[Nomic] whoops

[Adam Biltcliffe]

On Sep 29 2004, Stuart Moore wrote:

> Don't think you can do that
> 
> "The game shall contain a list of names which refer to specific entities 
> in the real (extranomic) world."
> 
> "The game and all entities existing within it have a persistent state 
> which can only change as described by the rules."
> 
> Therefore the list of names is within the game and hence can only change 
> as described by the rules.

This is the 'bugfix' email you're objecting to, right?

Rule 18, Imperious Emperor is clearly a rule, and it clearly states that I 
can change the gamestate to whatever I want. Therefore, the list is 
changing in a manner described by the rules and so is clearly legal 
according to the rule you quoted.

The problem only arises when it comes to the issue of whether I can change 
the *rules* by Imperial decree, since the rules say both that I can (Rule 
18, Imperious Emperor) and can't (Rule 2, Mutability of the Rules). The 
bugfix which I just passed by the totally legal method of removing everyone 
else from the List of Voters and then passing it in the normal way solves 
this inconsistency.

adam