Re: DIS: [Reporter] Some questions, some thoughts, and a proposed newsletter

2020-02-06 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 8:16 PM James Cook wrote: > > On Sun, 2 Feb 2020 at 02:42, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion > wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 1, 2020 at 6:25 PM James Cook via agora-discussion > > wrote: > > > > > > Questions for anyone intereste

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: CFJ 3805 judged TRUE

2020-02-06 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 9:29 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 at 23:46, Aris Merchant via agora-business > wrote: > > > > [Sorry if this came out a bit confusing or has errors. I'm a bit > > rushed and I don't have time to edit ATM.] > > I'm disappointed that you d

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cleaning

2020-02-07 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:52 AM Tanner Swett via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 7, 2020, 13:32 Aris Merchant via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > I intend, without objection, to clean Rule 591 by inserting a period > > at the end of the first three bulleted l

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: CFJ 3805 judged TRUE

2020-02-07 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 1:07 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > > The Archives are now CFJ 3805 compliant. After clicking on CFJ 3805 in the archives, I have to disagree. :) -Aris

DIS: Re: BUS: How to Break Your Promise

2020-02-08 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 5:47 PM Tanner Swett via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I submit a proposal, titled "Promissory cleanliness", with AI = 1.7: { > > Append the following paragraph to Rule 2450 "Pledges": > > The Notary CAN destroy a pledge Without Objection, and SHOU

Re: [attn: promotor] Re: BUS: Re: DIS: PSA: Online ruleset viewer

2020-02-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 3:02 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 at 17:59, Gaelan Steele via agora-discussion > wrote: > > I mean, didnโ€™t we just do that, without any explicit rule at all? All we > > need is an informal policy that we go with the officerโ€™s interpreta

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: [Assessor] Draft resolutions of Proposals 8308-8321

2020-02-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 4:10 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 at 19:00, Jason Cobb via agora-discussion > wrote: > > > > On 2/9/20 6:42 PM, Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > > The original AI was 2 when it was submitted. Notic

Re: DIS: Fixing zombie auctions

2020-02-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 4:37 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > I'd like to fix zombie auctions, but the current rules are complex and > I am not sure the best way to approach it. I was working on a proto > that created an Escrow Trust which would hold assets up for auction... > except

Re: DIS: Question for the promotor

2020-02-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 3:58 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > If resubmitting an failed proposal without changes, do you prefer to > have it repeated or is it enough to let you copy-paste it? Letting me copy-paste it would be easier (I can keep the formatting), but please give the nu

DIS: Re: BUS: [attn Promotor] Proposal: Fix Auctions

2020-02-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
You might want to check the AI on that? -Aris On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 6:13 PM Edward Murphy via agora-business wrote: > > Proposal: Fix Auctions > > Amend Rule 2549 (Auction Initiation) by replacing this text: > >An Auction also CANNOT be initiated unless the Auctioneer is able >t

DIS: [Promotor] Draft

2020-02-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here is a draft report. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the quorum is 7, the voting method is AI-majority, and the valid options

DIS: Inquiry (attn. Assessor)

2020-02-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
H. Assessor, the Promotorial Proposal Office is tentatively holding off on distributing the next round of proposals until the current round is resolved. In particular, we believe that it would be advantageous for the Proposal 8320 to be resolved so that unassigned proposals can be referred to appro

Re: [attn: promotor] Re: BUS: Re: DIS: PSA: Online ruleset viewer

2020-02-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 3:31 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > On 2/9/2020 3:01 PM, Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > I strongly oppose this. In my view, inquiry cases should generally > > *not* be the officer making the initial interpreta

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8322-3541

2020-02-12 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 8:11 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 2/12/20 10:18 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote: > > ID Author(s)AITitle > > --- > > 8322* Falsifian, Alexis, twg

DIS: [Promotor] Draft Rerenumbered Index

2020-02-12 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Would someone please check me on this? I don't trust myself anymore. -Aris --- It has come to the attention of the Promotorial Proposal Office that certain proposals were incorrectly numbered. Twice. I sincerely apologize for this grave lapse. All proposals numbered 33## or 35## and distributed w

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Renumbered Index: Proposals 8322-3341

2020-02-12 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 8:54 PM Rebecca via agora-discussion wrote: > > i would like to know why in god's name have we gone from the 8000s to the > 3000s with a letter on top, why not use the 9000s??? > The letters are a result of Proposal 8291, "Interesting Chambers v3.1". The numbering is a res

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Renumbered Index: Proposals 8322-3341

