Proposal 351
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Chuck, Dirk, Kolja
Result: adopted Tue, 10 Mar 1998
Amend the rule with reference number 214 in the following manner:Add the following paragraph to the end:
Players that are considered missing are not available to be chosen as judges.
Proposal 352
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Chuck, Dirk
Result: adopted Thu, 12 Mar 1998
Create a rule with the following text:Any voter may, at any time, submit a Point of Order, which can be abbreviated as PO. PO's are submitted to the speaker.
A PO consists of a statement listing a mistake made by the speaker. This mistake may involve not following a rule, following a rule incorrectly, or any other mistake that is clear. The voter may include additional text in the PO, under the heading "Reason", but is not required to. Any text under "Reason" is not considered part of the statement in the PO.
When the speaker receives a PO, e may do one of two things. E may accept the PO as correct, and do what is necessary to fix the mistake, or E may reject the PO as incorrect.
The decision made by the speaker, and the action or actions taken by the speaker, must be made public within seven days of em receiving the PO.
If the speaker accepts the PO as correct, then the voter who submitted the PO gains 2 points. If the speaker rejects the PO, the voter who submitted it loses 1 point.
Proposal 353
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Chuck, Dirk
Result: adopted Thu, 12 Mar 1998
Amend the rule with reference code 206 to read:a) Each voter initially has one vote for each proposal.
b) A voter may gain additional votes as specified in the rules. Any additional votes used must be specified when the vote is submitted.
c) A voter may submit a vote for a proposal that he already has voted upon. When this is done, eis vote on that proposal is changed to the newly submitted vote, and e loses 1/2 point. Additional votes used on the proposal may not be changed in this manner.
[ There. This should cover any possible uses for extra votes. And allows votes to be changed, for a minor penalty of course. Accidentally sending in a vote a second time will still trigger the 1/2 loss. ]
Proposal 354(cosmetic)
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Kolja
votes cast against:
abstained: Chuck, Dirk, Michal
Result: adopted Thu, 12 Mar 1998
Amend the rule with ref. code 310 to read:When e distributes proposals, the speaker receives a salary of half a point for every distributed proposal made by players other than emself.
[Comment: no essential change, but makes the time when this salary is paid explicit and unambiguous.]
Proposal 355(cosmetic)
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for:
votes cast against: Andrew (twice), Dan, Kolja
abstained: Chuck, Dirk, Michal
Result: rejected Wed, 18 Mar 1998
Append to the rule with reference code 347 the paragraph:This rule takes precedence over the rule with reference code 206.
Proposal 356
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Dan, Kolja
votes cast against: Andrew (twice)
abstained: Chuck, Dirk, Michal
Result: rejected Wed, 18 Mar 1998
Append to first paragraph of the rule with reference code 337 [reference codes] the sentence:The term 'RCnnn', where 'nnn' is any decimal number, is equivalent to the phrase 'the rule with reference code nnn'.
Proposal 357 (cosmetic)
Proposed by Michal
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Chuck, Dirk
Result: adopted Wed, 18 Mar 1998
Change phrase 'pospoints' in the rule with reference number 347 to 'positive points'.
Proposal 358
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Chuck, Dirk
Result: adopted Wed, 18 Mar 1998
Amend the rule with reference code 352 by replacing the sentenceA PO consists of a statement listing a mistake made by the speaker.
with
A PO consists of a statement listing a mistake that the speaker made performing eir duties as speaker of New Rishonnomic.
Proposal 359
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk, Kolja
Result: adopted Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:07:52 +0100
In a proposal with more than one rule change, if a line of text begins with the character string "--", it signifies the beginning of the next rule change.[Ex: --Create a rule...]
Proposal 360
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against: Dan
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:07:52 +0100
[Note: This proposal contains multiple rule changes]Create a rule with the title "Rishonnes", and the following text:
"The official unit of currency is known as the "rishonne". The symbol for indicating rishonnes is |xx|, where xx is a numeric value.
Players can possess any positive number of rishonnes. Players can, at any time, give an amount of rishonnes equal to or less than the amount they possess to another player.
