Glotmorf on 6 Aug 2003 18:42:31 -0000


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[spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Taking back the game


On 8/6/03 at 12:59 PM Mark Karasek wrote:

>On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:35:56 -0400, Rob Speer <rspeer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> As defined in the first paragraph of TPR's ruleset, there are no rules
>> and everything is legal.
>>
>> Therefore, I change the ruleset to be just like the ruleset that is
>> posted at http://www.nomic.net/~g6/static/rules.html, except that it is
>> missing Rule 1592/0 and Rule 1637/0.
>>
>> I comment informatively that those former rules were entitled "Subgames"
>> and "Sovereignty", respectively.
>
>You seem to be confusing the rationale for my actions as part of the
>ruleset, which it is not (note that that text did not have a "Rule #"
>heading, therefore was not a rule). Since this qualifies as a dispute over
>the rules, I rule (per rule 6) that the ruleset consists of the text
>within
>the {{ }}-delimited block; therefore, your actions are invalid. (Don't
>worry, I fully intend to restore the ruleset once it's generally agreed
>that I win.)
>
>Your Benevolent Dictator, The Pusher Robot

Um.  Isn't Rule 1637 subordinate to all the other rules in the ruleset, which by their very existence say they're in fact there?

						Glotmorf

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