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+\documentclass[11pt]{article}
+
+\usepackage{fullpage}
+\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
+\usepackage{setspace}
+\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{hyperref}
+\renewcommand{\thesection}{}
+\renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\arabic{subsection}}
+\makeatletter
+\def\@seccntformat#1{\csname #1ignore\expandafter\endcsname\csname the#1\endcsname\quad}
+\let\sectionignore\@gobbletwo
+\let\latex@numberline\numberline
+\def\numberline#1{\if\relax#1\relax\else\latex@numberline{#1}\fi}
+\makeatother
+\begin{document}
+
+\section{\#osdev-offtopic law guide}
+
+This document is merely a summary of the most important laws helpful for everyday activity.
+
+\subsection{Terminology}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item \texttt{law}: A passed proposal. A proposal requires three contiguous votes
+by unique non-bot members of the channel to be passed.
+
+Laws need not effect active behavior on the channel, and can be passed because of
+Rule of Funny.
+
+\item \texttt{malcompliance}: The act of complying in the worst possible manner. Or,
+as the Finnish define it, ``following the letter of the law while pissing on the spirit''.
+
+Examples:
+\begin{quote}
+``Hey could you test sortix?'' ``test -f sortix.iso \# Yep. It's a file.'' \\
+``Hey, can you give me some water?'' ``You mean aqua?'' ``...sure.'' *gives aqua fortis*
+\end{quote}
+
+\item \texttt{filibuster}: Anything that is sent on the channel, and can stop a
+law from being passed, is known as a filibuster. This is line in with the literal meaning, ``obstructs progress in a legislative assembly''.
+
+\item \texttt{proposal}: Anything that can filibuster can be a proposal.
+
+\item \texttt{new ancient law}: A law that has always been true, 
+but was only recently discovered and legislated.
+
+\item \texttt{lawrememberer}: The person responsible for maintaining the lawlist,
+currently `nortti'.
+
+\item \texttt{lawspeaker}: The person who interprets and clarifies the law,
+currently `nortti'.
+
+\item \texttt{triminority}: The three required to pass a law. Can be used to refer to
+an actual group, or a hypothetical group.
+
+\item \texttt{triumvirate}: People who are more active with channel work, and have additional rights with ChanServ. Currently consists of `FireFly', `heddwch', `meowrobot', `nortti', `puckipedia', `shikhin', `sortie', `vehk', and `ybden'.
+
+\item \texttt{vote}: Anything described under `Voting.Syntaxen'.
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{Voting}
+
+\subsubsection{Basics}
+
+At every moment, there is an active proposal and a vote count.
+
+If a vote that doesn't
+refer to the current active proposal is cast, the active proposal changes to the new
+proposal, and the vote count resets to 0. A filibuster sets the active proposal to itself and resets the vote count to 0.
+
+A vote increments the vote count by 1 after change of proposal (if required).
+
+When
+the vote count reaches 3, the active proposal becomes a law.
+
+\subsubsection{Syntaxen}
+There are several different kinds of syntaxes for voting on laws. They're all based
+on the original syntax of \texttt{:D}, with various modifications.
+
+\begin{itemize}
+
+\item \texttt{:D}
+
+The most basic form. Votes for the current active proposal.
+
+\item \texttt{:D\~{}N}
+
+Votes N proposals back. Is 0-indexed, so \texttt{:D\~{}0} is
+equivalent to \texttt{:D}.
+
+\item \texttt{:D\^{} :D\^{}\^{} :D\^{}\^{}\^{} ...}
+
+Equivalent to \texttt{:D\~{}N}, where N is the number of `\^{}'s.
+
+\item \texttt{:D\~{}mathematical expression}
+
+If the mathematical expression, or its
+modulus, is a non-negative integer, say N, then it is equivalent to \texttt{:D\~{}N}.
+Otherwise, it is an invalid vote.
+
+\item \texttt{:D\~{}kick}
+
+Refers to last kick. Can only be used right after a kick, or
+a kick followed by a join by the kicked person.
+
+\item \texttt{nick: :D, nick: :D\~{}N, nick: :D\^{}, nick: :D\~{}mathematical expression}
+
+Same as without the \texttt{nick: } prefix, but instead refer to the relevant proposal made by `nick'. \texttt{nick, } can be used instead of \texttt{nick: }.
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsubsection{What counts as a filibuster/proposal?}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+
+\item Filibustering messages \emph{are} proposals, \emph{unless} they're sent by bots to explain something in the previous message (e.g. title bot, automatic translation) \emph{or} they begin with \texttt{nolog:} or \texttt{[nolog]}.
+\item Bot messages sent as a response to direct command (e.g. program evaluation, non-automatic translation) \emph{are} proposals.
+\item Notices are treated like messages (except they can't be used to vote).
+\item Nick changes \emph{are not} proposals, \emph{unless} they are a direct response to something in channel \emph{or} are disruptive.
+\item Kicks and mode changes \emph{are} proposals.
+\item Joins \emph{are not} proposals, \emph{unless} it is a first join \emph{or} intended to disrupt.
+\item Parts and quits \emph{are not} proposals, \emph{unless} intended to disrupt.
+\item Special behaviour: valid votes with \texttt{:D:} or \texttt{D:} substituted for \texttt{:D} can \emph{not} act as proposals. These messages
+still filibuster.
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{Behaving}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+
+\item \url{https://gitlab.com/sortie/mmmm/blob/master/mmmm.txt} (MMMM).
+A collection of rules and guidelines that evolved from horrors that won't be mentioned here; currently in helpful form. By new ancient law, MMMM is lawful.
+
+\item Mark NSFW content. Linked NSFW content should be marked, preferably with \texttt{NSFW} or \texttt{[NSFW]}.
+
+\item Do not kick idlers.
+
+Idlers are defined as people whose last activity has been 5 minutes ago (where activity implies messages or nick changes as a response to something in the channel), or who have marked themselves away (e.g. by \texttt{bbl}).
+
+\item Avoid funkicking.
+`Funkicking' is where you kick someone just for fun, or for some insignificant reason. Exception to this is if the person you're `funkicking' does not mind the fun kick.
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{Additional stuff}
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item In cases where there is disagreement on whether something passed, the lawrememberer's point of view is used.
+\item The person who opens the vote on a proposal MUST provide the law to lawrememberer, if requested to do so.
+\item Zero-width spaces in votes are to be ignored.
+\item It is a good custom to vote on one's own proposal last.
+\end{itemize}
+
+\end{document}