Re: [s-d] [s-b] Refresh Proposal: Fix Era 4

["Elliott Hird" <penguinofthegods@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/12/2008, Tyler <wisety@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I like this RP. It seems to me to fix our major problems (or at least some
> of them) without introducing new ones. Something ehird's RP fails at IMHO.
> That grid seems pretty broken to me.
>

Nice indepth analysis.

> I'm not saying ehird's doesn't have some good points. I rather like
> combining Support+Object and CriminalPunishment+Oracularity. But we could do
> those in proposals. I'm ever for staying (and improving) where we are, even
> though the grass APPEARS to be greener elsewhere.
>
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Jay Campbell
> <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> [first draft, comments solicited]
>>
>> I submit all that follows as a Refresh Proposal:
>>
>>
>> /* 1. Charles' Outsider fix */
>>
>> Rename Rule 4E3 "External Forces" and amend it to read: {{An External
>> Force is anything which exists independently of the game. That is, it
>> would still exist if the game stopped existing, and would still exist if
>> the game had never started existing.}}
>>
>> Replace all instances of "Outsider" in the rules with "External Force".
>>
>>
>>
>> /* 2. J's Contracts patches - ditch officers, half-ditch automation,
>> unanimous consent, maintenance delegation*/
>>
>> Replace the body of 4E70 Contracts with {{ A Legal Entity may create a
>> Game Document known as a Contract. Legal entities who are bound by a
>> Contract are known as Parties to that Contract. A Contract may specify
>> conditions to authorize Legal Entities to voluntarily become or cease to
>> be its Parties via Public Forum. A Contract may be modified with the
>> explicit approval of all its parties.
>>
>> When a Party becomes obligated by a Contract to perform an unambiguous
>> action, any Player may send a message to the Public Forum causing that
>> Party to attempt to perform that action.
>>
>> Contracts may create Things, which are Game Objects that exist only
>> within the scope of that Contract but may be referenced from other
>> contexts. Things may not be created with the same name as any existing
>> Game Object. Any object or state that a Contract claims to create that
>> is not authorized by the Rules is considered a Thing.
>>
>> There exists a Ministry known as the Ministry of Business. The Ministry
>> of Business, also known as the Arbiter, is responsible for maintaining a
>> Public Display of all Contracts and their current text, parties and
>> other game state. The Arbiter may delegate this responsibility to any of
>> the Parties of individual Contracts.
>>
>> If a Contract has no Parties, any Player may cause it to cease to be a
>> Game Object.
>> }}
>>
>>
>>
>> /* 3. Includes Murphy's complete Refresh Proposal: */
>>
>> Amend Rule 4E45 (Ministries) to have the same text it did immediately
>> before Proposal 0515 was adopted.
>>
>> /* http://b.nomic.net/index.php?title=Rule_4E45&oldid=7974 */
>>
>> For each ministry that had a holder immediately before Proposal 0515 was
>> adopted, re-install that holder into that ministry.
>>
>> /* Does not create the legal fiction that the ministries existed or were
>> held in the interim. */
>>
>> Amend Rule 4E34 (Mackerel) to have the same text that Rule 4E45
>> (Ministries) did immediately after Proposal 0515 was adopted.
>>
>> /* http://b.nomic.net/index.php?title=Rule_4E45&oldid=8943 */
>>
>> /* This is presumably what 0x44 intended the proposal to do. */
>>
>>
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>
>
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