DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5434-5440

2008-02-05 Thread Roger Hicks
On Feb 5, 2008 6:14 PM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 5440 AGAINST (you forgot to give the rule Power 2, so its attempt to > alter voting limits would be ineffective) Drat. For some reason I had it in my head that new rules are created with the same power as the proposal that spaw

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Because an action is an action is an action

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: > Huh. I suppose it is. > > I think it would suffice to treat the number of supporters as one less > if the initiator is non-first-class. This could cover With N Support > as well, replacing "or N+1 supporters". > > What if the initiator is first-class but th

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Because an action is an action is an action

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
Goethe wrote: You're right on the other two edits, will fix, but on this last one, isn't this the current situation too? Or am I the one overlooking something? -Goethe Huh. I suppose it is. I think it would suffice to treat the number of supporters as one less if the initiator is non-firs

DIS: Appeal timestamp update

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
"Reform" refers to 1 Aug 2007, the approximate time when Zefram's judicial reform proposal was adopted (changing initiation of appeal from "automatically on third call for appeal" to "with 2 support", and resolution from "automatically on third appeal judge's decision" to "upon panel action"). Ap

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5434-5440

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: >> Maybe the one you proposed for root, I haven't seen the vote count >> yet :). > > BobTHJ, you mean? Deconstructing the Writ of FAGE is perfectly good > grounds for a Patent Title, if you ask me. No, I meant the one to root for pioneering voting ROOT. That

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Because an action is an action is an action

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: >> (3) the action is to be performed with N Agoran Consent, >>and the ratio of supporters to objectors is greater than N, >> or the action has at least one supporter and no objectors. > > Alice could cause a non-first-class player to perfor

DIS: Appeal timestamp update

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
"Reform" refers to 1 Aug 2007, the approximate time when Zefram's judicial reform proposal was adopted (changing initiation of appeal from "automatically on third call for appeal" to "with 2 support", and resolution from "automatically on third appeal judge's decision" to "upon panel action"). Ap

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5434-5440

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
Goethe wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: h previously-awarded Patent Titles would you put into this category? Particularly anything that (a) was awarded by proposal and (b) received less than 3-to-2 support. Maybe the one you proposed for root, I haven't seen the vote count yet :

DIS: Re: BUS: Because an action is an action is an action

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
Goethe wrote: To perform a dependent action, a player CAN and MUST publicly announce eir intent, unambiguously describing both the action and the method, including the required value for N. A player CAN perform a previously unambiguously described dependent acti

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Zefram wrote: > Kerim Aydin wrote: >> We should make the rare, easily >> noticed and corrected case (second-class persons doing the actions) the >> case with extra reporting requirements, not the everyday one that is >> leading to the vast

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5434-5440

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: h previously-awarded Patent Titles would you put into this > category? Particularly anything that (a) was awarded by proposal > and (b) received less than 3-to-2 support. Maybe the one you proposed for root, I haven't seen the vote count yet :). Anyway sim

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5434-5440

2008-02-05 Thread Ian Kelly
On Feb 5, 2008 9:23 PM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of, I haven't had time to grok VLOD yet. Can it now > apply to decisions other than whether to adopt proposals, or is > it basically just a change of terminology? In theory, VLOD and VLDD apply to any decision with an adoptio

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5434-5440

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
Goethe wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: 5437 AGAINST x 13 (convince me why this is needed) Because Patent Titles should be actually Worth Something, and not just accumulated, easy-to-come-by clutter. -Goethe Which previously-awarded Patent Titles would you put into this category

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5434-5440

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: > 5437 AGAINST x 13 (convince me why this is needed) Because Patent Titles should be actually Worth Something, and not just accumulated, easy-to-come-by clutter. -Goethe

DIS: Preliminary timestamp repair report

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
"Reform" refers to 1 Aug 2007, the approximate time when Zefram's judicial reform proposal was adopted (changing initiation of appeal from "automatically on third call for appeal" to "with 2 support", and resolution from "automatically on third appeal judge's decision" to "upon panel action"). Ap

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1882 judged TRUE by woggle

2008-02-05 Thread comex
On Feb 5, 2008 8:27 PM, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This is getting tiresome. > I object. That quote is from Zefram, not Murphy. Ahaha... it was just a quote whose original message I was too lazy to go back to. Now I realize how my selective quoting could be misinterpreted.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1882 judged TRUE by woggle

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: > On Feb 5, 2008 4:38 PM, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> woggle's new argument is reasonably complete and logically coherent. >> However, I believe it displays poor judgement regarding the use of the >> English language, inasmuch as it does not accept th

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1882 judged TRUE by woggle

2008-02-05 Thread Ian Kelly
On Feb 5, 2008 4:38 PM, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > woggle's new argument is reasonably complete and logically coherent. > However, I believe it displays poor judgement regarding the use of the > English language, inasmuch as it does not accept the modifying clause in > question as modifyin

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Brainfuck Golf] Results of Hole #4

2008-02-05 Thread Josiah Worcester
On 21:37 Mon 04 Feb , Kerim Aydin wrote: > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: > > Results of Brainfuck Golf Hole #4: There was only one entry. I hereby > > award 35 points to Goethe. > > Are any folks still trying, or is it pretty much game over here? -Goethe I'm sorry; other projects

