DIS: Re: BUS: Trying Something...

2024-08-01 Thread Paul McDowell via agora-discussion
On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 11:39 AM Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-business wrote: > > Ooo, ooo, let me try! I pledge not to reveal any secret number at all > in the 2024 birthday tournament. > > ~qenya I was about to ask "doesn't that make it impossible for you to ever be the leader?" but then I

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Absurdor] The State of the Absurd [REVISION] [AGAIN]

2024-07-30 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
Sorry... Turns out I'd had multiple signatures on different devices. But I have more time to spend Agora'ing now, so On Tue, 30 July 2024, 11:56 pm juan via agora-discussion, < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > Matt Smyth via agora-business [2024-07-30 12:30]: > > Sorry to do this,

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Absurdor] The State of the Absurd [REVISION] [AGAIN]

2024-07-30 Thread juan via agora-discussion
Matt Smyth via agora-business [2024-07-30 12:30]: > Sorry to do this, but... my name is listed twice. > > On Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 08:49, juan via agora-official > wrote: > > > > TOP PUSHERS > ... > > #18 1 = juniper > ... > > #20 1 = Juniper > > Well, if you'd sign your messages in a

DIS: Re: BUS: Trying Something...

2024-07-29 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 5:18 PM Mischief via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > Since Game Night is about to start -- or just did? -- for the birthday > tournament... > > > I pledge not to reveal a secret number of 12 during the first revealing > week of the 2024 birthday

DIS: Re: BUS: (@ Mad Hatter) I don't wanna

2024-07-29 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
I did an oopsie? Did I just resign from geologist? I was just having fun... lmao CFJ: I hold the office of Geologist. Arguments AGAINST: My hat switch was created jun 22 and specified that myself, an officer, was the recordkeepor for my hat switch, and so, the "tracker of 4st's hat" office was

DIS: Re: BUS: (@ Mad Hatter) I don't wanna

2024-07-29 Thread juan via agora-discussion
4st nomic via agora-business [2024-07-29 14:29]: > If possible, I resign from the office of tracking my own hat. I throw my green eyeshade at 4st. -- juan Not wearing any hat

DIS: Re: BUS: help I have no idea what I'm doing (attn. Stonemason)

2024-07-29 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Mon, 2024-07-29 at 22:25 +0100, Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora- business wrote: > I pay a fee of 6 Spendies to transfer the Minty Stone to myself. > > I pay a fee of 6 Spendies to transfer the Radiant Stone to myself. > > I pay a fee of 6 Spendies to transfer the Power Stone to myself. > >

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9148-9152

2024-07-29 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/29/24 16:55, Mischief via agora-business wrote: >> 9150~ Janet 1.0 *sigh* > AGAINST due to... > >> The Veblen is a unique indestructible fixed asset tracked by the >> Abusrdor > > > I suspect that's too much to clean via R2221 so we'd need another > proposal

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE] also maybe an election?

2024-07-28 Thread Edward Murphy via agora-discussion
Janet wrote: On 7/28/24 20:04, Edward Murphy via agora-discussion wrote: Janet wrote: On 7/24/24 19:14, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: I intend, with Agoran Consent, to cause the office of Prime Minister to become vacant. I support and do so. Ineffective, snail already did.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE] also maybe an election?

2024-07-28 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/28/24 20:04, Edward Murphy via agora-discussion wrote: > Janet wrote: > >> On 7/24/24 19:14, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: >>> I intend, with Agoran Consent, to cause the office of Prime Minister to >>> become vacant. >> I support and do so. > Ineffective, snail already did. > That

DIS: Re: BUS: [MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE] also maybe an election?

2024-07-28 Thread Edward Murphy via agora-discussion
Janet wrote: On 7/24/24 19:14, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: I intend, with Agoran Consent, to cause the office of Prime Minister to become vacant. I support and do so. Ineffective, snail already did. -- [ANSC H:GE V:G B:0]

Re: [CFJ] Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-28 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/28/24 19:53, Edward Murphy via agora-discussion wrote: > ais523 wrote: > >> On Sun, 2024-07-28 at 16:25 -0700, Edward Murphy via agora-discussion wrote: >>> Gratuitous: >>> >>>    * Jaff has been Speaker since April. >>> >>>    * On or about June 4, ais523 won (Paradox, Zen, High Score).

