Do you suppose you started one (the first accurate one?) or do you think the 
whole
thing failed?  Not sure myself...

On Thu, 12 Apr 2018, Reuben Staley wrote:
> Because it's clear that I have not used the correct Agoran Term, I amend my
> statement:
> 
> This is simply a case of Trigon writing down a thing that e didn't actually
> mean and everyone else not realizing until after the passing of the proposal.
> I wanted there to be five auctions, but clearly the passed text does not
> reflect my intent. I, working under the assumption that the rules called for
> five separate auctions, *attempted to initiate* five separate auctions.
> 
> On 4/12/2018 3:09 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > You CANNOT do that.  The rule doesn't allow you to.  So you failed to
> > initiate five.  You said you did in the announcement, but you didn't.
> > Maybe you initiated one (the first accurate one, AUCTION 2), or maybe
> > the collection was so ambiguous it all failed.
> > 
> > On Thu, 12 Apr 2018, Reuben Staley wrote:
> > > This is simply a case of Trigon writing down a thing that e didn't
> > > actually
> > > mean and everyone else not realizing until after the passing of the
> > > proposal.
> > > I wanted there to be five auctions, but clearly the passed text does not
> > > reflect my intent. I, working under the assumption that the rules called
> > > for
> > > five separate auctions, initiated five separate auctions.
> > > 
> > > On 4/12/2018 2:53 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Reading R2004, it looks like it was *supposed* to be a single auction?
> > > > That's definitely not how the announcement below reads, and not how
> > > > people have been bidding, so I don't know what actually happened.
> > > > (R2004 only allows 1 auction to be started each week).
> > > > 
> > > > I'm also looking for anything that says the Cartographer CAN transfer
> > > > land in any circumstances, and all I'm finding is SHALLs.  (is there
> > > > a "SHALL implies CAN" somewhere?)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, 12 Apr 2018, Aris Merchant wrote:
> > > > > Oops, you're right. You know, it seems pretty likely that those ones
> > > > > just never began in the first place.
> > > > > 
> > > > > -Aris
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 1:38 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > These are independent auctions so only the incorrect ones were just
> > > > > > terminated I think?  (Auctions 1,3,4).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Thu, 12 Apr 2018, Aris Merchant wrote:
> > > > > > > I agree with G.'s interpretation. I believe that Rule 2549's
> > > > > > > statement
> > > > > > > that "An Auction also CANNOT be initiated unless the Auctioneer is
> > > > > > > able to give away each item in each of the Auction's lots" is
> > > > > > > applicable, given that the announced items do not in fact exist.
> > > > > > > Just
> > > > > > > in case, I terminate the ongoing land auction, because some of the
> > > > > > > lots are nonexistent and therefore "the Auctioneer of that Auction
> > > > > > > cannot transfer any item included in a lot in that Auction" (Rule
> > > > > > > 2552).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > -Aris
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 11:10 AM, Kerim Aydin
> > > > > > > <ke...@u.washington.edu>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > My interpretation:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > You describe a particular lot as a "white land unit at XXXX".
> > > > > > > > You
> > > > > > > > do not have
> > > > > > > > a "white land unit at XXXX" to transfer, so anyone can terminate
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > auction.
> > > > > > > > If no one terminates it, I'm not sure whether you can satisfy
> > > > > > > > your
> > > > > > > > obligation
> > > > > > > > to transfer by transferring a black land unit at XXXX, or not.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > (oh, just out of curiosity where does it say you CAN transfer
> > > > > > > > particular
> > > > > > > > land units?  That wording of that would play into what you can
> > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > cannot
> > > > > > > > satisfy).
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > On Thu, 12 Apr 2018, Reuben Staley wrote:
> > > > > > > > > I'd say that these data are less relevant than the coordinates
> > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > the land
> > > > > > > > > units, so it would not invalidate it. But that may just be me
> > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > wanting
> > > > > > > > > to do work to fix it.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 11:24 Corona
> > > > > > > > > <liliumalbum.ag...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Wait, I just looked it up (in your own report) and:
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 1: The lot is the white land unit at (+1, +2) <--
> > > > > > > > > > actually black
> > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 2: The lot is the white land unit at (+1, +3)
> > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 3: The lot is the white land unit at (+2,  0) <--
> > > > > > > > > > actually black
> > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 4: The lot is the black land unit at (+2, +1) <--
> > > > > > > > > > actually white
> > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 5: The lot is the black land unit at (+2, +2)
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Gasp! It cannot be! Is it a... SCAM?!?!
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > More seriously, does it make the auction initiation invalid?
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 8:30 AM, Reuben Staley
> > > > > > > > > > <reuben.sta...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > This is the second real land auction.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > There are currently 5 public, unpreserved, non-aether land
> > > > > > > > > > > units in
> > > > > > > > > > > existence. All 5 are put up for auction.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > For the following 5 auctions, I am the announcer, Agora is
> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > auctioneer,
> > > > > > > > > > > and the minimum bid is 1 coin:
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 1: The lot is the white land unit at (+1, +2)
> > > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 2: The lot is the white land unit at (+1, +3)
> > > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 3: The lot is the white land unit at (+2,  0)
> > > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 4: The lot is the black land unit at (+2, +1)
> > > > > > > > > > > AUCTION 5: The lot is the black land unit at (+2, +2)
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > ~Corona
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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> > > 
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