Tanner L. Swett wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 1:44 AM, comex <com...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Proposal: Erratification
>>
>> Ratify the following incorrect document: { 1 + 1 = 3 }
>
> The definition: "When a public document is ratified, the gamestate is
> minimally modified so that the ratified document was completely true
> and accurate at the time it was published." However, it is impossible
> to modify the gamestate such that 1 + 1 = 3. The overall effect is
> analogous to if the rules said "When X happens, the Speaker's judicial
> rank is set such that no Rests exist." Perhaps the result would simply
> be that the gamestate is maximally modified.
The intent behind "minimally" was to nullify any claims that e.g.
ratifying "Quazie has 1 Rest" might cause all players to have had
1 Rest at the relevant time, because that /would/ cause the
ratified document to have been completely true and accurate at
that time.
