[s-d] Re: [s-b] [auto] BvS submits p10

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 21, 2005, at 8.30 PM, automailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> BvS has submitted a new proposal, p10.
>
> ---------------------------------
> Proposal 10/0: PUNCHAMIME
> A Standard Proposal by BvS
> Last modified on nweek 86, nday 4
>
> This proposal may also be known as "Proposal for the Unnecessary and 
> Needless Creation of Horrendous Acronyms, Making an Incentive for such 
> Moronic Endeavors."
>
> If proposal 5 passes, replace all instances of "English Word" in this 
> proposal with "Nomic Word," and all instances of "proposal" in this 
> proposal with "proosal."
>
> Add to Rule 3-4 the following paragraph:
>
> {{
> When a proposal passes that creates a Game Object whose name can be 
> reduced to an acronym which is an English Word or string of English 
> Words, its Owner has eir Amplitude increased by one quarter of the 
> number of words incorporated into the acronym, rounded to the nearest 
> integer.
> }}
> ---------------------------------

Welcome back, BvS! It's been a while.

I love the idea, but I have some nitpicky questions (of course):

1. When you say "its Owner", do you mean the owner of the prop or the 
newly created Object?

2. What if there are multiple ways to acronymize it? This could happen 
because the primary letters can be interpreted multiple ways (OR A DARK 
NIGHT vs O, RADAR KNIGHT) or because intermediate words may or may not 
be ignored (Wand of Everything is WE or WOE).

3. Do you really want people to gain Amplitude for proposing the 
Automatic Amplitude Amplifier (A A A (or A AA))? Maybe you should 
require that at least one of the words be three letters or more.

4. What about multiple objects in the same prop? This seems to suggest 
that it can only happen once per prop, but doesn't specify which object 
should be used if different scoring acronyms are used.

--
Wonko


"How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?"
	-Charles De Gaulle

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