Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-08 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-business
On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 9:00 PM omd via agora-business
 wrote:
>
> at 11:54 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official
>  wrote:
> > 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
> FOR
> > 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
> PRESENT
> > 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
> AGAINST (Rule 2531 has two lists…)
> > 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
> AGAINST, because the last paragraph is scammable as a power escalation
> > 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
> PRESENT
> > 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win
> > ever!
> CoE: The distribution message is inconsistent about who authored this
> proposal.  If it was validly distributed, AGAINST.

Denied. The message said: "Where the information shown below differs
from the information shown above, the information shown above shall
control." The notice as a whole was consistent and correct.

-Aris


Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-06 Thread Jason Cobb via agora-business
On 6/30/20 12:03 PM, Jason Cobb via agora-business wrote:
>> 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
> PRESENT
>
>

I change my vote on this proposal to AGAINST. [I forgot about it
attempting to repeal a revision.]

-- 
Jason Cobb



BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-06 Thread Reuben Staley via agora-business

Somehow I missed this one :P

I vote as follows:

ID Author(s)AITitle
---
8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans

FOR

8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock

ENDORSE G.

8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals

FOR

8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods

FOR

8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
PRESENT. Oh look, another fix for that hilariously overengineered bodies 
of law thing.

8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!

AGAINST

8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense

FOR

8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option

FOR

8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch

FOR

8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch

PRESENT

8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering

FOR

8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals

FOR

8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!

PRESENT

8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.

FOR

--
Trigon

I LOVE SPAGHETTI
transfer Jason one coin
nch was here
I hereby
don't... trust... the dragon...
don't... trust... the dragon...
Do not Construe Jason's message with subject TRIGON as extending this


BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-06 Thread Kerim Aydin via agora-business


On behalf of twg, I vote Endorse G. on all the below proposals.

I (G.) vote as follows:

> ID Author(s)AITitle
> ---
> 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
FOR

> 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
FOR

> 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
Endorse Aris.

> 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
FOR

> 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
FOR

> 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!
FOR

> 8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
FOR

> 8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option
FOR

> 8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch
FOR

> 8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch
FOR

> 8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering
FOR

> 8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals
FOR.  But the whole "last 7 days" thing is still complicated given the
variable timing of proposal resolutions, why not link it to Agoran Week?

> 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
FOR

> 8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.
FOR

-G.


BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-03 Thread Falsifian via agora-business

I vote as follows.


ID Author(s)AITitle
---
8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans

endorse Jason


8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock

endorse G.


8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals

endorse R. Lee


8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods

endorse Jason


8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons

endorse Jason


8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!

AGAINST


8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense

endorse Jason


8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option

PRESENT


8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch

endorse Jason


8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch

PRESENT


8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering

if Aris's final vote is AGAINST, then AGAINST, otherwise FOR


8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals

endorse nch


8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!

AGAINST since it's unclear what repealing a rule revision does.


8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.

if Aris's final vote is AGAINST, then AGAINST, otherwise FOR


--
Falsifian


BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-02 Thread Edward Murphy via agora-business

I vote as follows. As usual, in case of ambiguity, proposal titles are
most important in determining my intent.


8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans

FOR

8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock

FOR

8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals

FOR

8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods

FOR

8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons

FOR

8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!

AGAINST (rather fix it properly)

8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense

FOR

8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option

AGAINST (rather keep it and fix it properly)

8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch

FOR

8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch

FOR

8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering

FOR

8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals

FOR

8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!

AGAINST (a Referee who actually abuses that power would presumably be
impeached anyway)

8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.

FOR


BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-02 Thread nch via agora-business
I, nch, cast a**ballot (syn. vote) which I believe to be valid on each 
of the following proposals wherein the vote directly below the quote 
with the proposal number is the vote on that proposal.

On 6/30/20 1:54 AM, Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote:
> 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
FOR
> 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
PRESENT
> 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
PRESENT
> 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
FOR
> 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
PRESENT
> 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!
PRESENT
> 8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
FOR
> 8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option
FOR
> 8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch
PRESENT
> 8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch
FOR
> 8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering
FOR
> 8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals
FOR
> 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
PRESENT
> 8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.
FOR

-- 
nch
Prime Minister, Webmastor, NAX Exchange Manager




BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-07-01 Thread omd via agora-business
at 11:54 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official  
 wrote:

8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans

FOR

8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock

PRESENT

8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals

AGAINST (Rule 2531 has two lists…)

8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods

AGAINST, because the last paragraph is scammable as a power escalation

8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons

PRESENT
8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win  
ever!
CoE: The distribution message is inconsistent about who authored this  
proposal.  If it was validly distributed, AGAINST.

