DIS: Re: OFF: distribution of proposals 5528-5531

2008-05-30 Thread Charles Reiss
I vote as follows: On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NUM FL AI SUBMITTER TITLE > 5528 D1 3ais523 AGAINST > 5529 D0 3ais523 AGAINST > 5530 O1 1comex AGAINST x 5, FOR x 1 > 5531 D2 3Murphy Rules as Binding Agre

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread comex
On 5/30/08, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A system that allows a judicial scam to succeed by legitimizing an improper > judgement is no longer a judicial system worthy of Agora. Agorans put > great store in their legal system, so such a system is un-Agoran. The reason > the First G

DIS: Re: BUS: Batch processing of CFJs 1948-51

2008-05-30 Thread comex
On 5/30/08, Benjamin Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Second attempt at a valid ruling: > > CFJ 1951 must be dismissed, under R101(vii): Every person has the right to > not be penalized more than once for any single action or inaction. > > This part of R101 is appropriate because CFJ 1951 i

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Proto: Bidding for Judgeship

2008-05-30 Thread comex
On 5/30/08, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > None of the other offices have such powerful 'perks'. I think this is > part of what makes CotC elections so hotly contested while other > offices struggle to keep officers who can publish a regular report. Despite Murphy's comment, I think t

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Elliott Hird
2008/5/30 Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Perhaps not explicitly, but you never disclaimed authorship either, > and the message has a From: header with your name on it. What would > be the inference of a person unfamiliar with the prior CFJ? > > -root > OK, there may be confusion, but it was uni

Re: DIS: RE: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Elliott Hird
2008/5/30 Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Wow, an almost exact copy-paste of my attempt to win by paradox, even > down to copying the same argument with the names changed. I must point out that we were talking over IRC when you said that I could do it. ehird

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Batch processing of CFJs 1948-51

2008-05-30 Thread Benjamin Schultz
On May 30, 2008, at 7:12 PM, Ian Kelly wrote: On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Benjamin Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: CFJ 1951 is for the same act as CFJ 1948 (citing a different rule), and therefore becomes ALREADY JUDGED. I think you mean ALREADY TRIED. But note that while it may

DIS: Re: BUS: Batch processing of CFJs 1948-51

2008-05-30 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Benjamin Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > CFJ 1951 is for the same act as CFJ 1948 (citing a different rule), and > therefore becomes ALREADY JUDGED. I think you mean ALREADY TRIED. But note that while it may be reasonable here, it's not appropriate because AL

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Elliott Hird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I never claimed I authored that cfj anyway Perhaps not explicitly, but you never disclaimed authorship either, and the message has a From: header with your name on it. What would be the inference of a person unfamiliar wit

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 30 May 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: > In retrospect, I suppose it was my general disdain for the > equity court (which has yet to actually produce a useful equation, > save perhaps the judgement in CFJ 1927 (which had not yet been judged > when I started putting this scam together)) that led me

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Elliott Hird
2008/5/30 Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Doubtful. R2149 doesn't offer exemptions just because another player > gave you permission. > > -root > I never claimed I authored that cfj anyway ehird

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 30 May 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: > And there's the > great irony in what you just wrote: you complain about the > criminalization of judging poorly in one sentence, and in the next > sentence you remark that a judge who may have done just that got off > too easily. Sorry, I phrased that ba

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 30 May 2008, Ed Murphy wrote: > Proto-Proposal: Defend the judiciary > In the interest of defending the judicial system as a paragon of > virtue, unfairly self-interested judgements are never appropriate, > rules to the contrary notwithstanding. Please take a look at my p

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Elliott Hird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/5/30 Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I wonder if outright plagiarism like this could be in violation of >> R2149 with respect to truthfulness in claim of authorship? >> >> -root >> > > Does ais523's consent count? Do

Re: DIS: Rules as Binding Agreement

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Murphy
Zefram wrote: >> Other persons who participate >> in Agora SHOULD abide by the rules, but do not become party to >> them unless they explicitly intend to do so, e.g. by entering >> into a non-rule contract. > > This seems contradictory. Enteri

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Elliott Hird
2008/5/30 Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I wonder if outright plagiarism like this could be in violation of > R2149 with respect to truthfulness in claim of authorship? > > -root > Does ais523's consent count? ehird