Should a player ever have a negative number of rishonnes, e is immediately given as many rishonnes as necessary to bring eim to zero. E then loses a number of points equal to the amount of rishonnes e was given.
Rishonnes can only be created or destroyed according to the rules.
If this sentence is part of a rule, all players are given |500|, and this sentence is deleted."
Create a rule with the following text:
"When a proposal is adopted, the player who authored it is given |25|. All voters who voted on the proposal are given |5|."
Create a rule with the following text:
"When a judge delivers judgement on a statement, he is given |50|."
Amend the rule with reference code 347 by replacing the text before "to gain the ability" with the text "Any voter may spend |100|". Add the text "No voter may reduce their total amount of rishonnes below zero in this way."
Proposal 361
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank
votes cast against: Kolja (twice), Michal
abstained: Dirk
Result: rejected Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:07:52 +0100
Amend the rule with reference code 214. In the first sentence of the first paragraph, replace the text "Speaker." with "Speaker, unless the judgement involves the actions of the speaker, in which case the judge will be a randomly selected player."[This way, if the speaker thinks something is against the rules, we still have a chance that it may be ruled legal.]
Proposal 362
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:20:54 +0100
Amend the rule with the reference code 214 by replacing the first paragraph with the sentenceThe first judge selected to judge a statement shall be chosen randomly from all players, excluding the player who invoked judgement.
Proposal 363
Proposed by Michal
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:20:54 +0100
Amend the rule with reference code 360A by adding after the text:"Players can possess any positive number of rishonnes. Players can, at any time, give an amount of rishonnes equal to or less than the amount they possess to another player. "
the following text:
"At any time exactly one player should be the Treasurer. The Treasurer is responsible for keeping the record of each player's amount of rishonnes.
If at any time there is no Treasurer or the Treasurer does not reply to players' demands regarding rishonnes for three days, the Speaker should choose another Treasurer.
Any transfers or spendings of rishonnes are legal, only if they are reported to the Treasurer and confirmed by him, that they are possible."
Proposal 364
Proposed by Michal
votes cast for: Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against: Andrew, Dan
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:20:54 +0100
Create the rule with title "The Treasurer's salary" with the following text:"On the first day of each month, the Treasurer of New Rishonnomic receives a salary of three points."
Proposal 365
Proposed by Michal
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:20:54 +0100
Amend the rule with reference code 360A by adding after the text:"At any time exactly one player should be the Treasurer. The Treasurer is responsible for keeping the record of each player's amount of rishonnes."
the following text:
"The Treasurer of New Rishonnomic is Michal Kaczmarek."
Proposal 366(cosmetic)
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Lance
votes cast against: Andrew, Frank, Kolja
abstained: Dan, Dirk, Michal
Result: rejected Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:57:09 +0100
Append to first paragraph of the rule with reference code 337 [reference codes] the two sentences:The term 'RCxxx', where 'xxx' is the reference code of a rule, is equivalent to the phrase 'the rule with reference code nnn'. 'RCxxx', where 'xxx' is not the reference code of a rule, is not defined by this rule.
[I've been reading too many 'proposed standards', yes.]
Proposal 367
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Lance, Michal
votes cast against: Frank, Kolja (twice)
abstained: Dirk
Speaker does not consent (R209/209)
Result: rejected Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:57:09 +0100
Create a rule with the following text:The Speaker will keep track of the point totals of all players. The point totals will be made available to all players at all times. Any time a change happens to the point total of any player, the score of that player will be modified by the Speaker as soon as is possible.
Proposal 368
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Lance
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Dirk, Michal
Result: adopted Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:57:09 +0100
Amend the rule with reference code 334 by removing the sentence "- the number of the proposal".
Proposal 369
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Lance, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk, Kolja
Result: adopted Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:47:12 +0100
Append to first paragraph of the rule with reference code 337 [reference codes] the two sentences:The term 'RCxxx', where 'xxx' is the reference code of a rule, is equivalent to the phrase 'the rule with reference code xxx'. 'RCxxx', where 'xxx' is not the reference code of a rule, is not defined by this rule.
