On Sun, Oct 7, 2018 at 2:46 PM Aris Merchant
<thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I know we used to have a Bill of Rights in Rule 101. It might be neat
> to add that back again. Does anyone (particularly anyone who around
> when we last had it) have any comments on the idea of bringing back
> legal rights?
For public reference, the text of Rule 101 back when it was a bill of rights:
Rule 101/15 (Power=3)
The Rights of Agorans
WHEREAS Agora, since its inception, has functioned not only as a
game but as a society, and WHEREAS a society, to function, must
balance its Rules with the natural rights of its participants,
BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED that no interpretation of Agoran law or
binding agreement may substantially limit or remove a person's
rights as defined by this Rule, except through the explicit and
legal amendment of this Rule. For the purposes of this Rule, a
"person" is defined strictly as any unique biological organism
that is generally capable of initiating the communication of
independent thought, and a "player" is any such organism that is
also a player of Agora.
This rule takes precedence over any rule which would allow or
mandate restrictions of the rights contained herein.
i. Every person has the right, though not necessarily the
ability, to perform actions that are not prohibited or
regulated by the Rules, with the sole exception of
changing the Rules, which is permitted only when the Rules
explicitly or implicitly permit it.
ii. Every person has the right to initiate a formal process to
resolve matters of controversy, in the reasonable
expectation that the controversy will thereby be resolved.
Every person has the right to cause formal reconsideration
of any judicial determination that e should be punished.
iii. Every person has the right to refuse to become party to
a binding agreement. The absence of a person's explicit,
willful consent shall be considered a refusal.
iv. Every person has the right to not be considered bound by
an agreement, or an amendment to an agreement, or a Rule
Change, which e has not had the reasonable opportunity to
review. For the purpose of protecting this right, a rule
change which would otherwise take effect without its
substance being subject to general player review through a
reasonably public process is wholly prevented from taking
effect.
v. Every player has the right of participation in the fora.
vi. Every person has the right to not be penalized more than
once for any single action or inaction. However, this
right is not violated by replacing part or all of a
penalty with a different but comparable penalty, e.g. when
the rules governing penalties are amended.
vii. Every player has the right to deregister; e may continue
to accrue obligations and penalties after deregistration
but, if e wishes to ignore the game, such penalties shall
not unduly harass em.
viii. The players of Agora have the right not to be
deregistered en masse. A person has the right to
register and to remain a player except where forbidden
due to eir own prior actions.
Please treat Agora right good forever.
-Aris