2020-02-13 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 5:27 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 at 00:04, Aris Merchant via agora-official > wrote: > > To the extent that my official numbering decisions have any meaning at > > this point, I reverse any action I took in this message. > > For someo

Re: [another CFJ] Re: [Proposal] Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [CFJ] [attn Rulekeepor] Re: BUS: [attn: Tailor] Re: OFF: [Assessor] Resolution of Proposals 8308-8321

2020-02-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 10:42 AM Timon Walshe-Grey via agora-business wrote: > > I wrote: > > I submit the following proposal: > > > > Title: ๐’ฅ๐“Š๐’น๐’พ๐’ธ๐’พ๐’ถ๐“ ๐’ฅ๐‘œ๐’ธ๐“Š๐“๐’ถ๐“‡๐’พ๐“‰๐“Ž ๐’œ๐’ธ๐“‰ > > Adoption index: 1.7 > > Chamber: Justice > > Author: twg > > Co-authors: > > > > Amend Rule 591, "Delivering Judgement", by repl

Re: DIS: [draft] [Registrar] End of February zombie auction, if it exists

2020-02-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 10:48 AM James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: > *Cuddle Beam's Master switch was flipped during auction. According to > the last paragraph of Rule 1885, the winner of Cuddle Beam NEED NOT > pair eir bid and will not receive Cuddle Beam. If the bid isn't paired with anoth

Re: DIS: Numbers and dependent actions

2020-02-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:45 PM sukil via agora-discussion wrote: > > > El 14/02/2020 a las 18:06, James Cook escribiรณ: > > On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 at 13:06, sukil via agora-discussion > > wrote: > >> El 13/02/2020 a las 13:24, AIS523--- via agora-discussion escribiรณ: > >>> On Thu, 2020-02-13 at 12:

Re: DIS: reply-to headers always pointing to this list

2020-02-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:16 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:09 PM Timon Walshe-Grey via agora-discussion > wrote: > > > > omd wrote: > > > Yep, but speaking as the Distributor, I think it would be nice to have > > > better

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [DoV] Leaving the bourgeoisie

2020-02-17 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 11:48 PM sukil via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > El 18/02/2020 a las 1:49, Timon Walshe-Grey via agora-business escribiรณ: > > Alexis wrote: > >> I point a finger at myself for failing to appoint a Speaker in a timely > fashion. > > Oh good g

Re: DIS: CFJ 3813 proto-judged FALSE

2020-02-20 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 3:27 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 2/20/20 6:08 PM, Gaelan Steele via agora-discussion wrote: > > Iโ€™ll start with the second question. It appears that the version of the > > rule in question there was 8139/20. (The court admonishes G. for failing to > >

Re: DIS: CFJ 3813 proto-judged FALSE

2020-02-20 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 6:52 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > On 2/20/2020 5:49 PM, Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 2/20/20 7:08 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > >> So when R1742 was re-implemented (replacing R2520-2527),

Re: DIS: CFJ 3813 proto-judged FALSE

2020-02-20 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 7:20 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 2/20/20 9:48 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > > So if the 2017 definition of "contract" clearly did NOT include the > Rules, > > then (when the rules changed in 2018) there h

DIS: Quick Scheduling Update

2020-02-22 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Just so everyone knows, I've been traveling, but intend to catch up on Agoran stuff over the next day or so. -Aris

DIS: [Promotor] Draft

2020-02-23 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's a draft report. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the quorum is 7, the voting method is AI-majority, and the valid options

DIS: [Promotor] Ministerial Referrals

2020-02-25 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Definition: To refer a proposal to a chamber is to set its chamber switch to that chamber. The Promotor hereby refers each proposal below as follows: The proposal "Calls with Memoranda" by Gaelan is referred to the Ministry of Justice. The proposal "Self-punishment" by Jason is referred to the M

Re: DIS: Apologies for late reports

2020-03-08 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 6:19 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > I've been ill all week, and just when I was thinking I was better I > had other problems. I'm sorry. I'm sure everyone understands. I hope you feel better soon. -Aris

DIS: [Promotor] Draft

2020-03-08 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's my weekly draft. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the quorum is 7, the voting method is AI-majority, and the valid options

DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposals] Onward with bodies of law

2020-03-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 11:50 AM Alexis Hunt via agora-business wrote: > > Proposal: Temporary Suspension of Rules (AI=3) > {{{ > =Administrative Law Reform. II. Temporary Suspension of Rules= > > If no proposal entitled "Statutory Instrumentation" has taken effect > in the previous month, this pr

