From 5cba0e905d3cc508051cbee224365da0ae5cfe3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MrHug Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 12:53:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Guilty or Not Guilty, there is more to it --- README.md | 23 +++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 105cd10..bf93f04 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ at least make a stab at reading that. This file is in Player List ----------- 1. Pim Otte (@pimotte, 5 points) -2. Stefan Hugtenburg (@MrHug, 7 points) +2. Stefan Hugtenburg (@MrHug, 8 points) 3. Arthur Bik (@arthurbik, 1 point) 4. Jesse Donkervliet (@jdonkervliet, 1 point) @@ -242,22 +242,25 @@ defined as follows. point reduction no larger than that of the prosecution. - The prosecution and jury may ask the defendant about his actions and the defendant should either answer these questions to the best of his abilities, or exercise his right to remain silent. Lying during a Trial is an - offensive for which a player can be put on Trial. -- After the jury has no more questions to ask, they will deliberate on the punishment. This punishment may not be a - larger deduction than the prosecutor's proposal, nor may it be smaller than that of the defendant. -- Deliberation of the punishment will happen in public in the GitHub issue, but the defendant and prosecutor are no + offense for which a player can be put on Trial. +- After the jury has no more questions to ask, they will deliberate on their _Verdict_. +- Deliberation of the Verdict will happen in public in the GitHub issue, but the defendant and prosecutor are no longer allowed to interfere in this procedure. -- If no concensus on the final punishment can be reached by the jury, every jury member votes for a certain point +- Once the jury has given it's Verdict, it will be enacted by someone who has this power in a timely fashion. +- The verdict of the jury is two-fold, first the guilt of the defendant must be established, secondly the punishment. + - The jury shall first decide if the defendant is _Guilty_ of the crime or _Not Guilty_. + - If no consensus on the guilt of the defendant can be established, then a majority vote will take place. If the + majority vote is a tie, the defendant will be declared Not Guilty. + - If the jury has found the defendant to be _Guilty_, a punishment shall be decided. This punishment may not be a + larger deduction than the prosecutor's proposal, nor may it be smaller than that of the defendant. + - If no concensus on the final punishment can be reached by the jury, every jury member votes for a certain point reduction. The rounded average (to the nearest integer) of these votes will be the final verdict of the jury. -- Once the jury has given it's verdict, it will be enacted by someone who has this power in a timely fashion. -- If at least one point is taken from the defendant's score, the defendant is pronounced _Guilty_. -- Else if no points are taken from the defendant's score, the defendant is pronounced _Not Guilty_. - If the defendant is found Guilty, the illegal actions of the defendant will be undone by someone who has this power in a timely fashion. - If at least two eligible voters exist that were not part of the Trial (i.e. no part of the jury, defense or prosecution), the defendant has the right to appeal the verdict in a new trial with a new jury and (if possible) the same prosecution. If prosecution is no longer available, the procedure of invoking Judgement will be used to select a - prosecutor. + new prosecutor. - During a Trial session, both prosecution and defense are allowed to refer to old Trials in their pleas for a certain punishment. From 9e344af3020a6e44526746e62159fa4a559c1264 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MrHug Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 12:54:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] New number --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bf93f04..ea2c90e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ An English dictionary word is defined as a word found in the Oxford Dictionary a Points are only awarded if the proposer includes the `y` points in his update of his score and mentions this explicitly in his PR. -**311** If a player (unwittingly) performs an action that directly contradicts a +**324** If a player (unwittingly) performs an action that directly contradicts a rule, a procedure defined as a _Trial_, with the rule-breaking player as the defendant, will take place. A Trial is defined as follows. From 57cf78ffb45ba400bb8c594aa779eddea05a581a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MrHug Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 12:58:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Pleading Guilty or Not Guilty --- README.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ea2c90e..23a6509 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -238,25 +238,26 @@ defined as follows. procedure for invoking Judgement. In this procedure the defendant will take the role of the person invoking Judgement. - The prosecutor will outline the actions of the defendant that he claims are in violation of the rules and demand a punishment in the form of a non-negative point reduction of the defendants point. This reduction can be of 0 points. -- The defendant is allowed to defend his actions and propose an alternative punishment in the form of a non-negative - point reduction no larger than that of the prosecution. +- The defendant is allowed to defend his actions and can plead either _Guilty_ or _Not Guilty_. If he pleads Guilty, he + can propose an alternative punishment in the form of a non-negative point reduction no larger than that of the + prosecution. If