From: Jonathan Van Matre (JVanMatre_at_oslp.com)
Date: Thu May 30 2002 - 09:42:12 PDT
<not a rule> I'm curious about the traditional un-stylishness of re-submitting rules. It would seem to me that resubmitting a stylishly INVALID rule in a VALID fashion would be a stylish act, since it offers the opportunity for those stylish restrictions to actually become a valid part of the game. On the other hand, I can see where resubmitting a boring, unstylish rule would definitely carry additional style penalties. I ask this not out of any great concern for the style ruling on my resubmitted rule, but because it seems that this might be a contributing factor in the lethargic participation the FRC has seen lately (as long as I have been a member, in fact). It appears to me that the primary purpose of style points is to recognize things that make the game interesting. By penalizing the resubmission of rules previously acknowledged as stylish, don't we discourage the incorporation into the round of whatever it was that made those rules interesting? And yes, I'll accept that one should ideally "get it right the first time", but the penalty for not doing so can always be applied to the initial rule. E.g. Our esteemed Judge this round deducted 1 Style Point from my rule upon realizing it was INVALID. That should be incentive enough for me not to repeat the offense. To penalize the resubmission too is effectively double jeopardy, unless of course the resubmission proves to be equally INVALID, and then it deserves whatever it gets. Just some food for thought... Unless there's a massive popular uprising in favor of it, I won't dare to attempt yet another stab at 185:1. </not a rule> -- Rule Date: 2002-05-30 16:43:49 GMT
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