BUS: [@Treasuror] being an honest person
On 7/19/2020 8:28 PM, ATMunn via agora-business wrote: I award myself black glitter. I award myself an orange ribbon for the adoption of Proposal 8476. As I have never owned one before, I award myself a white ribbon. I award myself a transparent ribbon (for Green, Blue, Black, Orange, White). that's ribbons!™ because of my pledge... I transfer 100 coins to R. Lee. -- ATMunn friendly neighborhood notary and Czar of Russia :)
BUS: [Ribbon] transparency
I award myself black glitter. I award myself an orange ribbon for the adoption of Proposal 8476. As I have never owned one before, I award myself a white ribbon. I award myself a transparent ribbon (for Green, Blue, Black, Orange, White). that's ribbons!™ -- ATMunn friendly neighborhood notary and Czar of Russia :)
BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Assessor] Resolution of Proposals 8473-8476
That is to say, I award myself a black glitter, this time on the Public Forum. -- Trigon currently on a phone On Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 18:11 Reuben Staley via agora-discussion < agora-discuss...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I award myself a black ribbon > > -- > Trigon > > currently on a phone > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 17:45 Jason Cobb via agora-official < > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > RESOLUTION OF PROPOSALS 8473-8476 > > = > > > > IDTitle Result > > --- > > 8473 Plain Old Bribery ADOPTED > > 8474 Agora the karma bank ADOPTED > > 8475 Saving SponsorshipADOPTED > > 8476 Contract charitiesADOPTED > > > > I hereby resolve the Agoran decisions to adopt the below proposals. > > > > The quorum for all below decisions was 9. > > > > VOTING STRENGTHS > > > > Strength is 3 unless otherwise noted. > > ~: player has voting strength 0 > > %: player has voting strength 5 > > ^: player has voting strength 6 > > &: player has voting strength 7 > > > > PROPOSALS > > = > > > > PROPOSAL 8473 (Plain Old Bribery) > > AUTHOR: Jason > > CLASS: ORDINARY > > CHAMBER: PARTICIPATION > > SPONSORED: NO > > FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris, Falsifian, G.^, Jason%, Murphy, Publius > Scribonius > > Scholasticus&, Trigon, nix&, twg > > AGAINST (2): R. Lee~, omd% > > PRESENT (0): > > BALLOTS: 12 > > AI (F/A): 43/5 (AI=1.0) > > POPULARITY: 0.667 > > OUTCOME: ADOPTED > > > > PROPOSAL 8474 (Agora the karma bank) > > AUTHOR: G. > > CLASS: ORDINARY > > CHAMBER: PARTICIPATION > > SPONSORED: NO > > FOR (9): ATMunn, Aris, Falsifian, G.^, Jason%, Murphy, Trigon, omd%, twg > > AGAINST (3): Publius Scribonius Scholasticus&, R. Lee~, nix& > > PRESENT (0): > > BALLOTS: 12 > > AI (F/A): 34/14 (AI=1.0) > > POPULARITY: 0.500 > > OUTCOME: ADOPTED > > > > PROPOSAL 8475 (Saving Sponsorship) > > AUTHOR: Aris > > CLASS: ORDINARY > > CHAMBER: PARTICIPATION > > SPONSORED: NO > > FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris, Falsifian, G.^, Jason%, Publius Scribonius > > Scholasticus&, R. Lee~, Trigon, nix&, twg > > AGAINST (0): > > PRESENT (2): Murphy, omd% > > BALLOTS: 12 > > AI (F/A): 40/0 (AI=1.0) > > POPULARITY: 0.833 > > OUTCOME: ADOPTED > > > > PROPOSAL 8476 (Contract charities) > > AUTHOR: ATMunn > > CLASS: ORDINARY > > CHAMBER: ECONOMY > > SPONSORED: YES > > FOR (10): ATMunn%, Aris, Falsifian, G.^, Jason, Murphy, Publius > Scribonius > > Scholasticus, R. Lee~, Trigon&, twg > > AGAINST (0): > > PRESENT (2): nix%, omd > > BALLOTS: 12 > > AI (F/A): 36/0 (AI=1.0) > > POPULARITY: 0.833 > > OUTCOME: ADOPTED > > > > The full text of each ADOPTED proposal is included below: > > > > // > > ID: 8473 > > Title: Plain Old Bribery > > Adoption index: 1.0 > > Author: Jason > > Co-authors: G. > > > > > > Every player who cast a valid non-withdrawn unconditional ballot FOR > > this proposal earns a Black Ribbon. > > > > [Note to the Tailor: the definition of Black Ribbons in R2438 means > > that, immediately