Nice catch, fixed.
On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 at 13:52 Corona <liliumalbum.ag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Claim of Error:
>
> R2452 "Trust Tokens", annotation CFJ 3569 - [...] C does not thereby
> issue a Trust Token to A.
>
> Should be replaced with (without the asterisks): *A* does not thereby
> issue a Trust Token to *C*.
>
> On 11/16/17, Alexis Hunt <aler...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > THE FULL LOGICAL RULESET
> >
> > ========================================================================
> > Agora
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 101/17 (Power=4.0)
> > The Game of Agora
> >
> > Agora is a game of Nomic, wherein Persons, acting in accordance
> > with the Rules, communicate their game Actions and/or results of
> > these actions via Fora in order to play the game. The game may be
> > won, but the game never ends.
> >
> > Please treat Agora Right Good Forever.
> >
> > History:
> > Initial Immutable Rule 101 at Agora's birth, Jun 30, 1993
> > Mutated from MI=unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1480, Mar 15, 1995
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep 27, 1999
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), Aug 06, 2005
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 4866 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 4867 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), Jan 22, 2007
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 4944 (Zefram), May 03, 2007
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 5090 (Zefram), Jul 25, 2007
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 5731 [disinterested] (G.), Oct 08, 2008
> > Retitled by Proposal 5769 (G.), Oct 17, 2008
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 5769 (G.), Oct 17, 2008
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 5773 (G.), Oct 17, 2008
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 6028 (Murphy), Jan 08, 2009
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 6158 (G.), Mar 31, 2009
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 6589 [disinterested] (omd), Dec 06, 2009
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 7183 (G.), Feb 26, 2012
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 7596 (omd), Sep 14, 2013
> > Retitled by Proposal 7614 (G.), Jan 13, 2014
> > Amended(16) by Proposal 7614 (G.), Jan 13, 2014
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 7743 (G.), May 12, 2015
> > Power changed from power 3.0 to 4.0 by Proposal 7889 "Agora Protection
> > Act" (Aris), Sep 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 24:
> > Players must obey the Rules even in out-of-game actions.
> > CFJ 825 (called Nov 07, 1995):
> > Players must obey the Rules even if no Rule says so.
> > CFJ 1848 (called Dec 21, 2007):
> > The game must operate according to the rules that prevail at the time,
> > and not attempt to incorporate any retroactive changes made in the
> > future.
> > CFJ 1709 (called Jul 26, 2007):
> > The rules are binding on all those who play the game in the broader
> > sense, regardless of whether they have the rule-defined status of
> > "player".
> > CFJ 1911-1914 (called Mar 18, 2008):
> > Physical realities supersede the Rules by default.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 1698/5 (Power=4.0)
> > Agora Is A Nomic
> >
> > Agora is ossified if it is IMPOSSIBLE for any reasonable
> > combination of actions by players to cause arbitrary rule changes
> > to be made and/or arbitrary proposals to be adopted within a
> > four-week period.
> >
> > If, but for this rule, the net effect of a proposal would cause
> > Agora to become ossified, or would cause Agora to cease to exist,
> > it cannot take effect, rules to the contrary notwithstanding. If
> > any other single change or inseperable group of changes to the
> > gamestate would cause Agora to become ossified, or would cause
> > Agora to cease to exist, it is cancelled and does not occur, rules
> > to the contrary notwithstanding.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 3465 (Steve), Apr 26, 1997
> > Retitled by Proposal 5536 (Murphy), Jun 07, 2008
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 5536 (Murphy), Jun 07, 2008
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 7075 (Alexis), Jun 16, 2011
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 7088 (omd), Jul 23, 2011
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 7628 (ais523), Apr 07, 2014
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 7889 "Agora Protection Act" (Aris), Sep 26,
> > 2017
> > Power changed from power 3.0 to 4.0 by Proposal 7889 "Agora Protection
> > Act" (Aris), Sep 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 478/34 (Power=3.0)
> > Fora
> >
> > Freedom of speech being essential for the healthy functioning of
> > any non-Imperial nomic, it is hereby resolved that no Player shall
> > be prohibited from participating in the Fora, nor shall any person
> > create physical or technological obstacles that unduly favor some
> > players' fora access over others.
> >
> > Publicity is a forum switch with values Public, Discussion, and
> > Foreign (default), tracked by the Registrar. Changes to publicity
> > are secured.
> >
> > The Registrar may change the publicity of a forum without
> > objection as long as:
> >
> > 1. e sends eir announcement of intent to that forum; and
> >
> > 2. if the forum is to be made public, the announcement by which
> > the Registrar makes that forum public is sent to all existing
> > public fora.
> >
> > Each player should ensure e can receive messages via each public
> > forum.
> >
> > A public message is a message sent via a public forum, or sent to
> > all players and containing a clear designation of intent to be
> > public. A rule can also designate that a part of one public
> > message is considered a public message in its own right. A person
> > "publishes" or "announces" something by sending a public message.
> >
> > Where the rules define an action that CAN be performed "by
> > announcement", a person performs that action by unambiguously and
> > clearly specifying the action and announcing that e performs it.
> > Any action performed by sending a message is performed at the time
> > date-stamped on that message. Actions in messages (including
> > sub-messages) are performed in the order they appear in the
> > message, unless otherwise specified.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 478 (Jim Shea), Sep 20, 1993
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 1477, Mar 08, 1995
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 1576, Apr 28, 1995
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 1610, Jul 10, 1995
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 1700, Sep 01, 1995
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 2052, Dec 19, 1995
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 2400, Jan 20, 1996
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 2739 (Swann), Nov 07, 1996, substantial
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 2791 (Andre), Jan 30, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 3521 (Chuck), Jun 23, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 3823 (Ørjan), Jan 21, 1999
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), May 13, 2001
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 4248 (Murphy), Feb 19, 2002
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 4456 (Maud), Feb 22, 2003
> > Power changed from power 1.0 to 3.0 by Proposal 4690 (root), Apr 18,
> > 2005
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 4690 (root), Apr 18, 2005
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 4833 (Maud), Aug 06, 2005
> > Amended(16) by Proposal 4866 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 4939 (Murphy), Apr 29, 2007
> > Amended(18) by Proposal 5014 (Zefram), Jun 24, 2007
> > Amended(19) by Proposal 5111 (Murphy), Aug 02, 2007
> > Amended(20) by Proposal 5172 (Murphy), Aug 29, 2007
> > Amended(21) by Proposal 5272 [disinterested] (Murphy), Nov 07, 2007
> > Amended(22) by Proposal 5291 (root), Nov 14, 2007
> > Amended(23) by Proposal 5535 (Murphy), Jun 07, 2008
> > Amended(24) by Proposal 5613 (Quazie), Jul 29, 2008
> > Amended(25) by Proposal 5639 (Murphy), Jul 29, 2008
> > Amended(26) by Proposal 5818 (omd), Nov 01, 2008
> > Amended(27) by Proposal 6022 (Murphy), Dec 22, 2008
> > Amended(28) by Proposal 6785 [disinterested] (Alexis), Aug 22, 2010
> > Amended(29) by Proposal 6963 (Murphy), Mar 20, 2011
> > Amended(30) by Proposal 7073 (woggle), Jun 16, 2011
> > Amended(31) by Proposal 7614 (G.), Jan 13, 2014
> > Amended(32) by Proposal 7632 (Alexis), May 01, 2014
> > Amended(33) by Proposal 7810 (nichdel), Sep 11, 2016
> > Amended(34) by Rule 2430, May 24, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 1451-1452 (called Mar 06, 2003):
> > A message that is split into multiple email messages can qualify as a
> > single message for game purposes, if it is obvious how to combine the
> > parts to reconstruct the single message.
> > CFJ 752 (called Mar 13, 1995):
> > Something sent to a Player who is obligated to send it to all Players
> > is sufficient for sending something to the PF.
> > CFJ 813 (called Oct 22, 1995):
> > A Player need not prove that e can receive the PF.
> > CFJ 831 (called Nov 10, 1995):
> > 'The Date: header of a message is not necessarily the time at which
> > the message takes effect.'
> > CFJ 2205 (called Oct 02, 2008):
> > A message takes effect at exactly one of the times date-stamped on it;
> > selecting which one is a matter of game custom.
> > CFJ 2212 (called Oct 07, 2008):
> > An IRC channel is a forum.
> > CFJ 2211 (called Oct 07, 2008):
> > It is generally possible for an IRC channel to be a public forum.
> > CFJ 2214 (called Oct 07, 2008):
> > Some IRC messages, such as NICK, are sent to all members of an IRC
> > channel but are not sent via that channel.
