BlogNomic almost actually passed something like that once. We sent someone over to caution them that such an unfortunate plan would result in an Agoran invasion (okay, ais actually did it sua sponte, but my version sounds better).
-Aris On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 2:56 PM Madeline <j...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Obviously, I'm just talking in hypotheticals. > > On 2019-02-16 09:55, Aris Merchant wrote: > > No one is doing anything that has any meaningful chance of destroying > > Agora. If there’s a bug in your mechanism, the stakes go from it being > > broken to the game dying permanently. > > > > -Aris > > > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 2:52 PM Madeline <j...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > > >> "If this Rule's power exceeds 4.0, then all other rules notwithstanding, > >> Agora is destroyed." > >> (Would any other rule need to actually change for such a clause to work > >> if an outside Power 3 rule is adjusting its power?) > >> > >> On 2019-02-16 09:47, D. Margaux wrote: > >>> Love it. > >>> > >>> You could have a separate power 3 rule that (1) changes the power of > the > >> Ritual rule and (2) causes itself to be repealed when the Ritual rule is > >> repealed. > >>> And I’d love to see the power of the Ritual rule increase, too, if the > >> Rule is left unappeased... and maybe increase at a higher rate than it > can > >> be decreased? > >>>> On Feb 15, 2019, at 5:12 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@uw.edu> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Actually I've been pondering something even fancier, like every time > >>>> it's appeased it decreases in Power and the Power is linked to the > >>>> Consent required. Or something. (of course you can't increase power > >>>> in the same way). > >>>> > >>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 2:08 PM D. Margaux <dmargaux...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>>>> Any chance we can have it repeal with Agoran Consent or something > more > >> than notice? Or is that excessive? :-) > >>>>>> On Feb 15, 2019, at 3:41 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@uw.edu> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Actually, one more time. Empty sacrifices are meaningless. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I withdraw my proposal, The Ritual. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I submit the following proposal, Ritual Sacrifice, AI-1: > >>>>>> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>> Create a Rule entitled "The Ritual", Power-0.5, with the following > >>>>>> text: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Any player CAN perform The Ritual by paying a fee of 7 Coins, > >>>>>> thus appeasing > >>>>>> this Rule for a single instant. This Rule MUST be appeased > at > >> least once > >>>>>> in every Agoran week. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If this rule has been appeased by The Ritual in 5 successive > >>>>>> Agoran weeks, then any player CAN banish this rule (cause it > to > >>>>>> repeal itself) with Notice. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 12:12 PM Kerim Aydin <ke...@uw.edu> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I withdraw the proposal I recently submitted, quoted below. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I submit the following Proposal, The Ritual, AI-1: > >>>>>>> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>>> Create a Rule entitled "The Ritual", Power-0.5, with the following > >>>>>>> text: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Any player CAN perform The Ritual by announcement, thus > >> appeasing > >>>>>>> this Rule for a single instant. This Rule MUST be appeased > at > >> least once > >>>>>>> in every Agoran week. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> If this rule has been appeased by The Ritual in 5 successive > >>>>>>> Agoran weeks, then any player CAN banish this rule (cause > it to > >>>>>>> repeal itself) with Notice. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 7:44 AM Kerim Aydin <ke...@uw.edu> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I submit the following Proposal, The Ritual, AI-1: > >>>>>>>> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>>>> Create a Rule entitled "The Ritual", Power-0.5, with the following > >>>>>>>> text: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Any player CAN perform The Ritual by announcement. In > order > >> to > >>>>>>>> appease this Rule, at least one player MUST perform The > >> Ritual in > >>>>>>>> every Agoran week. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> If this rule has been appeased by The Ritual in 5 > successive > >>>>>>>> Agoran weeks, then any player CAN banish this rule (cause > it > >> to > >>>>>>>> repeal itself) with Notice. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >
