RESOLUTION OF PROPOSALS 8388-8404 ================================= THIS IS AN AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED REPORT. SOME INFORMATION MAY DIFFER FROM THE HISTORICAL REPORT. THE ASSESSMENT SENT TO THE PUBLIC FORUM IS THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION. The official historical report is located at https://mailman.agoranomic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/agora-official/2020-June/013727.html ID Title Result -------------------------------------------------------- 8388 The Webmastor ADOPTED 8389 Just Impeach instead ADOPTED 8390 Registror REJECTED 8391 Notory (Vote Labour) REJECTED 8392 Prior violations ADOPTED 8393 Elections Aren't Over Till They End ADOPTED 8394 8228 retry ADOPTED 8395 Editorial what? ADOPTED 8396 Auction End Clarification ADOPTED 8397 Referral ADOPTED 8398 More conservative implicit announcements REJECTED 8399 E had two months! ADOPTED 8400 Clinton v City of New York ADOPTED 8401 Defense Against the Dark Arts ADOPTED 8402 Promises ADOPTED 8403 1698 shortening REJECTED 8404 High Crimes and Treason ADOPTED I hereby resolve the Agoran decisions to adopt the below proposals. The quorum for all below decisions was 8. VOTING STRENGTHS ================ Strength is 3 unless otherwise noted. $: player has voting strength 4 %: player has voting strength 5 ^: player has voting strength 6 &: player has voting strength 7 =: player has voting strength 10 PROPOSALS ========= PROPOSAL 8388 (The Webmastor) AUTHOR: nix CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: EFFICIENCY FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris%, Falsifian%, G., Janet%, Murphy%, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (0): PRESENT (0): BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 41/0 (AI=1.0) POPULARITY: 1.000 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Conditional resolved: no Notice of Veto was published: Endorsement of nix ] PROPOSAL 8389 (Just Impeach instead) AUTHOR: G. CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: EFFICIENCY FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris%, Falsifian%, G., Janet%, Murphy%, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (0): PRESENT (0): BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 41/0 (AI=2.0) POPULARITY: 1.000 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Endorsement of G. ] PROPOSAL 8390 (Registror) AUTHOR: R. Lee CLASS: DEMOCRATIC FOR (0): AGAINST (8): ATMunn, Aris, Falsifian, G., Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Trigon$ PRESENT (2): R. Lee, nix BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 0/25 (AI=3.0) POPULARITY: -0.800 OUTCOME: REJECTED [ Janet: Endorsement of Falsifian ] PROPOSAL 8391 (Notory (Vote Labour)) AUTHOR: R. Lee CLASS: DEMOCRATIC FOR (1): R. Lee AGAINST (8): ATMunn, Aris, Falsifian, G., Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Trigon$ PRESENT (1): nix BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 3/25 (AI=3.0) POPULARITY: -0.700 OUTCOME: REJECTED PROPOSAL 8392 (Prior violations) AUTHOR: Janet CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: JUSTICE FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris%, Falsifian, G.%, Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus%, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (0): PRESENT (0): BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 39/0 (AI=2.0) POPULARITY: 1.000 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Endorsement of Janet nix: Endorsement of Publius Scribonius Scholasticus ] PROPOSAL 8393 (Elections Aren't Over Till They End) AUTHOR: Aris CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: EFFICIENCY FOR (7): ATMunn, Aris%, Falsifian%, Janet%, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (3): G., Murphy%, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus PRESENT (0): BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 30/11 (AI=2.0) POPULARITY: 0.400 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Endorsement of Aris Publius Scribonius Scholasticus: Endorsement of Murphy ] PROPOSAL 8394 (8228 retry) AUTHOR: Janet CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: EFFICIENCY FOR (9): ATMunn, Falsifian%, G., Janet%, Murphy%, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (0): PRESENT (1): Aris% BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 36/0 (AI=2.0) POPULARITY: 0.900 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Endorsement of Janet ] PROPOSAL 8395 (Editorial what?) AUTHOR: Janet CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: LEGISLATION FOR (8): Falsifian, G., Janet&, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (1): Aris& PRESENT (1): ATMunn BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 31/7 (AI=1.1) POPULARITY: 0.700 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Endorsement of Janet Publius Scribonius Scholasticus: Endorsement of Janet ] PROPOSAL 8396 (Auction End Clarification) AUTHOR: grok CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: ECONOMY FOR (10): ATMunn, Aris%, Falsifian, G., Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee%, Trigon=, nix