> > CFJ 866 (called Apr 08, 1996):
> > A message is "received" when the message enters the recipient's normal
> > technical domain of control, whether this be eir private machine or
> > eir private account on a shared machine (but not the shared machine
> > itself, if the recipient does not control it).
> > CFJ 1112:
> > In order to submit a Proposal, in the sense of R1865 and elsewhere, it
> > is not sufficient that a collection of text 'with the clear indication
> > that that text is intended to become a Proposal' (R1483) merely be
> > sent to the Public Forum by a Proposing Entity; the collection of text
> > must also be received in the Public Forum.
> > CFJ 1314 (called Aug 15, 2001):
> > If a message sent to a public forum is rejected by the list moderator,
> > it still qualifies as having been sent via a public forum.
> > CFJ 1905 (called Feb 07, 2008):
> > Regardless of CFJ 1314, a message has not been sent via a forum until
> > most persons who have arranged to receive messages via the forum
> > receive it.
> > CFJ 1888 (called Jan 31, 2008):
> > Sending a message to a Discussion Forum, or other mailing list except
> > for a Public Forum, does not qualify as sending it to all players.
> > CFJ 1631 (called Apr 29, 2007):
> > Public announcements must be made in the message body; the subject
> > line is insignificant.
> > CFJ 1784 (called Nov 05, 2007):
> > An undescriptive or misleading subject line does not deprive the
> > message body of effect.
> > CFJ 1880 (called Jan 22, 2008):
> > A phrase that would, in the message body, cancel the effect of the
> > rest of the message, does not have such an effect if it appears in the
> > subject line.
> > CFJ 1761 (called Sep 30, 2007):
> > Publishing part of a message is a different action from publishing the
> > whole message.
> > CFJ 1646 (called Apr 30, 2007):
> > The act of "publishing" or "announcing" is accomplished when the
> > message has left the sender's technical domain of control, indicated
> > by one of the "Received:" headers0.
> > CFJ 1695 (called Jun 23, 2007):
> > A partnership, which by its nature can't directly send email, can
> > participate in the fora by means of its members sending messages on
> > its behalf, if its governing agreement says so.
> > CFJ 1768 (called Oct 22, 2007):
> > The right of participation in the fora is the right to participate in
> > them for their intended purposes, and is not necessarily infringed by
> > regulations regarding the manner and type of participation.
> > CFJ 1738 (called Aug 29, 2007):
> > An obligation on a player to not publish statements that e believes
> > are true would conflict with the right of participation in the fora.
> > CFJ 1719 (called Aug 12, 2007):
> > A player can, if e intends, have public messages sent on eir behalf,
> > including via a web form that allows all-comers to send messages on
> > eir behalf without specific approval.
> > CFJ 1833-1834 (called Dec 18, 2007):
> > A player can, by contractual arrangement, grant another player the
> > capacity to act by announcement on eir behalf.
> > CFJ 1893 (called Feb 03, 2008):
> > A non-consensual non-contractual arrangement cannot grant a player the
> > capacity to act by announcement on behalf of another.
> > CFJ 2397 (called Mar 03, 2009):
> > A player can grant or revoke permission at will for another player to
> > act by announcement on eir behalf.
> > CFJ 2322 (called Dec 24, 2008):
> > The ability to act on behalf can be created by any willful agreement.
> > CFJ 1336 (called Dec 13, 2001):
> > A public statement that one wishes to perform an action that one can
> > perform by announcement can constitute an announcement that performs
> > that action.
> > CFJ 1621 (called Feb 08, 2007):
> > Where an action can be performed by announcement, announcing that one
> > deems something to be the case that would result from that action does
> > not constitute performing the action.
> > CFJ 1584 (called Feb 24, 2006), CFJ 1728 (called Aug 20, 2007):
> > ' Saying "I do X 1000 times", where X is something that can be done by
> > announcement, is an acceptable shorthand for 1000 instances of "I do
> > X", but this shorthand cannot be used with an infinite repeat count,
> > because it is impossible to write out an infinite number of instances
> > of "I do X".'
> > CFJ 1774 (called Nov 01, 2007):
> > Saying "I do X 10000 times", where X is something that can be done by
> > announcement, does not necessarily achieve 10000 instances of X, if
> > writing out 10000 instances of "I do X" would be a substantial effort
> > such that using the shorthand is abusive. The presumption is in favour
> > of the shorthand being successful.
> > CFJ 1775 (called Nov 01, 2007):
> > If an announcement of the form "I do X N times" is not be acceptable
> > shorthand for N instances of "I do X", then the announcement is
> > completely nullified, and does not have the effect of M instances of
> > "I do X" for any non-zero repeat count M.
> > CFJ 1730 (called Aug 22, 2007):
> > An appropriate announcement will accomplish an action even if its
> > author believed the action was impossible.
> > CFJ 1841 (called Dec 20, 2007):
> > A message-based action cannot be retroactive.
> > CFJ 1971 (called May 22, 2008):
> > An announcement with a general disclaimer as to its contents cannot
> > fulfill a requirement to report information, but it may successfully
> > cause game actions to be taken if the actions do not depend on the
> > truth value of the disclaimed contents.
> > CFJ 2133 (called Aug 09, 2008):
> > A disclaimed statement cannot cause an action to be taken by
> > announcement.
> > CFJ 2112 (called Jul 23, 2008):
> > An action is only taken by announcement if the Rules define it as
> > such; e.g., posting an objection to a dependent action is not an
> > action taken by announcement.
> > CFJ 2151 (called Sep 05, 2008):
> > Some unregulated actions, such as celebrating and revealing things,
> > can be taken by announcement.
> > CFJ 2086 (called Jul 15, 2008):
> > Message-based actions are always taken in some order, never precisely
> > simultaneously, possibly unless otherwise stated.
> > CFJ 2179 (called Sep 23, 2008):
> > An message-based action can be taken even if its sender cannot be
> > identified.
> > CFJ 2221 (called Oct 13, 2008):
> > When an action is specified as "can do X in order to do Y", and a
> > player does X without specifying intent to do Y, e does not do Y.
> > CFJ 2238 (called Oct 22, 2008):
> > The requirement of unambiguous specification applies to the parameters
> > of an action.
> > CFJ 2363 (called Feb 01, 2009):
> > "X can do Y by doing Z" does not imply that X can do Z.
> > CFJ 2441 (called Apr 06, 2009):
> > Due to a limitation of the mailing list archives, attaching a message
> > with a particular text does not count as publishing that text.
> > CFJ 3025 (called May 15, 2011):
> > If it is clear what he did, then it must be clear what he did; if it
> > is not clear what he did, then it is not clear what he did.
> > CFJ 3106 (called Oct 19, 2011):
> > When a person announces that "e performs" an action, the referent of
> > "e" (i.e. eir identity) must be clear.
> > CFJ 3002 (called Apr 19, 2011):
> > A message of the form "This statement causes {action}" is ineffective
> > as a way to perform {action}, and may be an attempt to act on behalf
> > of the statement.
> > CFJ 2899 (called Nov 12, 2010):
> > A player's real name does not necessary identify em.
> > CFJ 3409 (called Apr 09, 2014):
> > An action can be performed in the subject line of a message, if it
> > sufficiently clear (as outlined in the judgment).
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ========================================================================
> > Awards
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2438/7 (Power=3.0)
> > Ribbons
> >
> > The Tailor is an office, and the recordkeepor of Ribbons.
> >
> > Ribbon Ownership is a person switch, tracked by the Tailor in his
> > monthly report, whose values are the subsets of the set of types
> > of Ribbon, defaulting to the empty set.If the rules are amended to
> > change the types of Ribbon, if a player's Ribbon Ownership is
> > subsequently illegal, then it is updated by removing all
> > nonexistent types rather than resetting the entire value to
> > default.
> >
> > To "award a person a <Ribbon type>" is to add that type of Ribbon
> > to that person's Ribbon Ownership. A person "owns a <Ribbon type>"
> > if that type of Ribbon is an element of eir Ribbon Ownership.
> >
> > While a person qualifies for a type of Ribbon, any player can
> > generally award em that type of Ribbon. A person qualifies for a
> > type of Ribbon if e has earned that type of Ribbon within the
> > preceding 7 days (including earlier in the same message) and has
> > not owned that type of Ribbon within the preceding 7 days.
> >
> > While a person owns all types of Ribbon, that person can Raise a
> > Banner by announcement. This causes that person to win the game.
> > That person's Ribbon Ownership becomes the empty set.
