Re: DIS: Preliminary Proto on Parliamentary Political Parties

2007-12-17 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007, Taral wrote: > On 12/17/07, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It also removes the rationale of win by voting power, since a player >> can at most exert full control over only a single party. Which I >> think is a good thing. > > Partnerships get around this. I'm thinki

Re: DIS: Preliminary Proto on Parliamentary Political Parties

2007-12-17 Thread Taral
On 12/17/07, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It also removes the rationale of win by voting power, since a player > can at most exert full control over only a single party. Which I > think is a good thing. Partnerships get around this. -- Taral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Please let me know if

Re: DIS: Preliminary Proto on Parliamentary Political Parties

2007-12-17 Thread Ed Murphy
root wrote: The downside is that it would make win by voting power more complicated, not less. Proto-generalization: Upon a correct announcement that a player has Excessive Clout, that player wins the game. A player has Excessive Clout if and only if a proposal with

Re: DIS: Preliminary Proto on Parliamentary Political Parties

2007-12-17 Thread Ed Murphy
Goethe wrote: I have the following in mind, before I go further, reactions? Enough interest? Proto-proto: Parliament Worth a shot.

Re: DIS: Preliminary Proto on Parliamentary Political Parties

2007-12-17 Thread Ian Kelly
On Dec 17, 2007 11:45 AM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Each player has a IVPOP (Internal Voting Power on OPs). Players > vote FOR or AGAINST proposals in the public forum, as currently. > If the majority of IVPOPs in a party are FOR a proposal, that party > vote

DIS: Preliminary Proto on Parliamentary Political Parties

2007-12-17 Thread Kerim Aydin
I've always been interested in hierarchical voting structures, but we've only sometimes had good ones going here. Past ones were "sort of" parties by giving extra votes to voluntary associations (Groups, Partnerships). But those weren't truly hierarchical as long as individual voting powers were