On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Warrigal wrote: >> I CFJ on the following statement: If the Rules specify that a player is >> to receive a Note for performing a required (i.e. a SHALL) action, and e >> fails to perform it, the withholding of the Note is, for the purposes of >> R101(vi), a penalty for breaking the SHALL. >> >> Caller's Arguments: >> >> This situation in general exists in the rules for a variety of duties >> (officers, judges). The question is whether "withholding a reward" is >> the same thing as "punishment". > > Gratuitous argument: If withholding a reward for an action not > performed is a punishment, we're all constantly being punished for > doing something we are not obligated to not do.
You're missing the key point that I'm not talking about non-obligations. I'm talking about "not being rewarded for failing to perform a required action". In other words, is there a difference between "having a reward withheld" for breaking the rules and "being punished" for breaking the rules? -Goethe