[one more try...]
Proposal 370
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Dan, Frank, Michal
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Andrew, Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Tue, 31 Mar 1998 16:40:28 +0100
Create a rule with the text:"At any time a player may contact the Speaker to find out their current votes on any or all active proposals. The Speaker will reply to the player as soon as is possible.
This rule takes precedence over any rules that prevent the revealing of votes."
[Since you'll get penalized for repeating votes, why not be allowed to find out what you've already voted?]
Proposal 371
This is the same as P370, distributed twice, with two numbers, by
mistake.
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast: see P370
Result: see P370
Create a rule with the text:"At any time a player may contact the Speaker to find out their current votes on any or all active proposals. The Speaker will reply to the player as soon as is possible.
This rule takes precedence over any rules that prevent the revealing of votes."
[Since you'll get penalized for repeating votes, why not be allowed to find out what you've already voted?]
Proposal 372
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Michal
votes cast against: Lance
abstained: Dirk, Kolja
Result: adopted Wed, 01 Apr 1998 20:27:46 +0100
Create a new rule with the title "Holidays" and the text:The Speaker can declare a period of not more than fourteen consecutive days as New Rishonnomic Holidays. E must do so at least one week before the first day of the holidays. Holidays begin at 12:00 noon GMT of the first day of the holidays and end at 12:00 noon GMT of the last day.
All events concerning New Rishonnomic, whether they depend on rules or player actions, which, without holidays, would have happened during the holidays, shall be treated as if they occured immediately after the end of the holidays instead. If the order of events is important, they shall be treated as if they happened in the order which would have applied without holidays.
Proposal 373
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja (twice), Lance, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Wed, 01 Apr 1998 20:27:46 +0100
[This proposal organizes the rules for various offices, generalizes the concept of Points of Order to apply to all of them and introduces the office of Pointer.][The following creates the office of the Pointer.]
--Create a rule with the title "The Pointer" and the text:
The Pointer is an officer of New Rishonnomic.
The Pointer records the points scores and score changes of all players.
E sends a score report to all players at least once a week. Instead of mailing it, e may also make the score report accessible to all players by other means. The score report contains a list of all players' scores and the changes of these scores since the last score record was published.
Klaus Herrmanns is New Rishonnomics Pointer.
--Create a rule with the title "Pointer's salary" and the text:
On the first day of each month, the Pointer receives a salary of five points.
[Now the concept of POs is generalized to apply to all officers of NRn.]
--Amend the rule with reference code 352 to read
Any voter may, at any time, submit a Point of Order, which can be abbreviated as PO. POs are submitted to an officer or the speaker.
A PO consists of a statement claiming a mistake that the recipient of the PO made performing eir duties as officer or speaker of New Rishonnomic. This mistake may involve not following a rule, following a rule incorrectly, or any other mistake that is clear. The voter may include additional text in the PO, under the heading "Reason", but is not required to. Any text under "Reason" is not considered part of the statement in the PO.
When a player receives a PO, e may do one of two things. E may accept the PO as correct, and do what is necessary to fix the mistake, or E may reject the PO as incorrect.
The decision made by the player, and the action or actions taken by the player, must be made public within seven days of em receiving the PO.
If the player accepts the PO as correct, then the voter who submitted the PO gains 2 points. If the player rejects the PO, the voter who submitted it loses 1 point.
[The following changes are necessary to make POs work for all offices.]
--Amend the rule with reference code 333 by adding the sentence as a second paragraph:
The liaison is an officer of New Rishonnomic.
[I think it is better to have the following in an extra rule for the Treasurer, just like the rules that define the Pointer and the Liaison.]
--Amend the rule with reference code 360A by removing the paragraphs inserted by P363 and P365.
--Create a new rule titled "The Treasurer" with the text:
The Treasurer is an officer of New Rishonnomic.
The Treasurer is responsible for keeping the record of each player's amount of rishonnes.
