spoon-business: RFJ 37

[Jonathan Downes <jwd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The topic under consideration was:

"The player Poulenc performed several actions after the Motive Order for
repayment was issued, and therefore did not perform the required action
'as soon as possible' as stated in Rule 319/0.

Ruling:

True

Judge's Analysis and Orders:

Motion 22/0: states "I create a new bank motion requiring the bank to
reclaim 30 out of the current 60 outstanding points from Poulenc. This
will reduce Poulenc's debt by 30".

Rule 101/0 "Follow the rules" states "All game entities must always abide
by the Rules then in effect, in the form in which they are then in
efffect. This Rule takes precedence over all other rules".

Rule 105: "Agents" states in part "An Agent is an entity capable of
action".

Rule 115/0: "Execution of orders" states "An Agent who is the recipient
of an Order must execute he Order in a timely fashion".

Rule 305: "Required Actions" states (in part) "an outstanding 'as soon as
possible' actions must be performed before any other actions may be
performed by that Agent." and "The time allowed for actions required to be
performed 'within a reasonable amount of time' varies depending on what is
reasonable for the action, but in no case is it longer than one week".

Rule 317 - "The bank" states in part "The bank is an agent".

Rule 318 "The Banker" states in part "It is the responsibility of the
Banker to post actions to the public forum for the Bank. There are some
decisions that must be made and some actions that must be performed by the
bank. This office acts as the decision-making and action-performing part
of the bank. If a CFJ finds that the banker has not allowed the Bank to
preform its required duties within a reasonable length of time e is
expelled from the office and fined 50 points".

Although the RFJ did not specify which motive order was not followed by
Poulenc, a reading of motions current at the time the RFJ was made shows
Motion 22 is the only motion which discusses a debt Poulenc owes to the
Bank.

This motion puts the onus for action on the Bank, not on the player
Poulenc. But According to rule 318, responsibility for actions taken by
the bank rests with the Banker, and specifies actions must be taken with
"a reasonable length of time".

Rule 305 states "a resonable length of time" can be no more than 1 nweek.

As the Banker (who is also player Poulenc) did not reclaim 30 points from
the player Poulenc within 1 nweek of the passage of Motion 22/0, the
Banker has not allowed the Bank to perform it's required duties within a
reasonable length of time, and e is expelled from office and fined 50
points.


Have a nice day.

Jonno.