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [CFJ] Follow-on about official reports

2020-03-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Mon, 9 Mar 2020 at 20:04, Kerim Aydin via agora-business > wrote: > > I favor these. (Unless someone else has a deep desire to tackle them or > > Alexis would prefer an additional opinion other than the writer of CFJ >

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Correction to Proposal 8353

2020-03-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 10:05 PM Rebecca via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 2:25 PM Aris Merchant via agora-official < > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > CoE: Proposal 8353 was never validly distributed. > > CoE: The proposal pool was not

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: told ya we wouldn't use this

2020-03-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 9:17 PM Gaelan Steele via agora-business wrote: > > > > > On Mar 10, 2020, at 7:02 PM, Rebecca via agora-discussion > > wrote: > > > > in unrelated thread derailment, i am just starting my law degree now (at > > the university which still contains the inventor of nomic lo

Re: DIS: [Proto-Proto] Freeform regulations

2020-03-16 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 10:57 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > Now that it looks like the statute reform proposal is going to squeak > through, I started thinking about where we might first want to create > non-statute bodies of law. Contracts are the natural choice, but on > reflect

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Herald] Thesis Submission Peer Review

2020-03-16 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 4:49 PM Tanner Swett via agora-discussion wrote: > > Respectfully, although Aris's thesis is interesting and well-written, > it doesn't seem to show a great amount of analysis or research effort. > I think that to be eligible for a degree, a thesis should show more > analys

DIS: Re: BUS: One last one for tonight.

2020-03-16 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 11:30 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-business wrote: > If the Prime Minister has not Extended the Emergency in the past > month, any player CAN cause this rule to repeal all Emergency > Regulations and then itself. > Unless I'm seriously misunderstanding even your intent or the

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Arbitor] CFJ 7 assigned to Jason

2020-03-19 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 4:55 PM Jason Cobb via agora-business wrote: > > On 3/19/20 7:39 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-business wrote: > > If CFJ 7 is open, I exercise certiorari to assign it to myself. > > > > -Aris > > > Rude :(. If you're particularly interested, I'll recuse myself. I didn't rea

DIS: Prime Minister Protos

2020-03-21 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here are three protos relating to the powers/duties of the Prime Minister. First off there's "Executive Expansion", which tweaks the way that Cabinet Orders work and adds several new ones. These are a combination of powers that seem like they should be available to a head of government and ones th

DIS: [Promotor] Draft

2020-03-21 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's a draft report. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the quorum is 7, the voting method is AI-majority, and the valid options

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Emergency Fix and Expansion

2020-03-22 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 6:12 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 at 21:01, Aris Merchant via agora-business > wrote: > > > > I submit the following proposals. > > > > -Aris > > --- > > Title: Fix Emergencies > > Adoption index: 3.0 >

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Arbitor] CFJ 7 assigned to Jason

2020-03-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 7:02 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 3/19/20 11:33 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-business wrote: > > I was somewhat looking forward to judging a case older than I am too, > > and I had some ideas on how to resolve it. Still, I suppose I can > > submit gratuit

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Arbitor] CFJ 7 assigned to Jason

2020-03-25 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:11 AM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > On 3/24/2020 8:27 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-business wrote: > > > > Gratuitous arguments in CFJ 7: > > > > This is well-written and reasonable, but (even if only in the spirit of > devi

Re: DIS: Prime Minister Protos

2020-03-31 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 3:08 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 3/22/20 1:50 AM, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > > Here are three protos relating to the powers/duties of the Prime Minister. > > > > First off there's "Executive Exp

Re: DIS: Prime Minister Protos

2020-03-31 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 9:39 AM Edward Murphy via agora-discussion wrote: > > Aris wrote: > > > - Pardon: N of a person's blots are expunged, where N is the number > > of blots e received from a specified fine. This power SHOULD be used > > only when extraordinary factors counsel in favor of cleme

Re: DIS: Prime Minister Protos

2020-03-31 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 11:12 PM Aris Merchant wrote: > > > Also, even if the PM is allowed to issue e.g. Certiorari and > > Consultation during the same month, I'd still prefer they were at least > > informally grouped by the office primarily affected. (For one, it makes > > it easier to work out

DIS: Test

2020-04-04 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
1... 2... 3... testing. -Aris

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Registrar] March Zombie Auction

2020-04-04 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 5:53 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 20:48, Kerim Aydin via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > > > I withdraw my previous bid. I bid 1 coin. > > > > Bidding's over so this mess can stop. So, the bug was the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Registrar] March Zombie Auction

