Re: BUS: Auto-gesticulation

2021-01-03 Thread Falsifian via agora-business
> I deputize for Referee and impose the cold hand of justice on the perp
> by levying a fine of 3 blots on Gaelan Steele, for a violation of rule 1742.
>
> The reason for increasing the fine is because the perp attempted to use
> the violation as part of a profitable plan (willfully) to install
> himself into the office of Referee. Fortunately, this dastardly plan was

Let's keep it Spivak with "emself" or at least gender-neutral with
"themself" or similar.

> unsuccessful as the perp neglected that an important provision of rule
> 2478: "the investigator CANNOT resolve a Finger Pointing for which e is
> the perp."
>
> This violation is forgivable. If the perp chooses to publish an apology,
> e must include the words "I must read the rules thoroughly when
> attempting scams"

In case you don't know it's usually done more like the following. (Also
a good excuse to re-post a fun example.)

Breaking from tradition is fine but I don't know whether your
interpretation is consistent with the rule.

https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2019-October/041569.html

twg:

> Therefore I impose the Cold Hand of Justice by levying a fine of 2
> blots on Aris for failing to distribute the proposal "Clarify Salary"
> during the first full Agoran week following its submission. This fine
> is forgivable: Aris CAN, in a timely fashion, expunge 2 blots from
> emself by publishing a formal apology of at least 200 words and
> including the words "overextension", "discharging", "prostration",
> "recompense" and "Philadelphia", explaining eir error, shame, remorse
> and ardent desire for self-improvement.

https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2019-October/041581.html

Aris:

> I'm here today to apologize for my failure to live up to the responsibilities
> of the office of the Promotor, namely through my overextension of the
> submission of my report past the deadline. I was busy in real life, but that
> isn't much of an excuse. Discharging my responsibilities is important to me,
> and I'm sorry I've failed all of you.
>
> I've served as Promotor for many years, and I hope to do so for many more. It
> is my honor and my pleasure to serve. I attempt to hold myself to the highest
> standards in office, rejecting participation in destructive scams and other
> questionable activity. While I realize that these are a core part of the game,
> I also try to stay above board in my official actions, so that there can be no
> doubt about my integrity. This fierce investment in my office only adds to my
> shame when, as now, I fail.
>
> I live in America, and accordingly I cannot help comparing Agora to our own
> constitutional system. While the American government is imperfect in many 
> ways,
> as indeed all governments are, we have a long tradition of integrity in public
> office. This tradition dates back to the constitutional convention in
> Philadelphia, where the Framers of our constitution, meeting under secrecy to
> avoid the interference of reactionary forces, drafted a new constitution for 
> the
> good of all. I have failed to live up to their high standard, and I will 
> strive
> to do better in future. I can only hope my abject prostration will serve
> as adequate recompense for the wrongs I have done.
>
> Having apologized, I expunge 2 blots from myself.

-- 
Falsifian


Re: BUS: Auto-gesticulation

2021-01-02 Thread JTAC via agora-business
On 3/1/2021 1:19 pm, JTAC wrote:
> On 3/1/2021 5:06 am, Gaelan Steele via agora-business wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 27, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Gaelan Steele via agora-business 
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> I auto-gesticulate (that is, I point my finger at myself) for violating the 
>>> Splat Market contract, and therefore rule 1742, by failing to publish my 
>>> weekly report.
>>>
>>> Gaelan
>>
>> I agree to and create the following contract: { Gaelan SHALL NOT levy fines. 
>> }
>>
>> I deputize for Referee to find the quoted finger-pointing Shenanigans 
>> (because I "believe…that it would be ILLEGAL…to levy a fine", R2478/14).
>>
>> I destroy the above contract.
>>
>> Gaelan
>>
> I deputize for Referee and impose the cold hand of justice on the perp
> by levying a fine of 3 blots on Gaelan Steele, for a violation of rule 1742.
> 
> The reason for increasing the fine is because the perp attempted to use
> the violation as part of a profitable plan (willfully) to install
> himself into the office of Referee. Fortunately, this dastardly plan was
> unsuccessful as the perp neglected that an important provision of rule
> 2478: "the investigator CANNOT resolve a Finger Pointing for which e is
> the perp."
> 
> This violation is forgivable. If the perp chooses to publish an apology,
> e must include the words "I must read the rules thoroughly when
> attempting scams"
> 
I award myself a Cyan Ribbon.


Re: BUS: Auto-gesticulation

2021-01-02 Thread JTAC via agora-business
On 3/1/2021 5:06 am, Gaelan Steele via agora-business wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Dec 27, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Gaelan Steele via agora-business 
>>  wrote:
>>
>> I auto-gesticulate (that is, I point my finger at myself) for violating the 
>> Splat Market contract, and therefore rule 1742, by failing to publish my 
>> weekly report.
>>
>> Gaelan
> 
> I agree to and create the following contract: { Gaelan SHALL NOT levy fines. }
> 
> I deputize for Referee to find the quoted finger-pointing Shenanigans 
> (because I "believe…that it would be ILLEGAL…to levy a fine", R2478/14).
> 
> I destroy the above contract.
> 
> Gaelan
> 
I deputize for Referee and impose the cold hand of justice on the perp
by levying a fine of 3 blots on Gaelan Steele, for a violation of rule 1742.

The reason for increasing the fine is because the perp attempted to use
the violation as part of a profitable plan (willfully) to install
himself into the office of Referee. Fortunately, this dastardly plan was
unsuccessful as the perp neglected that an important provision of rule
2478: "the investigator CANNOT resolve a Finger Pointing for which e is
the perp."

This violation is forgivable. If the perp chooses to publish an apology,
e must include the words "I must read the rules thoroughly when
attempting scams"


Re: BUS: Auto-gesticulation

2021-01-02 Thread Gaelan Steele via agora-business



> On Dec 27, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Gaelan Steele via agora-business 
>  wrote:
> 
> I auto-gesticulate (that is, I point my finger at myself) for violating the 
> Splat Market contract, and therefore rule 1742, by failing to publish my 
> weekly report.
> 
> Gaelan

I agree to and create the following contract: { Gaelan SHALL NOT levy fines. }

I deputize for Referee to find the quoted finger-pointing Shenanigans (because 
I "believe…that it would be ILLEGAL…to levy a fine", R2478/14).

I destroy the above contract.

Gaelan

BUS: Auto-gesticulation

2020-12-27 Thread Gaelan Steele via agora-business
I auto-gesticulate (that is, I point my finger at myself) for violating the 
Splat Market contract, and therefore rule 1742, by failing to publish my weekly 
report.

Gaelan