Friday, September 28, 2018

Proposal: clarification [Appendix]

timed out 4-0 enacted by card

Adminned at 30 Sep 2018 17:10:56 UTC

In rule 2.2.1 replace ” GNDT” with

columns tracked on the GNDT page.

Move the contents of rule 2.1 to the correct spot in rule 4.1
Repeal rule 2.1

 

Comments

Kevan: he/him

28-09-2018 08:12:42 UTC

for Although referring to rules by their numbers and breezily pointing to “the correct spot” and hoping the enacting admin agrees with you are bad habits to get into.

card:

28-09-2018 14:19:24 UTC

I assumed that it was probably better to use rule numbers when editing both dynasic rules and the appendix. no other proposal on the queue repeals rules so the numbers don’t change.
I’m not sure if there is more than one interpretation for “correct spot” when inserting an item into an alphabetical list.

derrick: he/him

28-09-2018 16:33:15 UTC

for

I generally don’t like rule numbers, but in this case, the numbers are more precise than the names, as multiple rules are named “Definitions”

Its actually hard to concisely say “The correct spot”, though “th alphabetically correct spot” might have been stronger.

Brendan: he/him

28-09-2018 17:20:36 UTC

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Kevan: he/him

28-09-2018 17:52:09 UTC

Using rule numbers alone is risky because it’s harder for players to notice if there’s been a typo - even moreso now that the rule headings themselves aren’t numbered outside of the index.

“Correct” is subjective enough to be scammed, I think, if a decision is correct for a scammer’s particular purpose.