RE: DIS: [Fwd: RE: Proposal: Expanded foreign relations]

2008-11-09 Thread Alexander Smith
Sgeo wrote: > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Thu, 6 Nov 2008, Benjamin Schultz wrote: >>> On Nov 6, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: I suggest flipping the Aerican Empire's recognition to Hostile. >>> >>> I agree. Refuse us recogn

RE: DIS: Proto in CFJ 2247 [controversial?]

2008-11-09 Thread Alexander Smith
Goethe wrote: > On Sat, 8 Nov 2008, comex wrote: >> >>> ps. Equity originally took the place of crimes and infractions, >> >> Agora however is somewhat lazy, as most equity cases have been judged {}. :/ >> > Yah, turns out no one wants to bother with coming up with suitable > and interesting "comm

Re: DIS: [Fwd: RE: Proposal: Expanded foreign relations]

2008-11-09 Thread Joshua Boehme
On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 19:49:16 + Elliott Hird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8 Nov 2008, at 19:14, Sgeo wrote: > > > Might I point out that if they were to invade us with a sufficiently > > large invasion force, Agora would lose, badly, in weeks? > > > You serious? I doubt half of them could

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: forgot something

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 02:59, comex wrote: I transfer all my currencies to the Bank, and then deregister. Totally. So much for respect for recordkeepors. -- ehird

DIS: RE: Re: BUS: Balance of Power

2008-11-09 Thread Alexander Smith
Murphy wrote: > ais523 wrote: > > Rule 1367 (Degrees) from 1.5 to 1; > This will fall afoul of Rule 649 ("Awarding ... a Patent Title by > Proposal is a secured change"), since there's no other mechanism > for awarding degrees. I see no reason why a degree defined at power 1 can't be awarded wit

Re: DIS: Proto in CFJ 2247 [controversial?]

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 04:05, Ed Murphy wrote: ehird, with the position explained this way, do you still disagree with it as vehemently? I still disagree (just because someone does some stuff that generally recordkeepors do doesn't mean that the person specified as the recordkeepor isn't) but

RE: DIS: Proto in CFJ 2247 [controversial?]

2008-11-09 Thread Alexander Smith
Murphy wrote: > Proto-contract: (I don't want to recordkeep this; anyone who does > should feel free to fill in the blanks and agree to it. Also, wasn't > someone working on a proposal tying a similar concept to Notes?) I still am, but I got distracted. I'll submit it as a real proposal in the ne

DIS: Proto-proto: Philanthropist

2008-11-09 Thread Joshua Boehme
Proto-proto: The Philanthropist There shall exist an office knowns as the Philanthropist. Eir duties shall include organizing non-mandatory ways for Agorans to collectively contribute to the extra-Agoran world. Some possible ideas would be making artistic creations that non-Agorans could appr

Re: DIS: [Fwd: RE: Proposal: Expanded foreign relations]

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 13:54, Joshua Boehme wrote: If their capabilities are so questionable (as has been suggested by multiple emails now), why are we so concerned with their recognition? Is Agora really so insecure as to require validation at every available opportunity? Exactly my point. A

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2252 assigned to comex

2008-11-09 Thread Joshua Boehme
On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 21:21:04 -0600 Pavitra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 08 November 2008 08:50:51 pm comex wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 3:51 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Detail: http://zenith.homelinux.net/cotc/viewcase.php?cfj=2252 > > > ==

DIS: Re: BUS: An atrocious proposal

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 11:59, Alexander Smith wrote: I submit the following Terrible Proposal, AI=3, II=1: {{{ Remove all instances of "without objection" from rules with Power at most 3. Remove all instances of "without N objections", for each integer N, from rules with Power at most 3. }}} That

DIS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposal 5948

2008-11-09 Thread comex
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:38 AM, The PerlNomic Partnership <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This distribution of proposal 5948 By the way, am I the only one getting sick of these super-frequent distributions?

