On Fri, 3 Jun 2011, Geoffrey Spear wrote: > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 2:36 PM, woggle <woggl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > [This time from my subscribed e-mail.] > > > > On 6/3/11 11:10 AM, Sean Hunt wrote: > >> On 06/03/11 10:47, Charles Walker wrote: > >>> What else does a proposal do when it takes effect? > >>> > >> > >> Turn into a monkey? It does whatever the rules say which, presently, is > >> nothing. > > In the absence of a rule defining "take effect", per R754, we are to use > > the mathematical, legal, or ordinary-language definition of the term. > > Although this certainly should be more explicit in the rules, I think > > the ordinary-language or legal definition of take effect does not break > > the game. > > I, on the other hand, think "takes effect" means that the text of the > proposal is set to "effect".
take effect 1. To become operative, as under law or regulation. 2. To produce the desired reaction.