On Jan 11, 2008 1:09 PM, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is the right way to do such a thing. I'm opposed to the use of an > HTTP mechanism for taking game actions, because it's not publicly visible. > The archival of the game via the lists is important. > > This is why we must not rely on automation. It's why Nomic World died, > leading to the creation of Agora. For Agora to go that route would be > to ignore the lessons of history.
This is a non-issue as far as I can see. If a player submits a CFJ through a web interface, it doesn't actually exist in the gamestate until the submission is posted on a public forum. So the interface would in any case email business on eir behalf (CFJ 1719). That's just to submit the CFJ; once assigned, you'd see another message on official. If the server hosting it suddenly exploded, the CotC presumably can still manage CFJs emself. Something similar was being done when I was in B for the Second Era. At that time, messages were not being parsed for anything; however, if you wanted to submit a proposal or a vote, you usually went to a web interface which sent a message to spoon-business for you. B's downfall was caused not by that but (I think?) by the rules being on the wiki, which died.
