OFF: [Arbitor] Rewards for Judging CFJs (@Treasuror)
In accordance with Rule 2496 "Rewards", I grant coins as follows: 5 boatloads to Murphy for judging CFJ 3926 10 boatloads to Jason for judging CFJs 3929 and 3930 5 boatloads to ais523 for judging CFJ 3931
OFF: [Arbitor] Court Gazette
Agoran Court Gazette (Arbitor's Weekly Report) Thu 07 Oct 2021 DEADLINES (details below) --- 3932 Assigned to Falsifian Due Thu 14 Oct 2021 03:50:08 3933 Assigned to G. Due Thu 14 Oct 2021 03:59:25 INTERESTED JUDGES AND EIR MOST RECENT CASE --- Regular Judges: 3931 ais523 3930 Jason 3926 Murphy 3933 G. Occasional Judges: 3907 Aspen [Sat 05 Jun 2021] 3924 Cuddlebeam [Mon 09 Aug 2021] 3932 Falsifian [Thu 07 Oct 2021] Overflow Judges: [None currently] Recused: 3926 Gaelan OPEN CASES --- 3932 Assigned to Falsifian [Due Thu 14 Oct 2021 03:50:08] Called by R. Lee [Mon 04 Oct 2021] Benbot is a player. 3933 Assigned to G. [Due Thu 14 Oct 2021 03:59:25] Called by ais523 [Wed 06 Oct 2021] The Device is off. RECENTLY-JUDGED CASES --- 3929 Judged TRUE by Jason [Fri 01 Oct 2021] R. Lee Recused [Sun 19 Sep 2021] Called by ais523 [Fri 10 Sep 2021] If a player breached a power-2 rule by missing a deadline right now... 3930 Judged FALSE by Jason [Fri 01 Oct 2021] R. Lee Recused [Sun 19 Sep 2021] ais523 Barred [Sun 12 Sep 2021] Called by G. [Sun 12 Sep 2021] Making a particular day a holiday is a regulated action. 3931 Judged FALSE by ais523 [Mon 20 Sep 2021] Called by Cuddlebeam [Mon 13 Sep 2021] In this message I have won the game. 3926 Judged TRUE by Murphy [Sun 19 Sep 2021] Gaelan Recused [Fri 17 Sep 2021] nix Recused [Mon 06 Sep 2021] Called by ais523 [Sat 04 Sep 2021] The Tailor SHALL and CAN grant me coins as a consequence of my Blue Glitter award earlier in this message. - 3928 Judged DISMISS by Jason [Sat 11 Sep 2021] Called by Trigon [Wed 15 Sep 2021] This auction was started under the Treasuror's Auction Regulations at the time it was started.
OFF: CFJ 3933 Assigned to G.
The below CFJ is 3933. I assign it to G.
=
The Device is off.
Called by ais523: Wed 06 Oct 2021 11:41:35
=
On 2021-10-06 22:41, ais523 via agora-business wrote:
I act on behalf of the Device to cause em to deactivate emself.
CFJ: The Device is off.
Evidence: the first sentence of this message, the fact that the Device
was on prior to this message, and:
Excerpt from rule 2654:
{{{
When the device is on:
[...]
A Device CAN activate or deactivate emself by announcement.
}}}
Excerpt from rule 2655:
{{{
The Mad Engineer CAN act on behalf of the device to take any
action that the device may take, and SHALL act on behalf of the
device to ensure that the device fulfills all of its duties.
}}}
Excerpt from rule 2646:
{{{
Activity is a player switch tracked by the Registrar, with values
Active (default) and Inactive. To flip a player's activity to
active (inactive) is to activate (deactivate) em.
}}}
Excerpt from rule 2466:
{{{
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.
[...]
Allowing a person to act on behalf of another person is secured
at power 2.0.
}}}
Arguments:
There are two issues here, related to the fact that the Device is a
switch, not a player or a person.
The first is: what happens when you act on behalf of a non-person
object? Our current "act on behalf" rules cover only the case of a
person acting on behalf of another person, and this is an attempt to
act on behalf of something else. However, a power-1 rule states that
this attempt is possible (with a CAN), and no higher-power rule seems
to prevent the attempt (acting-on-behalf is secured at power 2 but only
when acting on behalf of a person). So I conclude that the attempt to
do this necessarily works (in the sense of it being a possible action),
but am not sure what effect that action would have if performed (if
indeed it does anything at all).