E sends a Treasury report to all players at least once a week. Instead of mailing it, e may also make the Treasury report accessible to all players by other means. The Treasury report contains a list of all players' rishonnes holdings and the changes of these since the last Treasury record was published.
Any transfers or spendings of rishonnes are legal only if they are reported to the Treasurer and confirmed by him, that they are possible.
The Treasurer of New Rishonnomic is Michal Kaczmarek.
Proposal 374 (cosmetic)
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:03:06 +0200
Amend RC360B by replacing the word "authored" with "submitted".[This is the word used elsewhere; it is also easier to verify who submitted a proposal than who wrote it.]
Proposal 375 (cosmetic)
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:03:06 +0200
Amend RC360A by replacing the first paragraph withThe official unit of currency is known as the "rishonne" (abbreviation R$). Amounts of rishonnes are written as |xx|, where xx is a numeric value.
Proposal 376
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:03:06 +0200
Amend RC219 by replacing the first sentence of the second paragraph withAny other rule notwithstanding, the winner may then change, repeal or create up to three rules and make any other changes to the game state within one week.
[First step to actually make this work by giving it the necessary precedence over other rules. We may even have to upmutate it to immutable to make it work.]
Proposal 377
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Michal
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:03:06 +0200
Create a rule with the following text.If a proposal as submitted to the speaker does not explicitly state that it performs an action, it is a proposal to create a rule with its own (the proposal's) text.
Proposal 378
Proposed by Lance
votes cast for:
votes cast against: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Michal
abstained: Dirk, Kolja, Lance
Result: rejected Tue, 07 Apr 1998 16:03:06 +0200
Proposal to create a rule with the following text:All Proposals must include a line at the beginnig of the Proposal of the form:
Classification: <Classification>
where <Classification> is one of the following:
Create a Rule
Ammend Rule <Reference Number>
Repeal Rule <Reference Number>
where <Reference Number> is the Reference Number of the Rule being acted upon by the Proposal.
Proposal 379
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Dan, Kolja
votes cast against: Andrew, Frank
abstained: Dirk, Lance, Michal
Result: rejected Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:14:13 +0200
Amend RC322 by replacing the word "four" with "seven".
Proposal 380
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against: Frank
abstained: Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:14:13 +0200
Create a rule with the following text:When a new player joins the game, e will receive |500|.
[Duh... I gave all the existing players |500|, but forgot to include something for new players. They should also be given some starting out money.]
Proposal 381
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against: Dan
abstained: Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:14:13 +0200
Amend the rule with reference code 317 by adding the following text to the end of the second paragraph:"A proposal may only be declared cosmetic when it is first submitted to the speaker."
Proposal 382
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Michal
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:14:13 +0200
-- Create a rule with the following text:"Any player may contact the speaker with their wish to retract a proposal. E must include the number of the proposal e wishes to retract. E then loses 2 points, and then if the proposal was submitted by the player attempting the retraction, the proposal is retracted. If the proposal was not submitted by the player attempting the retraction, nothing happens to the proposal, but e still loses the 2 points."
-- Create a rule with the following text:
"When a proposal is retracted, the following happens:
- It is no longer considered an active proposal.
- All existing votes on the proposal are removed.
- No further votes may be accepted on the proposal.
- The proposal can not be adopted.
This rule takes precedence over the rules with reference codes 106, 205, 206, and 328."
[I did this in two seperate rules so that it would be easier to change just one part, and so that a proposal could be retracted by other means.]
Proposal 383
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Lance, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Fri, 10 Apr 1998 16:02:18 +0200
-- Amend RC347 by deleting the first sentence of the second paragraph.-- Amend RC206 by adding to the end of section b the text:
"Additional votes do not count toward quorum."
[Just moving it to the general "additional vote" rule so that we don't have to specifically mention it when creating other ways to get multiple votes.]
Proposal 384
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Andrew, Dan, Frank, Kolja, Lance, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Dirk
Result: adopted Fri, 10 Apr 1998 16:02:18 +0200
Create a rule with the title "Bonus Votes" and the following text:"A player may own any number of Bonus Votes. A player may only receive Bonus Votes as described in the rules.
