Re: [s-b] CFI: HowToRollDice/1

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On May 8, 2005, at 11.31 PM, Raelus wrote:

> **The version as of 2005-05-08 20:22:29 of HowToRollDice was an unfair 
> SORC.
> **

I suppose I ought to make an official rebuttal to this. So, Analysis by 
Plaintiff:

First, I wish to note that this is a blatant attempt by Raelus to score 
Genechips for a passed CFI, as evidenced by the fact that the version 
of HowToRollDice which e refers to was created by em shortly before it 
became illegal to do such a thing. On those grounds alone this is a 
frivolous CFI and deserves votes either of NO or REFUSED.

Secondly, I argue that the statement is false. I argue this on the 
grounds that I have every intention of settling random number disputes 
in the fairest and most equitable way possible, namely by using the 
official Dice Roller. The one exception to this is in thwarting 
Raelus's blatant attempt to smear my reputation for personal gain; in 
this case, I feel that a 10-amplitude penalty is "just desserts", and 
is perfectly fair under the circumstances. I do not intend to interfere 
with other matters of chance.

Finally, I claim that regardless of the truth of the statement, it is 
clearly moot. It refers to an older version of the page that was never 
officially enacted by Gambly, and as such the question of whether or 
not it is "fair" is no more relevant to the game than the question of 
whether my grabbing socks without looking from my drawer would be a 
fair way to decide issues. In either case, it is something that does 
not currently exist in the game, and until somebody tries to make it 
exist it is not necessary to pass judgment on it.

Hence there is a good reason to vote NO, and many good reasons to vote 
REFUSED, and I hope that the jury will reach the sensible conclusion on 
this matter.

--
Wonko

"In headlines today, the dreaded killfile virus spread across the 
country adding 'aol.com' to people's Usenet kill files everywhere. The 
programmer of the virus still remains anonymous, but has been nominated 
several times for a Nobel peace prize."
 -- Mark Atkinson

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