Re: DIS: report reward fixes

2019-06-15 Thread Charles Walker
On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 at 23:48, D. Margaux wrote: > On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 6:39 PM omd wrote: > > Perhaps simplify to something like: > > > > * Publishing an office's weekly or monthly report for the first > > time in a given week or month (resp.): 5 coins. > > > > Though I suppose m

DIS: Re: BUS: judicial list

2019-06-15 Thread Charles Walker
On Tue, 11 Jun 2019 at 21:32, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > The judicial list (interested judges) I'm working from is: > > D. Margaux, G., Murphy, Trigon, Falsifian, V.J. Rada > > Any changes/additions, or did I miss anyone? > > Thinking of doing away with the "weekend court" distinction... a bit > too m

DIS: Re: BUS: Right Action

2019-06-08 Thread Charles Walker
On Fri, 7 Jun 2019 at 04:13, Owen Jacobson wrote: > I pay 4 coins to Walker. Thanks, o. -- Walker

Re: DIS: Plot twist: new proto-judgements of CFJs 3726 and 3727

2019-06-04 Thread Charles Walker
On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 at 03:27, James Cook wrote: > Having established that, here is the hypothetical timeline: > > * D. Margaux publishes correct Astronomor and Clork reports. > * omd Points eir Finger at D. Margaux for publishing inaccurate > information in those reports. > * D. Margaux authorize

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Temporary Deputy-ADoP] Initiation of Election for Prime Minister

2019-06-04 Thread Charles Walker
On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 at 02:09, Kerim Aydin wrote: > [Also: good to see you in the game again Walker, and welcome Jason Cobb!] Thanks G., and good to see you're still around! -- Walker

DIS: Re: BUS: Take 6

2019-06-04 Thread Charles Walker
On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 at 03:20, James Cook wrote: > > Welcome! I've added you as "Walker" to the directory; let me know if > you prefer to be referred to some other way. > > I grant a welcome package to Walker. Thanks! -- Walker

Re: DIS: Proto-judgements of CFJs 3726 and 3727

2019-06-02 Thread Charles Walker
On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 at 04:59, James Cook wrote: > Comments welcome. Sorry that it's so long. I went back and forth on > 3726 a couple of times. Thanks for an interesting judgement--a good way for me to get back into the game. My instinct was that 3726 is TRUE, along the line of argument that you s

Re: DIS: Proto: Old/New Economy Draft

2016-08-05 Thread Charles Walker
On 1 August 2016 at 02:19, nichdel wrote: > Critique and comments are welcome in general, but I also have a specific > question: > >Right now I have a new office, the Bankor, and Currency Heads. The >point of this system is to spread the control of the economy, and >I've also made each

DIS: To-do

2016-07-24 Thread Charles Walker
I thought it might be useful to write up an informal to-do list for all of the suggestions that have been made recently: http://hearthgate.net/agorawiki/To-do-list This is incomplete, and I encourage others to add or expand on items. I should also point out that not everything on the list is uncon

Re: DIS: The ideal grind

2016-07-13 Thread Charles Walker
On 13 July 2016 at 21:32, nichdel wrote: > On 07/12/2016 08:02 PM, Owen Jacobson wrote: >> >> The real question is, what does Agora’s economy produce? I can think of >> “rules proposals” and “reports,” and nichdel’s game prototype thread >> suggests a few more things. Can we use a monetary game to

Re: DIS: The ideal grind

2016-07-13 Thread Charles Walker
On 13 July 2016 at 01:53, Owen Jacobson wrote: > On Jul 11, 2016, at 1:31 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > >> I've been thinking about currency/grind games, and was trying to >> enumerate what makes them "successful" in Agora in my experience. >> Here's my start on a feature list; thoughts? > > I’m leery

Re: DIS: The ideal grind

2016-07-11 Thread Charles Walker
On 11 July 2016 at 18:31, Kerim Aydin wrote: > I've been thinking about currency/grind games, and was trying to > enumerate what makes them "successful" in Agora in my experience. > Here's my start on a feature list; thoughts? > > The Ideal Grind > > 1. Allows each player to perform around 3-6 "g

DIS: Re: BUS: Let's get the ball rolling again

2016-07-11 Thread Charles Walker
On 11 July 2016 at 18:46, Aaron Goldfein wrote: > Looks like things are starting to get interesting again. I register as a > player. Hello! I also register.

