This is the set of rules that was in effect at the beginning of the current week.
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Amended by Prop 30
Amended by Prop 40
Reclassified by Prop 41
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Reclassified by Prop 41
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 51
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Reclassified by Prop 41
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 71
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 60
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
Reclassified by Prop 41
Enacted by Initial Ruleset
The Great Unwashed shall have no rights, powers or privileges within the scope of this game, until such time as an Unwashed may subscribe to the Ignomic Mailman, at which point becoming a non-player. No legislation (other than this one) may have any effect on the Great Unwashed.
For purposes of this and other Rules, non-players are defined as those persons registered to receive mail from the IgNomic Mailman, but who are not declared as players.
For purposes of this and other Rules, the Great Unwashed are defined as those persons not registered to receive mail from the Ignomic Mailman, who are not already declared as players."
Enacted by Prop 6
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 47
Amended by Prop 55
a. Elections Defined
Elections are hereby defined for all purposes of selecting a specific player or players to serve in the capacity of an elected official. An office may be held by any player not otherwise prohibited from holding that office, or by any player not otherwise prohibited from holding any office.
Proposals are not regulated by the process of Election; proposals are regulated as per Rule 6, or current rules regarding Voting.
b. Announcing Candidacy
An election for any office may be announced by any player who must simply declare that he is seeking the position. During the same game week in which a player opens an election, any other player may announce his own eligibility for that office; or any player may declare herself ineligible for that election for that office. No player may volunteer another player for office.
c. Concurrent Offices and/or Campaigns
No player may be eligible for any more than one office concurrently. If a player is eligible for one office and announces he is running for the second, he is automatically assumed to no longer be running for the first office. No player may hold more than one office simultaneously. It is possible, however, for a player to hold a single office and announce his eligibility for re-election to that same office, or to any other available office.
d. Fewer Than Two Candidates
No election for a given office shall be considered valid unless there are at least two player-candidates running for that office. If multiple elections are taking place for multiple offices during the same week, and a player-candidate is running unopposed in one race, only such unopposed races will be declared invalid; the other races shall not be affected. However, if all active (non-Idle) players declare they are not interested in the position, the player-candidate for that office may be considered to have won by default. If there are no player-candidates for that office remaining by the beginning of the Election Week, then no election shall take place for that office.
e. Election Week
After the player-candidates have declared themselves, the period of Election will take place during the following game week. Each player may cast one valid vote during Election Week for each office to be voted upon. A valid vote consists of clearly naming the player-candidate for that office for which the player is casting his vote. Write-in votes, or votes for any not considered a player-candidate, shall not be considered.
f. Tallying Results
The player-candidate who receives a majority of votes cast for that office shall assume the duties of that office immediately following the end of the Election Week. In the event of an inconclusive or tie vote for an election to a given office, no player shall be considered to have won that office and may, of course, re-declare candidacy according to (b).
g. Number of Officers
If at any time the number of officers is equal to the number of players, all officers shall be automatically removed from office. There may, of course, be as many vacant offices as desired.
h. Campaigning
No prohibition is here made to the nature of messages which may be sent through the IgNomic Mailman regarding campaign promises, or campaigning in general, other than those prohibitions made elsewhere in the Rules.
i. Previous Officeholders
If an election for a given office removes a player from the duties of that office, the outgoing officer will turn over all duties at the end of the Election Week, and all records (if any) to the incoming officer with all due speed in accordance with whatever rules govern Power Transferrence for that office. If an election results in a tie vote, or an inconclusive election is held, the previous officeholder for that office may choose to continue to hold that office until a more conclusive election is held, or abdicate the position (as permitted by whatever rules govern the departure of said office).
