Revising and expanding Murphy's Hats fix proposal from a couple of weeks ago in a way that also makes the language around tracking less confusing. Thanks to Janet for correcting some mistakes in an earlier draft. Would appreciate a few more eyes, will submit formally in a day or two if I hear nothing. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Title: Rationalising Recordkeepors v1.1 Adoption Index: 3.0 Author: Kate Co-authors: Janet, Murphy, 4st [The purpose of this proposal is to unify the language around "tracking" and "recordkeepors", which is currently subtly different for assets and switches and has caused a lot of confusion in the past. In particular, the word "recordkeepor" is currently not defined with respect to switches, only to assets; this is causing bizarre behaviour around Hats, the intention of which is to be tracked, but not by an officer.] Create a new Rule of Power 3.0, entitled "Recordkeepors", and reading as follows: For some entity or class of entities to be "tracked by" another entity is for the latter entity to be its recordkeepor. For an entity to be a recordkeepor for a type of switch is for that entity to be the recordkeepor for all instances of that switch. Where the rules specify a recordkeepor for some set of instances of a switch, that recordkeepor's (weekly, if not specified otherwise) report includes the value of each instance in that set whose value is not its default value; a public document purporting to be this portion of that recordkeepor's report is self-ratifying, and implies that other instances in that set are at their default value. The recordkeepor of a class of assets is the entity (if any) defined as such by, and bound by, its backing document. That recordkeepor's report includes a list of all instances of that class and their owners. A public document purporting to be this portion of that recordkeepor's report is self-ratifying. Amend Rule 2166 (Assets) by removing the following: The recordkeepor of a class of assets is the entity (if any) defined as such by, and bound by, its backing document. That entity's report includes a list of all instances of that class and their owners. A public document purporting to be this portion of that entity's report is self-ratifying. For a class of assets to be "tracked by" an entity is for that entity to be its recordkeepor. Amend Rule 2162 (Switches) by removing the following: 3. Optionally, exactly one office whose holder tracks instances of that switch. That officer's (weekly, if not specified otherwise) report includes the value of each instance of that switch whose value is not its default value; a public document purporting to be this portion of that officer's report is self-ratifying, and implies that other instances are at their default value. Amend Rule 2603 (Switch Responsibility) to read in full: For each type of switch that is not defined as untracked and that has at least one instance that would otherwise lack a recordkeepor, there exists an imposed office named "Tracker of [type name]" whose holder tracks those instances. Amend Rule 2694 (Hats) by replacing: Unless otherwise specified by the rules: 1) the recordkeepor for a player's hat is the player emself, and 2) reporting on hats is OPTIONAL. with: The recordkeepor for a player's hat is the player emself. Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, reporting on one's own hat is OPTIONAL. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ~qenya