Re: DIS: Rice plans?

2023-05-19 Thread Beokirby via agora-discussion
On 2023-05-19 7:12 PM, blob via agora-discussion wrote: I've been skimming over some of the past conversations about Rice Plans, but can't find anything in the rules about them. Would someone mind explaining it to me? Thanks! Rice plans are from a new rule brought about by p8969 which has the

DIS: Rice plans?

2023-05-19 Thread blob via agora-discussion
I've been skimming over some of the past conversations about Rice Plans, but can't find anything in the rules about them. Would someone mind explaining it to me? Thanks!

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:49 PM Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:46 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > On 5/19/23 16:40, Forest Sweeney wrote: > > > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM Janet Cobb via

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:46 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/19/23 16:40, Forest Sweeney wrote: > > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion > > wrote: > > > > On 5/19/23 16:16, Forest Sweeney via agora-business

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 16:40, Forest Sweeney wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion > wrote: > > On 5/19/23 16:16, Forest Sweeney via agora-business wrote: > > I consent to all rice plans that have my player in the Rice Up > list and do > > not have my player

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:40 PM Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion wrote: > I'd argue that I fit criteria 4 of Rule 2519 ("Consent"): > "4. it is reasonably clear from context that e wanted the action to > take place or assented to it taking place." There's quite a few precedents in

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
*Blows smoke off gun, spins pistol back into holster* On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 10:42 PM Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:40 PM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > I think

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:40 PM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I think it could, because I believe they are providing context which > reasonably indicates that they want their consent to be applied in that > way. The 4st point in Rule 2519 seems

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/19/23 16:16, Forest Sweeney via agora-business wrote: > > I consent to all rice plans that have my player in the Rice Up list and > do > > not have my player in the Rice Down list. I

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
I think it could, because I believe they are providing context which reasonably indicates that they want their consent to be applied in that way. The 4st point in Rule 2519 seems to allow it. On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 10:31 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org>

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:47 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion wrote: > So, only someone who already is in power and a beneficiary of the system > should be entitled to propose change things? Er, I never said you couldn't propose. I was giving you feedback on how I felt about voting for

Re: DIS: (Proto) Raybots

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
I think the general idea could be interesting. It's similar to juan's golem idea, which I was also fond of. I'm likely not the best to help with wording but, "Raybots agree to abide by the Rules." seems weird to me. How can it 'agree' to anything? On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 5:52 AM ais523 via

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Consent

2023-05-19 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 16:16, Forest Sweeney via agora-business wrote: > I consent to all rice plans that have my player in the Rice Up list and do > not have my player in the Rice Down list. I also consent to all rice plans > that have no players in the Rice Up list and I am not in the Rice Down list. > >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Ricemastor] Nihilist gohan

2023-05-19 Thread Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion
I made a better consent notification anyhow, but thanks for looking out for me! (I noticed my failure to use the right fora as well... such a 4st thing to do!) On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:18 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/19/23 16:11, Forest

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 8980-8984

2023-05-19 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 14:21, Beokirby via agora-discussion wrote: On 2023-05-18 10:56 PM, Beokirby via agora-business wrote: On 2023-05-18 10:41 PM, secretsnail9 via agora-official wrote: ID Author(s)   AI    Title ---

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 8980-8984

2023-05-19 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 15:21, Beokirby via agora-discussion wrote: > On 2023-05-18 10:56 PM, Beokirby via agora-business wrote: >> On 2023-05-18 10:41 PM, secretsnail9 via agora-official wrote: >>> ID  Author(s)   AI    Title >>>

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Ricemastor] Nihilist gohan

2023-05-19 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 16:11, Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:57 AM Janet Cobb via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > >> On 5/19/23 14:56, juan via agora-business wrote: >>> I create and consent to the following Rice Plan: >>> >>> Rice Up: [] >>>

DIS: Re: BUS: [Ricemastor] Nihilist gohan

2023-05-19 Thread Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:57 AM Janet Cobb via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/19/23 14:56, juan via agora-business wrote: > > I create and consent to the following Rice Plan: > > > > Rice Up: [] > > Rice Down: [] > > > > I consent to the above rice plan. > > -- >

Re: Very Proto Economy (Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization_

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
- I like the Focuses idea. - I think you'd really just want to use your Stamps to win rather than anything else. Maybe instead you can only Focus on something if you have the right Stamp or combination of Stamps in your possession? For example, something like: Voting Focus [Requirement: Ownership

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 8980-8984

2023-05-19 Thread Beokirby via agora-discussion
On 2023-05-18 10:56 PM, Beokirby via agora-business wrote: On 2023-05-18 10:41 PM, secretsnail9 via agora-official wrote: ID  Author(s)   AI    Title --- 8980~   Yachay  1.0   Riding with

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
You could say that to anyone disadvantaged who wants to change how things are, it's not particularly insightful (or accurate, in this case). So, only someone who already is in power and a beneficiary of the system should be entitled to propose change things? I don't think my situation is as bad,

DIS: Re: (@Collector, Herald) BUS: The Never-Ending Dance

2023-05-19 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 11:29 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-business wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > > > I'd like to thank ais523 for the 4pocalypse where everyone has 44 points. > > > As such, if the 4pocalypse is real, I intend to, with Agoran Consent, > > >