> >
> > The types of Ribbon, and the methods of obtaining them, are as
> > follows:
> >
> > Red (R): When a proposal is adopted and changes at least one rule
> > with Power >= 3, its proposer earns a Red Ribbon.
> >
> > Orange (O): When a proposal is adopted via an Agoran Decision on
> > which no valid ballots were AGAINST (after evaluating
> > conditionals), its proposer earns an Orange Ribbon.
> >
> > Green (G): While a person has held an elected office continuously
> > for 30 days, and has not failed to perform any duties of that
> > office within the appropriate time limits during those 30 days,
> > that person qualifies for a Green Ribbon.
> >
> > Cyan (C): When a person deputises for an office, that person earns
> > a Cyan Ribbon.
> >
> > Blue (B): When a person assigns a judgement to a CFJ, and has
> > never violated a time limit to assign a judgement to that CFJ,
> > that person earns a Blue Ribbon.
> >
> > Magenta (M): During Agora's Birthday, each person who has publicly
> > acknowledged the fact qualifies for a Magenta Ribbon.
> >
> > Ultraviolet (U): When a person is awarded the Patent Title
> > Champion, that person earns an Ultraviolet Ribbon.
> >
> > Violet (V): When a person is awarded a Patent Title other than
> > Champion or a degree, that person earns a Violet Ribbon.
> >
> > Indigo (I): When a person is awarded a degree, that person earns
> > an Indigo Ribbon.
> >
> > Platinum (P): The Speaker qualifies for a Platinum Ribbon.
> >
> > Lime (L): A person qualifies for a Lime Ribbon if three or more
> > proposals adopted in the preceding 7 days had that person as a
> > coauthor.
> >
> > White (W): A player qualifies for a White Ribbon if e has never
> > previously owned a White Ribbon (including under previous
> > rulesets). A player who has been registered for at least 30 days
> > and has never caused another person to gain a White Ribbon
> > (including under a previous ruleset) CAN award a White Ribbon to
> > another person by announcement.
> >
> > Black (K): This rule does not specify any methods of obtaining
> > Black Ribbons.
> >
> > Gray (A): The Tailor CAN award a Gray Ribbon by announcement,
> > unless e has done so earlier in the month. E is ENCOURAGED to
> > award such a Ribbon in the same message in which e publishes eir
> > monthly report.
> >
> > Transparent (T): A person qualifies for a Transparent Ribbon while
> > the number of other types of Ribbon that that person qualifies for
> > and/or has earned within the previous 7 days is at least 5.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7698 (ais523), Nov 03, 2014
> > Power changed from power 1.0 to 3.0 by Proposal 7725 (aranea), Nov 16,
> > 2014
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7735 (aranea), May 02, 2015
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 7746 (aranea), May 19, 2015
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 7748 (ais523), Jun 30, 2015
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 7760 (G.), Jul 19, 2015
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 7834 (ais523), Dec 05, 2016
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 7922 "Clarity Act" (Alexis), Oct 23, 2017
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 7933 "Ribbon Preservation Act" (Alexis), Nov
> > 06, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 649/38 (Power=1.5)
> > Patent Titles
> >
> > A Patent Title is a legal title given to a person in recognition
> > of the person's distinction. The Herald is an office; its holder
> > is responsible for tracking Patent Titles in eir monthly report.
> >
> > Awarding or revoking a Patent Title is secured. A person permitted
> > and enabled to award (revoke) a Patent Title SHALL do so in a
> > timely fashion after the conditions authorizing em to do so are
> > announced, unless there is an open judicial case contesting the
> > validity of those conditions.
> >
> > The Herald CAN award a specified Patent Title to a specified
> > player With 2 Agoran Consent.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 649 (Wes), around Oct 22, 1993
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 1334, Nov 22, 1994
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 1681, Aug 22, 1995
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 2532, Mar 10, 1996
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 2693, Oct 03, 1996
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 2807 (Andre), Feb 08, 1997, cosmetic
> > (unattributed)
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 3445 (General Chaos), Mar 26, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 3488 (Zefram), May 19, 1997, substantial
> > (unattributed)
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 3849 (Vlad), Apr 06, 1999
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 3860 (Peekee), May 12, 1999
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 3914 (Elysion), Sep 19, 1999
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 3916 (harvel), Sep 27, 1999
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb 04, 2000
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 08, 2000
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb 13, 2001
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), May 13, 2001
> > Amended(16) by Proposal 4497 (Steve), May 13, 2003
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 4691 (root), Apr 18, 2005
> > Amended(18) by Proposal 4824 (Maud; with Manu), Jul 17, 2005
> > Amended(19) by Proposal 4865 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(20) by Proposal 5036 (Zefram), Jun 28, 2007
> > Amended(21) by Proposal 5084 [disinterested] (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Amended(22) by Proposal 5112 (Murphy), Aug 02, 2007
> > Amended(23) by Proposal 5123 (Zefram), Aug 13, 2007
> > Amended(24) by Proposal 5237 [disinterested] (AFO), Oct 03, 2007
> > Amended(25) by Proposal 5239 (AFO), Oct 03, 2007
> > Amended(26) by Proposal 5341 (G.), Dec 08, 2007
> > Amended(27) by Proposal 5412 (woggle), Jan 26, 2008
> > Power changed from power 1.0 to 1.5 by Proposal 5437 (G.), Feb 13,
> > 2008
> > Amended(28) by Proposal 5437 (G.), Feb 13, 2008
> > Amended(29) by Proposal 6047 (omd), Jan 13, 2009
> > Amended(30) by Proposal 6175 (Yally), Apr 07, 2009
> > Amended(31) by cleaning (Wooble), Apr 13, 2009
> > Amended(32) by Proposal 6424 (Walker), Aug 16, 2009
> > Amended(33) by Proposal 7050 (omd), May 16, 2011
> > Amended(34) by Proposal 7315 (omd), Oct 16, 2012
> > Amended(35) by Proposal 7420 (omd), May 27, 2013
> > Amended(36) by Proposal 7470 [disinterested] (woggle), Jun 17, 2013
> > Amended(37) by Proposal 7621 (G.), Feb 23, 2014
> > Amended(38) by Proposal 7755 (G.), Jun 30, 2015
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 1525 (called Nov 15, 2004):
> > If a patent title is defined by the rules, and previously the rules
> > defined a patent title with the same spelling but a different award
> > condition, the two are the same patent title.
> > CFJ 1592 (called Dec 01, 2006):
> > A patent title, once borne, is borne until explicitly revoked, even if
> > the rule defining the patent title is repealed or the patent title was
> > never defined by a rule.
> > CFJ 1731 (called Aug 23, 2007):
> > It is possible for an entity {a person at the time of CFJ 1731} to
> > bear more than one instance of a patent title simultaneously.
> > CFJ 1591 (called Dec 01, 2006):
> > Where a person bears the patent title X, and X is not also defined by
> > the rules to have some special meaning, it is correct to say that that
> > person "is an X".
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2444/2 (Power=1.0)
> > Silver Quill
> >
> > The Silver Quill is an annual award designed to honor the authors
> > of proposals of outstanding merit and influence on the game.
> >
> > In a timely fashion after the end of each Agoran Year, the Herald
> > SHALL initiate and Agoran Decision to determine which Proposal has
> > most greatly influenced that (ending) year of play.
> >
> > For this decision, the valid options are all proposals adopted
> > between November 1 of the year prior to the ending year, and
> > October 31 of the ending year. The vote collector is the Herald,
> > and the voting method is instant runoff.
> >
> > Players are ENCOURAGED to discuss which eligible proposals best
> > satisfy the aforementioned criteria. Proposals submitted by new
> > players SHOULD be given somewhat higher weight, but the primary
> > reference should be the proposals themselves and their effect on
> > the game since adoption.
> >
> > Upon the resolution of the decision, if the outcome is not FAILED
> > QUORUM and there were at least three votes containing it in any
> > preference slot, that proposal wins the Ceremony, and the Herald
> > is authorized to award its author the Patent Title of "Silver
> > Quill YYYY, substituting the ending year; otherwise, there is no
> > winner.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7722 (omd), Nov 11, 2014
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7778 (Alexis), Aug 14, 2014
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 7809 (G.), Sep 11, 2016
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2415/0 (Power=1.5)
> > Badges
> >
> > A Badge is any patent title with the word 'badge' as part of its
> > name. A badge SHOULD be used to award multiple persons for
> > participating in specific event of note within Agora. Any player
> > CAN award a badge that does not yet exist to three or more persons
> > simultaneously, with Agoran Consent. The Herald CAN award an
> > existing badge to persons Without Objection.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7516 (G.), Jul 19, 2013
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 1367/19 (Power=3.0)
> > Degrees
> >
> > Certain patent titles are known as degrees. The degrees are
> >
> > - Associate of Nomic (A.N.)