The second is: assuming the act-on-behalf works similarly to acting on
behalf of a person, what does it mean for the Device to deactivate
emself? Rule 2646 gives us a definition of "deactivate" in the context
of Agora, but the definition is specific to players. Does this mean
that we should fall back to the normal English meaning of "deactivate"
when the ruleset applies the rules to other sorts of objects? If so,
how does that meaning apply to Agoran switches?
The device has two possible states, "on" and "off". It seems pretty
plausible that "deactivate" is a synonym for "turn off". On the other
hand, it seems a bit weird to describe the act of turning off a switch
as deactivating the *switch*; normally the word would be used to
describe the act of turning off the switch as deactivating whatever it
is that the switch controls. (Although I can see a pretty plausible
argument that Agora's Device is a switch that controls itself! Or
possibly, it's a switch that controls rule 2654.)
I know that we've been talking about the Device as "this is inevitably
going to become a player at some point and Agora can't be stopped from
making it happening", but the Device being a non-player has created
some interesting gameplay too.
OFF: CFJ 3932 Assigned to Falsifian
The below CFJ is 3932. I assign it to Falsifian. = Benbot is a player. Called by R. Lee: Mon 04 Oct 2021 04:19:43 = On 2021-10-04 15:19, Sarah S. via agora-business wrote: On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 12:46 AM ais523 via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: On Sun, 2021-10-03 at 09:39 -0400, BenjaminFrancis Rodriguez via agora- business wrote: This email declares (soon to be) player Benbot² intention to join the game under Alias Benbot² By the "(soon to be)", do you mean that you're joining immediately and are referring to the time immediately after your message? Or do you mean that you're planning to join in, e.g., a few days from now? -- ais523 Seems ambiguous. I CFJ: Benbot is a player.
OFF: [Obstructive Pooling] 10 Decireports
I become the Accountant for the Obstructive Pooling contract, publish the below report, then cease being the Accountant. Falsifian is the Trustee. Decipoint balances: Jason 30 Unencembered Point Total (UPT): 3.5 UPT is defined as (T + C - O) / 10, where T = 65 (decipoint value of Victory Products owned by Trustee) C = 0 (decipoint value of Victory Products owned by contract) O = 30 (decipoints not owned by the Trustee) (This definition is in an amendment that hasn't been applied.) Recent history: 2021-09-19 03:54 Economy reset 2021-09-27 19:56 Jason deposits 3 Victory Points: +30 -- Falsifian
OFF: [Stonemason] Billboard Rock Chart - 6 Oct 2021
THE BILLBOARD ROCK CHART (STONEMASON'S WEEKLY REPORT) Stone Owner Last Wielded Immune? - - --- Power Agora 2021-10-04Agora Wealth ais523 2021-10-05 Soul Agora 2021-02-14Agora Sabotage Agora 2021-10-04Agora Concentration Jason 2021-10-06 Protection Agora 2021-10-02Agora Recursion Agora Agora Hot Potato Agora Agora Blank Agora Agora AlchemyAgora Agora Summary of stone functions: Power a specified player's strength is increased by 3 on a specified Agoran decision. Escape risk: 40%. Wealth a specified player earns 5 boatloads of coins. Escape risk: 50%. Soul a specified non-immune stone is stolen by the wielder, then the Soul Stone is transferred to the robbed player. Escape risk: 50%. Sabotage the AI of a specified AI-majority decision is increased by 1. Escape risk: 80%. Concentration a specified player earns an extra Grant for eir Focus. Escape risk: 60%. Protection a specified stone becomes immune (until the next Collection Notice). Escape risk: 70%. History: === 2021-10-06 23:27:13 Wealth Stone ceases being immunte after collection notice. 2021-10-06 23:27:13 Protection Stone is transferred from ais523 to Agora per collection notice. 2021-10-06 23:27:13 Sabotage Stone is transferred from Jason to Agora per collection notice. 2021-10-06 23:27:13 Soul Stone is transferred from Jason to Agora per collection notice. 2021-10-06 23:27:13 Power Stone is transferred from Jason to Agora per collection notice. 2021-10-06 14:16:08 Jason wields Concentration Stone, specifying self. 2021-10-05 21:24:32 ais523 wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-10-04 15:14:17 Jason wields Power Stone, specifying self. 2021-10-04 15:08:48 Jason wields Sabotage Stone, specifying referendum on Proposal 8630. 