307 - DRAFT - Editing Posts

[Itarien]

By saying that no penalty worse than losing may be inccured, 113 says that losing is a valid punishment option. To me, this seems an instantaneous and the same as being kicked out.

[Rye Coal]

I couldnt see why some one would want to continue after being declared a loser, or ineligable to win, but nothing says they cannot participate in play any longer.

[Rezantis]

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113. A player always has the option to forfeit the game rather than continue to play or incur a game penalty. No penalty worse than losing, in the judgment of the player to incur it, may be imposed.
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We could argue that he didn't forfeit, but eh.  

Dropping all pretenses and speaking bluntly:

'rather than continue' - but it appears he does want to continue.  It's not there as a means for you to oust someone from the game if they still want to play.

And don't give me that the line about how you're not trying to.  I'm talking spirit of the law/action here, not the letter - but we can go back to arguing that if you'd prefer.  I thought we had something of an agreement to be sensible and not cause a ruckus right now, though.

I mean, hell, if you want to break that, I could try breaking it too and we deadlock again.  And none of us want that.  I think. :)

[Rye Coal]

Fine, In the intersts of keeping the game going I'll drop it on the condition that CasualSax agrees to the following:

Sax if you decide to remove yourself from the game in the future and you do not Recant your desire to leave within 24 hours of resignation, you forfiet your player status and stay out of the game until you are leagally elligable to re-apply for player status.

[Rezantis]

I recommend we get a rule in place with specifics on how to leave the game, too, so as there won't be confusion and fiasco potential in the future.

[SuperusSophia]

How about we simply except that people get emotional and make rash decisions?  Yeah it was rash, and rather foolish, but that doesn't mean he should be excluded from the game just because he threw his hands up in despair and said, "That's it, I'm done with this nonsense!"

[tinuviel]

While I'm all for letting him play if he still wants to, I hope we won't have people popping in and out like this constantly.  Please, either resign and leave, or stay and play.  None of this, "I've had it!  I'm leaving!" and then later, "Oops, changed my mind..."  This game is currently confused enough already.  :)

As to point penalties:  I don't really see that one is necessary, but if you feel there needs to be one, how about subtracting a percentage of a player's score, rather than a set number of points?  That way it would be a more level deterrent, and you might not have the "trading points for power" problem so much.  In fact, now that I think of it, you could do something like, subtract X% of the player's score, or X number of points, whichever is greater.  (for example, 50% or 100 pts, whichever is greater)  That way neither the high scorers nor the low scorers have an advantage.