Re: spoon-discuss: what am I missing?

[Antonio <zagarna@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 05 Dec 2001 00:34:30 +0100, Antonio <zagarna@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:20:36 +0000 (GMT), "David E. Smith" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Point taken, though. Is this sufficiently clear?
>>
>>"A Motion is a formal request for a change in the Rules, and must dictate,
>>as precisely as possible, the nature of the rule changes to be enacted
>>upon its successful passage."
>>
>>This deliberately ignores most other types of motions, which will no doubt
>>come into being soon enough. :)
>>
>>...dave
>
>
>in this case we might lose the concept of "motion" altogether and simply use
>"Proposal" instead


that definition of motion also contradicts the rule about proposals:
since proposals are motions, proposals cannot modify anything but the rules,
while rule 19 states: "...upon their successful passage, a change to the Rules
or some other aspect of the game...."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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