Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Use Sequential Rule Numbers

[0x44 <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, it only took about an nweek and a half for someone to create a 
proposal that makes Rule 3-13 useful!

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0x44;



Mike McGann wrote:
> On Dec 3, 2007 4:28 PM, Roger Hicks <pidgepot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>> Rules are Game Documents that define how this game is played. Each
>> Rule may have a Name and a Number. Whenever a new rule is created it
>> is given the next highest sequential number that has not yet been used
>> for a rule.
>>     
>
> How about "Each Rule must have a number and may have a name" to make
> sure a rule always has a number.
>
> And how about changing the last sentence to something along the lines
> of "Rules are numbered from a set that initially contains all positive
> integers. When a Rule is created, it is assigned the lowest number
> from the set and then that number is removed from the set." This gives
> a certain permanence to the numbering mechanism. If a new rule is
> created, then immediately repealed, would the next rule be reassigned
> that number? A repealed rule doesn't leave any artifacts behind. Also
> the "next highest sequential number" could be contested. I made it
> one-based but if you really want it to be zero-based, that's fine.
>
>
>   
>> Rules may be contained in named Sections.
>> The Rulekeeper may, as a Game Action, do any of the following:
>>
>>     * Create a Section.
>>     * Remove a Section, causing all Rules in that section to no longer
>> be contained by a Section.
>>     * Move a Rule into or out of a Section.
>> }}
>>     
>
> How about just removing this part and have sections be administrative
> units outside of the game? If it is part of the game, people may
> target sections by number which may change over time.
>
>   
>> One second after the adoption of this proposal, each rule in the
>> ruleset is renumbered. Beginning with rule 0, and continuing
>> sequentially by section number and then by rule number, each rule is
>> re-assigned a new sequential integer number beginning with the number
>> 0.
>>     
>
> I know it may be a pain, but how about listing all the changes
> explicitly to be absolutely safe.
>
>   
>> Then the text of all rules is amended so that any rule which refers
>> to another rule by number now refers to the new number for that rule.
>>     
>
> I just checked and no rule references another rule by number except
> for Rule 3-13. Not changing that would awesome.
>
> I think this is important and I will vote FOR if I feel comfortable with it.
>
> - Hose
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