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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
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\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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\usepackage{hyperref}
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\usepackage{bookmark}
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\renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\arabic{subsection}}
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\makeatletter
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\def\@seccntformat#1{\csname #1ignore\expandafter\endcsname\csname the#1\endcsname\quad}
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\def\numberline#1{\if\relax#1\relax\else\latex@numberline{#1}\fi}
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\begin{document}
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\section{\#offtopia law guide}
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This document is merely a summary of our most important laws.
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The first two sections, \textbf{Behaving} and \textbf{Logs}, detail laws that must or should
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be followed. The latter sections detail how laws are made and miscellaneous laws.
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\subsection{Behaving}\label{behaving}
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Only four\footnote{Excluding the \emph{unbreakable} laws that spell out what
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\emph{unbreakable} laws are.}
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of our thousands of laws are \emph{unbreakable}. If an \emph{unbreakable} law is broken,
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the following progression of actions takes place after each transgression:
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1) a warning is issued, 2) a \texttt{+q} for an hour, and 3) a temporary (24 to 48 hours) or permanent ban,
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decided upon in a case-by-case basis. Any trusted person (you know who you are!) can enforce this. Steps may be skipped in cases of bad faith actions or spam. However, before any
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punishment is enacted, the reasoning behind it must be explained.
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Here's two crucial unbreakable laws. The final two are in section two.
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\begin{itemize}
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\item No bigotry, including but not limited to racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or misogyny.
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No telling people to kill themselves.
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\item If someone lays out a boundary to you, you are to respect it. No ``jokes'' where you
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repeatedly violate it after being specifically told so. If you violate a boundary by accident,
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apologise.
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\end{itemize}
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Here's a smattering of other (new ancient or not) laws to keep in mind:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Mark nsfw content. Linked nsfw content should be marked, preferably with
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\texttt{nsfw} or \texttt{[nsfw]}. Feel free to tag music with \texttt{[music]} and
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relevant tags too. Tag everything!
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\item Funkicking---where you kick someone just for fun, or for some insignificant reason
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---is only acceptable if the person being kicked is explicitly okay with it. Do not
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funkick idlers.
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\end{itemize}
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\subsection{Logs}\label{logs}
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There is a public log at \url{gopher://yurie.smar.fi:7070/hofftopia.html}
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that logs the last hundred lines of the channel, except those that
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begin with \texttt{nolog:} or \texttt{[nolog]}. \texttt{nolog}
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messages cannot be ratified.
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An \emph{unbreakable} law says that messages intended to be \texttt{nolog}
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mustn't be shared publicly and must be treated as if they were shared in confidence.
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An \emph{unbreakable} law says that publishing channel logs otherwise without explicit agreement from the channel is
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prohibited.
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The gopher server serving the public logs is allowed to collect IPs, requested paths,
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and user agents of connecting users; these are not retained for over a month except in cases
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of abuse. Full contents of requests the server is unable to parse can be collected too, with
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the same restriction of a month.
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\pagebreak
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\subsection{Voting}\label{voting}
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We vote on things. We make laws. This is how.
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\subsubsection{Basics}\label{voting-basics}
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At every moment, there is an active proposal and a vote count. Each person can only vote once on the active proposal.
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If a vote is cast that doesn't refer to the current active proposal, the active proposal
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changes to the new proposal, and the vote count resets to 0. A filibuster resets the vote count to 0. Bar a few exceptions detailed below, it also sets the active
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proposal to itself.
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A vote increments the vote count by 1 after change of proposal (if required).
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When the vote count reaches 3, the active proposal becomes a law\footnote{Why 3? nortti, shikhin, and sortie.}.
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\subsubsection{Syntaxen}\label{voting-syntaxen}
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There are several different kinds of syntaxes for voting on laws. They're all based
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on the original syntax of \texttt{:D}, with various modifications.
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\texttt{:D} is the most basic form of a vote. It votes for the current active proposal.
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\texttt{:D\~{}N} votes N proposals back. This is 0-indexed, so \texttt{:D\~{}0} is equivalent to \texttt{:D}. If you want to be esoteric,
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you can also use \texttt{:D\^{}\^{}\^{}...}---this is equivalent to \texttt{:D\~{}N}, where N is the number of \texttt{\^{}}s.
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Prefixing your vote with \texttt{nick:} or \texttt{nick,} instead makes it refer to the relevant proposal
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made by nick.
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\subsubsection{What counts as a filibuster/proposal?}\label{voting-filibuster}
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We get it. It's hard to determine what filibusters and what is a legitimate proposal. Here's
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a handy table:
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\vspace{1.5em}
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\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.25}
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\begin{tabular}{p{0.6\linewidth} | p{0.15\linewidth} | p{0.15\linewidth}}
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\textbf{Message} & \textbf{Filibusters?} & \textbf{Proposal?} \\ \hline
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\texttt{:D} and its variants. & No. & No. \\
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\texttt{:D:} or \texttt{D:} and their variants. & Yes. & No. \\
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Messages redacted in the public logs or messages intended to be redacted. & Yes. & No. \\
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Automatic bot messages. & No, unless disruptive. & No, unless disruptive. \\
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First join. & Yes. & Yes. \\
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Kicks and mode changes on users. & Yes. & Yes. \\
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Other network messages such as joins, parts, kills, nick changes, or channel mode changes. & No, unless disruptive. & No, unless disruptive.
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\end{tabular}
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\pagebreak
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\subsection{Miscellaneous}\label{miscellaneous}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item The person who starts the vote on a proposal must provide the law to a lawrememberer,
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if requested to do so.
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\item In cases where there is disagreement on whether something passed, the
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authoritative log's point of view is used.
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\item Zero-width spaces in votes are to be ignored.
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\item It is good custom to vote on one's own proposal last.
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\end{itemize}
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\subsection{Terminology}\label{terminology}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item \texttt{filibuster}: Anything that is sent on the channel and can stop a
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law from being passed is known as a filibuster. This is in line with the literal meaning,
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``obstructs progress in a legislative assembly''.
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\item \texttt{inner party}: A loosely defined group of people who are more active
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with channel work, and have additional rights with ChanServ. Find out who it consists of
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by knocking on the nearest secret door.
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\item \texttt{law}: A proposal that passed.
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Laws need not (and mostly do not) affect active behavior on the channel, and can be passed because of
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Rule of Funny.
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\item \texttt{lawrememberer}: The people responsible for maintaining the lawlog,
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currently notably nortti, shikhin, and wolf, but anyone can sign up.
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\item \texttt{lawspeaker}: The person who interprets and clarifies the law,
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currently nortti.
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\item \texttt{malcompliance}: The act of complying in the worst possible manner. Or,
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as the Finnish define it, ``following the letter of the law while pissing on the spirit''.
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Examples:
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\begin{quote}
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``Hey could you test sortix?'' ``test -f sortix.iso \# Yep. It's a file.'' \\
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``I'll have something strong to drink'' \emph{*gives aqua fortis*}
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\end{quote}
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\item \texttt{new ancient law}: A law that has always been true,
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but was only recently discovered and either ratified or recognized.
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\item \texttt{proposal}: Anything that can be ratified as a law is a proposal.
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\item \texttt{triminority}: The three required to pass a law. Can be used to refer to
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an actual group, or a hypothetical group.
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\item \texttt{vote}: Anything described under \hyperref[voting-syntaxen]{\textbf{Voting.Syntaxen}}.
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\end{itemize}
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\end{document}
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