I'm not going to officially CoE on this, but I am listed not by 天火狐
天火狐
On 26 September 2017 at 15:49, nichdel <nich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good luck Gaelan.
>
> I resolve the decision(s) to adopt proposal(s) 7876-7898as below.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> [This notice resolves the Agoran decisions of whether to adopt the
> following proposals. For each decision, the options available to
> Agora are ADOPTED (*), REJECTED (x), and FAILED QUORUM (!). If a
> decision's voting period is still ongoing, I end it immediately
> before resolving it and after resolving the previous decision.]
>
> ID Author(s) AI Title Pender Pend fee
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------
> 7876* o 2.0 Float On o 1 AP
> 7877x CB [1] 1.0 Monsters CB [1] 1 AP
> 7878x Gaelan 1.0 Not So Cuddly Now Aris 1 sh.
> 7879* o, Aris 1.0 You can take it with you o 1 sh.
> 7880* o 1.0 Agency Typo Fix o 1 sh.
> 7881* o, [2] 1.0 Stamp CAN Patch o 1 sh.
> 7882* o, K, ais523 1.0 Welcome Package CAN Patch o 1 sh.
> 7883* G. 1.0 Fear v2.1 G. 1 sh.
> 7884x V.J Rada 3.0 Mother, May I? V.J Rada 1 sh.
> 7885* o, [3] 3.0 Restraining Bolt o 1 sh.
> 7886* Aris, [4] 2.0 Card Reform and Expansion v4 Aris 1 sh.
> 7887* Aris 3.0 SLR Ratification Aris 1 sh.
> 7888* o, V.J Rada 3.1 BILLY MAYS HERE o 1 sh.
> 7889* Aris 3.0 Agora Protection Act Aris 1 sh.
> 7890* Aris, G. 2.0 Improved Buoyancy v2 Aris 1 sh.
> 7891x Gaelan 1.0 Proletarian Revolution Gaelan 1 sh.
> 7892* Aris 1.0 Truthfulness v2 Aris 1 sh.
> 7893x V.J Rada, [1] 2.0 Zimbabwe-style economics V.J Rada 1 sh.
> 7894x G. 2.0 Shiny Weather G. 1 AP
> 7895x Gaelan 3.0 No Telepathy Gaelan 1 sh.
> 7896x P.S.S. [5] 3.0 Registration Delay Fix P.S.S. 1 AP
> 7897* CB [1] 1.0 University Funding Aris 1 sh.
> 7898* G. 2.0 Community Chest G. 1 AP
>
> | | 7876 | 7877 | 7878 | 7879 | 7880 | 7881 | 7882 | 7883 | 7884 |
> |--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
> |Aris | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | A |
> |Bayushi | F | A | A | F | F | F | F | P | P |
> |CB | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
> |G. | F | F | A | F | F | F | F | F | A |
> |grok | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
> |Josh T. | N | F | N | N | N | F | F | A | N |
> |K | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | A |
> |Nichdel | F | A | P | F | F | F | F | P | P |
> |o | F | A | P | F | F | F | F | P | A |
> |PSS | F | A | F | F | F | F | F | F | A |
> |VJ Rada | F | A | A | F | F | F | F | F | P |
> |--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
> |F/A | 9/1 | 5/6 | 4/4 | 9/1 | 9/1 | 10/1 | 10/1 | 6/2 | 1/6 |
> |AI | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
> |V | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
> |Q | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
> |P | T | F | F | T | T | T | T | T | F |
>
> | | 7885 | 7886 | 7887 | 7888 | 7889 | 7890 | 7891 | 7892 | 7893 |
> |--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
> |Aris | F | F | F | F | F | F | A | F | F |
> |Bayushi | F | F | P | F | F | F | P | P | P |
> |CB | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
> |G. | A | F | F | F | A | F | F | A | A |
> |grok | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
> |Josh T. | F | F | F | F | F | N | N | N | N |
> |K | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
> |Nichdel | P | P | F | F | F | F | A | F | A |
> |o | F | F | A | F | P | F | A | F | A |
> |PSS | F | F | F | F | F | F | A | F | A |
> |VJ Rada | F | F | F | F | P | P | P | A | F |
> |--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
> |F/A | 8/2 | 9/1 | 8/2 | 10/1 | 7/2 | 8/1 | 3/5 | 6/3 | 4/5 |
> |AI | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
> |V | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
> |Q | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
> |P | T | T | T | T | T | T | F | T | F |
>
>
> | | 7894 | 7895 | 7896 | 7897 | 7898 |
> |--------+------+------+------+------+------+
> |Aris | P | A | P | F | F |
> |Bayushi | F | A | P | F | F |
> |CB | F | F | F | F | F |
> |G. | A | A | A | F | F |
> |grok | A | A | A | A | A |
> |Josh T. | N | N | A | N | N |
> |K | F | F | P | F | F |
> |Nichdel | A | A | P | F | P |
> |o | A | A | P | F | F |
> |PSS | A | A | F | F | F |
> |VJ Rada | A | A | F | P | F |
> |--------+------+------+------+------+------+
> |F/A | 3/6 | 2/8 | 3/3 | 8/1 | 8/1 |
> |AI | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
> |V | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
> |Q | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
> |P | F | F | F | T | T |
>
> The full text of the adopted proposal(s) is included below.
