RESOLUTION OF PROPOSALS 8409-8430
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I hereby resolve the Agoran decisions to adopt the below proposals.
The quorum for all below decisions was 7.
Voting Strengths
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Strength is 3 unless otherwise noted.
$: player has voting strength 4
%: player has voting strength 5
^: player has voting strength 6
&: player has voting strength 7
=: player has voting strength 10
PROPOSALS
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PROPOSAL 8409 (College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences)
CLASS: DEMOCRATIC
FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, Trigon$, nch, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (2): R. Lee, Tcbapo
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 31/0 (AI=3.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8410 (Promise Powers Patch)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: ECONOMY
FOR (9): ATMunn, Aris%, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, R. Lee, Tcbapo, nch
AGAINST (2): G., twg
PRESENT (1): Trigon=
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 29/6 (AI=2.2)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8411 (Contract Lawyers)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: PARTICIPATION
FOR (11): ATMunn, Aris%, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus&, R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon^, nch, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (1): Jason%
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 42/0 (AI=1.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8412 (Small Pledge Amendments)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: JUSTICE
FOR (7): Aris%, Cuddle Beam, G.%, R. Lee, Tcbapo, nch, twg
AGAINST (4): ATMunn, Falsifian, Jason, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus%
PRESENT (1): Trigon^
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 25/14 (AI=1.7)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8413 (Why Track Pendency?)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: LEGISLATION
FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris&, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, Jason&, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon^, nch
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (2): G., twg
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 41/0 (AI=1.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8414 (Ministerial Reshuffling)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: LEGISLATION
FOR (5): Aris&, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, Jason&, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
AGAINST (3): R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon^
PRESENT (4): ATMunn, G., nch, twg
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 23/12 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: REJECTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8415 (Proposal Recycling Initiative)
CLASS: DEMOCRATIC
FOR (11): ATMunn, Aris, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon$, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (1): nch
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 34/0 (AI=3.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8416 (Identity theft protection act v1.1)
CLASS: DEMOCRATIC
FOR (12): ATMunn, Aris, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon$, nch, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (0):
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 37/0 (AI=3.1)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8417 (Properly Prioritized Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: LEGISLATION
FOR (11): ATMunn, Aris&, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Jason&, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, R. Lee, Tcbapo, nch, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (1): Trigon^
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 41/0 (AI=1.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8418 (Referenda)
CLASS: DEMOCRATIC
FOR (7): Aris, Cuddle Beam, G., Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee,
Tcbapo, twg
AGAINST (1): Trigon$
PRESENT (4): ATMunn, Falsifian, Jason, nch
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 21/4 (AI=3.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8419 (Executive Expansion)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: EFFICIENCY
FOR (8): ATMunn, Aris%, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian%, G., Jason%, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, twg
AGAINST (4): R. Lee%, Tcbapo, Trigon^, nch
PRESENT (0):
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 30/17 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: REJECTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8420 (Checks and balances)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: EFFICIENCY
FOR (7): ATMunn, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian%, G., Publius Scribonius Scholasticus,
nch, twg
AGAINST (4): Aris%, R. Lee%, Tcbapo, Trigon^
PRESENT (1): Jason%
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 23/19 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: REJECTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8422 (No More Numbers!)
