Not right now, because PSS hasn't got two support or initiated the election. If you want to preempt him and initiate it now, you may. The ADoP no longer has to do anything straight after an election's initiation, because the Nomination Period lasts 7 days. After that's over, you have to distribute campaign proposals (distribute like the Promotor does) and initiate the Agoran Decision. The Assessor will count the votes and resolve that Decision.
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:03 PM, ATMunn <iamingodsa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wait, I'm supposed to do something with this as ADoP, right? > > > On 10/22/2017 9:07 PM, Alexis Hunt wrote: > > Ah, never mind, it has indeed been 14 days since the report was last > required to be published, meaning that this works without notice. > > I intend, with 2 support, to initiate an election for Rulekeepor. > > -Alexis > > On Sun, 22 Oct 2017 at 21:00 Alexis Hunt <aler...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I believe this is INEFFECTIVE as you did not intend to do so? >> >> On Sun, 22 Oct 2017 at 20:57 Publius Scribonius Scholasticus >> <p.scribonius.scholasti...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I deputise for he Rulekeepor to publish the below SLR: >>> >>> THE SHORT LOGICAL RULESET >>> >>> Most Recent Ruleset Change Recorded: >>> Adoption of Proposal 7929, 22 October 2017 >>> >>> Online documents: >>> https://agoranomic.github.io/ruleset/slr.txt (SLR) >>> https://agoranomic.github.io/ruleset/flr.txt (FLR) >>> https://agoranomic.github.io/ruleset/ (HLR, not legally part of my >>> report but always in sync with the other two) >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Agora >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 101/17 (Power=4) >>> The Game of Agora >>> >>> Agora is a game of Nomic, wherein Persons, acting in accordance >>> with the Rules, communicate their game Actions and/or results of >>> these actions via Fora in order to play the game. The game may >>> be won, but the game never ends. >>> >>> Please treat Agora Right Good Forever. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1698/5 (Power=4) >>> Agora Is A Nomic >>> >>> Agora is ossified if it is IMPOSSIBLE for any reasonable >>> combination of >>> actions by players to cause arbitrary rule changes to be made >>> and/or >>> arbitrary proposals to be adopted within a four-week period. >>> >>> If, but for this rule, the net effect of a proposal would cause >>> Agora to >>> become ossified, or would cause Agora to cease to exist, it cannot >>> take >>> effect, rules to the contrary notwithstanding.If any other single >>> change >>> or inseperable group of changes to the gamestate would cause Agora >>> to >>> become ossified, or would cause Agora to cease to exist, it is >>> cancelled >>> and does not occur, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 478/34 (Power=3) >>> Fora >>> >>> Freedom of speech being essential for the healthy functioning of >>> any non-Imperial nomic, it is hereby resolved that no Player >>> shall be prohibited from participating in the Fora, nor shall >>> any person create physical or technological obstacles that >>> unduly favor some players' fora access over others. >>> >>> Publicity is a forum switch with values Public, Discussion, and >>> Foreign (default), tracked by the Registrar. Changes to >>> publicity are secured. >>> >>> The Registrar may change the publicity of a forum without >>> objection as long as: >>> >>> 1. e sends eir announcement of intent to that forum; and >>> >>> 2. if the forum is to be made public, the announcement by which >>> the Registrar makes that forum public is sent to all >>> existing public fora. >>> >>> Each player should ensure e can receive messages via each public >>> forum. >>> >>> A public message is a message sent via a public forum, or sent >>> to all players and containing a clear designation of intent to >>> be public. A rule can also designate that a part of one public >>> message is considered a public message in its own right. A >>> person "publishes" or "announces" something by sending a public >>> message. >>> >>> Where the rules define an action that CAN be performed "by >>> announcement", a person performs that action by unambiguously >>> and clearly specifying the action and announcing that e performs >>> it. Any action performed by sending a message is performed at >>> the time date-stamped on that message. Actions in messages >>> (including sub-messages) are performed in the order they appear >>> in the message, unless otherwise specified. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Players >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 869/40 (Power=3) >>> How to Join and Leave Agora >>> >>> Any organism that is generally capable of freely originating and >>> communicating independent thoughts and ideas is a person. Rules >>> to the contrary notwithstanding, no other entities are persons. >>> >>> Citizenship is a person switch with values Unregistered >>> (default) and Registered, tracked by the Registrar. Changes to >>> citizenship are secured. A registered person is a Player. >>> >>> A person CAN (unless explicitly forbidden or prevented by the >>> rules) register by publishing a message that indicates >>> reasonably clearly and reasonably unambiguously that e intends >>> to become a player at that time. A person, by registering, >>> agrees to abide by the Rules. The Rules CANNOT otherwise bind a >>> person to abide by any agreement without that person's willful >>> consent. >>> >>> A player CAN deregister (cease being a player) by announcement. >>> If e does so, e CANNOT register by announcement for 30 days. >>> >>> If a player has not sent a message to a public forum in the last >>> month, then any player CAN deregister em without objection. >>> >>> The Rules CANNOT compel non-players to act without their express or >>> reasonably >>> implied consent. The rules CANNOT compel players to unduly harass >>> non-players. >>> A non-person CANNOT be a player, rules to the contrary >>> notwithstanding. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2139/10 (Power=2) >>> The Registrar >>> >>> The Registrar is an office; its holder is responsible for >>> keeping track of players. >>> >>> The Registrar's weekly report includes: >>> >>> 1. A list of all players, including information sufficient to >>> identify and contact each player. >>> >>> 2. The date on which each player most recently became a player. >>> >>> 3. For each forum with non-Foreign publicity, sufficient >>> instructions for players to receive messages there. >>> >>> The Registrar's monthly report includes: >>> >>> 1. For each former player for which the information is >>> reasonably available, the dates on which e registered and >>> deregistered. >>> >>> In the first week of every month the Registrar SHALL attempt to >>> deregister every player that has not sent a message to a public >>> forum in the preceding month. >>> >>> The Registrar's duties and abilities also include: >>> >>> * Changing the publicity of a forum, as described in Rule 478. >>> >>> * Publishing Cantus Cygnei and Writs of FAGE as described in >>> Rule 1789. >>> >>> The Registrar is also responsible for tracking any switches, >>> defined in a rule, >>> that would otherwise lack an officer to track them, unless the >>> switch is >>> defined as untracked. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1789/9 (Power=2) >>> Cantus Cygneus >>> >>> Whenever a Player feels that e has been treated so egregiously >>> by the Agoran community that e can no longer abide to be a part >>> of it, e may submit a document to the Registrar, clearly labeled >>> a Cantus Cygneus, detailing eir grievances and expressing eir >>> reproach for those who e feels have treated em so badly. >>> >>> In a timely fashion after receiving a Cantus Cygneus, the >>> Registrar shall publish this document along with a Writ of >>> Fugiendae Agorae Grandissima Exprobratione, commanding the >>> Player to be deregistered. The Registrar shall note the method >>> of deregistration for that Player in subsequent Registrar >>> Reports. >>> >>> The Player is deregistered as of the posting of the Writ, and >>> the notation in the Registrar's Report will ensure that, >>> henceforth, all may know said Player deregistered in a Writ of >>> FAGE. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Rules & Power >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2141/9 (Power=3) >>> Role and Attributes of Rules >>> >>> A rule is a type of instrument with the capacity to govern the >>> game generally, and is always taking effect. A rule's content >>> takes the form of a text, and is unlimited in scope. >>> >>> Every rule has power between 0.1 and 4.0 inclusive. It is >>> not possible for a rule to have a power outside this range. >>> >>> Rules have ID numbers, to be assigned by the Rulekeepor. >>> >>> Every rule shall have a title to aid in identification. If a >>> rule ever does not have a title, the Rulekeepor SHALL assign a >>> title to it by announcement in a timely fashion. >>> >>> For the purposes of rules governing modification of instruments, >>> the text, power, ID number, and title of a rule are all >>> substantive aspects of the rule. However, rules to the contrary >>> notwithstanding, the Rulekeepor CAN set rule aspects as >>> described elsewhere in this rule. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1688/8 (Power=3) >>> Power >>> >>> The Power of an entity is a non-negative rational number. An >>> Instrument is an entity with positive Power. >>> >>> The Power of an entity cannot be set or modified except as >>> stipulated by the Rules. All entities have Power zero except >>> where specifically allowed by the rules. >>> >>> Power less than one is called Ephemeral power, and an instrument >>> with a power less than one is an Ephemeral instrument. >>> >>> A Rule that makes a change, action, or value secured (hereafter >>> the securing Rule) thereby makes it IMPOSSIBLE to perform that >>> change or action, or to set or modify that value, except as >>> allowed by an Instrument with Power greater than or equal to the >>> change's Power Threshold. This Threshold defaults to the >>> securing Rule's Power, but CAN be lowered as allowed by that >>> Rule (including by the Rule itself). >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2140/2 (Power=3) >>> Power Controls Mutability >>> >>> No entity with power below the power of this rule can >>> >>> 1. cause an entity to have power greater than its own. >>> >>> 2. adjust the power of an instrument with power greater than >>> its own. >>> >>> 3. set or modify any other substantive aspect of an instrument >>> with power greater than its own. A "substantive" aspect of >>> an instrument is any aspect that affects the instrument's >>> operation. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 217/11 (Power=3) >>> Interpreting the Rules >>> >>> When interpreting and applying the rules, the text of the rules >>> takes precedence. Where the text is silent, inconsistent, or >>> unclear, it is to be augmented by game custom, common sense, >>> past judgements, and consideration of the best interests of the >>> game. >>> >>> Definitions and prescriptions in the rules are only to be >>> applied using direct, forward reasoning; in particular, an >>> absurdity that can be concluded from the assumption that a >>> statement about rule-defined concepts is false does not >>> constitute proof that it is true. Definitions in lower-powered >>> Rules do not overrule common-sense interpretations or common >>> definitions of terms in higher-powered rules. >>> >>> Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, any rule change that >>> would (1) prevent a person from initiating a formal process to >>> resolve matters of controversy, in the reasonable expectation >>> that the controversy will thereby be resolved; or (2) prevent a >>> person from causing formal reconsideration of any judicial >>> determination that e should be punished, is wholly void and >>> without effect. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1030/11 (Power=3.2) >>> Precedence between Rules >>> >>> In a conflict between Rules, the conflict shall be resolved by >>> performing the following comparisons in the sequence written in >>> this rule, until the conflict is resolved. >>> >>> - In a conflict between Rules with different Power, the Rule >>> with the higher Power takes precedence over the Rule with the >>> lower Power; otherwise, >>> >>> - If all of the Rules in conflict explicitly say that their >>> precedence relations are determined by some other Rule for >>> determining precedence relations, then the determinations of >>> the precedence-determining Rule shall be used to resolve the >>> conflicts; otherwise, >>> >>> - If at least one of the Rules in conflict explicitly says of >>> itself that it defers to another Rule (or type of Rule) or >>> takes precedence over another Rule (or type of Rule), then >>> such provisions shall be used to resolve the conflict, unless >>> they lead to contradictions between each other; otherwise, >>> >>> - If any of the rules in conflict have ID numbers, then the Rule >>> with the lowest ID number takes precedence; otherwise, >>> >>> - The Rule enacted earliest takes precedence. >>> >>> Clauses in any other rule that broadly claim precedence (e.g. >>> over "all rules" of a certain class) shall be, prima facie, >>> considered to be limited claims of precedence or deference that >>> are applicable only when such claims are evaluated as described >>> within the above sequence. >>> >>> No change to the Ruleset can occur that would cause a Rule to >>> directly claim precedence over this Rule as a means of >>> determining precedence. This applies to changes by the >>> enactment or amendment of a Rule, or of any other form. This >>> Rule takes precedence over any Rule that would permit such a >>> change to the Ruleset. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2240/1 (Power=3) >>> No Cretans Need Apply >>> >>> In a conflict between clauses of the same Rule, if exactly one >>> claims precedence over the other, then it takes precedence; >>> otherwise, the later clause takes precedence. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 105/14 (Power=3) >>> Rule Changes >>> >>> Where permitted by other rules, an instrument generally can, >>> as part of its effect, >>> >>> 1. enact a rule. The new rule has power equal to the minimum >>> of the power specified by the enacting instrument, >>> defaulting to one if the enacting instrument does not >>> specify or if it specifies a power less than 0.1, and the >>> maximum power permitted by other rules. The enacting >>> instrument may specify a title for the new rule, which if >>> present shall prevail. The ID number of the new rule cannot >>> be specified by the enacting instrument; any attempt to so >>> specify is null and void. >>> >>> 2. repeal a rule. When a rule is repealed, it ceases to be a >>> rule, and the Rulekeepor need no longer maintain a record >>> of it. >>> >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> 4. amend the text of a rule. >>> >>> 5. retitle a rule. >>> >>> 6. change the power of a rule. >>> >>> A rule change is any effect that falls into the above classes. >>> Rule changes always occur sequentially, never simultaneously. >>> >>> Any ambiguity in the specification of a rule change causes that >>> change to be void and without effect. An inconsequential >>> variation in the quotation of an existing rule does not >>> constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any >>> other variation does. >>> >>> A rule change is wholly prevented from taking effect unless its >>> full text was published, along with an unambiguous and clear >>> specification of the method to be used for changing the rule, at >>> least 4 days and no more than 60 days before it would otherwise >>> take effect. >>> >>> This rule provides the only mechanism by which rules can be >>> created, modified, or destroyed, or by which an entity can >>> become a rule or cease to be a rule. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Reusable Definitions >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2152/7 (Power=3) >>> Mother, May I? >>> >>> The following terms are defined. These definitions are used >>> when a rule includes a term in all caps, and provide guidance in >>> determining the ordinary-language meaning of a term when a rule >>> includes a term otherwise. Earlier definitions take precedence >>> over later ones. If a rule specifies one or more persons in >>> connection with a term, then the term applies only to the >>> specified person(s). >>> >>> 1. CANNOT, IMPOSSIBLE, INEFFECTIVE, INVALID: Attempts to >>> perform the described action are unsuccessful. >>> >>> 2. MUST NOT, MAY NOT, SHALL NOT, ILLEGAL, PROHIBITED: Performing >>> the described action violates the rule in question. >>> >>> 3. NEED NOT, OPTIONAL: Failing to perform the described action >>> does not violate the rules. >>> >>> 4. SHOULD NOT, DISCOURAGED, DEPRECATED: Before performing the >>> described action, the full implications of performing it >>> should be understood and carefully weighed. >>> >>> 5. CAN: Attempts to perform the described action are successful. >>> >>> 6. MAY: Performing the described action does not violate the >>> rules. >>> >>> 7. MUST, SHALL, REQUIRED, MANDATORY: Failing to perform the >>> described action violates the rule in question. >>> >>> 8. SHOULD, ENCOURAGED, RECOMMENDED: Before failing to perform >>> the described action, the full implications of failing to >>> perform it should (in the ordinary-language sense) be >>> understood and carefully weighed. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2162/10 (Power=2) >>> Switches >>> >>> A type of switch is a property that the rules define as a >>> switch, and specify the following: >>> >>> 1. The type(s) of entity possessing an instance of that switch. >>> No other entity possesses an instance of that switch. >>> >>> 2. One or more possible values for instances of that switch, >>> exactly one of which is designated as the default. No other >>> values are possible for instances of that switch. >>> >>> 3. Optionally, exactly one office whose holder tracks instances >>> of that switch. That officer's (weekly, if not specified >>> otherwise) report includes the value of each instance of that >>> switch whose value is not its default value; a public >>> document purporting to be this portion of that officer's >>> report is self-ratifying, and implies that other instances >>> are at their default value. >>> >>> At any given time, each instance of a switch has exactly one >>> possible value for that type of switch. If an instance of a >>> switch comes to have a value, it ceases to have any other value. >>> If an instance of a switch would otherwise fail to have a >>> possible value, it comes to have its default value. >>> >>> "To flip an instance of a switch" is to make it come to have a >>> given value. "To become X" (where X is a possible value of >>> exactly one of the subject's switches) is to flip that switch to >>> X. >>> >>> If an action or set of actions would cause the value of an >>> instance of a switch to become indeterminate, the instance >>> instead takes on its last determinate and possible value, if >>> any, otherwise it takes on its default value. >>> >>> A singleton switch is a switch for which Agora Nomic is the only >>> entity possessing an instance of that switch. >>> >>> A boolean switch is a switch with values True and False. A >>> positive boolean switch has a default of True; a negative >>> boolean switch has a default of False. >>> >>> Attempting to flip an instance of a switch to a value it already >>> has does not flip the switch. However, if a person is REQUIRED >>> to flip a switch instance to a value it already has, then either >>> attempting to do so using the required mechanism, or announcing >>> that the switch already has the required value, fulfills the >>> requirement without flipping the switch. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2125/10 (Power=3) >>> Regulated Actions >>> >>> An action is restricted if: (1) the Rules limit, allow, enable, >>> or permit its performance; (2) describe the circumstances under >>> which the action would succeed or fail; or (3) the action would, >>> as part of its effect, modify information for which some player >>> is required to be a recordkeepor. >>> >>> A Restricted Action CAN only be performed as described by the >>> Rules, and only >>> using the methods explicitly specified in the Rules for performing >>> the given >>> action. The Rules SHALL NOT be interpreted so as to proscribe >>> unrestricted actions. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1023/37 (Power=2) >>> Agoran Time >>> >>> The following terms are defined: >>> >>> 1. The phrase "in a timely fashion" means "within 7 days". >>> This time period is set when the requirement is created >>> (i.e. X days before the limit ends). A requirement to >>> perform an action at an exact instant (e.g. "when X, Y >>> SHALL Z"), but not "in the same message", is instead >>> interpreted as a requirement to perform that action in a >>> timely fashion after that instant. >>> >>> 2. Agoran epochs: >>> >>> 1. Agoran days begin at midnight UTC. >>> >>> 2. Agoran weeks begin at midnight UTC on Monday. >>> >>> 3. Agoran months begin at midnight UTC on the first day of >>> each Gregorian month. >>> >>> 4. Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, >>> April, July, and October begin. >>> >>> 5. Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January >>> begins. >>> >>> 6. A pivot is either the instant at which Agora Nomic began >>> (June 30, 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200) or an instant at >>> which at least one person won the game. When used as a >>> period of time, a "Round" (historical syn: "game") is >>> the period of time between a pivot and the next pivot. >>> >>> These definitions do not apply to relative durations (e.g. >>> "within <number> days after <event>"). >>> >>> 3. Two points in time are within a month of each other if: >>> >>> 1. they occur in the same Agoran month; >>> >>> 2. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months, and the >>> later of the two occurs in an earlier day in the month >>> than the earlier one; >>> >>> 3. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months on the same >>> day of the month, and the later of the two occurs at the >>> same or earlier time of day. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1728/37 (Power=3) >>> Dependent Actions >>> >>> A rule which purports to allow a person (the performer) to >>> perform an action by a set of one or more of the following >>> methods (N is 1 unless otherwise specified): >>> >>> 1. Without N Objections, where N is a positive integer no >>> greater than 8. ("Without Objection" is shorthand for this >>> method with N = 1.) >>> 2. With N Supporters, where N is a positive integer. ("With >>> Support" is shorthand for this method with N = 1.) >>> 3. With N Agoran Consent, where N is an integer multiple of 0.1 >>> with a minimum of 1. >>> 4. With Notice. >>> 5. With T Notice, where T is a time period. >>> >>> thereby allows em to perform the action by announcement if all >>> of the following are true: >>> >>> 1. A person (the initiator) announced intent to perform the >>> action, >>> unambiguously and clearly specifying the action and method(s) >>> (including >>> the value of N and/or T for each method), at most fourteen days >>> earlier. >>> >>> 2. If the action is to be performed Without N Objections, With N >>> Agoran >>> Consent, or With Notice, if the intent was announced at least 4 >>> days >>> earlier >>> >>> 3. If the action is to be performed With T Notice, if the intent >>> was >>> announced at least T earlier. >>> >>> 4. At least one of the following is true: >>> >>> 1. The performer is the initiator. >>> >>> 2. The initiator was authorized to perform the action due to >>> holding >>> a rule-defined position now held by the performer. >>> >>> 3. The initiator is authorized to perform the action, the >>> action >>> depends on support, the performer has supported the >>> intent, and the >>> rule authorizing the performance does not explicitly >>> prohibit >>> supporters from performing it. >>> >>> 5. Agora is Satisfied with the announced intent, as defined by >>> other rules. >>> >>> 6. If a set of conditions for the performance of the action was >>> given in the >>> announcement of intent to perform the action, all those >>> conditions are >>> met. >>> >>> The actor SHOULD publish a list of supporters if the action >>> depends on support, and a list of objectors if it depends on >>> objections. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2486/0 (Power=3.14) >>> The Royal Parade >>> >>> _ >>> _\ /_ >>> >_X_< >>> .---._ /_\ _.---. >>> /`.---._`{/ \}`_.---.`\ >>> | / ___`{\_/}`___ \ | >>> \ \."`* `"{_}"` *`"./ / >>> \ \ )\ _\ /_ /( / / >>> \ *<()( >_X_< )()>* / >>> |._)/._./_\._.\(_.| >>> jgs |() () () () () ()| >>> <<o>><<o>><o>><<o>> >>> `"""""""""""""""""""` >>> IN CELEBRATION of Alexis being crowned Princess of Agora, >>> without prejudice to Any before or since >>> who may come to hold a Title >>> whether Patent or otherwise; >>> IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a Royal Parade be established, >>> imbued in this very Rule, >>> which shall travel around Agora to Rules of import; >>> AND THEREFORE, the Rulekeepor SHOULD place this Rule >>> near recently-amended rules of high Power; >>> AND FURTHERMORE, additions to this Parade are most welcome >>> when Events suiting the honour should occur. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2124/20 (Power=2) >>> Agoran Satisfaction >>> >>> >>> A Supporter of a dependent action is an eligible entity who has >>> publicly >>> posted (and not withdrawn) support (syn. "consent") for an >>> announcement of >>> intent to perform the action.An Objector to a dependent action is >>> an >>> eligible entity who has publicly posted (and not withdrawn) an >>> objection >>> to the announcement of intent to perform the action. >>> >>> The entities eligible to support or object to a dependent action >>> are, by >>> default, all players, subject to modification by the document >>> authorizing >>> the dependent action.However, the previous sentence >>> notwithstanding, the >>> Executor of the announcement of intent is not eligible to support >>> it. >>> >>> Agora is Satisfied with an intent to perform a specific action if >>> and only >>> if: >>> >>> 1. if the action is to be performed Without N Objections, then it >>> has >>> fewer than N objectors; >>> >>> 2. if the action is to be performed With N supporters, then it has >>> N or >>> more supporters; and >>> >>> 3. if the action is to be performed with N Agoran Consent, then the >>> ratio >>> of supporters to objectors is greater than N, or the action has >>> at >>> least one supporter and no objectors. >>> >>> 4. if the action is to be performed With Notice or With T Notice. >>> >>> The above notwithstanding, if the action depends on objections, and >>> an >>> objection to it has been withdrawn within the past 24 hours, then >>> Agora is >>> not Satisfied with the intent. >>> >>> The above notwithstanding, Agora is not satisfied with the intent >>> if the >>> Speaker has objected to it in the last 48 hours. >>> >>> A person CANNOT support or object to an announcement of intent >>> before the >>> intent is announced, or after e has withdrawn the same type of >>> response. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2466/1 (Power=3) >>> Acting on Behalf >>> >>> When a rule allows one person (the agent) to act on behalf of >>> another >>> (the principal) to perform an action, that agent CAN perform the >>> action if it >>> is POSSIBLE for the principal to do so, taking into account any >>> prerequisites >>> for the action. If the enabling rule does not specify the mechanism >>> by which >>> the agent may do so, then the agent CAN perform the action in the >>> same manner >>> in which the principal CAN do so, with the additional requirement >>> that the >>> agent must, in the message in which the action is performed, >>> uniquely identify >>> the principal and that the action is being taken on behalf of that >>> person. >>> >>> A person SHALL NOT act on behalf of another person if doing so >>> causes the >>> second person to violate the rules. A person CANNOT act on behalf >>> of another >>> person to do anything except perform a game action; in particular, >>> a person >>> CANNOT act on behalf of another person to send a message, only to >>> perform >>> specific actions that might be taken within a message. >>> >>> When an action is performed on behalf of a principal, then the >>> action is considered for all game purposes to have been performed >>> by the >>> principal, unless a rule specifically states that it is treated >>> differently >>> for some purpose, in which case it is treated as described by that >>> rule. >>> >>> Allowing a person to act on behalf of another person is secured at >>> power 2.0. >>> This rule takes precedence over any rule that would prohibit a >>> person from >>> taking an action, except that it defers to any rule that imposes >>> limitations >>> specifically on actions taken on behalf of another person. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2524/0 (Power=2.4) >>> Acting on Behalf via Contracts >>> >>> If a rule says that a contract CAN do something by announcement, it >>> is >>> equivalent to saying that that any person CAN take that action by >>> announcement >>> if the contract's text says that e CAN do so under the >>> circumstances; if >>> whether the contract enables the person to do so is indeterminate, >>> or is the >>> subject of an inextricable conditional, the action is IMPOSSIBLE. A >>> person >>> SHALL NOT cause a contract to violate a rule using this method. >>> >>> If a rule specifies that a contract SHALL or SHALL NOT do >>> something, each >>> party to the contract SHALL ensure that the contract respectively >>> does >>> or does not do that thing. >>> >>> The text of a contract can permit persons to act on behalf of a >>> party or >>> group of parties. To do so, it must specify: >>> >>> a. Which of its parties can be acted on behalf of; >>> b. What actions can be taken; >>> c. Who can take the actions; and >>> d. Any conditions or limitations upon the actions. If any such >>> limitations or conditions are inextricable, the actions CANNOT >>> be used. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2166/23 (Power=3) >>> Assets >>> >>> An asset is an entity defined as such by a (a) rule, (b) authorized >>> regulation, (c) group of rules and/or authorized regulations (but >>> if such >>> regulations modify a preexisting asset class defined by a rule or >>> another >>> title of regulations, they must be authorized specifically to do so >>> by their >>> parent rule), or (d) contract (hereafter its backing document), and >>> existing >>> solely because its backing document defines its existence. An >>> asset's backing >>> document can specify when and how that asset is created, destroyed, >>> and >>> transferred. >>> >>> Each asset has exactly one owner. If an asset would otherwise >>> lack an owner, it is owned by Agora. If an asset's backing >>> document restricts >>> its ownership to a class of entities, then that asset CANNOT be >>> gained by or >>> transferred to an entity outside that class, and is destroyed if it >>> is owned >>> by an entity outside that class (except if it is owned by Agora, in >>> which case >>> any player CAN transfer or destroy it without objection). The >>> restrictions in >>> the previous sentence are subject to modification by its backing >>> document. >>> >>> Unless modified by an asset's backing document, ownership of an >>> asset is >>> restricted to Agora, players, and contracts. As an exception to the >>> last >>> sentence, non-player persons are generally able to own assets >>> defined by >>> a contract they are a party to, subject to modification by the >>> contract in >>> question. >>> >>> A contract's text can specify whether or not that contract is >>> willing to receive assets or a class of assets. Generally, a >>> contract CANNOT >>> be given assets it is unwilling to receive. If the contract is >>> silent on the >>> matter, or if its willingness is indeterminate or the subject of a >>> inextricable conditional, the procedure to determine its >>> willingness is as >>> follows: >>> >>> 1. If the contract appears to anticipate being given assets, >>> other than for >>> sustenance (e.g. by authorizing parties to spend the >>> contract's assets), >>> then the contract is willing to receive all assets. >>> 2. Otherwise, it is unwilling to receive all assets. >>> >>> The previous paragraph (including the list) notwithstanding, a >>> contract >>> CAN be given 1 shiny a month for its sustenance payment, so long as >>> it never has more than 1 shiny at a time. >>> >>> The recordkeepor of a class of assets is the entity (if any) >>> defined as such by, and bound by, its backing document. That >>> entity's report includes a list of all instances of that class >>> and their owners. This portion of that entity's report is >>> self-ratifying. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a contract >>> CANNOT >>> oblige a person who isn't a member to record its internal state, >>> nor is >>> the default recordkeepor responsible for tracking a contract's >>> internal state. >>> For the purposes of this rule, the promulgator of a regulation is >>> bound by >>> it. >>> >>> An asset generally CAN be destroyed by its owner by >>> announcement, subject to modification by its backing document. An >>> indestructible asset is one defined as such by it backing document, >>> and CANNOT >>> be destroyed except by a rule, other than this one, specifically >>> addressing >>> the destruction of indestructible assets or that asset in >>> particular; any >>> other asset is destructible. In circumstances where another asset >>> would be >>> destroyed, an indestructible asset is generally transferred to >>> Agora, subject >>> to modification by its backing document and the intervention of >>> other rules. >>> >>> To "lose" an asset is to have it destroyed from one's >>> possession; to "revoke" an asset from an entity is to destroy it >>> from that entity's possession. >>> >>> An asset generally CAN be transferred (syn. paid, given) by >>> announcement by >>> its owner to another entity, subject to modification by its >>> backing document. A fixed asset is one defined as such by its >>> backing >>> document, and CANNOT be transferred; any other asset is liquid. >>> >>> When a rule indicates transferring an amount that is not a natural >>> number, >>> the specified amount is rounded up to the nearest natural number. >>> >>> A currency is a class of asset defined as such by its backing >>> document. >>> Instances of a currency with the same owner are fungible. >>> >>> The "x balance of an entity", where x is a currency, is the number >>> of x that >>> entity possesses. If a rule, proposal, or other competent authority >>> attempts >>> to increase or decrease the balance of an entity without specifying >>> a source >>> or destination, then the currency is created or destroyed as >>> needed. >>> >>> When a player causes one or more balances to change, e is >>> ENCOURAGED >>> to specify the resulting balance(s). Players SHOULD NOT specify >>> inaccurate balances. >>> >>> Where it resolves ambiguity, the asset or currency being referred >>> to is the >>> currency designated as "Agora's official currency", if there is >>> one. >>> >>> An asset or class of assets is private, rather than public, if its >>> backing document is a contract. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2515/0 (Power=1) >>> Distributing Assets >>> >>> To “distribute” a quantity of a fungible asset to a set of >>> recipients is to >>> transfer one instance of that asset at a time to the recipient that >>> owns >>> the least number of instances of that asset, until either no more >>> instances >>> of the asset are eligible to be distributed, or the number of >>> instances so >>> transferred equals the quantity to be distributed. If, when >>> distributing a >>> specific asset, two or more recipients each own the least number of >>> instances >>> of that asset, then the recipient that most recently became >>> eligible to own >>> the asset SHALL receive the asset being distributed. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2493/2 (Power=3.1) >>> Regulations >>> >>> A Regulation is an textual entity defined as such by this rule. A >>> regulation >>> allows an officer (known as the Promulgator) to exercise rule >>> defined powers. >>> A regulation is in effect continuously from the time of its >>> creation to the >>> time of either its revocation or the repeal of the rule that >>> allowed for its >>> creation. When recommending a regulation, its Promulgator must >>> specify by >>> number the rule(s) upon which it is based (the parent rules), the >>> list of >>> which becomes an integral part of the regulation. The list of rules >>> can >>> generally be modified by the Promulgator according to the procedure >>> for text >>> changes. >>> >>> A regulation must be authorized by at least one rule in order for >>> it to exist. >>> A regulation has effect on the game (only) insofar as the rule or >>> rules that >>> authorized it permit it to have effect. If reasonably possible, a >>> regulation >>> should be interpreted so as to defer to other rules. The procedure >>> for >>> resolving conflict between regulations is the same as it is for >>> rules (for the >>> purposes of resolving conflicts only, a regulation is treated as if >>> it >>> had the power of its least powerful parent rule). >>> >>> Regulations are generally issued according to the following >>> procedures, >>> and they can be repealed by the announcement of their Promulgator. >>> Alternate >>> procedures may be used if provided for by all of the regulations's >>> parent >>> rules. If one parent rule specifies procedures that are more >>> stringent than >>> those that the other(s) specifies, those apply. Creating, >>> modifying, revoking, >>> or allowing for a regulation is secured at power 1. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2494/0 (Power=1) >>> The Regkeepor >>> >>> The Regkeepor is an office, responsible for the maintenance of the >>> Regulations. The Regulations are contained in the Regkeepor's >>> weekly report, >>> know as the Agora Nomic Code of Regulations (ACORN). E MAY publish >>> multiple >>> versions or editions of the ACORN. >>> >>> The ACORN is divided into titles, assigned by the Regkeepor, which >>> are >>> each given an integer. Generally, each office with the power to >>> create >>> regulations SHOULD be assigned the next successive natural number. >>> Title 0 of >>> the ACORN is reserved for use by the Regkeepor, and nothing in that >>> title >>> need be a regulation. Non-regulations printed in the ACORN >>> have no binding effect, and SHALL clearly be marked by the >>> Regkeepor. >>> >>> Each regulation SHALL be assigned an ID number by the Regkeepor, >>> consisting >>> of a string of the characters [0-9] and separator characters. The >>> Regkeepor >>> SHOULD establish some way of keeping track of the version of a >>> regulations. >>> The Regkeepor MAY also, at eir discretion, create ways of marking >>> special >>> types of Regulation (even in violation of the previous restrictions >>> of this >>> paragraph), mark sections or titles as reserved for future use, and >>> make such other discussions of arrangement, annotation, and marking >>> as are >>> necessary and proper in the execution of eir duties. >>> >>> The Regkeepor SHOULD remember that the purpose of the ACORN is to >>> make the >>> regulations easily readable, and e SHALL not act in a manner >>> intended to >>> deceive others in eir official capacity. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2500/0 (Power=1) >>> Action Points >>> >>> At the beginning of every Agoran Week, every player has 2 Action >>> Points. >>> When a player 'spends' an Action Point, e has one less Action >>> Point. If a >>> player has 0 Action Points, e may not spend any more Action Points, >>> rules >>> to the contrary notwithstanding. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2518/0 (Power=3) >>> Determinacy >>> >>> If a value CANNOT be reasonably determined (without circularity or >>> paradox) >>> from information reasonably available, or if it alternates >>> indefinitely >>> between values, then the value is considered to be indeterminate, >>> otherwise >>> it is determinate. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1586/0 (Power=2) >>> Definition and Continuity of Entities >>> >>> >>> If multiple rules attempt to define an entity with the same name, >>> then they >>> refer to the same entity. A rule-defined entity's name CANNOT be >>> changed to >>> be the same as another rule-defined entity's name. >>> >>> A rule, contract, or regulation that refers to an entity by name >>> refers to the >>> entity that had that name when the rule first came to include that >>> reference, >>> even if the entity's name has since changed. >>> >>> If the entity that defines another entity is amended such that it >>> no longer >>> defines the second entity, then the second entity and its >>> attributes cease to >>> exist. >>> >>> If the entity that defines another entity is amended such that it >>> defines >>> the second entity both before and after the amendment, but with >>> different >>> attributes, then the second entity and its attributes continue to >>> exist to >>> whatever extent is possible under the new definitions. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2505/0 (Power=1) >>> Random Choices >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Proposals >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2350/9 (Power=3) >>> Proposals >>> >>> A proposal is a type of entity consisting of a body of text and >>> other attributes. A player CAN create a proposal by >>> announcement, specifying its text and optionally specifying any >>> of the following attributes: >>> >>> * An associated title. >>> * A list of co-authors (which must be persons other than the >>> author). >>> * An adoption index. >>> >>> Creating a proposal adds it to the Proposal Pool. Once a >>> proposal is created, nether its text nor any of the >>> aforementioned attributes can be changed. The author (syn. >>> proposer) of a proposal is the person who submitted it. >>> >>> If a decision of whether to adopt a proposal was resolved as >>> FAILED QUORUM in the last seven days, the Promotor CAN once add >>> the proposal back to the Proposal Pool by announcement. >>> >>> The author of a proposal in the Proposal Pool CAN remove (syn. >>> retract, withdraw) it from the Pool by announcement. >>> >>> The Promotor CAN remove a proposal from the Proposal Pool by >>> announcement if it is not pending and has been added to the Pool >>> more than 14 days ago. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2445/10 (Power=1) >>> How to Pend a Proposal >>> >>> Imminence is a switch, tracked by the Promotor, possessed by >>> proposals in the Proposal Pool, whose value is either "pending" or >>> "not pending" (default). >>> >>> Any player CAN flip a specified proposal's imminence to "pending" >>> by >>> announcement by: >>> >>> a) spending 1 Action Point, OR >>> >>> b) spending the current Pend Cost in shinies. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1607/44 (Power=3) >>> Distribution >>> >>> The Promotor is an office; its holder is responsible for >>> receiving and distributing proposals. >>> >>> Determining whether to adopt a proposal is an Agoran decision. >>> For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the >>> adoption index is initially the adoption index of the proposal, >>> or 1.0 if the proposal does not have one, and the text, author, >>> and coauthors of the proposal are essential parameters. >>> Initiating such a decision is known as distribution, and removes >>> the proposal from the Proposal Pool. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> If there is a Proposal in the Pool that it would otherwise be >>> IMPOSSIBLE for any player to distribute, then any player CAN >>> distribute that Proposal Without 3 Objections. >>> >>> The Promotor's report includes a list of all proposals in the >>> Proposal Pool, along with their text and attributes. This >>> portion of a public document purporting to be a Promotor's >>> report is self-ratifying. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2137/2 (Power=1) >>> The Assessor >>> >>> The Assessor is an office; its holder is responsible for >>> collecting votes and keeping track of related properties. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 106/36 (Power=3) >>> Adopting Proposals >>> >>> When a decision about whether to adopt a proposal is resolved, if >>> the >>> outcome is ADOPTED, then the proposal in question is adopted, and >>> unless >>> other rules prevent it from taking effect, its power is set to the >>> minimum >>> of four and its adoption index, and then it takes effect.Except as >>> prohibited by other rules, a proposal that takes effect CAN and >>> does, as >>> part of its effect, apply the changes that it specifies.If the >>> proposal >>> cannot make some such changes, this does not preclude the other >>> changes >>> from taking place. >>> >>> If there is no Agoran Decision to adopt a particular proposal that >>> has an >>> outcome of ADOPTED, that proposal CANNOT take effect, rules to the >>> contrary notwithstanding. >>> >>> Preventing a proposal from taking effect is a secured change; this >>> does >>> not apply to generally preventing changes to specified areas of the >>> gamestate, nor to a proposal preventing itself from taking effect >>> (its no- >>> effect clause is generally interpreted as applying only to the rest >>> of the >>> proposal). >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2443/1 (Power=3) >>> Expediting Proposals >>> >>> A player CAN expedite a proposal whose adoption index is at most >>> 1.5, in a message containing the character string "[Expedition]" >>> in the subject line, >>> >>> 1. by specially deputising for the Promotor to distribute the >>> proposal, if it has not been distributed; or >>> 2. by announcement, otherwise. >>> >>> If, in an Agoran Decision to adopt a proposal, the strength of >>> AGAINST is zero, and the proposal was expedited at least 7 days >>> earlier, then any player CAN specially deputise for the Assessor >>> to resolve the decision. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2431/1 (Power=1) >>> Proposal Competitions >>> >>> Any player CAN, with Agoran Consent, initiate a Proposal >>> Competition with a specified Objective. Only one Competition may >>> be in progress at a time. The Objective should be a >>> specification of effects of a proposal, and SHOULD NOT depend on >>> factors that could not be determined from the text of a >>> proposal. >>> >>> During the Agoran Week following the initiation of a Proposal >>> Competition, any player CAN specify that a Proposal e submits is >>> a Competition Proposal for that Competition. Players are >>> ENCOURAGED to describe how their Competition Proposals fulfill >>> the Objective. >>> >>> The Promotor SHALL distribute all Competition Proposals for a >>> given Competition in the same message. The Assessor SHALL >>> resolve all the Agoran Decisions to adopt the Competition >>> Proposals for a given Competition in the same message. >>> >>> Once all Agoran decisions to adopt Competition Proposals for a >>> given Competition have been resolved, the Competition ends. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Voting & Elections >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 693/16 (Power=3) >>> Agoran Decisions >>> >>> When the rules calls for an Agoran decision to be made, the >>> decision- >>> making process takes place in the following three stages, each >>> described >>> elsewhere: >>> >>> 1. Initiation of the decision. >>> 2. Voting of the people. >>> 3. Resolution of the decision. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 107/19 (Power=3) >>> Initiating Agoran Decisions >>> >>> An Agoran decision is initiated when a person authorized to >>> initiate it publishes a valid notice which sets forth the intent >>> to initiate the decision. This notice is invalid if it lacks >>> any of the following information, and the lack is correctly >>> identified within one week after the notice is published: >>> >>> 1. The matter to be decided (for example, "the adoption of >>> proposal 4781"). >>> >>> 2. A clear indication of the set of valid votes. >>> >>> 3. The identity of the vote collector. >>> >>> 4. Any additional information defined by the rules as essential >>> parameters. >>> >>> The publication of such a valid notice initiates the voting >>> period for the decision. The voting period lasts for 7 days. >>> The minimum voting period for a decision with at least two >>> options is five days. The vote collector for a decision with >>> less than two options CAN and SHALL end the voting period by >>> announcement, if it has not ended already, and provided that e >>> resolves the decision in the same message. >>> >>> The voting period for a decision cannot be set or changed to a >>> duration longer than fourteen days. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 683/25 (Power=3) >>> Voting on Agoran Decisions >>> >>> An entity submits a ballot on an Agoran decision by publishing a >>> notice satisfying the following conditions: >>> >>> 1. The ballot is submitted during the voting period for the >>> decision. >>> >>> 2. The entity casting the ballot (the voter) was, at the >>> initiation of the decision, a player. >>> >>> 3. The ballot clearly identifies the matter to be decided. >>> >>> 4. The ballot clearly identifies a valid vote, as determined by >>> the voting method. >>> >>> 5. The ballot clearly sets forth the voter's intent to place >>> the identified vote. >>> >>> 6. The voter has no other valid ballots on the same decision. >>> >>> A valid ballot is a ballot, correctly submitted, that has not >>> been withdrawn. During the voting period of an Agoran decision, >>> a player CAN by announcement withdraw (syn. retract) a ballot >>> that e submitted on that decision. To "change" one's vote is to >>> retract eir previous ballot (if any), then submit a new one. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 208/12 (Power=3) >>> Resolving Agoran Decisions >>> >>> The vote collector for an unresolved Agoran decision CAN resolve >>> it by announcement, indicating the outcome. If it was required >>> to be initiated, then e SHALL resolve it in a timely fashion >>> after the end of the voting period. To be valid, this >>> announcement must satisfy the following conditions: >>> >>> 1. It is published after the voting period has ended. >>> >>> 2. It clearly identifies the matter to be resolved. >>> >>> 3. It specifies the outcome, as described elsewhere, and, if >>> there was more than one valid option, provides a tally of >>> the voters' valid ballots. >>> >>> Each Agoran decision has exactly one vote collector, defaulting >>> to the initiator of the decision. If the vote collector is >>> defined by reference to a position (or, in the default case, if >>> the initiator was so defined), then the vote collector is the >>> current holder of that position. >>> >>> This rule takes precedence over any rule that would provide >>> another mechanism by which an Agoran decision may be resolved. >>> >>> In general, changes to the gamestate due to the outcome of an >>> Agoran decision take effect when the decision is resolved. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 955/23 (Power=3) >>> Determining the Will of Agora >>> >>> Each Agoran decision has a voting method, which determines how >>> voters may vote on it and how to calculate the outcome. The >>> strength of a ballot is the voting strength of the voter who >>> cast it on that Agoran decision. >>> >>> The following voting methods are defined: >>> >>> 1. AI-majority: the valid votes are FOR and AGAINST. Let F be >>> the total strength of all valid ballots cast FOR a decision, >>> A be the same for AGAINST, and AI be the adoption index of >>> the decision. The outcome is ADOPTED if F/A >= AI and F/A > >>> 1 (or F>0 and A=0), otherwise REJECTED. >>> >>> 2. Instant runoff: the valid votes are ordered lists of >>> options, and the outcome is whichever option wins according >>> to the standard definition of instant runoff. For this >>> purpose, a ballot of strength N is treated as if it were N >>> distinct ballots expressing the same preferences. In case >>> multiple valid options tie for the lowest number of votes at >>> any stage, the vote collector CAN and must, in the >>> announcement of the decision's resolution, select one such >>> option to eliminate; if, for M > 1, all eir possible choices >>> in the next M stages would result in the same set of options >>> being eliminated, e need not specify the order of >>> elimination. >>> >>> 3. First-past-the-post (default): the valid votes are the >>> options, and the outcome is whichever option received the >>> highest total strength of valid ballots. In case of a tie, >>> the vote collector CAN and must, in the announcement of the >>> decision's resolution, select one of the leaders as the >>> outcome. >>> >>> The previous notwithstanding: >>> >>> - If there is more than one option, and the number of valid >>> ballots is less than the quorum of that decision, the outcome >>> is instead FAILED QUORUM. >>> - PRESENT is always a valid vote, with no effect on the outcome >>> except counting towards quorum. >>> - If there are no valid options, the outcome is null. >>> >>> The outcome of a decision is determined when it is resolved, and >>> cannot change thereafter. The rule providing >>> for an Agoran Decision by instant runoff may disqualify one or more >>> options; in >>> such a case, they are eliminated prior to beginning the first stage >>> of the vote >>> count. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 879/33 (Power=2) >>> Quorum >>> >>> Each Agoran Decision has a quorum. This is a number set when the >>> decision is created, and thereafter cannot be changed. When a >>> person initiates an Agoran Decision, that person SHALL state the >>> quorum of that decision. However, incorrectly stating the quorum >>> of a decision does not invalidate the initiation, nor does it >>> actually change the quorum of the decision. >>> >>> The quorum that an Agoran Decision gains as it is created can be >>> defined by other rules of power 2 or greater. If no other rule >>> defines the quorum of an Agoran Decision, the quorum for that >>> decision is equal to the number of players who voted on the >>> Agoran Decision to adopt a proposal that had been most recently >>> resolved at the time of that decision's initiation, minus 2. >>> >>> As an exception to the previous paragraph, the quorum of an >>> Agoran Decision can never be less than 2. If the rules would >>> attempt to set the quorum of an Agoran Decision to less than 2, >>> it is set to 2 instead. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2422/2 (Power=3) >>> Voting Strength >>> >>> The voting strength of an entity on an Agoran decision is an >>> integer between 0 and 5 inclusive, defined by rules of power 2 >>> or greater. If not otherwise specified, the voting strength of >>> an entity on an Agoran decision is 1. >>> >>> When multiple rules set or modify an entity's voting strength on >>> an Agoran decision, it shall be determined by first applying the >>> rule(s) which set it to a specific value, using the ordinary >>> precedence of rules, and then applying the rules, other than >>> this one, which modify it, in numerical order by ID. Finally, if >>> theresult of the calculation is not an integer, it is rounded >>> up, and then if it is outside the allowable range of values for >>> voting strength, it is set to the the minimum value if it was >>> less and the maximum value if it was more. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2127/9 (Power=3) >>> Conditional Votes >>> >>> If a vote on an Agoran decision is submitted conditionally (e.g. >>> "FOR if <X> is true, otherwise AGAINST"), then the selected >>> option is evaluated based on the value of the condition(s) at >>> the end of the voting period, and, rules to the contrary >>> notwithstanding, is clearly specified if and only if the value >>> of the condition(s) is/are determinate at the end of the voting >>> period. If the option cannot be clearly identified, a vote of >>> PRESENT is cast. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2517/0 (Power=3) >>> Conditionals and Extricability >>> >>> A conditional is any textual structure that attempts to make a >>> statement (the >>> substrate) affecting any part or aspect of the gamestate, or the >>> permissibility, possibility, or effect of any action affecting such >>> a part or >>> aspect, dependent on the truth value or other state of a textual >>> structure >>> (the condition). The condition is said to be "affixed" to the >>> substrate >>> (inverse "to be conditional upon"). >>> >>> A condition is inextricable if it is unclear, ambiguous, circular, >>> inconsistent, paradoxical, depends on information that is >>> indeterminate, or >>> is impossible or unreasonably difficult to determine, or otherwise >>> requires an >>> unreasonable effort to resolve; otherwise it is extricable. A >>> conditional is >>> inextricable if its condition is inextricable; otherwise it is >>> extricable. A >>> player SHOULD NOT use an inextricable conditional for any purpose. >>> >>> An action is said to be "subject to" a conditional if its >>> possibility, >>> permissibility, or effect (depending on context) is determined by >>> the >>> conditional. A value is said to be subject to a conditional of the >>> state >>> of the value is determined by the conditional. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2168/7 (Power=1) >>> Extending the voting period >>> >>> Whenever the voting period of an Agoran decision would end, and >>> the result would be FAILED QUORUM, the length of the voting >>> period for that decision is instead increased to 14 days, except >>> if it is already that length, provided this has not already >>> happened for the decision in question. >>> >>> Upon such an occurrence, the vote collector for the decision >>> SHALL issue a humiliating public reminder to the slackers who >>> have not yet cast any votes on it despite being eligible, and >>> CAN end its voting period by announcement (resolving it >>> constitutes an implicit announcement that its voting period is >>> first ended) if the result would no longer be FAILED QUORUM, or >>> if the decision is whether to adopt a proposal and no voter >>> (other than possibly the proposal's author) has voted FOR. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1950/32 (Power=3) >>> Decisions with Adoption Indices >>> >>> Adoption index is an untracked switch possessed by Agoran >>> decisions and proposals, whose value is either "none" (default) >>> or an integral multiple of 0.1 from 1.0 to 9.9. >>> >>> Adoption index is secured with a power threshold of 2. >>> >>> Adoption index is an essential parameter of an Agoran decision >>> if that decision has an adoption index. >>> >>> For any Agoran decision with an adoption index, the voting >>> method is AI-majority. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2034/9 (Power=3) >>> Vote Protection and Cutoff for Challenges >>> >>> A public message purporting to resolve an Agoran decision >>> constitutes self-ratifying claims that >>> >>> 1. such a decision existed, >>> 2. it was resolved as indicated, and >>> 3. (if the indicated outcome was to adopt a proposal) such a >>> proposal existed, was adopted, and took effect. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2154/51 (Power=2) >>> Election Procedure >>> >>> A player CAN initiate an election for a specified office: >>> a) With 2 Support, if either the office is interim or the >>> most recent election for that office was resolved more >>> than 90 days prior, and provided that the initiator >>> becomes a candidate in the same message. >>> b) By announcement, if e is the ADoP and if the office is >>> interim, or if e is the holder of that office. >>> The above notwithstanding, an election for an office CANNOT be >>> initiated if one is already in progress. >>> >>> After an election is initiated and until nominations close, any >>> player CAN >>> become a candidate by announcement. A candidate ceases to be a >>> candidate if e >>> ceases to be a player during the election. An election is contested >>> if it has >>> two or more candidates at the end of the nomination period, and >>> uncontested >>> otherwise. For a contested election, nominations close at the end >>> of the >>> poll's voting period. For an uncontested election, nominations >>> close at the >>> end of the nomination period. >>> >>> When an election is initiated, it enters the nomination period, >>> which lasts for 7 days. In a timely fashion after the nomination >>> period ends, the ADoP CAN and SHALL, in the same message: >>> 1) If the election is contested, initiate an Agoran decision >>> to select the winner of the election (the poll). For this >>> decision, the Vote Collector is the Assessor, the valid >>> options are the candidates for that election (including >>> those who become candidates after its initiation), and the >>> voting method is instant runoff. >>> 2) Distribute all pending Campaign Proposals associated >>> with the election. >>> 3) If POSSIBLE per the following paragraph, end the election >>> immediately. >>> >>> If at any point an uncontested election has a single candidate, and >>> that >>> candidate either is not the author of a Committed Campaign Proposal >>> for that >>> election or that proposal was adopted, then any player CAN declare >>> them the >>> winner of the election by announcement. If at any point an >>> uncontested >>> election has no candidates, or a single candidate who is the author >>> of a >>> failed Committed Campaign Proposal for that election, then any >>> player CAN >>> declare the election ended with no winner by announcement. The >>> Assessor SHALL >>> do one or the other in the same message in which e resolves a >>> decision to >>> adopt a Campaign Proposal for an ongoing uncontested election. >>> >>> A poll CANNOT be resolved until the decisions to adopt all >>> associated Campaign >>> Proposals are resolved. When resolving the poll, if a given >>> candidate authored >>> one of the associated Campaign Proposals, that proposal is >>> Committed, and it >>> was not adopted, then that player is disqualified. >>> >>> When the poll is resolved, its outcome, if a player, wins the >>> election. When >>> a player wins an election, e is installed into the associated >>> office and the >>> election ends. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Offices & Reporting >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1006/39 (Power=2) >>> Offices >>> >>> Officeholder is an office switch tracked by the ADoP, with >>> possible values of any person or "vacant". An officer is the >>> holder of an office, who may be referred to by the name of that >>> office. If the holder of an office is ever not a player, it >>> becomes vacant. >>> >>> An imposed office is an office described as such by the rule >>> defining it. All others are elected. A person CANNOT be made >>> the holder of an elected office without eir explicit or >>> reasonably implied consent. >>> >>> A holder of an elected office who did not become its holder by >>> winning an >>> election, and has not won an election for that office since, is an >>> interim >>> holder. An elected office that is either vacant or has an interim >>> holder is an >>> interim office. >>> >>> The holder of an elected office CAN resign it by announcement, >>> causing it to become vacant. Any player CAN cause an office to >>> become vacant without 2 objections. >>> >>> When a proposal takes effect and creates a new office, if the >>> proposal does not specify otherwise, the author of that proposal >>> becomes the holder of the office. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2143/26 (Power=1) >>> Official Reports and Duties >>> >>> For each person: >>> >>> 1. If any task is defined by the rules as part of that person's >>> weekly duties, then e SHALL perform it at least once each >>> week. If any information is defined by the rules as part of >>> that person's weekly report, then e SHALL maintain all such >>> information, and the publication of all such information is >>> part of eir weekly duties. >>> >>> 2. If any task is defined by the rules as part of that person's >>> monthly duties, then e SHALL perform it at least once each >>> month. If any information is defined by the rules as part of >>> that person's monthly report, then e SHALL maintain all such >>> information, and the publication of all such information is >>> part of eir monthly duties. >>> >>> Any information defined by the rules as part of a person's >>> report, without specifying which one, is part of eir weekly >>> report. Failure of a person to perform any duty required of em >>> within the allotted time is the Class-2 crime of Tardiness. >>> >>> An official duty for an office is any duty that the Rules >>> specifically assign to that office's holder in particular >>> (regardless of eir identity). >>> >>> A person SHALL NOT publish information that is inaccurate or >>> misleading while performing an official duty, or within a >>> document purporting to be part of any person or office's weekly >>> or monthly report. >>> >>> Reports SHALL be published in plain text. Tabular data must >>> line up properly when viewed in a monospaced font. Publishing a >>> report that deviates from these restrictions is the Class 2 Crime >>> of Making My Eyes Bleed. >>> >>> Officers SHOULD maintain a publicly visible copy of their >>> reports on the World Wide Web, and they SHOULD publish the >>> address of this copy along with their published reports. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2513/0 (Power=1) >>> Campaign Proposals, with power 3 >>> >>> During the nomination period of an election, any candidate for that >>> election >>> CAN submit a Campaign Proposal for that election, provided e does >>> not >>> currently have a pending Campaign Proposal for that election, using >>> the normal >>> mechanism for proposal submission. Campaign Proposals SHOULD relate >>> to the >>> duties of the office up for election. Commitment is an untracked >>> Campaign >>> Proposal switch with values Committed (default) and Uncommitted. >>> The author >>> of a Committed proposal may flip it to Uncommitted by announcement. >>> >>> A Campaign Proposal is an Official Proposal exempt from automatic >>> distribution, and SHALL NOT be distributed as required by the >>> rules. >>> The election with which a Campaign Proposal is associated, as well >>> as its >>> Commitment, are essential parameters for an Agoran decision to >>> adopt a >>> Campaign Proposal. >>> >>> When a Campaign Proposal is adopted, it CANNOT take effect until >>> the associated election ends. When the election ends, if the winner >>> was the >>> proposal's author, then any player CAN once make it take effect by >>> announcement (with its power set as usual for an adopted proposal). >>> If the >>> conditions for a Campaign Proposal to take effect are met as a >>> result of an >>> action in a public message, the author of the message SHALL make it >>> take >>> effect in that message. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2138/24 (Power=1) >>> The Associate Director of Personnel >>> >>> The Associate Director of Personnel (ADoP) is an office; its >>> holder is responsible for keeping track of officers. >>> >>> > > -- >From V.J. Rada On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:03 PM, ATMunn <iamingodsa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wait, I'm supposed to do something with this as ADoP, right? > > > On 10/22/2017 9:07 PM, Alexis Hunt wrote: > > Ah, never mind, it has indeed been 14 days since the report was last > required to be published, meaning that this works without notice. > > I intend, with 2 support, to initiate an election for Rulekeepor. > > -Alexis > > On Sun, 22 Oct 2017 at 21:00 Alexis Hunt <aler...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I believe this is INEFFECTIVE as you did not intend to do so? >> >> On Sun, 22 Oct 2017 at 20:57 Publius Scribonius Scholasticus >> <p.scribonius.scholasti...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I deputise for he Rulekeepor to publish the below SLR: >>> >>> THE SHORT LOGICAL RULESET >>> >>> Most Recent Ruleset Change Recorded: >>> Adoption of Proposal 7929, 22 October 2017 >>> >>> Online documents: >>> https://agoranomic.github.io/ruleset/slr.txt (SLR) >>> https://agoranomic.github.io/ruleset/flr.txt (FLR) >>> https://agoranomic.github.io/ruleset/ (HLR, not legally part of my >>> report but always in sync with the other two) >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Agora >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 101/17 (Power=4) >>> The Game of Agora >>> >>> Agora is a game of Nomic, wherein Persons, acting in accordance >>> with the Rules, communicate their game Actions and/or results of >>> these actions via Fora in order to play the game. The game may >>> be won, but the game never ends. >>> >>> Please treat Agora Right Good Forever. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1698/5 (Power=4) >>> Agora Is A Nomic >>> >>> Agora is ossified if it is IMPOSSIBLE for any reasonable >>> combination of >>> actions by players to cause arbitrary rule changes to be made >>> and/or >>> arbitrary proposals to be adopted within a four-week period. >>> >>> If, but for this rule, the net effect of a proposal would cause >>> Agora to >>> become ossified, or would cause Agora to cease to exist, it cannot >>> take >>> effect, rules to the contrary notwithstanding.If any other single >>> change >>> or inseperable group of changes to the gamestate would cause Agora >>> to >>> become ossified, or would cause Agora to cease to exist, it is >>> cancelled >>> and does not occur, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 478/34 (Power=3) >>> Fora >>> >>> Freedom of speech being essential for the healthy functioning of >>> any non-Imperial nomic, it is hereby resolved that no Player >>> shall be prohibited from participating in the Fora, nor shall >>> any person create physical or technological obstacles that >>> unduly favor some players' fora access over others. >>> >>> Publicity is a forum switch with values Public, Discussion, and >>> Foreign (default), tracked by the Registrar. Changes to >>> publicity are secured. >>> >>> The Registrar may change the publicity of a forum without >>> objection as long as: >>> >>> 1. e sends eir announcement of intent to that forum; and >>> >>> 2. if the forum is to be made public, the announcement by which >>> the Registrar makes that forum public is sent to all >>> existing public fora. >>> >>> Each player should ensure e can receive messages via each public >>> forum. >>> >>> A public message is a message sent via a public forum, or sent >>> to all players and containing a clear designation of intent to >>> be public. A rule can also designate that a part of one public >>> message is considered a public message in its own right. A >>> person "publishes" or "announces" something by sending a public >>> message. >>> >>> Where the rules define an action that CAN be performed "by >>> announcement", a person performs that action by unambiguously >>> and clearly specifying the action and announcing that e performs >>> it. Any action performed by sending a message is performed at >>> the time date-stamped on that message. Actions in messages >>> (including sub-messages) are performed in the order they appear >>> in the message, unless otherwise specified. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Players >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 869/40 (Power=3) >>> How to Join and Leave Agora >>> >>> Any organism that is generally capable of freely originating and >>> communicating independent thoughts and ideas is a person. Rules >>> to the contrary notwithstanding, no other entities are persons. >>> >>> Citizenship is a person switch with values Unregistered >>> (default) and Registered, tracked by the Registrar. Changes to >>> citizenship are secured. A registered person is a Player. >>> >>> A person CAN (unless explicitly forbidden or prevented by the >>> rules) register by publishing a message that indicates >>> reasonably clearly and reasonably unambiguously that e intends >>> to become a player at that time. A person, by registering, >>> agrees to abide by the Rules. The Rules CANNOT otherwise bind a >>> person to abide by any agreement without that person's willful >>> consent. >>> >>> A player CAN deregister (cease being a player) by announcement. >>> If e does so, e CANNOT register by announcement for 30 days. >>> >>> If a player has not sent a message to a public forum in the last >>> month, then any player CAN deregister em without objection. >>> >>> The Rules CANNOT compel non-players to act without their express or >>> reasonably >>> implied consent. The rules CANNOT compel players to unduly harass >>> non-players. >>> A non-person CANNOT be a player, rules to the contrary >>> notwithstanding. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2139/10 (Power=2) >>> The Registrar >>> >>> The Registrar is an office; its holder is responsible for >>> keeping track of players. >>> >>> The Registrar's weekly report includes: >>> >>> 1. A list of all players, including information sufficient to >>> identify and contact each player. >>> >>> 2. The date on which each player most recently became a player. >>> >>> 3. For each forum with non-Foreign publicity, sufficient >>> instructions for players to receive messages there. >>> >>> The Registrar's monthly report includes: >>> >>> 1. For each former player for which the information is >>> reasonably available, the dates on which e registered and >>> deregistered. >>> >>> In the first week of every month the Registrar SHALL attempt to >>> deregister every player that has not sent a message to a public >>> forum in the preceding month. >>> >>> The Registrar's duties and abilities also include: >>> >>> * Changing the publicity of a forum, as described in Rule 478. >>> >>> * Publishing Cantus Cygnei and Writs of FAGE as described in >>> Rule 1789. >>> >>> The Registrar is also responsible for tracking any switches, >>> defined in a rule, >>> that would otherwise lack an officer to track them, unless the >>> switch is >>> defined as untracked. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1789/9 (Power=2) >>> Cantus Cygneus >>> >>> Whenever a Player feels that e has been treated so egregiously >>> by the Agoran community that e can no longer abide to be a part >>> of it, e may submit a document to the Registrar, clearly labeled >>> a Cantus Cygneus, detailing eir grievances and expressing eir >>> reproach for those who e feels have treated em so badly. >>> >>> In a timely fashion after receiving a Cantus Cygneus, the >>> Registrar shall publish this document along with a Writ of >>> Fugiendae Agorae Grandissima Exprobratione, commanding the >>> Player to be deregistered. The Registrar shall note the method >>> of deregistration for that Player in subsequent Registrar >>> Reports. >>> >>> The Player is deregistered as of the posting of the Writ, and >>> the notation in the Registrar's Report will ensure that, >>> henceforth, all may know said Player deregistered in a Writ of >>> FAGE. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Rules & Power >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2141/9 (Power=3) >>> Role and Attributes of Rules >>> >>> A rule is a type of instrument with the capacity to govern the >>> game generally, and is always taking effect. A rule's content >>> takes the form of a text, and is unlimited in scope. >>> >>> Every rule has power between 0.1 and 4.0 inclusive. It is >>> not possible for a rule to have a power outside this range. >>> >>> Rules have ID numbers, to be assigned by the Rulekeepor. >>> >>> Every rule shall have a title to aid in identification. If a >>> rule ever does not have a title, the Rulekeepor SHALL assign a >>> title to it by announcement in a timely fashion. >>> >>> For the purposes of rules governing modification of instruments, >>> the text, power, ID number, and title of a rule are all >>> substantive aspects of the rule. However, rules to the contrary >>> notwithstanding, the Rulekeepor CAN set rule aspects as >>> described elsewhere in this rule. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1688/8 (Power=3) >>> Power >>> >>> The Power of an entity is a non-negative rational number. An >>> Instrument is an entity with positive Power. >>> >>> The Power of an entity cannot be set or modified except as >>> stipulated by the Rules. All entities have Power zero except >>> where specifically allowed by the rules. >>> >>> Power less than one is called Ephemeral power, and an instrument >>> with a power less than one is an Ephemeral instrument. >>> >>> A Rule that makes a change, action, or value secured (hereafter >>> the securing Rule) thereby makes it IMPOSSIBLE to perform that >>> change or action, or to set or modify that value, except as >>> allowed by an Instrument with Power greater than or equal to the >>> change's Power Threshold. This Threshold defaults to the >>> securing Rule's Power, but CAN be lowered as allowed by that >>> Rule (including by the Rule itself). >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2140/2 (Power=3) >>> Power Controls Mutability >>> >>> No entity with power below the power of this rule can >>> >>> 1. cause an entity to have power greater than its own. >>> >>> 2. adjust the power of an instrument with power greater than >>> its own. >>> >>> 3. set or modify any other substantive aspect of an instrument >>> with power greater than its own. A "substantive" aspect of >>> an instrument is any aspect that affects the instrument's >>> operation. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 217/11 (Power=3) >>> Interpreting the Rules >>> >>> When interpreting and applying the rules, the text of the rules >>> takes precedence. Where the text is silent, inconsistent, or >>> unclear, it is to be augmented by game custom, common sense, >>> past judgements, and consideration of the best interests of the >>> game. >>> >>> Definitions and prescriptions in the rules are only to be >>> applied using direct, forward reasoning; in particular, an >>> absurdity that can be concluded from the assumption that a >>> statement about rule-defined concepts is false does not >>> constitute proof that it is true. Definitions in lower-powered >>> Rules do not overrule common-sense interpretations or common >>> definitions of terms in higher-powered rules. >>> >>> Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, any rule change that >>> would (1) prevent a person from initiating a formal process to >>> resolve matters of controversy, in the reasonable expectation >>> that the controversy will thereby be resolved; or (2) prevent a >>> person from causing formal reconsideration of any judicial >>> determination that e should be punished, is wholly void and >>> without effect. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1030/11 (Power=3.2) >>> Precedence between Rules >>> >>> In a conflict between Rules, the conflict shall be resolved by >>> performing the following comparisons in the sequence written in >>> this rule, until the conflict is resolved. >>> >>> - In a conflict between Rules with different Power, the Rule >>> with the higher Power takes precedence over the Rule with the >>> lower Power; otherwise, >>> >>> - If all of the Rules in conflict explicitly say that their >>> precedence relations are determined by some other Rule for >>> determining precedence relations, then the determinations of >>> the precedence-determining Rule shall be used to resolve the >>> conflicts; otherwise, >>> >>> - If at least one of the Rules in conflict explicitly says of >>> itself that it defers to another Rule (or type of Rule) or >>> takes precedence over another Rule (or type of Rule), then >>> such provisions shall be used to resolve the conflict, unless >>> they lead to contradictions between each other; otherwise, >>> >>> - If any of the rules in conflict have ID numbers, then the Rule >>> with the lowest ID number takes precedence; otherwise, >>> >>> - The Rule enacted earliest takes precedence. >>> >>> Clauses in any other rule that broadly claim precedence (e.g. >>> over "all rules" of a certain class) shall be, prima facie, >>> considered to be limited claims of precedence or deference that >>> are applicable only when such claims are evaluated as described >>> within the above sequence. >>> >>> No change to the Ruleset can occur that would cause a Rule to >>> directly claim precedence over this Rule as a means of >>> determining precedence. This applies to changes by the >>> enactment or amendment of a Rule, or of any other form. This >>> Rule takes precedence over any Rule that would permit such a >>> change to the Ruleset. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2240/1 (Power=3) >>> No Cretans Need Apply >>> >>> In a conflict between clauses of the same Rule, if exactly one >>> claims precedence over the other, then it takes precedence; >>> otherwise, the later clause takes precedence. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 105/14 (Power=3) >>> Rule Changes >>> >>> Where permitted by other rules, an instrument generally can, >>> as part of its effect, >>> >>> 1. enact a rule. The new rule has power equal to the minimum >>> of the power specified by the enacting instrument, >>> defaulting to one if the enacting instrument does not >>> specify or if it specifies a power less than 0.1, and the >>> maximum power permitted by other rules. The enacting >>> instrument may specify a title for the new rule, which if >>> present shall prevail. The ID number of the new rule cannot >>> be specified by the enacting instrument; any attempt to so >>> specify is null and void. >>> >>> 2. repeal a rule. When a rule is repealed, it ceases to be a >>> rule, and the Rulekeepor need no longer maintain a record >>> of it. >>> >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> 4. amend the text of a rule. >>> >>> 5. retitle a rule. >>> >>> 6. change the power of a rule. >>> >>> A rule change is any effect that falls into the above classes. >>> Rule changes always occur sequentially, never simultaneously. >>> >>> Any ambiguity in the specification of a rule change causes that >>> change to be void and without effect. An inconsequential >>> variation in the quotation of an existing rule does not >>> constitute ambiguity for the purposes of this rule, but any >>> other variation does. >>> >>> A rule change is wholly prevented from taking effect unless its >>> full text was published, along with an unambiguous and clear >>> specification of the method to be used for changing the rule, at >>> least 4 days and no more than 60 days before it would otherwise >>> take effect. >>> >>> This rule provides the only mechanism by which rules can be >>> created, modified, or destroyed, or by which an entity can >>> become a rule or cease to be a rule. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Reusable Definitions >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2152/7 (Power=3) >>> Mother, May I? >>> >>> The following terms are defined. These definitions are used >>> when a rule includes a term in all caps, and provide guidance in >>> determining the ordinary-language meaning of a term when a rule >>> includes a term otherwise. Earlier definitions take precedence >>> over later ones. If a rule specifies one or more persons in >>> connection with a term, then the term applies only to the >>> specified person(s). >>> >>> 1. CANNOT, IMPOSSIBLE, INEFFECTIVE, INVALID: Attempts to >>> perform the described action are unsuccessful. >>> >>> 2. MUST NOT, MAY NOT, SHALL NOT, ILLEGAL, PROHIBITED: Performing >>> the described action violates the rule in question. >>> >>> 3. NEED NOT, OPTIONAL: Failing to perform the described action >>> does not violate the rules. >>> >>> 4. SHOULD NOT, DISCOURAGED, DEPRECATED: Before performing the >>> described action, the full implications of performing it >>> should be understood and carefully weighed. >>> >>> 5. CAN: Attempts to perform the described action are successful. >>> >>> 6. MAY: Performing the described action does not violate the >>> rules. >>> >>> 7. MUST, SHALL, REQUIRED, MANDATORY: Failing to perform the >>> described action violates the rule in question. >>> >>> 8. SHOULD, ENCOURAGED, RECOMMENDED: Before failing to perform >>> the described action, the full implications of failing to >>> perform it should (in the ordinary-language sense) be >>> understood and carefully weighed. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2162/10 (Power=2) >>> Switches >>> >>> A type of switch is a property that the rules define as a >>> switch, and specify the following: >>> >>> 1. The type(s) of entity possessing an instance of that switch. >>> No other entity possesses an instance of that switch. >>> >>> 2. One or more possible values for instances of that switch, >>> exactly one of which is designated as the default. No other >>> values are possible for instances of that switch. >>> >>> 3. Optionally, exactly one office whose holder tracks instances >>> of that switch. That officer's (weekly, if not specified >>> otherwise) report includes the value of each instance of that >>> switch whose value is not its default value; a public >>> document purporting to be this portion of that officer's >>> report is self-ratifying, and implies that other instances >>> are at their default value. >>> >>> At any given time, each instance of a switch has exactly one >>> possible value for that type of switch. If an instance of a >>> switch comes to have a value, it ceases to have any other value. >>> If an instance of a switch would otherwise fail to have a >>> possible value, it comes to have its default value. >>> >>> "To flip an instance of a switch" is to make it come to have a >>> given value. "To become X" (where X is a possible value of >>> exactly one of the subject's switches) is to flip that switch to >>> X. >>> >>> If an action or set of actions would cause the value of an >>> instance of a switch to become indeterminate, the instance >>> instead takes on its last determinate and possible value, if >>> any, otherwise it takes on its default value. >>> >>> A singleton switch is a switch for which Agora Nomic is the only >>> entity possessing an instance of that switch. >>> >>> A boolean switch is a switch with values True and False. A >>> positive boolean switch has a default of True; a negative >>> boolean switch has a default of False. >>> >>> Attempting to flip an instance of a switch to a value it already >>> has does not flip the switch. However, if a person is REQUIRED >>> to flip a switch instance to a value it already has, then either >>> attempting to do so using the required mechanism, or announcing >>> that the switch already has the required value, fulfills the >>> requirement without flipping the switch. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2125/10 (Power=3) >>> Regulated Actions >>> >>> An action is restricted if: (1) the Rules limit, allow, enable, >>> or permit its performance; (2) describe the circumstances under >>> which the action would succeed or fail; or (3) the action would, >>> as part of its effect, modify information for which some player >>> is required to be a recordkeepor. >>> >>> A Restricted Action CAN only be performed as described by the >>> Rules, and only >>> using the methods explicitly specified in the Rules for performing >>> the given >>> action. The Rules SHALL NOT be interpreted so as to proscribe >>> unrestricted actions. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1023/37 (Power=2) >>> Agoran Time >>> >>> The following terms are defined: >>> >>> 1. The phrase "in a timely fashion" means "within 7 days". >>> This time period is set when the requirement is created >>> (i.e. X days before the limit ends). A requirement to >>> perform an action at an exact instant (e.g. "when X, Y >>> SHALL Z"), but not "in the same message", is instead >>> interpreted as a requirement to perform that action in a >>> timely fashion after that instant. >>> >>> 2. Agoran epochs: >>> >>> 1. Agoran days begin at midnight UTC. >>> >>> 2. Agoran weeks begin at midnight UTC on Monday. >>> >>> 3. Agoran months begin at midnight UTC on the first day of >>> each Gregorian month. >>> >>> 4. Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, >>> April, July, and October begin. >>> >>> 5. Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January >>> begins. >>> >>> 6. A pivot is either the instant at which Agora Nomic began >>> (June 30, 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200) or an instant at >>> which at least one person won the game. When used as a >>> period of time, a "Round" (historical syn: "game") is >>> the period of time between a pivot and the next pivot. >>> >>> These definitions do not apply to relative durations (e.g. >>> "within <number> days after <event>"). >>> >>> 3. Two points in time are within a month of each other if: >>> >>> 1. they occur in the same Agoran month; >>> >>> 2. