> I deputize for Referee and impose the cold hand of justice on the perp > by levying a fine of 3 blots on Gaelan Steele, for a violation of rule 1742. > > The reason for increasing the fine is because the perp attempted to use > the violation as part of a profitable plan (willfully) to install > himself into the office of Referee. Fortunately, this dastardly plan was
Let's keep it Spivak with "emself" or at least gender-neutral with "themself" or similar. > unsuccessful as the perp neglected that an important provision of rule > 2478: "the investigator CANNOT resolve a Finger Pointing for which e is > the perp." > > This violation is forgivable. If the perp chooses to publish an apology, > e must include the words "I must read the rules thoroughly when > attempting scams" In case you don't know it's usually done more like the following. (Also a good excuse to re-post a fun example.) Breaking from tradition is fine but I don't know whether your interpretation is consistent with the rule. https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2019-October/041569.html twg: > Therefore I impose the Cold Hand of Justice by levying a fine of 2 > blots on Aris for failing to distribute the proposal "Clarify Salary" > during the first full Agoran week following its submission. This fine > is forgivable: Aris CAN, in a timely fashion, expunge 2 blots from > emself by publishing a formal apology of at least 200 words and > including the words "overextension", "discharging", "prostration", > "recompense" and "Philadelphia", explaining eir error, shame, remorse > and ardent desire for self-improvement. https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2019-October/041581.html Aris: > I'm here today to apologize for my failure to live up to the responsibilities > of the office of the Promotor, namely through my overextension of the > submission of my report past the deadline. I was busy in real life, but that > isn't much of an excuse. Discharging my responsibilities is important to me, > and I'm sorry I've failed all of you. > > I've served as Promotor for many years, and I hope to do so for many more. It > is my honor and my pleasure to serve. I attempt to hold myself to the highest > standards in office, rejecting participation in destructive scams and other > questionable activity. While I realize that these are a core part of the game, > I also try to stay above board in my official actions, so that there can be no > doubt about my integrity. This fierce investment in my office only adds to my > shame when, as now, I fail. > > I live in America, and accordingly I cannot help comparing Agora to our own > constitutional system. While the American government is imperfect in many > ways, > as indeed all governments are, we have a long tradition of integrity in public > office. This tradition dates back to the constitutional convention in > Philadelphia, where the Framers of our constitution, meeting under secrecy to > avoid the interference of reactionary forces, drafted a new constitution for > the > good of all. I have failed to live up to their high standard, and I will > strive > to do better in future. I can only hope my abject prostration will serve > as adequate recompense for the wrongs I have done. > > Having apologized, I expunge 2 blots from myself. -- Falsifian
