From ford@jps.net Mon Oct 9 11:58:42 2000 Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 18:16:40 -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 47, ISSUE 7 October 7, 2000 ADOPTED PROPOSALS ----------------- REJECTED PROPOSALS ------------------ PENDING PROPOSALS ----------------- "Budgeted Stipends" by Elysion The Winner's Stipend is made part of the Treasuror's Budget. "Fix Rule 408" by Harlequin (on behalf of the Mute Chuck) - Proposal 4077 Judging Late occurs seven days after the end of the Deliberation Period only if the Judge did not return Judgement or dismiss by that time. "Minor fix" by Peekee - Proposal 4078 Correct an errant "the the" in Rule 1948. PROTO-PROPOSALS --------------- "Fix Kudos and Remove a Rule" by Elysion Kudos are explicitly made non-Property. Definition of Shogun is merged into Rule 1923 (Defined Unique Patent Titles). "Fix Rule 1664" by Elysion Rule 1664 (Rebellion): A Player's Political Status is either Abiding or Rebellious. One may change Political Status at most once per month. Number of Rebels is determined when the Registrar determines the outcome of the Revolt. Unique Patent Title of Pugachev goes to the Caller of a failed Revolt. "Improved Oligarchy" by Steve There may be extra Low Oligarchs, temporarily. Speakership is merged into a laundry list of other disqualifications. Zombies may not bid in Oligarch Auctions. Bidder who becomes Speaker or Speaker-Elect has eir bids cancelled. All Auction winners start as Low Oligarchs. The Grand Warden shall announce an Auction winner taking eir position within three days of eir winning bid being paid. If a vacancy occurs during an Auction, it shall be filled by a subsequent Auction. Oligarchs are selected for promotion only when all six positions are full. One-choice selections occur automatically. Multiple-choice selections are made by majority, or by plurality after three days have elapsed. If three days elapse without a plurality, then the Speaker has one week to choose, or else become Tainted; if the Speakership changes hands during that week, then the duty transfers and the one-week timer starts over. If a vacancy occurs during a selection, then the selection is cancelled. "Tweak Rule 1016" by Elysion Rule 1016 (Putting Oneself On Hold) is shortened. Also, the 96-hour limit applies to both going On Hold and going Off Hold. CALLS FOR JUDGEMENT ------------------- CFJ 1243 "Chuck is ineligible to serve as a Justice in the Appeal of CFJ [TRUE] 1237." Appealed 8/21 Called by Steve 8/22-24 Assigned to Wes, who Judges TRUE 8/25-26 Appealed by Andre, Crito, harvel, Oerjan, and Kelly 8/25 Andre creates and signs an Application to Submit an Opinion, to force the official recording of eir Dissenting Opinion 8/25 Crito signs Andre's Application 8/27 harvel and Steve sign Andre's Application 8/28 Andre submits and executes eir Application 8/30 Appeal assigned to Chuck, Taral, and Andre 9/22 Chuck, Taral, and Andre dismissed from Board; t, Kelly, and Blob assigned to Board 9/29 Kelly moves to overturn and reverse 10/6 t and Blob dismissed from Board; Elysion and pTang assigned to Board 10/6 Elysion proto-moves to overturn and reverse; a verdict of TRUE would indicate that Elysion is ineligible to serve on this Board Caller's argument (summary): Chuck made emself ineligible to Judge CFJ 1237 on August 1. When CFJ was called, Chuck was ineligible only due to Rule 1871, which does not affect the Board. However, there may be some Rules that use "Judge" to include Justices too. Counterargument (summary): No, there aren't. The Rules restrict the correctness of Judges and Judgements; they restrict Justices only to decide whether the Judge did what e should have. Judge's concurring opinion (summary): The object of "it" in Rule 911's "when it was called" is "the Appeal". Counterargument (summary): No, the object is "the CFJ". The time that an Appeal is called is undefined anyway, though it would presumably be the earliest time at which there exist sufficient insistences on Appeal. Rule 541 iii) and iv) use "the matter the Board is to consider" - a phrase similar to one in Rule 911 - in apparently inconsistent ways, but this is resolved if the phrase is interpreted as "the Judicial process regarding a given CFJ". Transferring that interpretation to the context of Rule 911, the only sensible interpretation of "when a Judicial process was called" is "when the original CFJ was called". CFJ 1247 "t's Order dated Wed, 20 Sep 2000 22:50:26 +0300 was improperly executed." 