Re: DIS: [Proto] College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 8:26 PM nch via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 4:44:42 PM CDT Aris Merchant via agora-discussion > wrote: > > This is a reform of the degrees system. It has been bothering me for > > ages that we don't have clear criteria for what theses qualify for >

Re: DIS: [Proto] College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 9:50 PM Reuben Staley via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 2020-05-24 15:44, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > >An Associate of Nomic degree SHOULD be awarded for a thesis that adds > >appreciably to Agoran culture, but fails to qualify for another

Re: DIS: [Proto] College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

2020-05-24 Thread Reuben Staley via agora-discussion
On 2020-05-24 15:44, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: An Associate of Nomic degree SHOULD be awarded for a thesis that adds appreciably to Agoran culture, but fails to qualify for another degree. Baccalaureate level degrees (which include the J.N) SHOULD be awarded

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 11:05:54 PM CDT nch via agora-discussion wrote: > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:42:40 PM CDT Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 5/24/20 11:17 PM, nch via agora-discussion wrote: > > > On Friday, May 22, 2020 4:21:34 PM CDT Jason Cobb via agora-discussion > >

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
> > I think this would mean a talisman stops existing when its zombie > > ceases to be a zombie, since it ceases to be defined by the rules. If > > we're worried about that we could add "The talisman of a zombie is > > destroyed when that zombie ceases to be a zombie.". > > I think you're right

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:57:01 PM CDT James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: > > >> The Registrar SHALL track the date that a talisman for each zombie last > > >> belonged to Agora in eir weekly report. The Registrar SHALL perform all > > >> POSSIBLE actions in the preceding paragraph in a

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:42:40 PM CDT Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > On 5/24/20 11:17 PM, nch via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Friday, May 22, 2020 4:21:34 PM CDT Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > >> A talisman is an asset with ownership restricted to players and Agora. > >>

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
> >> The Registrar SHALL track the date that a talisman for each zombie last > >> belonged to Agora in eir weekly report. The Registrar SHALL perform all > >> POSSIBLE actions in the preceding paragraph in a timely fashion after > >> first reporting their possibility via the facts in eir weekly

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread Jason Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/24/20 11:17 PM, nch via agora-discussion wrote: > On Friday, May 22, 2020 4:21:34 PM CDT Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: >> I've shamelessly stolen the name from Warrigal's dead contract. >> >> >> Title: Talismans >> >> Adoption index: 3.0 >> >> { >> >> For the purposes of this

Re: DIS: [Proto] College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 4:44:42 PM CDT Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > This is a reform of the degrees system. It has been bothering me for > ages that we don't have clear criteria for what theses qualify for > each degree. For instance, no one seems to be sure whether artistic >

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Friday, May 22, 2020 4:21:34 PM CDT Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > I've shamelessly stolen the name from Warrigal's dead contract. > > > Title: Talismans > > Adoption index: 3.0 > > { > > For the purposes of this proposal, a player's prior master is eir master > before this

Re: [Proto-Contract] LoAFER (was: Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3)

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 9:05:29 PM CDT Reuben Staley via agora-discussion wrote: > On 2020-05-24 18:47, Rebecca via agora-discussion wrote: > > it used to be considered somewhat rude to submit a proposal after the > > promotor had published eir draft but before the distribution > > I think we

[Proto-Contract] LoAFER (was: Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3)

2020-05-24 Thread Reuben Staley via agora-discussion
On 2020-05-24 18:47, Rebecca via agora-discussion wrote: it used to be considered somewhat rude to submit a proposal after the promotor had published eir draft but before the distribution I think we need to respect and help officers more in general. Thoughts on this fun proto-contract I

DIS: [Proto] Transmutation

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
Very very simple, but submitting for feedback since I'm gonna sit on it til next distribution anyway. Trigon suggested this as a way to make Victory Cards, but it also works as a way to iron out market deficiencies. Trigon's suggestion was that they be different types, but I think it works fine

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 6:06 PM Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion wrote: > > > > > On May 24, 2020, at 20:58, nch via agora-business > > wrote: > > > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:50:27 PM CDT you wrote: > >>> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:42 PM nch via agora-business > >>> > >>>

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 8:06:34 PM CDT you wrote: > > On May 24, 2020, at 20:58, nch via agora-business > > wrote:> > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:50:27 PM CDT you wrote: > >>> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:42 PM nch via agora-business > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>> Ok, here's 1.3. > >>> > >>> I cut

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 6:04 PM Aris Merchant wrote: > > On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:58 PM nch via agora-business > wrote: > > > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:50:27 PM CDT you wrote: > > > On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:42 PM nch via agora-business > > > > > > wrote: > > > > Ok, here's 1.3. > > > > > >

