DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] Docket

2012-09-28 Thread Arkady English
On 27 September 2012 02:23, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Clerk's Docket Date of this report: Thu 26 Sep 12 Date of last report: Thu 23 Aug 12 (All times are UTC) Unqualified (Rule 1868) --- All of these players are supine, except as noted.

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal

2012-09-28 Thread Tanner Swett
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:34 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: [This currently definitely conflicts with Rule 105 (Rule Changes) and might conflict with Rule 2140 (Power Controls Mutability), as the Rulekeepor is not an instrument.] I would assume that it does not conflict with Rule 2140, as

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Sean Hunt
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Benjamin Schultz ben.dov.schu...@gmail.com wrote: If you wanted a dictatorship in the true spirit of Agora, try scamming a non-player into the dictator position. -- OscarMeyr Bucky?

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, omd wrote: On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Also: fun's fun, but I will also deregister if scshunt persists in these changes. Consider that an objection, as well. Oh, come on. Although I feel obliged to counter-scam (not

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Craig Daniel
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Sean Hunt scsh...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Benjamin Schultz ben.dov.schu...@gmail.com wrote: If you wanted a dictatorship in the true spirit of Agora, try scamming a non-player into the dictator position. -- OscarMeyr

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Craig Daniel wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Sean Hunt scsh...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Benjamin Schultz ben.dov.schu...@gmail.com wrote: If you wanted a dictatorship in the true spirit of Agora, try scamming a

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: I thought quite closely about the Prerogative of Prejudice. I wanted something cool and powerful, but not entirely absurd. My rationale is that Prejudice is not truly a just punishment, and should not be considered a judicial resolution to controversy

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Sean Hunt
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: I thought quite closely about the Prerogative of Prejudice. I wanted something cool and powerful, but not entirely absurd. My rationale is that Prejudice is not truly a just

DIS: Re: BUS: Public consultation period

2012-09-28 Thread ais523
On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 14:06 -0400, Sean Hunt wrote: This is a Victory Announcement: The rule entitled 'Win by Junta' states that I can cause it to make arbitrary rule changes by announcement, therefore I satisfy the Winning Condition of Dictatorship. This almost certainly has to reference

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: I thought quite closely about the Prerogative of Prejudice. I wanted something cool and powerful, but not entirely absurd. My

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Public consultation period

2012-09-28 Thread Sean Hunt
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:09 PM, ais523 callforjudgem...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 14:06 -0400, Sean Hunt wrote: This is a Victory Announcement: The rule entitled 'Win by Junta' states that I can cause it to make arbitrary rule changes by announcement, therefore I satisfy the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Public consultation period

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:09 PM, ais523 callforjudgem...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 14:06 -0400, Sean Hunt wrote: This is a Victory Announcement: The rule entitled 'Win by Junta' states that I can cause it to make arbitrary rule changes

DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread ais523
On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN, with 2 support, cause this rule to amend itself by replacing all instances of the name Machiavelli with any other person's

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote: On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN, with 2 support, cause this rule to amend itself by replacing all instances of the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Public consultation period

2012-09-28 Thread Sean Hunt
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: I just want to be clear about something. I see where you make yourself speaker, but I've missed the place where you remove yourself from having power-3. Where does that happen? -G. I'll do it by announcement before

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread ais523
On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 12:11 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote: On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN, with 2 support, cause this

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote: On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 12:11 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote: On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread omd
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named scshunt CAN deregister. G. can cause this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one Since slave golems are supposed to be repealed in the same set of actions as the creation

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Sean Hunt
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named scshunt CAN deregister. G. can cause this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one Now I am conflicted. On the one hand, I don't want to just give someone else a

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, omd wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named scshunt CAN deregister. G. can cause this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one Since slave golems are supposed to be repealed

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, omd wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: The rule says the text needs to be the name of a person. Once a name has been associated with a person, that text is still the name of a particular person even if that person ceases

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named scshunt CAN deregister. G. can cause this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one Now I am conflicted. On the one hand, I

DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Tanner Swett
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Sean Hunt scsh...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca wrote: Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN, with 2 support, cause this rule to amend itself by replacing all instances of the name Machiavelli with any other person's name.' Eh, lemme

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread omd
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Is Abraham Lincoln the name of a person? Yes it is. I'd say it's arguable - well, maybe a clearer example, since dead persons can be considered persons (but aren't in Agora), is whether Bill Clinton is the name of a

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Craig Daniel
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:23 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Is Abraham Lincoln the name of a person? Yes it is. I'd say it's arguable - well, maybe a clearer example, since dead persons can be considered persons

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: New Gameplay Ho!

2012-09-28 Thread Pavitra
On 09/28/2012 04:29 PM, Craig Daniel wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:23 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: Is Abraham Lincoln the name of a person? Yes it is. I'd say it's arguable - well, maybe a clearer example,