It CAN be flipped by the proposer to any valid value at the time of submission, or otherwise defaults to Democratic. An Agoran decision to adopt a proposal may be referred to as an X decision, where X is that proposal's circulation. }} In R106 replace: {{ its power is set to the minimum of four and its adoption index }} with: {{ its power is set to the minimum of its adoption index and the power of the rule defining its chamber }} and append to the end of the rule: {{ A proposal which has neither been withdrawn, ADOPTED, or REJECTED is a pending proposal. }} In R1607 append the following after point b): {{ c) Its circulation d) Its adoption index }} Prepend to R1950: {{ There is a Democratic chamber. }} Prepend to R2156: {{ There is an Ordinary chamber. }} Change the power of R2156 to 1.9 Repeal R2142 In R2019 replace: {{ 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. }} with: {{ Wielder of Veto. The Wielder of Veto CAN veto any non-democratic decision in its voting period by announcement; this inreases its Adoption index by 3. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.5 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5665 submit_date: 2008-07-25 submit_mid: <56732cfd0807251416p246d8276s1381a7d3ce49a1b5@mail.gmail.com> title: Hall of Champions If the proposal titled "Chambers II" fails this proposal has no effect. Create a new rule titled "Hall of Champions" with Power=1.5 and the following text: {{ There exists a Champion Chamber. The eligible voters on a champion's decision are the players who bear the patent title Champion. The voting limit of each eligible voter on a champion's decision is equal to the number of Champion patent titles e holds. }} Append to paragraph 3 in R649: {{ The list of bearers of any rule-defined patent title in the Herald's report is self-ratifying. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5666 submit_date: 2008-07-25 submit_mid: <56732cfd0807251416p246d8276s1381a7d3ce49a1b5@mail.gmail.com> title: Proposal Auction If the proposal titled "Chambers II" fails this proposal has no effect. Create a new rule titled "Proposal Auction" with Power=1 and the text: {{ There exists an Auction chamber. The eligible voters on an auction decision are the players. The voting limit of an eligible voter on an auction decision is equal to the number of Points that player owns minus the number of valid ballots e has cast on any other auction proposals which are still in their voting period. When the voting period of an auction decision ends each player loses a number of points equal to the number of valid ballots e cast on that decision. }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.9 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: Murphy dist_date: 2008-07-26 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: BobTHJ seq_number: 5667 submit_date: 2008-07-25 submit_mid: <56732cfd0807251430h7e1e388bh30b918a971c25af4@mail.gmail.com> title: Some players are more equal than others If the proposal titled "Chambers II" fails this proposal has no effect. Create a new rule titled "Oligarchy" with Power=2 and the following text: {{ There exists an Oligarch Chamber. 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 first-class players and provinces) Savage - 0 (default for all other players) Changes to caste are secured. The eligible voters on an oligarch decision are those entities that were active players at the start of its voting period. The voting limit of an eligible voter on an oligarch 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. }} Create a rule titled "Grand Poobah" with Power=2 and the text: {{ The Grand Poobah is an office; its holder is responsible for keeping track of castes. 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 }} }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-30 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: comex seq_number: 5668 submit_date: 2008-07-26 submit_mid: <6bf32280807261042o2501f3afu328c5609166dce6e@mail.gmail.com> title: Even objecting and voting should be unambiguous, take two Amend Rule 2208 (Clarity of Announcements) by replacing "by announcement" with "by sending a message". }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1.7 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-30 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5669 submit_date: 2008-07-26 submit_mid: <488B8E79.8090407@socal.rr.com> title: Opinion in both directions Amend Rule 911 by replacing this text: * 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; the judge of the prior case (if any) is recused, and the prior question is rendered open again with this text: * REMAND, appropriate if there is serious doubt about the 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 * REASSIGN, appropriate if there is serious doubt about the 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 }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 2 chamber: Democratic coauthors: Zefram, Michael dist_date: 2008-07-30 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5670 submit_date: 2008-07-26 submit_mid: <488B920A.6050403@socal.rr.com> title: But what is truth? Zefram and Michael are co-authors of this proposal. Goethe is a co-author of this proposal if and only if e publically accepts it during its voting period. Change the power of Rule 2149 (Truthfulness) to 2, and amend it to read: A person SHALL NOT make a public statement on a matter relevant to the rules that is intended to mislead others as to its truth (or, in the case of a public statement that one performs an action, its effectiveness). For the purpose of this rule: a) Merely quoting a statement does not constitute making that statement. b) Any conditional clause or other qualifier attached to a statement constitutes part of the statement; the nature of the whole is what is significant. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 3 chamber: Democratic coauthors: Pavitra dist_date: 2008-07-30 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Murphy seq_number: 5671 submit_date: 2008-07-26 submit_mid: <488B9276.5090606@socal.rr.com> title: Identity Pavitra is a co-author of this proposal. Amend Rule 2170 (Who Am I?) by prepending this text: 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. }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ ai: 1 chamber: Ordinary coauthors: dist_date: 2008-07-30 dist_mid: interest: 1 proposer: Sgeo seq_number: 5672 submit_date: 2008-07-28 submit_mid: <50b58cbd0807271914oddcc6fcoc787c290323aeca5@mail.gmail.com> title: Get it off of me! If Sgeo is bound by a pledge with the following text { I pledge to, upon a player giving me eir entire supply of a currency, give said player all of my supply of that currency, including what that player gave me, as soon as possible. } then the pledge ceases to exist as soon as this proposal is adopted }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{