2021-10-02 22:50:43 ais523 wields Protection Stone, specifying Wealth Stone. 2021-10-02 22:42:43 Protection Tone is transferred to ais523 from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-10-02 21:00:26 Sabotage Stone is transferred to Jason from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-10-02 21:00:26 Soul Stone is transferred to Jason from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-10-02 20:12:23 ais523 wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-09-22 17:52:56 ais523 wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-09-20 21:15:06 Jason wields Concentration Stone, specifying self. 2021-09-15 18:55:17 ais523 wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-09-15 18:01:19 Jason wields Power Stone, specifying self. 2021-09-15 18:00:14 Concentration Stone is transfered to Jason from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-09-15 18:00:14 Wealth Stone is transfered to ais523 from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-09-15 18:00:14 Power Stone is transfered to Jason from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-08-17 02:30:29 All stones are transfered to Agora after Gauntlet Noticing. 2021-08-13 02:30:29 R. Lee Notices the Gauntlet, specifying R. Lee. 2021-08-13 02:26:45 Jason transfers Sabotage Stone to R. Lee. 2021-08-13 01:52:34 G. transfers Wealth Stone to R. Lee. 2021-08-13 01:53:34 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-08-12 23:50:18 Soul Stone is transferred to R. Lee from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-08-12 23:50:18 Power Stone is transferred to R. Lee from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-08-02 19:49:03 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-08-01 04:36:13 R. Lee wields Concentration Stone, specifying self. 2021-08-01 01:05:34 Concentration Stone ceases being immune after collection notice. 2021-08-01 01:05:34 Power Stone is transfered from G. to Agora per collection notice. 2021-07-30 17:51:06 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-07-21 22:53:35 Trigon wields Protection Stone, specifying Concentration Stone. 2021-07-21 00:19:14 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-07-20 23:24:42 R. Lee wields Concentration Stone, specifying self. 2021-07-20 21:54:17 Protection Stone is transferred to Trigon from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-07-20 21:54:17 Concentration Stone is transferred to R. Lee from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-07-20 21:54:17 Sabotage Stone is transferred to Jason from Agora in auction resolution. 2021-07-13 20:24:09 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-07-07 02:20:43 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-07-02 19:14:16 Concentration Stone is transferred from Jason to Agora per collection notice. 2021-06-28 15:45:19 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-06-21 02:03:01 G. wields Wealth Stone, specifying self. 2021-06-21 02:03:01 G. wields Power Stone, specifying self. 2021-06-17 13:32:19 Jason wields Concentration Stone, specifying self.
OFF: [Stonemason] October Collection Notice
I hereby publish the following collection notice: All choices are made using AgoraBot in a public channel on the unofficial Discord. I affirm under penalty of No Faking that, to the best of my knowledge, the choices listed below had the probabilities listed below. Stones that escape do so in the order they are listed below. Stone OwnerEscape Risk Choices Escapes? - -- --- --- Power G.40% EEscapes Wealth ais52350% [Immune: Protection] Soul Jason 50% NE/E Escapes Sabotage Jason 80% E/NE Escapes Concentration Jason 60% NE Protection ais52370% E/E Escapes Recursion Agora 80% [Immune: Agora] Hot Potato Agora100% [Immune: Agora] Blank Agora 5% [Immune: Agora] AlchemyAgora 70% [Immune: Agora]
OFF: [deputy-Referee] Weekly
