Re: [spoon-discuss] A lot of replies

["Wonko the Sane" <also_wonko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> bd:Post your join notice followed by your initial actions to the business 
> forum,
> and as soon as the Admin comes back, it'll be recognized.
>
> Orc:Thought about that, but according to the actual rules, it is not a 
> public forum, and therefore any join there would not work.  Howerver, I 
> believe that since this *is* a public forum, that stating such intent here 
> would work.  In either case, I think I should hold back until I get more 
> thourough analysis.  Besides, I have to come up with another evil sequence 
> of opening moves :)

Spoon-discuss is not, and has never been, a public forum. Trust me, I judged 
that CFJ myself, way back when they were still called CFJs.

> --------
>
> BvS:Hey, I just realized something. You can't join the Game. When you join, 
> we have to give you BNS 500. We don't HAVE BNS 500. At the moment, we have 
> BNS 99. Sorry, you'll have to wait until Wonko puts some cash back into 
> circulation...-
>
> Orc: Well, I join, but that action fails.  Just because that action fails 
> doesn't cause the join action to fail.

You join and get nothing. Right.

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>
> Glotmorf: FIND THE FORUM (etc...)
>
> Orc:  The Discuss Forum is actually public, is it not?  I found it! Yay!  
> EDIT: Dang bd beat me.

No, it's not. See above.

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>
> bd: Oh, great. This calls for a SOE. (as defined in rule 0/0 subsection 
> n/a, patent pending, restrictions apply, void where prohibited)
>
> Orc: Quote from rule 897: If The Bank has less shillings than the 
> transaction requires then The Bank gives all of its remaining shillings to 
> that entity instead.  This settles a lot of questions:  Anyone can sell any 
> stock they want, and The Bank will just give eir all the remaining cash in 
> The Bank.  Which also means that Wonko did indeed clean out, as he sold all 
> his stock, the last bit not getting him any money.

Whee!

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>
> Dan: If I weren't On Leave I wouldn't recognize a SOE for this.  It can be 
> fixed by proposal easily enough.
>
> Orc: Again, no SOE.  I just don't get any money. So please, don't initiate 
> SOE, anyone.  I don't want to wait the required 7 days for it to end.  
> Although it could fix the Wonko problem quite nicely.

Indeed

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>
> Finally:
> BvS: -I shudder in anticipation.-
>
> Orc: I am currently writing a proposal that should clarify a few things in 
> the rules (Like Mithandir, but *much* more extensive), and also have also 
> have in the works a good fix for the stock market, an addition to the 
> financial system, and *whisper* NomiQuake.  I will introduce the 
> clarification proposal as soon as it is complete and I join (which I have 
> still not done yet), and the others will follow.  I also have ideas for 
> improving some of the Roster/Grid/Gnome information.
Good.


--
Wonko



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