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

[eugman@xxxxxxxxxxx]

You might meant to make sure it's clear parties may influence but not force it's members to do things. I've read on nomic wiki about the mousetrap scam a little bit so you can understand why I'm apprehensive.

Also read about zarpint's tax refuge. 
http://www.bnomic.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/ZarpintsTaxShelter
Maybe if parties can only exist with one person as a member for only a few days.




> BvS has amended p28.
> 
> ---------------------------------
> Proposal 28/1: 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, who is a member of that Party. 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 have been fewer than two members of a Party for more than 
> three ndays, 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. A Party's 
> internal rules and workings may not directly influence the Gamestate or any 
> Player who is not a member of that Party, but may directly influence the members 
> of the Party.
> }}
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