Re: poll ideas quest 2011 (Prince and Pauper)

[ambrus]

If I were the Pauper who found the security hole that allows privilege escalation, I'd…

• Return the throne to the Prince: it's ethical
• Return the throne to the Prince: the truth would get out eventually
• Return the throne to the Prince: being King's Ward is better than being King
• Keep the throne, see to that the Prince is treated well
• Keep the throne, change rules to close hole from other look-alikes – Update 2010-01-09: delete this option, it's not orthogonal enough
• Keep the throne, abandon the Prince
• Keep the throne, meet the Prince privately and laugh in his face
• Keep the throne, have the Prince killed

Update: was done in 2013 as If I were the Pauper who found a security hole that allows privilege escalation, I'd …

[Ratazong]

• Hand the throne over to the best-paying villain: ethics are overrated
(and hope that this villain lets me live long enough to enjoy my price ;-)

[ambrus]

Hand the throne over to the best-paying villain: ethics are overrated

How'd you convince the Archbishop to crown that villain?

[Anonymous Monk]

Maybe the Archbishop is that villain? ;-)

[Anonymous Monk]

• Return the throne to the Prince: it's ethical
• Return the throne to the Prince: the truth would get out eventually
• Return the throne to the Prince: being King's Ward is better than being King
• Keep the throne, see to that the Prince is treated well
• Keep the throne, abandon the Prince
• Keep the throne, meet the Prince privately and laugh in his face
• Keep the throne, have the Prince killed
• Return the throne to the Prince: it's ethical
• Fill the throne to capacity, and clog with a towel

[runrig]

Ewww, that last option is the most evil of all.

[blackle]

Keep the throne, turn kingdom into sinful spam depot by corrupting the local mail d(a)emon.