DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Benjamin Schultz
On Feb 26, 2007, at 4:17 AM, Zefram wrote: The Pineapple Partnership hereby registers as a player. The Pineapple Partnership hereby calls for judgement on the statement "the Pineapple Partnership is a person". Caller's arguments: the Ruleset does not explicitly define "person", but R754(3)

DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Kerim Aydin
Maud wrote: Your binding agreement fails to satisfy the ``business'' requirement as well as the ``view of profit'' requirement, so it isn't a partnership. Obviously, we haven't shared the confidential aspects of the partnership's business arrangements. I can reveal part of it: 2. ??? No,

DIS: BUS: CFJ 1613 DISMISSED

2007-02-26 Thread Peter Conerly
CFJ 1613 DISMISSED My first feeling was to deem it true, and include that it would be easy and acceptable for anyone to un-deem Zefram as a pineapple. Then I thought that it should be false because Zefram did not grow on a tree- which brings me to DISMISSED because it's irrelevant to the rules.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Decision in CFJ 1614: DISMISS

2007-02-26 Thread Benjamin Schultz
On Feb 26, 2007, at 7:44 AM, Zefram wrote: Benjamin Schultz wrote: I DISMISS CFJ 1614. The status of Zefram being an avocado -- indeed, of any player being any type of foodstuff -- is not relevant to the Rules. This judgement is a judicial admission that personhood is not restricted to memb

DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Taral
On 2/26/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Pineapple Partnership hereby registers as a player. Oh, beautiful! -- Taral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You can't prove anything." -- Gödel's Incompetence Theorem

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Michael Slone
On 2/26/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Map is part of Agoran law, and clearly not part of either Australian Why are you dragging Australia into this? We've had players from Germany before, but I don't think we've had any Australians. (But I'm sure somebody will correct me if I'm wr

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Zefram
Michael Slone wrote: >If Austrian law does not apply to Agora, then how do you explain the Map? The Map is part of Agoran law, and clearly not part of either Australian or Austrian law. The Map does not purport to incorporate any outside source of law into Agora. What connection are you trying t

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Michael Slone
On 2/26/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's only the Australian law on the matter. Not applicable here. If Austrian law does not apply to Agora, then how do you explain the Map? -- Michael Slone

DIS: Re: BUS: Decision in CFJ 1614: DISMISS

2007-02-26 Thread Zefram
Benjamin Schultz wrote: >I DISMISS CFJ 1614. The status of Zefram being an avocado -- indeed, >of any player being any type of foodstuff -- is not relevant to the >Rules. This judgement is a judicial admission that personhood is not restricted to members of Homo sapiens, but extends at least

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Zefram
Michael Slone wrote: >According to the Partnership Act 1958, Pt 2 Div. 1 s. 5 (1): That's only the Australian law on the matter. Not applicable here. Many legal jurisdictions have their own set of regulations about partnerships. (E.g., here in the UK partnerships cannot have more than 20 partner

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Michael Slone
On 2/26/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The agreement creating the Pineapple Partnership contains all the legal elements to construct a partnership. Principally, it is an entity distinct from the partners, obligations on the Partnership become obligations on the partners, and this is all l

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Zefram
Michael Slone wrote: >Where is your argument for the claim that the Pineapple >Partnership is actually a partnership? The agreement creating the Pineapple Partnership contains all the legal elements to construct a partnership. Principally, it is an entity distinct from the partners, obligations o

DIS: Re: BUS: pineapple

2007-02-26 Thread Michael Slone
On 2/26/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Pineapple Partnership hereby calls for judgement on the statement "the Pineapple Partnership is a person". Caller's arguments: the Ruleset does not explicitly define "person", but R754(3) refers to the legal definition. In law a "person" is anyt