Re: [CFJ] Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-28 Thread Edward Murphy via agora-discussion
ais523 wrote: On Sun, 2024-07-28 at 16:25 -0700, Edward Murphy via agora-discussion wrote: Gratuitous:    * Jaff has been Speaker since April.    * On or about June 4, ais523 won (Paradox, Zen, High Score).    * On or about June 22, Janet won (Zen).    * On or about June 27, snail won

Re: [CFJ] Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-28 Thread Edward Murphy via agora-discussion
On Wed, 2024-07-24 at 11:25 -0400, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: I believe I am Prime Minister. I appoint Mischief (the sole Laureled player) to the office of Speaker. I appoint Mischief (the sole Laureled player) to the office of Speaker. I appoint Mischief (the sole Laureled player)

DIS: Re: BUS: One must imagine Sisyphus happy

2024-07-25 Thread Agora amdw42 via agora-discussion
I shall also push said boulder —— Ben From: agora-business on behalf of Paul McDowell via agora-business Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2024 1:54:27 PM To: Paul McDowell via agora-business Cc: Paul McDowell Subject: BUS: One must imagine Sisyphus happy I push the

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Herald] Birthday tourney BEGINS!

2024-07-25 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
So do I On Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 17:04 juan via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > 4st nomic via agora-official [2024-07-23 20:07]: > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 2:54 PM 4st nomic <4st.no...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I intend, without 3 objections, to initiate a sanctioned

DIS: Re: BUS: Initializing the match

2024-07-25 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
I incarnate On Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 01:27 ais523 via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Wed, 2024-07-24 at 18:22 -0500, secretsnail9 via agora-business > wrote: > > Hmm, these new bang rules are a bit much to comprehend. > > > > I flip the match state to initializing. (As

DIS: Re: BUS: Initializing the match

2024-07-24 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 7/24/24 7:22 PM, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: I flip the match state to initializing. (As the match state hasn't changed in the last 7 days). The match state switch has only existed for a little less than 6 days. Does that count as unchanged for 7? -- Mischief Collector,

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Prime Minister) petition to Certiorari

2024-07-24 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
Ah, what fortune! I'm ecstatic that we are of the same opinion. Therefore, if you wanted to make a MOTION OF NO CONFIFENCE, due to the PM refusing to do any job at all, you have my full support! Currently, I believe I've already extended my own argument against the PM a bit, so I'd rather avoid

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Prime Minister) petition to Certiorari

2024-07-24 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
Having someone who is ambiguously PM use their supposed PM powers to attempt to pass a CfJ that says that they are PM would be amusing. On Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 19:06 4st nomic via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I petition the prime minister to use a cabinet order,

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-24 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/24/24 00:36, 4st nomic via agora-discussion wrote: > So, "an action ordinarily reserved for an office-holder as if e held the > office" > is duty. Ah, sorry, I meant *list item* 1. -- Janet Cobb Assessor, Rulekeepor, S​tonemason

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-24 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
Whenever the prime minister CAN [...], e SHALL do so [...]. (Hopefully I didn't misquote, but) does some part of the [...] portions change that an obligation is created each time the conditions are fulfilled? IMO, there are many outstanding appointments to speaker. We've just automatically

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-24 Thread Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-discussion
On Tue, 2024-07-23 at 21:36 -0700, 4st nomic via agora-discussion wrote: > So, "an action ordinarily reserved for an office-holder as if e held > the > office" > is duty. > > Items 1,2,3,5, by saying "the action", are actually referring to the > duty, > not to the action the deputy is taking?

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) A dangerous game.

2024-07-24 Thread Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-discussion
On Tue, 2024-07-23 at 19:39 -0700, 4st nomic via agora-business wrote: > Title: Corpse Looting > Adoption Index: 1.0 > Author: 4st > Coauthors: > > Append the following to Rule 2695 ("The Veblen"): > { > When a shooter fires a round that eliminates a player who owns the > Veblen, > the shooter

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) A dangerous game.

