By my math this eliminates 108 words from the rules, and more importantly
makes announcement default so it doesn't need to be included in new rules (and
therefore can't accidentally be left out). I think this needs some careful
vetting to make sure it doesn't break anything.
I submit the following proposal:
{
Title: No More 'By Announcement'
AI: 3.0
Author: nch
Amend Rule 478 "Fora" by replacing:
Where the rules define an action that a person CAN perform "by
announcement", that person performs that action by unambiguously
and clearly specifying the action and announcing that e performs
it. Any action performed by sending a message is performed at the
time date-stamped on that message. Actions in messages (including
sub-messages) are performed in the order they appear in the
message, unless otherwise specified.
with:
Where the rules define an action that a person CAN perform, any attempt
to perform that action is EFFECTIVE if, and only if, e unambiguously and
clearly specifies the action in a public message and announces that e
performs it UNLESS the rule specifies the action can be performed
"without announcement". Otherwise, it is INEFFECTIVE.
Any action performed by sending a message is performed at the time
date-stamped on that message. Actions in messages (including
sub-messages) are performed in the order they appear in the message,
unless otherwise specified.
Amend Rules 2609 "Temporary CFJ Setup", 869 "How to Join and Leave Agora",
2595 "Performing a Dependent Action", 2350 "Proposals", 2607 "Proposal
Chambers", 2597 "Line-item Veto", 2141 "Role and Attributes of Rules", 107
"Initiating Agoran Decisions", 683 "Voting on Agoran Decisions", 208
"Resolving Agoran Decisions", 2168 "Extending the Voting Period", 1006
"Offices", 2154 "Election Procedure", 2143 "Official Reports and Duties", 2201
"Self-Ratification", 2555 "Blots", 2478 "Vigilante Justice", 2479 "Official
Justice", 2557 "Sentencing Guidelines", 991 "Calls for Judgement", 591
"Delivering Judgements", 911 "Motions and Moots", 2175 "Judicial Retraction
and Excess", 2492 "Recusal", 2246 "Submitting a CFJ to the Referee", 1742
"Contracts", 2577 "Asset Actions", 2579 "Fee-based Actions", 2496 "Rewards",
2499 "Welcome packages", 2585 "Birthday Gifts", 2549 "Auction Initiation",
2550 "Bidding", 2552 "Auction Termination", 2584 "Free Auctions", 2532
"Zombies", 2449 "Winning the Game", 2553 "Win by Paradox", 2438 "Ribbons",
2602 "Glitter", 2480 "Festivals", 103 "The Speaker", 2451 "Executive Orders",
2464 "Tournaments", and 2495 "The Birthday Tournament" by removing all
instances of ", by announcement,", "by announcement,", ", by announcement",
and "by announcement" in that order.
}
--
nch
