comex wrote: > Perhaps, but if hypothetically R2206 weren't a real rule, not only > would I be forbidden from this discussion without much circumlocution, > but, if I were elected Rulekeepor, I would be unable to publish an > accurate report. Also, in this hypothetical case, the contract's only > purpose would be to prevent players' participation in the fora, and > unlike R2206, there is *no way* (including by remaining in the > discussion forum) I would be able to get around its proscription.
Not so; you could truthfully say "I am required by X to act as if Y is a rule", without commenting on whether or not Y actually is a rule.