2024-07-24 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
What does this mean...? On Wed, 24 July 2024, 12:40 pm 4st nomic via agora-business, < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > As the geologist, I cast earthquake. INSTABILITY. INCREASE. GO! > > By earthquake, I actually mean the following: > > I submit the following proposals: > { > Title:

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-23 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 9:15 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 7/24/24 00:13, 4st nomic wrote: > > Sure, but duty is not the term used in the deputisation rule. > > > What I'm calling the "duty" is the requirement to perform the action > referred to

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-23 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/24/24 00:13, 4st nomic wrote: > Sure, but duty is not the term used in the deputisation rule. What I'm calling the "duty" is the requirement to perform the action referred to by paragraph 1 of R2160. -- Janet Cobb Assessor, Rulekeepor, S​tonemason

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-23 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
Sure, but duty is not the term used in the deputisation rule. On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 9:11 PM Janet Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 7/24/24 00:08, 4st nomic via agora-discussion wrote: > > I'm confused. What do you mean? > > > > 2) It would be POSSIBLE

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-23 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/24/24 00:08, 4st nomic via agora-discussion wrote: > I'm confused. What do you mean? > > 2) It would be POSSIBLE for the deputy to perform the action, > other than by deputisation, if e held the office. > You said it was not possible to appoint snail to Speaker. > >5) A time

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-23 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
I'm confused. What do you mean? 2) It would be POSSIBLE for the deputy to perform the action, other than by deputisation, if e held the office. You said it was not possible to appoint snail to Speaker. 5) A time limit by which the rules require the action to be

DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP, @Tailor) Bad Prime Minister! BAD!

2024-07-23 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/23/24 23:17, 4st nomic via agora-business wrote: > On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 8:09 PM Janet Cobb via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > >> On Jul 23, 2024 10:46 PM, 4st nomic via agora-business >> wrote: >> >> The rules require the Prime Minister to appoint a speaker

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Pragmatic quarters

2024-07-14 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/14/24 16:24, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: > Proposal: Pragmatic quarters > (AI = 2, co-author = Mischief) > > Amend Rule 2555 (Blots) by replacing this text: > >At the beginning of each quarter, half (rounded down) of each >fugitive's blots are destroyed. > > with

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Rulekeepor] Notes on Application of Proposals 9134-9141

2024-07-14 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
Fwiw, Imo, that doesn't change anything other than how the rulekeepor reports it and anything else, the single amendment has two parts one of which applies and appends something and another which also applies yet changes nothing because the language is not found to replace. -- 4st putting jesters

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Rulekeepor] Notes on Application of Proposals 9134-9141

2024-07-14 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 7/13/24 11:25 PM, 4st nomic via agora-business wrote: Cfj: the appended paragraph exists in the new rule. Arguments FOR: the previous judgement Janet referenced. I think it makes sense and applies (at least, the way Janet summarized the argument). Also, AND says do as much as is possible. Eg

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Oops

2024-07-13 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
Oh, I'm just an all-round chaotic neutral. It doesn't really change the game if it were to pass, so it'd be more interesting if it wasn't fixed. On Sun, 14 July 2024, 1:11 pm Janet Cobb via agora-discussion, < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 7/13/24 22:09, Matt Smyth via

DIS: Re: BUS: Oops

2024-07-13 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/13/24 22:09, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: > I object. I think this fails, as it isn't clear which intent (or both) is being objected to. Also, can I ask why? -- Janet Cobb Assessor, Rulekeepor, S​tonemason

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Notary, @Spendor, @Collector) Stamp trade

2024-07-12 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/12/24 17:09, Mischief via agora-business wrote: > Proto: ("No Indestructible Promises" AI=2.2) > > [This allows the owner of a promise to destroy it and explicitly defines > "revoke" as a synonym for destroy > > Also, is there any reason for a creator to take eir own promise but not >

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [MAD HATTER] kinda-report

2024-07-10 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
The green eyeshades are powerful in this one... On Wed, Jul 10, 2024, 6:21 AM juan via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > 4st nomic via agora-official [2024-07-09 11:28]: > > The information provided below is an estimation. Remember, you are the > one > > who is actually