Re: DIS: Rule Improvements

2016-07-01 Thread Charles Walker
On 1 July 2016 at 03:22, nichdel wrote: > I think this is a really nice start, and a much needed document. Now we have > a central spot to point new players to! Thanks! > Speaking of links, do we need to change the rules to allow markdown and > links > inside the rules? Do the rules about the te

Re: DIS: Rule Improvements

2016-06-30 Thread Charles Walker
On 29 June 2016 at 13:33, Charles Walker wrote: > The glossary is a good idea for introducing new players to the rules, > but I'd also suggest a short 'How to Play Agora' guide which gives > someone enough information to start playing immediately. I might type > up a

Re: DIS: Rule Improvements

2016-06-29 Thread Charles Walker
On 28 June 2016 at 13:50, ais523 wrote: > On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 17:46 -0500, nichdel wrote: >> Now that we've discussed the technical improvements to Agora and plans >> seem to be underway, I thought it'd be worthwhile to talk in more >> detail about possible changes to the rules, especially since

DIS: Re: BUS: Future of Agora

2016-06-27 Thread Charles Walker
On 19 June 2016 at 23:13, omd wrote: > It’s not that I want it to be over. My interest, presumably like many other > players’, has waxed and waned over the years, and after such a long hiatus I > for one would probably be pretty active if there were a new spurt of > activity. If some of the usua

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Some one help me in starting to play i want to join

2015-10-13 Thread Charles Walker
On 13 October 2015 at 00:38, omd wrote: > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> A blank message with a subject line action hasn't been tried before, >> I think. > > http://www.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2007-April/006296.html > :) Do you know the relev

DIS: Birthday

2015-06-29 Thread Charles Walker
Happy Birthday Agora!

DIS: Blitz Nomic Initial Set

2014-05-11 Thread Charles Walker
For your perusal and comments. Thanks to Steve and G. for their comments on this last year. An Initial Set for playing Blitz Nomic Rule 101, Immutable All players must always abide by all the rules then in effect, in the form in which they are then in effect. Each person has the right, althou

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: Birthday Blitz Nomic

2014-05-08 Thread Charles Walker
On 6 May 2014 23:38, "Aaron Goldfein" wrote: > > Are people interested in doing another blitz nomic around the time of > Agora's birthday? > > If so, does anyone have any ideas for how we would construct the > initial ruleset? One thought I had would be to take the ruleset we had > at the end of A

Re: DIS: Proto: An officer-driven economy

2013-10-19 Thread Charles Walker
On 20 Oct 2013 00:17, "Alex Smith" wrote: > > On Sat, 2013-10-19 at 16:08 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > On Sat, 19 Oct 2013, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > On Sat, 19 Oct 2013, Alex Smith wrote: > > > > I blame the economy for Agora's current slump. > > > > > > No. The entire fault is that we have no R

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Resigning Rulekeepor

2013-09-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Sep 2013 12:15, "Kerim Aydin" wrote: > On Sat, 14 Sep 2013, Ørjan Johansen wrote: > > On Fri, 13 Sep 2013, woggle wrote: > > > > > I do not believe I will have time in the next month to fulfill the > > > obligations created by Proposal 7599 for me to create two new formats of the > > > rules

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Returning Officer] The Second Party System

2013-09-01 Thread Charles Walker
On 1 September 2013 22:15, Joe Stefek wrote: > My player name is aperfectring. I would appreciate this being reflected in > future reports. Of course. Noted and corrected in draft.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 3393 assigned to G.

2013-09-01 Thread Charles Walker
On 1 Sep 2013, at 19:34, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Sun, 1 Sep 2013, Charles Walker wrote: >> On 28 Aug 2013, at 19:37, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013, Kerim Aydin wrote: >>>> == CFJ 3393

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 3393 assigned to G.