CLASS: DEMOCRATIC
FOR (12): ATMunn, Aris, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon$, nch, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (0):
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 37/0 (AI=3.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8423 (Removing Repetition)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: EFFICIENCY
FOR (9): ATMunn, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian%, G., Jason%, R. Lee%, Tcbapo, Trigon^,
twg
AGAINST (2): Aris%, nch
PRESENT (1): Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 36/8 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8424 (Certifiable Patches)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: LEGISLATION
FOR (5): Aris&, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, Jason&, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
AGAINST (5): G., R. Lee, Tcbapo, nch, twg
PRESENT (2): ATMunn, Trigon^
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 23/15 (AI=1.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8425 (Impossibility Defense)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: JUSTICE
FOR (8): ATMunn, Aris%, Cuddle Beam, G.%, Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus%, Trigon^, twg
AGAINST (2): R. Lee, Tcbapo
PRESENT (2): Falsifian, nch
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 33/6 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8426 (Impracticability Defense)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: JUSTICE
FOR (7): ATMunn, Aris%, Cuddle Beam, G.%, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus%,
Trigon^, twg
AGAINST (2): R. Lee, Tcbapo
PRESENT (3): Falsifian, Jason, nch
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 30/6 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8427 (Slap on the wrist)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: JUSTICE
FOR (8): Aris%, Cuddle Beam, Jason, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus%, R. Lee,
Tcbapo, Trigon^, nch
AGAINST (3): Falsifian, G.%, twg
PRESENT (1): ATMunn
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 31/11 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8428 (Pending Pends)
CLASS: DEMOCRATIC
FOR (10): Aris, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus, R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon$, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (2): ATMunn, nch
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 31/0 (AI=3.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8429 (Why Limit Clemency?)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: JUSTICE
FOR (8): ATMunn, Aris%, Cuddle Beam, G.%, Jason, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus%, Trigon^, twg
AGAINST (2): R. Lee, Tcbapo
PRESENT (2): Falsifian, nch
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 33/6 (AI=1.7)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
PROPOSAL 8430 (Silver Quill 2016)
CLASS: ORDINARY
CHAMBER: PARTICIPATION
FOR (12): ATMunn, Aris%, Cuddle Beam, Falsifian, G., Jason%, Publius Scribonius
Scholasticus&, R. Lee, Tcbapo, Trigon^, nch, twg
AGAINST (0):
PRESENT (0):
BALLOTS: 12
AI (F/A): 47/0 (AI=2.0)
OUTCOME: ADOPTED
[
Tcbapo: Endorsement of R. Lee
twg: Endorsement of G.
]
The full text of each ADOPTED proposal is included below:
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ID: 8409
Title: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Adoption index: 3.0
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
[I fixed the problems pointed out with the last version. I also added an
A.N.A. degree (I hadn't done so previously, because I thought it was
unnecessary, but exceptions are messy). I rephrased and reordered some things
too.]
Amend Rule 1367, "Degrees", by changing it to read as follows:
Certain patent titles are known as degrees. The degrees are
- Associate of Nomic Artistry (A.N.A.)
- Associate of Nomic (A.N.)
- Juris Doctorate of Nomic (J.N.)
- Baccalaureate of Nomic Artistry (B.N.A.)
- Baccalaureate of Nomic (B.N.)
- Magisteriate of Nomic Artistry (M.N.A)
- Magisteriate of Nomic (M.N.)
- Doctorate of Nomic Artistry (D.N.Art.)
- Doctorate of Nomic History (D.N.Hist.)
- Doctorate of Nomic Law (D.N.Law.)
- Doctorate of Nomic Science (D.N.Sci.)
- Doctorate of Nomic Philosophy (D.N.Phil.)
There are four classes of degrees, ranked in ascending order of merit:
Associate degrees (A.N.A. and A.N.), Baccalaureate degrees
(J.N through B.N.), Magisteriate degrees (M.N.A and M.N), and
Doctorate degrees (D.N.Art. through D.N.Phil.).
A specified degree CAN be awarded by any player other than the
awardee, with 2 Agoran consent. It SHOULD only be awarded for the
publication of an original thesis of scholarly worth (including
responses to peer-review), published with explicit intent to
qualify for a degree. The Herald SHOULD coordinate the peer-review
process and the awarding of degrees.
Degrees SHOULD be awarded according to the extent to which the thesis
contributes to Nomic culture or thought: Associate degrees for an
appreciable contribution, Baccalaureate degrees for a substantial
contribution, Magisteriate degrees for a remarkable contribution, and
Doctorate degrees for an exceptional contribution. Any degree at the
Doctorate level SHOULD take into account the awardee's academic history
and participation in Agora over time.
Theses for Artistry degrees SHOULD demonstrate substantial creativity
and need not be in written form. Theses for all other degrees SHOULD
demonstrate substantial research or analysis. J.N. and D.N.Law are
appropriate for high-quality legal analysis, of the sort typical to CFJs,
but exceeding an ordinary CFJ in depth. The D.N.Hist. degree is
appropriate for historical research, especially when it presents a
narrative that educates Agorans about the events of the past. The D.N.Sci.
degree is appropriate for theses that demonstrate concrete or scientific
thinking, whereas the D.N.Phil. is appropriate for theses that demonstrate
abstract or philosophical thinking.
