spoon-discuss: Re: Proposal: Market Economy

[zagarna <zagarna@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Harrison, Andrew" wrote:
> 
> I submit the following proposal entitled 'Market Economy'
> 
> Create a rule entitled 'Market Economy' with the following text:
> 
[snip]
> Agents may not trade Objects in return for a Game Action or
> in return for the promise of a Game Action. [[eg. You can't offer a > player some Object in return for them voting 'yes' on your proposal.]]

Why this? I don't like it, bribery is the salt of democracy ;) and how exactly
do you plan to enforce it ?
 
> All Players involved in a trade must submit the terms of the trade, or an
> agreement to previously submitted terms, to a public forum. The trade is
> deemed to occur when the Administrator (or other relevant Officer) > publicly Recognises the trade.

Even worse, why must the administrator recognize it? this just generates clutter
on the mailing list and slows the game.

> A trade must not occur if the resulting ownership of
> Objects produces an illegal or invalid game state, or if one of the > Players involved in the trade would win the game as a result of the trade.

So in the end what's the point in doing it?

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