NationStates Jolt Archive

Mods often tell us that we can eject no more then 40% of the nations in our region, unless it's a small region. Just how small is a small region?

How does this sound?

If the number of nations you’re ejecting is less then the number of nations in the region after being multiplied by 2.4, it's too much. For example-

1. Region has 10 members.
2. Using the 40% rule this comes to 4 nations.
3. 4 nations times 2.4 = 9.6
4. 9.6 rounding up is 10

So it would not be legal to eject 4 nations from a 10-nation region.

1. Region has 20 members
2. Using the 40% rule this comes to 8 nations.
3. 8 times 2.4 = 19.2
4. 19.2 rounded up is 19

So it is legal to with a 20-member region

If it comes to a decimal number, round. 7.6 would round to 8, whereas 7.4 would round to 7.

This sound ok? Can we make it a rule, so people have something to base ejections on?

(If this is ok, tell me and I'll clean it up and make it look good so it can be stickied. Right now it's in it's test phase...)

So far, I've been told that a concrete number, ratio, percentage or whatever is not a good idea, because it makes it easier for greifers. I think Hack said something along the lines of "they could find loopholes in a brick wall."

Give em a rule, they'll find a way to not quite break it and still piss everyone off.

The 40% rule is a myth.

I saw [Violet] say the 40% is a good number to start with... :?

So far, I've been told that a concrete number, ratio, percentage or whatever is not a good idea, because it makes it easier for greifers. I think Hack said something along the lines of "they could find Loopholes in a brick wall."

Give em a rule, they'll find a way to not quite break it and still piss everyone off.

they better quit looking for my holes.