Think of it this way. By R2152, CAN is simply a shorthand definition
for "Attempts to perform the described action are successful." There
are other ways to write the same thing - synonyms for CAN.
The rule says: There IS a designated silly person - that was successfully
designated by designation publicly of previous week silly person.
Basically a synonym for CAN.
I see the issue that the Silly person could designate multiple people
during that week, which would indeed cause problems. But if you stop
being the the silly person, you fall outside of that overall ability.
On Wed, 7 Feb 2018, Cuddle Beam wrote:
> What stops me from designating by announcement anyone at any moment, then?
> The SHALL only puts restrictions as you say, but to be restricted into the
> shape of that I should only do it during a certain week, I must've had
> those powers all along. (And SHALL isn't even a full mechanical
> restriction, its just cardbait)
>
> So, with the power of designation which I've had all along (would I not be
> the Silly Person right now), I can declare anyone the Silly Person anytime.
> No?
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 6:00 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Well there's a public ("by announcement) requirement and a week's
> > delay, but yes...
> >
> > (also, even if it fails to *make* me the silly person, you can
> > still do the designation and are required to. Worst case scenario
> > you still MUST submit a proposal and make a designation announcement,
> > even if it doesn't take).
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Feb 2018, Cuddle Beam wrote:
> > > So, if I just say now "I designate G as the Silly Person", you become it?
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 5:52 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Um, you *already* CAN submit a proposal. That's described elsewhere.
> > > >
> > > > You already CAN designate someone as something - it's a speech
> > > > act by common definition.
> > > >
> > > > This just puts a SHALL on doing those things in specific ways.
> > > >
> > > > No CANs required. Not broken.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 7 Feb 2018, Cuddle Beam wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > It's got a SHALL, not CAN
> > > > >
> > > > > R1650 doesn't give you any powers to actually do what this SHALL is
> > > > > commanding you to.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 5:14 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How was it broken? I thought we used it successfully for a
> > > > > > while and then just forgot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 7 Feb 2018, ATMunn wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > did the rule for get get fixed?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 2/6/2018 9:53 PM, Alexis Hunt wrote:
> > > > > > > > I designate Cuddle Beam as next week's Silly Person.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -Alexis
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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