Rename every instance of the first listed patent title on each row to the
second listed patent title on each row:
- Juris Doctor of Nomic, Juris Doctorate of Nomic
- Doctor of Nomic History, Doctorate of Nomic History
- Doctor of Nomic Law, Doctorate of Nomic Law
- Doctor of Nomic Science, Doctorate of Nomic Science
- Doctor of Nomic Philosophy, Doctorate of Nomic Philosophy
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ID: 8410
Title: Promise Powers Patch
Adoption index: 2.2
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
[There was a bug in my original version (in the sense of it doing something
other than what I intended); I solved the problem of people acting on behalf of
their zombies to enter promises by putting an "acting as emself" requirement,
forgetting that this also affected contracts and stopped promises from
creating other promises. This proposal remedies my error.]
Amend the rule entitled "Promises" by deleting the text "acting as emself, ".
Amend Rule 2532, "Zombies", by changing the text
"- enter a contract, pledge, or other type of agreement"
to read
"- enter a contract, pledge, promise, or other type of agreement"
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ID: 8411
Title: Contract Lawyers
Adoption index: 1.0
Author: R. Lee
Co-authors:
Amend Rule 2581 "Official Patent Titles" by appending the following
list item at the end of the list items but before the last paragraph
{- Terms of Service, awardable by the Notary to any player who creates
multiple Contracts that achieve fun gameplay and significantly impacts
Agora as a whole}
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ID: 8412
Title: Small Pledge Amendments
Adoption index: 1.7
Author: R. Lee
Co-authors:
Amend rule 2450 "Pledges" by inserting the following sentence after
the words "explicitly states otherwise":
{It is also Oathbreaking for a player to let a pledge expire without taking
an action e pledged to do in that pledge.}
Also amend the same rule by replacing the text
{and should do so if and only if the pledge no longer serves any
significant purpose.}
with the new text
{but SHOULD NOT do so unless the pledge no longer serves any significant
purpose.}
[Nonbinding comment: The first one is a very common type of pledge but I'm
worried that they are unenforceable. This does not extend the time limit
forever because it is a crime for the pledge to expire and there is a
universal 14-day statute of limitations from that point. The second
amendment is just to capitalize something that should be capitalised and
make the sentence a bit better]
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ID: 8413
Title: Why Track Pendency?
Adoption index: 1.0
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
[Currently, Sets would make me track proposals forever. The simplest
fix is just to make the Pended switch untracked. It'll end up getting
effectively tracked anyway, since it determines whether a proposal must
be distributed.]
Amend the rule entitled "Pending Proposals" by changing the text "Pended is a
negative boolean proposal switch tracked by the Promotor." to read
"Pended is an untracked negative boolean proposal switch."
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ID: 8415
Title: Proposal Recycling Initiative
Adoption index: 3.0
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
[This helps for any proposals that either were distributed before the new
regime and failed quorum, or any proposals that are accidentally distributed
and failed quorum. While I'm at it, there's no reason this needs to be at
power 3.0.]
Amend Rule 2350, "Proposals", by deleting the text:
If a decision of whether to adopt a proposal was resolved as
FAILED QUORUM in the last seven days, the Promotor CAN once add
the proposal back to the Proposal Pool by announcement.
Enact a new rule entitled "Proposal Recycling", with the following text:
If a decision of whether to adopt a proposal was resolved as
FAILED QUORUM in the last seven days, the Promotor CAN once recycle
the proposal by announcement, adding it to the Proposal Pool and causing
it to become pended.
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ID: 8416
Title: Identity theft protection act v1.1
Adoption index: 3.1
Author: Falsifian
Co-authors: G., Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
Amend Rule 2141 by replacing the text
Rules have ID numbers, to be assigned by the Rulekeepor.
with
Every rule shall have an ID number, distinct among current and
former rules, to be assigned once by the Rulekeepor.
[Comment: this version is designed to prevent the Rulekeepor from
assigning the same ID to two rules in addition to the protection
against changing IDs.]
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ID: 8417
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.
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.
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ID: 8418
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".
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ID: 8422
Title: No More Numbers!
Adoption index: 3.0
Author: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
Co-authors: G., Trigon, Aris, nch
Remove the text ", as described in Rule 478" from Rule 2139, "The Registrar".
Remove the text "as described in Rule 1789" from Rule 2139, "The Registrar".
Remove the text "identified in Rule 1728" in Rule 2595.
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ID: 8423
Title: Removing Repetition
Adoption index: 2.0
Author: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
Co-authors: G.
Remove the final paragraph and all included list items from Rule 2139,
"The Registrar".
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ID: 8424
Title: Certifiable Patches
Adoption index: 1.0
Author: Aris
Co-authors: nch, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
[This may be over-clear, but should be CFJ proof.]
