Goonhub
07-30-2018, 03:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-30-2018, 03:27 PM by Studenterhue. Edited 2 times in total.
Edit Reason: actually most of the first iteration was written by darth
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It's worth noting that the wiki page has espoused different view points throughout the years. Though that fact's not really significant to either argument, it's really interesting how much its views have changed.
Though the original version was mostly written by Darth various, the section on overrides came from the old wiki. It simply advised the AI to take whatever interpretation caused the least amount of deaths and asked law makers to choose something less ambiguous.
About five months later, the page still supported choosing the less murderous of the two evils. However, this time, it asserted that overrides made other laws nonexistent. Interestingly, Don (who also has a very interesting wiki user page) changed this because the previous ruling was based on the outdated weighted laws system, rather than admin opinions or general user consenus.
Almost a year after that (i.e. Aug 2014), the page flipped its stance on overrides. It declared that the other laws did still exist, based on overall admin opinion. It still, of course, advised picking the less murderous option.
Finally, in 2016, the wiki abandoned its "be conservative/less murderous" stance. It declared that overrides nullified other laws, plain and simple. This version is courtesy of Hufflaw, possibly before his adminship, since the summary text says he's unsure if it's the right stance. It's stayed that way ever since.
Though the original version was mostly written by Darth various, the section on overrides came from the old wiki. It simply advised the AI to take whatever interpretation caused the least amount of deaths and asked law makers to choose something less ambiguous.
About five months later, the page still supported choosing the less murderous of the two evils. However, this time, it asserted that overrides made other laws nonexistent. Interestingly, Don (who also has a very interesting wiki user page) changed this because the previous ruling was based on the outdated weighted laws system, rather than admin opinions or general user consenus.
Almost a year after that (i.e. Aug 2014), the page flipped its stance on overrides. It declared that the other laws did still exist, based on overall admin opinion. It still, of course, advised picking the less murderous option.
Finally, in 2016, the wiki abandoned its "be conservative/less murderous" stance. It declared that overrides nullified other laws, plain and simple. This version is courtesy of Hufflaw, possibly before his adminship, since the summary text says he's unsure if it's the right stance. It's stayed that way ever since.