From gillcp@vnet.ibm.comWed Jun 7 15:18:43 1995 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 95 13:52:29 BST From: gillcp@vnet.ibm.com To: FRC@nvg.unit.no Subject: Judgements 37:8, 37:9 and summary. After the first week we're left with just two players, and only one example of ascii art. :-( Rule 37:8 was invalid which made rule 37:9 ineligible. By the way, yes I gave away my gender in my comment at the end of judgement 37:3, so what about teenage girls' diaries? Well, wouldn't you have read the diary of a teenager of the opposite sex if they gave you the chance?!! The Wizard. FRC round 37 ------------ Start of round: Wed-31-May-95 12:00 (all times BST) Theme: Dear Diary Wizard: Chris Judge: Wizard Rules judged: 9 (5 valid, 3 invalid, 1 ineligible) Total style points awarded: +4 (+0.8 per rule) Player (rules) Eligible until Style points -------------- ------------------- ------------ Stephen (2 + 0) Mon-05-Jun-95 10:34 +2.5 David (1 + 0) Fri-09-Jun-95 16:38 +1 -------------------------------------------------------- Everyone else (0 + 0) Wed-07-Jun-95 12:00 0 Peter (1 + 1) Tue-06-Jun-95 17:48 -0.5 Ronald (1 + 1) Tue-06-Jun-95 16:41 +3.5 Vanyel (0 + 1) Tue-06-Jun-95 12:00 +1 Rule 37:1 (Vanyel) Wed-31-May-95 12:02 INVALID (+1 SP) >>>>> Dear Diary, It still feels odd typing this on my computer, but I finally switched over from handwritten diary entries to computer diaries... I imagine I can enter stuff much quicker now, since I type faster than I write. It's too bad I don't have more time to devote to writing in my diary--I could write volumes. But I won't. In fact, I pledge to the world that I will only write one entry a day here, and at that no more than twenty standard, 80-character lines. Not counting blank lines, of course, that would be silly, and any ascii graphics wouldn't be counted, either. I really am excited about writing in this diary, and each entry I'll tell you everything I did the day of the entry. This will be perfect, I can use this diary to write down all my promises to myself... Today, dear diary, I woke up before noon, and ate a bit; I read the newspaper, and mowed the lawn. Having spent so much time outside already, I decided to stay in the rest of the day. I played solitaire for a bit, and then read a book for awhile. You know, dear diary, I really didn't do much--in the future, I'll be sure to work on some home-improvement project every day. <<<<< Judgement: Call me picky, but I'm taking issue with the phrase "everything I did". Not only could this become a bit of a millstone, but Vanyel doesn't mention writing the diary. Style points: In theme (in fact enforcing the theme had it been valid), plenty of restrictions on the format of the entry, but weak on the content based restrictions. Also, no date... Rule 37:2 (Ronald) Wed-31-May-95 16:41 VALID (+3 SP) >>>>>>> January 1, 1999 Dear Diary, today I started playing a new game. Fantastic! I like it so much that from now on I will write my diary entries, as if I were playing this game. Its main Rule is (when applied to diary entries of course): a diary-entry should be consistent with itself and with earlier diary entries. And if I impose on myself restrictions on how these entries should be written or styled, then such restrictions should equally apply to earlier entries. Does not sound to complicated a game, doesn't it? That's what I thought, but the logical consequences would make Zeno and Bertrand Russell shiver. I'll write to you tomorrow, Diary! Greetings from You Know Who >>>>>>> Judgement: Seems OK. Style points: A very appealing remolding of the theme to fit Ronald's personal preferences. Rule 37:3 (Peter) Wed-31-May-95 17:48 VALID (-2 SP) >>>>> January 2, 1999 Dear Diary, You'll never believe what happened today! Billy Lewis (that totally cute guy from the football team I told you about last month) actually talked to me! Couldn't you just die? I was at my locker, talking to Latoya and Sheryl before English class (thank God I don't have any Math classes this semester!). It's right across from the pay phone, and Billy came over to us and asked if any of us had a quarter. I almost died! I can't believe I actually got my purse open without spilling everything all over the hall and making a total spaz out of myself. So I gave him the quarter, and then-- get this-- he looked RIGHT AT ME and said, "Thanks." I think I smiled and said, "You're welcome." Oh God, I hope that's what I said! Billy made his call and I just stood there thinking, "He's got SUCH a cute butt." I know I'm dreaming, but wouldn't it be awesome if he asked me to the dance next week? The rest of the day was boring, as usual. My English teach tells me I need to work on my spelling, and looking back through these pages I realize that I keep mispelling