Nomic 16.0

[ahammel]

I cast my vote in favor Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided.

[clockworkmonk]

I pick the nickname Monty

I cast my vote in favor of Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided.
I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to establish the duties of the winner.


I make a motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.

For the purposes of voting this shall be referred to as Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.

[JesseScottOwen]

I cast my vote against Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.

[Snark]

I cast my vote against Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
I cast my vote against Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner.

I retract my motion that involves bribery in almost no way whatsoever and concerns only Poobah-related material.

I make a motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:
250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)

Points are used with these types of commands (in bold and italics)
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points


(awarded Snarky 1 point for State of the Nomic Post (assuming it is accurate))
(awarded Snarky 5 points for signature)
(awarded Alex 2 points for his motion passing)

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The State of the Nomic:

Players:

Spoiler:

Username Nickname Points
ahammel "Alex" 16
orangedragonfire "Fiery" 11 (arbiter)
shirosuzume "Suz" 8
JesseScottOwen "Godwin" 7
Snark "Snarky" 6
matt96 "QQQVAR" 2
clockworkmonk "Monty" 0

Current Rules

Spoiler:

§001:
Any player may set forth a motion to take some official action. Official actions include, but are not limited to, amendment of or additions of rules.

§002:
All official motions must be in bold and italics and begin with "I make a motion to..." Additionally, official motions must end with "For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as [username]'s motion to...", followed by a summary of the motion's actions, with "[username]" replaced by the motion-maker's username. For example, one could say "I make a motion to promote ahammel to the cerimonial position of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title."

§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).

§004:
If at any point there are three votes from three different players in favor of a motion, the motion passes and is acted upon. If at any point there are three votes from three different players against a motion, the motion fails. If the motion passes, someone should amend the ruleset as soon as possible.

§005:
At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted, refused or retracted.

§006:
Any player may at any point retract their active motion.

§007:
All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.

§008:
One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter". Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.

§009:
After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.

§010: Each player may gain or lose points in the following manner. Players start with zero points. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose 1 point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.

§011:
A State of the Nomic post has the following properties

- It begins with the phrase: The State of the Nomic:
- It contains the following information, wrapped in spoiler tags:
-- The rule set at the time of posting
-- A list of the current players with one or more points, along with their scores
-- A list of the active motions and a summary of the votes for and against

Any player who makes a State of the Nomic post will be awarded one point if a) the information is accurate or later edited for accuracy and b) at least one motion has passed, failed or been withdrawn since the last State of the Nomic post.

§012:
It is not allowed to include the number of the rule you think a motion will get if it passes in the motion. The rulenumber will be given naturally at the time of approval of the motion; the new rule will get the lowest natural number not currently used by any other rule.

§013:
Motions shall not directly reward everyone who votes in favor of it, anyone who votes in favor of it, or only those who vote in favor of it.

§014:
Any player who promotes this game of Nomic with a link in their signature gets 5 points as long as the link remains in their sig.

§015:
When a winner is declared, he or she shall make a post in the Games section of the xkcd fora titled Nomic 16.1 declaring the start of a new Nomic with an inital set of rules. These rules should be simple and suitable for the beginning of a Nomic, but shall otherwise be chosen at the winner's sole discresion. A winner shall be declared either by a motion to that effect, or according to a rule stating a victory condition.

All motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #1 Snark's motion to pass a self-referencing motion
Motion to have this motion passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #2 orangedragonfire's motion to stop motion spamming
Motion to add the following rule: At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted or refused.
Votes: 3 for (shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §005)

Motion #3 shirosuzume's motion to require a vote when making a motion
Motion to add the following rule: In order to make a motion, a player must vote on at least one other motion that is as of that moment undecided.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, Snark, JesseScottOwen)
Motion refused

Motion #4 JesseScottOwen's motion to make a new rule for the heck of it
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least one week.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against
Motion retracted

Motion #5 Matt96's motion to set a reasonable minimum rule time
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, t1mm01994, Snark), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §009)

Motion #6 orangedragonfire's motion of motion retraction
Motion to add the following rule: Any player may at any point retract their active motion. §005 shall be edited to say "accepted, refused or retracted" instead of "accepted or refused".
Votes: 3 for (Snark, matt96, t1mm01994), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §006)

Motion #7 Snark's motion to remove a pointless rule
Motion to allow anyone (not just the motion creator) to amend the rule set once a motion is passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, t1mm01994, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #8 Tim's motion to make motions numbered
Motion to add the following rule: Motion must be numbered at the end of a motion, instead of summarized. For example, This notion should become "Tim's motion #1" instead of"Tim's motion to make motions numbered".
Votes: 0 for, 4 against (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel)
Motion refused

Motion #9 orangedragonfire's motion to create nicknames
Motion to add the following rule: All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.
Votes: 3 for (Snark, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §007)

Motion #10 Snark's motion to add a plot to this game
Motion to add an arbitrary point system to this game. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose a point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passes (added to rules as §010)

Motion #11 JesseScottOwen's motion to give due respect to the Chairman
Motion to add the following rule: If someone plays a King, or uses a word starting with "k", the next poster must preface their post with, "All hail Chairman Mao."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, ahammel, matt96)
Motion refused

Motion #12 orangedragonfire's motion to mess with the first post
Motion to give the following powers to the person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.
Votes: 4 for (matt96, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passed

Motion #13 Alex's motion to create the position of arbiter
Motion to ammend the rule set to include the following rule:
§008 One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter. Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.
Votes: 3 for (matt96, Snark, orangedragonfire), 0 against
Motion passed (§008 is amended according to this motion)

Motion #14 Snark's motion to have a political campaign
Motion to elect Snark Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, ahammel)
Motion failed

Motion # 15 Fiery's motion to reward the creator of the game
Motion to give 5 points to Alex. After all, he made the game, so he deserves it.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, matt96, ahammel), 1 against (Snark)
Motion passed. Alex awarded 5 points.

Motion # 16 Godwin's motion to justify the existence of nicknames
You must refer to players by their nickname. Failure to do so is penalized the same way breaking any rule is.
Votes 0 for, 3 against (Fiery, Snark, matt96)
Motion failed.

Motion #17 Matt96's motion to formalize a rule we have been observing that isn't actually in the rules.
You may not vote for/against your own motion.
Motion retracted.

Motion #18 Alex's motion to reward helpful Nomicers.
To give points to people who create a State of the Nomic post.
Votes 3 for (orangedragonfire, matt96,shirosuzume), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §011 created.

Motion #19 Fiery's motion to avoid rule numbering confusion.
To prevent numbering of rules before the rules have been installed.
Votes 3 for (ahammel, matt96, orangedragonfive), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §012 created.

Motion #20 Snark's second attempt at bribery
To give points to people who vote for it.
Votes 1 for (Snark), 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, Alex)
Motion failed. Snark lost 1 point, to -1, reverted to 0.

Motion #21 Fiery's motion to fix things.
To prevent people from voting for their own motions, and to prevent Snark from winning points for his motion.
Votes 1 for (Fiery), 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted.

Motion #22 Matt96's (untitled motion)
To prevent the rewarding of people for voting for motions.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Suz), 0 against
Motion passed. Rule §013 created.

Motion #23 Suz's simplified obvious rule
To prevent you from voting on your own motion or making more than one vote on a motion.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Snark), 0 against
Motion passed; §003 amended accordingly.

Motion #24 Snark's motion that involves bribery in almost no way whatsoever and concerns only Poobah-related material.
To delineate who becomes Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes 2 for (Alex, Suz), 1 against (Fiery)
Motion retracted

Motion #25 Alex's motion to establish the duties of the winner.
To denote what the winner does, whenever the winner happens to be chosen.
Votes 3 for (Suz, Fiery, clockworkmonk), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as S015

Motion #26 JesseScottOwen's attempt to draw more players to the game.
To award 5 points to any player keeping a link to Nomic 16.0 in their sig
Votes 3 for (Alex, Suz, Fiery), 0 against.
Motion passed, added to rules as §014

Motion #27 Fiery's motion to create a new title
Motion to create the title of Defender of the Nomic. This title shall have bragging rights, and be awarded to anyone else who saves the Nomic (there may be more than one Defender of the Nomic.). Should a Defender of the Nomic make an action that harms the Nomic, the title will be removed, although it can be re-earned.
Votes 0 for, 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted

Motion #28 Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner
Motion to create the definition of Winner of this Nomic:

The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

Votes: 2 for (Alex, Fiery), 1 against (Snarky)

Motion #29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
Motion to add the following to rule §003:

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title." Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points.

Votes: 2 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk), 0 against

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 0 for, 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: none yet

Active motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #28 Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner
To create the definition of Winner of this Nomic.
Votes: 2 for (Alex, Fiery), 1 against (Snarky)

Motion # 29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
To amend §003.
Votes: 2 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk), 0 against

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 0 for, 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: none yet

edit: Please make me aware if any corrections need to be made to this State of the Nomic.

[Giallo]

I pick the nickname Yellow

I cast my vote in favor of Suz's motion to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner. Motion passed, rule created, Suz awarded 2 points.
I cast my vote in favor of Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
I cast my vote against Snark's motion to establish a point system.

I make a motion to forbid paradoxical motions such as "I make a motion to invalidate this motion", with the aim to avoid braking the game. If this motion is accepted, the following rule will be added to the current set: "If a motion which would cause a paradox is proposed, it will be ignored and the player proposing it will be fined for 5 points. If a rule is accepted and it causes a paradox (alone or with other rules already present), the rule (resp. the rules) will be ignored and all other mentions suspended while the players vote on what rules to keep. This pause in the game will remain active until either 2/3 of the players have voted or 3 days have passed." For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions.