> > - Bachelor of Nomic (B.N.)
> > - Master of Nomic (M.N.)
> > - Doctor of Nomic History (D.N.Hist.)
> > - Doctor of Nomic Science (D.N.Sci.)
> > - Doctor of Nomic Philosophy (D.N.Phil.)
> >
> > Degrees are ranked in the order they appear in this rule, with
> > degrees listed later being ranked higher. A specific degree CANNOT
> > be awarded to any person more than once.
> >
> > A specified degree CAN be awarded with 2 Agoran Consent, and
> > SHOULD only be awarded for the publication of an original thesis
> > of scholarly worth (including responses to peer-review), published
> > with explicit intent to qualify for a degree. The Herald SHOULD
> > coordinate the peer-review process and the awarding of degrees.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 1367, Jan 05, 1995
> > Infected and Amended(1) by Rule 1454, Feb 12, 1996
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr 07, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 3741 (Murphy), May 08, 1998
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug 09, 1999
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 4002 (harvel), May 08, 2000
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 4110 (Ziggy), Feb 13, 2001
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 4865 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 5085 (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Power changed from power 1.0 to 1.5 by Proposal 5085 (Zefram), Aug 01,
> > 2007
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 5243 [disinterested] (root), Oct 07, 2007
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 5276 (Murphy; with Pavitra, Zefram), Nov 07,
> > 2007
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 5437 (G.), Feb 13, 2008
> > Power changed from power 1.5 to 1.0 by Proposal 5947 (ais523), Nov 15,
> > 2008
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 5955 [disinterested] (ais523; with Elysion,
> > Murphy), Nov 18, 2008
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 6257 (Alexis), May 11, 2009
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 6624 (Murphy), Feb 20, 2010
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 6671 [disinterested] (Yally), Mar 22, 2010
> > Power changed from power 1.0 to 3.0 by Proposal 6717 (Alexis), May 04,
> > 2010
> > Amended(16) by SLR ratification (by Proposal 6806 (Alexis)), Aug 27,
> > 2010
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 7420 (omd), May 27, 2013
> > Amended(18) by Proposal 7591 (Alexis), Sep 14, 2013
> > Amended(19) by Proposal 7620 (omd), Jan 24, 2014
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2231/6 (Power=3.0)
> > Order of the Hero of Agora Nomic
> >
> > Heroic titles are Agora's premier patent titles of distinction, and
> > CAN be awarded to persons for meritorious service only by a
> > proposal of power 3 or greater, which SHOULD explain why those
> > persons are qualified. Bearers of heroic titles (Heroes) constitute
> > the Order of the Hero of Agora Nomic.
> >
> > The Heroic titles in decreasing precedence are:
> >
> > Grand Hero of Agora Nomic (GHAN) -- This title CAN be awarded to
> > any person obviously and directly responsible for the existence of
> > Agora and/or Nomic in general. As this title is the highest honour
> > that Agora may bestow, a Bearer of this title OUGHT to be treated
> > right good forever.
> >
> > Hero of Agora Nomic (HAN) -- This title CAN be awarded to any
> > person for outstanding meritorious service to Agora above and
> > beyond the call of duty.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 6016 (OscarMeyr), Dec 18, 2008
> > Amended(1) by cleaning (Murphy), Aug 16, 2009
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 6571 (ais523), Nov 28, 2009
> > Power changed from power 2.0 to 3.0 by Proposal 6626 (Murphy), Feb 20,
> > 2010
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 6626 (Murphy), Feb 20, 2010
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 7621 (G.), Feb 23, 2014
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 7647 (omd), Jun 03, 2014
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 7888 "BILLY MAYS HERE" (o; with V.J. Rada), Sep
> > 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ========================================================================
> > Calls for Judgement
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 991/23 (Power=2.0)
> > Calls for Judgement
> >
> > Any person (the initiator) can initiate a Call for Judgement (CFJ,
> > syn. Judicial Case), specifying a statement to be inquired into:
> >
> > a) by announcement, and spending 1 Action Point, OR
> >
> > b) by announcement, and spending the current CFJ cost in shinies,
> > OR
> >
> > c) by announcement if e is not a player.
> >
> > When a person initiates a Call for Judgment, e CAN optionally bar
> > one person from the case by announcement.
> >
> > At any time, each CFJ is either open (default), suspended, or
> > assigned exactly one judgement.
> >
> > The Arbitor is an office, responsible for the administration of
> > justice in a manner that is fair for emself, if not for the rest
> > of Agora.
> >
> > When a CFJ has no judge assigned, the Arbitor CAN assign any
> > player to be its judge by announcement, and SHALL do so within a
> > week. The players eligible to be assigned as judge are all players
> > except the initiator and the person barred (if any). The Arbitor
> > SHALL assign judges over time such that all interested players
> > have reasonably equal opportunities to judge. If a CFJ has no
> > judge assigned, then any player eligible to judge that CFJ CAN
> > assign it to emself Without 3 Objections.
> >
> > The Arbitor's weekly report includes a summary of recent judicial
> > case activity, including open and recently-judged cases, recent
> > judicial assignments, and a list of players interested in judging.
> >
> > History:
> > Initial Mutable Rule 213 at Agora's birth, Jun 30, 1993
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 407 (Alexx), Sep 03, 1993
> > Amended by Proposal 991, around Aug 12, 1994
> > Amended(2) by Rule 750, around Aug 12, 1994
> > Infected and Amended(3) by Rule 1454, Oct 23, 1995
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 2042, Dec 11, 1995
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 2457, Feb 16, 1996
> > Mutated from MI=1 to MI=2 by Proposal 2669, Sep 19, 1996
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 4170 (Elysion), Jun 26, 2001
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), May 17, 2002
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 4867 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 5015 (Zefram), Jun 24, 2007
> > Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 5110 (Murphy), Aug 02, 2007
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 5317 (Murphy), Nov 28, 2007
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 5464 (Murphy), Mar 13, 2008
> > Assigned to the Committee on the Judiciary by Proposal 6053 (Murphy;
> > with woggle, ais523), Jan 23, 2009
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 7050 (omd), May 16, 2011
> > Retitled by Proposal 7616 (G.), Jan 16, 2014
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 7616 (G.), Jan 16, 2014
> > Amended(16) by Proposal 7629 (Alexis), Apr 07, 2014
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 7647 (omd), Jun 03, 2014
> > Amended(18) by Proposal 7777 (omd), Aug 14, 2015
> > Amended(19) by Proposal 7803 (G.), Jul 31, 2016
> > Amended(20) by Proposal 7867 "Economics Overhaul v2" (nichdel; with o,
> > grok, Aris), Jul 30, 2017
> > Amended(21) by Proposal 7876 "Float On" (o), Sep 26, 2017
> > Amended(22) by Proposal 7888 "BILLY MAYS HERE" (o; with V.J. Rada),
> > Sep 26, 2017
> > Amended(23) by Proposal 7899 "Arbitor's Union" (G.), Oct 03, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 1692-1693 (called Jun 20, 2007):
> > A CFJ can be unambiguously referenced by using the
> > customarily-assigned sequence numbers, even if the number was not
> > assigned in the public forum, provided that those involved accept it
> > as unambiguous at the time.
> > CFJ 1355 (called Apr 28, 2002):
> > Titles for CFJs are unregulated, so it is possible for a title to be
> > assigned to a CFJ informally.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 591/44 (Power=1.7)
> > Delivering Judgements
> >
> > When a CFJ is open and assigned to a judge, that judge CAN assign
> > a valid judgement to it by announcement, and SHALL do so in a
> > timely fashion after this becomes possible. If e does not, the
> > Arbitor CAN remove em from being the judge of that case by
> > announcement, and SHALL do so in a timely fashion after the time
> > limit expires, unless the judge assigns a valid judgement in the
> > mean time.
> >
> > The valid judgements for an inquiry case are as follows, based on
> > the truth or falsity of the statement at the time the inquiry case
> > was initiated (if its truth value changed at that time, then its
> > initial truth value is used):
> >
> > * FALSE, appropriate if the statement was factually and
> > logically false
> >
> > * TRUE, appropriate if the statement was factually and
> > logically true
> >
> > * IRRELEVANT, appropriate if the veracity of the statement is
> > not relevant to the game or is an overly hypothetical
> > extrapolation of the game or its rules to conditions that don't
> > actually exist, or if it can be trivially determined from the
> > outcome of another (possibly still undecided) judicial case that
> > was not itself judged IRRELEVANT
> >
> > * INSUFFICIENT, appropriate if the statement does not come
> > with supporting arguments or evidence, and the judge feels as if
> > an undue burden is being placed on em by the lack of arguments
> > and evidence. A CFJ judged as INSUFFICIENT CAN and SHOULD be
> > submitted again with sufficient arguments/evidence.
