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On 11/05/2012 11:58 AM, Sean Hunt wrote:
> Proposal: Lexicon (AI=1)
> {{{
> Enact a new power-0.5 rule entitled "The Dictionary":
R2141:
Every rule has power between one and four inclusive. It is
not possible for a rule to have a power outside this range.
> The Dictionary is a list of common terms and shorthands used in
> playing Agora and their definitions. A player CAN add a definition to
> the Dictionary with 2 support, and a player CAN
> remove a definition from the Dictionary without 2 objections.
>
> When, in a public message, an entity uses a term defined in the
> Dictionary, unless there is explicit indication otherwise, the message
Restrict the explicit indication to in the same message or in the rules.
> is to be interpreted using the definition in the Dictionary. Terms
> defined in the Dictionary have no effect on the interpretation of the
> rules, insofar as they may lead to the formation game custom.
>
> A definition in The Dictionary cannot cause a message to result
> in an action or other consequence that would not be possible without
> that definition.
Also cannot make something impossible that would otherwise be possible,
or cause one thing to happen instead of another. (e.g., can't define FOR
to mean AGAINST)
>
> The Lexicographor is an office; the Dictionary is included in
> its monthly report.
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> }}}
>
> -scshunt
>
