by Tim-Opolis » Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:23 pm
<Koth - 06/30/2020> I mean as far as GPers go, Tim is one of the most iconic
by Eluvatar » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:31 pm
Tim-Opolis wrote:So, as we know we have scripts like Breeze and Breeze++ which already keybind things such as the endorse button, the move button, and so on.
I'm curious, since I'm not really an expert-coder and wouldn't want to fall afoul of any script rules, would a similar keybinding process be legal to do for the send button on telegrams?
by Tim-Opolis » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:55 pm
Eluvatar wrote:Tim-Opolis wrote:So, as we know we have scripts like Breeze and Breeze++ which already keybind things such as the endorse button, the move button, and so on.
I'm curious, since I'm not really an expert-coder and wouldn't want to fall afoul of any script rules, would a similar keybinding process be legal to do for the send button on telegrams?
No, that would not be legal, is my understanding. No enhancements to the UI around sending a telegram are permitted. You may not even use a script to generate a telegram preview.
<Koth - 06/30/2020> I mean as far as GPers go, Tim is one of the most iconic
by Eluvatar » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:59 am
Tim-Opolis wrote:Eluvatar wrote:No, that would not be legal, is my understanding. No enhancements to the UI around sending a telegram are permitted. You may not even use a script to generate a telegram preview.
Thanks for the input, Elu, it's really good to know. This is why I ask these things.
I'm curious, is that ruling documented somewhere? I glanced through the OSRS and Script Rules, and this was the first I heard of it.
by Blitzkeig » Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:01 pm
Eluvatar wrote:Tim-Opolis wrote:Thanks for the input, Elu, it's really good to know. This is why I ask these things.
I'm curious, is that ruling documented somewhere? I glanced through the OSRS and Script Rules, and this was the first I heard of it.
As far as I can recall off the top of my head this ruling was given to me in a TG response to a GHR a few years ago.
It may be appropriate to revise the script rules for extra clarity, as was done for the simultaneity rule.
by Vincent Drake » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:35 pm
by Tim-Opolis » Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:18 pm
Vincent Drake wrote:Would it be possible for an admin to add these rules to the OSRS? This is also the first I've ever heard of this. I'm glad that we asked before implementing anything, but like damn, all the game rules need to be in the same place and up to date. It's kind of scary that there's rules outside of the OSRS, rules that no regular player even knows exist, and no way to get legality checks via GHR.
<Koth - 06/30/2020> I mean as far as GPers go, Tim is one of the most iconic
by Eluvatar » Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:00 pm
by [violet] » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:10 pm
Tim-Opolis wrote:rules that we apparently are supposed to know exist are not documented anywhere
by Verwood Island Archipelago » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:16 pm
[violet] wrote:Tim-Opolis wrote:rules that we apparently are supposed to know exist are not documented anywhere
There's a difference between rules and interpretations. It's admin's responsibility to document all rules as clearly as possible. There absolutely should not be "hidden" or undocumented rules, and I don't think there are any.
But it's not possible to anticipate every possible scenario in which the rules may apply, and that's when we need interpretations. A rule is something like "No dark colors," and an interpretation is "This shade of gray is considered to be dark." The rule can't proscribe every possible color because it's not possible to anticipate them all.
Where we often run into trouble is that people want to know where the line is so they can deliberately stand one inch on the correct side of it. That is, they want to pick a color that's as dark as possible while still being legal. That's understandable, especially in a competitive situation, but it means you're assuming a risk.
With recruitment telegrams, for example, there's a Telegrams API that's been specifically created for script use, and which you can use risk-free, easily staying within the rules. Tools are prohibited from interacting with the regular telegrams page, because that's for manual recruiters, who are given their own queue space free from competing bots. If you choose to use a tool for manual recruitment, you are sailing into dangerous waters, because that's against the broad intent of the rule. It will be frustrating to build a tool that does that, because you have to drill so closely into the line between legal and illegal that you might get different interpretations depending on who you ask and how you ask it.
We try to make the line as clear as we can, but no matter where it is, there's some unavoidable subjectivity in its immediate vicinity. No-one should need to sail that close to it, but if you choose to, that's the unfortunate reality.
by Tim-Opolis » Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:53 pm
[violet] wrote:Tim-Opolis wrote:rules that we apparently are supposed to know exist are not documented anywhere
There's a difference between rules and interpretations. It's admin's responsibility to document all rules as clearly as possible. There absolutely should not be "hidden" or undocumented rules, and I don't think there are any.
But it's not possible to anticipate every possible scenario in which the rules may apply, and that's when we need interpretations. A rule is something like "No dark colors," and an interpretation is "This shade of gray is considered to be dark." The rule can't proscribe every possible color because it's not possible to anticipate them all.
Where we often run into trouble is that people want to know where the line is so they can deliberately stand one inch on the correct side of it. That is, they want to pick a color that's as dark as possible while still being legal. That's understandable, especially in a competitive situation, but it means you're assuming a risk.
With recruitment telegrams, for example, there's a Telegrams API that's been specifically created for script use, and which you can use risk-free, easily staying within the rules. Tools are prohibited from interacting with the regular telegrams page, because that's for manual recruiters, who are given their own queue space free from competing bots. If you choose to use a tool for manual recruitment, you are sailing into dangerous waters, because that's against the broad intent of the rule. It will be frustrating to build a tool that does that, because you have to drill so closely into the line between legal and illegal that you might get different interpretations depending on who you ask and how you ask it.
We try to make the line as clear as we can, but no matter where it is, there's some unavoidable subjectivity in its immediate vicinity. No-one should need to sail that close to it, but if you choose to, that's the unfortunate reality.
<Koth - 06/30/2020> I mean as far as GPers go, Tim is one of the most iconic
by [violet] » Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:44 pm
Tim-Opolis wrote:this was the first I'd ever heard that interpretation of the rule regarding manipulating the telegram UI in regards to a non-automated level, and I wouldn't want people to get smacked for rule-breaking on something that wasn't ever documented anywhere we could see.
by Tim-Opolis » Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:16 pm
[violet] wrote:Tim-Opolis wrote:this was the first I'd ever heard that interpretation of the rule regarding manipulating the telegram UI in regards to a non-automated level, and I wouldn't want people to get smacked for rule-breaking on something that wasn't ever documented anywhere we could see.
It's always been documented in Script Rules under "Sending Telegrams." For at least a few years it's said that tools are banned from interacting with the Telegrams page "unless they are only adding minor functionality."
I did modify that language a week or two ago, when this thread started, based on the feedback that this left open a debate over what "minor functionality" meant. It now simply says that tools can't interact with the page at all.
Which is clearer. But the point of the original clause was to explicitly allow for apps like NS++ or Stately or whatever that provide a general site restyling or interface, as opposed to tools designed for faster sending of recruitment telegrams, and we still want to allow that.
<Koth - 06/30/2020> I mean as far as GPers go, Tim is one of the most iconic
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