DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-04 Thread Zefram
I'm happy with the intent of this proposal, but I'm not convinced that The voting limit of an eligible voter is reduced by one if e is not a natural person. is actually going to work. It's at least unclear. When is the voting limit reduced? The most natural interpretation seems to

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-04 Thread Taral
On 5/4/07, Zefram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm happy with the intent of this proposal, but I'm not convinced that The voting limit of an eligible voter is reduced by one if e is not a natural person. is actually going to work. It's at least unclear. When is the voting limit

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-04 Thread Zefram
Taral wrote: Any suggestions on wording? I think your explanation was much clearer: at any point, the voting limit is one less than it would be if the voter was not a natural person. We've used such forms of wording in the rules before. Adjusting slightly, I suggest the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-04 Thread Michael Slone
On 5/4/07, Taral [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I struggled with making it sufficiently generic and yet clear. The intent is that at any point, the voting limit is one less than it would be if the voter was not a natural person. I have a better idea: restrict playerhood to actual persons. -- C.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-04 Thread Ed Murphy
Maud wrote: On 5/4/07, Taral [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I struggled with making it sufficiently generic and yet clear. The intent is that at any point, the voting limit is one less than it would be if the voter was not a natural person. I have a better idea: restrict playerhood to actual

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-04 Thread Taral
On 5/4/07, Michael Slone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a better idea: restrict playerhood to actual persons. How boring. -- Taral [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can't prove anything. -- Gödel's Incompetence Theorem

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-04 Thread Zefram
Taral wrote: On 5/4/07, Michael Slone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a better idea: restrict playerhood to actual persons. How boring. I agree. We've previously had Groups that could vote, own currencies, and suchlike; I see no reason not to explore the possibilities of group-like entities

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-03 Thread quazie
Taral wrote: I submit the following proposal: Proposal: No free votes Adoption Index: 3 Change rule 1950 (Voting Limits) to read: The voting limit of an eligible voter on a democratic proposal is one and cannot be changed except by this rule. The voting limit of an eligible

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: No free votes

2007-05-03 Thread Taral
On 5/3/07, quazie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So non-natural players may not vote on democratic proposals? Exactly. -- Taral [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can't prove anything. -- Gödel's Incompetence Theorem