On 9 January 2012 23:59, Ben Schultz <ben.dov.schu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Gratuitous counter argument, possibly erroneous: > > I seem to recall that Agoran precedent allows non-players to submit CFJs > without affecting their player (or non-player) status. > > OscarMeyr >
I think this is not so much "Agoran precedent" as enshrined in the rules. Rule 591, second sentence: "An inquiry case CAN be initiated by any first-class person, by announcement which includes the statement to be inquired into." Seems pretty clear cut to me - non-player first-class people (do we prefer persons?) can initiate an inquiry. Criminal cases can be initiated by any person according 1504, while the rules on membership say we must unambiguously announce an intention to join the game. Since a non-player first-class person CAN initiate a case without being a player, there is no reason to interpret a CFJ as a request for playership - therefore there is also no reason to affect their playership. Arkady
