Discussion - Game Time And Terms

Well, here's the deal even 2010 gets into some irritating speculation that I really don't want to get involved in and we can't react. In terms of budgets I don't think that's too much an issue as we can just put things at x$/year and leave it at that. The pros are we get to act and react to real world stuff and don't have this large seperation with reality.
 
Perf, any arguements that well be going into an alternate universe with a fixed time scale pretty much went out the window when we made our own country. If we had, say, mearly overthrown the government of switzerland then I could see this as a plausible argument. Plus, with a variable time frame, how do we know when a year is up. And with multiple events, eventually we'll get to the point where 2 different speed events are in play at the same time, which speed wins out then? Or does the space-time continum break apart and time goes a 2 different speeds simultaneously? Basically, (even with your plan) we are still going to have to go to an alternate universe eventually, the only difference is when. 4 months from now or 8? (Numbers off the top of my head, please don't flame me with 'correct' numbers)

Also, with an alternate universe, we can explore many different options. What would we do if Iran did nuke somebody? Or if terrorists attacked China and China sent a billion troops over there? Or we can go the safe route of things likely to happen. But at least we have freedom.

The Ninja :ninja:
 
Well we can always diverge from reality if we want to, but best stick with it now. And I don't buy your argument. We can easily pretend that out nation is a nation in the "real world".
 
We are to put this up for a vote, based on this discussion (it will we linked in the Vote thread). I think the best we can do, is to have a fair vote on this.

Further discussions on the topic should be done here, and NOT in the voting thread. I will ask all of you to not mess up the voting thread.
 
I like how the argument for a scaled-time is long and huge while the argument for abstract time is concise.
 
IMHO, the argument for abstract time is nothing but an abstraction, he basically does not argue for anything but that he does not like the other and likes his own. If he wanted to, he could have written the set-up in a FAQ, and we would not be here today as we are now.

The reason it is "long and huge" , is that it is well reflected, thought out and has many arguments, where the other option is not even thought out yet, even less presented as a way to handle the game (which is why we are here today). WE cannot run this game by slogans and derogatory talk, but by fair and transparent ground rules that are standard to everyone. Why have a stringent constitution if the gameworld is made up as we go ?


Let us see what people wants, before you attack me more.
 
I like how the argument for a scaled-time is long and huge while the argument for abstract time is concise.

Yeah. That's why classical physics is the REAL description of the world, while all that complex quantum stuff is pure nonsense. :lol:

No offense. :D
 
I like how the argument for a scaled-time is long and huge while the argument for abstract time is concise.
Just goes to show which one is more thought through, huh.

The Ninja :ninja:
 
Yeah. That's why classical physics is the REAL description of the world, while all that complex quantum stuff is pure nonsense. :lol:

No offense. :D

Quantum physics is more elegant. :p

Just goes to show which one is more thought through, huh.
Yes - the one with more Common Sense. (tm)
 
Abstract time seems very odd when you consider that it is what we'll base our terms on. Be kind of weird to have a PM for x weeks and than the next PM be in charge for y weeks. I'd go with a structured amount of time, but a year may be too long. A quarter sounds more reasonable.
 
Well there's no x or y that's the point of abstract.

That's what I'm saying. If a term uses abstract time, than our terms are going to be a little odd looking. One PM has a term of four months, the next PM has a term of six months, and the next one is three months, etc. Don't you think that would be rather odd?
 
Just make sure that you guys dont flood the gametime vote with last minute chat friends registering, which is not acceptable. I wrote that in the vote requirement that only registered MPs (prior to the Official Vote was posted), can vote here. I could (and others as well) effectively mess up this game by asking my MSN list as well as a few others to vote here, in general. This counts for future Prime Minister elections and other major votes as well. We want new people to join the game, but not sudden chat-based campaigns that will render existing voters powerless.
 
Same goes to you, buddy.

Well, I am one of the ones trying to keep this forum-based. I also pointed out the Prime Minister election, where we saw a last minute influx that was part of turning the vote, which more or less destroy the idea of coalition agreements.

This is why we need to regulate new registries, not for this vote only, but in general. We want new players, but not people showing up only one time to turn an important vote, recruited from chat and what have you. We follow the MP list and the time-stamp. New MPs should be allowed to vote in new official votes posted after their registry, not before. We can even discuss and have a vote on this too.

Also, I have made no moves to do this creative recruitment, and I made sure the one recruit reread the vote prerequisites.
 
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