I wear the Armored Helm by announcement.
Incidentally, it is very big, and very shiny. Likely bigger and shinier
than anyone else's. Most probably the biggest, and shiniest. Incidentally.
On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 1:49 AM Mischief via agora-discussion <
agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote:
>
> Proto-proposal ("Hats" AI=1):
>
> [The idea here is to have a playful mechanism that also serves as a straw
> poll of how players are feeling. Inspired by the self-reporting approach in
> the "Bang!" subgame, a player could include eir current hat in eir
> signature if e wished. The recordkeepor language is meant to 1) avoid
> requiring any work and also 2) avoid problems if someone's first post after
> changing eir hat is to agora-discussion.]
>
> Create a rule titled "Hats" reading:
>
> Hats are a secured player switch defaulting to "none" with the following
> possible values and associated meanings for the player's current focus:
>
> none: no particular focus
>
> armored helm: competing for wins and in sub-games
>
> dunce cap: expressing regret or acknowledging a mistake
>
> floral wreath: resolving conflict
>
> green eyeshade: maintaining accurate records
>
> hard hat: repairing problems in the rules
>
> jaunty beret: exploring creative expression
>
> jester's cap: bringing levity and humor
>
> judicial wig: ruling on CFJs and interpreting the rules
>
> knitted cap: finding loopholes and exploits
>
> plain hat: simplifying the rules
>
> rugged fedora: researching Agoran and Nomic history
>
> sleeping cap: reducing eir participation in Agora
>
> steampunk hat: creating new game mechanics
>
> traditional mortarboard: conducting research and writing theses
>
> A player CAN change eir hat at any time by notifying the recordkeepor for
> eir hat (publicly or privately). Unless otherwise specified by the rules:
> 1) the recordkeepor for a player's hat is the player emself, and 2)
> reporting on hats is OPTIONAL.
>
> Hats do not otherwise limit or restrict a player's actions in any way, and
> every player is ENCOURAGED to participate in all aspects of the game
> regardless of eir current hat.
>
> --
> Mischief
>
