On 2014-10-06 21:23, Sprocklem wrote: > On 2014-10-06 17:33, Sean Hunt wrote: >> When interpreting and applying the rules, the text of the rules >> >> >> takesprecedence.Wherethetextissilent,inconsistent,orunclear,itistobeaugmentedbygamecustom,commonsense,pastjudgements,andconsiderationofthebestinterestsofthegame.Definitionsandprescriptionsintherulesareonlytobeappliedusingdirect,forwardreasoning;inparticular,anabsurditythatcanbeconcludedfromtheassumptionthatastatementaboutrule-definedconceptsisfalsedoesnotconstituteproofthatitistrue.Definitionsinlower-poweredRulesdonotoverrulecommon-senseinterpretationsorcommondefinitionsoftermsinhigher-poweredrules.Rulestothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyrulechangethatwould(1)preventapersonfrominitiatingaformalprocesstoresolvemattersofcontroversy,inthereasonableexpectationthatthecontroversywilltherebyberesolved;or(2)preventapersonfromcausingformalreconsiderationofanyjudicialdeterminationthateshouldbepunished, >> >> is wholly void and without effect. > > I don't know of any rules that could be referred to as > "takesprecedence.Wherethetextissilent,inconsistent,orunclear,itistobeaugmentedbygamecustom,commonsense,pastjudgements,andconsiderationofthebestinterestsofthegame.Definitionsandprescriptionsintherulesareonlytobeappliedusingdirect,forwardreasoning;inparticular,anabsurditythatcanbeconcludedfromtheassumptionthatastatementaboutrule-definedconceptsisfalsedoesnotconstituteproofthatitistrue.Definitionsinlower-poweredRulesdonotoverrulecommon-senseinterpretationsorcommondefinitionsoftermsinhigher-poweredrules.Rulestothecontrarynotwithstanding,anyrulechangethatwould(1)preventapersonfrominitiatingaformalprocesstoresolvemattersofcontroversy,inthereasonableexpectationthatthecontroversywilltherebyberesolved;or(2)preventapersonfromcausingformalreconsiderationofanyjudicialdeterminationthateshouldbepunished," > Also, there were several paragraph breaks that were lost in your adjustment of whitespace.
-- Sprocklem