(awarded 1 point to Yellow for state of the Nomic)
(awarded 2 points to Suz for motion accepted)
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The State of the Nomic:

Players:

Spoiler:

Username Nickname Points
ahammel "Alex" 16
orangedragonfire "Fiery" 11 (arbiter)
shirosuzume "Suz" 10
JesseScottOwen "Godwin" 7
Snark "Snarky" 6
matt96 "QQQVAR" 2
Giallo "Yellow" 1
clockworkmonk "Monty" 0

Current Rules

Spoiler:

§001:
Any player may set forth a motion to take some official action. Official actions include, but are not limited to, amendment of or additions of rules.

§002:
All official motions must be in bold and italics and begin with "I make a motion to..." Additionally, official motions must end with "For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as [username]'s motion to...", followed by a summary of the motion's actions, with "[username]" replaced by the motion-maker's username. For example, one could say "I make a motion to promote ahammel to the cerimonial position of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title."

§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).

§004:
If at any point there are three votes from three different players in favor of a motion, the motion passes and is acted upon. If at any point there are three votes from three different players against a motion, the motion fails. If the motion passes, someone should amend the ruleset as soon as possible.

§005:
At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted, refused or retracted.

§006:
Any player may at any point retract their active motion.

§007:
All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.

§008:
One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter". Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.

§009:
After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.

§010: Each player may gain or lose points in the following manner. Players start with zero points. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose 1 point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.

§011:
A State of the Nomic post has the following properties

- It begins with the phrase: The State of the Nomic:
- It contains the following information, wrapped in spoiler tags:
-- The rule set at the time of posting
-- A list of the current players with one or more points, along with their scores
-- A list of the active motions and a summary of the votes for and against

Any player who makes a State of the Nomic post will be awarded one point if a) the information is accurate or later edited for accuracy and b) at least one motion has passed, failed or been withdrawn since the last State of the Nomic post.

§012:
It is not allowed to include the number of the rule you think a motion will get if it passes in the motion. The rulenumber will be given naturally at the time of approval of the motion; the new rule will get the lowest natural number not currently used by any other rule.

§013:
Motions shall not directly reward everyone who votes in favor of it, anyone who votes in favor of it, or only those who vote in favor of it.

§014:
Any player who promotes this game of Nomic with a link in their signature gets 5 points as long as the link remains in their sig.

§015:
When a winner is declared, he or she shall make a post in the Games section of the xkcd fora titled Nomic 16.1 declaring the start of a new Nomic with an inital set of rules. These rules should be simple and suitable for the beginning of a Nomic, but shall otherwise be chosen at the winner's sole discresion. A winner shall be declared either by a motion to that effect, or according to a rule stating a victory condition.

§016:
The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

All motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #1 Snark's motion to pass a self-referencing motion
Motion to have this motion passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #2 orangedragonfire's motion to stop motion spamming
Motion to add the following rule: At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted or refused.
Votes: 3 for (shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §005)

Motion #3 shirosuzume's motion to require a vote when making a motion
Motion to add the following rule: In order to make a motion, a player must vote on at least one other motion that is as of that moment undecided.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, Snark, JesseScottOwen)
Motion refused

Motion #4 JesseScottOwen's motion to make a new rule for the heck of it
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least one week.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against
Motion retracted

Motion #5 Matt96's motion to set a reasonable minimum rule time
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, t1mm01994, Snark), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §009)

Motion #6 orangedragonfire's motion of motion retraction
Motion to add the following rule: Any player may at any point retract their active motion. §005 shall be edited to say "accepted, refused or retracted" instead of "accepted or refused".
Votes: 3 for (Snark, matt96, t1mm01994), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §006)

Motion #7 Snark's motion to remove a pointless rule
Motion to allow anyone (not just the motion creator) to amend the rule set once a motion is passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, t1mm01994, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #8 Tim's motion to make motions numbered
Motion to add the following rule: Motion must be numbered at the end of a motion, instead of summarized. For example, This notion should become "Tim's motion #1" instead of"Tim's motion to make motions numbered".
Votes: 0 for, 4 against (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel)
Motion refused

Motion #9 orangedragonfire's motion to create nicknames
Motion to add the following rule: All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.
Votes: 3 for (Snark, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §007)

Motion #10 Snark's motion to add a plot to this game
Motion to add an arbitrary point system to this game. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose a point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passes (added to rules as §010)

Motion #11 JesseScottOwen's motion to give due respect to the Chairman
Motion to add the following rule: If someone plays a King, or uses a word starting with "k", the next poster must preface their post with, "All hail Chairman Mao."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, ahammel, matt96)
Motion refused

Motion #12 orangedragonfire's motion to mess with the first post
Motion to give the following powers to the person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.
Votes: 4 for (matt96, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passed

Motion #13 Alex's motion to create the position of arbiter
Motion to ammend the rule set to include the following rule:
§008 One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter. Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.
Votes: 3 for (matt96, Snark, orangedragonfire), 0 against
Motion passed (§008 is amended according to this motion)

Motion #14 Snark's motion to have a political campaign
Motion to elect Snark Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, ahammel)
Motion failed

Motion # 15 Fiery's motion to reward the creator of the game
Motion to give 5 points to Alex. After all, he made the game, so he deserves it.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, matt96, ahammel), 1 against (Snark)
Motion passed. Alex awarded 5 points.

Motion # 16 Godwin's motion to justify the existence of nicknames
You must refer to players by their nickname. Failure to do so is penalized the same way breaking any rule is.
Votes 0 for, 3 against (Fiery, Snark, matt96)
Motion failed.

Motion #17 Matt96's motion to formalize a rule we have been observing that isn't actually in the rules.
You may not vote for/against your own motion.
Motion retracted.

Motion #18 Alex's motion to reward helpful Nomicers.
To give points to people who create a State of the Nomic post.
Votes 3 for (orangedragonfire, matt96,shirosuzume), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §011 created.

Motion #19 Fiery's motion to avoid rule numbering confusion.
To prevent numbering of rules before the rules have been installed.
Votes 3 for (ahammel, matt96, orangedragonfive), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §012 created.

Motion #20 Snark's second attempt at bribery
To give points to people who vote for it.
Votes 1 for (Snark), 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, Alex)
Motion failed. Snark lost 1 point, to -1, reverted to 0.

Motion #21 Fiery's motion to fix things.
To prevent people from voting for their own motions, and to prevent Snark from winning points for his motion.
Votes 1 for (Fiery), 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted.

Motion #22 Matt96's (untitled motion)
To prevent the rewarding of people for voting for motions.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Suz), 0 against
Motion passed. Rule §013 created.

Motion #23 Suz's simplified obvious rule
To prevent you from voting on your own motion or making more than one vote on a motion.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Snark), 0 against
Motion passed; §003 amended accordingly.

Motion #24 Snark's motion that involves bribery in almost no way whatsoever and concerns only Poobah-related material.
To delineate who becomes Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes 2 for (Alex, Suz), 1 against (Fiery)
Motion retracted

Motion #25 Alex's motion to establish the duties of the winner.
To denote what the winner does, whenever the winner happens to be chosen.
Votes 3 for (Suz, Fiery, clockworkmonk), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as S015

Motion #26 JesseScottOwen's attempt to draw more players to the game.
To award 5 points to any player keeping a link to Nomic 16.0 in their sig
Votes 3 for (Alex, Suz, Fiery), 0 against.
Motion passed, added to rules as §014

Motion #27 Fiery's motion to create a new title
Motion to create the title of Defender of the Nomic. This title shall have bragging rights, and be awarded to anyone else who saves the Nomic (there may be more than one Defender of the Nomic.). Should a Defender of the Nomic make an action that harms the Nomic, the title will be removed, although it can be re-earned.
Votes 0 for, 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted

Motion #28 Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner
Motion to create the definition of Winner of this Nomic:

The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

Votes: 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Yellow), 1 against (Snarky)
Motion passed, added to rules as §016

Motion #29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
Motion to add the following to rule §003:

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title." Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points.

Votes: 2 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk), 0 against

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 1 for (Yellow), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: 0 for, 1 against (Yellow)

Motion #32 Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions
Motion to add the following rule: "If a motion which would cause a paradox is proposed, it will be ignored and the player proposing it will be fined for 5 points. If a rule is accepted and it causes a paradox (alone or with other rules already present), the rule (resp. the rules) will be ignored and all other mentions suspended while the players vote on what rules to keep. This pause in the game will remain active until either 2/3 of the players have voted or 3 days have passed."
Votes: 0 for, 0 against

Active motions:

Spoiler:

Motion # 29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
To amend §003.
Votes: 2 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk), 0 against

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 1 for (Yellow), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: 0 for, 1 against (Yellow)

Motion #32 Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions
Motion to add the following rule: "If a motion which would cause a paradox is proposed, it will be ignored and the player proposing it will be fined for 5 points. If a rule is accepted and it causes a paradox (alone or with other rules already present), the rule (resp. the rules) will be ignored and all other mentions suspended while the players vote on what rules to keep. This pause in the game will remain active until either 2/3 of the players have voted or 3 days have passed."
Votes: 0 for, 0 against

[JesseScottOwen]

I cast my vote against Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions.

I make a motion to make the following rule. Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game. For the purpose of voting, this motion shall be referred to as JesseScottOwen's motion to introduce gambling.

[Giallo]

I cast my vote in favor to JesseScottOwen's motion to introduce gambling.

[ahammel]

I cast my vote against Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions. Because in this Nomic we respect the Church-Turing thesis.
I cast my vote in favor of JesseScottOwen's motion to introduce gambling.

I make a motion to create a rule stating that any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as Alex's motion to prevent secret diplomacy.

[Snark]

I cast my vote against Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions.
I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to prevent secret diplomacy.
I cast my vote in favor of Godwin's motion to introduce gambling.

Would anyone care to vote for my motion? Preferably in favor of.

[JesseScottOwen]

I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to prevent secret diplomacy.

