Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposals from the RP

[Alex Smith <ais523@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 12:00 -0800, Jay Campbell wrote:
> In case he doesn't get to it, I submit a proposal "ais523's Game Action 
> Fixes" {{  Replace the text of rule 5e10 with {
> 
> A Game Action is an action described as such by the rules. An Outsider 
> can perform a Game Action unless the rules prohibit it; if no other 
> mechanism is explicitly specified, then he can perform it by posting a 
> message to a Public Forum specifying that he performs it. He must also 
> specify any targets and/or parameters necessary for that action [[for 
> example, you must specify a proposal in order to vote against a 
> proposal]]. Unambiguous targets and parameters specified in Game Actions 
> are valid regardless of capitalization, punctuation, or exact wording 
> unless explicitly required by a Rule.
> 
> If a player attempts to take multiple Game Actions in one message, they 
> occur in the order they are listed. A player may state that they take a 
> Game Action a certain (positive integral) number of times; this is 
> equivalent to sending a message repeatedly stating that that Game Action 
> is taken, the number of times requested, unless a number of repetitions 
> is unreasonably large. The Rules also have the power to cause an 
> Outsider to take Game Actions whether they post or not, and actions 
> which are Game Actions can of course be performed by other mechanisms if 
> a Rule makes that possible.
> 
> Game Actions occur upon being transmitted to a reasonably large subset 
> of players via the appropriate fora, in the order they arrived, unless a 
> rule states otherwise. A Game Action that is caused by a Rule instead of 
> by a Forum Post takes place at the time specified by the Rule.
> 
> Text to the effect that 'any X may do Y' should be interpreted to imply 
> that Y is a Game Action, but that a non-X may not do Y (unless permitted 
> by another rule).
> 
> Game Actions which involve calculating things that are unreasonable, 
> impossible or ambiguous fail and have no effect. Determining what meets 
> that criterion is up to Ministries and the Consultation system.
> 
> }     }}
Agreed with this submission, but Murphy should get some of the credit
too.
-- 
ais523

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