Re: DIS: [Proposals] Office and Switch Patches

2018-07-09 Thread Aris Merchant
Okay, so this is a bit complicated. Null is not a very helpful value; in fact, it's almost as bad as it being indeterminate, apart from the paradox wins you mentioned. Another option is to say "If the possible values for the switch include a null value, that is the default." It's messy, but would

Re: DIS: [Proposals] Office and Switch Patches

2018-07-08 Thread Kerim Aydin
Sorry, hit send to soon. My suggestion is something like: "If a default isn't specified, then RttCN 'null' is a possible value for the switch, and is the default." On Sun, 8 Jul 2018, Kerim Aydin wrote: > I don't think Less Critical Patching is a good idea. Specifically, > we had a plague

Re: DIS: [Proposals] Office and Switch Patches

2018-07-08 Thread Kerim Aydin
I don't think Less Critical Patching is a good idea. Specifically, we had a plague of switch indeterminacy/uncertainty some (long) time ago, which is exactly why the "would otherwise fail... it comes to have its default value" clause exists in the first place (especially whenever Paradox wins

Re: DIS: [Proposals] Office and Switch Patches

2018-07-08 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
I like these in general, but I think that Less Critical Patching should address what occurs if there is no default value. Currently, I don't think that switches can lack a value. On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 7:15 PM Aris Merchant wrote: > > Title: Office Patch > Adoption index: 3.0 > Author: Aris >

DIS: [Proposals] Office and Switch Patches

2018-07-08 Thread Aris Merchant
Title: Office Patch Adoption index: 3.0 Author: Aris Co-authors: G., P.S.S Amend Rule 1006, "Offices", by changing the first sentence to read: Officeholder is an office switch tracked by the ADoP, with possible values of any person or "vacant" (default). Change the gamestate to whatever it

Re: DIS: Proposals

2016-02-15 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Sat, 13 Feb 2016, Ørjan Johansen wrote: > On Sat, 13 Feb 2016, Luis Ressel wrote: > > > Whoops, I probably should've read agora-discussion before distributing > > the proposals. Sorry! > > You know, once upon a time we used to keep the (informal) proto-proposal stage > separate from

Re: DIS: Proposals

2016-02-13 Thread Luis Ressel
On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 23:21:56 -0500 Henri Bouchard wrote: > On Feb 4, 2016 10:25 PM, "Gaelan Steele" wrote: > > > > First, a note: these proposals need to be reissued to require > > Credits v2 > to be adopted instead. Also, is there anything preventing me

Re: DIS: Proposals

2016-02-13 Thread Ørjan Johansen
On Sat, 13 Feb 2016, Luis Ressel wrote: Whoops, I probably should've read agora-discussion before distributing the proposals. Sorry! You know, once upon a time we used to keep the (informal) proto-proposal stage separate from actually proposing. Just saying. Greetings, Ørjan.

DIS: Proposals 7493-7496

2013-07-08 Thread Fool
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DIS: Proposals 331-341

2013-06-25 Thread Fool
Voting on 326-329 has closed and voting on 330 closes in half an hour. Full report at that time. Here I just number and repeat 11 new proposals. -Dan 331 (omd): I propose that Rule 214 be amended to read: The Speaker shall choose Judges randomly from the set of qualified players. The

Re: DIS: Proposals 331-341

2013-06-25 Thread Steven Gardner
On 25 Jun 2013 21:52, Fool fool1...@gmail.com wrote: 331 (omd): I propose that Rule 214 be amended to read: The Speaker shall choose Judges randomly from the set of qualified players. The players qualified to judge a statement are the Speaker and those Voters who voted on the rule

Re: DIS: Proposals 331-341

2013-06-25 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Fool fool1...@gmail.com wrote: Voting on 326-329 has closed and voting on 330 closes in half an hour. Full report at that time. Here I just number and repeat 11 new proposals. -Dan 331 (omd): I propose that Rule 214 be amended to read: The Speaker shall

Re: DIS: Proposals 326-329

2013-06-24 Thread omd
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Fool fool1...@gmail.com wrote: 326 (Chuck): I propose that rule 311 be amended by deleting the text “There is no other way to win.” 327 (Walker): I propose to amend Rule 310 by replacing inpermissible with impermissible. 328 (Walker): I propose to

DIS: Proposals

2013-06-24 Thread omd
I propose that Rule 214 be amended to read: The Speaker shall choose Judges randomly from the set of qualified players. The players qualified to judge a statement are the Speaker and those Voters who voted on the rule change whose voting period most recently ended, except for the player who

DIS: Proposals 326-329

2013-06-23 Thread Fool
Here I just number and repeat four new proposals that were made. Voting on these closes in 24 hours. -Dan 326 (Chuck): I propose that rule 311 be amended by deleting the text “There is no other way to win.” 327 (Walker): I propose to amend Rule 310 by replacing inpermissible with

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Proposals 5668-5672 voting periods extended

2008-08-09 Thread Ed Murphy
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DIS: Proposals 5668-5672 voting periods extended

2008-08-05 Thread Ed Murphy
Tentative results so far: Voting begins: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:53:04 -0700 Voting ends : Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:53:04 -0700 5668 D1 3.0 comex Even objecting and voting should be unam... 5669 O1 1.7 Murphy Opinion in both directions 5670 D1 2.0 Murphy But what is truth?