Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Prop: Leveling The Playing Field(s)

["Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/29/03 at 1:27 AM Orc In A Spacesuit wrote:

>>From: "Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Expediency of action.  There could arise situations that a single person
>>can't take advantage of, but three people could.  Said situations might
>>require immediacy of action, before (a) the situation goes away or (b)
>>someone else takes advantage of it.  The leader of a society might
>declare
>>that the members of eir society act in such a way to exploit the
>situation,
>>rechoning said members might thank em later for eir quick thinking and
>>acting in their interests.
>
>If someone wanted to do such, they could set their Automation Script to
>something like,
>"Whenever M-Tek asks me to do something, I do it if I can"
>or
>"Whenever Glotmorf asks me to do something, I do it if I can"
>
>That would work out just fine.  Even though I am opposed to even that kind
>of 'puppetry', giving anyone the power of more than one player, it would
>work.

I would be very hesitant to put anything resembling that in my automation script.  I would have absolutely no idea what might then be asked of me.

At least with charters, what would be asked of a member is there in plain sight, so that when someone joins the society e knows what might be asked of em, and eir joining implies consent.  Even if the charter is changed, since it is a public document said change isn't going to come secretly.  M-Tek, for example, asks very specific things of its members, and has not before, and does not now (and will not in a future that includes me), ask its members to comply with whatever whim the leader might have.  It doesn't demand their members trust the Prez that much.

Yes, specific permissions rather than blanket permissions can be put in members' automation scripts.  But should the requirements of the society change, that would mean each member would have to modify eir automation script (assuming e decided to remain a member), rather than a single change being made at the charter level.  So using automation scripts would require more work to maintain, as well as more things for the Administrator to check when it comes time for a member to perform memberly duties.

The tone of your text suggests you're going to try to get rid of it again.  If it's not an immediate problem for you, and if players are content with it being in place, why do you have such a bug up your butt about it?

						Glotmorf


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