exactly one word every time I write to you. Does it really matter? Oh, and that game I was playing? Turns out it's a total bore. All the nerds from the Math Club play it and, like, totally geek out on it. Tomorrow we're reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving-- that's the story about Ichabod Crane. Creepy! Yours, Me <<<<< Judgement: Well, it's just about "playing this game" (2), but only just. The setting leads me to assume that we have to use US English spelling, so it's internally consistent. Style points: An attempt to overturn a direction with potential. Very weak restrictions. Too long. Rule 37:4 (Stephen) Fri-2-Jun-95 15:01 VALID (+1 SP) >>>>> January 4, 1999 Dear Diary, Sheryl told me the wierdest thing today!! Apparently Billy (that cute footballer I told you about on Saturday) is taking math and even goes to the Math Club and plays that game I was telling you about! Candy said she thought everyone knew that Billy wants to major in math at M.I.T. How much of a geek can you get? But he's got such a cute butt! Maybe you can't tell by appearances. Or maybe mathematicians aren't so bad after all! Now I know Billy goes to the Math Club I shall go along every Tuesday and Thursday and tell you how it goes. Maybe I even ought to learn some math to impress him. Sorry I didn't write to you yesterday. My Aunt Mary came round in the evening and my mother made me stay and talk to her ALL evening. How boring can you get??? So I didn't have time to write. I shall definitely write to you tomorrow though. Have you ever read "Rebecca", diary? (Blush! What a dumb question!) Well, the heroine's name is never mentioned in the whole book. I've resolved to write my diary like that. My name shall never appear in these pages (after all, I know who I am anyway!). Yours again, Me again. >>>>> Judgement: Looks OK. Style points: 21 lines (just)... Oh well, can't kill all style points every time for just one extra (short) line I suppose. Rule 37:5 (David) Fri-02-Jun-95 16:38 VALID (+1 SP) >>>>>> ººººººJanuary 5, 1999 Dear Diary, Oh...my...GOD. I went to that Math club meeting today after school, and it was the most UTTERLY BORING experiance I have ever had in my entire LIFE! Imagine, a whole room full of geeks and nerds arguing about math! Yeech! And the worst part is, Latoya and Sheryl saw me going in, and now they think I'm a geek, too. I just know they're going to tell the whole cheerleading team. I'll never be able to show my face at cheerleading practice again, I just know it. One good thing came of it, though, Diary. BILLY noticed that I was there, and he sat next to me the whole time! He even suggested that we get together sometime and study! I was so nervous I spilled my Coke when he asked, so I never got a chance to answer him. I hope he asks again. Imagine, his cute butt sitting in a chair at MY HOUSE! Anyway, I've decided to keep going to the Math club, but only because Billy is there. Maybe I can get him to do my math homework for me :). But even though I'm not going to bore you with details of that game they are playing, I do resolve to at least mention it in every entry, at least, until they decide to stop playing it. Until next time, Diary, Me <<<<<< Judgement: This one gets through on a whisker. By the retrospective nature of (2) the game we're not getting details (clearly the diary game - 3) can't have boring details in (2) either. It's only because the game was described at that stage as "Fantastic" that I'm letting this rule through. Style points: It's 21 lines again, but only just... Rule 37:6 (Stephen) Mon-05-Jun-95 10:34 VALID (+1.5 SP) >>>>> January 6, 1999 Dear Diary, I can't write much today, because I'm too depressed. I've just found out that HE has invited that awful Sharon to the dance! The worst of it was, I'd let him explain that game to me at great length, which bored me silly, and at the end he casually asked if I was going to the dance and when I said with a smile "I hope so, but I haven't got anyone to go with," he just said "Oh, I'm taking Sharon." He didn't even seem to notice how upset I was! I could screem!!!! I shall make sure I go to the dance just to see him dance, and I shall tell you all about it that evening. Until tomorrow then, Me. <<<<< Judgement: I have a feeling that the trickiest thing is going to be keeping track of this apparent scatter brain; fuzzy logic perhaps? Style points: Well, it was short. :-) There doesn't seem to be much to this one though, but who knows, a shorter rule now may make future backwards compatibility more tricky... Where are those ascii pics?!! (BTW, _never_ use TAB characters in ascii pics.) Rule 37:7 (Ronald) Tue-06-Jun-95 18:09 INVALID (+0.5 SP) >>>>>>> January 7, 1999 Dear Diary, to excited to write to much!!!! He danced more