2020-04-04 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:29 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 22:16, Jason Cobb via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > Sorry, I should have been more clear, and I wasn't asking specifically > > about this situation. > > > > Conside

DIS: Re: BUS: CFJ 3826 Judgement

2020-04-05 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
I'm not actually convinced by the region example; I initially read that the other way, and on rereading think it's ambiguous. Still, the apple example seems sound, and I find that a good enough as an analogue. Good judgement! -Aris On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 5:56 PM Rebecca via agora-business < agora

DIS: Re: BUS: CFJ 3826 Judgement

2020-04-05 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
I just realized I top-posted. I apologize. -Aris On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 8:46 PM Aris Merchant < thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not actually convinced by the region example; I initially read that > the other way, and on rereading think it's ambiguous. Still, the apple > example

DIS: [Promotor] Draft

2020-04-06 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's my weekly-ish draft! -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the quorum is 7, the voting method is AI-majority, and the valid opt

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Awards Month

2020-04-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:11 PM Gaelan Steele via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > On Apr 3, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official < > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > > At agora-official, this fourth day of April in the Year of our > > Grego

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Awards Month

2020-04-09 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:28 PM ais523 via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Thu, 2020-04-09 at 22:11 -0700, Gaelan Steele via agora-discussion > wrote: > > > On Apr 3, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official < > > > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: >

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Awards Month

2020-04-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:22 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-business wrote: > > On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 at 21:34, Aris Merchant via agora-official < > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > LET IT FURTHERMORE BE KNOWN that I hereby charge and petition the > > responsible officers of my cabinet, namely

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Awards Month

2020-04-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 1:05 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-business wrote: > > > On 4/10/2020 12:21 PM, Alexis Hunt via agora-business wrote: > > On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 at 21:34, Aris Merchant via agora-official < > > agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > >> LET IT FURTHERMORE BE KNOWN that I hereby

DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Awards Month: Call for Nominations

2020-04-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:38 PM Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote: > > I hereby call for nominations for the 2020 Silver Quill. The eligible > proposals > are the ones in the Promotor reports listed here [1]. The nominations period > will remain open until I close it, not less than one week

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Awards Month

2020-04-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 1:16 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > On 4/10/2020 1:08 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 1:05 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-business > > wrote: > >>

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Awards Month

2020-04-12 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 4:50 PM Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 6:04 PM Aris Merchant via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > > > Arguments: > > A fine should be reduced to the degree the infraction was "minor, > >

DIS: [Promotor] Draft

2020-04-12 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's a draft report. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the quorum is 7, the voting method is AI-majority, and the valid options

Re: DIS: [proto] Auction fixes

2020-04-17 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 7:57 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > In light of the recently discovered bugs in auction resolution, here's a > proto to fix them: Alexis's auction proposal looks to be failing. I think there's general agreement that in the lo

DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Awards Month: Call for Nominations

2020-04-20 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 1:09 PM Aris Merchant wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:38 PM Aris Merchant via agora-official > wrote: > > > > I hereby call for nominations for the 2020 Silver Quill. The eligible > > proposals > > are the ones in the Promotor reports listed here [1]. The nomination

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Awards Month

2020-04-24 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 12:16 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 at 12:03, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via > agora-business wrote: > > > Because this was ineffective, I impose the Cold Hand of Justice by > levying > > a forgivab

DIS: Re: BUS: [Arbitor] Wooden Gavel 2019 shortlist

2020-04-25 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 1:20 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-business wrote: > > > Reviews all the 2019 cases (including those not in the archives). > > My shortlist (discussion welcome! Especially if there's one not on this > list where I missed its deep importance/later citations) > > > CFJ 3694 by Ju

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: attn referee (Re: OFF: [ADoP] Metareport)

2020-04-25 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 3:55 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > On 4/25/2020 3:44 PM, Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 4/25/20 6:41 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > >> Still, I don't see that there's a way to CFJ on "improper

DIS: Draft Report

2020-04-25 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's a draft report. Note that I'm now going back and forth over whether to refer P8374. -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision, the vote collector is the Assessor, the q

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Wooden Gavel for twg

2020-04-25 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 11:11 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 01:43, Aris Merchant via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > [I'm attempting to replicate, as nearly as possible, the 2 Agoran > > Consent requirement for awarding the pat

DIS: Re: OFF: [Prime Minister] Speaker Appointment! All Hail the Speaker!