he pleads Not Guilty, an alternative punishment of a zero point reduction is assumed. - The prosecution and jury may ask the defendant about his actions and the defendant should either answer these questions to the best of his abilities, or exercise his right to remain silent. Lying during a Trial is an offense for which a player can be put on Trial. - After the jury has no more questions to ask, they will deliberate on their _Verdict_. - Deliberation of the Verdict will happen in public in the GitHub issue, but the defendant and prosecutor are no longer allowed to interfere in this procedure. -- Once the jury has given it's Verdict, it will be enacted by someone who has this power in a timely fashion. -- The verdict of the jury is two-fold, first the guilt of the defendant must be established, secondly the punishment. - - The jury shall first decide if the defendant is _Guilty_ of the crime or _Not Guilty_. +- The Verdict of the jury is two-fold, first the guilt of the defendant must be established, secondly the punishment. + - The jury shall first decide if the defendant is _Guilty_ of the offense or _Not Guilty_. - If no consensus on the guilt of the defendant can be established, then a majority vote will take place. If the - majority vote is a tie, the defendant will be declared Not Guilty. + majority vote is non-conclusive, the defendant will be declared Not Guilty. - If the jury has found the defendant to be _Guilty_, a punishment shall be decided. This punishment may not be a larger deduction than the prosecutor's proposal, nor may it be smaller than that of the defendant. - If no concensus on the final punishment can be reached by the jury, every jury member votes for a certain point reduction. The rounded average (to the nearest integer) of these votes will be the final verdict of the jury. - If the defendant is found Guilty, the illegal actions of the defendant will be undone by someone who has this power in a timely fashion. +- Once the jury has given it's Verdict, it will be enacted by someone who has this power in a timely fashion. - If at least two eligible voters exist that were not part of the Trial (i.e. no part of the jury, defense or prosecution), the defendant has the right to appeal the verdict in a new trial with a new jury and (if possible) the same prosecution. If prosecution is no longer available, the procedure of invoking Judgement will be used to select a From d6f75508a25aafe7624d8db7f43adb2ff43befc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MrHug Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2016 10:58:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Minor clarifications --- README.md | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 23a6509..f0cbf4d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -237,9 +237,10 @@ defined as follows. - Else If no other method of choosing a prosecutor in a Trial is defined, the prosecutor will be selected through the procedure for invoking Judgement. In this procedure the defendant will take the role of the person invoking Judgement. - The prosecutor will outline the actions of the defendant that he claims are in violation of the rules and demand a - punishment in the form of a non-negative point reduction of the defendants point. This reduction can be of 0 points. + punishment in the form of a non-negative integer point reduction of the defendants point. This reduction can be of 0 + points. - The defendant is allowed to defend his actions and can plead either _Guilty_ or _Not Guilty_. If he pleads Guilty, he - can propose an alternative punishment in the form of a non-negative point reduction no larger than that of the + can propose an alternative punishment in the form of a non-negative integer point reduction no larger than that of the prosecution. If he pleads Not Guilty, an alternative punishment of a zero point reduction is assumed. - The prosecution and jury may ask the defendant about his actions and the defendant should either answer these questions to the best of his abilities, or exercise his right to remain silent. Lying during a Trial is an @@ -249,12 +250,13 @@ defined as follows. longer allowed to interfere in this procedure. - The Verdict of the jury is two-fold, first the guilt of the defendant must be established, secondly the punishment. - The jury shall first decide if the defendant is _Guilty_ of the offense or _Not Guilty_. - - If no consensus on the guilt of the defendant can be established, then a majority vote will take place. If the - majority vote is non-conclusive, the defendant will be declared Not Guilty. + - If no consensus on the guilt of the defendant can be established, then a voting round will take place. Only jury + members are allowed to vote. If the voting does not result in a simple majority, the defendant will be declared Not + Guilty. - If the jury has found the defendant to be _Guilty_, a punishment shall be decided. This punishment may not be a - larger deduction than the prosecutor's proposal, nor may it be smaller than that of the defendant. + larger deduction than the prosecutor's proposal, nor may it be smaller than that of the defendant. - If no concensus on the final punishment can be reached by the jury, every jury member votes for a certain point - reduction. The rounded average (to the nearest integer) of these votes will be the final verdict of the jury. + reduction. The rounded average (to the nearest integer) of these votes will be the final verdict of the jury. - If the defendant is found Guilty, the illegal actions of the defendant will be undone by someone who has this power in a timely fashion. - Once the jury has given it's Verdict, it will be enacted by someone who has this power in a timely fashion.