On 01/16/2010 12:25 AM, Sean Hunt wrote:
Proto: HotFix (AI=3, II=1) {{{ Change the power of Rule 1698 (Agora is a Nomic) to 3.14159. Change the power of Rule 1551 (Ratification) to 3.1. [It is intentional that other Rules, in particular 105, remain at 3]. Amend Rule 1551 (Ratification) to read as follows: {{A public document is part (possibly all) of a public message. When a public document is ratified, the gamestate is modified to what it would be if, at the time of that document's publication, it had been completely true and accurate, notwithstanding that if that were the case, the ratification might not have occurred. This does not change anything retroactively, nor does it amend facts that exist independently of these rules or create a legal fiction to replace them. All parts of a ratification occur simultaneously. No effect occurs indirectly due to the changes made in a ratification, as all such effects will have been taken into account in the ratification itself and repeating them would go against its purpose. Indirect effects may still occur based on the new state after the ratification is complete. If any part of a ratification would be unsuccessful, the remainder is unaffected and is still completed. Ratifying a public document is secured at power threshold 3. }} Amend Rule 106 (Adopting Proposals) by replacing {{ If the option selected by Agora on this decision is ADOPTED, then the proposal is adopted, and unless other rules prevent it from taking effect, its power is set to the minimum of four and its adoption index, and then it takes effect. It does not otherwise take effect. }} with {{ When an Agoran Decision to adopt a proposal is resolved with an outcome of ADOPTED, then the proposal is adopted, and unless other rules prevent it from taking effect, its power is set to the minimum of four and its adoption index, and then it takes effect. Proposals do not otherwise take effect. }} Amend Rule 208 (Resolving Agoran decisions) by replacing {{ This rule takes precedence over any rule that would provide another mechanism by which an Agoran decision may be resolved. }} with {{ This rule provides the only mechanism by which an Agoran Decision can be resolved, and it takes precedence over any rule that would provide another mechanism for an Agoran Decision to be resolved. }} and also by replacing {{ (b) It clearly identifies the matter to be resolved. }} with {{ (b) It clearly identifies the matter to be decided. }} }}} and also by prepending the following paragrah: {{ Every Agoran Decision is either resolved or unresolved. }} [The addition of this definition should make it clear that the property of 'resolvedness' exists within the rules and thus within the scope of ratification.] Amend Rule 2034 (Vote Protection and Cutoff for Challenges by replacing {{ c) (if the indicated outcome was to adopt a proposal) such a proposal existed, was adopted, and took effect. }} with {{ c) unless otherwise specified, that any effects directly associated with the resolution of that Agoran decision did or did not occur, as appropriate to the outcome. }} [This makes additional safeties; it ratifies that proposals that are REJECTED are ratified out, that office elections are ratified, and anything else that my arise. At the same time, it does not apply indirectly for safety.] }}}
I will be submitting this as a proposal for distribution if there is no response soon.
-coppro