[orangedragonfire]

I cast my vote in favor of Alex' motion to prevent secret diplomacy. Motion passed. Rule §018 created. Alex awarded two points.
I cast my vote in favor of Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat because why not. It's a silly, meaningless title, but it doesn't do any harm (especially because I don't think anyone will ever get it)

And then... the point system. I do agree that we need something to do with the points, although I don't agree with all the things that you'd be able to spend points on with the proposed system (especially being able to buy Grand High Poobah Status is dodgy). Oh well, I suppose we can just amend it eventually.
I cast my vote in favor of Snarky's motion to establish a points system.


(awarded 1 point to Fiery for state of the Nomic)
(penalized 1 point for Yellow due to his motion failing)
(awarded 2 points to Godwin for his motion passing)

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The State of the Nomic:

Players:

Spoiler:

Username Nickname Points
ahammel "Alex" 18
orangedragonfire "Fiery" 12 (arbiter)
shirosuzume "Suz" 10
JesseScottOwen "Godwin" 9
Snark "Snarky" 6
matt96 "QQQVAR" 2
Giallo "Yellow" 0
clockworkmonk "Monty" 0

Current Rules

Spoiler:

§001:
Any player may set forth a motion to take some official action. Official actions include, but are not limited to, amendment of or additions of rules.

§002:
All official motions must be in bold and italics and begin with "I make a motion to..." Additionally, official motions must end with "For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as [username]'s motion to...", followed by a summary of the motion's actions, with "[username]" replaced by the motion-maker's username. For example, one could say "I make a motion to promote ahammel to the cerimonial position of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title."

§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).

§004:
If at any point there are three votes from three different players in favor of a motion, the motion passes and is acted upon. If at any point there are three votes from three different players against a motion, the motion fails. If the motion passes, someone should amend the ruleset as soon as possible.

§005:
At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted, refused or retracted.

§006:
Any player may at any point retract their active motion.

§007:
All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.

§008:
One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter". Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.

§009:
After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.

§010: Each player may gain or lose points in the following manner. Players start with zero points. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose 1 point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.

§011:
A State of the Nomic post has the following properties

- It begins with the phrase: The State of the Nomic:
- It contains the following information, wrapped in spoiler tags:
-- The rule set at the time of posting
-- A list of the current players with one or more points, along with their scores
-- A list of the active motions and a summary of the votes for and against

Any player who makes a State of the Nomic post will be awarded one point if a) the information is accurate or later edited for accuracy and b) at least one motion has passed, failed or been withdrawn since the last State of the Nomic post.

§012:
It is not allowed to include the number of the rule you think a motion will get if it passes in the motion. The rulenumber will be given naturally at the time of approval of the motion; the new rule will get the lowest natural number not currently used by any other rule.

§013:
Motions shall not directly reward everyone who votes in favor of it, anyone who votes in favor of it, or only those who vote in favor of it.

§014:
Any player who promotes this game of Nomic with a link in their signature gets 5 points as long as the link remains in their sig.

§015:
When a winner is declared, he or she shall make a post in the Games section of the xkcd fora titled Nomic 16.1 declaring the start of a new Nomic with an inital set of rules. These rules should be simple and suitable for the beginning of a Nomic, but shall otherwise be chosen at the winner's sole discresion. A winner shall be declared either by a motion to that effect, or according to a rule stating a victory condition.

§016:
The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

§017:
Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.

§018:
Any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread.

All motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #1 Snark's motion to pass a self-referencing motion
Motion to have this motion passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #2 orangedragonfire's motion to stop motion spamming
Motion to add the following rule: At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted or refused.
Votes: 3 for (shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §005)

Motion #3 shirosuzume's motion to require a vote when making a motion
Motion to add the following rule: In order to make a motion, a player must vote on at least one other motion that is as of that moment undecided.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, Snark, JesseScottOwen)
Motion refused

Motion #4 JesseScottOwen's motion to make a new rule for the heck of it
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least one week.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against
Motion retracted

Motion #5 Matt96's motion to set a reasonable minimum rule time
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, t1mm01994, Snark), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §009)

Motion #6 orangedragonfire's motion of motion retraction
Motion to add the following rule: Any player may at any point retract their active motion. §005 shall be edited to say "accepted, refused or retracted" instead of "accepted or refused".
Votes: 3 for (Snark, matt96, t1mm01994), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §006)

Motion #7 Snark's motion to remove a pointless rule
Motion to allow anyone (not just the motion creator) to amend the rule set once a motion is passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, t1mm01994, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #8 Tim's motion to make motions numbered
Motion to add the following rule: Motion must be numbered at the end of a motion, instead of summarized. For example, This notion should become "Tim's motion #1" instead of"Tim's motion to make motions numbered".
Votes: 0 for, 4 against (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel)
Motion refused

Motion #9 orangedragonfire's motion to create nicknames
Motion to add the following rule: All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.
Votes: 3 for (Snark, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §007)

Motion #10 Snark's motion to add a plot to this game
Motion to add an arbitrary point system to this game. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose a point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passes (added to rules as §010)

Motion #11 JesseScottOwen's motion to give due respect to the Chairman
Motion to add the following rule: If someone plays a King, or uses a word starting with "k", the next poster must preface their post with, "All hail Chairman Mao."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, ahammel, matt96)
Motion refused

Motion #12 orangedragonfire's motion to mess with the first post
Motion to give the following powers to the person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.
Votes: 4 for (matt96, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passed

Motion #13 Alex's motion to create the position of arbiter
Motion to ammend the rule set to include the following rule:
§008 One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter. Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.
Votes: 3 for (matt96, Snark, orangedragonfire), 0 against
Motion passed (§008 is amended according to this motion)

Motion #14 Snark's motion to have a political campaign
Motion to elect Snark Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, ahammel)
Motion failed

Motion # 15 Fiery's motion to reward the creator of the game
Motion to give 5 points to Alex. After all, he made the game, so he deserves it.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, matt96, ahammel), 1 against (Snark)
Motion passed. Alex awarded 5 points.

Motion # 16 Godwin's motion to justify the existence of nicknames
You must refer to players by their nickname. Failure to do so is penalized the same way breaking any rule is.
Votes 0 for, 3 against (Fiery, Snark, matt96)
Motion failed.

Motion #17 Matt96's motion to formalize a rule we have been observing that isn't actually in the rules.
You may not vote for/against your own motion.
Motion retracted.

Motion #18 Alex's motion to reward helpful Nomicers.
To give points to people who create a State of the Nomic post.
Votes 3 for (orangedragonfire, matt96,shirosuzume), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §011 created.

Motion #19 Fiery's motion to avoid rule numbering confusion.
To prevent numbering of rules before the rules have been installed.
Votes 3 for (ahammel, matt96, orangedragonfive), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §012 created.

Motion #20 Snark's second attempt at bribery
To give points to people who vote for it.
Votes 1 for (Snark), 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, Alex)
Motion failed. Snark lost 1 point, to -1, reverted to 0.

Motion #21 Fiery's motion to fix things.
To prevent people from voting for their own motions, and to prevent Snark from winning points for his motion.
Votes 1 for (Fiery), 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted.

Motion #22 Matt96's (untitled motion)
To prevent the rewarding of people for voting for motions.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Suz), 0 against
Motion passed. Rule §013 created.

Motion #23 Suz's simplified obvious rule
To prevent you from voting on your own motion or making more than one vote on a motion.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Snark), 0 against
Motion passed; §003 amended accordingly.

Motion #24 Snark's motion that involves bribery in almost no way whatsoever and concerns only Poobah-related material.
To delineate who becomes Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes 2 for (Alex, Suz), 1 against (Fiery)
Motion retracted

Motion #25 Alex's motion to establish the duties of the winner.
To denote what the winner does, whenever the winner happens to be chosen.
Votes 3 for (Suz, Fiery, clockworkmonk), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as S015

Motion #26 JesseScottOwen's attempt to draw more players to the game.
To award 5 points to any player keeping a link to Nomic 16.0 in their sig
Votes 3 for (Alex, Suz, Fiery), 0 against.
Motion passed, added to rules as §014

Motion #27 Fiery's motion to create a new title
Motion to create the title of Defender of the Nomic. This title shall have bragging rights, and be awarded to anyone else who saves the Nomic (there may be more than one Defender of the Nomic.). Should a Defender of the Nomic make an action that harms the Nomic, the title will be removed, although it can be re-earned.
Votes 0 for, 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted

Motion #28 Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner
Motion to create the definition of Winner of this Nomic:

The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

Votes: 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Yellow), 1 against (Snarky)
Motion passed, added to rules as §016

Motion #29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
Motion to add the following to rule §003:

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title." Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points.

Votes: 2 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk), 0 against

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 1 for (Yellow), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: 1 for (Fiery), 1 against (Yellow)

Motion #32 Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions
Motion to add the following rule: "If a motion which would cause a paradox is proposed, it will be ignored and the player proposing it will be fined for 5 points. If a rule is accepted and it causes a paradox (alone or with other rules already present), the rule (resp. the rules) will be ignored and all other mentions suspended while the players vote on what rules to keep. This pause in the game will remain active until either 2/3 of the players have voted or 3 days have passed."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (Godwin, Alex, Snark)
Motion failed

Motion #33 JesseScottOwen's motion to introduce gambling
Motion to make the following rule. Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.
Votes 3 for (Yellow, Alex, Snarky), 0 against
Motion passed, added as rule §017

Motion #34 Alex's motion to prevent secret diplomacy.
Motion to create a rule stating that any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread. Votes 2 for (Snarky, Godwin, Fiery), 0 against
Motion passed added as rule §018

Active motions:

Spoiler:

Motion # 29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
To amend §003.
Votes: 2 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk), 0 against

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
To add the title "The Tallest Hat".
Votes: 1 for (Yellow, Fiery), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
To establish the a points system.
Votes: 1 for (Fiery), 1 against (Yellow)

[Story Weaver]

Good day. I think that I will fit right in with people who respect the Church-Turing thesis.

