Hah! Glad you laughed.
Sorry on the late reply. Our current forums theme doesn't work well for me, mentally speaking, and I keep missing posts here and there.
For a society trait:
<consequence run_condition = "PASSFAILALWAYS" type="SocietyTraitCons">
<trait>TRAITNAME</trait>
<gain_or_lose>GAINorLOSE</gain_or_lose>
<send_to_log>YESorNO</send_to_log>
</consequence>
Rom - if you end up not getting a response from me on any of this stuff, you should totally feel free to drop me an email.