Well, it's a new idea so who knows if it works well, but the idea is it allows you to campaign on "here's a new and fresh idea for this office that I'll implement if you elect me."
You can see how it would work better for hard-coded matters of economic policy: "if elected, I'll double the supply of land/halve the cost of pending proposals" or whatever (though if most of the campaign proposals are like that, there was a lightweight version called 'budgets' that we used to do). On Mon, 20 Nov 2017, Corona wrote: > Also, what is the point of campaign proposals? (Except for proposing > overpowered powers for yourself and ensuring nobody else gets them) > Seems like tying a proposal coming into force to your being elected > will lower the chances of either happening; players who like one, but > not the other are IMO more likely to vote against both than if you ran > for an election and submitted a proposal separately. > > On 11/20/17, Corona <[email protected]> wrote: > > I nominate myself for Herald, as, if what G. said about that office > > being best for new players is true, surely I, the newest player, am > > the best choice for Herald! (I should point a finger at myself for > > that logic) > > > > Also, I don't hold any office, so no consolidation of offices here > > >
