Re: [s-d] RFC: Statute of Limitations

["Mike McGann" <mike.mcgann@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 11, 2007 9:05 AM, Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Text to the effect that "any player may do X" is interpreted to mean
> that X is a Game Action; but such a declaration implies that only
> players may take the Game Action X (unless other declarations permit
> other Outsiders to take that action as well).
>

I know this was in the original rules, but since this is here, isn't the
"implies that only players" part redundant?

However, no Outsider may take actions an infinite or indefinite number
> of times, nor may the number be conditional on events that have not
> yet happened at the time of posting. [[ Thus, "On nday 9 I vote FOR
> proposal 1" is legal, but "On nday 9 I vote FOR proposal 1 unless
> there are more than eight proposals on the ballot at that time" is
> not. ]]
>

I say put a hard cap on the number of times an action can be performed or
we'll have someone tempted to try something 10^14 times.

D. Invalid Actions
>
> An attempted Game Action that is not legal according to the rules does
> not happen. It is the responsibility of the Minister responsible for
> recognizing a given action to determine whether an attempted action is
> in fact in accordance with the rules; actions of sufficiently
> ambiguous legality should be settled via the Justice system.
>

How about rewording the second sentence to:
"The Minister responsible for recognizing a given action determines whether
an attempted action is
in fact in accordance with the Rules..."

Each Minister must, once per nweek, post a notice to a Public Forum
> announcing that all Public Displays that Minister is responsible for
> are Up To Date.
>

Make this a requirement on Breakday before the clock can be started?

Any player may Ratify or Reject such a declaration within 10 ndays of
> its issue. The Declaration becomes Valid as soon as the following are
> true:
>  * At least three ndays have passed since the declaration was made
>  * No player has Rejected the declaration
>  * At least one player has Ratified the declaration
>
> As soon as such a Declaration becomes valid, the gamestate changes to
> what it would have been had the Public Displays in question been
> accurate at the time that the Declaration was made.
>

In the first sentence, "may Ratify or Reject such a declaration"--I'm not
sure which declaration it is talking about. I think something went missing.
How about more support than objections for this?

- Hose
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