DIS: Re: BUS: [Herald] Thesis review (@snail, @Janet, @kiako)

2024-07-09 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
NOMINATE FOR associates in nomic art Overall, it references agoran history, rhymes, seems to keep 10 syllables per line, and has good timing. I'm not sure it follows any meter though, especially because of the commas on the first line seem to indicate a different stress pattern. I don't really

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Potential Further Absurdity (@Notary)

2024-07-08 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/8/24 16:46, Mischief via agora-business wrote,: > On 7/8/24 9:01 AM, juan via agora-discussion wrote: > >> Please increase the complexity of the office to 1, if there is ever a >> redraft. Otherwise, I'll petition the ADoP later, so its ok. > I didn't include it in the proposal because

DIS: Re: BUS: If I must...

2024-07-08 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
So do I On Mon, Jul 8, 2024, 14:54 juan via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > Janet Cobb via agora-business [2024-07-07 21:09]: > > I incarnate. > > I too do so. > > > -- > juan > Invulnerable > Wearking a green eyeshade >

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Potential Further Absurdity

2024-07-08 Thread juan via agora-discussion
Mischief via agora-business [2024-07-07 10:35]: > > I submit the following proposal ("Potential Further Absurdity" AI=1 > coauthor=Janet): > > Create a rule entitled "The Veblen" with power 0.5 reading: > > The Veblen is a unique indestructible fixed asset. > > Ownership of the

DIS: Re: BUS: (@stonemason) Rock Grabby attempt 2

2024-07-06 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/6/24 12:02, Agora amdw42 via agora-business wrote: > I reach for the minty stone > > Should the above stone be not reachable I reach for the radiance stone > > Should the above stone be not reachable I reach for the hot potato stone > > This is intended to reach for the stones in the order of

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Absurdor) Alone on the mountainside

2024-07-01 Thread Agora amdw42 via agora-discussion
Alone no more I push the boulder —— Ben From: agora-business on behalf of secretsnail9 via agora-business Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2024 7:30:00 PM To: agora-busin...@agoranomic.org Cc: secretsnail9 Subject: BUS: (@Absurdor) Alone on the mountainside I push

DIS: Re: BUS: Full Transparency (@Tailor)

2024-07-01 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Mon, 2024-07-01 at 18:52 -0400, Mischief via agora-business wrote: > I qualify for a White Ribbon, as I have never previously owned one I was a little surprised by this one, so I checked: you had Orange and Blue ribbons in 2008, but not White. (Previous rulesets count.) -- ais523

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9134-9141

2024-07-01 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 7/1/24 11:25, Agora amdw42 via agora-discussion wrote: > I vote as follows: >> 9134~ snail, ais523 1.0 It takes two > FOR >> 9135~ snail 1.0 Ammo Store > AGAINST >> 9136~ Janet, Kate, Mischief 3.0 Sorting out sortition > FOR >> 9137~ Quadrantal, Aris

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9134-9141

2024-07-01 Thread Agora amdw42 via agora-discussion
I vote as follows: > 9134~ snail, ais523 1.0 It takes two FOR > 9135~ snail 1.0 Ammo Store AGAINST > 9136~ Janet, Kate, Mischief 3.0 Sorting out sortition FOR > 9137~ Quadrantal, Aris1.7 A possible patch for a peculiar > persisting pledge

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Verbal Cake (@Tailor)

2024-07-01 Thread juan via agora-discussion
Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-discussion [2024-06-29 19:56]: > I am very much in the market for a better email client if anyone has > recommendations > > ~qenya My current: neomutt My next hispter desire: aerc If TUIs are not your thing, then I can't help you. -- juan Wearing a green

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP) Re: OFF: Re: BUS: Expediting sortition procedure

2024-07-01 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
whoops - that was supposed to be spendor... but i'm fine to sit this one out. On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 at 21:32, Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 01/07/2024 04:40, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: > > > I become an option for the office of Webmastor. > > I become an option

DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP) Re: OFF: Re: BUS: Expediting sortition procedure

2024-07-01 Thread Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-discussion
On 01/07/2024 04:40, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: I become an option for the office of Webmastor. I become an option for the office of Tailor. I become an option for the office of Collector. I become an option for the office of Stonemason. Tailor is not being sortitioned - calling

DIS: Re: BUS: (@ADoP) Re: OFF: Re: BUS: Expediting sortition procedure

2024-07-01 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 6/30/24 11:40 PM, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: I become an option for the office of Webmastor. I become an option for the office of Tailor. I become an option for the office of Collector. I become an option for the office of Stonemason. Hmmm... Are you doing this so you'll win at

DIS: Re: BUS: Expediting sortition procedure

2024-06-30 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
Instant approval from me.. -- juniper On Mon, 1 July 2024, 7:33 am Edward Murphy via agora-business, < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > [This time window happens to clash with my usual late-Sunday schedule.] > > I submit a promise to the Library, titled "2024 Q3 Initiate Sortition", >

DIS: Re: BUS: Verbal Cake

2024-06-30 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 6/29/24 2:55 PM, Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-business wrote: On 29/06/2024 14:15, Mischief via agora-business wrote: I'll, with this, Magenta Ribbon score a, Posting to my choice of public fora, Born that day 'cause Nomic World's no more, huh? Harken players current and of yore: A-

DIS: Re: BUS: Stamps [@collector][@spendor]

2024-06-29 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
Oh wait, I forgot about that... On Sun, 30 June 2024, 10:38 am Mischief via agora-business, < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 6/29/24 7:09 PM, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: > > I pay five Spendies to receive 1 juniper stamp. > > I pay five Spendies to receive 1 juniper stamp. >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9125-9133

2024-06-29 Thread Quadrantal via agora-discussion
On 2024-06-29 02:37, secretsnail9 via agora-discussion wrote: Can I ask why you prefer "last"? Mostly just vibes, if I'm honest. I find "past" tends to disrupt my flow of reading. In my opinion, this just makes searching the rules for relative dates easier, as "last" is already used to

DIS: Re: BUS: Verbal Cake (@Tailor)

2024-06-29 Thread Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-discussion
On 29/06/2024 19:55, Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-business wrote: Oh, this is amazing. Kudos to you. (Tempted to petition for a Bard award, would anyone else support were an intent to be made?) And thank you for the reminder. I, too, award myself a Magenta Ribbon. Ugh, and Thunderbird

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9125-9133

2024-06-29 Thread secretsnail9 via agora-discussion
On Sat, Jun 29, 2024 at 12:45 AM Quadrantal via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > 9133* snail 3.0 Last from the Past > > AGAINST, as I don't mind the status quo; if we did want to standardize, I > think "last" is usually more appropriate, current usage notwithstanding >

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] It takes two, and Ammo Store

2024-06-28 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 6/28/24 03:10, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: > I submit the following proposal: > {{{ > Title: Ammo Store > Adoption Index: 1.0 > Author: snail > Co-authors: > > > Enact a new Rule with title "Ammo Store" and the following text: > > { > Each player CAN grant emself 1 bang by paying a

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] It takes two, and Ammo Store

2024-06-28 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
how about a dodging mechanic? give everyone a speed value, or perhaps they can buy bulletproof vests? On Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 19:33, secretsnail9 via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 4:04 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Herald) Victory by Quickdraw

2024-06-28 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Fri, 2024-06-28 at 11:20 +0200, Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion wrote: > I believe that deals and alliances are going to be extremely strong here. > To me, it seems to be in practice a prerequisite to incarnating at all in > the first place. There is no downside (other than the rather

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] It takes two, and Ammo Store

2024-06-28 Thread secretsnail9 via agora-discussion
On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 4:04 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I don't think that requiring 2 Bangs to kill someone will necessarily slow > down the game once the match starts. We've seen that players (others and > myself) can easily use

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Herald) Victory by Quickdraw

2024-06-28 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
I believe that deals and alliances are going to be extremely strong here. To me, it seems to be in practice a prerequisite to incarnating at all in the first place. On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 4:45 AM ais523 via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Thu, 2024-06-27 at 21:34

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] It takes two, and Ammo Store

2024-06-28 Thread Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion
I don't think that requiring 2 Bangs to kill someone will necessarily slow down the game once the match starts. We've seen that players (others and myself) can easily use Contracts to prepare beforehand to set up automation which can lead to very fast wins. Perhaps a player could only shoot once

DIS: Re: BUS: Hold it!

