Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Proxy Fixes

["Baron von Skippy" <baronvonskippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > {{A player may not hold more than one other player's proxy during a
> > > voting
> > > > > period.}}
> > > > > }}
> > > >
> > > > Why?
> > >
> > > Because otherwise there's the possibility of one person having control of
> > > so many votes that eir votes cancel out all others.  It's about 
> > > diversity,
> > > my friend.
> >
> > I don't buy that.  If a bunch of people vote together, it overwhelms 
> > everyone anyway.  If a bunch of people arrange to vote together via the 
> > actions of a single person, that's not different from everyone voting 
> > together.  The giving of proxies has to be done on the public forum, and 
> > the possession of proxies is recorded on the roster.  It's not something 
> > that's going to accidentally sneak up on people.  If someone has a 
> > majority of votes through proxy, it's because a majority of people are 
> > willing to vote all the same way.
> >
> > Hey Wonko, remember the Tyranny of the Majority story?
>
> Almost. I'm not sure I'd use the word 'story', though...
>
> Ah, those were the days. Back when people actually proposed things that 
> screwed everything up and gave us something to do.
>
> I know I complained about all the societal crashes, dimships, and whatnot, 
> but they actually gave us a reason to examine the rules and discuss how 
> things work, which is really the point of the game. We need more game 
> breakages.
>
> Anyone got any bright ideas for how to screw over the game in new, 
> meaningful ways?
-Yes, but I can't shake off this apathy long enough to work out a meaningful 
prop. That reminds me; has this nweek started yet?-

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