On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 1:02 AM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 1 Nov 2008, Ian Kelly wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 10:11 PM, comex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Note that, contrary to the title of Proposal 5817, private pledges are >>> not pointless, because many pledges considered "public" in ordinary >>> language are not pubilc contracts. For example, I might say in >>> ##nomic: "I Agora-pledge to give ehird one coin ASAP"... >> >> For non-public pledges, the pledgee(s) should just be a party. > > Well, I certainly see the convenience advantage of not requiring agreement > for a private contract that only imposes obligations on one party but > allows other parties to press for equity if needed. Personally > I'm neutral on whether that convenience is greater than the "need" > for all agorans to know about all pledges. -G.
Nobody makes private pledges anyway. --Warrigal, Hypocrite of Escher
