[s-b] Name shenanigans fix v1.1

[Ed Murphy <emurphy42@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I transfer 5 of my points to teucer for providing some good
suggestions (I'm leaving out the one about ambiguous changes
Platonically failing, but someone else can propose that if
they want).

I amend my proposal "Name shenanigans have run their course" to
read as follows:

The names of the players who have generally (but not necessarily
formally) been known by the following names are changed to those
names (one name per player):
{
0x44
ais523
Codae
Gitchel
teucer
}

[[All of these should be unambiguous.]]

If there are any other players with multiple names, then each one
(in order of most recent registration, oldest to newest) has all
eir names replaced with the single name "Player <number>", where
<number> is replaced with the smallest positive integer that would
not cause em to have the same name as another player.

[[In case of further shenanigans prior to adoption.]]

Amend Rule 47 (Name Changes) to read:
{
A player may change eir own name at any time by a post to the public
forum specifying eir new name.  In the absence of such specification,
the Registrar shall assign and report a name for em as e sees fit.

No player shall change eir name to be overly similar to that of any
other player, or to any word or phrase that is explicitly defined by
the rules, or that could become defined by the rules based on proposals
currently being voted on.
}

[[Rule 2 still prevents an overly similar name from stealing
references.  If it's debatable whether a given name is "overly
similar", take it to the courts.]]

Amend Rule 60 (Titles) by replacing this text:
{
Titles are names that are defined to be titles by the rules.
}
with this text:
{
Titles are text strings that are defined to be titles by the rules.
}

[[Clean up this muddle.  Rule 27 (Ministries) is clearer; the holder
of a ministry may be /referred to/ by the name of that ministry, but
the name stays with the ministry if e ceases to hold it.]]
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