Sigh, this started when I was looking for a specific Japanese term for peasant, and it's not like peasants had it any easier in the old days, if that's something to be offended by. I'd very much prefer a fix that fits the theme. Or go with Gamma, which would be a typical Agoran sort of joke.
On Mon, 25 Sep 2017, Aris Merchant wrote: > On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Owen Jacobson <o...@grimoire.ca> wrote: > > On Sep 24, 2017, at 4:12 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > > - Any player with a karma of 7 or greater is a Samurai. > > - Any player with a karma of -7 or less is an Eta. > > > > > > I am _deeply_ uncomfortable with this terminology. As recently as the > > mid-19th century, Japanese magistrates considered eta to be worth “one > > seventh of a person,” and - going back further - the common perception is > > that a samurai would experience no consequences for killing an eta, as they > > are unpersons. > > > > I’ll likely still vote for the proposal, because I appreciate the system as > > a whole, but I’d also vote for a follow-on that modifies the labels.. > > > > -o > > > > I submit the following proposal. > > -Aris > > --- > Title: Pro Pace > Adoption index: 1.0 > Author: Aris > Co-authors: o > > Amend the Rule entitled "Such is Karma", if there is such a rule, by replacing > every instance of the word "Eta" with the word "Peasant". >
