Re: [s-d] [s-b] Emergency Resolution

[Geoffrey Spear <wooble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Whether a majority of Outsiders have recognized the Emergency is
debatable (arguably, we never stopped recognizing the last one, but
that may be a bit of a stretch since it was resolved according to its
own procedures)

On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Gabriel Vistica <gvistica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Okay, having trouble sending to the mailing list (or else its having trouble
> sending back to me).
> Trying again:
>
>
> 1. Game time is stopped. DONE
>
> 2. A Forum is established. (I think we can all agree to use the spoon-business
> mailing list)
>
> 3. An Emergency Co-Ordinator is established. (Gotta do this)
>
>
> I volunteer to be the Emergency Co-Ordinator. Are there any objections?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Geoffrey Spear <wooble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: B Nomic Business <spoon-business@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sun, December 26, 2010 12:16:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [s-b] [s-d]  Emergency Resolution
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Craig Daniel <teucer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Sun,  Dec 26, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Geoffrey Spear <wooble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Which of the historical rulesets the die roll  corresponds to is,
>> >> conveniently, not the problem of the person  resolving this decision.
>> >
>> > How I think we do this:
>> >
>> >  1E rulesets are allegedly all reconstructible, but I don't have access
>> >  to the tools that would do said reconstructing.
>> > 2E rulesets, I have  absolutely no idea where to get. If nobody has any
>> > particular thoughts  on this matter, we could all agree that they are
>> > inaccessible; I'm  against skipping that era if we can get at it, but
>> > if we can't, we may  have no choice.
>> > 3E rulesets are easy enough - that's when the wiki  starts tracking them.
>> > 4E and 5E rulesets are not part of current B Nomic  history, since they
>> > were platonically never the rules. Exceptions: the  initial rules of
>> > those two eras, which were adopted but forbade  gameplay.
>> > 6E rulesets are also on the wiki.
>>
>> I think I can make a  good argument that a roll of 5409 on 10d1000
>> corresponds, as closely as  reasonably possible (as allowed by the
>> former Rule 9) to the ruleset around  nweek 100. Note that the dice
>> server's limit of 1000 faces per die and my own  insistence on sticking
>> with ~10K possible values led to a worse mapping than  may have been
>> possible with more forethought, although I don't think that  we're
>> allowed to re-roll under Rule 9.  The mapping from possible rolls  to
>> possible rulesets is probably just platonically more convoluted than
>> it  needed to be.
>>
>> I *do* actually have the ruleset for this  nweek.
>> http://b.nomic.net/index.php/User:Wooble/Nweek_100_Rules
>>
>> I  don't necessarily think that this is the exact ruleset we've  just
>> enacted.  However, it's conveniently in the middle of an era with  a
>> consistent Emergency Procedure so even if the other rules are
>> different,  there's a very high likelihood that Rule 0 now reads  as
>> follows:
>>
>> {{
>> Rule 0/4
>> Emergency Management
>> Last Revision:  nweek 76. Revision History
>> Keywords: Administrator Emergency Forum Paradox  Time
>> Attributes: Chutzpah 8
>>
>> There exists, in the context of the game  that contains this rule
>> (hereafter in this rule known as "The Game"), a  procedure called the
>> Emergency Management procedure. The Emergency Management  procedure
>> (hereafter in this rule known as "The Procedure") will be followed  in
>> the event of an Emergency, as recognized by the majority of the  most
>> recently formally recognized body of outsiders in The Game.
>>
>> An  Emergency, in the context of this rule, is any event or
>> circumstance, not  already provided for in the rules of the Game, that
>> prevents the continuance  of the Game. Emergencies include, but are not
>> limited to, the  following:
>>
>> - The failure of, or lack of access to, the hosting services  and/or
>> equipment used to administer the Game (hereafter in this rule known  as
>> "The Host") for a period of seven days.
>>
>> - The failure of, or  absence of, enough Ministers that the Game cannot
>> continue, for a period of  seven days.
>>
>> - The existence of a paradoxical condition that cannot be  resolved
>> under the current set of rules.
>>
>> The Procedure is as  follows:
>>
>> 1. Game time is stopped. Whatever means used in the Game to  track time
>> is stopped as of the beginning of the Emergency. Pending events  and
>> deadlines relative to Game time, with the exception of those  specified
>> in this rule, are postponed until Game time resumes. Pending  events
>> and deadlines with absolute dates and times do not occur.
