On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 12:11 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote: > > On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote: > > > > Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN, > > > > with 2 support, cause this rule to amend itself by replacing all > > > > instances of the name "Machiavelli" with any other person's name.' > > > > > > I create a Slave Golem named "a person announcing or supporting intent to > > > do so". > > > > > > I announce my intent, with 2 support, to cause the Rule with the text > > > indicated > > > by scshunt, above, to amend itself by replacing all instances of the name > > > "Machiavelli" with the name 'a person announcing or supporting intent to > > > do so'. > > > > Don't ruin your opportunity here. It looks usable for a counterscam, > > given that we can insert arbitrary text into a rule without escaping. > > I create Robert; DROP TABLES; > > Once slave golems disappear, do we have a rules-sanctioned way to create > persons > with arbitrary names? > > If we don't immediately, IMO might as well just use it now instead of waiting > and > hoping for a chance again.
I don't think so. (Although you can alter the name of an existing person.) I meant, though, that the scam reward rule still needs to be in a modifiable-by-support state to be able to inject rules text into it and, say, defeat the dictatorship, if that's something you wanted to do. -- ais523
