[Nomic] whoops
Adam Biltcliffe
nomic-talk at srcf.ucam.org
Wed Sep 29 11:22:01 2004
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