This is just popped into my head, and I thought I would write it out
for comments. Essentially, this broadens current offices by converting
them into 3-person committees. By doing so, it provides redundancy to
official duties and thus eliminates a considerable amount of ruletext
designed to compensate for officers who fail in their duties.
Proto-proposal: Committees
AI 3
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Rename R1006 to "Committees" and amend it to read:
{{
A Committee is comprised of up to three different Players (its
members), one of which is designated the Chair for that Committee. A
Committee with less than three Players is said to have a vacancy.
Any Player MAY join a Committee with a vacancy without Objection. Any
Player MAY replace another Player on a Committee with Agoran Consent.
Any Player MAY leave a Committee they are part of by announcement.
Committees may be assigned duties and special powers by the rules. Any
non-suspended member of a Committee MAY act on behalf of that
Committee to fulfill those duties and exercise those powers. The Chair
of a Committee MAY suspend or un-suspend a member of the same
Committee by announcement. Suspension is local to the Committee in
question, and being suspended in one Committee does not prevent a
Player from acting on behalf of another Committee they are a
non-suspended member of. The Chair of a Committee may voluntarily
relinquish the title to another member of the same Committee by
announcement.
If a Committee fails to satisfy a Timing Order to perform a certain
duty required in the rules, then the Chair of that Committee ceases to
be a member of that Committee.
}}
Amend R2143 to read:
{{
For each Committee, the rules may designate certain information that
is to be included in that Committee's regular report. The Chair of a
Committee is REQUIRED to maintain all information that is to be
included in the Committee's report (if any), and the other members of
that Committee are ENCOURAGED to maintain said information as well.
Each Committee MUST publish all such information on a weekly basis,
unless otherwise specified.
Each Committee's report shall include (in addition to any other
required information) a summary of recent actions taken by that
Committee.
}}
Rename R2139 to "Registration Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Registration Committee is responsible for keeping track of Players
and watchers. The committee's report shall include:
* Each Player's nickname (if any) and listed e-mail address(es)
* The date on which each player most recently registered
* The activity status of each Player, either Active or Inactive.
* A list of all Fora, with sufficient data regarding each forum to
allow Players to receive messages there.
* A list of current watchers
At a minimum of once every quarter, the Registration Committee SHALL
query all watchers. Any which fail to respond to the query SHALL be
removed from the watchers list.
The Registration Committee MAY remove any inactive player from a
Committee by announcement.
The Registration Committee MAY change the publicity of any forum
without objection.
}}
Amend R478 by removing the paragraph (and bulleted sub-points) that
begin with "The Registrar may"
Amend R2130 by removing the last paragraph
Repeal R103 "Always a Speaker"
Repeal R402 "Church and State"
Rename R2138 to "Administration Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Administration Committee is responsible for keeping track of the
various Committees and their reports.
The Administration Committee's report shall include:
* The members of each Committee.
* The Chair of each Committee.
* The date on which each member joined a Committee.
* The date of the most recent official report of each Committee
* The date of the most recent ratified official report of each Committee
As soon as possible after all members of any one Committee have been
members of that Committee for at least one month, the Administration
Committee SHALL submit a disinterested proposal with AI 1 for each
member of that Committee, the sole text of which would remove that
member from that Committee.
As soon as possible after a Player is the Chair of three or more
Committees, the Administration Committee SHALL remove that player from
the membership of one such Committee by announcement.
If ever a Committee does not have a member who is designated as the
Chair for that Committee, the Administration Committee SHALL as soon
as possible designate the member of that Committee who has been part
of that Committee for the longest period of time as its Chair.
As soon as possible after any official report reaches two weeks of age
from the time it is posted, the Administration Committee SHALL attempt
to ratify said report. The report becomes ratified without objection.
When a document is ratified, the gamestate is modified so that the
ratified document was completely true and accurate at the time it was
published. Nevertheless, the ratification of a document does not
invalidate, reverse, alter, or cancel any messages or actions, even if
they were unrecorded or overlooked, or change the legality of any
attempted action.
}}
Repeal R1551 "Ratification"
Rename R1377 to "Historical Affairs Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Historical Affairs Committee is responsible for keeping track of
the history of Agora.
The Historical Affairs Committee's report shall include:
* A list of all Patent Titles (both past and present) awarded and not revoked.
The Historical Affairs Committee is ENCOURAGED to maintain historical
records of Agoran documents, such as proposals and CFJs.
The Historical Affairs Committee SHALL maintain the page about Agora
on the NomicWiki at nomic.net by ensuring it is accurate and up to
date on no less than a monthly basis. This page, when updated, is to
include a list of current players. The Historical Affairs Committee is
also ENCOURAGED to advertise Agora in other suitable locations.
}}
Amend R649 by removing the last two sentences.
