proto-proposal: define registration
AI: 1
{{{
Amend rule 869 by replacing the text:
A person who is not currently registered as a player and is not
prohibited from registering is permitted to register.
A person registers or deregisters by announcement.
Whenever a person registers, e becomes a player.
Whenever a player deregisters or is deregistered, e ceases to be
a player and is prohibited from registering for the next thirty
days.
with:
Each entity at any time either is or is not a player. The verb
"to be registered" means to become a player, and the verb "to be
deregistered" means to cease to be a player. Where the verb "to
register" or "to deregister" is used without an explicit direct
object, the action is implicitly reflexive. The adjective
"registered", or its fuller form "registered as a player",
describes those who are players.
A person is permitted to register or deregister unless
specifically prohibited. A person registers or deregisters by
announcement.
Whenever a player is deregistered, e is prohibited from
registering for the next thirty days.
[We have previously had arguments that one could become a player
without being registered, and suchlike. This defines all the
terminology to avoid such confusion.]
}}}
-zefram
