An Introduction to Rules Lawyering

[Laok]

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[drktmplr12]

Originally Posted by Laok [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is the tree trimmer city hall? No...

The tree trimmer needs to take his lazy ass to the park zone line and get his damn icecream.

but he really wants the ice cream and no one is looking

[mefdinkins]

Loak those are all great suggestions and possible solutions. It's important to weigh the pros/cons of different approaches, including things like judicial efficiency and managing resources.

All in all, everyone's contributions have been constructive and well thought out! It definitely highlights some of the difficulty the staff is facing now when everything is contentiously 'rules lawyered' and many characters seek clarifications on rules!

[Laok]

Originally Posted by mefdinkins [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Loak those are all great suggestions and possible solutions. It's important to weigh the pros/cons of different approaches, including things like judicial efficiency and managing resources.

All in all, everyone's contributions have been constructive and well thought out! It definitely highlights some of the difficulty the staff is facing now when everything is contentiously 'rules lawyered' and many characters seek clarifications on rules!

Clarifying rules is a part of living in a society with rules. That's the job of the judicial system. Someone gets arrested by a cop following the letter of the law, a judge determines the intent of the law and sets a precedent, effectively changing (or clarifying) the law.

[Laok]

But, that being said, this isn't a democracy. This is a game run by a couple dudes in their spare time that they share with us. They can, at any time, take their ball and go home. I've been in their shoes and you have no idea how hard it is to keep going sometimes. Doing it for free, for the love of the game and getting shit on. Sometimes you have to step back and realize that its just the vocal minority and the majority loves your work, but that vocal minority is loud and the thanks are quiet and pretty scarce.