DIS: CFJ 2213 proto

2008-11-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
[H. CotC, I may be a little late in judging this but I intend to later by tomorrow after comments.] The caller's argument hinges on the definition of action, however there is another consideration. R2192 says in part The Mad Scientist CAN act on behalf of the Monster to take any action that

Re: DIS: CFJ 2213 proto

2008-11-06 Thread comex
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Kerim Aydin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [It's also possible to base this on an existence argument: What is a Rule? In the most Platonic basic sense, a Rule is its text. If a Rule's text doesn't say it may do something, doing that something is not part of its

Re: DIS: CFJ 2213 proto

2008-11-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 6 Nov 2008, comex wrote: I proto-intend to appeal this judgement with 2 support, because it is not Agoran custom to sandbox rules like this. Also, eir two arguments are in conflict: if one Rule specifically permits someone to cause another Rule (which itself is silent) to effect Rule

Re: DIS: CFJ 2213 proto

2008-11-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Goethe wrote: One major issue is that there is little precedent on the term generally that seems to pepper the rules nowadays. I thought there was a fair (if diffuse) amount of precedent to the extent that generally X means X, except when something with the authority to impose a specific