AGAINST (0): PRESENT (0): BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 41/0 (AI=1.0) POPULARITY: 1.000 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Conditional resolved: no Notice of Veto was published ] PROPOSAL 8397 (Referral) AUTHOR: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: LEGISLATION FOR (8): ATMunn, Aris&, Falsifian, G., Janet&, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Trigon^ AGAINST (1): R. Lee PRESENT (1): nix BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 35/3 (AI=2.0) POPULARITY: 0.700 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Endorsement of Publius Scribonius Scholasticus ] PROPOSAL 8398 (More conservative implicit announcements) AUTHOR: Murphy CLASS: DEMOCRATIC FOR (3): ATMunn, Aris, Murphy AGAINST (4): G., Janet, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Trigon$ PRESENT (3): Falsifian, R. Lee, nix BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 9/13 (AI=3.0) POPULARITY: -0.100 OUTCOME: REJECTED PROPOSAL 8399 (E had two months!) AUTHOR: R. Lee CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: JUSTICE FOR (8): ATMunn, Falsifian, Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus%, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (1): G.% PRESENT (1): Aris% BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 29/5 (AI=1.0) POPULARITY: 0.700 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Conditional resolved: no Notice of Veto was published: Endorsement of R. Lee ] PROPOSAL 8400 (Clinton v City of New York) AUTHOR: R. Lee CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: LEGISLATION FOR (6): Aris&, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (2): Falsifian, G. PRESENT (2): ATMunn, Janet& BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 25/6 (AI=1.0) POPULARITY: 0.400 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Conditional resolved: no Notice of Veto was published: Endorsement of G. Publius Scribonius Scholasticus: Conditional resolved: Comptrollor is vacant: Endorsement of Murphy ] PROPOSAL 8401 (Defense Against the Dark Arts) AUTHOR: Aris CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: JUSTICE FOR (8): ATMunn, Aris%, Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus%, R. Lee, Trigon^, nix AGAINST (1): G.% PRESENT (1): Falsifian BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 31/5 (AI=1.0) POPULARITY: 0.700 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Conditional resolved: no Notice of Veto was published ] PROPOSAL 8402 (Promises) AUTHOR: Aris CLASS: DEMOCRATIC FOR (5): Aris, Falsifian, Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus AGAINST (1): R. Lee PRESENT (4): ATMunn, G., Trigon$, nix BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 15/3 (AI=3.0) POPULARITY: 0.400 OUTCOME: ADOPTED [ Falsifian: Endorsement of Aris ] PROPOSAL 8403 (1698 shortening) AUTHOR: Trigon CLASS: DEMOCRATIC FOR (3): ATMunn, Aris, Murphy AGAINST (5): Falsifian, Janet, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, R. Lee, nix PRESENT (2): G., Trigon$ BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 9/15 (AI=4.0) POPULARITY: -0.200 OUTCOME: REJECTED PROPOSAL 8404 (High Crimes and Treason) AUTHOR: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus CLASS: ORDINARY CHAMBER: JUSTICE FOR (4): ATMunn, Janet, Murphy, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus% AGAINST (2): R. Lee, nix PRESENT (4): Aris%, Falsifian, G.%, Trigon^ BALLOTS: 10 AI (F/A): 14/6 (AI=1.7) POPULARITY: 0.200 OUTCOME: ADOPTED The full text of each ADOPTED proposal is included below: ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8388 Title: The Webmastor Adoption index: 1.0 Author: nix Co-authors: Enact a rule titled "The Webmastor" with Power=1 and the following text: The Webmastor is an office. The Webmastor's monthly report includes a Directory, a Changelog, a Warning Log, and an Error Log. The Directory lists notable currently maintained public resources. The Changelog lists notable changes to resources. The Warning Log lists notable potential issues, such as inaccurate or aging resources or unintended issues with a public resource. The Error Log lists notable losses of resources - where a resource has become inaccessible, unmaintained, or unusable. Where 'notable' is used in this rule its meaning is up to the Webmastor's discretion. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8389 Title: Just Impeach instead Adoption index: 2.0 Author: G. Co-authors: Amend Rule 2531 by deleting: If the Referee attempts to levy three or more INEFFECTIVE fines in a week, any player CAN, with two support, issue a writ of Impartial Arbitration Restoration, immediately making the position of Referee vacant. When a writ of Impartial Arbitration Restoration is issued, the ADoP SHALL initiate an election for the Referee in a timely fashion. [context: When this was written, there were very few protections in this rule, and general impeachment didn't exist. Now with the full list of protections the Referee is pretty constrained, and impeachment exists.] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8392 Title: Prior violations Adoption index: 2.0 Author: Janet Co-authors: Amend Rule 2531 by changing the list item labeled (2) to read, in its entirety: "(2) it attempts to levy a fine for an action or inaction which, at the time the inaction or action occurred, was not prohibited by the rules;" [This ensures that, as long as an action violated the rules when it was committed, it can be punished. For instance, the Assessor could commit a crime immediately before resolving a proposal that changes the definition of the crime. Currently, it's possible the Assessor could not be punished, since the rules at the time of the fine being levied would not prohibit the action, even if it was illegal at the time it occurred.] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8393 Title: Elections Aren't Over Till They End Adoption index: 2.0 Author: Aris Co-authors: [This avoids the weirdness where having two candidates means new candidates can join, but if there are fewer the winner is locked in at the end of the nomination period. This way, new contenders can still join as long as there's still room for them to change the outcome.] Amend Rule 2154, "Election Procedure", by changing the text: "An election is contested if it has two or more candidates at the end of the nomination period, and uncontested otherwise. For a contested election, nominations close at the end of the poll's voting period. For an uncontested election, nominations close at the end of the nomination period." to read: "An election whose nomination period is complete is contested if it has two or more candidates, and uncontested otherwise. Nominations close at the end of the poll's voting period or when the election is ended, whichever comes first." ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8394 Title: 8228 retry Adoption index: 2.0 Author: Janet Co-authors: [This was originally proposed and adopted in Proposal 8228, but it failed due to a specification bug. Zombies holding offices should be banned because it allows people to bypass restrictions on Officers performing actions that benefit themselves.] Amend Rule 2472 ("Office Incompatibilities") by inserting the following paragraph after the paragraph beginning "A player is overpowered if e holds": A zombie is Overpowered if e holds one or more offices. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8395 Title: Editorial what? Adoption index: 1.1 Author: Janet Co-authors: Repeal rule 2599 (The Editor). ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8396 Title: Auction End Clarification Adoption index: 1.0 Author: grok Co-authors: G. Replace the first paragraph of rule 2551 Auction End with the following: "An Auction ends immediately when any of the following conditions are met: 1. The auction was initiated 7 days ago. 2. The auction was initiated at least 96 hours ago, and it has been 96 hours since the most recent placement or withdrawal of a bid in that auction. 3. The auction was initiated 96 hours ago and no bids have been placed or withdrawn in that auction. 4. The auction is terminated." ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8397 Title: Referral Adoption index: 2.0 Author: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus Co-authors: Amend Rule 2607, "Proposal Chambers", by appending the following paragraph: To refer a proposal to a ministry is to set the chamber of that proposal to the specified ministry. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8399 Title: E had two months! Adoption index: 1.0 Author: R. Lee Co-authors: Repeal rule 2609 "Temporary CFJ setup" ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8400 Title: Clinton v City of New York Adoption index: 1.0 Author: R. Lee Co-authors: Repeal rule 2597, "Line-item Veto" ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8401 Title: Defense Against the Dark Arts Adoption index: 1.0 Author: Aris Co-authors: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus Enact a new power 1.0 rule entitled "Defense Against the Dark Arts" with the following text: A proposal is forbidden if it would, upon successfully taking effect, cause Agora to be ossified or to cease to exist. An action is forbidden if it would, upon its successful occurrence, cause Agora to be ossified or to cease to exist. Attempting a forbidden action is PROHIBITED, and is the Class-4 Crime of Engaging in Forbidden Arts. Submitting a forbidden proposal is PROHIBITED, and is the Class-1 Crime of Contemplating Forbidden Arts. Being the author of an adopted forbidden proposal is PROHIBITED, and is the Class-2 Crime of Suborning Forbidden Arts. Having a final ballot that evaluates to FOR in the Agoran decision on whether to adopt a forbidden proposal is PROHIBITED, and is the Class-1 Crime of Abetting Forbidden Arts. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8402 Title: Promises Adoption index: 3.0 Author: Aris Co-authors: Falsifian Enact a new power 2.2 rule, entitled "Promises", with the following text: Promises are a class of assets, tracked by the Notary. Their essential attributes are their text and creator. A person CAN, by announcement, acting as emself, grant emself a promise, specifying its text and becoming its creator. A promise's owner is referred to as its bearer. Promises with the same text, creator, and bearer are fungible. Promises with the same text and creator SHOULD be referred to by the same title, but the title is not an essential attribute of the promise, just a way of referring to it. A promise's bearer CAN, by announcement, cash the promise, provided that any conditions for cashing it specified by its text are unambiguously met. By doing so, e acts on the creator of the promise's behalf, causing the creator to act as if e published the promise's text, and destroys the promise. The bearer SHOULD recite the promise's essential attributes in the same message e cashes it. In a promise's text, "the bearer" (or the like) refers to the promise's bearer, and "this promise" (or the like) refers to the promise. The text of the promise can refer to the context of the message in which it is cashed, but the context of the message does not otherwise change the meaning of the promise. The Library is an entity and CAN own promises. Any player CAN take a specified promise from the Library by announcement, provided e cashes the promise in the same message. Any player CAN revoke a specified promise from the Library without objection. Amend Rule 2608, "The Notary", by changing the numbered list to read as follows: 1. every pledge, along with its title, creator, time window, time of creation, and time of expiry; 2. every contract, with its title, full provisions, and parties; and 3. every promise, along with its title, text, creator, and bearer. Amend Rule 2466, "Acting on Behalf", by changing the text "A person CANNOT act on behalf of another person to do anything except perform a game action; in particular, a person CANNOT act on behalf of another person to send a message, only to perform specific actions that might be taken within a message." to read "A person CANNOT act on behalf of another person to do anything except perform a game action; in particular, a person CANNOT act on behalf of another person to send a message, only to perform specific actions that might be taken within a message, including actions that would otherwise be taken by publishing certain text." Amend Rule 2519, "Consent", by changing it to read in full: A person is deemed to have consented to an action if and only if, at the time the action took place: 1. e, acting as emself, has publicly stated that e agrees to the action and not subsequently publicly withdrawn eir statement; 2. e is party to a contract whose body explicitly and unambiguously indicates eir consent; 3. the action is taken as part of a promise which e created; or 4. it is reasonably clear from context that e wanted the action to take place or assented to it taking place. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ID: 8404 Title: High Crimes and Treason Adoption index: 1.7 Author: Publius Scribonius Scholasticus Co-authors: G., Janet, Murphy Amend Rule 2478 by appending the following text to the end of the rule: A high crime is any crime specified as being class 4 or greater. The Referee CANNOT levy the Cold Hand of Justice to punish a high crime, notwithstanding Rule 2478. Amend Rule 2478 by amending the list to read in full: - Imposing the Cold Hand of Justice on the perp for the cited rule violation, as described elsewhere; - Issuing an Indictment against the perp for the cited rule violation, as described elsewhere; or - if e believes that no rules violation occurred or that it would be ILLEGAL or INEFFECTIVE to levy a fine for it, announcing the Finger Pointing to be Shenanigans. Create a new AI-1.7 rule, "Indictment", with the following text: When the rules authorize an investigator to issue an Indictment for a violation, e CAN do so by announcement, specifying a fine of blots to be issued and the perpetrator and making an argument for the conviction of the accused. When an investigator has issued an Indictment, the perpetrator CAN state a defence. Within 10 days but no less than 4 days after the indictment has been issued, the judge SHALL initiate two Agoran Decisions, one to determine whether to convict the perpetrator and one to determine whether to accept the indictment. For these decision, the vote collector is the Judge and the voting method is AI-majority with AI=1.5. When initiating the decisions, the Judge SHALL, in the same message, publish the full texts of the Indictment and the defence. If both decisions are resolved as ADOPTED, the investigator CAN and SHALL impose the fine stated in the indictment. If the decision to convict is resolved as ADOPTED but the decision to accept is resolved as REJECTED, the investigator CAN issue a new Indictment. If the decision to convict is resolved as REJECTED, a fine SHALL NOT be imposed for the crime stated in the indictment. The Judge of the Indictment is the first of the following players who is neither the investigator nor the perp: the Arbitor, the Speaker, the Prime Minister. If this still fails to specify a player, then the Indictment lacks a Judge until that changes. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////