[Nomic] whoops

[Stuart Moore]

Adam Biltcliffe wrote:

> 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?

Apologies, was an objection to both

> 
> 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
> 
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