Sorry, hit send to soon. My suggestion is something like: "If a
default isn't specified, then RttCN 'null' is a possible value
for the switch, and is the default."
On Sun, 8 Jul 2018, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> I don't think Less Critical Patching is a good idea. Specifically,
> we had a plague of switch indeterminacy/uncertainty some (long) time
> ago, which is exactly why the "would otherwise fail... it comes to
> have its default value" clause exists in the first place (especially
> whenever Paradox wins exist).
>
> On Sun, 8 Jul 2018, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus wrote:
> > I like these in general, but I think that Less Critical Patching
> > should address what occurs if there is no default value. Currently, I
> > don't think that switches can lack a value.
> > On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 7:15 PM Aris Merchant
> > <thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Title: Office Patch
> > > Adoption index: 3.0
> > > Author: Aris
> > > Co-authors: G., P.S.S
> > >
> > >
> > > Amend Rule 1006, "Offices", by changing the first sentence to read:
> > > Officeholder is an office switch tracked by the ADoP, with possible
> > > values
> > > of any person or "vacant" (default).
> > >
> > > Change the gamestate to whatever it would be if officeholder had been a
> > > switch
> > > for as long as it has been described as such by the rules, with "vacant"
> > > as
> > > its default value.
> > >
> > > Make omd the Distributor.
> > >
> > >
> > > Title: Less Critical Patching
> > > Adoption index: 3.0
> > > Author: Aris
> > > Co-authors:
> > >
> > > Amend Rule 2162, "Switches", by {
> > >
> > > * Changing item 2 of the numbered list to read
> > > "One or more possible values for instances of that switch,
> > > exactly one of which can be designated as the default.
> > > No values other than those listed are possible for
> > > instances of that switch. One of the values SHOULD
> > > always be designated as the default."
> > >
> > > * Changing text "otherwise it takes on its default value" to read
> > > "otherwise it takes on its default value, if any".
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > Increase the power of Rule 2162 to 3.0.
> >
>
>
