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TrojanMan · 07-22-2008, 02:16 PM

I have an additional correction to make to the preliminary ruleset.

File under errata:

I offer my appologies for the phrasing of the section regarding gear limitations (second paragraph under "detailed"). These were my words, personally, and as they are written do not convey what we were really trying to say about sportsmanship. I offer my appologies for the confusion.

I did not intend to say that open class markers were unsporting. What I was trying to say is that by leaving the rules open and not placing any restrictions on gear, we have left everyone with a great deal of freedom. With that freedom comes the responsibility to limit yourselves as you see fit.

The attitude and tone of pump pandemonium should be one of fraternity and cooperation. Last year, as some of you may remember, we had some ref. equipment malfunction. That, combined with miscommunication and some conclusion-jumping led to a bad misunderstanding that wasn't even cleared up until a week after the game was over. Because of that and other issues, a lot of us started talking about how we could place more restrictions and rules in place to prevent that type of thing in the future.

However, adding more rules is not the answer. The answer is simply in treating everyone with simple courtesies and good sportsmanship. If we can all play the game in good spirit then we don't need oppressive rulesets. All of the aprehension about the rules and game mechanics are about someone else exploiting a hole and ruining the fun for everyone. I think that rather than trying to shackle everyone down with lots of obscure rules, the better thing to do is to simply encourage good sportsmanship.

Allow everyone the freedom to play the game their way, temper that freedom with the good sportsmanship that our community has always had, and we'll all have a great time.

That's the message I was trying to get across and it came out absolutely wrong. I did not mean to say that it is somehow dishonorable to use an autotrigger. Rather, the freedom to play the game how you want asks that you don't abuse that freedom.

I'm very sorry for any misunderstanding and I hope that clears a few things up.

We should have the full ruleset including safety info for anyone not familiar with EMR rules plus a "plot synopsis" (if you care about that sort of thing) out by the end of the week.

07-22-2008, 02:16 PM	#185 (permalink)
TrojanMan MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hyattsville, MD	I have an additional correction to make to the preliminary ruleset. File under errata: I offer my appologies for the phrasing of the section regarding gear limitations (second paragraph under "detailed"). These were my words, personally, and as they are written do not convey what we were really trying to say about sportsmanship. I offer my appologies for the confusion. I did not intend to say that open class markers were unsporting. What I was trying to say is that by leaving the rules open and not placing any restrictions on gear, we have left everyone with a great deal of freedom. With that freedom comes the responsibility to limit yourselves as you see fit. The attitude and tone of pump pandemonium should be one of fraternity and cooperation. Last year, as some of you may remember, we had some ref. equipment malfunction. That, combined with miscommunication and some conclusion-jumping led to a bad misunderstanding that wasn't even cleared up until a week after the game was over. Because of that and other issues, a lot of us started talking about how we could place more restrictions and rules in place to prevent that type of thing in the future. However, adding more rules is not the answer. The answer is simply in treating everyone with simple courtesies and good sportsmanship. If we can all play the game in good spirit then we don't need oppressive rulesets. All of the aprehension about the rules and game mechanics are about someone else exploiting a hole and ruining the fun for everyone. I think that rather than trying to shackle everyone down with lots of obscure rules, the better thing to do is to simply encourage good sportsmanship. Allow everyone the freedom to play the game their way, temper that freedom with the good sportsmanship that our community has always had, and we'll all have a great time. That's the message I was trying to get across and it came out absolutely wrong. I did not mean to say that it is somehow dishonorable to use an autotrigger. Rather, the freedom to play the game how you want asks that you don't abuse that freedom. I'm very sorry for any misunderstanding and I hope that clears a few things up. We should have the full ruleset including safety info for anyone not familiar with EMR rules plus a "plot synopsis" (if you care about that sort of thing) out by the end of the week.