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
> ID: 7876
> Title: Float On
> Adoption index: 2.0
> Author: o
> Co-authors:
>
>
> Amend rule 2497 ("Floating Value") by replacing its text, in full, with:
>
> {{{
> Floating Value is a natural singleton switch, tracked by the
> Secretary. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, the Floating
> Value switch CANNOT be flipped to a value other than the number
> of Shinies owned by Agora.
>
> The following Floating Derived Values are defined:
>
> * Pend Cost: 1/20th of the Floating Value, rounded up.
> * CFJ Cost: 1/20th of the Floating Value, rounded up.
> * Authorship Reward: 1/40th of the Floating Value, rounded up.
> * Pend Reward: 1/40th of the Floating Value, rounded up.
> * CFJ Reward: 1/20th of the Floating Value, rounded up.
> * Stamp Value: 1/5th of the Floating Value, rounded up.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2496 ("Rewards") by replacing the entire list after
> "Below is an exhaustive list of Reward Conditions and eir rewards:"
> with
>
> {{{
> * The following two only apply to proposals that were pended
> via spending shinies:
>
> * Being the author of an adopted proposal: the current
> Authorship Reward.
>
> * Being the pender of an adopted proposal: the current
> Pend Reward.
>
> * Judging a CFJ, that was created via spending shinies, that e
> was assigned to: the current CFJ Reward.
>
> * Publishing a duty-fulfilling report: 5 shinies.
>
> * Resolving an Agoran Decision for the first time this week: 5
> shinies.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 991 ("Calls for Judgement") by replacing item "b)" in
> the first list with:
>
> {{{
> b) by announcement, and spending the current CFJ Cost in
> shinies, OR
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2445 ("How to Pend a Proposal") by replacing item "b" in
> the first list with:
>
> {{{
> b) spending the current Pend Cost in shinies
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2498 ("Economic Wins") by removing the paragraph that
> begins "The Stamp Value is".
>
> If proposal 7845 has passed, amend rule 2456 ("The Secretary") by
> removing "When the Secretary flips the Floating Value, e SHOULD
> note the new values for rewards and expenses."
>
> Amend rule 2456 ("The Secretary") by adding
>
> {{{
> 6. The Floating Value, and all Floating Derived Values
> }}}
>
> to the end of the list immediately after "The Secretary's weekly report
> includes:", then by adding the following paragraph to the end of the rule:
>
> {{{
> As part of the Secretary's weekly duties, e CAN and SHALL flip the
> Floating
> Value to the number of Shinies owned by Agora. E SHOULD do this while
> publishing eir weekly report.
> }}}
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
> ID: 7879
> Title: You can take it with you
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: o
> Co-authors: Aris
>
>
> Repeal rule 2485 (“You can’t take it with you”).
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7880
> Title: Agency Typo Fix
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: o
> Co-authors:
>
> Amend rule 2467 ("Agencies") by replacing the phrase "may may" with
> the word "may" wherever it appears.
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7881
> Title: Stamp CAN Patch
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: o
> Co-authors: V.J Rada, Aris, ais523
>
> Amend rule 2498 ("Economic Wins") by replacing its text, in full,
> with:
>
> {{{
> Stamps are an asset. The Secretary is the recordkeepor of Stamps.
