On 7/22/20 6:54 PM, Reuben Staley via agora-discussion wrote: > On 2020-07-22 16:41, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via > agora-discussion wrote: >> On 7/22/20 6:32 PM, Reuben Staley via agora-business wrote: >>> On 2020-07-20 16:12, Reuben Staley wrote: >>>> On 2020-07-19 18:12, Reuben Staley via agora-business wrote: >>>>> That is to say, I award myself a black glitter, this time on the >>>>> Public >>>>> Forum. >>>> >>>> As it turns out I do not have a black ribbon yet so the above claim >>>> failed. I award myself a black ribbon. >>> >>> As it turns out that was a-d. >>> >>> I award myself a black ribbon. >>> >> >> You don't have to actively award it, so it doesn't matter. >> > > Are you certain? The ribbon terminology is a bit weird but I believe > that I do. > > From the proposal in question: >> ID: 8473 >> Title: Plain Old Bribery >> Adoption index: 1.0 >> Author: Jason >> Co-authors: G. >> >> >> Every player who cast a valid non-withdrawn unconditional ballot FOR >> this proposal earns a Black Ribbon. > > I *earned* a Black Ribbon on at 19 Jun 2020 23:45. According to > Paragraph 3 of Rule 2438, > >> A person qualifies for a type of Ribbon if e has earned that type >> of Ribbon within the preceding 7 days (including earlier in the >> same message). > Therefore I *qualify* for a Black Ribbon until 26 Jun 2020 23:45. > According to the end of that rule, > >> While a person qualifies for a type of Ribbon: >> - If e has not owned that type of Ribbon within the >> preceding 7 >> days, any player CAN, by announcement, award em that type of >> Ribbon. > > So until 23:45 on 26 Jun 2020 anyone can *award* me a Black Ribbon. > According to Paragraph 2 of that rule, > >> To "award a person a <Ribbon type>" is to add that type of Ribbon >> to that person's Ribbon Ownership. A person "owns a <Ribbon type>" >> if that type of Ribbon is an element of eir Ribbon Ownership. > > I fail to see how any of this constitutes an immediate addition of black > to my ribbon ownership upon this proposal passing unless someone judged > a CFJ that said this and therefore overturned the literal text of the > rules. >
> Black (K): A statute CAN, as part of its effect, cause a person to > earn a Black Ribbon. **When this occurs, this Rule awards that > person a Black Ribbon.** Bolding mine. -- ---- Publius Scribonius Scholasticus, Herald, Referee, Tailor, Pirate Champion, Badge of the Great Agoran Revival, Badge of the Salted Earth
