On 09/28/2012 04:29 PM, Craig Daniel wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:23 PM, omd wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>>> Is "Abraham Lincoln" the name of a person? Yes it is.
>>
>> I'd say it's arguable - well, maybe a clearer example, since dead
>> persons can be con
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:23 PM, omd wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>> Is "Abraham Lincoln" the name of a person? Yes it is.
>
> I'd say it's arguable - well, maybe a clearer example, since dead
> persons can be considered persons (but aren't in Agora), is whether
>
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> Is "Abraham Lincoln" the name of a person? Yes it is.
I'd say it's arguable - well, maybe a clearer example, since dead
persons can be considered persons (but aren't in Agora), is whether
"Bill Clinton" is the name of a world leader: the answ
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Sean Hunt wrote:
> Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN,
> with 2 support, cause this rule to amend itself by replacing all
> instances of the name "Machiavelli" with any other person's name.'
Eh, lemme suggest changing this. 'Anyon
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named "scshunt CAN deregister. G. can
> > cause
> > this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one "
>
> Now I am conflicted. On the one hand, I don't want to j
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, omd wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > The rule says the text needs to be the "name of a person". Once a
> > name has been associated with a person, that text is still the name
> > of a particular person even if that person ceases to exist.
>
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> The rule says the text needs to be the "name of a person". Once a
> name has been associated with a person, that text is still the name
> of a particular person even if that person ceases to exist.
It's not the name of a person if the entity
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, omd wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named "scshunt CAN deregister. G. can
> > cause
> > this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one "
>
> Since slave golems are supposed to be repealed in the same s
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named "scshunt CAN deregister. G. can cause
> this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one "
Now I am conflicted. On the one hand, I don't want to just give
someone else a dictatorship. On the other hand
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> Ah, yes. I create a slave golem named "scshunt CAN deregister. G. can cause
> this rule to amend itself by announcement. No one "
Since slave golems are supposed to be repealed in the same set of
actions as the creation of the Machiavelli r
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 12:11 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> > > > > Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'A
On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 12:11 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> > > > Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN,
> > > > with 2 sup
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, ais523 wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> > > Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN,
> > > with 2 support, cause this rule to amend itself by replacing all
> > > instan
On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 11:59 -0700, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> > Enact a rule with power 1 reading 'Anyone other than Machiavelli CAN,
> > with 2 support, cause this rule to amend itself by replacing all
> > instances of the name "Machiavelli" with any other pers
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> >> I thought quite closely about the Prerogative of Prejudice. I wanted
> >> something cool and powerful, but not entirely absurd. My rationale is
> >>
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
>> I thought quite closely about the Prerogative of Prejudice. I wanted
>> something cool and powerful, but not entirely absurd. My rationale is
>> that Prejudice is not truly a just punishment, and sho
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Sean Hunt wrote:
> I thought quite closely about the Prerogative of Prejudice. I wanted
> something cool and powerful, but not entirely absurd. My rationale is
> that Prejudice is not truly a just punishment, and should not be
> considered a judicial resolution to controversy
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Craig Daniel wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Sean Hunt
> wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Benjamin Schultz
> > wrote:
> >> If you wanted a dictatorship in the true spirit of Agora, try scamming a
> >> non-player into the dictator position.
> >> --
>
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Sean Hunt wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Benjamin Schultz
> wrote:
>> If you wanted a dictatorship in the true spirit of Agora, try scamming a
>> non-player into the dictator position.
>> --
>> OscarMeyr
>
> Bucky?
I believe the Secretary of State wo
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, omd wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>> > Also: fun's fun, but I will also deregister if scshunt persists in these
>> > changes. Consider that an objection, as well.
>>
>> Oh, come on.
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, omd wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> > Also: fun's fun, but I will also deregister if scshunt persists in these
> > changes. Consider that an objection, as well.
>
> Oh, come on. Although I feel obliged to counter-scam (not that it's
> parti
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Benjamin Schultz
wrote:
> If you wanted a dictatorship in the true spirit of Agora, try scamming a
> non-player into the dictator position.
> --
> OscarMeyr
Bucky?
If you wanted a dictatorship in the true spirit of Agora, try scamming a
non-player into the dictator position.
--
OscarMeyr
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
> Also: fun's fun, but I will also deregister if scshunt persists in these
> changes. Consider that an objection, as well.
Oh, come on. Although I feel obliged to counter-scam (not that it's
particularly likely to work, since we already elect
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Elliott Hird
wrote:
> This is a dictatorship acting well outside of the limited,
> reward-focused bounds a scam should go.
>
> I deregister.
This is a scam that frightens off ehird. I register. (NttPF status intentional.)
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Elliott Hird
wrote:
> This is a dictatorship acting well outside of the limited,
> reward-focused bounds a scam should go.
>
> I deregister.
>
What, no Cantus Cygneus?
-scshunt
On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, omd wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Elliott Hird
> wrote:
> > This is a dictatorship acting well outside of the limited,
> > reward-focused bounds a scam should go.
> >
> > I deregister.
>
> I change my name to Antony.
But surely, scshunt is an honorable man.
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