Well this is an interesting argument. The implication would seem to be that rules can redefine what other rules mean. I.e., in this case, there is a rule that says there is a process by which zombies can be transferred as part of an auction, so there is such a process, even though the rules that are supposed to define the process technically don't.
I think this argument doesn't work because, according to the FLR, CFJs 1911-1914 set the precedent that "Physical realities supersede the Rules by default" - in this case, the physical reality that no rule defines a process for zombie transferral overrides the rule that says zombie transferral is possible, somehow, as part of an auction. But I'm not confident enough in that interpretation to judge the case. -twg ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Thursday, January 10, 2019 7:42 PM, D. Margaux <dmargaux...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Jan 10, 2019, at 1:17 PM, Kerim Aydin ke...@uw.edu wrote: > > I terminate this auction, as per R2552. > > I CFJ: The zombie auction for January 2019 has been terminated. > > Gratuitous counterarguement: > > The CFJ is FALSE, because a necessary implication of the Rules is that Agora > CAN transfer a zombie pursuant to a properly initiated Rule 1885 zombie > auction. > > Under Rule 2545 (power=2), “An Auction is a way for entities to give away > items in exchange for a currency.” By necessarily implication, if a Rule with > high enough power authorizes some player to initiate an auction with a > particular item as a lot, then that Rule also necessarily authorizes that > player to initiate a process that would “give away [that] item[] in exchange > for a currency.” That’s what an auction is under the Rules. > > Under Rule 1885 (power=2), at the start of the month, “the Registrar CAN put > [a] zombie [that meets certain conditions] (along with any other zombies that > fulfill the same conditions) up for auction.” By necessary implication, read > in conjunction with Rule 2545, that means that a zombie can be transferred > pursuant to that auction. Otherwise it wouldn’t be an auction at all—a way of > transferring an item for currency. It would be something else entirely. > > This interpretation is consistent with the best interests of the game and > ordinary language. There’s no reason to adopt a contrary interpretation, > which would break auctions and zombies.