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months, and the >>> later of the two occurs in an earlier day in the month >>> than the earlier one; >>> >>> 3. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months on the same >>> day of the month, and the later of the two occurs at the >>> same or earlier time of day. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1728/37 (Power=3) >>> Dependent Actions >>> >>> A rule which purports to allow a person (the performer) to >>> perform an action by a set of one or more of the following >>> methods (N is 1 unless otherwise specified): >>> >>> 1. Without N Objections, where N is a positive integer no >>> greater than 8. ("Without Objection" is shorthand for this >>> method with N = 1.) >>> 2. With N Supporters, where N is a positive integer. ("With >>> Support" is shorthand for this method with N = 1.) >>> 3. With N Agoran Consent, where N is an integer multiple of 0.1 >>> with a minimum of 1. >>> 4. With Notice. >>> 5. With T Notice, where T is a time period. >>> >>> thereby allows em to perform the action by announcement if all >>> of the following are true: >>> >>> 1. A person (the initiator) announced intent to perform the >>> action, >>> unambiguously and clearly specifying the action and method(s) >>> (including >>> the value of N and/or T for each method), at most fourteen days >>> earlier. >>> >>> 2. If the action is to be performed Without N Objections, With N >>> Agoran >>> Consent, or With Notice, if the intent was announced at least 4 >>> days >>> earlier >>> >>> 3. If the action is to be performed With T Notice, if the intent >>> was >>> announced at least T earlier. >>> >>> 4. At least one of the following is true: >>> >>> 1. The performer is the initiator. >>> >>> 2. The initiator was authorized to perform the action due to >>> holding >>> a rule-defined position now held by the performer. >>> >>> 3. The initiator is authorized to perform the action, the >>> action >>> depends on support, the performer has supported the >>> intent, and the >>> rule authorizing the performance does not explicitly >>> prohibit >>> supporters from performing it. >>> >>> 5. Agora is Satisfied with the announced intent, as defined by >>> other rules. >>> >>> 6. If a set of conditions for the performance of the action was >>> given in the >>> announcement of intent to perform the action, all those >>> conditions are >>> met. >>> >>> The actor SHOULD publish a list of supporters if the action >>> depends on support, and a list of objectors if it depends on >>> objections. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2486/0 (Power=3.14) >>> The Royal Parade >>> >>> _ >>> _\ /_ >>> >_X_< >>> .---._ /_\ _.---. >>> /`.---._`{/ \}`_.---.`\ >>> | / ___`{\_/}`___ \ | >>> \ \."`* `"{_}"` *`"./ / >>> \ \ )\ _\ /_ /( / / >>> \ *<()( >_X_< )()>* / >>> |._)/._./_\._.\(_.| >>> jgs |() () () () () ()| >>> <<o>><<o>><o>><<o>> >>> `"""""""""""""""""""` >>> IN CELEBRATION of Alexis being crowned Princess of Agora, >>> without prejudice to Any before or since >>> who may come to hold a Title >>> whether Patent or otherwise; >>> IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a Royal Parade be established, >>> imbued in this very Rule, >>> which shall travel around Agora to Rules of import; >>> AND THEREFORE, the Rulekeepor SHOULD place this Rule >>> near recently-amended rules of high Power; >>> AND FURTHERMORE, additions to this Parade are most welcome >>> when Events suiting the honour should occur. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2124/20 (Power=2) >>> Agoran Satisfaction >>> >>> >>> A Supporter of a dependent action is an eligible entity who has >>> publicly >>> posted (and not withdrawn) support (syn. "consent") for an >>> announcement of >>> intent to perform the action.An Objector to a dependent action is >>> an >>> eligible entity who has publicly posted (and not withdrawn) an >>> objection >>> to the announcement of intent to perform the action. >>> >>> The entities eligible to support or object to a dependent action >>> are, by >>> default, all players, subject to modification by the document >>> authorizing >>> the dependent action.However, the previous sentence >>> notwithstanding, the >>> Executor of the announcement of intent is not eligible to support >>> it. >>> >>> Agora is Satisfied with an intent to perform a specific action if >>> and only >>> if: >>> >>> 1. if the action is to be performed Without N Objections, then it >>> has >>> fewer than N objectors; >>> >>> 2. if the action is to be performed With N supporters, then it has >>> N or >>> more supporters; and >>> >>> 3. if the action is to be performed with N Agoran Consent, then the >>> ratio >>> of supporters to objectors is greater than N, or the action has >>> at >>> least one supporter and no objectors. >>> >>> 4. if the action is to be performed With Notice or With T Notice. >>> >>> The above notwithstanding, if the action depends on objections, and >>> an >>> objection to it has been withdrawn within the past 24 hours, then >>> Agora is >>> not Satisfied with the intent. >>> >>> The above notwithstanding, Agora is not satisfied with the intent >>> if the >>> Speaker has objected to it in the last 48 hours. >>> >>> A person CANNOT support or object to an announcement of intent >>> before the >>> intent is announced, or after e has withdrawn the same type of >>> response. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2466/1 (Power=3) >>> Acting on Behalf >>> >>> When a rule allows one person (the agent) to act on behalf of >>> another >>> (the principal) to perform an action, that agent CAN perform the >>> action if it >>> is POSSIBLE for the principal to do so, taking into account any >>> prerequisites >>> for the action. If the enabling rule does not specify the mechanism >>> by which >>> the agent may do so, then the agent CAN perform the action in the >>> same manner >>> in which the principal CAN do so, with the additional requirement >>> that the >>> agent must, in the message in which the action is performed, >>> uniquely identify >>> the principal and that the action is being taken on behalf of that >>> person. >>> >>> A person SHALL NOT act on behalf of another person if doing so >>> causes the >>> second person to violate the rules. A person CANNOT act on behalf >>> of another >>> person to do anything except perform a game action; in particular, >>> a person >>> CANNOT act on behalf of another person to send a message, only to >>> perform >>> specific actions that might be taken within a message. >>> >>> When an action is performed on behalf of a principal, then the >>> action is considered for all game purposes to have been performed >>> by the >>> principal, unless a rule specifically states that it is treated >>> differently >>> for some purpose, in which case it is treated as described by that >>> rule. >>> >>> Allowing a person to act on behalf of another person is secured at >>> power 2.0. >>> This rule takes precedence over any rule that would prohibit a >>> person from >>> taking an action, except that it defers to any rule that imposes >>> limitations >>> specifically on actions taken on behalf of another person. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2524/0 (Power=2.4) >>> Acting on Behalf via Contracts >>> >>> If a rule says that a contract CAN do something by announcement, it >>> is >>> equivalent to saying that that any person CAN take that action by >>> announcement >>> if the contract's text says that e CAN do so under the >>> circumstances; if >>> whether the contract enables the person to do so is indeterminate, >>> or is the >>> subject of an inextricable conditional, the action is IMPOSSIBLE. A >>> person >>> SHALL NOT cause a contract to violate a rule using this method. >>> >>> If a rule specifies that a contract SHALL or SHALL NOT do >>> something, each >>> party to the contract SHALL ensure that the contract respectively >>> does >>> or does not do that thing. >>> >>> The text of a contract can permit persons to act on behalf of a >>> party or >>> group of parties. To do so, it must specify: >>> >>> a. Which of its parties can be acted on behalf of; >>> b. What actions can be taken; >>> c. Who can take the actions; and >>> d. Any conditions or limitations upon the actions. If any such >>> limitations or conditions are inextricable, the actions CANNOT >>> be used. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2166/23 (Power=3) >>> Assets >>> >>> An asset is an entity defined as such by a (a) rule, (b) authorized >>> regulation, (c) group of rules and/or authorized regulations (but >>> if such >>> regulations modify a preexisting asset class defined by a rule or >>> another >>> title of regulations, they must be authorized specifically to do so >>> by their >>> parent rule), or (d) contract (hereafter its backing document), and >>> existing >>> solely because its backing document defines its existence. An >>> asset's backing >>> document can specify when and how that asset is created, destroyed, >>> and >>> transferred. >>> >>> Each asset has exactly one owner. If an asset would otherwise >>> lack an owner, it is owned by Agora. If an asset's backing >>> document restricts >>> its ownership to a class of entities, then that asset CANNOT be >>> gained by or >>> transferred to an entity outside that class, and is destroyed if it >>> is owned >>> by an entity outside that class (except if it is owned by Agora, in >>> which case >>> any player CAN transfer or destroy it without objection). The >>> restrictions in >>> the previous sentence are subject to modification by its backing >>> document. >>> >>> Unless modified by an asset's backing document, ownership of an >>> asset is >>> restricted to Agora, players, and contracts. As an exception to the >>> last >>> sentence, non-player persons are generally able to own assets >>> defined by >>> a contract they are a party to, subject to modification by the >>> contract in >>> question. >>> >>> A contract's text can specify whether or not that contract is >>> willing to receive assets or a class of assets. Generally, a >>> contract CANNOT >>> be given assets it is unwilling to receive. If the contract is >>> silent on the >>> matter, or if its willingness is indeterminate or the subject of a >>> inextricable conditional, the procedure to determine its >>> willingness is as >>> follows: >>> >>> 1. If the contract appears to anticipate being given assets, >>> other than for >>> sustenance (e.g. by authorizing parties to spend the >>> contract's assets), >>> then the contract is willing to receive all assets. >>> 2. Otherwise, it is unwilling to receive all assets. >>> >>> The previous paragraph (including the list) notwithstanding, a >>> contract >>> CAN be given 1 shiny a month for its sustenance payment, so long as >>> it never has more than 1 shiny at a time. >>> >>> The recordkeepor of a class of assets is the entity (if any) >>> defined as such by, and bound by, its backing document. That >>> entity's report includes a list of all instances of that class >>> and their owners. This portion of that entity's report is >>> self-ratifying. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a contract >>> CANNOT >>> oblige a person who isn't a member to record its internal state, >>> nor is >>> the default recordkeepor responsible for tracking a contract's >>> internal state. >>> For the purposes of this rule, the promulgator of a regulation is >>> bound by >>> it. >>> >>> An asset generally CAN be destroyed by its owner by >>> announcement, subject to modification by its backing document. An >>> indestructible asset is one defined as such by it backing document, >>> and CANNOT >>> be destroyed except by a rule, other than this one, specifically >>> addressing >>> the destruction of indestructible assets or that asset in >>> particular; any >>> other asset is destructible. In circumstances where another asset >>> would be >>> destroyed, an indestructible asset is generally transferred to >>> Agora, subject >>> to modification by its backing document and the intervention of >>> other rules. >>> >>> To "lose" an asset is to have it destroyed from one's >>> possession; to "revoke" an asset from an entity is to destroy it >>> from that entity's possession. >>> >>> An asset generally CAN be transferred (syn. paid, given) by >>> announcement by >>> its owner to another entity, subject to modification by its >>> backing document. A fixed asset is one defined as such by its >>> backing >>> document, and CANNOT be transferred; any other asset is liquid. >>> >>> When a rule indicates transferring an amount that is not a natural >>> number, >>> the specified amount is rounded up to the nearest natural number. >>> >>> A currency is a class of asset defined as such by its backing >>> document. >>> Instances of a currency with the same owner are fungible. >>> >>> The "x balance of an entity", where x is a currency, is the number >>> of x that >>> entity possesses. If a rule, proposal, or other competent authority >>> attempts >>> to increase or decrease the balance of an entity without specifying >>> a source >>> or destination, then the currency is created or destroyed as >>> needed. >>> >>> When a player causes one or more balances to change, e is >>> ENCOURAGED >>> to specify the resulting balance(s). Players SHOULD NOT specify >>> inaccurate balances. >>> >>> Where it resolves ambiguity, the asset or currency being referred >>> to is the >>> currency designated as "Agora's official currency", if there is >>> one. >>> >>> An asset or class of assets is private, rather than public, if its >>> backing document is a contract. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2515/0 (Power=1) >>> Distributing Assets >>> >>> To “distribute” a quantity of a fungible asset to a set of >>> recipients is to >>> transfer one instance of that asset at a time to the recipient that >>> owns >>> the least number of instances of that asset, until either no more >>> instances >>> of the asset are eligible to be distributed, or the number of >>> instances so >>> transferred equals the quantity to be distributed. If, when >>> distributing a >>> specific asset, two or more recipients each own the least number of >>> instances >>> of that asset, then the recipient that most recently became >>> eligible to own >>> the asset SHALL receive the asset being distributed. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2493/2 (Power=3.1) >>> Regulations >>> >>> A Regulation is an textual entity defined as such by this rule. A >>> regulation >>> allows an officer (known as the Promulgator) to exercise rule >>> defined powers. >>> A regulation is in effect continuously from the time of its >>> creation to the >>> time of either its revocation or the repeal of the rule that >>> allowed for its >>> creation. When recommending a regulation, its Promulgator must >>> specify by >>> number the rule(s) upon which it is based (the parent rules), the >>> list of >>> which becomes an integral part of the regulation. The list of rules >>> can >>> generally be modified by the Promulgator according to the procedure >>> for text >>> changes. >>> >>> A regulation must be authorized by at least one rule in order for >>> it to exist. >>> A regulation has effect on the game (only) insofar as the rule or >>> rules that >>> authorized it permit it to have effect. If reasonably possible, a >>> regulation >>> should be interpreted so as to defer to other rules. The procedure >>> for >>> resolving conflict between regulations is the same as it is for >>> rules (for the >>> purposes of resolving conflicts only, a regulation is treated as if >>> it >>> had the power of its least powerful parent rule). >>> >>> Regulations are generally issued according to the following >>> procedures, >>> and they can be repealed by the announcement of their Promulgator. >>> Alternate >>> procedures may be used if provided for by all of the regulations's >>> parent >>> rules. If one parent rule specifies procedures that are more >>> stringent than >>> those that the other(s) specifies, those apply. Creating, >>> modifying, revoking, >>> or allowing for a regulation is secured at power 1. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2494/0 (Power=1) >>> The Regkeepor >>> >>> The Regkeepor is an office, responsible for the maintenance of the >>> Regulations. The Regulations are contained in the Regkeepor's >>> weekly report, >>> know as the Agora Nomic Code of Regulations (ACORN). E MAY publish >>> multiple >>> versions or editions of the ACORN. >>> >>> The ACORN is divided into titles, assigned by the Regkeepor, which >>> are >>> each given an integer. Generally, each office with the power to >>> create >>> regulations SHOULD be assigned the next successive natural number. >>> Title 0 of >>> the ACORN is reserved for use by the Regkeepor, and nothing in that >>> title >>> need be a regulation. Non-regulations printed in the ACORN >>> have no binding effect, and SHALL clearly be marked by the >>> Regkeepor. >>> >>> Each regulation SHALL be assigned an ID number by the Regkeepor, >>> consisting >>> of a string of the characters [0-9] and separator characters. The >>> Regkeepor >>> SHOULD establish some way of keeping track of the version of a >>> regulations. >>> The Regkeepor MAY also, at eir discretion, create ways of marking >>> special >>> types of Regulation (even in violation of the previous restrictions >>> of this >>> paragraph), mark sections or titles as reserved for future use, and >>> make such other discussions of arrangement, annotation, and marking >>> as are >>> necessary and proper in the execution of eir duties. >>> >>> The Regkeepor SHOULD remember that the purpose of the ACORN is to >>> make the >>> regulations easily readable, and e SHALL not act in a manner >>> intended to >>> deceive others in eir official capacity. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2500/0 (Power=1) >>> Action Points >>> >>> At the beginning of every Agoran Week, every player has 2 Action >>> Points. >>> When a player 'spends' an Action Point, e has one less Action >>> Point. If a >>> player has 0 Action Points, e may not spend any more Action Points, >>> rules >>> to the contrary notwithstanding. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2518/0 (Power=3) >>> Determinacy >>> >>> If a value CANNOT be reasonably determined (without circularity or >>> paradox) >>> from information reasonably available, or if it alternates >>> indefinitely >>> between values, then the value is considered to be indeterminate, >>> otherwise >>> it is determinate. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1586/0 (Power=2) >>> Definition and Continuity of Entities >>> >>> >>> If multiple rules attempt to define an entity with the same name, >>> then they >>> refer to the same entity. A rule-defined entity's name CANNOT be >>> changed to >>> be the same as another rule-defined entity's name. >>> >>> A rule, contract, or regulation that refers to an entity by name >>> refers to the >>> entity that had that name when the rule first came to include that >>> reference, >>> even if the entity's name has since changed. >>> >>> If the entity that defines another entity is amended such that it >>> no longer >>> defines the second entity, then the second entity and its >>> attributes cease to >>> exist. >>> >>> If the entity that defines another entity is amended such that it >>> defines >>> the second entity both before and after the amendment, but with >>> different >>> attributes, then the second entity and its attributes continue to >>> exist to >>> whatever extent is possible under the new definitions. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2505/0 (Power=1) >>> Random Choices >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Proposals >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2350/9 (Power=3) >>> Proposals >>> >>> A proposal is a type of entity consisting of a body of text and >>> other attributes. A player CAN create a proposal by >>> announcement, specifying its text and optionally specifying any >>> of the following attributes: >>> >>> * An associated title. >>> * A list of co-authors (which must be persons other than the >>> author). >>> * An adoption index. >>> >>> Creating a proposal adds it to the Proposal Pool. Once a >>> proposal is created, nether its text nor any of the >>> aforementioned attributes can be changed. The author (syn. >>> proposer) of a proposal is the person who submitted it. >>> >>> If a decision of whether to adopt a proposal was resolved as >>> FAILED QUORUM in the last seven days, the Promotor CAN once add >>> the proposal back to the Proposal Pool by announcement. >>> >>> The author of a proposal in the Proposal Pool CAN remove (syn. >>> retract, withdraw) it from the Pool by announcement. >>> >>> The Promotor CAN remove a proposal from the Proposal Pool by >>> announcement if it is not pending and has been added to the Pool >>> more than 14 days ago. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2445/10 (Power=1) >>> How to Pend a Proposal >>> >>> Imminence is a switch, tracked by the Promotor, possessed by >>> proposals in the Proposal Pool, whose value is either "pending" or >>> "not pending" (default). >>> >>> Any player CAN flip a specified proposal's imminence to "pending" >>> by >>> announcement by: >>> >>> a) spending 1 Action Point, OR >>> >>> b) spending the current Pend Cost in shinies. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 1607/44 (Power=3) >>> Distribution >>> >>> The Promotor is an office; its holder is responsible for >>> receiving and distributing proposals. >>> >>> Determining whether to adopt a proposal is an Agoran decision. >>> For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the >>> adoption index is initially the adoption index of the proposal, >>> or 1.0 if the proposal does not have one, and the text, author, >>> and coauthors of the proposal are essential parameters. >>> Initiating such a decision is known as distribution, and removes >>> the proposal from the Proposal Pool. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> If there is a Proposal in the Pool that it would otherwise be >>> IMPOSSIBLE for any player to distribute, then any player CAN >>> distribute that Proposal Without 3 Objections. >>> >>> The Promotor's report includes a list of all proposals in the >>> Proposal Pool, along with their text and attributes. This >>> portion of a public document purporting to be a Promotor's >>> report is self-ratifying. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2137/2 (Power=1) >>> The Assessor >>> >>> The Assessor is an office; its holder is responsible for >>> collecting votes and keeping track of related properties. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 106/36 (Power=3) >>> Adopting Proposals >>> >>> When a decision about whether to adopt a proposal is resolved, if >>> the >>> outcome is ADOPTED, then the proposal in question is adopted, and >>> unless >>> other rules prevent it from taking effect, its power is set to the >>> minimum >>> of four and its adoption index, and then it takes effect.Except as >>> prohibited by other rules, a proposal that takes effect CAN and >>> does, as >>> part of its effect, apply the changes that it specifies.If the >>> proposal >>> cannot make some such changes, this does not preclude the other >>> changes >>> from taking place. >>> >>> If there is no Agoran Decision to adopt a particular proposal that >>> has an >>> outcome of ADOPTED, that proposal CANNOT take effect, rules to the >>> contrary notwithstanding. >>> >>> Preventing a proposal from taking effect is a secured change; this >>> does >>> not apply to generally preventing changes to specified areas of the >>> gamestate, nor to a proposal preventing itself from taking effect >>> (its no- >>> effect clause is generally interpreted as applying only to the rest >>> of the >>> proposal). >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2443/1 (Power=3) >>> Expediting Proposals >>> >>> A player CAN expedite a proposal whose adoption index is at most >>> 1.5, in a message containing the character string "[Expedition]" >>> in the subject line, >>> >>> 1. by specially deputising for the Promotor to distribute the >>> proposal, if it has not been distributed; or >>> 2. by announcement, otherwise. >>> >>> If, in an Agoran Decision to adopt a proposal, the strength of >>> AGAINST is zero, and the proposal was expedited at least 7 days >>> earlier, then any player CAN specially deputise for the Assessor >>> to resolve the decision. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 2431/1 (Power=1) >>> Proposal Competitions >>> >>> Any player CAN, with Agoran Consent, initiate a Proposal >>> Competition with a specified Objective. Only one Competition may >>> be in progress at a time. The Objective should be a >>> specification of effects of a proposal, and SHOULD NOT depend on >>> factors that could not be determined from the text of a >>> proposal. >>> >>> During the Agoran Week following the initiation of a Proposal >>> Competition, any player CAN specify that a Proposal e submits is >>> a Competition Proposal for that Competition. Players are >>> ENCOURAGED to describe how their Competition Proposals fulfill >>> the Objective. >>> >>> The Promotor SHALL distribute all Competition Proposals for a >>> given Competition in the same message. The Assessor SHALL >>> resolve all the Agoran Decisions to adopt the Competition >>> Proposals for a given Competition in the same message. >>> >>> Once all Agoran decisions to adopt Competition Proposals for a >>> given Competition have been resolved, the Competition ends. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> ====================================================================== >>> Voting & Elections >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 693/16 (Power=3) >>> Agoran Decisions >>> >>> When the rules calls for an Agoran decision to be made, the >>> decision- >>> making process takes place in the following three stages, each >>> described >>> elsewhere: >>> >>> 1. Initiation of the decision. >>> 2. Voting of the people. >>> 3. Resolution of the decision. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 107/19 (Power=3) >>> Initiating Agoran Decisions >>> >>> An Agoran decision is initiated when a person authorized to >>> initiate it publishes a valid notice which sets forth the intent >>> to initiate the decision. This notice is invalid if it lacks >>> any of the following information, and the lack is correctly >>> identified within one week after the notice is published: >>> >>> 1. The matter to be decided (for example, "the adoption of >>> proposal 4781"). >>> >>> 2. A clear indication of the set of valid votes. >>> >>> 3. The identity of the vote collector. >>> >>> 4. Any additional information defined by the rules as essential >>> parameters. >>> >>> The publication of such a valid notice initiates the voting >>> period for the decision. The voting period lasts for 7 days. >>> The minimum voting period for a decision with at least two >>> options is five days. The vote collector for a decision with >>> less than two options CAN and SHALL end the voting period by >>> announcement, if it has not ended already, and provided that e >>> resolves the decision in the same message. >>> >>> The voting period for a decision cannot be set or changed to a >>> duration longer than fourteen days. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 683/25 (Power=3) >>> Voting on Agoran Decisions >>> >>> An entity submits a ballot on an Agoran decision by publishing a >>> notice satisfying the following conditions: >>> >>> 1. The ballot is submitted during the voting period for the >>> decision. >>> >>> 2. The entity casting the ballot (the voter) was, at the >>> initiation of the decision, a player. >>> >>> 3. The ballot clearly identifies the matter to be decided. >>> >>> 4. The ballot clearly identifies a valid vote, as determined by >>> the voting method. >>> >>> 5. The ballot clearly sets forth the voter's intent to place >>> the identified vote. >>> >>> 6. The voter has no other valid ballots on the same decision. >>> >>> A valid ballot is a ballot, correctly submitted, that has not >>> been withdrawn. During the voting period of an Agoran decision, >>> a player CAN by announcement withdraw (syn. retract) a ballot >>> that e submitted on that decision. To "change" one's vote is to >>> retract eir previous ballot (if any), then submit a new one. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 208/12 (Power=3) >>> Resolving Agoran Decisions >>> >>> The vote collector for an unresolved Agoran decision CAN resolve >>> it by announcement, indicating the outcome. If it was required >>> to be initiated, then e SHALL resolve it in a timely fashion >>> after the end of the voting period. To be valid, this >>> announcement must satisfy the following conditions: >>> >>> 1. It is published after the voting period has ended. >>> >>> 2. It clearly identifies the matter to be resolved. >>> >>> 3. It specifies the outcome, as described elsewhere, and, if >>> there was more than one valid option, provides a tally of >>> the voters' valid ballots. >>> >>> Each Agoran decision has exactly one vote collector, defaulting >>> to the initiator of the decision. If the vote collector is >>> defined by reference to a position (or, in the default case, if >>> the initiator was so defined), then the vote collector is the >>> current holder of that position. >>> >>> This rule takes precedence over any rule that would provide >>> another mechanism by which an Agoran decision may be resolved. >>> >>> In general, changes to the gamestate due to the outcome of an >>> Agoran decision take effect when the decision is resolved. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Rule 955/23 (Power=3) >>> Determining the Will of Agora >>> > ... > > [Message clipped] -- >From V.J. Rada
