DIS: Proto - Budgets

2009-12-06 Thread Charles Walker
With thanks to G. for eir related Historian's Corner a while back: {{ Budgets (AI = 2) Enact a new Rule: A budget is a document defined by the Rules and maintained by an office. An office only has a budget if the Rules state that it does. A budget's scope contains one or more

Re: DIS: Proto - Budgets

2009-12-06 Thread comex
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 7:03 AM, Charles Walker charles.w.wal...@googlemail.com wrote:      During an election for an office which has a budget, the      candidates SHALL publish a proto-budget for that office; this      proto-budget is invalid unless it would be a valid budget for      the

Re: DIS: Proto - Budgets

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Charles Walker wrote: Bug: Publish a proto-budget right before the end of the voting period.  With some of the budgets (e.g. Termination List) that could get ugly. Solution: Limit proto-budgeting to during the nomination period and the first 4 days of the voting period.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Written defense

2009-12-06 Thread Ed Murphy
coppro wrote: I have good news! I've worked out the maximum voting limits for each player: 1 see Rule . Proto: Replace R1367's Each player's voting limit [etc.] with - The decision is ordinary. Each player's base voting limit on the decision is thrice what it would

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Written defense

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: Proto: Replace R1367's Each player's voting limit [etc.] with - The decision is ordinary. Each player's base voting limit on the decision is thrice what it would have been on a decision initiated at the same time on whether to

DIS: Re: BUS: card plays

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: G. wrote: I play supersize me and name myself. I play Kill Bill on proposal 6589. I play Your Turn on the IBA. This missed the end of the voting period by about 2.5 hours. CFJ, disqualifying G.: An Agoran decision for which the voting period has

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Written defense

2009-12-06 Thread Ed Murphy
G. wrote: On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: Proto: Replace R1367's Each player's voting limit [etc.] with - The decision is ordinary. Each player's base voting limit on the decision is thrice what it would have been on a decision initiated at the same time on

DIS: Re: OFF: [Assessor] Voting results for Proposals 6583 - 6589

2009-12-06 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Voting results for Proposals 6583 - 6589: [This notice resolves the Agoran decisions of whether to adopt the  following proposals.  For each decision, the options available to  Agora are ADOPTED (*), REJECTED (x), and

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Written defense

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: Proto: Replace R1367's Each player's voting limit [etc.] with - The decision is ordinary. Each player's base voting limit on the decision is thrice what it would have been on a decision

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Assessor] Voting results for Proposals 6583 - 6589

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 3:21 PM, comex com...@gmail.com wrote: So close :) Propose it again. I'll actually vote FOR*2 this time. Democracy would work too... -G.

DIS: Thesis standards

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
Proto: Thesis standards (coauthor=Murphy) [Greatly simplifies thesis award process, while including (recommended) standards. The actual mechanics become quite short]. Amend Rule 1367 (Degrees) to read: Certain patent titles are known as degrees. The degrees are - Associate of Nomic

DIS: Re: OFF: [Assessor] Voting results for Proposals 6583 - 6589

2009-12-06 Thread Ed Murphy
I wrote: Voting results for Proposals 6583 - 6589: [This notice resolves the Agoran decisions of whether to adopt the following proposals. For each decision, the options available to Agora are ADOPTED (*), REJECTED (x), and FAILED QUORUM (!).] [If G.'s play of Kill Bill targeting 6589

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 6590-6599

2009-12-06 Thread Ed Murphy
c. wrote: Note: My voting limit is probably 0. It is, you have 9 Rests and only 1 Extra Vote.

Re: DIS: Thesis standards

2009-12-06 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Proto:  Thesis standards (coauthor=Murphy) [Greatly simplifies thesis award process, while including (recommended) standards.  The actual mechanics become quite short]. Amend Rule 1367 (Degrees) to read: Certain

Re: DIS: Thesis standards

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Aaron Goldfein wrote: What if each player voted for the highest degree that e thought the thesis author deserves, and that counts as a vote FOR each degree at or below that level and a vote AGAINST each vote against that level. Then the highest degree that has retained the

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Assessor] Voting results for Proposals 6583 - 6589

2009-12-06 Thread Ed Murphy
I wrote: On 6586 and 6587, Pavitra voted [DEPENDS(6582) - AGAINST] * eir voting limit. This does not affect either overall result (total votes are 3F 2A on 6586, 17F 2A on 6587). 17F 1A on 6587, rather.

DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2735 assigned to c.

2009-12-06 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Detail: http://zenith.homelinux.net/cotc/viewcase.php?cfj=2735 ===  CFJ 2735 (Interest Index = 0)      This is a CFJ.

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2735 assigned to c.

2009-12-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Yally wrote: Per CFJ 2736, this CFJ was never initiated. Not by ais523, but see http://www.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2009-November/024612.html

Re: DIS: Thesis standards

2009-12-06 Thread Sean Hunt
Kerim Aydin wrote: Voting is not a panacea for matters on which reaching consensus is relatively easy -- on the previous degree (Murphy's?) and coppro's, almost all votes were/are for the same degree. -G. ais523's. -coppro

Re: DIS: Thesis standards

2009-12-06 Thread Sean Hunt
Kerim Aydin wrote: A player (the candidate) CAN award emself a degree with P Agoran Consent (where P is the Level of the degree, indicated above) by publishing, as part of eir clear specification of intent to award emself the degree, a suitable thesis. This means the

Re: DIS: Thesis standards

2009-12-06 Thread Pavitra
Sean Hunt wrote: Kerim Aydin wrote: A player (the candidate) CAN award emself a degree with P Agoran Consent (where P is the Level of the degree, indicated above) by publishing, as part of eir clear specification of intent to award emself the degree, a suitable

DIS: Re: Plays

2009-12-06 Thread Sean Hunt
Sean Hunt wrote: I play Discard Picking, indicating Government Ball. I play Discard Picking, indicating Justice Ball. I play Discard Picking, indicating Government Ball. I IBA-deposit a Government Ball. -coppro these fail because I'm bad at cards. -coppro

DIS: Agoran Spivak at MIT

2009-12-06 Thread Pavitra
Wikipedia lists two versions of Spivak pronouns, neither of which Agora uses. According to WP, there are two major versions of Spivak, the old (ey/em/eir/eirs/emself) and the new (e/em/eir/eirs/eirself). Agora seems to use 'e' and 'emself', fitting into neither category. For this reason, I always

Re: DIS: Thesis standards

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Sean Hunt wrote: Kerim Aydin wrote: A player (the candidate) CAN award emself a degree with P Agoran Consent (where P is the Level of the degree, indicated above) by publishing, as part of eir clear specification of intent to award emself the degree, a

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2739 judged FALSE by ais523

2009-12-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009, Sean Hunt wrote: Taral wrote: On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: I intend, with two support, to appeal this judgment. While ais523's logic is sound, eir arguments apply it to Taral, not to G.. I recommend a judgment of AFFIRM with a