Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Bureaucracy of Bureaucracies

["Mike McGann" <nomic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Establishing a BoB is a setup for later proposals. In the proposal,
"Devices, hey!", I didn't like that the Minister of Goods receives
currency for generating blueprints. Acting as an Minister should be
for the general good, not for personal gain (even if it is only in
terms of mackerel--see fixed income for services in Proposal 0152). If
the proposal for the BoB passes, I would then like to submit another
proposal in the next nweek to establish a Treasury for the BoB that
holds all funds collected by all of the Ministries in the course of
doing their duties. Of course, Ministries in the BoB could withdraw
funds from this Treasury to fund their operations (even though this is
not defined yet).

I only proposed the term "Commissioner" to replace "MiniMin" as a way
to differentiate positions in the BoB compared to those that are not.
If you really prefer the "MiniMin" term, I'll submit a revised
proposal that leaves that change out.

Also, I liked where the "Devices, hey!" proposal was going with the
MT:G style devices, but as it stands, I cannot support it. The
amendments to Rule 3-12 and 3-14 need some clarification and should be
submitted separate from the spawning of four blueprints defined at the
end of the Proposal. The Tinfoil Hat I like, but the other three are
like the Black Lotus, Timewalk, and Forcefield.

- Hose

On 10/10/07, Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Oct 10, 2007, at 6:12 PM, Mike McGann wrote:
>
> > I submit the following proposal, titled "Bureaucracy of Bureaucracies"
>
> How is this different from the current system? The only major change
> seems to be renaming things (and frankly, I like "MiniMin" more than
> "Commissioner").
>
> > {{
> > Create a new Section titled "Bureaucracy of Bureaucracies".
> >
> > In the Section titled "Bureaucracy of Bureaucracies", create a new
> > rule, titled " Bureaucracy of Bureaucracies", with the following text:
> > {{
> > There exists a Game Object called the Bureaucracy of Bureaucracies
> > which may be referred to as the BoB. The BoB contains a set of
> > Ministries. The set of Ministries in the BoB is as follows: the
> > Ministry of Law, the Ministry of Change, the Ministry of Questions,
> > the Ministry of Society, the Ministry of Ministries, the Ministry of
> > Goods, the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
> > }}
> >
> > In the Section titled " Bureaucracy of Bureaucracies", create a new
> > rule, titled "Civil Servants", with the following text:
> > {{
> > A Player who is a Minister of a Ministry in the BoB is also a Civil
> > Servant of the BoB which may simply be referred to as a Civil Servant.
> > }}
> >
> > Change the title for Rule 6-9 by replacing the title "MiniMinistries"
> > with "Commissions"
> >
> > Amend Rule 6-9 by replacing the following text:
> > {{
> > A MiniMinistry is a Ministry that is not explicitly defined by the
> > rules. Any Minister of a MiniMinistry may be referred to as a MiniMin.
> >
> > The MetaMin may create a MiniMinistry at any time, specifying its name
> > and its responsibilities. He may also dissolve any MiniMinistry at any
> > time.
> > }}
> > with the following text:
> > {{
> > A Commission is a Ministry that is not explicitly defined by the rules
> > and is not in the set of Ministries of the BoB. Any Minister of a
> > Commission is a Commissioner and is referred to as a Commissioner.
> >
> > The MetaMin may create a Commission any time, specifying its name and
> > its responsibilities. The MetaMin may also dissolve any Commission at
> > any time.
> > }}
> > }}
> >
> > - Hose
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