2024-06-28 Thread secretsnail9 via agora-discussion
On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 10:13 PM Matt Smyth via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I incarnate. > -- > juniper > This fails. To "incarnate" is to flip one's Vitality to Invulnerable. A ghostly player CAN incarnate by announcement, provided there are only Invulnerable or

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Herald) Victory by Quickdraw

2024-06-27 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
In my defense, I have not read the rules, and snail was the only one who asked. I figured it could not hurt because j don't know how to bang On Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 5:45 AM ais523 via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Thu, 2024-06-27 at 21:34 -0500, secretsnail9 via

DIS: Re: BUS: Hold it!

2024-06-27 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
I eliminate snail by paying a fee of 1 Bang. -- juniper Alive, 0 Bangs On Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 13:13, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: > > I incarnate. > -- > juniper

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Herald) Victory by Quickdraw

2024-06-27 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Thu, 2024-06-27 at 21:34 -0500, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: > I stand Alone. Now I'm trying to figure out how you could afford to bribe so many people (particularly along the lines of "are these bribes large, in which case you might not be able to pay for them, or small, in which

DIS: Re: BUS: Bangs and such

2024-06-27 Thread ais523 via agora-discussion
On Thu, 2024-06-27 at 21:25 -0500, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: > I eliminate ais523 by paying a fee of 1 bang. I have 2 Bangs for sale. Is anyone willing to make offers? -- ais523

DIS: Re: BUS: Lest we forget (attn Absurdor)

2024-06-16 Thread Agora amdw42 via agora-discussion
We shall never forget our glorious boulder I push the boulder —— Ben From: agora-business on behalf of Edward Murphy via agora-business Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2024 3:12:48 PM To: Agora Business Cc: Edward Murphy Subject: BUS: Lest we forget (attn Absurdor)

DIS: Re: BUS: Throwing Stones (attn Stonemason)

2024-06-16 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 6/16/24 3:07 PM, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: Mischief wrote: I wield the Hot Potato, specifying Murphy I wield the Hot Potato Stone, specifying literallyAmbiguous. Doesn't the Hot Potato Stone still need a few hours to cool down from my use of it? -- Mischief

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Stonemason] Billboard Rock Chart - 3 June 2024

2024-06-14 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 6/3/24 19:05, Matt Smyth via agora-discussion wrote: > My wielding of the minty stone failed, right? Because snail had wielded it > three days prior? It would have failed if you had owned the stone, yes. -- Janet Cobb Assessor, Rulekeepor, S​tonemason

DIS: Re: BUS: Notice of email change (attn. Registrar)

2024-06-14 Thread Paul McDowell via agora-discussion
nice domains btw On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 10:04 AM Katherina Walshe-Grey via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > Hi all! > > I've changed the email address I intend to use for Agora. Please direct > email to this address, li...@qenya.tel, rather than the one I was using >

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Stonemason] Billboard Rock Chart - 3 June 2024 (Corrected)

2024-06-04 Thread secretsnail9 via agora-discussion
On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 9:58 PM 4st nomic via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 3:47 PM Jaff via agora-official < > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > THE BILLBOARD ROCK CHART (STONEMASON'S WEEKLY REPORT) > > > > StoneOwner

DIS: Re: BUS: Mick Jagger (@stonemason)

2024-06-03 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 7:22 PM Paul McDowell via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I pay a fee of 7 spendies to transfer the minty stone to myself. > > I wield the minty stone, specifying myself. > > — literallyAmbiguous I think this doesn't work because the Minty Stone

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Stonemason] Billboard Rock Chart - 3 June 2024

