Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] NWEEK 36 BALLOT

["Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/13/03 at 4:21 PM bd wrote:

>On Thursday 13 March 2003 09:22 am, Glotmorf wrote:
>> >Proposal 1376/0: void main(struct {int x} c) (bd)
>>
>> No.  It doesn't say where the Nasal Demon is created, and it is possible
>> for the thing to detonate when it's in a square with a player other than
>> the responsible one.  In other words, I could invoke Rule 6, position
>> myself so that another player is between me and the Nasal Demon, and
>watch
>> said player get blown up.
>
>It's Undefined Behavior. Anything could happen. Maybe I should change it
>to
>'Some thing happens, involving one or more Nasal Demons'? :) And blowing
>up
>on the wrong square's there to make it more interesting... Anyway, suggest
>a
>way to prevent abuses and I'll add it. And I thought I said it was placed
>randomly?

Nope.  It just says it's placed on the grid.  Now, once upon a time there was some legislation, or attempted legislation, to say the Administrator places things randomly if the target location isn't specified, but I'm not sure I want this either.  Especially since it comes from the same person that introduced the nuclear land mine.

						Glotmorf

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