On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Warrigal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
I've made private pledges in the past. -root
