On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How is this different than the fact that, for a "traditional" nomic, the > Ambassador would probably post a message in that Nomic's forum, which the > rulekeepor or other recordkeepor of that nomic would be required to make? > In other words, all the Ambassador there is make demands, too. Do other > nomics have slick AIs? No, they have agents who maintain things, just > like I maintain my computer.
Most of them have platonic rulesets that can be set up such that the rules change immediately upon the protective decree being issued. I'd argue that a nomic with a completely pragmatic ruleset dependent on an officer publishing the demanded changes probably can't be a Protectorate.