Re: [s-d] [s-b] declaration

[Cassie Bayer <kisse.bnomic@xxxxxxxxx>]

By declaring the Game of B Nomic to be "open", does this mean that has
"begun"?

2009/2/13 Geoffrey Spear <wooble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Once upon a time, there was a lovely little nomic known simply as "A
> Nomic."  For various reasons, when that nomic went into a lull, its
> mailing list "spoon-business@xxxxxxxxx" was overrun by a large band of
> lunatics who believed, mistakenly it turns out, that they were playing
> a game called "B Nomic".  While normally such poor mailing list
> etiquette should be frowned upon, I believe that we, the Friends of A
> Nomic who subscribe to this mailing list, have a duty to get revenge
> by casting these hooligans off this list and using it to start a brand
> new nomic.  As further revenge, I propose that we call it "B Nomic".
>
> There is no precedent for this, but I declare open the Game of B Nomic
> with the following Rules:
> {{
> 1. There exists a State known as the State of Unrest.  The game is
> initially in this State.
> 2. The Public Forum is the email list spoon-business@xxxxxxxxxx
> 3. The Chairman is the person who authenticates to Google Apps using
> the identifier "wooble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx", also known as Geoffrey Spear
> or Wooble.
> 4. Time in the State of Unrest is tracked using absolute days, which
> run from 00:00:00 UTC, to 23:59:59 UTC.
> 5. Any person may, beginning with the start of the first absolute day
> after the game has begun, and ending at the start of the third
> absolute day after the game has begun, submit any number of Points of
> Order which are documents detailing a single change to the Rules or
> Game State of B. A Point of Order may declare that it is Dependent on
> or Contradictory to a previously submitted, but not yet discarded or
> selected Point of Order.
> 6. Each person may submit a single vote on each Point of Order which
> can be exactly one of Yea or Nay, up until the end of the first
> absolute day after the Point of Order reaches the Public Forum. If,
> after the first absolute day from its reaching the Public Forum, a
> Point of Order has more Yea votes than Nay votes, it is said to be
> Selected, otherwise it is discarded. If a selected Point of Order is
> Dependent on a discarded Point of Order, it to is discarded. If a
> selected Point of Order is Contradictory to another selected Point of
> Order, the Point of Order with the greater number of Yea votes to Nay
> votes is selected, otherwise they are both discarded.
> 7. After four absolute days have passed since the game began, the
> Chairman shall gather all Selected Points of Order, and if necessary
> implement the changes therein, and is capable of doing so.
> }}
>
> (This message has no effect if B Nomic exists and happens to be in a
> State of Unrest)
> --
> Wooble
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