9/20 Called by Taral 9/27 Improperly assigned to Wes, who requested ineligibility 10/6 Assigned to Crito Circumstances: t's first version of "Stable Oligarchy" lacked sufficient Power, due to an error in the Ruleset. t re-submitted it with appropriate Power, and ordered (Rulekeepor and Promotor) Chuck to make it Distributable. CFJ 1248 "Rule 1941 shall be interpreted as outlined in pTang's judgement on CFJ 1246." 9/28 Called by pTang 10/6 Mis-assigned to t, who requested ineligibility Caller's argument (summary): This CFJ is intended to trigger Rule 789 (Orders to Annotate Rules) and force annotation of Rule 1941. CFJ 1249 "The paragraph of Rule 1664 which reads 'The Registar shall select a random integer from 1 to the number of Players (plus 1 if Miscreant is held) at the time of the Call for Revolt. If this number is less than or equal to the number of Rebellious Players (plus 1 if Miscreant is held by a Rebellious Player), then the Revolt succeeds; otherwise it fails.' should be interpreted such that, while the total number of Players is determined as of the time of the Call for Revolt, the number of Rebellious Players is determined as of the time the Registrar selects a random integer as described. 10/2 Called by Chuck 10/6 Assigned to Peekee CFJ 1250 "Rule 1664 should be interpreted that the effects which are applied specifically to Abiding Players or specifically to Rebellious Players upon the success or failure of a Call for Revolt, are applied based on a Player's status as Abiding or Rebellious at the time the Registrar determines whether the Call for Revolt was successful or not, and not at the time the Call for Revolt is made." 10/2 Called by Chuck 10/6 Assigned to Crito OFFICES/OLIGARCHS ----------------- 9/29 Voting begins for Accountor. Candidates are Blob and Oerjan. Voting begins for Payroll Clerk. Candidates are Andre and Peekee. 10/1 Quarterly Speaker Transition begins. 10/2 Nominations begin for Justiciar and Notary. Steve Nominates for Justiciar. Peekee Nominates for Justiciar and Notary (in a-d, but e repeats it in the PF on 10/4). 10/3 Andre Nominates for Justiciar. 10/5 Quarterly Speaker Transition is announced. Murphy becomes Speaker; Taral becomes Speaker-Elect until/unless e declines. Blob Stands Down in the Accountor Election. Oerjan is Elected Accountor by Acclamation. OTHER ----- Rebels ---------- 9/29 Elysion 9/29 Harlequin 10/1 harvel 10/1 Palnatoke 10/1 Oerjan 10/1 Murphy 10/1 Blob 10/1 Taral 10/2 t 10/2 Novalis 10/2 Kelly 10/2 Chuck 10/2 Crito 10/2 Schneidster 10/2 Steve 10/4 Andre 10/2 t states that e causes Novalis to Call for Revolt. harvel disputes the equivalency of this with acting on behalf of Novalis, and also disputes that Novalis is deemed to have sent a message to the PF. 10/4 t clarifies that e believed that Players who Rebelled after the Call for Revolt was made, but before it was resolved, could still assist and benefit. E offers to have Novalis store other Players' Indulgences, in case the Revolt succeeds and Indulgences are taxed; as Robespierre, Novalis would be immune to that tax. 10/5 Steve transfers all eir Indulgences to Novalis. Auction begins for 125 Indulgences. Player Indulgence holdings as of 10/7, not counting Novalis ---------- 1.0 Andre 4.8 Michael 1.9 Murphy 2.0 Palnatoke 1.2 Peekee 3.0 Schneidster 6.6 Wes Auction for 125 Indulgences ---------- 100 Steve 100 Blob 100 Andre 90 Andre 60 Andre 50 Steve 50 Blob 50 Michael 47 Andre 38 Andre 35 Steve 34 Steve 33 Steve 33 Blob 32 Steve 31 Steve 31 Blob 30 Steve 29 Steve 28 Steve 27 Steve 27 Andre 26 Steve 25 Steve 25 Blob 24 Steve 23 Steve 23 Andre 22 Steve 21 Steve 21 Andre 20 Steve 20 Blob 19 Steve 19 Andre 18 Steve 17 Steve 17 Andre 16 Steve 16 Blob 15 Steve 15 Andre 14 Steve 14 Blob 14 Andre 13 Steve 13 Andre 12 Steve 12 Blob 12 Andre 11 Steve 11 Blob 11 Andre 11 Andre 10 Steve 10 Blob 10 Andre 10 Andre 9 Steve 9 Blob 9 Andre 9 Andre 8 Steve 8 Blob 8 Andre 8 Andre 7 Steve 7 Blob 7 Blob 7 Andre 7 Andre 7 Andre 7 Andre 6 Steve 6 Blob 6 Blob 6 Andre 6 Andre 6 Andre 6 Andre 5 Steve 5 Blob 5 Blob 5 Blob 5 Blob 5 Andre ( 7 bids) 4 Steve 4 Blob ( 5 bids) 4 Andre ( 9 bids) 3 Steve 3 Blob ( 8 bids) 3 