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposal 5948

2008-11-09 Thread Joshua Boehme
On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 11:23:40 -0500 comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:38 AM, The PerlNomic Partnership > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This distribution of proposal 5948 > > By the way, am I the only one getting sick of these super-frequent > distributions? No. Could we

Re: DIS: RE: Re: BUS: Balance of Power

2008-11-09 Thread Ed Murphy
ais523 wrote: > Murphy wrote: >> ais523 wrote: >>> Rule 1367 (Degrees) from 1.5 to 1; >> This will fall afoul of Rule 649 ("Awarding ... a Patent Title by >> Proposal is a secured change"), since there's no other mechanism >> for awarding degrees. > > I see no reason why a degree defined at pow

DIS: Re: BUS: An atrocious proposal

2008-11-09 Thread Taral
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 3:59 AM, Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I submit the following Terrible Proposal, AI=3, II=1: > {{{ > Remove all instances of "without objection" from rules with > Power at most 3. > > Remove all instances of "without N objections", for each > integer N, from ru

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: Pragmatize malformed inquiries

2008-11-09 Thread comex
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Amend Rule 591 (Inquiry Cases) by appending this text to the list of > valid judgements: > > * MALFORMED, appropriate if the text identified by the initiator >as the statement cannot be parsed as a single statement

DIS: Re: BUS: Proposals

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 19:04, Taral wrote: If it has passed, set the power of "No more distribution spam" to 2. Nonsensical. -- ehird

RE: DIS: Re: BUS: An atrocious proposal

2008-11-09 Thread Alexander Smith
comex wrote: > I submit a proposal titled "EVEN MORE MODEST", AI=482903748923748923747962374: > {{{ > CAPITALIZE EVERY LETTER IN THE RULESET. > }}} That's an illegal AI (it can be no more than 9.9); I'm therefore treating it to default to 1 as your attempt to set it at the time of submission was i

DIS: Re: BUS: Proto: random fixes part 1

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 22:49, comex wrote: I submit the following Proposal, titled "random fixes part 1": nttdf? :-P -- ehird

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposals 5946-5947

2008-11-09 Thread Roger Hicks
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:36, Warrigal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With the support of The People, I intend to make Lobbyists an Eligible > Currency. I think the PBA could use some free Lobbyists, after all. > Support. (I do intend to join this agreement and recordkeep through my automated system.

DIS: Re: BUS: Proto: random fixes part 1

2008-11-09 Thread Warrigal
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 5:49 PM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...some cleanups, clarifications, disambiguations, and scam-busting, > as well as some modifications (rulekeepor can change rule titles if > the current one is wrong, power is no longer restricted to >= 0 and > 1-4 for rules). The

Re: DIS: [Fwd: RE: Proposal: Expanded foreign relations]

2008-11-09 Thread Ed Murphy
Elysion wrote: > On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 19:49:16 + > Elliott Hird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 8 Nov 2008, at 19:14, Sgeo wrote: >> >>> Might I point out that if they were to invade us with a sufficiently >>> large invasion force, Agora would lose, badly, in weeks? >> >> You serious? I doub

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: An atrocious proposal

2008-11-09 Thread Warrigal
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:30 PM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Elliott Hird > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Even more atrocious than this: >> >> I submit a proposal titled "VERY MODEST OF YOU SIR", AI=1, II=3: >> {{{ >> CREATE A RULE TITLED "MODESTY" (POWER=1):

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposals 5942-5945

2008-11-09 Thread Ed Murphy
Warrigal wrote: > Well, this political initiative wotchie has to get off the ground > somehow. I vote: > >> 5942 O 0 1.0 woggle Transporter Accident Repair > DONATE (FOR) As with SELL votes, I will record DONATE(X) votes in the Assessor DB as X ahead of time, changing it later if/wh

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2252 assigned to comex

2008-11-09 Thread Pavitra
On Sunday 09 November 2008 08:42:54 am Elliott Hird wrote: > I CFJ on the statement: > {{{ >__ __ > __ \ / __ > / \ | / \ > \|/ > _,.---v---._ >/\__/\ /\ >\_ _/ /

DIS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposals 5949-5964

2008-11-09 Thread comex
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:09 PM, The PerlNomic Partnership <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 5960 O 0 1.0 Bayes Bayes > 5961 D 0 3.0 Bayes Bayes Note: These proposals had no title; they were not titled "Bayes". I suspect these are new proposals created by the act of distribu