2013-09-01 Thread Charles Walker
On 28 Aug 2013, at 19:37, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > On Wed, 28 Aug 2013, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> == CFJ 3393 == >> >>I violated Rule 2170 by selecting the nickname "wobble" in ##nomic. >> >> ===

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Emergency Distribution of Proposal 7568

2013-08-29 Thread Charles Walker
On 28 Aug 2013, at 22:53, Ed Murphy wrote: > Fool wrote: > >> On 01/08/2013 1:34 PM, omd wrote: >> >>> * I also attempt to distribute this with Chamber of each of Green, >>> Red, and Purple (in that case, the proposal is separately Ordinary). >> >> What's that about? Nice colour scheme though.

DIS: Re: BUS: [not-CotC] pseudo half-docket

2013-08-26 Thread Charles Walker
On 26 Aug 2013 16:23, "Kerim Aydin" wrote: > > > > Does anyone have any corrections in posture or unassigned > cases (i.e. did I miss any) before I deputize to assign? I believe that my posture is correct, and no other CFJs spring to mind. A quick search doesn't reveal any more.

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Rulekeepor] Notes on Proposals 7548-7586

2013-08-25 Thread Charles Walker
On 25 Aug 2013, at 08:51, omd wrote: > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 3:42 AM, Ørjan Johansen wrote: >> COE: That is not ambiguous as it has exactly one reasonable interpretation. > > I transfer Y5 to the Assessor (Oerjan). I'm treating this as having failed.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A major series of reforms.

2013-08-25 Thread Charles Walker
On 25 Aug 2013, at 02:01, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> I just think we're having the wrong conversation. We should be talking about >> new gameplay ideas. > > No. New gameplay ideas are for when the core is workin

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A major series of reforms.

2013-08-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Aug 2013, at 21:18, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> I don't understand. My reports on Okinawa and Parties have never been late >> and neither of these aspects of the game are overly complicated, although >> the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A major series of reforms.

2013-08-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Aug 2013 21:40, "Kerim Aydin" wrote: > > > > On Sat, 24 Aug 2013, Sean Hunt wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > Both this batch of proposals and the recent ones show that the cost > > > of proposals is absolutely no barrier, therefore it serves no purpose >

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Assessor] Belated Voting Auction Results

2013-08-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Aug 2013 21:31, "omd" wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Charles Walker > wrote: > > CoE: My bid was Y110. > > CoE: my bid was Y160. > > CoE: my bid was Y160. > > Admitted - you did indeed manage to semi-sneakily bid in a different &g

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A major series of reforms.

2013-08-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Aug 2013 21:21, "Kerim Aydin" wrote: > > > > Both this batch of proposals and the recent ones show that the cost > of proposals is absolutely no barrier, therefore it serves no purpose > other than a busywork hassle. The cost should either be a significant > barrier, or no cost, current sys

DIS: Re: BUS: A major series of reforms.

2013-08-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Aug 2013 19:38, "Sean Hunt" wrote: > > Agora's in a lull and it's going to quickly become full-fledged if we > don't act quickly to restore order. Therefore, I propose the following > to simplify a tad, and pay the Distributability Fee one time each to > increase their Distributability. > >

Re: DIS: CotC Cleanup

2013-08-21 Thread Charles Walker
On 21 Aug 2013, at 13:05, Jonathan Rouillard wrote: > I'd be willing to handle every CotC action that has yet to be > processed. I should have done it before resigning, but eh. Short of > declaring intent to deputize for everything, is there something I can > do to clean up the slate before pass

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: CFJ

2013-08-20 Thread Charles Walker
On 20 Aug 2013, at 19:43, Tanner Swett wrote: > On Aug 20, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Charles Walker wrote: >> Inquiry CFJ: I violated Rule 2170 by selecting the nickname "wobble" in >> ##nomic. > > The FLR contains the following annotation to Rule 2170: > >>

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] Appeal 3383a assigned to Wooble, woggle and Walker

2013-08-17 Thread Charles Walker
On 17 Aug 2013 19:37, "Tanner Swett" wrote: > > Brief further arguments: I think GUILTY is wholly inappropriate on 3383, as Fool had no way of knowing eir actions would be considered to violate Rule 101. At most, it would be appropriate to declare his actions illegal and then judge NOT GUILTY. > >

DIS: Re: BUS: Protecting the Courts

2013-08-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Aug 2013, at 23:24, John Smith wrote: > This fails to actually make most non-Elders supine because they don't have > posture. Well, stop slouching, non-players! Chest out, tummy in!

