G., can you explain why it's that way? -Aris
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:39 PM, Aris Merchant <thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
