Re: spoon-discuss: Re: spoon-business: And Bean's proposal goes *crunch*

[Eric Gerlach <egerlach@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:45 AM 2002-03-31 -0500, you wrote:
> On 3/30/02 at 6:42 PM Eric Gerlach wrote:
>
> >Well, the bad news is that Glotmorf's reorg of Football crushes the
> >tele-tackle fix.  The good news is that I have one more proposal this
> >week,
> >and I can fix the loophole int he roster rules that Glotmorf just pointed
> >out. (Note that the Voter Colonel was proposed last nweek)
> >
> >{{
> >__Fixing Football (reprise)__
> >
> >Revise rule 394 in the folllowing manner:
> >
> >- Replace the text: "The player making the tackle immediately moves to the
> >same location as the player being tackled." with the text "The player
> >making the tackle immediately moves to a random, vacant location adjacent
> >to the player being tackled (within one unit, measured by Cartesian
> >metric). If no such location exists, the tackling player is immediately
> >placed into Limbo."
>
> I like thith...though it'th pothible that a thlot occupied by a player 
> that geth knocked into Limbo may be taken by another player joining the 
> game, tho the Limbo'd player might not be able to get back into the thame 
> team.  On the other hand, that addth an interethting dynamic.

I'm glad this version seems to please at least one :) Hopefully we'll be 
able to get this game going.... I had a plan to stop the continuous 
tackling... though it looks like the Voice is gonna make a getaway.

> >- Replace the text: "After removing eir name from a player roster" with
> >the
> >text "After eir name is removed from a player roster"
>
> Aw.  I wath counting on that. :)

Well, by fixing the rule I acknowledge the bug, and so it looks like you 
might get your wish this time.

> >}}
> >
> >Revise proposal 511 to read:
> >{{
> >__Vote yes on this, it's a no-op__
> >
> >All points gained by this proposal's proponent for it's passage are given
> >to the Gremlin Fund.
> >
> >Bean's charm decreases by one.
> >}}
>
> Perhapth thith could have been a rethpect propothal inthtead, thinth the 
> failure of one of thothe doethn't cotht you.  Thtill, if you want uth to 
> vote in favor of you lothing Charm...

Ah but Glotmorf, I am a cool, calculating man... I should gain one charm 
for the passage of the proposal, should I not?

Bean