A game written and run by Jonathan Whiting
Left: Jonathan, Patrick, Stephen, (3 members)
NIALL: Niall, Terry, Damien, Rolpege (4 members)
Independence: Alan, Darien (2 member)
Do-Nothing: Robert Yang (1 member)
PROPOSED CORRECTION: DICTATOR VOTE AND POLITICAL PARTY
For:
Against: Left, Independence
FAILED
PROPOSED CORRECTION: POLITICAL WRANGLING
For: Independence
Against: Left
FAILED
PROPOSED CORRECTION: PAGEANT OF JUSTICE
For:
Against: Left, Independence
FAILED
Ian and Kyle are in breach of rule 28 (haven't affiliated with a party).
Jonathan Whiting proposes:
I propose a change to the text of law 31: RESOLVING LAW AMBIGUITIES WITH LOTS OF TEXT to:
If ambiguities exist that cannot be resolved within the text of our laws the most popular citizen decides the valid interpretation that we understand to be true. If more than one citizen is the most popular this power is given only to the equally most popular citizen with the alphabetically first last name.
Darien Sumner proposes:
I propose the repeal of Law 30. It was always intended as a stop-gap solution to prevent a specific crisis, and should not remain on the books long-term.
Terry Cavanagh proposes:
In the interest of democracy, I'd like to propose the following: An amendment to law 1, which currently reads:
1: OUR LAWS
Our laws define the games scope. Anything not defined or mentioned in our laws is not a part of the game.
Changed to:
1: OUR LAWS
Our laws define the games scope. Anything not defined or mentioned in our laws is not a part of the game. All Beneficial Dictators are automatically aligned with "The Dictator Party". Members of the Dictator Party cannot change to any other party allegiance. Members of the Dictator Party cannot win the game.
Alan Hazelden proposes:
I would like to propose the following amendment to law 14, which currently reads:
"Jonathan Whiting is our current beneficial dictator. A new beneficial dictator is elected every turn by popular vote. Each turn, a citizen can make one vote for a new beneficial dictator for the next turn. A citizen can't vote for himself. In case of a draw, or if only one citizen has made a vote, the current Beneficial dictator stay in place. The first sentence is updated with the name of the new beneficial dictator."
I propose the new text:
"The beneficial dictator is elected every turn by popular vote, replacing any previous holder of the position. Each turn, a citizen can make one vote for a new beneficial dictator for the next turn. In the case of a draw, or if only one citizen has made a vote, the current Beneficial dictator stays in place."
Our laws define the games scope.
Anything not defined or mentioned in our laws is not a part of the game.
Each of our laws has an index. A unique positive integer.
New laws are assigned the lowest available index that is higher than all already in play.
When two of our laws contradict, the law with the higher index prevails.
Our game begins at 8pm GMT on Monday 11th July.
Our game ends at 8pm GMT on Friday 29th July.
Our turns last 24 hours.
New turns begin at 8pm GMT on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
When a turn is not in play the game is suspended.
We are the citizens of our game.
Citizens must abide by our laws.
Citizens should act in the spirit of our laws.
An action is a single act made a single citizen.
During a turn citizens submit actions by stating unambigously that they are doing so via the mailing list.
A correction is an addition, repeal or amendment of one of our rules.
A motion is an action taken to propose a single correction.
Our citizens may each submit a single motion during a turn.
Motions should be sent with an email subject indicating that it is a proposed correction, and includes a name for the motion that hints towards its contents.
In the turn following a motions submission citizens can take an action to vote for or against it.
One vote per citizen per motion.
We require a beneficial dictator at all times.
Our beneficial dictator can make a single overriding vote in each turn.
When the beneficial dictator excercises this right all other votes on that motion are ignored.
At the end of the turn a motion was up for vote the motion will be enacted or discarded.
If the majority of votes are in favour of the motion it is enacted; otherwise the motion is discarded.
At the end of the game the winner is the citizen who has spent least time serving as beneficial dictator.
If multiple citizens tie, the winner is chosen by the current beneficial dictator.
Citizens are only amongst us whilst a law explicitly describes them.
Traitors should be executed by a motion repealing that law.
Jonathan Whiting is our current beneficial dictator.
A new beneficial dictator is elected every turn by popular vote.
Each turn, a citizen can make one vote for a new beneficial dictator for the next turn.
A citizen can't vote for himself. In case of a draw, or if only one citizen has made a vote, the current Beneficial dictator stay in place.
The first sentence is updated with the name of the new beneficial dictator.
Jonathan Whiting is one of our citizens.
Rolpege is one of our citizens.
Darien Sumner is one of our citizens.
Alan Hazelden is one of our citizens.
Niall Moody is one of our citizens.
Terry Cavanagh is one of our citizens.
Ian Snyder is one of our citizens.
Kyle is one of our ciitzens.
Patrick is one of our citizens.
Damien Landreau is one of our citizens.
Stephen Lavelle is one of our citizens.
Robert Yang is one of our citizens.
During the turn it was proposed, a motion may be amended any number of times by the citizen who proposed it. In the following turn citizens will vote on the most recent version of the motion.
There are two political parties.
Each citizen must declare their party affiliation, and they may change it at most once per day.
Each citizen must align themselves with one party, and all members of a party must vote in exactly the same way.
If a citizen neglects to vote on a particular issue it is to be treated as a vote in concordance with the rest of the party members.
Citizens are assessed for their ability to design good laws which carry the support of our community.
The popularity of a motion is defined to be an integer equal to the number of votes for that motion minus the number of votes against.
The popularity of a citizen is defined to be an integer equal to the sum of the popularity of all motions which have been submitted by that citizen.
Terry and Stephen do not win the game.
Should a situation occur which is not covered by our laws, or for
which our laws have multiple possible interpretations, the citizen or
citizens who have most excelled at law-making may be given special
emergency powers to clarify our understanding of the laws.
These powers are activated in the event that two different citizens
call for a state of emergency in the same turn.
The citizen given these emergency powers shall be the citizen with the
highest popularity as defined by law 29. If multiple citizens tie,
they must draft a single
emergency law together. If a citizen calls for special emergency
powers to be enacted, he becomes ineligible to receive them.
They are granted the power to create a new law which is enacted at the
end of the turn. This law may not be voted upon and may affect actions
placed during that turn. During the turn it is created, this law may
be amended any number of times by a citizen with special emergency
powers, with the most recent version of the law being enacted at the
end of the turn.
The new law must resolve any active disagreements about how laws
should be interpreted. The new law must not alter the interpretation
of any law which is not under dispute. The new law may not end the
game (but may be enacted in the final turn of a game, if the game was
due to end regardless of the disputed laws).