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Judgments of Tucana25, Judge of Nomicapolis.
Decisions requested by Finesterre
Ruling TUC001: What is the difference between "dismissal" and "failure" for purposes of scoring?
Rule 326 states when a term is dismissed. Rules 206, 334 and 336 define the failure of a proposal. I do not find any evidence suggesting that dismissal should be considered the same as a failure in terms of scoring. Rule 346 is where things get interesting. In the following quotes from the ruleset, I have added italics to the words I find must steer my judgement.
- 346 compels a player to vote for ones own proposal: "When a proposed rule-change may be voted on, the player who proposed the rule-change must cast at least one vote (or as great a fraction of one vote as the rules allow) in favor of that rule change." This doesn't say a player must cast one vote after the proposal had been called for a vote, but rather when it MAY be voted on, which is whenever the debate time (clearly stated in every proposal) has ended.
- 346 also states that "Should the proposer of a rule change fail to cast at least one vote (or as great a fraction of one vote as the rules allow) regarding that proposal prior to the end of the voting period, 5 points shall be deducted from that player's score." The sticky part here is that without having the proposer declare voting to have begun, no 'voting period' can be stated to have existed. I beleive that given the wording and flow of Rule 346, a player must still vote for their proposal.
Therefore, I rule that a player must place a vote for their own rule-change proposal or face a 5 point penalty to that players score. --Tucana25 12:37, 5 January 2007 (EST)
Decisions requested by Wooble
Ruling TUC002: What shall be considered unanimous?
Rule 109 states that the vote must be unanimous among active members.
Rule 336 states that unanimous consent shall be defined as not having any Against votes.
- I see no rule that places a stipulation on 'active members' meaning at what phase in a proposals life per 366.
Therefore, I rule that Proposal to transmute rule 378 did pass legally. Furthermore, until a proposal is made to state otherwise, 'active members' shall refer to members active at Stage 1 of a proposals life. --Tucana25 00:18, 24 April 2007 (EDT)
