On 8/15/22 22:39, Gaelan Steele via agora-discussion wrote: > Nitpicks: > >> The Spivak pronouns (e/em/eir) are hereby recognized as the standard >> third-person singular personal pronouns in Agora. In official contexts, >> players SHOULD use them when referring to non-specific persons or, in >> the absence of a clear statement of another preference, when referring >> to a specific other person. The use of singular they when referring to >> persons is DISCOURAGED in official contexts, except upon specific >> request by that person. > Singling out the singular they here feels a little weird - maybe just “the > use of other pronouns”?
Good point. > >> A player CAN, with 2 support, cause this rule to amend a specified other >> rule of power less than 4, specifying the new text of the rule, such >> that the new text rewords and rephrases the existing text in order to >> use Spivak pronouns in place of singular they, provided that such >> amendment would not result in the meaning or interpretation of that rule >> changing in any way. > > I can’t imagine this is scammable, but I’d nevertheless prefer it to be > consent or objections instead of support - the potential for a 3-person cabal > to make unilateral rule changes is scary. > > Gaelan That's fair, and actually has the benefit of preventing accidental violations of the four days rule. -- Jason Cobb Arbitor, Assessor, Rulekeepor, Stonemason