2024-06-03 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
My wielding of the minty stone failed, right? Because snail had wielded it three days prior? On Tue, 4 June 2024, 8:36 am 4st nomic via agora-business, < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 3:18 PM Jaff via agora-official < > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Birthday

2024-06-03 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 6/3/24 3:27 PM, nix via agora-discussion wrote: On 6/3/24 14:25, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: what I 0wrote last time 0wrote Unforgivable Agoran dendrochronology -- Mischief

DIS: Re: BUS: Birthday

2024-06-03 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 6/3/24 14:25, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: > what I > 0wrote last time > 0wrote Unforgivable -- nix Arbitor, Spendor

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9114-9119

2024-06-02 Thread Aris via agora-discussion
I think Rule 2509 is relevant here? 'A "number of (items)", where (items) is a set of discrete entities, is considered to refer to a non-negative integer, unless otherwise explicitly specified.' -Aris On Sat, Jun 1, 2024 at 12:58 PM Janet Cobb via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org>

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9114-9119

2024-06-01 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 6/1/24 17:25, Mischief via agora-discussion wrote: > On 6/1/24 3:57 PM, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: > >> Actually, the fee-based actions rules don't have any special cases for >> negative values, and you can't destroy a negative number of assets. So I >> think if the required fee is

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9114-9119

2024-06-01 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 6/1/24 3:57 PM, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: Actually, the fee-based actions rules don't have any special cases for negative values, and you can't destroy a negative number of assets. So I think if the required fee is negative, it's just not possible to do (and this is... not a crazy

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9114-9119

2024-06-01 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 6/1/24 14:20, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: > The minimum is 0 just because of how paying fees work. You can't possibly > create spendies or anything. > >> On Jun 1, 2024, at 6:08 AM, Mischief via agora-business >> wrote: >> >> >> Additionally, I just realized there's no minimum on

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9114-9119

2024-06-01 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 6/1/24 7:07 AM, Mischief wrote: On 5/31/24 7:26 PM, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: On 5/26/24 21:33, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: On 5/25/24 13:39, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: 9115~   snail   2.0   Lode Stone Well: I change my vote on the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@stonemason, @spendor) Theft

2024-05-31 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 5/31/24 4:23 PM, nix via agora-discussion wrote: What was the cost of this stone when you did that? Shouldn't it be 9 because I transferred it to myself last week? Or is the SLR out of date on this? The latter is true. (I haven't been tracking the stone movements closely enough to say

DIS: Re: BUS: (@stonemason, @spendor) Theft

2024-05-31 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/30/24 18:58, secretsnail9 via agora-business wrote: > I pay a fee of 7 spendies to transfer the radiance stone to myself. > -- > snail What was the cost of this stone when you did that? Shouldn't it be 9 because I transferred it to myself last week? Or is the SLR out of date on this? --

DIS: Re: BUS: Geology nonsense

2024-05-31 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
As the Geologist, I object! Stones have nothing to do with the Geologist, I'll have none of it. /j This is the exerpt from the last stonemason's report, from the 26th of May. I believe "the beginning of the week" has since decreased these costs by 1, but also, if a stone was transferred, it gets

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Welcome package

2024-05-29 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 5/29/24 12:18 PM, Paul McDowell via agora-discussion wrote: Indeed, I was on digest mode so I didn't see it right away. Happy to be here! Welcome! You may wish to use the 10 Spendies from your welcome package soon (e.g., on Stamps, radiance, or stones) since they expire at the end of the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Welcome package

2024-05-29 Thread Paul McDowell via agora-discussion
Indeed, I was on digest mode so I didn't see it right away. Happy to be here!

