[Nomic] whoops
Stuart Moore
nomic-talk at srcf.ucam.org
Wed Sep 29 11:24:01 2004
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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