On Fri, 2008-10-17 at 02:43 -0500, Gavin Dow wrote:
> I hereby announce that I wish to register for citizenship in Agora.
Welcome! (I think this works, it's always hard to be certain though
because every new player who registers seems to come up with a new
phrasing for it.)
Some notes for new players:
Don't say you "wish" to do things, just do them. Registration is
special-cased because people get it wrong so often, but normally,
something doesn't take effect unless you say it in the right form. Also
remember that most game actions can only happen in agora-business or
agora-official (or the backup lists, but those are rarely used); if you
send one to agora-discussion by mistake (easy to do, as it's the default
reply-to), you're likely to have someone say "NttPF" to you, which means
that the action fails because you sent it to the wrong place. ("TTttPF"
is another common acronym, it's what people generally say when they
resend their action to the right place.)
Probably the best version of the rules for a new player to read is at
<http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt>; that contains cross-references
and clarifications which makes them easier to understand if you aren't
used to them.
Much of the action of the game takes place in contracts, rather than the
rules themselves; <http://agora.eso-std.org/notary-report.html> lists
the contracts that currently exist. Most players like to join a contest
(or several contests), as that's by far the easiest way to gain points.
As a new player bonus, you get a White Ribbon; you also start out with a
caste of Epsilon, which lets you vote once on any proposal. (As the game
goes on, you should be able to find ways to get yourself multiple votes
on some of them.)
Anyway, welcome!
--
ais523
Registrar
(this would be the Greeter's job, but it's broken atm)