DIS: Re: (@Collector, Herald) BUS: The Never-Ending Dance

2023-05-19 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 11:29 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-business wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > > > I'd like to thank ais523 for the 4pocalypse where everyone has 44 points. > > > As such, if the 4pocalypse is real, I intend to, with Agoran Consent, > > >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 8972-8979

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 10:41 AM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 5/19/23 12:26, Kerim Aydin via agora-business wrote > >> 8978* Janet 3.0 Authorized initiation > > FOR, although it doesn't actually solve the issue that brought this > > up, as it doesn't ratify

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Rice contract

2023-05-19 Thread Beokirby via agora-discussion
On 2023-05-19 1:38 PM, Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion wrote: There's danger in a contract like this. If you have 0 Rice, and say, I have 1 Rice, and I submit a Rice Plan that gives us both 1 Rice and it ends up being the Rice Plan that passes, then you lose that round and I win that

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 8972-8979

2023-05-19 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 12:26, Kerim Aydin via agora-business wrote >> 8978* Janet 3.0 Authorized initiation > FOR, although it doesn't actually solve the issue that brought this > up, as it doesn't ratify a *proposal's* existence when the decision is > to adopt a proposal (the equivalent

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemastor) Rice contract

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
There's danger in a contract like this. If you have 0 Rice, and say, I have 1 Rice, and I submit a Rice Plan that gives us both 1 Rice and it ends up being the Rice Plan that passes, then you lose that round and I win that round, and we're both set back to 0 Rice. On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 09:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:50 AM ais523 via agora-discussion > wrote: > > I sometimes feel like half my arguing at Agora is dedicated to trying > > to persuade people not to repeal the economy. > > > > It rarely works,

Very Proto Economy (Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization_

2023-05-19 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 11:50, ais523 via agora-discussion wrote: I'd much rather take the route of trying to get the Radiance/Stamps system functional again, than of trying to repeal it. (Stamps in particular are one of the most powerful "new player perks" we've seen, and I suspect that that's a good

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:50 AM ais523 via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 09:37 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion > wrote: > > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:26 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora- > > discussion wrote: > > > With radiance and Stamps seemingly on their way out, I

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:50 AM ais523 via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 09:37 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion > wrote: > > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:26 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora- > > discussion wrote: > > > With radiance and Stamps seemingly on their way out, I

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemaster) Solidarity

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
Technically you need to "consent" to having your "Signature" on a "Rice Plan", but given how lenient consent rules are (Rule 2519, point 4 especially), I believe this and the others like it are fine. It just needs to be "reasonably clear from context". I think it's a great advantage that the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Fri, 2023-05-19 at 09:37 -0700, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:26 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora- > discussion  wrote: > > With radiance and Stamps seemingly on their way out, I believe that your > > Officer salary problem is part of a larger problem of Agora

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:43 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion wrote: > > I don't intend to design an economy, because I don't think I'm competent > enough to do so. I'll try to contribute where I can, though. > Ah, the typical take-away power with a promise, but an unfulfilled one. No

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Ricemaster) Solidarity

2023-05-19 Thread Beokirby via agora-discussion
On 2023-05-19 1:33 AM, Katie Davenport via agora-business wrote: I create and consent to the following rice plan. [ Rice Up: [inalienableWright, beokirby, blob] Rice Down: [ ] ] -inalienableWright (Katie) I consent to this list

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
I don't intend to design an economy, because I don't think I'm competent enough to do so. I'll try to contribute where I can, though. On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 6:40 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:26 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
Most newer players aren't going to know how to navigate the game and competently use mechanics like Stones or Dreams (I still don't know how Stones are meant to work). And even then, there's an opportunity cost in it all. A player that already is well-off can afford to use their Dream for things

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 9:26 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion wrote: > With radiance and Stamps seemingly on their way out, I believe that your > Officer salary problem is part of a larger problem of Agora overall needing > a proper economy again, not a voting strength problem. So offer

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 11:26, Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion wrote: But, no. I don't think that any player deserves ~4 times the voting strength of a newbie, regardless of the reason. I want other players to be able to play nomic, especially newbies, and they need a relevant amount of voting strength

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 5:28 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 5:51 AM Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion > wrote: > > > > > Let's give everyone a more equal chance to be relevant. > > > > > So right now, Officers' only

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 5:51 AM Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion wrote: > > > Let's give everyone a more equal chance to be relevant. > > So right now, Officers' only reward is increased voting strength (I believe), and the game is growing with lots of new players so officers' work is getting

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 8980-8984

2023-05-19 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/19/23 03:45, Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-business wrote: 8981~ Janet, nix 2.0 Stone fixes PRESENT for now, I haven't studied those rules yet Well, the gist of the intended change is that some of the stones say their own name in their effects, when it'd be better to say

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Proposal Submission - Democratization

2023-05-19 Thread Forest Sweeney via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 2:08 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I submit the following two Proposals: > > Title: Democratization (low AI version) > AI: 1 > Author: Yachay > Co-Authors: None > /*Comment: I'm fine with rewarding officers and such with

DIS: Re: OFF: [Assessor] Voting Strengths for Proposals 8965-8970

2023-05-19 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
Holy shit that's a lot of voting power On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 6:52 AM Janet Cobb via agora-official < agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > STRENGTHS FOR PROPOSAL 8965 > === > > Strengths for person G. > --- > 3 | Initial > 5 | Increased by 2 due to