Why would anyone intend that? It doesn't make any sense. -Aris
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:38 PM, VJ Rada <vijar...@gmail.com> wrote: > "Reading it's text, if a rule of higher power defers > to a rule of lower power, the rule of higher power is followed anyway." > Pretty sure that's intentional. > > On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Aris Merchant > <thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I know that this is one of the scariest, if not the scariest, game >> mechanics to fiddle with. That being said, Rule 1030 is pretty >> obviously broken. Reading it's text, if a rule of higher power defers >> to a rule of lower power, the rule of higher power is followed anyway. >> This fixes that and a few other problems by changing the order. I also >> numbered the items and added a loop resolution clause. >> >> -Aris >> >> --- >> Title: Rule Precedence Changes >> Adoption index: 3.0 >> Author: Aris >> Co-author(s): >> >> Amend Rule 1030 by changing it to read in full: >> >> In a conflict between Rules, the conflict shall be resolved by >> performing the following comparisons in the sequence written in >> this rule, until the conflict is resolved. If applying the comparison >> leads to an infinite loop, then the next comparison is used. >> >> 1. If all of the Rules in conflict explicitly say that their >> precedence relations are determined by some other Rule for >> determining precedence relations, then the determinations of >> the precedence-determining Rule shall be used to resolve the >> conflicts; otherwise, >> >> 2. If at least one of the Rules in conflict explicitly says of >> itself that it defers to another Rule (or type of Rule) than those >> provisions shall be used to resolve the conflict unless they lead to >> contradictions between each other; otherwise, >> >> 3. In a conflict between Rules with different Power, the Rule >> with the higher Power takes precedence over the Rule with the >> lower Power; otherwise, >> >> 4. If at least one of the Rules in conflict explicitly says of >> itself that it takes precedence over another Rule (or type of Rule), >> then >> such provisions shall be used to resolve the conflict, unless >> they lead to contradictions between each other; otherwise, >> >> 5. If any of the rules in conflict have ID numbers, then the Rule >> with the lowest ID number takes precedence; otherwise, >> >> 6. The Rule enacted earliest takes precedence. >> >> Clauses in any other rule that broadly claim precedence (e.g. >> over "all rules" of a certain class) shall be, prima facie, >> considered to be limited claims of precedence or deference that >> are applicable only when such claims are evaluated as described >> within the above sequence. >> >> No change to the Ruleset can occur that would cause a Rule to >> directly claim precedence over this Rule as a means of >> determining precedence. This applies to changes by the >> enactment or amendment of a Rule, or of any other form. This >> Rule takes precedence over any Rule that would permit such a >> change to the Ruleset. > > > > -- > From V.J Rada