> >
> > * DISMISS, appropriate if the statement is malformed,
> > undecidable, if insufficient information exists to make a
> > judgement with reasonable effort, or the statement is otherwise
> > not able to be answered with another valid judgement.
> >
> > History:
> > Initial Mutable Rule 216 at Agora's birth, Jun 30, 1993
> > Amended by Proposal 409 (Alexx), Aug 26, 1993
> > Amended by Proposal 591 (KoJen), Oct 21, 1993
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 1320, Nov 21, 1994
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 1487, Mar 15, 1995
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 2457, Feb 16, 1996
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 2662, Sep 12, 1996
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 2710, Oct 12, 1996
> > Infected and Amended(6) by Rule 1454, Nov 27, 1996
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 3452 (Steve), Apr 07, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 3463 (Harlequin), Apr 17, 1997, substantial
> > Infected and Amended(9) by Rule 1454, May 07, 1997
> > Amended(10) by Rule 591, May 21, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 3629 (General Chaos), Dec 29, 1997,
> > substantial
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 3645 (elJefe), Dec 29, 1997
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 3889 (harvel), Aug 09, 1999
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug 27, 1999
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 3968 (harvel), Feb 04, 2000
> > Amended(16) by Proposal 3998 (harvel), May 02, 2000
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), May 13, 2001
> > Amended(18) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), May 17, 2002
> > Amended(19) by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), Jul 11, 2007
> > Retitled by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), Jul 11, 2007
> > Power changed from power 1.0 to 1.7 by Proposal 5068 (Zefram), Jul 11,
> > 2007
> > Amended(20) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Amended(21) by Proposal 5296 (root), Nov 28, 2007
> > Amended(22) by Proposal 5360 (Murphy), Dec 20, 2007
> > Amended(23) by Proposal 5371 (Zefram), Dec 20, 2007
> > Amended(24) by Proposal 5425 (Murphy), Feb 06, 2008
> > Amended(25) by Proposal 5470 (Murphy), Mar 24, 2008
> > Amended(26) by Proposal 5476 [disinterested] (Murphy), Mar 27, 2008
> > Amended(27) by Proposal 5964 (Murphy), Nov 18, 2008
> > Amended(28) by Proposal 6002 (Murphy), Dec 07, 2008
> > Amended(29) by Proposal 6024 (Murphy), Dec 22, 2008
> > Amended(30) by Proposal 6044 (G.), Jan 13, 2009
> > Assigned to the Committee on the Judiciary by Proposal 6053 (Murphy;
> > with woggle, ais523), Jan 23, 2009
> > Amended(31) by Proposal 6571 (ais523), Nov 28, 2009
> > Amended(32) by Proposal 6931 (omd), Jan 02, 2011
> > Amended(33) by Proposal 7022 (Walker; with Murphy, omd), May 05, 2011
> > Amended(34) by Proposal 7050 (omd), May 16, 2011
> > Amended(35) by Proposal 7078 (omd), Jun 16, 2011
> > Amended(36) by Proposal 7266 (omd), Jul 25, 2012
> > Amended(37) by Proposal 7293 (Murphy), Sep 09, 2012
> > Amended(38) by Proposal 7610 (G.), Dec 22, 2013
> > Retitled by Proposal 7616 (G.), Jan 16, 2014
> > Amended(39) by Proposal 7616 (G.), Jan 16, 2014
> > Amended(40) by Proposal 7629 (Alexis), Apr 07, 2014
> > Amended(41) by Proposal 7694 (omd), Oct 23, 2014
> > Amended(42) by Proposal 7776 (omd), Aug 14, 2015
> > Amended(43) by Proposal 7859 (Quazie; with grok), Jun 27, 2017
> > Amended(44) by Proposal 7899 "Arbitor's Union" (G.), Oct 03, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 1835 (called Dec 18, 2007):
> > A question cannot generally take the place of a statement in
> > initiating an inquiry case.
> > CFJ 1903 (called Feb 06, 2008):
> > The question-statement equivalence established by this rule applies
> > only for the purposes of the subject of an inquiry case, not for
> > acting by announcement.
> > CFJ 1671 (called May 17, 2007):
> > The truth or falsity of a statement can be determined as of the
> > initiation of a CFJ even if public knowledge at the time of initiation
> > was not sufficient to determine it.
> > CFJ 1482 (called Feb 10, 2004):
> > If the truth of a CFJ statement logically depends on the truth of
> > statements of a previously-called CFJ which has not yet been judged,
> > the judge is entitled to treat this as a situation of insufficient
> > information being available.
> > CFJ 1744 (called Sep 18, 2007):
> > It is not the job of the judge to hunt down or request the information
> > that would be required to render a substantive judgement.
> > CFJ 1771 (called Oct 28, 2007):
> > If an inquiry case revolves around the interpretation of a specific
> > message, and the initiator does not provide a reasonable reference to
> > that message , the judge is entitled to treat this as a situation of
> > insufficient information being available.
> > CFJ 1732 (called Aug 23, 2007):
> > If a particular player holds a particular office, and an inquiry case
> > on a statement that that player holds that office is judged FALSE,
> > that player still holds that office.
> > CFJ 2281 (called Nov 19, 2008):
> > For the purposes of determining the validity of an inquiry case, the
> > term "statement" should be interpreted loosely.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 911/54 (Power=1.7)
> > Motions and Moots
> >
> > If a judgement has been in effect for less then seven days and has
> > not been entered into Moot, then:
> >
> > - The judge of that CFJ CAN self-file a Motion to Reconsider the
> > case by announcement, if e has not already self-filed a Motion
> > to Reconsider that CFJ.
> > - Any Player CAN group-file a Motion to Reconsider the case with 2
> > Support, if the CFJ has not had a Motion to Reconsider
> > group-filed for it at any time while it has been assigned to its
> > current judge.
> >
> > When a Motion to Reconsider is so filed, the case is rendered open
> > again.
> >
> > If a CFJ has a judgement assigned, a player CAN enter that
> > judgement into Moot with N+2 support, where N is the number of
> > weeks since that judgement has been assigned, rounded down. When
> > this occurs, the CFJ is suspended, and the Arbitor is once
> > authorized to initiate the Agoran decision to determine public
> > confidence in the judgement, which e SHALL do in a timely fashion.
> >
> > For this decision, the vote collector is the Arbitor and the valid
> > options are AFFIRM, REMAND, and REMIT. When the decision is
> > resolved, the effect depends on the outcome:
> >
> > - AFFIRM, FAILED QUORUM: The judgement is reassigned to the case,
> > and cannot be entered into Moot again.
> >
> > - REMAND: The case becomes open again.
