Date of this ruleset: 7 Mar 2026

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(2 FNC)
TITLE II  THE GREAT GAME OF FORM NOMIC
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§ 100  GENERAL DEFINITIONS
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2 FNC § 100 ¶ 01
Epochs, defined.

(a) Days start at 00:00 UTC.
(b) Weeks start on Monday 00:00 UTC.
(c) Months start on the first day of each Gregorian month.

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§ 101  RULES AND THE MODIFICATION THEREOF
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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 01
Rules, defined.

A rule is a body of text which governs the state of the game. Rules that
are in effect apply continuously.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 02
Rules, enumeration.

Each rule shall have a Code, Title, Section, and Paragraph;
collectively, its Number.

  (a) The Code shall be Form Nomic Code (FNC).
  (b) The Title shall be a positive integer.
  (c) The Section shall be a positive integer formatted to 3 digits.
  (d) The Paragraph shall be a positive integer formatted to 2 digits.

The Number of a rule shall be unique to that rule.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 02
Rules; General Secretary; obligations.

The General Secretary SHALL make available the current revision of the
rules.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 03
Rules; players; obligations.

When a player joins the game, e agrees to abide by the rules in effect.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 04
Rules; changes; how so.

A player CAN suggest a change to the rules by completing and submitting
Form 10.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 05
Form 10, titled.

Form 10 shall be titled “Proposal for Changes to the Rules”.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 06
Form 10; requirements, defined.

Form 10 shall require, at a minimum:

  (a) a title
  (b) a summary of the changes provisioned
  (c) a count of attached sub-proposals (Forms 10-a thru 10-e)
  (d) those sub-proposals, attached

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 07
Form 10-a, titled.

Form 10-a shall be titled “To Enact a Rule”.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 08
Form 10-a; requirements, defined.

Form 10-a shall require, at a minimum:
  (a) the number of the rule
  (b) the title of the rule
  (c) the provisions of the rule

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 09
Form 10-b, titled.

Form 10-b shall be titled “To Re-Number a Rule”.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 10
Form 10-b; requirements, defined.

Form 10-b shall require, at a minimum:
  (a) the original number of the rule to renumber
  (b) the new number
  
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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 10
Form 10-c, titled.

Form 10-c shall be titled “To Re-Title a Rule”.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 12
Form 10-c; requirements, defined.

Form 10-c shall require, at a minimum:
  (a) the number of the rule to retitle
  (b) the original title
  (c) the new title

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 13
Form 10-d, titled.

Form 10-d shall be titled “To Revise a Rule’s Provisions”.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 14
Form 10-d; requirements, defined.

Form 10-d shall require, at a minimum:
  (a) the number of the rule to revise
  (b) the original provisions
  (c) the new provisions

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 15
Form 10-e, titled.

Form 10-e shall be titled “To Repeal a Rule”.

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2 FNC § 101 ¶ 16
Form 10-e; requirements, defined.

Form 10-e shall require, at a minimum:
  (a) the number of the rule to repeal

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§ 102  VOTING AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 01
Proposals, defined.

A set of suggested changes to the rules is called a proposal.

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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 02
Proposals; distribution.

For a given instant, the set of proposals submitted in the prior month
are the distributed proposals of that instant.

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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 03
Proposals; resolution.

At the beginning of the month, each proposal distributed in the prior
month that received more votes FOR than AGAINST become enacted, and
their effects realized in the rules.

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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 04
Proposals; resolution; General Secretary, obligations.

The General Secretary SHALL make available a summary of enacted
proposals for each month.

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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 05
Proposals; voting; how so.

A player CAN vote on distributed proposals by completing and submitting
Ballot A to the General Secretary.

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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 06
Ballot A, titled.

Ballot A shall be titled “Ballot for Proposals Distributed”.

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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 07
Ballot A; editions, defined.

An edition of Ballot A is accurate to the following information:

  (a) the set of proposals currently distributed.

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2 FNC § 102 ¶ 08
Ballot A; requirements, defined.

Ballot A shall require, at a minimum:

  (a) identification of the player completing the ballot
  (b) for each distributed proposal,
    (i) up to one vote of FOR, AGAINST, or ABSTAIN.

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§ 103  FORMS
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2 FNC § 103 ¶ 01
Forms, defined.

Forms are the instrument of this game. A person (usually a player)
initiates changes to the state of the game through the completion of a
rules-defined form.

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2 FNC § 103 ¶ 02
Forms; etiquette.

A person SHOULD complete a form(s) by
  (a) Using the standard template provided by the General Secretary to
      complete the form.
  (b) Submitting eir Form to the designated party via the standard
      method endorsed by the General Secretary.

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2 FNC § 103 ¶ 03
Forms; General Secretary; obligations.

For each form, the General Secretary SHALL make available a standard
template for that form.

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2 FNC § 103 ¶ 04
Forms; editions, defined.

An edition of a form is a version of that form that is accurate to a
specific, temporally defined set of information.

The current edition(s) of a form are those editions currently relevant.

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2 FNC § 103 ¶ 05
Forms; editions; General Secretary; obligations.

For each current edition of a form, the General Secretary SHALL make
available a standard template for that form.

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§ 104  REGISTRATION
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2 FNC § 104 ¶ 30
Registration; how so.

A person CAN register as a player by completing and submitting Form R-1
to the General Secretary.

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2 FNC § 104 ¶ 31
Registration; effect.

Upon submission of Form R-1, that person becomes a player.

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2 FNC § 104 ¶ 32
Registration; General Secretary; obligations.

The General Secretary SHALL process a valid copy of Form R-1 by
providing access to the standard method for submitting forms. E MAY
communicate information regarding this access via e-mail.

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2 FNC § 104 ¶ 33
Registration; updates; how so.

A person CAN update eir registration by completing and resubmitting Form
R-1 to the General Secretary.

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2 FNC § 104 ¶ 34
Form R-1, titled.

Form R-1 shall be titled “Update to Player Registration”.

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2 FNC § 104 ¶ 35
Form R-1; requirements, defined.

Form R-1 shall require, at a minimum:

  (a) a preferred name,
  (b) a valid contact e-mail, and
  (c) positive affirmation that e agrees to abide by the rules of the
      game.

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