Herald's Report - January 30, 2009
HISTORICAL RULES CORNER ===================================================================== Rule 1042/15 (Power=1) Zombification Due to Silence Each Player is always Noisy, Quiet, or Silent, but never more than one of these. Whenever a Player posts to a Public Forum, or a new Player registers, that Player is Noisy. Any Player who has not caused another Player to become Quiet within the last 24 hours can cause another Active Noisy Player to become Quiet by stating that e is doing so, and clearly identifying that Player, in a Public Forum. If a Player has been Quiet continuously for two weeks, e becomes Silent. If a Player has been Inactive continuously for two months, e becomes Silent. Any Player can make a Silent Player a Zombie by publicly alleging that the Silent Player has abandoned the game. A Player has abandoned the game if and only if e is Silent. As soon as possible after a public allegation that a Player has abandoned the game, the Registrar shall publicly confirm or deny that the Player is a Zombie. If a Speaker has abandoned the game, e commits the Class 15 Crime of Speaker Abandonment, to be detected and reported by any Player. E ceases to be Speaker, and the Speaker-Elect becomes Speaker. The previous Speaker then becomes a Zombie. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule 1884/4 (Power=1) Zombie Masters Zombies are Property. The owner of a Zombie is called eir Master. Whenever a Player becomes a Zombie, eir Master is the Bank. Whenever the Master of a Zombie is a Player, e has Power of Attorney for that Zombie, unless the Rules withdraw it from em. The Registrar is the Recordkeepor of each Zombie. ===================================================================== ---------- EVENTS LOG ---------- 25 Nov 2008 13:53:47 -0800 - comex and ehird gain the Patent Title of Scamster. 28 Nov 2008 14:15:33 +0000 - P1-P100 gain the Patent Title of Left in a Huff. 03 Dec 2008 06:49:55 -0500 - Pavitra wins by Points. 03 Dec 2008 08:05:25 -0500 - Pavitra gains the Patent Titles of Champion. - Pavitra gains the Patent Title of Minister without Portfolio. - The Patent Title of Minister without Portfolio is administratively revoked from non-player Levi. 05 Dec 2008 11:26:05 +0000 - ais523 deputizes for Speaker to assign December 2008 Prerogatives. 07 Dec 2008 18:12:14 -0800 - Murphy terminates P1-P100. Whether or not P1-P100 keep Left in a Huff to be determined by CFJ 2306. [Judged TRUE] [Time of Last Report] 23 Dec 2008 16:00:59 -0800 - Goethe attempts a win via a Holiday-dictatorship scam. Failed according to CFJ 2321. 28 Dec 2008 11:53:50 -0500 - comex and ais523 try a scam similar to Goethe's scam. comex doesn't win because e's in the Chokey, and the scam is judged not to work by CFJ 2330. 07 Jan 2009 02:45:59 +0000 - ais523 assigns January prerogatives. 07 Jan 2009 18:59:19 -0500 - Wooble gets into the Holiday scam fad. Judged not to work by CFJ 2357. 26 Jan 2009 22:59:09 +0000 - ais523 assigns February prerogatives. ===================== THE SCROLL OF AGORA ===================== Tierced palewise sable, argent, and sable, charged with a quill and an axe in saltire, proper, and in the chief a capital letter A, gules. ____ _ /| DARWIN -> \_ |/ | / \ __/ / | | <- DSV / / | \ _ \ \_ | \ MORNINGTON CRESCENT -> / | <- GOETHE BARRIER _ _/ | \_/\_/ \ REEF / \\ <- SHARK BAY | | / | | \ <- TOWNSVILLE ___/ | | \_ __/ | | .___o ) | / | | ~~vv ===~~~ <-OSCAR'S MIRE / O <- SHERLOCK NESS | |/\ | | | |_ | | | EMERALD -> \ \ |__________=_____, \ BRISBANE / | | | <-' \ O <- LT. ANNE MOORE | __ _\ \ | |_______/ \/ | LORD | __/\ <- TARCOOLA / HOWE -> \ PERTH __/ \_ / / | <-' _ __/ | /| IVANHOE -> | <-. / _/ \/ \ / / | / WOLLONGONG |_ / <- ESPERANTO v /__ |_ / <- CANBERRA \_/ \ | \_ _| __ __ | | \__/ __ \ / __ \___=_ ___| / \ | / \ MANUBOURNE -> \/ \|/ _,.