Confederated is used as a verb in the rules, and you're switching united out for the adjective.
On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM kiako via agora-discussion < [email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, April 18th, 2025 at 8:44 AM, Rowan Evans via agora-discussion < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I'll deal with the matters raised explicitly by the dictionary. By your > own > > analysis, "confederate" and "unite" are synonyms, with the exception that > > confederation is done for a common purpose. To unite something doesn't > > imply mutual cooperation. When I screw a lid onto a jar, I unite the two, > > whether they want to or not. As to the common purpose, that is plainly > > provided in the text of the rule -- "with the intent of forming a single > > person under this Rule". This uniting has a purpose, therefore it's a > > confederation. > > It appears you're arguing across definitions here. To invoke the > dictionary again, "to be united" may be equivalent to "combined", in the > sense of the lid and the jar, or it may mean "being in agreement", as is > probably reasonably clear from the other definitions of confederate. > > Additionally, R869 is not *proscribing* a purpose, it is *requiring* it. > If two persons confederate, but not with the intent to become a player, > they cannot become a player, even if one of the two attempts to register as > such. > > -- > kiako, Archivist, Webmastor >
