[Nomic] Proposals

[Adam Biltcliffe]

On Sep 22 2004, David (Birch) wrote:

> After much (okay, three seconds) thought, I have decided to re-propose 
> the absenteeism rule as follows.
> 
> (insert name or number here when the rule naming rule is sorted out.): 
> 1. A voter is deemed to have consented to a proposal if they have not 
> responded to said proposal for 24 hours since that proposal was made. 
> 2.Responding to a proposal exempts a voter from this rule for that 
> proposal. 3. A player is always assumed to have made a consenting vote 
> for their own proposals.

* 'proposal' isn't defined. Is it sufficiently clear that it refers to a 
proposal made for the purposes of forming a Consensus of Opinion? I 
wouldn't want someone to be deemed to have consented to, say, a marriage 
proposal.

* 24 hours seems a bit short. What if they can't check email in that time? 
Is this intended just as an initial measure to get the ball rolling, or a 
long-term institution?

* As Rule 4, Consensus of Opinion stands, a player has no right to vote on 
their own proposal, so clause 3 is meaningless.

adam