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i don't think it's the points per se, lincoln. i think that people just tend to be more defensive of unconventional completions of huge tasks like this one than they would be if this were introduced via, say, Discussion Forum. i really only mentioned it because the phrase "400 points" made it into a number of comments that seemed to be defending the flagging of this post.
what i'm really trying to get at is that this completion being (and remaining) flagged implies that proposing ideas that do not fall squarely within the existing structure of the game is an unwelcome act that should be punished. i am of the mind that withholding a vote and leaving a comment is a sufficient means to create discourse if you feel the completion falls short.
in this particular case, i do not feel the completion falls short, hence my vote.
i mean, doesn't the very existence of this task beg us to play with the structure of the game? isn't the point of it really to have the players themselves introduce new thoughts about the ways they can align themselves with one another to accomplish new and interesting completions? the proposal itself is an interesting and well thought out idea, and despite slight technical issues that people seem to be bringing up, i don't see why it shouldn't be hosted here in Trajectory of Desire. i'd like to point out that burn unit, the creator of this task and one who should know its spirit better than anyone, is in no hurry to flag it...
i dunno. i guess i've always been more a "spirit of the law" than a "letter of the law" type.
i'm sorry, i wasn't clear. i'm disappointed that it has been flagged at all, and more importantly that the fact that people are continuing to vote for it does not seem to have any power to reverse that.
The Revolutionary thought that the UofA was too big and all encompassing, well, this must be frightening to somebody who likes the restrictions and security (and maybe the separatism) of the individual groups.
please notice that the revolutionary, as well as myself, eddy, and susy derkins (all active participants in the cause) make up a large percentage of the votes on this task.
i don't think people are frightened of this proposal. i think they are irked that a task worth so many points is being approached from an angle that doesn't quite fit into the existing structure of the game.
shifts in the organizational paradigm and structural framework of the game that originate from within the game itself are what make a sfzero a living, breathing entity that remains compelling and worthwhile era after era. the fact that ideas like this one, which fall outside the status quo, can find a home on the praxis is what makes me believe that sfzero is coming closer and closer to meeting it's incredible potential.
and so i am feeling a little disappointed.
the very definition of whimsy! if you lived in san francisco i would make you dinner in thanks for this....
perhaps the post should be employed :)
hooray for dream journals! hooray for quantum entanglement! hooray for the champion's quest!
whimsy in all things :)
whoa! what happened here? unflag.
shucks daryl, thanks for worrying about us getting enough votes :)
i believe the task will remain on our player pages into the new era, that the votes it has received will stay in tact, and that people will continue to be able to vote on it. a far as i understand it, it is only the points attached to the votes received in this era that are negated when the next one rolls around.
and i don't think anyone on this team is overly concerned about those :)