Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Here's another one:

[Glotmorf <nomicmorf@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Wonko <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Quoth Glotmorf,
> 
> > On 10/6/02 at 11:26 AM Wonko wrote:
> > 
> >> I create another society, entitled __Wonko gets
> points__, with the
> >> following
> >> initial members: Wonko
> >> And the following Charter:
> >> {{
> >> Members of "Wonko gets points" may gain points by
> declaring that they do so
> >> in a public forum.
> >> }}
> >> 
> >> I create 1000 points in my possession.
> >> 
> >> [[Why is this legal, you ask? Because the Society
> rule says that, "A
> >> Society
> >> may convey certain privileges, restrictions or
> responsibilities to its
> >> Members, subject to the rules of the game". Well,
> there's no rule that
> >> actually forbids societies from giving me the
> privilege of creating points,
> >> so it turns out that it's perfectly legal.
> Whee!]]
> > 
> > Societies' rules defer to game rules.  The default
> case says you can't change
> > the game state.  So even if the society charter
> says you can gain points, you
> > can't change the game state in that way.
> 
> The default case says that I can't change the
> gamestate without another
> rule's permission. The Society rule itself gives me
> this permission, by
> saying that societies may grant priveleges to their
> members.
> 
> Sorry, guy. ;)

That's subsection A that says privileges may be
granted.  Subsection B says internal rules defer to
game rules.  So Rule 33 says B overrides A.

Sorry, guy. :)

-- Glotmorf


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