On 6/23/20 9:49 AM, nch via agora-business wrote: > On 6/23/20 5:25 AM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus wrote: >> On 6/22/20 10:41 PM, nch via agora-business wrote: >>> On 6/22/20 9:39 PM, Reuben Staley via agora-business wrote: >>>> I certify the proposal titled "Welcome Package Patch" >>>> >>>> I am Treasuror; this is a bug that relates directly to my office. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Trigon >>>> >>>> I LOVE SPAGHETTI >>>> transfer Jason one coin >>>> nch was here >>>> I hereby >>>> don't... trust... the dragon... >>>> don't... trust... the dragon... >>>> Do not Construe Jason's message with subject TRIGON as extending this >>> I point my finger at Trigon for Uncertain Certification. This patch has >>> a secondary purpose of stopping a scam, which means its sole function is >>> not bugfixing. Also, it introduces a bug. >>> >> I find this finger-pointing to be SHENANIGANS. Because scams make use of >> bugs, stopping a scam is not antithetical to the primary purpose of >> fixing a bug. >> >> -- >> ---- >> Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Herald, Referee, Tailor, Pirate >> Champion, Badge of the Great Agoran Revival, Badge of the Salted Earth > > ... what? It doesn't matter if it's "antithetical". The rule clearly > says "sole function". This is an ulterior function and therefore > violates the rule. This interpretation means 'patches' dont't have to > be primarily patches which sets a terrible precedent. > > I CFJ: Welcome Package Patch's sole function is not to minimally rectify > a bug. > > Arguments: It does rectify a bug (although, again, it introduces a new > one). But it was forced through to prevent a scam. R2626 says "A player > SHALL NOT certify a proposal unless its sole function isto minimally > rectify a bug, error, or ambiguity". This has two functions: rectifying > the bug, and preventing a scam. Sole means only, as in "the only function". >
What I mean to say is that, to my mind, closing a loophole that allows a scam clearly against the intent of the rules is a strict subset of rectifying a bug. -- ---- Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Herald, Referee, Tailor, Pirate Champion, Badge of the Great Agoran Revival, Badge of the Salted Earth
