Re: DIS: Re: BUS: That guy was fun

2010-08-12 Thread Sean Hunt
On 08/12/2010 10:56 PM, Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 20:49, Sean Hunt mailto:ride...@gmail.com>> wrote: Players MUST NOT make proposals submitted in accordance with this rule Undistributable. Why not? If someone wants to pay the 2 ergs, what's the proble

DIS: Re: BUS: A History of Agoran Wins, 2009-Present

2010-08-12 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 16:58, Alex Smith wrote: > I publish the following thesis, intending to qualify for a degree > (perhaps D.N.Hist?): > { > A History of Agoran Wins, 2009-present > by ais52 First, I thought comex's win by Clout didn't succeed. I thought I blocked it successfully. Als

DIS: Re: BUS: NoV: the ATC should take duties more seriously

2010-08-12 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 20:28, Keba wrote: > > -- > Keba > > If you don't mind me asking, who are you? Have you played Agora before (you awarded yourself a white ribbon as if you hadn't). If not, how much time have you spent watching the game? It's clear you have a strong understanding of the Ago

DIS: Re: BUS: That guy was fun

2010-08-12 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 20:49, Sean Hunt wrote: > > Players MUST NOT make proposals submitted in accordance with this > rule Undistributable. > Why not? If someone wants to pay the 2 ergs, what's the problem?

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > So what I'm saying is: if you allow those administrative conveniences > > to create legal fictions of individual cast ballots > > So, you're saying, the situation is as if I said "For each decision in >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > So what I'm saying is: if you allow those administrative conveniences > to create legal fictions of individual cast ballots So, you're saying, the situation is as if I said "For each decision in the list of decisions which a reasonable person

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > >> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Kerim Aydin > >> wrote: > >> > In other words, if you merely allude to something that may or may > >> > not exist (rather than ack

Re: DIS: legalistic versus reasonable Agora

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > I'm really torn, here.  Agora seems to veer between Sir Humphrey and > > Reasonable Observer points of view (in fact, the Town Fountain required > > some nearly identical Sir Humphrey thinking - issues of

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> > In other words, if you merely allude to something that may or may >> > not exist (rather than acknowledging something that does exist), >> > you

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: OK Go

2010-08-12 Thread Ed Murphy
comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Ed Murphy wrote: >> comex wrote: >> >>> [I've complained repeatedly about the length of time currently >>> required to adopt proposals, which can have a significant negative >>> effect on the game. Since the current proposal volume really isn't >>>

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > In other words, if you merely allude to something that may or may > > not exist (rather than acknowledging something that does exist), > > you may be referring to it, but you're not "clearly identifying"

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Prop

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > >>       Any first-class player (the controller) CAN in a public message > >>       and for a fee of N ergs, clearly designate a portion of that > >>       message to be a public message sent by The Robot.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > In other words, if you merely allude to something that may or may > not exist (rather than acknowledging something that does exist), > you may be referring to it, but you're not "clearly identifying" it, > therefore not voting. This implies th

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: OK Go

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Ed Murphy wrote: > comex wrote: > >> [I've complained repeatedly about the length of time currently >> required to adopt proposals, which can have a significant negative >> effect on the game.  Since the current proposal volume really isn't >> all that high, I thin

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > The difference is that, while, for Agoran purposes, my message-- every > message-- is parsed platonically with perfect knowledge of the > gamestate, "acknowledgement" only makes sense in the context of > incomplete knowledge-- in this case, basic knowledge of

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Registrar] Census

2010-08-12 Thread Ed Murphy
coppro wrote: > On 08/09/2010 12:03 PM, Geoffrey Spear wrote: >> G. ke...@u.washington.edu 29 Oct 09 S > > I intend, without objection, to flip activity to inactive. Yours? G.'s? Wooble's?

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: OK Go

2010-08-12 Thread Ed Murphy
comex wrote: > [I've complained repeatedly about the length of time currently > required to adopt proposals, which can have a significant negative > effect on the game. Since the current proposal volume really isn't > all that high, I think that BlogNomic-style immediate distribution is > not onl

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Prop

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >>       Any first-class player (the controller) CAN in a public message >>       and for a fee of N ergs, clearly designate a portion of that >>       message to be a public message sent by The Robot. This is >>       INEFFECTIVE if The Robot's

Re: DIS: legalistic versus reasonable Agora

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > I'm really torn, here.  Agora seems to veer between Sir Humphrey and > Reasonable Observer points of view (in fact, the Town Fountain required > some nearly identical Sir Humphrey thinking - issues of speech and > acknowledgement are particular

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > If the ballot wasn't accepted, by the facts of the time of sending, as clearly > identifying the specific decision in question (among others), it shouldn't > have > been accepted as a valid ballot for that decision.  R683 is one of those > pl

