Save File for All?

[notyoueither]

We must trust the people.

The people have rendered their verdict before on this issue. Currently they are giving an emphatic answer of 75% yes.

Politicians will ignore this at their own peril.

[Panag]

Originally posted by notyoueither
We must trust the people.

The people have rendered their verdict before on this issue. Currently they are giving an emphatic answer of 75% yes.

Politicians will ignore this at their own peril.

hi ,

, sounds like a warning , ....

some citizen's feel that the government should release a SAV(e) after every turn , ......

and some others argue that if the government has nothing to hide , they should do so , ....

why not , if it gets moe people here , and if more people get a bigger intrest , why not , ...

have a nice day

[Jon Shafer]

Note one thing, I will only post the file after every session of play. Posting the save after every turn will waste more of my time than playing the game.

[notyoueither]

I concur Trip.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Trip
Note one thing, I will only post the file after every session of play. Posting the save after every turn will waste more of my time than playing the game.

hi ,

, , you could do so in a thread that only contains the SAV(e)'s , just a small post , saying the time and the number of the turn , .....
and this way it would be available to all people ,
and in case something goes wrong there would allways be a back-up .

all it would take is like 1 minute or so , ....

have a nice day

[Timeline]

Originally posted by panag


hi ,

, , you could do so in a thread that only contains the SAV(e)'s , just a small post , saying the time and the number of the turn , .....
and this way it would be available to all people ,
and in case something goes wrong there would allways be a back-up .

all it would take is like 1 minute or so , ....

have a nice day

The save file should only be distributed via e mail, to stop would-be trouble makers from downloading the file and spoil it. Our Members can be trusted, and they should simply have to send the President/Vice President their E-Mail adress, and it should be sent to them.

I suggest a topped thread entitled: Post Requests for .SAV file here. Participants can then all post their e mail address in one place and it keeps it neat and clean.

A list of the recievers can be kept in the first post of the thread for easy access by the president.

imho, this is the best way of doing it. Making it available for anyone to download (non-apolyton members and off site personel) is not a good idea for the reasons Turd so fervently mentions.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Timeline


The save file should only be distributed via e mail, to stop would-be trouble makers from downloading the file and spoil it. Our Members can be trusted, and they should simply have to send the President/Vice President their E-Mail adress, and it should be sent to them.

I suggest a topped thread entitled: Post Requests for .SAV file here. Participants can then all post their e mail address in one place and it keeps it neat and clean.

A list of the recievers can be kept in the first post of the thread for easy access by the president.

imho, this is the best way of doing it. Making it available for anyone to download (non-apolyton members and off site personel) is not a good idea for the reasons Turd so fervently mentions.

hi ,

, complicated and more time -consuming , the first , seems not bad , and anyone could download what they want , where and when , ...

have a nice day

[unholycowgod]

see...it won't matter if people play ahead or not b/c only the "privileged" are able to start war. it makes sense to distribute it to the citizens so we know just how good/bad we're doing. and hey! we might even do better b/c people will be able to see different things not in screen shots!

[Jon Shafer]

But they can still tell us where things are, i.e. resources, civs, the lay of the land, etc.

[ThePlagueRat]

Originally posted by unholycowgod
see...it won't matter if people play ahead or not b/c only the "privileged" are able to start war. it makes sense to distribute it to the citizens so we know just how good/bad we're doing. and hey! we might even do better b/c people will be able to see different things not in screen shots!

Of course, but some representatives of the people doesn't really care about their ignorant voting sheeps... or their own popularity for that sake? It's always been like that, and it always will be like that. In the representative democracies, that is...

[notyoueither]

Trip, I propose that any who 'cheat' us be banished from the land and never be spoken of again within this great nation. We may have to approach an Oracle and find out how the God Markos could facilitate such measures. Then put it to a poll.

[Pythagoras]

Originally posted by notyoueither
We must trust the people.

The people have rendered their verdict before on this issue. Currently they are giving an emphatic answer of 75% yes.

Politicians will ignore this at their own peril.

I dont trust the people all it takes is one dummy to break into the turn chats and say "THERE ARE A BAZILLION SPICE RIGHT OVER THAT MOUNTAIN AND THE PERSIANS COULD POSSIBLY GET IT!!" to ruin it.

And dont forget the second pythagorean theorem:

Given a non-empty set of people A and the set of all stupid people B then the set A intersect B is non empty.

(thats the one they DONT teach you until you get to polysci)

We elect our ministers for a reason. They are constitutionally bound to take the blame when they themselves fall into set B. So when they do something stupid with the save its easier to point fingers.

If this is done we should consider this:

1) It should be considered a cardinal treasonous act to 'play ahead' in the save game. Participating in the turn chats with this extra knowledge will effect (no matter how hard you try and deny it) your knowledge of the map and game. Doing this should be grounds for disciplinary action, impeachment, or maybe being booted from the game.

[Jon Shafer]

I agree with you Pythagoras, but we are in the minority and I can't overrule something such as that. If they're willing to risk that, then so be it. At least it won't be our faults, if something does happen.

[playshogi]

No. Someone will always play ahead, look at the map etc. and this will influence their vote. Why do you need the save file anyway? The updates seem just fine.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Trip
But they can still tell us where things are, i.e. resources, civs, the lay of the land, etc.

hi ,

, when giving the SAV(e) at the end of a turn , it does not matter , and still , let us not care , if they want to talk , let them , .....so what , let it be , ...

what the main point is , is the "official game" , that matter's , ....

have a nice day