On Tue, 5 Jul 2011, Alex Smith wrote:
> I submit the following proposal, which is also a promise (title =
> Proposals and Promises are both text-bearing entities, coauthor =
> Murphy, AI = 1):
> {{{
> I transfer 250 points to ais523.
> }}}
>
> Then I cash the above proposal, then (if it still exists) I retract it.
>
> CFJ: ais523 has more than 50 points.
>
> Evidence: the above-posted actions.
>
> Arguments: I see no reason why the creation of the promise would fail;
> just because its text is a proposal would not prevent it being created.
> However, I suspect the scam attempted above has two major flaws; one is
> that the author of a promise's text needn't be the author of the promise
> itself, and the other is that although a coauthor, in common speak, is
> an author of something, the promises rule is worded as if to expect that
> a promise has only one author, and thus is probably too ambiguous as to
> who it is that transfers the points.
Calling this a delve, too? (seems a shame not to cite R2338 in the arguments
to do so). -G.