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Sure Why Not

2013-08-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:25, Craig Daniel wrote: > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> >> >> On Wed, 14 Aug 2013, Charles Walker wrote: >>> On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:14, Craig Daniel wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 5

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: welp

2013-08-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:23, Charles Walker wrote: > On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:16, omd wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Sean Hunt >> wrote: >>> I intend, with 3 Elder support, to declare a Gerontocracy. >> >> I support and do so. > > A

DIS: Re: BUS: welp

2013-08-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:16, omd wrote: > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Sean Hunt > wrote: >> I intend, with 3 Elder support, to declare a Gerontocracy. > > I support and do so. A Gerontocracy cannot be declared until Friday.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Sure Why Not

2013-08-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:14, Craig Daniel wrote: > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:06, Craig Daniel wrote: >> >>> I'd suggest the same, if I were an elder and thus empowered to do so. >>> (I'd'

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Sure Why Not

2013-08-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Aug 2013, at 22:06, Craig Daniel wrote: > I'd suggest the same, if I were an elder and thus empowered to do so. > (I'd've even suggested it after Sam, who might after all turn out to > be a real person who for some reason just happens to share an e-mail > address with Walker.) Sam is a rea

DIS: Re: BUS: Sure Why Not

2013-08-14 Thread Charles Walker
On 14 Aug 2013, at 21:59, Nich Del Evans wrote: > I register > > I submit (to the tree) the following persistent, revocable, promise, > 'NRP: Non-Recursive Promise': > > Text: I act as specified by the casher in the cashing message. > Cashing conditions: the casher creates a persistent, revoc

DIS: [Ambassador-at-Large] Note on nommit

2013-08-13 Thread Charles Walker
nommit has gone into a convention. Seems like a good time to join. http://www.reddit.com/r/nommit/comments/1k8d78/new_game_convention/

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 3365 assigned to OscarMeyr

2013-08-12 Thread Charles Walker
On 12 August 2013 21:44, Benjamin Schultz wrote: > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Jonathan Rouillard > wrote: >> >> Detail: http://cotc.psychose.ca/viewcase.php?cfj=3365 >> >> = Criminal Case 3365 = >> >> scshunt has violated Rule 2143 (Offi

Re: DIS: [Attn: Ambassador] Tangenomic

2013-08-10 Thread Charles Walker
On 10 Aug 2013 02:01, "Craig Daniel" wrote: > > http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690987-Tangenomic-VI > > Tangency is the off-topic forum on RPG.net (requires registration, is > free). It's tried playing nomic in-forum, several times. This is the > most recent attempt, is brand new, and is abou

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Corrected Distribution of Proposals 7548-7586

2013-08-07 Thread Charles Walker
On 7 August 2013 15:13, Benjamin Schultz wrote: > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> >> On 7 August 2013 14:21, Benjamin Schultz >> wrote: >> > On Props. 7548-7586, I vote ENDORSE Murphy. >> >> It seems unlikely that M

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Corrected Distribution of Proposals 7548-7586

2013-08-07 Thread Charles Walker
On 7 August 2013 14:21, Benjamin Schultz wrote: > On Props. 7548-7586, I vote ENDORSE Murphy. It seems unlikely that Murphy will vote.

DIS: A Players' Guide to the Game of Agora, version 2

2013-08-07 Thread Charles Walker
Here's the second draft, with everyone's corrections and suggestions included. ais523 mentioned in irc that e got a degree for an "FAQ-like document". Is this up to standard? --- A PLAYERS' GUIDE TO THE GAME OF AGORA --- Table of Contents - I.What is nomic? II. What is Agora

Re: DIS: Proto: Players' Guide

2013-08-07 Thread Charles Walker
On 7 August 2013 05:27, omd wrote: > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> To subscribe to the mailing lists, go to http://agoranomic.org/ which >> has links to all five lists. > > I would really like to decrease the burden of this, incidentally.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Judgement: CFJ 3383

