User blog:Nichdel/PROPOSAL: Nommitia Sanity 4 (Proposals and Rule Changes)

Proposals
A proposal contains one or more rule changes. Rule changes within a proposal need not be explicit but do need to be clear and unambiguous.

A proposal passes if a quorum of players vote on it and a majority of votes cast on it are FOR at the end of its Voting Period.

Proposals passed at the same time take effect simultaneously and instantly unless they conflict, in which case they take effect in the order they were proposed. Rule changes passed within the same proposal take effect simultaneously and instantly unless they conflict, in which case they take effect in the order they are specified within the proposal.

Proposals shall not have any retroactive effect; otherwise a proposal may include any valid rule change with any effect.

Quorum is determined at the beginning of every round to be 2/5ths of current players.

Rule Changes
The following are the only valid rule changes:


 * Enacting a rule. The rule shall be added to the end of the ruleset.


 * Repealing a rule. The rule shall be removed from the ruleset.


 * Moving a rule. The rule shall be moved from its current location in the ruleset to the one specified.


 * Amending a rule: The rule's text shall be changed as specified.

Repeal "No Retroactive Rules"
Most notably, this removes archiving and reverting. They just don't have any current usage. Otherwise, this is just cleaning up the definitions of proposals and rule changes that are spread over seven rules right now.