Abritrary Debate About Something in the Rules

Here’s an argument for an arbitrary thing in the rules that's quite reasonable, but which we might like to argue about anyway? My arguments are couched in measured terms, in anticipation of that hostility.

I'm making this proposal in my typically academic style as an appeal to an older, bi-partisan readership (and who'll also give me a free pass on my usual abuse of punctuation - hyphens; semi-colons, and commas).

And here's a somewhat knowing joke, aimed with genuine good humour at the aggressive forum members who'll no doubt still exasperatingly misunderstand, and demand censure from forum moderators.

Note that the forum moderators have discovered new powers of forum control including 'Warning!' labels and The Red Text of Doom, and might well choose to exercise those powers in this thread.

Plus, if you've always wanted to write "Delete this thread! It's complete nonsense and provides no value to the community!" and actually see that thread deleted, this could be the one that does it for you!

I should add that mostly, the sentences are lengthy and complex, but visually fit into two full lines of text.
Mostly.

And I'd like to close by misquoting someone I admire - to give the impression of erudition, because as George Bernard Shaw said “We don't stop playing Infinity because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing Infinity"

Please let me know what you think.

 

Look matey, I already wrote a whole post backing you up on this one, and all I got for that effort and my peerless prose was a public warning and a Moderator message saying - without a shred of irony, that my post clearly marked 'Off Topic' was erm ... off topic.

The point of this thread was to wryly take no position on the rules at all, and see if people would do what they typically do anyway.

 

No, you're right; that was shortsighted of me. Still, the responses to the second post rather proved the point with almost all the Usual Suspects dutifully lined up there; it'd be doubly proved if any hijackings are successful.

With respect, your 'Non-Climb-Unit-Wall-Drag Shenanigan' is always popular, and would be a solid play in another thread, but I'm not sure it's going to be strong enough in this particular meta-game.

We've already seen a Page 1 'Symbiomates', which is a great play, and could hijack the thread all on its own if the other players don't have any answers. Still, we can reasonably expect some 'JSA Split'; 'Criticals' and 'Shock Ammo' before too long, so we'll see.

Remind me again, what's the correct order for a straight flush in CB Forum Poker?

 

Thanks, I must say I didnt think we were past Critical and Shock Ammo, but good to see Fatality’s still in; and Play By Intent’s still wild as usual, right?