I deputize for the referee to publish the below weekly report. -G. -- GO TO JAIL (Referee's Weekly Report) -- Date of this report: 06 October 2021 Date of last report: 19 September 2021 (all times UTC) BLOT HOLDINGS (self-ratifies) == Blots Player - - 1 Trigon 2 R. Lee 2 Cuddlebeam 1 Cuddlybanana 2 Fickle Owl Blots Fugitive - (none) PENDING FINGERS (does not self-ratify) == ais523 22-Sep "I point my finger at Cuddlebeam for violating rule 1742 by failing to act in accordance with the contract "Jumblebeam Deal". Specifically, e transferred eir last Victory Card, despite previously having been granted a Victory Card by the Ministor via Rule 2624, and Jumble not yet having transferred it to emself." Cuddlebeam 06-Oct "I Point my Finger at myself, Cuddlebeam, for violating "Jumblebeam Deal" in that I SHALL NOT Flip my Focus except as it states." Cuddlebeam 06-Oct "I Point my Finger at myself, Cuddlebeam, for violating "Jumblebeam Deal" in that I SHALL NOT grant my Focus Grant except as it states." AVAILABLE FORGIVENESS (does not self-ratify) == None BLOT HISTORY (does not self-ratify) == PersonChange DateReason --- -- - Fickle Owl +2 2021-10-05 "For breaking above pledge" Telna -1 2021-09-19 Expunged with 1 Blot-B-Gone Telna +1 2021-09-19 Telna using Unofficial Injustice Trigon -1 2021-09-19 Expunged by Telna w/ 1 Blot-B-Gone Cuddlebeam +2 2021-09-19 Telna using Unofficial Injustice Trigon +2 2021-09-19 Telna using Unofficial Injustice G. -2 2021-09-18 Expunged with 2 Blot-B-Gones R. Lee +2 2021-09-18 Trigon using Unofficial Injustice G. +2 2021-09-18 R. Lee using Unofficial Injustice DATE OF LAST REPORT2021-09-10 Aspen -2 2021-09-01 Expunged with 2 Blot-B-Gones Trigon -1 2021-09-01 Expunged with 1 Blot-B-Gone R. Lee -1 2021-08-25 Expunged with 1 Blot-B-Gone Aspen +1 2021-08-16 Tardiness (Promotor weekly) R. Lee +1 2021-08-09 Created in own possession Trigon +1 2021-08-02 Tardiness (Treasuror weekly) Gaelan -2 2021-07-05 Expunged with 2 Blot-B-Gones Aspen +1 2021-07-04 Tardiness (Registrar weekly) Shelvacu -1 2021-07-01 Fugitives' blots decay R. Lee -2 2021-06-28 Expunged with 2 Blot-B-Gones Gaelan +2 (f) 2021-06-22 Tardiness (Referee weekly) ATMunn -2 2021-06-20 Expunged with 2 Blot-B-Gones Trigon -2 2021-06-20 Expunged with 2-Blot-B-Gones Trigon +1 2021-06-17 Not tracking Treasuror info Trigon +1 2021-06-17 Not tracking Treasuror info ATMunn +2 2021-06-17 Tardiness (Notary) R. Lee -5 2021-06-07 Expunged by Jason with 5 Blot-B-Gones Cuddlebeam -1 2021-06-04 Expunged with 1 Blot-B-Gone Falsifian -1 2021-05-10 Apology Falsifian +1 (f) 2021-05-07 Tardiness (Agoran Press Editor report) G. -1 2020-04-11 Expunged with 1 Blot-B-Gone nix+1 (f) 2021-04-04 Tardiness (Webmastor report) G. +1 (f) 2021-04-04 Tardiness (humiliating public reminder for indictment 002-A) Cuddlebeam +1 2021-02-06 Unjustified Gesticulation R. Lee -1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone R. Lee -1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone omd-1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone Gaelan -1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone Trigon -1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone Trigon -1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone omd-1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone Falsifian -1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone nix-1 2021-01-20 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone Gaelan -1 2021-01-18 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone Gaelan -1 2021-01-18 Expunged by G. with 1 Blot-B-Gone G. -1 2021-01-14 Expunged with 1 Blot-B-Gone G. -1 2021-01-14 Expunged with 1 Blot-B-Gone Gaelan +3 (f)
OFF: [Ministor] Foci
Ministor's Monthly Report for 06-Oct-21 Focus Switches Compliance (2): Telna, G. Legacy (5): ATMunn, Falsifian, Trigon, cuddlybanana, nix Legislation (4): Aris, Gaelan, ais523, Jason Participation (2): Murphy, Cuddlebeam Unfocused (default): All other active players [Inactive/nonplayers do not have this switch] Planning History - 18-Sep Cuddlebeam Legacy -> Participation 18-Sep R. Lee Compliance -> Legislation (deregistered) 20-Sep Jason Legislation -> Legislation 29-Sep G. Legislation -> Compliance 1-Oct (Above Plans Set)
OFF: [Mad Engineer] Intent to Invent
The Device is On.
I intend, with Agoran Consent, to cause rule 2655 to amend the rule
"The Device" by appending the following as a list item to the "When the
device is on:" list:
{{{
Any player CAN refile a Device without objection, specifying a new
title; the Device is retitled to the specified title by this Device.
}}}
[A tough one this week, as evidenced by the relative lack of
suggestions – most combinations are either redundant or obviously
uninteresting. This one looks like it might at least be capable of
doing something, and is unlikely to break things.]
--
ais523