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Zefram
Kerim Aydin wrote: > We should make the rare, easily >noticed and corrected case (second-class persons doing the actions) the >case with extra reporting requirements, not the everyday one that is >leading to the vast majority of trivial and annoying errors. F

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: CFJ 1879: assign Goddess Eris

2008-02-05 Thread Zefram
comex wrote: >My attempt to appeal Eris's judgement of CFJ 1879 garnered the following votes: comex, please make another attempt at resolving this. The standard interpretation of "AGAINT", which woggle voted, is that it is a variant spelling of "AGAINST", which is an acceptable synonym for "OBJEC

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Vote Market changes

2008-02-05 Thread Roger Hicks
On Feb 5, 2008 8:44 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BobTHJ wrote: > > > I intend to make the following changes to the Vote Market agreement > > with the majority consent of its parties: > > I consent to these changes. Hmm, we haven't had auctions since 2003, > probably a good time to re

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Zefram
Kerim Aydin wrote: >Oh, just noticed you didn't like this either. This was intended. If the >vote requires only 1 vote of support, you can resolve by reporting only 1 of >the votes of support, even if there are more (because the additional votes >don't change the outcome). -Goethe No, you've

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Zefram wrote: > If you > require someone to report "up to 3 votes", that sounds like it could > be satisfied by reporting one vote even if there are actually four. Oh, just noticed you didn't like this either. This was intended. If the vote requires only 1 vote of suppor

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1831 judged FALSE

2008-02-05 Thread Iammars
On Feb 5, 2008 10:40 AM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/4/08, Iammars <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now, the question is: Will this case finally die? > > I intend, with 2 supporters, to appeal Iammars's judgement of CFJ 1831 > (for no reason other than to get the third appeal). > I was

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Zefram wrote: > Since we need the implicit vote, or some equivalent mechanism, to deal > with partnerships, I think reporting it would be helpful in making sure > it gets done right. I see nothing wrong with implicit reporting of the implicit vote. It's pretty easy to tell wh

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Zefram
Kerim Aydin wrote: >This is where we fundamentally disagree. Since dependent actions were >foolishly made a subclass of agoran decision, the reporting burden has >been ridiculously high and prone to error... I don't disagree about this principle. I'm happy for the reporting requirements to be re

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Brainfuck Golf] Results of Hole #4

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: >> I would like to know as well. If I run another round, is anybody >> going to challenge Goethe for the points, or should I just terminate >> the contest? > > I would have tried, but it wasn't a good week for me to try something > as time-consuming as BF. An

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Zefram wrote: > I recognised that you intended to avoid that part of the reporting, and > I deliberately didn't include it in my version because I didn't think > that change worthwhile. This is where we fundamentally disagree. Since dependent actions were foolishly made a sub

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Brainfuck Golf] Results of Hole #4

2008-02-05 Thread Ian Kelly
On Feb 5, 2008 9:01 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would have tried, but it wasn't a good week for me to try something > as time-consuming as BF. Anyone for Python Golf? I would be up for it, but I want to be a contestant this time. Last week as I was searching for existing BF ROT1

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Brainfuck Golf] Results of Hole #4

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
root wrote: On Feb 4, 2008 10:37 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: Results of Brainfuck Golf Hole #4: There was only one entry. I hereby award 35 points to Goethe. Are any folks still trying, or is it pretty much game over here? -Goethe I woul

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Zefram
Kerim Aydin wrote: >I think you misunderstand my intent (meaning that yes, the wording is >poor). The initiator should not be required to report eir own support, >it's a common mistake and annoyance. I recognised that you intended to avoid that part of the reporting, and I deliberately didn't inc

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Brainfuck Golf] Results of Hole #4

2008-02-05 Thread Ian Kelly
On Feb 4, 2008 10:37 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: > > Results of Brainfuck Golf Hole #4: There was only one entry. I hereby > > award 35 points to Goethe. > > Are any folks still trying, or is it pretty much game over here? -Goethe I would l

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Zefram wrote: >> the tally of votes need only include a count of up to N valid >> ballots other than the initiator's if the initiator's implicit >> support is a valid ballot, or N+1 valid ballots if it is not, >> even if there are more. > > I

DIS: Re: BUS: Vote Market changes

2008-02-05 Thread Ed Murphy
BobTHJ wrote: I intend to make the following changes to the Vote Market agreement with the majority consent of its parties: I consent to these changes. Hmm, we haven't had auctions since 2003, probably a good time to revisit the idea. One general problem I've noticed with the Vote Market, th

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [Brainfuck Golf] Results of Hole #4

2008-02-05 Thread comex
On 2/5/08, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: > > Results of Brainfuck Golf Hole #4: There was only one entry. I hereby > > award 35 points to Goethe. > > Are any folks still trying, or is it pretty much game over here? -Goethe If so, it's in part due

Re: DIS: Draft III: Intelligent Dependent Action reporting

2008-02-05 Thread Zefram
Kerim Aydin wrote: >[Since the fix is about reporting, not the count, keeps the current method >of first/second class vote counting and eligibility, I was going to suggest separating these two bits if it got any more complicated. > the tally of votes need only include a count of up to N