Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] NWEEK 37 BALLOT

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On Monday 24 March 2003 07:34 pm, Daniel Lepage wrote:
> On Monday, March 24, 2003, at 12:09  AM, Glotmorf wrote:
> > Following is the M-Tek Position on the Nweek 37 Ballot:
> >> Proposal 1380/0: E=MC^2 (bd)
> >
> > Shelve.  Needs a tad more precision, since one insta-rule might not
> > only be the opposite of another, it might be the superset of the
> > opposite of another.  For instance, an insta-rule permitting beer cans
> > to be thrown at Wonko and another prohibiting throwing beer cans at
> > all players would both be destroyed.
>
> They'll only mutually annihilate if you bring them together...
>
> >> Proposal 1388/1: Unlikely Icecapades (Orc In a Spacesuit)
> >
> > Shelve.  "Standard Abuse", despite the fact that it's currently used
> > in the rules, is not defined.
>
> r1269: "Thwocking, Whacking, and Pinballing are all forms of Abuse."
>
> They're Abuse, and they're standardized, so they're Standard Abuses.
> The term 'standard' distinguishes them from any other strange kind of
> abuse we might come up with.
>
> >> Proposal 1391/0: Just one more Nweek... (Baron von Skippy)
> >
> > Yes.
>
> A total score reset *and* a 420 point jackpot? Wow.
>
> >> Proposal 1392/0: But that's MY Nomvivor winnings! (Baron von Skippy)
> >
> > Yes.
>
> A tax free 420, even. Hmmm....
>
> >> Proposal 1394/0: Fire Burns (Orc In a Spacesuit)
> >
> > Yes.  Though I submit this doesn't qualify under the song form, since
> > (a) "fire" is used both as a one-syllable word and a two-syllable
> > word, and (b) the fourth line is a syllable short.  And remind me to
> > slap Wonko for introducing song form...
>
> It's only used as a two-syll word... and really I just wanted Song Form
> because I was so close to getting a Charm Win.
>
> But then Orc Loopholed past me, and now it doesn't really matter.
>
> >> Proposal 1395/1: Unanimous Yes (Sheeba)
> >
> > Shelve.  It doesn't say the author of what, or what "all the votes"
> > were cast for.  I could see this interpreted as, "When someone casts
> > all 'yes' votes on a given nweek's ballot, all points e earned from
> > that ballot are doubled."  I assume that's not what Sheeba meant.  I'm
> > voting "shelve" rather than "no" because I assume this is a wording
> > issue.
>
> I was thinking it meant that if every game ever cast in the history of
> the game was a 'yes' vote, then all props earn double points... Which
> would be kind of useless now, but would be an interesting clause to
> stick in an initial ruleset... I'll have to write that down somewhere.
>
> >> Proposal 1396/0: In Memorial (The Voice)
> >
> > No.  Don't make me get unbridledly hostile.
>
> I change my vote on this to YES, if it's not too late.
>
> I voted for most of these, IIRC.

*points at various headers*

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