KOTF OOC Thread

[econ21]

While we are discussing OOC rules, could we make it a convention not to use the quote function to dissect your opponent's arguments line by line when debating in character? I find it very immersion breaking - it's like reading an internet debate rather than participating in a medieval council. There's also a risk in encourges internet style point-scoring and picking on tangential indiscretions rather than laying out a full case or refuting the main thrust of your opponent. It can make the discussion look rather fragmented - especially when several posts have elapsed since what you are quoting and the debate may have moved on. I realise there is a problem that we are not on line at the same time, so it is hard to simulate real life cut and thrust but there are more elegant ways of doing it. For example, just paraphrase the opponents' argument or even quote it in text without using the quote function.

So, basically, I recommend we avoid an IC post using the quote function like this:

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Sausages are nice

Indubitably, His Majesty has a good point.

German sausages are the best.

There, your Majesty, you veer periously close to treason!

Crumbs, I need the bathroom!

Quod erat demonstratum.

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Instead, trying something like:

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On the matter of His Majesty's culinary predisposition towards sausages, he is quite to be commended. However, I fear he may be going too far in professing a speech regard for the Teuton varieties. I wish His Majesty well on his journey.

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I raise this now because IIRC no one has used quotes excessively in the Conseil recently, so it won't appear I am picking on anyone.

I do think the quote function is useful for representing written text in IC speech - for example, if you are reading an edict or a letter. As presumably, a transcript of Conseil debates are kept, it might on occasion be legitimate to use the quote function to clinically dissect a controversial statement. But at one point, it was starting to happen a little too often for my taste.