On 6/27/20 2:11 AM, Aris Merchant via agora-discussion wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 9:29 PM nch via agora-discussion <
> agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote:
>
>> On 6/25/20 6:40 PM, Jason Cobb via agora-discussion wrote:
>>> Title: Regulatory Instruments v2
>>> Author: Jason
>>> Coauthors: Aris
>>> Adoption index: 3.0
>> Reading this it seems mechanically sound. However I kind of agree with
>> G. Were there any specific deficits with the current regulation system
>> that have affected gameplay negatively? Do we need the extra protections
>> offered by bodies of law?
>
> The underlying premise of bodies of law is that it makes sense to have
> rules, regulations, and probably also contracts follow the same basic
> framework. This unification in processing was thought to be inherently
> beneficial. It's something we have been discussing for a while.
>
> That being said, if this adds complexity... Maybe we should reconsider the
> whole project? Maybe these systems simply shouldn't be unified?
>
> Jason, I know you've been working on this for quite a while. You've been
> doing a lot of good stuff and the results are quite impressive. And I
> honestly don't like suggesting that we not use so much good thoughtful
> work.


Eh, no big deal. it wasn't too much work (certainly much less than
talismans).


> That being said, people's comments here have made me wonder whether this
> entire affair was a good idea. Bodies of Law made the ruleset more
> complicated. At the time I was concerned about the complexity but thought
> the eventual uniformity that would result would make it all worth it. It's
> starting to feel like maybe I should have listened to my gut and argued
> against it.
>
> -Aris


I don't really mind the bodies of law system, although I understand why
people dislike it. Just, if the proposal is going to fail, I won't
bother pending it and making the lives of everyone who has to deal with
it harder.

-- 
Jason Cobb

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