I pick the nickname Spikey.

I request clarification on rule §004. Specifically, the last sentence "If the motion passes, someone should amend the ruleset as soon as possible." In these modern times for Nomic 16.0, does this translate to someone doing a State of the Nomic address?

I cast my vote in favour of Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided. Motion passed. Fiery awarded 2 points.
I cast my vote in favour of Snarky's motion to establish a points system. I too think that this is not necessarily the exact point system we want, but it gives us a starting point - and in politics it is all about compromise!

[Story Weaver]

The State of the Nomic:

Players:

Spoiler:

Username Nickname Points
ahammel "Alex" 18
orangedragonfire "Fiery" 14 (arbiter)
shirosuzume "Suz" 10
JesseScottOwen "Godwin" 9
Snark "Snarky" 6
matt96 "QQQVAR" 2
Giallo "Yellow" 0
clockworkmonk "Monty" 0
Story Weaver "Spikey" 6

Current Rules

Spoiler:

§001:
Any player may set forth a motion to take some official action. Official actions include, but are not limited to, amendment of or additions of rules.

§002:
All official motions must be in bold and italics and begin with "I make a motion to..." Additionally, official motions must end with "For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as [username]'s motion to...", followed by a summary of the motion's actions, with "[username]" replaced by the motion-maker's username. For example, one could say "I make a motion to promote ahammel to the cerimonial position of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title."

§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title. Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points."

§004:
If at any point there are three votes from three different players in favor of a motion, the motion passes and is acted upon. If at any point there are three votes from three different players against a motion, the motion fails. If the motion passes, someone should amend the ruleset as soon as possible.

§005:
At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted, refused or retracted.

§006:
Any player may at any point retract their active motion.

§007:
All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.

§008:
One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter". Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.

§009:
After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.

§010: Each player may gain or lose points in the following manner. Players start with zero points. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose 1 point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.

§011:
A State of the Nomic post has the following properties

- It begins with the phrase: The State of the Nomic:
- It contains the following information, wrapped in spoiler tags:
-- The rule set at the time of posting
-- A list of the current players with one or more points, along with their scores
-- A list of the active motions and a summary of the votes for and against

Any player who makes a State of the Nomic post will be awarded one point if a) the information is accurate or later edited for accuracy and b) at least one motion has passed, failed or been withdrawn since the last State of the Nomic post.

§012:
It is not allowed to include the number of the rule you think a motion will get if it passes in the motion. The rulenumber will be given naturally at the time of approval of the motion; the new rule will get the lowest natural number not currently used by any other rule.

§013:
Motions shall not directly reward everyone who votes in favor of it, anyone who votes in favor of it, or only those who vote in favor of it.

§014:
Any player who promotes this game of Nomic with a link in their signature gets 5 points as long as the link remains in their sig.

§015:
When a winner is declared, he or she shall make a post in the Games section of the xkcd fora titled Nomic 16.1 declaring the start of a new Nomic with an inital set of rules. These rules should be simple and suitable for the beginning of a Nomic, but shall otherwise be chosen at the winner's sole discresion. A winner shall be declared either by a motion to that effect, or according to a rule stating a victory condition.

§016:
The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

§017:
Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.

§018:
Any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread.

All motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #1 Snark's motion to pass a self-referencing motion
Motion to have this motion passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #2 orangedragonfire's motion to stop motion spamming
Motion to add the following rule: At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted or refused.
Votes: 3 for (shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §005)

Motion #3 shirosuzume's motion to require a vote when making a motion
Motion to add the following rule: In order to make a motion, a player must vote on at least one other motion that is as of that moment undecided.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, Snark, JesseScottOwen)
Motion refused

Motion #4 JesseScottOwen's motion to make a new rule for the heck of it
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least one week.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against
Motion retracted

Motion #5 Matt96's motion to set a reasonable minimum rule time
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, t1mm01994, Snark), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §009)

Motion #6 orangedragonfire's motion of motion retraction
Motion to add the following rule: Any player may at any point retract their active motion. §005 shall be edited to say "accepted, refused or retracted" instead of "accepted or refused".
Votes: 3 for (Snark, matt96, t1mm01994), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §006)

Motion #7 Snark's motion to remove a pointless rule
Motion to allow anyone (not just the motion creator) to amend the rule set once a motion is passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, t1mm01994, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #8 Tim's motion to make motions numbered
Motion to add the following rule: Motion must be numbered at the end of a motion, instead of summarized. For example, This notion should become "Tim's motion #1" instead of"Tim's motion to make motions numbered".
Votes: 0 for, 4 against (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel)
Motion refused

Motion #9 orangedragonfire's motion to create nicknames
Motion to add the following rule: All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.
Votes: 3 for (Snark, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §007)

Motion #10 Snark's motion to add a plot to this game
Motion to add an arbitrary point system to this game. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose a point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passes (added to rules as §010)

Motion #11 JesseScottOwen's motion to give due respect to the Chairman
Motion to add the following rule: If someone plays a King, or uses a word starting with "k", the next poster must preface their post with, "All hail Chairman Mao."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, ahammel, matt96)
Motion refused

Motion #12 orangedragonfire's motion to mess with the first post
Motion to give the following powers to the person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.
Votes: 4 for (matt96, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passed

Motion #13 Alex's motion to create the position of arbiter
Motion to ammend the rule set to include the following rule:
§008 One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter. Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.
Votes: 3 for (matt96, Snark, orangedragonfire), 0 against
Motion passed (§008 is amended according to this motion)

Motion #14 Snark's motion to have a political campaign
Motion to elect Snark Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, ahammel)
Motion failed

Motion # 15 Fiery's motion to reward the creator of the game
Motion to give 5 points to Alex. After all, he made the game, so he deserves it.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, matt96, ahammel), 1 against (Snark)
Motion passed. Alex awarded 5 points.

Motion # 16 Godwin's motion to justify the existence of nicknames
You must refer to players by their nickname. Failure to do so is penalized the same way breaking any rule is.
Votes 0 for, 3 against (Fiery, Snark, matt96)
Motion failed.

Motion #17 Matt96's motion to formalize a rule we have been observing that isn't actually in the rules.
You may not vote for/against your own motion.
Motion retracted.

Motion #18 Alex's motion to reward helpful Nomicers.
To give points to people who create a State of the Nomic post.
Votes 3 for (orangedragonfire, matt96,shirosuzume), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §011 created.

Motion #19 Fiery's motion to avoid rule numbering confusion.
To prevent numbering of rules before the rules have been installed.
Votes 3 for (ahammel, matt96, orangedragonfive), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §012 created.

Motion #20 Snark's second attempt at bribery
To give points to people who vote for it.
Votes 1 for (Snark), 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, Alex)
Motion failed. Snark lost 1 point, to -1, reverted to 0.

Motion #21 Fiery's motion to fix things.
To prevent people from voting for their own motions, and to prevent Snark from winning points for his motion.
Votes 1 for (Fiery), 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted.

Motion #22 Matt96's (untitled motion)
To prevent the rewarding of people for voting for motions.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Suz), 0 against
Motion passed. Rule §013 created.

Motion #23 Suz's simplified obvious rule
To prevent you from voting on your own motion or making more than one vote on a motion.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Snark), 0 against
Motion passed; §003 amended accordingly.

Motion #24 Snark's motion that involves bribery in almost no way whatsoever and concerns only Poobah-related material.
To delineate who becomes Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes 2 for (Alex, Suz), 1 against (Fiery)
Motion retracted

Motion #25 Alex's motion to establish the duties of the winner.
To denote what the winner does, whenever the winner happens to be chosen.
Votes 3 for (Suz, Fiery, clockworkmonk), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as S015

Motion #26 JesseScottOwen's attempt to draw more players to the game.
To award 5 points to any player keeping a link to Nomic 16.0 in their sig
Votes 3 for (Alex, Suz, Fiery), 0 against.
Motion passed, added to rules as §014

Motion #27 Fiery's motion to create a new title
Motion to create the title of Defender of the Nomic. This title shall have bragging rights, and be awarded to anyone else who saves the Nomic (there may be more than one Defender of the Nomic.). Should a Defender of the Nomic make an action that harms the Nomic, the title will be removed, although it can be re-earned.
Votes 0 for, 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted

Motion #28 Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner
Motion to create the definition of Winner of this Nomic:

The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

Votes: 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Yellow), 1 against (Snarky)
Motion passed, added to rules as §016

Motion #29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
Motion to add the following to rule §003:

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title." Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points.

Votes: 3 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk, spikey), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as an amendment to §003.

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 1 for (Yellow), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: 1 for (Fiery), 1 against (Yellow)

Motion #32 Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions
Motion to add the following rule: "If a motion which would cause a paradox is proposed, it will be ignored and the player proposing it will be fined for 5 points. If a rule is accepted and it causes a paradox (alone or with other rules already present), the rule (resp. the rules) will be ignored and all other mentions suspended while the players vote on what rules to keep. This pause in the game will remain active until either 2/3 of the players have voted or 3 days have passed."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (Godwin, Alex, Snark)
Motion failed

Motion #33 JesseScottOwen's motion to introduce gambling
Motion to make the following rule. Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.
Votes 3 for (Yellow, Alex, Snarky), 0 against
Motion passed, added as rule §017

Motion #34 Alex's motion to prevent secret diplomacy.
Motion to create a rule stating that any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread. Votes 2 for (Snarky, Godwin, Fiery), 0 against
Motion passed added as rule §018

Active motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
To add the title "The Tallest Hat".
Votes: 1 for (Yellow, Fiery), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
To establish the a points system.
Votes: 2 for (Fiery, Spikey), 1 against (Yellow)

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I awarded Fiery 2 points (for his motion that I just voted on), and myself 6 points (5 for my signature, and 1 for this State of the Nomic post). Please do let me know if there are any inaccuracies above.

[Snark]

Story Weaver,

My motion passed because ahammel - Alex voted in favor of it. + 2 points to myself and addition to the ruleset is in order. Thanks!

[Story Weaver]

Snark, which motion was that? Sorry if I've missed something, but I can't see which one you are talking about. The points system one I only see two votes for.

Which leads me on to:
I make a motion to create a rule stating that when you cast your vote for or against a motion, you must also include a summary of the status of the motion in the form "(Now X for, Y against)".

An example: "I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion for extreme bribery. (Now 2 for, 2 against)"

For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion.

[Snark]

My bad. I counted incorrectly.

[orangedragonfire]

As arbiter, I declare that "someone should amend the ruleset as soon as possible" in §004 is indeed ambiguous, and that it shall be changed to "The next person to make a State of the Nomic post has to include any changes to the rules in their post." for clarification. Rule §004 now reads as follows:

If at any point there are three votes from three different players in favor of a motion, the motion passes and is acted upon. If at any point there are three votes from three different players against a motion, the motion fails. If the motion passes, the next person to make a State of the Nomic post has to include any changes to the rules in their post.

The next person to make a State of the Nomic post has to include this update to rule §004 in their post.

I cast my vote in favour of Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion.

[BcNexus]

I pick the nickname Rezo

[JesseScottOwen]

I cast my vote against Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion. It's a good principle, and it's fairly helpful. But I personally am going to be discouraged to cast votes if I have to add all that stuff to the end of it. Call me lazy, but that's how I cast my vote.

[orangedragonfire]

I make a motion to include the following rule in the rules: In order to make a motion, a player has to have voted on all active motions at that time. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as Fierys motion to encourage voting.

[JesseScottOwen]

I cast my vote against Fiery's motion to encourage voting. Because sometimes, I have no opinion either way. Also, how is being forced the same as being encouraged?

[orangedragonfire]

Because sometimes, I have no opinion either way.

Well, then we'll just have to add the option casting neutral votes. The point was to ensure the motion don't get ignored. If people state that they have no decision on a matter, that is better than being ignored.

Also, how is being forced the same as being encouraged?

"Forced" is such an ugly word. I prefer the term "persistent encouragement".

[Story Weaver]

I cast my vote against Fiery's motion to encourage voting (So that's now 0 for, 2 against).

I'm afraid I agree with JesseScottOwen. This way life is more relaxed. I feel that my motion to add vote counting doesn't add a lot of work to voting, but having to state an opinion on all open motions does.

By the way (and I realise this may reduce the number of people who want to vote for my motion), even if my motion doesn't get passed we can still do it optionally when you can be bothered (as I just did!).

[Snark]

I cast my vote in favor of Fiery's motion to encourage voting because it's a good idea.

And I also like the idea of adding neutral votes.

And I also would like to submit a shameless plug for my current motion: Please vote for it.

[clockworkmonk]

I withdraw Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
I cast my vote in favor of Fiery's motion to encourage voting
I cast my vote in favor of Snarky's motion to establish a points system, motion passed, Snarky awarded two points.

I make a motion to modify rule three to read as follows:

Spoiler:

§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).

A player may also abstain from a vote by saying "I abstain from voting on [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]."

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title. Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points."

For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as Monty's motion to allow abstention.

[Snark]

I cast my vote in favor of Monty's motion to allow abstention.

[JesseScottOwen]

I cast my vote in favor of Monty's motion to allow abstention.

[orangedragonfire]

I cast my vote in favor of Monty's motion to allow abstention. Motion passed, §003 amended accordingly, 2 points awarded to Monty.

(awarded 1 point to Fiery for State of the Nomic post)

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The State of the Nomic:

Players:

Spoiler:

Username Nickname Points
ahammel "Alex" 18
orangedragonfire "Fiery" 15 (arbiter)
shirosuzume "Suz" 10
JesseScottOwen "Godwin" 9
Snark "Snarky" 8
Story Weaver "Spikey" 6
matt96 "QQQVAR" 2
clockworkmonk "Monty" 2
Giallo "Yellow" 0
BcNexus "Rezo" 0

Current Rules

Spoiler:

§001:
Any player may set forth a motion to take some official action. Official actions include, but are not limited to, amendment of or additions of rules.

§002:
All official motions must be in bold and italics and begin with "I make a motion to..." Additionally, official motions must end with "For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as [username]'s motion to...", followed by a summary of the motion's actions, with "[username]" replaced by the motion-maker's username. For example, one could say "I make a motion to promote ahammel to the cerimonial position of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title."

§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).

A player may also abstain from a vote by saying "I abstain from voting on [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]."

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title. Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points."

§004:
If at any point there are three votes from three different players in favor of a motion, the motion passes and is acted upon. If at any point there are three votes from three different players against a motion, the motion fails. If the motion passes, the next person to make a State of the Nomic post has to include any changes to the rules in their post.

§005:
At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted, refused or retracted.

§006:
Any player may at any point retract their active motion.

§007:
All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.

§008:
One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter". Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.

§009:
After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.

§010: Each player may gain or lose points in the following manner. Players start with zero points. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose 1 point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Points may be used to buy the following:
250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

§011:
A State of the Nomic post has the following properties

- It begins with the phrase: The State of the Nomic:
- It contains the following information, wrapped in spoiler tags:
-- The rule set at the time of posting
-- A list of the current players with one or more points, along with their scores
-- A list of the active motions and a summary of the votes for and against

Any player who makes a State of the Nomic post will be awarded one point if a) the information is accurate or later edited for accuracy and b) at least one motion has passed, failed or been withdrawn since the last State of the Nomic post.

§012:
It is not allowed to include the number of the rule you think a motion will get if it passes in the motion. The rulenumber will be given naturally at the time of approval of the motion; the new rule will get the lowest natural number not currently used by any other rule.

§013:
Motions shall not directly reward everyone who votes in favor of it, anyone who votes in favor of it, or only those who vote in favor of it.

§014:
Any player who promotes this game of Nomic with a link in their signature gets 5 points as long as the link remains in their sig.

§015:
When a winner is declared, he or she shall make a post in the Games section of the xkcd fora titled Nomic 16.1 declaring the start of a new Nomic with an inital set of rules. These rules should be simple and suitable for the beginning of a Nomic, but shall otherwise be chosen at the winner's sole discresion. A winner shall be declared either by a motion to that effect, or according to a rule stating a victory condition.

§016:
The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

§017:
Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.

§018:
Any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread.

All motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #1 Snark's motion to pass a self-referencing motion
Motion to have this motion passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #2 orangedragonfire's motion to stop motion spamming
Motion to add the following rule: At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted or refused.
Votes: 3 for (shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §005)

Motion #3 shirosuzume's motion to require a vote when making a motion
Motion to add the following rule: In order to make a motion, a player must vote on at least one other motion that is as of that moment undecided.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, Snark, JesseScottOwen)
Motion refused

Motion #4 JesseScottOwen's motion to make a new rule for the heck of it
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least one week.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against
Motion retracted

Motion #5 Matt96's motion to set a reasonable minimum rule time
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, t1mm01994, Snark), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §009)

Motion #6 orangedragonfire's motion of motion retraction
Motion to add the following rule: Any player may at any point retract their active motion. §005 shall be edited to say "accepted, refused or retracted" instead of "accepted or refused".
Votes: 3 for (Snark, matt96, t1mm01994), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §006)

Motion #7 Snark's motion to remove a pointless rule
Motion to allow anyone (not just the motion creator) to amend the rule set once a motion is passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, t1mm01994, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #8 Tim's motion to make motions numbered
Motion to add the following rule: Motion must be numbered at the end of a motion, instead of summarized. For example, This notion should become "Tim's motion #1" instead of"Tim's motion to make motions numbered".
Votes: 0 for, 4 against (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel)
Motion refused

Motion #9 orangedragonfire's motion to create nicknames
Motion to add the following rule: All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.
Votes: 3 for (Snark, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §007)

Motion #10 Snark's motion to add a plot to this game
Motion to add an arbitrary point system to this game. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose a point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passes (added to rules as §010)

Motion #11 JesseScottOwen's motion to give due respect to the Chairman
Motion to add the following rule: If someone plays a King, or uses a word starting with "k", the next poster must preface their post with, "All hail Chairman Mao."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, ahammel, matt96)
Motion refused

Motion #12 orangedragonfire's motion to mess with the first post
Motion to give the following powers to the person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.
Votes: 4 for (matt96, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passed

Motion #13 Alex's motion to create the position of arbiter
Motion to ammend the rule set to include the following rule:
§008 One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter. Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.
Votes: 3 for (matt96, Snark, orangedragonfire), 0 against
Motion passed (§008 is amended according to this motion)

Motion #14 Snark's motion to have a political campaign
Motion to elect Snark Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, ahammel)
Motion failed

Motion # 15 Fiery's motion to reward the creator of the game
Motion to give 5 points to Alex. After all, he made the game, so he deserves it.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, matt96, ahammel), 1 against (Snark)
Motion passed. Alex awarded 5 points.

Motion # 16 Godwin's motion to justify the existence of nicknames
You must refer to players by their nickname. Failure to do so is penalized the same way breaking any rule is.
Votes 0 for, 3 against (Fiery, Snark, matt96)
Motion failed.

Motion #17 Matt96's motion to formalize a rule we have been observing that isn't actually in the rules.
You may not vote for/against your own motion.
Motion retracted.

Motion #18 Alex's motion to reward helpful Nomicers.
To give points to people who create a State of the Nomic post.
Votes 3 for (orangedragonfire, matt96,shirosuzume), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §011 created.

Motion #19 Fiery's motion to avoid rule numbering confusion.
To prevent numbering of rules before the rules have been installed.
Votes 3 for (ahammel, matt96, orangedragonfive), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §012 created.

Motion #20 Snark's second attempt at bribery
To give points to people who vote for it.
Votes 1 for (Snark), 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, Alex)
Motion failed. Snark lost 1 point, to -1, reverted to 0.

Motion #21 Fiery's motion to fix things.
To prevent people from voting for their own motions, and to prevent Snark from winning points for his motion.
Votes 1 for (Fiery), 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted.

Motion #22 Matt96's (untitled motion)
To prevent the rewarding of people for voting for motions.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Suz), 0 against
Motion passed. Rule §013 created.

Motion #23 Suz's simplified obvious rule
To prevent you from voting on your own motion or making more than one vote on a motion.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Snark), 0 against
Motion passed; §003 amended accordingly.

Motion #24 Snark's motion that involves bribery in almost no way whatsoever and concerns only Poobah-related material.
To delineate who becomes Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes 2 for (Alex, Suz), 1 against (Fiery)
Motion retracted

Motion #25 Alex's motion to establish the duties of the winner.
To denote what the winner does, whenever the winner happens to be chosen.
Votes 3 for (Suz, Fiery, clockworkmonk), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as S015

Motion #26 JesseScottOwen's attempt to draw more players to the game.
To award 5 points to any player keeping a link to Nomic 16.0 in their sig
Votes 3 for (Alex, Suz, Fiery), 0 against.
Motion passed, added to rules as §014

Motion #27 Fiery's motion to create a new title
Motion to create the title of Defender of the Nomic. This title shall have bragging rights, and be awarded to anyone else who saves the Nomic (there may be more than one Defender of the Nomic.). Should a Defender of the Nomic make an action that harms the Nomic, the title will be removed, although it can be re-earned.
Votes 0 for, 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted

Motion #28 Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner
Motion to create the definition of Winner of this Nomic:

The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

Votes: 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Yellow), 1 against (Snarky)
Motion passed, added to rules as §016

Motion #29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
Motion to add the following to rule §003:

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title." Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points.

Votes: 3 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk, spikey), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as an amendment to §003.

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 2 for (Yellow), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)
Motion retracted.

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: 3 for (Fiery, Spikey, Monty), 1 against (Yellow)
Motion passed. Added to §010.

Motion #32 Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions
Motion to add the following rule: "If a motion which would cause a paradox is proposed, it will be ignored and the player proposing it will be fined for 5 points. If a rule is accepted and it causes a paradox (alone or with other rules already present), the rule (resp. the rules) will be ignored and all other mentions suspended while the players vote on what rules to keep. This pause in the game will remain active until either 2/3 of the players have voted or 3 days have passed."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (Godwin, Alex, Snark)
Motion failed

Motion #33 JesseScottOwen's motion to introduce gambling
Motion to make the following rule. Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.
Votes 3 for (Yellow, Alex, Snarky), 0 against
Motion passed, added as rule §017

Motion #34 Alex's motion to prevent secret diplomacy.
Motion to create a rule stating that any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread. Votes 2 for (Snarky, Godwin, Fiery), 0 against
Motion passed added as rule §018

Motion #35 Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion.
Motion to create a rule stating that when you cast your vote for or against a motion, you must also include a summary of the status of the motion in the form "(Now X for, Y against)".
An example: "I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion for extreme bribery. (Now 2 for, 2 against)"
Votes: 1 for (Fiery), 1 against (Godwin)

Motion #36 Fierys motion to encourage voting
Motion to include the following rule in the rules: In order to make a motion, a player has to have voted on all active motions at that time.
Votes: 2 for (Snarky, Monty), 2 against (Godwin, Spikey)

Motion #37 Monty's motion to allow abstention
Motion to modify rule three to read as follows:
§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).
A player may also abstain from a vote by saying "I abstain from voting on [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]."
The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title. Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points."
Votes: 3 for (Snarky, Godwin, Fiery), 0 against
Motion passed. §003 amended accordingly.

Active motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #35 Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion.
To create a rule stating that when you cast your vote for or against a motion, you must also include a summary of the status of the motion.
Votes: 1 for (Fiery), 1 against (Godwin)

Motion #36 Fierys motion to encourage voting
To include the following rule in the rules: In order to make a motion, a player has to have voted on all active motions at that time.
Votes: 2 for (Snarky, Monty), 2 against (Godwin, Spikey)

[clockworkmonk]

I vote in favor of Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion. (if Fiery's motion passes, implementation would be trivial)

[Snark]

I cast my vote in favor of Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion. 3 for (Fiery, Monty, Snark), 1 against (Godwin). Motion passed. Spikey awarded 2 points.

@ Fiery
I request clarification on rule §010 and §016. It would seem that there are two definitions for how to become Winner of the Nomic. Will either of these ways work? Or are they contradictory and will you remove one of the definitions/rules?

Also in your State of the Nomic, you have an extra "[/quote]" in Motion #31.

I make a motion to expand upon §017. I would like it to say:

Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game. A player does this by writing "I wager <positive integer value> point(s) that <some event> will happen. This wager's name will be <player's nickname> Wager #<current wager number>" in bold. Another play may accept the bet by writing "I accept <nickname>'s Wager #<wager number>". Each wager may only be accepted by one person. If either player's points fall below the amount of the wager, the wager is cancelled, and the player who had insufficient points is penalized 3 points. Any outstanding wagers (in progress or not yet accepted) should be recorded after the player list in the subsequent State of the Nomic.

For the purposes of voting, this motion will be referred to as Snark's motion to establish rules for gambling.

[orangedragonfire]

As arbiter, I rule that either way to become the Winner is legit. §016 shall be amended by adding the following: "However, a player may also gain the status of the Winner by any other method to do so described in the rules."
The next person to make a State of the Nomic post has to include this update to rule §016 in their post.

[clockworkmonk]

I cast my vote against Snark's motion to establish rules for gambling, stands 0 for, 1 against. the reason being that the portion "<positive integer value> point(s) that <some event> will happen" does not include a deadline, as if the event does not have a deadline, and if I were to try to bet that the sky will turn purple, I can never pay by not including a deadline.

I make a motion to double all current point awards, excepting the points awarded for having the link in your signiture. For example having a motion passed will result in 4 points as opposed to 2. The purpose is to allow smaller point gain in what would be heretofore un-created mini-games essentially.

For the purposes of voting, this motion will be referred to as Monty's motion to allow more trivial point gain.

[Snark]

I retract my motion to establish rules for gambling.

I make a motion to expand upon §017. I would like it to say:

Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game. A player does this by writing "I wager <positive integer value> point(s) that <some event> will happen by <certain time>. This wager's name will be <player's nickname> Wager #<current wager number>" in bold. Another play may accept the bet by writing "I accept <nickname>'s Wager #<wager number>" in bold. Each wager may be accepted by a maximum of one person. If either player's points fall below the amount of the wager, the wager is cancelled, and the player who had insufficient points is penalized 3 points. Any outstanding wagers (in progress or not yet accepted) should be recorded after the player list in the subsequent State of the Nomic. A player may withdrawal a wager at any time if it has not yet been accepted. A player may not have more than 1 wager active at any given time.

For the purposes of voting, this motion will be referred to as Snark's motion to establish improved rules for gambling.


Edit: Should say "another player" instead of "another play"

[ostrichguy]

Ah, sweet. We're doing Nomic again.

I'm joining, if that's okay.

I pick the nickname Osrich.

[Snark]

@Fiery
I request clarification.
Between here and here, we lost the following:

§008:
The person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic has:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
*Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.

Do you mind putting it back in the rules or instructing the next person who makes a State of the Nomic to do so?

[orangedragonfire]

As arbiter, I offer the following clarification: the rule for the Grand High Poobah of the Nomic was not lost between the two posts you mentioned, it was simply moved. The reason for this was motion #013, which specifically asked to change §008. Thus, the rule for the Grand High Poobah of the Nomic could no longer be §008, and was moved to after the numbered rules, under a section called titles. It was then lost between here and here (which I did not notice until I checked due to your request for clarification).
I declare that the missing rule shall be added to the rules as rule §020.

(awarded 1 point to Fiery for State of the Nomic Post)

The State of the Nomic:

Players:

Spoiler:

Username Nickname Points
ahammel "Alex" 18
orangedragonfire "Fiery" 16 (arbiter)
shirosuzume "Suz" 10
JesseScottOwen "Godwin" 9
Snark "Snarky" 8
Story Weaver "Spikey" 8
matt96 "QQQVAR" 2
clockworkmonk "Monty" 2
Giallo "Yellow" 0
BcNexus "Rezo" 0
ostrichguy "Osrich" 0

Current Rules

Spoiler:

§001:
Any player may set forth a motion to take some official action. Official actions include, but are not limited to, amendment of or additions of rules.

§002:
All official motions must be in bold and italics and begin with "I make a motion to..." Additionally, official motions must end with "For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as [username]'s motion to...", followed by a summary of the motion's actions, with "[username]" replaced by the motion-maker's username. For example, one could say "I make a motion to promote ahammel to the cerimonial position of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic. For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be referred to as ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title."

§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).

A player may also abstain from a vote by saying "I abstain from voting on [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]."

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title. Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points."

§004:
If at any point there are three votes from three different players in favor of a motion, the motion passes and is acted upon. If at any point there are three votes from three different players against a motion, the motion fails. If the motion passes, the next person to make a State of the Nomic post has to include any changes to the rules in their post.

§005:
At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted, refused or retracted.

§006:
Any player may at any point retract their active motion.

§007:
All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.

§008:
One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter". Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.

§009:
After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.