> >
> > - REMIT: The case becomes open again, and the current judge is
> > recused. The Arbitor SHALL NOT assign em to the case again
> > unless no other eligible judges have displayed interest in
> > judging.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 384 (Alexx), Aug 16, 1993
> > Amended by Proposal 690 (Ronald Kunne), Nov 11, 1993
> > Amended by Proposal 911, May 04, 1994
> > Amended(1) by Rule 750, May 04, 1994
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 1345, Nov 29, 1994
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 1487, Mar 15, 1995
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 1511, Mar 24, 1995
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 2457, Feb 16, 1996
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 2553, Mar 22, 1996
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 2685, Oct 03, 1996
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 3532 (General Chaos), Jul 15, 1997, cosmetic
> > (unattributed)
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 3559 (Murphy), Oct 24, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 4213 (Taral), Sep 29, 2001
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 4278 (harvel), Apr 03, 2002
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 4298 (Murphy), May 17, 2002
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 4579 (Murphy), Jun 15, 2004
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 4825 (Maud), Jul 17, 2005
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 4867 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(16) by Proposal 5051 (Zefram), Jul 05, 2007
> > Retitled by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Power changed from power 1.0 to 1.7 by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), Aug 01,
> > 2007
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Amended(18) by Proposal 5359 (Murphy), Dec 20, 2007
> > Amended(19) by Proposal 5361 (Murphy), Dec 20, 2007
> > Amended(20) by Proposal 5436 (Murphy), Feb 13, 2008
> > Amended(21) by Proposal 5466 (Murphy), Mar 13, 2008
> > Amended(22) by Proposal 5610 (Murphy), Jul 29, 2008
> > Amended(23) by Proposal 5726 (Murphy), Oct 07, 2008
> > Amended(24) by Proposal 6002 (Murphy), Dec 07, 2008
> > Amended(25) by Proposal 6014 (G.), Dec 18, 2008
> > Amended(26) by Proposal 6024 (Murphy), Dec 22, 2008
> > Assigned to the Committee on the Judiciary by Proposal 6053 (Murphy;
> > with woggle, ais523), Jan 23, 2009
> > Amended(27) by Proposal 6211 (omd), Apr 27, 2009
> > Amended(28) by Proposal 6229 (Murphy), May 04, 2009
> > Amended(29) by Proposal 6327 (Murphy), May 29, 2009
> > Amended(30) by Proposal 6334 (G.; with ais523), May 29, 2009
> > Amended(31) by Proposal 6334 (G.; with ais523), May 29, 2009
> > Amended(32) by Proposal 6376 (Murphy), Jun 23, 2009
> > Amended(33) by Proposal 6510 (Murphy), Oct 03, 2009
> > Amended(34) by Proposal 6542 (Murphy), Nov 07, 2009
> > Amended(35) by Proposal 6571 (ais523), Nov 28, 2009
> > Amended(36) by Proposal 6571 (ais523), Nov 28, 2009
> > Amended(37) by Proposal 6605 (Murphy), Jan 19, 2010
> > Amended(38) by cleaning (Murphy), Mar 06, 2010
> > Amended(39) by Proposal 6705 (omd), Apr 25, 2010
> > Amended(40) by Proposal 6726 (Alexis), May 22, 2010
> > Amended(41) by Proposal 6811 (Murphy), Sep 04, 2010
> > Amended(42) by Proposal 6969 (Murphy), Mar 20, 2011
> > Amended(43) by Proposal 7038 (Alexis), May 16, 2011
> > Amended(44) by Proposal 7042 [disinterested] (Murphy), May 16, 2011
> > Amended(45) by Proposal 7049 (omd), May 16, 2011
> > Amended(46) by Proposal 7050 (omd), May 16, 2011
> > Amended(47) by Proposal 7072 (woggle), Jun 16, 2011
> > Amended(48) by Proposal 7078 (omd), Jun 16, 2011
> > Amended(49) by Proposal 7152 (Murphy), Jan 25, 2012
> > Retitled by Proposal 7616 (G.), Jan 16, 2014
> > Amended(50) by Proposal 7616 (G.), Jan 16, 2014
> > Amended(51) by Proposal 7629 (Alexis), Apr 07, 2014
> > Amended(52) by Proposal 7647 (omd), Jun 03, 2014
> > Amended(53) by Proposal 7777 (omd), Aug 14, 2015
> > Amended(54) by Proposal 7930 (G.), Oct 29, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 1597 (called Dec 22, 2006):
> > It is possible to appeal a judgement even if it is not certain that
> > the judgement exists.
> > CFJ 1800 (called Nov 18, 2007):
> > An announcement of the form "I call for the appeal of <judgement>" has
> > the effect of initiating the Agoran decision on whether to approve
> > appealing the cited judgement.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2175/9 (Power=1.0)
> > Judicial Retraction and Excess
> >
> > A new case is a judicial case that has not had any judge assigned
> > to it. The initiator of a new case CAN retract it by announcement,
> > thus causing it to cease to be a judicial case.
> >
> > An excess case is a new case whose initiator previously initiated
> > five or more cases during the same week as that case. A person
> > SHALL NOT initiate an excess case. The Arbitor CAN refuse an
> > excess case by announcement, thus causing it to cease to be a
> > judicial case. When e does so, e fulfills any obligations with
> > regards to that case.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 5284 (root; with pikhq), Nov 07, 2007
> > Retitled by Proposal 5301 (Murphy), Nov 28, 2007
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 5301 (Murphy), Nov 28, 2007
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 5384 (Murphy), Jan 01, 2008
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 5768 (Murphy), Oct 17, 2008
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 6024 (Murphy), Dec 22, 2008
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 6445 [disinterested] (Alexis), Aug 27, 2009
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 6944 [disinterested] (omd), Jan 16, 2011
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 7623 (G.), Feb 23, 2014
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 7629 (Alexis), Apr 07, 2014
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 7647 (omd), Jun 03, 2014
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2492/1 (Power=1.0)
> > Recusal
> >
> > A judge CAN recuse emself from a CFJ they are assigned to by
> > announcement.
> >
> > When a judge recuses emself from a CFJ the following happens:
> >
> > 1 - The CFJ becomes unassigned
> >
> > 2 - The recused judge becomes ineligible to be assigned as a judge
> > for a week.
> >
> > 3 - The recused judge SHOULD suggest another judge for the CFJ to
> > make the Arbitor's job easier.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7859 (Quazie; with grok), Jun 27, 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7888 "BILLY MAYS HERE" (o; with V.J. Rada), Sep
> > 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ========================================================================
> > Estates
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2489/2 (Power=2.0)
> > Estates
> >
> > An Estate is a type of indestructible liquid asset. The following
> > changes are secured: creating, modifying, or destroying an Estate;
> > and causing an entity to become an Estate or cease to be an
> > Estate.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7846 (o; with Aris), May 08, 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7864 (Aris; with G., o, nichdel, Publius
> > Scribonius Scholasticus), Jun 27, 2017
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 7924 "Contracts v8" (Aris; with Aris, o, G.,
> > ais523, Gaelan, 天火狐, Cuddle Beam, V.J. Rada, Trigon, Alexis, P.S.S.),
> > Oct 22, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2488/1 (Power=1.0)
> > The Surveyor
> >
> > The Surveyor is an office, and the recordkeepor of estates.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7846 (o; with Aris), May 08, 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7864 (Aris; with G., o, nichdel, Publius
> > Scribonius Scholasticus), Jun 27, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2491/5 (Power=2.0)
> > Estate Auctions
> >
> > At the start of each month, if Agora owns at least one Estate, the
> > Surveyor CAN and SHALL put one Estate that is owned by Agora up for
> > auction by announcement. Each auction ends seven days after it
> > begins.
> >
> > During an auction, any player or contract may bid a number of
> > Shinies by announcement, provided that the bid is higher than all
> > previously-placed bids in the same auction.
> >
> > If, at the end of the auction, there is a single highest bid, then
> > the player or contract who placed that bid wins the auction. The
> > winner CAN cause Agora to transfer the auctioned Estate to emself
> > by announcement, if e pays Agora the amount of the bid for the
> > explicit and sole purpose of fulfilling this requirement. The
> > person who placed the bid SHALL see to it that this is done in a
> > timely fashion.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7846 (o; with Aris), May 08, 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7864 (Aris; with G., o, nichdel, Publius
> > Scribonius Scholasticus), Jun 27, 2017
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 7868 "Minor economic fixes" (Murphy), Jul 30,
> > 2017
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 7872 "Estate Auction Cleanup" (o), Sep 07, 2017
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 7888 "BILLY MAYS HERE" (o; with V.J. Rada), Sep
> > 26, 2017
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 7924 "Contracts v8" (Aris; with Aris, o, G.,
> > ais523, Gaelan, 天火狐, Cuddle Beam, V.J. Rada, Trigon, Alexis, P.S.S.),
> > Oct 22, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2490/0 (Power=3.0)
> > Estate Ballots
> >
> > During any Agoran Decision, a player who owns one or more Estates
> > can, by announcement, expend any number of their owned Estates on
> > the Agoran Decision by transferring that Estate to Agora. Eir
> > voting strength on that decision is increased by 1 for each Estate
> > expended on it.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7846 (o; with Aris), May 08, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2504/0 (Power=2.0)
> > The Agronomist
> >
> > The Agronomist is an office.
> >
> > The Agronomist's weekly report includes:
> >
> > * A list of Farms and their owners.
> >
> > * A list of Comestibles offers that have not been accepted and
> > have not expired.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7873 "Agoraculture" (o; with babelian), Sep 07,
> > 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2502/1 (Power=2.0)
> > Agoraculture
> >
> > Each Estate has a Farm switch, tracked by the Agronomist, with
> > values "farmed" and "unfarmed", defaulting to "unfarmed". Changes
> > to Farm switches are secured. An Estate whose Farm switch is
> > "farmed" is a Farm, and its owner is the Farmer of that Estate.
> >
> > In the first week of an Agoran month, the owner of an unfarmed
> > Estate CAN flip its Farm switch to “farmed" by paying Agora a
> > number of shinies equal to the Farm Rate, by announcement.
