Actually, rather embarrasingly, the word Institution only appears once in the latest HLR. "Contracts" in adding contracts as a valid owner, must have subtracted institutions. Therefore, the Chest has no shinies. From rule 2166 "Unless modified by an asset's backing document, ownership of an asset is restricted to Agora, players, and contracts.".
Glad I noticed this ayyyyyyyyyyyy.; On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Owen Jacobson <o...@grimoire.ca> wrote: > Repealing the rule that defines a thing’s existence has not always, and > reliably, caused that thing to cease to exist. > > Case study: all the concerns over outstanding contracts from prior iterations > potentially springing back into life. > > I _strongly_ suspect that repealing the rules defining the Chest as an > Institution would cause it to cease to be one, but I really don’t fancy > cleaning up the mess, and being explicit costs very little. > > -o > >> On Oct 31, 2017, at 2:11 AM, VJ Rada <vijar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> It would. Valid owners of assets are players, Agora and Institutions, >> of which one is the Chest. Destroying the Chest would cause it to no >> longer be an institution, the money would transfer to Agora by >> default, and under the new rules it would be destroyed. >> >> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Owen Jacobson <o...@grimoire.ca> wrote: >>> >>>> On Oct 25, 2017, at 9:29 PM, Nic Evans <nich...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> In the interest of collaborating with everyone else that is working on >>>> econ-related proposals, I'm posting the drafts of my Econ Overhaul as >>>> they get written. Here's the first one. Would love any feedback. >>>> >>>> # Shinies >>>> >>>> Amend 2483 'Economics' to read, in full: >>>> >>>> Shinies (singular "shiny", abbreviated "sh.") are a liquid currency >>>> and the official currency of Agora. >>>> >>>> If Agora would own shinies, they are instead destroyed. >>>> >>>> The Treasuror is the recordkeepor for shinies. >>>> >>>> Repeal 2487 'Shiny Supply Level’ >>> >>> These three rules, together, appear to match the overall feeling of Agora >>> lately - the fixed supply dynamics are the biggest impediment to keeping >>> Shinies moving smoothly. >>> >>>> Amend 2496 'Rewards' to read, in full: >>>> >>>> A Reward is a specified amount of shinies associated with a Reward >>>> Condition. For each time a player meets a Reward Condition, e CAN >>>> and MAY claim the specified award, by announcement, exactly once >>>> within 24 hours of meeting the Reward Condition. >>>> >>>> When a player 'claims' a Reward, the specified number of shinies are >>>> created in eir possession. >>>> >>>> Below is an exhaustive list of Reward Conditions and eir rewards: >>>> >>>> * Being the author of an adopted proposal: 5 sh. >>>> >>>> * Judging a CFJ that e was assigned to: 5 sh. >>>> >>>> * Publishing a duty-fulfilling report: 5 sh. This reward >>>> can only be claimed once per office per week for a weekly report >>>> and once per office per month for a monthly report. >>>> >>>> * Resolving an Agoran Decision for the first time this week: 5 sh. >>>> >>>> * Having a Thesis pass peer-review and be granted a Degree based on >>>> its merit: 20 sh. >>>> >>>> [NOTE: I removed the Pend Reward.] >>>> >>>> [TODO: Add definitions to better distinguish first drafts of reports and >>>> amended reports.] >>>> >>>> [TODO: Replace blue cards with fines. Players get fined for bad reports >>>> and mooted judgements. If they can't pay the fine, they can be carded.] >>>> >>>> Repeal 2497 'Floating Value' >>>> >>>> Repeal 2499 'Welcome Packages' >>>> >>>> Repeal 2508 'Community Chest’ >>> >>> Please remember to do something with the Community Chest’s assets. I’m not >>> fully confident that repealing the rule would be sufficient to cause its >>> shinies to be destroyed. >>> >>>> Amend 2516 to read, in full: >>>> >>>> As part of eir monthly duties, the Secretary SHALL, for every player, >>>> create in eir possession 50 shinies. >>>> >>>> As part of eir weekly duties, the Secretary SHALL, for every player >>>> that registered in the last week, create in eir possession 50 >>>> shinies. >>>> >>>> [NOTE: 50 is enough to perform 5 actions under the Triangular Costs >>>> paradigm, and still have a bit left over.] >>>> >>>> Repeal 2500 'Action Points' >>>> >>>> Enact a new Power 1 rule titled 'Triangular Costs' with the following >>>> text: >>>> >>>> Action Cost is a player switch, with possible values of triangular >>>> numbers, and default value of 1. At the beginning of every month, >>>> every player's Action Cost is set to 1. >>>> >>>> [NOTE: I have no explanation for using triangular numbers except it >>>> feels good.] >>>> >>>> Amend 2445 'How to Pend a Proposal' by replacing the paragraphs >>>> starting with 'a)' and 'b)' with: >>>> >>>> a) by spending 1 Pending Ticket, OR >>>> >>>> b) by paying eir Action Cost in shinies. Eir Action Cost is then >>>> flipped to the next highest triangular number. >>>> >>>> Amend 991 'Calls for Judgement' by replacing the paragraphs starting >>>> with 'a)' and 'b)' with: >>>> >>>> a) by spending 1 CFJ Ticket, OR >>>> >>>> b) by paying eir Action Cost in shinies. Eir Action Cost is then >>>> flipped to the next highest triangular number. >>>> >>>> # Estates >>>> >>>> [TODO: All of this] >>>> >>>> # Stamps >>>> >>>> Amend 2498 'Economic Wins' by changing its title to "Stamps" >>>> and amending it to read in full: >>>> >>>> Stamps are an asset. The Treasuror is the recordkeepor of Stamps. >>>> >>>> Each stamp has an associated Series and Value. The Series of a Stamp >>>> is assigned at its creation. >>>> >>>> The Value of a given stamp is the current total number of stamps >>>> divided by the current total number of stamps within the same Series. >>>> >>>> Create a new Power 1 rule titled "Stamp Collections" with the following >>>> text: >>>> >>>> A Collection is any three stamps fitting some condition. A Collection >>>> has a Value, and CAN be destroyed by announcement to create that >>>> value in shinies. >>>> >>>> A Set is a Collection where all stamps are of the same Series. A set >>>> has a value equal to three time the sum of the values of the stamps >>>> in it. >>>> >>>> A Run is a Collection where all stamps are of different Series. A run >>>> has a value equal to the sum of the values of the stamps in it. >>>> >>>> A player MAY destroy any Collection e owns by announcement to create, >>>> in eir possession, the Collection's Value in shinies. >>>> >>>> When the Treasuror publishes eir weekly report, e SHALL destroy >>>> any Collections any player owns to create, in that player's >>>> possession, the Collection's Value in shinies. >>>> >>>> TODO: Weekly, Agora either auctions any stamps it has or creates three >>>> of the same Series, randomly chosen from the list of current players, >>>> and auctions them. >>> >>> -o >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >>> From V.J. Rada > -- >From V.J. Rada
