Geoffrey Spear on Thu, 9 Aug 2007 01:38:46 +0200 (CEST)


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Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: de-Spivakify Ruleset


On 8/8/07, Jamie Dallaire <bad.leprechaun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> e.g. from rule 1-4 on joining and leaving : The Minister of Society, also
> known as the Registrar, is responsible for maintaining a Public Display of
> the current Players and Factions and eir Attributes and Properties, as well
> as a Public Display of the current Public and Discussion Fora.

Well, that's an improper use of "eir" in the first place, since it's
standing in for a plural pronoun.  All the more reason to abolish
Spivak if it leads to people using it where it's not appropriate in
the first place.  That one can be corrected in a tidiness list.
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