Andre (16 bids) 2 Steve 2 Blob (17 bids) ---------- 2 Andre (32 bids) 1 Steve 1 Blob (50 bids) 1 Andre (45 bids) Fight Night contestants ---------- 9/27 Steve OOPHOS the Chaotic Attractor 9/29 Peekee Bob the Assumption 9/30 Murphy Minerva the Highly Confused 9/30 Oerjan the Linux operating system 9/30 Wes George, a logical matrix of binary values 10/2 Crito Thomas, the Universal Rundle 10/2 Chuck The Curvature of the Earth Is Overwhelmed by Local Noise 10/2 Kelly the amazon.com One-Click Patent (US Patent Number 5,960,411) 10/2 harvel Vlad the Scorekeepor 10/2 Palnatoke , the comma 10/2 Blob the Order of the Evil Eye 10/3 Andre the Continent of Antarctica 10/3 pTang Prolepsis ???? Elysion Chiquita del Monte ???? t Alexander Karelin, pencil-necked geek ???? Novalis Novalis, the Handsome Pile of Rotting Flesh Order -| |- Order -| Linux -| | |- Order -| Prolepsis -| | | |- Vlad -| | Vlad -| | |- Patent -| Chiquita -| | | |- Chiquita -| | | OOPHOS -| | | | |- Patent -| | Patent -| | | |- Patent -| | Alexander -| | |- Patent Minerva -| | |- Minerva -| | Bob -| | | |- Minerva -| | Antarctica -| | | | |- George -| | | George -| | | |- CEOLN -| Novalis -| | |- , -| | , -| | | |- CEOLN -| Thomas -| | |- CEOLN -| CEOLN -| 10/1 The Agoran Carnival is updated to stop reflecting the old Transfer Orders / Payment Orders system. Palnatoke comes Off Hold and makes emself ineligible to Judge anything for three weeks. Investigating why there are 2098 P-Notes in circulation (rather than a round number like 2100), Steve determines that this number has been consistent since at least May 1, 2000. 10/2 Elysion is Blotted for Inciting to Riot. Zombie Upkeep: Crito for Schneidster (paid today) Elysion for Harlequin (paid today) t for Novalis (paid today) Wes for Anthony (unpaid as of 10/7) Speaker Chuck announces eir intent to make Proposals 4075 and 4076 Democratic. However, since the Quarterly Speaker Transition is in progress, Rule 402 (i) makes this announcement without effect. Elysion makes emself ineligible to Judge future CFJs till further notice. In response to Steve's P-Note investigation, Wes states that the MUQ of P-Notes changed while e was Promotor, and that e believes two P-Notes held by non-Players were destroyed due to rounding. 10/3 Payroll Clerk Taral announces that a Stem Tax is forthcoming. In response to Steve's P-Note investigation, t re-posts Promotor Wes's P-Note Report of January 31, 2000. PROSIRUP lost 0.75 P-Notes and the Agoran Carnival lost 0.68 P-Notes, but Players gained a total of 2.36 P-Notes. Total circulation went from 2098.07 to 2099. t believes that one P-Note was lost while Peekee was Promotor. Speaker Chuck announces a Patronage of 30 Stems to pTang for conducting Fight Night. However, since the Quarterly Speaker Transition is in progress, Rule 402 (i) makes this announcement without effect. The Stems get transferred before this is realized. pTang creates Crony Declarations on the next Elections for these Offices: Justiciar, Notary, Payroll Clerk, Accountor (cost 2 each), and Speaker-Elect (cost 4). Registrar Michael announces that e is delaying the resolution of the Revolt, in hopes that CFJs 1249 and 1250 may be resolved first. 10/5 Registrar Michael reiterates the above. TRADE OFFERS ------------ Ongoing offers: Player Date Will sell In return for ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Blob 6/19/00 Vote on Ordinary Highest bidder; minimum 10 of any Proposals Basic Currency, or equivalent Elysion 7/23/00 Herald's Privilege Negotiable Carnival 9/16/99 0.01 VT 1 Denaria Carnival 9/16/99 10 Denaria On a Player's birthday, sing "Happy Birthday" to em in a key with at least four sharps Elysion 9/7/00 Proposal Votes Denaria; during first four days of Voting Period; unaccepted bribes returned within five days OotEE 9/13/99 1 Iris 1 VT; non-members subject to 9% Tariff Peekee 7/25/00 VTs P-Notes Wes 4/5/00 1 Twig Commenting on and changing a proto Wes 4/5/00 ad space 1 Twig per 30 days Recent one-time offers: Player Date Will sell In return for ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Crito 7/6 Negotiable IATs Kelly 7/1 1 VE Negotiable Kelly 10/4 9 BTs Negotiable Steve 8/16 26 P-Notes Negotiable Taral 7/1 P-Notes VTs Taral 10/4 5 P-Notes 1 BT Wes 7/7 IATs VTs (directed to Crito) -- 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."