> >
> > In the first week of an Agoran month, the owner of a Farm CAN till
> > the farm by paying Agora a number of shinies equal to the Farm
> > Rate, by announcement. If the Farmer of an Estate does not till it
> > within the first week of an Agoran month, the Agronomist CAN flip
> > its Farm switch to "unfarmed” by announcement, and SHALL do so in
> > a timely fashion.
> >
> > When an Estate is transferred to Agora or to an Organization, its
> > Farm switch is set to "unfarmed" immediately afterwards
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7873 "Agoraculture" (o; with babelian), Sep 07,
> > 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7900 "Come What May" (o), Oct 03, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2501/0 (Power=1.0)
> > Farm Rate
> >
> > The Farm Rate is a natural singleton switch, tracked by the
> > Agronomist.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7873 "Agoraculture" (o; with babelian), Sep 07,
> > 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2503/1 (Power=2.0)
> > Comestibles
> >
> > A Comestible is a type of liquid asset, which can be owned by
> > players. Creating Comestibles is secured. The recordkeepor of
> > Comestibles is the Agronomist.
> >
> > The Farmer of an Estate CAN offer Comestibles by announcement,
> > naming a number of Comestibles offered and a price per Comestible
> > in Shinies. A player CANNOT offer more Comestibles in a month than
> > 10 times the number of Farms e owns. The Farmer is ENCOURAGED to
> > name the kind of Comestibles on offer after a plant, vegetable,
> > grain, livestock, or other farm good.
> >
> > A player other than the offering Farmer CAN accept a Comestibles
> > offer by announcement to create that number of Comestibles in eir
> > possession, by paying the offering Farmer the price per Comestible
> > named in the offer times the number of Comestbiles offered. The
> > Value of a Comestible created this way is equal to the price per
> > Comestible offered by the Farmer.
> >
> > An offer expires at the end of the Agoran month in which it is
> > made. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, an offer CANNOT be
> > accepted if it has expired.
> >
> > During an Agoran Decision, a player CAN increase their voting
> > strength on that decision by destroying (syn. "eating",
> > "consuming") Comestibles. Eir voting strength is increased by
> > one-tenth the total Value of the Comestibles destroyed this way,
> > rounded down, to a maximum of 5.
> >
> > A Comestible is an Expired Comestible if it was created by
> > accepting an offer announced more than three Agoran months ago. An
> > Expired Comestible CANNOT be consumed to increase voting strength,
> > and CAN be destroyed by any player, by announcement. The Agronomist
> > SHALL destroy all Expired Comestibles at the start of each Agoran
> > month.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7873 "Agoraculture" (o; with babelian), Sep 07,
> > 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7900 "Come What May" (o), Oct 03, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ========================================================================
> > Festivals
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2480/1 (Power=2.1)
> > Festivals
> >
> > Festivity is a singleton switch, whose possible values are
> > integers ranging from 0 inclusive to the number of defined types
> > of Ribbon exclusive, and defaulting to 0. While Agora's Festivity
> > is 0, Festivity is tracked in the Tailor's monthly report.
> > Otherwise, it is tracked in the Tailor's weekly report. Changes to
> > Festivity are secured.
> >
> > If Agora's Festivity has had the same nonzero value for 14 days or
> > more, any player CAN flip it to 0 by announcement.
> >
> > A player who owns at least N types of Ribbon CAN Start a Rank N
> > Festival, where N is an integer greater than Agora's Festivity,
> > with 4 Support from players who own at least N types of Ribbon.
> > Upon doing so, Agora's Festivity is flipped to N. Exception: A
> > player CANNOT do so if Agora's Festivity has had a value greater
> > than or equal to N within the past 21 days.
> >
> > A person who owns a number of types of Ribbon equal to or greater
> > than Agora's Festivity is known as Festive. Other persons are not
> > Festive.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7833 (ais523), Dec 05, 2016
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7888 "BILLY MAYS HERE" (o; with V.J. Rada), Sep
> > 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2481/1 (Power=2.1)
> > Festival Restrictions
> >
> > While Agora's Festivity is nonzero, the following apply:
> >
> > 1. Non-Festive players are never considered Supporters of a
> > dependent action;
> >
> > 2. Non-Festive players cannot flip the Imminence of any proposal;
> >
> > 3. Quorum for Agoran Decisions is equal to half the number of
> > Festive players, rounded up;
> >
> > 4. Each Festive player has the maximum possible voting strength.
> > All other players have the minimum possible voting strength.
> >
> > While Agora's Festivity is zero, the paragraphs above have no
> > effect and are ignored.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7833 (ais523), Dec 05, 2016
> > Amended(1) by Rule 2430, May 24, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ========================================================================
> > Holidays, Events & History
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2327/1 (Power=1.0)
> > Read the Ruleset Week
> >
> > The first Agoran week each year which falls entirely in February
> > is Read the Ruleset Week. Agorans are encouraged to read the
> > ruleset during Read the Ruleset Week.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 6973 (Murphy), Mar 30, 2011
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 6995 (omd; with harvel), Apr 10, 2011
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 1727/21 (Power=1.0)
> > Happy Birthday
> >
> > WHEREAS, in June 1993, the world's only MUD-based nomic, Nomic
> > World, had recently collapsed; yet, many of its players enjoyed
> > nomic and did not wish to forego such a noble pursuit;
> >
> > And WHEREAS, Originator Chuck Carroll therefore composed an
> > Initial Ruleset for an email nomic, based on the Initial Rulesets
> > of Peter Suber, inventor of Nomic, and on the Rulesets of Nomic
> > World and other nomics,
> >
> > And WHEREAS, a nomic thus rose like a phoenix from the ashes of
> > Nomic World, played on the mailing list originally set up for
> > discussion of Nomic World, and coming into existence at June 30,
> > 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200, with a message sent by FIRST SPEAKER
> > Michael Norrish, which read, in part,
> >
> > "I see no reason to let this get bogged down; there are no
> > precedents or rules that cover this situation, so I think we may
> > as well begin directly.... Proposals for new rules are invited.
> > In accordance with the rules, these will be published, numbered
> > and distributed by me at my earliest convenience."
> >
> > And WHEREAS, this nomic began as a humble and nameless nomic,
> > known unofficially as yoyo, after the mailing list it was played
> > on, until its Players, much later, gave it its OFFICIAL NAME of
> > Agora,
> >
> > And WHEREAS, Agora has now become the wisest, noblest, eldest, and
> > most interesting of all active email nomics, due to the hard work
> > and diligence of Agorans as well as the frequent advice of
> > Agoraphobes,
> >
> > And WHEREAS, Agorans desire to joyously commemorate Agora's
> > founding,
> >
> > BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that Agora's Birthday is defined to be
> > the entire day of June 30, GMT +1200, of each year.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 3513 (Chuck), Jun 16, 1997
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 3530 (Chuck), Jun 30, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 3533 (General Chaos), Jul 15, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 3543 (Harlequin), Aug 17, 1997, substantial
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 3897 (harvel), Aug 27, 1999
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 3915 (harvel), Sep 27, 1999
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 3940 (Blob), Nov 15, 1999
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 4018 (Kelly), Jun 21, 2000
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 4099 (Murphy), Jan 15, 2001
> > Amended(9) by Proposal 4147 (Wes), May 13, 2001
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 4159 (Kelly), Jun 05, 2001
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 4367 (Steve), Aug 23, 2002
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 4376 (Steve), Sep 06, 2002
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 4486 (Michael), Apr 24, 2003
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 4743 (Manu), May 05, 2005
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 4839 (G.), Oct 02, 2005
> > Amended(16) by Proposal 4866 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(17) by Proposal 4880 (Murphy), Jan 22, 2007
> > Amended(18) by Proposal 4887 (Murphy), Jan 22, 2007
> > Amended(19) by Proposal 5364 (Murphy), Dec 20, 2007
> > Amended(20) by Proposal 7610 (G.), Dec 22, 2013
> > Amended(21) by Rule 2430, May 24, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2464/2 (Power=1.0)
> > Tournaments
> >
> > A Tournament is a sub-game of Agora specifically sanctioned to be
> > initiated as a tournament by the Rules. If a winner of a
> > tournament is determined within 4 weeks of its initiation, that
> > person or persons win the game, otherwise the tournament concludes
> > with no winner. A Tournament is governed by a special temporary
> > title of the ACORN, created in accordance with its parent rule,
> > which have binding control over those who freely agree to play the
> > tournament and over the tournament itself. Once the tournament is
> > concluded, these regulations cease to have any effect, and CAN be
> > repealed by any player by announcement.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7809 (G.), Sep 11, 2016
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7865 (Aris; with o, nichdel, ais523), Jun 27,
> > 2017
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 7888 "BILLY MAYS HERE" (o; with V.J. Rada), Sep
> > 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 1769/15 (Power=3.0)
> > Holidays
> >
> > The period each year from midnight GMT on the morning of 24
> > December to the beginning of the first Agoran week to begin after
> > 2 January is a Holiday.