DIS: Re: BUS: Welcome package

2024-05-29 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/29/24 08:08, Paul McDowell via agora-business wrote: > I, literallyAmbiguous, grant myself a welcome package. Welcome! Looks like Janet beat you to it by a few minutes. Either way, you've got one. -- nix Arbitor, Spendor

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9114-9119

2024-05-28 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/28/24 16:16, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: > Oh - does it still count cus I updated the spreadsheet? The spreadsheet has no legal effect - it doesn't override messages sent to the lists. Tho, you may be able to argue it impacts the context? A bit unlikely imo. It would be most

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Propositions 9114-9119

2024-05-28 Thread Matt Smyth via agora-discussion
Oh - does it still count cus I updated the spreadsheet? On Tue, 28 May 2024, 11:13 pm Janet Cobb via agora-business, < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/27/24 19:12, Matt Smyth via agora-business wrote: > > I vote as such: > > vote as follows: > >>> 9114~ snail

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Spendor] Weekly Report

2024-05-27 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/27/24 14:18, Quadrantal via agora-business wrote: > CoE: Þe above quoted report is predicated on þe L having owned a blob > stamp on May 5th. However, in þe below quoted email, ais523 transferred > þis stamp to emself. Good catch, I'll fix soon. Thanks! -- nix Arbitor, Spendor

DIS: Re: BUS: Rock related activities (@stonemason)(@absurdor)

2024-05-26 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/26/24 18:49, Agora amdw42 via agora-business wrote: > I reach for the minty stone "Reaching" is no longer a thing. You now transfer them to yourself from their current owner by paying their cost. Check the most recent Stonemason report for cost. You currently have 20 spendies, so you could

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Bowing to the Inevitable (attn Registrar, Spendor, Collector)

2024-05-26 Thread Mischief via agora-discussion
On 5/26/24 8:03 PM, nix via agora-discussion wrote: On 5/15/24 15:48, Joshua Boehme via agora-business wrote: In the past I went by Elysion, but that nickname feels like it belongs to another era. This time I'll go by Mischief, and for ease I'll be using agoran.misch...@gmail.com as my email

DIS: Re: BUS: Various actions (attn Spendor, Illuminator, Absurdor)

2024-05-26 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/19/24 16:47, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: > (Yachay transferred 5 Spendies to me on May 15, but I don't remember > whether I still had any before that.) You did not. > Two times, I pay a fee of 2 Spendies to gain 1 Radiance. > > If I have at least 2 Spendies, then I pay a fee of

DIS: Re: BUS: Bowing to the Inevitable (attn Registrar, Spendor, Collector)

2024-05-26 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/15/24 15:48, Joshua Boehme via agora-business wrote: > In the past I went by Elysion, but that nickname feels like it belongs > to another era. This time I'll go by Mischief, and for ease I'll be > using agoran.misch...@gmail.com as my email address instead of this one. Oops, sorry that I

DIS: Re: BUS: Spending (attn Spendor, Geologist, Collector, Illuminator)

2024-05-26 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/5/24 13:41, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: > If the L owns a blob stamp, then I pay a fee of 5 Spendies to > transfer it to myself. Looks like it did, so this succeeds. > If I did not transfer a stamp above, then two times, I pay a fee of 2 > Spendies to increase my radiance by 1.

DIS: Re: BUS: A request [attn. Arbitor]

2024-05-26 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/5/24 18:10, Janet Cobb via agora-business wrote: > H. Arbitor, I kindly request not to be assigned CFJs until June. > > Thank you! Understood -- nix Arbitor, Spendor

DIS: Re: BUS: Spending Spendies - Stamps (@Collector, @Spendor)

2024-05-26 Thread nix via agora-discussion
On 5/5/24 04:36, Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-business wrote: > Sorry for not being around and missing my CFJ deadline. Let me know if you'd like to be re-added to the interested judges list. -- nix Arbitor, Spendor

DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Experimenting with Regulations

2024-05-26 Thread Janet Cobb via agora-discussion
On 5/25/24 22:11, 4st nomic via agora-business wrote: > In an effort to reduce the ruleset, what if we offload things that only > affect the officer of a report, or rather, leave the specifics of mechanics > to the officer that tracks it? > > I submit the following proposal: > { > Title: Geologist

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: (@Promotor) Experimenting with Regulations

2024-05-26 Thread 4st nomic via agora-discussion
Right. However, the proposal gives some rule defined parameters for the operation of crystals, leaving the exact details to regulations. Eg "crystals increase in size when rules are amended or repealed" does not specify precisely how or how much, leaving those details to the regulation. On Sun,

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