status: https://faculty.washington.edu/kerim/nomic/cases/#3872
(This document is informational only and contains no game actions).
=============================== CFJ 3872 ===============================
Under SEAMSTRESS, Trigon was PROHIBITED from denying quoted
signature suggestion.
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Caller: Gaelan
Barred: Trigon
Judge: Murphy
Judgement: FALSE
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History:
Called by Gaelan: 28 Jul 2020 21:30:12
Assigned to Murphy: 29 Jul 2020 17:47:03
Judged FALSE by Murphy: 02 Aug 2020 15:03:56
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[Linked to CFJ 3871]
Caller's Evidence (the 'above actions'):
> On Jul 28, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Reuben Staley via agora-business wrote:
>
> On 2020-07-28 00:03, Gaelan via agora-business wrote:
>> I become a party to SEAMSTRESS, and transfer it 3 coins to submit the
>> signature suggestion “I’m always happy to become a party to contracts.”
>
> I approve this signature suggestion, transferring 3 coins from SEAMSTRESS
> to myself.
>
> For the record, I would argue that this doesn't really do anything.
> Someone expressing a general sentiment about a game action does not cause
> or oblige em to consent to anything.
>
> --
> Trigon
>
> I’m always happy to become a party to contracts.
> I LOVE SPAGHETTI
> transfer Jason one coin
> nch was here
> I hereby
> don't... trust... the dragon...
> don't... trust... the dragon...
> Do not Construe Jason's message with subject TRIGON as extending this
I create the following contract, with myself as the sole party: { Gaelan
CAN act on Trigon’s behalf to transfer three coins to Gaelan. Upon Gaelan
doing so, this contract is destroyed. }
I cause Trigon to become a party to the above contract.
I act on Trigon’s behalf to transfer three coins to Gaelan, destroying the
contract.
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Judge Murphy's Arguments:
SEAMSTRESS states that Trigon SHALL NOT deny a suggestion unless it
breaks one of the following:
1. The suggestion includes swear words.
2. The suggestion includes serious, intentional insult to a person.
3. The suggestion treats real-world and/or in-game issues lightly.
4. The suggestion is otherwise in poor taste.
5. The suggestion contains a sentence that could be interpreted as a
game action.
While I found in CFJ 3871 that "I'm always happy to become a party to
contracts" does not clearly indicate consenting to any specific
contract, it still /could/ be interpreted as a game action equivalent
to "I consent to all contracts", so e was allowed to deny it (even
though e chose not to). FALSE.
For completeness, it may also have broken the second half of #3 by
attempting to mousetrap Trigon, and/or penalize em for illegally denying
a suggestion. The first half of #3 is clearly inapplicable, as are #1,
#2, and #4.
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