On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Tanner Swett <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think that counts as a disclaimer. It is not the case that G. said "X > (but note that X may be false)", thereby ambiguously asserting X. Instead, G. > said "X (but I do not know X for sure)", thereby unequivocally asserting X > (thus making an effective announcement) while also making an irrelevant > announcement about eir state of mind.
Perhaps, but when combined with "I am announcing this without noting the final vote totals." it seems more like a modifier/disclaimer of the content of the announcement. Arguably.
