Ian Kelly wrote: >The exact wording is: "It also must allow Agora unrestricted access to >make changes to its ruleset." There's no restriction on what an AI-3 >proposal can do
The rules of Agora have little concept of Agora as a distinct entity, and in particular not as an entity capable of effecting rule changes. Indeed, rule 105 insists that only an instrument can make rule changes, and Agora is certainly not an instrument. An adopted AI=3 proposal is surely very powerful, but it is not Agora. >What are proposals if not the mechanism by which one or more of >Agora's players make changes according to the rules of Agora? Proposals are the primary mechanism by which players can influence the rule-changing process. But players do not themselves change the rules, even via some rule-defined procedure. The rules, and game custom, are very clear on this. Rules are changed by proposals, and other instruments. There's a thought: in your interpretation of the situation, would a self-repealing rule qualify as Agora changing Agora's ruleset? If so, it would be ruled out by making Agora a protectorate. Surely there's no player changing the rule there? -zefram
