I'd also appreciate any comments on this, which is obviously related
to the "Players' Guide" post. H. Rulekeepor, Max Schutz, what do you
think of the ruleset formats?
Helpfulness
AI 1
PF 40
Append to Rule 1681 (The Logical Rulesets):
The Helpful Logical Ruleset (HLR) is a format of the ruleset and
part of the Rulekeepor's monthly report. In this format, rules
are assigned to categories and ordered within categories in a
way intended to be helpful to new players. For example, rules
defining gameplay and commom game actions ought to be placed
earlier in the HLR, and rules containing high level definitions
and definitions only of interest to officers ought to be placed
later in the HLR. HLR categories may also take into account the
different areas of the game e.g. the economy, the judicial
system, proposals.
Each rule in the HLR shall be annotated to explain its meaning
and purpose to new players using as few rules-defined terms as
possible and explaining rules-defined terms when they are used.
The Rulekeepor may amend these annotations as e sees fit; e
SHALL update them each month to ensure that they are true,
accurate and not misleading.
The Rulekeepor SHALL also maintain a format known as the
Semantic Logical Ruleset (SeLR). The SeLR shall be in a
screen-reader-friendly format, include hyperlinks from terms to
the rules which define them and the annotation of each rule
shall include hyperlinks to related rules. The Rulekeepor need
not publish this format each month: it suffices to publish
information which allows each player to access a copy of it.
In a timely fashion after a person registers, the Rulekeepor
SHALL send em copies of each ruleset format, or send em
information allowing em to access them.
[ You may wish to refer to http://agora.qoid.us/alr.txt for the
general idea with the categories,
and http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.php and
http://pastebin.com/uZbBNj8d for the idea with links. ]
Enact a Rule with the following text:
The Helpor is an office. Its holder is responsible for helping
new players get the hang of Agora.
The FAQ, the Players' Guide and the Glossary are documents and
part of the Helpor's monthly report. The Helpor may amend them
as e sees fit; other players CAN instruct the Helpor to make a
specified amendment without objection. The Helpor SHALL ensure
that these documents contain accurate and up-to-date information
and are clear and readable.
In a timely fashion after a first-class person (the newbie)
registers the Helpor SHALL:
- send a public message welcoming the newbie to Agora,
- send the newbie copies of the FAQ, the Players' Guide and the
Glossary, and
- offer to answer any questions the newbie might have about
Agora, or refer em to a player who can.
Amend Rule 2143 (Official Reports and Duties) by appending:
If an officer maintains an online copy of eir report, then e
SHALL publish the URI of this copy along with each report.
