> Your argument is something like saying that since we only
> defined what foo(int x) does, you are free to interpret the entity
> "foo" to mean the separate, hitherto by rules undefined function
> foo(char c).

I think this is on the right track for why it doesn’t work. 

Putting it slightly differently, maybe CuddleBeam is eliding the difference 
between the name given to certain entities (“rulekeepor”) and an instance of 
that entity (a rulekeepor). Someone could register with the name “the Speaker,” 
but that registration would not mean that suddenly the rules referring to the 
office of the Speaker now conferred powers on the player named “the Speaker.” 
At least, that seems somewhat analogous to what CuddleBeam is attempting. 

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