On Thu, 2026-03-26 at 11:13 -0400, Janet Cobb via agora-discussion wrote: > On 3/26/26 09:28, Gregory Hayes via agora-discussion wrote: > > > On Mar 25, 2026, at 9:25 PM, Mischief via agora-discussion > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On 3/25/26 7:44 AM, Gregory Hayes via agora-business wrote: > > > > I submit the following proposal, entitled "Campaign Promises", with an > > > > AI of 2: > > > > === > > > > Amend the first paragraph of Rule 2630, "The Administrative State", to > > > > read as follows: > > > > --- > > > > Each officer CAN, with 1.5 Agoran consent, enact, amend, or repeal eir > > > > own office's Administrative Regulations. Administrative Regulations > > > > have the following properties: > > > > --- > > > > Enact a new power 2 rule, entitled "Platforms", with the following text: > > > > --- > > > > A candidate in an election CAN, with notice, designate a public > > > > document as eir Platform for that election. A Platform SHOULD specify > > > > changes to the Administrative Regulations for the office being elected. > > > > When a candidate is elected to an office, if e has a Platform for that > > > > election, any changes to that office's Administrative Regulations > > > > specified by eir most recent Platform take effect. > > > > --- > > > > === > > > > This is fairly straightforward - it's a way for a candidate in an > > > > election to commit to a specific slate of Administrative Regulations in > > > > advance, so that the voters can know for sure exactly what they're > > > > getting and how their chosen candidate intends to conduct emself in > > > > office. > > > > - Galle > > > > > > > > > Winning an Election is more akin to 1.0 Agoran Consent, so it's > > > effectively a lower bar. I'm not opposed (overall I'm leaning toward > > > supporting this proposal) but thought it was worth highlighting > > > > > > -- > > > Mischief > > > Collar, Collector, Executor > > > Hat: sleeping cap > > It is a lower bar for implementing administrative regulations, but a higher > > bar for repealing them - at the moment, Rule 2630 allows new electees to > > repeal their administrative regulations by announcement. Since > > administrative regulations only bind the officer, not other players, I > > think it's fine if they're easier for the officer to enact than to repeal. > > > This isn't true in general; in particular, the Herald's administrative > regulations allow awarding patent titles. I'd be very hesitant to allow > enacting those without an actual 2 Agoran consent intent, so I'd > probably be against this proposal.
How would you feel about it if there were also a tweak to that patent title award method that preserved the 2 Agoran Consent requirement? e.g.: "The Herald, or any player authorised by the Herald's Administrative Regulations, CAN award a specified Patent Title to a specified player with 2 Agoran Consent." ~qenya
