[s-d] Re: [s-b] [auto] BvS submits p28

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I like the idea. However the last paragraph makes it seem as though someone could make "Zarpints tax refuge take 2/political party.


> BvS has submitted a new proposal, p28.
> 
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> Proposal 28/0: Boxes Within Boxes
> A Standard Proposal by BvS
> Last modified on nweek 86, nday 8
> 
> Create a new section of the Ruleset named "Generic Definitions" with the 
> following rule in it:
> 
> {{
> == Political Parties ==
> 
> There exist organizations called Political Parties, or Parties. A Player of B 
> Nomic may not be a member of more than one Political Party at any given time. 
> Each Party must have a uniquely identifying name.
> 
> Each Political Party must have a Platform. A Party's Platform is a Game Document 
> laying out the set of beliefs that members of that Party hold [[such as what 
> should be legal in the Game, what the direction of the Game should be, how the 
> Game should be played, etc.]]. The purpose of a Party's existence is the 
> promotion of these beliefs.
> 
> Each Political Party must have a Chair. The Chair of a Party is the leader of 
> that Party, responsible for representing the Party's interests in debate (when 
> appropriate) and creating a list each nweek of which proposals on the Ballot for 
> that nweek are supported or opposed by eir Party. Parties may also have no 
> stance on a proposal [[and it is suggested that Parties exercise this option 
> rather than simply opposing props they don't support, to prevent partisanship 
> from freezing the Game]]. Each Party's list, known as that Party's Line, must be 
> sent before voting begins each nweek, to all members of that Party at a minimum. 
> [[It is requested but not required that Party Chairs post their Party Line in a 
> public forum.]]
> 
> A Player who is not a member of any Party may create a new Party by posting its 
> name and Platform in a public forum. That player becomes the new Party's Chair. 
> If at any time there are no members of a Party, the Party is disbanded. A Player 
> may leave their Party at any time by stating their intention to leave in a 
> public forum. No restriction may be placed on a Player's ability to leave their 
> Party.
> 
> Each Political Party is responsible for establishing its own internal rules 
> regarding the selection of Chairs, modification of its Platform, requirements 
> for joining (if any), conformity to the Party Line, and internal positions other 
> than Chair, as well as any other rules the Party's members wish. No rule may 
> attempt to alter the internal workings of an individual Party. This paragraph 
> takes precedence over all other rules that contradict it.
> }}
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