Sabena Shai
Character
The Dominion rule I want to point out is the following:
Yet, I see this rule as giving a very probably cause for Dominions dropping dead near the finish line or opening the possibility for malicious play.
Here is a situation: A normal Dominion requiring 100 posts. One Writer may be in the Game Master spot, and thus posts more frequently than others to keep the story rolling. Either that, or one Writer just likes to post as often as possible and easily gets to his 20th reply.
If the quoted rule is literally interpreted, if that Writer makes a 21st reply he bumps the required number of posts up to 105. So in effect, it's a 1 to 5 post tradeoff for his posts even in the possible event that his posts are critical in keeping others involved in the thread.
If a Writer does this, it places a lot of burden upon the Faction and other members - and given that people don't read the rules all the time on SWRP, someone ignorant of the Rule with no one keeping track of him can just fly by 20 posts.
If a Writer is malicious, they can sabotage a Faction's Dominion simply by posting in it - feigning ignorance to avoid suspicion or punishment.
Here's a table showing how one person can place a huge burden on the Dominion:
I've already seen a few people notice the effect this rule has on Dominions and have suggested people to stop posting once they meet or get close to the 20 post mark. I personally think there's a big problem in this Rule if it's giving incentive for Factions to tell its members not to post in a Dominion after a certain point.
I do think there are better alternatives that would allow for the spirit of the current rule to remain while also allowing people to post as they please for their Faction's Dominion. As an example, here is what I would propose as an alternative:
So in a 100 minimum post Dominion, one Writer can go crazy and make 100 posts, yet at least 4 other Writers would need to make 80. With the current Rule, those 4+ other Writers would have to cover for 400.
I think this goes hand-in-hand with the rule about a Dominion requiring 5 or more different Writers. So in an ideal Dominion with just 5 Writers, each makes 20 posts (counting topic lead) rather than one guy doing 96 and the other four doing 1 post each. So in effect, it makes it a Faction effort. I agree with what I think is the spirit of this rule.
Yet, I see this rule as giving a very probably cause for Dominions dropping dead near the finish line or opening the possibility for malicious play.
Here is a situation: A normal Dominion requiring 100 posts. One Writer may be in the Game Master spot, and thus posts more frequently than others to keep the story rolling. Either that, or one Writer just likes to post as often as possible and easily gets to his 20th reply.
If the quoted rule is literally interpreted, if that Writer makes a 21st reply he bumps the required number of posts up to 105. So in effect, it's a 1 to 5 post tradeoff for his posts even in the possible event that his posts are critical in keeping others involved in the thread.
If a Writer does this, it places a lot of burden upon the Faction and other members - and given that people don't read the rules all the time on SWRP, someone ignorant of the Rule with no one keeping track of him can just fly by 20 posts.
If a Writer is malicious, they can sabotage a Faction's Dominion simply by posting in it - feigning ignorance to avoid suspicion or punishment.
Here's a table showing how one person can place a huge burden on the Dominion:
- Writer's # of Posts :: Required Dominion Posts
- 20 :: 100
- 21 :: 105
- 22 :: 110
- 23 :: 115
- 24 :: 120
- 25 :: 125
I've already seen a few people notice the effect this rule has on Dominions and have suggested people to stop posting once they meet or get close to the 20 post mark. I personally think there's a big problem in this Rule if it's giving incentive for Factions to tell its members not to post in a Dominion after a certain point.
I do think there are better alternatives that would allow for the spirit of the current rule to remain while also allowing people to post as they please for their Faction's Dominion. As an example, here is what I would propose as an alternative:
With this, a Writer that makes his 21st reply wouldn't place a burden on the rest of his Faction for doing so. The required number of posts increases on a 1:1 ratio.
So in a 100 minimum post Dominion, one Writer can go crazy and make 100 posts, yet at least 4 other Writers would need to make 80. With the current Rule, those 4+ other Writers would have to cover for 400.
