On Monday 28 January 2008 6:48 Jeremy Koo wrote: > So I get how nomics work, and I kind of see how the rules here are set up, > but then I look in the thread archives and I become utterly lost. Folks > with multiple votes, the difference between democratic and ordinary > proposals, the senate, it's sort of a lot to handle. Does anybody have some > sage advice for a complete newbie such as myself? > > -- > Jeremy > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Generally, the best way is probably to take a careful read through the ruleset, which is available in the Rulekeepor's report (to agora-official, with the subject line "Short Logical Ruleset" or "Full Logical Ruleset" (you probably want the SLR). Alternatively, you can find it online at http://www.fysh.org/~zefram/agora/current_slr.txt. I personally find it helpful to have a printout for this reading, but it's long -- something like nine pages front and back, with very small text in two columns. .. This raises an interesting question. Should we maintain a "tutorial" document for the edification of newbies? Proto, AI=2: {{ The Tutorial Jeremy is a coauthor of this proposal. Create a new rule, entitled "The Tutorial", with the following text: The Tutorial is a text with power zero. The purpose of the Tutorial is to explain the current ruleset and its implications in a form accessible to first-class persons who are unfamiliar with Agora or with nomic in general. The Greetor is an office. The Greetor's monthly report contains the Tutorial. The Greetor's weekly report contains sufficient information to access a copy of the Tutorial. The Greetor SHOULD ensure that the Tutorial is accurate, useful for its purpose as specified in the first paragraph of this rule, and up to date. Other players are strongly encouraged to contribute as well. Any person CAN amend the Tutorial without 2 Objections. Any person CAN amend the Tutorial with 3 Support. }} Pavitra -- Make no small plans, for they have no magic to stir men's souls. Daniel Burnham