after this proposal is adopted, people will have the > > Black Ribbons without needing to separately claim them.] > > > > // > > ID: 8474 > > Title: Agora the karma bank > > Adoption index: 1.0 > > Author: G. > > Co-authors: omd > > > > > > [First, a partial reset. People with negative karma are mostly zombies > > or people with fairly old sins; worth a full forgiveness/reset. People > > with positive karma have generally done good things more recently - a > > partial reset for them, akin to the just-passed July releveling. Agora > > is balanced one last time so we can start counting total positivity or > > negativity from here on out.] > > > > Each person with positive karma has eir karma set to half its current > > value, rounded up. > > > > Each person with negative karma has eir karma set to 0. > > > > Agora's karma is then set such that the sum of all Karma values in the > > game equals 0. > > > > > > Amend Rule 2510 (Such is Karma) by deleting: > > > > 4. Not result in Agora's karma moving farther away from 0. > > > > and by replacing its last paragraph with: > > > > At the beginning of each quarter, the Karma of every person is > > halved (rounding towards 0). > > > > [It's still an exchange of karma, but you can take freely from Agora. > > Everybody's karma decays every quarter, but Agora's karma isn't reset > > to zero-sum, therefore Agoran's karma is an inverse measure of our > > overall positivity/negativity over time.] > > > > // > > ID: 8475 > > Title: Saving Sponsorship > > Adoption index: 1.0 > > Author: Aris > > Co-authors: > > > > > > Each of the following proposals is hereby rendered sponsored: > > - "Plain Old Bribery", by Jason > > - "Agora the karma bank", by G. > > > >
BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposal 8477
I vote as follows: On 7/19/20 7:48 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote: > > ID Author(s)AITitle > --- > 8477e^ Jason1.0 More officer cards FOR -- Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Herald, Referee, Tailor, Pirate Champion, Badge of the Great Agoran Revival, Badge of the Salted Earth
BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposal 8477
at 4:48 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote: 8477e^ Jason1.0 More officer cards PRESENT
Re: BUS: [attn. Tailor] Ribbon claims
On 7/19/2020 4:49 PM, Jason Cobb via agora-business wrote: > For the avoidance of doubt, I award myself a Black Ribbon if I do not > already have one. [This should do nothing.] > > I award myself a white ribbon, as I have never owned one before. > I think you *do* have to award, because "earning" is the prerequisite not the actual award? I award myself a Black Ribbon. -G.
BUS: [DoV] With apologies to G.
I Raise a Banner. -- Jason Cobb
BUS: [attn. Tailor] Ribbon claims
For the avoidance of doubt, I award myself a Black Ribbon if I do not already have one. [This should do nothing.] I award myself a white ribbon, as I have never owned one before. -- Jason Cobb
BUS: [Promotor] Ministerial Referral
On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 1:46 PM Jason Cobb via agora-business
wrote:
>
> On 7/19/20 4:32 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote:
> > //
> > Title: More officer cards
> > Adoption index: 1.0
> > Author: Jason
> > Co-authors:
> >
> >
> > Amend Rule 2624 (Card Administration) by replacing the final paragraph
> > (including the list) with the following:
> >
> > {
> >
> > The officeholder of an office CAN by announcement grant another player a
> > specified type of card, specifying that office, under the following
> > conditions:
> >
> > * e has not done so in reference to that office in the current Agoran
> > month,
> >
> > * that office's interests includes the card's associated ministry,
> >
> > * the player receiving the card does not hold an office with the card's
> > associated ministry in its interests, and
> >
> > * the player receiving the card is not a zombie.