At any time, a player with one or more Bonus Votes may use them to gain additional votes. To do so, a player must contact the speaker with the following information: the intent to use a Bonus Vote, the number of the proposal e is using the Bonus Vote on, and the vote e wishes to submit. E may use more than one Bonus Vote on the same proposal.
A player may give Bonus Votes to another player by contacting the speaker with the number of Bonus Votes they are giving, and the player e is giving them to."
[A more general additional vote that could be given to a player as an award, or for other reasons. Also, we won't know someone is using one (or more) until after the proposal results are posted.]
Proposal 385
Proposed by Frank
votes cast for: Dan, Kolja, Lance
votes cast against: Andrew
abstained: Dirk, Frank, Michal
Result: adopted Tue, 14 Apr 1998 17:26:48 +0200
Amend RC373C by replacing the string "each player's amount" in the second paragraph with "each entity's amount" and replacing the string "all players' rishonnes holdings" in the third paragraph with "all entities' rishonnes holdings".Create a rule with the title "The Bank" and the text:
"The New Rishonnomic Bank(NRB) exists. Whenever the rules state an entity other than the NRB is gaining/losing rishonnes without stating other entities lose/gain these rishonnes, the NRB shall lose/gain them.
The NRB possesses the amount of rishonnes in circulation minus the amount of rishonnes possessed by other entities.
There are exactly 20000 rishonnes in circulation."
Proposal 386
Proposed by Frank
votes cast for: Lance
votes cast against: Andrew, Dan
abstained: Dirk, Frank, Kolja, Michal
Result: rejected Tue, 14 Apr 1998 17:26:48 +0200
Create a rule with the title "Taxation" and the text:If the New Rishonnomic Bank ever possesses a negative amount of rishonnes, the Treasurer shall declare a taxation must happen.
The Treasurer then assigns the tax numbers A and B to every entity possessing rishonnes other than the NRB (and Internomic, should Internomic be allowed to possess rishonnes). Tax number A is for every entity equal to the number of rishonnes it possesses. Tax number B is the square number of A. Then the Treasurer determines a division number X (for New Rishonnomic as a whole, not every entity), which the highest whole number for which either for an entity B/X (rounded down) is equal to A or for which the sum of all entities' B/X (each rounded down) is equal to or greater than the number of rishonnes needed by the NRB to reach zero or a positive amount.
Every entity then transfers B/X (rounded down) rishonnes to the NRB. If the amount of rishonnes possessed by the NRB is still negative, the procedure is repeated.
Internomic, if allowed to possess rishonnes, may never possess more than the number of rishonnes in circulation.
[Comment: This method of taxation only looks complicated, and should be rather easy to implement. The parts about Internomic are included to protect trade with rishonnes, if such is allowed, and keep the exported rishonnes from destroying this rule.]
Proposal 387
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Frank
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Andrew, Dan, Dirk, Lance, Michal
Result: rejected 22 Apr 1998
Create a rule with the title "Entities" and the text:"The following are considered game entities:
- players
- New Rishonnomic Bank
Anything not listed in this rule is not an entity."
Proposal 388
Proposed by Andrew
votes cast for: Frank, Kolja
votes cast against:
abstained: Andrew, Dan, Dirk, Lance, Michal
Result: adopted 22 Apr 1998
Repeal RC112.
Proposal 389 (cosmetic)
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for:
votes cast against:
abstained: all
Result: fails quorum, 22 Apr 1998
Amend the rule with reference code 317 by changing the following text to the text after that:"A proposal may only be declared cosmetic when it is first submitted to the speaker."
"A proposal may only be declared cosmetic at the time that it is first submitted to the speaker."
Proposal 390
Proposed by Frank
retracted 15 April
--Create a rule with the text:"Something is an entity if and only if the rules define it is an entity. Each player is an entity. Internomic is an entity. Other rules may define other entities."
--Amend RC385 with adding between its first and second sentence:
"The NRB is an entity."
Proposal 391
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Frank, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Andrew, Dan, Dirk, Lance
Result: adopted Thu, 30 Apr 1998 14:42:07 +0200
Amend RC360B by removing the second sentence.