(a) A Judgement is a special kind of Proposal, voted upon, numbered, and enacted into a Rule in the manner defined in Rules 6 and 8; once enacted, it becomes a Ruling, a special kind of Rule. Any Rule which affects Proposals may be considered to affect Judgements as well, except as noted below; and any Rule which affects Rules may be considered to affect Rulings as well, except for the following:
i. that Rulings themselves may never be directly repealed or erased unless the Rules they are called upon to review are themselves repealed, erased, or amended to eliminate the conflict; Rulings may only be reviewed and amended (even reversed);
ii. Rulings always have precedence over the Rules which they are called upon to review; and
iii. Judgements may only be proposed by a valid player holding the office of Honky Honk.
(b) The proper format for a Ruling is to append it as text to the Rule or Rules which it is called upon to review, surrounded in brackets [], labeled and numbered appropriately. It may also be found in its regularly numbered order within the List of Rules for record-keeping purposes. A Judgement or Ruling may not be in the form of an amendment; it may only clarify the existing language or establish clear hierarchy of enforcement.
(c) A Judgement which does not adhere to the Ruling format is not considered valid and may not be enacted.
Duties of the Honky Honk:
The Honky Honk shall be called upon to render judgement in the following cases of rule conflict:
1 - when a previous Ruling is called into review or appeal by a player
2 - when a player's action is called into question with regard to the legality of the Rules, and a general Judgement is called for, for the type of action in question
Limitations:
The Honky Honk shall make no Judgement or otherwise rule (except as allowed in the capacity of a normal player) for or against a specific action by a specific player as defined by Rule 11, not even by citing real incidents by way of example. The Honky Honk shall not have the power to personally amend, repeal, erase or nullify any Rule (except as permitted during the course of voting as a player). The Honky Honk shall not render a Judgement on any Rule, or to any conflict in the Rules, for which a player has not seconded the Call for Honk as per "Calling for Honk". The Honky Honk's Judgement shall be limited exclusively to resolving conflicts only about those same Rules, in which the perceived conflict exists, for which the Call for Honk was made.
Calling for Honk:
Any player other than the Honky Honk may call upon the Honky Honk to render a Judgement when any perceived case of rule conflict or ambiguity arises. Once a Call for Honk has been made, any other player (except the Honky Honk) may second the Call for Honk. Once the Call for Honk has been seconded, the Honky Honk must prepare a Judgement in the approved form and present it, as soon as possible, in the same manner prescribed for Proposals (although labeled as a Judgement).
The Effect of Judgement:
The Judgement of the Honky-Honk shall take effect immediately, although only provisionally; the Judgement is subject to the approval of the IgNomic populace during the following game week, when it is voted upon in accordance with current rules on voting for propositions. Upon passage, the Judgement becomes a Ruling as per current rules on enactment of Rules, and is added to the Rules in the approved manner.
Previous Rulings
The Honky Honk shall give appropriate weight to previous Rulings with similar conflicts as is deemed appropriate, and consider previous legal precedent in preparing all Judgements.
Salary and Pension
A player holding the office of Honky Honk shall be entitled to a salary of G27. A player holding the office of Honky Honk for more than eight consecutive weeks shall be entitled to a pension of G5 upon leaving the office.
Enacted by Prop 15
Abandoned by Rule 32
Amended by Prop 37
Reclassified by Prop 41
Reclassified by Prop 55
Amended by Prop 57
Enacted by Prop 16
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 49
There exists an resource known as the First Bank of IgNomic (FBI) which regulates all currency.
The total value of the FBI is G700,000,000. It is not permitted for any player to withdraw or otherwise obtain monies from any account in the FBI for which he is not entitled (e.g., theft, robbery, graft, embezzlement, etc.). The total money supply shall always be the same, and may not change, unless the voting population elects to alter the amount of Iggies in circulation.
The head of the First Bank of IgNomic shall be the Igczar.
All salaries, found on the Schedule of Salaries, are paid from the funds of the First Bank of IgNomic (Account #000). All fines and penalties not awarded to a specific player are paid to the First Bank of IgNomic.
All transactions between players must be public (as per Rule 3) specifying the number of Iggies being given, and to whom they will be given, although it is not necessary to specify a reason for the transaction. Transactions between players and non-players is not permitted. Debt transactions (such as an I.O.U.s and loans) are not prohibited between players, but remain up to the discretion of the payee and payor to accept, if at all, and under what conditions.