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposals 5949-5964

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 10/11/2008, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:09 PM, The PerlNomic Partnership > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 5960 O 0 1.0 Bayes Bayes >> 5961 D 0 3.0 Bayes Bayes > > Note: These proposals had no title; they were not titled "Bayes". I > sus

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposals 5949-5964

2008-11-09 Thread Warrigal
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Pavitra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 5958 O 1 1.0 WarrigalAgoran History > SELL(1VP - FOR), "propose" should probably be "post intent" Does it help that "propose" can very easily be interpreted informally, as I meant it? --Warrigal

Re: DIS: For good of country

2008-11-09 Thread Sgeo
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Goethe wrote: > >> Other protection proto: Internment (needs power=3): >> During an Emergency session, a non-Senator, or a Senator not in >> the roll call, may be placed in Internment by the Agoran Consent >> of Senators

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposals

2008-11-09 Thread Taral
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Warrigal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It makes sense, but it doesn't work. Ah, good point. -- Taral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Please let me know if there's any further trouble I can give you." -- Unknown

DIS: Chat logs

2008-11-09 Thread Warrigal
22:13 <@Sgeo> Warrigal, you know your plan actually fails if there are sufficient invaders? 22:13 <@Sgeo> ... 22:16 <@Warrigal> Sgeo: I said that. 22:16 <@Sgeo> Oh, that "permanent" thing? 22:16 <@Warrigal> What "permanent" thing? 22:17 <@Warrigal> I said that if the invaders outnumber us by a cer

Re: DIS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposal 5948

2008-11-09 Thread Pavitra
On Sunday 09 November 2008 10:48:26 am Joshua Boehme wrote: > On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 11:23:40 -0500 > > comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:38 AM, The PerlNomic Partnership > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This distribution of proposal 5948 > > > > By the way, am I the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposals

2008-11-09 Thread Warrigal
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Elliott Hird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9 Nov 2008, at 19:04, Taral wrote: >> If it has passed, set the power of "No more distribution spam" to 2. > > Nonsensical. It makes sense, but it doesn't work. "It has passed" is not defined by the rules; it's not clear

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposals

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 20:23, Warrigal wrote: It makes sense, but it doesn't work. Proposals do not have power. -- ehird

Re: DIS: Proto in CFJ 2247 [controversial?]

2008-11-09 Thread Pavitra
On Sunday 09 November 2008 05:55:00 am Alexander Smith wrote: > FWIW, I think equity can work in some cases; look at the AAA and > BobTHJ giving me the wrong number of crops, for instance. Maybe > contracts should specify whether they want to be enforced via > equity or crim... This. Proto-proto:

DIS: Re: BUS: [Anarchist] Proposals

2008-11-09 Thread comex
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Warrigal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow. Of those five rules, I think it picked the only two that are > essential: without Deputisation, people could hold a certain set of > offices and thereby block everything, and without Power Controls > Mutability, the entire p

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: Distribution of proposals 5946-5947

2008-11-09 Thread Sgeo
> --Warrigal, who plans to distribute the resulting Lobbyists until > there's more participation in the PAC > I thought lobbyists don't result unless someone bids on the proposals?

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposals

2008-11-09 Thread Elliott Hird
On 9 Nov 2008, at 20:40, Elliott Hird wrote: On 9 Nov 2008, at 20:23, Warrigal wrote: It makes sense, but it doesn't work. Proposals do not have power. -- ehird Ignore me and my misreadings. -- ehird

Re: DIS: For good of country

2008-11-09 Thread Sgeo
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Sgeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Goethe wrote: >> >>> Other protection proto: Internment (needs power=3): >>> During an Emergency session, a non-Senator, or a Senator not in >>> the roll ca

DIS: Re: Re: BUS: An atrocious proposal

2008-11-09 Thread Warrigal
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Warrigal wrote: >> This is a proposal, and it will remain a proposal after I publish it, >> but it will not become a proposal, whether or not I say it will, >> because it can't become what it already is: "Repeal Rule 639,