From ford@jps.net Mon Apr 3 13:20:10 2000 Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 17:50:34 -0700 From: Ed Murphy Reply-To: agora-discussion@gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au To: agora-business@gecko.serc.rmit.edu.au Subject: BUS: Agoran Weekly Journal THE AGORAN WEEKLY JOURNAL VOLUME 46, ISSUE 13 April 2, 2000 ADOPTED PROPOSALS ----------------- "Agora Abhors a Vacuum" by Murphy - Proposal 3990 adopted 3/23 (See also "Harsher Blot Penalties".) While the Oligarchy is wholly vacant, all Proposals are Democratic. When an Ordinary Proposal is made Democratic, its Voting Period is extended to seven days after that change. "Harsher Blot Penalties" by Elysion - Proposal 3990 adopted 3/29 (Originally labelled Proposal 3988, but not actually distributed at that time. Later distributed and labelled Proposal 3990. See also "Agora Abhors a Vacuum".) Proposing rights are revoked at 5 (not 10) Blots. Voting rights are revoked at 3 (not 15) Blots. Nominating for Office is revoked at any number of Blots (not 5 or more). Lawlessness occurs after 20 (not 30) Blots. The Crime of Persecution is Class 15 (not 20). The Crime of Speaker Abandonment is Class 15 (not 20). "Streamline Actions With Support" by Steve - Proposal 3991 adopted 3/29 Actions With Support may be performed as soon as the needed Support is given. REJECTED PROPOSALS ------------------ "Probate Fix 2.1" by Peekee - Proposal 3987 failed quorum 3/23 ? "Quick Minting When It Is Needed" by t - Proposal 3989 failed quorum 3/23 ? PENDING PROPOSALS ----------------- "Points Revisited" by t Points are no longer a Currency. "Simplify Power" by harvel Rule 1688 (Power) is reworded in a simpler fashion. "Urgency Must be Paid For" by Wes Urgent Proposals must still wait for the next Batch distribution unless they have the highest Priority in the Queue. "Oligarchy Auctions 'in progress'" by Steve Oligarchy Auctions are deemed to be in progress until the positions are filled (by way of winning Bids being paid), or one week after all winning Bids were billed, whichever is first. Winning Bids not paid within a week are vacated, a 2-Blot penalty is assessed, and a new Auction is conducted for that position. A Player may become an Oligarch while On Hold (but still ceases to be an Oligarch if e later goes On Hold). A Player becomes an Oligarch, even if someone else satisfies the Payment Order that would make em one. Only winning Bids count toward determining the price of Oligarchy. "Please, Be Nice to the Payroll Clerk" by lee Repeal Trade Fellowships, which are mistakenly required to be paid out of the Payroll Clerk's pocket. (This is not only undesirable, but actually impossible; they're paid in Stems, but Stems can't be transferred between Players.) "Simplify 'ASAP'" by Steve Actions required to be done ASAP must be done within a week, or the Class 1 Infraction of Tardiness applies. This period may be increased for Inactive Players. PROTO-PROPOSALS --------------- "Compensations" by harvel Add the New Player Award, Speaker's Gratuity, and Judicial Salary to the Budget. "Freedom of the Ballot Box" by Murphy Repeal paying for Votes. Each voting entity gets exactly one Vote on each Democratic Proposal. "Freedom of the Press" by Murphy Repeal P-Notes, Proposal Priority, and the Proposal Queue. All Proposals are distributed in the week after they are submitted. "Nomic Entity Reform" by harvel "Nomic Entity" is removed from the Ruleset. "Officer Reform" by harvel If an Office's duties include being the Recordkeepor of a Currency, then records for that Currency are part of that Office's Report. Monthly Reports are defined. "Probate Yet Again" by Wes Wills are no longer SLCs. While the Executor of an entity in Probate, the Notary may only act as required by "Automatic Dispensation": 1) Pay debts. 2) Expunge Blots. 3) Implement Will. 4) Transfer Currency to Bank; vacate credits. 