Re: spoon-discuss: Re: spoon-business: Actions

[Eric Gerlach <egerlach@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:44 PM 2002-02-03 -0500, you wrote:
> Quoth Eric Gerlach,
>
> > At 06:56 PM 2002-02-01 -0500, you wrote:
> >> I take the following Actions:
> >>
> >> 1) I throw all Gremlins which are not on the Grid onto the Grid at (1,1).
> >> 2) I move all Gremlins to the square (15,9).
> >
> > Wonko, I think we're going to have to come to an understanding about
> > physical limitations of The Grid, because although this seems to be
> > permitted by Rule 18 (which bugs me), this is what it leads to:
> >
> > (Not real actions, simulation only)
> >
> > Step 1) I move the Scoring Gremlin to (13, 4)
> > Step 2) I throw the Scoring Gremlin at Wonko
> > Step 3) Lather, rinse, repeat.
> >
> > That REALLY takes away from the fun of The Grid.  Until Rob's proposal
> > passes, let's refrain from this, okay?  It'll just create confusion, and
> > people who can't keep up with email as fast as other will just get annoyed.
>
> You can't do it now, 'cause there are rules governing where Gremlins are and
> how people can move them around. When I took the action, however, there were
> no such regulations, so it was just as legal for me to move all Gremlins to
> myself as it was for the Scoring Gremlin to be thrown onto the Grid and
> picked up in the first place.

Of course... we are at the beginning of the new nweek now.  Good call.

Bean