Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Travis Briggs audiod...@gmail.com wrote: As someone who is thinking about registering, I was just wondering, what is the canonical source of current rules? The link on the homepage points to a text file that says go see http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt;

Fwd: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: On Thu, 13 Aug 2015, Kerim Aydin wrote: Did a quick re-write of The Game of Agora category in the Less Logical Ruleset style. In terms of precedence, assume footnotes for each rule are appended to main text of rule.

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, Travis Briggs wrote: As someone who is thinking about registering, I was just wondering, what is the canonical source of current rules? The link on the homepage points to a text file that says go see  http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt; which itself is dated 24

DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Travis Briggs
As someone who is thinking about registering, I was just wondering, what is the canonical source of current rules? The link on the homepage points to a text file that says go see http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt; which itself is dated 24 November 2014. Thanks, -Travis

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: Somewhat related non-homepage-related ideas: - Non-fixed-width ruleset - Better rule browser - Searchable Case Database I should note, in general I prefer a database approach to the git approach you prefer... I noticed you called me out in Hacker News for

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: Somewhat related non-homepage-related ideas: - Non-fixed-width ruleset - Better rule browser - Searchable Case Database That's existed for a long time, I just haven't mentioned it much

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 13 Aug 2015, Kerim Aydin wrote: Did a quick re-write of The Game of Agora category in the Less Logical Ruleset style. In terms of precedence, assume footnotes for each rule are appended to main text of rule. This re-write should preserve function power, tho changes current

DIS: Re: BUS: $$$

2015-08-14 Thread Tanner Swett
Some feedback... On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Gaelan Steele g...@canishe.com wrote: I create this proposal: Title: $$$ Author: Gaelan AI: 3.1 Having an AI greater than 3 isn't necessary, since proposals

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: - Mention that reading the entire ruleset is not a requirement for joining. - More generally, there should be a guide for new players. Honestly,

DIS: Prototype Proposal: $$$$

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
Title: Author: Gaelan AI: 1 Create the power-1 rule “$$$” with this text, excluding sections in brackets: The Bankor is an

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
I’d say submit the RFC thing. I would find it fun, though I don’t think Agora would let it go through. On Aug 14, 2015, at 1:58 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:11 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: No feedback on the concept even? oh well, maybe not worth doing.

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:11 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: No feedback on the concept even? oh well, maybe not worth doing. You're not supposed to say that after only 16 hours :) By the way, I'd appreciate feedback on my RFCs proto too :) oh,

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: $$$

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Tanner Swett tannersw...@gmail.com wrote: For the first 30 days after this rule is first enacted, the first player during a UTC day to, by announcement, claim the day’s $$$, causing them to gain 50 $$$. Claiming a day’s $$$ CANNOT be automated. The first

Re: DIS: Prototype Proposal: $$$$

2015-08-14 Thread Gaelan Steele
Updated version with no [] sections in rule text: Title: Author: Gaelan AI: 1 Create the power-1 rule “$$$” with this text: The

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: Databases work too. Of course, for something mutable like the ruleset (as opposed to CFJs) there needs to be some robust history mechanism. As long as there's that, it can be converted to text for posterity anyway, while currently I'd have to either grab the

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: - Mention that reading the entire ruleset is not a requirement for joining. - More generally, there should be a guide for new players. Honestly, rather than a guidebook, maybe we should strive to set up some gameplay activity that can be jumped into with a New

Re: DIS: Official rules?

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@u.washington.edu wrote: On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, omd wrote: - Mention that reading the entire ruleset is not a requirement for joining. - More generally, there should be a guide for new players. Honestly, rather than a guidebook, maybe we should

Re: DIS: Footnotes version

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:11 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: No feedback on the concept even? oh well, maybe not worth doing. You're not supposed to say that after only 16 hours :) By the way, I'd appreciate feedback on my RFCs proto too :)

Re: DIS: Prototype Proposal: $$$$

2015-08-14 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015, Gaelan Steele wrote: $$$ is a entity switch, tracked by the Bankor in eir weekly report, with possible values being all rational, non-negative numbers. [This being an entity switch means that rules can hold money. This allows rules to act as “banks” holding money used

DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread omd
scshunt mentioned once or twice on IRC recently that the yoyo backup list is not functioning. Indeed, the website 404s, and I just tested the email functionality by sending messages to both no...@yoyo.its.monash.edu.au and (in case the list was cleared out but still up for some reason)

Re: DIS: yoyo (attn: Registrar)

2015-08-14 Thread omd
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 8:53 PM, omd c.ome...@gmail.com wrote: scshunt mentioned once or twice on IRC recently that the yoyo backup list is not functioning. Incidentally, while tue works, its archive page is execrably designed, and the mbox download link is broken (returns an empty file):