[s-b] Proposal: Because it bothers me, that's why.

[Ed Murphy <emurphy42@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Proposal:  Because it bothers me, that's why.

Amend Rule 5E10 (Game Actions) by replacing this text:

      To perform a Game Action, an Outsider must post a message to a
      Public Forum specifying that they are taking that action.

with this text:

      To perform a Game Action, an Outsider must post a message to a
      Public Forum specifying that they are taking that action;
      performing an action "by announcement" is defined as performing
      it by posting such a message.

Amend Rule 5E2 (Game Objects) by replacing this text:

      Any Legal Entity which possesses a Transferrable Game Object
      may, as a Game Action, transfer it to another Legal Entity
      (or Nobody) that is able to possess the Game Object unless
      such a transfer is restricted by the rules. Upon doing so,
      the new Owner of that Object becomes the specified one.

with this text:

      The Owner of a Transferrable Game Object may transfer it to
      another Owner (i.e. change its Owner to the specified value)
      by announcement, subject to restrictions imposed by other rules.

Amend Rule 5E8 (Rules) by removing "as a Game Action".

Amend Rule 5E11 (Supporting & Objecting) by removing "as a Game
Action", and by replacing "the action may be performed by the Player"
with "the Player may perform the action by announcement".

Amend Rule 5E13 (Submission) to read:

      Submitting a document is defined as posting a message to a
      Public Forum that provides a full description of the document.

Amend Rule 5E14 (NTime) by replacing this text:

      the Chairman may as a Game Action change the clock to be On,

with this text:

      the Chairman may change the clock to be On by announcement,

and by replacing this text:

      The Clock may be changed from On to Off as a Game Action by
      the MoM.

with this text:

      The MoM may change the Clock from On to Off by announcement.

Amend Rule 5E18 (Joining and Leaving) by replacing this text:

      Any Player can change their name to any string not already the
      name of another Game Object as a Game Action.

with this text:

      Any player can change their name to any string by announcement,
      unless that string is already the name of another Game Object.

Amend Rule 5E25 (Public Displays) by replacing "as a Game Action by
listing" with "by announcement listing", and by removing the
remaining instance of "as a Game Action".

Amend Rule 5E27 (Ministerial Obligations) by replacing this text:

      Any Minister who fails to perform an obligation within the
      allotted time can be removed from his Ministry by any Player
      as a Game Action.

with this text:

      If a Minister fails to perform an obligation within the
      allotted time, then any Player can remove him from his Ministry
      by announcement.

Amend Rule 5E30 (Message of the Nweek) by replacing this text:

      The Registrar, as a Game Action with Support, may change the
      value of the motnw,

with this text:

      The Registrar may, with Support, change the value of the motnw,

Amend Rule 5E33 (Proposals) by replacing this text:

      As a Game Action a Player may withdraw a Pending proposal if
      they are the Author of that Proposal.

with this text:

      The Author of a Pending Proposal may withdraw it by announcement.

Amend Rule 5E35 (Tweaks) by replacing this text:

      As a Game Action without Objection, a Player can Activate

with this text:

      A Player can, without Objection, Activate

Amend Rule 5E36 (Judgment) by replacing "as a Game Action submit" with
"submit".

Amend Rule 5E50 (Operant Conditioning) by replacing "as a Game Action
with no objection" with "without Objection", and by replacing this
text:

      As a Game Action, a Player may Reinforce the last Trick that has
      been performed, increasing its Response value by 1.

      As a Game Action, a Player may Punish the last Trick that has
      been performed, decreasing its Response value by 1.

      A Player who has Reinforced or Punished may not perform either
      of these Game Actions until the OCB next performs a Trick.

with this text:

      A Player may Reinforce or Punish the last Trick performed by
      announcement (increasing or decreasing its Response value by 1,
      respectively), unless he has already Reinforced or Punished
      since that performance.

and by replacing this text:

      As a Game Action, with support and without objection, a Player may

with this text:

      A Player may, with support and without objection,

Amend each of the following rules by replacing each instance of "as a
Game Action" with "by announcement":

  * 5E19 (Active Players)
  * 5E21 (Assigning Ministries)
  * 5E23 (Electing Ministries)
  * 5E29 (Mackerel)
  * 5E31 (Threat Awareness)
  * 5E32 (Decisions)
  * 5E36 (Judgment)
  * 5E48 (The Grid)
  * 5E50 (Operant Conditioning)
  * 5E51 (The Mad Scientist)

Amend Rule 5E22 (Leaving Ministries) by replacing each instance of
"via Game Action" with "by announcement".
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