> >
> > }
> >
> > //
>
>
> I pay a fee of 1 pendant to cause the above proposal to become Pended.
>
I refer the above proposal to the Ministry of Economy.
BUS: Re: DIS: [Promotor] Draft
On 7/19/20 4:32 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote:
> //
> Title: More officer cards
> Adoption index: 1.0
> Author: Jason
> Co-authors:
>
>
> Amend Rule 2624 (Card Administration) by replacing the final paragraph
> (including the list) with the following:
>
> {
>
> The officeholder of an office CAN by announcement grant another player a
> specified type of card, specifying that office, under the following
> conditions:
>
> * e has not done so in reference to that office in the current Agoran month,
>
> * that office's interests includes the card's associated ministry,
>
> * the player receiving the card does not hold an office with the card's
> associated ministry in its interests, and
>
> * the player receiving the card is not a zombie.
>
> }
>
> //
I pay a fee of 1 pendant to cause the above proposal to become Pended.
--
Jason Cobb
BUS: [Promotor] Removals
The Promotor hereby removes each of the following proposals from the Proposal Pool: - Inverted Bribery - Warmer Welcomes [1] - Regulated Welcoming Coinage [1] Title may include quotes on either side
BUS: Re: DIS: Friendly Neighborhood Notary Petitions the Honorable Associate Director of Personnel for a Change of Interest
ATMunn wrote: Dear H. ADoP, I, the Notary of Agora, humbly submit my request for the interests of the office of Notary to be updated. It is my humble opinion that the Notary not only deals with the Economy, but also has interests in player Participation. The Notary puts in a lot of effort into fulfilling eir duties and is currently rewarded very minimally, and is not even able to grant cards to eir fellow Agorans. Therefore, H. ADoP, I request that you use your official authority to flip the Interest switch of Notary to [Economy, Participation] without objection. Long live Agora! Dear H. Notary, As the standard for completing this request is without objection, I find no reason not to make the attempt as requested. I, the ADoP of Agora, hereby intend to flip the Interest switch of Notary to [Economy, Participation] without objection. Please treat Agora right good forever.
BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8473-8476
I vote as follows. As usual, in case of any ambiguity, proposal titles are most important in determining my intent. 8473p Jason, G.1.0 Plain Old Bribery FOR (this /is/ the official way of earning Black Ribbons) 8474p G., omd 1.0 Agora the karma bank FOR 8475p Aris 1.0 Saving Sponsorship PRESENT 8476e^ ATMunn, [1] 1.0 Contract charities FOR
Re: BUS: Zombification
On 7/19/20 12:54 PM, Jason Cobb via agora-business wrote: > I intend, with notice, to transfer the talisman for D. Margaux to Agora. > > AFAICT, eir last public message was [0], sent more than 60 days ago. > > [0]: > https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2020-April/042501.html > I intend, with notice, to transfer the talisman for sukil to Agora. Last public message: [0]. I intend, with notice, to transfer the talisman for Baron von Vanderham to Agora. Last public message: [1]. [0]: https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2020-March/042459.html [1]: https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2020-April/042514.html -- Jason Cobb
BUS: [attn Herald, Treasuror] Self-abasement
I recently lost about a year's worth of PostgreSQL data to a server crash (failure to properly persist to disk at some layer, I guess.) I did configure automatic nightly backups and make them available on the web site, but in a moment of brillance, I configured it to only keep one copy and overwrite the previous. Fortunately Jason had e-mailed a copy to the list last month, so it just took an hour or two to restore that and then re-enter history from the two subsequent reports. Notice of Honour: -1 karma (Murphy, badwrong server config) +1 karma (Jason, off-site backup) I transfer 20 coins to Jason. The server will now make MMDD copies, and I've set myself a reminder to run it through a full restart on Sundays. One (1) kudo to the first player to correctly identify the error here that isn't an error.
