Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Oops

["Baron von Skippy" <bvs@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>> For Unbridled Hostility towards all other players in this game, I 
>>>> Kick
>>>> The Pusher Robot in the Ass.
>>>>
>>>> Rationale: Granting oneself god powers is so passe.-
>>>
>>> I don't see how it's hostile, especially if it failed - doing nothing
>>> isn't unkind to anyone. And of course, if it succeeded, kicks in the
>>> ass aren't here anymore; so either way this fails.
>> -It isn't hostile. This is the problem. People are doing many things 
>> which scream "kick my ass," which I interpret to mean "Kick me In The 
>> Ass." Unfortunately, there's no provision, so we apply a blanket 
>> rationale and see if Dave's annoyed enough to agree. Maybe we should 
>> be allowed to Kick people for just being annoying... nah, that'd be 
>> abused 47 million times in the first day.-
>>>
>>> Besides, if anyone ought to be kicked, it's everyone who voted for 
>>> your
>>> two silly props - random silliness is okay, but not as part of the
>>> rules.
>> -My prop was no sillier or damaging than the last time I changed Rule 
>> 1 - to add the motto. Don't blame me for this lunacy.-
>
>You proposed to make us a Nation, and voted to repeal the laws of all 
>nations...

-Oh, yes, and since I was the only player who voted, it all comes down to me. Yes, that makes lots of sense...-
>
>>> I think in the future we ought to make a habit of voting against silly
>>> proposals; the last one that passed (IT) also caused a lot of
>>> unintentional trouble, IIRC.
>> -Yes, let's just make dour, serious props. Take all the silliness out. 
>> Yee-ha that sounds like fun. Whoop-de-freaking-do. We're gonna party 
>> all nweek long. Or we could continue to screw around in this game and 
>> actually keep it fun...-
>
>I don't mean stop making silly props, or even stop voting for them; I 
>mean stop voting for silly props that shouldn't actually make a 
>difference. Silly props are the basis of the game - things like Kicks 
>in the Ass and Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster Gnomes are inherently silly 
>- but things like "let's make us a nation", "let's destroy anything 
>that's a nation", and "let's make something called IT that does nothing 
>and everything so we can shoot CFI's at each other for a while" are 
>needless silliness. It's like cheese. If you build a house out of 
>string cheese, it's really silly, but at least it keeps the rain out 
>until the dingos eat the walls. If you build a whiffle bat out of 
>string cheese, it's really silly, but at least... no, it's just really 
>silly. IID drives are like string cheese houses. Sovereignty 
>declarations are like string cheese whiffle bats.
>	In other words, let's not vote for silliness if it doesn't improve the 
>game.
>
-You lost me when you began talking about violating zoning ordinances. Seriously, though, if it's too silly for you (as if such a thing exists!), vote against it. I like total randomness in this game. It's a reason to keep coming back day after day. So, unless doing so would obviously screw everything up completely, I'm more or less likely to vote for something that adds a little silliness. Now, it does have to be functional silliness if it wants to add a new rule, I'll grant that much.-

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