Moving to the Univesal ## Format - Discuss

[Adel]

Im still confused as to how this is suddenly a problem when it wasn't five years ago?

I suppose mods do not like to read the game they are modding anymore.

[Adel]

If this becomes commonplace, I'm searching for a new place to play. It would be a sign of how lazy and/or stupid our mods have gotten.

Have we gotten to the point when people can no longer recognize

bolded text

?

This would be an

improvement

that reduces the work-load on mods and will likely reduce the amount of mistakes made. The fact mods should already be able to handle the stress of modding does not change the fact we should revise and improve our conventions, even if they aren't nessecary.

if you want a change in convention, have each player post an updated Vote Count in every post they change their vote.

[Adel]

ITT mods-to-avoid reveal themselves.

[Adel]

Give me an example of where the rules for any game I have signed up for where this rule was in effect had the rules posted before the time the player list is finalized, which is the point where you have a social contractual obligation to play

Here. For added bonus, For the same game.

VI.

If you believe I've made a mistake please tell me in whatever way suits you, PM, in the thread, AIM, or psychic message.

I suspect JDodge thinks the rule is a mistake.

[Adel]

I don't like it because "##Vote" is hideously ugly.

I think there's an important aesthetic quality that goes into mafia, and that takes away a lot of it.

which is odd, since the rule set LG is using is formatted quite nicely, and looks much better on the page than most rule sets do.

the "ugly" objection does have solutions:
see http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm for a list of possible alternatives.


"¬" is cool because of the pun (it is the "not" symbol)
"¤¤" looks nice, as does "««" and "~~"

[Adel]

I don't like it because "##Vote" is hideously ugly.

I think there's an important aesthetic quality that goes into mafia, and that takes away a lot of it.

which is odd, since the rule set LG is using is formatted quite nicely, and looks much better on the page than most rule sets do.

the "ugly" objection does have solutions:
see http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm for a list of possible alternatives.


"¬" is cool because of the pun (it is the "not" symbol)
"¤¤" looks nice, as does "««" and "~~"

We should go with one that most closely resembles a noose.

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you should remember that exploiting voting rules is a tactic some players use, especially right before deadline. The more complicated the voting rules you use, the more room you leave for a discordian player to abuse your rules for their own devices.

[Adel]

I agree with the oldfag.

this, and Flay hasn't even posted here yet.

[Adel]

There is absolutely NOTHING onerous about searching for the word

vote

in bolded text.

Mods these days need to grow a pair. If they don't have one, they can borrow mine.

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oh, wait, he did post in this thread. I agree with Mr. Flay.

[Adel]

Fuck, reading the mafia game I am modding is

hard!

fixed

[Adel]

I think players should start seeding every post they make with multiple ##'s as a form of protest, and to make sure their mod (gorcat or Lord Gurgi or whomever) is actually, you know,

reading the freaking game

!

or just place them in your sig line, like I have.

[Adel]

That

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seems

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kind

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of

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cruel.

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##Vote:##withextra##sauce

sigged.