From owner-agora-business@gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au Sat Apr 11 05:44:25 1998 Received: by windowsnt from localhost (router,SLMail V2.6); Sat, 11 Apr 1998 05:44:25 -0400 Received: by windowsnt from gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au (144.110.168.141::mail daemon; unverified,SLMail V2.6); Sat, 11 Apr 1998 05:44:11 -0400 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA05829 for agora-business-list; Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:49:00 +1000 Received: from windowsnt ([38.179.24.2]) by gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA05821 for ; Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:48:55 +1000 Received: by windowsnt from localhost (router,SLMail V2.6); Sat, 11 Apr 1998 05:43:34 -0400 Received: by windowsnt from friend-computer (206.18.125.23::mail daemon; unverified,SLMail V2.6); Sat, 11 Apr 1998 05:43:30 -0400 Message-ID: <010801bd652e$2fbc1c00$177d12ce@friend-computer> From: "Ed Murphy" To: "Agora Business" Subject: BUS: Agoran Weekly Journal Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 02:38:55 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-agora-business@gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au Precedence: bulk Reply-To: agora-discussion@gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au THE AGORAN WEEKLY JOURNAL VOLUME 43, ISSUE 4 Saturday edition April 11, 1998 PROPOSALS --------- 3/30 Harlequin protoes "Electees". 3/31 Steve Proposes "Tabula Rasa" and protoes "Variable Batch Sizes". The Repeal-O-Matic Proposes the repeal of Rule 1706 (Locations), along with the rest of the Agoraverse Rules. The following Proposals are distributed: 3720 [Steve] Tweak R833 3721 [Steve] Encourage VT spending 3722 [Kolja A.] Reward for Trustees 3723 [Sherlock] Sherlock #1.3 3724 [Chuck] Repeal "Discourages Too Many Proposals" Kolja A. protoes "Encourage P-note spending". Morendil protoes "More fun with Priority". 4/1 Steve Proposes "No Quorum Tools" and re-protoes "Variable Batch Sizes". 4/2 These Proposals have been adopted: 3718 [Steve] Indelible Proposal voting 3719 [Swann] A minor Score Fix Murphy Proposes "Plots". 4/3 Harlequin re-protoes and later Proposes "Electees". E then attempts to remove it from the Proposal Queue. Since there is currently no provision for Proposals removed from the Queue to re-enter it, this may be disallowed by Rule 106's requirement that all Proposals be voted on. [See CFJ 1091.] 4/6 These Proposals are distributed: 3725 [Steve] Tabula Rasa 3726 [Steve] No Quorum Tools 3727 [Kolja A.] B.N. for Kolja A. 3728 [Repeal-O-Matic] Repeal Rule 1663 (Win by Proposals) 3729 [Kolja A.] A Scoring nitpick The Repeal-O-Matic Proposes the repeal of Rule 1568 [Judges On Hold]. Promotor Crito adds an amendment to Rule 1567 to the Proposal, for consistency. 4/7 Steve Proposes "Variable Batch Sizes". Crito protoes "Indelible Transfer Orders". CALLS FOR JUDGEMENT ------------------- CFJ 1087 [Antimatter] Final Judgement: FALSE 3/9-19 Assigned to Morendil, who Judges FALSE 3/19-23 Appealed by Morendil, Crito, and Antimatter 3/24-30 Assigned to Steve, elJefe, and Jester, who sustain unanimously "The last sentence of Rule 1766 prevents the remainder of that rule from granting additional votes." CFJ 1089 [Murphy] Final Judgement: TRUE 3/19-26 Assigned to Time Agent, who defaults 3/27 Assigned to Kolja A., who Judges TRUE 3/27-31 Appealed by Blob, General Chaos, and Steve 4/2-8 Assigned to Steve, Morendil, and Michael, who sustain unanimously "The Proposal submitted by Swann and entitled 'The Great Officer's Veto Scam Proposal' has not been distributed." CFJ 1090 [Murphy] Judgement: TRUE (Appealed) 3/19-26 Assigned to Michael, who Judges TRUE 3/27-28 Appealed by Blob, Antimatter, and General Chaos 3/28-4/7 Assigned to Steve, Morendil, and Swann, who all default 4/7 Assigned to Crito, Antimatter, and Time Agent "No Proposal entitled 'The Great Officer's Veto Scam Proposal' has been distributed." CFJ 1091 [Crito] 4/9 Called "The Proposal titled 'Electees' submitted by Harlequin on 02 April, 1998 had a priority of one as of 09 April, 1998." OFFICES ------- All times are in GMT. Clerk of the Courts: 3/27 21:03:22 elJefe resigns, appointing Michael as successor. 3/27 22:41:31 elJefe goes On Hold. 3/28 13:07:11 Michael accepts succession. 3/28 13:48:46 Nominations begin. 3/28 14:05:39 Michael Nominates. 3/29 15:50:44 Swann Nominates. 4/4 13:48:46 Nominations close. 4/7 07:48:50 Voting begins. Candidates are Michael and Swann. 4/14 07:48:50 Voting will close. Promotor: 3/31 02:15:30 Crito accepts succession. 3/31 03:05:09 Blob resigns, appointing Crito as successor. 4/3 08:59:23 Nominations begin. 4/3 11:37:19 Crito Nominates. 4/10 08:59:23 Nominations close. Crito wins by Acclamation. Scorekeepor: 3/28 14:15:32 Nominations close. 3/28 14:45:32 Voting begins. Nominees are Harlequin, Murphy, Swann. 4/4 14:45:32 Voting closes. Quorum is not met. 4/7 07:46:56 Nominations begin. 4/7 14:17:55 Harlequin Nominates. 4/8 14:33:18 Swann Nominates. 4/14 07:46:56 Nominations will close. Speaker-Elect (and Speaker): 4/1 00:00:00 A new quarter begins. A Speaker Transition would be due, but April 1 is a Holiday. 4/2 00:00:00 A Speaker Transition is due. 4/2 11:44:27 Speaker-Elect Blob becomes Speaker. Promotor Crito becomes temporary Speaker-Elect and has three days to decline. 4/2 11:54:00 Nominations begin. 4/2 14:22:31 Morendil Nominates. 4/5 11:44:27 Crito may no longer decline. 4/7 00:26:38 Steve Nominates. 4/9 11:54:00 Nominations close. PROBATE ------- 3/30 Jester confirms that no entity in Probate possesses any Jester's Ode Favores. 3/31 Murphy submits plans for ChrisM and Elde. 4/2 Notary Murphy removes Time Agent as Vir's Trustee, appoints emself instead, and submits a plan for Vir. Accountor and Promotor and Herald Crito confirms Vir's VT, P-Note, and Indulgence status. 4/11 Murphy implements eir plans for ChrisM, Elde, Vir, and Zefram, all of whom cease to be in Probate. E then removes Morendil as Andre's Trustee, appoints emself instead, and submits a plan for Andre. INTERNOMIC ---------- OTHER ----- 3/30 Accountor Crito reports that Time Agent has committed the Infraction of Debt Voting, and is thus denied voting privileges from April 6 to April 20. 3/31 Kolja A. declares Time Agent to be Quiet. 4/1 Blob becomes Abiding. 4/2 Kolja A. submits a Bachelor of Nomic Thesis. Sherlock receives the Patent Title of Boor. 4/3 Oerjan goes On Hold. 4/9 elJefe comes Off Hold. ERRATA ------ Steve, not Michael, suggested allowing the Notary to dispose of the assets of deregistered Players as e sees fit.