2013-08-07 Thread Charles Walker
On 7 August 2013 11:15, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 6:14 AM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> I suggest the judge file a motion to reconsider (Rule 2318) and assign >> the correct judgement, as any ambiguity here is not a good idea. > > I think two mutually-cont

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Judgement: CFJ 3383

2013-08-07 Thread Charles Walker
On 7 August 2013 10:20, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 3:26 AM, James Beirne wrote: >> CFJ: Fool violated Rule 101 by failing to treat Agora right good forever, by >> purporting to deregister all other players and subsequently lock them out of >> the game. >> >> Judgement: GUILTY/EXILE

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Possibly Registrar] Census

2013-08-07 Thread Charles Walker
On 7 Aug 2013, at 01:26, Alex Smith wrote: > On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 20:24 -0400, Max Schutz wrote: >> wait we have to re-register again > > Probably not. Wooble thinks we do, but I'm not sure if anyone else > agrees with em. > > One common problem with nomic is that people disagree as to what th

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: posture

2013-08-06 Thread Charles Walker
On 6 August 2013 23:55, Craig Daniel wrote: > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Max Schutz wrote: >> wait why are you cfj'ing this > > Because that is the customary way of resolving matters of ambiguity. And because it's fun! For some people.

Re: DIS: Proto: Helpfulness

2013-08-06 Thread Charles Walker
On 6 August 2013 22:35, Max Schutz wrote: > it's good btw did you get my critiquing on your beginners guide Yes, thank you.

DIS: Proto: Helpfulness

2013-08-06 Thread Charles Walker
I'd also appreciate any comments on this, which is obviously related to the "Players' Guide" post. H. Rulekeepor, Max Schutz, what do you think of the ruleset formats? Helpfulness AI 1 PF 40 Append to Rule 1681 (The Logical Rulesets): The Helpful Logical Ruleset (HLR) is a format of the ru

DIS: Proto: Players' Guide

2013-08-06 Thread Charles Walker
I'd really appreciate some feedback on the following, in particular whether the ###-delimited section should be removed or not, but also generally. --- A PLAYERS' GUIDE TO THE GAME OF AGORA --- Table of Contents - I.What is nomic? II. What is Agora? III. The Mailing Lists I

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 7567-7582

2013-08-06 Thread Charles Walker
On 6 August 2013 22:08, Sean Hunt wrote: > AGAINST because this is a substantive change that shouldn't get free > distribution You're in favour of stricter Distributability?

Re: DIS: Proto: newbie friendliness

2013-08-06 Thread Charles Walker
On 6 August 2013 16:57, Craig Daniel wrote: > The Tutor is an office whose holdor is responsible for maintaining the > Tutorial. The Tutor CAN edit the Tutorial at any time, and SHOULD do > so as necessary to keep it current and accurate. The Tutor also SHALL > make sure the current text of the Tu

Re: DIS: And another thing

2013-08-06 Thread Charles Walker
On 6 August 2013 13:23, Fool wrote: > Proto: the vote collector can end a vote early with support of all (other) > eligible voters; by announcement if e is the only eligible voter or if there > are none. > > Don't have time to figure out how to write this one out just now. Do feel > free to submit

Re: DIS: proto

2013-08-05 Thread Charles Walker
On 5 August 2013 23:59, omd wrote: > Proto: I Am Wearing A Unicorn Horn (AI=3, PF=100) > > aka Unnecessary Nebulous Intricacies & Complexities Oblige Repeal Now I express my general agreement. > Amend Rule 101 (The Rights of Agorans) by removing item i., and > renumbering the following items acc

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Possibly Registrar] Census

2013-08-05 Thread Charles Walker
On 5 August 2013 21:35, omd wrote: > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 4:32 PM, omd wrote: >>> Can someone please give me a counterargument to "When created, >>> switches have their default values" == "new switches have their >>> default values"? >> >> Rule 1586. > > By the way, the rules didn't actually sa

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Possibly Registrar] Census

2013-08-05 Thread Charles Walker
On 5 August 2013 20:49, omd wrote: > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Geoffrey Spear wrote: >> An alternate viewpoint: > > CoE since ratification will probably be fixed in the next week: in the > normal universe, this is incorrect for obvious reasons. Can someone please give me a counterargument

