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Old 02-27-2011, 01:50 PM   #1
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Urwen, can you please list all the rules down in one post, so that it is possible to understand what we have to do? You want to change the rules Pitch quoted, so please list all the changes before everyone starts the game.
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Old 02-28-2011, 12:17 AM   #2
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It seems I still have a couple of secondings, so I'll go ahead and second Andreth and Eilinel.
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Old 02-28-2011, 09:51 AM   #3
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I say we should just stick to the old rules, because that way there are no questions on what is correct and no one can change the rules to better fit their own preferences. Most of the old threads have stuck to the original rules, so I think it should stay the same for this round. Does anyone else agree with this?
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Old 02-28-2011, 05:10 PM   #4
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I say we should just stick to the old rules, because that way there are no questions on what is correct and no one can change the rules to better fit their own preferences. Most of the old threads have stuck to the original rules, so I think it should stay the same for this round. Does anyone else agree with this?
I would, also because Urwen does not seem to respond just now (although maybe she will show up still later and if so and if you have something to say to the rules, Urwen, you should say it somewhere plainly and all together summed up, so that we can know: how many nominations and how many secondings do you want people to have. Surely that is not such a big deal to post that in a few words, so that everybody can know it for sure). But still I think at least the "seconding your own nominations" really takes away the point, so that should not be done.

In any case: if Urwen insisted, and others were okay with it, about people having four nominations (and four secondings?), then the current state of things would be:

IN
Túrin
Haleth

NOMINATED
Nienor (+1)
Lalaith (+1)
Húrin (+1)
Morwen (+1)
Brandir (+1)
Barahir (+1)
Gorlim (+1)
Marach (+1)
Aerin (+1)
Andreth (+1)
Eilinel (+1)
Tuor
Huor
Hador
Emeldir
Beren

If we go by the original idea (3 nominations, 3 secondings), then the list will look like this:

IN
Túrin
Haleth

NOMINATED
Nienor (+1)
Lalaith (+1)
Húrin (+1)
Morwen (+1)
Brandir (+1)
Barahir (+1)
Gorlim (+1)
Marach (+1)
Aerin (+1)
Andreth (+1)
Tuor
Huor
Hador
Beren

And since in such a case Eilinel hasn't been nominated by anyone, Loslote would still have one seconding left (and the rest of you can check for yourselves if anything has changed for you, I think not really).

Anyway, in both cases, I ask all people to check for themselves how many nominations/secondings they have left.

This should probably be decided soon, so that we don't just get stuck on this: so let's say if a few more people post their opinion on this, we could move on. Looking at the list (with everybody having one nomination), I am somehow thinking whether the "four"-way wouldn't be better after all, in case there aren't so many people playing (as I fear a bit of ending with having players with zero secondings and each character having one vote). So what do you others say...
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Old 02-28-2011, 05:40 PM   #5
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I agree, Sally.

Urwen, if we stick to the plan, you can't vote Eilinel, and you'll have to give your secondings to other people's characters.

Pitch, if we follow the old rules, you'll have to get rid of one of your characters (you nominated 4), and you still have 1 seconding.

Lottie, I'm not sure your secondings will work - that will depend on who is chosen. You still have one nomination, though.

This is what we have. The ones I marked with *stars* are the questionable ones, with explanations in [brackets]. They might be eliminated, depending on the rules or the choices of the nominator.

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Turin (Urwen, Pitch, and G55)
Haleth (Pitch, Lottie, Legate)
*Nienor (Urwen, Pitch, *Urwen*[her own nominee])
*Lalaith (Urwen, Sally, *Urwen*[see above])


NOMINATED

Hurin (G55, Sally)
Morwen (G55, TPotSS)
Huor (G55)
Brandir (Pitch, Legate)
Barahir (Lottie, G55)
Gorlim (Lottie, Urwen)
Tuor (Legate)
Hador (TPotSS)
Marach (TPotSS, Legate)
Aerin (Legate, G55)
Eilinel (*Urwen*[4th nominee], *Lottie*[if Urwen's isn't valid, you can't second it])
Andreth (*Pitch*[possibly 4th nominee], *Lottie*[see above])
Emeldir (*G55*[4th nominee-will be discarded if we stick to the original rules])
Beren (*Pitch*[possibly 4th nominee])


Legate, Lottie, and TPotSS have another nomination each.
Me, Pitch, and Urwen each nominated 4 people.
Pitch and Sally have one seconding left.
TPotSS has 2 secondings left.
Lottie might have another one or two secondings, depending on who is nominated.

If I've made a mistake somewhere, please correct me.

Edit: x'd with Legate (yeah, it took me a while to check all this)
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Old 03-01-2011, 12:58 AM   #6
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Alright then, I'm rather fond of Andreth as a character, so if Pitchie can't nominate her, I would.

But just throwing this out there - at the moment, we have only eighteen nominated characters. If we limit the number to three, we'd end up with fifteen exactly - so assuming that more people don't start nominating and such, that'd basically be our list there, no questions asked. Personally, I'd like to see a bit more options.
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Eilinel is my fourth nominee. There would be four nominations and four secondings.

As for Nienor and Lalaith, I want them in.
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Old 03-01-2011, 04:27 AM   #8
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Pitch, if we follow the old rules, you'll have to get rid of one of your characters (you nominated 4), and you still have 1 seconding.
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Alright then, I'm rather fond of Andreth as a character, so if Pitchie can't nominate her, I would.
Oh yes, I knew I made some mistake - I miscounted the people Pitch had nominated. Sorry about that. Anyway, what Lottie said would solve it in any case. Though...

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Eilinel is my fourth nominee. There would be four nominations and four secondings.

As for Nienor and Lalaith, I want them in.
Okay, I would say, also with what Lottie said and what I have said earlier, let's have four nominations and secondings for this game. It seems rather sensible under these circumstances, and there seems to be generally support for it, or at least not outright disagreement.

As for the latter: well, Urwen, then you have to wait and hope that people will second them. Maybe you can nicely ask them if they wouldn't vote for your favourites.
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