Ed Murphy wrote:
> coppro wrote:
> White can be acquired by mentoring a new player, which can theoretically
> happen more than once.
Oh. The wording is pretty ambiguous; I read it as the new player getting
the Ribbon, and since they can only name one mentor, they can only
acquire it the second time and never again. It's pretty ambiguous,
though that reading makes far more sense.
> These clauses contradict one another. Also, since the second has an
> ongoing effect, they should be made into a new rule that allows its
> own repeal if it no longer imposes any obligations.
The intention is that they apply consecutively; they are grandfathered
into a victory before the new Ribbon types are established, then they
cease to be able to win until they destroy their Ribbons, as is normally
the case.
Looking at the archives, the only effect of this clause would be to
cause Zefram to win, rather than awaiting his return and posting es own
win announcement. (Is {es} the correct word there? Or would {is} or
{eis} be better?). The other would cause you (Murphy) to be unable to
win until you acquired another Ribbon. Now, I think you actually just
did by winning (since I previously thought you could only be awarded a
patent title once, though I do believe that is no longer correct).
