There is currently discussion in the main demogame forum over how and if rules will be amended to allow reloads. We probably need to have an official team decision, as that's also mostly required for amending rules. The most likely options I've listed in the poll, explanations are:
No further reloads - pretty self-explanatory, it won't happen or be allowed again
Admin decision, with specific requirements - the game admins get to decide whether a reload is allowed. People have proposed various conditions like notifying them of prior plans, being timely with requests (within a turn) etc... so the admins would be bound by that but otherwise have their own say.
Team votes and/or vetos - future reload decisions may be voted on or vetoed by the teams (one vote per team we'd all assume)
Other - some other idea/proposal that's been missed, please don't vote this though unless something is substantially different, it'd just throw off the vote count
Personally, I favor creating an amendment to the game ruleset, that gives the admins criteria for allowing a reload and when a reload cannot be allowed, and that's it. No arbitrary "timeout limit," other teams do not get to vote NOR veto. And actually we still have a weird situation with the moderators perhaps suggestion that the only allowed changes will be this or having no reloads, but it's what I favor anyway.
Will definitely update the thread if there are specific "amendments" being proposed and voted on, this is for a general sentiment behind reloads and a good place to start.
No further reloads - pretty self-explanatory, it won't happen or be allowed again
Admin decision, with specific requirements - the game admins get to decide whether a reload is allowed. People have proposed various conditions like notifying them of prior plans, being timely with requests (within a turn) etc... so the admins would be bound by that but otherwise have their own say.
Team votes and/or vetos - future reload decisions may be voted on or vetoed by the teams (one vote per team we'd all assume)
Other - some other idea/proposal that's been missed, please don't vote this though unless something is substantially different, it'd just throw off the vote count
Personally, I favor creating an amendment to the game ruleset, that gives the admins criteria for allowing a reload and when a reload cannot be allowed, and that's it. No arbitrary "timeout limit," other teams do not get to vote NOR veto. And actually we still have a weird situation with the moderators perhaps suggestion that the only allowed changes will be this or having no reloads, but it's what I favor anyway.
Will definitely update the thread if there are specific "amendments" being proposed and voted on, this is for a general sentiment behind reloads and a good place to start.