[Nomic02] a vague attempt at summarising

[Admiral Jota]

On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Adam Biltcliffe wrote:

> "Rules may not be changed or removed.  The only change to the rule set
> permissable is the addition of new rules."
> (Accepted by baf)

I'd agree to this if instead it were: "No individual rule may be changed
after it's been added, except to remove it from the game, which can only
be done by unanimous agreement." Thus, one could effectively change a rule
by making a proposal to simultaneously add a new rule while removing an
old one, but a rule number will only ever refer to one rule, whether it's
an extant or deleted one.

> "Players may be added to the game by unanimous consent."
> (Accepted by jwalrus)

I'll vote for this.

> "Any player may leave the game at any time by posting intention to do so."
> (Accepted by jwalrus)

Sure.

> "Unless specified otherwise, when a player leaves the game, portions of the
> game state specifically associated to that player and no other player cease
> to exist. Portions of the game state associated with both that player and
> other player(s) will revert to only the other player(s) with which they are
> associated."
> (Accepted by jwalrus)

I'm fine with that.

> "It is possible for players to win or lose by means to be described in the
> rules.  A player who loses will be removed entirely from the state of the
> game, and may not rejoin.  If a player wins, the game will immediately end
> and all players who have not won will lose."
> (Accepted by baf, jwalrus)

Yup. I assume that "is removed" qualifies as "leaves", in the terms of the
above rule?

> "The game contains a map, consisting of rooms, one of which is called "the
> Lounge". All players have a location on the map which is initially the
> Lounge. The map and any information about the location of anything on it
> shall be considered part of the state of the game."
> (Accepted by jwalrus, Jota)

In light of the above rules, about players leaving the game, I'm going to
have to posit an addition to that:

"The game contains a map, consisting of rooms, one of which is called "the
Lounge". All players have a location on the map which is initially the
Lounge. The map and any information about the location of anything on it
shall be considered part of the state of the game. The map and the
locations it comprises will be considered associated with all players, in
the sense described above."

Also, would it be possible for the summary to mention who is the proposer
for the current version of each proposition? Admittedly, that information
isn't vital yet, but it will be if the rule about unanimous ratification
and active dissent and all that is passed.

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