>>
>> 2. A  Forum is established. The Procedure depends upon the availability
>> of a means  for Outsiders and an Emergency Co-Ordinator to communicate
>> (hereafter in this  rule known as "The Forum"). If a Forum does not
>> exist or is not available,  players will establish one by contacting
>> one another and agreeing upon a new  Forum. If a new Forum cannot be
>> agreed upon, the Game ends.
>>
>> 3. An  Emergency Co-Ordinator is established. Any Player may be
>> established as the  Emergency Co-Ordinator. If an Emergency
>> Co-Ordinator cannot be agreed upon,  the Game ends.
>>
>> 4. The Pause is initialized. The Procedure tracks time  spent using the
>> Pause. When the Procedure is begun, the Pause is zero;  thereafter,
>> until the completion of the Procedure, the Pause is increased by  one
>> each day at 00:00:00 UTC.
>>
>> 5. Refresh Proposals are submitted. The  Forum will be used to submit,
>> discuss, select and implement proposed changes  to the state of the
>> Game (hereafter in this rule known as "Refresh  Proposals") for the
>> purpose of either resuming or ending the Game. Players  may each submit
>> a Refresh Proposal. Refresh Proposals may affect any aspect  of the
>> Game or the state of the Game, including, but not limited to:  rules,
>> scores or other player attributes, the valid list of players,  the
>> identity of the Host, the legitimacy and/or actuality of any  action
>> taken in the context of the Game, etc.
>>
>> 6. A first-round Ballot  is formed. When the value of the Pause is 5,
>> the Emergency Co-ordinator will  gather all submitted Refresh Proposals
>> into a Ballot on which players will  vote.
>>
>> 7. First-round votes are cast. Each player (including the  Emergency
>> Co-Ordinator) may cast a single vote to select one of the  Refresh
>> Proposals in the Ballot. Votes are cast by announcing them via  the
>> Forum.
>>
>> 8. First-round votes are counted. When the value of the  Pause is 7,
>> the Emergency Co-Ordinator will count all the submitted votes  and
>> announce to the Forum which Refresh Proposal received the  largest
>> number of votes. If only one Refresh Proposal received the  largest
>> number of votes it is selected for implementation and the  procedure
>> moves directly to step 12; otherwise the Procedure continues to  Step
>> 9.
>>
>> 9. A second-round Ballot is formed. Refresh Proposals that  tied for
>> the largest number of votes received in the prior Ballot will  be
>> gathered into a second Ballot on which players will vote.
>>
>> 10.  Second-round votes are cast. Each player (including the  Emergency
>> Co-Ordinator casts a single vote to select one of the  Refresh
>> Proposals in the second Ballot. Votes are cast by announcing them  via
>> the Forum.
>>
>> 11. Second-round votes are counted. When the value of  the Pause is 9,
>> the Emergency Co-Ordinator will count all the submitted votes  and
>> announce to the Forum which Refresh Proposal in the second  Ballot
>> received the largest number of votes. If only one Refresh  Proposal
>> received the largest number of votes, it is selected  for
>> implementation; otherwise the Emergency Co-ordinator selects one  of
>> the Refresh Proposals.
>>
>> 12. The Refresh Proposal selected is  implemented by the Emergency
>> Co-ordinator. The Emergency Co-Ordinator ceases  to be the Emergency
>> Co-Ordinator. The Procedure ends. The value of the Pause  is returned
>> to zero and no longer increments. The standard timekeeping  method
>> restarts. Normal [[?!?]] Play resumes.
>>
>>
>> If, during an  emergency, a majority of the most recently recognized
>> body of players  recognizes that there is no longer an emergency, the
>> Procedure immediately  ends, if it is currently happening, and the
>> Emergency ends with no change to  the state of the game.
>> }}
>>
>> Even *more* conveniently, if Era 2 was  imaginary, this Rule 0 was
>> probably never legally amended.  Gamestate  collapsed.
>>
>> I hereby formally recognize this body of Outsiders in the Game  (this
>> is, umm, probably dubious, but the purported Registrar's most  recent
>> report is probably sufficiently formal in any  case.):
>> {{
>> 0x44
>> Codae
>> compsciguy
>> DimShip
>> Hose
>> JamesB
>> Marr965
>> Murphy
>> teucer
>> Wooble
>> }}
>>
>> I  recognize an Emergency.
>> --
>> Wooble
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