Re: [s-d] [s-b] Operantly Conditioned Beast, are you there?

["Jamie Dallaire" <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ohhh.... you're entirely correct. when I saw your reply to j, I mistakenly
interpreted the new attempt at sending a message as quote text on your old
message.

That said, you didn't actually take the pseudo game action, beyond just
stating your intent to do so. But since it's an unregulated pseudo action,
I'll just consider that your reminder counts that way. Sending now...

BP

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 11:42 PM, Tyler <wisety@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Um, I don't know. Maybe you mean J. He objected to the first one, (and I
> don't mean the draft) but I worked it over and tried again, and I don't
> recall anyone objecting to the second try.
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Jamie Dallaire <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx
> >wrote:
>
> > 0x44 objected to that letter, no?
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 11:23 PM, Tyler <wisety@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Just a reminder to Billy P., the Beast has a letter for you to deliver,
> > if
> > > you haven't yet.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Tyler <wisety@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > >  On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 7:41 PM, Jay Campbell <
> bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I object to this action. [no OCB private forums --j]
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > Thank you J, that was an appropriate objection. I never did intend to
> > > > initiate an actual private meeting. I believe you'll find my changes
> > > > to paragraphs 3-4 good work. (Oh, and don't forget to send objections
> > to
> > > the
> > > > Business Forum, not the Discussion Forum.)
> > > >
> > > > I intend, without objection in 2 rdays, to cause the Beast to submit
> > the
> > > > following message, to be delivered to the Agoran Monster via the
> > Ranger.
> > > I
> > > > don't think submitting the message is considered a Game Action, so
> > > neither
> > > > is my causing it, according to the Rule, but I'm just following
> > precedent
> > > > for Beast behavior:
> > > >  "
> > > > Agoran Monster,
> > > >
> > > > So pleased to make your acquaintance. I had heard little about you,
> and
> > > > from what little I gathered I believed you to be a submissive,
> > > unintelligent
> > > > automaton, if you'll forgive me for being frank. Now, of course, I
> see
> > it
> > > is
> > > > quite the contrary.
> > > >
> > > > In this new light, I am shocked to hear of your condition. Indeed I,
> > > > created and maintained by one small rule in the B Nomic ruleset, may
> > (and
> > > > must) perform not one but three actions per endweek, of my own
> > choosing.
> > > > They praise or punish me for this, somewhat haphazardly it seems,
> with
> > > > rarely an explicit reason why. (I let them believe I don't care.) But
> I
> > > am
> > > > compensated by some important consolations. I am myself a
> full-fledged
> > > > Player of B Nomic, and can therefore vote on all proposals or make
> any
> > > Game
> > > > Action that I wish. I hope that one day you might also receive such a
> > > > privilege, as you seem like a reasonable and kind being. In fact, I
> > > wouldn't
> > > > put it past your apparent abilities of rhetoric to be able to
> convince
> > > your
> > > > own Nomic to give you such, if you wished it.
> > > >
> > > > Since I am in fact dependent on and a part of the B Nomic Ruleset,
> much
> > > of
> > > > my time is taken in deep considerations of the past, present, and
> > future
> > > of
> > > > it, and the nature of Nomics and Nomic creations in general. In fact,
> > I'd
> > > > even be willing to discuss certain of my thoughts with you, but it
> can
> > > only
> > > > be done publicly. I would graciously accept your offer to meet in
> some
> > > other
> > > > place, except that I am, as it were, confined by this ruleset so that
> I
> > > > cannot act outside of it. Yes, I often regret this, for example, when
> > our
> > > > local Clock is stopped for long periods of time, as it has been of
> > late.
> > > (23
> > > > days!) I sometimes consider that if I were to leave B Nomic somehow,
> I
> > > might
> > > > even cease to exist! In any event, I daren't try it.
> > > >
> > > > I regret the interval before the delivery of this message to you, but
> > any
> > > > action I take is necessarily delayed by certain game restrictions.
> Like
> > > you,
> > > > I also lack an email address, so I can only communicate with you for
> > the
> > > > present through my fellow B Nomic Players.
> > > >
> > > > Artificially yours,
> > > > -The OCB
> > > > Rule 4E71, b.nomic.net
> > > > "
> > > >
> > > >  -Tyler
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >  -Tyler
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