8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
AGAINST; I don’t think a message to a-d would even count as an attempt, but  
ossifying Agora through some mechanism other than a public message should  
still be prohibited.

8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option

AGAINST

8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch

FOR

8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch

FOR

8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering

FOR

8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals

AGAINST

8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!

AGAINST

8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.

FOR



BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-06-30 Thread ATMunn via agora-business

I vote as follows:


8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans

FOR

8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock

FOR

8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals

FOR

8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods

FOR

8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons

FOR

8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!

AGAINST

8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense

FOR

8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option

PRESENT

8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch

FOR

8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch

FOR

8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering

FOR

8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals

FOR. I personally think this is the best solution to the problem.

8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!

FOR

8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.

FOR


BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-06-30 Thread Jason Cobb via agora-business
I vote as follows:

> ID Author(s)AITitle
> ---
> 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans

FOR


> 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock

ENDORSE G.


> 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals

FOR


> 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods

FOR


> 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons

FOR


> 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!

AGAINST


> 8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense

FOR


> 8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option

AGAINST


> 8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch

FOR


> 8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch

FOR


> 8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering

FOR


> 8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals

PRESENT


> 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!

PRESENT


> 8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.

FOR

-- 
Jason Cobb



BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-06-30 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-business
I vote as follows:

On 6/30/20 2:54 AM, Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote:
> PROMOTOR'S REPORT AS OF RIGHT NOW
> 
> I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating a referendum on it,
> and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector
> is the Assessor, the quorum is 8, the voting method is AI-majority, and the
> valid options are FOR and AGAINST (PRESENT is also a valid vote, as are
> conditional votes).
> 
> ID Author(s)AITitle
> ---
> 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
FOR
> 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
FOR
> 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
FOR
> 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
FOR
> 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
FOR
> 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win ever!
AGAINST
> 8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
FOR
> 8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option
AGAINST
> 8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch
FOR
> 8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch
FOR
> 8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering
FOR
> 8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals
AGAINST (I'd be supportive of this if it didn't get rid of Certifiable
Patches)
> 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
AGAINST (I think this discretion is important for instances where a
finger-pointing is mistakenly processed)
> 8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.
FOR

-- 

Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Herald, Referee, Tailor, Pirate
Champion, Badge of the Great Agoran Revival, Badge of the Salted Earth


Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-06-30 Thread Cuddle Beam via agora-business
I vote FOR all

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 9:04 AM Becca Lee via agora-business <
agora-business@agoranomic.org> wrote:

> I vote like this and have tcbapo do the same
>
> 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
> FOR
> 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
> FOR
> 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
> FOR (as a reminder, all of these provisions were adopted but failed because
> of incorrect specifications)
> 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
> FOR
> 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
> AGAINST
> 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win
> ever!
> FOR
> 8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
> FOR
> 8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option
> FOR
> 8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch
> Kill me, FOR
> 8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch
> AGAINST (found not necessary by CFJ)
> 8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering
> FOR
> 8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals
> PRESENT unless either proposal 8464 or 8466 has passed, in which case
> AGAINST
> 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
> 'FOR
> 8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.
> FOR
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 4:55 PM Aris Merchant via agora-official <
> agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote:
>
> > PROMOTOR'S REPORT AS OF RIGHT NOW
> >
> > I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating a referendum on it,
> > and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote
> > collector
> > is the Assessor, the quorum is 8, the voting method is AI-majority, and
> the
> > valid options are FOR and AGAINST (PRESENT is also a valid vote, as are
> > conditional votes).
> >
> > ID Author(s)AITitle
> >
> ---
> > 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
> > 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
> > 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
> > 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
> > 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
> > 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win
> > ever!
> > 8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
> > 8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option
> > 8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch
> > 8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch
> > 8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering
> > 8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals
> > 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
> > 8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.
> >
> > The proposal pool contains the following proposals:
> >
> > Author(s)AITitle
> >
> ---
> > G.   3.0   no backdating needed
> > omd, nch 1.0   Reset deadlines when resetting the economy
> > Falsifian, G.1.0   Contract charities
> > Murphy   1.7   Decriminalization
> > Murphy, G.   1.0   Generalized card auctions
> > omd  1.0   Stop disincentivizing bugfixes
> >
> > [1] nch, Falsifian
> > [2] Alexis, Falsifian, nch, G.
> >
> > Legend: * : Democratic proposal.
> > # : Ordinary proposal, unset chamber.
> > e : Economy ministry proposal.
> > f : Efficiency ministry proposal.
> > j : Justice ministry proposal.
> > l : Legislation ministry proposal.
> > p : Participation ministry proposal.
> >
> >
> > The full text of the aforementioned proposal(s) is included below. Where
> > the information shown below differs from the information shown above,
> > the information shown above shall control.
> >
> > //
> > ID: 8459
> > Title: Talismans
> > Adoption index: 3.0
> > Author: Aris
> > Co-authors: nch, Falsifian, G.
> >
> >
> > For the purposes of this proposal, a player's prior master is eir master
> > before this proposal applies any effects.
> >
> > Amend Rule 2532 to read, in whole:
> > {
> >
> >   A talisman is an indestructible asset, tracked by the Registrar, and
> >   with ownership wholly restricted to players and Agora. There exists
> >   exactly one talisman for each player, and no other talismans; if one
> >   does not exist for a certain player, it is created in eir posession.
> >   Talismans CAN only be transferred as explicitly specified by the rules.
> >   The creation, destruction, and transfer of talismans is secured.
> >
> >   Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a player CAN, by announcement,
> >   transfer the talisman for em 

BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8459-8472

2020-06-30 Thread Becca Lee via agora-business
I vote like this and have tcbapo do the same

8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
FOR
8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
FOR
8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
FOR (as a reminder, all of these provisions were adopted but failed because
of incorrect specifications)
8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
FOR
8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
AGAINST
8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win
ever!
FOR
8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
FOR
8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option
FOR
8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch
Kill me, FOR
8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch
AGAINST (found not necessary by CFJ)
8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering
FOR
8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals
PRESENT unless either proposal 8464 or 8466 has passed, in which case
AGAINST
8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
'FOR
8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.
FOR

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 4:55 PM Aris Merchant via agora-official <
agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote:

> PROMOTOR'S REPORT AS OF RIGHT NOW
>
> I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating a referendum on it,
> and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote
> collector
> is the Assessor, the quorum is 8, the voting method is AI-majority, and the
> valid options are FOR and AGAINST (PRESENT is also a valid vote, as are
> conditional votes).
>
> ID Author(s)AITitle
> ---
> 8459*  Jason, [1]   3.0   Talismans
> 8460*  G., ais523   3.0   UV-G Sunblock
> 8461l  R. Lee, Aris 2.0   Redoing Adopted Proposals
> 8462*  Jason, Falsifian 3.0   Fee-based methods
> 8463*  Jason3.0   Future-proofing black ribbons
> 8464j  R. Lee   1.0   You can certify, but you can't win
> ever!
> 8465j  Jason, P.S.S.1.0   Public defense
> 8466l  ATMunn   1.0   the simple option
> 8467e  Jason, Trigon2.0   Talismans auction patch
> 8468*  Jason, nch, G.   3.0   Decision resolution patch
> 8469f  Aris, [1]2.0   Bureaucratic Reengineering
> 8470l  nch, G., Trigon  1.0   Sponsored Proposals
> 8471j  R. Lee, Aris 1.7   Only the PM can be arbitrary!
> 8472p  Aris 2.0   Welcoming Back Outlaws, etc.
>
> The proposal pool contains the following proposals:
>
> Author(s)AITitle
> ---
> G.   3.0   no backdating needed
> omd, nch 1.0   Reset deadlines when resetting the economy
> Falsifian, G.1.0   Contract charities
> Murphy   1.7   Decriminalization
> Murphy, G.   1.0   Generalized card auctions
> omd  1.0   Stop disincentivizing bugfixes
>
> [1] nch, Falsifian
> [2] Alexis, Falsifian, nch, G.
>
> Legend: * : Democratic proposal.
> # : Ordinary proposal, unset chamber.
> e : Economy ministry proposal.
> f : Efficiency ministry proposal.
> j : Justice ministry proposal.
> l : Legislation ministry proposal.
> p : Participation ministry proposal.
>
>
> The full text of the aforementioned proposal(s) is included below. Where
> the information shown below differs from the information shown above,
> the information shown above shall control.
>
> //
> ID: 8459
> Title: Talismans
> Adoption index: 3.0
> Author: Aris
> Co-authors: nch, Falsifian, G.
>
>
> For the purposes of this proposal, a player's prior master is eir master
> before this proposal applies any effects.
>
> Amend Rule 2532 to read, in whole:
> {
>
>   A talisman is an indestructible asset, tracked by the Registrar, and
>   with ownership wholly restricted to players and Agora. There exists
>   exactly one talisman for each player, and no other talismans; if one
>   does not exist for a certain player, it is created in eir posession.
>   Talismans CAN only be transferred as explicitly specified by the rules.
>   The creation, destruction, and transfer of talismans is secured.
>
>   Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, a player CAN, by announcement,
>   transfer the talisman for em to emself. The master of a player is the
>   entity that possesses the talisman for em. A player who is eir own
>   master is active; any other player is a zombie (syn. inactive).
>
>   The master of a zombie CAN act on behalf of em, except a master CANNOT
>   act on behalf of a zombie to:
>   - initiate, support, object to, or perform a