Re: [spoon-discuss] Where do we go from here?

[Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 11:33  PM, Craig wrote:

> > > Wiki based nomic...
> > > We'll have to lock the ruleset page so only Dave can change it. Oh, 
> > > and
> > > everyone needs to be the only person who can change that person's 
> > > votes.
>
> > The idea of a Wiki is that anyone can change it, and it doesn't matter
> > because anyone can see and undo the changes.
>
> Many wikis, however, make it hard to undo more than one change to a 
> page.
> That is, the standard model says you can edit the previous version, 
> but not
> the one before that. So people can change something, then change it 
> again.

Well, on the NomicWiki, at least, it seems to hold numerous past 
representations of each page. We ought to be able simply to open the 
last verified version of it and replace the malformed version.

> > So there's no need to lock pages. If someone changes the rules without
> > having the right to do so, then give them a swift Kick in the Ass and
> > change it back.
>
> Note that changing the textual representation of the rules is not the 
> same
> as changing the rules themselves. It is just a way for evil beings to 
> cause
> massive confusion.

Only moderate confusion, methinks.

> > Wikis can have a login system, so that only people in the game have
> > accounts. If someone repeatedly changes data that they're not allowed 
> > to
> > change, then they are refusing to abide by the rules, and therefore 
> > are
> > not a player. *Poof* goes their account.
>
> Ingenious.

I agree.

--
Wonko

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