>
> The Stamp Value is always 1/5th the current Floating Value.
>
> Once per month, a player CAN, by announcement, create a stamp
> by transferring the Stamp Value, in shinies, to Agora.
>
> If Agora owns at least as many Shinies as the current Stamp
> Value, a player CAN, by announcement, destroy a Stamp e owns to
> cause Agora to transfer the Stamp Value, in shinies, to emself.
>
> If a player owns Stamps created by at least 10 different
> players, e CAN win the game by announcement, by destroying 10
> stamps e owns, each of which was created by a distinct player.
> }}}
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7882
> Title: Welcome Package CAN Patch
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: o
> Co-authors: K, ais523
>
> Amend rule 2499 ("Welcome Packages") by replacing its text, in
> full, with:
>
> {{{
> If a player has not received a Welcome Package since e most
> recently registered, any player CAN cause em to receive one by
> announcement.
>
> When a player receives a Welcome Package, Agora transfers 50
> shinies to em.
> }}}
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7883
> Title: Fear v2.1
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: G.
> Co-authors:
>
> [v. 2.1 change: fixed the list numbering]
>
> Enact the following Rule, "Random Choices", Power-1:
> When a Rule specifies that a random choice be made, then the choice
> shall be
> made using whatever probability distribution among the possible outcomes
> the
> Rule specifies, defaulting to a uniform probability distribution.
>
> The choice CAN be made using any physical or computational process whose
> probability distribution among the possible outcomes is reasonably close
> to
> that required by the Rules, and for which the final choice is not
> trivially
> predictable by the selecting person in advance. The selecting person
> SHOULD
> make the selection method public, and SHOULD use a method for which
> the final probability distribution can be readily confirmed.
>
> [Note: "confirming the distribution" includes "confirming that the
> selector didn't just keep re-rolling until e got the desired result",
> (because that changes the final distribution for the whole process to
> be 100% whatever the selector was aiming for). The "trivially" in
> "trivially predictable" means you can use a PRNG, which is technically
> deterministic, but only "trivially" predictable if you run it with
> a set seed in advance. "Reasonably close" is to not get hung up on
> machine rounding, but also means we don't undo things if a calculation
> is *slightly* off (with *slightly* to be determined by judges etc.).
> Keeping it SHOULD instead of SHALL because I prefer to let the Officer
> have a little latitude. These are hard-earned lessons from the days
> when we dealt cards from a deck, and kept having to reset the whole
> deck because a single card had been missing from the draw].
>
>
> Amend Rule 2445 (How to Pend a Proposal) by appending the following
> paragraph:
> An Official Proposal is a proposal designated as such by the Rules;
> generally
> official proposals that are created as part of an Officer's duties.
> Rules to
> the contrary notwithstanding, an Official proposal is always pending.
> Rules
> to the contrary notwithstanding, players CANNOT claim rewards for the
> adoption
> of an Official proposal.
>
>
> Re-enact Rule 2309 (The Propose-O-Matic), with the following text:
>
> The Fearmongor is an Office. Its holder is responsible for
> ensuring the continuous change of the ruleset.
>
> Each month, the Fearmongor SHALL do the following as part of
> eir duties:
>
> 1) Select two existing rules at random. For each of those
> rules, submit an Official proposal with AI equal to that
> rules' power. One proposal SHALL specify only to repeal
> its rule; the other SHALL specify only to amend its rule.
>
> 2) Select a previous rule that was repealed over 1 year
> ago, and has not been so selected in the past 6 months.
> Submit an Official proposal of the appropriate AI to
> re-enact the rule at its previous power, using any
> past version of the rule as a basis and making minimal
> modifications to that text to allow the rule to function
> in the current ruleset.
>
> [
> Note for Rulekeepor, R2309 History:
> Created by Proposal 6798 (coppro), 27 August 2010
> Amended(1) by Proposal 6861 (omd), 18 October 2010
> Repealed by Proposal 6961 (G.), 3 March 2011
> ]
>
>
> G. is hereby installed as the Office holder for Fearmongor.
>
>
> [The old rule was "each week", but I think that's too much. No
> salary, because the job is it's own reward :) ].
