On 8/2/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > comex wrote: > >What if the ordinary language bit was a bit less clear and said: > > Then the rule would be pretty unclear. > > >Rule 1607 is not the only relevant rule. Consider, for example, rule 2161. > >CAN the player assign ID numbers? > > R2161 doesn't explicitly address the capacity to assign ID numbers, except > for invalidating certain purported assignments based on deficiencies > of the number to be assigned. This is a flaw in the rule. Either we > can't assign any ID numbers at the moment, or game custom will dictate > the we can when (and probably only when) obliged to.
I would say that game custom, insofar as we have one in this area, is that reporting officers can assign ID numbers at will, as that is how it always worked up until they got regulated. -root
