While comex might be correct in saying that the name of a player
doesn't affect the rules, it does, however, affect the game of Agora
itself. In order to refer to a player in singular, it is necessary for
that player to have a unique name, otherwise ambiguities might arise
that could confuse the issue.
Seeing as how no other entity in Agora, as of three months before the
player formerly known as ehird changed their name to the null string
(""), bore the name of the null string; and as I do not particularly
find the player formerly known as ehird's new name confusing,
I rule TRUE on CFJ 2303.
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Ed Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Detail: http://zenith.homelinux.net/cotc/viewcase.php?cfj=2303
>
> ============================== CFJ 2303 ==============================
>
> ehird successfully changed eir name to a null string on or about
> 5 December 2008 21:53:02 UTC.
>
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> Caller: OscarMeyr
>
> Judge: harblcat
> Judgement:
>
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> History:
>
> Called by OscarMeyr: 07 Dec 2008 18:41:31 GMT
> Assigned to harblcat: (as of this message)
>
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>
> Caller's Arguments:
>
> Long-standing game custom has important entities,
> especially players, referred to by some title, especially a player's
> nickname. Using a null string as such a title would become very
> problematic -- but is it permissible and legal?
>
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>
> Caller's Evidence:
>
> On Dec 5, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Elliott Hird wrote:
>
>> I change my name to the null string (i.e., "" without the quotes.)
>
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>
> Gratuitous Arguments by comex:
>
> see CFJs 1703 and 1361. However, IRRELEVANT is
> appropriate because the name of a player doesn't really affect the
> Rules.
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