Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Bnomic-private] Sorry, I'm out

["Baron von Skippy" <baronvonskippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >>>>>>> I don't think so...I think Rule 18 actually kicks in here.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> What?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Um...I said, I think Rule 18 actually kicks in here.
> >>>>
> >>>> What's r18?
> >>>
> >>> "With the exception of Rule Changes whatever is not prohibited or
> >> regulated
> >>> by the Ruleset is permitted and unregulated."
> >>>
> >>> It's been demonstrated that objects can be possessed and transferred, 
> and
> >>> the IOB appears to be an object.  Since the giving of it to another
> >> player
> >>> isn't regulated, I'd say it's legal.  It's not like it's the sort of
> >> thing
> >>> anyone would adamantly not want to have.
> >>>
> >>> People have been trying to use r18 to justify all sorts of crap that, 
> it
> >>> eventually turns out, is in fact regulated and therefore not open to
> >>> freeform interpretation.  But I do believe this is an instance where 
> r18
> >>> actually applies.
> >>
> >> Hmm, what about the default case? The IOB is part of the Gamestate.
> >
> > It defers to r18.
>
> But if the default case regulates an action, then r18 doesn't apply. And 
> the
> default case regulates ALL gamestate-changing actions. Thus, r18 hardly 
> ever
> applies, since practically everything is regulated by the default case.
>
> But if r18 permits an action, then the default case doesn't apply. And r18
> permits ALL unregulated actions. Thus, the default case hardly ever 
> applies,
> since practically everything is permitted by r18.
>
> Except that if the default case regulates an action, then r18 doesn't 
> apply.
> And the default case regulates ALL gamestate-changing actions. Therefore,
> r18 hardly ever applies, since practically everything is regulated by the
> default case.
>
> But Wait! If r18 permits an action, then the default case doesn't apply. 
> And
> r18 permits ALL unregulated actions. Therefore, the default case hardly 
> ever
> applies, since practically everything is permitted by r18.
>
>
>
> Looks like we have ourselves a genuine ambiguity.
>
> Anybody want to CFI, or shall I?
>
> --
> Wonko
-Hey, that's new. A newbie who didn't get a welcome basket full of a CFI, 
but who leaves a major debate on eir exit. Very nice, Mithrandir...-

                                                  [[BvS]]


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