On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 6:21 PM Alexis Hunt via agora-business < agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jan 2020 at 20:42, Timon Walshe-Grey via agora-business < > agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote: > > > What I will not do, barring sufficiently persuasive arguments to the > > contrary, is make a blanket statement that I am not planning or engaging > > in any scams or exploits. I don't want to end up in a situation where I > > am (or _anybody_ is) totally unable to take part in this part of the > > game, just because it is considered suspicious to not currently be under > > a pledge/warranty forbidding it, and I'm concerned that complying now > > with your request would lead Agora towards a social climate of that > > type. > > > > Hear, hear! > > Notice of Honour: > +1: twg for eir impassioned defence of the core of Nomic gameplay. > -1: Aris for eir persistent opposition to the core of Nomic gameplay. > > I submit the above essay as a thesis titled "Letter to an Anti-Scamster: > > On the Importance of Loopholes in Agoran Culture", with intent to > > qualify for a degree. > > > > -twg > > > > I was considering nominating this for a thesis myself, which indicates > strongly that it deserves one. J.N. is, I believe, appropriate for a thesis > focused on the practice of Nomic law, which this very much is. > > While peer review should still happen, I think that we should start the > process now. I intend, with 2 Agoran Consent, to award twg the Patent Title > Juris Doctor of Nomic. > Wait a sec, the herald hasn’t coordinated the peer review process yet. Also, my understanding was that J.N. was intended for CFJs that doubled as theses; I think a nonspecialized degree (maybe a bachelor’s?) would be more appropriate. -Aris
