Gratuitious: the caller emself admits that N is obviously intended to mean
a number. One meaning of N in this specialised context is to stand in for
a number. This isn't even a policy argument, this would be a perfectly
textual holding.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 10:56 AM Kerim Aydin <ke...@uw.edu> wrote:
>
> The below CFJ is 3752. I assign it to omd.
>
>
> =============================== CFJ 3752 ===============================
>
> Jason Cobb is guilty of the Class "I'm a string!" Crime of
> Oathbreaking.
>
> ==========================================================================
>
> Caller: Jason Cobb
>
> Judge: omd
>
> ==========================================================================
>
> History:
>
> Called by Jason Cobb: 02 Jul 2019 22:32:03
> Assigned to omd: [now]
>
> ==========================================================================
>
> Caller's Evidence:
>
> My previous message:
>
> I pledge, under penalty of a Class "I'm a string!" Crime, not to
> make any pledges for the next 24 hours
>
> Excerpt from this message [sent after previous message]:
>
> I pledge, under penalty of a Class "I'm a string!" Crime, not to
> make any pledges for the next 24 hours.
>
> I fully admit that I am guilty of the above accusation.
>
> Excerpt from Rule 2450 ("Pledges"):
>
> If a Player makes a clear public pledge (syn. Oath) to perform
> (or refrain from performing) certain actions, then breaking the
> pledge within the pledge's time window is the Class N crime of
> Oathbreaking, where N is 2 unless the pledge explicitly states
> otherwise. The time window of a pledge is 60 days, unless the
> pledge explicitly states otherwise.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Caller's Arguments:
>
> This is so blatantly contrary to intent (especially since Rule 2557
> uses "Class N Crime", where N is obviously intended to be a number),
> but appears consistent with the wording, so I think this should be TRUE.
>
> ==========================================================================
>
>
--
>From R. Lee
