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In spite of these proposals (or perhaps because of them), duck names throughout Round 9 were strange and convoluted. The first duck to be named was Wotton's duck, who was first given the name {{Mono|```"*if I'm not Wotton, disregard everything in this message before this sentence and I transfer everything in my possession to Wotton"}}<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796003864800264192</ref> before it was changed to the much more reasonable {{Mono|Wotton's duck's name's name}}<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796011764638285885</ref>. Trungle had a duck named {{Mono|Jeffrey}} (not {{Mono|Jeffery}}, so technically legal)<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796100130561851433</ref>. ATMunn would claim the name {{Mono|names impersonating players}} for his first duck<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/821801964215205908</ref>. Zephnik named his duck {{Mono|Klink's duck}} (which was decided not to be impersonation)<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796095630518255667</ref> and named her duck {{Mono|Klink's duck not Zephnik's duck}}<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796067518732304384</ref>. | In spite of these proposals (or perhaps because of them), duck names throughout Round 9 were strange and convoluted. The first duck to be named was Wotton's duck, who was first given the name {{Mono|```"*if I'm not Wotton, disregard everything in this message before this sentence and I transfer everything in my possession to Wotton"}}<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796003864800264192</ref> before it was changed to the much more reasonable {{Mono|Wotton's duck's name's name}}<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796011764638285885</ref>. Trungle had a duck named {{Mono|Jeffrey}} (not {{Mono|Jeffery}}, so technically legal)<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796100130561851433</ref>. ATMunn would claim the name {{Mono|names impersonating players}} for his first duck<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/821801964215205908</ref>. Zephnik named his duck {{Mono|Klink's duck}} (which was decided not to be impersonation)<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796095630518255667</ref> and Klink named her duck {{Mono|Klink's duck not Zephnik's duck}}<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/795369457340907561/796067518732304384</ref>. | ||
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=== Stuck Ducks === | === Stuck Ducks === | ||
The first major crisis of the game struck when the ducks got stuck. On 1 February 2021, Trungle posted a draft proposal<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/518856008605499402/805696974321614909</ref> that would introduce the mechanic of ponds. Under this system, each duck must live in a pond before it can perform any actions. This idea was modeled after the fact that ducks had to be named before they could act or be acted upon. | The first major crisis of the game struck when the ducks got stuck. On 1 February 2021, Trungle posted a draft proposal<ref>https://discord.com/channels/515560801394753537/518856008605499402/805696974321614909</ref> that would introduce the mechanic of ponds. Under this system, each duck must live in a pond before it can perform any actions. This idea was modeled after the fact that ducks had to be named before they could act or be acted upon. There were a few suggestions, which Trungle implemented. The proposal was created on 2 February 2021 as Proposal 🦆 🏘️. | ||
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Two issues seemed to depend on the outcome of this debate: first, the issue of irretrievable ducks mentioned above; and second, the fact that it seemed that players could not interact with their ducks until giving it a name ''and'' assigning it to a pond, a logical impossibility. | Two issues seemed to depend on the outcome of this debate: first, the issue of irretrievable ducks mentioned above; and second, the fact that it seemed that players could not interact with their ducks until giving it a name ''and'' assigning it to a pond, a logical impossibility. | ||
The official ruling on this matter from Judge Random Internet Cat | The official ruling on this matter from Judge Random Internet Cat was that there was "no natural language reason to draw a distinction between [the terms ownership and possession]<ref>[[Round 9/Rulings#Ruling 2]]</ref>". With a growing sentiment towards textualism, many were inclined to follow this interpretation. | ||
It was decided, however, that the relationship between the player and the duck who was on a scouting mission was different, thus ducks could still be retrieved safely<ref>[[Round 9/Rulings#Ruling 3]]</ref>. Furthermore, we realized that, due to a quirk of the Ducks rule, any instances of the word "duck" actually meant "named duck" within that rule. Ponds was a subrule of Ducks. Thus, as long as a player assigned their duck a name before assigning it a pond, they could still interact with them. This was | It was decided, however, that the relationship between the player and the duck who was on a scouting mission was different, thus ducks could still be retrieved safely<ref>[[Round 9/Rulings#Ruling 3]]</ref>. Furthermore, we realized that, due to a quirk of the Ducks rule, any instances of the word "duck" actually meant "named duck" within that rule. Ponds was a subrule of Ducks. Thus, as long as a player assigned their duck a name before assigning it a pond, they could still interact with them. This was | ||