Ben Caplan wrote: >> Be careful about the word "registered". We've seen a recent case claiming >> that it can only refer to playerhood. > >That was in fact what I meant.
In that case I suggest that you clarify by expressing it as "protectorate that is also a player". However, I don't think the definition is useful. >Does this definition require *each rule* to provide for self-amendment, or (as >intended) only the set as a whole? And can it be rewritten to remove the >ambiguity? A nomic is an entity defined by a set of explicit rules that provides means for itself to be altered arbitrarily, including changes to those rules which govern rule changes. -zefram