BUS: Zombification
I intend, with notice, to transfer the talisman for D. Margaux to Agora. AFAICT, eir last public message was [0], sent more than 60 days ago. [0]: https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-business/2020-April/042501.html -- Jason Cobb
BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [ADoP] Coopor voting extended
On 7/19/20 11:51 AM, nix via agora-discussion wrote: > On 7/19/20 11:49 AM, Edward Murphy via agora-official wrote: >> To the best of my knowledge, quorum for the Coopor election is 9, but >> only 8 players have voted. I issue a humiliating public reminder to: > On the Coopor Election I vote endorse G. TTttPF -- nix Prime Minister, Webmastor, Platonic Pirate
Re: BUS: [attn Promotor] Proposal: Simpler ribbon switches
On 7/19/20 11:43 AM, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: > I submit the following proposal and intend (without objection) to flip > its Pended switch to true. I object. -- nix Prime Minister, Webmastor, Platonic Pirate
Re: BUS: [attn Promotor] Proposal: Clarify asset ownership
On 7/19/20 11:44 AM, Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: > I submit the following proposal and intend (without objection) to flip > its Pended switch to true. I object -- nix Prime Minister, Webmastor, Platonic Pirate
BUS: [attn Promotor] Proposal: Clarify asset ownership
I submit the following proposal and intend (without objection) to flip its Pended switch to true. Proposal: Clarify asset ownership (AI = 3, co-author = Cuddlebeam) Amend Rule 2576 (Ownership) to read: Each asset has exactly one owner. If ownership of an asset is restricted to a class of entities, then that asset CANNOT be gained by or transferred to an entity outside that class. By default, ownership of an asset is restricted to Agora, players, and contracts, but an asset's backing document may modify this. If an asset's owner would otherwise be nonexistent, indeterminate, or invalid, then it is owned by the Lost and Found Department (if possible) or destroyed (otherwise), subject to modification by its backing document. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lost and Found Department can own assets of every type. Assets owned by the Lost and Found Department can be transferred or destroyed by any player without objection.
BUS: [attn Promotor] Proposal: Simpler ribbon switches
I submit the following proposal and intend (without objection) to flip its Pended switch to true. Proposal: Simpler ribbon switches (AI = 3, co-author = R. Lee) Amend Rule 2438 (Ribbons) by replacing this text: Ribbon Ownership is a secured person switch, tracked by the Tailor in eir monthly report, whose values are the subsets of the set of types of Ribbon, defaulting to the empty set. If the rules are amended to change the types of Ribbon, if a player's Ribbon Ownership is subsequently illegal, then it is updated by removing all nonexistent types rather than resetting the entire value to default. To "award a person a " is to add that type of Ribbon to that person's Ribbon Ownership. A person "owns a " if that type of Ribbon is an element of eir Ribbon Ownership. with this text: For each type of Ribbon, Ribbon Ownership is a secured negative boolean person switch, tracked by the Tailor in eir monthly report. To "award a person a " is to flip that person's Ribbon Ownership to True. A person "owns a " if eir Ribbon Ownership is True. and by replacing this text: While a person owns all types of Ribbon, that person can Raise a Banner by announcement. This causes that person to win the game. That person's Ribbon Ownership becomes the empty set. with this text: While a person owns all types of Ribbon, that person can Raise a Banner by announcement. This causes that person to win the game. When a person wins this way, for each type of Ribbon, that person's Ribbon Ownership is flipped to False. For each type of Ribbon, for each person whose Ribbon Ownership prior to the adoption of this proposal included that type, flip eir Ribbon Ownership to True.
BUS: [Diplonomic 2020] Resolution and Enactment of "Judicial Veto 2"
With 4 votes FOR and no votes AGAINST, I enact "Judicial Veto 2":
{
[Comment: the original judicial veto got overwritten by the proposal
"anonymous".]