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7885
> Title: Restraining Bolt
> Adoption index: 3.0
> Author: o
> Co-authors: V.J Rada, Ørjan
>
>
> Amend rule 103 ("The Speaker") by replacing the second paragraph with:
>
> {{{
> The player or players who have most recently won the game are
> called Laureled. If at any time the office of Speaker is
> vacant, or when one or more players win Agora, then the Prime
> Minister CAN and SHALL, once and in a timely fashion, appoint a
> Laureled player to the office of Speaker by announcement.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2451 ("Executive Orders") by replacing the first paragraph with:
>
> {{{
> Once per week and except as otherwise forbidden by this rule,
> the current Prime Minister CAN issue a Cabinet Order by
> announcement to perform the action(s) authorized by that Order.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2495 ("The Birthday Tournament") by replacing the first
> paragraph
> with:
>
> {{{
> In a timely fashion after the start of June 1 of each year, the
> Herald SHALL propose a set of Regulations governing a Birthday
> Tournament for that year; the Herald CAN also delegate the
> responsibility for creating or running the tournament to
> another player, with that player's consent, by announcement.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 1607 ("Distribution") by replacing the third paragraph with:
>
> {{{
> The Promotor CAN distribute a proposal which is in the Proposal
> Pool at any time, by announcement. The Promotor SHALL NOT
> distribute proposals which are not pending.
> }}}
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7886
> Title: Card Reform and Expansion v4
> Adoption index: 2.0
> Author: Aris
> Co-authors: ais523, Ørjan
>
> Amend Rule 2426, "Cards", by appending the sentence
>
> "It is inappropriate to award a card to a non-player person unless the
> rule
> defining the card says otherwise."
>
> to the paragraph beginning "The types of Card are defined by the
> rules..."
>
>
> Amend Rule 2478, "Vigilante Justice", to read in full:
>
> A player CAN by announcement, but subject to the provisions of
> this rule, Point eir Finger at a person who plays the game, citing an
> alleged
> violation of the rules by that person.
>
> When a player Points a Finger, the investigator SHALL
> investigate the allegation and, in a timely fashion, SHALL
> conclude the investigation by:
>
> - issuing a Card to the pointed-at person by announcement whose
> reason is rooted in the allegation; or
>
> - if e believes that no rules violation occurred or that it
> would be ILLEGAL to issue a Card for it, announcing the
> Finger Pointing to be Shenanigans.
>
> The Referee is by default the investigator for all Finger
> Pointing. When a Finger, other than the Arbitor's, is Pointed
> over an allegation related to the official duties or powers of
> the Referee, then the Arbitor CAN, by announcement, take over
> the investigation and thereby become the investigator.
>
> A player CANNOT point a finger more than twice per Agoran week,
> or more than once per Agoran week at the same person.
>
> Amend Rule 2479, "Official Justice", to read in full:
>
> The Referee CAN, subject to the provisions of this rule, impose
> Summary Judgment on a person who plays the game by issuing a card to em
> by
> announcement.
>
> The Referee CANNOT Point eir Finger or impose Summary Judgment
> more than five total times per week, or more than twice per week
> at or on the same person.
>
> As part of the Referee's weekly duties, e SHALL either impose
> Summary Judgment on a person or truthfully announce that e
> believes that there are no rules violations in the preceding
> Agoran week for which a Card has not already been issued.
>
>
> Amend Rule 2474, "Green Cards", to read in full:
>
> A Green Card is a type of Card that is appropriate for minor, accidental,
> and/or inconsequential infraction. A Green Card is also appropriate for
> any
> infraction for which no other type of Card is appropriate. 'Tis
> appropriate to
> issue a Green Card to a non-player person who plays the game, for the
> infractions previously described. When a person is issued a Green Card, e
> is ENCOURAGED to travel to the United States.
>
>
> Create a power 2.0 rule entitled "Blue Cards", with the following text:
>
> A Blue Card is a type of Card that is appropriate for deliberate or
> negligent
> infractions either where the the player responsible profited from
> violating
> the rules or where e significantly harmed another person or the game
> as a whole. The person issuing a Blue Card must, in the same message,
> announce a penalty between 1 shiny and the greater of 25 shinies and the
> amount the bad sport profited from the infraction, in order for the card
> to
> be effective. E CAN additionally, in the same message, determine the
> distribution of the money between Agora and the players(s) harmed, save
> that e CANNOT distribute money to emself or such that it would be under
> eir effective control. By default, all the money goes to Agora.
