Proposal: Rules 212.2, 213 and 213.1 -- On Inactivity.

[Serengaeth]

I am spending 5 points to make this proposal, bringing my score to 13 points. The proposal includes changes to the following rules:

212.2: Active players become Inactive when they fail to interact with the game for 48 hours.

213: When a player changes from Active to Inactive for any reason their grade is lowered by one step.

These changes are to be entered under "Tracking the State of the Game":

212.2: Active players become Inactive when they fail to vote on three consecutive proposals to change the rules.

213: When a player changes from Active to Inactive for any non-elective reason their grade is lowered one step.

213.1: A player may elect to become Inactive by posting a new top-level post to the A Simple Nomic Google Group with the word "Inactivity" in the title and the "declaration" tag.

It is patently obvious that it is far too easy to become Inactive! I propose that we make it harder to fall inactive, while simultaneously making it easier to track who fails to vote. Also, I think it prudent that we create a method for players to elect to become Inactive without suffering a penalty. This is not least because I'm going camping for a week on the 1st of June...

[Serengaeth]

Agree

I agree with my own proposal, of course...

[uberknight]

Disagree.

This could cause a person to become inactive in just a few hours if everyone else is extra active in that time and push through multiple proposals very quickly.  I do like the part about the voluntary inactivity though.

[Serengaeth]

I really can't think of a better way to do it; tracking Inactivity right now is a real pain, with no easy way to track the last time someone contributes. I do agree that this might cause some difficulty if several proposals get pushed through quickly but at the moment there is little chance that so many proposals will be made; the pace of the game is slow enough, and rule 212.2 can be adjusted to 5, or 12 proposals when the game starts moving faster.

[uberknight]

can I change my vote then?

[uberknight]

According to the current rules, everyone is now inactive because the last vote on anything was more than 48 hours ago