On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Sean Hunt wrote:
> Proposal: The Robot (AI=2, II=1, Distributable via fee)
> {{{
> Enact a power-2 Rule entitled "The Robot" with the text:
> There exists a person and active player called The Robot. The
> Robot CANNOT be deregistered or become inactive, rules to the
> contrary notwithstanding.
>
> Any first-class player (the controller) CAN in a public message
> and for a fee of N ergs, clearly designate a portion of that
> message to be a public message sent by The Robot. This is
> INEFFECTIVE if The Robot's message consists of more than N
> words, or if The Robot's message refers to another message or
> uses a contrived shorthand in an attempt to reduce the word
> count. In the latter case, the controller is also guilty of the
> Class-4 Crime of Backquoting, and the judge of a criminal case for
> that crime SHALL issue a judicial declaration as to the
> effectiveness of the message.
> }}}
Cool idea, but "contrived shorthand" gives far too much room for debate
considering we generally find such things perfectly legal. -G.