DIS: Re: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Elliott Hird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I call for judgement on the following statement: {{comex CAN initiate > an equity case concerning the Gnarlier Contract}}. > > [SNIP] I wonder if outright plagiarism like this could be in violation of R2149 with respect to

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Murphy
ais523 wrote: > NttDF? (What happens if you send a proto to a-b, anyway?) On top of strong game custom, it fails to meet Rule 106's "clear indication" requirement. > as far as I could tell, it would be inequitable to judge anything but > what the parties wanted. [snip] > What would other players

RE: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Alexander Smith
Geoffrey Spear wrote: > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > and as far as I > > could tell, it would be inequitable to judge anything but what the parties > > wanted. > > If all of the parties agree to a resolution, the equity court isn't > needed. I don

Re: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and as far as I > could tell, it would be inequitable to judge anything but what the parties > wanted. If all of the parties agree to a resolution, the equity court isn't needed. I don't think this interpretation is a go

DIS: RE: BUS: RE: RE: Salvaging the Gnarly Contract

2008-05-30 Thread Alexander Smith
ehird wrote: > I call for judgement on the following statement: {{comex CAN initiate > an equity case concerning the Gnarlier Contract}}. (snip) Wow, an almost exact copy-paste of my attempt to win by paradox, even down to copying the same argument with the names changed. We certainly do need some

RE: Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Alexander Smith
Murphy wrote in a-b: > Proto-Proposal: Defend the judiciary > (AI = 2, please) > > Amend Rule 2158 (Judicial Questions) by inserting this paragraph after > the paragraph containing "A judgement is valid and/or appropriate only > as defined by the rules.": > > In the interest of defending t

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Farming

2008-05-30 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BobTHJ wrote: > >> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> The AFO transfers three 1 crops, four 5 crops, and a 0 crop to me. >> >> You only successfully transferred one 1 crop as that is all t

Re: DIS: Proto: Bidding for Judgeship

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Murphy
BobTHJ wrote: >>> When the CotC >>> ends the bidding phase on a judicial case e SHALL assign a qualified >>> entity from among all qualified entities whose total JP bid toward >>> them is greater than all other qualified entities to be judge of that >>> case. For each player who bid toward that en

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Farming

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Murphy
comex wrote: > On 5/30/08, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The AFO transfers three 1 crops, four 5 crops, and a 0 crop to me. > Care to give some crops back in return? Once I get confirmation of what I still have. Some Bank of Agora transactions may also be useful at this point.

DIS: Re: BUS: Farming

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Murphy
BobTHJ wrote: > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The AFO transfers three 1 crops, four 5 crops, and a 0 crop to me. > > You only successfully transferred one 1 crop as that is all the AFO has. Could I please get an up-to-date list of crop holdings for myse

Re: DIS: Curious

2008-05-30 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> If you wrote a horrible (bad effects) insane proposal, then everyone in >> their right mind would vote against it. However, if they did so, you >> woul

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Proto: Bidding for Judgeship

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Murphy
BobTHJ wrote: > None of the other offices have such powerful 'perks'. I think this is > part of what makes CotC elections so hotly contested while other > offices struggle to keep officers who can publish a regular report. But how much of a perk is it, really? No process of judge selection will

Re: DIS: Curious

2008-05-30 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you wrote a horrible (bad effects) insane proposal, then everyone in > their right mind would vote against it. However, if they did so, you > would win the game. So someone had to vote FOR it to stop you from > winning.

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:04 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A system that allows a judicial scam to succeed by legitimizing an improper > judgement is no longer a judicial system worthy of Agora. Agorans put > great store in their legal system, so such a system is un-Agoran. The rea

Re: DIS: Curious

2008-05-30 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 30 May 2008, Roger Hicks wrote: > From the champion's list on the CotC website: > > 05/27/02 Craig Insane Proposal with no FOR votes > 05/10/02 rootInsane Proposal with no FOR votes > > What the heck was this about? An Insane proposal was a proposal submitted all