Amend R2129 by replacing all instances of "The Herald" with "The
Historical Affairs Committee" and replacing the first paragraph with:
{{
When a Player is placed "In the Chokey", they are awarded the patent
title of "In the Chokey"
}}
Rename R1051 to "Rules Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Rules Committee is responsible for maintaining the text of the
rules of Agora.
The Rules Committee's report shall include:
* The Short Logical Ruleset
* The Full Logical Ruleset (published Monthly)
}}
Amend R1681 by replacing all instances of "The Rulekeepor" with "The
Rules Committee".
Repeal R1450 "Separation of Powers"
Amend R107 by removing the sub-item marked "c" and renumbering item d to c.
Rename R2137 to "Elections Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Elections Committee is responsible for collecting votes on Agoran Decisions.
The Elections Commitee's report shall include:
* Each player's voting limit on ordinary proposals
* Each player's voting credits
As soon as possible after the end of the voting period for an Agoran
Decision, the Elections Committee SHALL publish the results of said
decision. Said publication is only valid if it clearly identifies the
Agoran Decision in question and specifies which of the available
options was selected by Agora.
}}
Repeal R2117 "Replacing the Vote Collector"
Repeal R208 "Resolving Agoran Decisions"
Amend R955 by replacing "vote collector" with "Elections Committee".
Rename R1607 to "Legislative Committee". Amend the first paragraph to read:
{{
The Legislative Committee is responsible for receiving and
distributing proposals.
}}
In the remainder of R1607, replace "The Promoter" with "The
Legislative Committee"
Rename R2019 to "Oversight Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Oversight Committee is responsible for ensuring the safety and
health of Agora by ensuring the passage of appropriate legislation.
The Oversight Committee MAY veto any Ordinary Proposal. Quorum for any
vetoed proposal is set to positive infinity.
The Oversignt Committee MAY rubberstamp any Ordinary Proposal. Quorum
for any rubberstamped proposal may not exceed 3.
}}
Rename R889 to "Judiciary Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Judiciary Committee is responsible for receiving and distributing
Calls for Judgment (CfJs) and Appeals.
The Judiciary Committee's report shall include a summary of all recent
CfJs, including its caller, statement, judge (if assigned), and
judgment (if rendered).
As soon as possible after a CfJ becomes open, the Judiciary Committee
SHALL assign an eligible Player to Judge that CfJ by announcement.
That Player remains the Trial Judge for that CfJ until e is recused or
becomes ineligible to judge it.
A Trial Judge's deliberation period on a CfJ begins when e is assigned
to Judge it by the Judiciary Committee, and ends exactly one week
later. As soon as possible after the end of the deliberation period on
a CfJ that has not yet been judged, the Judiciary Committee SHALL
recuse the Trial Judge by announcement.
}}
Amend R2024, R2133, R1564, R1447, R1804 and R2132 by replacing "The
Clerk of the Courts" with "The Judiciary Committee".
Amend R1868 by deleting the second paragraph.
Repeal R698 "Always an Eligible Judge"
Amend R1871 by replacing all instances of "The Clerk of the Courts"
with "The Judiciary Committee" and replacing the paragraph beginning
with "the Clerk of the Courts may" with:
{{
When a player becomes inactive, e becomes lying down
}}
Repeal R591 "Legal Judgments"
Amend R911 by replacing "Clerk of the Courts" with "Judiciary
Committee" and by replacing bulleted points a, b, and c with:
{{
a) The members of the Judiciary Committee are selected (if eligible)
b) Any remaining positions are filled by selection of the Judiciary
Committee from among all remaining eligible players.
}}
And by replacing the last paragraph with:
{{
The Lead Judge for the board is selected as follows:
1. The Chair of the Judiciary Committee is the Lead Judge, if selected
2. The longest serving member of the Judiciary Committee is the Lead
Judge, if possible
3. Otherwise, the Judiciary Committee designates a selected Judge to
be the Lead Judge.
}}
Rename R2148 to "Foreign Affairs Committee" and amend it to read:
{{
The Foreign Affairs Committee is responsible for representing Agora in
relations to other Nomics and external entities.
The Foreign Affairs Committee's report shall include:
* A list of each Agoran Protectorate
* The location of the closest eqivalent to a public forum for each
Agoran Protectorate.
* A history detailing all major events pertaining to Agora's Protectorates.
As soon as possible after Agora passes a proposal that would alter a
Protectorate's ruleset or gamestate, the Foreign Affairs Committee
SHALL notify the Protectorate of said change through a notice to that
Protectorate's public forum (or closest equivalent).
Should Agora incur powers or obligations as a player (or equivalent)
in another Nomic, the Foreign Affairs Committee SHALL act on behalf of
Agora to fulfill those obligations and exercise those powers.
}}
}