The First Bank of IgNomic shall tender no loans until such time as Rules are devised to account for the loss of revenue, and penalties occuring therefrom, if a player should default on a loan (by becoming a non-player, or some other action).
The First Bank of IgNomic is not required to hold an amount in its main account (Account #000) which may be subdivided into legal demoninations, although it must conduct all transactions in legal denominations.
Every player in IgNomic is considered to have a private bank account at the First Bank of Ignomic, numbered consecutively in the order he was declared as a player. Each player may keep track of his own funds, but shall be double-checked by the office of Igczar. In the event of a discrepancy, the Igczar shall rely upon the IgNomic Mailman Archives as the final arbiter of player transactions. In the event of a discrepancy in the Igczar's personal account, the IgNomic Mailman Archives shall be consulted for accuracy, and a general consensus among the voting population shall determine the accurate amount.
No player account, and no other account, is required to hold a balance that can be evenly subdivided into legal denominations, although all transactions must be in legal denominations.
Each player in IgNomic also draws a specified salary per game week, with the exception of players who have declared themselves but have taken no actions. Players who have taken no actions since declaring themselves players are not eligible for salary until such time as they take action, whereupon salaries commence the following week. Salaries to be paid by the First Bank of Ignomic (account #000) are to be listed on the Schedule of Salaries.
Salaries for private business may be paid by players, but these funds are not drawn from the FBI's main account (account #000).
Each non-player who declares himself a player in IgNomic begins with G9. Each player who declares himself a non-player must divest himself of all monies in some fashion prior to declaring himself a non-player, or shall automatically transact all monies back to the First Bank of IgNomic (account #000). Upon declaring himself to be a non-player, all that player's debts, if any, are considered to be erased; and a note in the bank's ledger shall indicate the reason for the default (if any is given).
At the time this proposal takes effect, each current player begins with G52.
b) The salary of an officer shall be paid instead of, rather than in addition to, the salary of a player. Salaries shall be designated according to the rules that establish each office.
c) An officer that has held a single office for more than eight consecutive weeks shall be paid a pension upon leaving that office. Pensions shall be paid in addition to, rather than instead of, other salaries or income to which a player is entitled.
d) A player shall only be entitled to collect a maximum of three pensions for which he is qualified, but each player entitled to more than three pensions shall have the right to select which of those pensions to collect.
Enacted by Prop 16
Amended by Prop 28
Amended by Prop 29
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 56
Enacted by Prop 16
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 58
Amended by Prop 67
The Igczar shall collect fees and fines for the hindrance of meaningful legislation within IgNomic, according to the following schedule, per week:
Player whose proposal is defeated unanimously: G5
Player whose proposal is defeated (with only his own vote in favor): G5
Player whose proposal is defeated by any other margin: G3
Enacted by Prop 16
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 58
There exists an officer known as the Igczar, to be held by at most one player at a time. The Igczar shall take office in accordance with Rule 18. If there are no rules governing the election of officers, then no player may hold the office of Igczar. If a player holds the office of Igczar when rules governing the election of officers are repealed or otherwise nullified, the Igczar shall be considered to have abdicated.
(b) Term Of Office
A player ceases to hold the office of Igczar when another player is elected to the position, or when the Igczar is declared to be a non-player, or when the Igczar abdicates the position. In the event that another player is elected to the position, that player will take over the office in accordance with (a) and (c).
(c) Power Transference
The duties and powers of the office of Igczar may not be transferred to any other player except by election. Upon turning over the office of Igczar, the outgoing officer shall present the incoming officer with the most current list of player accounts and transactions to the incoming Igczar.
(d) Absentee Igczar
In the event that no player holds the office of Igczar, or the current Igczar is unwilling or unable to respond to the IgNomic mailing list, no transactions of any kind shall be permitted until a new Igczar takes office, at which point all fines should be considered due, back salaries paid, and any outstanding transactions be finalized.