2020-04-27 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 5:29 PM Alexis Hunt wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 at 20:23, Aris Merchant via agora-official > wrote: >> >> A Proclamation >> >> WHEREAS the rules require the Prime Minister, upon the beginning >> of a new Round, to install a laureled player as Speaker; and >> >> WHEREAS

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: More Expensive Wins

2020-04-27 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 7:39 PM Rebecca via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > Too many people having won by paying 1,000 coins, I create and pend the > following proposal > > Title: Winflation > AI: 2 > Text: Replace the third sentence of rule 2483 (Economics) with "A player

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: I won the game btw

2020-05-05 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 9:16 PM Rebecca via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 2:07 PM Rebecca wrote: > > > I CFJ: > > { CFJ 3828, which had the following statement, โ€œA recent rule named "A > > coin award" was enacted, increased > > the number of coins

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: I won the game btw

2020-05-05 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 10:26 PM Rebecca via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 3:11 PM Aris Merchant via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 9:16 PM Rebecca via agora

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Arbitor] CFJ 3832 Assigned to Trigon

2020-05-07 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:14 AM Rebecca via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > 1 > > On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 2:35 PM Aris Merchant via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 9:24 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-business > > wrote: > > >

DIS: Possible Tardiness

2020-05-10 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
I'll be extremely busy, on and off, for the next two weeks. Promotor reports may be delayed somewhat (definitely not for the entire period, but for a few days to a week). I apologize in advance the delay. -Aris

Re: DIS: Proto: Sets

2020-05-13 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 4:36 PM nch via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:20:21 PM CDT Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion > wrote: > > On 5/13/2020 3:52 PM, nch via agora-discussion wrote: > > > Also interested in suggestions for other ways to

Re: DIS: Proto: Sets

2020-05-13 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 4:38 PM Aris Merchant < thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 4:36 PM nch via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > >> On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:20:21 PM CDT Kerim Aydin via >> agora-discussion >> wrote: >> > On

DIS: [Promotor] Draft

2020-05-13 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Okay, I've been working at this in whatever time I could steal for the last few days, and it's finally here! Behold my draft report! -Aris --- I hereby distribute each listed proposal, initiating the Agoran Decision of whether to adopt it, and removing it from the proposal pool. For this decision,

DIS: [Proto] Defense Against the Dark Arts

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's a different version of P.S.S.'s proposal. Eirs didn't work because you can't take an action that would cause the game to become ossified, only attempt one. Also, it didn't cover the game ceasing to exist or proposals. Plus I added some other stuff. LMK what y'all think and if people like it

DIS: MUD Post Mortem

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
So, the MUD appears to have flopped. The primary reason is that I didn't do anything past setting it up, which is totally on me. Anything one else have thoughts or analyses? -Aris

Re: DIS: [Proto] Defense Against the Dark Arts

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 1:44 PM James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Thu, 14 May 2020 at 07:10, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion > wrote: > > Here's a different version of P.S.S.'s proposal. Eirs didn't work > > because you can't take an a

Re: DIS: Proto: Sets

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 1:57 PM nch via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:17:11 PM CDT James Cook via agora-discussion > wrote: > > Is there any reason for a player to transmute victory points at any > > time other than when they want to declare victory? > > > > Not necessari

DIS: Re: Possible Tardiness

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 3:19 PM Aris Merchant wrote: > > I'll be extremely busy, on and off, for the next two weeks. Promotor reports > may be delayed somewhat (definitely not for the entire period, but for a few > days to a week). I apologize in advance the delay. Time to get back to IRL work.

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8377-8387

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, May 14, 2020, 2:24 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/14/20 4:13 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote: > > 8387l Aris, P.S.S. 1.0 Defense Against the Dark Arts > > > Was this proposal ever actually submitted to the publi

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8377-8387

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, May 14, 2020, 2:40 PM Aris Merchant < thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, May 14, 2020, 2:24 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > >> On 5/14/20 4:13 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-official wrote: >> > 8387l Aris, P.S.S.

