The Straylightian Vote Selling Policy
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:13 am
Let it not be thought that the Duke of Straylight can't be bought 
. From now on, in future Landsraad bills, aside placing my vote normally I will be quoting prices to switch my vote to a different one (aye, nay or abstain, or if it's multiple-choice or preferential I'll try to make interesting offers). Whoever's the highest bidder above the reserve price before 12 hours or so before the voting period ends (depending on how much I'm around) will get me to switch my vote to whatever zir's endorsing. Easy! 
Some example old bills, how I voted on them, and how much I would have asked to switch my vote:
http://shireroth.kuroshiro.net/forum/vi ... 62&t=10053 http://shireroth.kuroshiro.net/forum/vi ... f=7&t=9923 - bills I was somewhat strongly against at the time. Would have abstained for 300 erb or voted aye for 600.
http://shireroth.kuroshiro.net/forum/vi ... f=7&t=9849 - a bill I was strongly for. Would have abstained for 1500 erb or voted nay for 3000.
And remember, when you do business with Straylight, money is a good argument, and a good argument is money. Just because I set a price in erb doesn't mean I can't be bought by convincing me you've got the right idea
(... yeah, I edited the prices - tripled them in fact. I realised while drafting some legislation myself that most of the time Landsraad bills should be taken a *bit* more seriously, even the obvious cleanups and such. Also, removed the bit about the likelihood of a bill passing affecting how much I would want to be paid to change my vote on it. It really wouldn't be fair from me if it were.)
. From now on, in future Landsraad bills, aside placing my vote normally I will be quoting prices to switch my vote to a different one (aye, nay or abstain, or if it's multiple-choice or preferential I'll try to make interesting offers). Whoever's the highest bidder above the reserve price before 12 hours or so before the voting period ends (depending on how much I'm around) will get me to switch my vote to whatever zir's endorsing. Easy! Some example old bills, how I voted on them, and how much I would have asked to switch my vote:
http://shireroth.kuroshiro.net/forum/vi ... 62&t=10053 http://shireroth.kuroshiro.net/forum/vi ... f=7&t=9923 - bills I was somewhat strongly against at the time. Would have abstained for 300 erb or voted aye for 600.
http://shireroth.kuroshiro.net/forum/vi ... f=7&t=9849 - a bill I was strongly for. Would have abstained for 1500 erb or voted nay for 3000.
And remember, when you do business with Straylight, money is a good argument, and a good argument is money. Just because I set a price in erb doesn't mean I can't be bought by convincing me you've got the right idea
(... yeah, I edited the prices - tripled them in fact. I realised while drafting some legislation myself that most of the time Landsraad bills should be taken a *bit* more seriously, even the obvious cleanups and such. Also, removed the bit about the likelihood of a bill passing affecting how much I would want to be paid to change my vote on it. It really wouldn't be fair from me if it were.)
