On 6/30/24 11:35, Janet Cobb via agora-official wrote:
> On 6/30/24 11:34, Janet Cobb via agora-official wrote:
>> I submit the following proposal:
>>
>> Title: Time for some clarifications
>>
>> Author: Janet
>>
>> Coauthors:
>>
>> Adoption index: 2.0
>>
>> {
>>
>> Amend Rule 1023 ("Agoran Time") to read, in full:
>>
>> {
>>
>> The following terms are defined:
>>
>> 1. The phrase "in a timely fashion" means "within 7 days". This time
>> period is set when the requirement is created (i.e. X days before
>> the limit ends). A requirement to perform an action at an exact
>> instant (e.g. "when X, Y SHALL Z"), but not "in the same message",
>> is instead interpreted as a requirement to perform that action in a
>> timely fashion after that instant.
>> 2. The phrase "in an officially timely fashion" means "before the end
>> of the next Agoran week". This time period is set when the
>> requirement is created (i.e. between 7 and 14 days before the period
>> ends).
>> 3. Agoran epochs:
>> 1. Agoran days begin at midnight UTC.
>> 2. Agoran weeks begin at midnight UTC on Monday. Eastman weeks
>> begin at midnight UTC on the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th of
>> each Gregorian month; the fifth one of the month (if any) lasts
>> till the end of the month.
>> 3. Agoran months begin at midnight UTC on the first day of each
>> Gregorian month.
>> 4. Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, April,
>> July, and October begin.
>> 5. Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January begins.
>> 6. A pivot is either the instant at which Agora Nomic began (June
>> 30, 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200) or an instant at which at least
>> one person won the game. When used as a period of time, a
>> "Round" (historical syn: "game") is the period of time between a
>> pivot and the next pivot.
>> The "Agoran" qualifier is assumed unless a different definition is
>> indicated (e.g. Eastman weeks). These definitions do not apply to
>> relative durations (e.g. "within <number> days after <event>").
>> 4. Two points in time are within a month of each other if:
>> 1. they occur in the same Agoran month;
>> 2. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months, and the later of
>> the two occurs in an earlier day in the month than the earlier one;
>> 3. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months on the same day of
>> the month, and the later of the two occurs at the same or
>> earlier time of day.
>> 5. Any anniversary, monthly anniversary, or quarterly anniversary that
>> would otherwise occur on a day of the month that does not exist
>> (after considering any leap day) instead occurs on the following day.
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>> [Converge after the question for P9123, and renumber the sub-lists to
>> use letters. This is a "read in full" amendment because of the question
>> and because it would be a nightmare to try to specify the changes.]
>>
>> }
>
> *sigh*
>
> Dammit, Thunderbird.
>
> I withdraw the above-submitted proposal.
>
> I submit the following proposal:
>
> Title: Time for some clarifications
>
> Author: Janet
>
> Coauthors:
>
> Adoption index: 2.0
>
> {
>
> Amend Rule 1023 ("Agoran Time") to read, in full:
>
> {
>
> The following terms are defined:
>
> 1. The phrase "in a timely fashion" means "within 7 days". This time
> period is set when the requirement is created (i.e. X days before
> the limit ends). A requirement to perform an action at an exact
> instant (e.g. "when X, Y SHALL Z"), but not "in the same message",
> is instead interpreted as a requirement to perform that action in a
> timely fashion after that instant.
> 2. The phrase "in an officially timely fashion" means "before the end
> of the next Agoran week". This time period is set when the
> requirement is created (i.e. between 7 and 14 days before the period
> ends).
> 3. Agoran epochs:
> a. Agoran days begin at midnight UTC.
> b. Agoran weeks begin at midnight UTC on Monday. Eastman weeks
> begin at midnight UTC on the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th of
> each Gregorian month; the fifth one of the month (if any) lasts
> till the end of the month.
> c. Agoran months begin at midnight UTC on the first day of each
> Gregorian month.
> d. Agoran quarters begin when the Agoran months of January, April,
> July, and October begin.
> e. Agoran years begin when the Agoran month of January begins.
> f. A pivot is either the instant at which Agora Nomic began (June
> 30, 1993, 00:04:30 GMT +1200) or an instant at which at least
> one person won the game. When used as a period of time, a
> "Round" (historical syn: "game") is the period of time between a
> pivot and the next pivot.
> The "Agoran" qualifier is assumed unless a different definition is
> indicated (e.g. Eastman weeks). These definitions do not apply to
> relative durations (e.g. "within <number> days after <event>").
> 4. Two points in time are within a month of each other if:
> a. they occur in the same Agoran month;
> b. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months, and the later of
> the two occurs in an earlier day in the month than the earlier one;
> c. they occur in two consecutive Agoran months on the same day of
> the month, and the later of the two occurs at the same or
> earlier time of day.
> 5. Any anniversary, monthly anniversary, or quarterly anniversary that
> would otherwise occur on a day of the month that does not exist
> (after considering any leap day) instead occurs on the following day.
>
> }
>
>
> [Converge after the question for P9123, and renumber the sub-lists to
> use letters. This is a "read in full" amendment because of the question
> and because it would be a nightmare to try to specify the changes.]
>
> }
>
Blegh. I appear to be in the habit of typing agora-official in the To:
box. I apologize.
--
Janet Cobb
Assessor, Rulekeepor, Stonemason
