On 5/23/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm not sure that it should, but the rules definitely have an opinion
on it. I'd be quite happy to generalise personhood much more widely so
that the issue wouldn't arise. B Nomic's rule on this is a great model:
it explicitly allows any "external force" to register, and so allows AIs,
teams, RL corporations, and so on.
I strongly dislike B Nomic's model of the game.
Look at rules 1-15 and 1-16. Ick ick ick.
Rule 0 is okay, I guess.
--
C. Maud Image (Michael Slone)
This is a straightforward case of the classic "I say I do, therefore I
do" fallacy that has plagued Agora for a very long time.
-- Kelly, in agora-discussion