§010: Each player may gain or lose points in the following manner. Players start with zero points. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose 1 point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Points may be used to buy the following:
250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

§011:
A State of the Nomic post has the following properties

- It begins with the phrase: The State of the Nomic:
- It contains the following information, wrapped in spoiler tags:
-- The rule set at the time of posting
-- A list of the current players with one or more points, along with their scores
-- A list of the active motions and a summary of the votes for and against

Any player who makes a State of the Nomic post will be awarded one point if a) the information is accurate or later edited for accuracy and b) at least one motion has passed, failed or been withdrawn since the last State of the Nomic post.

§012:
It is not allowed to include the number of the rule you think a motion will get if it passes in the motion. The rulenumber will be given naturally at the time of approval of the motion; the new rule will get the lowest natural number not currently used by any other rule.

§013:
Motions shall not directly reward everyone who votes in favor of it, anyone who votes in favor of it, or only those who vote in favor of it.

§014:
Any player who promotes this game of Nomic with a link in their signature gets 5 points as long as the link remains in their sig.

§015:
When a winner is declared, he or she shall make a post in the Games section of the xkcd fora titled Nomic 16.1 declaring the start of a new Nomic with an inital set of rules. These rules should be simple and suitable for the beginning of a Nomic, but shall otherwise be chosen at the winner's sole discresion. A winner shall be declared either by a motion to that effect, or according to a rule stating a victory condition.

§016:
The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally. However, a player may also gain the status of the Winner by any other method to do so described in the rules.

§017:
Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.

§018:
Any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread.

§019:
When you cast your vote for or against a motion, you must also include a summary of the status of the motion in the form "(Now X for, Y against)".
An example: "I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion for extreme bribery. (Now 2 for, 2 against)"

§020:
The person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic has:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
*Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.

All motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #1 Snark's motion to pass a self-referencing motion
Motion to have this motion passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #2 orangedragonfire's motion to stop motion spamming
Motion to add the following rule: At any time each player can only have one active motion. Before a player can make a new motion, his/her last motion must have been either accepted or refused.
Votes: 3 for (shirosuzume, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §005)

Motion #3 shirosuzume's motion to require a vote when making a motion
Motion to add the following rule: In order to make a motion, a player must vote on at least one other motion that is as of that moment undecided.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, Snark, JesseScottOwen)
Motion refused

Motion #4 JesseScottOwen's motion to make a new rule for the heck of it
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least one week.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against
Motion retracted

Motion #5 Matt96's motion to set a reasonable minimum rule time
Motion to add the following rule: After a new rule is passed, it must remain in effect for at least three days.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, t1mm01994, Snark), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §009)

Motion #6 orangedragonfire's motion of motion retraction
Motion to add the following rule: Any player may at any point retract their active motion. §005 shall be edited to say "accepted, refused or retracted" instead of "accepted or refused".
Votes: 3 for (Snark, matt96, t1mm01994), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §006)

Motion #7 Snark's motion to remove a pointless rule
Motion to allow anyone (not just the motion creator) to amend the rule set once a motion is passed.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, t1mm01994, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted

Motion #8 Tim's motion to make motions numbered
Motion to add the following rule: Motion must be numbered at the end of a motion, instead of summarized. For example, This notion should become "Tim's motion #1" instead of"Tim's motion to make motions numbered".
Votes: 0 for, 4 against (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel)
Motion refused

Motion #9 orangedragonfire's motion to create nicknames
Motion to add the following rule: All players must pick a nickname. They are not allowed to vote or make motions until such time as they have chosen one. Nicknames cannot be more than six letters long. A nickname is officially chosen by writing "I pick the nickname [nickname]". Other players may cast votes against nicknames if they deem them inappropriate. Should a nickname receive three votes against, the player has to pick a new nickname.
Votes: 3 for (Snark, JesseScottOwen, matt96), 0 against
Motion accepted (added to rules as §007)

Motion #10 Snark's motion to add a plot to this game
Motion to add an arbitrary point system to this game. If a person gets their motion passed, they get 2 points. If it fails, they lose 1 point. If you break a rule, you lose a point. Players may give their points, or any integer subset of their points, to another player. Negative points revert to zero. Players may not give more points than they currently have.
Votes: 3 for (orangedragonfire, JesseScottOwen, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passes (added to rules as §010)

Motion #11 JesseScottOwen's motion to give due respect to the Chairman
Motion to add the following rule: If someone plays a King, or uses a word starting with "k", the next poster must preface their post with, "All hail Chairman Mao."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, ahammel, matt96)
Motion refused

Motion #12 orangedragonfire's motion to mess with the first post
Motion to give the following powers to the person holding the title of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic:
1) The ability to veto the last motion that has been passed.
2) The privilege to doublepost in this thread.
3) Permission to have two active motions at once.
4) The right to brag about this title.
Note that in order for someone to hold this title, there must first be a rule stating that it is given to someone.
Votes: 4 for (matt96, JesseScottOwen, Snark, ahammel), 0 against
Motion passed

Motion #13 Alex's motion to create the position of arbiter
Motion to ammend the rule set to include the following rule:
§008 One player will have the position of arbiter. Any other player may request clarification on any of the rules by posting "I request clarification on rule [rule number]...", followed by a brief description of the ambiguity. The arbiter will have the ability to amend the rule set to remove the ambiguity. The decisions of the arbiter may be overturned only by passing a motion to amend the rule set.
In the event that this motion passes an arbiter will be selected by the following procedure: any player may nominate any other player (including himself or herself) for the position by posting "I nominate [nickname] for the position of arbiter." Any player aside from the nominator may second the nomination by posting "I second the nomination of [nickname] for the position of arbiter. Once a player has been nominated and seconded by two different players, he or she must accept the positon by posting "I accept the position or arbiter". The first player to do so becomes the arbiter.
Votes: 3 for (matt96, Snark, orangedragonfire), 0 against
Motion passed (§008 is amended according to this motion)

Motion #14 Snark's motion to have a political campaign
Motion to elect Snark Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, ahammel)
Motion failed

Motion # 15 Fiery's motion to reward the creator of the game
Motion to give 5 points to Alex. After all, he made the game, so he deserves it.
Votes: 3 for (JesseScottOwen, matt96, ahammel), 1 against (Snark)
Motion passed. Alex awarded 5 points.

Motion # 16 Godwin's motion to justify the existence of nicknames
You must refer to players by their nickname. Failure to do so is penalized the same way breaking any rule is.
Votes 0 for, 3 against (Fiery, Snark, matt96)
Motion failed.

Motion #17 Matt96's motion to formalize a rule we have been observing that isn't actually in the rules.
You may not vote for/against your own motion.
Motion retracted.

Motion #18 Alex's motion to reward helpful Nomicers.
To give points to people who create a State of the Nomic post.
Votes 3 for (orangedragonfire, matt96,shirosuzume), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §011 created.

Motion #19 Fiery's motion to avoid rule numbering confusion.
To prevent numbering of rules before the rules have been installed.
Votes 3 for (ahammel, matt96, orangedragonfive), 0 against.
Motion passed; rule §012 created.

Motion #20 Snark's second attempt at bribery
To give points to people who vote for it.
Votes 1 for (Snark), 3 against (orangedragonfire, matt96, Alex)
Motion failed. Snark lost 1 point, to -1, reverted to 0.

Motion #21 Fiery's motion to fix things.
To prevent people from voting for their own motions, and to prevent Snark from winning points for his motion.
Votes 1 for (Fiery), 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted.

Motion #22 Matt96's (untitled motion)
To prevent the rewarding of people for voting for motions.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Suz), 0 against
Motion passed. Rule §013 created.

Motion #23 Suz's simplified obvious rule
To prevent you from voting on your own motion or making more than one vote on a motion.
Votes 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Snark), 0 against
Motion passed; §003 amended accordingly.

Motion #24 Snark's motion that involves bribery in almost no way whatsoever and concerns only Poobah-related material.
To delineate who becomes Grand High Poobah of the Nomic.
Votes 2 for (Alex, Suz), 1 against (Fiery)
Motion retracted

Motion #25 Alex's motion to establish the duties of the winner.
To denote what the winner does, whenever the winner happens to be chosen.
Votes 3 for (Suz, Fiery, clockworkmonk), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as S015

Motion #26 JesseScottOwen's attempt to draw more players to the game.
To award 5 points to any player keeping a link to Nomic 16.0 in their sig
Votes 3 for (Alex, Suz, Fiery), 0 against.
Motion passed, added to rules as §014

Motion #27 Fiery's motion to create a new title
Motion to create the title of Defender of the Nomic. This title shall have bragging rights, and be awarded to anyone else who saves the Nomic (there may be more than one Defender of the Nomic.). Should a Defender of the Nomic make an action that harms the Nomic, the title will be removed, although it can be re-earned.
Votes 0 for, 2 against (Suz, Alex)
Motion retracted

Motion #28 Suz's attempt to create a somewhat convoluted definition of The Winner
Motion to create the definition of Winner of this Nomic:

The Winner shall have previously attained the rank of Grand High Poobah of the Nomic (GHPotN)
At some point while holding this status, another player will garner enough points to be considered GHPotN; at this time, the player can officially challenge the GHPotN by stating, "I challenge your status as GHPotN and request a vote to determine the true holder of the rank."
A vote shall take place among the GHPotN, the challenger, and any Poobahs Emeriti (see below); when 24 hours have passed or 2/3 of players have voted, whichever comes later, the tally shall be counted.
If the current holder of the GHPotN title has won the tally, that player becomes The Winner.
If the challenger wins the tally, that player becomes GHPotN until such time as that player is challenged as set forth here; in that case, the previous GHPotN becomes Poobah Emeritus.
Any and all Poobahs Emeritus are included in each Challenger's Vote and can re-attain status of GHPotN if they win the tally.
Poobahs Emeriti can re-challenge the current GHPotN when they have gained 5 points from the time of being made Poobah Emeritus.
Only if the current holder of the GHPotN title can become the Winner, if and only if they win the tally.

