On Jun 4, 2013 2:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes it should, given that other players can pay to reduce > > distributability, and one should probably generally replace a proposal > > that they've paid for with a similar one. Editing gives a powerful way > > for players, esp. the Promotor, to avoid the distributability 'game', > > and support is intended to avoid that. > > Maybe, but as appeal cases and Notability have shown, support mechanisms have a high apathy bar, and it would be easy for the author to accidentally let the proposal be distributed without eir edits.
But if you have by announcement, then a player can 'grab' a spot with a proposal others like, so they don't attempt to put proposals in front of it in the queue, and then swap it out for a completely different one, denying others the opportunity to jockey it. Moreover, the status quo encourages poorer proposals because authors will be reluctant to edit, because of the additional costs associated with them.
