Friday, May 29, 2020

Proposal: Spin Doctors

Reached quorum 8 votes to 0 with 1 unresolved DEF. Enacted by Kevan.

Adminned at 31 May 2020 18:04:59 UTC

Replace the second paragraph of “Wagers” (but not the list of actions below it) with

The Wheel has a Due Date, which a UTC Date and Time tracked on “The Wheel” wiki page. If the current time is past the Due Date, the Wheel is considered Past Due. If the Wheel is Past Due, Amensiacs may not change their Wager.

If the Wheel is Past Due, an Amnesiac may Spin The Wheel by performing the following atomic action:
* Increase the Wheel’s Due Date by 12 + DICE24 Hours

Set the Wheel’s Due Date to 0:0:00 on the day after this proposal is enacted

Taking the concerns Kevan raised about the advantage of being on at midnight into consideration, what if we just moved around when the wheel is spun by seeding the next spin when previous spin occurs? Sure, super dedicated players could still get an advantage. But no one would fundamentally have a better advantage based on the time zone they live in.

Comments

Publius Scribonius Scholasticus: he/they

29-05-2020 20:25:41 UTC

I really like this, but what if this doesn’t pass until after the 31st?

Clucky: he/him

29-05-2020 20:28:06 UTC

then we get a free spin of the wheel =D? I guess I can clean it up so that it just defaults to whatever tomorrow is

Josh: Observer he/they

29-05-2020 20:40:58 UTC

Is it… really beyind interpretation to suggest that, as it stands, the existing bulleted list is part of the second paragraph and this would change spinning the wheel to just changing the date?

Publius Scribonius Scholasticus: he/they

29-05-2020 20:41:22 UTC

Okay, I guess that just gives an advantage to the enacting admin, but it doesn’t seem too strong.

Clucky: he/him

29-05-2020 22:05:00 UTC

@Josh I don’t think so but looks like I have five minutes to make it clear

ais523:

29-05-2020 22:43:14 UTC

I don’t think 0:0:00 is a real time (both the minutes and seconds fields should have two digits). That said, it’s fairly obvious what is meant.

Publius Scribonius Scholasticus: he/they

30-05-2020 00:46:51 UTC

for

Lulu: she/her

30-05-2020 03:38:45 UTC

for

Kevan: he/him

30-05-2020 10:28:13 UTC

imperial for now as this overwrites No More Bets, which I prefer to this. Rewarding lucky and heavily online players is an improvement on rewarding players in a timezone where they’re awake at midnight UTC, though.

Darknight: he/him

30-05-2020 12:11:26 UTC

for

Josh: Observer he/they

30-05-2020 14:11:49 UTC

for

pokes:

30-05-2020 16:53:32 UTC

for

Axemabaro:

30-05-2020 19:51:54 UTC

for

ais523:

31-05-2020 17:08:01 UTC

for