(e) Duty: Tracking of Accounts and Transactions
The Igczar shall accurately track all player accounts and transactions by date, including the total amount transacted, the payor and the payee, and the reason given for the transaction (if any). The Igczar shall also track the remaining balance in the First Bank of IgNomic (account #000).
f) Duty: Tracking of Salaries
The IgCzar shall announce in a public message at the beginning of each week which players are receiving salaries defined by the rules of IgNomic covering Salaries, and in which respective amounts.
(g) Duty: Collection of Fines
The Igczar shall collect any fines, fees, or taxes levied against any player which are to be paid to the First Bank of Ignomic and deposit the funds in the main account of the First Bank of Ignomic (account #000), deducting the amount from the account of the payor. The Igczar shall also collect any fines or fees levied against any player which are to be paid to another player, and deposit the funds in the account of the rewarded player, deducting the amount from the account of the payor.
If the balance of the fine exceeds that available to the paying player, or if the denomination required is impossible, the Igczar will deduct such amount as is possible, if any, forward the balance of the fine to the following week, and garnish the player's salary, if necessary, toward payment of the fine.
(h) Limitation of Powers
The Igczar shall have no power beyond those of a non-Igczar player to alter the amount of Iggies in circulation, to mint additional denominations of Iggy currency, to collect fees or award payments and salaries not defined by the rules, to alter the payment schedule, or to alter the balances in any account in the absence of a valid transaction.
i) Salary and Pension
A player holding the office of IgCzar shall be entitled to a salary of G31. A player holding the office of IgCzar for more than eight consecutive weeks shall be entitled to a pension of G5 upon leaving the office.
Enacted by Prop 16
Amended by Prop 32
Reclassified by Prop 41
Reclassified by Prop 55
Amended by Prop 56
I - An indivual right is defined to be a property of an individual player of Ignomic that is not necessarily shared by the other players. This right cannot be derived from a player's name as per rule 11, nor can it be gained from means outside of public posts to the Ignomic mailing list as per rule 3. An individual right may only be granted be either rules of Ignomic, or by being elected to an office should the players of Ignomic vote to have such an office, and rules regarding election shave been enacted.
II - No indivudal right will allow a player of Ignomic to change any of the rules of Ignomic. A player possessing an individual right may continue to propose changes to the rules in accordance with rules 5 and 7.
III - Should a player possessing an individual right become a nonplayer, then they no longer possess that right, and any records regarding the individual rights of players, should they be created, are required to be updated accordingly. A player who possesses an individual right who then becomes a nonplayer, and then after any period of time declares themself a player again will not possess that right again after their declatarion unless the receive the individual right again through the normal course of Ignomic.
IV - Possessing an individual right does not entitle a player to an income should an economy be devised and adopted by the players of Ignomic, unless the right specifically states so.
I - The Office of Suzeraite shall be an Elected Position: The office of Suzeraite shall exist, and only one player may hold the office of Suzeraite at any time. The Suzeraite shall take office in accordance with rules reagarding elections, if such exist. No player shall take the office of Suzeraite if no such rules exist. Any player holding the office of Suzeraite will be considered to have stepped down as in (II) if at any time the rules regarding elections are repealed or rescinded in any lawful way.
II - Term of Office: Any player holding the office of Suzeraite shall continue to hold it until either a new player is elected, the Suzeraite becomes a nonplayer, or the Suzeraite steps down. If any of these circumstances come to pass aside from a new player being elected, then the office of Suzeraite will remain unfulfilled until such time as a new election is held, and a player is elected to the position in accordance with rules governing elections, if such exist. If a new player is elected, that player shall take the office as per (I)
III - Duty - Tracking Individual Rights: The Suzeraite shall at all times maintain a record of individual rights possessed by players. This list must be made freely available to the players of Ignomic should another player so direct the Suzeraite as in (VI)
IV - Duty - Enforcing Individual Rights: The Suzeraite has the power to declare an action that exceeds the individual rights of a player as invalid. Should a dispute arise over this declaration, then the office that renders judgement over such disputes must be called upon in the appropriate manner to settle the dispute, if such an office exist, and rules regardings it function are adopted. If the player who the Suzeraite has declared is in violation of their individual rights holds the office which renders the aforementioned judgements, then the Suzeraite's decision will stand.
