coppro wrote:
> Explanation: Distributed Proposal 6402 enacts a new Rule "Acting on
> Behalf" that says "Acting on behalf of (syn. send messages on behalf of)
> a person (the grantor) with a specified message is equivalent to sending
> a public message authored by the grantor." Equivalence, as used in
> mathematical contexts (see R754), is a bidirectional relationship,
> meaning that sending a public message authored by a person is the same
> as acting on behalf of that person. This is secured by the same rule. As
> a result, it is IMPOSSIBLE to send a public message except where allowed
> by the rules.
Nice try, but this interpretation is trumped by
a) R101(v) (right of participation in the fora)
b) R478 (straightforward definitions of "public message" and
"publishes" / "announces", which the new rule can't subvert
so egregiously without being more explicit)
c) common sense ("equivalent" is most naturally interpreted as a
synonym for "shorthand" which is unidirectional, particularly
in Rules 2124 and 591)
