Sorry, I've been quite busy this weekend and haven't had time to chime in, but I'm going to add my two greckels:
I argue that the "other way" (that is, interpreting the guess to be a legitimizing post in Forum Games) would not be consistent, as then it would be impossible to make a guess about other boards in this thread.
Sure, but is your intent for this rule to be a "
gotcha"
(because we've been pretty lenient when someone messes up here) or to encourage people to post on the forum? Noma, Jbluestein, Jatopian, and I'll add my name to the list, seem to think it's perfectly reasonable to allow an exception for posts on THIS forum. That constitutes a majority of the PLAYERS of the game. (While I certainly appreciate you taking the time to referee the game, do you think that your role should be to facilitate the fun - ie the spirit of the game - or to be a rule nazi and enforce every stupid detail no matter how unimportant?)
Then find someone else to take my place, post-discourager.
Wow, really? All you have to do is re-post your guess after that post.
Jeez, you guys are a couple of babies. Seriously, the two of you have completely soured this game. Over something that couldn't possibly affect the outcome of the game. Unless it comes to someone quitting. It's supposed to be fun. Relax, make up, and finish the game.
Wish granted. Guess skipped.
Massive eye roll. You're not even going to try to get another player?
At this point in the game, if somebody guesses something that Jatopian would refute, it will be made public information.
That's not fair to the person whose guess was refuted. (Or rather, it IS fair in the sense that it could happen to anybody and would be enforced the same way for everybody, but it's got the potential to drastically change the dynamics of the game). See, THIS rule is worth discussing.
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