I submit and pend (by paying a pendant) the following proposal.
-Aris
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Title: Assorted Obligatory Patches
Adoption index: 2.2
Author: Aris
Co-author(s): G., nch, Jason
Chamber: Justice
[Breaking pledges is currently not ILLEGAL. Pledges can arguably
be created without consent. Rule 2450 does not actually delegate
selection of crime class to the pledge at present, and simply fails to
specify its class if the pledge does.
Current text:
Rule 2450/9 (Power=1.7)
Pledges
If a Player makes a clear public pledge (syn. Oath) to perform (or
refrain from performing) certain actions, then breaking the pledge
within the pledge's time window is the Class N crime of
Oathbreaking, where N is 2 unless the pledge explicitly states
otherwise. It is also Oathbreaking for a player to let a pledge
expire without taking an action e pledged to do in that pledge.
The time window of a pledge is 60 days, unless the pledge
explicitly states otherwise. A pledge ceases to exist at the end
of its time window.
If breaking the pledge harms specific other parties, the Referee
SHOULD solicit the opinion of those parties in determining an
appropriate fine.
The Notary CAN destroy a pledge Without Objection, but SHOULD NOT
do so unless the pledge no longer serves any significant purpose.
]
Amend Rule 2450, "Pledges", by changing it to read in full:
If a consenting Player makes a clear public pledge (syn. Oath) to perform
(or refrain from performing) certain actions, then breaking the pledge
is ILLEGAL; doing so is the Class N crime of Oathbreaking, where N is the
value explicitly stated by the pledge, or 2 if the pledge does not explicitly
state a value. Allowing a pledge to expire without carrying out an action
one pledged to do in it constitutes breaking the pledge.
The time window of a pledge is W days, where W is the value explicitly
stated by the pledge, or 60 if the pledge does not explicitly state a
value. A pledge ceases to exist at the end of its time window.
If breaking the pledge harms specific other parties, the Referee
SHOULD solicit the opinion of those parties in determining an
appropriate fine.
The Notary CAN destroy a pledge Without Objection, but SHOULD NOT
do so unless the pledge no longer serves any significant purpose.
[Promises can arguably be created without consent. Currently the rule purports
to authorize non-player persons to create promises, which is pretty pointless
and doesn't really work because non-players can't own promises. In addition,
currently one must grant oneself a promise and then transfer it; this is an
unnecessary extra step.]
Amend Rule 2618, "Promises", by replacing:
A person CAN, by announcement, grant emself a promise, specifying its text
and becoming its creator.
with:
A consenting player CAN, by announcement, grant a specified entity a promise,
specifying its text and becoming its creator.
[Currently it is arguably the reports and the tabular data that is in violation
of the rule.]
Amend Rule 2143, "Official Reports and Duties", by replacing:
Reports SHALL be published in plain text. Tabular data must line
up properly when viewed in a monospaced font. Publishing a report
that deviates from these restrictions is the Class 2 Crime of
Making My Eyes Bleed.
with:
An officer SHALL publish eir report in plain text, with tabular data lining
up properly when viewed in a monospaced font. Publishing a report
that deviates from these restrictions is the Class 2 Crime of
Making My Eyes Bleed.
