On Saturday 09 February 2008 7:23 I wrote: > On Friday 08 February 2008 12:57 Zefram wrote: > > In that case I suggest that you clarify by expressing it as "protectorate > > that is also a player". However, I don't think the definition is useful. > > I like the notion; it provides an interesting paradigm for inter-nomic > relations.
Oh wait, I see what you're saying -- we don't ever actually use the concept. Perhaps provinces should be given nonzero default VL*D? (I don't *think* it's s[p|c]ammable, as becoming a protectorate requires Agoran Consent.) watcher