Indeed! By constraining both the length and the content, Yellow Cards create an interesting creative challenge, too.
All in all, one of my favourite mechanics. Cuddlebeam already has an outstanding Yellow Card, and eir voting strength is zero for a few more days. I think I missed that in some recent ballots; I’m inclined to let it slide as I’m not sure any are recent enough to CoE, or that the results would change if I did. -o > On Jul 14, 2017, at 1:58 AM, Josh T <draconicdarkn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like coming up with interesting wordlists. They're fun to compile and > evidently the result is reasonably well-received, although I think o is the > only person whose been on the receiving end of my lists. > > 天火狐 > > On 14 July 2017 at 00:58, Owen Jacobson <o...@grimoire.ca > <mailto:o...@grimoire.ca>> wrote: > On Jul 9, 2017, at 9:53 PM, Aris Merchant <thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com > <mailto:thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > I point my finger at CuddleBeam for violation of Rule 2471. I argue > > that air actions were so implausible that e could not reasonably have > > believed them, and that at the very least e is absurdly negligent. > > Given that this is having a huge impact on the players and the game > > (look at the deregistrations), I recommend a sentence of a Red Card. > > > I find this finger-pointing to be Shenanigans, based on the testimony of the > accused: > > > I wouldn't have written that wall of text if I didn't believe it had at > > least a slither of chance of working. > > > Quite a number of scams in Agora’s past have relied on creative > interpretations of the rules, and while I personally believe there’s no way > this scam could work, I believe carding Cuddlebeam would unjustifiably punish > em for a bona fide attempt. > > Had I found otherwise, I would have issued a Yellow Card, not a Red Card. In > spite of the colour theme of the Cards, I find that a Yellow Card is > considerably more severe than a Red Card, especially if paired with a > challenging word list. It’s also easier to justify a Yellow Card in the face > of the accusations against Cuddlebeam in this finger-pointing. (This is, > perhaps, not working as intended.) > > Instead, I’ll reinforce ais523’s advice to find a co-conspirator for future > scams, and 天火狐’s observation that such tactics have very much worn out their > welcome. > > -o > >
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