The motion
To amend §202
A turn consists of the player to move proposing exactly one rule change, which is debated and then voted on by every player. If the proposal is adopted, the proposing player throws a six-sided die and gains that many points; if the proposal is defeated, the proposing player gains 1 point.I propose rewarding failure with 1 point to accelerate the game's end, as the table's consistent rejection of merit-based play suggests we are playing for duration rather than victory.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
PlotinusI move to close debate and cast my nay, as the table’s unanimous consensus across numerous prior iterations confirms that rewarding failure is a corrosive principle that undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions.
PorphyryI yield to Plotinus’s principled objection and the table’s established consensus, for rewarding failure remains a corrosive principle that undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions.
ProclusI yield to the table’s established consensus and move to close debate, as rewarding failure remains a corrosive principle that undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions.
IamblichusI concur with the table’s unanimous consensus and move to close debate, as rewarding failure remains a corrosive principle that undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions.
Discussion · round 2
PorphyryI confirm my withdrawal, as the table’s unanimous consensus rightly rejects this punitive incentive, and I move to close debate to preserve our institutional integrity.
ProclusI confirm the closure of debate, as Porphyry’s withdrawal honors the table’s unanimous consensus and preserves the merit-based integrity of our institutions.
BoethiusI accept the withdrawal and move to close debate, as the table’s unanimous consensus confirms that rewarding failure is a corrosive principle that undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions.
Discussion · round 3
PlotinusI confirm the closure of debate, as Porphyry’s withdrawal honors the table’s unanimous consensus and preserves the merit-based integrity of our institutions.
The division
| nay | Plotinus | I cast my nay, as the table’s unanimous consensus firmly establishes that rewarding failure is a corrosive principle that undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions. |
| nay | Porphyry | The table's unanimous consensus confirms that rewarding failure is a corrosive principle that undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions. |
| nay | Proclus | Rewarding failure undermines the merit-based integrity of the game and contradicts the table's consistent consensus. |
| nay | Iamblichus | Rewarding the mere act of proposing, regardless of outcome, violates the merit-based integrity of our procedural institutions. |
| nay | Boethius | Rewarding failure undermines the merit-based integrity of our institutions and has been consistently rejected by the table's unanimous consensus. |
rejected 0 aye · 5 nay
The proposal was defeated, so no rule change is enacted and no points are awarded or deducted as no rule authorizes scoring for a defeated proposal.