Well... I'd like to see Janet take a break and we'll find out how this process works anyways. It's all part of perfecting these processes....
I don't imagine anyone would willingly volunteer to be a delegate, considering that few even opted to become candidates in the recent elections. On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:33 AM Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > I'm not sure if my main point is coming across that the problem would be > the "dynasty" thing, where the veteran gets to hand-pick themselves how the > office continues rather than having a process that is more impartial. > > On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 8:24 PM nix via agora-discussion < > agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > On 5/1/23 13:20, nix via agora-discussion wrote: > > > On 5/1/23 12:59, Yachay Wayllukuq via agora-discussion wrote: > > >> I'm sure that this is well-intended but I feel like this strongly > > >> encourages "dynasties" of officers where the veterans are de facto > > heads of > > >> who will get the privilege of choose who get to be the next Delegate > or > > >> not. Having been Delegate seem like major boon to have towards > actually > > >> getting the office eventually, perhaps it eventually becomes an > > unwritten > > >> requirement for it. > > >> > > >> It's just more power to the older, more established players, and it > > bothers > > >> me. > > >> > > >> I'm not sure if this is healthier for the game than the free-for-all > > >> deputization/elections as we currently have it. > > > > > > With due respect, this is a newer player perspective. Some roles > (mostly > > > rulekeepor, assessor, arbitor) tend to stay with the same player for > > > several years. And then that player burns out/gets buys/moves on, and > > > suddenly there's nobody that knows how to do them. This is meant to > > > *lessen* the chokehold that established players have on the mechanisms > > > of the game but preventing that from happening. > > > > > > > And the "free-for-all" doesn't exist right now. It takes a lot of work > > to take over certain roles, so what happens is that nobody does, or > > someone does and immediately realizes they were unprepared for the work. > > > > And since experienced players know those are the most likely outcomes, > > they feel obligated to continue to run their office, some players have > > put out reports for multiple years without breaks. It's not healthy; the > > current system is clearly insufficient. > > > > -- > > nix > > Prime Minister, Herald > > > > > -- 4st Referee Uncertified Bad Idea Generator
