Gratuitous:
Let's say it's Day 31 and R. Lee has kept eir pledge so far. The answer
to the question "did R. Lee [perform the correct behavior] for least 30 days
[from the time of the pledge]?" would be TRUE regardless of what happens
after that.
Whether (after the 30 days) the pledge is technically "in its time window
but IMPOSSIBLE to break" versus being "out of its time window" (and how that
relates to the term "operates" in the CFJ statement) is a matter of
semantics that is IRRELEVANT.
On 7/5/2019 10:42 AM, Jason Cobb wrote:
I CFJ: "R. Lee's Oath to vote against certain proposals operates for 60 days."
Evidence:
Excerpt from Rule 2450:
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.
R. Lee's Oath:
I hereby swear an Oath to vote AGAINST any proposal that adds
more text than it deletes for at least the next 30 days.
Arguments:
The Oath does not clearly identify and provide intent for the Oath
to operate for a certain time window, it instead says "for at least
the next 30 days". The "at least" arguably prevents the "30 days"
from being definite, thus the pledge does not explicitly state that
it operates for any specific time period. Thus, under Rule 2450, it
should operate for 60 days - this CFJ should be judged TRUE.
Jason Cobb
On 6/19/19 11:15 PM, Rebecca wrote:
I hereby swear an Oath to vote AGAINST any proposal that adds more text
than it deletes for at least the next 30 days.