Proposal 392
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Dan
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Andrew, Dirk, Frank, Lance, Michal
Result: rejected Fri, 22 May 1998 15:31:40 +0200
In the last sentence of the rule with reference code 309, replace the text "100 hours" with the text "24 hours". [100 hours is just over four days, leaving quite little time for votes...]
Proposal 393
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Dan, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained: Andrew, Dirk, Frank, Kolja, Lance
Result: adopted Fri, 22 May 1998 15:31:40 +0200
At the end of each western-hemisphere Friday, all players with at least 5 points lose 5 points each.
Proposal 394
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Dan
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Andrew, Dirk, Frank, Lance, Michal
Result: rejected Fri, 22 May 1998 15:31:40 +0200
Whitespace consists of any consecutive non-null sequence composed of any or all of the ASCII characters tabs, spaces, linefeeds, formfeeds, carriage returns, and vertical tabs (which are "whitespace characters"). Any given whitespace in a rule is not part of a rule and may be changed without changing the rule.However and additionally, the breakdown of a rule into English paragraphs, sentences, and words IS part of the rule, and whitespace in a rule may not be changed in such a way as to alter said breakdown, without a rule change (ie, proposal).
Proposal 395
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for:
votes cast against: Dan, Kolja
abstained: Andrew, Dirk, Frank, Lance, Michal
Result: rejected Fri, 22 May 1998 15:31:40 +0200
The Notary Public is an officer of New Rishonnomic.The Notary Public is Klaus Herrmanns. [I (Dan) volunteer for this if Klaus doesn't want it, since it is, after all, my idea.]
If the rules describe a player as being able to perform an action in New Rishonnomic at a certain time, but do not describe a mechanism other than this for the player to perform that action, then the player may perform the action by informing the Notary Public that e is doing so.
If the rules describe a non-player entity as performing an action (in New Rishonnomic) at a certain time, it happens, regardless of who tells whom about it.
No non-entity can ever perform an action in New Rishonnomic.
This paragraph contains the sentinel SQUONKFLAG. At least the following things are, for the purposes of this rule,
[At present, this excludes voting.]
Proposal 396
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Dan
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained: Andrew, Dirk, Frank, Lance, Michal
Result: rejected Fri, 22 May 1998 15:31:40 +0200
If a rule says that it modifies another rule, it is considered to be a conflict between them as described by RC111. Rule changes taking effect are specifically exempted from this, because one can't be too sure.
Proposal 397
Proposed by Kolja
votes cast for: Dan, Kolja, Michal
votes cast against:
abstained:
Result:
Up for voting until Tue, 26 May 1998 15:49:55 +0200
Amend RC326 by replacing the string "a vote or a proposal" with "a vote, a proposal or a judgement".
Proposal 398
Proposed by Frank
votes cast for: Dan, Michal
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained:
Result:
Up for voting until Tue, 26 May 1998 15:49:55 +0200
--Create a rule with the text:
"Something is an entity if and only if the rules define it is an entity. Each player is an entity. Internomic is an entity. Other rules may define other entities."--Amend RC385 with adding between its first and second sentence:
"The NRB is an entity."
Proposal 399
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Dan
votes cast against: Kolja
abstained:
Result: rejected Tue, 2 Jun 1998 17:05:36 +0200
In the last sentence of the rule with reference code 309, replace the text "100 hours" with the text "48 hours".[100 hours is just over four days, leaving quite little time for votes...]
Proposal 400
Proposed by Dan
votes cast for: Dan, Michal
votes cast against: Kolja (twice)
abstained:
Result: rejected Tue, 2 Jun 1998 17:05:36 +0200
An officer may state that e wishes to resign from an office. Once this has occurred, and the officer has not retracted his desire, the next player to state that e wishes to take the office gets it: that is, all instances of the name of the resigning officer in sentences of the rules which state that the resigning officer holds that office are replaced with instances of the name of the volunteering officer. This avoids the need to maintain a centralized table.