>
> When a Blue Card is issued, as a penalty, within the next 7 days, any
> player
> CAN once, with 2 Support, Levy a Fine upon the bad sport. After the Fine
> is
> Levied upon the bad sport, e SHALL endeavor in good faith to pay the fine
> to Agora or the correct player(s), in accordance with the distribution
> laid
> out by the carder. Any player CAN also act on the bad sport's behalf to
> do so,
> fulfilling eir obligation.
>
> Create a power 2.0 rule entitled "Black Cards", with the following text:
>
> A Black Card is a card appropriate for a person who plays the game, not
> currently a player, who either broke the rules while not a player or
> broke them while a player and then deregistered in bad faith. A Black
> Card CANNOT be issued to current players, and no more than 3 Black Cards
> CAN be issued per week. Any attempt to issue a Black Card in violation
> of these limitations is INEFFECTIVE.
>
> When a Black Card is issued, as a penalty, within the next 7 days, any
> player
> CAN once, with Agoran Consent, Slam the Door at the bad sport. After the
> Door
> is Slammed at a person, e CANNOT register or take any game actions for 30
> days, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. Any attempt to Slam the
> Door on
> a player or a person whose most recent deregistration took place without
> eir consent is INEFFECTIVE, rules to the contrary notwithstanding.
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7887
> Title: SLR Ratification
> Adoption index: 3.0
> Author: Aris
> Co-authors:
>
> Ratify the Short Logical Ruleset published on the 9th of September 2016,
> available here [1].
>
> [1]
> https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/
> agora-official/2016-September/011230.html
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7888
> Title: BILLY MAYS HERE
> Adoption index: 3.1
> Author: o
> Co-authors: V.J Rada
>
> This proposal is dedicated to William Darrel Mays.
>
> [For help finding paragraph boundaries, see CFJ 3452. This proposal
> body MUST be interpreted, generally, to assume that lists are part
> of the surrounding paragraph, or one of the adjacent paragraphs.]
>
> Amend rule 105 ("Rule Changes") by replacing item 3 of the first
> list with:
>
> {{{
> 3. reenact a rule. A repealed rule identified by its most
> recent rule number MUST be reenacted with the same ID number and
> the next change identifier. If no text is specified, the rule
> is reenacted with the same text it had when it was most
> recently repealed. If the reenacting proposal provides new text
> for the rule, the rule must have materially the same purpose as
> did the repealed version; otherwise, the attempt to reenact the
> rule is null and void.
> }}}
>
> [Changes a "may" to a "MUST", since reenactment is otherwise
> governed by the rules governing instruments.]
>
> Amend rule 2493 ("Regulations") by replacing the fourth paragraph
> with:
>
> {{{
> A regulation (or set of regulations), authorized by another
> rule, CAN generally be enacted or modified by its promulgator
> without 2 objections, or with Agoran consent. A notice pursuant
> to the previous sentence is known as a "recommendation", and
> the regulation(s) are said to be "recommended" to Agora.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 991 ("Calls for Judgement") by replacing the second
> paragraph, which begins "When a person initiates", with:
>
> {{{
> When a person initiates a Call for Judgment, e CAN optionally
> bar one person from the case by announcement.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2492 ("Recusal") by replacing the first paragraph with:
>
> {{{
> A judge CAN recuse emself from a CFJ they are assigned to by
> announcement.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2231 ("Order of the Hero of Agora Nomic") to read, in
> full:
>
> {{{
> Heroic titles are Agora's premier patent titles of distinction,
> and CAN be awarded to persons for meritorious service only by a
> proposal of power 3 or greater, which SHOULD explain why those
> persons are qualified. Bearers of heroic titles (Heroes)
> constitute the Order of the Hero of Agora Nomic.
>
> The Heroic titles in decreasing precedence are:
>
> Grand Hero of Agora Nomic (GHAN) -- This title CAN be awarded
> to any person obviously and directly responsible for the
> existence of Agora and/or Nomic in general. As this title is
> the highest honour that Agora may bestow, a Bearer of this
> title OUGHT to be treated right good forever.
