If we were to automate vote counting, we could maybe even make it so that sidebar proposal links change color as soon as they can be passed or failed, rather than when they time out.
We could also make it so that they turn red when they should fail, green when they should pass.
Yeah, this was just a thought. Maybe if there’s ever a Second Switch, maybe to WordPress or something…
I found some issues with Wordpress too, though I thing I should have tried using Wordpress MU, rather than the standard version.
If we’re blue-sky thinking here, it’d be good to have something in the sidebar which tells the player which proposals they haven’t voted on yet.
How long until the entire process of adminning proposals can be automated? (I expect that the one limitation at present is updating the ruleset accurately, but given some straightforward guidelines on proposal layout I’d imagine that even that is curcumventable.)
BlogNomic is an online Nomic: a self-modifying game where changing the rules is part of the game. Players make blog posts proposing additions or alterations to the ruleset, discussing and casting votes in the comments: if enough vote in favour, the rules are changed and play continues.
The game has been running since 2003 and resets every month or so. Have a look around the wiki for more information and history. New players are always welcome and can join in the game at any time.
BlogNomic is powered by pMachine ExpressionEngine.
Kevan: he/him
I don’t think we could do it within ExpressionEngine. An external script could scrape the pages and work things out, but I’m not sure that there’s really a problem that needs fixing here. Proposals seem to get passed or failed quickly enough.