DIS: Curious

2008-05-30 Thread Roger Hicks
>From the champion's list on the CotC website: 05/27/02Craig Insane Proposal with no FOR votes 05/10/02rootInsane Proposal with no FOR votes What the heck was this about? BobTHJ

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Proto: Bidding for Judgeship

2008-05-30 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 30 May 2008, Roger Hicks wrote: > I don't know that disinterested judges are any less impartial, or that > simply having interest in a case makes you biased. An interested judge > is more likely to deliver a judgment which has been thought out and is > far more likely to deliver it on time

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 30 May 2008, comex wrote: > In the Mousetrap Thesis, it's described how a > scam that goes too far besides just plugging the loophole (too many > gravy for the scamsters) is un-Agoran. But awarding a little gravy is > reasonable, and preventing a scam from doing even that should be > fro

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Proto: Bidding for Judgeship

2008-05-30 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Geoffrey Spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Perhaps a better method might be to have a two day window where any >> potential judge can announce their interest in a case. Then the CotC >> mak

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Proto: Bidding for Judgeship

2008-05-30 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps a better method might be to have a two day window where any > potential judge can announce their interest in a case. Then the CotC > makes a random selection from among all interested judges? I'd frankly prefer that

Re: DIS: Proto: Bidding for Judgeship

2008-05-30 Thread Roger Hicks
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 6:23 PM, ihope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Roger Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A player CAN NOT bid a number of JP greater than >> their current JP total minus any JP they have already bid on this or >> other cases which are still in t

Re: DIS: RE: BUS: Hmm, so I can resign now?

2008-05-30 Thread Elliott Hird
2008/5/29 Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Wooble wrote: >> I nominate Offhanded, ehird, and ais523 as Notary. > I consent. > -- > ais523 > I turtle. Does this involve me doing much work? ehird

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Appealing CFJ 1935

2008-05-30 Thread comex
On 5/30/08, Geoffrey Spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hereby punish myself for every action I've ever taken and ever will > take by not Going Off Alone to Partake Joyously of a Hot Dog at > lunchtime today. This is, of course, the counter-argument.

DIS: Re: BUS: Appealing CFJ 1935

2008-05-30 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:47 AM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/30/08, Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I now have 2 Support; I appeal CFJ 1935. > > I call for judgement on the statement: > * If I am judged GUILTY in CFJ 1935, a sentence other than DISCHARGE > is appropriate

DIS: Proto-judgement of CFJ 1980

2008-05-30 Thread comex
The Gnarlier Contract does create a paradox that, were it in the rules, would definitely deserve a Win by Paradox. The issue is whether the contract is, in fact, allowed to state something like: 6. Whenever a party's gnarlierness becomes twistier (including, but not limited to, being flipped to t

DIS: Re: BUS: Farming

2008-05-30 Thread comex
On 5/30/08, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The AFO transfers three 1 crops, four 5 crops, and a 0 crop to me. Care to give some crops back in return?

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1951 assigned to OscarMeyr

2008-05-30 Thread comex
On 5/29/08, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If valid scams should be allowed, then so should valid counter-scams; > this alone is a red herring. Perhaps, but then Goethe's (purported-- as I mentioned, e claims this was not eir intent) scam-buster should be considered a scam itself, a sort o

Re: DIS: RE: BUS: Hmm, so I can resign now?

2008-05-30 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:55 PM, Nick Vanderweit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 29 May 2008 10:12:03 Alexander Smith wrote: >> Wooble wrote: >> > I nominate Offhanded, ehird, and ais523 as Notary. >> >> I consent. > > TTttPF Err, I think you meant "NttPF", although the forum doesn't matt

DIS: Rules as Binding Agreement

2008-05-30 Thread Zefram
>Proposal 5531 (Democratic, AI=3, Interest=2) by Murphy >Rules as Binding Agreement An interesting attempt at giving Agora a distinctive constitution. I'd vote FOR this if it were adequately clear and consistent. > Other persons who participate > in Agor

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 1944 assigned to Pavitra

2008-05-30 Thread Zefram
ihope wrote: >On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:06 PM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> TTttPF ;) > >What, you're submitting it yourself? That's how I interpreted it (as promotor). It's a novel usage, and I don't like to set a precedent for "TTttPF" generally having this meaning when quoting someone e