Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] The Clock is Off

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

> From: SkArcher <SkArcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 19/05/2003 09:22:44, "Orc In A Spacesuit" <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> > > From: Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reply-To: spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx
> > > To: spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] The Clock is Off
> > > Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 23:16:35 -0400
> > >
> > > Having returned from visiting with some friends in Baltimore (where it
> > > rained pretty much the whole time), I take some actions and do some
> > > discussion:
> > >
> > > On Saturday, May 17, 2003, at 04:18  PM, David E. Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > The new rules have been added already, but (as usual) I haven't yet
> > > > updated the Roster to reflect all those changes. A few new rules were
> > > > passed, Orc made my head explode again with a prop that changed about
> > > > a zillion rules, all the quote props passed. The "only one Number
> > > > Game guess per nweek" prop did pass, so Wonko can get rid of the
> > > > obnoxious (though clever) automation script.
> > >
> > > I do so.
> > > It was very tempting to declare that prop Fatally Flawed at the last
> > > possible second... that would have given me a Win... oh well... :)
> >
> > On the note that that's possbily abuseable, I propose the following:
> > {{__Oh no you don't__
> > Change the second sentence of setion E.5 of Rule 15 to "If a proposal
> > declared to be fatally flawed in this manner passes, its effects do not 
> > take
> > place and it is instead shelved, unless the Administrator decides
> > otherwise."}}
>
> would it not be better to link the passing of fatally flawed declarations 
> to the voting - perhaps if the prop
> gets over 75% of the vote then it will pass, even if fatally flawed - mind 
> you this could have repercussions too
>
> I still prefer democracy to making Dave do it, as i'm sure there will come 
> to be situations when Dave won't want
> to, as there is an arguement in either direction, as it were.

My first inclination was to propose a new kind of vote, a "Ramrod" vote or 
something, that would be identical to an affirmative vote, except that a 
majority of Ramrods could overrule a Fatal Flaw.  But the problem with this 
is that even props you might want to guarantee could have undiscoverd 
problems, and some players wouldn't ramrod any props at all.

Orc in a Spacesuit

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