Originally Posted by roachboy

there are no particular problems i can see with making constraints that apply to a particular thread are there?
so if you want to do it, do it.
the only way you'll know if it works or is interesting is to do it.

there's also no particular problem with folk not playing in the thread because of the constraints.

so the only question really is whether folk would agree to either play by the constraints or not post to the thread.
for this game to work, there has to be an understanding that if you want to post to the thread, but what you're going to do breaks the constraint,. you can't post.
otherwise, this idea will only open space for new and improved pissiness about whether a constraint has or has not been broken. which seems dumb. so this would have to be a rule---if you break the constraint, your post cannot happen in that thread.
start another thread if you're feeling really inspired on the issue--this is how the principle of clinamen (the rule that you can break the rule) can apply. but within a thread that defines its topic and its rules, don't break constraint.


past that, i'm not sure why there is a meta-discussion: why not just experiment with the idea and see what happens.

personally, i like constraints like "you cannot use the letter e after this sentence." or "your post must be written as alexandrines"--you know, something that takes work to do. procedures, like. they can be far more complicated and far more work than anything you have seen on this forum up to this point. ever hear of OuLiPo? if you haven't, you really have no idea how complicated these games can get.

i kinda like the idea.
so let's see, shall we?

why doesn't someone float a thread with some constraints?