Saturday, August 06, 2005

Proposal: Player fix, with built-in test functionality

Passed 7-0. —75th Trombone

Adminned at 08 Aug 2005 15:35:50 UTC

Change the first two paragraphs of the rule “Players” from

Anybody may apply to join BlogNomic (if e is not already playing) by contacting any of the Admin Staff, specifying the name e wishes to use in the game and the URL or email address e wants eir name to link to in the Player roster. The Admin may choose to approve or reject this application; if it is approved, the applicant will be signed up as a Member of the BlogNomic weblog, and will be considered a Player from the moment that e first appears on the roster in the sidebar.

A Player may change eir name or eir sidebar link, or leave the game, at any time, by posting an entry to the BlogNomic weblog requesting such action.

to

Anybody may apply to join BlogNomic (if e is not already playing) by registering at http://blognomic.com via the Register link in the sidebar, and then making a post announcing eir arrival.  An Admin will add em to the roster in the sidebar, at which moment e becomes a Player.

A Player may change eir name or eir sidebar link by editing eir blognomic.com profile.  E may leave the game by posting an entry to the BlogNomic weblog requesting such action.

posted by Seventy-Fifth Trombone at 06 Aug 2005 23:48:50 UTC Comments (11)

Comments

Rodney:

07-08-2005 00:11:47 UTC

for Fix. This “Test functionality.” doesn’t work at all.

ChronosPhaenon:

07-08-2005 00:18:34 UTC

for I’ve liked the Icon beside the Proposal’s title. But I’d like to see the word “Proposal:” too…

Excalabur:

07-08-2005 01:08:35 UTC

for, fix.

Cosmologicon:

07-08-2005 07:51:36 UTC

for Do you think it’s worthwhile to make substantial changes to the core ruleset? Will we continue to use THIS ruleset when the switch happens? If so, will the BlogNomic players who aren’t here object?

Excalabur:

07-08-2005 08:07:03 UTC

We have to make the transition as seamless as possible.  Note that this change, and the ones already made, are almost entirely procedural and not functional changes: that is, they change the way that things are done, not the things themselves.

I think the plan is to use this time to get the core ruleset sorted out, and maybe have some fun, too, and then propose in the main game during one of these dynasties that, upon the /next/ DoV, the game move here using the Core Ruleset in place at this location

Cosmologicon:

07-08-2005 08:15:48 UTC

The fact that Admins can no longer reject requests seems functional to me, is all.

Seventy-Fifth Trombone:

07-08-2005 11:26:23 UTC

Ooh.  Well, the idea was that they can reject an application by not adding the player to the sidebar.  But then I guess my wording makes it sound like the Admin has no choice in the matter.

I’m at my Proposal quota, but feel free to amend this rule again with a Proposal of your own.  :)

Shadowclaw:

07-08-2005 12:03:37 UTC

for

Cosmologicon:

07-08-2005 16:22:15 UTC

I don’t want to do that. I don’t think Admins should have that choice. :) I’m asking because I want to propose changes too, but not if it’s just going to be reverted later.

Seventy-Fifth Trombone:

07-08-2005 16:30:13 UTC

Well hey, go ahead!  If it gets reverted later, at least you had a better shot than proposing it and having it shot down in the main game.  :)

But yes, all changes made to the core Ruleset will be part of the initial Switch Proposal.  If it doesn’t get accepted as it is when we Propose it, we may have to make some changes, but we won’t revert any of what we do here right off the bat.

smith:

08-08-2005 17:22:11 UTC

for