Official Rules and Regulations
To quickly clarify what the "Official
Rules" are all about, you could more accurately call them the "Official
Guidelines." You might be able to compare this to the "Official Rules for
Calling Shotgun" that are found on Facebook. Honor Points are up
to you, and if you want to use the system differently than these rules
call for, it's up to you. But if you choose to do that... don't call
them Honor Points. These are official rules because they adhere to
the original purpose of the creators. These rules come straight from
the creators of the system and founders of the society themselves.
We truly believe this is the best way to
enjoy an Honor Points system. It will keep your friends from using
loopholes to earn more points, keep it close to the original system, and
make it the most fun for all of the members. Thank you for your
cooperation. We hope you get a lot out of using this tradition.
If you have any suggestions for changes to the official rules or notice an
error, let me know with the email address below.
colin@honorpoints.net.tc
The Purpose
Using the Honor Points System allows
people to keep a universal measure of respect and honor for themselves and
other people they encounter. It is meant to encourage fun and
exciting interaction between friends, and will eventually create lifelong
memories when used properly. In practice, the Honor Points system
will provide motivation for you and your friends to do crazy and stupid
stunts, humiliating acts or take a gutsy step. Practically, it can
be anything you decide it to be, provided that what you choose to do with
the system remains "honorable" for everyone involved.
The Basics
Every human being is inherently born
with one hundred Honor Points. On a person's eighteenth birthday, he
or she gains access to these one hundred Honor Points and is free to
register under the National Honor Points Society. Nobody is allowed
to use their Honor Points until they are eighteen years old, and they may
not exchange Honor Points with somebody who is under eighteen. Once
eighteen, anybody can register to become a member on the National Honor
Points Society's website and may immediately exchange points with any
other registered member.
Only two parties are involved in the
exchange of Honor Points. The task assigned to an individual in
order to obtain Honor Points is called a "challenge". The "outgoing"
party is the individual or group of people who initiate a challenge, and
who will give away Honor Points upon successful completion of the task.
The "receiving" party is the individual who will obtain the outgoing
party' Honor Points upon completion. The outgoing party must decide
the number of points to award when the challenge is completed. If
both parties cannot agree on the number of points to exchange, the
challenge must be cancelled. The specific circumstances of an
exchange must be written or announced verbally and agreed upon by both
parties. If the outgoing party is satisfied with the completion of
the challenge, the points will be removed from the outgoing party's total
number of points and added to the receiving party's total number of Honor
Points.
Because the Honor Points system is based
on honor (an "honor system" if you will), each individual member must keep
track of his or her own Honor Points. The NHPS recommends a few
methods for keeping track of your points and to make sure your friends are
keeping accurate count as well. It is important to keep your points
where they can be easily updated, and we suggest keeping it where your
friends have access to the list.
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