On 7/19/20 8:01 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-business wrote: > On 7/19/2020 4:49 PM, Jason Cobb via agora-business wrote: >> For the avoidance of doubt, I award myself a Black Ribbon if I do not >> already have one. [This should do nothing.] >> >> I award myself a white ribbon, as I have never owned one before. >> > I think you *do* have to award, because "earning" is the prerequisite not > the actual award? > > I award myself a Black Ribbon. > > -G. >
The reason you don't is so that Power-1 statutes can award black ribbons, because awarding the ribbon is secured, but earning it is not. Rule 2438 says: > Black (K): A statute CAN, as part of its effect, cause a person to > earn a Black Ribbon. When this occurs, this Rule awards that > person a Black Ribbon. The proposal caused some people to earn black ribbons, so Rule 2438 awarded them black ribbons. -- Jason Cobb

