Consultation: streamlining Hiatus
The following is a proposal draft (see notes):
[Core] [Special Case] [Appendix] Mind the gap
1. In rule 4.1 (“Keywords”), insert in its appropriate alphabetical position in the glossary a new definition—
Hiatus
When BlogNomic is in Hiatus, Dynastic Actions may not be taken, and new Proposals may not be submitted. Unless otherwise stated, Proposals may not be Resolved during Hiatus.
2. Amend rule 1.7 (“Victory and Ascension”) as follows.
For the third paragraph (beginning “If there is a pending DoV…”) substitute—
While there is a pending DoV, BlogNomic is in Hiatus.
and join this paragraph with the one preceding it.
Three paragraphs down, omit “When a DoV is failed and there are no pending DoVs, Hiatus ends.”
In the next paragraph, for—
If that Person does not wish to retain their new status, they may pass the role of Bookman to another Person by making a post to that effect, provided they haven’t yet made an Ascension Address for the new Dynasty.
substitute—
That Person may pass the role of Bookman to another Person by making a post to that effect, provided they haven’t yet made an Ascension Address for the new Dynasty.
For the next paragraph—
A DoV may not be started in the period between an enacted DoV and that DoV’s Ascension Address.
substitute—
Between the enactment of the DoV and the posting of the Ascension Address, no new DoV may be made and BlogNomic is in Hiatus.
and join this paragraph with the one preceding it.
In the next paragraph, omit “Hiatus continues until the”.
3. Replace rule 3.3 (“Seasonal Downtime”) as follows—
Every year from 24 December to 26 December (inclusive), BlogNomic is in Hiatus, and no game actions may be taken that are described in the rules “People” and “Victory and Ascension” (with the exception of Voting in DoVs).
4. Replace rule 3.4 (“Dormancy”) as follows—
If there are fewer than five People, then BlogNomic is in Hiatus. During this time, Proposals may be Resolved unless another rule applies that states otherwise.
5. In rule 3.8 (“The Traitor”), in the second paragraph—
If there is no Traitor for the current Dynasty, the Bookman may secretly randomly select a Person (other than the Bookman) and privately inform them that they are the Traitor for the current Dynasty.
after “current Dynasty,” insert “and BlogNomic is not in Hiatus,”.
It’s a big proposal and I don’t want to mess it up (being a newbie and all); I’ve discussed some aspects of it in Slack, but it would be difficult to get into all the details there.
So I’m putting it here, in the hopes that any observations and ideas will ease its passage in an actual proposal once the circumstances allow it.
(The “bill” was written with the assumption that “Abdication paperwork” passes; if it doesn’t, adjustments will have to be made.)
The last part, about the Traitor, is an addition I’m not entirely sure is needed: appointing a Traitor during a DoV Hiatus would probably be pointless. A Dormancy or Downtime Hiatus might be different, however, so I’d like to hear opinions on this. We could, of course, add the prohibition to the Hiatus definition in the glossary, but I’m reluctant to give it such prominence.
Madrid:
Looks good to me, except for “if they see fit”. We can remove that conditional.