On Sep 2, 2017, at 10:15 AM, Cuddle Beam <cuddleb...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Cheaper Prices and Earn Shinies by being Lazy!

I like this a lot. This is a low-key way of turning something every Agoran has 
into a way to gain shinies. Thanks for putting this together.

> -------------------------------
> +--HOW TO BUY AP--+
> -------------------------------
> 
> Just make a post filling in the following template - it's that easy! (Check 
> the latest post in A-B with [APM] in the title to find the latest information 
> and availability!)
> 
> 
> APM MARKETPLACE ORDER
> -I pledge to not cause [Name here] to earn a Card or perform any other kind 
> of poor sport behavior via the actions in this message.
> -Via [Agency Name here] I cause [Name here] to perform [action here] by 
> paying 1 AP
> -I pay [Name here] 1 shiny.

Note that if the payment is ineffective for any reason, the pledge (and the 
attempt to use the agency) would still take effect. I don’t know how to fix 
that, but it seems exploitable.

> -------------------------------
> +--HOW TO SELL AP--+
> -------------------------------
> 
> Just create an Agency with the following template (or something that works 
> similar to it), update the AP Marketplace Status copypasta and include it in 
> the post (the latest copypasta should be up to date, and easy to find via the 
> [APM] tag), then post it to A-B with "[APM]" in the title!
> 
> Agency Name: Preferably *XY, where X and Y are letters, to keep a pattern for 
> these agencies.
> Agents: All players who attempt to use this Agency in its intended fashion.

I’m extremely skeptical this class is sufficiently well-specified. “All 
players” might be more workable.

> Powers: Agents may perform actions which require a payment of AP via this 
> Agency if such an action and post are formatted in the following way between 
> "---*---":
> 
> ---*---
> 
> -I pledge to not cause [Name here] to earn a Card or perform any other kind 
> of poor sport behavior via the actions in this message.
> -Via [Agency Name here] I cause [Name here] to perform [action here] by 
> paying 1 AP
> -I pay [Name here] 1 shiny.
> 
> Then, copypasta the latest AP Marketplace Status here with your changes to it 
> (the part between >>>AP MARKETPLACE STATUS START<<< and STOP and those signs 
> included.), for example, reducing someone's AP by one.

I’d really prefer a way to do this that didn’t read like a chain letter. On the 
other hand, well done on implementing a pledge quine.

-o

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