On Tuesday 22 January 2008 02:45:09 Levi Stephen wrote:
> Josiah Worcester wrote:
> > On Monday 21 January 2008 19:37:28 Ian Kelly wrote:
> >> On Jan 21, 2008 7:21 PM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>> I intend to ratify my message alleging to announce the voting results
> >>>> of proposals 5390-5404.
> >>>
> >>> Support: me (implicitly)
> >>> Object: none
> >>>
> >>> I hereby ratify the message described above.
> >>
> >> This doesn't work, because the voting results aren't part of an official
> >> report.
> >>
> >> -root
> >
> > However, my claim of error was denied, and the document has not been
> > challenged since. So, the voting results self-ratified.
>
> I would say even that is not certain. As Murphy was not assessor at the
> time it could be claimed it wasn't a valid publication in the first
> place. e.g., if I published voting results, they wouldn't self-ratify
> (well, I assume they wouldn't).
>
> Levi
They would self-ratify. Quoth R2034:
A public document purporting to resolve an Agoran decision is
self-ratifying.
-woggle