> >
> > The week that contains the beginning of Agora's Birthday,
> > together with the following week, is a Holiday.
> >
> > If a person breaks a Rule by missing a deadline that occurs during
> > a Holiday, punishment is generally not appropriate.
> >
> > History:
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 4036 (Ørjan), Aug 07, 2000
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 01-003 (Steve), Feb 02, 2001
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 4866 (G.), Aug 27, 2006
> > Amended(4) by Proposal 5077 (Murphy), Jul 18, 2007
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 5086 (Zefram), Aug 01, 2007
> > Amended(6) by Proposal 5484 [disinterested] (Murphy), Apr 02, 2008
> > Amended(7) by Proposal 5535 (Murphy), Jun 07, 2008
> > Power changed from power 2.0 to 3.0 by Proposal 5701 (ais523), Oct 01,
> > 2008
> > Amended(8) by Proposal 6607 [disinterested] (Alexis), Feb 01, 2010
> > Amended(9) by SLR ratification (by Proposal 6806 (Alexis)), Aug 27,
> > 2010
> > Amended(10) by Proposal 7050 (omd), May 16, 2011
> > Amended(11) by Proposal 7150 (Murphy), Jan 25, 2012
> > Amended(12) by Proposal 7151 (Murphy), Jan 25, 2012
> > Amended(13) by Proposal 7262 (omd), Jul 07, 2012
> > Amended(14) by Proposal 7610 (G.), Dec 22, 2013
> > Amended(15) by Proposal 7647 (omd), Jun 03, 2014
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 1434 (called Jan 24, 2003):
> > The registration of a player is an event for the purposes of Rule
> > 1769.
> > CFJ 1434 (called Jan 24, 2003):
> > The expiration of a rule-defined period is an event for the purposes
> > of Rule 1769.
> > CFJ 1480 (called Jan 05, 2004):
> > An automatic event specified to occur at regular calendar intervals,
> > for example quarterly, happens at its specified time even if that is
> > during a holiday.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ========================================================================
> > Miscelaneous
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2471/1 (Power=1.0)
> > No Faking
> >
> > A person SHALL NOT make a public statement that is a lie. A
> > statment is a lie if its publisher either knew or believed it to
> > be not to be true at the time e published it (or, in the case of
> > an action, not to be effective), and it was made with the intent
> > to mislead. Merely quoting a statement does not constitute making
> > it for the purposes of this rule. Any disclaimer, conditional
> > clause, or other qualifier attached to a statement constitutes
> > part of the statement for the purposes of this rule; the truth or
> > falsity of the whole is what is significant.
> >
> > The previous provisions of this rule notwithstanding, a formal
> > announcement of intent is never a lie.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7822 (Alexis), Nov 07, 2016
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7892 "Truthfulness v2" (Aris), Sep 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2446/5 (Power=1.0)
> > The Agoran Newspaper
> >
> > The Reportor is an office.
> >
> > The Reportor's weekly report includes:
> >
> > 1. A suitable name for a newspaper, at the Reportor's discretion.
> >
> > 2. A description of events that have happened since the last
> > report that the Reportor believes significant or interesting.
> >
> > 3. Any editorialization or other pieces of Agora-related
> > information the Reportor pleases, as long as it is neither i)
> > factually incorrect nor ii) disrespectful to any person or
> > Agora itself.
> >
> > While meeting these requirements, the Reportor may format eir
> > report however e pleases. The Reportor's reports are still subject
> > to the requirements of rule 2143
> >
> > The Reportor SHALL include at least one piece of information
> > relevant to Agora in the last week and SHALL write with the goal
> > of creating a more informed population.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7729 #2 (Henri), Feb 11, 2015
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7766 (Alexis), Jul 24, 2015
> > Amended(2) by Proposal 7786 (Alexis), Aug 29, 2015
> > Amended(3) by Proposal 7805 (nichdel), Jul 31, 2016
> > Amended(4) by Rule 2430, May 24, 2017
> > Amended(5) by Proposal 7871 "Minor fixes (sans typos)" (V.J. Rada),
> > Sep 07, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 104/0 (Power=3.0)
> > First Speaker
> >
> > The Speaker for the first game shall be Michael Norrish.
> >
> > History:
> > Initial Immutable Rule 104 at Agora's birth, Jun 30, 1993
> > Mutated from MI=unanimity to MI=3 by Proposal 1482, Mar 15, 1995
> >
> > Annotations:
> > CFJ 1534 (called Mar 08, 2005):
> > This does not mean that Michael Norrish necessarily fills the position
> > of Speaker at the present time.
> > CFJ 2154:
> > (called 8 September 2008) The Speaker for the first game shall be
> > Michael Norrish.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2495/1 (Power=1.0)
> > The Birthday Tournament
> >
> > In a timely fashion after the start of June 1 of each year, the
> > Herald SHALL propose a set of Regulations governing a Birthday
> > Tournament for that year; the Herald CAN also delegate the
> > responsibility for creating or running the tournament to another
> > player, with that player's consent, by announcement.
> >
> > The Birthday Tournament's regulations SHOULD be such that all
> > persons who choose to participate have a fair chance of winning
> > the tournament (according to its regulations), and a winner
> > SHOULD be expected within 2-3 weeks following the tournament's
> > initiation.
> >
> > After adequate time for discussion of the Birthday Tournament's
> > regulations, the Herald (or delegate) CAN initiate a sanctioned
> > tournament with a specified, finalized set of regulations,
> > Without 3 Objections. By doing so e promulgates those regulations
> > as a special temporary title of the ACORN. This title may
> > thereafter be amended only by the Herald or eir designee without
> > objection, to correct minor typos. The initiation SHOULD be timed
> > to coincide with Agora's Birthday.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7865 (Aris; with o, nichdel, ais523), Jun 27, 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7885 (o; with V.J. Rada, Ørjan), Sep 26, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 2514/1 (Power=1.0)
> > Emotions
> >
> > Emotion is a player switch, tracked by the Registrar, with
> > possible values Joyous, Melancholy, and Indifferent, that defaults
> > to Indifferent.
> >
> > At any time, any player CAN by announcement flip eir own Emotion
> > to any value it is currently not. When doing this, e MUST provide
> > a reason as to why e changed eir Emotion as such. It is IMPOSSIBLE
> > to change another player's Emotion. A player's Emotion has the
> > following effects:
> >
> > Indifferent: No effect. Melancholy: Any player that is not
> > currently Melancholy MAY pat any Melancholy player on the back.
> > Upon doing this, the Melancholy player is ENCOURAGED to change eir
> > emotion to Joyous. Joyous: Any player that is Joyous is ENCOURAGED
> > to pat Melancholy players on the back. E is also ENCOURAGED to do
> > other kind acts, such as paying shinies to other players or
> > pending other players' proposals.
> >
> > History:
> > Enacted by Proposal 7913 "Cheer Up v7?" (ATMunn), Oct 15, 2017
> > Amended(1) by Proposal 7943 "Mini fixes" (ATMunn), Nov 06, 2017
> >
> > Annotations:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Rule 1650/2 (Power=1.0)
> > Silliness
> >
> > Each Agoran Week a Player is designated the Silly Person. The
> > Silly Person SHALL in that week, by announcement (1) designate
> > another player, who has not been the Silly Person in the past two
> > weeks, to be the next week's Silly Person; (2) submit a Silly
> > Proposal. If there is ever no Silly Person or the Silly Person is
> > not a player, then the next week's Silly Person is the first
> > player that any player publicly designates to be the next week's
> > Silly Person.
> >
> > A Silly Proposal is a Proposal whose sole contents are one of
> > the following:
> >
> > i) A limerick.
> >
> > ii) A rhymed poem no longer than fourteen lines. (No free verse!)
> >
> > iii) A joke of no more than a hundred words.
> >
> > iv) A truly hideous pun.
> >
> > The first Silly Proposal submitted by the week's Silly Person is
> > an Official Proposal.
> >
> > History:
> > Enactedwith MI=1 by Proposal 2673, Sep 26, 1996
> > Repealed by Proposal 3688 "Repe