Amend rule 8 by inserting the following sentence after the first
sentence of the second paragraph:
"As an exception to the previous sentence, if the enactment of a
proposal would interfere with the Judge's ability to ensure the smooth
running of the game in accordance with these rules, then the judge NEED
NOT resolve it, so long as e publishes an explanation of the problem."
}
The new text of the rules is as follows:
{
6. The game SHALL be conducted on a map mechanically indistinguishable
from that appearing at [2]. The Gamemaster SHALL assign Great Powers to
Contestants according to an equitable and random method.
7. Contestants may seek the assistance of non-Contestants. If any do so,
they SHALL notify the Judge and publicly announce the identities of any
such non-Contestants and what assistance they will provide. This could
include negotiating on eir behalf, providing feedback on orders, or
drafting proposals on eir behalf. Any notifications given under the
former section 7 of the Birthday Tournament regulations are considered
to have fulfilled this section of the Diplonomic 2020 rules.
A contestant CAN, by announcement, cause a person who consents to become
or cease to be eir teammate, provided the person is not another
contestant or the teammate of another contestant. Designating someone as
a teammate is considered a notification that the teammate may assist the
contestant in any manner. When these rules provide for certain
contestants to win by a certain method, the Gamemaster CAN include their
teammates and SHALL do so unless it is eir opinion that extraordinary
circumstances render it against the best interest of the tournament.
Teammates are encouraged to lie to and cheat other teams, and SHALL NOT
engage in any behaviors outside of the tournament intended to influence
its course; however, they SHALL NOT betray their teams.
8. During the negotiation or order-submission periods, any Contestant
CAN submit a proposal to change these rules privately to the Judge.
Before the beginning of each turn, the Judge SHALL publish the texts of
all proposals submitted during the previous turn. The Judge SHALL NOT
reveal the identity of the submitter. Players CAN vote a proposal so
published, or withdraw/change their votes, by submitting their votes
privately to the judge, only during the turn immediately following that
proposal's publication by the judge.
The judge CAN and SHALL resolve all proposals on which voting closed at
the end of the previous turn, before the next turn, but only after
resolving moves and unit adjustments for that turn. As an exception to
the previous sentence, if the enactment of a proposal would interfere
with the Judge's ability to ensure the smooth running of the game in
accordance with these rules, then the judge NEED NOT resolve it, so long
as e publishes an explanation of the problem. E resolves the proposal by
publishing the number of votes in favor of it; if the proposal has
received a number of non-withdrawn votes in favor greater than half the
number of Contestants, it is enacted, otherwise it fails. The Judge
SHALL NOT reveal the votes of specific Contestants. If the text of the
rules changes, the Judge SHALL publish the new rules text before the
start of the next turn.
9. If in the past three game-years, no province has changed ownership,
the Gamemaster CAN declare the game a draw, with 2 days notice,
concluding the Tournament and announcing all remaining Contestants as
winners.
11. There are two types of units: Armies and Fleets.
12. All units have the same strength.
13. There can only be one unit in a province at a time.
14. At the start of the game, each Great Power controls three supply
centers, with the exception of Russia, which controls four. These are
allocated according to the table shown in the official rules.
15. At the beginning of each turn, there is a period, lasting from 0:00
UTC until 24:00 UTC on the same calendar day, in which negotiations
should occur. Following this, there is a period until 12:00 UTC on the
following day, during which orders CAN be submitted privately to the
Gamemaster. The next turn will begin at 24:00 UTC on that day, by which
time the Gamemaster SHALL have resolved the orders, according to the
rules as they were at the end of the ordering period and announced the
new state of the game. Orders CAN be submitted during the negotiations
period and can be changed at any time when orders could be submitted.
Each set of orders should specify what eir units will do and how they
will retreat and disband if necessary. When appropriate, orders should
also contain conditionals for the creation and destruction of units.
Orders should specify unit type, one or more provinces, and an action.
16. Each turn represents six months of time. The first turn is called a
Spring turn and the
