Re: [s-d] Re: [s-b] [auto] BvS amends p58

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On May 10, 2005, at 11.00 PM, Alex Truelsen wrote:

> On 5/10/05, Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On May 10, 2005, at 6.57 PM, automailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > BvS has amended p58.
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Proposal 58/1: Egads! Let's effect proposals here, averting Nomic
> > > tragedies (ELEPHANT)
> > > A Standard Proposal by BvS
> > > Last modified on nweek 88, nday 1
> > >
> > > If the Soul of Mithrandir exists, destroy it. [[Just to clear up that
> > > little loose end...]]
> >
> > Now I was arguing that the Soul of Mithrandir does exist, it's just
> > that you and e have the same soul. So under my interpretation, you're
> > propping your own Soul into Oblivion. This could have negative side
> > effects.
>
>
> Hmm. Do proposals take precedence over rules? Because Rule 7-1 says "A
> player may only lose possession of eir Soul or gain possession of 
> another
> Soul in a manner stated by the rules," which (it would seem to me) 
> means
> that if destroying Mithrandir's Soul does destroy BvS's as well, the 
> action
> would be cancelled. That is, assuming that proposals defer to rules.

The rules assert that the effects of a Passed Proposal happen, so 
technically a proposal doesn't do anything itself. Instead, a rule 
reads the proposal and does what it says, so that the effects of the 
prop all happen "according to the rules".

> Or I could make it "destroy the Soul of Mithrandir and the Soul of 
> Baron von
> Skippy. Give Baron von Skippy a Soul." That would be worth it just for
> putting that sentence into a proposal...

It's about time :P

--
Wonko

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