Jamie Dallaire on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:04:25 -0700 (MST) |
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Re: [s-b] MoQ Report - Consultations 155-160 Priest Assignments |
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Jamie Dallaire <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Jamie Dallaire <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> *Consultation 155:* >> >> Supplicant: ehird >> >> Question: Did Jay violate the rules by turning the clock on in the >> above-quoted message? >> >> [[the above-quoted message, from j, said: "I turn the clock on."]] >> [[Supplicant, please use the Unbeliever mechanism. Had I assigned this >> Consultation immediately after you submitted it, it would have gone to the >> only eligible Priest: j. It may yet...]] >> >> Reasoning: there were unfilled ministerial obligations and outdated PDs. >> We need updated reports to play this game. The pragmatic clock is just to >> avoid clock crises. I recommend a very short Jail time or a minimal mack >> fine, as this is the first offense. > > > This is Consultation 155. I assign it to Priest comex. > I assign this Consultation (155) to Priest comex again. Successfully, this time. > > >> >> *Consultation 156:* >> >> Supplicant: Billy Pilgrim >> >> Question: At the time of this Consultation's submission, is it currently >> nday 2? >> >> Unbeliever: j >> >> Reasoning: j attempted to turn on the clock when nweek 152 first started, >> and turned it off the next day. If he succeeded, then it should by now be >> nday 3 (the clock having been turned on for real nyesterday). If not, it's >> nday 2. He may not have succeeded because the rule defining Ministries was >> missing its proper text. But some have argued that Ministries were at the >> time defined implicitly, each in their own rule. > > > This is Consultation 156. I assign it to Priest Ty-Guy6. > I assign this Consultation (156) to Priest Ivan Hope (aka Warrigal). > > > >> >> >> *Consultation 157:* >> >> Supplicant: Warrigal/Ivan Hope >> >> Question: There is a Player that is not a Bum. >> >> [[Priest: please note that a) this is to be read as "is There is a Player >> that is not a Bum true?" and b) the platonically correct Answer (if there is >> one) to this answer may highly depend on whether or not certain Public >> Displays have been approved to define ownership in Rule 5E2 and to ensure >> that Players each have m100.]] >> >> Gratuitous Argument from Ty-Guy6: >> { >> Rule 5E29 says "Players with less than 50 mackerel are Bums." This says >> nothing about ownership. So what does "with mackerel" mean for a Player? I >> suggest that we use such ambiguous terms quite often when describing mack. >> We need to loosen our interpretation a little. I think people should be able >> to "own" mack even if they can't "Own" mack. If we get too nitpicky about >> simple things that everyone understands like ownership, it will contribute >> to confusion and chaos. (It has already.) >> >> If you think we don't use ambiguities often, read through some more of >> Rlue 5E29 and see if you can't find three examples. I can see about six: >> " >> >> Only Legal Entities can own mackerel. >> >> Any Legal Entity may destroy any amount of mackerel in their possession as >> a Game Action. >> >> An amount of mackerel can be referred to by a lowercase m followed by the >> amount. /* e.g. "m5" = 5 mackerel */ >> >> Whenever an entity becomes a Player, if they have less than 100 macks, all >> their mackerel are destroyed and they gain m100. >> >> At the beginning of each nweek, each Active Player gains m25." >> } >> > > This is Consultation 157. I assign it to Priest Ty-Guy6. Oh the suspense... > > I assign this Consultation (157) to Priest ehird. > > >> *Consultation 158:* >> >> Supplicant: Geoffrey Spear ("wooble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx") >> >> Question: Did JamesB violate Rule 5E38 by posting commercial spam to the >> Public Forum in the above-quoted message and elsewhere? >> >> [[the above-quoted message said: "Are you a PC? Upload your PC story and >> show the world http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/122465942/direct/01/"]] >> >> Unbeliever: JamesB >> >> Gratuitous Arguments from ehird: "no, because it was not the meaning of >> spam as in bulk or excess mail that we use." > > > This is Consultation 158. I assign it to Priest Charles. > I assign this Consultation (158) to Priest Ivan Hope (aka Warrigal). > > >> >> *Consultation 159:* >> >> Supplicant: ehird >> >> Question: Is the answer to this consultation NO? >> >> [[I am highly tempted to ZOT this Consultation as irrelevant. However, I >> am curious to see how it is handled. The Priest is free to ask that I ZOT or >> reassign it, if e so desires.]] > > > This is Consultation 159. I assign it to Priest Charles. > I assign this Consultation (159) to Priest Murphy. > > >> >> *Consultation 160:* >> >> Supplicant: Sgeo >> >> Question: Is the MoM ever allowed to turn the Clock On? >> >> Reasoning: When there are no unfulfilled Ministerial obligations, the MoM >> is obligated to turn the Clock On. However, when the MoM is so obligated, >> there exists an unfulfilled Ministerial obligation,preventing the MoM from >> turning the Clock On. But then, there exists no such obligation, etc. > > > This is Consultation 160. I assign it to Priest j. I assign this Consultation to Priest comex. > > > MoQ Billy Pilgrim > _______________________________________________ spoon-business mailing list spoon-business@xxxxxxxxx http://lists.ellipsis.cx/mailman/listinfo/spoon-business