I don't see much immediate benefit in adding this because a lot seems redundant.
1 - Doesn't Regulated Actions already cover this? 2 - CFJs should cover this. 3 - Shouldn't Contracts cover this? 4 - I think this is new but it could be added I guess, somehow. 5 - I think this is already in the Fora rules. 6 - This should be in the Arbitor rules if it isn't already. 7 - We already have a general unduly harassment rule, and deregistration is free already I believe. 8 - Could be expanded to that deregistering other people (even just one) is also bad. Or a global cooldown on how frequently other people can be deregistered by third persons, so that it's more of a mechanical and unambiguous protection. Is two people "en masse"? Three? How many? It would be aesthetically nice to have a Bill of Rights, but it's too much wordcount (to an already overwhelming ruleset) to be outweighed by it's appealing feel, imo. On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 4:08 AM Aris Merchant < thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >
