DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-15 Thread Roger Hicks
I am soliciting comments on the following proto-proposal: Economy AI: 1 Create a rule called "Certification" with Power 1 that reads: { A Player who performs one of the following actions without being certified for that action is in violation of the rules: * Submitting a ballot for distributed

Re: DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-14 Thread Zefram
Kerim Aydin wrote: >Why does the phrase "it's just a temporary safeguard for democracy" make >me feel uneasy? Because you know some history. I feel uncomfortable uttering the phrase, too. But this "temporary safeguard" has the unusual feature that it operates by imposing a more democratic proced

DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
Zefram wrote: > Proposal proliferation is a good thing in a parliamentary nomic. It is > the very basis of the game. I do not have time to wade through the implications of a dozen ill-conceived and clashing proposals in a single distribution. If I stay, I feel the need so review them, lest one

Re: DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-14 Thread Zefram
Kerim Aydin wrote: >I would hardly call the period in 2001-2002 when we charged for >proposals to be stagnation. There was an earlier period too. It sucked. > Rather, I would call the free proposal >period "ill-considered proliferation". Proposal proliferation is a g

DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
Murphy wrote: > Charging for proposals has historically led to stagnation. I would hardly call the period in 2001-2002 when we charged for proposals to be stagnation. Rather, I would call the free proposal period "ill-considered proliferation". At the very least, we should charge for raising AI

Re: DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-13 Thread Roger Hicks
On 5/14/07, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BobTHJ wrote: > Create a rule called "Certification" with Power 1 that reads: > > { > A Player must be certified to perform any of the following actions: > * Submitting a ballot for distributed proposals > * Supporting or opposing a dependent act

Re: DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-13 Thread Ed Murphy
BobTHJ wrote: Create a rule called "Certification" with Power 1 that reads: { A Player must be certified to perform any of the following actions: * Submitting a ballot for distributed proposals * Supporting or opposing a dependent action * Submitting a proposal for distribution If a player who

DIS: Proto: Economy

2007-05-13 Thread Roger Hicks
This proto-proposal goes with my previous two on Currency and the Treasury, and rounds out the other two. It attempts to create an economy with supply and demand and gives currency a reason for existing. The caveat is that it is somewhat complex. I'm sure it will need a lot of work: Economy AI: 1