Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread Sprocklem
On 2015-08-15 00:18, Sean Hunt wrote: > On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Gaelan Steele wrote: >> Groups has support for categories within lists, but it’s a bit weird: >> Categories may only be set via the web UI, which means you must post a >> message, then put it in BUS/DIS/OFF afterward via th

Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread Sean Hunt
On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 2:11 AM, Gaelan Steele wrote: > Groups has support for categories within lists, but it’s a bit weird: > Categories may only be set via the web UI, which means you must post a > message, then put it in BUS/DIS/OFF afterward via the site. Categories > automatically Reply-T

Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
Groups has support for categories within lists, but it’s a bit weird: Categories may only be set via the web UI, which means you must post a message, then put it in BUS/DIS/OFF afterward via the site. Categories automatically Reply-To the same category. > On Aug 14, 2015, at 8:47 PM, omd wrote:

Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Gaelan Steele wrote: > I’m thinking maybe we should migrate to Google Groups at some point, because > GG is quite unlikely to go down, and even if it gets Reader’d, they will > almost certainly provide a data download. Groups also has a nicer UI than > Mailman/T

Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
Update: I’ve claimed agorano...@googlegroups.com. If we ever want to make that transition, I can transfer ownership to whoever currently manages the mailing lists (or someone we agree on). > On Aug 14, 2015, at 6:25 PM, Gaelan Steele wrote: > > I’m thinking maybe we should migrate to Google Gro

Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
I’m thinking maybe we should migrate to Google Groups at some point, because GG is quite unlikely to go down, and even if it gets Reader’d, they will almost certainly provide a data download. Groups also has a nicer UI than Mailman/The List Archive. > On Aug 14, 2015, at 6:17 PM, omd wrote: >

Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 8:53 PM, omd wrote: > scshunt mentioned once or twice on IRC recently that the yoyo backup > list is not functioning. Incidentally, while tue works, its archive page is execrably designed, and the mbox download link is broken (returns an empty file): http://listserver.tue

DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread omd
scshunt mentioned once or twice on IRC recently that the yoyo backup list is not functioning. Indeed, the website 404s, and I just tested the email functionality by sending messages to both no...@yoyo.its.monash.edu.au and (in case the list was cleared out but still up for some reason) nomic-j...@

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
I’d say submit the RFC thing. I would find it fun, though I don’t think Agora would let it go through. > On Aug 14, 2015, at 1:58 PM, omd wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:11 PM, omd wrote: >>> No feedback on the concept even? oh well, maybe not worth doing. >> >> You're not supposed to sa

Re: DIS: Prototype Proposal: $$$$

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
Updated version with no [] sections in rule text: Title: Author: Gaelan AI: 1 Create the power-1 rule “$$$” with this text: The Ba

Re: DIS: Prototype Proposal: $$$$

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, Gaelan Steele wrote: > $$$ is a entity switch, tracked by the Bankor in eir weekly report, with > possible values being all rational, non-negative numbers. > > [This being an entity switch means that rules can hold money. This allows > rules to act as “banks” holding money u

DIS: Prototype Proposal: $$$$

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
Title: Author: Gaelan AI: 1 Create the power-1 rule “$$$” with this text, excluding sections in brackets: The Bankor is an office,

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: > On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:11 PM, omd wrote: > >> No feedback on the concept even? oh well, maybe not worth doing. > > > > You're not supposed to say that after only 16 hours :) > > By the way, I'd appreciate feedback on my RFCs proto too :) oh, yes... that ha

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: > On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: > >> - Mention that reading the entire ruleset is not a requirement for joining. > >> - More generally, there should be a guide for new players. > > > > Honestly, rather than

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:11 PM, omd wrote: >> No feedback on the concept even? oh well, maybe not worth doing. > > You're not supposed to say that after only 16 hours :) By the way, I'd appreciate feedback on my RFCs proto too :)

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: >> - Mention that reading the entire ruleset is not a requirement for joining. >> - More generally, there should be a guide for new players. > > Honestly, rather than a guidebook, maybe we should strive to set up

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: > - Mention that reading the entire ruleset is not a requirement for joining. > - More generally, there should be a guide for new players. Honestly, rather than a guidebook, maybe we should strive to set up some gameplay activity that can be jumped into with a Ne

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: > Databases work too. Of course, for something mutable like the ruleset > (as opposed to CFJs) there needs to be some robust history mechanism. > As long as there's that, it can be converted to text for posterity > anyway, while currently I'd have to either grab

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: $$$

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Tanner Swett wrote: >> For the first 30 days after this rule is first enacted, the first player >> during >> a UTC day to, by announcement, claim the day’s $$$, causing them to gain 50 >> $$$. >> Claiming a day’s $$$ CANNOT be automated. > > The first sentence is

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: >> Somewhat related non-homepage-related ideas: >> - Non-fixed-width ruleset >> - Better rule browser > > - Searchable Case Database That's existed for a long time, I just haven't mentioned it much ;p Go to http

Fwd: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Thu, 13 Aug 2015, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> Did a quick re-write of The Game of Agora category in the Less Logical >> Ruleset style. In terms of precedence, assume footnotes for each >> rule are appended to main text of rule. This re-write sho

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, Travis Briggs wrote: > As someone who is thinking about registering, I was just wondering, what is > the canonical source of current rules? > The link on the homepage points to a text file that says "go see  > http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt"; which itself > is dated

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: > Somewhat related non-homepage-related ideas: > - Non-fixed-width ruleset > - Better rule browser - Searchable Case Database I should note, in general I prefer a database approach to the git approach you prefer... I noticed you called me out in Hacker News for

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Travis Briggs wrote: > As someone who is thinking about registering, I was just wondering, what is > the canonical source of current rules? > > The link on the homepage points to a text file that says "go see > http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt"; which itself is

DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Travis Briggs
As someone who is thinking about registering, I was just wondering, what is the canonical source of current rules? The link on the homepage points to a text file that says "go see http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt"; which itself is dated 24 November 2014. Thanks, -Travis

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 13 Aug 2015, Kerim Aydin wrote: > Did a quick re-write of The Game of Agora category in the Less Logical > Ruleset style. In terms of precedence, assume footnotes for each > rule are appended to main text of rule. This re-write should preserve > function & power, tho changes current

DIS: Re: BUS: $$$

2015-08-14 Thread Tanner Swett
Some feedback... On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Gaelan Steele wrote: > I create this proposal: > > > > Title: $$$ > Author: Gaelan > AI: 3.1 Having an AI greater than 3 isn't necessary, since proposals with power