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion
> On May 24, 2020, at 20:58, nch via agora-business > wrote: > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:50:27 PM CDT you wrote: >>> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:42 PM nch via agora-business >>> >>> wrote: >>> Ok, here's 1.3. >>> >>> I cut out auctions completely because there are two proposals right now

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:58 PM nch via agora-business wrote: > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:50:27 PM CDT you wrote: > > On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:42 PM nch via agora-business > > > > wrote: > > > Ok, here's 1.3. > > > > > > I cut out auctions completely because there are two proposals right now

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread Jason Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/24/20 2:57 PM, James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: > Master is secured at power 2. Is there a way to secure asset > ownership? Do we care? > >> A talisman is an asset with ownership restricted to players and Agora. >> If there ever does not exist a talisman for a certain zombie, one is >>

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:52 PM Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 8:47 PM Rebecca via agora-discussion > wrote: > > > > it used to be considered somewhat rude to submit a proposal after the > > promotor had published eir draft but before the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 8:47 PM Rebecca via agora-discussion wrote: > > it used to be considered somewhat rude to submit a proposal after the > promotor had published eir draft but before the distribution That's true. I'd like to apologize to the Promotor for the ways in which I have contributed

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 5:42 PM nch via agora-business wrote: > > Ok, here's 1.3. > > I cut out auctions completely because there are two proposals right now to fix > them and I'd rather that dust settled first. I have a separate proposal, based > on Trigon's transmutation idea, coming later

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 8:42 PM nch via agora-business wrote: > Create a new Power=1 rule titled "Pending Proposals" with the following text: > > Pended is a proposal switch tracked by the Promotor with possible values > True or False and default value False. Any player CAN pay 1

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Sets v1.3

2020-05-24 Thread Rebecca via agora-discussion
On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 10:42 AM nch via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > Ok, here's 1.3. > > I cut out auctions completely because there are two proposals right now to > fix > them and I'd rather that dust settled first. I have a separate proposal, > based > on Trigon's

DIS: Re: [Promotor] Draft Report

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 1:42 PM Aris Merchant wrote: > > Here's my weekly draft. > > -Aris I think a revised draft is called for. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision,

DIS: Re: BUS: [attn Promotor] 1698 shortening

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 3:49 PM Reuben Staley via agora-business wrote: > > I submit the following proposal: > > -- > Title: 1698 shortening > AI: 4 > Author: Trigon > Coauthors: > > [ Comment: I'm not sure if it's intentional for "proposals" and "other >changes to the gamestate" to be

DIS: [Proto] College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
This is a reform of the degrees system. It has been bothering me for ages that we don't have clear criteria for what theses qualify for each degree. For instance, no one seems to be sure whether artistic works can qualify for a degree. This proposal would establish standards (in terms of level of

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Treasuror] [Weekly Report] Forbes 498

2020-05-24 Thread Reuben Staley via agora-discussion
On 2020-05-24 14:07, nch via agora-discussion wrote: On Sunday, May 24, 2020 3:01:25 PM CDT James Cook via agora-business wrote: CoE on the below report: On May 17, I did not pay Agora and Tcbapo did not pay me, since the May zombie auction ended before any bids were placed. (I may try to

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Herald] Petition of the Associate Director of Personnel

2020-05-24 Thread Reuben Staley via agora-discussion
On 2020-05-24 13:47, nch via agora-discussion wrote: On Sunday, May 24, 2020 2:22:18 PM CDT James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 08:26, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: * ADoP Murphy, nine months * Arbitor G., nine months * Assessor Jason, nine

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Herald] Petition of the Associate Director of Personnel

2020-05-24 Thread Reuben Staley via agora-discussion
On 2020-05-24 13:22, James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 08:26, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: * ADoP Murphy, nine months * Arbitor G., nine months * Assessor Jason, nine months * Distributor omd, twelve months * Promotor Aris, twelve

Re: DIS: [Promotor] Draft Report

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 3:58:05 PM CDT you wrote: > > Grok's "Cantus Counterscam" (which has the author and co-author values > > that > > are incorrectly listed for "a Proposed Contract") is missing. > > I believe that e retracted it. Oh, looks like you're correct. -- nch

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Registrar] Agoran Directory (revised)

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 20:16, nch via agora-business wrote: > On Monday, May 18, 2020 3:44:47 PM CDT James Cook via agora-official wrote: > > On Sun, 17 May 2020 at 02:50, Jason Cobb via agora-business > > > > wrote: > > > On 5/16/20 10:48 PM, James Cook via agora-official wrote: > > > > pikhq

Re: DIS: [Promotor] Draft Report

2020-05-24 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 4:57 PM nchagora--- via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 3:42:06 PM CDT Aris Merchant via agora-discussion > wrote: > > ID Author(s)AITitle > > --- > > 8388f

