Re: [s-b] Logical Hand Grenade: 5 Seconds Later

["Roger Hicks" <pidgepot@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Geoffrey Spear <geoffspear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Feb 13, 2008 10:06 AM, Roger Hicks <pidgepot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > On Feb 12, 2008 5:00 PM, Jamie Dallaire <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > > I submit the following Consultation:
>  > > {
>  > > Question: At the time this Consultation is submitted, is it possible for
>  > > Billy Pilgrim to Vote on an Open Proposal?
>  > >
>  > > Reasoning: Are we in a Voting Period or not?
>  > >
>  > > Unbeliever: Hose
>  > > }
>  >
>  > This is Consultation #115. I assign it to Priest Wooble, whose name
>  > has now come up for the fourth time in a row in my random priest
>  > selections.
>
>  This hinges on the meaning of "possible"; clearly Billy Pilgrim is a
>  Player and it's possible for him to vote on an Open proposal at any
>  time.
>
>  I'll charitably interpret the Question to be equivalent to "Are any
>  Proposals Open?" based on the Reasoning, and answer NO.  The Vote
>  Period for this nweek has not yet begun.  I hold that Rule 4E48
>  defines two separate Game Actions in its last two sentences, each
>  beginning with "As a Game Action", and that neither of these sentences
>  has any bearing on the effectiveness of the other.
>
>  Gratuitous Oracularity:
>
>  {{
>  Set the gamestate to what it would be if what I just said.
>  }}
>
This consultation became pondered on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00, and the
above Oracularity takes effect.

BobTHJ
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