On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:55 AM, Ed Murphy <emurph...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > a) "X is/are Y" > b) "Y is/are known as X"
"Any biological organism that is generally capable ... is a person" might fall under this. Probably doesn't, but there are other situations where phrasing clearly not intended to be a definition would count as such under this rule. e.g. "A registered partnership is a person" in a rule about partnerships. > Amend Rule 106 (Adopting Proposals) by replacing this text: > > That player is its author (syn. proposer). > > with this text: > > The author (syn. proposer) of a proposal is the player who > submitted it. Why? The old language is clear. > and by replacing this text: > > This is the only way to win the game > > with this text: > > The game CANNOT be won in any other way I still object to this clause, under the argument that active verbs are generally better than passive ones. > Amend Rule 2177 (The Senate) by replacing this text: > > The collection of Senators is the Senate. > > with this text: > > The set of all Senators is known as the Senate. Doesn't sound grand enough. Why must this be changed? > Amend Rule 2166 (Assets) by replacing this text: > > A class of assets is public if its backing document is a rule or > a public contract; otherwise it is private. > > with this text: > > A public class of assets is a class of assets whose backing > document is a rule or a public contract. All others are private. I think the former is clearer. > An office is imposed if it is so described by the rule defining > it; otherwise, it is elected. > with this text: > An imposed office is an office described as such by the rule > defining it. All others are elected. Ditto. > Inquiry cases are a subclass of judicial cases. > Criminal cases are a subclass of judicial cases. > Equity cases are a subclass of judicial cases. > Appeal cases are a subclass of judicial cases. Ditto. > Amend Rule 2178 (Public Contracts) by replacing "Any other contract is > private." with "All other contracts are private." The old wording, where a singular is followed by a singular, has better agreement. How does this improve clarity? > The Short Logical Ruleset (SLR) is a format of the ruleset. > The Full Logical Ruleset (FLR) is a format of the ruleset. ew > Amend Rule 1750 (Read the Ruleset Week) to read: > > The first Agoran week each year which falls entirely in February > is known as Read the Ruleset Week. During this time, Agorans > SHOULD read the ruleset. Ew! Ceremonial rules should contain ceremonial language. as usual I agree with all the rest of the changes.
