On 25 Sep 2008, at 15:15, comex wrote:
When a public document is ratified, the gamestate is modified so that the ratified document was completely true and accurate at the time it was published. Nevertheless, the ratification of a public document does not invalidate, reverse, alter, or cancel any messages or actions, even if they were unrecorded or overlooked, or change the legality of any attempted action.
So perhaps the never-a-player stuff _didn't_ work?