Votes: 3 for (Alex, Fiery, Yellow), 1 against (Snarky)
Motion passed, added to rules as §016

Motion #29 Fiery's motion to make it clear when a motion is decided
Motion to add the following to rule §003:

The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title." Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points.

Votes: 3 for (ahammel, clockworkmonk, spikey), 0 against
Motion passed, added to rules as an amendment to §003.

Motion #30 Monty's motion to recognize the tallest hat.
Motion to add the title "The Tallest Hat". To acquire the title, a post must be made stating the following: "I Believe I have the tallest hat, Look!" and a picture of the player wearing a tall hat is posted. If it is recognized as the tallest hat by three people who subsequently post "[nickname] indeed has the tallest hat." that player is recognized as "The Tallest Hat". Only one player at a time can be the Tallest Hat.
Votes: 2 for (Yellow), 2 against (Godwin, Snarky)
Motion retracted.

Motion #31 Snarky's motion to establish a points system
Motion to establish the following points system. Points may be used to buy the following:

250 - Winner of the Nomic status (can't be bought except by a current Grand High Poobah of the Nomic)
35 - Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status (available for only 1 player at a time meaning you can't buy it while someone else has it)
25 - Remove a player's Grand HIgh Poobah of the Nomic status
20 - Double Down perk - every motion of yours that passes/fails is worth double the normal amount (which is currently +2/-1). No single player may have two or more copies of the Double Down perk at once. They may buy it, somehow lose it, and repurchase it.
20 - Remove a player's Double Down perk
3x - Greed. Remove x amount of a player's points. Example: Alice pays 30 points to destroy/remove (NOT steal) 10 of Bob's points
x - Charity. Give x amount of points to a player. Example: Alice pays 30 points to add 30 points to Bob (note that this is already part of the rules)
Points are used with these types of commands:
Buy: Double Down perk for 20 points
Charity: Give 15 of my points to Alice
Greed: Pay 45 points to remove 15 of Alice's points

Votes: 3 for (Fiery, Spikey, Monty), 1 against (Yellow)
Motion passed. Added to §010.

Motion #32 Yellow's motion to avoid paradoxical motions
Motion to add the following rule: "If a motion which would cause a paradox is proposed, it will be ignored and the player proposing it will be fined for 5 points. If a rule is accepted and it causes a paradox (alone or with other rules already present), the rule (resp. the rules) will be ignored and all other mentions suspended while the players vote on what rules to keep. This pause in the game will remain active until either 2/3 of the players have voted or 3 days have passed."
Votes: 0 for, 3 against (Godwin, Alex, Snark)
Motion failed

Motion #33 JesseScottOwen's motion to introduce gambling
Motion to make the following rule. Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game.
Votes 3 for (Yellow, Alex, Snarky), 0 against
Motion passed, added as rule §017

Motion #34 Alex's motion to prevent secret diplomacy.
Motion to create a rule stating that any agreement to transfer points amongst players must be made by posting in this thread and only by posting in this thread. Votes 2 for (Snarky, Godwin, Fiery), 0 against
Motion passed added as rule §018

Motion #35 Spikey's motion to reduce voting confusion.
Motion to create a rule stating that when you cast your vote for or against a motion, you must also include a summary of the status of the motion in the form "(Now X for, Y against)".
An example: "I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion for extreme bribery. (Now 2 for, 2 against)"
Votes: 3 for (Fiery, Snarky, Monty), 1 against (Godwin)
Motion passed, §019 created.

Motion #36 Fierys motion to encourage voting
Motion to include the following rule in the rules: In order to make a motion, a player has to have voted on all active motions at that time.
Votes: 2 for (Snarky, Monty), 2 against (Godwin, Spikey)

Motion #37 Monty's motion to allow abstention
Motion to modify rule three to read as follows:
§003:
To vote in favor of or against a motion, one must declare one's vote by saying "I cast my vote [in favor of/against] [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]." For example, one could say "I cast my vote in favor of ahammel's motion to grant himself a meaningless title.". No player shall vote for his own motion, and no player may vote for or against a motion more than once (though they may change their vote).
A player may also abstain from a vote by saying "I abstain from voting on [motion-maker]'s motion to [motion summary]."
The player who makes the deciding vote on a motion must after his/her vote write "Motion [passed/denied or appropriate synonym]. [Player name/nickname] [awarded/penalized or appropriate synonym] [# of points] points." where the number of points is as specified in the rules. For example, one could write "I cast my vote in favor of Alex's motion to grant himself a meaningless title. Motion passed. Alex awarded 2 points."
Votes: 3 for (Snarky, Godwin, Fiery), 0 against
Motion passed. §003 amended accordingly.

Motion #38 Snark's motion to establish rules for gambling
Motion to expand upon §017. Snarky would like it to say:

Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game. A player does this by writing "I wager <positive integer value> point(s) that <some event> will happen. This wager's name will be <player's nickname> Wager #<current wager number>" in bold. Another play may accept the bet by writing "I accept <nickname>'s Wager #<wager number>". Each wager may only be accepted by one person. If either player's points fall below the amount of the wager, the wager is cancelled, and the player who had insufficient points is penalized 3 points. Any outstanding wagers (in progress or not yet accepted) should be recorded after the player list in the subsequent State of the Nomic.

Votes: 0 for, 1 against (Monty)
Motion retracted

Motion #39 Monty's motion to allow more trivial point gain.
Motion to double all current point awards, excepting the points awarded for having the link in your signiture. For example having a motion passed will result in 4 points as opposed to 2.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against

Motion #40 Snark's motion to establish improved rules for gambling
Motion to expand upon §017. Snarky would like it to say:

Players can make bets and wagers within the game, wagering points earned in the game. A player does this by writing "I wager <positive integer value> point(s) that <some event> will happen by <certain time>. This wager's name will be <player's nickname> Wager #<current wager number>" in bold. Another play may accept the bet by writing "I accept <nickname>'s Wager #<wager number>" in bold. Each wager may be accepted by a maximum of one person. If either player's points fall below the amount of the wager, the wager is cancelled, and the player who had insufficient points is penalized 3 points. Any outstanding wagers (in progress or not yet accepted) should be recorded after the player list in the subsequent State of the Nomic. A player may withdrawal a wager at any time if it has not yet been accepted. A player may not have more than 1 wager active at any given time.

Votes: 0 for, 0 against

Active motions:

Spoiler:

Motion #36 Fierys motion to encourage voting
To include the following rule in the rules: In order to make a motion, a player has to have voted on all active motions at that time.
Votes: 2 for (Snarky, Monty), 2 against (Godwin, Spikey)

Motion #39 Monty's motion to allow more trivial point gain.
Motion to double all current point awards, excepting the points awarded for having the link in your signiture.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against

Motion #40 Snark's motion to establish improved rules for gambling
Motion to expand upon §017.
Votes: 0 for, 0 against

[Story Weaver]

The wording of Fiery's motion to encourage voting is "In order to make a motion, a player has to have voted on all active motions at that time." In the new rule §030, we can now abstain from motions explicitly. However, in that rule, "abstaining" is not defined to be the same as "voting" - so if Fiery's motion went through you would have to explicitly vote in favour or against each motion if you wanted to make a new motion. In other words, abstention doesn't help this problem.

Fiery, may I suggest that you amend your motion so that it reads something like: "In order to make a motion, a player has to have voted on or abstained from each active motion at that time."

Also, I make a motion to reward Fiery for his tireless work in the service of the great nation of Nomic, writing so many of State of the Nomic posts which take quite a bit of work to put together correctly. If this motion passes each player at the time the motion is passed who has a positive number of points will give Fiery 1 point. To simplify administration, these points will be transferred immediately upon the motion being passed (so that everyone doesn't have to explicitly say "I give...") to appear in the next State of the Nomic (probably written by Fiery!).

For the purposes of voting, this motion shall be called Story Weaver's motion to reward dedication to the realm..

Edit:
I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion to establish improved rules for gambling. Now 1 for, 0 against.
Sounds fun.

I cast my vote in favour of Monty's motion to allow more trivial point gain. Now 1 for, 0 against.
Again, sounds fun. If the game goes too fast, we can always change either the rate again, or the targets. In the meantime, it would be nice to actually see someone use those point buy powers Snark introduced.

Fiery, you missed Monty's motion in your State of the Nomic.

[careyhammer]

I'd like to join in.

I pick the nickname Carey.

I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion to establish improved rules for gambling. Now 2 for, 0 against.
I cast my vote in favour of Monty's motion to allow more trivial point gain. Now 2 for, 0 against.
I cast my vote against Story Weaver's motion to reward dedication to the realm. Now 0 for, 1 against.
It seems to me that Fiery is already being rewarded with a point for each writing of a State of the Nomic post.

Now, I propose the following rule change:
I make a motion to amend rule 4 to allow for the following: Voting for a motion shall remain open for at least 48 hours. After 48 hours a motion passes if there are at least three votes in favor and there are more votes in favor than against. A motion fails if there are at least three votes against and there are more votes against than in favor. If there is a tie with at least three votes in favor and three votes against then the motion will be decided by the next vote. Otherwise, voting will remain open until there are three votes in favor or three votes against.

For the purposes of voting, this motion will be referred to as Carey's motion to give everyone a chance to vote.

[ostrichguy]

I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion to establish improved rules for gambling. Now 2 for, 0 againts.

I abstain from voting on Story Weaver's motion to reward dedication to the realm.

I cast my vote in favour of Monty's motion to allow more trivial point gain. Now 2 for, 0 against.

[matt96]

I cast my vote in favour of Snark's motion to establish improved rules for gambling. Now 3 for, 0 against. The motion passes! Snark is awarded 2 points.


I cast my vote in favour of Monty's motion to allow more trivial point gain. Now 3 for, 0 against. The motion passes! Monty is awarded 2 or 4 points based on if this rule is in effect before he is awarded the points or after.

There was no motion here, ignore the reply from story weaver below and the fact that I edited this post