DIS: Re: BUS: Defense in R. v. Fool, CFJ 3383

2013-08-05 Thread Charles Walker
On 5 August 2013 19:30, Fool wrote: > The Crown cited the precedent of CFJ 2515 against me, where it is said that > bringing Agora into severe disrepute could constitute an R101 violation. Clearly bringing Agora into severe disrepute is not the only way of failing to treat Agora right good foreve

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 7548-7564

2013-08-05 Thread Charles Walker
On 5 Aug 2013, at 04:30, woggle wrote: >> 7553 3 20 O omd Remove useless vote protection > If G. casts a vote on this proposal, ENDORSE G. x my voting limit on it; > otherwise, AGAINST x my voting limit on it. G.'s vote was cast by me on this proposal, using the Summer Votes promise, a

Re: DIS: Ambassador's Survey - Your Chance To Win Great Prizes!

2013-08-03 Thread Charles Walker
On 3 Aug 2013 17:08, "Kerim Aydin" wrote: > This final reduction, after a period of inactivity, was followed by the > drastic INCREASE of CFJs in 2007-2008. No sure whether to find cause and > effect there at all! Do you think the increase in CFJs reflected an actual increase in ambiguity or a c

Re: DIS: Ambassador's Survey - Your Chance To Win Great Prizes!

2013-08-03 Thread Charles Walker
On 3 Aug 2013, at 15:38, Tanner Swett wrote: >> - Where is it appropriate to advertise Agora? What kind of fora? Any >> specific sites? > > Anywhere where there are lots of people who would enjoy playing Agora. I > don't know where such people are. What other corners of the Internet do current

DIS: Ambassador's Survey - Your Chance To Win Great Prizes!

2013-08-02 Thread Charles Walker
The Ambassador-at-Large intends to unofficially deputise for the Envoy to complete that office's duties, which are to advertise Agora in appropriate non-Agoran public fora. But first, I thought I'd gather some opinions and ask questions about related topics. As part of eir continual stakeholder ex

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Emergency Distribution of Proposal 7568

2013-08-02 Thread Charles Walker
On 2 August 2013 11:22, Fool wrote: > On 01/08/2013 1:34 PM, omd wrote: > >> * I also attempt to distribute this with Chamber of each of Green, >> Red, and Purple (in that case, the proposal is separately Ordinary). > > > What's that about? Nice colour scheme though. Thanks, I chose it.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 7548-7564

2013-08-01 Thread Charles Walker
On 1 Aug 2013 19:35, "Max Schutz" wrote: > > I need a little more intel on the red tape humbug and kirby proposal FOR, AGAINST and AGAINST respectively. There's a trick where you convert the proposal text into a folded string which shows you the correct vote. I'll show you sometime.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Question for Platonists (not about dictators)

2013-08-01 Thread Charles Walker
On 1 Aug 2013 18:31, "Sean Hunt" wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 12:40 PM, omd wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:45 PM, Fool wrote: > >> Agora pulls a B (AI=3.1, PF=0, disi.) > >> > >> In rule 1551 (Ratification, Power=3.1), replace the sentence: > >> > >> Ratifying a public document

DIS: Re: BUS: Stuff

2013-07-31 Thread Charles Walker
On 31 Jul 2013, at 22:25, Jonathan Rouillard wrote: > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Alex Smith wrote: >> >> On Wed, 2013-07-31 at 12:49 -0700, John Smith wrote: >>> Fails because you aren't authorized to act on behalf of Davy 1. >>> Saying 'Person X told me to act on their behalf' isn't co

Re: DIS: Gratuitous arguments for logicians

2013-07-30 Thread Charles Walker
On 30 July 2013 15:43, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jul 2013, Fool wrote: >> On 30/07/2013 3:19 AM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> > On Mon, 29 Jul 2013, Elliott Hird wrote: >> > > This whole thing strikes me as being in incredibly poor form and I >> > > disapprove of it. >> > > >> > > (People who were

DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Proposal Pool

2013-07-30 Thread Charles Walker
On 30 July 2013 04:05, omd wrote: > The following proposals have been left behind this week: > > AI PF C D AUTHOR TITLE > > 7565 2 25 O 1 Walker Civil service reform > 7566 1 20 O 1 Walker because nobody cares In a given Agoran week, the Promotor SHALL, as part of eir

Re: DIS: Gratuitous arguments for logicians

2013-07-29 Thread Charles Walker
On 29 July 2013 23:40, Ørjan Johansen wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jul 2013, Alex Smith wrote: > >> If they dispose of their dictatorship quickly via win+trophy, Agora >> typically tolerates them. (Sometimes there's a race where someone with a >> power-1 dictatorship tries to get it at a higher power; norm

DIS: Re: BUS: May as well REALLY settle this

2013-07-29 Thread Charles Walker
On 29 July 2013 22:30, omd wrote: > It would, incidentally, be more polite to attempt to achieve a > dictatorship in a way other than deregistering everyone. Especially when it would have been just as easy to do it some other, less annoying, way.

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Sensei] I'm sticking with the weird axes. It's very Zen.

2013-07-28 Thread Charles Walker
On 28 Jul 2013, at 16:00, Tanner Swett wrote: > On Jul 28, 2013, at 10:21 AM, Charles Walker wrote: >> On 28 July 2013 15:06, Tanner Swett wrote: >>> The tabular data in this report doesn't line up properly when viewed in a >>> monospaced font. >> >>

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Sensei] I'm sticking with the weird axes. It's very Zen.

2013-07-28 Thread Charles Walker
On 28 July 2013 15:06, Tanner Swett wrote: > The tabular data in this report doesn't line up properly when viewed in a > monospaced font. The version the list sent back to me looks fine. What are you seeing?

DIS: Re: BUS: Recent Events

2013-07-26 Thread Charles Walker
On Friday, 26 July 2013, Eric Stucky wrote: > I register. > > > [ -Turiski ] > Welcome!

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Recent Events

2013-07-26 Thread Charles Walker
On Friday, 26 July 2013, Charles Walker wrote: > On Friday, 26 July 2013, Eric Stucky wrote: > >> I register. >> >> >> [ -Turiski ] >> > > Welcome! > Back!

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] Appeal 3365a assigned to Ienpw III, woggle, Yally

2013-07-25 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Jul 2013 21:20, "omd" wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Charles Walker > wrote: > > Moreover, most officers are late occasionally and it is definitely not in > > the interests of the game to drive them away every time they miss a report. > >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] Appeal 3365a assigned to Ienpw III, woggle, Yally

2013-07-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Jul 2013 20:40, "omd" wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:38 AM, James Beirne wrote: > > Furthermore, it seems > > to me that failure to publish a report should not be considered a > > "minor infraction" as (for me, at least), it serves as an important > > tool to keep up with the game. >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] Appeal 3365a assigned to Ienpw III, woggle, Yally

2013-07-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Jul 2013 18:11, "James Beirne" wrote: > > >The panel (and future judges) should consider that the defendant recently made emself inactive, rendering TIME OUT most likely ineffectual. > > E was not inactive at the time of the original sentencing, though. Quite, but there's no point overrulin

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] Appeal 3365a assigned to Ienpw III, woggle, Yally

2013-07-24 Thread Charles Walker
On 24 Jul 2013 08:39, "James Beirne" wrote: > > What follows is not really a direct reply but is an explanation, of > sorts, for my feelings towards the sentence, particularly as to why I > feel a time out is appropriate. The panel (and future judges) should consider that the defendant recently m

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Sensei] What's going on in Okinawa? Now with labelled axes!

2013-07-23 Thread Charles Walker
On 23 Jul 2013 15:09, "Benjamin Schultz" wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Charles Walker < charles.w.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> SENSEI'S STONE REPORT >> >> This report: 20 Jul 2013 >> Last report: 12 Jul 2013 >> >&g

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 7530-7547

2013-07-23 Thread Charles Walker
On 22 Jul 2013 21:39, "omd" wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 4:23 PM, omd wrote: > > [18 proposals] > > So what are we really trying to achieve in limiting proposals to MI? > Is it largely just a cash sink, or are we really trying to delay a > potentially large number of proposals for a week in

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposals

2013-07-20 Thread Charles Walker
On 20 Jul 2013 19:10, "omd" wrote: > Proposal: Infraction cases (AI=2, PF=25) FOR, but we should review the Classes of current crimes and upgrade a few SHALLs/SHALL NOTs to Crimes. If no one does so next week I'll look into it. Also, do we really need Classes of Crime? Could just have Infraction

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Returning Officer] And what you've all been waiting for...

