On 6/3/07, quazie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ed Murphy wrote:
> Proto-Proposal: Mother, May I?
> (AI = 3, please)
>
> Create a rule titled "Mother, May I?" with Power 3 and this text:
>
> The following terms are defined. These definitions MUST be used
> when a rule includes a term in all caps, and SHOULD be used when
> a rule includes a term otherwise. Earlier definitions take
> precedence over later ones. If a rule specifies one or more
> players in connection with a term, then the term applies only to
> the specified player(s).
>
> 1. CANNOT, IMPOSSIBLE, INEFFECTIVE, INVALID: Attempts to
> perform the described action are unsuccessful.
>
> 2. MUST NOT, MAY NOT, SHALL NOT, ILLEGAL, PROHIBITED:
> Performing the described action violates the rule in
> question.
>
> 3. SHOULD NOT, DISCOURAGED, DEPRECATED: Before performing the
> described action, the full implications of performing it
> should be understood and carefully weighed.
>
> 4. CAN X ONLY IF Y: Equivalent to "CANNOT X unless Y". Similar
> for (MUST, MAY, SHALL, SHOULD) X ONLY IF Y.
>
> 5. MUST, SHALL, REQUIRED, MANDATORY: Failing to perform the
> described action violates the rule in question.
>
> 6. SHOULD, ENCOURAGED, RECOMMENDED: Before failing to perform
> the described action, the full implications of failing to
> perform it should be understood and carefully weighed.
>
What about mustn't, shan't and can't?
As long as they're capitalized, I would argue that contractions fall
squarely under R754(1).
-root
