On Friday, October 21, 2016, ais523 wrote:
> On Fri, 2016-10-21 at 12:11 -0700, Aris Merchant wrote:
> > On Friday, October 21, 2016, ais523 >
> > wrote:
> > > I submit the following proposal (AI 1, "The List"):
> > >
> > > Enact a new power-1 rule with the following text:
> > > {{{
> > > A player is on the List if they have ever mentioned the List in a
> > > public forum or a discussion forum.
> > > }}}
> > >
> > What is this for?
> It's a mechanic borrowed from a couple of other places. It doesn't
> actually /do/ anything in either of those places, but surprisingly many
> people are incredibly paranoid of ending up on the List and try to
> avoid it, which can be somewhat amusing. A discussion of it came up
> elsewhere and it inspired me to see how it'd function in the context of
> Agora.
>
> You're the second member, I guess.
>
> --
> ais523
>
This is a draft from before your latest email, parts of which may no longer
be relevant. "If so, keeping track of this (whatever this rule may or may
not describe) is going to be a pain. If we intend to use it, it (same
thing, whatever it may or may not describe) needs to be in someone's
report, and preferably self-ratifying. (Unless ambiguity is the point)
Just make this clear, can we also add that the action is taken at the time
they mentioned whatever they may or may-not mention. This (your rule) would
have to be retroactive, but legal fictions are fun. I also note that the
IRC is a discussion forum, which could mess things (nonspecific, merely a
result of seeing the words "discussion forum" in your proposal) up a bit. "
I'd also argue that I didn't mention anything. (Except your proposal as a
whole) I may have talked *about* something, but I don't think I've
mentioned anything. I talked about the proposed rule, and I quoted you, but
I don't think I ever mentioned any particular part of the rule, and anyway,
a rule is not what it describes. I also note that I like your *proposal* as
separate from any of its particular content.
-Aris
