On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 2:01 AM Aris Merchant via agora-business <agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 9:19 PM Aris Merchant > <thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Title: Properly Prioritized Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege > > Title: Referenda > I retract these proposals. > > I submit the following proposals. > > -Aris > > --- > Title: Properly Prioritized Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege > Adoption index: 1.0 > Author: Aris > Co-authors: G. > > > [I've gone with making this an "honest" popularity system, not affected > by manipulatable mechanics such as proposal strength.] > > Amend the rule entitled "Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege" > by changing it to read in full: > > For an Agoran decision on whether to adopt a proposal, let F be the total > number of valid ballots resolving to FOR, A be the same for AGAINST, > and T be the total number of valid ballots. The decision's popularity > is equal to (F - A)/T. The Assessor SHOULD publish the popularity of each > decision when resolving it.
I think this might be better if T=F+A because otherwise PRESENT votes will become more strategic. In general, I think that new mechanics that engage with the core mechanics are good, but I worry about how they would potentially interfere with them. > > The player who proposed the adopted proposal such that the decision on > whether > to adopt it had the greatest popularity, among all such decisions assessed > in > the last 7 days CAN once earn one Legislative Card by announcement, provided > that no decision on whether to adopt any proposal distributed in the same > message remains unresolved. If there is a tie, all authors of the tied > proposals can do so once each. > --- > Title: Referenda > Adoption index: 3.0 > Author: Aris > Co-authors: > > > Amend Rule 1607, "Distribution", by replacing: > > Determining whether to adopt a proposal is an Agoran decision. For > this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the adoption > index is initially the adoption index of the proposal, or 1.0 if > the proposal does not have one, and the text, author, coauthors, > class and (if applicable) chamber of the proposal are essential > parameters. Initiating such a decision is known as distribution, > and removes the proposal from the Proposal Pool. > > with: > > A referendum is the Agoran decision to determine whether to adopt a > proposal. > For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the adoption index is > initially the adoption index of the proposal, or 1.0 if the proposal does > not > have one, and the text, author, coauthors, class and (if applicable) chamber > of the proposal are essential parameters. Initiating a referendum is known > as distribution, and removes the proposal from the Proposal Pool. > > Amend Rule 2606, "Proposal Classes", by changing the text "Agoran decision on > its adoption" to read "referendum on it". > > Amend Rule 2607, "Proposal Chambers", by changing the text "Agoran decision on > its adoption" to read "referendum on it". > > Amend Rule 106, "Adopting Proposals", by changing the text "a decision about > whether to adopt a proposal" to read "a referendum on a proposal". > > Amend Rule 879, "Quorum", by changing the text "the Agoran decision on whether > to adopt a proposal" to read "the referendum". > > Amend Rule 2168, "Extending the voting period", by changing the text > "whether to adopt a proposal" to read "a referendum on a proposal". > > Amend Rule 2496, Rewards, by changing the text "FOR the decision" to read > "FOR the referendum" and replacing: > Resolving an Agoran Decision on whether to adopt a proposal, > provided that no other Agoran Decision on whether to adopt that > or any other proposal had been resolved earlier in that Agoran > week: 5 coins (ADoP). > with: > Resolving a referendum, provided that no other referendum had been resolved > earlier in that Agoran week: 5 coins (ADoP). > > Amend Rule 2438, "Ribbons", by changing the text "an Agoran Decision" to > read "a referendum". > > If the proposal entitled "Properly Prioritized Popular Proposal Proposer > Privilege" has passed: > Amend the Rule entitled "Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege" by changing it > to read in full: > For a referendum, let F be the total number of valid ballots resolving to > FOR, A be the same for AGAINST, and T be the total number of valid > ballots. > The referendum's popularity is equal to (F - A)/T. The Assessor SHOULD > publish the popularity of each referendum when resolving it. > > The player who proposed the adopted proposal whose referendum had > the greatest > popularity among all referenda assessed in the last 7 days CAN once earn > one Legislative Card by announcement, provided that no referendum > initiated in the same message as it remains unresolved. If there is a tie, > all authors of the tied proposals can do so once each. > Otherwise: > Amend the rule entitled "Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege" by > changing the text "provided that no decision on whether to adopt any > proposal > distributed in the same message remains open." to read "provided that > no referendum initiated in the same message remains open." > > [Note: One of these will fail.] > > Amend Rule 2350, "Proposals", by changing the text "If a decision of whether > to > adopt a proposal was resolved as FAILED QUORUM in the last seven days" > to read "If a referendum on a proposal was resolved as FAILED QUORUM in the > last seven days". > > Amend the rule entitled "Proposal Recycling" by changing "If a > decision of whether > to adopt a proposal was resolved as FAILED QUORUM in the last seven days" > to read "If a referendum on a proposal was resolved as FAILED QUORUM in the > last seven days". > --- > Title: Vote Manipulation > Adoption index: 1.0 > Author: Aris > Co-author(s): > > > [Gaming popularity isn't fun or interesting. This way, people at least have to > go to the effort of hiding what they're doing.] > > If the proposal "Properly Prioritized Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege" > has passed, amend the rule entitled "Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege" > by appending at the end of the first paragraph: > > A player SHALL NOT cast a ballot or induce another person to do so in a > way primarily intended to affect popularity. Doing so is the Class-2 > Crime of Vote Manipulation.