2013-07-20 Thread Charles Walker
On 20 July 2013 16:59, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> Since I missed the time limit for initiation by a few hours, the >> decision was never actually initiated. > > I believe the precedent is that the CAN lasts until the a

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Returning Officer] And what you've all been waiting for...

2013-07-20 Thread Charles Walker
On 20 July 2013 16:28, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> FOOL (28) >> Machiavelli > > CoE: Machiavelli was inactive at the time of eir ballot, making it > invalid (Rule 683). Admitted. This would give Fool 24 votes and

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 3373, 3374 assigned to scshunt

2013-07-16 Thread Charles Walker
John Smith wrote: > If I were a player, I'd call for reconsideration. But since I'm not, could someone else please do so? You should register.

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: The Wisconsin Line-Item Veto

2013-07-16 Thread Charles Walker
omd wrote: > [Update 2: Nerfs to 45 days and brings back the Cabinet Secretary with > a different job. The wisdom of making the Cabinet Secretary a > Minister in the first place will have to be left to those better > versed in eighties-era TV shows.] Admitted, Cabinet Secretary should really be a

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Voting auctions

2013-07-16 Thread Charles Walker
On 15 Jul 2013 22:29, "omd" wrote: > > Proposal: Voting auctions (AI=2, PF=Y50) Weird: was just about to propose a similar thing, but the expiration date mechanism is more interesting than what I had in mind. FOR.

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: The Wisconsin Line-Item Veto

2013-07-15 Thread Charles Walker
On 15 Jul 2013 04:07, "omd" wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 1:43 AM, omd wrote: > > Proposal: The Wisconsin Line-Item Veto (AI=2) > > Proposal: The Wisconsin Line-Item Veto (AI=2) Very interesting, but AGAINST so long as it repeals Sir Humphrey. I'd like to see an example of what you would h

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Ambassador-at-Large] Foreign Relations

2013-07-15 Thread Charles Walker
On 13 Jul 2013 05:02, "Tanner Swett" wrote: > > Dear Ambassador-at-Large Charles Walker, and the other players of Agora Nomic: > > I am writing to ask Agora's opinion regarding trade with the nomic Entreco. We are currently discussing ways of allowing the players

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [IADoP] Personnel File & Time Sheet

2013-07-09 Thread Charles Walker
On 9 Jul 2013, at 22:08, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Charles Walker > wrote: >> On 9 Jul 2013, at 18:12, Sean Hunt wrote: >>> All office-holders are currently Independent. >> >> I CoE this. >> >> -- Walker > > Admit

Re: DIS: scshunt, walker, feel free...

2013-07-09 Thread Charles Walker
On 8 Jul 2013, at 20:33, Kerim Aydin wrote: > I'm not going to get around to proposing infractions or > ribbon changes anytime soon, if interested parties want > to move ahead with that. -g. Will be looking at doing these in a few weeks. -- Walker

Re: DIS: Would I be an Elder if I registered?

2013-07-09 Thread Charles Walker
On 9 Jul 2013 10:44, "Ørjan Johansen" wrote: > > On Mon, 8 Jul 2013, Alex Smith wrote: > >> I meant "buggy requirement" as a hypothetical in my quote (as in, >> "satisfies the requirement if it's bugged"). >> >> FWIW, I meant omd's interpretation when I wrote the rule originally. Not >> that that

Re: DIS: (no subject)

2013-07-07 Thread Charles Walker
On 8 Jul 2013 01:15, "Lindar Greenwood" wrote: > > I register. I support Fool's intent to found the Serious party, and I do so. Welcome! NttPF (Not to the Public Forum): which is agora-business. All in-game actions must be taken there. Also, your attempt to "do so" fails anyway because of the o

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