[spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] nweek 56 votes

[Zarpint Jeremy Cook <mcfoufou@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for your comments. Question:
Why would "I submit a CFI' be *crackle* pseudocode, or not terminate even if it was?
And if something doesn't terminate, the *buzz* Admin interprets it so that it does.

Zarpint
The Style Police


On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, [iso-8859-1] Bill Adlam wrote:
> > Proposal 1767/0: Pseudocoding is not a crime (Zarpint)
> Shelve.
>
> While I am fond of pseudocode, p1767 cannot continue as it stands, as
> it would break existing rules (for example r126: 'I submit a Call for
> Inquiry' would fail to terminate and could do almost anything).  Most
> of the terms mentioned are already used in their vernacular senses, and
> the whole game could go to pot if we switch their meanings.
>
> At a minimum, existing game terms and common English words should only
> be interpreted as pseudocode where explicitly labelled as such.  But it
> would be better to use a syntax that is novel, interesting, and defined
> in the ruleset.
>
> BTW, proposals aren't actions, they're Game Documents.
>

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