On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:08 AM, Sean Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:03 AM, omd <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 12:22 AM, Sean Hunt <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I will commit to holding exactly one office, of Agora's choice, and to >>> completing its duties on time, provided that all other offices are >>> held and the duties completed on time. >> >> So, for about a week? ;p > > The idea here is that: > a) Agora needs people to hold its offices > b) Doing one office when other offices aren't being done is no fun > c) I don't have time for more than one > > a) is universally true, I assume that b) applies to everyone else and > that c) applies to enough other people, otherwise the offices would be > getting done. > > The Nash equilibrium is that the offices don't get done, which is > where we are. If enough people agree to a similar pact, then we can > hopefully reach the unstable equilibrium of offices getting done long > enough to see new developments. And we may get more players, if > everyone is able to commit to just one office. > > -scshunt
Maybe if we instituted a Variable Salary System in which the salary of each office depended on each office's level of work/difficulty and the supply and demand of offices/people, there would be more incentive to run for office. -Henri
