[s-d] Re: [s-b] [auto] BvS submits p111

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On May 27, 2005, at 6.09 PM, automailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> BvS has submitted a new proposal, p111.
>
> ---------------------------------
> Proposal 111/0: It is sushi, that one that condemned 2: He returns 
> disturba
> A Standard Proposal by BvS
> Last modified on nweek 90, nday 3
>
> Create a rule in Section 9:
> {{
> == The Cursed Sushi of Babel ==
>
> There exists a Game Object called the Cursed Sushi of Babel, or the 
> Sushi. The player who possesses the Sushi must Babelize all posts they 
> make to a public forum. A message is considered Babelized if it has 
> been translated using an internet translation site [[such as Google 
> Language Tools]] from English to at least two other languages and 
> back. [[http://www.tashian.com/perl/multibabel.cgi has a program to do 
> this]]
>
> At the begining of each nweek, the player who holds the Sushi is 
> awarded 150 Genechips minus 50 Genechips for each nweek they have held 
> the Sushi. The player who holds the Sushi may give it to another 
> player by declaring their intent to do so at any time, although this 
> action will not resolve until the following of the nweek in which it 
> is performed. If at any time the Sushi is not held by any player or is 
> held by a player who has not performed a Game Action for more than one 
> nweek, it is given to a random player.
> }}

This won't work, for the same reason the original didn't quite work - 
the rules have no control over real world things. Clearly I can post a 
message that hasn't been Babelized; indeed, I'm doing so right now. So 
the statement that I must not do this is apparently false.

It would work better if you punished people for breaking the Sushi. You 
could get something similar to the effect you want, I believe, by 
saying that "Unbabelized messages sent by the player possessing the 
Sushi are ignored and have no effect".

This also seems just like the original sushi, which was repealed 
because it was a pain in the ass. How will this be any better?

--
Wonko

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from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent 
disinclination to do so."
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