God's Imitator

Yao Yuan explained: "The ’evidence’ is relatively easy to understand; as long as it’s evidence that ’clearly points to someone possibly being the imitator,’ it can be used as an opening condition.

"For example, in a more extreme case: if a game prototype draft designed by Gao Teng is accidentally discovered by a player in the community, he can use this draft as evidence to accuse Gao Teng.

"Of course, this situation is an extreme exception; finding concrete evidence is very difficult.

"Therefore, in the absence of evidence, you can also use ’a complete logical chain that can prove the other person is the imitator’ to open the judgment.

"I believe that opening a judgment doesn’t require a special process or voting.

"Because the proposal has already set a ’false accusation penalty’ segment, if the ’accuser’ cannot provide a sufficient logical chain or evidence, they will also face significant risk themselves, so they wouldn’t dare open a judgment without adequate preparation.

"Or, if people are still not reassured, a rule can be added:

"At least one of the three core players in the community must support opening the judgment for it to proceed.

"This can also serve as a slight limitation."

Ye Lin frowned slightly but eventually said: "Hmm... perhaps this might be better."

As the player who has drafted the most proposals in the community, Yao Yuan has already deliberated deeply on most proposals, making it hard to find fatal shortcomings.

The issues raised by He Qinyun and Ye Lin were also quickly provided with appropriate explanations or optimization plans by him.

But this doesn’t mean the ’Community Trial Rules’ can be smoothly passed; the existence of such rules is already enough to make players hesitant.

So even if no clear objections are raised in the short term, no one actively supports the proposal either.

Yao Yuan continued: "Everyone needn’t be rushed in making a decision.

"This proposal was organized by me within a short time, definitely not perfect.

"It’s important to us, and we’ve already agreed to vote next week, so today we just bring out the specific proposal, giving everyone ample time to ponder the details.

"You can also consider the previous proposal, namely ’Community Speech Rules.’"

Many players picked up the first paper again, and seeing the fewer amount of words on it, they unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Clearly, compared to the heavier proposal, this one appears much more amiable.

Lu Qi looked puzzled: "I don’t exactly understand.

"Previously, Brother Lu mentioned two points: first, if someone finds traces related to the imitator but can’t openly discuss it, they can privately talk to someone.

"The second is for everyone to speak during the discussion.

"I thought these two were just suggestions, why did the second one become a proposal?

"It feels... not very necessary."

Yao Yuan explained: "The first point indeed doesn’t need to become a proposal because our purpose is not to encourage forming small groups privately; that might lead to community division.

"We simply remind everyone that this can be done if necessary, neither encouraging nor opposing.

"But the second point needs to become a proposal.

"For the imitator, they possess information unknown to others, so during daily speeches, it’s actually easy to expose, requiring constant vigilance and thoughtful consideration before speaking each time.

"So the best strategy is to speak less or not at all.

"People say trouble comes from the mouth; if you don’t speak, you won’t err, that’s universally known.

"But the community has many players who are unwilling to speak; they certainly aren’t the imitators but might feel there’s nothing to say, not wanting to speak, which instead provides good cover for imitators.

"Of course, I’m not saying that the imitator is surely among players who speak less.

"But no matter what, this proposal doesn’t have major disadvantages.

"If a reticent player isn’t the imitator, no matter how they speak, they won’t reveal information only the imitator knows, naturally posing no additional risk.

"Only the imitator would feel clear pressure from this proposal.

"And the need for it to become a proposal is because without doing so, it surely can’t be implemented.

"There will still be many players instinctively resisting speaking and avoiding it; even if they speak, it’s just a few simple sentences, not adhering to a sufficient time.

"Of course, we can choose to enforce it manually, like naming players to speak in turns and arranging timekeeping during meetings, but if there’s a proposal, why make it complicated?

"Directly constraining through the proposal is more accurate and effective.

"Certainly, the requirement of this proposal itself is not high, nor the punishment severe; its symbolic significance outweighs practical significance.

"After all, it’s merely a compelled one-minute speech and a compulsory donation requiring 500 minutes of signature time.

"It’s somewhat like a parking ticket; though the fine isn’t much, it still effectively constrains behavior.

"Unless there’s a special reason, there’s no reason why even this slight punishment can’t be accepted."

Yao Yuan paused slightly and then continued: "Moreover, urging everyone to speak positively also has additional benefits.

"Previously, only a few players would review past sessions; most players were just listening, but it’s hard to say exactly how much they understood or comprehended.

"Yet, once everyone speaks, even if some players’ speeches are superficial or slightly laughable, it still holds significance: at least they can better solve their doubts and progress faster, and we can have a better understanding of each player’s real level.

"Just like how instructors hope all students actively answer questions in class, especially rotating through some of the weaker students to answer questions, it’s the same reasoning."

Lu Bingjun looked at everyone: "Regarding the imitator proposal, it’s certainly of great importance, let each take the plan back and consider it carefully; we’ll vote next week.

"Now we can consider settling the ’Community Speech Rules.’

"If no one has other amendments, I think we can vote directly."

No one raised explicit objections, so Lu Bingjun went to the Community Management Office to submit the proposal, and everyone completed their votes.

{A player has proposed a new rule, and the community has reviewed and approved it.}

{Proposal content: Addition of ’Community Speech Rules.’}

{Approved: 9 votes}

{Opposed: 6 votes}

{’Community Speech Rules’ established.}

Lu Qi was somewhat surprised: "Huh? Were there that many opposing votes?"

Clearly, more than just her felt surprised by the vote count because the proposal itself wasn’t stringent; it could even be considered insignificant, appearing to be more beneficial than harmful overall.

Many players subconsciously thought there might be at most one or two opposing votes, while 6 votes indeed seemed a bit high.