V - Limitation of Powers: The Suzeraite does not have any power to change the rules of Ignomic except through proposals as per rule 5 and 7. The Suzeraite may not make any declarations affecting the game of Ignomic unless to specify that an indivudal right has been broken or used improperly, except through the normal means of voting and proposing rules as per rules 5, 6, and 7.
VI - Requesting the Rights: At any time, any player may request that the current listing of individual rights be posted publically to the Ignomic Mailing List. Should the Suzeraite decline such a request, the player holding the aforementioned office will be inelligible to run for reelection to his office when a new election is held in accordance with rules regarding elections, should they be adopted.
VII - Recording New Rights: If a player gains a new individual right at any time during the course of Ignomic, then the Suzeraite is required to append this to the records.
VIII - Stipend: Any player olding the office of Suzeraite shall be paid 25 units of the currency in effect at the time the player holds office, is such a currency exists. If any player holds the office of the Suzeraite for eight ocnsecutive weeks, then upon leaving that office, they will be due 3 units of the currency in effect thereafter, should such a currency exist.
IX - Power Transferece: The Powers of the Suzeraite may not be given to any other player except through the course of an election. No individual right can mimic the powers of the Suzeraite.
X - Transfer of Records: The Suzeraite shall turn over all records pertaining to that office to the player succeeding to that office at the appropriate time.
XI - Salary and Pension. A player holding the office of Suzeraite shall be entitled to a salary of G25. A player holding the office of Suzeraite for more than eight consecutive weeks shall be entitled to a pension of G3 upon leaving the office.
Enacted by Prop 18
Reclassified by Prop 41
Reclassified by Prop 55
Amended by Prop 56
A - There is no restriction on the number of times a player may ammend their proposal during the course of the week before it enters the voting period in accordance with Rule 7.
B - If a player retracts a rule from consideration before the voting period begins, then the retracted propsal does not count towards said player's proposal limit.
II - A player may purchase the individual right to make a proposal beyond the standard allotment of three for 100G, multiplied by two for every proposal that said player already possess the right to make past the standard allotment of three. A player may purchase the individual right to make bundled proposls containing a part past the standard allotment of five for 20G, multiplied by two for every part that said player already possess the right to include past the standard allotment of five.
III - This limitation on proposals will be considered inactive if no rules regarding currency exist.
Enacted by Prop 18
Amended by Prop 35
Reclassified by Prop 41
Should any office defined under the rules of IgNomic be vacant for three full consecutive IgNomic weeks without a valid election being held, the rule defining that office shall be classified as Inactive (as established by Rule 43) immediately after the third consecutive week ends. The duration of vacancy of the office is reset to 0 weeks immediately after the rule defining it is removed from the Inactive classification.
Enacted by Prop 24
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 44
A rule may belong to any number of valid rule classifications. A rule with no classifications is referred to as "unclassified." All of a rule's classifications are listed within a set of parentheses after its title, with multiple classifications being separated by commas. Unclassified rules may omit the parentheses.
The following are valid rule classifications:
If a classification is removed from this list, then all rules that fell under that classification will be automatically reclassified to omit that classification.
Enacted by Prop 34
Reclassified by Prop 41
Amended by Prop 55
Any proposition that would classify this rule as Inactive is invalid, though this rule may be repealed in any other legal way.
Enacted by Prop 44
Enacted by Prop 45
Enacted by Prop 55
Enacted by Prop 57
Enacted by Prop 59
Enacted by Prop 62
Enacted by Prop 66
Enacted by Prop 69
Enacted by Prop 70