Re: DIS: Re: Treason (Was: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Distribution of Proposals 8377-8387)

2020-05-14 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 5:16 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 5/14/20 8:11 PM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-business > wrote: > > I think that this sounds like a fun idea, but to distinguish it from other, > > lesser crimes, it should have a different process: what wo

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: more paradox CFJs

2020-05-15 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 5:38 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/15/20 8:29 PM, Rebecca via agora-business wrote: > > I call for judgement on this statement: It is both possible and true > that a > > rule named "A coin award" took the game action of

DIS: Re: OFF: CFJ 3834 judged FALSE

2020-05-15 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 5:43 PM Rebecca via agora-official < agora-offic...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > CFJ 3834 asks whether or not "In a generic Agoran context, to refer a > proposal to a chamber is > to set its chamber switch to that chamber." > > This CFJ has a very odd statement. Generic means n

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [Arbitor] CFJ 3833 Assigned to Jason

2020-05-15 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 5:48 PM Rebecca via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 10:41 AM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > On 5/15/20 7:36 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > > > I disagree w

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Ministerial Referrals

2020-05-15 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 6:13 PM Reuben Staley via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 5/15/20 7:09 PM, Rebecca via agora-discussion wrote: > >> If we're allowed to use the words "earn", "award" and "qualify", whose > >> meanings cannot be reasonably assumed, at least no

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [Promotor] Ministerial Referrals

2020-05-15 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 7:48 PM Edward Murphy via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > G. wrote: > > > On 5/15/2020 10:13 AM, James Cook wrote: > >> On Thu, 14 May 2020 at 19:40, Aris Merchant wrote: > >>> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 12:18 PM Aris Merchant wrote: > >

Re: DIS: a side-game for sets

2020-05-16 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 7:28 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > Proto: Sets side-game > > The Jack's Hand, the Queen's Hand, and the King's Hand are each > Dealor-tracked switches, with possible values being any specified set > of 8+ rule

Re: DIS: a side-game for sets

2020-05-16 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 7:54 PM Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > > On 5/16/20 10:27 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > > Proto: Sets side-game > > > > [nch didn't name an officer for Sets I'm going to use "Dealor" here]. > > > > Enact the following Rule, "Setting the Table": >

DIS: Re: BUS: [Dragon Corporation] The Dragon's Lair

2020-05-16 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 8:42 PM James Cook via agora-business wrote: > > On Thu, 14 May 2020 at 21:09, Jason Cobb via agora-business > wrote: > > I become a party to the Dragon Corporation. > > > > > > This is a self-ratifying report of the asset shares of DRGN: > > > > There are 3 shares of DRGN

DIS: Re: BUS: [Dragon] Presidential Elections and Shorter Voting Periods

2020-05-16 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 8:48 PM James Cook via agora-business wrote: > I vote FOR the first amendment quoted above. I consent to the second > amendment, but have mixed feelings. Here's the reasoning for the second amendment: Corporate Proposals are required for Dragon to do anything. Having it t

DIS: [Proto] Promises

2020-05-17 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
This represents a reenactment of an old game system, with new text. I mentioned that I was considering something like this a while ago. The original is from [1], but I didn't go back and look at it until I'd almost finished mine (that was when I decided to add the Library and the fungibility clause

DIS: Re: BUS: Moot Attempt

2020-05-17 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 11:14 PM Rebecca via agora-business wrote: > > It's because it's too hard. It should just be that anyone can vacate a > (somewhat recent) judgement and reassign it to a new judge if they get say > 2 agoran consent, with a minimum of 3 voters for it or something. I have mid

Re: DIS: Protos: Coins have Value

2020-05-17 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 1:56 PM Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > On 5/13/2020 1:20 PM, Reuben Staley wrote: > > On 5/13/20 2:04 PM, nch wrote: > >> The equivalent in Agora would be to have several desirable assets and > either > >> 1) restrict who can

DIS: [Proto] Budgets

2020-05-17 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Here's a proto I tossed together in an evening for a budget system. This could, in theory, be adopted now and wouldn't particularly do very much apart from allowing for funding of special projects (though it would allow for a somewhat absurd amount of funding; I imagine most of it would go to rebat

Re: DIS: [Proto] Budgets

2020-05-17 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 10:40 PM Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote: > > In the fourth Eastman week of each Agoran Month, the Treasuror CAN once, > by announcement, Appropriate Lost Property, transferring a specified number > of coins no greater than the Lost and Found

Re: DIS: [Proto] Promises

2020-05-18 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
Thank you for your comments! > I wonder if this rule text could be a contract. Anyone can join, and > anyone who's not the creator of a promise can leave. I thought about that. It would definitely need a helper amendment (for the acting on behalf thing, which I'm going to need to add anyway), but

Re: DIS: [Proto] Budgets

2020-05-18 Thread Aris Merchant via agora-discussion
On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 6:02 PM James Cook via agora-discussion wrote: > > On Mon, 18 May 2020 at 05:40, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion > wrote: > > Here's a proto I tossed together in an evening for a budget system. > > This could, in theory, be adopted now an

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