[spoon-discuss] Prop: Volitionals

["Orc In A Spacesuit" <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There currently appears to be something very wrong with the internet, as I 
can access about half of it, but not the other.  For the missing stuff, the 
traceroutes all go up to a certain point then just time out.  So I'm 
assuming that some important point out there is messed up.  Either with 
Qwest, or somebody they connect to from Dallas, from the looks of these 
traceroutes.  Been this way for about 5 hours now.

This is relevant because part of the missing internet is the www.nomic.net 
server.  Which means that I can't see the rules.  Which means if I want to 
get a prop in befrore voting starts in an hour in a half, I'm going to have 
to wing this.

I propose the following:
{{__Volitionals__
If there exists a current, unrepealed rule titled __Definitions__, add the 
following {THETEXT}-delmited text to the end of it.  If not, create a new 
rule title __Volitionals__ which consists of the following 
{THETEXT}-delmited text.

{THETEXT}
Some objects may be defined by the rules to be Volitionals.  This has an 
in-game definition seperate from any other definition in the English 
language.  And object is considered by this game to be a Volitional if and 
only if it is defined by the rules as a Volitional.

[[Volitionals are objects that are able to perform actions.  This is 
independent of whether or not those objects have any intelligence.  An 
airspeeder can perform the 'move' action, and one could say that it's 
electronics have it decide to whenever its owner mashes some buttons.]]

All Volitionals are either GridVols or Non-GridVols; any object which is a 
GridVol or a Non-GridVol is also a Volitional..  GridVols may exist in a 
location Non-GridVols may not.

Players, Yetis, Gremlins, Gnomes, Airspeeders, Armies are GridVols.  
Societies are Non-GridVols.
{THETEXT}

[[I leave the Admin off, and don't actually tie being a Volitional to 
performing actions.  Doing something like making being a Volitional a 
requirement to perform actions is something for when/if we ever standardize 
actions.]]
}}
[[End proposal]]


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