On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: > * "Viva la fuente!" is a Flag Candidate. > > Arguments: > > Rule 2265 (Placeholder Arms) says "...each active first-class player > may create exactly one Flag Candidate without three objections". G. > attempted to create "Viva la fuente!" as a Flag Candidate by > announcement. > > If R2265's "may" is interpreted as "MAY", then by R2125(d) G.'s attempt > was illegal, but (by omission) not impossible; if it is interpreted as > "CAN", then by R2125(c) G.'s attempt was impossible. R2152 says we > SHOULD interpret it as "MAY", but common sense and best interests (R217) > may override that to favor the author's probable intent.
This is the same question implied by the CFJ I called in the message where I attempted to start the Decision; to avoid multiple answers would you consider withdrawal/appending these as gratuitous arguments to that case? (I'm disqualified either way). -G.