>
> Hero of Agora Nomic (HAN) -- This title CAN be awarded to any
> person for outstanding meritorious service to Agora above and
> beyond the call of duty.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2467 ("Agencies") by replacing the first paragraph with:
>
> {{{
> An Agency is a document empowering persons to act on behalf of
> another player. A player CAN establish an Agency With 24 hours
> Notice, and thereby become its Director, by specifying the
> properties of the new Agency, provided e has not established
> any other Agency that day:
>
> 1. A title, which must be exactly three words, not counting
> conjunctions, articles or prepositions.
>
> 2. A non-empty list of persons other than the Director (the
> Agents).
>
> 3. A description of a set of actions (the Powers).
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2467 ("Agencies") by replacing the fifth paragraph with:
>
> {{{
> The Agents of an Agency CAN perform the Actions described in
> the Powers of the Agency on behalf of the Agency's Director, in
> the same manner by which the Agency's Director can perform
> those Actions.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2464 ("Tournaments") by replacing its text, in full,
> with:
>
> {{{
> A Tournament is a sub-game of Agora specifically sanctioned to
> be initiated as a tournament by the Rules. If a winner of a
> tournament is determined within 4 weeks of its initiation, that
> person or persons win the game, otherwise the tournament
> concludes with no winner. A Tournament is governed by a special
> temporary title of the ACORN, created in accordance with its
> parent rule, which have binding control over those who freely
> agree to play the tournament and over the tournament itself.
> Once the tournament is concluded, these regulations cease to
> have any effect, and CAN be repealed by any player by
> announcement.
> }}}
>
> Amend rule 2491 ("Estate Auctions") to read, in full:
>
> {{{
> At the start of each month, if Agora owns at least one Estate,
> the Surveyor CAN, by announcement, and SHALL in a timely
> fashion, put one Estate which is owned by Agora up for auction.
> Each auction ends seven days after it begins.
>
> During an auction, any player CAN bid a number of Shinies on
> eir own behalf, by announcement, or on behalf of any
> Organization for which such a bid is Appropriate, by
> announcement, provided the bid is higher than any
> previously-placed bid in the same auction.
>
> If, at the end of the auction, there is a single highest bid,
> then that player or Organization wins the auction. The player
> who placed the winning bid CAN, and SHALL in a timely fashion,
> cause Agora to transfer the auctioned Estate to the winner by
> announcement, by paying Agora the amount of the bid, or by
> causing the winning Organization to pay Agora the amount of the
> bid.
> }}}
>
> [This is more extensive than Estate Auction Cleanup but covers all
> defects fixed in that proposal.]
>
> Amend rule 2496 ("Rewards") by replacing the first paragraph with:
>
> {{{
> A Reward is a specified amount of shinies associated with a
> Reward Condition. For each time a player meets a Reward
> Condition, e CAN claim the specified award, by announcement,
> exactly once within 24 hours of meeting the Reward Condition.
> }}}
>
> [This probably worked by accident, but it's worth clarifying.]
>
> Amend rule 2480 ("Festivals") by replacing the second and third
> paragraphs with:
>
> {{{
> If Agora's Festivity has had the same nonzero value for 14 days
> or more, any player CAN flip it to 0 by announcement.
>
> A player who owns at least N types of Ribbon CAN Start a Rank N
> Festival, where N is an integer greater than Agora's Festivity,
> with 4 Support from players who own at least N types of Ribbon.
> Upon doing so, Agora's Festivity is flipped to N. Exception: A
> player CANNOT do so if Agora's Festivity has had a value
> greater than or equal to N within the past 21 days.
> }}}
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7889
> Title: Agora Protection Act
> Adoption index: 3.0
> Author: Aris
> Co-authors:
>
>
> Amend Rule 1698 by:
> Replacing the words "any other single change" with "any other single
> change or
> inseparable group of changes".
>
> Change the power of Rule 1698 to 4.0.
>
> Change the power of Rule 101 to 4.0.
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7890
> Title: Improved Buoyancy v2
> Adoption index: 2.0
> Author: Aris
> Co-authors: G.
>
> [Note to the Assessor: please resolve after "Float On".]
