Re: [s-d] Re: Wonko submits p121

["Daniel Peter Lepage" <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The older Card Game established the convention of using "you" in the body
of objects like this to indicate the player activating the ability. There
are other Add-ons that do this, but also a few that say "the user" or "the
buyer". I find that texts using "you" are generally prettier and easier to
read than texts riddled with "the purchasing player" or "the owner of the
fort to which this upgrade is attached".

> Is that an error?  I'm not sure.  Should Spivak pronouns (or other
> neutral language, such as "the user") be used, or is that not
> necessary for the rules text of an object?
>
> On 6/16/05, Sonnet Nazi <jessicooper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Errors: Use of the word "you" (2).
>>
>> On 6/16/05, automailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <automailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > Wonko has submitted a new proposal, p121.
>> >
>> > ---------------------------------
>> > Proposal 121/0: Share Energy Easily: Claim lots of channeling kits!
>> > A Standard Proposal by Wonko
>> > Last modified on nweek 91, nday 9
>> >
>> > Create a new Fort Add-on:
>> > {{
>> > == Channeler => > Price: 100 GC
>> > Cost to activate: 10 + X energy, or 50 Soul energy + X energy.
>> > Effect: Choose a Fort within five squares of <<you>>. That fort may
>> use
>> an
>> > additional X energy this Grid Period. If <<you>> used 50 Soul energy
>> instead of
>> > 10 arbitrary energy, then the X energy is Soul Energy.
>> > }}
>> >
>> > ---------------------------------
>> >
>> >
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