On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> rules, or "regulation[s] determining the methods or course of a game >> or the like" (OED), and as such lack the capacity and do not claim to [...] > > "Rule" is defined by R2141, so the appeal to common definition is incorrect.
Well now you can't expect me to read *every* sentence in the rule while ruling about it. I believe "type of instrument with the capacity of govern the game generally" is pretty much synonymous with the OED's definition, though, so I think my reasoning, if not the evidence behind it, still stands. If anyone disagrees, I'll happily support their appeal, though.