DIS: legalistic versus reasonable Agora

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > my message could have been sent, and had a reasonable effect, at any time > in the last few years-- so how was sending it at that particular time > acknowledging the existence of anything? Further reflection brings up something interesting for me in terms of o

DIS: Re: BUS: Prop

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Sean Hunt wrote: > Proposal: The Robot (AI=2, II=1, Distributable via fee) > {{{ > Enact a power-2 Rule entitled "The Robot" with the text: > There exists a person and active player called The Robot. The > Robot CANNOT be deregistered or become inactive, rules to

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > Specifically, anything that is interpreted as a valid ballot must be > > interpreted > > as satisfying clause R683(b).  And to "clearly identify" something you must > > acknowledge it.  And I'll further

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > Specifically, anything that is interpreted as a valid ballot must be > interpreted > as satisfying clause R683(b).  And to "clearly identify" something you must > acknowledge it.  And I'll further say, lest you use the "one level of > indirect

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > So, the Assessor's announcement was not a win announcement.  Where does > > > that leave us?  According to the voting record, comex voted for proposal > > > 6

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, comex wrote: > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > So, the Assessor's announcement was not a win announcement.  Where does > > that leave us?  According to the voting record, comex voted for proposal > > 6740, and this is a clear public acknowledgment of

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJs 2821-22 remanded to G. by ais523, Wooble, Murphy

2010-08-12 Thread comex
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > So, the Assessor's announcement was not a win announcement.  Where does > that leave us?  According to the voting record, comex voted for proposal > 6740, and this is a clear public acknowledgment of its existence. > Therefore, comex was not a

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: since I fail at ribbons

2010-08-12 Thread Sean Hunt
On 08/12/2010 12:51 PM, Sean Hunt wrote: On 08/12/2010 12:31 PM, comex wrote: Note: Some of these actions may fail. Murphy gets a Green Ribbon. Wooble gets a Blue Ribbon. I get a Yellow Ribbon. -coppro Oh, comex also gets a Silver Ribbon. -coppro

DIS: Re: BUS: since I fail at ribbons

2010-08-12 Thread Sean Hunt
On 08/12/2010 12:31 PM, comex wrote: Note: Some of these actions may fail. Murphy gets a Green Ribbon. Wooble gets a Blue Ribbon. I get a Yellow Ribbon. -coppro

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2827 assigned to Wooble

2010-08-12 Thread Sean Hunt
On 08/12/2010 11:36 AM, Geoffrey Spear wrote: I create a Black ribbon in my possession. --Wooble Fails; I think you meant Blue. -coppro

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Ship Computor] Printout

2010-08-12 Thread Ed Murphy
ais523 wrote: > On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 08:55 -0700, Ed Murphy wrote: >> ais523 wrote: >> >>> Also, I intend, with notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, with >>> notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, with notice, to initiate a >>> new journey; I intend, with notice, to initiate a new j

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Ship Computor] Printout

2010-08-12 Thread ais523
On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 08:55 -0700, Ed Murphy wrote: > ais523 wrote: > > > Also, I intend, with notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, with > > notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, with notice, to initiate a > > new journey; I intend, with notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend,

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Ship Computor] Printout

2010-08-12 Thread Ed Murphy
ais523 wrote: > Also, I intend, with notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, with > notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, with notice, to initiate a > new journey; I intend, with notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, > with notice, to initiate a new journey; I intend, with notic

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Why is there a full stop?

2010-08-12 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:23 AM, ais523 wrote: > I'm also not convinced that just putting "distributable" in as a switch > value counts as flipping the switch to distributable by announcement > (possible for an II-0 proposal), especially when a similar format has > been used to make proposals dist

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Why is there a full stop?

2010-08-12 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Keba wrote: > Proposal: Why is there a full stop? > (AI = 2, II = 0, distributable) > > Amend Rule 2124 (Agoran Satisfaction) by replacing this text: > >        A person CANNOT support or object to an announcement of intent >        before the intent is announced,

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Why is there a full stop?

2010-08-12 Thread ais523
On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 13:52 +0200, Keba wrote: > Proposal: Why is there a full stop? > (AI = 2, II = 0, distributable) > > Amend Rule 2124 (Agoran Satisfaction) by replacing this text: > > A person CANNOT support or object to an announcement of intent > before the intent is announ

DIS: Re: OFF: Hello World!

2010-08-12 Thread Keba
Keba wrote: > I hereby intend to become a Player. > > [Why do I join? Well, it‘s Zaraday!] I am so sorry to write my first two mails to the wrong mailing list. I hope your first impression of "Keba" is not that bad then... -- Keba

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Uncharted space

2010-08-12 Thread Jonatan Kilhamn
On 5 August 2010 00:00, Jonatan Kilhamn wrote: > On 4 August 2010 23:42, comex wrote: >> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Jonatan Kilhamn >> wrote: >>> I take it you can actually afford all those threats? I will calculate >>> their costs and your initial supply of TPs, but it seems unlikely. >> >