[spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Less Is More: Ministries

["Wonko the Sane" <also_wonko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Later sections that say "the Minister of X gets Y points" supercede the 
section that restricts Ministers to 20 points per nweek. Otherwise, looks 
good.


> From: "The Voice" <nomicvoice0@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx
> To: spoon-business@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Spoon-business] Less Is More: Ministries
> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:33:49 -0400
>
>
> Lessee--- I think I have the bandwidth left for this.
>
> Big changes:
> I left out the part that says that you can only hold one Ministry at any 
> given time.
>
> I made Ministries permanent-- they no longer only last for an nyear if you 
> win an election.
>
> I took out the Chiltern Hundreds thing-- sorry, but it's just silly, and 
> ambiguous to boot.
>
> I put in a stipulation that the Administrator determines what is the 
> jurisdiction of who if there is a conflict.
>
> Billy now has the same salary cap as anyone else.
>
> {{ __Less Is More: Ministries__
>
> Replace the entire text of rule 625 with the following -0- delimited text:
>
> -0-
> A. General
>
> A.1. Definitions
> There exist titles defining Ministers of the form "Minister of X", where X 
> is a unique designator. These titles are known as Ministries.  A Ministry 
> may only be assigned to a player as expicitly allowed by the rules. Only 
> one player may hold any given Ministry at any given time.
>
> Any proposal that would create a rule that defines a Ministry must also 
> create rules that define the Powers and Responsibilities of that Ministry. 
> These rules may all be conincident.
>
> The Powers of a Ministry is a list of actions. A player that holds a 
> Ministry may perform any of the actions in the Powers of their Ministry as 
> if e were the Administrator.
>
> The Responsibilities of a Ministry is a list of actions that a Minister 
> must perform.
>
> A.2. The Admin
>
> The Administrator may perform all the duties of any Minister if e so 
> chooses. The Administrator may also hold Titles which are also Ministries. 
> This rule supercedes Rule 263 in this regard.
>
> A.3. Public Fora Messages
>
> Public forum messages that a Minister posts in accordance with eir 
> Ministerial duties are not subject to game objects and events that affect 
> the format of public forum messages. (E.g. the Scarf, the Sushi, Entropy.)
>
> A.4. Speed Limit
>
> If, in compensation for eir services, a Minister receives a quantity of 
> score points, said quantity may not exceed a cumulative total of 20 within 
> a one-nweek period.
>
> A.5. Ministerial Conflicts
>
> In the event of a dispute over the jurisdiction of two Ministers, the 
> Administrator must determine which Minister is responsible for performing a 
> given action.
>
> B. Ministerial Ins and Outs
>
> B.1. Ministerial Elections
>
> If at any time no player (or The Administrator) holds a Ministry, an 
> Election is called for that Ministry. The Election consists of two phases: 
> a Nomination phase immediately followed by a Voting Phase, each of which 
> are 5 ndays long. The Nomination phase of the Election begins at the first 
> beginning of an nday after the Ministry is not held by any Player or The 
> Administrator.
>
> During the Nomination phase, a player may nominate another player or emself 
> for the Ministry by declaring so in a public forum. After a player has been 
> nominated, a player may second the nomination by declaring so in a public 
> forum. If a nomination is seconded, the player nominated becomes a 
> Candidate for the Ministry. The Administrator is always a Candidate for 
> every Election.
>
> At the end of the Nomination phase, the Administrator shall issue a List of 
> Candidates for the Election containing all the names of the Candidates for 
> the Ministry.
>
> During the Voting phase, players may cast one vote for one name on the List 
> of Candidates for the Election by doing so in a public forum. [[ Public 
> voting only for Ministers ]] The Administrator may also vote for one name 
> of the List of Candidates, however there is no limit to the number of votes 
> The Administrator may make.
>
> At the end of the voting phase, the player (or The Administrator) whose 
> name recieved the most votes is awarded the Ministry. If there is an equal 
> number of votes for one or more names, The Administrator must cast another 
> vote to break the tie, at which point the Ministry is awarded as above.
>
> B.2. Ministerial Non-Confidence
>
> If a Minister who is not On Leave fails to perform one of the 
> Responsabilities of eir Ministry within two ndays of the first opportunity 
> that Minister had to perform the action, a player may call for a Vote of 
> Non-Confidence in that Ministry by indicating e is doing so in a public 
> forum.
>
> A Vote of Non-Confidence is an Unauthored Proposal. If a Vote of 
> Non-Confidence passes, the Minister in question is stripped of eir 
> Ministry. [[ Thus an Election will be called. ]]
>
> B.3. Consent of Ministers
>
> Any Minister may cease to be a Minister for any reason by stating that they 
> do so in a Public Forum.
>
> Any player nominated for any Ministry may refuse that nomination at any 
> time by announcing that they do so in a public forum.
>
> C. Existing Ministries
>
> C.1. Ministry of the Ordinance Survey
>
> There exists a Ministry of the Ordinance Survey.
>
> The Minister of the Ordinance Survey has the power to recognise any legal 
> action that involves an immediate update of the grid.
>
> The Minister of the Ordinance Survey must keep a publically available 
> record of the grid that is up to date.
>
> Only the Admin is supposed to know where Bonus Boxes are, therefore the 
> Minister of the Ordinance Survey should make it clear when they recognise 
> player moves so that the Admin can harf the effects of Bonus Boxes easily. 
> The Minister of the Ordinance Survey should also make such changes to their 
> record of the Grid that the Admin requests that relate to Bonus Boxes.
>
> At the end of each nweek the Minister of the Ordinance Survey gains a 
> number of points equal to the number of players in the game divided by two.
>
> C.2. The Insta-Ministry
>
> There exists a Ministry of Insta-Rules, also known as the Insta-Ministry. 
> The player holding the title of "Minister of Insta-Rules" may also be 
> referred to as the Insta-Minister.
>
> The Insta-Minister has the power to recognize Insta-Rules.
>
> The Insta-Minister must maintain a record of all current and valid 
> Insta-Rules, and the Insta-Ruler value of all players. This record must be 
> maintained in public view (i.e. on a Web page).
>
> The Insta-Minister shall work with other relevant Ministers and the 
> Administrator to ensure all Insta-Rules are valid, and are being properly 
> applied. [[ i.e. if there's a Grid minister, the Insta-Minister should 
> politely point out when the other recognized an illegal action, so that it 
> can be promptly redacted ]]
>
> The Insta-Minister shall be paid a salary of one point for each Insta-Rule 
> legally created or repealed during the nweek, paid at the end of each 
> nweek. After four consecutive nweeks of holding the title of 
> Insta-Minister, the Insta-Minister shall receive a bonus of 1 point of 
> Respect.
>
> C.3. The Ministry of the Force
>
> There exists a Ministry of The Force. The Minister of the Ministry of the 
> Force automatically receives the Force Attribute "Jedi Lord" in lieu of any 
> other Force Attributes e possesses. There may be only one Jedi Lord at any 
> time.
>
> The Jedi Lord is obliged to maintain a record of all players' Force 
> attributes. The Jedi Lord may disallow an action related to the Force or 
> Force Abilities which is illegal by posting to that effect on a public 
> forum. The Jedi Lord may not use that ability on an action which is legal.
>
> [[ Basically, if a player tries to spend Force Points e doesn't have, the 
> Jedi Lord can tell em where to shove it. ]]
>
> A Player who ceases to be a Jedi Lord for any reason (including, but not 
> limited to, losing a ministerial election) receives the Force Attribute 
> "Jedi Master".
>
> [[ Yes, an Untrained player could win this election and immediately become 
> a Jedi Master. Hey, it'll be funny. ]]
>
> C.4 The Ministry of the Weather
>
> There exists a Ministry of the Weather. The player holding the title of 
> "Minister of the Weather" may also be referred to as the Weather Man.
>
> The Weather Man has the power and obligation to update the Weather, and may 
> only do so whenever the rules explicitly demand that the Weather be 
> updated.
>
> The Weather Man must also keep track of any changes to the Grid or 
> gamestate as a result of changes in the Weather, and must inform all 
> players as to such.
>
> The Weather Man shall be paid a salary of 2 points whenever the Weather is 
> updated.  After four consecutive nweeks of holding the title of Weather 
> Man, the Weather Man shall receive a bonus of 1 point of Respect and shall 
> be given the Style Attribute "Charming, Witty, and Has Cool Hair."
>
> C.5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
>
> There exists a Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
>
> The Minister of Foreign Affairs (known as the Ambassador) is encouraged to 
> make links with other Nomics.
>
> C.6. The Ministry of Gremlins
>
> There exists a Ministry of Gremlins. The Minister of Gremlins may be 
> referred to as Billy [[Hooray for 80's movies!]]. Billy has the 
> responsibility and power to make all random choices having to do with 
> Gremlins [[like moving Curt and Rod, choosing and using the Gremlin number 
> and the nth Gremlin number, etc.]]. Also, Billy has the responsibility and 
> power to determine who is the target/recipient of all Gremlin actions 
> [[like Robin choosing proposals, awarding the Token of Proposals, etc.]]. 
> Billy must also inform the Administrator and other players when any Gremlin 
> becomes Active or goes into Hiding.
>
> Billy may not choose not to recognize any action taken by any Gremlin.
>
> Billy recieves points at the end of the nweek equal to the number of the 
> above actions e performed during that nweek.
> -0-
>
> Repeal rules 626, 627, 697, 700, 701, 891, 894, and 903.  Delete section 
> A.4. of rule 815.
>
> }}
>
> -0- Thus Spake The Voice -0-
>
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