diff --git a/lawguide.tex b/lawguide.tex index 7db319a..95786a3 100644 --- a/lawguide.tex +++ b/lawguide.tex @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \section{\#offtopia law guide} This document is merely a summary of our most important laws. -The first two sections, `Behaving' and `Logs', detail laws that must or should +The first two sections, \textbf{Behaving} and \textbf{Logs}, detail laws that must or should be followed. The latter sections detail how laws are made and miscellaneous laws. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Here's a smattering of other (new ancient or not) laws to keep in mind: \texttt{nsfw} or \texttt{[nsfw]}. Feel free to tag music with \texttt{[music]} and relevant tags too. Tag everything! -\item `Funkicking'---where you kick someone just for fun, or for some insignificant reason +\item Funkicking---where you kick someone just for fun, or for some insignificant reason ---is only acceptable if the person being kicked is explicitly okay with it. Do not funkick idlers. \end{itemize} @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ on the original syntax of \texttt{:D}, with various modifications. \texttt{:D} is the most basic form of a vote. It votes for the current active proposal. \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, -you can also use \texttt{:D\^{}\^{}\^{}...}---this is equivalent to \texttt{:D\~{}N}, where N is the number of `\^{}'s. +you can also use \texttt{:D\^{}\^{}\^{}...}---this is equivalent to \texttt{:D\~{}N}, where N is the number of \texttt{\^{}}s. Prefixing your vote with \texttt{nick: } or \texttt{nick, } instead makes it refer to the relevant proposal made by nick. @@ -142,19 +142,17 @@ authoritative log's point of view is used. \begin{itemize} - -\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 in line with the literal meaning, +\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 in line with the literal meaning, ``obstructs progress in a legislative assembly''. \item \texttt{inner party}: A loosely defined group of people who are more active with channel work, and have additional rights with ChanServ. Find out who it consists of by knocking on the nearest secret door. -\item \texttt{law}: A passed proposal. A proposal requires three contiguous votes -by unique non-bot members of the channel to be passed. +\item \texttt{law}: A proposal that passed. -Laws need not (and mostly do not) effect active behavior on the channel, and can be passed because of +Laws need not (and mostly do not) affect active behavior on the channel, and can be passed because of Rule of Funny. \item \texttt{lawrememberer}: The people responsible for maintaining the lawlog, @@ -175,13 +173,12 @@ Examples: \item \texttt{new ancient law}: A law that has always been true, but was only recently discovered and either ratified or recognized. - \item \texttt{proposal}: Anything that can be ratified as a law is a proposal. \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{vote}: Anything described under `Voting.Syntaxen'. +\item \texttt{vote}: Anything described under \textbf{Voting.Syntaxen}. \end{itemize} \end{document}