I think it is logical to give this responsibility to the Rulekeepor, and
I would take it up. A couple years ago when I was running for Rulekeepor
I had a similar idea, but eventually gave up on it because I figured it
was quite unimportant.
As of writing this, I express complete nonchalance about whether this
should pass or not.
On 7/31/19 8:19 PM, Aris Merchant wrote:
I'm not sure this needs a new office. Would the Rulekeepor be okay
with taking this on? (If we do decide to pass it, which I'm neutral on
ATM.)
-Aris
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 7:17 PM Jason Cobb <jason.e.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
I submit the following proposal:
Title: The Editor
AI: 1
Text:
{
[Comment: Creates a new office, the Editor, which is responsible for
promulgating regulations (Editorial Guidelines) about non-substantive
elements of the Ruleset. Currently, guidelines are not written down
anywhere official, which probably contributes to the inconsistency
arising in the first place. Editorial Guidelines are changed by
announcement because they cannot have any effect on the game, so there
is no need for protection.]
Enact a new Rule with power 1, title "The Editor", and text as follows:
The Editor is an office.
The Editor CAN by announcement enact regulations, collectively
called "Editorial Guidelines". The Editor CAN by announcement repeal
and amend Editorial Guidelines. The Editor is the Promulgator for
all Editorial Guidelines. The Editor SHOULD change the Editorial
Guidelines only after reaching consensus between players.
Editorial Guidelines SHOULD pertain only to matters that affect
non-substantive aspects of the Rules, e.g. capitalization or
spelling. Editorial Guidelines CANNOT place any enforceable
requirements upon any player and CANNOT cause any changes to the
gamestate. Whether or not the text of a textual entity conforms to
the Editorial Guidelines SHOULD NOT affect the interpretation of
that entity.
When writing proposals and enacting or amending regulations, players
SHOULD follow all reasonable directives that are set out in the
Editorial Guidelines.
Causing an Editorial Guideline to be inconsistent with any other
Editorial Guideline is the Class 1 Crime of Editorial Hypocrisy.
}
--
Jason Cobb
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Trigon