Enact a new power 1.0 rule, entitled "Certifiable Patches", with the following
text:
Any player CAN, by announcement, certify a specified proposal (as a patch),
causing it to become pending.
A player SHALL NOT certify a proposal unless its sole function is to
minimally rectify a bug, error, or ambiguity (a problem) that relates
to a) an office e holds; or b) a CFJ, open within the last week, of which
e is the judge. Certifying a proposal in violation of this paragraph
is the Class-4 Crime of Uncertain Certification. A player certifying a
proposal SHOULD explain why doing so does not violate this paragraph.
For the purposes of this rule:
1. A bug is a situation in which a rule operates in a way that is clearly
contrary to legislative intent or common sense.
2. An error is a change introduced by apparent mistake, such as the
self-ratification of an incorrect report or a typo in a rule amendment.
3. An ambiguity is a state of affairs in which reasonable players could
disagree about the operation of the rules or the state of a rule defined
property.
4. A minimal rectification is one that resolves the problem without doing
substantially more than is necessary to resolve it. For instance,
rectification that uses more slightly words than necessary to resolve the
problem may still be minimal, whereas a rectification that makes rule
changes unrelated to fixing the problem would not be.
5. A problem relates to an office if it plausibly affects the area of
the game the office is responsible for and relates to a CFJ if it
could plausibly be interpreted to affect that CFJ's outcome.
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ID: 8425
Title: Impossibility Defense
Adoption index: 2.0
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
Amend 2531, "Defendant's Rights", by adding the following after item (2)
of the second numbered list:
(3) it attempts to levy a fine on a person for failure to take an action
that e, through no fault of eir own, COULD NOT have performed;
(4) it attempts to levy a fine on a person for conduct that e, through
no fault of eir own, was obliged to undertake by a rule of equal
or greater power to the one e violated;
and renumbering the list accordingly.
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ID: 8426
Title: Impracticability Defense
Adoption index: 2.0
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
Amend 2531, "Defendant's Rights", by adding the following to the second
numbered list as a new item immediately before the item beginning
"it attempts to levy a fine with a value":
"it attempts to levy a fine on a person taking an action or inaction e could
not have avoided when exercising the highest reasonably possible standard
of care;"
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ID: 8427
Title: Slap on the wrist
Adoption index: 2.0
Author: R. Lee
Co-authors:
Amend rule 2555 "Blots" by replacing the text "To levy a fine of N
on a person, where N is a positive integer, is to grant em N blots." with
the text "To levy a fine of N on a person, where N is a positive integer or
zero, is to grant em N blots"
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ID: 8428
Title: Pending Pends
Adoption index: 3.0
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
[This restores my ability to backdate.]
Amend Rule 1607, "Distribution", by replacing:
In a given Agoran week, the Promotor SHALL distribute each
pending proposal that was in the Proposal Pool at the beginning
of that week, except for those excepted from automatic
distribution by other rules, or those that are otherwise removed
from the Pool.
with:
In a given Agoran week, the Promotor SHALL distribute each
proposal that was in the Proposal Pool and pending at the beginning
of that week, except for those excepted from automatic
distribution by other rules, or those that are otherwise removed
from the Pool.
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ID: 8429
Title: Why Limit Clemency?
Adoption index: 1.7
Author: Aris
Co-authors:
[This removes the arbitrary three blot limit on apology clemency.]
Amend Rule 2557, "Removing Blots", by replacing:
Optionally, in the same message in which e imposes justice, the
investigator CAN specify that the violation is forgivable,
specifying up to 10 words to be included in an apology. If the
investigator does so, the perp CAN, in a timely fashion, expunge P
blots from emself, where P is the minimum of the value of the fine
and 3, by publishing a formal apology of at least 200 words and
including all the specified words, explaining eir error, shame,
remorse, and ardent desire for self-improvement.
with:
Optionally, in the same message in which e imposes justice, the
investigator CAN specify that the violation is forgivable,
specifying up to 10 words to be included in an apology. If the
investigator does so, the perp CAN, in a timely fashion, expunge P
blots from emself, where P is the value of the fine, by publishing a
formal apology of at least 200 words and including all the specified words,
explaining eir error, shame, remorse, and ardent desire for
self-improvement.
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ID: 8430
Title: Silver Quill 2016
Adoption index: 2.0
Author: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
Co-authors: G.
ais523 is awarded the patent title of Silver Quill for the year 2016
for eir proposal, "Winning by apathy".
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