spoon-discuss: This is not a proposal...

["David E. Smith" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

... just an idea. Feel free to bandy it about, and I wouldn't complain if
someone were to propose it or something similar at some point.

<not-a-proposal>

Create a new rule as follows:

{{
__A Little Fun For Everyone__

The Administrator may make proposals as though e were a player. The
Administrator shall not be subject to Bandwidth Rationing, or any other
means of limiting the number or type of proposals which may be made.
Instead, the Administrator shall be limited to one proposal per nweek.
[[ Just so things don't get out of control... ]]

If the Administrator gains or loses points as a result of any change in
the game state, including but not limited to the passage or failure of
proposals, those points shall instead be awarded to the Scoring Gremlin.
}}

If proposal 268 [[ the Scoring Gremlin prop ]] passed, amend the rule
created by that proposal by appending the following text to that rule:

{{

If the Scoring Gremlin has no Points in eir possession, it shall go into
Hiding and remain there until such time as e has five or more Points in
eir possession. This paragraph takes precedence over the preceding
paragraph.

Players may give points to the Scoring Gremlin in the same manner as
giving points to other players. [[ It's like charity, only different. ]]

The Scoring Gremlin initially has 100 Points. This paragraph shall then be
deleted from the rules [[ for cleanliness ]] .

}}

If proposal 268 failed, amend the first rule created by THIS proposal by
removing the last paragraph, and insert the following text in its place:

{{
If the Administrator gains or loses points as a result of any change in
the game state, including but not limited to the passage or failure of
proposals, those points shall instead be awarded to the player with the
lowest score, unless that player's score is more than 23. In that event,
the points simply vanish into a Black Hole.
}}

</not-a-proposal>

The part with the Scoring Gremlin acting as a charity, complete with
finite funding, is highly negotiable. It's just something I came up with
whilst under the influence of entirely too much red wine.

...dave