5) Declare end of Probate. Rule 1757 (Implementation of Probate Plans) is repealed as redundant. "Terms" by Wes "Fees" are defined. "Public" messages are defined. CALLS FOR JUDGEMENT ------------------- CFJ 1203 "The Auction for High Oligarch started on Monday, 06 Mar 2000 at [TRUE] 23:40:31 -0800 has ended." Appealed 3/15 Called by Blob 3/15-17 Assigned to Peekee, who Judges TRUE 3/18 Appealed by Oerjan, lee, and Blob 3/18 Appeal assigned to Murphy, Anthony, and harvel 3/22 harvel moves to overturn and reassign 3/25 Anthony defaults 3/27 Appeal position reassigned to Chuck Caller's argument (summary): No winning Bids were made since harvel's winning Bid on 3/9, even though harvel retracted that Bid on 3/11. Thus, the auction ended on 3/12. Justice harvel's refutation (summary): Neither of Judge Peekee's stated reasons are sufficient to support eir verdict. Justice Murphy's refutation (summary): Judge Peekee points out the lack of "hard evidence" to prove that Wes sent eir Bid at the time in question. However, the preponderance of the evidence (Rule 1575) indicates that e *did* send eir Bid. CFJ 1205 "Wes committed the Class 1 Crime of Promotor Misrepresentation [TRUE] when he distributed Proposal 3988 (Harsher Blot Penalties), on Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:20:25 -0800" 3/24 Called by Steve 3/24-31 Assigned to elJefe, who Judges TRUE Caller's argument (summary): Proposal 3988's Priority was too low for it to be in the Current Batch at the time in question. OFFICES ------- 3/23 Wes resigns as Accountor. Nominations open for Accountor. 3/24 Speaker Murphy issues Payment Orders to the winners of the Oligarch Auctions. harvel and Michael become Low Oligarchs. Elysion becomes a Middle Oligarch. 3/25 Wes becomes a Middle Oligarch. Peekee Nominates for Accountor. 3/26 Steve becomes the High Oligarch. 3/28 t pays Palnatoke's Oligarch Auction Payment Order, thus preventing Palnatoke from becoming a Low Oligarch. High Oligarch Steve initiates a new Auction for the vacant Low Oligarch position. 3/31 Wes Nominates for Justiciar. Peekee is Elected Accountor. Peekee is Elected Promotor. 4/1 Speaker-Elect lee becomes Speaker. Promotor Peekee becomes temporary Speaker-Elect. Nominations open for Speaker-Elect, Notary, and Justiciar. OTHER ----- 3/23 Blob makes Anthony, Sherlock, and Novalis Quiet. Notary Peekee attempts to execute Oerjan's Probate, then transfers a P-Note to em to keep em in Probate. 3/24 Harlequin becomes a Zombie. Auction for Mastership begins. Chuck conducts a reverse Auction to buy up to three Indulgences for the lowest bids in VTs (maximum 60). 3/25 Elysion posts suggested new Regulations for the Agoran Carnival: Kurrencies are like Currencies, but records need not be public. Denaria is a Kurrency. An annual Golden Walrus competition is conducted. Any Agora-related body of text written during the previous year may be submitted, and votes are bought with Denaria. 3/26 Notary Peekee executes Oerjan's Probate, then transfers a P-Note to em to keep em in Probate. Steve Auctions one of eir Indulgences. 3/27 Sherlock becomes Noisy. Treasuror lee announces eir intent (With Support) to lower the Minimum Income to 0.25 of the Basic Officer Salary. Steve gives Support. 3/30 Treasuror lee lowers the Minimum Income to 0.25 of the Basic Officer Salary. Chuck wins Steve's Indulgence Auction with a Bid of 63 VTs. Elysion and Steve win Chuck's reverse Indulgence Auction, with Bids of 55 and 60 VTs respectively. TRADE OFFERS ------------ Ongoing offers: Player Date Will sell In return for ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Carnival 9/16 +0.01 VT 1 Denaria Carnival 9/16 10 Denaria On a Player's birthday, sing "Happy Birthday" to em in a key with at least four sharps OotEE 9/13 1 Iris 1 VT; non-members subject to 9% Tariff One-time offers: Player Date Will sell In return for ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Blob 11/1 10 +VTs 1 Indulgence Chuck 9/1 IATs Up to 50 +VTs, negotiable Elysion 3/17 50 IATs Pay back 55 IATs within 4 weeks Harlequin 1/17 up to 50 P-Notes, negotiable +VTs Murphy 3/10 VTs/P-Notes 1 IAT each Steve 3/21 P-Notes, VTs IATs, an Indulgence -- Ed Murphy http://rivendell.fortunecity.com/meridian/309/ "Most of the time, it seemed sublimely unaware of its limbs, though it was beginning to suspect it had hands."