>
> [It is my belief that the current floating value problem was primarily
> caused
> by the Secretary only being able to set the floating value correctly. This
> erases certainty, as any flaw in the Secretary's report likely invalidates
> all
> rule-defined transactions until the flaw is discovered unless the switch
> self-ratifies. The probability of deliberate abuse by the secretary is
> small,
> the probability of error is large.]
>
> If the proposal "Float On" been adopted: {
> Amend Rule 2497, "Floating Value", by changing its first paragraph to read:
>
> Floating Value is a natural singleton switch, tracked by the Secretary.
>
> Amend Rule 2456, "The Secretary", by changing the paragraph "As part of the
> Secretary's weekly duties, e CAN and SHALL flip the Floating Value to the
> number of Shinies owned by Agora. E SHOULD do this while publishing eir
> weekly report." to read as follows:
>
> The Secretary CAN flip the floating value once a week by announcement.
> As part
> of eir weekly duties, e SHALL flip the Floating Value to the number of
> Shinies
> owned by Agora; e SHALL NOT ever set it to a different value.
> E SHOULD do this while publishing eir weekly report. If the Secretary
> discovers that e last flipped the floating value to an incorrect value
> and e
> would not otherwise be able to set it again yet, e CAN and SHALL set the
> value
> to what it should have been set to in the first place by announcement.
>
> } Otherwise, if the proposal "Float On" has been resolved, but not
> adopted: {
> Amend Rule 2497, "Floating Value", by changing it to read in full:
>
> Floating Value is a natural singleton switch, tracked by the Secretary.
>
> The Secretary CAN flip the floating value once a week by announcement.
> As part
> of eir weekly duties, e SHALL flip the Floating Value to the number of
> Shinies
> owned by Agora; e SHALL NOT ever set it to a different value. E SHOULD do
> this while publishing eir weekly report. If the Secretary discovers that
> e
> last flipped the floating value to an incorrect value and e would not
> otherwise be able to set it again yet, e CAN and SHALL set the value to
> what
> it should have been set to in the first place by announcement.
>
> } Otherwise: {
> Glare pointedly at the Assessor.
> std::abort();
> }
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
> ID: 7892
> Title: Truthfulness v2
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: Aris
> Co-authors:
>
> Amend Rule 2471, "No Faking", by changing it to read in full:
>
> A person SHALL NOT make a public statement that is a lie. A statment is
> a lie
> if its publisher either knew or believed it to be not to be true at the
> time
> e published it (or, in the case of an action, not to be effective), and
> it
> was made with the intent to mislead. Merely quoting a statement does not
> constitute making it for the purposes of this rule. Any disclaimer,
> conditional clause, or other qualifier attached to a statement
> constitutes
> part of the statement for the purposes of this rule; the truth or
> falsity of
> the whole is what is significant.
>
> The previous provisions of this rule notwithstanding, a formal
> announcement of
> intent is never a lie.
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7897
> Title: University Funding
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: CuddleBeam
> Co-authors:
>
>
> Add to the bottom of the exhaustive list of Reward Conditions and eir
> rewards
> the following as a new entry with its own bullet:
>
> "Having a Thesis pass peer-review and be granted a Degree based on its
> merit:
> 20 shinies"
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> ID: 7898
> Title: Community Chest
> Adoption index: 2.0
> Author: G.
> Co-authors:
>
>
> Amend Rule 2483 (Economics) by replacing:
> They may be owned by Agora, any player, or any organization.
> with:
> Shiny ownership is restricted to Agora, any player, any
> organization, or any entity explicitly defined by the Rules to
> be an Agoran Institution.
>
>
> [Note: Institution is a very general concept - we can make a
> university! a bank! Etc.]
>
>
> Create the following Rule, "Community Chest", Power-2:
>
> The Community Chest is an Agoran Institution. If a player
> has not done so in the current quarter, e CAN, by announcement,
> transfer all the Shinies owned by the Community Chest to
> any specified player.
>
> If a player uses shinies to pend a Proposal or initiate a CFJ,
> e MAY additionally specify, as part of the specification of
> the transaction, that the funds be used for Charity (syn:
> "Donated"). If e does so, then an instant after the
> transaction is completed, half the value of the transaction in
> shinies (rounded up) is transferred from Agora to the Community
> Chest.
>
>
> [In a Libertarian World, taxes and minimum incomes are replaced with
> Charity, after all].
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
>
>