Re: DIS: [Promotor] Draft Report

2020-05-24 Thread nchagora--- via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 3:42:06 PM CDT Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > ID Author(s)AITitle > --- > 8388f nch 1.0 The Webmastor > 8389# G. 2.0

Re: DIS: [Promotor] Draft Report

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 1:43 PM Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > > Here's my weekly draft. > > -Aris > > --- > I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran > Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal > pool. For this decision, the vote

DIS: [Promotor] Draft Report

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's my weekly draft. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the quorum is 8, the voting method is AI-majority, and the valid

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Treasuror] [Weekly Report] Forbes 498

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 3:07:55 PM CDT nch via agora-discussion wrote: > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 3:01:25 PM CDT James Cook via agora-business wrote: > > CoE on the below report: On May 17, I did not pay Agora and Tcbapo did > > not pay me, since the May zombie auction ended before any bids were >

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Treasuror] [Weekly Report] Forbes 498

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 3:01:25 PM CDT James Cook via agora-business wrote: > CoE on the below report: On May 17, I did not pay Agora and Tcbapo did > not pay me, since the May zombie auction ended before any bids were > placed. > > (I may try to ratify that the auction went smoothly, but let's

DIS: Re: OFF: [Registrar] Agoran Directory

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
> Zombie master and resale value switches (self-ratifying) > > Resale Last ownedDue to flip > Zombie Master valueby Agora to Agora > -- -- --- --- --- > twgAgora 2

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Herald] Petition of the Associate Director of Personnel

2020-05-24 Thread nch via agora-discussion
On Sunday, May 24, 2020 2:22:18 PM CDT James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: > On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 08:26, Edward Murphy via agora-business > > wrote: > >* ADoP Murphy, nine months > >* Arbitor G., nine months > >* Assessor Jason, nine months > >* Distributor omd, twelve

Re: DIS: Auction overhaul first cut

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 18:35, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 11:29 AM James Cook via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > > > TODO: what happens to exess lots? > > > > > > One option that I can see would be to have it go to Lost

DIS: Re: BUS: [Herald] Petition of the Associate Director of Personnel

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 08:26, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: >* ADoP Murphy, nine months >* Arbitor G., nine months >* Assessor Jason, nine months >* Distributor omd, twelve months >* Promotor Aris, twelve months >* Registrar Falsifian, twelve months >*

Re: DIS: [proto] Talismans

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
Master is secured at power 2. Is there a way to secure asset ownership? Do we care? > A talisman is an asset with ownership restricted to players and Agora. > If there ever does not exist a talisman for a certain zombie, one is > created in the possession of Agora. If there ever exists more than

Re: DIS: Auction overhaul first cut

2020-05-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 11:29 AM James Cook via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > TODO: what happens to exess lots? > > > > One option that I can see would be to have it go to Lost and Found or > > have it returned to Agora. In either of these circumstances, there >

Re: DIS: Auction overhaul first cut

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
> * the minimum bid, and optionally the currency of the auction; What's the default if the currency isn't specified? > * As part of the Notice, one or more by-announcement actions that >succeed in either transferring to the block, or creating in >possession of the

Re: DIS: Auction overhaul first cut

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
> > TODO: what happens to exess lots? > > One option that I can see would be to have it go to Lost and Found or > have it returned to Agora. In either of these circumstances, there > could be some procedure for it entering a periodic consolidated > auction. We could also destroy it, but I don't

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Cantus Counterscam

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 15:40, grok (caleb vines) via agora-business wrote: > I submit the following proposal: > > { > > Title: Cantus Counterscam > Author: grok > Co-Author: nch > AI: 3 > > Modify Rule 1789/11 "Cantus Cygneus" by inserting the following > paragraph at the end: > > "A person

Re: DIS: Protos: Referral and High Crimes

2020-05-24 Thread James Cook via agora-discussion
> The newspaper just called me out for telling lots of old stories, but It wasn't a criticism! - Falsifian

DIS: Re: BUS: [Herald, attn: PM, Speaker] Long Service Awards

2020-05-24 Thread Stefan Fjellander via agora-discussion
I support the above two intents too. - Bögtil Den sön 24 maj 2020 kl 16:42 skrev Jason Cobb via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org>: > On 5/24/20 7:09 AM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-business > wrote: > > LET IT BE FURTHER KNOWN that the Honorable Herald intends with 2

Re: DIS: New Draft: High Crimes and Treason

2020-05-24 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion
n Sat, May 23, 2020 at 11:29 PM Edward Murphy via agora-discussion wrote: > > PSS wrote: > > > I've rewritten parts of it in response to the various feedback > > provided. The portion that I have the most concern about is the clause > > that I added to account for change in office holders over