---v---._ /\__ /\__/\ / \ | | \_ _/ / \ | / \ \_| @ __| \_/ <- HOBART \ \_ \ ,__/ / ~~~`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~ "Agora n'est pas une fontaine." MINISTERS WITHOUT PORTFOLIO pikhq 31-Dec-07 // Inactive BobTHJ 2-Mar-08 // Inactive ais523 24-Jun-08 <- Speaker Zefram 30-Jun-08 // Inactive Pavitra 3-Dec-08 Prerogatives for December 2008 Wielder of Extra Votes Pavitra Justiciar ais523 Wielder of Rubberstamp BobTHJ Wielder of Veto pikhq Default Officeholder Zefram Prerogatives for January 2009 Wielder of Extra Votes BobTHJ Justiciar pikhq Wielder of Rubberstamp Zefram Wielder of Veto ais523 Default Officeholder Pavitra Prerogatives for February 2009 Wielder of Extra Votes BobTHJ Justiciar Pavitra Wielder of Rubberstamp ais523 Wielder of Veto pikhq Default Officeholder Zefram CHAMPION BY: CARDS Goddess Eris, Goethe, Murphy, OscarMeyr, root CONTEST Goddess Eris, OscarMeyr MANIAC Craig, root MUSICIANSHIP Zefram PARADOX Goethe, Murphy, root, BobTHJ, ais523, ehird POINTS Elysion, Goethe, Levi, Murphy, Steve, ais523 (x2), Pavitra PROPOSAL Human Point Two, Morendil, Steve (x3), Andre (x3), ais523 TROMBONES Blob, elJefe, General Chaos, Steve UNSPECIFIED Chuck, Dave Bowen, favor, Garth, Ian, Jeffrey, KoJen, Michael, Oerjan, Swann, t, Timothy, Troublemaker at Large, Vanyel(x2), Wes(x2). *(7/6): Chuck, elJefe, Kelly, KoJen, Morendil, Steve, Swann, Troublemaker at Large; *(4/3): Chuck, Kelly, KoJen, Steve, Troublemaker at Large, Wes; *(3/2): Chuck, Kelly, Steve; *(5/3): Kelly, Steve; *(11/6): Kelly *(N/P): Full patent title is Champion*(N/P) where N/P is the winning ratio. --------------------------- OTHER DEFINED PATENT TITLES --------------------------- GRAND HERO OF AGORA NOMIC Peter Suber, Chuck Carroll, Douglas Hofstadter BARD Goethe, Maud, Elysion, Sherlock, Murphy ELDER LURKER David Nicol, Michael SCAMSTER Troublemaker at Large, Waggie, Goethe, Steve, Murphy, root, OscarMeyr, comex, ehird LEFT IN A HUFF Waggie, Gecko, Kelly (x3!), Swann, KoJen, Zefram, Vlad, Andre, Goethe, BobTHJ, P1-P100 [pending CFJ 2306] LONG SERVICE AWARDS Three Months: Goddess Eris, Goethe, Sherlock, Michael, Murphy, OscarMeyr, root, Iammers, Wooble, Zefram, ais523, BobTHJ, comex, PerlNomic Partnership Six Months: Michael, Murphy, OscarMeyr, root, Sherlock, Goethe, Zefram, Wooble Nine Months: Michael, Murphy, OscarMeyr, root, Goethe, Zefram, Wooble Twelve Months: Michael, Murphy, OscarMeyr, root, Goethe, Zefram HIGHER EDUCATION Bachelor of Nomic (B.N.): elJefe, favor, Steve, Vanyel, Kolja A., Murphy Doctor of Nomic History (D.N.Hist.): Swann, Vlad Doctor of Nomic Philosophy (D.N.Phil.): Steve ---------------------------------- UNDEFINED BUT HELD PATENT TITLES ---------------------------------- : Andre Admiral: Goethe Agoran Spy: pikhq Agoraphobe: Antimatter, BethMo, Blue Boor: General Chaos, Macross, Murphy, Sherlock, elJefe, Crito Came Back in a Puff: BobTHJ Current Champion: The Goddess Eris Distributor: Steve Entrepreneur: Chuck Exorcist: Oerjan Fantasy Rule Catalyst: Peter Fantasy Rule Compulsion: Zefram Fantasy Rule Conspirator: OscarMeyr Fantasy Rule Creator: Murphy Historian: Vlad Honorless Worm: Kelly Maniac: Craig, Peekee, root Miscreant: Pakaran Nomic Thief: Swann Originator: Chuck Plagiarist: ehird Pugachev: Goethe Robespierre: Goethe Samurai: Michael, Murphy Shogun: Michael Sorcerer's Apprentice: comex Winners' Cups Paper Cup: Dave Bowen, favor, Garth, Harlequin, Ian, Jeffrey, Michael, Murphy, Oerjan, Timothy, Vanyel Tin Cup: Blob Glass Cup: Swann, elJefe, KoJen, Troublemaker at Large, Wes Crystal Cup: Andre, Chuck, Morendil Gold Cup: General Chaos Ruby Cup: Steve Supreme Cup: Crito FUGITIVES OF THE NEW LAW ------------------------ none FUGITIVES OF THE OLD LAW (Players who left Under a Cloud, unofficial list) Player Date deregistered --------------------------------- Elde 4 Oct 97 Time Agent 16 Apr 98 Antimatter 31 Oct 98 Proglet 15 Jan 99 Macross 23 Mar 99 Vlad 21 Jun 99 Morendil 28 Jun 99 Beefurabi 7 Sep 99 elJefe 16 Apr 00 Ziggy 9 Jul 01 Evantine 1 Nov 01 pTang 12 May 02 Blaise 11 Jul 02 Syllepsis 30 Sep 02 neil 2 Mar 03 Craig 9 Mar 03 Blob 22 Feb 04 Magu 11 Apr 04 Peekee 11 Apr 04 Cainech 19 Jun 04 Wes 14 Nov 04 t 05 Jan 05 Pakaran 07 Apr 05 Sir Toby 20 May 05 THE LAST ZEITGEIST Chuck (3848) = Office of the Agoran Herald =