with me than with Sharon!!!! HIM -- BB BB /| B B B B/ | B B B B B B B B / B B/ B /B B / B ME Your happy, happy, happy!!! penpal PS Funny, I always use `today' when I write to you. But not today. >>>>>>> Judgement: "to" should have been "too" two times. That's too many to work. :-) And no sneaky claiming that "much" was the destination of the non-letter! I also believe that the last line invalidates itself, although the PS device has potential. Style points: Ascii art at last! I'd like a bit more other content as well, but marks have mainly been lost for being self-inconsistent. I _can_ imagine this on the diary of a teenage girl (thinks back to secondary school days...) Rule 37:8 (Peter) Tue-06-Jun-95 19:23 INVALID (+1.5 SP) >>>>> January 8, 1999 Dear Diary, The jerk! Billy walked right by me in the halls today without even looking at me! Is this some kind of joke to him? Is this part of his silly little geek game? I saw him and Sharon holding hands in the cafeteria later-- I think he was just using me to make Sharon jealous. Oh god, they're both in my History class tomorrow! Another teacher quit today-- Mr. Nye, the science guy. That's the sixth one this year, ever since they started having school 7 days a week. Unfortunately my English teacher is still here. We're reading Julias Caesar by William Shakespeare now (Jamal made up a funny rap about him called "Bill the Shake", but I can't remember the words). Ugh! Why do we have to read this stuff? It's so goofy. I know you hate that flowery language as much as I do, diary, so I won't bore you with Shakespeare. I won't be talking about Billy-boy anymore. Oops! I almost forgot to date this entry! I mussn't forget to do that! Yours, Me <<<<< Judgement: Both "Julias" and "mussn't" are incorrectly spelled. I don't this judgement will be seen as controversial, particularly in the light of 37:9 (which has already arrived). Also there's a strong indication in 37:6 that the next valid rule/diary entry must be for 07-Jan-99. Style points: Nice incorporation of 37:B into the "7 days a week" line. I like the "Billy-boy" restriction, but it's going to come to grief... (see next judgement). I'd be concerned about the Shakespear references too, as it would be too easy for me to miss them. (Early warning: if "no Shakespear" makes it into the Diary/RuleBook don't expect me to spot too many deficient rules. :-( ) [[[[[ The following rule was technically posted after the player's eligibility had expired. I'd already judged it before I realised this, and in any case I decided to include my notes to give you all a few leads on the way I'm likely to judge in future. ]]]]] Rule 37:9 (Peter) Tue-06-Jun-95 19:41 INELIGIBLE [INVALID (-1 SP)] >>>>> January 8, 1999 Dear Diary, The jerk! Billy walked right by me in the halls today without even looking at me! Is this some kind of joke to him? Is this part of his silly little geek game? I saw him and Sharon holding hands in the cafeteria later-- I think he was just using me to make Sharon jealous. Oh god, they're both in my History class tomorrow! Another teacher quit today-- Mr. Nye, the science guy. That's the sixth one this year, ever since they started having school 7 days a week. Unfortunately my English teacher is still here. We're reading Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare now (Jamal made up a funny rap about him called "Bill the Shake", but I can't remember the words). Ugh! Why do we have to read this stuff? It's so goofy. I know you hate that flowery language as much as I do, diary, so I won't bore you with Shakespeare. I won't be talking about Billy-boy anymore. Oops! I almost forgot to date this entry! I mussn't forget to do that! Yours, Me <<<<< Judgement: I'm taking the restriction on mentioning Billy retrospectively and reflexively which means that makes this rule invalid. My own judgement of the meaning of 37:2 (retrospectiveness) is that it applies to any blanket restriction on all future rules. 37:6 applied to a specific future rule. I was a bit unsure as to how to interpret 37:3 in the light of 37:2 since 37:3 was arguably retrospective in the first place. I decided that it was probably in the spirit of both rules to force the spelling rule to apply to future rules though. This sets a precedent. Style points: Peter's already had this rule's SPs on 37:8, but looses some for having to repost. [I haven't reduced Peter's SP total though because this rule was ineligible.] Overrule 37:A Withdrawn Overrule 37:B (Stephen) Voting expired Sun-04-Jun-95 15:24 >>>>> I don't believe American kids would ever have classes on Saturday 2nd Jan. So I propose that 37:3 be declared invalid (and vote for). <<<<< Final Status: Failed (3/7 < 2/3) For: Stephen, Ronald, Vanyel Against: Bruce, D8rjan, Peter, Jeremy